[IC] Chance Meeting

[Stuzzie]

Eldoradionl:
"It was a warm summer's evening and the sun was shining low in the sky. Will had been working at the forge all day so he decided to finish early and go for a stroll along the river bank not far from where he had been working. He decided to take a seat under a great oak tree a few metres back from the river and watched as the sun descended towards the horizon."

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Jack's forehead was still dripping sweat. He had been working this whole evening to get in shape for a local Open Stage. He had been shredding his guitar for hours and hours. He sat at a great oak, and on the other side would be the descending sun. He decided to sit at this side, because otherwise the sun would have blinded him constantly.

Now he decided his break was over and he could hear a few footsteps approach the Oak. "hmmmmm.... I wonder who is my special listener?"
"Hello, who is there? Are you a music lover?"

[EldarionI]

A little startled at hearing a voice, he looked around the tree and saw someone sitting down on the other side.
"Hello there, sir," he answered.
"My name is Will and yes I do like a good bit of music. May I ask your name?" he asked kindly, reaching out to shake the man's hand.

[Stuzzie]

"My name is Will and yes I do like a good bit of music. May I ask your name?" Will asked kindly, reaching out to shake the Jack's hand.
Jack looked at Will, while laying his guitar down, and then stood up to meet the other hand.

"It is my pleasure to meet you. My name is Jack and I am born in the Riptor family so that makes me Jack Riptor, hahahaha..." Jack was in a good mood and just bursted out in laughing. The guitar exercises kinda stressed him out, but the apparantly common meeting made Jack quite relaxed.

Jack took his guitar in his hand again and started showing a bit of what he was practicing before, to entertain his new acquintance.

[EldarionI]

Will wasn't used to hearing such good music being played. As far as he was aware there was no good musician in the village. Maybe he was from further away.
"I have to admit you're very talented," he said as he tapped his foot involuntarily to the music.
"I don't get out much so I regret to say I don't think we've met before. Do you mind me asking if you're from the local village?" he asked as he took the longbow off his back and sat down gently next to where Jack had been sitting.

[Stuzzie]

"Thank you very much! Do you play any instrument at all? Besides ofcourse singing when drunk, hahahaha!" Jack was laughing out loud. "I really like your vibe dude."

"I come from the city of Glastonbury, but I have been travelling a while. Where is this place?" As he asked this Jack sat down next to Will.
"That is a very nice bow.... mind if i try some? You can try my sword if you like.. It has been crafted by my uncle Frasier."

"By the way I should sing that song about Robin Hood later on, your pretty bow just might've been his.. Or maybe I've drank too much beer, hehehe" Jack snorted.

[EldarionI]

"Unfortunately, I don't have time to play any instruments," Will answered honestly and somewhat sadly.
"I do greatly appreciate a fine piece of music," he added, trying to cheer himself up a bit.
"This is a small Village just outside of Hereford. You must have come a long way," he said as he stood up.
"I would let you use my bow but I hand crafted it for myself and I shoot left-handed. If you'd like, we can go to my workshop and you can borrow a bow and use the targets I practice on which are at the back." This man before him seemed relatively trustworthy and Will thought there was no harm in letting him shoot a bow in the safety of his lodgings.

[Stuzzie]

"Wow, Hereford??? I knew I passed through Bristol... Filton and Patchway...." Jack said stammering "But... wow I guess I was meditating a bit too much while travelling hahahah! Would you care to try the tin whistle for a bit? It is quite nice 'n easy."

While Will was talking to him, Jack couldn't resist looking at Will's bow. It was like Jack had a déjà-vú.
Jack nodded to answer Will's question. "I'd love to see your workshop. Practicing with a bow is even better, it's been years..."

After he answered Jack put away his guitar in it's case and then in his backpack. "I am all ready to go. Shall we go? Which way is it?"
Jack become even more enthousiastic than he already was and started to whistle a famous English song, known by almost everyone.
He looked Will deep in the eye and thanked him for his hospitality.

"Now, shall we?" Jack said with a great smile.

[EldarionI]

Will had never played a musical instrument and he felt now was not the best time to start.
"Oh, I'm not one for playing music but thank you for the offer," he said respectfully declining Jack's invitation to play the tin whistle.
"My creativity lies in more materialistic enterprises," he told Jack.
"My house is this way, follow me," he said, happily pointing back down river from the way he had arrived earlier. He took his bow and put it over his quiver on his back so as to leave his arms free.
"You must have travelled all over the country, how many different places have you been to?" Will asked Jack as they walked along the riverbank towards his house, genuinely interested as Will hardly ever travelled.

[Stuzzie]

Jack put his tin whistle in his backpack. "That is alright, we all have our unique passion" Jack smiled.
"I'd love to hear more about your enterprises. What do you do from day to day in your workshop??"

Jack travelled much and was genuinely interested in other's stories. Now he followed Will to his home, wondering what it would be like to live in Hereford. Jack sometimes glanced at the arrows and bow in front of him. "Such a beautiful quiver, did you make it yourself as well?"

He heard Will ask him about his travels, he instantly became in a trance state and began to talk about his journeys.
"For starters I did not know I walked so far already, but I have to confess that I fell asleep at the back of a wagon yesterday.. I guess that's where I lost track, tee hee."
While they were talking Jack breathed in the atmosphere of beautiful Hereford. It was nothing really new, because he had been there as a youngster. But alot had changed over the years.. Nature's finest trees, flowers, grass, animals, river beddings were flourishing as birghtly as the Sun.

"....And then I travelled back to London to perform for the last concert with the 'Merlins'. It still hurts sometimes when I think about it. How I'd love to make music again... I feel that moment will come again during this lifetime."

"Would you mind telling me something about your personal life?"