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Post by Zaknafei Stalak on May 4, 2005 23:54:39 GMT -5
"There's no time to get him back to the temple. There's only one thing we can do. I know that kind of lizard, he'll die soon. I know of only one way to keep him alive, and even then..." Zak trailed off. He looked around the cavern.
"You stay here with him and keep talking to him. Keep him awake. I'm going to go look for a mushroom. You know the mushroom, the mages use it to mix their potions. In it's raw form it's extremely potent. It may have side effects, but I do belive dying is a worse side effect."
Zak turned and dashed off into a branch of the cavern, the mushroom must be nearby, he had been on several quests to find them for the mages. Unfortunately, they had to grow from the dung of an Umber Hulk. Which meant he'd have to kill a few Hulks today.
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Ramona
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Post by Ramona on May 4, 2005 23:59:12 GMT -5
Ramona hid her alarmed state at her guardians dread news, and she simply nodded her head and knelt back down again, her voice whispering to Firon to stay awake.
“Come on Firon, talk to me, stay with me now, you need to…” She was saying to him, as she let her eyes follow Zak until he was out of sight.
Ramona let her gaze fall back over Firon, her hand once again brushing the sweat off his forehead. “I am so sorry I got you into this.” She said, please don’t die.” She continued.
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Post by Zaknafei Stalak on May 5, 2005 0:06:33 GMT -5
Here it was. One of the most dangerous places in all of the caverns. An Umber Hulk nest, full of the ten foot tall chitinous beasts. Zak drew his greatsword, it was perfect for crushing the bugs.
With utter silence he entered the cavern. There were five hulks. Four adults, one five foot tall children. And in the corner, a growth of mushrooms....
Ten minutes later, Zak left the cavern with a handful of mushrooms, and five Umber Hulks lay slaughtered on the cavern floor.
He only hoped he could make it in time.
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Firon
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Post by Firon on May 5, 2005 22:03:16 GMT -5
Who the hell was this person? What the hell did he want? Was he a healer? Random thoughts and question such as these slowly sifted through Firon's head as the newest person had arrived on the scene, yet he voiced none of them, couldn't voice any of them. This person would get nothing out of Firon. One poison used to counteract the first, how very odd. Now this person wanted something else. Did he ask perhaps for another poison? Didn't matter, not now at any rate.
So the person was running away? How very cowardly, he should never run from anything. Why couldn't he just stand his ground like any normal Drow warrior. Another voice, a voice from before. Talk to her? Not likely. Stay with her? That he could do, as he didn't seem to be going anywhere else at the moment.
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Post by Ramona on May 6, 2005 20:20:50 GMT -5
Ramona set her hand on his forehead again, and then sat down next to him, in the dirt and waited.
“Oh do hurry Zak.” She said quietly.
Ramona was feeling more than a little guilty at this. This time, her sneaking about had gotten someone else in peril besides her, and this someone had fought so bravely to protect his queen, a queen who, had she been where she was supposed to be, would not have even gotten him into this trouble in the first place. She knew she would surely have a talking to form her personal guardian, but either way, she was positive she deserved what ever it was that was coming and would allow it, as she always did when she had doe something so totally stupid as this.
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Post by Zaknafei Stalak on May 7, 2005 2:10:18 GMT -5
Zak walked back into the cavern with the handful of mushrooms. He had already started preparing the medicine. The mushrooms were smushed into a paste in his hand and his knife was out. One of his hands was bleeding into the paste. The blood turned it into a gel.
He rubbed the brownish gel onto the gashes on Firon. He took what gel remained and tossed it into Firon's mouth. It probably tasted terrible. Good. The littel upstart deserved it. It would keep him alive though. Until the temple healer's could have a crack at him.
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Post by Ramona on May 7, 2005 3:16:19 GMT -5
Ramona started when he walked around the corner, so deep in her thoughts she was, that she hadn’t sensed him coming. She opened her mouth to say something to him but hen closed it as she watched him get straight to the point of the matter and then, she stood.
“So, he can be moved now?” She asked, her eyes looking about the space or lack there of they had been confined to. “Or do we need to wait a bit first?” She asked then, her questions answered mostly on her own, but she couldn’t stand the silence any longer.
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Ares
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Post by Ares on May 15, 2005 2:10:32 GMT -5
Ares slowly walked down the path, his eyes darting back and forth as he made a small patrol of the area. He touched his ear to the wall to listen for any sounds he might hear. He heard a familiar woman's voice. "My queen..." he whispered softly, as soon as he recognized it. He began to rush down the paths, until he came upon his queen, a standing warrior, and a wounded warrior, in the same area. His footsteps made not a sound as he approached them, and he walked beside his queen. "He does not look very vell. He vould do vell to use some of my healing salve. It is probably lucky I carry my most poverful medicines vith me, ja?" He spoke softly, so as not to startle those around him.
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Post by Zaknafei Stalak on May 15, 2005 17:40:37 GMT -5
Zak wiped the rest of the mushroom mush from his hands. When he was satisfied with their relative cleanliness he turned his head to the newly arrived doctor. Odd accent, quite obviously not from the capital city.
"And you would do well to be more humble in the presence of Your Highness. Stealth around my Queen merits a quick death, alright, doctor, apply your medicines. Make sure you note the mushroom salve I've already applied."
Zak kept his arms ready to draw a blade. Anyone who felt like creeping around deserved not to be trusted.
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Post by Ramona on May 15, 2005 22:01:15 GMT -5
Startled by his approach, Ramona had already had her Katana out when the Doctor arrived. She let her breath out slowly as she noticed him, and he began to speak. She looked him over slowly, before stepping away slightly from Firon and looking down at the fallen, and then to Zak, then to the new arrival. ‘Hum, yes, indeed, please do what you can.” She replied, a little stunned at his sudden appearance.
Ramona looked at Zak and raised a brow, though she wasn’t certain she had ever met this particular Doctor as of yet, she felt he would be best to help the fallen Guardian, though she made certain to walk over and stand next to her personal guard, just to be certain.
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Ares
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Post by Ares on May 23, 2005 18:53:37 GMT -5
"Might I inform you that I vould not have spoken if I vas truly sneaking, my friend. I believe that I could have easily gotten past all of you. Das es merely the vay a valk," Ares spoke calmly, in spite of the reactions of those around him, "It vould be good for me to note at this moment, that a mushroom salve vill not do him much good, except to dely his death, as the actual ingredients for a cure for such a poison are very rare." As he spoke, he quickly examined Firon where he lay, looking at every break in his skin. He pulled out a small bag, and placed it on the ground next to Firon. From it he pulled a small vile of blue liquid, and a larger vile of pink liquid. He carefully poured a drop of the blue liquid into the pink, and it turned green, as he slowly stirred the potions together. He looked at the mixture, and instructed Firon, "Drink all of this at vonce. It is a very poverful anti-serum. I normally charge high prices for this sort of medicine, but as our qveen has requested me to help you, it is free." As he finished his sentence, he handed the vile of green liquid to Firon...
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Post by Ramona on May 23, 2005 19:36:39 GMT -5
Ramona knelt beside the strange doctor and laid a hand on his shoulder. “Here, let me, he is far too weak to hold that.” She told him, her manner if nothing else, reserved, quite.
Ramona then took the vile and, after lifting Firon’s head, she held the opening to his mouth. “Drink, Firon, come on, you must./..” She told him. “It is ok, it will help…” She urged him, knowing he must be delirious by now, not really knowing what was happening.
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