"Why do your adventures always get ME, into trouble?"
Amantillado pulled at the ropes binding his hands above his head for the hundredth time. Choosing to kick Recluse in the back of the knee to emphasize his point more out of frustration than actual anger. He didn't have the fortitude for much more.
"See the world he says..."
Recluse chose not to say anything beyond the initial grunt of being kicked. Complaining only wasted energy. In the mean time he slowly began working the ropes at his wrists as loose as the knot would allow. He'd have to deal with the raw flesh later.
"Well, fearless leader? How do you plan on getting us out of this one?"
Still Recluse hung limply against the ropes keeping them dangling above the deep well like a pair of fresh fish set out to dry. With his arms loose as they were, the majority of his body had pulled at the joints, long ago filling them with a deep ache. Slowly tightened the muscles into complete cramps. His hands numb from the cut off circulation.
"If we were on separate ropes this would be much easier." The words came out as a raspy whisper due to the extend of dehydration they both felt.
"What was that? You talking? Whatever you have to say, I don't want to hear it."
Amantillado would have crossed his arms if it were at all possible, but with them both dangling like participles the best he could manage was a despairing slump. "Mother was right, you would be the death of me."
"You done? Because I would like to leave. However if you're enjoying the scenery I can call the gar con` and ask for an appetizer in the meantime."
The words burned at his throat but it was a trivial matter. Recluse reached up with his hands that could not feel and gripped the top robe as tight as possible while extending his legs. If he could just touch with even his toes...
Twisting against his bounds Amantillado worked to see what Recluse was doing that had them swinging more than normal. The motion was making his already raw wrists begin to bleed all over again.
"If you've a plan it would be nice to hear. But I retain the right to complain."
Amantillado pulled at the ropes binding his hands above his head for the hundredth time. Choosing to kick Recluse in the back of the knee to emphasize his point more out of frustration than actual anger. He didn't have the fortitude for much more.
"See the world he says..."
Recluse chose not to say anything beyond the initial grunt of being kicked. Complaining only wasted energy. In the mean time he slowly began working the ropes at his wrists as loose as the knot would allow. He'd have to deal with the raw flesh later.
"Well, fearless leader? How do you plan on getting us out of this one?"
Still Recluse hung limply against the ropes keeping them dangling above the deep well like a pair of fresh fish set out to dry. With his arms loose as they were, the majority of his body had pulled at the joints, long ago filling them with a deep ache. Slowly tightened the muscles into complete cramps. His hands numb from the cut off circulation.
"If we were on separate ropes this would be much easier." The words came out as a raspy whisper due to the extend of dehydration they both felt.
"What was that? You talking? Whatever you have to say, I don't want to hear it."
Amantillado would have crossed his arms if it were at all possible, but with them both dangling like participles the best he could manage was a despairing slump. "Mother was right, you would be the death of me."
"You done? Because I would like to leave. However if you're enjoying the scenery I can call the gar con` and ask for an appetizer in the meantime."
The words burned at his throat but it was a trivial matter. Recluse reached up with his hands that could not feel and gripped the top robe as tight as possible while extending his legs. If he could just touch with even his toes...
Twisting against his bounds Amantillado worked to see what Recluse was doing that had them swinging more than normal. The motion was making his already raw wrists begin to bleed all over again.
"If you've a plan it would be nice to hear. But I retain the right to complain."