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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MummyKitty" data-source="post: 2639272" data-attributes="member: 36179">Titus CreperiusFor moment, his fellow mage’s cowardly behavior brought a tinge of irritation to Titus, but he then recalled the stories he’d heard of Gasparius’s youth.  If true, he had good reason to fear faerie creatures like this one.  Still, though Gasparius was not willing to exploit his faerie-tainted past, thought Titus, perhaps he could use it to the group’s advantage.Heartened by the creature’s pause, Titus grew bold and once again addressed the stag in a commanding tone, in Latin: “Great stag, we have witnessed the power of your violence and it is a language that we humans understand and respect.”“Behold!” he gestured at Gasparius.  “One of our own has even felt the might of your kind before; witness his missing ear.  I am quite sure the woman who lies helpless at your hooves has learned her lesson as well.  Please leave her to us that we may learn from her experience.  We would rather be your allies than a thorn under your hoof.”The speech, delivered in as commanding a tone as he could muster, had drained him of some of his energy. He whispered loudly in German to Hakon and Hans, the nearest two convent-folk. “If this doesn’t work, prepare to rally the grogs and artisans.  All to arms; be it axe or pitchfork.  And torches.  Even faerie creatures surely fear fire…”</blockquote>