Blaze's Fiery Ramblings Pt.2 - Monastery in the Mountains

**Blaze's Fiery Ramblings Pt.2 - Monastery in the Mountains**

Well, while I was trying to track you down the river with the others after you took off to try and save **Vincent**, we came across an ogre and some goblins, but you came back to me **baby** and we took care of them together. You did good **baby**, lightin’ up one of those green-skinned assholes like a piece of kindling. I saw you and **Vincent** came across a goblin of your own, this one friendly-like, she says she helped save him too, **Tannin**, I think her name was. It was tough not to teach **Vincent** a lesson in manners and smack him right in the mouth when he din’t even thank you **baby**, but I thought it mighta’ been in poor taste, considerin’ I was at least partly responsible for the situation he was in..

We trekked onward, eventually findin our way to a little village called **Shibai**. Shots were ringin’ out in the distance when we arrived though, blue fog was rolling over the whole village, and they were under attack from the same little shits that attacked us on the bridge, so we made short work of ‘em. I thought I’d let you get your beauty sleep in though, it’d been a long day. Some of the others seemed to be strugglin’ with the fog, though you know I like a smoke so I didn’t find it so bad to breathe- no matter though some fancily dressed lady from the village named Ishimoto let us take a bit of a kip in her house while the fog passed.

I don’t care much for politics so I weren’t listenin’ too good to what she was sayin’ but apparently her sister, the mayor, had employed a coupl’a good for nothin’ nobodies to take care of their ‘monster’ problem, so we paid ‘em a visit, these ‘Mubo’ brothers.

It was plain as day that they were lyin’, claimin’ to have killed this ‘great wind spirit’ that was turnin’ folks to dust, but here’s the kicker- they say they’ve killed it three times! I guess they ain’t so good at killin’.

Anyways, the others had the bright idea to get ‘em stonkered so we could make our way up to the monastery in the morning since they were none too pleased with us going and investigatin’ ourselves. Fuck knows why we care what they think, but you know I like my drink, so I thought I’d join in with the festivities.

That little Tiefling I told you about last time, **Gigi**, decided to sweet-talk them so they’d take the free drinks. Worked like a charm, we filled ‘em with rice wine. It tasted pretty good, though it don’t burn none like the whisky I usually partake in, so I thought I’d be alright, and had my fair share too- we gotta make the ruse look believable right?

Fuck me, that rice wine kicks like a mule in the morning. I’m sure it ain't the worst hangover I’ve had but it certainly feels like it. I almost pity those two brothers last night if they’re gonna wake up to the same shit I just did. Now we got a long walk up to the Monastery- fuck.

I made it, barely. The others tried to sneak ahead while **Drago** and I hung back, mostly cause I weren’t sure if I were gonna retch- found a couple of nice water bowls that would have been perfect for that very purpose. Nothin’ brings me to like a pow-wow though, and that’s just what we had, as **Tannin**, **Gigi** and **Vincent** found ‘emselves face to face with some ghosts that seems to have come from the dead monks up here. **Drago** though we oughta flank em, and **Alec** and I followed him round the outside. Woulda’ been a swell idea if these fuckers couldn’t just float on through the walls. It’s about then I called for you **baby**, and like always you came to me. While **Alec** bit the dust you saved the rest of our skins- I think you might’ve even been the only one to kill one of the damn things!

We high-tailed it outta there- **Tannin** on my back while I was a stallion. I know you always called me your stallion but it sure is strange the things we both can do since that damned night.. But at least we got each other, right?

Well, we got back to **Shibai** and showed the mayor what we found- she weren’t too happy she’d been had by those thievin’ brothers. Speak of the devils, they showed their faces, and they weren’t too happy either, I’d say it was mostly the hangover, but they didn’t like that we’d found them out either. Lookin like we’ll have to smoke these fools together too, **baby**- I’ll see you soon.