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	~~DO NOT~~		{{TplDoNotWakeTheBeastStory\|title=Do Not Wake The Beast\|Author=Patricia I. Williams\|chapter text=<font size=7>'''Do Not Wake The Beast'''</font size>

	~~WAKE THE BEAST~~

	The tavern door opened, then smacked against the wall so hard the timbers shivered and creaked. The startled inhabitants could only gap as the storm rushed in chilling their already wet bodies. Sleet and icy rain swirled through doorway and spat upon the patrons relegated to the dirt floor near it. Some grumbled and scuttled away from the muddy puddles as ice and rain pelted the interior. The barkeep rushed to close the door only to shriek when a dark shadow detached itself from the storm, moving into the common room.		The tavern door opened, then smacked against the wall so hard the timbers shivered and creaked. The startled inhabitants could only gap as the storm rushed in chilling their already wet bodies. Sleet and icy rain swirled through doorway and spat upon the patrons relegated to the dirt floor near it. Some grumbled and scuttled away from the muddy puddles as ice and rain pelted the interior. The barkeep rushed to close the door only to shriek when a dark shadow detached itself from the storm, moving into the common room.
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	In truth the Thanatu were a diminutive people. They commanded unknown territories to the west. Invaders always wished they had not attempted to do so. Thanatu fought to the death. They never took prisoners and allowed none of their own to be taken. Thanatu could be expelled by their own, but never enslaved. They compensated for their size with a fighting art that required your soul. The body was a weapon and what they did with a sharp blade made them legends. It also fueled the rumors that they were rich beyond imagining. Why else would they fight like beasts to protect their lands?		In truth the Thanatu were a diminutive people. They commanded unknown territories to the west. Invaders always wished they had not attempted to do so. Thanatu fought to the death. They never took prisoners and allowed none of their own to be taken. Thanatu could be expelled by their own, but never enslaved. They compensated for their size with a fighting art that required your soul. The body was a weapon and what they did with a sharp blade made them legends. It also fueled the rumors that they were rich beyond imagining. Why else would they fight like beasts to protect their lands?

	Raven had been riding where the wind blew him when he chanced upon the fight. He erroneously thought of rescuing the women, but he only tipped the scale in their favor by his intrusion. Afterward they would grant him any wish. He thought, “to be able to fight so well”. He was taken to their stronghold, compelled to labor through ten winters against his own ignorance and suspicion. His size was, at times, a disadvantage, but his strength and patience were important compensators.		Raven had been riding where the wind blew him when he chanced upon the fight. He erroneously thought of rescuing the women, but he only tipped the scale in their favor by his intrusion. Afterward they would grant him any wish. He thought, “to be able to fight so well”. He was taken to their stronghold, compelled to labor through ten winters against his own ignorance and suspicion. His size was, at times, a disadvantage, but his strength and patience were important compensators.

	Then Chi appeared outside his tent one morning...		Then Chi appeared outside his tent one morning...
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	Raven was running to the forest with Chi snapping at his heels before the sun touched the roof of the highest building. He used all his stealth and patience for the next two days, now totally focused on obtaining employment.		Raven was running to the forest with Chi snapping at his heels before the sun touched the roof of the highest building. He used all his stealth and patience for the next two days, now totally focused on obtaining employment.

	The sun was up two hours when the timbered gates of the manor opened. A horn blew one long note and the impatient men and women seeking work as fighters trekked up the hill. There must have been near a hundred of them. Raven rode astride, his packhorse on a short lead. Chi kept a sedate pace. His occasionally snapping jaws keeping those on foot from crowding them. There were a few others riding. The horses were in various states of care. Serious warriors and younger sons of the richer landowners rode strong and healthy mounts. The ill kept or sickly were owned by poor farmers or drunken louts. It was indeed a mixed lot looking for Jerred to lead them.		The sun was up two hours when the timbered gates of the manor opened. A horn blew one long note and the impatient men and women seeking work as fighters trekked up the hill. There must have been near a hundred of them. Raven rode astride, his packhorse on a short lead. Chi kept a sedate pace. His occasionally snapping jaws keeping those on foot from crowding them. There were a few others riding. The horses were in various states of care. Serious warriors and younger sons of the richer landowners rode strong and healthy mounts. The ill kept or sickly were owned by poor farmers or drunken louts. It was indeed a mixed lot looking for Jerred to lead them.

	Armed men guarded the gates, the palisade a mixture of thick timber gradually being replaced by large stones. They scrutinized everyone. The drunk and maimed were plucked from the crowd. It slowed down the procession, but it meant less time wasted once inside. It was nearly an hour before Raven passed through.		Armed men guarded the gates, the palisade a mixture of thick timber gradually being replaced by large stones. They scrutinized everyone. The drunk and maimed were plucked from the crowd. It slowed down the procession, but it meant less time wasted once inside. It was nearly an hour before Raven passed through.
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	“Look how big he is. People of the west be not tall and the Thanatu supposedly smaller still. He must be from the eastern mountains. You say the rabble that lives there are nearly as tall as NorBlad and no one I have seen in our travels have eyes like clear water.”		“Look how big he is. People of the west be not tall and the Thanatu supposedly smaller still. He must be from the eastern mountains. You say the rabble that lives there are nearly as tall as NorBlad and no one I have seen in our travels have eyes like clear water.”

	“Even if that is true, he has plied his trade in the midlands and southern lands for many years. His skins are old and my scribe says they are not false. I do not think Dedric would have spent what gold he has to buy this one to spy on us. Your people rarely travel further than these mountains. Who would know how to find such as he?”		“Even if that is true, he has plied his trade in the midlands and southern lands for many years. His skins are old and my scribe says they are not false. I do not think Dedric would have spent what gold he has to buy this one to spy on us. Your people rarely travel further than these mountains. Who would know how to find such as he?”

	“I no longer know what Dedric thinks or does. A mad sickness has taken his brain. He would do anything to insure victory. Mercenaries are easily bought for silver as well as gold.”		“I no longer know what Dedric thinks or does. A mad sickness has taken his brain. He would do anything to insure victory. Mercenaries are easily bought for silver as well as gold.”

	“Then there are none with us that will stay to fight Ullric and we are doomed.”		“Then there are none with us that will stay to fight Ullric and we are doomed.”

	The blonde warrior snorted in disgust. The boy was right enough about that. The southern most nobles would send gold, grudgingly, and supplies but not fighters. Some did not believe that a few worshipers of the old ways could pose so great a threat. The people at the foot of these mountains realized the danger and their people were here, for little pay and to protect their homes. Jarred and he fought for revenge. He would wipe Dedric from the earth with his last breath if need be.		The blonde warrior snorted in disgust. The boy was right enough about that. The southern most nobles would send gold, grudgingly, and supplies but not fighters. Some did not believe that a few worshipers of the old ways could pose so great a threat. The people at the foot of these mountains realized the danger and their people were here, for little pay and to protect their homes. Jarred and he fought for revenge. He would wipe Dedric from the earth with his last breath if need be.

	“If you insist I can not stop you Jerred.”		“If you insist I can not stop you Jerred.”
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	“Jerred wants no part of us. For the first time in memory the name of our people inspires laughter. How many are dead in the mounds? How many died on the plain when they finally choked on their cowardice and fought. We are walking dead. Our women and children have been abandoned to rape and sacrifice because you fear magic. There are none of us left to make raids on the land below storms. Jerred would stop Ottfried from spreading his filth to the lowlands. If Jerred is successful the lords there will rise up, to keep us from raiding ever again. Hold your contempt fool.”		“Jerred wants no part of us. For the first time in memory the name of our people inspires laughter. How many are dead in the mounds? How many died on the plain when they finally choked on their cowardice and fought. We are walking dead. Our women and children have been abandoned to rape and sacrifice because you fear magic. There are none of us left to make raids on the land below storms. Jerred would stop Ottfried from spreading his filth to the lowlands. If Jerred is successful the lords there will rise up, to keep us from raiding ever again. Hold your contempt fool.”

	He turned on a jeering older man, his hair streaked with white.		He turned on a jeering older man, his hair streaked with white.

	“Jerred is a warrior, not a spineless wyrm like those that ruled before him. Fighters have come from all over for this fight. Many brave the winter here for gold, but more to protect their homes. If you let this scum hold our lands, you will have fighters here like you have never seen. Lua have come and Thanatu. These have only been legend to us, but I have seen them fight.		“Jerred is a warrior, not a spineless wyrm like those that ruled before him. Fighters have come from all over for this fight. Many brave the winter here for gold, but more to protect their homes. If you let this scum hold our lands, you will have fighters here like you have never seen. Lua have come and Thanatu. These have only been legend to us, but I have seen them fight.
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	One could easily provoke a warrior after a berserk rage. Even his pack mates stayed clear.		One could easily provoke a warrior after a berserk rage. Even his pack mates stayed clear.

	During the following days fighters arrived, mostly the ravaged clans of the plains. Envoys from the cliff dwelling clans brought rations and their fighters. Ullric sat glaring at everyone, his mind and body mired in blood. He did not speak and everyone avoided him. Raven was a shadow that many newcomers did not believe existed.		During the following days fighters arrived, mostly the ravaged clans of the plains. Envoys from the cliff dwelling clans brought rations and their fighters. Ullric sat glaring at everyone, his mind and body mired in blood. He did not speak and everyone avoided him. Raven was a shadow that many newcomers did not believe existed.

	When Ullric finally stood and threw off his fur, the broken clans gathered around him. His green eyes glittered with hatred.		When Ullric finally stood and threw off his fur, the broken clans gathered around him. His green eyes glittered with hatred.
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	They reported the pass clear, but for some reason they could not explain, it felt as if eyes looked down on them from the cliffs. They were very leery of traveling though it. Who could be watching? They had searched, but found nothing.		They reported the pass clear, but for some reason they could not explain, it felt as if eyes looked down on them from the cliffs. They were very leery of traveling though it. Who could be watching? They had searched, but found nothing.

	“It is the unspoken who watch us in battle. They are as anxious as we to fall on the weaklings below storms, anxious as we to savor the sacrifice of the unbelievers. Anxious as we to feast!”		“It is the unspoken who watch us in battle. They are as anxious as we to fall on the weaklings below storms, anxious as we to savor the sacrifice of the unbelievers. Anxious as we to feast!”

	His men cheered his little speech and Stig smiled widely. They were the elite of Ottfried’s forces, carnivorous and feasting on those they killed in battle with vats of raw ale. To join their ranks, a man must be able to kill one of them. Few challenged.		His men cheered his little speech and Stig smiled widely. They were the elite of Ottfried’s forces, carnivorous and feasting on those they killed in battle with vats of raw ale. To join their ranks, a man must be able to kill one of them. Few challenged.
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	Elated, Stig moved his force up the pass. He was nearly to the summit when the Lua struck. The repeating crossbow bolts fell like heavy snow and riddled his troop with death. His attempts to rally the men failed, they were stunned and scattered. Others ran back the way they came and were set upon by screaming warriors. They were shocked that some were women, welding sword or bludgeon.		Elated, Stig moved his force up the pass. He was nearly to the summit when the Lua struck. The repeating crossbow bolts fell like heavy snow and riddled his troop with death. His attempts to rally the men failed, they were stunned and scattered. Others ran back the way they came and were set upon by screaming warriors. They were shocked that some were women, welding sword or bludgeon.

	But the followers of the unspoken were fighters after all. To fail the unspoken was not an option, so the battle quickly became pockets of fierce resistance and running skirmishes up and down the pass. From his vantage point on the cliffs, Jerred sent his messages to the captains and watched the battle through the strange rod Raven gave him. It was carved from hard wood and capped at both ends with thick glass. He was astonished that the fighters appeared practically at his feet when he looked through it. Jerred ached to fight but the commanders were adamant about his safety. They realized his worth as a leader and did not want to risk losing him and thus the support of the lords who sent aid. As before, the Lua continued to pick off the fighters. The wind died and occasionally longbow shafts sang down the pass to stake fighters to the ground. If necessary, a final death stroke from sword or axe was swiftly delivered.		But the followers of the unspoken were fighters after all. To fail the unspoken was not an option, so the battle quickly became pockets of fierce resistance and running skirmishes up and down the pass. From his vantage point on the cliffs, Jerred sent his messages to the captains and watched the battle through the strange rod Raven gave him. It was carved from hard wood and capped at both ends with thick glass. He was astonished that the fighters appeared practically at his feet when he looked through it. Jerred ached to fight but the commanders were adamant about his safety. They realized his worth as a leader and did not want to risk losing him and thus the support of the lords who sent aid. As before, the Lua continued to pick off the fighters. The wind died and occasionally longbow shafts sang down the pass to stake fighters to the ground. If necessary, a final death stroke from sword or axe was swiftly delivered.

	Jerred had held back some of his fighters, now with afternoon approaching he sent word for them to join the fighting. Warriors burst screaming from cave and cliff to fall upon Stig’s men like a hammer blow.		Jerred had held back some of his fighters, now with afternoon approaching he sent word for them to join the fighting. Warriors burst screaming from cave and cliff to fall upon Stig’s men like a hammer blow.
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	Green eyes stared into his, a hard shudder wracked the big body and Ullric made a sound like a grunt, quickly choked off.		Green eyes stared into his, a hard shudder wracked the big body and Ullric made a sound like a grunt, quickly choked off.

	He sat quietly while Raven cut his bonds and chaffed the numb wrists. He did not protest when he needed to lean against the Thanatu until his stiff limbs would support him. He realized that Jerred was absent to protect himself in case Ullric woke up maddened. Uneasy laughter beat at his throat, for he realized the young lord thought Raven and Chi were the only ones strong enough to kill him if he ran amok. When he could stagger on his own, Raven let him go. He welcomed the battle with the elements and filled his lungs with the icy air. He returned and squatted by the fire, eating the hot food with shaky hands.		He sat quietly while Raven cut his bonds and chaffed the numb wrists. He did not protest when he needed to lean against the Thanatu until his stiff limbs would support him. He realized that Jerred was absent to protect himself in case Ullric woke up maddened. Uneasy laughter beat at his throat, for he realized the young lord thought Raven and Chi were the only ones strong enough to kill him if he ran amok. When he could stagger on his own, Raven let him go. He welcomed the battle with the elements and filled his lungs with the icy air. He returned and squatted by the fire, eating the hot food with shaky hands.

	“How long have I been sleeping Thanatu?”		“How long have I been sleeping Thanatu?”
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	It was a very subdued dinner. Everyone complimented Jerrod at its end. They praised his leadership and thanked him for his extended hospitality, all with one eye on the glaring blond and the quiet man so focused on his food. When the sun rose, they would all be deep in the forests headed south.		It was a very subdued dinner. Everyone complimented Jerrod at its end. They praised his leadership and thanked him for his extended hospitality, all with one eye on the glaring blond and the quiet man so focused on his food. When the sun rose, they would all be deep in the forests headed south.

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