Newsgroups: alt.pub.dragons-inn
Subject: [G] A Return
Message-ID: <1jnah1INNkn1@aurora.engr.LaTech.edu>
From: dnichols@engr.latech.edu
Date: 21 Jan 1993 23:10:25 GMT

After Traveler had been knocked out in the woods the group he
had been  with left the area to continue the search for the
mysterious medallion. They had left him not realizing he had
been knocked into the woods and not sucked into the flames with
Bran. Traveler wakes up with the vague feeling that something is
wrong, and not being able to figure out what it is.  His head
hurts, his body aches, and his mind is full of images. Flames,
black robed figures, a familiar face, screams, battles, and
blackness fill his mind in a dizzying rush of images and sounds.
He is laying in a pile of leaves and branches against a tree
which had stopped his forward progress into the woods. Traveler
muses to himself as he begins to pick his way out of the tangled
mess. He turns to look at the tree and stares in amazement at
the tree where he had landed. The tree had been uprooted by a
tremendous force, which seems to have been supplied by his
flying body. He begins to wander in the direction in which he
was facing. After a few minutes of walking he reaches the spot
that a camp had been prepared. Again, he has a rush of sounds
and sights, peoples faces, fighting, dying, sleeping, and
sickness. He can't remember what has happened to him. There is a
sound behind and he falls into the familiar state of battle. He
turns with liquid movement and stare at a familiar figure. It is
the figure of a fantastic Stag Deer. The deer is staring
directly at him. This is confusing to him because no creature
should  be able to see him in this altered state. He moves to
the side and this stag follows his movement. Traveler realizes
that this is not an ordinary animal, but one with extraordinary
powers. Another rush of pictures flood his mind. This jogs his
memory of a hunt. This hunt didn't result in a kill though. This
hunt was of this same animal. Traveler eases out of his battle
mode, and kneels before the grand creature.  
The Stag  speaks to him, " You have encountered  a great power 
which has changed some of your abilities. You will find these 
abilities as you go about your tasks. You have lost your memory 
of things in the near past, these things will return. You are 
to return to the Dragon and wait for your companions. They are 
at this moment being scattered. They will return, that is those 
who aren't dead, will seek you out.  Go to the Dragon."

"Where is this Dragon you speak of", Traveler asks.

Stag - " It is north."

Then just as quickly as he appeared it disappeared. Traveler was
left to think over what was said to him. As he looked around the
camp he noticed two horses tied to what looked like burial
mounds. He went to them hoping that they might jog his memory.
When he saw the name on one of the mounds he was confused, and
surprised. It was his name. He dug in the mound and found all of
his belongings buried there. He slipped his armor on and put the
saddle on the horse, It was a fine stead. He began to ride in
the direction indicated by the stag.  After a days ride he came
to the edge of a town. He rode into the town and  continued
north. He saw two men standing on a corner, and called out to
them, " Gentlemen, do you know where I can find the Dragon?"

Gents - " You mean the Dragon's Inn. It down the road a little
on the left."

Traveler headed down the road and soon came to the inn. He road
to the stable and had the boy take his horse to a stall, and rub
him down. He then walked across the street and into the Inn. He
walked to the bar, ordered a stiff drink, downed it, ordered
another, and walked to  a table with six empty chairs. He sat
down and began the wait for his companions.