Sherwood Plot-First Team

[will_scarlett]

The door opens onto Sherwood where the men are gathered. Little John sees this group and gives a nod,

"Ye're with me, let's get movin'."

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Re: The Cart

[pirate_jack]

Jack waves one hand expressively at the cart.

"Under that there piece of bloody heavy wood." Gold flashes from a tooth as he grins unrepentantly.

"Had to keep them from making off with it, now didn't I?"

Re: The Cart

[ever_lovin]

"What piece of heavy wood?" Ben asks holding the cart above his head.

Re: The Cart

[ostro_goth]

Teja hasn't let go of his guard yet.

"We might wish to speak to him," he points out, gesturing at the mud with the butt of his axe, "if that chest does not contain any tax; he might have an idea where the true bounty went."

Re: The Cart

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

Atton sets his guard back down on the ground, though.
"Go flee now. If you're still around by the time I've drawn my knife I'll kill you." Atton gives him a shove.

Re: The Cart

[will_scarlett]

John looks at the guard's,

"Aye, chase 'em 'way, they'll na bother us."

Once Ben lifts the cart, its hard to miss the mud puddle and the chest slowly sinking with lots of interesting sounds.

The guard Atton was holding runs terrified down the road, only tripping a little in the mud, the other one is mesmerized by Teja's axe.

Re: The Cart

[pirate_jack]

Jack gives a startled look to Ben.

"Now that's interesting."

He shrugs and jumps down from the tree branch, then promptly strolls over to the edge of the puddle, cocks his head to one side, and eyes the chest.

Re: The Cart

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

Atton gives the chest a quick look, before reaching down to pull it out.

"S'all muddy," wrinkling his nose slightly.

Re: The Cart

[ever_lovin]

"Aw don't you worry yer pretty little face, I'll buy ya a pedicure when we get back to the bar," Ben quips as he carefully turns the cart over to set it down right side up. He not sure if the cart is salvageable or not but just in case.

He then takes a look about the clearing for any signs of knights or footmen before turning to look at the chest. "You gonna get that or shall I?"

Re: The Cart

[ostro_goth]

Teja leaves the guard he apprehended behind, and steps towards the chest, weighing the axe in his hand. "Shall I?" he asks. "One would assume we have no key."

Re: The Cart

[will_scarlett]

"Aye, if there was one probably in the muck, just break it, na great loss."

John rumbles and gives a glare to the last guard who flees after his friend.

Re: The Cart

[pirate_jack]

"No drawings of keys, either. Not for this chest, savvy?"

Jack seems privately amused for some reason, even as he shrugs.

"Crack it open, mate. Having a plan's much more better than having a key, but having the treasure's better still."

Re: The Cart

[ostro_goth]

Teja swings his axe, and splits the chest open.

Re: The Cart

[ever_lovin]

Ben looks over Teja's shoulder curious to see what, if anything, is in the chest.

Re: The Cart

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

Atton peers over Teja's other shoulder.

He suspects there isn't anything in the chest, but it's worth a look.

After a moment, he levitates one of the pouches up into his hand, opening it and peering inside. There may be a slight gleam in his eyes when he sees the gold.

"We've hit the jackpot." If he wasn't morally bound to give the money to the Merry Men to distribute amongst the poor, he'd be stuffing it in his pockets by now.

Stupid morals.

Re: The Cart

[will_scarlett]

John grins at that,

"Good, let's be gettin' 'em out then."

Re: The Cart

[ostro_goth]

Teja relaxes his axe and turns to look at where the guards have vanished to.

"Good - we need not recapture them now."

He picks up some pouches, also, and looks around at the other men -- Ben Grimm, one would assume, could carry them all.

Re: The Cart

[pirate_jack]

"Well done."

The bright gleam in Jack's black eyes might be chalked up to pride at their success, but anyone knowing the pirate well could safely bet that there's something else involved, as well.

"Allow me."

Helpfully, Jack gathers up several pouches, balancing them in a bundle in his arms.

One makes its way up a sleeve; another just happens to fall from his fingers and into a pocket.

Re: The Cart

[ever_lovin]

"Will ya look at that," Ben says completely dazzled by the amount of gold that sits before him. So dazzled he completely misses the wayward pouches Jack has grabbed for himself.

"I can carry all of it if ya guys want."

Re: The Cart

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

Atton gives Jack a sidelong look, smirks a little, but says nothing.

To Ben: "If you insist." He tosses his pouch Ben's way.

Re: The Cart

[ostro_goth]

Teja bends to pick up some pouches, throwing them to Ben, also. In the process, he accidentally on purpose nudges Jack Sparrow's sleeve.

Re: The Cart

[will_scarlett]

Little John moves to help so that Ben's carrying the majority but he's got a few and looks over to Teja and Jack,

"Can just 'ead back to meet with the others then."

Re: The Cart

[pirate_jack]

There's a musical jingling as the pouch up Jack's sleeve is jostled by Teja's interference. Hastily, Jack shifts the rest of the pouches that he's holding in his arms, adding to the sound of coinage, and then nods to Little John.

"Lead the way, mate."

Re: The Cart

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"Do we get t'be smug at them about getting the tax?" Atton asks, following Little John.

Re: The Cart

[ever_lovin]

"Hold on a second guys," Ben says as he puts down all the pouches of gold that have been given to him. He then lays out the shreds of his robe and begins placing all the pouches upon it. Once he has them all placed he gathers the fabric into a loose sack and stands back up. "Okay now I can run if need be."

After a moment or two Ben says, answering Atton, "Maybe we can drop off all the empty chests at the Sherif's door? Or the pieces as the case may be."