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 Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2024 12:43 pm
Glacial by discord
At times like this Eresin wanted to just think about Talisia and how much he wanted to hold her. It was a much better option than throwing something at Kian who had just cracked an artifact. His heart could skip a beat at how beautiful Talisia was in his memories instead of how heated his blood felt at the sight of that crack going through the staff. Think of those bi-colored eyes and how desperately you want to kiss Tali when you come home. He reminded himself firmly before looking back to Kian. His wife would be sad if he left his brother-in-law stranded out here in the wilderness, right? Right. Eresin couldn’t do that to her and once again love conquered everything, even this frustration. It was just a staff that might be repairable once they left this cursed cave and the beasts inside.
“I’ll just hold onto everything else so you don’t use it as extra ammunition.” He told Kian with a forced smile as he emerged into the daylight. “Now let’s get out of here so we can take a look at the damage.” At least they were out of the cave now. He just had to get to higher ground so that Peco could find them. Going through a cave and emerging on the opposite side of where they entered had not been the initial plan but they were here now and Eresin was going with it, especially since he didn’t want to fight through those beasts again and risk another artifact.
[Eresin 1]
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Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2024 12:14 pm
So using an artifact as a weapon was not the best decision. Kian had winced as the wood cracked at the impact, the staff smacking away the feral beasts but also letting out an ungodly sound as it nearly splintered in half. Still, it was better than them being torn to shreds. At least that was what he told himself even as he could feel the look that Eresin was giving him as they climbed from the depths of that cave and finally emerged on the opposite side of the cliffs. It had been a small map noting the last place a mage had been seen decades ago and his trove of relics had been tucked inside behind some enchanted, enforced walls and the like. They had gathered everything without a hitch, but as soon as they left the room again the whole cavern had shifted with a loud groan. The pair had been so focused on avoiding traps on the way in that they hadn’t even thought about one on the way out. Hence, the arrival of feral beasts that had been left behind in the caves to keep guard over the years with new generations spawning from the original beasts. Kian was still upset that his clothing was torn and they both were covered in grime and blood while fighting for their lives. “It’s not my fault that place dampened everything magical and we had to resort to physical violence.” He muttered as he started walking forward, preparing to climb the cliffs to get to higher ground so that their familiars could find them. “I truly had no choice.” It was that or die, at least that was the argument he would rely upon when explaining the broken piece to the mage’s grandson who had asked them to retrieve it in the first place. “Maybe we can find a way to repair it, but first we have to get back to camp so we can recover. I’m too tired for any of this now.”
[Kian 1]
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