LU 211 - Dr. Thornberry 53

I was awakened by Agaric, who looked...different. He came to me with news, and explained how he found a warden a bit under the ground while he was "digging in his roots." ..And he absorbed it. 
Agaric looks different because he took the warden's body. Wonderful! Just fucking great. 
He told me he wanted to fight me, and that if I won, he'd let me go. I knew I would lose, of course I would fucking lose, but I might as well try. I needed a miracle anyway. Isn't it about time I got one? 
He gave me a strength 2 potion, from my own shop, my armor, my carrots, and my weapon. I took a deep breath and got to fighting. Except, surprise! I can't fight. It was a fast one, and I could feel myself getting weaker every time. 
The strength let me ignore my leg, but even holding my sword up to land hits was exhausting. After the second or third round, I could barely move. He scooped me up and walked out. Out. Like outside.
He placed me on the grass outside of his home and I slowly got back up. All my weight was shifted onto my right leg but I didn't care. I took a quick look around me. It was nighttime, but the stars were barely visible with the downpour of rain. I tried to scramble away but he stabbed me. In the leg, again. It hurt, but I tried to back away. It was all open land now. And the Empire was right there. He shoved me and I fell back.
"What's wrong Vice? Two potions and you still can't stand?"
"You stabbed me, in the leg, for the third time. Of course I can't stand."
"And? You get stabbed all the time! You should be used to it by now."
His voice wasn't echoing off the walls of the cave anymore, but it was just as bad as it had been then. Listening to him makes me feel like I'm going insane again. I quickly turned on my heel and tried to run off. 
I got up to Ribbun's Radio Station when Agaric bashed his sword against my head. I immediately fell forward, staring at myself in a puddle, with blood leaking from the top of my head. I let out a scream, when Agaric put a hand over my mouth, picked me up and carried me back into the cave. 
"Ready to head back now?"
He set me down and I clutched my wound while he spoke. My armor and things were taken away from me again.
"Awe Vice! You had a horrible try!"
I sat in silence, waiting for him to just leave me alone.
"But don't fret! You'll have a friend soon!"
Fucking hell another one?
"Oh and Vice, weren't you going to get married soon?"
"I suppose so I guess."
"Well not anymore! Goodnight Vice!"
He walked away before turning around for the final time. 
"Oh and darling?"
"..."
"Do let the bed bugs bite!"