...well, this is a first. I linked the wrong summary pastebin in the OP.

http://pastebin.com/pJEX7Y8r

This is the one for part 28.

I've been waiting for this.

How's your day been Octoling?

>>42335978
It's been uneventful, for the most part. Tis the life I live.

>>42336005
Could be worse.

This morning, you're closing in on Dagda village, the closest town in Tarvos Valley to the point Dama claims Ahua and her wolves would be departing from. On the way, you're planning on dropping off Salia, along with her personal guards, with a group of Tarvosian Nomads expected to be riding through the area this morning.

So, in other words, you've probably only got the rest of the morning to spend with Zoe.

Victoria has also seemed to want to discuss something with you, and while you inevitably do speak to her, the question is in how long you put it off.

She says she won't mind if you wait until Zoe has to go with Salia to discuss things if that was what you were hoping to do.

>A. You crammed as much romance into the morning as possible
>B. You decided not to keep Victoria waiting
>C. You and Zoe were inseparable that morning, but not DOING anything per se. You could still chat with Victoria during
>D. You had things to do/discuss that involved neither of them (write-in required)

>>42336202
>>C. You and Zoe were inseparable that morning, but not DOING anything per se. You could still chat with Victoria during

>>42336202
>C. You and Zoe were inseparable that morning, but not DOING anything per se. You could still chat with Victoria during

>>42336202
>>C. You and Zoe were inseparable that morning, but not DOING anything per se. You could still chat with Victoria during

>>42336202
>C. You and Zoe were inseparable that morning, but not DOING anything per se. You could still chat with Victoria during

>>42336235
>>42336274
>>42336331
>>42336349
You and Zoe were absolutely still able to talk to other people. The events of the previous night are between the two of you, and you're still spending the morning together, but you and her are both able to chat with Victoria, alongside some other friend hanging-out-with. Victoria first, though.

"Honestly, Ellen," Victoria confides, "I've been trying to play nice about it, but... I absolutely cannot bring myself to see our newest ally, that Dain princess, as anything but a scourge waiting to happen. I've been holding my tongue until we were out of range of her or her sister, but..."

>A. Why is that
>B. You see her point already
>C. She's being too hard on the princesses
>D. Write-in

>>42336555
>I'll keep my eye on her, She tries anything funny and, Well you know how i deal with problems.

>>42336555
>B. You see her point already
>Just keep an eye on her

>>42336555
>B. You see her point already
Dain does love to pull that cloak and dagger shit. I don't think she's a part of some greater plan, seems like Lars and his mother are somewhat victims, but I do see her point.

>>42336646
>>42336660
>>42336728
"I... Yeah, I see your point. Dain as a whole seems very... Cloak and dagger, and at the very least I'm not sure what her interests are."

Zoe chimes in, "we'll keep an eye on her, though!"

"Oh, good, so it's not just that I'm biased."

"How would you be biased?" Your girlfriend sounds very curious.

"Well, if I remember properly, she'd been... Well, she and her father, Elias III, were the ones who personally oversaw... When Dain provided aid to the faction that saw to overthrow Malva's dukedom and secede from Noba in favor of Dain, they were the ones who personally oversaw it. Even personally headed off several battles, back when my revolutionary forces weren't... Well, reduced to something as pathetic as they became. I don't even know if she had any say in it, but she certainly seemed to be more publicly involved than her father, so... I cannot dissociate her from the ruin of my life."

>A. Yeah that's horrible
>B. Maybe she was forced to
>C. Something about silver lining
>D. Write-in dialogue

>>42336996
>>B. Maybe she was forced to
>Just, try to give her the benefit of the doubt, I'm not asking you to ignore your suspicions, but keep an open mind

>>42336996
>A. Yeah that's horrible
But...
>B. Maybe she was forced to

>>42337037
Second

>>42337037
>>42337092
>>42337115
"Well, it... She might have been forced to partake from what we've heard. I mean, what happened to you is still horrible, and it's okay not to ignore your suspicions, but... I've learned that at a point, you need to give people the benefit of the doubt, even for your own mind's sake."

"I... Suppose you're right. My own paranoia is, admittedly, what put Malva into that mess... Gods, I still have so much to learn before I can live up to General Isaac's expectations..."

Zoe pats your friend's shoulder. "Hey, you'll get there. That's why you're traveling with us now, right?"

Victoria nods. "I... suppose so."

>A. Say/ask something else (specify)
>B. Hang around with Zoe and Biff/Byron/Nat
>C. Hang around with Zoe and Vaga+Vaga's "friends"
>D. Hang around with Salia, Monica, and Zoe
>E. Hang around with Zoe and Garrus
>F. Hang around with Zoe and someone else (specify)
>G. Skip to parting ways
>H. Write-in?

>>42337324
>>D. Hang around with Salia, Monica, and Zoe

>>42337324
>B. Hang around with Zoe and Biff/Byron/Nat
More Let's help nat develop those muscles!

>>42337324
>B. Hang around with Zoe and Biff/Byron/Nat

>>42337324
>>D. Hang around with Salia, Monica, and Zoe

>>42337324
>>B. Hang around with Zoe and Biff/Byron/Nat

The, uh, post was already mostly done by the time I saw the second Salia/Monica vote. Sorry about that.
>>42337449
>>42337480
Zoe manages to integrate with your primary friend group fairly well, and though Byron seems mildly alienated by all the couple-talk you and Zoe and Biff and Nat are able to go through, he does end up the target of plenty of talk of matchmaking, mostly on Biff's well-intended side.

"Biff, while I appreciate the effort, I... frankly don't understand a thing of what you mean by saying I would have certain affinities towards people."

"Ah, ah, but you will when your bond blooms on the battlefield."

"Urgh... Alright, I'll humor you. Who do you think would be a good match for me?"

>A. Say something (specify)
>B. Stay out of this one
>C. Stay in the conversation, but not suggesting anything
>D. Skip ahead to parting
>E. If you go now, you'll have time to chat with Salia and Monica too

>>42337750
>B. Stay out of this one

>>42337750
Biff
heauheuaheuaheuah
>B. Stay out of this one

>>42337750
>C. Stay in the conversation, but not suggesting anything

>>42337788
>>42337810
Yeah, you, Nat, and Zoe stay out of this one. Ultimately, the conversation culminates in a very flustered Byron.

"Aha, so there is someone... Most likely one of our comrades, no?"

"N-no! Byron, you've been to the theater where she works."

"Ah, that bard from the islands? Lirin, wasn't she?"

"Lyra. You know that her name is Lyra."

"We know that she claims to be named Lyra. Many who ran from Ulir took on new names in the aftermath. Awful convenient a name for a bard anyway. So, my good man, when will you sweep her off of her feet?"

"I don't know! Now isn't a good time!"

"Oh, but it's as our friend Ellen's newfound significant other likes to say. 'No time like the present...' Or, er, the near-future, when we return to Rakche."

And now both Zoe and Byron are red and flustered for unrelated reasons.

>A. Say something (specify)
>B. Stay out of this
>C. Skip ahead
>D. Write-in
>E. Go to someone else (specify)

>>42338222
>A. Say something "Please avoid embarrassing my girlfriend, Only I'm allowed to do that."

>>42338222
>>D. Write-in
Laugh?

>>42338267
>>42338332
Both?

>>42338267
I really don't think he was trying to embarrass her.

>>42338267
>>42338332
>>42338396
You laugh a bit, throwing an affectionate arm around Zoe's shoulder.

"Hey, guys, don't embarrass my girlfriend... Only I can do that."

This comment is met with merry as you actually affectionately kiss her embarrassed forehead. Even Nat smiles somewhat, and Zoe gets in on the fun a moment later.

"I... Suppose you have a point, though," Byron says, composing himself, "I should... probably discuss the nature of my friendship with Lyra next time we return."

"That's the spirit, my man! Romancing a bard... You'll go down in history if she pens our story."

Eventually, time passes, and the particular group of Tarvosians who were supposed to pass you by on the way to Dagda... Don't, at the time you were supposed to meet them. Even a short wait's later, you don't catch sight of them.

Garrus is asking whoever answers, "er, should we... Should we keep waiting?"

>A. Yeah. Keep the princess safe, even if it means being a few hours behind schedule
>B. No. We should keep going
>C. Don't answer
>D. Should we just send a few people ahead?
>E. Write-in

>>42338760
>>D. Should we just send a few people ahead?

>>42338760
>D. Should we just send a few people ahead?

>>42338760
>D. Should we just send a few people ahead?
I assume you mean to scout the situation?

>>42338903
Ideally.

>>42338830
>>42338893
>>42338903
"Er... If you're worried about missing the Tarvosians who were supposed to pick up your sister, just a few of us could go on ahead..."

Garrus nods. "Yeah, I, uh, I guess so... Alright, anyone volunteer, besides, uh, presumably Ellen?"

"Me." Reese has a steadfast look on his face. "Your highness, you have to let me get to Dagda village."

"Uh, alright, sure... So, Ellen, Reese... Hmm..."

Ultimately, Garrus, yourself, Reese, Victoria Biff, Byron, Stefyn, Dama, Cheryl, and Vaga agree to come along. Yvette reluctantly agrees to stay by Salia at Garrus' request, when he reassures her that this won't be dangerous. Quidel just outright wanted a last few moments with Salia.

Anyway, the aforementioned party is off. Cheryl is flying way above everyone else to keep the most watch on what's going on, and probably won't be available to bother.

>A. Ask Garrus what he really makes of this
>B. Stick with Biff and Byron
>C. Ask Reese why he was so adamant
>D. Say... something to Steyfyn, Dama, and Vaga
>E. Wonder why you haven't heard back from Eva yet
>F. Write-in?

>>42339186
>C. Ask Reese why he was so adamant

>>42339186
>>C. Ask Reese why he was so adamant
Our hasubando.

>>42339186
>C. Ask Reese why he was so adamant

>>42339186
>C. Ask Reese why he was so adamant

>>42339216
>>42339225
>>42339248
>>42339256
It's not too hard to keep up with your armored acquaintance. It's not too much trouble to ask, "what made you so adamant about going along, mr. knight in shining armor? Trying to keep being a hero?"

"Ellen, don't you remember? Dagda village is where Jay and Robert moved!"

"Oh, right... Jay and Robert moved?"

"Oh, right, you weren't there when it happened... Wait, you mean you didn't notice?"

>A. Whoops
>B. Sorry about that
>C. Second question: Who were Jay and Robert?
>D. You've been busy!
>E. You never hung out much!
>F. Write-in

>>42339444
>D. You've been busy!
>It's not like I just got back after being imprisonment in a dungeon right.

>>42339444
>>C. Second question: Who were Jay and Robert?
I remember them, but it seems like a fun followup question
>D. You've been busy!
>E. You never hung out much!

>>42339505
Second

>>42339505
>>42339535
>>42339580
"Also, uh... Which ones were Jay and Robert again?" You know who Jay and Robert are, of course, but you feel like having some fun.

"Seriously? You've known them most of our lives, Ellen!"

"I'm kidding, Reese. I've just... I've been busy, and it's not like I ever did much with them to begin with..."

"Well, I did, and if you don't mind, I would prefer they make it out of this alive if something's already gone awry like my instincts tell me. They've done too much for me. Too much for me to let them down."

>A. You understand
>B. Like what
>C. Do you really think something happened?
>D. Write-in

>>42339767
>A. You understand
>C. Do you really think something happened?

>>42339767
>A. You understand

>>42339767
>>A. You understand, and feel the same.

>Multiple correct solutions required - please solve more.
Is anyone else getting this literally every time they post? I had to solve three earlier

>>42339817
>>42339861
>>42339885
"I... I understand, really, and I feel the same. Jay saved my life back when we were storming the Johalva's base, never made a big deal out of it at all... It's stuck with me, though. Plus, I don't want another Orsin to happen if we can help it."

"Admiring someone for saving your life and never mentioning it afterwards... Is that why you still won't acknowledge Stefyn?"

"Hey, you know that's-Wait, when'd he do that?"

You hear Cheryl shouting from above. "Uh, Dama, think you forgot to mention a pretty big part of your sister's game plan!"

Dama hears it perfectly of course, asking Cheryl, "the hell're you talking about?"

"It, uh... Looks like they have a big orange fire-breathing wyvern... Dragon! I think the term is dragon!"

>A. What?!
>B. Rush towards the town. You think have just the thing for dragons.
>C. We should fall back
>D. How do we deal with this?
>E. Write-in

>>42340145
>>B. Rush towards the town. You think have just the thing for dragons.

oh fuck it's Michalis isn't it

>>42340145
>B. Rush towards the town. You think have just the thing for dragons.

>>42340186
Michalis is with the Great Miles isn't he?

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>>42340145
>>B. Rush towards the town. You think have just the thing for dragons.
SAY HELLO TO OUR LITTLE FRIEND

>>42340186
The fire dragons are scarce, not down to the last man.

>>42340145
B, but send Cheryl back to alert the main group since she can fly

>>42340145
>A. What?!
>B. Rush towards the town. You think have just the thing for dragons.

Let's be a little more careful when we fight this dragon, alright?
Sure we have the wyrmslayer, but we're also tiny and fleshy

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>>42340258
>>42340215
>>42340209
>>42340186
"What?!" No sooner after you say that, you realize that Captain Willow's weapon, Wyrmslayer, has consistently shown itself effective against dragons.

"Ch-cheryl," Garrus instructs, "g-go back and tell everyone else that there's trouble in Dagda! Exactly what you saw!"

She nods and takes back to the skies, and you've already started running towards the city.

Stefyn, Biff, Byron, Vaga, and Dama catch up pretty easily and even outrun you, but Victoria and Garrus are content to match your pace. Reese actually lags behind in comparison, though that's not entirely surprising and he's certainly trying to keep up.

When you arrive in town, the place is in pandemonium. Ordinary guards struggle with Garou, a few of the charred remains of nomads and their mounts litter the streets, some actually being pulled apart afterwards, and they weren't supposed to make it this far until a day later.

"D... Did Ahua say the wrong time on purpose? Did she know I would do this?!" Dama looks at her brethren, at the people of the valley, villager and nomad alike, and... Looks towards the ground.

"Hey, hey, least your name isn't mud yet," Vaga says, reassuring his sister and approaching her. "You just try to get this situation under wraps while I find our sweet older sister."

>A. Let Vaga take care of himself
>B. Find the dragon fast
>C. Stop Vaga from doing something stupid
>D. Look for Robert and Jay
>E. Just start cutting wolves down
>F. Look for Ahua in particular
>G. Look for Eva
>H. Write-in

>>42340542
>>B. Find the dragon fast
>D. Look for Robert and Jay

>>42340542
>B. Find the dragon fast
>C. Stop Vaga from doing something stupid
>D. Look for Robert and Jay

>>42340542
>>B. Find the dragon fast
>Look for anyone alive, wolf, assasin, or dragon

>>42340542
>>H. Write-in
"She probably assumed the worst when she couldn't find you after you left, so she sped things along before we could mobilize."

>D. Look for Robert and Jay

Let's return the favor.

>>42340542
Btw, which members of our party have promoted so far?

I'm assuming it's mostly us and Nat, with Biff and Byron following closely behind, but what about the others?

>>42340576
>>42340597
>>42340613
>>42340622
"Maybe she sped things up because she noticed you'd left..."

"Yeah, probably..." Dama cringes. "Imagine if we didn't think we were a day early..."

"And as for you, Vaga, now isn't the time to stop being a coward. Do you understand?"

"Yes, yes, completely... Doesn't mean I'll listen."

"Yes it does. Now don't be stupid."

You head off after that, looking both for the lumberjacks and for the dragon. You saw it flying around briefly, but... You swear, how do you keep losing something that big?! It's not like it can shrink itself or hide or anything!

While searching, you find yourself face-to-face with a familiar Garou woman, nubile and graceful in her age... Well, minus the whole "deadlord" thing.

Lady Loba, or should you say the pathetically-weak Sage that is this incarnation of Canis, stands before you.

"Ah, I was hoping you would be here... I still haven't paid you and that Nomad boy back for the last time. I haven't made my magic power any stronger, but I think you'll feel its wrath anyway!"

Canis produces a tome from her light armor, which appears to have a purple stone embedded in the front.

>A. Laugh. No magic increase, huh?
>B. Brace for impact. You can take whatever she's doling out
>C. Immediately attack her (specify with Steel Sword/Devil Sword/Wyrmslayer/Hand Axe)
>D. Get out of her way!
>E. Write-in

>>42340913
>D. Get out of her way and close the distance
>C. Immediately attack her (Hand axe)
Try to hit the purple stone.

>>42340886
You, Quidel, Nat, and Stefyn are promoted.

Garrus, Biff, Byron, Reese, Eva, and Dama are pretty close.

>>42340913
>C. Immediately attack her
Steelsword, He who strikes first wins.

>>42340913
>>C. Immediately attack her with your Hand Axe

After that, keep moving. There are bigger fish to fry.

>>42340913
>C. Immediately attack her with the Hand Axe

>>42340965
Actually, cut off her hand, it's probably exposed, rotted, and the stone might come in handy.
Or just cleave her skull in.

Actually, just do whatever Octo.

>>42341001
>>42340979
>>42340965
You back off a ways, aiming your hand axe, and toss it square at the most inept of Deadlords.

Much to your surprise, some dark force pushes itself out towards you from within Loba, also knocking the hand axe out of trajectory. It bounces uselessly (and very painfully) against your armor.

On top of that, whatever Canis did in general hurt like all hell. Didn't think Loba had it in her.

"Surprised?" Canis asks. "Well, I do love to gloat, so I think I'll explain what I've done. See, this body has no magical ability, but it has plenty of strength. Meanwhile, it's known that weapons exist that can... channel a person's magical prowess, sometimes even in a form affecting their physical defenses. The Garou, and even moreso as Managarm... They can channel strength far beyond their normal limits when transformed. So, with this tome, I don't even need to understand how to transform in order to capture its essence in my favorite way~."

You try to attack her again while she's gloating, only for some sort of magical projection of a Managarm to push you back and pin you down.

"And that's why I can gloat about it for such a long time without fear! I call this... the Fist of the Wolfkin. It's a... Working title, but I am immortal. I'll figure out the details later. For now, I just wanted to be sure you understood what kil-"

The strike of an Iron Axe causes her to stumble, and Robert stands behind her, hoisting it up and looking triumphant. Sure, Canis gets up a moment later, but in that moment...

"Good t'see ya, Ellen, but Jay's way over there, chasing the damned dragon! Help him out, would you?"

You hear a roaring sound in the direction Robert points.

>A. Will do
>B. Stay here and fight Canis
>C. Try to argue with Robert (write-in preferred)

>>42341423
well that was completely horseshit

>A. Will do

>>42341423
>not dodging
>Taking the attack head on
Where did we see this done before?

>Will do
>Tell him to be careful

>>42341423
>>A. Will do
And pull out that wyrmslayer.

>>42341423
>B. Stay here and fight Canis
isn't robert kinda low-leveled

>>42341423
>A. Will do
Also convince Robert back off. She's probably way too much for him to handle alone.

>>42341559
Well, a dragon isn't exactly an easy match either
But maybe we should at least wait until some others get here to help first.

Octo what level is Robert?

>>42341618
He's approximately level tennish, as is Jay.

Why not send Jay over here to help, since we have the Wyrmslayer

>>42341466
>>42341495
>>42341503
>>42341602
"Alright, will do! You be careful against her, too!"

"Won't need to be careful when she's been completely cut down!"

"Right, right..." You start off in the direction of the dragon, only to immediately turn back. "Robert, don't fight this woman! You're way out of your-"

The single moment where he was led to believe he could handle the situation proved to be Robert's undoing, though. Literally as you speak, the projection of a managarm from the wolf fang fist tome (or whatever she called it) is wailing viciously into him.

The guy's being mauled by the wolf-tome, and it's unlikely you could prevent his fate now.

>A. Attack Canis! Try anyway!
>B. He said go help Jay, and the dragon is a bigger-and easier for you to deal with-threat as it is.
>C. Canis seems to be wide open for an attack. Just like that time with Willow and Mina... right?
>D. Write-in action

>>42341895
>A. Attack Canis! Try anyway!
Ellen wouldn't do option C to her friend/comrade.

>>42341895
>>A. Attack Canis! Try anyway!

This feels like one of those "trying to catch to many prey at the same time" bits. Kind of sucks. Feels like we're not going to get to save either.

>>42341895
>>A. Attack Canis! Try anyway!
I feel like if we stay, Jay will die
and if we leave, Robert will die

anyways
>A. Attack Canis! Try anyway!
She's channeling some strength or bullshit, I feel like it's probably that purple gem. The question is, should we attack the gem, and try to defeat her, or try to defeat her without hurting the gem to study it.
But fuck that, attack the gem to stop her from being able to channel powers and shit

>>42341946
Jay will be able to hold his own for a little while, since he's not the fire dragon's sole target. Not forever, but much longer than Robert could hold out against Canis.

>>42341895
>A. Attack Canis! Try anyway!

Guys. Does this call taking out the devil sword?

>>42342072
I guess its worth a shot.
Jay is likely dead regardless, and if we have even a small chance to save him with it then I suppose it's worth a shot

>>42342072
No, Steelsword, Devilsword is to risky.

>>42341946
>>42341993
>>42342048
You know you've fucked up miserably within seconds of seeing Robert again. That being said, you can at least guarantee that his last moments won't be spent being slaughtered by a wolf-wizard-zombie-ghost.

You immediately equip your Devil Sword and go to town on the hand Canis is using to hold her tome, sending it-and the book-flying into a wall and behind you.

"Hrrgh..." Canis looks more frustrated than hurt by the fact that she's just lost the upper half of her hand, but was able to recoil away from the weapon before anything but her tome and hand could be lost.

She wastes no time scampering off, still... significantly faster than you could go.

She never resurfaces in this battle, but no one is able to locate her afterwards either. At the very least, she seems to have fled Northwest, probably towards Aum.

Anyway, your issue is with Robert right now. The guy's a mashed-up mess, bringing back... Uncomfortable memories of the last time you saw Lambert, though with less cutting, more bashing.

"Eh..." Robert wheezes and grins, not an amount of joy in his voice, as you try to help him up, "I really fucked up there, didn't I?"

>A. No, I did
>B. Yeah, kind of
>C. Don't talk
>D. Say something else
>E. Leave him here
>F. Write-in

>>42342239
>A. No, I did
>C. Don't talk
Did we have any healers with us?
If so
>Princess carry him until you find someone else to take him, then pull our wyrmslayer and find the dragon

>>42342239
>B. Yeah, kind of
>I did to though.
>You...Want me to make it so they can't make you a deadlord..?

>>42342239
>A. No, I did
>C. Don't talk

>F. Write-in
Cry out for Nat?

>>42342282
Nat's with the other group, sadly.

I honestly swear that wasn't intentional. I was just trying to think of who would logically be willing to stay with Salia's group.

>>42342239
>We both did
Look for someone that can help?

>>42342322
Uh... uh... cry out for a vulnerary?

>>42342322
Surely we have a vulinary right?
I mean, that's common sense.

Right?

>>42342347
I've been trying to get us to buy a vulnerary for the past 8 threads now. It's not going to happen, mang.

>>42342363
I always assumed we'd carry them around. Like, that seems like something that would be common sense for a soldier.
Okay fine. This was a town, towns have shops, shops have vulenaries.
We can go find someone and get them to loot shops for vulenaries, while we deal with the dragon with the wyrmslayer
Or give the wyrmslayer to someone while we go find one.

Or something. There has to be a way out.

>>42342282
>>42342308
"No, no, I did..."

"Hey, Ellen, I was pretty convincing there, though-"

"Don't talk. Do you have any vulnerary on you?"

"Ech, no... Nothin' of the sort, even. You got one, miss four weapons?"

You're tearing up slightly. "I said don't talk, loudmouth!" Ineffectually as you carry this grown-ass man on your back, you cry out for Natalie. "Sh-shit, she's not here... Er... Anyone with a vulnerary! Civilian in critical condition here!"

Robert just whispers, "Jay can make it... Lots of... Others can..."

>A. Look for Reese!
>B. Find that dragon!
>C. Look for someone with a horse!
>D. Listen to Robert's request.
>E. Shut up, Robert!

On the ground, you see Canis' tome.

>F. Pick it up.
>G. Leave it.

>>42342459
Also, uh
>H. Write-in
Is an informal option as always.
Just forgot to, well, put it in.

>>42342459
>F. Pick it up.
>D. Listen to Robert's request.
While
>B. Find that dragon!
We'll trade places with Jay, whose probably weakened, and get him to try to find anything.

>>42342459
>D. Listen to Robert's request.
>F. Pick it up.
>Do you want me to....Make it so they can't bring you back as a deadlord?

>>42342459
>>C. Look for someone with a horse!
>G. Leave it.

>>42342513
Anon, just because someone dies doesn't mean they're going to be a deadlord.
We have his corpse, even if he dies we're not just going to leave him around for necromancers, he'll get a proper burial.

>>42342551
>just because someone dies doesn't mean they're going to be a deadlord.
BAsically everyone who has died has become one.

>>42342459
>C. Look for someone with a horse!
>F. Pick it up.
Destroying it would be better but because we're on a time crunch, taking it with us so Canis can't take it back would work just as well.

>>42342551
That's what happened to Lambert and look at what he is now.

>>42342592
>two named characters
How many people have we killed?
The first time, bolse was in the village.
The second time, she was an important figure.

Robert is not an important political figure, and Bolse is not here.

>>42342592
Logically the Deadlord he would become would be Tigris, and Grandflaw and I decided it would cheapen the significance of summoning (and even moreso of defeating) Deadlords if they could just be raised with new hosts again and again without some sort of "longer than the span of Ellen's adventure" cooldown period.

>>42342459
>D. Listen to Robert's request.
>F. Pick it up.

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>>42342508
>>42342513
>>42342645
You get what Robert's trying to say. He's... He's doomed, and your time would be better spent trying to save the people still living.

Just to make sure nobody can recover this dangerous tome, you take it for yourself, on top of picking up your Hand Axe.

"Robert, I'm... I'm so sorry I let this happen to you..."

"Eh, just don't... Just don't let Reese know I went down like a sucker, alright? If he asks, li-... If he asks, lie your ass off... I chopped that bitch's hand off, alright?"

You nod (though it's up to you whether you keep to this promise or not) and again try to locate the dragon.

Seriously, how does it keep disappearing?!

You follow the trail of burning and wreckage and screeching into the center of town, where... Well, pretty much everyone is fighting everyone.

Vaga and Dama are fighting Ahua and... Who appears to be one of Vaga's surviving haremites. You guess the people got to town while you were with Robert.

Nat is being covered while she heals a second member of the harem, who glares hatefully at the fight between the four wolves you know.

Yvette, Reese, Jay, Monica, and Garrus are locked in a fight against that dragon, the humble lumberjack and the princess seeming... Well, fatigued.

For the most part, Quidel, Zoe, and pretty much everyone besides Yvette and Monica on a mount is trying to lead injured citizens the hell out of the fray, warding off wolves with the help of Mitchell, Victoria, and Salia (finally actually using arrows). More garou are still approaching from the Northwest.

Still no sign of Eva.

>A. Try to help a particular group (specify)
>B. Say something (specify)
>C. Meet the approaching horde
>D. Write-in?

>>42342981
>A. Try to help a particular group
Dragon fight

>>42342981
>>A. Try to help a particular group (specify)
Play time is over. Time to take out the dragon with our wyrmslayer.

>>42342981
>Nat is right there
See, we could have carried him. He could be alive.
Octo, there's no chance he's still savable at this point right? Even if someone flew over, grabbed him, and was back in a minute?
>Go kill the dragon.

>>42342981
>A. Try to help a particular group (specify)
Join the fight against the dragon
>B. Say something (specify)
Mention Robert to Nat. It'll probably be futile in the end but we gotta try.

>>42343075
Oh, maybe hand the book off to someone who can use it too.

>>42343095
In its current form, Canis is literally the only one who can use it.

If you could find someone who could apply its properties to other items, however...

>>42343075
He was doomed from the moment you very briefly let him fight Canis alone.

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>>42343015
>>42343019
>>42343094
You draw your Wyrmslayer, quickly tagging in for Jay. "You did good, Jay, now get to safety!"

Jay just silently nods, and pretty much immediately into your joining the fray, you end up with a fireball thrown at you. Seems this guy recognizes a Wyrmslayer, or at least that he should be wary around it. You end up briefly falling back to Nat, whispering briefly to her about... Well, Robert's situation, and how he seemed... Pretty certain he was going to die. "Just... Be careful if you try to help him, and don't blame yourself if-Oh, I gotta get going." (you would later learn that she immediately went off that way, only had the company you insisted she bring at all because Stefyn noticed her).

The dragon's attention is off of you for a moment, which you employ to swing your Wyrmslayer right at its scales... And then it notices, not striking back, but... Shrinking, growing humanlike, albeit with wings and talons and pointy ears, in order to avoid your blow. The "dragon" looks just a bit older than Katina and Bolse when you get a good look at him.

>A. Say something (specify)
>B. Keep trying with your Wyrmslayer
>C. Use one of your other weapons (specify)
>D. Get back
>E. Write-in

>>42343300
Why are you doing this?

>>42343300
>B. Keep trying with your Wyrmslayer
Just because you look like a child doesn't mean you are one.

>>42343300
>Hit him with your sword handle to knock him out

>>42343300
>>A. Say something (specify)
Canis is dealt with, so the only thing between me from you is the distance that separates us. Surrender yourself; we're not dishonorable as the Dains.

Rolled 4 (1d4)

>>42343452
>>42343379
>>42343329
>>42343382
The, uh, dice results are in the order that they're listed here. I feel like a few COMBINATIONS of things here could work, but want to know which thing will absolutely happen, since a couple of the things are mutually exclusive as far as I can figure.

>>42343550
Oh thank god that I didn't win. It would of been ugly like last time. 1-17. Let's continue this losing streak once more!

>>42343550
So we're going to try to knock out a manakete
By hitting him with a sword handle.

Alright, who wants to bet on who dies this time?

>>42343633
the whole quest dies

>>42343550
It to late to change my vote?

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>>42343382
>>42343329
You feel as though you shouldn't kill this person, this dragon-dude, and you even take a moment to speak to him.

"Why are you doing this..?"

"I've heard of the history between this place and the Garou, and so it's an honor to serve alongside their matriarch on behalf of the man who saved me!"

It... sounds like this guy knows something that could be useful, so you take a moment to signal for the rest of the group going after the dragon to stop trying to kill, even putting away your Wyrmslayer...

"Wait... What are you doing?"

This dragon, he's clearly... He's clearly expecting people to be out for his blood, so even some sort of nonfatal attack must at least startle him. Your hands are nowhere near your Wyrmslayer.

"Seriously, human, what are you planning?"

While he's certainly SURPRISED when you hit him with the blunt end of your steel sword, he's not nearly as knocked out by it as you were hoping.

Still, though, in the process, some sort of red stone being worn as a necklace underneath his hood becomes visible.

Aand now he's in his dragon form again, ready to rain fire down upon you.

You're glad you changed your initial plan from "sword handle" to "blunt edge of a weaker sword," anyway.

>A. Attack with the Wyrmslayer!
>B. Attack with something else!
>C. Get out of the way!
>D. Stand your ground!
>E. Write-in!

>>42343837
>>A. Attack with the Wyrmslayer!

>>42343837
>A. Attack with the Wyrmslayer!

>>42343837
>ready to rain fire down upon you.
The question is, how ready is he really to rain fire down on us? Move out the way? Or would that be foolish since that breath of his has some wicked cone-area of attack.

>>42343837
What a brilliant idea that was.
>C.
>Yell out that that bastard Garou not only killed her own mother and raised her from the dead, and is in league with a kingdom of necromancer bastards who kill innocent people by the score without a second thought

>>42343975
Can this be added to whatever wins?

>>42343928
>>42343950
>>42343975
You attack the switch-happy manakete, which he, of course, takes notice of, and reverts in midair, planning to take flight a bit and start to transform, repeating the song and dance over again.

Monica decides that the group will not put up with that, immediately flying as close to the fire dragon as possible and yanking that stone-necklace thing you revealed right off of its neck, before drawing her sword and slashing the shocked shifter out of the sky.

In the meantime, you find the one haremite Nat was healing up, asking her to say some very choice words to the approaching hordes of her kin. You figure they'll be more poignant out of one of their own's mouth.

"Why do you all still follow Ahua?!" She barks at the attackers, "You let her lie to you, claim that the Tarvosians were responsible for that attack, when that makes NO DAMN SENSE. Brothers, sisters, we're being misled by Dain, and this ravenous betrayer, she turned Lady Loba into that... Tell me it's not strange how passive she's been, that she abdicated the chiefhood out of nowhere after waking up, and the first person to question it gets chased... To DAIN!"

At the very least, it's... actually convinced a significant portion of the group, causing confusion and infighting abound and slowing down the Garou's army.

>A. Go out there and make things even harder for them
>B. Help fight Ahua
>C. Write-in?

>>42344452
>>B. Help fight Ahua

>>42344452
>B. Help fight Ahua

>>42344452
>B. Help fight Ahua

>>42344452
>B. Help fight Ahua

>>42344452
>>A. Go out there and make things even harder for them
I know this is fighting against the current, but I'm going to vote on it regardless.

I would love to add the fact that we were captured and thrown into a dungeon somewhere in Dain. Which was the very same dungeon that held Vaga. Ahua was there telling him about her scheme and such.

>>42344644
Dain scum were attacking an innocent village.
They all deserve death.

>>42344509
>>42344544
>>42344547
>>42344565
You go over to help Vaga and Dama against Ahua and that traitor, but you're pulled back by that same girl who helped with that speech.

"If you interrupt now, it'll look really bad for the side that we want to win. This is... impromptu, yes, but a pretty standard 2-on-2 duel. See? Even some of Ahua's men are just... watching, without fighting."

>A. Let's find Eva then
>B. You told Vaga not to be stupid
>C. Is this to the death?
>D. Interfere anyway
>E. Leave them to it
>F. Let's secure the fire dragon then
>G. Write-in

>>42344791
>>F. Let's secure the fire dragon then
Fuck this shit! I'm taking my shota dragon and leaving.

>>42344818
I had no idea he was still alive. How about having 2 fire dragons potentially on our sides?

>>42344791
Who's winning?
If Vaga is losing then I don't give a shit about Honor.
Otherwise
>Go secure the dragon

>>42344791
>F. Let's secure the fire dragon then

>>42344791
>F. Let's secure the fire dragon then

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>>42344818
>>42344851
>>42344869
"Alright, then, we'll leave them to it..."

You and... Whatever her name is ("Ella. My name is Ella.") decides to help you help the others keep the manakete in check. It takes a LOT of bindings to stop him from breaking loose, but at least he's nowhere near as deadly now that Monica swiped his firestone.

While helping get him good and captured, Ella explains that these two-on-two duel things are more of a test of willpower, applicable for any group size run by wolves. Two people who haven't been officially disgraced by the group in question (in this case, the whole tribe), if there's some sort of crisis of leadership, can have some sort of "competition of willpower," which they're traditionally allowed a single ally in. The ally can be anyone, so long as they have Garou ancestry ("Despite your terminology, this is really Dama vs. Ahua, with Vaga and Bela as their helpers... Gh, to think Ahua's rhetoric got to Bela.").

Garrus ends up asking, "uh, it's not, like, to the death, is it?"

"It can be, depending on the competition, and if someone's will gives out-they give up, basically-they're at the competitors' mercy and judgement. So, knowing miss man-eater over there... It's probably to the death, yeah. Especially since 'a straight-up fight' is the most common form of the Duel of Wills."

>character limit, continued next post

Your attention is safe to turn away from the manakete now that he's completely restrained, so you watch the Duel of Wills intently. After a nasty blow from Dama, Bela recoils out of her Garou form and looks at everyone, choking up, "hrk, I give... Sorry, Chief Ahua, but I'm sure you can handle..."

Ahua doesn't wanna hear her newfound second's excuses. "If your will gives out, your fate is mine to command, right?"

That's the last thing Bela hears before being... Quite grotesquely smashed, to put it bluntly.

"Brother, calm down!" This time, Vaga isn't freezing up in shock at another senseless loss of life for someone he held dear. He's just... enraged at his elder sister, the Garou leaping at the Managarm in an enraged frenzy.

"My, my, sister," Ahua's voice rings as she stands still, prepared for him to approach, "isn't your Second... willful."

Ella just looks... Very down at what's just happened. "At least... Ahua probably won't win now..."

You wish you knew literally anything about Vaga's harem so you could console Ella.

>A. Keep not interfering
>B. Interfere
>C. Talk to someone (specify)
>D. Write-in?

>>42345250
>B. Interfere

>>42345250
>>A. Keep not interfering

>>42345250
>>C. Talk to someone (specify)
>Console Ella

>>42345292
Also, if it wasn't obvious
>Keep on not interfering

>>42345250
>A. Keep not interfering
>Cheer Dama and Vaga on if that doesn't count as interfering

Well, >>42345270 has the right idea too. Vaga is going to kill his own sister, but his sister would pull something dirty to kill him if he hesitated. This is an assumption, but I'd rather not lose Vaga from someone throwing pocket sand to his face.

>>42345373
To be honest, I arrived pretty late to this, so my decisions have been mostly based off what I can gather from reading the new posts.
I'm glad I at least got that decision sort of right, though.

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>>42345488
Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...

>>42345488
wrong board.

>>42345488
>/feg/
Please, please go and stay go

>>42345499
I posted this in the wrong fucking thread.
This is what I get for having two 4chan threads open at once.

>>42345513
I say Normal for Zoe.

>>42345280
>>42345292
>>42345333
"Ella, it's... I'm sorry about your friends..." You pat her shoulder comfortingly, yet also awkwardly. You... really don't know much about these ladies, so your gestures of sympathy are generic, if no less real for it.

Meanwhile, Ahua is... pretty easily able to sidestep Vaga's lunge, pinning him to the ground and pounding him into submission in a matter reminiscent of... Well, moments ago, with Robert.

"You're a damn fine hunter, Vaga," Ahua says as she wails on him, even forcing him back into his default form, "but you've always had this habit of getting emotional, forgetting that you aren't a warrior! Making you lose your cool? Too easy!"

Dama, still in a transformed state, has her fists balled up, and she's glaring angrily at her sister, raising them up. Weak whining is heard from Vaga, so the bastard is at least not dead yet.

>A. Let Dama handle it. She's physically closer, will any second now, and you won't be interfering.
>B. Now's no time for courtesy! Throw your hand axe into the ring!
>C. Say something (specify)
>D. Write-in

>>42345499
>>42345513
>>42345527
>>42345528
>>42345534
I missed... whatever the hell this was due to post-making.
Do I want to know?

>>42345602
Please don't ask. It's embarrassing enough for me already.

>>42345602
some /feg/ shit, don't worry about it.

>>42345620
You're cool, man. No need to be embarrassed in front of strangers. Shit happens. Keep on playing and move on.

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>>42345584
>Dama, handle this or I will.
>Readied action [save vaga] if Dama doesn't move in 3 seconds
>>42345602

>>42345620
Anon, why would you be embarassed.
it's happened to all of us.

>>42345665
I second this.

>>42345638
In my defense, I only came here from /feg/ because this thread was linked there earlier.
As for the question I accidentally posted here, I mostly was going to ask it in /feg/ because I was bored and slightly curious.

>>42345620
If it's any consolation, none of us have any idea who the hell you are.

The joy of anonymity.

>>42345696
They didn't even respond to us.

>>42345764
Ha. How typical of /feg/. Man that general thread is nothing but waifuing or husbandoing. Kind of depressing now thinking about it. Sort of reminds me of that waifuing involved in Princess Guard quest. That shit got toxic real fast.

>>42345764
Ehh. Their loss then. I like these threads, so if I see a link to them there sometimes I'll come.
Sorry for disrupting the thread.

>>42345792
I remember the out of the blue sudden routelock that got dominated by samefags.
I quit playing that quite awhile before anyways, but it still annoyed me.

Knightfu best waifu

>>42345808
There's a thread every two days from the previous day's thread. Unless otherwise noted in the QM's twitter.

>>42345818
I liked the trap instead. She was nice and all.

>>42345808
Anon, feel free to stay.

It's not like we couldn't use more people around.
I think the most people I've ever seen is around 10, and while I do enjoy having smaller quests, we can really lose momentum when it gets late, which I'm guessing isn't a problem for you.

>>42345854
>I think the most people I've ever seen is around 10, and while I do enjoy having smaller quests, we can really lose momentum when it gets late, which I'm guessing isn't a problem for you.
Yeah. The quest begins to slow down right about now. Well, the votes that is.

>>42345665
>>42345680
"Dama, finish this off. We know you can, and I don't want to have to interfere!"

Dama nods in acknowledgement, still clenching her fists, but then just... Falls to her knees and reverts, crying profusely.

After getting one more punch in, as you raise up your hand axe, Ahua... Also stops what she's doing, looking at Vaga, listening to Dama, looking at the wolf-girl who willingly betrayed her beloved to side with her, who she just murdered to set him off.

You can't say for yourself what's going through Ahua's mind, but... She reverts too, just as you're about to throw the damn thing.

She walks towards her sister and shakes her head. "I'm... Is this what it means, to chase my will, to restore our people to our former glory?"

"Your former man-eating slavedriver glory?" You hear a loud slapping noise, and Quidel whining.

"You!" Ahua says, barking at the tall girl who was about to throw a hand axe at her. "You're so fond of interfering, go fetch that staff-waving friend of yours. I've got some business of my own to attend to."

>A. What the hell are you doing
>B. Don't question it. Just go to where you pointed Nat NOW
>C. Write-in

>>42345792
Well, you're not wrong. Most of the time the posts are pretty shit, especially when the waifu and husbando bullshit have pretty much taken over actual gameplay posts.

>>42345893
>>B. Don't question it. Just go to where you pointed Nat NOW

>>42345893
>>C. Write-in
HEY! I'm not fond of interfering anything! I don't like it when people are killing my friends! Even if that includes their own sister!

>B. Don't question it. Just go to where you pointed Nat NOW

>>42345893
>A. What the hell are you doing

>>42345893
>A. What the hell are you doing
>And why should i listen to a kin killing traitorous bitch?

>>42346051
Second, Also include something about torturing her own kin also.

>>42345893
>B. Don't question it. Just go to where you pointed Nat NOW

>>42346016
>>42346051
What the fuck, no, don't risk Vagas life like that

Didn't you learn your lesson by spitting in richards face?

>>42346083
>Didn't you learn your lesson by spitting in richards face?
That was a pretty tense and foolish moment too.

But I can't blame them for being paranoid. She did kill their own mother, and left Vaga hang out to dry in Aum dungeon.

Rolled 1 (1d2)

>>42346016
>>42345932
As this roll begins, I remind you all that time is ABSOLUTELY of the essence when it comes to having ANY chance of saving Vaga.

>>42346135
You were cool, Vaga. I'm sorry for wanting to be a bitch to you earlier in the quest. And then getting it thrown back at me by the QM.

>>42346135
I swear to fucking god.
I am going to quit if the obvious, ally killing, moronic, dumbest fucking decision wins.
This is fucking horseshit

>>42346135
I'll change my vote here>>42346051
if it isn't to late.

>>42346174
And my losing streak continues, Anon. I just can't win when I want to. I feel like the captain of the Kestral in Ace Combat V right now. Always losing one way or the other.

>>42346135
"And why the hell should I?! You're a traitor, and you just killed your little brother!"

"Well, if you would shut the hell up and listen, MAYBE I won't have killed my brother by the time we have a staff in here!"

"R-right..." You shake your head and immediately bolt, and return to where you left Robert, where you find Nat ineffectually waving a mend staff over the fighter, looking down and forlorn.

"I'm... Really sorry, Nat, really I am..." Stefyn, now sporting moderately-longer hair, and more of an affably passive demeanor than the cowardly one you're used to him having, is standing by her side. Was he the only one who noticed her run off to help Robert? "But, uh, if someone's hurt over in town hall... I mean, uh, yeah... We should get back..."

>A. Explain the situation
>B. Drag Nat back
>C. Nat, Vaga's dying. Go.
>D. Ask Stefyn about saving your life
>E. Write-in
(there's a single option here that could still fix things. It requires remembering a certain piece of information about a character. I admit I just didn't want to kill one of my favorite characters on a single tiebreaker roll)

>>42346211
>C. Nat, Vaga's dying. Go.

>>42346211
>Pick Nat up
>Run back

>>42346211
>A. Explain the situation
>B. Drag Nat back
>C. Nat, Vaga's dying. Go.
Explain while dragging her back, Also kinda jumped the gun on that didn't'cha octo?

>>42346211
>>B. Drag Nat back
NAT IS WEAK AS FUCK. THIS IS THE INFORMATION ABOUT A CHARACTER. SHE'S PUNY.

And then... watch it be this option all along.

>D. Ask Stefyn about saving your life

>>42346211
>C. Nat, Vaga's dying. Go.
Remember that Nat was faster than us during training?

>>42346211
>C. Nat, Vaga's dying. Go.

>>42346248
Oh shit. She was. We were also slow as fuck while running over here. Changing my vote to this: >>42346248
From this.>>42346247

>>42346248
Oh right, I forgot.
Changing >>42346227
To C

>>42346211
>B. Drag Nat back
>C. Nat, Vaga's dying. Go.

>>42346222
>>42346248
>>42346258
>>42346276
>>42346274
>>42346260
"Nat, Vaga's dying. Go."

Six syllables, and your war cleric friend's eyes widen. She nods and bolts off. You're very pleased to remember that she runs. Not much more you need to do in this situation.

Stefyn stands around and politely avoids conversation.

>A. Go back right away anyway
>B. Say something (specify topic)
>C. Write-in

>>42346326
>>B. Say something (specify topic)
So... this has been a very interesting day we've been having, huh? I just heard that you saved my rear-end during our first encounter of those necro-dragons. Never knew that until someone told me just recently.

>>42346326
>A. Go back right away anyway

>>42346326
>A. Go back right away anyway
We need to talk to Stefyn later, but that's the last thing on our minds

>>42346326
>A. Go back right away anyway

>>42346326
>A. Go back right away anyway

>>42346356
>>42346369
>>42346372
>>42346387
When you and Stefyn get back, Ella is cradling Vaga in her arms as Nat focuses all of her efforts and attention on the wounded garou. You wisely don't even consider bothering her, instead noting Ahua, with Dama standing by her front-right, addressing the crowd she'd wrought upon Dagda Village.

"...and I must, again, emphasize, how I have mislead you all. A ruler such as me... You do not deserve. Dama here, her will is more righteous, more loving than my own. So, I leave you, the Garou tribe, in her care... And bid you all farewell."

Though the crowd (and her sister) can't see it from here, you can't help but notice a rather sharp-looking instrument being drawn from Ahua's sleeve as she says her goodbyes.

You can only assume what this means, and you're certain it's not being used on any of these folks who don't know it's there.

>A. Pretend you don't see that.
>B. Stop her!
>C. Point it out!
>D. Write-in!

>>42346534
>B. Stop her!
(She's going to off herself?)

>>42346534
>B. Stop her!
>You do not deserve to have the option to take your own life after everything you've done, Work towards fixing the madness you've wrought.

>>42346534
You are not getting off that easy Ahua.
You owe your brother, your sister, and your entire tribe retribution, don't you dare think of taking the cowards way out, at least not until you pay them back.

Join us, and we'll try our best to come to an agreement for letting the Garou back down into the valley, I'm not in charge, so I can't make any official decisions, but I'll promise my support. After this war is done, and your tribe is free again, then it'll be even and you can do as you wish.

>>42346534
>>B. Stop her!
You're right. I do love to interfere with other people's plans.

>>42346563
Second, Like hell she gets the easy way out after all the shit she's done.

>>42346584
Ellen is definitely not that goddamned merciful anon.

>>42346608
Anon, think about all the information she has.
Obviously, she wouldn't have complete freedom, and she would answer for her crimes, but in times of war we need all the manpower we can get. Besides, it'd be a good stepping stone for real peace between the Garous and the Nation of Iforgotthename.

>>42346640
Her getting off scot free after everything is done though, There's no way in hell Ellen would say or agree to that.

>>42346658
>getting off scott free
I never said that.
I meant promising support to get the Garous out of the mountain, and then giving her a trial by her tribe. She could have easily killed Vaga, but she didn't, I don't think she would have spared him if she didn't genuinely realize what a piece of shit she'd been.

I want her to at least have a chance to redeem herself by fighting for her tribes sake and possibly earning them their valley back, then giving her a trial by her peers.
That being said, heavy guard 24/7

>>42346706
>but I'll promise my support. After this war is done, and your tribe is free again, then it'll be even and you can do as you wish.
Ellen supporting her and letting herd o as she wishes is letting her get off scot free.

>>42346729
Like I literally just said.
Promising her support not towards Ahua getting off scott free, but getting the Garous land back in general, and as for punishment, it's not our place to punish her, it's her tribes place to punish her, they're the ones who she wronged more than anyone else, they deserve to get their own justice in whatever way they decide.

>>42346745
>it's not our place to punish her,
She had a hand in killing our friends and attempting to kill us, Ellen takes justice into her own hands if you haven't been following the quest, Which seems to be likely.

>>42346560
>>42346563
>>42346585
>>42346594
You start running towards the Managarm.

"So, Dama, with that, consider the torch..." She draws the weapon you saw and points it at herself... Only to be knocked over by a blonde, tan giantess.

"No way are you just going to go like that! Trying to make yourself out like some sort of tragic martyr and skipping out on the consequences of your actions. We don't even know all that you know."

Stefyn runs up after you, giving a much more terse, "and, uh, there's always a better option than suicide! No matter how much you think you deserve it!" You'd be annoyed with his butting in if this wasn't his girlfriend's sister.

"Meddling humans..."

"Ahua..." Dama growls at her sister, "your fate's in my hands now, got it?! You lost the Duel of Wills, and I say you don't die! You'll be punished for your actions, certainly, but..." She sniffles, still tearing up a lot, "I don't want my sister killing herself!"

"Hnn... Love ya, sis, but god we're a bunch of pains in the ass..."

Dama grants permission for her sister, alongside her apparent manakete friend, Arion, to be held in Rakche's prisons for the time being.

Later that evening, you see Jay and Reese, discussing... Well, the obvious.

"Robert's actually bit it, eh? Jeez, I need a drink..."

In Jay's rarely-heard, soft voice, he responds, "Reese... If-if it were me, he'd be yelling at you for saying that right now..."

"Eh... I didn't say I'd get one. Just that I could freaking use one."

"Ah... I g-get the sentiment..."

They turn and see you.

"Uh... Hey, Jay."

"Hi..."

And now Reese says, "rumor has it you were there in his final moments, against that wolf-mom-zombie... What were they like?"

>A. Tell the truth
>B. Tell Robert's version
>C. Something else? (write-in)

>>42346801
>B. Tell Robert's version

>>42346801
>B. Tell Robert's version
Ending soon?

>>42346801
>B. Tell Robert's version

>>42346801
>B. Tell Robert's version
I'm pretty sure he saved my life. (Which is partially true.)

>>42346827
Planning on it. Just wanted to get this bit in before closing it off.

>>42346801
Why are you writing in third person? It's weird.

>>42346844
It felt amusing at the time. It's almost 3:30.

>>42346873
Where are you?
It's 1:21 here
Also, any chance to say something to Stefyn? I feel like we owe him a thank you

>>42346884
>I feel like we owe him a thank you
He still killed out childhood friend who was basically likea brother to us anon, He doesn't deserve it yet.

>>42346909
He saved our life, that deserves a thank you.
Maybe not forgiveness, but at least appreciation. Besides, didn't we stop giving a shit about him?

>>42346937
>didn't we stop giving a shit about him?
More like became slightly apathetic to him, Stil lhate him though.

>>42346945
But being apathetic towards someone is completely different from hating someone though.
Those are like, two completely different feelings, and feeling both at the same time is contradictory.

>>42346805
>>42346827
>>42346834
>>42346836
True to Robert's last request, you make sure to... Play up his own role in his final moments. You think Jay catches on, but he (of course) doesn't comment, and probably figures that Robert wanted this version to be heard anyway. In particular, the part about cutting Canis' hand off himself.

Regardless, at the end of the tale, Jay claps, and Reese wipes a tear from his own eye.

You notice Nat standing behind you as well, only answering "awhile" when asked how long she's been listening, before continuing, "Vaga is. Going to be fine."

"Er," Jay speaks up again, "my, uh, cousin Kev would like to meet you all, as long as you're... In the, er, area. Stay for dinner?"

>To be continued next thread
Thanks for playing, guys. As always, you can follow us on twitter @qmgrandflocto and ask us shit at http://ask.fm/qmgrandflocto

I'll be around until whenever to answer questions/talk about shit in-thread for awhile too.

>>42346976
As said, Slightly apathetic

>>42347009
At this point, I would say that befriending Stefyn is more within the realm of possibility if Ellen puts in the effort than ever before.

Does she have reason to put in the effort, though?

>>42347027
>He saved her life
Sounds like a pretty good reason to me

>>42346995
Thanks for running as always. Was it possible that Jay and Robert could survive or was it always one or the other?

>>42347067
I might have made it harder to get to Jay on time if you saved Robert first, but it would've still been possible.

>>42347102
Aw. Well at least you let us save Vaga ;_;

>>42347146
As you may have been able to tell, I was just close to saying "well, that's the RNG for ya" before having a literally last-minute change of heart.