Murk's wanderings

[Jason]

Murk wanders around the town slowly and casually trying not to upset to many people he is worried that maybe his staying in sweetgrove would be a bad idea slightly but he is hoping that many of those he met with through mcginty would become friends and alies he tries watching them from time to time but never getting close enough to seem like he is crowding them

[Lydia]

Tamli Green, the dwarf-turned-farmer, bumps into Murk on her way back from the general store. She grins up (way, way up!) at the ogrekin.

"Hail, stranger! How d'you fare this fine winter's day?"

[Jason]

he looked confused one of the people were talking to him!
"murk well how you is?"

[Lydia]

"I'm not so bad myself!" Tamli gave the ogre's knee a hearty pat (as she only stood about that tall) and laughed. "What brings you to Sweetgrove? I've not met you before, I think-- Murk, was it?"

[Jason]

he smiles warmly although it may not look it and feels happier knowing that one here likes him
"look home find not home have now"

[Lydia]

Tamli's so surprised she drops the tightly bound sheaf of blank paper she was carrying. "You don't have a place to stay?" Clearly distressed, she picks the sheaf back up and jerks a thumb toward her chest. "I'll not have a friend of mine going without. You look strong enough! D'you think you might be willing to work on a farm for board?"

[Jason]

murk smiles and nods vigorously
"murk help can happy!"

[Lydia]

"Well, come on, then! I'm sure Rana can fit you in the barn, and Ulric's still recovering from the Winter King incident earlier this year anyway. Follow me!"

Tamli leads Murk out to one of the nearest farms to Sweetgrove; this does involve leaving the town and going downhill. On the way, she makes small talk with him as best she can.

"Where did you come from originally, big fella?"

[Jason]

murk follows easily and keeps pace listening as she talks
"from north tribe ogre home smashed no ogre now need home new"
his broken speech trying to tell the story of the destruction of the first place he lived

[Lydia]

"From the north?" Tamli looks pensive, and then wonders aloud, a little awed, "What wretched thing would go around smashing the homes of ogres?"

She glances over at Murk, curious. "Did you see the thing that did it?"

[Jason]

murk nods
"was humans they take all stuff and kill all was hunting when come they"
murk looks saddend slightly as he remembers that day

[Lydia]

Tamli looks empathetic, and reaches out to pat Murk's knee reassuringly. "I'm sorry to hear that, Murk. Were they some of the wild sort-- the humans here call 'em cannibals and berserkers, I think?"

[Jason]

murk shrugs
"not know they had armor good weapons shine kill quickly take all we had"
he looks down at the farm as they aproach

[Lydia]

That doesn't sound like the wild humans that live out here in the Southern Reaches; that sounds like an army. Tamli frowns, puzzling it out. As they approach the farm, she brightens, tucking away her curiosity about Murk's home for another time.

"Here we are! Now, Murk, Ulric was killed earlier this year by some undead men. Luckily, we were able to bring him back using some magicks with Elder Thomas. He's a fine priest, he is; still, the strain was pretty great, and Ulric's only a normal man, so he can't do hard work just yet. He's helping out with cooking and cleaning indoors, but it's just me, Rana, and their two little boys manning the farm otherwise." She grins up at Murk. "They'll like you, I think. Rory's always wanting to learn new languages, and Jasper's fond of adventurers, to his mother's horror!"

[Jason]

murk smiles and nods
"murk happy help lift big easy"