>>31224085
>C) Go to Leon
Bring Anna with us.
Good to see you again Rags.

>>31224210
You tell Pietra that you're ready to help Leon now.

"Slow down, big guy. We've still got our own work to do. Remember, my men aren't gonna do much without arms. I'm going to go liberate some supplies from the town guard, but I guess I don't need a lot of extra hands for it...Tell you what, since your little buddy is back and in one piece, let me take her along. Then I can free up some boys to help you with the Ranger. Sound good?"

A) Send Annalise and go to Leon
B) Go with Pietra and wait to help Leon
C) Send Annalise to help Leon, go with Pietra
D) Other

I can always count on Springhead to be here when I need him <3

>>31224430
>B) Go with Pietra and wait to help Leon
I don't trust her not to use Annalise as cannonfodder.
Always, every episode since alpha. <3

>>31224511
You decide to let Leon hold his own for a while longer, and help Pietra with her own business, rather than risk Annalise so soon. You give her leave to rest, and she does so happily.

A few minutes later, Pietra and some of her men have brought you to a stone building, where she says the guards house their forge. Inside are racks upon racks of brand new armor and weapons, ripe for the taking.

"Here's the plan. I can pop the lock off of that door in a few seconds, and me and my boys can loot the place fairly quickly, but I need you to draw attention again. I should warn you, this time they won't be content to let you off with a few bruises. This is a non-civilian area. If you're spotted, they'll aim to kill you on sight. Sound alright with you?

A) Agree
B) Suggest something

>>31224430
>B) Go with Pietra and wait to help Leon

>>31224686
>A) Agree
Fuckin' knew it.

>>31224720
well. i'm smurt.

>>31224686
>A) Agree
Anyone else having problems with captcha?

>>31224686
>A
might as well live up to our tanky nature

>>31224733
>>31224760
You agree, and Pietra smiles coyly. She motions for a few of her men to form up on you, and points you toward the main gate. Even if they spot Pietra and her men looting the forge, so long as you block their path the plan should work. The men given to you are armed with swords, as well as smoke and throwing knives. They are ready to die for the cause.

A) Charge in, intimidate and engage
B) Expend smoke early, confuse and strike
C) Fight at range, soften the enemy at the risk of exposure
D) Other

>>31224834
>D) Let the other guys attack at range while you CLEAVE AND PURGE

>>31224858
second. provided they're good enough shots that they won't hit us. if they aren't, then
>A

>>31224834
A

>>31224858
>>31224923
You march toward the building with your alloted troops. The guards watching over the forge are startled at first, watching to see what you do. Then, you draw steel and your men begin hurling their weapons, taking the guards by surprise. As you rush in, the guards are hit by the volley of knives, distracting them if not bleeding them. When you reach, you are able to chop down two of them with one swing, leaving a few left. One of them begins shouting, you think calling for help, and your men come in to assist you.

A) Eliminate those calling for help
B) Cause a ruckus, kill only when needed
C) Other

>>31225102
>B) Cause a ruckus, kill only when needed
we're here to cause a distraction. when we kill everyone, that makes us a terrible distraction

>>31225102
>B) Cause a ruckus

>>31225151
>>31225236
You begin swinging wide and intimidating your enemies, and your men seem to follow suit. More guards come soon, but most are hesitant to enter the fray with you and yours screaming bloody murder and wildly flailing weapons about. You are forced to cut down a few guards who seem to catch on to the ruse, but in all only eight men are fallen by the time the signal flare is sent up. Your men drop their smoke, and you are able to escape just as before.

When you make it back to the church, Pietra's men begin to cheer your success. Many of them approach and embrace you as friendly as if you'd known each other for years. They speak words you do not understand, but they seem happy enough. Pietra herself congratulates you, once again pressing her chest against yours in a slightly too generous way. You ask about Annalise, and Pietra coldly informs you that she has fallen asleep in another room. She begins to mention Maurice, when the church door opens. Through it steps a scraggly man in dirty robes with bare feet and bloodstains beneath his mouth.

"And a good afternoon to you, sir. After a bit of tinkering with this and that, I believe my mouth, while dry, is back up to working order." He smiles and begins approaching you.

Leon is still pinned down, and now you have access to Maurice again. Annalise is resting, but you could wake her if need be.

A) Go to Leon
B) Ask something
C) Other

>>31225444
go to leon

try not to get an arrow in the eye

>>31225525
You decide to head out to find Leon now. Pietra agrees to help you, but Maurice elects to stay behind for now, stating a desire to meditate on a few things. With that, you head off.

Just as you were told, Leon seems to be holed up at the top of a tower, defending himself from the city guard at a distance. At the base of the tower is a mass of at least two dozen bodies, all freshly dead, and three of which are in full armor. There are also guards stationed around the area, hiding just out of the line of sight of the tower. Pietra brings you to a rooftop where you have a better look, but warns you that peeking out might spook Leon into attacking.

"I'd be able to scale the tower alone, but he wouldn't trust me. You'd never make it in all that armor. So our best bet is to draw the guards' attention while you get up there. I don't mind being the decoy this time. That alright with you?"

A) Agree to the plan
B) Propose a new plan

>>31225776
>B) Nah, we PURGE the guards and then tell Leon to get his ass down from there

>>31225968
You tell Pietra that you'd prefer to eliminate the guards in total, rather than continue to sneak around.

"Oho! I like that. You really do know what to say to a lady. Fine, let's get down there and start some trouble." Pietra leads you back down to the ground floor, and you meet with a handful of her men. Together you make your way behind the line of guards.

There are around twenty men in total, compared to your five. Five of them are armored, though not as well as you, and carrying axes. The rest are only armed with spear and round shield. Pietra asks how you plan to divide them.

A) Take the unarmored ones
B) Take the armored ones
C) Other

>>31226130
>B) Take the armored ones
>C) Tell Pietra to deal with the unarmored ones with her sneaky sneak bullshit
It seems 4chanX and the new captcha shit don't agree with eachother

>>31226314
You divide up he targets and begin marching into the small square at the foot of the tower. It isn't long before you're spotted by the guards there, and they begin shouting at you. One of Pietra's men shouts something back that seems to confuse them, but hell breaks loose a moment later when one of them seems to realize something, and they begin forming up for a fight. Seeing it as your best chance, you begin charging at the line toward the armored guards. Pietra and hers do the same. Two of the armored guards rush to meet you with a battle cry.

A) Strength of the Gods (x1)
B) Meet them with steel

>>31226522
>B) Meet them with steel

>>31226522
>B) Meet them with steel

>>31226560
>>31226566

You bare your sword and meet them head on. The clashing of metal rings out throughout the street, echoing off of sandstone walls. The two guards are taken aback by your raw strength, sliding them back a few inches upon impact with their axes. The remaining armored men seem split between helping to assault you, or going to fight off Pietra who has already engaged the unarmored troops. You are able to glance over and see her disarming a man and using his own spear to skewer him and use him as a shield while her men clash with the others.

A) Focus on your opponents
B) Strength of the Gods (x1)
C) Try to gain the attention of the others

Sure would be nice if my captchas would refresh when I can't fucking read them

>>31226668
>B) Strength of the Gods (x1)
>C) Try to gain the attention of the others
Yell something about how the sun will destroy their pitiful earth god

>>31226668
>C) Try to gain the attention of the others
>>31226720
Man didn't you take part in the second rags? Our religion is fine with any god that doesn't directly oppose ours.

>>31226822
In all fairness, he apparently hasn't read the previous few threads either, where I explained how gods work and also that these guys are working for the people who outlawed god worship. Though I can't blame him, my exposition is dry and boring.

>>31226822
Well yeah but I doubt they know that, and either way if they manage to understand us it'll make them mad

>>31226869
>tfw I did read all the threads for this incarnation of r2r and I still didn't catch that

>>31226668
>C) Try to gain the attention of the others

>>31226869
>my exposition is dry and boring.

Don't worry Rags, it's not that bad. Plenty of us are still here from the start, though I haven't made it to post in every thread and never took a name.

>>31226822
>>31226943
You begin shouting and taunting the armored undecided guards, even as two of them try to push you back. Though they clearly don't understand you, they do seem worried about you, and approach to help their comrades. Now the fight is four on one, and they begin to shove you back with pure strength against your weight. Pietra by now is busy suffocating a man with what looks to be wire, so help from her is out of the question. You are left with a few options.

A) Strength of the Gods
B) Turn their force away

>>31227057
>A) Strength of the Gods

>>31227317
You focus on your blade and begin to feel power overflow throughout your body. An intense warmth washes over you, and in moments you are pushing back against the guards. So powerful, have you become that you pick up speed and soon you have pushed them so far back as to slam them into a pillar, crushing and incapacitating the two in back. The two in the middle are pinned, and unable to resists, but your spell will not last long.

A) Hold out
B) Release them and fight

>>31227369
>B) Release them and fight

Maybe try to knock them out.

>>31227529
You pull away, and the two guards seize the opportunity to try and flank you, each moving around to either side.

A) Focus left
B) Focus right
C) Retreat

>>31227601
>C) Retreat

>>31227678
You step back as they advance, hoping to tire them out or at least change positions before they are able to successfully flank you. This works for a time, but soon you find yourself against a literal wall. Though they are unable to surround you now, you have little room from which to launch your counter-attack. They begin harassing you with blows from both sides, forcing you to go on the defensive.

A) Break out and risk taking a blow
B) Wait for assistance

>>31227793
>A) Break out and risk taking a blow

Can we use one as a human shield while we reposition ourselves?

>>31227881
You raise your sword and move right, taking a blow to the arm from the left guard as you cleave the other, opening up his shoulder and letting blood pour out as you pull the blade back out. Your own injury is less than a scratch by comparison. This leaves you with but one enemy left, as Pietra and her men work on the last three guards. He stands firm with his axe ready, but you can see the hint of doubt in his eye.

A) Finish him
B) Lower your sword

>>31228032
>B) Lower your sword

Only slightly, pointing it off in another direction and telling him to run. Nod our heads for good measure, then ready our sword just in case he doesn't get the picture.

>>31228032
>B) Lower your sword

Tell him that if he still wants to fight, he'll end up like his friend,

>>31228278

He doesn't actually speak our language, I don't know if he'll understand a complex message like that. It's why I just wanted us to say "Run."

>>31228273
>>31228278
You turn the edge of your sword away, and do your best to communicate your meaning to him. He hesitates, unsure, but after a moment he gives in to the urge to run. By the time he does, Pietra has already pulled a knife out of the back of the last unarmored guard, leaving the death count at seventeen and injuries at three. All that taken care of, she slides her knife home and approaches you.

"Seems like your friend got quite a show. Didn't even bother loosing an arrow to help. Oh well. Go on up, we'll keep an eye on the square for you. Make it quick, I don't know how long before they send reinforcements."

A) Go
B) Othert

>>31228362
>A) Go

Shout to him on our way, so he knows for sure it's us.

>>31228409
seconding

and yeah, >>31228278, forgot about that

>>31228530
>>31228301
shit, was meant to quote this

>>31228409
>>31228530
You begin making your way toward the tower, Leon's nest. The door up is jammed shut, but nothing a little bit of force and a heavy sword can't fix. After clearing away the barricade, you find a ladder. Leon must be chuckling now, knowing that ladder and heavy plate don't mix. You grab a hold of a rung and start climbing.

When you finally reach the top, you are greeted by a platform covered in five or six bodies, all soaked in now drying blood. Just a little further away is a door. You call to Leon, announcing yourself, and proceed through. The place you emerge into smells foul, like blood and bile. There are even more corpses here, shoved against the wall. You notice that they each have a bow save for one, and all carry empty quivers. A little further on is Leon himself, drenched in red with a small bundle of arrows beside him, a small flask of wine, and a large knife stuck in the ground beside a lot of tally marks. He sits against the wall beneath a window, and smiles weakly at you.

"Well it's about fucking time, I'm half out of ammunition and booze. What took you so long? Busy plowing the field, or just thought I needed a short vacation? Gods man."

A) "What, you seem to be doing alright."
B) "Some things got in the way."
C) Other

>>31228653
>B) "Some things got in the way."
But
>A) "You seem to be doing alright."

>>31228653
>C
had to take care of annalise first, figured you could hold your ground a little while.
also, I've got someone for you to meet

>>31228653

Seconding this

>>31228687

>>31228687
>>31228750
"Well thanks for the vote of confidence, but next time I'm in a situation like this, don't just assume I'm fine. Don't get me wrong, these guys are absolute trash compared to the shit we have to kill daily in the forest, but it's still annoying to have to piss in a jar and not sleep for twelve hours. Also, who?"

A) Tell him
B) Bring him down

>>31228992
>A) Tell him

>>31228992
>B) Bring him down

>>31228992
>A) Tell him
>B) Bring him down

>>31229031
You tell Leon about Pietra, reminding him of your first meeting when she tried to rob Annalise over five years ago, as well as your job guarding her before being transported. He listens with all the attentiveness of a dog, in that he makes eye contact and nods at the appropriate times, but you can sense a constant hunger for food and sleep behind his eyes. Once you're done, he stands.

"Well, that's all fine and good then. I just want to wash my cloak and get something hot to eat, so if it's in a den of thieves or coyotes makes no difference to me." You stifle a laugh and the two of you slide down the ladder together.

You make your way back to base with Pietra and her men. When you get back, Leon orders a bottle and a bath before reclining in one of the cleared away pews and putting his feet up. Maurice is nowhere to be seen, nor is Annalise. Pietra dismisses her men, and comes over to speak to you again.

"I really can't thank you enough, though I am open to suggestions. With all this done we'll have a much easier time overthrowing those fat, greedy bastards. Listen, I know you have plans elsewhere but don't you think you can stay a while longer? It's really nice having you around, and with all of you this fight will be a cakewalk." You glance over to Leon, who gives a passive hand motions while he drains a bottle of white wine.

A) "We really should be going."
B) "We can stay a little longer."
C) Other

>>31229249
>B) "We can stay a little longer."

>>31229249
A

>>31229249
>A) "We really should be going."

>>31229249
>A) "We really should be going."
Totem time baby

>>31229249
>A) "We really should be going."
>C) Other
0n that, where're Maurice and Anna?

>>31229485
>>31229492
>>31229510
You tell Pietra that you need to leave soon, for the sake of Leon's personal task. She looks sincerely hurt by this, making the same sort of expression she made during her stay in the palace cells. She rubs her elbow, and thinks for a moment.

"Well, at least get some rest here. Your friends can clean up and have a hot meal, and we'll see you out of the city in the morning. We owe you as much."

A) Agree
B) Decline

>>31229581
>A) Agree

>>31229581
>A) Agree

>>31229581
>A) Agree

>>31229581
>A) Agree
I'm a little worried she's gonna go all yandere on us or something.

>>31229581
>A) Agree
Thank her for hospitality

>>31229624
that's my fear as well.

>>31229624

I know that feel, but lord knows Leon needs some rest before we press on.

>>31229644
>>31229624
>>31229600
You agree to stay long enough to rest and reinvigorate. This puts the clever smile back on her face. One of her men comes to show Leon to the bath, and he follows him without once taking his lips from the wine bottle. This leaves the two of you alone. Pietra offers to show you to a bedroom.

A) Go with her
B) Other

>>31229689
>B) Other
"Where's Anna staying?"

>>31229689
...who's bedroom?

>>31229727
Pietra reverts to a frown.

"Ugh,she's in a room down the hall...Why?"

A) "No reason."
B) "I just wanted to check on her."
C) Other

>>31229898
>B) "I just wanted to check on her."

>>31229898
>C
well, we've gotten used to sleeping together, and...yeah

>>31230032
>>31230040
Combine please

>>31230062
Seconding

>>31230032
>>31230062
Pietra seems to flinch at your response. She looks away and seems to think for a moment, before completely turning away from you and beckoning you to follow. You head through a door and down a flight of stairs to a hallway with many doors. You come to realize that they are all cells turned into simple bedrooms. Pietra leads you to one, and violently shoves the door open. Inside you see a bed with a lump about the size of Annalise. She does no stir from the noise, but you can hear her light snoring.

"There. Have fun." Pietra turns and walks back up the hallway, leaving you to enter the room. You shut the door behind you as you enter.

A) Wake Annalise
B) Other

>>31230129
>A) Wake Annalise

>>31230129
>A

>>31230129
B) Other

Climb in bed

>>31230341
>>31230361
You approach the bedside and place a hand on Annalise's shoulder. With a quick and gentle shake, she wakes. For a few moments she is disoriented, but once her eyes focus on you she smiles.

"Hi. Is it morning? Are we leaving?"

A) Ask how she is
B) Tell her you're staying a while longer to let the others rest
C) Other

>>31230676
The child found Power Rangers. Time to put down some money for a bunch of T-Shirts.

>>31230676
>A) Ask how she is

>>31230676
>A) Ask how she is

>>31230703
oh god. that never ends well.

>>31230707
>>31230724
You ask how she's feeling. She continues to smile, but turns her gaze away. She thinks for a moment before speaking, without turning back.

"I wanted to ask you something. What does it feel like to kill someone?"

A) "I wouldn't know."
B) "Bad."
C) Other

>>31230966
B) "Bad."

>>31230966
>B) "Bad."

>>31231057
>>31231087
She doesn't seem heavily affected by your reply.

"I never killed anyone before we came here. But when those people were chasing me, they just wouldn't stop. They taught us all how to do really harsh things at the palace. The same thing they taught my dad, and my mom, and uncle Andre. They've killed people. They still have to sometimes. But for me it was so weird. The worst thing I ever did was steal candy, and now I've killed someone. But that's not even really the bad part. The bad part is that I didn't even feel really weird doing it. I didn't like it, and I wish I didn't have to, but when I did it just felt like something I needed to do." Annalise turns and sits up in the bed. Her eyes seem to be tearing up a bit. "Am I bad? Am I a bad person?"

A) "It's not as simple as that."
B) "Your parents did what they did because they had to. You're the same."
C) Other

>>31231187
>B) "Your parents did what they did because they had to. You're the same."
>C) Other
Hug her.

>>31231223
You reach down and embrace Annalise, trying your best to reassure her. She returns the hug, holding on tight even around your plate. After a moment she pulls away.

"I'm still really tired. Do you want to...Do you want to stay with me for a while? It's okay if you're busy, I just want some more sleep."

A) Stay
B) Go

>>31231462
>A) Stay

>>31231562
Annalise watches as you strip off your plate, and you then climb into the bed with her. She presses her back to your chest as usual, and falls asleep quickly. You're left with your thoughts for a while, until sleep finally begins to take hold of you.

When you wake, the bed is empty. You aren't sure how long it's been, but there seems to be no real change outside. You roll over and place your feet on the floor, rubbing the sleep from your eyes. Your armor sits vigilantly in the corner beside your sword.

A) Put the armor on and go out
B) Go out as you are
C) Other

>>31231648
>A) Put the armor on and go out

>>31231648
>B) Go out as you are

>>31231648
>A) Put the armor on and go out

>>31231666
>>31231719
You stand and begin strapping your armor back on. While you do this, something drops from inside. You reach down to pick it up. They are the two cards from Maurice. "Death", and "The Lovers." You slip them back into your shirt before finishing and heading out the door. In the hall, you think you smell food down the way. You decide to follow it, and eventually it brings you to a cramped dinning hall where some of Pietra's men as well as your own companions are having a small breakfast. Leon and Maurice are sitting near one end of the room, chatting about something apparently humorous, while Annalise sits alone. Something seems sullen about her, but it may just be her thoughts from the day before.

A) Approach Leon and Maurice
B) Approach Annalise
C) Other

>>31231810
>A) Approach Leon and Maurice
Annalise needs some time alone to digest (in both senses), we've already given our thoughts on the matter.

>>31231810
>A) Approach Leon and Maurice
>>31231856
Agreed.

>>31231856
>>31231888
You decide to give Annalise some time to think, and go over to Leon and Maurice. You sit between them and they greet you warmly.

"So we're heading out later today, right? I'm surprised you didn't want to stay longer. I mean, I appreciate it but it's not as though I'm heartless. Pietra's told me a lot about what's going on here. It's a shame." Leon punctuates his sentence with a long swig of milk. Maurice nods sympathetically.

"That's true, sir. Still, I'm not too happy about my tongue. It still smarts a bit to swallow. Not only that, they pinched a few things off of me while they was bringin me in. I feel naked without my dessicated shark blood. You know, for constipation. But, material wealth can be replaced."

A) Ask something
B) Stay silent

>>31231966
>B) Stay silent
Nothing I can think of.

>>31232097
You listen as the others converse about this and that. At one point, one of Pietra's men is kind enough to bring you a bowl, and you eat. Soon, you notice Annalise standing and leaving the dinning hall. She seems to have not noticed any of you. You are brought back to the conversation by Maurice.

"Sir, after a bit of meditation, I think I may have some insight to the cards I've previously found no use for. While I'm still unable to recreate number thirteen, I have been able to make copies of number six. I trust you still have yours?" You confirm this, and Maurice proceeds to pull another copy of the card from his robes. "Thusly so, sir. Ahem. Show me Leon, the Ranger." Maurice speaks to the card, and it burns in blue flame. Leon watches even more intently than you. Once the flame dies out, Maurice smiles and shows you the card. The face, once heart-shaped tree with two people in it's branches, has become the visage of Leon. Not only this, but you can see the dinning hall around him.

"The image will fade after a time, but it seems to work with all of you when I try. I'm not sure exactly what the rules are, but it does not work for Pietra or her men. At least not for me."

A) Ask something
B) Stay silent
C) Other

>>31232259
C) Other
Politely excuse ourselves and go after Annalise
and with that i abscond into the night!

>>31232458
You excuse yourself from the table, surprising the others a bit, and go off to meet Annalise. You follow her out of the dinning hall, but see no sign of her. You check the room, but she isn't there. You continue to search the base until you find her kneeling behind the podium with her holy symbol. She seems to be praying.

A) Join
B) Wait
C) Other

>>31232547
>A) Join
we church it up together now

>>31232582
You approach Annalise and kneel beside her. Kneeling in armor is expectedly rough on the knees, but you endure as you place your fists together and begin praying alongside her. The two of you silently worship beside each other for quite some time.

"Were you not going to tell me about Pietra?" Annalise's voice is cold and blunt.

A) "What do you mean?"
B) "I didn't think it was important."
C) Other

>>31232705
>B) "I didn't think it was important."
>C) Other

Say that we didn't think we'd see her again

>>31232705
>C) Other
"Nothing happened between Pietra and I. She kissed me a couple of times but I never returned anything"

>>31232833
This+ mentioning she stole them

>>31232869
agreed.

some absconding there

When she inevitably starts beating us we should remain in a praying position. If she asks why, we say that we're praying for forgiveness.

>>31232833
>>31232869
>>31232904
You calmly respond, telling Annalise that there never was anything between you, at least not from your side. She keeps her eyes closed. You kneel a while longer.

"But you weren't going to tell me. Did you think I wouldn't be able to handle it, or are you just in the business of keeping secrets?"

A) "It didn't mean anything to me."
B) "It wasn't a secret."
C) Other

>>31232985
>A) "It didn't mean anything to me."

>>31232985
>A) "It didn't mean anything to me."

>>31232904
Got bored, now I'm writing an essay and questan

>>31233037
>>31233076
You counter Annalise's jab. This actually seems to hit her fairly hard. She bows her head lower and takes a deep breath.

"I'm not angry at you. I believe you when you say it didn't mean anything, and it's not like I was in a rush to do those sorts of things. I just wish you'd told me. No, that's not true either. The truth is I'm jealous. I don't like thinking about you with someone else. And what's worse is that that makes me selfish and I know it. But I can't help it." Annalise stands, tucking away her symbol. "I'm sorry for doing that. I just didn't really know how to confront it."

A) "It's alright, I don't blame you."
B) "Have a little more faith in me."
C) Other

>>31233263
>A) "It's alright, I don't blame you."

>>31233263
A

>>31233263
C) It's only natural to be jealous, and selfish in the keeping of those you love

>>31233285
>>31233306
Your words seem to ease Annalise's worry, at least somewhat. She smiles and looks down at her folded hands.

"You've always been so nice to me. It's funny, I came here expecting you to get mad. I spent all morning thinking about what I'd say when you started shouting, and worrying about what might happen when I brought it up. But you just damped me out. What did I ever do, to get stuck with a pile of muscle and sugar like you?"

A) "There's also some bone in there."
B) "What did I do to get stuck with a little lark like you?"
C) Other

>>31233528
>C) Other
"When you brought her up I thought you'd be the one yelling at me."

>>31233528
>A) "There's also some bone in there."
as much as I like B, i'm gonna have to go for the snark

>>31233528
B
I want this relationship to be so sweet it makes other people in close proximity get diabetes

>>31233623
>>31233642
>>31233665
gentlemen, we appear to be at an impasse

>>31233623
"No, of course not. I told you, as much as thinking about you with another girl makes me upset, it's not like I'd forbid you. I want you to be happy more than anything, and if that means someone else gets to make kisses with you, then..." Annalise trails off. You can see her visibly choking up. You think of speaking up, but Annalise cuts you off before you can even begin. "I mean, I understand why you'd like Pietra. She's more clever than me, for sure. And she has a better figure, and she's really funny, and she's confident and everyone respects her. I'm just a runt. So if you did like her more than me, I wouldn't be mad..." She crosses her arms and looks down at the floor.

A) "Well it's a good thing I don't."
B) "I'm not into dark skinned girls. Not my thing."
C) Other

>>31233737
C
Speak of Annalise's good qualities

>>31233737
A
then >>31233761

>>31233761
Seconding.

>>31233761
>>31233844
You stand and begin listing off all the things you like about Annalise, beginning at her looks and ended at her personality. Each item you tick off turns her face more and more red. Eventually she puts her hands up to cover her face, and at the very end she has buried her face in your chest. You wrap both arms around her and kiss the top of her head.


"I-I'm sorry for being jealous. I really don't...ohhh. It feels really warm in here right now. I don't...I wish we weren't leaving today. I really want to be together for a little while longer."

A) "We'll head home once we help Leon, and then we'll have all the time in the world."
B) "There's still a few hours. We can go back to bed."
C) "You're going to be propped against me the entire ride."
D) Other

>>31233915
C
Then
A

>>31233953
seconded

>>31233953
You comfort her as best you can. Annalise responds by gently tapping her forehead on your breastplate. Eventually the others find you and begin approaching. They both seem well rested and energetic.

"Right then, Maurice and I are ready and raring to go. Pietra says our horses are fed and watered, and her boy is willing to take us when we want to go. You guys set to hit the road, or should we leave you to rub noses a while longer?"

A) "Let's ride."
B) "A few more minutes would be nice."
C) Other

>>31234068
>B
I, for one, quite enjoy nose rubbing

>>31234068
>B) "A few more minutes would be nice."
If only as a joke.

>>31234068
>B) "A few more minutes would be nice."

And ask Maurice for his copy of the sixth card with a smile.

>>31234089
>>31234179
>>31234197
After the aforementioned nose rubbing, which may or may not have lead smoothly into pecking and cooing, you meet the others outside near the horses. Pedro, Raymon and Nero all appear in as fine condition as you left them. Annalise finds Pedro's brush and gives him a bit of a smoothing out, while Pietra taps you on the shoulder.

"Hey. Look, can I talk to you in private for just a minute?"

A) "Okay."
B) "No, but you can talk to me here."
C) "Sorry, really want to make good time."
D) Other

>>31234237
>C) "Sorry, really want to make good time."

>>31234237
B

>>31234237
>okay.
I definitely want to know what she has to say

>>31234277
Pietra flinches. She seems to be at a loss for words, and resorts to simple shutting her eyes and taking a deep breath. She crosses her arms and diverts her gaze down at a rock on the ground.

"Right, sorry. Good luck then." She turns away and heads back inside, shoulders hunched. Annalise approaches and asks what happened, and you tell her it was nothing important. The four of you mount up and one of Pietra's men leads you out of the small fenced area behind the church and into the busy street. You follow him for a couple of hours, slow and discreet, until you reach the gate of the city. There, he stops and pulls down his mask.

"Here, I am to stop. North, to the fortress of sand men. They are your ally. Be caution of snake and sun. Do you know this?"

A) Yes
B) Other

>>31234237
>Okay
The Plot thickens!

>>31234432
B)Anything else? Snake and sun? Please explain.

>>31234526
Maurice speaks to the man in his native tongue, and relays the message. Between here and the fort, there are known to be viper nests. Should you stay ahorse, they will likely ignore you. And the sun is an ever present danger, but not for either you or Annalise.

What that, you thank the man and he heads back to Pietra. The four of you set off from the gate, slowly at first, and then picking up speed. You hit a good gallop soon, and point yourselves north, toward the Desert Ranger's Fort, and the last totem.

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>>31234560
Wrapping here, have to squeeze a child until she stops being afraid of earthquakes. As usual, if this thread is alive tomorrow morning I'll use it.

Love all of you, hope you come back for more.

E-sepecially Springhead <3

>>31234588
Love you too, Rags.