A Harrowing Escape

[Burnsider 4566]

 

 

Late one night as Fredegar Puddlefoot was just putting out the last candle and getting g ready to turn in, a loud knock sounded on the burrow door. He looked at the door, quizzically. The elves never knocked. They just barged in and demanded a tour. Who could it have been? 

 

As he opened it, a short man in a cloak entered. The cloak was soaked from the rain and the man pulled the cloak off him. It was none other than Deek Driftwood, sheriff of Brandybrook and captain of the Spicy Shrimp. "So it's true! Ya are bein' 'eld captive by these menaces!"

 

Fred shook his head. "'Ouse arrest, more like." Then, he smiled and embraced his companion. "What are ya' 'ere fer? Oi jes put tha fire out, but Oi could start it again if'n ya'd like some tea."

 

Deek rolled his eyes. "Ya daft goat. This is a rescue." And, over tea, pie, biscuits, crumpets, and a sandwich, he laid out his plan. 

 

The next day, Deek and another halfling in his cloak approached the gate. Other members of the Spicy Shrimp waited beyond the gate for them. There was a commotion at the gate as a line of people awaited entry into the high elven city. "I cannot accept just one bar of iron as a contribution to the city," the Sillumiran manning the gate bellowed to the man currently at the front of the line. 

 

"'Ey! Lemme outta' ere!" Deek groaned, pounding on the bars. 

 

"You will wait your turn, halfling!" 

 

Fred threw a small rock at the back of the head of one of the guests milling in the courtyard and the man turned, confronting a nearby high elf for such an insult. As the gate opened to allow the next guest entry, the affronted man began to attack the high elf. 

 

The guard looked over and ran out of the gatehouse to stop the brawl. Deek turned to Fred. "Now's yer chance. Go go go!" Fred burst through the open gate, over the bridge and jumped into the elevator, pulling the lever to lower it. He looked back to see Deek on the ground of the bridge, having tripped. "Run fer it, Fred! Yer free!"

 

As the guard looked back at the new commotion, Deek got to his feet and rain towards the lowered elevator. He pulled his fishing rod from his back and cast the line, wrapping it around a post. He leapt and used the fishing line to repel down the shaft until he landed next to Fred. The elevator hit ground and they sprinted out of the city towards a set of ponies held by a few crewmen of the Spicy Shrimp. As if daemons themselves were after them, the mounted the ponies and rode, not waiting to see how much of a lead they had. 

 

Fred was free. 

 

[Ankan 2875]

Sohaer Dimaethor Visaj sat in his office with view over the Halfling Zoo, slamming his fist against the desk as he saw the Halflings run off towards the gate.

 

“I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you meddling Halflings..”

[NotEvilAtAll 10906]

Pervinca Driftwood prepares shovels and pumpkins for the upcoming Pumpkin Raid on Haelun’or!

[CorweenieTheJedi 892]

Benedict hears the story of their escape back on the ship, slightly puzzled how an amputee with a missing eye and an obese halfling were able to pull it off, but nonetheless ecstatic that his friends were safe. He hugged them both, and brought out some ale for celebratory drinks.

[SaltAlt 606]

“Finally something interesting from the small men” Lorien would say as his associate recited the news to him, laid back in his attic hammock.

”Maybe they’re worth a visit after all”

[Vermy 1484]

Horren ‘Rosebush’ Bogbelly would see Deek helping to escape the others ”W’at a fekkin lad..” he mumbled, passing through Haelun’or

[Zacho 2177]

Moved to The Great Library. It shall be sorted into the appropriate category shortly.

 

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