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<blockquote data-quote="Medriev" data-source="post: 4844426" data-attributes="member: 21864"><p><strong>Chapter 15 - The King's Hermitage (Part 1)</strong></p><p></p><p>“These may cure our fever,” said Lavren after he had searched through the library for several minutes.</p><p></p><p>He held in his hands three scrolls, two of which he knew would cure disease if the rituals written there were performed upon a sick individual. The other contained a ritual that he could not make sense of and as Thorn and Telkya looked over the scroll, they too, found it beyond their ken.</p><p>“The ritual would be taxing and dangerous,” said Telkya. “And we cannot rest here for long enough to perform it. I say we go on to the north until we find somewhere where we can rest.”</p><p>“I agree,” Thorn said in his deep baritone. “There is a risk, but the risk of staying here is greater.”</p><p>“But you are not the one with the fever,” Lavren snapped back. “I feel it consuming me when I am wounded in battle and I do not know what it might make me do.”</p><p>“You are all right,” Dulvarna said then. “But only Lavren and Erlmoor can judge this. They have the fever and we do not. We must go along with what they say.”</p><p>“But the risk is too great,” said Telkya. “If enemies came upon us here while I performed the ritual upon either of them we could all be slain.”</p><p></p><p>Lavren looked at his wife and slowly nodded his acceptance. Grimly, he gathered his belongings and started toward the ladder that led back to the top of the shelves. The doors in the north wall led out of the room from that level and all would have to climb back atop the shelves to leave the room.</p><p></p><p>The double doors opened into a rectangular chamber dominated by the stone statue of an angel with its wings folded around its body on an ornate pedestal. Cradled in its hands it held the black disc symbol of Shar pointing toward the companions. An L-shaped table and a heavy cabinet stood against the opposite wall, with a closed door between them . Another door pierced the left hand wall in the corner to the left of the cabinet. </p><p></p><p>Dulvarna led the companions forward but as she drew near to the angel, the black disk of Shar sent forth a burst of black energy. Dulvarna leapt back and Enlishia rushed forward, circling around the room away from the statue to reach the far door. She held back her bow and reached out to the iron ring that was the door’s handle, turning it and pushing open the portal. She saw the eater of knowledge within at once but it saw her at the same time. The creature drew its scimitar and began to advance.</p><p>“More of Shar’s brood,” she called out to the others.</p><p></p><p>The statue sent forth a burst of energy again and Dulvarna leapt away, rushing to aid Enlishia at the door. She moved past the ranger and rushed into the room to meet the eater of knowledge blade to blade. Behind her, Thorn rushed around the statue to the western door and pulled the portal open. Within was a square chamber with four stone pillars supporting a dome below the high ceiling. Two more eaters of knowledge drew blades within the room as the door opened but with them stood a tall man in midnight blue robes with long dark hair and the beginnings of horns jutting as little pyramids just behind his temples.</p><p>“More in here,” Thorn called. “And what might be a tiefling.”</p><p></p><p>Erlmoor roared and rushed to stand beside the druid in the doorway with his blade before him and as he did, the eaters of knowledge came forward. One rushed at the two companions and slashed its blade into Thorn’s shoulder, driving the druid back into the wooden cabinet behind him. The other creature rushed to aid its companion but the door was narrow and it could not reach Erlmoor or Thorn. Telkya and Lavren rushed to aid Dulvarna at the northern door and as they did, the eater of knowledge in that chamber charged at Dulvarna. It lashed out with its blade to the right but Dulvarna parried and the two began to trade blows, back and forth in the doorway to the room.</p><p></p><p>“There he is!” Vyrellis cried suddenly as the horned man appeared behind the eaters of knowledge in the western chamber. “A splinter of Draxius’ life force! Destroy him and find his key!”</p><p>“I know no Draxius!” the horned man roared in response. “I am Galaghard, King of Cormyr, and you will die for disturbing my studies here!”</p><p></p><p>Enlishia raised her bow with an arrow nocked, seeking a way to aim at the creature that Dulvarna fought and the warrior woman seemed to sense her dilemma. Dulvarna slashed her blade across the chest of the eater before her and as it reeled back, she darted past it to the right, putting her back up against a pile of crates and barrels. Enlishia loosed one arrow and then nocked and fired a second, both driving into the creature’s chest and throwing it back into the room. Suddenly, the horned man appeared to emerge from a curtain at the western end of the room and raised his staff. He uttered a command word and a bolt of blue energy shot forth from the stave to strike Dulvarna in the shoulder and hurl her back into the crates and barrels behind her. The eater of knowledge hissed its approval and raised its blade to come at her before she could recover.</p><p></p><p>At the other doorway, Thorn shifted into his wolf form and leapt at the creature before him, tearing at its arm and dragging it off balance. Erlmoor rushed at it at the same time and drove him blade into the creature’s hip, throwing it back from the door for a moment. The creature lashed out wildly at Thorn with its blade and tore a shallow wound across the top of the wolf druid’s back. He let go his grip and the eater came forward against both of its enemies with renewed fury.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Medriev, post: 4844426, member: 21864"] [b]Chapter 15 - The King's Hermitage (Part 1)[/b] “These may cure our fever,” said Lavren after he had searched through the library for several minutes. He held in his hands three scrolls, two of which he knew would cure disease if the rituals written there were performed upon a sick individual. The other contained a ritual that he could not make sense of and as Thorn and Telkya looked over the scroll, they too, found it beyond their ken. “The ritual would be taxing and dangerous,” said Telkya. “And we cannot rest here for long enough to perform it. I say we go on to the north until we find somewhere where we can rest.” “I agree,” Thorn said in his deep baritone. “There is a risk, but the risk of staying here is greater.” “But you are not the one with the fever,” Lavren snapped back. “I feel it consuming me when I am wounded in battle and I do not know what it might make me do.” “You are all right,” Dulvarna said then. “But only Lavren and Erlmoor can judge this. They have the fever and we do not. We must go along with what they say.” “But the risk is too great,” said Telkya. “If enemies came upon us here while I performed the ritual upon either of them we could all be slain.” Lavren looked at his wife and slowly nodded his acceptance. Grimly, he gathered his belongings and started toward the ladder that led back to the top of the shelves. The doors in the north wall led out of the room from that level and all would have to climb back atop the shelves to leave the room. The double doors opened into a rectangular chamber dominated by the stone statue of an angel with its wings folded around its body on an ornate pedestal. Cradled in its hands it held the black disc symbol of Shar pointing toward the companions. An L-shaped table and a heavy cabinet stood against the opposite wall, with a closed door between them . Another door pierced the left hand wall in the corner to the left of the cabinet. Dulvarna led the companions forward but as she drew near to the angel, the black disk of Shar sent forth a burst of black energy. Dulvarna leapt back and Enlishia rushed forward, circling around the room away from the statue to reach the far door. She held back her bow and reached out to the iron ring that was the door’s handle, turning it and pushing open the portal. She saw the eater of knowledge within at once but it saw her at the same time. The creature drew its scimitar and began to advance. “More of Shar’s brood,” she called out to the others. The statue sent forth a burst of energy again and Dulvarna leapt away, rushing to aid Enlishia at the door. She moved past the ranger and rushed into the room to meet the eater of knowledge blade to blade. Behind her, Thorn rushed around the statue to the western door and pulled the portal open. Within was a square chamber with four stone pillars supporting a dome below the high ceiling. Two more eaters of knowledge drew blades within the room as the door opened but with them stood a tall man in midnight blue robes with long dark hair and the beginnings of horns jutting as little pyramids just behind his temples. “More in here,” Thorn called. “And what might be a tiefling.” Erlmoor roared and rushed to stand beside the druid in the doorway with his blade before him and as he did, the eaters of knowledge came forward. One rushed at the two companions and slashed its blade into Thorn’s shoulder, driving the druid back into the wooden cabinet behind him. The other creature rushed to aid its companion but the door was narrow and it could not reach Erlmoor or Thorn. Telkya and Lavren rushed to aid Dulvarna at the northern door and as they did, the eater of knowledge in that chamber charged at Dulvarna. It lashed out with its blade to the right but Dulvarna parried and the two began to trade blows, back and forth in the doorway to the room. “There he is!” Vyrellis cried suddenly as the horned man appeared behind the eaters of knowledge in the western chamber. “A splinter of Draxius’ life force! Destroy him and find his key!” “I know no Draxius!” the horned man roared in response. “I am Galaghard, King of Cormyr, and you will die for disturbing my studies here!” Enlishia raised her bow with an arrow nocked, seeking a way to aim at the creature that Dulvarna fought and the warrior woman seemed to sense her dilemma. Dulvarna slashed her blade across the chest of the eater before her and as it reeled back, she darted past it to the right, putting her back up against a pile of crates and barrels. Enlishia loosed one arrow and then nocked and fired a second, both driving into the creature’s chest and throwing it back into the room. Suddenly, the horned man appeared to emerge from a curtain at the western end of the room and raised his staff. He uttered a command word and a bolt of blue energy shot forth from the stave to strike Dulvarna in the shoulder and hurl her back into the crates and barrels behind her. The eater of knowledge hissed its approval and raised its blade to come at her before she could recover. At the other doorway, Thorn shifted into his wolf form and leapt at the creature before him, tearing at its arm and dragging it off balance. Erlmoor rushed at it at the same time and drove him blade into the creature’s hip, throwing it back from the door for a moment. The creature lashed out wildly at Thorn with its blade and tore a shallow wound across the top of the wolf druid’s back. He let go his grip and the eater came forward against both of its enemies with renewed fury. [/QUOTE]
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