Your heart pounds as Kaliel murmurs something to you, far to the north.
<I... I killed it.> Kaliel murmured, in the back of your mind. <The spiders attacked, and- and- I had to. But the toxin...>
Your perception of her blurred, and what you finally get before it vanishes completely was one word.
<H-help.>
And then your sense of her was gone. You had to do something. Marigold, Kell, and your father were out in the courtyard with you.
>Wat do?

Rolled 59

>>20878925
Try to draw the poison out of her, so it's just a ball of poison hovering a few feet away.

>>20878925
>Wat do?
Call Dras'lea.
<Could you be so kind and bring Kaliel to my current location, please?>
If that doesn't work, call Gehenna and Aeriel.
<Can you teleport Marigold and Me to Kaliel? She's somewhere under Carved Fortress, atm>
If that's another negative, try to channel Marigold's talent through the ring. If that doesn't work as well, try to heal her through it once more.

You key your ring again.
<Could you be so kind and bring Kaliel to my current location, please?> You ask Dras'lea.
<I am busy.> Comes her response.
<Gehenna, Aeriel.> You say next, keying your ring again. <Can you teleport Marigold and I to Kaliel? She's somewhere under carved fortress.>
<I can teleport you *to* carved fortress, but probably not under, not in such short notice.> He responded. <Nobody has a map of the place, and you don't want to teleport into a physical object. That's just asking for bad news.>

You grit your teeth, and feel your soulflame serpent pulse. You close your eyes, and focus...

Kaliel was limping ever forward in a dark tunnel, dragging something fleshy behind her, gritting her teeth, eyes glazed over. You reach for the poison inside her body, and carefully, you try to draw it out of her bloodstream, to suck the poison out. The world swims, and a painful bulge welled up from her shoulder- all of the poison collected into one space. She doesn't seem to notice it, so you redouble your efforts, trying to break the skin- which bursts, sending blue-white toxin into a sphere behind her, as she continues walking, mindlessly.

You hear chittering behind her as she finally collapses, several pale, hand-sized spiders carefully coming closer.

Rolled 3

>>20879014
Fire spell to ignite spiders/light up area

Rolled 45

>>20879014
"Be right back."
Go go go. Bring Marigold.

Rolled 86

Teleport

>>20879014
Oh fuck. Can we make an earth elemental to protect her? That's one of our specialty spells, right?

Rolled 40

>>20879014
Grab her, we can see her after all, and pull her to us.
Also, the way I read that it sounded like it looked like a giant ass zit popped on her shoulder.

Rolled 62

>>20879045
And, of course, rolling for that.

Rolled 7

>>20879014
NO.
FUCK THE RULES.
TELEPORT TO -HER-.
Draw Rikar, initiate Mad Tumble and Bumble Murdering Spiders Rumble.

Rolled 42

>>20879045
Wasn't Moving things (capital M) one of our Signature Spells? Move her to New Arcturus.

You clench your fist, and try to raise up some fire to scare off the spiders- and all that happens is the soulfire ring sparks with light, draining you of power.

"I'll be right back." You say, and take Marigold's hand. You focus, and tear through reality, landing in front of Kaliel, Marigold at your side. You quickly reach out a hand, and, legs trembling, you raise an earth elemental, which starts stomping on the spiders as more and more step through the walls, chittering angrily.
You draw Rikar, which blazes with astral fire.

That's new.

Marigold kneels near Kaliel.
"What's going on?" She asked, putting her hands on Kaliel's chest, closing her eyes.

>>20879070
"She called me over the ring, telling me she was poisoned and needed my help. Can you heal her?"

>>20879069
No. Our signature spells are Summon Elemental, Control Magic, and Soulfire.

>>20879070
"I don't really know. Kal just contacted me with the rings and said she needed help."

"She called me over the ring, telling me she was poisoned and needed my help." You say. "Can you heal her?"
"I- I can try." She said. Kaliel started twitching, and then light shone from Marigold's hands.

One of the chittering spiders climb *through* the earth elemental, as if it wasn't there, and chittered toward you, still angry-
So you smashed it with Rikar, the blazing astral fire turning the spider into little but ash.
"This... This isn't easy." Marigold said, breathing deeply, and Kaliel's twitching got worse. Her living armor twitched, and slammed it's tail into the hard stone of the tunnel. More chittering spiders arrived, and you saw what Kaliel had been dragging with her- a humongous, dead spider, nearly as large as an entire person.

Rolled 93

>>20879119
Well it's obviously important enough to Kaliel to risk life and limb, defend her until Marigold can heal her. Send out our soulflame snake to ignite them as they come.

Rolled 36

>>20879119
ASTRAL FIRE BARRIER

>>20879119
"I believe in you Mar, just try to adapt to your changed talent."

Rolled 49

>>20879119
Spiders ain't shit. Go magic bug spray.

You reach out a hand, and the soulflame serpent unwinds itself, and swells, and swells, blazing with soulflame. It swirled around you, Marigold, Kaliel, and the spider she'd been dragging. As if the fire wasn't there, the chittering spiders tried to walk through it, but the snake simply tore down onto them, mouth agape, as magic poured from the silver lines in your arms, making the serpent faster, and stronger.

Finally, the spiders stopped their constant advances, and stepped through the walls of the tunnel, vanishing from view.
Kaliel continued twitching, but Marigold shushed her, pouring ever more power into her talent. A nearby pile of moss sprouted a strange flower, which bloomed toward your cousin, but she didn't seem to notice.

Finally, Kaliel shuddered, and was still. Your sense of her heartbeat came back, and her beat was strong, and certain.
"I think- I think she'll live." Marigold said.

>>20879205
"Thank you, Marigold. I'm sorry for bringing you here without asking, but I think you understand why I did it. If we manage to get her outside, we should either be able to get help from the orcs, or Gehenna and Aeriel can bring us back to Triune's Gift."

>>20879205
"Thank you!"
Hug Mawigraw.

>>20879205
"Thanks Mar. I'm not sure if I can teleport all three of us out of here though."

Rolled 50

>>20879227
But now we can give Gehenna a beacon so he can teleport the three of US to HIM.

>>20879283
But then we could have just teleported Kal to us instead of teleporting two people to her and then having to deal with spiders. I want to stick around and find out what's going on.

>>20879295
We probably could have, but we apparently didn't think of it. We can find out what's going on from a safe distance

"Thank you, Marigold. I'm sorry for bringing you here without asking, but I think you understand why I did it."
"I do." She said, and nodded.
"I'm not sure if I can teleport all three of us out of here, though." You say.
Kaliel mumbled something, and her eyes opened slightly. She took ahold of that corpse, again, and her eyes drifted closed.

Rolled 46

>>20879226
Fuck that, hug them both and calm down.

>>20879303
"Everything's okay, Kal."
Pick her up and try to find a way out.

>>20879303
"I feel rather unappreciated right now... say, Mar, do you want to carry Kaliel, or the spider's corpse?"
Then get moving, although the spiders have retreated for the moment, who knows when they will be back.

"Everything's okay, Kal." You say. "Mar, do you want to carry Kaliel, or the spider's corpse?"
"The spider keeps... oozing." Marigold says. "And it's too big for me to carry."
You nod, and Marigold pulls Kaliel to her feet. For the most part, she's still unconscious, but if led, she still walks.

You grab the spider, and start dragging it, as the three of you walk through the dark caverns, utterly lost. The twisty, turning passages seem all alike, and you don't know which one is taking you out of the caverns, and which ones take you deeper.

>Roll 1d100 for navigation! Taking first roll!

Rolled 99

>>20879362

>>20879205
>a nearby pile of moss sprouted a strange flower
Pick up that flower.

Rolled 46

>>20879362

Rolled 54

>>20879362
Navigation? Pffft. Scry a path, silly. This is a crystal cave, is it not? There's natural mirrors and prisms everywhere by which to see EEVERRYTHHIINNGG.

Rolled 93

>>20879369
Fuck.
Yes.

>No, it's all stone. No crystals at all.

You pluck the flower that sprouted from the moss, and continue on your way, eerily honing in on the correct path. It seems almost zig-zagging.
"Are you sure you know which way you're going?" She asked, and you nod, pushing forward. Eventually, you see a light in the distance, and you ascend further, reaching a stone, brick structure, with lit torches on each wall.
"How did you- oh, we're still going, then." Marigold says, as you continue on, going through doorway, rooms, more brick tunnels, and finally a set of stairs, which lead you to a dusty, dead-end room. Footsteps in the dust show you that it seems that someone had just walked through a wall...

Rolled 45

>>20879422
Test the stones on the wall to see if it's a false wall.

>>20879422
Examine the wall. Are there any hidden mechanisms?

>>20879422
Touch the wall where they walked through.

>>20879422
Check the wall for hidden mechanisms.

>>20879422
Probably either an illusion or a movable section of wall. Test it and find out.

Curious, you push on a few bricks on the wall, and just by some crazy, random happenstance, you push on one, and it slides inward, the entire wall pushing to the side.
"Kaliel!" You hear Dariel ask. "Are you back?"
You walk through the doorway, and climb up another few sets of stairs, and see Dariel there, still just as fuzzy as regularly.
You're in Sardriel's tower, it seems.
Behind you, Marigold and Kaliel make their slow climb up.

Rolled 84

>>20879464
Mind shields on ourselves and Marigold.

>>20879464
"It's me, Ishelda. Kaliel ran into some problems and Marigold and I had to get her out of trouble. She needs rest, I think."

>>20879464
Don't hug the fluffy just yet, we have to prioritize things.

First find somewhere soft and bedlike to set Kal down, kiss her on the forehead, tuck her in, and then we can hug the fluffy.

"It's me, Ishelda." You say, as you focus, weaving mind shields around Marigold and yourself. "Kaliel ran into some problems, and Marigold and I had to get her out of trouble. She needs rest, I think."
"... Right, right!" He said, looking this way and that. "There's her bed over here." He said, quickly leading you further up the tower, leading you to a large nest of pillows, complete with some kind of blanket. Marigold sets her down, and you put the blanket on her, kissing her on the forehead.
Just outside of the room, Dariel was waiting when you finally came out.
"So... what happened?" He asked, somewhat anxiously. He leaned from foot to foot, shifting his weight.

>>20879561
"There are spiders down there. One of them bit her, and she was badly poisoned. She'll be fine now, thanks to Marigold."
[X] hug fluffy.

>>20879561
"The spiders attacked, I don't know why, she was poisoned.

She said she killed it.

She'll be okay and we'll know more once she wakes up."

Give Dariel a comforting hug, for his benefit not ours.

>>20879561
"She was poisoned by these nasty, tittering spider-things that walked through walls at will. She was near death, but I forced all the toxin to burst from a blister, and teleported in to drive the things off. With care, she should recover shortly. I hope..."

>>20879561
"I don't know, but it involved lots of spiders."

>>20879561
"She managed to kill *this*" Point towards the big spider corpse. "And get herself poisoned while doing that. The smaller spiders were severely displeased and tried to kill her in return."
Creep up on Dariel. "You know what's going to happen next, don't you?" Wait a moment. "But that will have to wait until later."

Also, call the people back home. "Dad, sorry for disappearing so suddenly, but Kaliel nearly managed to get herself killed."

"Raz, I'm going to apologise properly in person later, Kaliel almost got herself killed and I had to travel to Carved Fortress to save her life. But for now, I'm sorry for teasing you. "

>>20879561
"We'll have to ask her that when she recovers. She was fairly incoherent when she called me, so I only have pits and pieces."

Rolled 94

>>20879625
I don't think we need to become creepy molester uncle Ishelda.
Dariel >"Wah! *pomf=3* What are we going to do on the bed!?"

"She was poisoned by these nasty, tittering spider things that walked through walls at will." You say. "She was near death, but I forced all the toxin out of her, and teleported in to drive the things off. With care, she should recover shortly, I hope..." You say, and then give him a hug.
"Let go." He said, rather harshly. "Erm, sorry." He said, a moment later. "I've been rather antsy lately..."

Eventually, you find yourself sitting on a stool in Kaliel's room, while Marigold and Dariel talk just outside.
<Dad, I'm sorry for disappearing so suddenly, but Kaliel nearly managed to get herself killed.>
<Then of course you needed to go.> He responded. <It's fine, just come back when you can.>
Still weak, you see Kaliel blink once or twice, swimming in and out of consciousness.
"'Shelda." She mumbled. "My shoulder and lungs hurt."

>>20879649
Every time I put that phrase in my posts I get a 90+, ever since that incident with little girl kalak felwind.

>>20879680
hug
"That's because you got yourself poisoned. You'll be okay, Kal."

>>20879680
Sit down next to her, give her a very gentle hug.

"Kal, you're going to be alright. You were poisoned and I came here. Don't move, you need your rest.

What happened honey?"

>>20879680
Pat her head.
"You got yourself poisoned, and I had to get the venom out of your system. Somehow. I'm not as skilled as Mar when it comes to this, so I had to get it out through your shoulder."

>>20879680
>"Let go." He said, rather harshly
Th-that's not cute at all! How dare he grow up.

"Luckily, you're not going to die. I thought you said you weren't going to get into any more trouble."

"Kal, you're going to be alright." You say, sitting down next to her. Gently, you give her a hug. "You were poisoned, and I came here. Don't move, you need your rest. What happened?"
"The spiders were ignoring me." She said, softly. "So I was examining them, with magic... and then they pulled me through a wall, and there was this... humongous one, laying eggs. It bit me, and I killed it, and tried to get back with it."

>>20879769
"We brought it back with us. That thing almost killed you."

>>20879769
"Well we brought the spider you killed with us. You can take a look at it later. It almost killed you Kal, you nearly died.

Kal, you promised that you were going to stay safe, you need to take better care of yourself when you go out. Okay honey, I don't want to lose you."

>>20879769
"Don't worry, I carried it her. I thought it might be important to you, the way your armour clutched it, even when you were unconscious."

"Well, we brought it back with us." You say. "That thing almost killed you, Kal. You nearly died."

You sigh.
"Kal, you promised that you were going to stay safe." You say. "You need to take better care of yourself when you go out. I don't want to lose you."
"... I'm sorry." She said, finally. "They all seemed friendly, but then they led me to the big one... and it was so *fast*."

>>20879869
"I understand, I'm sure I wouldn't have expected something like that either. I guess I'll just have to enchant your living armour, a bit."

>>20879869
"I know you are, I just love you and worry about you.

You couldn't have expected what happened.

Now darling, you need your sleep so you can recover and I can take you home. Once we come home you can meet my father, you'll like him."

>>20879918
>and I can take you home. Once we come home you can meet my father, you'll like him."

Take that out and I'm okay with the post.

"I know you are, I just love you and worry about you." You say. "You couldn't have expected what happened. Now, darling, you need your sleep so you can recover."
"I am tired..." She said.

Suddenly, Sardriel, in his blind elven form, stepped into the room.
"Hey, Kal. I heard you got hurt. Just be a bit more careful, okay?"
"I will." She mumbled.
"Okay, cool." He said, and nodded, before making his way back out of the room again.

>>20879965
Go with him, ask him about Dras'lea.

>>20879965
"Hey Sardriel, I heard about your little incident with Dras. What exactly happened?"

>>20879965
Oh, he can't see us because of the mind shield, right?

You get up, and follow him out of the room- you notice that Marigold is currently squeeing and hugging Dariel, while he simply sighs and sits there.
"Hey, Sardriel." You say. He jumps.
"You're here too?" He asked. "Oh well."
"I heard about your little incident with Dras. What exactly happened?"
"I don't want to hear that name again." He grumbled, and sighed. "Gave her the offer, she accepted, I tried my normal spell, but it was literally impossible. Took all the energy I had trying."

>>20880032
"Do you know why?"

>>20880032
"You should probably pick your targets better.

Did you get any insight into why it failed, what she is, anything like that?"

>>20880032
"What, exactly, does your normal spell do?"

>>20880032
While saying whatever it is that we're saying to Sardriel
to Marigold (Assuming we even can through the mind shield)
<If Sardriel asks you if you want to be happy, decline.>

"You should probably pick your targets better. Do you know why?" You ask, and he nods.
"Yeah, because she's broken. In the head. Can't feel pain, or desire, happiness, or anything, and her mind is too... slippery to build any of the infrastructure for that kind of stuff. She's insane, that way."
"What, exactly, does your normal spell do?"
"It's a little mix of everything. Happiness, pleasurable sensations, euphoria, ecstasy... good things. But queen of emptiness can't feel any of it."

>>20880092
"Did you learn anything from it?"

>>20880092
"Well, serves you right for doping girls up with the barest hint of consent. Your little harem was a shrieking, sobbing, maddened mess as soon as the enchantment fix was cut off. Until they were put to sleep, that is. They were quite tranquil after that. Did no one teach you the mantra 'everything in moderation?' Because I'd say it's quite important when using dangerously wide-reaching mental magic."

>>20880081
I think Marigold has enough common sense for that.

>>20880092
"That must be horrible. What does she even live for?"

"That must be horrible." You say. "What does she even live for?"
"No clue." He said. "But she did have one singular goal in her head, but she hid what that was from me."

"Well, serves you right for doping girls up with the barest hint of consent. Your little harem was a shrieking, sobbing, maddened mess as soon as the enchantment fix was cut off. Until they were put to sleep, that is. They were quite tranquil after that. Did no one teach you the mantra 'everything in moderation?' Because I'd say it's quite important when using dangerously wide-reaching mental magic."
"Listen." He said. "I don't just shove those feelings inside their heads like you assume. That'd break their minds. They ask *me* to help. There are dozens of people across the world that I've helped that don't come here, and that's because when the spell wore off, they weren't in such a bad place anymore. The people here are the ones that couldn't handle things after it wore off. Whatever sort of superiority you think you have over me, I still make people happy."

Come on 'let's go into his home uninvited and insult him while he's giving us useful information' dude, where were you going with this?

>>20880248
"Admittedly, that doesn't sound nearly as bad. You do have to admit, though, from what information I had it looked like a horrible abuse."

>>20880248
"You... Do seem sincere, in both offense and sentiment. Too sincere for that to be a lie. Maybe I misjudged you- I didn't exactly have a high opinion of mind magic when we met- but isn't there any way to help them besides making them half-dream, sleepwalking through life?"

"You... do seem sincere, in both offense and sentiment. Too sincere for that to be a lie. Maybe I misjudged you- I didn't exactly have a high opinion of mind magic when we met- but isn't there any way to help them besides making them half-dream, sleepwalking through life?"
"Huh. You're the only one that believes me." He said, and shrugged. "No, Not particularly. Wiping their memories isn't perfect, and they'll still be addicted to the spell, afterwards. The only thing I can do is just to keep them with me until they age and die happy- so that's what I've been doing."

>>20880406
"Hasn't anyone bothered to use a lie detection cantrip, if they're so suspicious of your sincerity? And if you really do just want to help people, then why the geas on you?"

"I'm sorry for being harsh. There's still bad blood between I and mind magic, from Uriel's machinations, and I'm on edge after Kaliel was hurt so badly. I thought I was going to lose her."

>>20880406
"Would it be possible to slowly wean them off? There must be something we can do for them."

>>20880406
"Still, they're merely running away from the reality of...whatever their situation is. That's just...not healthy."

>>20880406
"What happens after that? Are they screaming for you for the rest of eternity in the afterlife like they were when you were knocked out?"

>>20880406
"If you slowly weaned them off the spell, perhaps they could learn to function again? And perhaps a fresh start could help them. A clean break from their past, if you will."

"Still, they're merely running away from the reality of... whatever their situation is. That's just... not healthy." You say.
He sighed, and took a seat.
"No, no it isn't. Some of them don't even have situations." He said. "I've tried weaning them off, but after one of them killed themselves, I decided it wasn't worth it. They're with me for life, I suppose."
"And what happens after that?" You ask. "Are they screaming for you for the rest of eternity in the afterlife, like they were when you were knocked out?"
"I, uh, never considered that." He said, after a moment.

>>20880562
"You know you would probably still get an acceptable result if you toned the spell down. you could also ween them off of the spell, slowly reduce the amount of power it has."

>>20880562
So he can cast Magic Heroin?

>>20880562
"You should probably talk to Raziel about that."

>>20880562
"To be fair, assuming the afterlife is blissful, they likely found similar peace. Though they probably still miss you. You did save them, after all. I'm just saying, Sardriel. Please be careful. The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Save demons, not one of the foes I've fought was blatantly malevolent; instead, they did terrible things for good reasons."

>>20880588
If some of them don't have issues. That's pretty much it. They're magic addicts. Which still isn't healthy in the least bit.

>>20880582
You don't have any reading comprehension do you?

>>20880665
Man it's 2 AM my time, cut me some slack.

>>20880562
"Well, it seems like this is something you shouldn't do on your own. Have you ever asked anybody for help with your... charges?"

>>20880562
"You would probably have better results if they had something to move on TO, not just something they were running away from. Though they would still have to be watched carefully in the beginnings."

>>20880699
>Some of them don't even have situations
So what you do with those?

"Well, it seems like this is something you shouldn't do on your own. Have you ever asked anybody for help with your... charges?"
"Most of the people I know think I'm a creepy mind-controller who forces young women to sate my desires." Sardriel said. "Even to the point where Azariel slapped a geas on me. Safe to say, no. Though, if I had a few more opportunities to examine Dras'lea's mind, I could probably kill off all of their emotions, and slowly, ever so slowly bring them back." He said, and shrugged. "Wean them *into* emotions again, I suppose."

>>20880714
Hmm. Forgot that.

Sadly, I think those folks are pretty much beyond help.

>>20880720
"What if they had something to work back towards?"

>>20880720
"She might be willing to help you with that. I'll mention it the next time I talk to her."

"In the meantime, if all they need is a fresh start, well, New Arcturus is about as fresh as it gets right now."

>>20880720
"I could offer them a new start in my kingdom. The should ease their fears of having to go back to their old lives. We should definitely try to get something going."

>>20880720
>"Most of the people I know think I'm a creepy mind-controller who forces young women to sate my desires."

"You should probably stop asking every woman who comes here if she wants to be happy, and then turn her mind to goo. Of course, only if you want to lose that image."

>>20880720
"You do have the girls draped at your feet most of the time, to be fair. Like lapcats, but people. A conscious change to that image might be wise."

"You should probably stop asking every woman who comes here if she wants to be happy, and then turn her mind to goo. Of course, only if you want to lose that image."
"I only asked two women that." He said. "You, because you're a solemn girl, and Dras'lea, who looks even sadder than you did, last time I took a look at you. I never asked the girl who's currently hugging Dariel, because she sounds ecstatic. I don't touch what isn't broken."
"You do have the girls draped at your feet most of the time, to be fair. Like lapcats, but people. A conscious change to that image might be wise."
He shrugged. "I let them do what they want to do."

"Dras'lea might be willing to help you. I'll mention it next time I talk to her. In the meantime, if all they need is a fresh start, well, New Arcturus is about as fresh as it gets right now."
"Until I finish that spell, I want to keep them near me in case anything goes wrong." He said. "But I can send them to you if I think any of them are ready. But I probably need one of those magic communication enchantments. I could probably break into the web if I needed to, but it's a lot easier to just have a ring instead."

>>20880840
"Sure. You can break in? How hard would it be for somebody to eavesdrop on me when I'm using them?"

>>20880840
"I'd be happy to give you a ring. But, um. Do I really look solemn? I mean, I know I'm sometimes a bit serious, b-but solemn?"

>>20880840
"I look that distraught? You will forgive me if I limit the ring to mine. With your unique abilities, I would prefer building some trust before I provide you with easy access to everybody I hold dear on this world."

>>20880840
"Sadly, I don't have any of them on me. I was in a bit of rush to get here. I'll see if Aeriel can bring one with him before he comes to pick me up."

>>20880861
I kinda want to know that also.

>>20880868
It's just talking, dude. We give these things out to basically everyone we meet, they never had to have background checks before.

"Sadly, I don't have any of them on me. I was in a bit of a rush to get here." You say. "You can break in? How hard would it be for somebody to eavesdrop on me when I'm using them?"
"Not easy, that's for sure." He said. "Enchantment magic is very... touchy, when it comes to things. Someone with not enough power couldn't reach into the web, and someone who tries to brute force everything would simply break the web, or let everyone know that they're listening in." He said. "I don't think I could do it without accidentally letting everyone know I'm in." He said, shrugging. "Without a ring, at least."

>>20880889
But they also have never said 'I could just break into the network.'

>>20880889
Most cannot use powerful mind-magic. I would have suggested safeguards for the Queen of Sosaria had I been here for that and I am glad someone thinks of it now.

>>20880908
If he can easily break any restrictions we place on it, what's the point of restricting it? It's more useful to show trust.

>>20880913
Wasn't her power based on her voice? She needed to physically say something for it to affect.

>>20880932
Yeah, that was kind of the whole point of the ring. So she could talk to people without mind controlling them.

>>20880905
"So, Dras'lea could likely do it. She's got hold of a ring somehow and she's very powerful."

<Aeriel, could you please come to Sardriel's tower to pick us up? And bring a spare communication ring.>

"So, Dras'lea could likely do it. She's got hold of a ring, somehow, and she's very powerful."
"Power isn't important." He said. "Power's the least important thing when it comes to enchantment, and even then, it's only ever used to break wards. Finesse is the important thing. To be able to weave the daintiest spells... That said, Dras'lea could probably do it, but that's because I have a feeling she's a *lot* older than she pretends to be." He said.

<Aeriel, could you please come to Sardriel's tower to pick us up? And bring a spare communication ring.>
<If I'm coming to pick you up, I'll just open a portal. Better if you're going both ways.> He responded. <I'm working on it right now.>

"Um, do I really look solemn? I mean, I know I'm sometimes a bit serious, b-but solemn?"
"You looked like... like you'd never smiled before in your life." He said, and shrugged. "But you were worried about that kid with the mind control spell on him, at the time, and I can't see right now."

>>20881046
"Would you mind teaching me, at some point in the future? And I guess we're both not exactly experts when it comes to making the impression we want to."

>>20881046
"True, last time I came was because I was worried about him and this time was because I was worried about Kal. I probably haven't looked very cheerful."

>>20881046
"Why are you blind?"

"Why are you blind?" You ask.
"I tried an enchantment spell that was a bit too... high level for me, and I put too much power into it. My eyes work and everything, but my mind can't process it properly." He said. "I can use other people's minds to regain my sight, but I'm still too low level to fix it myself."
He shrugged. "And Azariel was never too interested in enchantment, so he didn't bring most of the kalak books on it, other than the basics. I've had to build my specialty from the ground up, and learn what I can from human and elven spellbooks."

Rolled 32

>>20881179
Ask if he wants his eyes fixed.

Rolling to fix eye connection.

>>20881179
"I can understand putting more than you have into a spell all too well. What are the risks of failed enchantment?"

Am I the only one who finds Sardriel a little too not-so-bad? Something seems fishy.

Rolled 81

>>20881179
"I see. So it's not something you can just heal."

But we can. We're MAGIC.

Guys, if we're gonna do this we should do it right.

Drop a fate point.

Rolled 34

>>20881238
We don't care enough about him for a 99.

>>20881238
Let's not. He's not really a friend, and we might need that fate point, since we're coming up on at least two serious confrontations.

>>20881238
On Sardriel? People didn't even want to use it to stop Gary escaping and you want to blow it on him? If we can't do it, he can wait and deal with the consequences of his mistakes until he's good enough to fix it himself.

"I can understand putting more than you have into a spell all too well. What are the risks of a failed enchantment?"
"Major brain damage." He said. "From the peek into Dras'lea's mind, I'd say she has something like that, but... deliberate, almost."
He shrugged. "I'm lucky to still have a grasp of my magic." He said.

"So it's not something you can just heal."
"Not with healing magic, no." He said. "Minds are like... lattices of enchantment, except naturally created over time. The spot that lets me tell what my eyes are seeing is all tangled, and it's all but impossible to fix them."
"May I try?"
"Well, if you damage me, you'll have to take care of the girls for me." He said. "As long as you know that, go ahead. My ward is down."

>[] Heal him? (Using the 81 roll)
>[] Don't.

Or maybe we can ask him if he let us try before just doing it?

That's always bugged me. Never bother to ask anyone.

>>20881270
Heal him

>>20881270
Of course heal him, using the 81.

>>20881270
>[] Don't.

Kinda of risky(even with a 81[we don't know what the DC is]) and do we really want to take care of all those girls if we mess this up?

>>20881270
Does the 81 actually heal him? If not guaranteed, we might be better off waiting until tomorrow so we can be at max juice.

>>20881298
Come on, an 81 is good enough for just about anything. Besides, would Exa really offer us the option, stating what roll he will use, knowing that it doesn't beat the DC?

>>20881270
The greentext makes me think 81 isn't good enough. But we've worked with minds before, it should work. And even if it doesn't work an 81 shouldn't fuck him up any worse than he is. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

>>20881270
Heal him/

>>20881310
maybe.

>>20881310
Any good GM would. It be up to players to decide on. Thus only their fault.

Do it.

>>20881326
I take this as a GM saying "Are you SURE you want to . . . . ." THOSE DECISIONS ARE NEVER GOOD.

I'm going to go ahead and guess that his blindness is somehow linked to his geas, and that healing it stops the geas from affecting him.

>>20881310
He totally would.

>>20881326
Could just be that there will be consequences for doing so beyond the risk of failing.

Maybe Exa is just fucking with us.

>>20881338
I don't think any of the kalak are in a position where they would accept his offer. Makes no difference.

Pretty sure the Geas ended when Azariel died. Just like all the other Geas' on the Kalak about talking about their homeland. We just neglected to tell him.

>>20881371
That's what I thought as well.

>>20881359
Unless he's been lying the whole time and is actually an immoral bastard. Or I'm just paranoid.
That being said, doo eet.

This is a bad idea...

>>20881371
It might not have. The geas about their homeworld was a blanket geas on all of them, and was probably tied directly to Azariel. The one on Sardriel is solely on him, and is thus tied to him directly.

You nod, and put your hands on his temples, bringing forth your magic. You close your eyes, and you distinctly feel that there's something... off, in his mind. Something strange, and twisted... and you slowly twist it back into place. When you open your eyes again, his own eyes are perfectly, crystal clear. He grinned.
"You're beautiful!" He said, and gave you a hug.

"She's mine." Kaliel said, stepping out of her room.
"You're beautiful too!" Sardriel said, suddenly pointing at her.
"Uhm. What?"

>>20881270
Do it, what could possibly go wrong.

>>20881407
"Fixed his sight."

>>20881407
I TOLD y'all he wouldn't do that.

>>20881407
"I fixed his eyes."

>>20881407
"I fixed his eyes. Somehow. Magic!"

>>20881394
The best kind.
But why's he letting somebody he's only met twice fuck with his brain when we could damage it permanently? That's way more trusting than I'd be of him. In fact we still have our mind ward up even though he's probably not going to do anything.

>>20881433
Probably because we're the first person in forever to actually believe that he isn't just a creepy perv.

>>20881407
"Kaliel shouldn't you be resting! Also, fixed his sight."

>>20881420
Just because he didn't do it this time does not prove he wouldn't do it ever. He would.

"I fixed his eyes." You say. "Somehow. Magic!"
"Magic, obviously." Sardriel said. "But that wasn't wizardry, I know that much. You have a mind-effecting talent?"
"Sorcery." Kaliel said. "Though she's been learning wizardry."
<He hasn't... done anything to you, has he?> She asked.

>>20881407
"I didn't damage anything, did I?"

>>20881450
and it seems that he really wanted to get his eyesight back, and was willing to trust a near stranger for even the slightest chance to get it back.

>>20881472
<I'm fine, just messing with the 'creep's' head. I think you guys gave me the wrong impression of him.>

"If I try to magic things, then they get magic'd. It's a gift. Except when it burns. I've run out of power hard a few times."

>>20881472
<No, we just talked a bit. I still have my wards up. It seems he's terribly understood, quite weird, but actually not malevolent.>

"It's sorcery. I can do pretty much anything I want, although it tends to be quite... temperamental, at times.>

>>20881472
<No, mind ward up and running. Still wouldn't trust this guy. But at least, for now, he isn't full blown scumbag like I had thought. Still a creep though.>

Rolled 42

>>20881472
Reverse gravity, just to show off a bit.

>>20881472
<Nope, I put shields on all of us before we actually got here.
Though after talking to him, I do have a degree of sympathy. Assuming that he's telling the truth of course.>

"Oh, I suppose I never told you about that. It's a talent, I just...imagine what spell I want to do, and if I pump enough magic into it, it just works. Unfortunately it's all rather capricious and unpredictable. Sometimes I can make an artifact without even trying, sometimes I spend the entirety of my reserves on a simple ball of light."

>>20881472
<My mind shield is still up. It seems that he's not as bad as I thought at first. It seems that he mostly does that thing to people who are completely dejected, and most of them are left better off than they were before. The ones he's got here are the ones that couldn't cope without him. I don't think he was lying about it.>

Rolled 50

>>20881512
lol, reroll

>>20881472
<Relax, I put up a mind ward as soon as I realised where I was.>
"I can do a lot of things. I haven't used it for mind-altering very often. I erased Raziel's false memories, and gave her knowledge of how to fly."

>>20881512
>>20881527
Please don't, we're already at legs shaking, which is 25% magic, why waste power on useless spells.

Rolled 88

>>20881527
Nice job wasting magick, stoopid. Sorcery doesn't like showing off.

>>20881512
We're not really a show-off, and we've been using a lot of magic recently. Don't waste it.

<No, my mind ward is up and running. It seems that he's not as bad as I thought at first. It seems that he mostly does that thing to people who are completely dejected, and most of them are left better off than they were before. The ones he's got here are the ones that couldn't cope without him. I don't think he was lying about it.>
<Well... No matter how much you trust him, I think you should have those wards up... Just in case.>
"Oh, I suppose I never told you about that." You say. "It's a talent. I just... imagine what spell I want to do, and if I pump enough magic into it, it just works. Unfortunately, it's all rather capricious. Sometimes I can make an artifact without even trying, sometimes I spend the entirety of my reserves on a simple ball of light."
"And she has a *lot* of reserves." Kaliel said, and then walked closer, pulling you into a hug. In a low, almost whispering voice, she continued on.
"... I missed you." She said, and closed her eyes. "Thank you for coming."

>>20881573
Return the hug.

"Call anytime. I'll be there in a heart beat."

>wooo cheesy line

>>20881573
"Are you better already? I was expecting you to be in bed for a while."

>>20881573
Smooch her face!

Then take her back to her room for some private time.

So we can 'talk' for a bit.

>>20881573
"I see a pattern. You investigate on of the places you wish to see, and you get wounded. Can we do something about that?"

"I see a pattern." You say, and kiss her. "You investigate one of the places you wish to see, and you get wounded. Can we do something about that?"
"I could just take my spider with me and all of us can go home." She said. "I can cut things short... Or, you could come with me. We're just going to be coasting down the weave to Vithriel's temple. Inside the weave, Sparrow can go at maximum speed, so we can be there in less than a day."

Stay with Kaliel. Abel and Gehenna got this empire building thing down pat.

>>20881663
"If I'm not needed at home? Sure. I haven't seen Vithriel in ages, we really need to catch up."

>>20881663
Stay with Kaliel, she may be good at biomancy, but she's not a good fighter.
If anything needs handled, Gehenna can probably handle it.

>>20881663
"I don't think New Arcturus will collapse if I'm not there for a day."

>>20881663
"All right, I'd better be there to protect you when you somehow get almost killed by inanimate crystals. Aeriel's opening a portal here, let me just sort stuff out at home. I rushed off in the middle of a conversation."

"Alright, I'd better be there to protect you when you somehow almost get killed by inanimate crystals." You say. "I don't think New Arcturus will collapse if I'm not there for a day, just let me sort some stuff out at home. I rushed off in the middle of a conversation."
"I'm glad." She said, giving you a kiss.

"Erm..." Marigold said, coming into the room. "Some of Dariel's fluff came off. Is that bad?"

>>20881708
Yeah, this sounds good to me.

>>20881737
"Not really, he's just moulting. He might be a bit temperamental for a few weeks, but that's it, I think."

>>20881737
NO MORE FLUFFY!

HUG IT WHILE IT"S STILL FLUFFY

THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE

>>20881737
"Oh! That means Dariel is molting. It's the kalak version of puberty. Wait, that means no more fluffy..."

>>20881737
"NOOOO THE FLUFFY!"
Also in before New Arcturus actually does collapse in a day.

>>20881737
YOU SICK BASTARD

THIS IS THE WORST THING YOU HAVE EVER DONE

>>20881737
"MARIGRAW! YOU MUST HEAL IT IMMEDIATELY!! . . Wait, on second thought, this is the perfect chance to take ALL THE FLUFFY WITH US"

>>20881737
"Oh no! Once he moults there won't be any fluffy kalak chicks for ages."

We need to go there, and secure this fluff for our bed. I believe that was the plan.

>>20881737
"He's just moulting, it should mean that soon he can use his real feathers."

>>20881737
"T-the f-fluffy...N-NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!"

Run to Dariel and ask him one question "WHY?!"

Then congrat the guy on moulting finally.

>>20881756
I agree, Exabyte. First you almost kill our girlfriend and now this? This has overtaken the thread where the sgragol died as the worst thread ever.

"Oh no! Once he moults, there won't be any fluffy Kalak chicks for ages. That means... no more fluffy." You say, and rush toward Dariel, who's currently scratching at the fluff on the top of his head. Quickly, you give him a hug.
"... You know, I could just turn Fellwind into a kalak chick again." Kaliel said.
"... I'm still not sure what's going on." Marigold said.
"He's just moulting." You say, while he struggles in your arms. "It should mean that soon he can use his real feathers. It's the kalak version of puberty, and he might be a bit temperamental for a few weeks, but that's it, I think."
"There are... a few more effects than that, but those are... well, private." Kaliel said.
"R-right." Marigold said.

>>20881737
Quick, mash the B button!

>>20881843
The button does nothing!

>>20881842
"Dariel, if you're not using it any more can I have your fluff?

>>20881857
Creepy.

>>20881857
So very creepy. Do it anyway.

>>20881842
Well we've had our fun. let him go, and take kal back to her room

>>20881842
"Dariel, I'm going to make you an offer you can't refuse... a set of full armour, made by my personal weapon smith, for your fluff."

>>20881857
i'd like to vote agains this, please.

Rolled 98

>>20881869
And here's the creepy roll for a fluff-gathering device made of /magic/. WAH, What are we going to do on the fluff? pomf =3

>>20881877
Why would he want armor made by a weaponsmith?

>>20881883
Oh god dammit.

>>20881842
>"There are... a few more effects than that, but those are... well, private." Kaliel said.
"Is he going to start performing vivisections on cute little animals?"

>>20881857
>>20881877
Let's just leave him alone to molt instead.

>>20881886
Last time we spoke to him, he said he wanted to be an adventurer and travel the world, after he finished moulting.
A good armour should help with that.

>>20881894
Do not say this. Do not poke the sore spot.

>>20881883
Yes, all the fluff is ours. We shall have the most comfortable bed in the world.

>>20881886
To go with his weapon made by an armorsmith of course.

>>20881894
No, don't set off her 'wah wah I'm not creepy' again.

>>20881903
Let me say that again:
Why would he want ARMOR from a WEAPONsmith?

no, no! don't do this guys... Dariel will NEVER forgive us.

>>20881914
Because Redglare does both, and repeating the word armour that often in one sentence sounds like crap.

>>20881919
Then call him a blacksmith.

>>20881894
And definitely don't do this.
We're a queen, we should have tact.

"I'll just... leave you alone to moult." You say.
"Thank you." He said. "And... I'm sorry for getting frustrated with you earlier."

Together with Marigold and Kaliel, you leave the room, just to see a large, pure black portal appear on the wall of the hallway, and Aeriel poke his head through.
"Heh, I missed the first time." He said. "Ended up high in the sky. Caught some cloud on accident. How long do you need the portal open?"

>>20881883
This please.

"Well...I decided I'm going to stay with Kaliel for the rest of her trip, so it's just Marigold. Oh, and the ring if you have it?"

>>20881952
"Just a few minutes, need to explain to Gehenna that I'll be adventuring with Kaliel for a while."

>>20881952
"i'm going to be travelling with Kaliel, so just long enough for Mar to go through. Do you have the ring?"

>>20881952
"An hour, maybe two. I'll need to pack a few things, say goodbye to dad, and apologize to Raz."

>>20881952
"For a little bit. Gehenna wouldn't happen be near by would he?"

>>20881952
You can go back now Marigold, I want to spend a bit of time with Kaliel, if that's alright.

Maybe half a day or so.

>>20881952
"Not long at all. You're just taking Marigold, and Dariel if he wants to visit New Arcturus.

I'm popping home for a little bit to tell people I'll be gone for a day or two before coming back and spending some time with Kaliel, besides I needed to visit the Lizard people to ask if I could get some Mithril for Redglare anyways."

>>20881952
"A little while. I'm going to go with Kal for the last bit of her trip so I'll need to set up a regent and stuff."

"An hour, maybe two. I'm going to be travelling with Kaliel, and so I need to pack a few things, say goodbye to dad, and apologize to Raz. Gehenna wouldn't happen to be nearby, would he?"
"Yeah, he's just on the other side." He said. "And here's the ring."
"I'll take it to Sardriel." Kaliel said. "And I need to dissect that spider and put it on the ship." She added. She put a hand on your cheek, and kissed you again, before trotting off to go find the spider... which you essentially dumped in the middle of a hallway.
You and Marigold step through the portal, and end up on Jormungandr again, your stomach twisting as you did so. Gehenna was napping at the table, leaning forward, his wings twitching now and then.

>>20882042
Let him catch a few more minutes of sleep. We can pack our things and talk to Raziel and Dad before speaking to him.
"Aeriel, do you know where my father is?"

>>20882042
Poke him, and let him know what's up.
Find Father and Raz, apologize for running off, explain situation.

>>20882042
"Gehenna, wake up please.

I'm going to be gone for a day or two, I'm accompanying Kaliel for the last part of her journey and visiting Vithriel. Is there anything I should bring up with Vithriel and the rest of the mothers, aside from Redglare wanting some Mithril for experimentation?

I'm leaving Marigold as regent, as usual, should you need my consent for anything simply ring me."

>>20882042
(sigh) "I told your brother to get more aids to help him."

(pinch his cheek) "Gehenna, sorry to wake you but I need to inform you on a few things. One, I'll be leaving for a half-day to day at most. Two, I'll be dealing with getting the Mithril from the Lizardflok personally so you wont need to worry about that. And thank you for working so hard."

Then find dad and Raz.

"Gehenna, wake up, please." You say, poking him. He suddenly sits up, and rubs at his eyes.
"Yes?"
"I'm going to be gone for a day or two. I'm accompanying Kaliel for the last part of her journey, and visiting Vithriel. Is there anything I should bring up with vithriel and the rest of the mothers, aside from Redglare wanting some Mithril for experimentation?"
"Well, you could inform them that we'd like more shipments of seeds to come with the next batch of immigrants." He said. "Vineapples and striplisk have been a hit with the non-lizardmen populace, so we need enough seeds and supplies for a proper farm. Other than that, I can't think of anything." He said. "Anything else?"
"And thank you for working so hard." You say, and he laughed dryly- strange, you've never heard him laugh before.
"Yes, I've been working so hard, by sleeping in and letting my assistants to my work for me." He said, chuckling.
"Do you know where my father is?"
"He's in the courtyard, with redglare." He says.

You look over the edge of Jormungandr, and see Redglare standing there, an axe in his good hand, and your father standing there, the golden sword in his. The two came together, weapons flashing and sparking as they sparred.

>>20882144
Oh dear. I hope someone told Redglare that Marigold's healing can't really be relied on at the moment.

>>20882144
Oh, interesting. Go down and see who wins.
Should they be doing that with proper weapons and no Marigold around?

>>20882144
Watch and make sure Marigold is nearby.
Also discretely place bets on Redglare.

>>20882144
"You're the best Gehenna, if there's anything you ever want just let me know."

Watch our boys fight for a bit while heading down there. make sure Marigold is alright. After the fight we'll tell our dad that we're going out for a day and to make sure to meet everyone while we're gone.

You and Marigold make your way down there, where you see a small crowd has gathered. Eventually, you see Raziel, Fellwind, and Jeanne standing in a small group, so you sneak up next to them.
"Five corvus on Redglare." You say. Raziel laughs.
"Betting against your own father? Fine, I'll take that." She says. "Five corvus on Abel."

As you watch, you quickly see that Redglare's at a disadvantage. He was unused to weilding a weapon with only one hand, and so his guard was much lower than normal, though that was balanced by your father's lack of mobility. With a hiss, your father parried a blow, leaned forward, and brought the hilt of his sword forward, slamming into Redglare's stomach. He quickly brought it upwards, crunching into the hobgoblin's chin, and the arcturian blacksmith fell back, and started laughing.
"See, now you owe me." Raziel said, giving you a grin. "Welcome back."

>>20882233
"I'm not back for long. I'm going to be joining Kaliel for the last bit of her journey. She was attacked by the spiders and was really hurt. I'll be gone for a day or two.

I also wanted to apologize for teasing you about my father. I don't mind if you think he's handsome, with or without feathers. That's between you and him."

>>20882233
You'll have money at last! Won't it be wonderful!

Quick question, do we know if the VQ looks like us to other people? I don't recall Kaliel or Sandriel saying what she looked like, just that it was Dras'Lea/Void Queen.

>>20882233
"Pitching cripples against each other in lethal duels and betting on them is wrong. I'm going to go and pass a law against it."

>>20882233
"I won't stay for long. Kaliel got hurt really badly this time, so I'm going to join her on the last bit of her journey. But before doing that, I would like to apologize. I shouldn't have teased you like that. I'm glad you think that highly of my family."

>>20882233
"Won't be here long, I need to go help Kaliel with her adventuring.

Also, I wanted to apologize for teasing you about Abel. It was between you and him what is going on and what isn't."

>>20882233
"Consider it part of the apology for earlier." (grin right back at her)

"I think I took my teasing a bit far. Sorry about that."

"Congrats father. Well fought Redglare.

"Sorry for leaving so quickly dad without saying anything. I was in a bit of panic. Sadly I'll be leaving again to accompany Kaliel on the last part of journey. Hopefully, it wont take to long."

"Ah, Redglare, I'll be down in Lizardmens empire so hopefully I'll be able bring some Mithril for you sooner than we thought!"

>>20882233
"I've got to apologise, Raz. We're friends, best friends even, and it's okay if you tell me you find somebody attractive. As long as I'm on top of that list, I don't mind."

>>20882233
"Will I have to be your buttler as well? Or would you prefer it if I repaid you in some other way?"

>>20882342
I think its really not fair to be flirting with Raz. Shes our best friend and our girlfriends sister. We don't want to send the wrong signals and mess up our relationship with her.

>>20882375
We can pay her back. We're not lacking in cash.

"You'll have money at last!" You say, taking the corvus out of your purse and giving it to her. "Won't it be wonderful?"
"I'm vizier, remember?" She asked. "I get paid like... some amount leo every few weeks. I don't remember how much, but I could get it anytime." She said. "I just have to ask Gehenna."
"Also, I wanted to apologize for teasing you." You say, and she laughed again.
"Don't worry about it." She said. "We're friends, we're supposed to tease eachother."
"And I won't stay for long." You say. "Kaliel got hurt really badly this time, so I'm going to join her on the last leg of her journey."
"Well, as long as you be careful and don't distract her by shaking your tailfeathers too much." She said, grinning at you. "She told me about that."
You make your way into the center of the group, where your father was pulling Redglare to his feet.
"Sorry for leaving so quickly, Dad, without saying anything. I was in a bit of a panic."
"But everything's okay now, is it?" He asked. "If so, that's good."
"It is, but sadly I'll be leaving again, to accompany Kaliel on the last part of her journey. Hopefully, it won't take too long."
"Oh, fair enough." He said. "Take care, dove."

>>20882424
"You too. Don't do anything I wouldn't do, and please don't do the stuff I would do, either."

>>20882424
Raziel and Ghenna can look after you, if you have any issues, talk to them.

Oh! You have to meet Lewin!

>>20882424
"Want to duel?"

>>20882424
"Love you, I'll be back soon.

Make sure to meet everyone while I'm gone, they're all really friendly. You'll like them, I've found lots of good people here.

If you ever want to talk you can just use one of the rings."

>>20882476
Doesn't seem like the right time for that, to be honest.

>>20882476
I'd rather not stab our father.

Unless we could somehow slice off his leg, and grow a better one... That could work, i guess.

>>20882500
...we don't have to stab him. It's a duel, Rikar will be blunt.

>>20882476
After the adventure with Kaliel.

"Love you, and I'll be back soon." You say. "Make sure to meet everyone while I'm gone. They're all really friendly. You'll like them, I've found lots of good people here."
"I will." He said, and ruffled your hair.
"If you ever want to talk, you can just use one of the rings."
"Right." He responded. "Take care, you."
"You too. Don't do anything I wouldn't do, and please don't do the stuff I would do, either."
"So I'm limited to things you might possibly do?" He asked, and chuckled. "I'll remember that."

>>20882541
I'm a nightmare magnet, but it's not so bad.

>>20882541
Grin.
"Exactly."
Then go and back our supplies.

>>20882541
"Oh no, don't do that. That stuff's the worst. Dangerous but not so dangerous as to stop me trying."

Rolled 97

>>20882541
Magic him up a sweet walking stick.

>>20882541
"Pretty much.

If you want to fly just ask Raz, she ought to be able to help you out.

And if someone offers you something called swamp brew you should chug it down, it's made of all natural ingredients so that means it's good for you."

>>20882583
...
What amazing abilities does this walking stick have?
Why didn't you just heal his leg with that roll?

>>20882599
Because dad needs a pimp cane clearly.

>>20882583
Wow.
So our dad is stylin now.

>>20882599
I expected to get a 4...

Well hopefully it'll make walking easer, and be stylish as all fuck.

"Oh no, don't do that. That stuff's the worst. Dangerous, but not so dangerous as to stop me trying." You say.
He chuckled, and ruffled your hair again.
"But first..." You say, and focus... out of the ground, a long, golden object sprouted, complete with a large, crystal handle near the top- a cane, it looked. Very stylish.
"A walking stick?" He asked, and took ahold of it. "Well, I suppose this will be easier on stairs. And when I get older, I can gibber unintelligably and hit people with it."
He chuckled. "Have fun."

"I will." You say, and give him another hug. Then you go back up to your room, pack most of your belongings, and get to the portal again, before stepping through. You see Kaliel with a spider leg on her shoulder.
"Ishelda." She says, giving you a grin.

>>20882697
"Hey Kali, need anything more done here?"

>>20882697
"You look happy, figure something out?"

>>20882697
"Kaliel. So you've been taking apart the spider, learn anything interesting?"