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<blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 5039749" data-attributes="member: 3285"><p><strong>Crisis in Freeport: Part 15 – Cannonfire!</strong></p><p></p><p>Everything seemed to move in slow motion.</p><p></p><p>Through the open doorway, Sebastian could make out Ilmarė. The groans of the woman they had heard below were the exertions of childbirth. A newborn was in her arms. </p><p></p><p>Several elorii nursemaids stood protectively around her. Arias burst through the door and, touching Ilmarė and her child, disappeared. </p><p></p><p>Beldin jumped out the window. It was a twenty-foot drop, but it was better than the alternative.</p><p></p><p>Sebastian turned the wand on himself and an invisible bubble of force surrounded him. The elorii midwives suddenly understood what was happening. They stared at him, helpless and resigned to their fate.</p><p></p><p>Then the cannon blast hit. The explosion ripped through the entire second floor, incinerating everyone and everything. </p><p></p><p>The deafening boom that marked the cannon’s discharged echoed throughout the entire city. </p><p></p><p>Sebastian was helpless. Although protected inside the bubble, he couldn’t leave it without exposing himself to harm. Flaming wreckage burned all around him.</p><p></p><p>He could see Arias, Ilmarė and her child appear on the roof of a building across the street. After ensuring Ilmarė was safe, he turned and fled, attempting to leap the gap between two buildings. But he misjudged.</p><p></p><p>Arias fell to the street. Sebastian could hear the sickening crunch of his legs breaking when he hit the ground.</p><p></p><p>And yet the elorii struggled to rise. </p><p></p><p>Unfortunately for him, a crowd of angry orcs had gathered outside the brothel to await his arrest. </p><p></p><p>“There ‘e is!” shouted the angry mob. They converged on him like a pack of wild animals. </p><p></p><p>Sebastian looked away. Arias would not survive the bloody wrath of the angry orc populace. </p><p></p><p>When the fires finally died down, Sebastian dispelled the protective shield. He flew over to the elorii mother. </p><p></p><p>“Ilmarė!” he was relieved to see she was okay. Her baby squalled in her arms. If the orcs got to her… “Are you okay?”</p><p></p><p>She was exhausted from the childbirth. “We’ll live,” she croaked.</p><p></p><p>The baby’s crying increased as Sebastian came near. He took a few steps back and then walked right off the rooftop. “You’re safe now. I’ll get Beldin.”</p><p></p><p>“Not going to be safe…” she whispered, “…until we leave Freeport.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="talien, post: 5039749, member: 3285"] [b]Crisis in Freeport: Part 15 – Cannonfire![/b] Everything seemed to move in slow motion. Through the open doorway, Sebastian could make out Ilmarė. The groans of the woman they had heard below were the exertions of childbirth. A newborn was in her arms. Several elorii nursemaids stood protectively around her. Arias burst through the door and, touching Ilmarė and her child, disappeared. Beldin jumped out the window. It was a twenty-foot drop, but it was better than the alternative. Sebastian turned the wand on himself and an invisible bubble of force surrounded him. The elorii midwives suddenly understood what was happening. They stared at him, helpless and resigned to their fate. Then the cannon blast hit. The explosion ripped through the entire second floor, incinerating everyone and everything. The deafening boom that marked the cannon’s discharged echoed throughout the entire city. Sebastian was helpless. Although protected inside the bubble, he couldn’t leave it without exposing himself to harm. Flaming wreckage burned all around him. He could see Arias, Ilmarė and her child appear on the roof of a building across the street. After ensuring Ilmarė was safe, he turned and fled, attempting to leap the gap between two buildings. But he misjudged. Arias fell to the street. Sebastian could hear the sickening crunch of his legs breaking when he hit the ground. And yet the elorii struggled to rise. Unfortunately for him, a crowd of angry orcs had gathered outside the brothel to await his arrest. “There ‘e is!” shouted the angry mob. They converged on him like a pack of wild animals. Sebastian looked away. Arias would not survive the bloody wrath of the angry orc populace. When the fires finally died down, Sebastian dispelled the protective shield. He flew over to the elorii mother. “Ilmarė!” he was relieved to see she was okay. Her baby squalled in her arms. If the orcs got to her… “Are you okay?” She was exhausted from the childbirth. “We’ll live,” she croaked. The baby’s crying increased as Sebastian came near. He took a few steps back and then walked right off the rooftop. “You’re safe now. I’ll get Beldin.” “Not going to be safe…” she whispered, “…until we leave Freeport.” [/QUOTE]
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