>>43612718
You prod the corpse with your foot, nudging the robes further open. Where you had expected to find a wizard was instead a tall and slender creature fashioned from white wood. And not bolted or hinged together either, grown together as if it had seamlessly emerged from the earth this way. It is humanoid in basic shape though one of its arms ends not in a hand but a staff-like growth. It is faceless and once you pull the robes all the way off, sexless as well. A mockery of the human figure but without any of the details.
Needless to say, this is probably not Old Bart. According to Eugene, it’s probably the work of a spirit of some kind but you don’t know how good of an explanation that is, considering that he arrived at it by process of elimination.

Behind you, Hiss seems to be trying to boss Eugene into spontaneously developing more knowledge on the matter. You can understand her frustration, having been denied a soul that had already escaped her once.

> You should probably burn this thing, just to make sure.

> Talk to Eugene and Hiss.

> Help Aash with taking care of everyone else.

> Where the hell are Oster and Rock? Weren’t they supposed to be tracking this thing?

> Brew

> Use Potion (Specify)

> Other

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>>43612718
Aw nuts I forgot the title. Sorry, dudes with filters.

>>43612730
>> You should probably burn this thing, just to make sure.
Eugene would you?
> Help Aash with taking care of everyone else.
> Where the hell are Oster and Rock? Weren’t they supposed to be tracking this thing?


>>43612754
She must be really upset, her face is turning purple.

>>43612730
> You should probably burn this thing, just to make sure.
> Help Aash with taking care of everyone else.

>>43612754
You can quickly fix it now before you get underway. It'll help the 10 random anons not droping in and spamming PUT QUEST IN TITLE.

>>43612730
> Help Aash with taking care of everyone else.
> Where the hell are Oster and Rock? Weren’t they supposed to be tracking this thing?

>>43612730
> You should probably burn this thing, just to make sure.

>>43612730
Same as yestedray
> Take a sample of the wood to test for alchemical properties
> See if Eugene can isolate the staff so Rock can take a look at it later
> Help Aash with taking care of everyone else.

> You should probably burn this thing, just to make sure.
> Help Aash with taking care of everyone else.

"Hey Eugene," you call out, rescuing him from being harangued further. "We need to set this on fire."

He stares at you blankly.
"Yes and?"

"What? We should, we've already made the mistake of leaving wizardly business like this untouched twice before, not going to do it again."
Not that that's likely to strike a chord with him, he wasn't present for either of those times.

"No, I understand. But what do you want me to do about it?"

"Uh...set it aflame? Wizard up a fire, you seem like the best man for the job. If you don't mind, that is."

"I'm not a fire wizard! Do you think I can just wave my staff and summon flame?"

"You can't? You can't do that?"
He shakes his head so you reach into your bag and toss your flint and tinder to him.
"Well, there you go."

You step down, the ruined mansion still covered in shrinking puddles of half-melted ice. This place is an absolute wreck, it's amazing that the outer walls are even still standing! People will probably be coming to investigate very soon and you're not sure if you want to be around for that.
But before you can worry about any of that, you need to see to the others. You know that Aash was carrying them to safety but your Soulsight didn't see what condition they were in.
You go out what's left of the backdoor to find Liss lying in the backyard, Aina crouched down beside her. Several yards from them is Aashenpreet herself and for a moment you almost don't recognize her, scuffed and bruised as she is. She's kneeling, her hands held out in prayer.

Bunyip is just standing around and sniffing trees, tongue lolling out of his mouth. He seems blithely unconcerned about the entire situation and was probably entirely unhelpful to Aashenpreet and the twins. His head perks up when he sees you and he wanders over for a head-scratch.
Aside from him, nobody seems to have noticed you yet.
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>>43612980

> They seem to be doing fine, you have other business to attend to.

> Approach the twins, make sure they're fine.

> Call Aashenpreet over and thank her.

> See if you can eavesdrop first before they notice you.

> Try to make Bunyip do something constructive.

> Brew

> Use Potion (Specify)

> Other

>>43613015
> See if you can eavesdrop first before they notice you.
> Approach the twins, make sure they're fine.

>>43613015
> Approach the twins, make sure they're fine.
After Aash is done praying
> Call Aashenpreet over and thank her.
Give Heal-alls as needed

>>43613015
> Call Aashenpreet over and thank her.
You da man, Aash

>>43612980
>> Approach the twins, make sure they're fine.
>> Call Aashenpreet over and thank her.

>>43613015
> Call Aashenpreet over and thank her.

>>43613015
>> Approach the twins, make sure they're fine.
>> Call Aashenpreet over and thank her.

Sorry about the delay on this one, had a phone call.
>> Approach the twins, make sure they're fine.
>> Call Aashenpreet over and thank her.

You decide to waste no time in announcing yourself as you step through the door.
"Everyone alright?"

Aashenpreet looks up, breaking off her prayer in an instant and bounding over to you with deceptive speed. She sweeps you up in a bear hug that threatens to squeeze the air from your lungs. You splutter a little but decide to just grin and bear it.

"Cennen! Thank Aashimid you're safe! I wasn't sure and-"

Her grip loosens enough to let you slide out, holding your hands up in a noncommittal gesture.
"It's fine, everything's fine. Thanks for taking these two to safety."

"Oh, that? It's nothing to thank me for, it was the right thing to do."
You decide not to mention that just doing the 'right' thing was something you were becoming increasingly appreciative of. Would Hiss or Oster have done the same? Would you?
"There's really no need to thank me," Aashenpreet continues. "I didn't help fight them off, I just took the others and ran."

"Honestly, that's the best thing you could have done."
You picture her under the same attack Hiss had endured just before but without protection, her skin bubbling and splitting open as it boiled from the inside. You try not to picture that again.

You look past her to the twins. Liss is still lying on the grass and while it looks like Aina almost got to her feet as she saw you, she remains by her side.

"I might have hurt that one a little," Aashenpreet mutters. "I didn't have the time to be gentle."

"Nothing some heal-all won't fix," you say as you walk past her.

Aina finally gets to her feet as you approach with a bottle in your hand. Liss looks to be out of it, not entirely unconscious but woozy at best.
Aina, on the other hand, looks very awake and not a little pissed off.
"What was that? What happened?"

"I'll explain it later, I promise."

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>>43613423
"You always say that. And it's always too late."
She drops herself in front of you, between you and Liss. As you move, so does she.

"Aina, I can't treat her like this."

"What happened?"
She glowers up at you, ridiculously petite compared to you. It would be trivial to move her aside.

> Tell her what happened.

> Lie (Specify)

> Give her a sanitized version, leave off certain aspects.

> "You're being very immature right now. Get out of the way and let me treat her."

> Gently push her to the side and promise to tell her later.

> Use Potion (Specify)

> Other

>>43613476
> Tell her what happened.

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>>43613476
> Tell her what happened.
> Push her out of the way

>>43613476
>A wizard who has a grudge with me and my friends attacked. Except he's gone beyond being a wizard according to Eugene.

>>43613476
> Tell her what happened.
It's either a wizard who wants revenge because Hiss and I killed him a while ago, an angry spirit, or some combination of the two.

>>43613502
Our ridiculous strength would probably hurt her

>>43613476
> Give her a sanitized version, leave off certain aspects.
"You've seen what we do. Sometimes we come across dangerous people, and more often than not, they end up somewhat mad at us. This was one of them"

> Tell her what happened.

You decide against just pushing her out of the way. Something's clearly weighing on her mind and shoving her about isn't going to make her feel better.
"It's really a long story but basically Hiss and I killed a wizard. Or at least, we tried to. It was ages ago before we even met you. Only it turns out that he's not all that dead and he's mad."

Aina's face doesn't change, as if you'd only confirmed something she'd suspected already.
"So the only reason we all got attacked, that the Lady's house is ruined...is because of you?"

Oh, now you see what's been eating at her. You're really not sure how to answer this one.
"Yes? But it's not-"

Aina pushes you back ineffectually, her face screwed up.
"Give me the potions, I'll take care of her. And then I don't want any of you visiting my sister again."

"Ain-"

"Get out," she sobs. "All you do is make everything worse."

> Get into an argument.

> She's clearly stressed out, just leave them both alone for now.

> Give her the potions but don't go anywhere.

> Push her aside and start healing Liss.

> Look for Aashenpreet's help.

> Use Potion (Specify)

> Other

>>43613710
> She's clearly stressed out, just leave them both alone for now.
Apologize first

>>43613710
> Push her aside and start healing Liss.
> Get into an argument.
Yeah, us defending ourselves to the death with a wizard totally our fault.

>>43613710
>> Push her aside and start healing Liss.
Softly
> Get into an argument.
Since he tried to kill us first, you can stop being in a snit.

>>43613710
> She's clearly stressed out, just leave them both alone for now.

>>43613775
>>43613796
Why would we waste time arguing with her? We have other things to worry about

>>43613710
> She's clearly stressed out, just leave them both alone for now.

>>43613821
Plus she's actually right. They keep getting hurt by our enemies.

>>43613710
> Give her the potions but don't go anywhere.
> Ask her if she knows how to administer them
We've done good things...

> She's clearly stressed out, just leave them both alone for now.

You can't stop yourself from grimacing, now is not the time for this. Did she not see what you just went through? Are you supposed to apologize for defending yourself? Whether she's right or not, her head clearly isn't in the right spot right now. You're not sure if yours is either. Getting into an argument would probably solve nothing.

"Fine."
You pass her the Heal-all.
"I assume you know how to use these by now."

You stomp off, your sense of victory somewhat spoiled. Aashenpreet picks up on this and intercepts you before you walk back inside.
"Is something wrong?"

> "Nah, it's not important." Go back inside.

> "Aina's being a little unreasonable."

> "Do you ever wonder how you know if you're doing the right thing or not?"

> "I just want to know where the hell Rock and Oster are."

> Use Potion (Specify)

> Other

>>43613937
> "Do you ever wonder how you know if you're doing the right thing or not?"

>>43613937
>> "I just want to know where the hell Rock and Oster are."

>>43613937
> "Do you ever wonder how you know if you're doing the right thing or not?"
Advise, spiritual advisor

>>43613937
> "Do you ever wonder how you know if you're doing the right thing or not?"
All these awful things happened to these girls just because I saved them from their crazy village.

>>43613937
> "Do you ever wonder how you know if you're doing the right thing or not?"
Give Aash a heal all as well

>>43613937
>> "I just want to know where the hell Rock and Oster are."

> "Do you ever wonder how you know if you're doing the right thing or not?"

You sigh and stop walking, making sure you're out of Aina's earshot first. Bunyip cozens up to you for further ear-scratches.
"Do you ever wonder how you know if you're doing the right thing or not?"

"Is this about the the twins?"

"You knew?"

She shrugs.
"Aina seemed a little distraught."

"I just can't believe all these awful things happened to them just because I saved them from their crazy village. And you know what? They were going to die there. That place was a shithole."
She laughs, a soft quiet sound that sounds almost ashamed. You glare at her.
"What?"

"It's nothing, I just think I remember us having this same conversation back when we first met. Only, I think it was the other way round. What happened to building things faster than you knocked them down?"

"In hindsight," you grumble, "it seems a little naive. But it's still true."

"But you don't feel that way."

"Uh?"
You blink. Since when was Aash so confident?
"I guess not."

"There's nothing wrong with you, Cennen. You're just reaching the limits of spiritual well-being that your ramshackle system of moral beliefs can give you."

"I'm not sure where your going with this and also, ramshackle?" My-"

Aashenpreet actually interrupts you deliberately, another oddity.
"What I'm saying is that your beliefs have no center, it's only natural that they can crumble when they must be tested. R-remember when you told me that you didn't need Aashimid or his lessons? Maybe you do now."

Oh fuck she's trying to convert you or something.

> Politely disagree.

> Maybe you can go along with her for now.

> Make an excuse to leave.

> "No offence Aashenpreet but your religion sucks."

> Use Potion (Specify)

> Other

>>43614198
>> Politely disagree.

>>43614198
> Maybe you can go along with her for now.
Let her feel like she's still a priestess for a bit

>>43614198
>Ash I've met Hiss when she was going Deity, and I've met the remnant off that too. Entities like that, don't care about people, We're too small and insignificant. The creator might care about a people in aggregate, but individually? Never. That's why I don't believe in the Creator, not because I doubt of his existence, but because I know he won't help me. Before you get in a snit, remember your people have had hundreds of years to twist the framework of the Creator's teachings to their liking. Unless they did something massively horrible he wasn't going to correct them.

>>43614198
> Maybe you can go along with her for now.
I'm curious. All I know is that the creator made spirits and humans and thought that humans were cooler

>>43614198
> Maybe you can go along with her for now.
Won't hurt hearing what she has to say, and even if we don't agree with everything she says we could still gain something valuable.

>>43614319
We should mention that we saw the creator chilling in a formless void between the Dreaming and the real world too

>>43614198
>> Politely disagree.

> Maybe you can go along with her for now.

“All I’m saying,” Aashenpreet continues. “Is that in the end, morality and righteousness cannot stand without faith. They lack foundation.”

“Alright. Lay it on me.”

She splutters, stumbling over her next few words. She clearly hadn’t thought you would actually acquiesce.
“Excellent! But uh, where to begin?”

“Isn’t this taught to you?”

“Technically, yes. But part of being on a pilgrimage shrine is that nobody visits you unless they’re already devout. I’ve never had to instruct one of the faithless before. Maybe I should begin with a simple lesson like…”
She claps her hands.
“Of course. Livatam is a good introduction. You see, a long time ago there lived a raja in what would become Pataliputna. This was before man and snake were one as they should be and as such, he was a flawed ruler. He was a virtuous man but he was human and thus his city was imperfect and seeded with ruin and vice. He had a son, the only one his wives had ever borne him, named Livatam. He loved his son and sought to protect him from the evils of the world, not knowing that the evils without can only be warded by accepting truth within. Livatam grew to be a young man in his guarded pleasure palace, unknowing and ignorant of the world around him. But as he grew tired of his boundaries, he began to test them and sought to go out into his father’s city. And the raj relented for a total of three times three visits, all supervised and cleansed. Wherever he would go, men would run before him so as to not burden the prince with the evils of the world. But Livatam was no fool and are you listening??”

Her voice rises as your eyes drift away, snapping you back to attention.
“Sorry.”

“In time, Livatam escaped from his palace in disguise and saw the world for what it was for the very first time. He saw the evil and weakness inherent in humanity and fled the city entirely."
1/?

>>43614979
And then in the wilderness, lost and alone, he sought an answer from Aashimid. Aashimid was known to those Qesh back then even if they did not understand His true intentions. He meditated underneath a tree for three days and three nights, knowing no food or sleep or nothing else of the evil world.”

“But by the end of that, he figured something out?”

‘Don’t interrupt! And no, of course he didn’t. He was a human. But he found somebody else instead. On the fourth dawn, a serpent made itself known to him among the tree branches. He told the serpent of his woes and of his uncertainties with the world and the snake repaid him with revelation. The world was evil but only because humans made it that way. Not through any intention but simply through being weak and their governance reflecting that. Human life is suffering and when they die, they are just reborn again upon the wheel. The only way to escape that would be to seek servitude beneath purer beings, the only creature that was both mortal and of the spirit realm. And even beyond that, the only true escape from the wheel of reincarnation and suffering was to devote yourself to the serpent’s principles, to find joy in their purpose. So that one day they may devour you and take your soul forever within themselves, freeing you from the wheel. Only in snake-stomach oblivion is there any peace, any lack of suffering. And so the prince, having attained more wisdom than any mortal human before him, offered himself to the snake to be devoured and that was so.”
Aashenpreet stops, clearly expecting you to be more impressed than you are. She suddenly looks rather embarrassed.
“Did I tell that right? That’s a very short version, I think I must have messed it up.”

> "It was a fine enough telling, it's just the message I disagree with."

> Pretend to be rapt.

> Ask how this is supposed to help you.

> "So would you eat me, then?"

> Find a way to leave politely.

> Other

>>43615021
> "It was a fine enough telling, it's just the message I disagree with."
If i did everything snakes told me to I'd be a way worse person. And snakes can't eat my soul.

>>43615021
>> "It was a fine enough telling, it's just the message I disagree with."
Serpents are no more infallible than humans, because if you were you'd not have fallen in the first place. EVERYONE screws up, me, you Hiss, Tanni, The Serpent King, EVERYONE. Implying race or an accident of birth makes someone inherently better is at it's core faulty. Some people may like me be born with more potential, but that's just it, potential. It does not mean you're perfect or that you'll even exceed someone else. Oster is STILL far better at swordplay and stealth than I am, for example. Hiss by virtue of being a serpent and royalty ought to be able to do nothing wrong. Do you REALLY believe that?

>>43615021
> "It was a fine enough telling, it's just the message I disagree with."
> Ask if the tale is meant for snakes or humans.
Is it a moral justification for the constrictors or an attempt of social manipultaion for the humans?

>>43615021
>> "It was a fine enough telling, it's just the message I disagree with."
That she somehow thinks this is a good thing is probably the worst part.
Aash acts so nice most of the time, it's easy to forget she's at least as fucked up as Hiss.

>>43615021
> "It was a fine enough telling, it's just the message I disagree with."
The Creator decided humans should do their own thing, so he took the spirits back to the Dreaming. Dragons resisted, enslaved humans and became snakes as punishment. This means the creator thought humans should govern themselves right? Your story sounds like propaganda to justify human subjugation, which is the opposite of what the creator wanted

> "It was a fine enough telling, it's just the message I disagree with."

You honestly don't doubt that Aashenpreet told it wrong, she doesn't really have the presence to be an incredible storyteller and it did sound rushed. But you have an inkling that it could have been told to you in the best way possible and you still wouldn't like it.
"It was a fine enough telling, Aash. It's just the message I disagree with."

She frowns.
"Maybe that was the wrong lesson to lead with. The point is that human life is suffering a-"

"Is that different from snake life, though? I didn't want to bring this up but you haven't really had the happiest time of it."

"That's different," she huffs. "It is an elevated form."

"Do you really think you and all your kind are just better than humans?"

"Yes," she says without hesitation.

"Even Hiss?"

"Even Hiss."

"So you like her more than you like me."

"Oh come on, you know that's not true. I like you a lot more than her, I hate her. But..."
She looks uneasy.
"She's still better than you. No, that's the wrong word. Higher? I'm not sure if your language has the exact translation."
She groans again.
"That was the wrong thing to tell you, wasn't it? You're not ready. But you have to recognize it deep down. You devote yourself to her, you serve her. I know you say it's a partnership but you are a human serving a snake and you love it. It makes you feel better than anything else, doesn't it? Better than what your life was before you met her. It does, doesn't it?"

You don't answer her.

"Your soul knows, Cennen. That's your soul knowing its place."

> [Specify]

>>43615378
Nope.That's just the human concept of love, which I forgot that even nice snakes like you don't really understand. Hiss understands it and feels it now but I guess you don't.

>>43615378
plenty of humans have been drawn to and fulfilled by following other humans with lofty or ambitious ideals. That's not unique to snakes.

>>43615378
If that were the case, I'd have not tried to stop her ascension, if that were the case i'd have let her eat you and Rock, and kill most everyone here. I love her, but I don't worship her. Worship implies I am blind to her thousand fold faults. Trust me I'm more aware of them than most. If your "higher" form was correct Rock would stay happy in the dreaming, not be here with us. Not envy us for what we are. If your higher forms were correct, Dragons would not have been cast down, for there were Higher than humans, and must have known best for them. Your entire caste system is based on your elders perverting your religion, to fit their own ends Aash. They crave dominion and wish to sew docility, so they spin such tales to make it seem like the creator has no greater purpose than for us to serve, but if that were the case, the dragons your forebears would still be commanding Humanity. Have you seen a dragon, other than that one time I wore one's form? If the higher forms was correct, Spirits would rule over us all, and they do not.

>>43615378
My soul is the one thing she can't have. It's frozen solid.

>>43615378
"No. That's love. I had thought you understood that."

>[Specify]

You suck in your breath, unsure about how best to deal with this.
"That's not true. That's just love and I guess somehow Hiss of all people understands that better than you. Why don't spirits rule over all of us, then? Why not let Rock of all people be the leader? Oh wait, she doesn't fucking want that! Actually, why would Rock even be with us then?"

Aashenpreet hisses, her teeth replaced by a row of jagged saw-teeth, a long forked tongue flickering between them. When she speaks, it is with forced restraint.
"I will not hold your words against you. I know you mean well-"

"I doubt you know anything about what I mean. And for what it's worth, Hiss can't eat my soul anyway. It's all fucked up. But maybe not as fucked up as you."

She sits back down with a forced sigh.
"I'm not going to be angry. You just don't understand yet."

"You know, this is why I didn't like talking to you about politics either, Aash. You always think you're right."

"I KNOW I'm right!," she snaps before jamming her mouth shut.

> Bring up the whole dragon thing.

> Leave her be.

> Attempt to reconcile.

> Nobble

> Use Potion (Specify)

> Other

>>43615769
> Leave her be.
I don't know why I ever pictured that conversation being productive

>>43615769
>> Bring up the whole dragon thing.
before we see if its even possible to return this debate to a civil level I'd be curious to hear her opinions on the matter then

> Attempt to reconcile.

>>43615769
Aash, That's were you and Hiss are just alike, unless someone bops you on the nose repeatedly showing you you're wrong, you won't ever consider it. Why don't you ask Hiss about Dragons? I'd tell you but I'm out of Heal Alls.

>>43615769
>> Nobble
FUCK GOTA NOBBLE

>>43615769
I want to nobble, but i know we shouldn't.
>> Bring up the whole dragon thing.
Reconciliation will not be forthcoming until we've both cooled down.

>>43615769
> Bring up the whole dragon thing.

>>43615769
> "Aash, I know snakes are more powerful than humans, I know you were spirits, but you are just as falible as humans, you are just as likely to be selfish, prideful or stupid as we are. I have seen it... YOU have seen it"

> Bring up the whole dragon thing.

"You know, how do dragons work into this. Or whatever they call them over in Quedesh. Why didn't they just rule forever, then?"

"Because Aashimid didn't want them to," she says primly. Or at least trying to be prim. "He found their actions to be distasteful and more importantly, they disobeyed a direct edict. They deserved everything they got."

"So what makes them so different from you lot?"

"Because of the Compact! Aashimid forgave us and made us righteous once more! It is only natural to rule then."

"So why didn't he remove the wish-curse from all of you?"

"It should have been," she mutters. "I can only assume it to be a weakness on my part. I have become impure and soiled."

"Like a hum-"

"No."
She sounds insulted.

You just shake your head and stand up to leave. You don't know what to do with this. Maybe you should have just pretended to like her messed-up story. But it's best to leave her be for now.

"Cennen," she says as you walk away. She sounds wretched.
"I don't hate humans. Or any of you. I really like you and Oster a lot. I have more human friends here than I do snake ones. So I don't know why you have to take this so personally."

You let her be.

> Go back to the twins.

> Go find Hiss.

> Call Hiss out here.

> Find Eugene.

> Where the hell are Oster and Rock?

> Brew

> Use Potion (Specify)

> Other

>>43616088
> Where the hell are Oster and Rock?

>>43616088
> Where the hell are Oster and Rock?

>>43616088
> Go find Hiss.

>>43616088
> Where the hell are Oster and Rock?
Let's go hang out with a human

>>43616088
>> Where the hell are Oster and Rock?

> Where the hell are Oster and Rock?

Rather than going back inside the ruined mansion you walk around, taking the old garden way between the fence and the wall. Bunyip follows you for a bit but when it becomes apparent that you're not in a patting mood, he whines and wanders off to sit down somewhere.

As you come around the front yard, you hear the gate opening and you freeze. Shit. Have the city guards come? You really don't want to get involved with them.
You try to peek out stealthily but the person coming through is much better at this than you. They see you immediately and they don't take the sudden surprise well, swinging a sword right at you!

Roll 1d100 to dodge.

Rolled 23 (1d100)

>>43616243

Rolled 59 (1d100)

>>43616243

>>43616243

Rolled 59 (1d100)

>>43616243
Don't do it Oster!

Rolled 4 (1d100)

>>43616243
>>43616274
ugh every time

Rolled 66 (1d100)

>>43616243

Rolled 92 (1d100)

>>43616243
inb4 oster kills us

well this wasn't how I was expecting the Quest to end

(I kid, I kid)

Rolled 46 (1d100)

>>43616243
we dead

>>43616294
I know Ouro will probably take this roll but using 6 rolls leaves a bad taste in my mouth

>>43616313
Yeah it should probably be best of five at most.

You stumble out of the way of the sword well enough but only accidentally, your feet slipping on the wet grass beneath you. You fall on your butt hard enough to make you wince, shortly before wedging your left arm in the fence.
It hurts but not as much as the idea that this is how you're going to fucking die, on your arse with an arm stuck in a fence while an intruder disembowels you.

Oster, naturally, laughs his goddamn head off when he sees you. He sheathes his sword, trying and failing to control himself.
"Is this a bad time?"

"Fuck off, you were the one who swung at me."
You don't try to defend what you look like right now. You know it's impossible. You focus on pulling your arm free instead.

-Cennen, are you alive?-
Rock is sitting on Oster's shoulder. What are they doing together? And now that you're actually getting a good luck, you can't help but notice that Oster himself looks worse for wear. Not injured but scuffed, tired.

"I'm fine Rock. What happened to you?"

-We found the wizard.-

"Tree-wizard," Oster adds. "Something weird. But we killed it all the same."

Wait. There's more than one of them?

> Ask Oster if he needs any potions.

> Tell them about the attack here.

> Ask them about their fight.

> If there's more than one, there could still be another! You need to tell everyone.

> Use Potion (Specify)

> Other

>>43616452
> If there's more than one, there could still be another! You need to tell everyone.

>>43616452
>> Ask Oster if he needs any potions.
> Ask them about their fight.
> Tell them about the attack here.
> If there's more than one, there could still be another! You need to tell everyone.

in this order

>>43616452
> If there's more than one, there could still be another! You need to tell everyone.
Might want to make some more antimagic and dispel brews too

>>43616452
> Tell them about the attack here.
> Ask them about their fight.

>>43616452

> If there's more than one, there could still be another! You need to tell everyone.

>>43616452
>> If there's more than one, there could still be another! You need to tell everyone.
sort the rest out later

Sorry guys, I feel very under the weather all of a sudden so I'm going to archive now and leave it at that. Ick, I can't explain it. Lately I've just been feeling so sluggish and shitty.
I'll do 64.5 a bit later, check the twitter for when. It should cover what's left of Taldenral for now.

>>43616923
Thanks for running Ouro. Hope you feel better!

>>43616923
Thanks for running, Ouro!

>>43616923
thanks for running, take it easy