Episode 7: Totem Pole Returns!

## Summary

They take a moment to rest at the Gardens of the Moon, still reeling from the previous battles. Armaros turns to Enkara, as the familiar orange and white strands of light envelop him. Before he is whisked away, he tries to remind Enkara of something but is taken before he can get out whatever was so important. In his place is the same half-orc as before, the one with the prismatic chain and soldier's armaments. Upon seeing all the familiar faces, Kairos lets out a faint exasperated sigh. Sarrek boasts that they just beaten the Blood Knight, which Kairos admits he just killed as well, though it took him and his companions, Glowbug, Cleric, and Beast, a few tries.

Sarrek begins to try and convince Kairos to go through to the top of the tower, where he knows a bony dragon to be. He claims a shield is up there, that Armaros could not lift. Kairos can tell that the nobleman is lying, and decides to let it slide as a form of bad humor. The orc begins trying to discuss tactics for when the return to the entrance of the palace compound, but Sarrek has already started heading off towards the reflecting pool. Kairos mentions he can protect those near to him, which Aya dismisses, saying a higher power protects her and walks off. Enkara and Kairos trailing behind as they all make it back to the Sunfire brazier in the guard's room. They discuss dealing with the oozes below. Kairos mentions that him and his party feed the prisoner to the giant ooze, although he is not proud of it, this place makes you do things you normally wouldn't. He says he also encountered a Solar Demon in his reality, but they had killed for the tear, feeling pity for the weakened creature.

The orc tells the others how the big ooze has asked for many things to eat, sometimes flesh, somtimes objects that are long or shiny. Its appetite seems to change woth the sun. Aya misinterprets Attiq'usu's command, and thinks he wants her to try and barter with the slime, even though she had not wanted to. When Aya tells he party they should deal with the blood oozes, Sarrek disagrees, and Kairos questions Sarrek's ability to control the group, which extremely upsets Sarrek, as he stomps around and throws a fit.

The commotion causes the spear guard from downstairs to staelthily stalk up behind Sarrek and strike at him, before Enkara could tell the party that she heard the threat. Sarrek and Aya quickly dispatch of the guard, but then notice the familair whisper of the Jailer below, has stopped. Sarrek lets out a sigh when the The Jailer raises his iron rebar club above his head, bringing it down against Sarrek. The fight then goes rather well and quickly, the Jailer not givien the chance to lash out agian.

While they rest, Kairos and Sarrek share tabacco, and exchange stories. The half-orc tells a storie of a old friend from the legion, in the battle of Stonekettle. The man's name was Pinch, due to his stench, and his ability ability to acquire things in a pinch. He commends Sarrek on coming through today, just like Pinch would. Sarrek takes offense to this and declares he is nothing like anyone else, he is unique. He then takes Kairos' pipe, after he gives an offer. The noble tells a tale, saying this is not the first time he's been to this castle. Him and his family traveled her very often before the events of the Sun's failing. He says that his family has been treated unfairly by the rulers of this land, before then breathing in the tabacoo and starts a coughing fit. After the rest, they move towards the blood oozes below.

They try and reason with the big ooze, and learn his name is Moldvay. In exchange for the scroll case, he asks for 'heavy'. They plan to go through the door to the left of the portcullis area, now that it is unbarred, and deliver to the ooze, a heavy barrel of oil.

## Featured Characters

### Main Cast

* Kairos
* Aya
* Enkara
* Sarrek Bashaa

## Statistics

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