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<blockquote data-quote="Capellan" data-source="post: 441927" data-attributes="member: 6294">Amberdale 0 : &quot;An Introduction to Amberdale&quot; by PDabble Games - Part 15&quot;You have completed your intended mission, and may now leave.&quot; The booming voice emanates from the statue at the centre of the room.&nbsp; Moments later, part of the stone wall grinds open, revealing once more the tunnel by which the group entered this area.Ming Li nods to herself,&quot;Forever, you shall be as noble as your purpose.&quot; She quotes the words spoken earlier by the statue, &quot;We have accomplished our goal, and thus may leave.&nbsp; It is fitting.&quot;The other group members refrain from expressing their opinions, instead concentrating on assisting Stormstrider and Ai Ling out of the chamber.&nbsp; This process is not as quick as they might like, given the two men's weakness, but in time everyone is back outside in the fresh air.As soon as the group emerges from the caves, Ai Quan hurries over,&quot;Thank you, my friends!&quot; he exclaims, helping Ai Ling to sit on a large rock, &quot;I was concerned I would not see my student alive again.&quot; He pats the young man on the shoulder, &quot;It seems he still has more to learn.&quot;Ai Ling can only nod weakly, as his teacher turns to Ming Li,&quot;Ming Li, you are my younger student, but in successfully returning from the cave, you have proven your readiness to choose your own path.&nbsp; There are no more lessons I can teach you; you must learn them for yourself.&quot;The young female monk nods her understanding and turns to the others of the company,&quot;We have travelled as companions today.&nbsp; I would continue to do so.&quot;There is no need for discussion: the group has seen Ming Li's prowess first hand.&nbsp; The Padre speaks for them all when he answers,&quot;You are welcome to travel with us.&quot; He turns to regard Elspeth and Rose, &quot;As are each of you.&quot;The three women glance at one another, then nod their assent.&nbsp; The group, including those left in Amberdale, has now grown to eight.&quot;And now, as promised, I have found a reward for you.&quot; Ai Quan begins to pull items out of a nearby sack, spreading them out on the ground.&nbsp; &quot;You may each choose one item.&nbsp; I am sorry that I cannot give you more for saving my student, but I have nothing else to offer.&quot;Despite the old monk's apologies, the items offered prove enough to sate the group's hunger for treasure ... for a short while, at least.&nbsp; There are three potions; two of cure light wounds and one of bull's strength; a purple amethyst, a magnifying glass, and specialised kits for both a healer and a climber.Elspeth eagerly announces her desire for the amethyst, which is duly handed over.&nbsp; Rose quietly requests the climber's kit, while the Padre and Stormstrider both take the healing potions.&nbsp; Mantreus takes the bull's strength potion.&nbsp; Ming Li, content with the reward of choosing her own path, needs nothing.With their adventures in the caves seemingly at an end, and with wounded to tend to, the group bids goodbye to Ai Quan and sets out at a gentle pace toward Amberdale.&quot;I could use that potion of bull's strength.&quot; Stormstrider suggests, gesturing weakly at Elspeth, who is carrying his pack for him, &quot;It would help me recover from the poison.&quot;The Padre demurs,&quot;Such magic lasts only a few hours,&quot; he explains, &quot;we would be far better served to seek proper healing for you.&nbsp; The priests of the Sanctuary may be able to help.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Capellan, post: 441927, member: 6294"] [b]Amberdale 0 : "An Introduction to Amberdale" by PDabble Games - Part 15[/b] "You have completed your intended mission, and may now leave." The booming voice emanates from the statue at the centre of the room. Moments later, part of the stone wall grinds open, revealing once more the tunnel by which the group entered this area. Ming Li nods to herself, "Forever, you shall be as noble as your purpose." She quotes the words spoken earlier by the statue, "We have accomplished our goal, and thus may leave. It is fitting." The other group members refrain from expressing their opinions, instead concentrating on assisting Stormstrider and Ai Ling out of the chamber. This process is not as quick as they might like, given the two men's weakness, but in time everyone is back outside in the fresh air. As soon as the group emerges from the caves, Ai Quan hurries over, "Thank you, my friends!" he exclaims, helping Ai Ling to sit on a large rock, "I was concerned I would not see my student alive again." He pats the young man on the shoulder, "It seems he still has more to learn." Ai Ling can only nod weakly, as his teacher turns to Ming Li, "Ming Li, you are my younger student, but in successfully returning from the cave, you have proven your readiness to choose your own path. There are no more lessons I can teach you; you must learn them for yourself." The young female monk nods her understanding and turns to the others of the company, "We have travelled as companions today. I would continue to do so." There is no need for discussion: the group has seen Ming Li's prowess first hand. The Padre speaks for them all when he answers, "You are welcome to travel with us." He turns to regard Elspeth and Rose, "As are each of you." The three women glance at one another, then nod their assent. The group, including those left in Amberdale, has now grown to eight. "And now, as promised, I have found a reward for you." Ai Quan begins to pull items out of a nearby sack, spreading them out on the ground. "You may each choose one item. I am sorry that I cannot give you more for saving my student, but I have nothing else to offer." Despite the old monk's apologies, the items offered prove enough to sate the group's hunger for treasure ... for a short while, at least. There are three potions; two of [i]cure light wounds[/i] and one of [i]bull's strength[/i]; a purple amethyst, a magnifying glass, and specialised kits for both a healer and a climber. Elspeth eagerly announces her desire for the amethyst, which is duly handed over. Rose quietly requests the climber's kit, while the Padre and Stormstrider both take the healing potions. Mantreus takes the [i]bull's strength[/i] potion. Ming Li, content with the reward of choosing her own path, needs nothing. With their adventures in the caves seemingly at an end, and with wounded to tend to, the group bids goodbye to Ai Quan and sets out at a gentle pace toward Amberdale. "I could use that [i]potion of bull's strength[/i]." Stormstrider suggests, gesturing weakly at Elspeth, who is carrying his pack for him, "It would help me recover from the poison." The Padre demurs, "Such magic lasts only a few hours," he explains, "we would be far better served to seek proper healing for you. The priests of the Sanctuary may be able to help." [/QUOTE]

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