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Message: <blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 2712116" data-attributes="member: 3285">All That Glitters - Part 5d: The Hidden CaveCalactyte returned from the submerged tunnel with a lurch, his huge bearded axe clutched in both hands.  He was entwined in roots that sloughed away as he left the water, the animation that propelled them fading. It was up to the big lizard to hack his way through the angry plant growth to allow the others safe passage.  It took precious time.  Behind him, Ilmarė and Bijoux slowly slipped out of the watery cavern, their eyes scanning the fog.  Sebastian surfaced last, his long white hair floating behind him like a halo.In the fog, they could barely make out the glow from Beldin’s axe.  “Bite me will you?” floated Beldin’s voice.  The light bobbed up and down.  “I’ll teach you to attack a dw—”Then the light disappeared and they were surrounded by silent fog once more.Cal roared a challenged, his earflaps raised in defiance. Something very large roared back.“Cal, wait!” said Bijoux, but he was beyond reason.  The ss’ressen charged off into the fog.“He’s going to get himself killed,” said Ilmarė. “Not if he gets us killed first,” said Sebastian.  “Stay alert, we don’t know how many of these things are out there.”Bijoux clutched her staff, her head bobbing up and down as she struggled to see through the mists. The fihali disappeared with a yelp as a black flash of fur and claws batted Bijoux into the fog. “Enough of this,” said Sebastian, rising up out of the water.  He pointed both palms in the direction of where Bijoux disappeared.  “Fuco aspergo!”A vivid cone of clashing colors sprang forth from Sebastian’s hands, illuminating the mists with a rainbow of dazzling hues.  Something in the fog wailed, followed by a heavy thud.  “Let’s hope that wasn’t Bijoux,” said Ilmarė. The elorii cursed as she fiddled with a small black rod.“What is that?” asked Sebastian over his shoulder.”A wand.  I took it off that elorii witch.”Sebastian backed up to stand next to her.  “A wand?  You’ve had a wand all this time and never told me?”Ilmarė narrowed her eyes at him.  “You didn’t ask.”“Give it to me.”Ilmarė sneered at the dark-kin.  Cal roared again in the fog and something roared back.“Please,” he said.“Fine,” said Ilmarė.  She plopped the ruby-tipped rod into his gloved palm.Sebastian pointed it in the direction of the roaring and was rewarded with a gout of flames.  The mist burned away, only to be slowly filled in again.“You take care of Bijoux, I’ll go after Cal,” said Sebastian.  And with that, he plunged headlong into the fog.  Ilmarė unsheathed her thinblade. “I hope you have a few lives left, cat,” she said to no one in particular.  Then she too disappeared into the mists.</blockquote>

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