Q'Barra: Facing Truth Chapter 2

[EvolutionKB]

Kaelan

As breakfast finishes, Kaelan loads his waterskin with freshly mango juice, and grabs a few pieces of bacon for the trip back. "Gilda, I want to thank you for the food and lodging that you have generously given us. Please take this as a token of our thanks."

OOC: -25gp, we can take it out of my share.

As Kaelan and his companions return to the Academy he looks around trying to notice anybody especially interested in their return. Spot check 14

Until Goludov is ready to speak with them, Kaelan will seek the company of Argent.

 

[Yeoman]

Upon arrival, Catherine bids her farewells to the rest of the party then delivers the after action report of the mission to Iliana. Catherine hopes the 11 page report is comprehensive enough for the headmaster, as she heads off to the children's area to meet with Sentinel and play with the children.

[sblock]
Pebele, I hope you don't mind that I had her compile a little report on the way back of the party's actions, and evaluations of the personnel. I hope that will fill Goludov in on our actions in the field. And it plays up her anal side.
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[Rookseye]

Sepoto relaxes somewhat on the return journey to Newthrone, but the unsettling feelings that the last fortnight has brought do not completely leave him. Some instinctual impulse continues to gnaw at him, as if something was left undone or forgotten.

When he sees Newthrone gradually appear through the thinning jungle, his spirits lift however, and after hearing Catherine's intentions, he decides to follow her to meet with the orphan children. He had a great deal of fruit to share that he had gathered as the compaions returned from Havenwood.

As he walks, he gathers the small shoots of bamboo and colorful feathers with which he makes his arrows. Perhaps some of the children would like to help him make some more for his quiver. Picking up a particularly luxuriant looking toucan feather, he smiles broadly, happy to be alive despite his hidden concerns over their first mission.

[SBLOCK] Sepoto will accompany Catherine back to the Academy to see the children, content to play and relax. Given time he will fashion enough arrows to replenish his quiver to a count of thirty. He intends to stay close to Catherine so they can further discuss the mysterious Draconic writings found among the Children of Winter's belongings. [/SBLOCK]

 

[Pebele]

Iliana looks up from her work as Catherine drops off the report. She eyes it curiously and says to Catherine. "I will be sure that the Headmaster receives this. He is currently in a meeting, but I will let him know you all are back. He has quite a few matters to attend to today, but I will clear his schedule for tomorrow morning. Please have everyone here promptly after breakfast."

With that, she eyes the report again, and continues about her work.

 

[Rolzup]

"It's good to be back," Darrick says quietly to himself as he dismounts. I didn't expect that, really, he thinks. Never really realized how much of a home this place had become....

Smiling faintly, he gives Steadfast a parting pat, and leaves the stables. No destination in mind, not yet. He's just going to walk for a bit.

 

[Shayuri]

Trebuchet is unusually quiet during the last day and the journey back. Upon return to the Academy, he bows formally to the others and says, "Congratulations on a successful mission! I will check in with the officer on duty, and if duties permit, I can be fouind in the library."

He whirls and clomps heavily off, apparently set on doing that at this very moment.

(OOC - He'd like to research poison dusk lizards and children of winter...to the extent possible given the resources here.)

 

[BRP2]

[sblock]Charles wouldn't mind making some poisons now. What can he make out the materials he found? Either way, he is likely to buy some stuff too.[/sblock]

 

[Pebele]

[sblock=BRP2]The leusria berries will create a poison equivalent to Salvo poison from Complete Scoundrel. The vetrola bark will create a poison equivalent to Greenblood Oil from Complete Adventurer.

Remember, that since he found the raw materials, he will only have to pay 1/6 the price to create the poisons.[/sblock]

Sepoto and Catherine make their way towards the orphanage. The have arrived just after lunch, so the children are all out playing in the yard.

As Darrick stabled Steadfast, Master Rodrick, who was in charge of the stable, approached. "It is good to see you back. Is Steadfast injured? How did he hold up?" Rodrick seemed to get along better with the horses in his care than with people. He seemed to care more about their welfare, as well.

Kaelan was able to find Argent watching the students in the sparring ring. Argent looked to Kaelan and waited for him to speak.

Trebuchet entered the library and began his search for information about the Lizardfolk and the CHildren of winter. He was able to find much information about the lizards, but the Children of Winter were not well represented. Still, he searched. (ooc: What, specifically, is he looking for?)

(Ok, everyone. The group will be meeting with Goludov the next morning. In between now and then, they all appear to have their own plans. I will be trying my hardest to get the meeting with Goludov up tonight, but it may not be up until tomorrow morning.)

 

[EvolutionKB]

Kaelan

Kaelan approaches Argent and bluntly says, "I saw my brother. I was knocked unconcious, nearly died. Catherine saved me. He was there and we talked, he said I had not fufilled my mission here. What do you make of it?"

 

[Pebele]

Argent raises an eyebrow, and turns from the sparring ring to walk towards the perimeter of the school yard. He obviously expects Kaelan to follow.

When they are farther away from the students, he begins to speak.

"First, I would ask why you nearly died. But, I think I know the answer. You never think before you act. You are impulsive and still undisciplined.

However, the fact that you are here proves that you must have done something right.

As for why he would appear to you, I think that you know the answer to that. You have chosen your brother as your ideal man. There is a battle inside you; a battle between the person you are, and the person you wish to be."

Argent falls silent, waiting for Kaelan to speak again.