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<blockquote data-quote="Urko" data-source="post: 2619167" data-attributes="member: 30822">Interlude – Sanae dreamsFlat angular shapes that must be trees surround Sanae.&nbsp; They rush past and she vaguely wonders how the trees can move so quickly.&nbsp; Then she trips and falls on her face in the fetid water and realizes that it was her who was moving.&nbsp; A strong hand pulls her up.&nbsp; Leara.&nbsp; The girl puts her hand back to her stomach, trying to stop the endless red flow.&nbsp; They’re moving again, the trees just a blur.&nbsp; Hisses and roars seem to come from every direction.&nbsp; Menacing, reptilian shapes in the shadows, never quite becoming visible.&nbsp; Sanae realizes they’re being toyed with, herded in the direction their foes want them to go.A brown hill looms close, its side gashed with a black hole.&nbsp; Sanae knows the enemy is too close, that they will be found, but Leara can’t run anymore.&nbsp; They have to try to hide, to find a defensible place.&nbsp; They plunge into the dark.And emerge into a blinding light.&nbsp; A silver light.&nbsp; It is the Great Temple – Flamekeep itself!&nbsp; Leara is gone, forgotten.&nbsp; A stately procession moves by – a long line of somber ecclesiasts in their finest robes.&nbsp; They either do not see or ignore the mud streaked paladin lying beside their path.&nbsp; Sanae realizes it is an ordination ceremony, that a priest is being raised to the rank of cardinal.&nbsp; The initiate is lead up to the Keeper of the Flame and receives his purple sash.&nbsp; He turns to face the congregation and Sanae recoils with horror when she realizes that it is Kajalaketh.&nbsp; He alone of all the assembly seems to be able to see her and he fixes her with a smug grin that breaks into a mocking cackle.&nbsp; His laughter is still echoing in her ears when Sanae wakes up.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Urko, post: 2619167, member: 30822"] [b]Interlude – Sanae dreams[/b] [I]Flat angular shapes that must be trees surround Sanae. They rush past and she vaguely wonders how the trees can move so quickly. Then she trips and falls on her face in the fetid water and realizes that it was her who was moving. A strong hand pulls her up. Leara. The girl puts her hand back to her stomach, trying to stop the endless red flow. They’re moving again, the trees just a blur. Hisses and roars seem to come from every direction. Menacing, reptilian shapes in the shadows, never quite becoming visible. Sanae realizes they’re being toyed with, herded in the direction their foes want them to go. A brown hill looms close, its side gashed with a black hole. Sanae knows the enemy is too close, that they will be found, but Leara can’t run anymore. They have to try to hide, to find a defensible place. They plunge into the dark. And emerge into a blinding light. A silver light. It is the Great Temple – Flamekeep itself! Leara is gone, forgotten. A stately procession moves by – a long line of somber ecclesiasts in their finest robes. They either do not see or ignore the mud streaked paladin lying beside their path. Sanae realizes it is an ordination ceremony, that a priest is being raised to the rank of cardinal. The initiate is lead up to the Keeper of the Flame and receives his purple sash. He turns to face the congregation and Sanae recoils with horror when she realizes that it is Kajalaketh. He alone of all the assembly seems to be able to see her and he fixes her with a smug grin that breaks into a mocking cackle. His laughter is still echoing in her ears when Sanae wakes up.[/I] [/QUOTE]

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