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>>32462958
>B) Raise your fists

>>32463062
You bring your bare fists up. Your knuckles still show signs of the scrapes and cuts you received earlier today.

The man before you, the leader of the monsters who inhabited these pyramids, the man known as Leopaldo, smiles.

"I thought you might need some convincing. Very well. I will make one of you an example to the others. Any of you may attack me, don't be shy."

A) Stand your ground
B) Send someone at him
C) Charge together
D) Other

>>32463277
>D Throw a rock at him.

>>32463277
>>32463327
If there's anything we can chuck at him, I'll back this.
Failing that-
>C) Charge together
Leroy time?

>>32463358
Sure, seconded

>>32463327
>>32463358
You bend down and scoop up a stone. Leopaldo watches patiently as you cock your arm and hurl it with full force. The stone sails through the air, colliding with his forehead, where it cracks into shards and falls to the earthen floor. A small trickle of blood spouts from Leopaldo's head, but he seems otherwise unaffected.

"Hm. I knew you humans were little more than apes, but I assumed you'd at least mastered metalwork by the time we'd woken up. I see you're still relying on rocks and sticks."

A) Say something
B) Attack
C) Other

>>32463424
>A) Say something
"Rocks and sticks are all you're worth."
>B) Attack

>>32463444
Seconded

>>32463444
>>32463455
You sharply mock Leopaldo before moving into a dashing position. Your allies follow your lead, and the five of you rush at Leopaldo at once.

Pietra, being the swiftest, reaches him first. She swipes him a few times with her knives, creating shallow slashes across his creamy skin. She is batted away with one great slap. Kor reaches him next, and begins pummeling his bare chest with all the speed of a hummingbird's wingbeats. The impacts are loud and powerful, up until Leopaldo grabs her by the hair and hurls her at Maurice, knocking them both to the ground.

You reach Leopaldo alongside Annalise, and as you bash your fists and elbows against his stone-hard skin and Annalise raises her sword and begins swinging, Leopaldo seems to actually show signs of being pained. He reaches out and grabs the both of your head, cracking them together before tossing you to opposite sides of the room. You hit the dirt wall with a clatter and a thud, as well as a painful headache.

You rise back to your feet, just in time to see him walking toward Pietra.

A) Attack all together
B) Send one person
C) Other

>>32463605
>A) Attack all together

>>32463639
You cry to your comrades, and they are inspired to gain a second wind by your boldness. Together you charge at Leopaldo once more. You reach him first this time, as you landed closest to Pietra. You take a swing and he catches your wrist, then swings you into Kor as she nears him. Your weight knocks her aside. Leopaldo then slams you into the ground and bends down, revealing a familiar mouth full of sharps rows of terrible teeth. As he comes in for a bite of you, something bursts through the back of his throat and nearly jabs you in the cheek. Leopaldo backs away and you spot Annalise holding on the the hilt of her sword as it pierces his neck. Leopaldo grabs her wrist and twists her arm until you hear a low popping noise, and Annalise cries out in pain. Leopaldo then turns her head aside and prepares to take a bite out of her instead.

A) Desperation
B) Other

>>32463944
>A) Desperation
We still have one dragonbreath, right?
Breath down his throat.

>>32464026
You stumble to your feet and throw yourself onto Leopaldo. He tosses Annalise away and grabs you by the collar, hoisting you up.

"It shall be you then, human. You will become my sl-" These are Leopaldo's last words before a burning sensation rises from your stomach to your throat, then erupts through your lips. The flames burn your mouth, and your eyes begin tearing up. The gold flames spill out and onto the floor like water for a solid ten seconds. When the smoke clears and after a final smokey belch, you look down to see a corpse with nothing on it's shoulders. Instead there is a smoking bit of blackened skin that smells slightly of beef sausage. The muscles that hold you aloft still grip tight, but Leopaldo is slain.

A) Shake yourself free
B) Ask for help
C) Other

>>32464266
>A) Shake yourself free

>>32464266
>A) Shake yourself free
...well, that was simple enough.

>>32464284
>>32464322
You wriggle and shake until the fingers holding you up loosen enough to drop you onto your rear end in the dirt. You get up and observe the remains of Leopaldo. He is frozen in place as if he were made of wax. Other than the intense burns, his body seems totally fine.

The others pick themselves up now as well, and come to see your work. Annalise looks at the corpse with eyes full of wonder and terror. Maurice pulls a small notebook from his robes and begins jotting something down as he examines the corpse. Kor and Pietra are less interested.

"Well, I guess that takes care of that. Good job. Can we go home then?" Pietra looks around for the nearest way out.

A) "Yes, let's leave fast."
B) "No, there's something I want to do first."
C) Other

>>32464544
>A) "Yes, let's leave fast."

>>32464544
>B) "No, there's something I want to do first."
Destroy the body as best you can. Then release the captives.

>>32464598
right, forgot about that. let's do it

>>32464544
seconding >>32464598
Morning, folks.

>>32464598
>>32464611
>>32464650
You tell Pietra there are a few things to do before you go. You approach the corpse of Leopaldo. It hasn't moved, and does not seem to give any signs of living still. You think it best to destroy the body thoroughly is possible.

A) Use your last Dragon Soul
B) Other

>>32464753
>A) Use your last Dragon Soul

>>32464753
>A) Use your last Dragon Soul

>>32464753
>A) Use your last Dragon Soul
It's the only way to be sure.

>>32464757
>>32464784
>>32464813
You tell the others to stand back. They comply and you prepare to breath your last gout of flame. The burning sensation builds again,and in a moment a torrent of flames pours from your mouth, engulfing Leopaldo's corpse. When the flame has gone dry, there is nothing remaining but a scorch mark on the ground, and a tiny bit of ash.

That done, you turn your attention to the captives, who all still bow and scrape before Leopaldo's ashy remains.

A) Speak to them
B) Leave them
C) Other

>>32464895
>A) Speak to them
"Come on, get up. We'll help you get out of here."

>>32464895
seconding >>32464911

>>32464895
>A) Speak to them
"He's dead. He can't hurt anyone anymore. Stand. It's time to leave."

>>32464911
>>32464928
You approach one of the bowing servants and speak gently to her. You offer to take her from the pyramid, but she doesn't even seem to register you. She only continues to bow and speak in a language you cannot even remotely understand.

A) Leave them
B) Take them by force
C) Other

>>32465034
>A) Leave them

>>32465034
>B) Take them by force

>>32465034
>C) Other
Try again. Snap your fingers a few times in front of her face.

>>32465065
You give up on the captives. It's clear to you that they are beyond help. Your comrades don't all agree, but neither do they question your decision.

The five of you begin searching for an exit. It seems the only way out of the room is to carefully climb back up the shaft you slid down, but it is a slippery and difficult trip. However as you discuss this, Maurice proposes a second option. He believes one of his remaining cards may provide help.

A) Hard way
B) Card way
C) Other

>>32465257
>B) Card way

>>32465257
>B) Card way

>>32465257
>B) Card way

>>32465276
>>32465323
>>32465472
You give Maurice the ok to use his card. He draws his deck from his robes and shuffles it quickly before pulling the top card. It is wrapped in blue flames, and he lets it drop to the ground.

Suddenly the earth begins shaking violently, knocking everyone to the ground. The swaying and jerking motions of the ground force you to lay flat for fear of being tosses aside, and you can hear the pyramid above you beginning to crumble and tear apart. Maurice himself seems unphased, and in fact hovers just a half inch off of the floor.

The shaking lasts a good few minutes before there is a loud boom, and the ceiling of the chamber bursts open and rubble piles in, forming the vague shape of a staircase leading up into the light. You head up first, and emerge from the hole to see that the pyramids have been ripped apart, and that you now sit in more of a valley than a crater.

Pietra shouts up, asking what happened.

A) Play it off
B) Be serious
C) Other

>>32465577
>B) Be serious

>>32465577
>A) Play it off

>>32465577
>C) Other
Be matter of fact and utterly deadpan.

>>32465577
>>32465626
Going with this

>>32465626
>>32465737
You tell Pietra that Maurice's act has destroyed completely a set of ancient structures that could have provided future generations with much knowledge and insight to the workings of ancient peoples. She seems slightly bummed out, but only Annalise seems to actually care.

The others begin climbing out one by one, with Annalise going last. She must adjust her cloak to protect her from the sun, and also be careful not to look up or risk being splashed in the face by the light. When she finally reaches you, you help her out and hold her gloves hand as you and the others make your way to the treeline again.

Once you are back in the jungle, Annalise pulls her hood back and lets out an exhausted sigh.

"So does this mean we can finally go home and..." Annalise stops and lowers her eyes to the ground.

A) Change the subject
B) Other

>>32465842
>B) Give her a hug

>>32465842
>B) Other
"We need to get some more people to get the other prisoners. But yeah, we'll be able to go home."

>>32465842
seconding >>32465876

>>32465842
>>32465876
>>32465895
Thirding

>>32465876
>>32465895
You reach your arms out and wrap them around Annalise. She isn't as eager to accept the embrace as usual, but neither does she resist. The others watch for a moment, and then Pietra speaks up.

"I can find our way back to the village pretty easily. It's probably better to leave now. I want to put this place far behind us and never think of it again."

A) Leave immediately
B) Other

>>32465933
>A) Leave immediately

>>32465933
>>32465949
Seconding

>>32465933
>A) Leave immediately

>>32465933
>A) Leave immediately
Lets get gone.

>>32465949
>>32465963
>>32465977
You agree with Pietra, and the five of you quickly gather up your camp, not far from your position, and begin heading back north.

The walk is somehow quicker going back than it was coming. Maurice hypothesizes that the path must be on a bit of an incline. At any rate, it's nearly three days before you all feel comfortable sleeping again.

On this night, as you wake for your shift, you see Annalise staring into the low fire. She seems pensive, but when she notices you approaching as Pietra slides into her bed, she perks up and seems happy.

A) Sit in silence
B) Other

>>32466122
>B) Other
get the girls together. we're having a talk

>>32466122
>A) Sit in silence

>>32466122
>>32466136
IT"S HAPPENING!
Seconding

>>32466122
>>32466154
Eh, I guess we could just sit it out until they're both awake.

>>32466166
Or we could settle down to live a happy monogamous life?

>>32466122
>>32466136
>>32466163
Thirded

>>32466194
maybe next time

Also just wanna say this is thread # 62

>>32466136
>>32466163
>>32466202
You call to Pietra, who seems to just have gotten comfy in her bed. She grumbles, replying without turning to see you. You tell her you want to talk about something before she gets to sleep. She begins to protest, but then stops. She slowly climbs back out of her bed and approaches the fire, barefoot and sleepy. She takes a seat by the fire and gives you her attention. Annalise seems curious as well.

Roll: 1d100 decides how you begin the awkward conversation

Rolled 16

>>32466411
"Anna, Those three years I was stuck in a cave, the thought of you kept me alive. But, I want to confess, it wasn't just you. I know you talked to Pietra before about this, but, well, even after that, she was still miserable about it. In the end, I didn't want to hurt either of you. So I wanted to speak with you about a compromise..."

Rolled 25

>>32466411
oh god my chance
"Fuck it, I can't do this. It was a stupid idea and I don't know how it got this far."
paragon intensifies

Rolled 70

>>32466411
>>32466457
Seconding

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>>32466484

Rolled 67

>>32466411
"We've been through a lot together, haven't we? The three of us. I've talke to Pietra about this before, but... the two of you mean the world to me. And I don't want to see either of you get hurt. So... that in mind, I have an idea I'd like to run by you."

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>>32466526

>>32466457
>>32466555
Pietra begins to fidget in her seat. You can barely see the color rising in her cheeks as she begins to chew her lip.

Annalise looks at you curiously. She doesn't seem to have caught on yet.

"Well, alright. What is it?"

Roll: 1d100 decides how you break it to Annalise

Rolled 42

>>32466683
I was wondering if we could find some arrangement to be married together. The three of us.

Rolled 42

>>32466683
"Fuck it, I can't do this. It was a stupid idea and I don't know how it got this far."

Rolled 39

>>32466683
"I... we've been together though a lot. I wanted to see if we could be Together. Properly. All three of us."
>Inb4 she still doesn't get it

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>>32466751
>>32466711

>>32466772
Wren wins fair and square - he rolled first.

Rolled 69

>>32466711
>>32466751
>>32466767
>>32466772
Quick, Overdrive! Roll higher than 42!

Rolled 54

>>32466791
>>32466772
ROLLLING!!!

>>32466835
Nailed it.

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>>32466835
>>32466858

>>32466711
You come out with it straight, refusing to sugar coat it. Pietra immediately buries her face in her hands and lets out a faint squeaking noise. Annalise blushes like you've never seen before. She is clearly taken aback by the very thought, and is utterly stricken silent.

After a moment of silence so tense you think you can hear the world humming, Annalise looks at the ground.

"I don't...but I...how can..."

A) Let her have a moment
B) Interrupt her
C) Other

>>32466983
>A) Let her have a moment

>>32466983
>A) Let her have a moment
"You don't have to answer right away. I want you to think about it and consider. I just... wanted the three of us to be happy."

>>32466983
>>32466993
>>32467012
Thirding

>>32466983
>B) Interrupt her
"You don't need to decide now. Just... I think we could be happy together."

>>32466993
>>32467012
>>32467023
You let Annalise think on it a while longer. Pietra is unable to show her face throughout this time. Eventually Annalise finally manages to stand, barely as her legs shake, but still can't look you in the eye.

"Are you saying what I think you're saying?" You can see her whole body beginning to shake now. She clenches her fists, and you think you might even see tears falling to the ground beneath her.

A) "I am"
B) Other

>>32467146
>A) "I am"

>>32467146
>A) "I am"

>>32467146
>B) Other
"I think so. What do you think I'm saying?"

>>32467190
>>32467146
actually, switching to Tiger's idea

>>32467146
>>32467171
>>32467175
Seconding

>Get down on one knee
>Take Her hand
>Look her in the eyes lovingly
>"Annalise (Her Full Name), will you marry me?

>>32467190
>>32467208
You ask Annalise what it is she suspects. She hugs herself tight, and you can hear her holding back a sob.

"You...you want to get married?" She looks up at you, and you can see the tears streaming down her cheeks. Pietra raises her eyes too, standing to be on even ground with the both of you.

A) "Yes. When we get home."
B) Other

>>32467262
>B) Other
yes, to both of you

>>32467262
>A) "Yes. When we get home."

>>32467262
>B) Other
"I do. Do we?"

>>32467262
>>32467313
>>32467277
>>32467305
IT"S HAPPENING.

I just like wanna second all of these.

>>32467277
>>32467365
You tell Annalise about your wish to be with both of them, until the end. Pietra looks at Annalise, anticipating her answer. Annalise smiles at first, and the tears continue to flow. But just as soon as it appears, the smile fades into a look of pain and despair. Annalise takes a step away from you and tries to speak.

"I...we can't. You're...and I'm a..." She pauses here.

A) Give her a moment
B) Other

>>32467524
>A) Give her a moment
then ask

"Is it because I have to work for that other god?"

>>32467524
>B) Other
Hug her.
"I don't care."

>>32467524
>Kiss her

>>32467524
>B) Other
"You can. We can."
Hug her.
"We love each other. That's all that matters."

>>32467596
>>32467563
You reach out and grab Annalise by the shoulders, pulling her in. You hold her tight against yourself, and in a moment are joined by Pietra, who completes the set. You tell Annalise that nothing matters to you but your love. She begins sobbing into your tunic.

A) Comfort her silently
B) Other

>>32467656
>A) Comfort her silently

>>32467656
>>32467663
Seconding
Now we kiss her?

>>32467656
>A) Comfort her silently

>>32467656
>A) Comfort her silently
Them feels, man.

>>32467663
>>32467683
>>32467692
You place your hand on her head and pet her silently. She continues to cry a while longer, but in time it does slow and peter out. You stand silently in a group hug for a while, until Annalise lifts her face from your now soaked shirt and sniffs.

"I don't know what to do. It wasn't supposed to be like this. I wanted to get married in the palace, with all my family and the bishop presiding. I wanted to wear gold robes, and live in a warm house with a big fireplace. I wanted to have dogs, and sunbathe in the garden. But look at me." Annalise pauses and rests her head against you. Pietra looks at you, worried.

"We can't get married. I love you so much it hurts, but we can't. I'm a monster. Pietra's an outlaw. You're an oathbreaker. They'd burn us at the stake. My family would..." Annalise pauses again. You think you can hear her building up to let out another stream of tears.


Roll: 1d100 to decide your response

Rolled 28

>>32467855
"If we are no longer welcomed in our own lands, we need not return. But we should not lose hope just yet. We can still change for the better. Maybe there's a way to fix you."

Rolled 71

>>32467855
"I love you, and I want to be with you now and till the rest of our days. I can't promise that I will instantly solve and make these problems go away, but I can promise that you will never have to face them alone, now or ever. We will find a way."

Rolled 77

>>32467855
"We can't go home again. But we don't need to go home to be happy. We can find our own place in the world. Our own way to live."

>>32467949
You tell Annalise what you think. She doesn't raise her face to see yours. Things are silent a while longer until she speaks again.

"Where will we go?"

A) North
B) South
C) East
D) West
E) Other

>>32468006
Umm, what is each direction again? I mean relative to where we are right now.

>>32468006
Does Kor know any good places?

>>32468048
North:
The icelands. Leon is in the west, and in the east are the barbarian lands

South: The great swamp, the jungles, and some small cities

East: Over the frozen peaks are the lands of other peoples

West: The desert, where Pietra is from originally

>>32468006
I have no idea where anything is in relation to us.
Both here and IRL. No sense of direction.
So imma say
>E) Other
"Where'er the wind may take us."

>>32468189
Let's go find Leon first, then think things over from there.

>>32468006
>>32468189
>>32468197
Cancel that. I vote
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wc-AQJ2MYo

>>32468189
Northwest with Leon seems like a good idea, but that might make it easier for people to find us, with our relation and connection to Leon.

So let's go West, where Pietra is originally from. This will also help with the whole, Pietra is part of this relationship to and loves you and wants to help us too.

>>32468266
Seconding

>>32468244
Can't wait to hear what he has to say on the subject. I'll vote west for Leon.

>>32468335
>>32468266
You decide to go west, past Lumen to the desert, and perhaps the islands of Kor's own home. Pietra agrees, as does Annalise. She seems a bit happier now, but you can tell her family and her home still weight heavy on her. Pietra leaves the huddle.

"It's nice getting all sweaty with you two, but I'm tired. Don't stay up too late necking." Pietra laughs at her own pun as she slips into her bed and curls up beneath the covers. Annalise lets go of you as well, wiping her cheeks and sniffling a bit more. The two of you sit together and watch the fire. After about an hour, Annalise begins to take on a tired look. You think you might have an idea why.

She turns to you and licks her lips. "You smell really good right now. Do you mind?"

A) Let her
B) Don't let her

>>32468431
>A) Let her
a little bit to sate her

>>32468431
A) Let her
Nibble on her neck and ear too.

>>32468431
>A) Let her

>>32468431
>A) Let her

>>32468469
>>32468496
>>32468547
You pull down your shirt to reveal your shoulder. Annalise gulps, throwing a leg over your lap to straddle you. She examines your bare skin closely, sniffing it so quietly that you're sure she meant to hide it from you. You look away so as not to embarrass her, and there is a moment where you could swear she licks you before using a canine to prick your skin. She begins nursing as usual, wrapping her arms around you as she gently feeds on your vital fluid. You toy with her a bit, teasing her gently with your hands, but she doesn't release. In fact she seems to drink a bit more roughly when you do.

When she finishes, she finally pulls away and takes a deep breath as she licks her lips.

"You make it really hard not to bite down. Your blood tastes even better than Pietra's."

A) "Just leave me enough to walk."
B) "What does it taste like?"
C) Other

>>32468670
>A) "Just leave me enough to walk."
>B) "What does it taste like?"

>>32468670
>A) "Just leave me enough to walk."
>B) "What does it taste like?"
>C) "What happens if you bite down?"
Bite softly into her neck a little.

>>32468670
>A) "Just leave me enough to walk."
>B) "What does it taste like?"

>>32468685
>>32469065
You ask Annalise what exactly your blood tastes like. She thinks about it for a moment.

"It's sort of like peaches, but saltier. And it goes down my throat really thick, like milk. I sort of wish it was colder though."

You sit together and talk a while longer, until you realize it's time for Maurice's shift.

A) Wake him
B) Stay up until morning

>>32469215
>B) Stay up until morning

>>32469215
>A) Wake him
>peaches
I wonder how many more meetings with Monk Ross it'll take before our blood is an intoxicant.

>>32469215
>B) Stay up until morning
>And it goes down my throat really thick, like milk."

hehehe

>>32469248
>>32469328
You stay up late with Annalise, quietly enjoying the night until sunrise. As the morning breaks, Annalise pulls her hood on to protect her from it's rays. Soon your allies are awake, and you pack up and head north.

>>32469585
After a few more days, Annalise and Pietra seem to grow more chummy. By the time you reach the tiny village that your guide inhabited, they are walking nearly hand in hand.

At the village, the people welcome you warmly, especially when you tell them that you have slain the monsters deep within the jungle. They celebrate by replacing the food they stole from your wagon, and even giving you some strange flatbread to take with you. It is a bit tough, but very sweet. You hop back into the driver's seat.

A) Call Annalise up with you
B) Call Pietra up with you
C) Call Maurice up with you
D) Call Kor up with you

>>32469737
>C) Call Maurice up with you

>>32469737
>C) Call Maurice up with you

>>32469737
>C) Call Maurice up with you
Let Anna and Pietra go on with the lovebird act.

>>32469737
>>32469757
>>32469810
>>32469824
Fourthing

>>32469757
>>32469810
>>32469824
You call Maurice, and he hops up in the seat beside you. In the back, the ladies relax on the bedrolls and chat about nothing in particular. You get the horses moving and roll north. You realize at the moment that you haven't actually brought up your plans to Maurice and Kor.

A) Bring it up now
B) Other

>>32470227
>A) Bring it up now

>>32470227
>A) Bring it up now

>>32470227
>>32470238
>>32470263
Sure

>>32470227
>A) Bring it up now
They might well want to split off.
I wouldn't blame them.

>>32470238
>>32470263
>>32470385
As you ride north, you find the courage to speak up. You tell the others about your plans to head west, away from Lumen. They listen carefully, and are clearly shocked to hear about it. Maurice is the first to speak up about it.

"You intend to take Miss Annalise, who cannot bare a moment in the light of the sun, to a land where clouds are as rare as gold coins on the street?"

A) "We can't go home."
B) "Can't you help her?"
C) Other

>>32470439
>A) "We can't go home."
>B) "Can't you help her?"

>>32470439
>>32470456
Second
Also

Do you have any suggestions or ideas?

>>32470439
>A) "We can't go home."
>B) "Can't you help her?"

>>32470456
>>32470488
You tell Maurice that you won't be welcomed at home anymore. He hums to himself. You ask if there's anything he might be able to do to help her.

"Alas, sir, my magics do not effect ailments such as this. I can only cure wounds of the flesh. Mortal wounds. This is purely mystical in nature. You need someone more powerful than me. The only person I know who might be able to clear away the curse is the bishop herself."

A) "Then we'll make a stop."
B) "There has to be another way."
C) Other

>>32470600
>A) "Then we'll make a stop."

>>32470600
>B) "There has to be another way."
Do we even really need to cure her?
She's different, but we love her anyway. It'll take some getting used to, but no more than anything else.
Give it time - it's hers to decide, but we shouldn't rush her. She may grow to like her new self.

>>32470721
the problem is that she may turn into something like what we fought in the pyramids. Nasty and evil like.

>>32470696
You tell Maurice that if need be, you'll make one last stop in the city to help Annalise.

"And you expect them to just let you leave? Her family will want her home. And her family is quite powerful. Not to mention you're an oathbreaker. The law states that you must be imprisoned, if not killed."

A) "I'll think of something."
B) Other

>>32471047
>B) Other
Then maybe we can find another way. In one of the other lands.

>>32471047
>>32471088
Second

TRUE LOVE WILL PREVAIL.!

>>32471088
>>32471156
"I don't mean to go against you, sir. I will follow you no matter what choice you make. But understand that these are powerful forces, beyond mortal ability to control. Annalise's holy power is all that keeps it at bay. What if it fades? You lost the power of Light, and she may too, if something goes wrong. There may be no cure. Her power may not be able to stop it forever. You may be hunted. Are you truly prepared to put Miss Annalise through all of that just for something as feeble and pathetic as love?"

A) "That's enough."
B) Other

>>32471291
>B) Other
Well, let's find Leon and see what we can do from there.

>>32471291
>B) Other
"For love, there is nothing I would not do."

>>32471291
>>32471352
>>32471333
Seconding Both!

>>32471333
>>32471352
>>32471388
You tell Maurice that you can and will find some way. He sighs, crossing his arms and drawing his deck from his robes. He begins shuffling them, then suddenly stops and nearly drops them from the wagon.

"S-sir. We must find a unicorn."

You look at Maurice oddly. What the sudden change in his mood is due to, but you know that unicorns are a thing of myth.
A) "What?"
B) "Those aren't real, Maurice."
C) Other

>>32471670
>A) "What?"

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>>32471670
>A) "What?"

>>32471670
>A) "What?"

>>32471670
C) Dead Pan and Serious "Where do we find one?"

>>32471688
>>32471714
>>32471757
You ask Maurice what he means.

"The Priestess. It may be able to purge the sickness from Miss Annalise. But my card was used to heal Leon when we were attacked by undead rangers in the swamp years ago. To forge a new one, we need to slay a unicorn and extract its heart."

This is beginning to sound insane. Unicorns are a thing of fairy tales, along with dwarves and the ancient dragons.

A) "Maurice, unicorns are only stories. You can't kill one."
B) Other

>>32471888
Second try.
>B) Dead Pan and Serious "Where do we find one?"

>>32471888
>B) Other
Are you sure they're not just myth and legends?

>>32471888
>A) "Maurice, unicorns are only stories. You can't kill one."
>B) Other
"Even if we found one... killing a unicorn? Harvesting its organs? For a chance? It seems... wrong."

>>32471926
You ask Maurice where you might run into a unicorn.

"Alas, I'm not entirely sure. They have long been thought extinct due to a mass hunting many centuries ago. To find one now would require research. We must find a library with texts that go back far enough to speak of their breeding grounds. Sadly, the only library I know of that might have such information is also thought to be long since demolished."

A) Ask about the library
B) Ask something else
C) Other

>>32472192
>A) Ask about the library

>>32472192
>A) Ask about the library

>>32472192
>A) Ask about the library
To the shattered ruins of Alexandria!

>>32472192
>>32472207
>>32472251
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!

>>32472207
>>32472251
>>32472284
You ask Maurice to divulge more information on the library.

"It is something of an old legend amongst people like me. Packed with accounts from all over the world; accounts of the starfall, the ancient dragons, and the age when terrible and glorious beasts roamed the world freely. A time before men built cities. Not many truly believe it was ever real, but there are some fanatics who spend their lives trying to find it. The knowledge contained in a library of that magnitude could even teach one to master sorceries and spells so powerful, they might become akin to a god."

A) Ask something else
B) Other

>>32472450
>B) Other
we'll just settle for not turning into blood sucking monsters.

>>32472450
>A) Ask something else
"Could be worth a look. Any other ideas to help us all stay sane?"

>>32472450
seconding >>32472522

>>32472522
>>32472560
"Miss Annalise's sickness won't spread so long as she doesn't spread it willingly. Her feeding is harmless. She is akin to a shadowbat in that regard. However, if her condition worsens, it is possible she may lose self control. If she does, she will want to breed. And for her, that means spreading the sickness. It is best we take whatever course of action we intend immediately. I will remind you again that she may be healed just as easily by the church." Maurice places a hand on your shoulder and leans in close.

"Perhaps it is wiser to allow her to return home alone."

A) Agree
B) Disagree
C) Other

>>32472747
>C) Other
We could just go home, get the heal, and go off adventuring, right? I mean, it's not like we have to tell her parents or anything about our arrangements

>>32472747
seconding >>32472803

>>32472747
>>32472803
Sure???
We should ask Annalise before hand however. And mention the Unicorn Idea.

>>32472959
yeah, probably...

>>32472747
>C) Other
"I'm not going to decide for her. We tell her our options. She can make her own decision."
This is not our decision to make. At the very least, it's not ours alone.

>>32472803
>>32472942
Maurice thinks on this for a moment. Before he can answer, Annalise speaks up from the wagon.

"You can't go back to the city. You're an oathbreaker. They'd sense you coming." You turn around to see her. She has heard the entirety of your conversation, judging by the look in her eyes. You wonder if this is a side effect of her sickness.

"And I don't know if I could just leave after I see everyone. It'd be too painful..."

A) Say nothing
B) other

>>32473054
>B) other
tell them to get worry about this later. like when we get to Leon.

>>32473054
seconding Wrenloft again

>>32473054
>B) other
"Then we don't. This is about your life. It's your choice to make. We'll be with you every step of the way."

>>32473088
>>32473104
The others go quiet. The rest of the day goes by in total silence.

You spend the next two weeks riding north from the jungles to the desert. You come to a watering hole where you pause to rest. It is here that Pietra approaches you.

"Kor's going back to Lumen if you don't convince her not to. And Annalise is still worried about her family. She can't choose between her family and you, and watching her try is breaking my heart. I'm with you, but if we're going to turn west we should do it soon. The closer we get to Lumen, the more chance they'll pick up on you, according to Annalise. Unless you want her to go there for her treatment."

You've put the decision off long enough. It is time to figure out what your next move is. You can risk your own hide to get Annalise healed up quickly, or you can try and follow Maurice's plan, which you are unsure of. Pietra crosses her arms and looks you dead in the eye, waiting for your response.

>>32473409
We go to Lumen.

at the very least, we stay at the outskirts and try to stay undetected. Peitra and Anna can go and make sure she gets healed.

>>32473507
My vote'll be on this.

>>32473409
Go west. Don't start singing.

>>32473507
>>32473528
You decide that the best option now is to go to Lumen to heal Annalise, even if it means risking your own skin. Pietra nods, and agrees reluctantly. She stands on her toes to place a kiss on your cheek.

"If any of them get near you I'll kill them myself."

After you've all rested, you pile back into the cart and begin heading north again. The ride is more lively now that your decision has been made. Annalise seems to pick up on it, and has a much more energetic conversation with Pietra and Kor than she's had in weeks.

Finally, you reach the salt plains. The hardpan and jagged mountains of the desert turns into lush green grass and gentle hills. Even the air cools off. Annalise expresses her desire to sunbathe again, and shows Pietra how badly her skin has paled in recent time. You all joke and laugh, but at the same time there is a heaviness to the situation. You know that every step forward now is a gamble. The others do as well, with the possible exception of Kor.

It occurs to you now that you have been gone nearly a year. You wonder how much has changed. Sadly, you might never know.

"Something is coming." Pietra speaks up from the wagon. She stands and peaks over your shoulder. "Or, maybe not? I could have sworn I heard something." She frowns. Even Kor seems to have noticed nothing unusual.

A) "You're just on edge."
B) "Let's stop for a rest."
C) "Let's speed up."
D) Other

>>32473734
>B) "Let's stop for a rest."

>>32473734
>C) "Let's speed up."
They're onto us. Ride!

>>32473734
Hey, Rags, remind me,

how did we lose our light based powers?

>>32473734
>>32473753
Agreed take things nice and slow.

>>32473753
>>32473799
You decide to halt for a short rest. You bring the wagon to a halt on the side of the road and leap off, stretching yourselves out. Annalise watches you with envy from inside the wagon. She is far too afraid to leave it during the daytime. She made the mistake of putting her hand out a bit too far to wave at some village children two days ago, and it burned her so bad she cried for nearly an hour.

Pietra's suspicions seem unfounded after all, as you ride on for another two days with no trouble. Soon, you spot the city coming up, as well as the small farmlands surrounding it.

A) Press on further
B) Let Annalise out here
C) Other

>>32473903
>B) Let Annalise out here
"Be careful. Good luck."

>>32473903
>B) Let Annalise out here
>C) Other
Get Pietra to accompany her and get her cured.

Tell her that we'll be there for her, whether she chooses to stay or not

>>32473950
>>32473961
You stop here, just before sunset, and tell Pietra to take Annalise the rest of the way. They should be able to arrive before morning if they are quick, but giving them the cart would make it much faster.

A) Give them the wagon
B) Hide with the wagon
C) Other

>>32473776
Valor, Compassion, Honesty

>>32474004
>A) Give them the wagon

>>32474004
>A) Give them the wagon

>>32474004
>>32474018
>>32474140
Thirding

>>32474018
>>32474140
>>32474205
You hop out of the driver's seat, along with Maurice. Pietra and Annalise take your places, with Annalise very careful to shield herself from the sun. Kor seems torn at this moment. She looks back and forth from you to the wagon.

A) Call her to you
B) Tell her to go and rest

>>32474323
>B) Tell her to go and rest

>>32474323
>B) Tell her to go and rest
"It's OK, Kor. Go rest."

>>32474323
>B) Tell her to go and rest

>>32474323
>>32474332
>>32474368
Thirding

>>32474332
>>32474368
>>32474407
You tell Kor she is welcome to head back, eat and rest as much as she likes. She smiles, and jumps back into the wagon. Soon it is off, leaving you and Maurice alone on the bare hills. There is a small village nearby, but Maurice seems against showing yourselves if you don't need to.

A) Rest in the village
B) Hide out in the hills
C) Other

>>32474477
>B) Hide out in the hills

>>32474477
>B) Hide out in the hills

>>32474477
>>32474490
>>32474498
Thirding

>>32474477
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDd-GXkMrJs&feature=kp

>>32474490
>>32474498
>>32474547
You decide to make a stealthy camp in the hills. Lumen is always fairly warm, so bedrolls should be plenty to keep you cozy through the night. The two of you find a nice dry area to lay your things out and sit. You eat a small meal before relaxing. The night sky is beautiful over the salt plains. The stars above you are so bright and numerous that it looks as though someone painted the sky.

Maurice is asleep quickly as always. The night is dead silent save for a cricket far off in the distance. You imagine Annalise and the others have already reached town by now. They'll probably be back first thing in the morning.

A) Get some sleep
B) Other

>>32474682
b
meditate

>>32474682
>A) Get some sleep

>>32474682
>A) Get some sleep
I suspect we'll need it.

>>32474694
>>32474824
You lay back and use your arms for a pillow. You can feel the weight of the road already putting you to sleep. Soon the world fades away, and you are plunged into darkness.

There are a few images in your head that night. A field of sunflowers, and a great stone tower. A tree bursting with fresh fruit, and a massive bolt of lightning. The last thing you see before waking is a spider, carefully spinning a web into the shape of a blanket.

You wake suddenly. The world is still dim. It's not quite sunrise. There is a pain in your stomach. You look around and see a silhouette. It is tall and broad. Before you can focus on it, you feel something heavy hit your chest. You feel it. A sword. You look over to Maurice, who himself is waking, shocked and afraid. You look back up to the silhouette. It's coming into better view now. Red hair.

"Run, fast."

A) Get moving
B) Other

>>32475013
>A) Get moving

>>32475013
>A) Get moving
At least Leman's willing to give us a head start?

>>32475013
>A) Get moving

>>32475048
>>32475073
>>32475074
You get to your feet, grabbing the sword and your bag before running toward what you think is west. The silhouette doesn't follow you, but in less than five minutes you can hear the thundering roar of horse hooves. You'd wager at least half a dozen. Whoever has been sent after you has been sent with every intention of catching you very quickly.

You'll never outrun horses in the main road. You need to think of a way to avoid capture.

A) Head to the village
B) Head to the fields
C) Other

>>32475250
>A) Head to the village

>>32475250
>B) Head to the fields

>>32475250
>B) Head to the fields

>>32475286
>>32475304
You and Maurice make your way to the fields. The harvest hasn't taken place yet, so they should be thick with grains and grasses that will serve to hide you well for the time being.

You reach the edge of a wheat field soon, and in time the hoof-beats begin growing louder. In minutes they are upon you, and riding past you. Your heart pounds in your chest, and Maurice can barely breath.

A) Stay and rest
B) Keep moving

>>32475420
>B) Keep moving
carry him if you have to

>>32475420
>A) Stay and rest
They've just passed us. Don't draw attention by moving.

>>32475463
>>32475420
fair point,
changing to A

>>32475420
>A) Stay and rest

>>32475538
>>32475543
>>32475463
You settle down for a short rest before continuing. The sun has begun to rise now. Using the main road is likely to get you spotted immediately. Maurice mentions that it is unlikely any of the villagers or farmers will take you in at this point, as you surely have a decent reward on your head if nothing else. You take a moment to think of you next course of action.

A) Find someplace to hide
B) Keep running
C) Other

>>32475622
>A) Find someplace to hide

>>32475622
>A) Find someplace to hide
If the others don't escape soon, we may have to infiltrate.

>>32475622
>A) Find someplace to hide

>>32475650
>>32475704
>>32475720
You and Maurice jointly decide to hide out nearby, and hope for something good to come of this. You stay in the wheat field for a few hours more, until the beating of hooves passes again, and then a bit longer for good measure. Once you're confident, you peak out. All seems clear going both ways on the road. You both exit the tall grass and get moving. There is only one place you might be able to hide. A place that nobody could possibly know how to find, because you never told them how.

Home.

>>32475838
Wrapping here for the week. Normally I'd keep going in the morning, but I've got lots to do tomorrow so you're all just gonna have to wait another week for the next luke-warm installment of this mediocre series.

Thanks to all ya'll who played, it's really great to see everyone taking part. If someone would be a hero and archive for me, I'd be super grateful.

Next week: We meet Leon's son and find out who actually killed Mr Burns.

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>>32475889
Holy shit that twist
Thanks for running again, Rags. Archived it.

>>32475889
>Turn in your badge and gun
archived.

have a nice weekend.

>>32475889
Good thread, Rags.

>>32475936
Twist?

>>32476117
Not quite twist per se, but the way you said 'we're going back home' was pretty cool. Didn't know how to phrase it.

>>32476135
Oh, right. I hoped it would be good. Glad it wasn't super lame.