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Message: <blockquote data-quote="megamania" data-source="post: 7613376" data-attributes="member: 9255">DARKSUN: THE ELEMENTS OF EVILSEGMENT 011“BRIEF STOP AT THE SPRING”05/17/19SEASON: FRIEND’S VENGEANCE  YEAR 24MONTH: THE SUNDAY: 23KA: 190There are still sprouts of green grass from the rolling hills of Raam along the side of the road when Koe spots an attack.    Skeletons?  So close to a city state?Like the others, these have green fungi growing on them.  One is heavily armored with thick chitin and a solid shield.  The group make short work of them.  Eyeing the armor, they strip it off the skeleton and load it into the cart.  Maybe they can sell it at Silver Springs.DAY 24 of The Sun-Everyone except for Choro whom is in the very back (his Inix is not liking the weight of the heavy half-giant) spot a mysterious and obviously dangerous situation before them.  A tembo.The creature is laying on the road with its front paws together as if relaxing and enjoying the day.  It’s one ear flickers in agitation.  It doesn’t wan to move.  The group stops about 50 feet before it.“Strange creature.” States Koe. “Are there more?”“Check for an ambush!” calls out Yaesha from his seat on the cart.As they do so, Koe takes a step forward and suddenly the trap is triggered.   A second tembo, hiding close to a rock near the road charges Koe from behind.  He sees it at the last moment.  This may have saved his life.  He drops to a knee and the beast grazes him in the air.  It lands and turns to attack again in a cloud of dust.The original tembo suddenly leaps forward on its feet and does a full charge at the thri-kreen.  The thri-kreen dodges the worse of it and pokes it back using his Gythka. Koe turns to face the sneaky tembo.  Choro- from the back, calls up his powers of the mind.  Olan throws a bone dagger that does no good as it strikes boney plates on its spine.Koe’s tembo erupts into a fire burst and howls in pain.  Koe kicks it breaking its thick neck.  With his back turned to the thri-kreen’s foe, this foe leaps at Koe’s back.  More blood is drawn as it drags its massive talons across his back.  Yaesha misses as he tries to shot it with arrows.  Surrounded, the tembo finds itself with no where to go and howls and stops to power up.  It contorts as ice forms on it’s back from another psionic attack and Koe finishes this one off also.  He gives the half-giant a nod of gratitude.  DAY 26 of the Sun-Silver Springs is before them.  Olan takes a deep breath as the “Master of The Wall” and Yaesha make agreements for the animals to get water.  They have half of an hour.  Choro opts to help the caravan leader with the Crodlu and Inix.  Koe and Olan walk towards the defiler’s tent.  Drak is feeling good.  He is finishing off the last of the elven meat from Raam.  He also likes the show of respect and fear as every elf on the wall watches and follows his movement.  Most with their bows drawn and aimed. Koe moves around the thri-kreen as it stops.  He walks around the large tent and stands at the back hoping to listen in on any conversation inside.  He is certain she hexed his mind last time and wants to avoid direct contact with her.  The thri-kreen twitches as a gentle whispering wind blows over his head.  “You are not wanted here.  Go away and allow the Prince in.”  The thri-kreen is uncertain what to do.  He looks up and sees more elves are moving within range.  He can dodge an arrow but dozens?  He decides to see if Yaesha needs any help… this time.Several warriors from the warrior tents walk over to Koe with their scimitars drawn.  “No one is permitted to stand here.  You have been told this.”“Sorry.  Meant no harm.”  And the mul reluctantly moves away as the tiefling enters the tent.  He joins Drak on the main road near the tent.  “I don not like this.  She is a witch.  She hexes the mind.”“Klik-klix…. And places spells…. On you.”  The Thri-kreen adds with his antennae crossed in distrust.Lilapaul is laying across her pillows.  Her black hair covers half of her face.  Her sheer and clear clothes cover less than half of her body.  “Come and sit next to me My prince.”  She pats the pillows by her with a seductive smile.  “Tell me about your concerns.  I am here to relieve you of your pains.”“Ah…. Well…. Okay.” And he sits next to her and sinks into the cushions.  “Have you learned….. learned anything new about…. My father?”  He is becoming uncomfortable as she places her fingers on his leg and begins to trace the muscles of his thigh.“You have siblings.  Lord Balor is the father.” She purrs as she traces the legs onto the inner thigh.   “Is your family history all you crave?”“Hah!” he calls out and hops a little as her hand bumps into something.  “Yes.  Yes that is all….”“Ah.    I had hoped for more.    Very well my Prince…….”, she places her head on his thigh, “You have siblings.  Brothers and sisters like you.”“Where?  Are they nearby?”“One lives within a city within the tablelands.  The others live within or beyond the Sea of Silt.”“Which city?”“I don not know.  The sibling did not wish to be scryed.” And she lazily reaches out and points to several pillows with scorch marks on them.“Can you learn more?”“Yes.  But it will not be easy.  There are risks.” She purrs.From a vest pocket he removes a gold colored coin.  She rolls over giving him a clear view of her face and chest.  “A gold?”The tiefling pulls out more coin from his winnings at the Tembo’s Nest fights.   She smiles as she takes the five coins.  She briefly plays with the coins as she rolls them between her fingers then looks up and smiles.   “We have time…..”“Nope!”  And he tries to scooch over but can not since he has sunken into the pillows and cushions.  He is forced to gently lift her head and stand up.“Oh my……!” she exclaims quietly.“Ah….awkward.   Gotta go.  Later.” The aroused tiefling says as he makes for the tent exit.  He hurries out and she watches him go with a smile and happy thoughts.She sits up and puts the coins in  a pouch and returns it to a secret hidden spot.   “Like putty in my hands…..”Day 27 of The Sun-The group are away from Silver Springs now.  Olan’s thoughts are scattered as he thinks about Lord Balor, siblings and….. those eyes…those lips…… those-  his thoughts are interrupted as Koe sees a large group of individuals on the road ahead of themElves.They are patiently waiting for the small caravan to reach them or pass them.  Koe directs himself to walk to them.“Hello traveler.” The lead elf says with a closed eye nod of his head.“Yes.” Koe states simply.Olan pauses.  “Going to Silver Springs?”“We travel that way- yes.”“Pilgrimage?” stats the mul.“Yes.”“Fine- continue on then.  Go north as we go south.” And with that the mul is done talking to the elves.  Drak gives them a look but doesn’t stop moving.</blockquote>

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