by Legend of 8 » Mon Sep 09, 2002 4:39 pm
Looking at Silen, he replied "I think you look a lot better now." Noticing that everyone had gathered, he rose and the chatter calmed down some. Clearing his throat, his voice carried throughout the whole room.
"I thank you all for coming and deciding to join me on this quest. As you know, this journey will be difficult, and we will be far from civilization. So, I am giving this feast as a farewell before we go out, in case it is the final good meal we have. As we all may or may not know, the creatures we will be facing have never been seen anywhere in this realm before, and they are dangerous, because they eat magic, which makes them stronger. They wiped out an entire Kingdom in less than a week, but yet, this has not stopped you from joining me in this quest. I sense that all of you are very brave, and yet, very powerful. We will of course be fighting very normal beasts, and some that are radically different than what we have previously encountered. There is no name for that which we go to fight... no name at all. But the fate of our very world could stand in the balance of this, because these creatures are so dangerous. Again, I thank you." Noting the solemn looks on everyone in the room, he smiled and tried to lighten the mood.
"On a lighter note," he continued, "You may eat and drink as much as you want, but we need to leave within two hours. Let us have our merriment now, and let there be no boundaries to it, short of destruction. I shall be paying for all of this, so do not fear putting me out of money. I have plenty more, so again, eat and drink all you wish. I even encourage taking some of it with you before you leave. That is all."
Sitting down, he was sweating. "I hate giving speeches...." he said softly.
Then the noise in the Inn returned.