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<blockquote data-quote="Jon Potter" data-source="post: 913482" data-attributes="member: 2323"><p><strong>[PLAIN][Realms #222b] After the Fall[/PLAIN]</strong></p><p></p><p>"He's alive?" Ledare ejaculated and Ruze could see the glint of unalloyed hope in her eye.</p><p></p><p>"Remember, Janissary," the cleric reminded. "Finding what was once Kirnoth, does not mean it is still Kirnoth. Lycanthropy is lethal to elves." Ledare's hopeful vigor dwindled at that prospect and she turned angrily on their prisoner again.</p><p></p><p>"Is that true?" she asked and the werebat shrugged.</p><p></p><p>"I don't know the answer to that, mi'lady," he replied warily. "I've never seen any elves amongst the brood, so maybe..."</p><p></p><p>"Once bitten by one of your kind, is there any cure or antidote for the 'wereling disease'?" she pressed. "What can reverse the process?"</p><p></p><p>Again the prisoner shrugged. "I don't know these answers, mi'lady," he mewled. "None of my broodmates have ever sought to cast off the gift."</p><p></p><p>"Gift?!" Ledare shouted, pressing her swordpoint against the werebat's collarbone, dimpling its hairy flesh. "Curse you mean! Did Kirnoth ask for this 'gift'? Did he?"</p><p></p><p>"I- I-" the werebat protested, trying vainly to twist away from Ledare's sword. A dark trickle of blood formed beneath the blade and ran down its hirsute chest. Ruze wrapped his left hand around Ledare's right, urging the sword away from the creature's heart. Reluctantly, Ledare allowed him to do so. The werebat looked up at the cleric with a mixture of relief and gratitude in its eyes.</p><p></p><p>"I cannot kill a helpless creature regardless of the evil that is within," Ruze told the skaven and the creature opened its mouth to speak. The Battleguard held up a finger to silence it. "I cannot, but the Janissary has no such compulsion. In fact she has been compacted to put you and all your brood to the sword."</p><p></p><p>"I don't want to die..." the creature whimpered, looking plaintively from Ruze to Ledare and back again.</p><p></p><p>"Then answer my questions," Ledare growled and the werebat swallowed thickly.</p><p></p><p>"I'm trying to, mi'lady," it replied, its voice barely above a whisper. "Really, I am."</p><p></p><p>"Where is the elf kept?" the Battleguard asked and the prisoner nodded toward the passage they knew led down.</p><p></p><p>"The Voice of Aphyx told Valdymyr to chain him up down below," the werebat said. "In the Caves of Night."</p><p></p><p>"The Voice of Aphyx?" Ruze asked. "She speaks to your leader?"</p><p></p><p>"No... Yes... I don't know," the skaven struggled with the explanation. "The Voice of Aphyx brings us the will of Lady Pestilence. He... They... come to us as a swarm of her most sacred animals."</p><p></p><p>"Rats," Ledare said and the prisoner nodded. The half-elf thought immediately of the swarm of rats that they had encountered at Rherram's the night before. "And this Voice instructed your boss to lock Kirnoth up in the Caves of Night?"</p><p></p><p>"Just so," it replied. After a moment's consideration it added, "That's where the portal is too."</p><p></p><p>Ledare nodded at this new information. "How is Kirnoth being kept?" she asked. "You mentioned chains. Are there other precautions? Traps? Wards? Guardians?"</p><p></p><p>"I don't go down there, mi'lady, but I don't think there's anything keeping him there beside the chain and the Devourer," the werebat said.</p><p></p><p>"Devourer?" Ruze asked nervously and the werebat nodded. </p><p></p><p>"Thaledan said that you met him last night," it told them. "After you fought him off, Thaledan sent three of his men in to finish you off. But you killed them instead."</p><p></p><p>"The thing with the tentacles," Ruze surmised from the werebat's description.</p><p></p><p>"Just so," the prisoner said. "He usually just eats our night soil. But he's not against a bit of fresh meat every now an again. Who can blame him?"</p><p></p><p>Ledare grimaced. "What numbers of your kind can we expect to find in the cave?" she asked and the skaven pushed itself up onto its elbow and craned its neck to survey the bodies strewn about.</p><p></p><p>"Not many," it admitted after doing its brief inventory. "Me and Heriles and Thinia were the last of the regulars. Gaarick and Borris were Valdymyr's personal guard, but it looks like you got one of them too." It indicated the hairy feet sticking out of the fissure that led down. "The wizard, Ingardulf, was here, but he went through the portal last night with the Voice of Aphyx."</p><p></p><p>"Who else travels through this portal?" Ledare pressed, but the prisoner had little information about that.</p><p></p><p>"I don't know, mi'lady," it mewled. "It takes magic to make it work. A few teams from other locations have been sent through looking for the portal to the High King's prison."</p><p></p><p>"But they haven't found it?" she continued and the werebat shook its head. Ledare straightened and turned her attention to the Battleguard. "We should press onward as quickly as we can," she told him. "The others have been gone for too long as it is."</p><p></p><p>The cleric nodded and waved his scimitar at the prisoner. "What about him?" Ruze asked. "If we take him with us, it's another body to manage who could turn on us, but he could be helpful along the way. I will leave the decision up to you, kitten."</p><p></p><p>"I have no qualms killing him since that was the king's assignment initially anyway," Ledare said and the werebat made a whining noise and scrunched its eyes tightly shut. "But you may be right. He may be of use to us further on."</p><p></p><p>"So?" Ruze asked, cocking an eyebrow at the half elf.</p><p></p><p>Ledare nudged the skaven in the ribs with her boot and it opened its eyes in shock, certain it had been stabbed. "Is there anything else you can do for us, or has your measly little life's worth been spent in answering a few questions?" Ledare demanded.</p><p></p><p>"I- I-" the creature stammered. "What do you ask of me?"</p><p></p><p>Ledare growled in annoyance, but Ruze crouched down and grinned conversationally at the man bat. "I could maybe persuade the Janissary (who has been commissioned to kill all skaven and baven, remember) to spare a particular baven if said baven remained helpful along the way," he told the creature. "Maybe even offering information when not asked. And of course should a certain bat man try to escape and evil is loosed upon the world, a cleric is duty bound to slay such evil."</p><p></p><p>"I- I cannot," the werebat answered. "They will kill me if they discover that I have been helping you. Better that I wait for you chained here."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jon Potter, post: 913482, member: 2323"] [b][PLAIN][Realms #222b] After the Fall[/PLAIN][/b] "He's alive?" Ledare ejaculated and Ruze could see the glint of unalloyed hope in her eye. "Remember, Janissary," the cleric reminded. "Finding what was once Kirnoth, does not mean it is still Kirnoth. Lycanthropy is lethal to elves." Ledare's hopeful vigor dwindled at that prospect and she turned angrily on their prisoner again. "Is that true?" she asked and the werebat shrugged. "I don't know the answer to that, mi'lady," he replied warily. "I've never seen any elves amongst the brood, so maybe..." "Once bitten by one of your kind, is there any cure or antidote for the 'wereling disease'?" she pressed. "What can reverse the process?" Again the prisoner shrugged. "I don't know these answers, mi'lady," he mewled. "None of my broodmates have ever sought to cast off the gift." "Gift?!" Ledare shouted, pressing her swordpoint against the werebat's collarbone, dimpling its hairy flesh. "Curse you mean! Did Kirnoth ask for this 'gift'? Did he?" "I- I-" the werebat protested, trying vainly to twist away from Ledare's sword. A dark trickle of blood formed beneath the blade and ran down its hirsute chest. Ruze wrapped his left hand around Ledare's right, urging the sword away from the creature's heart. Reluctantly, Ledare allowed him to do so. The werebat looked up at the cleric with a mixture of relief and gratitude in its eyes. "I cannot kill a helpless creature regardless of the evil that is within," Ruze told the skaven and the creature opened its mouth to speak. The Battleguard held up a finger to silence it. "I cannot, but the Janissary has no such compulsion. In fact she has been compacted to put you and all your brood to the sword." "I don't want to die..." the creature whimpered, looking plaintively from Ruze to Ledare and back again. "Then answer my questions," Ledare growled and the werebat swallowed thickly. "I'm trying to, mi'lady," it replied, its voice barely above a whisper. "Really, I am." "Where is the elf kept?" the Battleguard asked and the prisoner nodded toward the passage they knew led down. "The Voice of Aphyx told Valdymyr to chain him up down below," the werebat said. "In the Caves of Night." "The Voice of Aphyx?" Ruze asked. "She speaks to your leader?" "No... Yes... I don't know," the skaven struggled with the explanation. "The Voice of Aphyx brings us the will of Lady Pestilence. He... They... come to us as a swarm of her most sacred animals." "Rats," Ledare said and the prisoner nodded. The half-elf thought immediately of the swarm of rats that they had encountered at Rherram's the night before. "And this Voice instructed your boss to lock Kirnoth up in the Caves of Night?" "Just so," it replied. After a moment's consideration it added, "That's where the portal is too." Ledare nodded at this new information. "How is Kirnoth being kept?" she asked. "You mentioned chains. Are there other precautions? Traps? Wards? Guardians?" "I don't go down there, mi'lady, but I don't think there's anything keeping him there beside the chain and the Devourer," the werebat said. "Devourer?" Ruze asked nervously and the werebat nodded. "Thaledan said that you met him last night," it told them. "After you fought him off, Thaledan sent three of his men in to finish you off. But you killed them instead." "The thing with the tentacles," Ruze surmised from the werebat's description. "Just so," the prisoner said. "He usually just eats our night soil. But he's not against a bit of fresh meat every now an again. Who can blame him?" Ledare grimaced. "What numbers of your kind can we expect to find in the cave?" she asked and the skaven pushed itself up onto its elbow and craned its neck to survey the bodies strewn about. "Not many," it admitted after doing its brief inventory. "Me and Heriles and Thinia were the last of the regulars. Gaarick and Borris were Valdymyr's personal guard, but it looks like you got one of them too." It indicated the hairy feet sticking out of the fissure that led down. "The wizard, Ingardulf, was here, but he went through the portal last night with the Voice of Aphyx." "Who else travels through this portal?" Ledare pressed, but the prisoner had little information about that. "I don't know, mi'lady," it mewled. "It takes magic to make it work. A few teams from other locations have been sent through looking for the portal to the High King's prison." "But they haven't found it?" she continued and the werebat shook its head. Ledare straightened and turned her attention to the Battleguard. "We should press onward as quickly as we can," she told him. "The others have been gone for too long as it is." The cleric nodded and waved his scimitar at the prisoner. "What about him?" Ruze asked. "If we take him with us, it's another body to manage who could turn on us, but he could be helpful along the way. I will leave the decision up to you, kitten." "I have no qualms killing him since that was the king's assignment initially anyway," Ledare said and the werebat made a whining noise and scrunched its eyes tightly shut. "But you may be right. He may be of use to us further on." "So?" Ruze asked, cocking an eyebrow at the half elf. Ledare nudged the skaven in the ribs with her boot and it opened its eyes in shock, certain it had been stabbed. "Is there anything else you can do for us, or has your measly little life's worth been spent in answering a few questions?" Ledare demanded. "I- I-" the creature stammered. "What do you ask of me?" Ledare growled in annoyance, but Ruze crouched down and grinned conversationally at the man bat. "I could maybe persuade the Janissary (who has been commissioned to kill all skaven and baven, remember) to spare a particular baven if said baven remained helpful along the way," he told the creature. "Maybe even offering information when not asked. And of course should a certain bat man try to escape and evil is loosed upon the world, a cleric is duty bound to slay such evil." "I- I cannot," the werebat answered. "They will kill me if they discover that I have been helping you. Better that I wait for you chained here." [/QUOTE]
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