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Chapter 3: Meeting Arrin<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

<\/strong>In Which Soquan Takes Jozra to His Hometown.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Arrin Woodgreen: The otter grins happily as the smell of wood smoke fill his nose. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Man, there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s nothing like a familiar surrounding to relax a guy!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d The village is a small one, a place where everybody knows each other. The houses, it seems are meant for colder weather and the clothes the other beasts wear are heavy, winter coats.<\/p>\n

Yazeth: The ferret nods her head and smiles. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Almost like that little town my ma used to send me into to sell spare tomatoes when I was a cub\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: He grins.\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u0153C\u00e2\u20ac\u2122mon\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 This way\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u009d He turns to his right and stops at a house. He feels cautiously in front of himself, anticipating the steps up to the door.<\/p>\n

Yazeth: Jozra watches as the otter climbs the steps with familiarity.\u00c2\u00a0 She grins and follows him up.<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: He knocks on the door and after a moment it swings open, revealing a red furred otter. She stands still for only a moment before throwing her arms around the otter nearly knocking him over. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Soquan, it wonderful t\u00e2\u20ac\u2122see yeh!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Soquan grins and returns the hug. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s good to see you too\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Yazeth: The ferret stands on the step below the porch, politely keeping her silence.<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: The smaller otter looks over her brother\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s shoulder at the ferret.\u00c2\u00a0 \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Who\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s yeh\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re friend?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Soquan grins, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Jozra, she saved my life a while ago.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Yazeth: The ferret grins and bobs her head modestly. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Err, pleased to meet ya.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: The female grins and throws an arm around the ferret.\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u0153C\u00e2\u20ac\u2122mon in then, any friend of Soquan\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s is a friend of mine!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Yazeth: Jozra grins broadly and follows the two otters into the house.<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: She beams at her. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153So how did you save my brother? What kind of trouble did he get himself into this time?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Yazeth: The ferret glances at Soquan first. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153There was a band of ruffians trying to rob him.\u00c2\u00a0 I ran them off and helped Soquan get everything all back together\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: She chuckles. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Well I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m glad you did, I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know what I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d do if anything happened to my big brother\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Yazeth: Jozra grins. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s been a great traveling companion too.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: She grins again.\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m sure he is\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u009d She pauses. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I was just about to make dinner, how do you feel about spice soup?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Yazeth: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Sounds delicious!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: She continues to grin.\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Alright, you two can stay here, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be in the kitchen.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d She walks off into the next room.<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: Soquan chuckles, stepping beside the ferret. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153She\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s really taken a liking to you.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Yazeth: The ferret blushes slightly and grins. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I, uh, didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t catch her name.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: He laughs. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153She didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t tell you her name. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Arrin.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d He motions towards the couch.\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Have a seat.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Yazeth: Jozra meanders towards the couch. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Arrin? Pretty name, that.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: He nods. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Yeah, dad always said that too\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Yazeth: The ferret settles herself on the couch and looks around the room.<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: He makes his way over, sitting beside her.\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u0153So\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 When do you want to head to the mountains?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Yazeth: Jozra shrugs. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153For some reason, getting rich doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t seem as important anymore, though I would like to see these mountains.\u00c2\u00a0 How long would it take to get there anyway?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: He shrugs. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Just a couple hours.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Yazeth: The ferret\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s ears prick up. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153That close?!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: He nods.\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Weren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t you watching as we came into town?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Yazeth: The ferret chuckles. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Well I saw mountains but I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know it was THOSE mountains.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: He laughs. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been following those mountains for two days; I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m surprised it didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t occur to you\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Yazeth: Jozra grins. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Well, when I was traveling up north in the first place, all the directions I got went something along the lines of, \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcJust over the next hill.\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 And when I got over the next hill, there was nothing there.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d She chuckles. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153So I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d find somebody else and ask about my destination and be told the same thing only to find the same nothing.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: He laughs. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153That sounds very disheartening\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Yazeth: She chuckles again. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It was a bit at first, but after a while I made it into a game to see how knowledgeable various villagers are of their more than immediate surroundings.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: He nods. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Sounds very amusing.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Yazeth: She nods. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It kept me entertained.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

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Chapter 3: Meeting Arrin In Which Soquan Takes Jozra to His Hometown. ——————————————————————————————– Arrin Woodgreen: The otter grins happily as the smell of wood smoke fill his nose. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Man, there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s nothing like a familiar surrounding to relax a guy!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d The village is a small one, a place where everybody knows each other. The houses, it … <\/p>\n