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<blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 2155608" data-attributes="member: 3285"><p><strong>Drinking Deeply from the Chalice of Midnight - Part 4d: The Tower Landing</strong></p><p></p><p>“Down!” shouted Quintus. </p><p></p><p>Vlad did as he was told as a vial of alchemist’s fire sailed over his head. It exploded in a halo of flames in front of the door.</p><p></p><p>“Back inside!” </p><p></p><p>Vlad spun back inside the door to grab his shield. When he turned back, he was face to face with a Fihali who had leapt over the flames.</p><p></p><p>The smoke and gloom made it nearly impossible to see anything. Vlad blocked the Fihali’s claw strikes with his shield and then cut downward, slashing open the cat-person’s jugular. The humanoid fell without a sound.</p><p></p><p>Beyond the conflagration, Ilmarė stood rigidly with bow at the ready. Arrow after arrowed sliced through the air as she sang. “<em>Nowr vee air-in.</em>”</p><p></p><p>The books were burning. Quintus dropped his spear and reached for his gladius as a Fihali slashed his arm. He stumbled backwards into a bookcase.</p><p></p><p>“<em>Lahnk ee dahl-ahf,</em>” sang Ilmarė. The ground lay bare.</p><p></p><p>A Fihali landed face first, an arrow still shivering from the back of its head.</p><p></p><p>“<em>Mahb lay ee nah-gore,</em>” sang Ilmarė. The war was upon them.</p><p></p><p>Vlad stabbed upwards, gutting another Fihali.</p><p></p><p>“<em>Bahd gurth vee gah-lahd fear-ee-ell,</em>” sang Ilmarė. Death moved in the fading light.</p><p></p><p>Another Fihali turned and launched itself at the source of the fusillade. It fell to the ground a second later, pierced by multiple arrows.</p><p></p><p>“<em>Dore-thahkh vee mar hahn?</em>” sang Ilmarė. Were they part of this world, she asked?</p><p></p><p>Vlad turned and with one mighty stroke slashed the spine of the Fihali on top of Quintus. </p><p></p><p>“<em>Dahg-rah-thahkh go hine?</em>” sang Ilmarė. Would they join the fight, she asked?</p><p></p><p>The Fihali fell in a crumpled heap.</p><p></p><p>Quintus stumbled out of the room, coughing in the smoke. An arrow bounced off his shield.</p><p></p><p>“Ilmarė,” shouted Quintus. “Is that you?”</p><p></p><p>The Elorii stepped out of the smoke, arrow knocked. Something pulsed red at her throat.</p><p></p><p>“Ilmarė?” Quintus lowered his spear, confused. “Ilmarė? What’s wrong?”</p><p></p><p>The Elorii bit her lip. Her arms were shaking with emotion.</p><p></p><p>“Ilmarė, it’s me, Quintus,” he said. “Remember me? I gave you that helmet.”</p><p></p><p>Ilmarė blinked. The red pulse stopped. She lowered her bow.</p><p></p><p>“Quintus,” she said, her voice tinged with relief, “you’re alright.”</p><p></p><p>Vlad stepped out from behind Quintus. “I’m fine too, thanks for asking. Can we go now?”</p><p></p><p>“Not yet,” said a mysterious figure, slumped against the side of the stairwell.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="talien, post: 2155608, member: 3285"] [b]Drinking Deeply from the Chalice of Midnight - Part 4d: The Tower Landing[/b] “Down!” shouted Quintus. Vlad did as he was told as a vial of alchemist’s fire sailed over his head. It exploded in a halo of flames in front of the door. “Back inside!” Vlad spun back inside the door to grab his shield. When he turned back, he was face to face with a Fihali who had leapt over the flames. The smoke and gloom made it nearly impossible to see anything. Vlad blocked the Fihali’s claw strikes with his shield and then cut downward, slashing open the cat-person’s jugular. The humanoid fell without a sound. Beyond the conflagration, Ilmarė stood rigidly with bow at the ready. Arrow after arrowed sliced through the air as she sang. “[I]Nowr vee air-in.[/I]” The books were burning. Quintus dropped his spear and reached for his gladius as a Fihali slashed his arm. He stumbled backwards into a bookcase. “[I]Lahnk ee dahl-ahf,[/I]” sang Ilmarė. The ground lay bare. A Fihali landed face first, an arrow still shivering from the back of its head. “[I]Mahb lay ee nah-gore,[/I]” sang Ilmarė. The war was upon them. Vlad stabbed upwards, gutting another Fihali. “[I]Bahd gurth vee gah-lahd fear-ee-ell,[/I]” sang Ilmarė. Death moved in the fading light. Another Fihali turned and launched itself at the source of the fusillade. It fell to the ground a second later, pierced by multiple arrows. “[I]Dore-thahkh vee mar hahn?[/I]” sang Ilmarė. Were they part of this world, she asked? Vlad turned and with one mighty stroke slashed the spine of the Fihali on top of Quintus. “[I]Dahg-rah-thahkh go hine?[/I]” sang Ilmarė. Would they join the fight, she asked? The Fihali fell in a crumpled heap. Quintus stumbled out of the room, coughing in the smoke. An arrow bounced off his shield. “Ilmarė,” shouted Quintus. “Is that you?” The Elorii stepped out of the smoke, arrow knocked. Something pulsed red at her throat. “Ilmarė?” Quintus lowered his spear, confused. “Ilmarė? What’s wrong?” The Elorii bit her lip. Her arms were shaking with emotion. “Ilmarė, it’s me, Quintus,” he said. “Remember me? I gave you that helmet.” Ilmarė blinked. The red pulse stopped. She lowered her bow. “Quintus,” she said, her voice tinged with relief, “you’re alright.” Vlad stepped out from behind Quintus. “I’m fine too, thanks for asking. Can we go now?” “Not yet,” said a mysterious figure, slumped against the side of the stairwell. [/QUOTE]
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