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You've gotten out of Dain well-enough, begun to head east. Much to you and your companions' delight, this means needing to subject yourselves to traveling through the desert again.

As always, the magic-users of your party aren't remotely inhibited by the sand, but Quidel is complaining a lot about his feet hurting, responded to by Vaga telling him he should've gotten off his horse more often. Their bickering is mostly kept between themselves, however.

Princess Kia tried to blaze the trail at first, but her five-year-old feet were too tired to keep it up. Since then, Vaga's, er, friends have all been taking turns carrying her, responding to her questions about what and who they are with varying degrees of patience.

Yancy is keeping the closest to the Mage General's twins out of anybody, finding quickly that Bovis does not make for the best conversation.

You keep seeing that Asra girl here and there, far ahead of and far behind the rest of her allies, and Victoria and Laurina are making awkward conversation, trailing slightly behind you and Gorman.

Miles and Devon are leading the group from up front as Bryce stays pretty much in the exact center of everyone.

>A. Approach some group (specify which)
>B. Talk to Gorman (topic preferred)
>C. Just keep quiet and get this desert garbage over with
>D. Write-in?

>>42074526
>A. Approach some group
Victoria, See how she's handling the desert.

>>42074566
You start to walk alongside Victoria and Laurina. As you get closer, the former is saying, "urgh... All this footwork, it is... It is overwhelming, punishing."

"We're all doing it," Laurina says, "and I don't think you've lost enough weight to be carried like Kia."

"Yet it is enough to feel the onset of atrophy... I suppose it's for the best, though, to be working out again like so."

"Okay, good to hear you've figured that out."

Laurina walks slightly forward, still not being especially fond of Victoria, happiness that she isn't dead aside. She spends some time talking to Gorman as you ask Victoria how she's faring.

"Well, thank you for asking, Ellen, but I'm... certain it's apparent." Victoria takes a very long drink of water before turning towards the fallen hometown hero and the nomad (Vaga is currently halfheartedly shouting cliche motivational lines at Quidel), "at least I'm handling it better than horseman over there... Come to think of it, do you think it's dead?"

>A. Yeah probably
>B. It could've ran back to town
>C. You'd rather not think about that
>D. Immediately change the subject (specify)
>E. Write-in?

>>42074847
>B. It could've ran back to town
>Probably shouldn't bring this up within earshot of Quidel though.

>>42074847
>C. You'd rather not think about that

This quest made me want to play fire emblem again, so I picked up sacred stones

>>42074900
>>42074878
"I'd... really rather not think about that, especially not when Quidel can hear us from here. Let's just... assume that it ran back to Elza Oasis and is waiting for us there! I mean, we were close enough that Katina and Yancy caught up with us pretty fast..."

Victoria nods, "right, right, now isn't the time for that sort of thought..."

Asra appears at the front of the group, saying "Sharlow Village is just up ahead. From a cursory glance, it should be safe to rest there." Then she disappears behind the stragglers, apparently permanently on back-scouting duty now.

"You heard her," Miles announces, "just up ahead, everyone."

Victoria sighs. "Urgh, finally..."

>A. Push on forward.
>B. Keep at this pace and talk to Victoria some more
>C. Fall back and check on the stragglers
>D. Asra's a rogue who can handle herself in situations exactly like this, but maybe you should follow her example anyway
>E. Write-in

>>42075214
>B. Keep at this pace and talk to Victoria some more

>>42075214
>B. Keep at this pace and talk to Victoria some more

>>42075214
>C. Fall back and check on the stragglers
Then
>D. Asra's a rogue who can handle herself in situations exactly like this, but maybe you should follow her example anyway

>>42075227
>>42075237
You don't really change anything about your movements, just keeping up the pace and the pleasant conversation. You don't talk about much that's substantial, but it is pleasant regardless, and you also find yourselves listening in on Gorman and Laurina's conversation a lot.

"And you only found this out after you'd stopped working as a pirate."

"Yeah. He was m... er, trapped on an island for awhile."

"You couldn't stop hearing about your father, growing up in Dain. Have you considered visiting him?"

"...pirate hellscape."

"Ah, yes, of course. Perhaps if he changes that, though."

Their conversation peters out into small talk there, too, and soon into absolutely nothing (Laurina isn't good at small talk).

Sharlow Village isn't magically-protected like Elza Oasis, and things generally aren't nearly as nice as said capital, but the place is hardly a dried-up hellhole, your party is quick to find.

All Miles needs to say is that the group are mercenaries, passing through to Elza Oasis, and the apparent mayor or something of the like is quick to show your lot around the town (the old fellow benignly makes a slightly off-color remark about the Garou's dogness, but doesn't seem remotely hostile towards them), even pointing Miles towards an inn in case the group stops traveling here for the day.

>A. There's probably food at said inn. Go there immediately.
>B. Wander around the small town
>C. Look for a member of your group (specify)
>D. Write-in?

>>42075522
>A. There's probably food at said inn. Go there immediately.

>>42075522
>B. Wander around the small town

>>42075522
>>A. There's probably food at said inn. Go there immediately.
ITT: Boy! Am I late! How's it going guys?

>>42075583
>>42075606
You whiz by the apparent mayor apologizing awkwardly but sincerely to the garou, citing his not usually seeing garou around, and immediately head for the apparent location of the inn. The day still has a ways to go, but places like that have to have food.

The food's not great, just slightly more comfortable than you're especially comfortable with, but what else can you do in a place like this? You're not picky anyway.

Victoria, having followed you there, disagrees vehemently, however, chewing through the crap like it's the most amazing thing in the world.

>A. Comment on this
>B. Say something else (specify)
>C. Just let her. She's probably had less and worse for years now.
>D. Write-in

>>42075757
>>C. Just let her. She's probably had less and worse for years now.

>>42075757
>A. Comment on this jokingly

>>42075757
>>D. Write-in
"I'm guessing Bolse didn't spoil you a little while you were imprisoned?"

>>42075757
>C. Just let her. She's probably had less and worse for years now.

>>42075776
>>42075857
>>42075810
You consider saying something about this, but question if that would be in poorer taste than the food in front of you.

Anyway, Victoria actually beats you to the punch, joking, "have my refined tastes dulled so much over the years?"

Taking the opportunity, you respond with, "so Bolse and all them didn't spoil you in Aum?"

Victoria shakes her head, "Lars would apparently send me things sometimes 'for my consideration,' but I would only ever find out when Captain Willow showed me herself eating the final morsels, describing them."

"For your consideration? Of what?"

"I believe he wanted me to become his underling or something. He claimed that he often made excuses to his grandfather about being unable to create Draco 'until the conditions are right,' that he could simply let me be if I would swear to serve Dain-well, serve his own agenda, actually, but act as though it was the former-but I wouldn't have any of that. Like I've said, I am fiercely protective of what little pride I have left."

>A. Remain silent
>B. Ask her something else (specify)
>C. More food!
>D. You two are done now
>E. Write-in?

>>42076071
>C. More food!

>>42076071
>>E. Write-in?
I say to place our hand on her shoulder and say, "You tended that little pride well enough, it'll grow now that you're on the surface."

>>42076071
>D. You two are done now

You should really use em dashes

>>42076071
>C. More food!
>>42076254
Oh boy the dramafag is back.

>>42076071
How do you feel about lars? He was traveling with us for awhile.

>>42076190
>>42076272
"Though Lars seems to share a common greater enemy with us, I still cannot stand him. Only agreeing to let me go if I agreed to be useful to him... The inevitability of considering him to be an ally disturbs me."

"This is getting a bit heavy... Wanna just get more food?"

"Please," she says with a grin.

In the time you're there, you and Victoria predate and outlast the entries of the Great Miles and Kia, followed by the twins and their deadlord manservant (the innkeeper seemed... uncomfortable with Bovis. That makes two of you, you suppose).

"Urgh, enough... I could eat like this awhile, but I fear anymore might make us ill, or completely drain our wallets."

>A. Yeah, probably
>B. Suit yourself
>C. More food!
>D. Write-in?

>>42076442
>>A. Yeah, probably

>>42076442
>A. Yeah, probably

>>42076442
>A. Yeah, probably

>>42076473
>>42076478
>>42076555
>>42076555
"Yeah, you're... probably right," you say. The bill is probably driven up a decent amount by now, but you're still able to cover it together and make your way back into town, not really having much else to do in the inn.

"I don't understand that Asra... Even when the other Great Miles were eating, was she off looking around on her own? I mean, I certainly didn't see her when the rest of that group was in the inn."

>A. Some people are like that
>B. You're not sure
>C. Why not ask Miles/his friends
>D. Why not ask her yourselves, if you can actually find her anywhere
>E. Write-in

>>42076664
>A. Some people are like that

>>42076664
>A. Some people are like that
>E. I'm not really a social person myself believe it or not

>>42076664
>>A. Some people are like that

>>42076708
Second

>>42076681
>>42076708
>>42076725
>>42076821
"Some people just... really don't do well with social situations. Believe it or not, it doesn't really come naturally to me at all, either. I rarely talked to people for things that weren't strictly business until... fairly recently." You think of Byron, Zoe, Cheryl... Even Nat, you only started actually spending time with after everything went to hell in Orsin.

Victoria responds, "I suppose there is some silver lining to that, then, even beyond our paths crossing."

>A. You guess so
>B. People died, Victoria.
>C. Say something else (specify)
>D. Write-in action

>>42076893
>I don't like to think of it that way and i think you know why Victoria.

>>42076929

>>42076929
>>42077032
"I... really can't think about it like that, Victoria. Close or not, so many of the only people I had ever known died at once."

"I... I see."

Well, that certainly put a damper on the mood.

After awhile of standing around in a shady spot outside, Devon comes by. She asks, "have either of you seen Asra anywhere? She hasn't reported back to us in awhile..."

>A. You haven't
>B. Let Victoria answer
>C. Isn't this normal for her
>D. Write-in dialogue/action

>>42077126
>C. Isn't this normal for her

>>42077126
>C. Isn't this normal for her
Also no

>>42077192
>>42077195
"Er, no, we haven't, but isn't it normal for her to just... be off on her own, looking for things?"

Devon shakes her head, "not for this long without reporting back to us, even for just a few seconds... Last time anyone says they saw her was when she fell back to scout behind us. But considering her training, it's very unlikely that anyone could capture her, but... We were thinking of just heading back out to check on her."

>A. Training?
>B. You'll take care of that
>C. We'll take care of that
>D. Let us come with you
>E. That sounds like a bad idea
>F. Write-in

>>42077398
>D. Let us come with you

>>42077398
>D. Let us come with you

>>42077398
>let me come with you.
We shouldn't involve other people without asking.

>>42077414
>>42077434
"Let us come along, then. I mean, it's either nothing or it's something really dangerous."

Victoria simply nods. She did swear to follow you as long as you asked, after all.

"No, no, if... If it's really dangerous enough to create a situation Asra couldn't escape from, heaven forbid, then that would mean... I don't think there's much either of you could do, with what that means. Even Laurina probably shouldn't come along, really... She's strong, but what she's got won't be enough..."

>A. Then the four of you shouldn't go at all either
>B. Insist on coming
>C. What DOES she think this means
>D. Back down and let the Great Miles handle this
>E. Write-in

>>42077664
>C. What DOES she think this means

>>42077664
>A. Then the four of you shouldn't go at all either
>B. Insist on coming
All or none

>>42077697
>>42077709
"What do you think this means, exactly?"

"Are you familiar with the Peshkatz Group?"

You're not, and start to shake your head as Victoria's eyes widen. Noting your reaction, Victoria explains, "they are a... Well, in short, an Assassin's Guild of sorts. It's understandable that you wouldn't know they exist, since they're not particularly widely known to exist outside of the circles of high society."

Devon continues, "it's... not known who leads them, and Miles was never told more by his father than that they exist, let alone how to summon them, but... Asra was a runaway, apparently having been raised since birth to act in the Group's will. She didn't even tell us this until after they sent one of their number to 'retrieve' her. That one didn't survive, and it's been years since we've heard... Well, literally anything about them. We figured that they simply took the hint and cut their losses after Asra killed the guy they sent, but... Maybe if someone who has reason to follow us managed to contact them..."

"Then we could be dealing with super-secret assassins and Dain chasing us? That's too dangerous for just you three and hopefully Asra! Either we all go, or we just press forward!"

Victoria nods, "I would... really hate for one of you to be captured after all this effort, especially by the Peshkatz."

Devon closes her eyes, "I was afraid you would say that..." She wields a staff, beginning to wave it in the air, "when you wake up, please, just... Keep going towards Elza, if we're not here."

>A. What do you think you're doing?
>B. Get out of her way
>C. Stop her. Use force if necessary
>D. Stand there
>E. Write-in

>>42078025
>>B. Get out of her way

>>42078025
>B. Get out of her way
>C. Stop her. Use force if necessary

>>42078025
>B. Get out of her way

>>42078025
>Get out of the way
>Follow them in secret
Time to play secret agent

>>42078052
>>42078115
>>42078116
"Staves aren't known for accuracy when someone thinks to dodge them," you recall Gorman telling you once, "but the fact of the matter is that most people never see a sleep, berserk, or offensive staff in general. I know Nat's probably never handled one, but I wouldn't be surprised if you crossed paths with the wrong end of one someday. Be ready if it happens."

You and Victoria manage to avoid the staff's magic, and you quickly find yourself wrenching the staff out of Devon's hand.

>A. Try to talk this out (word choice preferred)
>B. Bail before she pulls something else. Head back the way you guys came into town through
>C. Knock her out. Stop her from going at all
>D. Write-in

>>42078323
>C. Knock her out. Stop her from going at all

>>42078323
>A. Try to talk this out (word choice preferred)
If they're that dangerous there's no way I'll let you go alone. If it's that dangerous then you'll need all the help you can take.

Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>42078394
>>42078383

>>42078504
Fantastic magic-user or not, you can easily overpower Devon, knocking her out without much trouble.

"I... feel bad, but I would really rather nobody risks their lives if it's that hopeless to chase after them. We should just... Hurry up to Elza Oasis. We need to get Bolse, Katina, and Kia to safety."

You and Victoria agree to gather everybody and regroup as quickly as possible.

You're the one who has the imminent pleasure of encountering Miles while lugging around his unconscious fiancee, by this point having gotten Laurina and Vaga to your side.

"So this is where you two disappeared to?" Looking to Laurina, he sternly asks, "may I ask what the hell is going on?"

>A. Let Laurina take the heat
>B. Devon said she would head out to look for Asra without anyone but you and Bryce. It was all I could do to prevent her from doing something that rash
>C. She attacked me and Victoria!
>D. Ask if he's heard from Asra at all
>E. Mention the possibility of the Peshkratz Group
>F. Apologize
>G. Write-in

>>42078659
>B. Devon said she would head out to look for Asra without anyone but you and Bryce. It was all I could do to prevent her from doing something that rash
>C. She attacked me and Victoria

>>42078659
>F. Apologize
>B. Devon said she would head out to look for Asra without anyone but you and Bryce. It was all I could do to prevent her from doing something that rash

>>42078659
>B. Devon said she would head out to look for Asra without anyone but you and Bryce. It was all I could do to prevent her from doing something that rash
>C. She attacked me and Victoria
>D. Ask if he's heard from Asra at all
Never apologize, She attacked us.

>>42078730
>>42078791
>>42078850
"Sorry, Miles. Devon, she said that she was going to just try to head out there into the desert with you and Bryce to look for Asra. Then she attacked us with this sleep staff so we wouldn't follow her. It was... really all I could do to stop her."

Miles closes his eyes, sighing, "and she probably would have gone out looking for her even if Bryce and I refused, meaning of course we would have... purely on principle, I'm not going to thank you for knocking out the love of my life, but... I understand."

"Haven't heard from Asra at all, then?"

Miles shakes his head, "and I figure she had the same idea of who might be responsible for that as we did. Devon has always felt... Well, closer to Asra than any of us ever did, and Asra's loyalty to the Great Miles has been constant, not to mention being a damn fine scout... It hurts, we wouldn't have been able to save the princess or the mage general's children without her, but... I'm afraid you had the right idea, preventing us from going back for her."

In a short time, you and Victoria reunite, having gathered up all of the escapees and Great Miles, bar Asra. Your stay in Sharlow Village turned out just brief enough to catch your collective breaths and resupply for the last leg of the journey home.

Devon woke up in time, and was... Well, she was cross, but she didn't try to pull anything.

>A. Talk to someone on the way to Elza
>B. Keep to yourself
>C. It takes a lot of someones to take Asra's place. You're one of the people watching the group's back
>D. Write-in?

>>42079036
>Only one vote had apologize in it
>Still use it anyways even though it didn't win
Why? Just WHY?
>C. It takes a lot of someones to take Asra's place. You're one of the people watching the group's back

>>42079089
>Why? Just WHY?
Don't get worked about it. Get over it and move on.

>>42079036
>C. It takes a lot of someones to take Asra's place. You're one of the people watching the group's back

>>42079089
If something doesn't contradict the winning decision in the way I write it out/isn't TOO huge a deal and isn't a flat-out terrible idea, I'm usually willing to throw it in.

>>42079143
That's kinda a shitty thing to do, If we wanted it we would have voted for it and included it, Two people didn't which is the majority and i even explicitly stated in my vote not to apologize.

So what, we can't go back to find her at all?
>Abandoning friends
Like, I understand knocking her out, but I didn't associate knocking her out with abandoning Asra.
Not that that was my vote

>>42079163
Part of it's in the context of a given situation, too. Sorry if I bothered you with it, though.

>>42079187
Same, I would like a veto/redo.

>>42079187
>>42079207
There's always the choice of going for a write-in. Who says Ellen needs to follow her own advice?

>>42079187
>>42079207
Same, Didn't think we'd be abandoning someone, I thought we were going to inform everyone and then move out to rescue her.
>>42079237
That's not the point, You took it out of our hands and basically gave us no choice but to leave and now you're saying we have to look like a bloody fool? That's just fucking bad QMing Octo and you know it.

>>42079237
Going to have to agree with this anon>>42079263
Give us a redo, You fucked up hardcore on this one.

>>42079263
I agree with you to an extent, but I think you're overreacting.
Let's just let the guilt get to us and talk to Miles about going back.

I don't think we need to go as far as a veto or a redo or something

While I admit a redo could be a valid idea, just for formality's sake, I'd like to get a headcount on sides before jumping into them being a thing that happens in this quest. I don't want to make a habit out of it.

>A. Continue following this path
>B. Turn back the sands of time

We had plenty of opportunities to go out and look for Asra within the last handful of choices. Maybe you guys should've voted for those instead of pussying out and then complaining that we didn't do what you wanted.

>>42079332
>Let's just let the guilt get to us and talk to Miles about going back.
No, That's fucking bad and Ellen doesn't have much guilt in anything. He fucked us over by his own mistake and if he doesn't do a redo then he's an asshole and again fucking us over.

>>42079349
>B. Turn back the sands of time
Just this once, It won't be made a habit.

>>42079349
>B. Turn back the sands of time

>>42079349
>B. Turn back the sands of time
It was a pretty bad move but i trust you won't have to do this again, Now sadly i have to get up early so i gotta go, Hope nothing bad happens.

>>42079349
>A. Continue following this path

>>42079349
I don't really care either way as long as we go back to look for her.
Leave nobody behind, that's what it means to be allies.

Why didn't you guys bitch about this before when we decided to leave Ellen behind as Zoe?

>>42079440
>Leave nobody behind, that's what it means to be allies.
And it would be very OOC for Ellen to leave anyone behind, She has never done that and her personality would never let her.

>>42079467
Different people around at that itme probably, Also as this anon said>>42079469
It really is waaaay OOC of Ellen to leave someone behind.

>>42079374
>>42079393
>>42079430
Suddenly, maybe, none of much of what happened before... Happened.

In a short time, you and Victoria reunite, having gathered up all of the escapees and Great Miles, bar Asra. Your stay in Sharlow Village turned out just brief enough to catch your collective breaths and resupply for the last leg of the journey home.

Devon woke up in a short time, and was... Well, she was cross, but she didn't try to pull anything.

Miles addresses the group, "so, we have adequate reason to believe that we're being followed, as you all know by now. You've probably also been told, by now, of the Peshkratz Group. If even one of their assassins is with whoever from Dain is tailing us, we could very well be in grave danger. This town could be in very grave danger if we stay for too long. If they catch up to us... Everything we've done will be for nothing, and we have no idea how far behind they are. I understand that it may be a poor decision, but... I say we should press on ahead. It's... Asra was a dear friend, but she wouldn't want us to endanger the children for her."

>A. We can't just leave her!
>B. Stay silent
>C. Vocally agree

>>42079554
>A. We can't just leave her!

>>42079554
>A. We can't just leave her!
>I'll go myself if i have to, I won't leave anyone behind.

>>42079554
She came for us,we'll come for her
Sure we were already breaking out on our own, but that doesn't change the fact that she came.

>>42079565
>>42079591
"We can't just leave her behind!"

Miles actually looks a bit... surprised. "Weren't you the one that knocked out Devon so she wouldn't go back for her?"

"So she wouldn't go back for her alone, or with just two people! The way she described it, that sounded like suicide!"

Devon chimes in, "but... someone needs to get the twins and Kia somewhere safe..."

"Hey, we can handle ourselves," Katina exclaims, met with an agreeing huff from Kia and Bolse sort of staring at the ground, not feeling like paying much attention.

"Did someone call for a coward?" Vaga says, pointing himself and his hunnies out. "We can get them to Elza, put in a good word before you get back."

"I... need to get back to my post as well," Yancy says, adjusting his glasses, "and I only came out this far to make sure Lady Katina came back."

"I told you I'm not going back while people stay!" Katina sounds insistent.

Kia seems to change her mind, "um, maybe we should..."

"Then suit yourself, princess! My magic is too good to waste!"

>A. Support Katina
>B. Try to talk some sense into Katina
>C. Stay out of this
>D. Write-in

>>42079837
>A. Support Katina
Then you all go, I understand your duties are important, but I can't just leave behind one of our own, so I'll catch up with you soon.

>>42079882
Since it wasn't entirely clear, supporting Katina has absolutely no bearing on whether or not Ellen and the rest go back (it's clear that that's what's going to happen).

It purely has bearing on which way Katina goes.

>>42079931
Oh then changing my vote here>>42079889
To
>B. Try to talk some sense into Katina

Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>42079882
>>42079954

>>42079837
>B. Try to talk some sense into Katina

>>42079931
Then changing from >>42079882
To B.
Promise we'll come back safely with her. Maybe borrow a horse for when we get done and need to play catchup

>>42080035
"Er, Lady Katina, I promise, it's not that we don't have faith in you. It's just that... Well, your mother must be worried sick, and she has a country to watch over as Mage General, and..."

"And you'll get to travel with me and my friends," Vaga says. You can tell that he's... not remotely comfortable playing to Katina's affections, but if it gets her to come along.

And get her to come along it does.

Vaga, his hunnies, Yancy, the twins, and Kia see the rest of your lot off.

Bovis signs something with Bolse, ultimately nodding and walking towards Miles. "I have been asked to aid your own efforts before returning to Master Bolse."

Gorman approaches you. "Good thinking, getting her to leave like that."

>A. Thanks
>B. Tell him to thank Vaga when we see him again
>C. Don't say anything
>D. Write-in dialogue

>>42080215
>A. Thanks
>B. Tell him to thank Vaga when we see him again

>>42080215
>A. Thanks
>B. Tell him to thank Vaga when we see him again

>>42080254
>>42080278
"Thanks, but... Vaga's the one who really swung her on leaving. Thank him when we all see him again."

Gorman nods, "I suspect that there will be wyverns among the forces chasing us, meaning that their catching up was an inevitability."

Miles has reached the same conclusion, you soon discover, and is currently discussing two possibilities with Devon and Bryce. Perhaps you can be of assistance.

>A. Agree with Devon's suggestion that you all head out to meet the people chasing you. Time is of the essence and you can't endanger Sharlow Village
>B. Agree with Bryce's suggestion that you stay in town, waiting for whoever comes. It may turn into a bit of a siege situation, but you won't be out in the open among not-dragons
>C. Suggest something else, if something else even exists (write-in)
>D. Stay out of planning

>>42080457
>B. Agree with Bryce's suggestion that you stay in town, waiting for whoever comes. It may turn into a bit of a siege situation, but you won't be out in the open among not-dragons

Should we go talk to the mayor?
I mean, I'd feel bad about putting an entire town in danger

>>42080603
It's not about if you or me feel bad about it, It's if Ellen would feel bad about it, And so far she really doesn't seem to care about anyone but her friends as has been shown in the dungeon.

>>42080668
I dunno if Ellen would be comfortable putting an entire town in danger either, I mean she already had her entire town wiped out, surely she'd try to avoid it because it sucks for literally everyone involved

>>42080762
I feel the same way as this anon.

>>42080762
True enough i suppose.

>>42080514
>>42080603
"I think Bryce actually has a fair point. If they're coming for us, then Asra's living status won't change however fast we rush out to meet them, but... That mayor guy, or whatever his job was. We need to get his permission before dragging this entire town into this. I mean, I don't have a feeling Dain's guys will be the nicest to Sharlow Village anyway. Warning them of what may be coming, at least, is fair."

"Of course," Miles says, "I'll... fill him in on some more of the details. In the meantime, set up defenses outside of the city, someone alert whatever local guard they have that we'll soon have company."

Quidel and Bryce delegate themselves to telling the local guard while Miles and Devon handle the mayor. You, Bovis, Gorman, Victoria, and Laurina start keeping watch from the edge of the city.

Sure enough, in a short period of time, you see wings flapping on the horizon.

>A. Tell the people inside the town
>B. Have someone else tell the others (specify who)
>C. Immediately head out and meet them. You still have Willow's Wyrmslayer...
>D. Write-in

>>42080798
>>C. Immediately head out and meet them. You still have Willow's Wyrmslayer.

Sounds like the most Ellen choice.

>>42080798
>A. Tell the people inside the town
>C. Immediately head out and meet them. You still have Willow's Wyrmslayer...

>>42080798
>Send Quidel to alert Miles and Devon, the mayor and the citizens
>>C. Immediately head out and meet them. You still have Willow's Wyrmslayer...

>>42080852
Quidel is already in the town.

>>42080884
Oh
Send Bovis then?

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>>42080852
>>42080832
You address the ex-Lambert, "Bovis, tell everyone that wyverns have been sighted and then immediately come out."

"Understood." He quickly runs into the town.

You draw your Wyrmslayer, pilfered from the body of Captain Willow, and go out to meet the incoming horde.

"What are you doing," Gorman exclaims, "going out alone?"

A short conversation later, he's following you, and Victoria and Laurina invite themselves along as well.

You find yourselves staring down a band of... About a dozen or so wyvern riders. Well, eleven riders and one lord, a fellow who quite frankly looks like a bearded Willow.

He takes a few looks at your quartet, saying first, "so... You're my baby brother's friend, aren't you? Goron, right?"

"It's... Gorman. I was worried for a moment that Derrick might be leading the charge himself."

A fellow who doesn't seem important says, "h-hey, show captain Roderick some respect! You're lucky you haven't already been-"

"Shush. You there, tall girl. Where did you get that sword?"

>A. Off your mother
>B. Off some scumbag warden
>C. Lie (specify)
>D. Write-in

>>42081092
>>B. Off some scumbag warden

>>42081092
>A. Off your mother
>B. Off some scumbag warden

>>42081092
>>B. Off some scumbag warden
Maybe we should have kept it hidden as an ace up our sleeves? But we'd probably have trouble hiding it

>>42081092
>A. Off your mother
>B. Off some scumbag warden
>>42081105
>>42081125
Why the hell are you guys trying to lie?

>>42081136
Well, neither version of the phrase is false. Remember what the good captain's position was in Aum.

>>42081163
>Remember what the good captain's position was in Aum.
She was a prisoner.

>>42081163
Yes but they're basically lying by saying we didn't get it off willow, Just some random "Scumbag Warden".

>>42081092
>>B. Off some scumbag warden

>>42081194
She was acting as the warden there. She only left whenever one of her sons was visiting, to pretend to be a prisoner where Derrick thinks she's being kept.

>>42081092
>A. Off your mother

>>42081119
>>42081136
>>42081105
>>42081125
>>42081210
"Well, there was this scumbag of a warden in Aum that I killed for it. Think her name was Willow or something. I can see the resemblance... Any relation?"

Gorman shoots you a look that, if it had to be described in one word, is "what the hell are you thinking?!"

Roderick screams, "you murder my mother and then insult her? Stabbed from behind, they said she was!" He waves a Killer Lance around in his hand.

>A. Keep taunting him
>B. Ask about Asra
>C. Back away a bit
>D. Attack Roderick
>E. Say something else (specify)
>F. Write-in

>>42081290
>She was scum, She butchered countless people and tortured even more, So yes i did kill your mother, Murder her though? No it was a life or death situation and she turned her back on an enemy.
>B. Ask about Asra

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>>42081290
See, this is why I didn't want to open negotiations with I killed your scumbag mom
What kind of idiot thinks that's a good idea

>>42081367
What? You got a better idea?

>>42081320
"It was hardly a murder. We were in a life-or-death situation, she turned her back on us... And need I mention that she was turning her back on us to impale one of her subordinates through the damned eye?! Your mother was supposed to be locked away, a war criminal, and they let her out just so she could keep torturing, killing, terrorizing."

"You think I don't know that? Gods, even Derrick would be fuming if you said that to his face, and he never hides his contempt for her! At the very least, you've made yourself my number-one target on what used to be strictly business, giantess."

"Right, business, that reminds me... You didn't happen to see a rogue running around, did you?"

"You mean that runaway? Our guest asked so kindly to personally finish her off after we'd found the people who'd stolen away our young princess, but... I might be willing to make it more interesting for him by giving her back, if it means paying you back for everything you've done."

>A. Ask what he means
>B. Refuse
>C. Say what you think he means (specify)
>D. Attack him
>E. Accept these vague terms
>F. Write-in

>>42081505
You know he's gunna attack us for that right?

>>42081509
>C. Say what you think he means
A duel to the death i presume?

>>42081520
Or not
>>42081509
Whatchu talking bout?

>>42081528
Second.

Shit, sorry this is taking a long time. For like 10 minutes now captchas just straight-up weren't appearing, and then I lost the post.

It'll come up, though it might be a shortened version of the longer post I'd intended.

I really need to make posts somewhere besides the post box thing like some anon suggested long ago

>>42081528
>>42081555
You ask if Roderick means a duel to the death, but he actually laughs at the concept.

"I know what that weapon, mom's weapon, is capable of, and I also know that you didn't give her that chance. No, I want to run you through when you can do nothing. THEN I'll turn your friend loose."

Before you have time to refuse, Laurina says, "...show her to us, then. We won't negotiate until we know she's alive at all."

Roderick agrees, telling one of his subordinates to fly back and get her. He promptly leaves the scene to do so.

All eyes besides that one guy's are upon you now.

>A. Talk to someone (specify)
>B. Attack Roderick
>C. Fall back
>D. Write-in

Uh yeah i've got nothing and i have no clue how to get us out of this mess with Asra and us alive so yeah.....Kinda feel written into a corner.

>>42081894
The longer version made it clearer that Laurina had something in mind.

At the very least, the fact that she's saying something at all at this juncture might be a good indicator.

>>42081844
>So say i do agree to this deal, How do i know you'll keep your end of the bargain?

>>42081935
"So, by nature of this deal, it's... sort of hard for us to know you'll keep up your end of the bargain. Me in particular, since I have the most to lose from this, how do I know you'll let Asra return to us?"

"Would it reassure you if I promised to keep you alive until you saw her return?"

Laurina turns around and says, "see whoever's alive later, I guess," before heading back towards Sharlow Village.

"Smart girl," Roderick says, "knowing to get away from the wyverns. Of course, if you follow her example, I'll tell my subordinate the deal's off and kill you all."

>A. Say something (specify)
>B. Taunt Roderick
>C. Attack Roderick
>D. Stay silent
>E. Get out of there
>F. Write-in

>>42082035
>D. Stay silent
Jee she really helped huh?

>>42082035
>B. Taunt Roderick

>>42082035
>D. Stay silent

>>42082035
>>B. Taunt Roderick

>>42082102
>>42082138
Why? Do you WANT him to renege on the deal!?

Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>42082102
>>42082138
>>42082059
>>42082133
Well, let's see what happens.

>>42082165
That'd be D right? Since it's the furthest away from A and A would be 1 right?

>>42082149
Because fuck you.

>>42082175
B was 1 and D was 2, so yeah, silence won.

>>42082179
So you admit you're trolling and trying to sabotage the quest?

>>42082179
It's a dumb decision just like opening this up by calling his mom a piece of shit, then calling him a piece of shit.

This entire encounter has been a big smorgasbord of retarded decisions.

>>42082201
Get off your high horse. Taunting the fucker would of delayed him further and hopefully given Laurina the time to prepare whatever the QM spoiled that she would do.

>>42082236
OR would have made him so mad that he decides fuck the deal and kills Asra.

>>42082244
Or he gets pissed off enough that he attacks us wantonly. You can spin this enough ways like you could with a circle.

>>42082227
Uhg tell me about it, And there's no way to fix this at all, Everything just became a giant fucking mess and it really isn't fun anymore.

>>42082227
I voted to say that we killed a warden. I didn't go on to include that it was his mother.

>>42081210
>>42081244

I don't know which one but either one of these was me.

>>42082271
Maybe we can trade his mom's sword for her. I mean, hopefully Laurina will come through but we can't count on it

>>42082165
You just sort of... keep quiet. Victoria looks disgruntled with Laurina having backed off, Gorman looks between you and Roderick, and you wonder where the hell Miles and the rest are.

After at least a solid 15 minutes, Roderick wonders where the hell his underling is, sending another after him. "See whatever the hell's taking that idiot so long."

In a much shorter time, sounding panicked, he says, "he's fallen asleep, sir! Prisoner is nowhere to be seen!"

A familiar discordant, vaguely-musical sound plays, and a beam of light hits the fellow from behind, knocking him off his wyvern as Bryce and Devon appear behind the horde.

A significantly-large fireball takes down the third wyvern rider to be incapacitated, some guy on the edge.

"You were so fixated on revenge, Roderick," Miles' voice rings, "that you didn't actually watch your crew."

Victoria looks surprised, muttering "she noticed all that..."

Anyway, now Roderick is rushing right towards you and Victoria.

>A. Attack!
>B. Get out of the way!
>C. Block!
>D. Write-in!

>>42082271
It's just not being fun anymore, The only reason I'm here trying to drudge some amount of fun out of the quest anymore is because i feel like i have a responsibility to it since i was here since the beginning.
>>42082294
I highly doubt that he's to mad at us and obviously wants to kill us and there's no way to change his mind on that part.
>>42082303
>A. Attack!
We're wielding wyrm slayer right?

>>42082303
>"You were so fixated on revenge, Roderick," Miles' voice rings, "that you didn't actually watch your crew."

>>42082244
See you motherfucker. Quit your bellyaching and calm down. You're not the only one invested in this quest.

>>42082291
Me too anon.
I wanted to go with Asra when she stayed behind too
>>42082303
Get out of the way, give Victoria wyelrmslayer. He obviously wants us so we can hopefully distract hi

>>42082303
>>A. Attack!
Fuck this asshole! Toss the wyrmslayer at him and use our motherfucking devil sword!

>>42082303
>>A. Attack!

>>42082338
>Toss the wyrmslayer at him and use our motherfucking devil sword!
>Wanting to get rid of our ONE advantage against him....
Why are you being so goddamn retarded?

>>42082338
> tossing the sword that is super-effective against wyverns and using the one that is likely to harm us

anon I can't tell if you're trolling or just being retarded

>>42082303
>A. Attack!
Also make sure Victoria is out of harm's way and is able to get a clean shot at him.

>>42082337
Fuck it.
Just attack

>>42082354
Seconding
>Also make sure Victoria is out of harm's way and is able to get a clean shot at him.

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>ITT

And now my wi-fi went out.posting from my cell's data stuff, but again warning that technical difficulties are fucking me.

I'll have the update ready when my wi-fi returns, since like hell I can make a respectable update on mobile.

>>42082426
So is there any silver lining to this situation? And Gorman's best friend is now going to hate us all isn't he? This day just keeps getting better and better....

>>42082445
You might all make it out.
You are in a position where fucking up is easy, but not guaranteed.

>>42082445
Man. I wanted to spin this around and make him question his higher ups. "If Willow was supposed to be imprisoned somewhere else, why on earth was she the warden in another? Have you asked Prince Lars about that?" Or something like that.

>>42082426
Mine too, I understand.
Also my laptop is fucked, my I lost my debit card, and work for the next 24 hours.

>>42082474
Sorry to hear that, anon.

>>42082467
That's not really hopeful or a silver lining Octo....You're basically saying someone is going to die because we fucked up and it's going to be Victoria isn't it? Why do all the interesting characters have to die in quests, Why even bother continuing at this point?

>>42082489
Just give it a rest.

>>42082489
I didn't say that.

>>42082494
No seriously why continue? Nothing good has ever happened to Ellen unless you count weapons as something good, Bad shit keeps happening and we're going to lose even more of our friends now.

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>>42082502

>>42082489
He didn't say that.

And he was obviously never going to join us, the first thing out of our mouth was just insulting him and his mom and telling him we killed her, which was the players choice. Hes trying to have fun too, I doubt he's just trying to fuck us over

>>42082537
it really just feels like nothing good has happened, The only good thing i can even remember happening is befriending Zoe, That's all, It's all been downhill from there.

Alright, bear with me. I'm going to try to work mobile.

May need to cliffhanger after just because of these damn technical issues.

>>42082562
Well, war isn't happy. We will be done with this soon, with all our allies, and when we get home it'll be super happy

>>42082590
How many of our friends will be left by then though?

>>42082605
All of them.

>>42082354
>>42082368
>>42082340
Making certain to strike from a direction that distracts the Killer Lance from your Sniper friend, you attack Roderick, swinging your Wyrmslayer as threateningly as possible.

Roderick and his mount actually back off, not wanting to meet the business end of his mom's signature sword. Of course, being a distance away is, frankly, perfect for an archer.

While Victoria takes aim with Ronan, she actually turns and fires at a completely different rider who Laurina was having some trouble with.

His wyvern dodges right into a shot fired by Quidel, and the poor thing is unable to take flight.

Rising up, Roderick angrily charges the nomad...

And right into the path of a throwing knife, courtesy of Asra. "...sorry for causing trouble."

Aside from the sleeping sap, who is quickly captured, the rest of the surviving Wyvern riders take this as a hint that they really shouldn't bother and retreat.

None of you know where the alleged Peshkatz is, though, which is... Exceptionally worrying.

>To be continued, I'll be in thread to talk, twitter and ask.fm are qmgrandflocto, thanks for playing etc etc

Again, I am extremely sorry for the hectic nature of the end of this thread, but so much IRL shit made me edit the execution of my gameplan.

>>42082722
Thanks for running.
Regardless, I enjoyed it

OH NOW YOU FINALLY COME BACK

THANKS, ACTUAL FUCKING WI-FI

>>42082736
Yeah, though, that would've been more involved if I could've had it that way, but I didn't actually WANT it to end on a cliffhanger.

I think there's not much more to show with the knights until we get back to them, so unless there's any objections Wednesday's thread will be more Ellen.