Monestary Raid

[for_that_i_run]

Characters: Eagle Vision
Open? Yes’m!
Where: Monastery or the countryside around the Monastery if you want to run into Eagle leaving the scene
When: 17th of Rebirth's Height // Evening
What: Eagle has decided to liberate a few books from the heavily Monk guarded Monastery.
Warnings: There will be just a small fire.


[ The monks ran from their monastery grabbing any free bucket or pail they could find as they hurried to the nearest well. The fire that raged in the courtyard was contained to a single hay-filled cart but it still needed to be put out very quickly. The chance of it spreading was low but it was still a chance the diligent monks did not want to take. They swiftly formed a bucket brigade with one monk filling the buckets full of water and passing them down the line to the monks closet to the fire in order to douse the flames.

Just as planned, this little distraction had left the monastery itself unguarded.

Eagle had been by earlier just to see if he couldn’t get a look at some of the many books he had heard they kept here. At that time he was given some kind of nonsense answer about knowledge being too dangerous and only for the privileged few. Not the exact phrasing but to Eagle that is what it sounded like. It was an idea he rejected entirely.

That was why he had staged this distraction. While the monks had been busy outside putting out the minor fire he had been inside borrowing a few books he had seen some one intensely studying earlier. They were written in a strange script he didn’t understand but at least it was a step closer to learning more about this world. He had no doubt that in time he would be able to read these books.

From the safety of the nearby bushes Eagle watched the rest of the scene in the courtyard of the monastery play out just to make certain they would be able to contain the fire. Then he stored his stolen books in a satchel and turned to leave the scene. ]

Comments

[greatsquirrelhunter]

Faolan considered a moment, looking at the monastery. Then he swung around to be in step with Eagle. "Whatcha doing?"

[for_that_i_run]

Apparently the boy agreed that the fire didn't look all that bad or he was easily distracted either way Eagle didn't really mind when he started walking along with him. The question however was something he wasn't altogether sure how to answer.
Eagle wanted to give an honest answer but not actually admit when had just happened.

"I thought I would try finding some one who knew the local language," That would be step two of the plan after all, "You wouldn't happen to know anyone like that, would you?"

[greatsquirrelhunter]

"Faolan knows the language!" the boy answered happily. "You don't know the language?"

[for_that_i_run]

"You do? Can you read it as well? I can read the everyday script, what they use on the bulletin board, but the script they use from certain other things is something I haven't run into before."

[greatsquirrelhunter]

"Faolan hasn't seen anything to read other than the board," the boy replied, stretching his arms behind his head. "Have you?"

[for_that_i_run]

"A few things."

But whether or not to show the books to the boy? Well, it was a risk but maybe pulling out one of the books and holding it up just enough to allow him to see the title would be alright.

"Can you read writing like this?"

[greatsquirrelhunter]

Faolan looked at the book with his head cocked to one side. "No," he said finally. "Where'd you get it?"

[for_that_i_run]

Too bad. Eagle put the book back into the satchel. It had been a long shot. He really doubted finding some one who could read this script would really have been that easy.

"I borrowed it from a library for a while."

The Monastery's library.

"I hope it will contain more information about this world."

[greatsquirrelhunter]

"Aralu likes libraries," Faolan said. "Where is it?" Maybe it would get her to go away.

[for_that_i_run]

"That would be a secret." There might be a michivious twinkle in Eagle's eye when he answers. "At least for now."

[greatsquirrelhunter]

Faolan pouted. "But why is it a secret?"

[for_that_i_run]

"Because there will be some people who would be upset to find out I had borrowed these books."

[greatsquirrelhunter]

"Hawk says you should always ask first."

[for_that_i_run]

"Hawk is right. I did ask first." They had just said 'no'. Kind of inconvenient when they were the only ones with a fully stocked library.

"I will try and smooth any misunderstandings out once I have finished with these."

[greatsquirrelhunter]

"Oh." That was all right, then. "Why did you want books you can't read?"

[for_that_i_run]

"Curiosity. I hope I will be able to learn how to read these books or else find some one else who can."

[greatsquirrelhunter]

"Can you find someone who won't ask where you got them?"

[for_that_i_run]

"That will be a bit more difficult I think but I will have to try."

He is too stubborn to give up now.

[greatsquirrelhunter]

"Why?" Curious child is curious.

[for_that_i_run]

He certainly had a lot of questions!

"Well, for one thing I'm not sure very many people know how to read books like this."

[greatsquirrelhunter]

"Then why read it?"

[for_that_i_run]

"Why do you keep asking so many questions?"

The tone wasn't accusatory, Eagle was just leading up to a point.

"It is because you are curious and want to know more of about what is going on, isn't it? I want to be able to read these books for the same reason. I want to learn as much about this world as I can."

[greatsquirrelhunter]

"But if you can't read them, can't find out. Should just ask."

[for_that_i_run]

"Didn't I already say I had asked? I just didn't feel as if I was getting reliable answers."

While it was true the book might also be unreliable that only way to find that out would be to read it.

"Anyway, it should be fun trying to figure out how to read it."

[greatsquirrelhunter]

"How figure it out?" Faolan showed no sign of moving away from Eagle any time soon.