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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Graf" data-source="post: 4314665" data-attributes="member: 3087">The fey harrumphs quietly. Well..., as usual you've made a tremendous mess of things your ladyship.[sblock=Neeloo]You have a brief flash of another of Shifting Bulwarks incarnations. A young fey knight in armor kneeling before you, and objecting to something you will do (or already did years ago.) in much the same tone.[/sblock]You have not fully awoken then. But you will soon. Leaving the town will make it easier.The boy is right. Things have been set in motion. I can feel it as well. That is surely part of what is alarming my old friend the Geeche.Remaining will bring a conflict you can not hope to win.It is interesting to see you so young old master. Are you sure you do not remember your old apprentice?[sblock=Quinn does remember something]You're an old dwarf, with skin as black as tar. Hovering serenely in the air. There is a young boy, trying to hover next to you. He is good when he keeps his eyes closed, but he keeps opening them to look at you and when he does he loses concentration. Sinking and then overcompensating and rising up too high.You feel yourself sigh mentally He is gifted, but his need for approval robs him of discipline.Next to you the boy bobs up and down like a cork on rough seas.*********************[sblock=OOC]Kurakree is the name of one of Karothen's old incarnations. For now, don't worry about it. He's just another one of your apprentices.Karothen/Kurakree's heroic soul is called the FixerThe unnamed halfling is, of course, a past incarnation of the Geeche.[/sblock]You're an an old woman. An elf. A fat human man is helping you to your feet. But it is another, a halfling, who demands your attention, with his frenetic screeching. Kurakree blocked my spells! I would have defeated dragon. If he hadn't interrupted me.You try not to sigh. Always the same. You're too old for this. But you keep your face serene.Yes. He did.But... I saved you master. The boy looks so crestfallen. But you steel your heart. He must learn. If not in this life then maybe he will retain something in his next incarnation.You did. And you saved Kurakree as well. And you cast your spells with skill and distracted the dragon.But...You clear your throat. The halfling stops and waits.Did you notice anything about the dragon? Anything unusual?There was... The boy screws up his face in thought.I shouldn't call him boy, you think to yourself. He's already over fifty in this life. Old, bad habits."...an enchantment."Indeed. Did you notice anything else?No... The b... the halfling's face returns to it's miserable state.You hate this part. But he must see, or he will not learn. Kurakree?In addition to the enchantment the dragon's behavior was odd. It announced it's presence in advance, but did not parlay. That usually suggests it wishes to fight in earnest...It almost killed our master!It did not breath. A dragon will always lead with it's breath if it truly seeks battle. Kurakree cuts him off deftly.The Fixer's incarnations are invariably smart, but this one is unusually suave and confident. A your sense of pride in his progress is tinged with a touch of foreboding.They are looking to you with for resolution of the dispute. Always looking to you. Never handling things themselves.You return your focus to the present. The future will come in time.What happened when Kurakree sundered the magics around the dragon?He dispelled my shadow beasts and freed it...It was already...You cut Kurakree off with a strong look. And?And the dragon fled... But I'd hurt it badly.A dragon....Kurakree! Allow him to finish. Too confident by far this incarnation.But the halfling does not speak.You worked very well together. You saved us, you look at the halfling And Kurakree may have won us a future ally. You find yourself beginning a lecture discussing their contributions. But they aren't listening, not really. Maybe next life, you hear yourself think. Maybe next life they'll understand.[/sblock]</blockquote>

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