Shackled City - Chapter II

[kirinke]

Alinis shrugs. "Alright. Let's go on." she turned to one of the half-elf npc's. "Can one of you make sure this creature gets back to the temple of St. Cuthbert? We can't trust it alone,"


ooc:
I forgot their names again. We really need to work on their personalities.... Or are they just going to be red-shirts?

 

[hippocrachus]

Orpheus eyes Alinis warily when she so easily and quickly changes her mind.
What in Hades was all that about confusing the enemy and whatnot?
"Yes. Let's," he says in a definitive voice, still staring at Alinis. He looks to the two hangers-on to see what they will do.

(OOC: I think their names started with a "f" sound... :\ )

 

[kirinke]

She looked at Orpheos. "I am a bit tired of infighting. I think we should head back and get some rest, but I'm not going to abandon the group simply because the majority disagrees with me," she explained good-naturedly.

"Besides, if anyone is listening in on our thoughts, he's going to be majorly confused right now." she said, indicating the trick that was played on Zeric.

 

[hippocrachus]

Orpheus just shrugs his shoulders as if he didn't care either way.

 

[Mimic]

ooc: Fario and Fellian are their names

Althron smiles as the group continues, being cautious was one thing but Zeric was right when he said they were running out of time. "Do you think we don't need the creature any more? It still might give us usefull information."

 

[kirinke]

"I don't know. It seems truly frightened by this half-dwarf creature. And you can frighten somebody only so far, before they become useless or strike back. Which is why the use of fear as a weapon is at best dangerous. And at worst a liability. At least, that's what my one of my teachers used to say." Alinis says quietly.

 

[hippocrachus]

"A coward is a coward. No matter its physical master, fear will always dominate its actions," Orpheus says while walking to the side of the dark creeper. "Those that aren't afraid use fear as an ally. And why should it turn against them? It would be to no avail." He turns his head to address the dark creeper.
"What sort of place is this 'Malachite Tower?'"

 

[Verbatim]

Zeric listened to the others speak on leaving for another period of rest and before he could caution them against it, the dwarven priest spoke on pressing on and Zeric nodded his approval as well.

~Perhaps there is hope for the children yet...~

However, Zeric's mind was troubled with the twin concepts of dealing with a half-demon dwarf, as well as the possibility of his thoughts being watched from afar. While he felt that if those he travelled with pulled together, they could defeat the slaver and his guards, the unseen enemy was his foe alone to defeat.

~But how can I strike at a foe I can't see...~

Walking over to Althron, Zeric spoke quietly to the dwarf.

"Have the dandy gather all the information he can from the creeper, but have him do it where I can not hear him. If someone is in my thoughts, I will not allow myself to be used against those we seek to rescue. After he has learned all he can, bring the creeper to me and I will "free" him away from the others."

Stepping away from the others, Zeric pulled a dagger from his boot and cut a long strip of cloth from its bottom. While the blindfold would be crude, Zeric hoped that it would serve the simple function that Zeric needed it for.

~If you seek to see through my eyes, you will soon be disappointed...~

 

[kirinke]

Alinis looked at Zeric sharply, easily over-hearing it as they were quite near each other, but the others, she did not know. Gods, he's not planning on killing the creature in cold blood? She shivered. But there was no choice. None.

"Zeric," she began and sighed.
Hard decisions....

"You don't have to ahh 'free' him. Tying him up in the invisible room might work as well. We could come back for him later." she said, offering him a choice.

 

[Verbatim]

Turning back to face the elvish bowmaiden, Zeric's eyes were as hard as flint as he spoke to her.

"Cuthbert is the god of justice and of vengence Alinis. I never promised the creature that it would be granted anything but justice, and I will see to it that justice is served."

Glancing at Althron for the faintest of moments, Zeric continued.

"If you think my actions are too harsh, speak to the dwarf and see if his views differ from my own. If we turn him over to High Priestess Urikas, his fate would be the same, as there is only one fate that can await one who steals innocent children under the cover of the night."