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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jon Potter" data-source="post: 2355591" data-attributes="member: 2323">[PLAIN][Realms #313] Southward, Ho! part 5[/PLAIN]And those were only the first wave. More of the things came behind those, with every open doorway and dark alley disgorging the undead things. But even vast numerical superiority wasn't enough to cause the VQS much trouble. They mopped up the zombies suffering little more than a small depletion of Huzair's spell repertiore. Only Wolf was seriously wounded, the victim of his own swift attack which placed him in the unenviable position of being outnumbered and far from his allies. Most of the others received but a few scratches - although both Feln and Huzair also received a bite or two from a zombie that got too close.Karak was sharing around whacks from his healing stick when Feln pointed, alerting the others to the advancing horsemen.The real threat hadn't been the undead, Ledare groaned as she caught her opponent's bastard sword on her shield. She tried to bring Ravager around in a riposte, but the dagger her enemy carried in his off hand darted in low and quick, cutting her side. Even so, he made and easy target, coated as he was in the sparkling Glitterdust Huzair had laid on the three warriors at range. Her own saw-toothed blade came up, slicing him deeply along the gap between cuisse and codpiece and opening another gash in his left hand before it was done. But, although the wounds were severe, it was the lingering effects of Huzair's Acid Arrow that actually did him in. The spell had eaten an ugly, smoking hole through his breastplate and judging by his screams and the smell, was continuing to work on the flesh beneath.To his credit, the man raised his sword to strike at Ledare again before succumbing to the acid and falling dead at her feet. His companion was quick to join him, separated from his left arm by Morier's flashing greatsword. He fell, screaming, from shock and blood loss.A moment later, Feln returned to the group carrying the unconscious body of the warrior who had been blinded by the wizard's spell. The side of the man's head was already starting to bruise up."The other rode back up to the manor," the half-ogre informed them, angling his head back toward the hillside overlooking the town of Miller's Pond. "I thought maybe we could ask this one a few questions." Ledare nodded."Good thinking, Feln," she said."Hey, Morier! Did you see that shot with the Acid Arrow?" Huzair called as he trotted up to the group. He was grinning from ear to ear. "It was beautiful. I doubt Garan-Zak could've done better." Morier said nothing as he cleaned off his sword using the cloak of the body before him. He knew what was coming when he glanced up at Ledare's face."You have a pretty strange concept of parlay," the Janissary said to the mage. "In the future, if you are to adventure with us, you will practice caution." Huzair shrugged and produced a cigar from his traveler's purse."You are most welcome for my services, darling," Huzair replied with perfect politeness as he lit the cigar off his thumb. "It was a nice shot if I must say so myself. I have never tried the spell on a moving target before.""We were lucky they didn't turn out to be the fine upstanding citizens of Miller's Pond," Ledare admonished with a disapproving shake of her head."I would not think men charging at you with swords in a town full of zombies would be upstanding citizens... although I have never been in a town full of zombies until I met up with you," the wizard admitted. He shrugged and exhaled smoke above his head. "So now I know: wait until we are injured or in chains to do something."Ledare snorted derissively. "That's not what I meant and you know it!""Oh, forgive my sarcasm, my lady," the mage smirked, his smile a lusty slash of white in his charcoal face. "I would love to be in chains... as long as I was with you." Ledare shook her head in disgust and walked away, heading back toward Karak and Lela who were still tending to Wolf."Wolf is the best friend I've ever had!" the faen was twittering to Karak. "I can't let anything happen to him!""Do nae worry, wee one," the dwarf replied. "Between yer healin' an' mine, we'll have 'im on 'is feet in no time - all four of 'em!""I don't know about our new wizard," Ledare said as she joined them at Wolf's side and Karak nodded."Aye. He rankles me a might as well," the dwarf admitted. "But I trust Morier and Morier's spoken for him. That be good enough for me.""I think he's funny," Lela grinned.</blockquote>

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