Aranée 51: Sanction by NetWorthy
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Lord Jobil was furious and forced Aranée and her retinue to leave the castle within two hours of the bombing. She had never seen him so angry and had no doubt whatsoever that he would find the culprit. It would be a bad day for that someone when it happened.
They returned to the hunting lodge and soon men were busily erecting a temporary camp within a stone's throw of the modest structure. In the ensuing days, the forest clearing became a storage place for the horses and supplies being gathered for the expedition. As usual, Mubela took charge of everyday operations and the sleepy cottage and grounds began to resemble a small garrison.
Aranée was quickly becoming bored: Everyone had become so overprotective of the new mother-to-be that she felt stifled. She had but to make a motion to draw water, bring in firewood or any other ordinary mundane task and several volunteers would appear and complete it for her. She was touched by their concern but she wanted to scream.
She tried to slip away from the enclosure and made a startling discovery: Her quick-move appear-disappear talent no longer seemed to work. Perhaps it was nature's way of preventing her from harming her baby - but it added yet another new dimension to her frustration.
At last she lit on something to occupy her that nobody else could complete for her: She would go hunting. Even so, she was frustrated with this too: She had wanted to take only Kuila but the Elf warriors would have no part of this - they were going with her and that was that. And Mubela insisted she take a gaggle of Jobil soldiers with her as well.
She shook her head. How could she stalk any animal that wasn't deaf with so many men and their clanking weapons and armor? Well, no matter, it was still worth going rather than staying and slowly going out of her mind. She put on a cheery face, picked up her bow and called to Kuila.
With nary a word to anyone, the party rode single-file down a woodland path she knew would take them to abundant game.
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Galen was having difficulty reading the document before him when he realized the light was waning and it was getting dark. He stood, stretched, and began trimming a candle. A heavy knock at the door rattled the entire lodge and Mubela stepped inside without invitation.
Her pale face brought him to instant alert. "What is it Mubela?"
"Galen, Aranée has been gone for hours on a hunt." She bit her lip, her eyes moist. "Her horse just returned on its own." She put a hand on his arm.
"Galen... there is blood on the saddle."
--- TO BE CONTINUED!
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Comments (43)
Great scene and you caught the future-mommy-with-cabin-fever look on her face perfectly!
Oh no, I do hope this isn't as bad as it sounds! Wonderful chapter and fantastic image!
Needless to say this is not good. The subtle expressions are all great. She looks like she wants them to just go away and the guards are looking like what the heck is the is crazy **** doing?
Excellent
What a great scene! It's captures my attention and makes me want to know more about these characters. A very effective piece.
Excellent work!
Outstanding work. the image is wonderful and the story is great.I can believe that whoever 'caught' her paid a pretty hefty price...
Very cool image and story
An outstanding image! I can hardly believe this is carrara. You have truly mastered the software and bent it to your will. The story is even better - Aranée's reaction to the over-protection was completely believable, and the ending sent a cold shiver down my spine. Extremely well done, my friend. Bravo!
wonderful scene!
Wow Larry, so many figures and all placed perfectly/ Amazing work!
Great forest scene a wonderful piece of work!
The last part gave me chills. Damn good story telling! ")
Excellent scene, love the difference in lighting between characters
So cool, great enviroment too!
excellent! like a single film clip from a fantasy movie setting.
Wonderful story telling and the illustration is very well done. I look forward to the next chapter.
Superb work larry my friend nicely narrated you must have a lot of patience you built up an amazingly detailed scene well done!!!
Marvelous story telling and illustration!!!
fantastic work!!! all the textures look terrific!
it's all so good, I don't know where 2 start. I guess FAN...TAB....ULOUS will have 2 do!
excellent scene and Great story larry..
Arrggh! - What has happened! Such a stunning scene and wonderful story-telling too! Your art deserves a much larger audience. We will wait with bated breath for the next instalment!
Wonderful scene! Well done!
Wonderful scene!
She'll have a hard time sneaking up on Bambi with that entourage. Superb story and awesome scene.
Very exciting ending and excellent descriptions of Aranée's frustration at the curtailing of her freedom. Wonderful composition and light! I like the positioning or the horses, coming around with one still emerging from the trees. Beautiful soft lighting and highlights on the characters. Great integration of Kuila in the grass. Excellent image and narrative! October and November have been pretty hectic. I seem to be in a perpetual state of being very behind in commenting. I hope things are settling down a bit for you. Happy Holidays!
A superb scene and the kittys, right on!
great posing and arrangement of the characters, very realistic and you can see the motion in the comp, great work
great posing and arrangement fo the characters, very realistic and you can see the motion in the comp, great work