GM: | Great job on the battle everyone | |
The last of the wolves fall to the ground. As you catch your breath, you notice that there is a change in the atmosphere. With the departure
of the dark and ominous stranger, the oppressive presence seems to have left the area.
With a faint cry, Akriel collapses to her knees and begins sobbing in a mire of obvious misery. She does not even seem to notice her surroundings. As you step toward her and your shadow falls across her body she raises her hands as if to ward off blows from the whip. As she does so, her hood falls back to reveal a strikingly beautiful young lady. Her hair is long and wavy, with the dark color of a raven, and her eyes a soft and timid brown. Beneath her cloak, she is wearing a white blouse under a short sleeveless open jacket of gold brocade.
Please, don't hurt me! she cries. I will marry you as you desire! I will be an obedient wife, just don't hurt me!
At once she sees that the ones standing before her is not her tormenter.
Oh! My hero! she shouts, jumping up and embracing Sir ExSixTen.
I am very lucky to have such brave heroes come to my aid! she says, releasing the Warforged.
I can't thank you enough for saving me!
You see, that man is a powerful person of these parts who has been seeking my hand in marriage. As you have seen, he has a violent temper and cannot cope with my rejection of him. For a second, she seems to falter and looks as if she is about to begin crying again. Her thoughts, however, seem to turn in a more pleasant direction and a bit of color returns to her face.
With a dreamy, far away look in her eyes she speaks again in the hushed voice of someone sharing a deep secret.
You see, I love another. My heart is pledged to the good and kind Dr. Dominiani. He lives in a neighboring land known as Gundarak and works day and night to cure others of their ills. I was just speaking to one of his servants before I was discovered. Oh, if only I had one of those mythical knights in shining armor to come to my rescue. But fairy tales will do me no good now...