{"id":7284,"date":"2010-06-17T13:22:53","date_gmt":"2010-06-17T21:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/huntsmanslodge.flywheelsites.com\/?p=7284"},"modified":"2010-06-25T00:38:30","modified_gmt":"2010-06-25T08:38:30","slug":"a-ghost-saber-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/huntsmanslodge.com\/staging\/7284\/a-ghost-saber-story\/","title":{"rendered":"A Ghost Saber Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Aszunei asleep, with here loyal Moonstalker by her side.\" rel=\"lightbox\" href=\"\/images\/night_elf_hunter_moonstalker.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"border: 5px solid black;\" src=\"\/images\/night_elf_hunter_moonstalker.jpg\" alt=\"Night Elf Hunter with Moonstalker pet\" width=\"580\" height=\"322\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was a cold, harsh morning in the shoreline boughs of Teldrassil,  rain trickled through the lofty canopy above, hitting Azsunei softly on  the head as she laid by her saber\u2026 asleep.<\/p>\n<p>No sooner had a strong gust of wind echoed through the bough, Azsunei  was up and looking out over the sea as the rain pelted her soft, purple  coloured face. Her ears twitched as Asora, her saber, came to stand  beside the shoreline.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Wading slowly into the oddly calm ocean, she clambered up onto her  boat, a soft sound of her feet padding on the wood could be heard before  an equally soft set of claws did so.<\/p>\n<p>In a faint, but pure voice Aszunei looked down briefly at her saber  before grabbing the oar, \u201cWe shall make way to Rut\u2019theran, Asora. I  heard Androl has some more fish for you.\u201d She smiled for a moment,  running her hands through her sabers\u2019 comfy, cushioned fur.<\/p>\n<p>Beginning to row, the two navigated through the giant roots of the  tree, tiny in comparison to their huge surroundings but no less full of  life and emotion. As they reached the populated, yet calm shoreline of  Rut\u2019theran the rain began to grow heavier. \u201cIn.\u201d Aszunei said, as she  looked at her saber with caring eyes. With a low growl, the saber then  slowly prowled into the closest building, some form of public lodge.<\/p>\n<p>Silently walking down the bank toward a burly looking male elf,  Aszunei pulled out an empty woven bag from her belt and nodded at the  elf, \u201cIshnu-alah, brother. How do you fare this morning?\u201d She said,  holding out the sack. As usual, and half in reply, the elf in front of  her, Androl, began to fill the sack with some fish that were set aside  on his left, \u201cI feel\u2026 today something stirs within your soul, sister.  Rest well, for there is something ahead. Something untold.\u201d He nodded,  and returned to his fishing. Knowing Androl as she did, Aszunei didn\u2019t  bother to get a straight answer and instead, turned and began to walk  towards the lodge where her saber waited eagerly for her, looking out  from the ramp.<\/p>\n<p>There was an elf towards the front of the lodge, Asora was silently  sitting by his feet, her eyes closing as Aszunei came near \u2013 acting as  if she had been asleep, not secretly keeping an eye on her. Aszunei  nodded at the elf infront of her, proceeding past the hippogryphs and  bundles of hippogryph eggs taking home on the ground floor. She began to  walk upstairs, the rain ever louder upon the wooden roof above.<\/p>\n<p>Aszunei walked slowly towards Daryn Lightwind &#8211; the Cenarion lore  keeper of Rut\u2019theran. \u201cI have a question, sister. Androl said today  would be a journey for me\u2026 could you shed any light on such a  revelation?\u201d She looked towards Daryn, awaiting a reply.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe must be speaking of the book that was recently given to us, a  Dwarf came looking for it earlier, but I told him he could not take it\u2026  as I was reserving it for you. It will be in your chest, sister.\u201d Daryn  replied, motioning over to an intricately made elven chest.<\/p>\n<p>Opening the chest, Aszunei discovered an ancient looking book that  must\u2019ve been millenia old. She sat and began to read the ancient darnassian held within, after an hour or two her saber came to sit,  lying besides her as she read.<\/p>\n<p>The book, spoke of Ghost Sabers\u2026 locked inside figurines to keep them  safe from the imposing cataclysm, which was eventually known as the  Great Sundering. There was little time to be spent, Aszunei walked  downstairs as she placed the book inside her sack, she told her saber to  wait for her return in a few days; walking to the docks.<\/p>\n<p>As the Moonspray pulled into the dock, Aszunei took a last look at  Asora before stepping on and heading to the helm, where she was  accompanied by a whisp\u2026 It was an hour later until she arrived upon the  shores of Auberdine, the skies dark and clouded and the autumn sun illuminating the otherwise gray landscape.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"The Inn at Auberdine\" rel=\"lightbox\" href=\"\/images\/auberdine_inn_darkshore.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"border: 5px solid black;\" src=\"\/images\/auberdine_inn_darkshore.jpg\" alt=\"The Inn at Auberdine in Darkshore\" width=\"580\" height=\"322\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Stopping for a brief half hour, Aszunei soon set off North, to the Ruins of Mathystra\u2026<\/p>\n<p>The air here was equally as fresh, but less full of life and spirit\u2026  Aszunei began to tread silently between bushes, as Naga were heaving from  every direction. She began to walk towards the center of the ruins when  she saw a small, chromatic saber figurine.<\/p>\n<p>Approaching the figurine, she spoke an ancient Darnassian word as her  hand touched the tip of the head \u201cKal\u2019Forith\u201d, meaning \u2018Stars Cleanse\u2019.  The figurine began to release small sparks of\u2026 an ethereal energy, no  sooner had this happened, a belowing roar was created in the air around  Aszunei \u2013 a translucent saber began to prowl towards her in a very  cautious way. Spellbound, the elf only moved closer saying quiet words  of consolation in an ancient Darnassian dialect.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Ghost Saber\" rel=\"lightbox\" href=\"\/images\/ghost_saber_hunter_pet.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"border: 5px solid black;\" src=\"\/images\/ghost_saber_hunter_pet.jpg\" alt=\"Ghost Saber\" width=\"580\" height=\"322\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAHA! Ye\u2019 found it lassy, ye\u2019 bloody found it!\u201d A Dwarf screamed from  the bushes behind Aszunei, having already trained his gun on the saber,  he shot, hitting it in the shoulder. The Ghost Saber roared with  ferocity, leaping over Aszunei &#8211; it charged for the Dwarf who had already  prepared a trap that the saber swiftly ran into. Yet, what he didn\u2019t  calculate was that it was part spirit and was not affected by any such  trap!<\/p>\n<p>The Ghost Saber got the Dwarf to the ground and was about to claw at his  face; then just as this was about to happen, the Dwarf pulled out his dagger  and thrust it into the chest of the Ghost Saber.<\/p>\n<p>With a flurry of emotion, Azsunei shrieked as if in pain. She then rushed towards the saber that  had now fallen onto its side.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDumb beast earnt it! Trying to attack <em>me<\/em><em>!<\/em><em>\u201d<\/em> The dwarf bellowed, an angry and horrid smirk on his face. Aszunei went  into a rage, she rummaged inside her bag and pulled out the book she  received from the lodge in Rut\u2019theran. Nodding at the Dwarf, pretending  to agree she thwacked him over the head with the book, knocking him out!  \u201cAndu\u2019fahrah, our lands shall remain safer and our nature shall remain  purer with you leaving.\u201d She turned to the Ghost Saber that was  breathing heavily and was turning even more transparent as time went on,  \u201cDo not worry, friend. I shall care for you.<\/p>\n<p>The Naga heard all the commotion and began to move up the hill  towards where the sound was from. Looking around, Aszunei spotted an  ancient well behind her, untouched by any of the Naga, she picked up the  saber in a struggle and began to walk down the steps into the ancient  structure<\/p>\n<p>Aszunei gently rested the saber on the leaf-padded stone floor, she  began to tend to the wounds, speaking calming words to the animal\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was a cold, harsh morning in the shoreline boughs of Teldrassil, rain trickled through the lofty canopy above, hitting Azsunei softly on the head as she laid by her saber\u2026 asleep. 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