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I know why the caged bird sings, ah me,
When his wing is bruised and his bosom sore,
When he beats his bars and would be free;
It is not a carol of joy or glee,x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x xנαcqυєℓιηє

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For a supposedly cursed forest, it wasn't as scary as she had thought when she was first thrown in here...however long ago. Jacqueline had attempted to keep track the first few weeks but after she had really given it some thought, and realized that there was literally no way for her to scale the mountains, she had settled down. It certainly wasn't like the grand inns she used to sleep in on a weekly basis, and the inns had a significantly less amount of beasts trying to kill her, unless you counted the bounty hunters who recognized her. Of course, she disposed of the hunters just as easily as the forest's creatures, but then she had to deal with all the commotion of people screaming and attempting to get help from the city's guards and blah, blah...Here, it was kill, slice, roast, eat. Clean, much quieter, and she got to eat in the process.

Currently, under the bright sun - a rare, but welcome occurrence - Jacqueline had her feet sloshing about lazily in one of the small lakes scattered about the area, leaning back with her hands on the smooth marble chunk she had taken a seat on. She assumed the chunk had come from the mountain range that kept them trapped here and somehow landed in the lake, though she didn't know how, because she wasn't exactly close to the barrier. Regardless of how it got there, she found it was the perfect place to sun bathe (when the sun decided to show), and the water kept monsters from approaching her. At least they were smart enough to realize water would slow them down and probably cause them to lose a fight, but little did they know she could kill them anywhere.
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Ezreal stood on the precipice of the smooth marble incline and stared off into the distance. With a ninety degree angle like that there was really no way someone could climb out, though it didn't appear there was any other sort of magical barrier, at least from the outside. Extensive testing had proved that there was nothing to worry about, so the archaeologist and intrepid adventurer turned back to the team at the mechanism behind him. "Alright team! Once I'm in I'll make my way to that supposedly evil temple, I have one month to get there, get what I can, and get back, if I'm not back after that, I've probably been eaten hahah!"

"Please don't talk like that boss, there's convicts and such down there too, don't get killed please?" One of the workers expressed his concerns, while Ezreal grabbed the rope hanging off the machine, latched it to a belt, and swung over the edge.

"AS IIIIIIIIIIIIIFFFFF!!!!" was his only response as he rappelled down the marble surface.

The worker at the top slapped his face in despair, "Every beast and burglar in the forest will hear him coming...my Gods...just let my boss get back so I can get paid..."

Ezreal landed without trouble at the base of the cliff and unlatched the rope from his belt. It seemed oddly dark so close to the wall despite the sun that was likely reaching the sections further out. The explorer adjusted the goggles on his head and set off at a fair trot. It wasn't long before his travels were interrupted by a loud snap and someone shouting oh no! A young girl was falling from a tree branch, ever the gentleman Ezreal leaped into action. He activated the magic within the gauntlet he had "rescued" from a previous "excavation", with a thought he was able to focus his will and leap forward through space and appear just below the toppling girl in time to catch her heroically.

"Hey there little lady, what would a fine young thing like you be doing in a place like this?"

((lol.))

Eric Mathews
Eric didn't falter when the wall of flame burst forth in front of him, he had faced far more powerful magic in the past, though this was far from the weakest. His armor was no ordinary steel, it had carried him through countless battles and suffered twice as many wounds as he had. Eric had worn it so often it was almost a second skin to him, and it had more value to him than anyone could know. As such, he had sought the power of the royal magician; to have powerful protective wards imbued into it. This level of fire magic was of little threat to Eric.

He leaped through the wall of fire without hesitation or slowing down, it was more powerful than Eric had first anticipated but it didn't cause any form of significant damage. Eric's two targets had split up, the man seemed to be surrendering, but false surrender was the oldest trick in the book of thieves and assassins. And yet, he seemed honestly submissive... Eric raised his sword and brought it down aiming to split the blond man's head. He stopped less than an inch from his target's head. Eric had seen many battles; many foes, they came in every shape and size, however he had never attacked anyone he was less than completely convinced was his enemy: His honor wouldn't allow him to risk the life of an innocent.

Eric stood down, and sheathed his sword.
"I apologize for my unprovoked attack, this place has clouded my mind with doubt and fear. You seem like a good spirited man, have you also been falsely accused, and damned to survive in this accursed place?"

I know why the caged bird sings, ah me,
When his wing is bruised and his bosom sore,
When he beats his bars and would be free;
It is not a carol of joy or glee,x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x xנαcqυєℓιηє

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And here she thought she would have a nice afternoon, free of fighting.

Jacqueline narrowed her eyes at the scene on shore, taking note of the group and the fire erupting out of nowhere. It had been a while since she'd seen so many people together for longer than thirty seconds since they usually just killed each other and the last one standing looted the bodies. As she contemplated going over there to join in on the fun, she noticed a rather rugged looking man approach them with fruit. Was there a party she wasn't made aware of today?
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