Lamentation of Lolth - Chapter VIII

[Velmont]

Sielwoodan stares at the book for a moment. "It may be the only way, I agree, but no one can handle its power. Broddy, can you garantee that such accident will never happen again?"

 

[hippocrachus]

Calenthang takes his accusing gaze off of Broddy long enough to give Sielwoodan an appraising glance, glad to see he wasn't the only one thinking rationally.
"Why take that chance, friend Sielwoodan?" he asks, his victory in the matter almost certain.

 

[Velmont]

"I don't want to carry it. I want to hide it. We can come back another time, when we will have better knowledge on what happen today, or to destroy it if the need is there. Burning it might be just as dangerous as to carry it anyway." tells the archer to the elven warrior with his usual emotionless voice.

 

[kirinke]

Teleri manages to gather all of the belongings in around three trips, piling them up haphazardly, before leaning against the alcove, hiking herself up slightly so she can see what's going on. There plainly isn't any room for her yet.

"Broddy's right Calenthang. Burning it isn't a solution. It probably has defenses for just that sort of thing. At best, whatever flames might be set to it would be extinguished. At worst, the book could do something nasty to the would be pyro. Like setting him on fire," she said tiredly, foul water dripping off her, but she's too tired to really notice. Or care for that matter. "And we can't hide it, someone will find it. Such things call out to.... acceptable bearers." she said wryly, indicating StormArmour.

 

[hippocrachus]

Just about to call truce and accept Sielwoodan's plan of leaving the evil tome here in the middle of a swampy forest where no sane person would go, Calenthang's resolve is swayed back to the destruction of the book by Teleri's assurances that someone would find it and use it for its intended evil.
"Then we will take it to someone who can burn it," Calenthang states simply, eyeing the sodden elven tart with a satisfied grin, and not bothering to comment on what a magical sword might consider acceptable. "I am sorry for snapping, friend Broddy. You understand the grief I must be feeling."

 

[kirinke]

ooc:
sodden elven tart? Meanie.

IC:
"Fine," Teleri said tiredly, in no mood to argue with the over-impulsive, selfish and angst-ridden excuse for a ranger. "Let's get out of this place. I'm starting to like underground places," she said dryly.

 

[Majin]

Before making to leave, Teleri recalls seeing leading to the east while she was under the murky water, light glinting through the silt the only indicator that a passage lay in that direction.

Throughout all the confusion Broddy hears what almost seems an inaudible whisper coming from the book, or was it in his mind? He also gets a sickening lurch in his stomach at the prospect of the book and him being separated. He has to physically concentrate on not sicking up right there in the water.

 

[kirinke]

"Damn, I just remembered," she said and pointing to the east she relates what she saw under the water. "We might not be done here yet," she said after she was done telling them about the possible passageway.

 

[hippocrachus]

Calenthang makes a shallow dive off of the ledge into the pool of swamp water. He swims to where the passageway Teleri spoke of would be and attempts to pass through it.

 

[kirinke]

Idiot. Impulsive idiot. Teleri thought and looked up at Dunstand. "Mind if I have StormArmour back? Our intrepid ranger has gone off the shallow end of the pool. No telling what he's gonna stir up." she said and her voice softened when she looked at the scared and miserable Broddy.

"Broddy, don't worry too much okay? What happened... Happened. We don't blame you." she smiled, but it was sad. "Why don't you stay here and guard the gear hmm? If we come hell for bent back through the tunnel, you can spike whatever is coming behind us. Something like a secret weapon." she told the small gnome.


ooc:
Nothing personal, she tends to joke around when she's under stress. And god only knows, loosing 3 friends to a magical time-bomb is pretty stressful not to mention the fight preceeding it.