ᴜsᴇʀɴᴀᴍᴇ: ʜᴜɴᴛsᴍᴀɴ (VIDEO)

[dishearten]

( graham doesn't like using the video feature much, so mostly he avoids it. people might recognize his username, though, he hasn't been silent on the network that connects members of ALISTAIR. in fact now that he's a fugitive he has a bit too much time to flip through messages, though that's neither here nor there.

still, the fact he's using it means he does so with a purpose. after Sakura encountered him in the woods, he doesn't see a better way to get his message to everyone that needs to hear it. hopefully the townsfolk themselves will just stay away, and his brother is clever enough to stay clear of people that might hurt him. he's smart and wary of humans, it doesn't seem impossible he'll manage on it's own. it just feels dangerous to leave him out on his own without trying to assure people the wolf is not a threat. )

A friend of mine came from home. I hear that happens on occasion.

( Graham tilts his pendant enough to capture the wolf in the feed, just long enough for the details to be picked up. a vibrant red eye, white and gray fur. a little too friendly with a human, one could argue, as the wolf is looking up at him with an open-mouth grin, much like a dog. )

He's not a threat to humans. He'll more than likely run if you get too close to him, but all the same. If you see him, don't hurt him. He won't hurt you unless you threaten him.

( the wolf still has instincts enough that he will fight if he feels he has to for survival. being so close to a human has tempered many of his wilder instincts, yet the wolf is still and will always be a wolf. )

If you hurt him despite this message I promise you'll regret it.

( there's a steel edge to that threat that is very sincere. Graham was a better man than the Hunstman ever claimed to boast, and the wolf is about all the family he's ever had. if someone is bold enough to try and harm him (or worse), they'll have a dedicated hunter after them, and a ruthless one at that.

with that the video feed closes. if there are questions, they'll likely be answered via text. )

Comments

[dishearten]

what does it mean, to be the Green Witch?

( she does not seem very green to him, and the only green witch he knows of is a wicked one. )

[grunehexe]

In my world, the Green Witch's lineage is one of healing- as opposed to those who focus their powers elsewhere.

[She's not used to explaining it, but it doesn't get her burned at the stake here, so...]

[dishearten]

( he's not a fan of witches, but mostly because he's used to magic being used for evil. the idea of someone that focused on healing does set him a bit more at ease. )

healing magic. that's very noble. I'm sure you'll find no short supply of people that could use that sort of aide.

[grunehexe]

... Unfortunately, my skills have seen much use, here, yes.

[dishearten]

usually things are not so grim as the jail break, but I cannot say I haven't witnessed unnecessary violence, here.

( it's part of why he's so nervous about his wolf being unsupervised. )

[grunehexe]

The riots before the false imprisonment were likewise violent- but I have no solution as to what can be done to curb such things.

[all she could do was patch up afterwards]

[dishearten]

the animosity between the goblins and humans is not a problem easily solved, I'm afraid.

( conflict comes too quickly and peace seems quite distant. )

that does not make it any less noble to help those that need it.

[grunehexe]

It is not. ... But it is merely my duty, I need no praise. Unlike others, I cannot fight.

[There had to be some reason that ALASTAIR had chosen her, she supposes.]

[dishearten]

one could argue it is our duty to help each other, but I find that not many people do.
I'd rather be able to heal than to hurt, I simply did not get much of a choice.

[grunehexe]

Anyone can learn to heal, should their hands be steady and their intentions set.

[it's never too late!!]

[dishearten]

you think so?
I'm not... magical. I know a few conventional methods, but I'm not sure I could learn any magical ones.

[grunehexe]

Not all have the gift of magic, that's true-

[Technically, she hadn't either in her own world, but.]

But knowledge of herbs and the body can do much.

[dishearten]

you're very right. I could stand to learn more.

[grunehexe]

If you are in need of instruction, I am able.

[Learning is A+.... !]

[dishearten]

I'd like that, actually. it'd do me well to learn.

( learning is a+! not how he was expecting this conversation to go, but he appreciates it. )

[grunehexe]

I keep a workshop above the apothecary in the western marketplace. Or, if your... friend is more comfortable outside, we could meet out near the woodland border.

[Gathering herbs being... super necessary for her work.]

[dishearten]

He manages inside for a few hours at a time all right, but the wood might be better.

( as long as they're careful. seeing as he's a fugitive now. )

[grunehexe]

Then when it is convenient for you, I shall meet you on the western border.

[She needs to... walk her dog anyway...]

[dishearten]

tomorrow?

( he's likely risked more time than he should have out in the woods today as it is. )

[grunehexe]

Will noon do?

[Not that time means much in a land of eternal darkness]

[dishearten]

perfectly.
I'll see you then.

[grunehexe]

Very well.

[ooc; aaaaaction?]

sure! to action;

[dishearten]

( he doesn't answer again, but that doesn't mean he forgets. in fact an excuse to escape the constraints of a spart room is very welcome. as a wanted man he needs to be cautious about how much time he spends out obviously, but after spending so long locked away he needs a bit of freedom.

he's exactly on time and skulking a bit close to a tree near the agreed meeting place. and yes, the wolf is with him; he is rarely without the wolf, especially when he's out of hiding. he's waiting and listening, and the wolf is laying on the ground rather lazily. he hardly seems ferocious this way. )

[grunehexe]

[Sieglinde is running late- though she swears she left her workshop in good time. She also had planned to make a far more dramatic entrance as befitting a witch, but... her companion had other plans.

She couldn't guess what world the beast had come from, but when requesting a mount from ALASTAIR to assist her particular handicap, she'd ended up with... something she wasn't sure was a hellhound, a barghest, or what. She was small even for her age, so riding the thing wasn't out of the question, but... for a girl who'd never even had a pet, that was a bit too intimidating yet, so she arrives walking awkwardly with an arm around the neck of a wolf-like beast whose face was more skull than muzzle, eyes aglow as she used its support to help her walk on feet less than half the size they should be.

- not the sort of first impression she wanted to make, but.]

Master Graham? I am Sieglinde Sullivan- well met.

[Meet the Green Witch.]

[dishearten]

( not what he's expecting, safe to say... though he didn't really know what he was expecting, either. the wolf-like creature doesn't fighten him much, though his own wolf shows his uncertainty with flattened ears. it's not hard to see that she has difficulty walking and when he sees her up close, it's also not hard to see why. he isn't sure it's proper to ask, so he doesn't. )

Well met. ( he hasn't heard an introduction like that in a very long time. in Maine, hello and a handshake tended to be the preference. ) I didn't know you had a companion yourself.

( quite an intimidating thing, or at least it should be. the huntsman was honestly more curious about it than anything. a magical wolf creature? he'd never heard of such a thing, yet it was rather fascinating. )