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Message: <blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 548171" data-attributes="member: 1210">“Just a minute!” Lester shouts, hurriedly trying to take as much as possible from Zelon before his presumptive allies enter and presumably stop him.  Horbin quickly walks over to the door but it pushes open and Angel and Sybele enter.  “Hey,” says Angel, “we’re here with a message from the Grey Brothers.  They wanted us to tell you, well, that there’s been a misunderstanding, and they want to punish him.”  He points at Zelon’s unconscious and bound form, then tosses a bag of coins to Horbin.  “Oh, yeah,” retorts Lester, barely paying attention to the newcomers.  “Sure there’s been a misunderstanding.  The Grey Brothers owe me for this.  You go back and talk to your bosses and tell them that they owe me!”  He tries to keep his body between Angel and Sybele and the unconscious assassin.“They aren’t our bosses,” Sybele pipes up.“Look,” Angel says reasonably, “I don’t care.  You take his stuff, we’ll take him back to them, and everyone will go their separate ways.”  He leans forward, calling upon the power of Coila, and lays a hand upon the Grey Brother.  Instantly, his eyes snap open as a few of his minor wounds close up.“NO!” Lester cries, and throws a crushing punch to Zelon’s jaw.  His head bounces hard against the floor and he loses consciousness again immediately.“He’s all tied up and stuff,” Sybele points out while Lester strips Zelon of his gear.“No, believe me, we’ve tried that route before,” says Horbin, suppressing a yawn.  It is the middle of the night, after all.  “He’s good at slipping bonds.”  Angel nods thoughtfully, pulling out a rope of his own, and ties it like a leash around the assassin’s neck.  Then he leans forward and heals him again- following it up with a brutal punch to the temple.  Zelon winks in and out of consciousness before he has time to know he’s awake.  Then Angel heals him again, bringing him around again.  But this time he doesn’t struggle, recognizing that his position is untenable, at best.Lester finally looks at Angel and Sybele, and his eyes widen as he recognizes their elemental natures.  “You’re touched by the elements!” he exclaims.  “Why didn’t you say so!  Sit down, let’s talk and stuff!”  Horbin groans inwardly; he’s very tired.  But the four of them spend a few minutes getting acquainted, chatting until Sybele mentions that she became an earth creature by way of Na’Rat’s touch.  Lester and Horbin exchange a glance and relate the tale of Cluma and his destruction of the local obelisk, telling Sybele and Angel that they plan on intercepting him when he strikes tomorrow evening.  The others offer to help.  “Well,” says Sybele, “we’d better take care of this guy.”  She gestures at Zelon.  “His associates want to punish him, and we’ve been here for a while already.”  The four adventurers agree to meet for breakfast the next day, then part ways.  Horbin rolls back into bed, as does Lester; as Angel and Sybele leave, she stops to retain a room here in the Weighty Anchor.  The two of them then escort Zelon back to the house of the Grey Brothers that they were brought to before, and then they head to bed themselves.  A busy night, but at least it’s led to some new friends!Next Time: Cluma's attack, and a 'hot' date for Zeebo!</blockquote>

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