Session 72

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### Storylines

Somebody That I Used to Know, Hungry Like the Wolf, Slave 4 U, See You Again, Fade to Black, Remedy, You Don't Own Me, I'll Stand By You, Water Under the Bridge

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### Monsters

Kendall, Curse of Lycanthropy

This session was played on July 25,2018.

## Synopsis

Nolanos and crew finish building the raft and Pedro helps to navigate the group to a nearby, not chaotic/stormy island to rest for the night. They set up camp and Ryleigh confronts Ravaphine again about her bite. Ravaphine reveals that she was infected by the werejaguar in the temple and the group asks Gunnloda to call Kendall again. Fresh on the panic of whether Gunnloda's presence ruined rituals- like Cae's cure- in the past, Gunnloda agrees, then walks away once Kendall appears.

Kendall does cure Ravaphine's lycanthropy leading to mixed responses. Everyone's glad that Rav's not a werejaguar, but the implications for Gunnloda weigh heavy on some of their minds. Kendall and Ryleigh talk about how Kendall's dealing with the split, then Kendall brings half the crew back to Rodoza for the night.

When she returns, Kendall, Gunnloda, and Seirixori have a conversation asking about Gunnloda's inability to be seen by the gods. There's still some tension between Kendall and Gunnloda and at one point Seir snaps at Kendall's insensitivity, but Gunnloda has trouble cutting ties and implies that there may be a way to salvage something of their relationship. Kendall promises to do what she can to find the answers Gunnloda needs- to find her a place where she can go when she dies- and returns to camp for the night while Seir and Gunnloda wind down for the night.

## Transcript

6:09 PM] DM: Over the course of the morning and early afternoon, Seir and Ry tend to the dead crew while the rest of the group gathers pieces of shipwreck and helps Nolanos to craft a... possibly seaworthy raft of sorts. For the sake of how much time was spent and the materials used, it's going to be cramped, you're going to mostly be sitting on top of each other, but it *should* float. Hopefully the seas won't be too rough once you get away from the island.

[6:15 PM] Seirixori: Seir makes everyone gather semi-close and does the ritual to give them all the ability to breathe under water. "You know, it's possible that I can pull or push us for a little bit. At least a few hours at a time."

[6:16 PM] DM: Pedro: "I can probably help with that too, if we need it."

[6:17 PM] Urrak: "We'll need it. I don't have much faith in our little dingy 'ere. No offense to our resident tinkerer, a'course." Urrak looks over the raft. "Never did like sailin' much..." she says mostly to herself.

[6:18 PM] DM: Pedro looks out over the bay and the sea. "I think... our best shot is to probably head that way," he says, pointing south. "It'll get us out of the storm fastest, then we can bank towards the west to get to an island for the night."

[6:18 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh nods in agreement. "Okay, everyone aboard."

[6:19 PM] Seirixori: "If we need it, I can also use the shiny hand thing for if we get turned around."

[6:21 PM] Brimeia: "So handy," Brimeia winks at Seir.

[6:22 PM] Seirixori: Seir snorts and rolls her eyes at Bri.

[6:23 PM] DM: Gunnloda decides to strip off her armor it in the bag of holding just in case. "No sense in weighing us down more'n we need to."

[6:24 PM] Urrak: "Right, everyone ready? I get th' feelin' this'll be a bumpy ride."

[6:24 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh climbs aboard.

[6:25 PM] DM: Pedro pulls the raft out into the water so it's floating and helps everyone on while he holds it stable.

[6:26 PM] DM: Nolanos hands some makeshift oars to Bri and Urrak so they can help.

[6:27 PM] Ravaphine: "Hey Ryleigh, is it okay if I get a cloak out of the bag?"

[6:27 PM] Brimeia: Brimeia takes the oar and gets ready to paddle when everyone's aboard.

[6:28 PM] Urrak: Urrak grips the oar tightly and looks out onto the horizon. She turns her head to Brimeia and gives a thumbs up. "Time t' show 'em what we're made of, Bri."

[6:28 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh hands Ravaphine the bag of holding.

[6:28 PM] Brimeia: "I don't suppose anyone's got some magical wind they can conjure up to help us along?"

[6:28 PM] Ravaphine: Rav takes out the cloak of the manta ray and puts it on with the hood up.

[6:29 PM] Ravaphine: Rav frowns and shakes her head.

[6:30 PM] Brimeia: "Ah well, figured it was worth asking. Better just get to it then. Everyone ready?"

[6:30 PM] DM: As a reminder, you're in the middle of a storm. It's raining, wind is howling, the waves are coming up and spraying you all with water.

[6:31 PM] Urrak: "No time fer questions, let's get on with it!" Urrak motions to Brimeia to start paddling along with her

[6:32 PM] Brimeia: "Just wanted to make sure no one falls off before we even start," she says with a shrug before she begins paddling.

[6:34 PM] DM: Pedro takes a rope that's looped around part of the raft and guides the raft around the barely submerged shipwrecks in the bay and with Urrak and Bri providing propulsion, you're underway.

[6:39 PM] DM: It takes a while and some scares, but eventually you find the seas start to calm and Pedro, still in the water, takes a minute to look at the now clear skies for navigation.

[6:40 PM] Nolanos: "Maybe we can use the decanter for a bit of extra propulsion?"

[6:40 PM] Seirixori: "Nah," Seir leans back and falls into the water and changes into a giant octopus to tug the raft along once Pedro figures out for a way to go.(edited)

[6:43 PM] DM: Pedro does orient himself and he lets Seir take the lead on pulling cause he's tired now after navigating around all the hazards.

[6:44 PM] DM: He pulls himself up on the raft and flops down on the wood to take a breather. "Maybe we'll get lucky and another ship'll see us."

[6:46 PM] Urrak: "Not sure I like th' variables in that situation...anyone could be out on the seas. Includin' some folk we'd probably not want t' cross." she stretches her shoulders, thankful for Octoseir taking control. "Suppose we'll see how lucky we are."

[6:47 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "I think I'd rather take my chances on a ship," Ryleigh says.

[6:48 PM] DM: Gunnloda takes Urrak's oar to help row.

[6:52 PM] DM: It's a long, tiring day between building the raft, taking turns rowing or pulling it along, and... awkward silence as you all sit there, practically laying across each others' laps to prevent it tipping over, but as dusk turns to night, you can see the outline of an island ahead, bathed in the light of a nearly full moon.

[6:56 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh keeps unusually quiet.

[6:55 PM] Brimeia: "Phew, we just might make it."

[6:55 PM] Urrak: "Land! Pedro, any idea what that island is?" Urrak sits up rather quickly, but stops stock still when the raft wobbles.

[6:56 PM] DM: Pedro slides back into the water to help pull the raft to shore. "Most of these islands don't have proper names."

[6:57 PM] Brimeia: "I just wanna know if it's relatively safe."

[6:58 PM] DM: The raft slides onto the beach and Gunnloda's the first off and onto land.

[6:59 PM] Ravaphine: ((Does Rav see or hear anything suspicious?))(edited)

[6:59 PM] DM: Pedro: "Safe's a relative term out here. Doubt we'll see a dragon, and the weather's not as likely to kill us, but I can't promise there's nothing dangerous out here."

[6:59 PM] DM: Perception checks.

[6:59 PM] Urrak: ((16))

[6:59 PM] Ravaphine: ((8))

[6:59 PM] Seirixori: ((11))

[7:00 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: ((14))

[7:01 PM] Brimeia: ((11))

[7:01 PM] DM: There's the sound of the waves lapping at the beach, the sound of wind through the trees that are close to the water... but not much else.

[7:02 PM] DM: The trees here are different though, it's not the jungle that you've spent the last day or two in... it's forest.

[7:03 PM] Brimeia: "Hopefully no dragons in this forest."

[7:03 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh steps off the raft and onto shore. "We should check the tree line before making camp." She walks towards the trees.

[7:04 PM] Urrak: Urrak follows behind, trying to see if she sees any signs of animals or other footprints

[7:04 PM] DM: And as you start to untangle from each other and separate out a bit, some of you getting wet again as you climb off the raft, you realize it's also at least 10 degrees colder than it was, possibly more.

[7:05 PM] Seirixori: "Let me know where to do my thing and we can have a place to sleep." Seir says as she rings the water out of her hair.

[7:05 PM] Brimeia: ((how does that affect the tieflings and such who are warmer naturally?))

[7:06 PM] DM: You can tell that there's a temperature change. Nobody's particularly affected by it yet. It's just an observation.

[7:06 PM] DM: Perception for the two of you going looking.

7:07 PM] Urrak: ((7))

[7:07 PM] Ravaphine: ((Would Rav recognize any of the foliage to know what region they are in?))

[7:07 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: ((19 - nat 20))

[7:07 PM] Seirixori: ((lmao I'd ask if Seir did but uh... what is Nature))

[7:07 PM] DM: It looks more like Rodoza here. Mocha Island is warmer than the surrounding environment. As you sailed to it, you got warmer and warmer.

[7:09 PM] DM: Ryleigh manages to find a spot that might be suitable for camp- enough space between the trees to set out tents at least. Neither of you notice any tracks of anything larger than a housecat sized animal.

[7:10 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "This area should do," Ryleigh calls to Urrak, "let's head back to the others and tell them we found a camp site."(edited)

[7:11 PM] Urrak: Urrak gives Ryleigh a nod and heads back down towards the others. She tells them about the site and plucks Cidro off of the ground again before leading the group back to Ryleigh

[7:13 PM] Seirixori: Seir casts the spell for the camp instead of using it as a ritual, not wanting to spend more time than she has to for the night.(edited)

[7:14 PM] DM: The spirit creatures come out and set up camp, complete with a forest-safe campfire.

[7:15 PM] Urrak: "I tell ye, when I used to merc, that spell would'a been right useful." Urrak goes and sits down near the fire, plopping Cidro down next to her(edited)

[7:13 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "Ravaphine, I need a word with you while the others set up camp. Please."

[7:17 PM] Ravaphine: Rav nods to Ryleigh and follows her.(edited)

[7:16 PM] DM: Gunnloda casts Create Food and Water, and 45 pounds of bread-like food appears next to the fire.

[7:18 PM] Urrak: "That one too. Magic users are bloody blessed..." Urrak takes a bit of food and devours it

[7:18 PM] Brimeia: Brimeia blinks at the sudden appearance of the bread. "I don't think I'll ever get used to that."

[7:18 PM] DM: The bread's bland, but filling.

[7:16 PM] Brimeia: Brimeia finds Gunnloda and says quietly, "Thanks."

[7:17 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "For what?"

[7:18 PM] Brimeia: "For keeping everyone alive. For... fixing my mistake." She says the last part quietly, practically a whisper.

[7:20 PM] DM: Gunnloda tilts her head, her expression sympathetic. "Of course. I'm just glad I could get there in time."

[7:26 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "I don't want t'keep pilin' on when everyone else seems to be doin' such a good job of it, but... I hope you'll try to get control of... whatever your condition is."

[7:30 PM] Brimeia: Brimeia stares at the ground, knowing that Gunnloda's right but not sure what to say. "I know. I-I mean, I am."

[7:30 PM] Brimeia: She sighs. "I just wanted to protect them."

[7:22 PM] Seirixori: Seir plops down on the ground, her armor half off, and picks at one of the breads, only eating a tiny bit at a time, if at all.

[7:25 PM] Urrak: "I swear ye eat like a bird, Serixori. If I didn't see ye in action personally, I'd wonder how ye function. Surely takin' all those forms is a bit physically taskin'." Urrak takes a sip of water from her skin and shuffles off her mithril. "Ah, gods, what a difference a few degrees makes...I gotta say, I miss th' cold. Real cold, like snow."(edited)

[7:31 PM] Seirixori: Seir shrugs at Urrak, "I eat more now than I did before, really. Traveling all the time meant eating in small amounts over a whole day."

[7:32 PM] Urrak: "Suppose that makes sense." she leans back until she's laying flat on the ground. "Aaaah...solid land."

## WereRav

7:19 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "I feel like I've given you the opportunity to tell the others about what happened in the temple... but we're running out of time to cure your condition." Ryleigh points to the nearly full moon. "We need to ask Gunnloda to call Kendall."(edited)

[7:25 PM] Ravaphine: Rav opens her mouth to speak but closes it shut again. "You're right. Part of me was almost convinced I could sleep it off," she tries to joke. "I still would like to tell the others first, and this would be the best moment now. It's my problem to fix."

[7:28 PM] Ravaphine: "Would calling Kendall be the best thing for Gunnloda right now? With everything she said yesterday..." Rav looks over at the others at the camp ground.

[7:29 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "Would you turning into a were-creature be the best thing for our group? We don't have a choice - we have to take care of this before the full moon or you'll be stuck this way."(edited)

[7:31 PM] Ravaphine: Rav nods. "I'll tell them now." She walks back to camp.

[7:31 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh sighs and waits a few seconds before also heading back towards camp.

[7:35 PM] Ravaphine: Rav approaches camp and takes a seat next to the fire. She takes several deep breaths before getting the courage to "spit it out" so to speak. "You guys, something happened to me back in the caves..."

[7:35 PM] Ravaphine: She fiddles with the sleeves of her robe nervously. "I got bit. I'm pretty sure it was a feline lycanthrope, sort of what Cae had to deal with." She isn't looking at anyone in particular, just at the fire.

[7:36 PM] Seirixori: "And that scroll you took needed to be used before that happened, I take it?" Seir mutters around a piece of bread.

[7:37 PM] Ravaphine: "It was useless as soon as I picked it up. I think it was the trigger to awakening the thing."

[7:37 PM] Brimeia: Brimeia looks up curiously when Rav approaches, then her eyes go wide once the implication sets in. "Say what?"

[7:38 PM] Urrak: Urrak sits up quickly. "Mad Eye Gruumsh, Rav, why didn't ye tell us sooner? I--there has t' be somethin' we can do fer ye."

[7:40 PM] Seirixori: Seir takes another bite and her eyes widen, "Dffs hnea..." she swallows, "Sorry, does this mean you could und-- not a good thing right." Seir frowns, "Is it a bad thing? I mean, I know Cae was because of the uh, the uncontrollable thing, is this the same?"

[7:42 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh is leaning against a nearby tree, not participating in the conversation.

[7:44 PM] Ravaphine: "With everything happening, it's almost as though I forgot about it. As ridiculous as that seems. But I'm a fool because I was putting you all in danger," she says, tapping her fingers on her knees. "I don't know if it's the same thing, but it's almost the full moon and I'd rather find out where you all are away and safe."

[7:46 PM] Brimeia: Brimeia frowns. "Wouldn't it be better if we could help keep an eye on you? In case something happens?"

[7:46 PM] Urrak: "An' what, just send ye out into the forest? Hope ye come back? Even if we haven't seen any dangerous wildlife or bandits, I'm with Bri on this. Have one of us go with ye. At least one."(edited)

[7:47 PM] Seirixori: Seir just shrugs, "Well, it might be better if I hung around anyway." She snorts, "I've got that handy spell I've already used on Cae, Gunnloda, and Ryleigh. What's one more person I know?"

[7:50 PM] DM: Gunnloda takes Seir's hand to comfort her.

[7:49 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "Gunnloda... I hate to ask with the day you've had, but... we need to call Kendall."

[7:51 PM] DM: Gunnloda looks up at Ryleigh and there's the ghost of the sadness and panic from earlier in her eyes, but she swallows it down and nods. "Might as well see if... I was right."

[7:54 PM] Seirixori: Seir frowns and gives Gunnloda's hand a squeeze, "I'll be here."

[7:52 PM] Ravaphine: Rav looks over to Ryleigh, and over to Gunnloda. "This is a lot to ask...I'm incredibly sorry for having to bring this all up. I'm...I'm sure there's another way around this. Maybe once we get back into town we can...I don't know." Rav starts to stutter at the end there.(edited)

[7:54 PM] Urrak: Urrak gets up and walks towards Ravaphine. She places a hand on her shoulder, "Hey, don't apologize. We all want t' help ye."

[7:54 PM] Seirixori: "We-- we have time though. It'll be at least four days before the full moon."

[7:55 PM] DM: Gunnloda kind of chuckles in that sad, self-conscious sort of way. "Well... if we call her now, at least she can take us back to land too."

[7:55 PM] Urrak: "That... is not a bad idea..."

[7:56 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "We don't know how much longer it's going to take us to get back to Rodoza. We can't risk it taking too long and Ravaphine transform before we get some help."(edited)

[7:59 PM] DM: Gunnloda pulls the stone from a pouch she keeps tucked in her belt. She closes her hands over it, there's a faint glow, and then it goes out again. "She should be here within the hour."

[8:02 PM] Ravaphine: Rav rushes up to Gunnloda and gives her a hug, finally letting out a good, long sob. "I'm so sorry. This wasn't your problem to deal with, and it was my mistake. You're too good to us," she manages to muffle into her shoulder.

[8:04 PM] Nolanos: Nolanos has been sitting quietly and listening to the conversation, in too much shock to say anything.

8:04 PM] DM: Gunnloda kind of frowns and pats Rav on the back. "I'm... not sure I understand quite what you're apologizin' for, but... it's beyond my ability to help, so I'll call someone who can."

[8:06 PM] Seirixori: Seir glares, but more at the horizon, "I bet you can. At least eventually," Seir mutters.

[8:09 PM] Brimeia: Brimeia looks among Gunnloda, Ravaphine, and Seirixori with a worried frown. Everything is all weird lately.

[8:10 PM] Brimeia: "We really appreciate everything you do, Gunnloda. Dunno what we'd do without you, honestly."

[8:10 PM] Nolanos: Not saying a word, Nolanos finally stands and hugs Rav. "We'll fix this. We have to. I can't lose you too..." he murmurs, face buried in her shoulder.

[8:13 PM] Ravaphine: Rav returns Nolanos' hug.

[8:10 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh sit beside Seirixori and takes her hand - she whispers some in infernal to Seir.

## Kendall arrives

[8:12 PM] DM: About twenty minutes later, there's a pop and a familiar halfling in white robes with blue and gold edges and a samurai styled hat appears at Gunnloda's side. She smirks a bit and says, "You lot have the worst luck... how'd you go and find yourselves with the only two werecreatures in the world?"

[8:13 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "Just lucky I guess," Ryleigh says, half grinning.

[8:14 PM] Urrak: "Ye have a shitty definition of luck, paladin." Urrak jokes, "Thanks fer comin' Kendall."(edited)

[8:15 PM] DM: Kendall: "Of course, dear. Who's the lucky victim?"

[8:15 PM] Ravaphine: "Curiosity killed the cat...or created one in this case," Rav raises her hand before looking down at her feet. "Thank you for coming on such short notice, Kendall."

[8:16 PM] DM: Kendall tsk-tsks. "And both elves too!"

[8:16 PM] DM: Her smirk falls away and she's about as serious as most of you have ever seen from her. "You know there's a chance this won't work, right?"

[8:17 PM] DM: Gunnloda quietly gets to her feet behind Kendall and walks away.

[8:18 PM] Brimeia: Brimeia watches sadly as Gunnloda walks away.

[8:18 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh nudges Seir to follow Gunnloda.

[8:19 PM] Seirixori: Seir hesitates for a second but then follows after her.

[8:18 PM] Brimeia: "But it might?" she asks Kendall.

[8:19 PM] DM: Kendall: "I can't say until we try. There's a lot of variables. What bit you, whether it's the incurable kind or lycanthropy, whether you waited too long."

[8:19 PM] Ravaphine: Rav nods her head just a little. "I am ready to accept the worst. I'm just thankful that you are allowing me this chance."(edited)

[8:20 PM] DM: Kendall: "I had hoped it'd work for your other elven friend, but we know how that turned out."

[8:20 PM] Urrak: "Don't get her hopes up, there, Kendall."

[8:21 PM] Nolanos: "Is there anything we can do to help?"

[8:22 PM] DM: Kendall smirks again. "Not unless one of you can cast powerful cure spells."

[8:22 PM] Brimeia: Brimeia glances the way that Gunnloda and Seir went.

[8:23 PM] DM: Kendall: "Ok, come on down here, beanstalk."

[8:23 PM] Nolanos: Nolanos shakes his head at kendall's statement, and squeezes rav's hand before she walks over.(edited)

[8:24 PM] Ravaphine: Rav squeezes back and kneels down in front of Kendall.

[8:27 PM] DM: She glances around like she's looking for something- someone- and her smirk fades again. "Right." She reaches into her pouch and sprinkles diamond dust over Rav's hair. She puts her hand out on Ravaphine's forehead and closes her eyes. She mumbles a prayer almost under her breath, and a glittering golden aura envelops Rav, pulls in until it's a layer of golden starlight twinkling across her skin, and slowly dissipates into her skin.

[8:28 PM] DM: Kendall smiles again. "Well. That worked much better. One less werewolf to worry about."

[8:28 PM] Urrak: "Th-that's it? She's cured?" Urrak looks between Rav and Kendall, "That's incredible..."(edited)

[8:30 PM] Ravaphine: "W-what happened?" Rav starts patting down her body like she's making sure she's all there still.

[8:30 PM] Brimeia: Brimeia stares, wide-eyed. "How do you feel?"

[8:30 PM] Nolanos: Nolanos lets out the breath he didn't realize he was holding and tackle hugs Rav in his excited relief.  "You're okay!"(edited)

[8:31 PM] Nolanos: "Kendall you're amazing, thank you!"

[8:31 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh's mouth pulls into a frown.

[8:31 PM] DM: Kendall: "You're welcome."

[8:31 PM] Ravaphine: "I...I don't...I don't..Kendall...thank you," Rav hugs her as well.

[8:32 PM] Ravaphine: "What's that spell called?"

[8:32 PM] DM: Kendall: "Greater Werewolf Cure."

[8:33 PM] Nolanos: "There's a specific spell for that? Makes sense,  actually, now that I think about it. "(edited)

[8:34 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "According to Kendall there is," Ryleigh half-chuckles out.

[8:34 PM] DM: Kendall grins. "No. It's Greater Restoration with a side of prayer."

[8:35 PM] Nolanos: Nolanos laughs,  "Rude."

[8:35 PM] Ravaphine: "My first thought, what an oddly specific spell." Rav finally gets back on her two feet and her smile fades when she looks over to where Seir and Gunnloda left to.

[8:36 PM] Brimeia: "You feel alright?"

[8:37 PM] Ravaphine: Rav nods. "Relieved."

[8:39 PM] DM: Kendall: "So... where are we?"

[8:41 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "An Island near Rodoza. We just left one called Mocha Island, it was so fun."

8:42 PM] Ravaphine: Rav looks at Ryleigh with the widest eyes. "Was that sarcasm I hear, Miss Alastair?"

[8:43 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh stands, quirking a playful  eyebrow at Ravaphine.(edited)

[8:43 PM] DM: She glances over at the unconscious, bound, and gagged man. "And a new friend of yours?"

[8:45 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "We're going to try to exchange him for Ravaphine's mom," Ryleigh comments.

[8:47 PM] DM: Kendall looks around again. "Camping..."

[8:47 PM] Ravaphine: "Terrorist groups. Dead people. The usual."

[8:47 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "Walk with me?" Ryleigh asks Kendall and jerks her head towards the beach.

[8:49 PM] DM: Kendall's mouth pulls to one side like she's considering, but nods.

[8:50 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh starts walking away from the others.

[8:50 PM] DM: Kendall follows.

[8:52 PM] Ravaphine: "I can't believe that happened...like it was nothing." Rav says, bewildered. "How is everyone doing here?"

[8:53 PM] Brimeia: "Yeah, almost seems too easy huh?"

[8:55 PM] Nolanos: "I'm happy not to question it,  honestly.  It definitely could've been worse. "

[8:58 PM] Ravaphine: "Yeah, we have bigger fish to fry." Rav looks over to Brimeia. "Like getting you all back to Riverrun once we drop off this sad sack of potatoes."(edited)

[9:00 PM] Brimeia: "A very troublesome sack of potatoes," she says eyeing Cidro warily.

[9:01 PM] Brimeia: "Hey," Bri addresses Rav. "You've helped me a lot. Been a good friend. I'll do whatever I can to help you too."

[9:02 PM] Urrak: "Aye, y'could've been like... Well be glad Kendall's magic worked this time."

[9:03 PM] Ravaphine: "Thank you, Bri. And you know I got your back." She gives Bri a big hug.

[9:05 PM] Brimeia: Bri returns the hug with a warm smile. "Of course. And I do know. You'll grass their asses," she chuckles.

[9:07 PM] Ravaphine: "Speaking of which...My offer to do so is still on the table. If that's something that you are willing to do with me again one of these days."

[9:09 PM] Urrak: "Ye two better not be talkin' about what I think yer talkin' about." Urrak chuckles and walks back over to Cidro. She sits down next to him and drinks steadily from her waterskin. Let me know when the others stop bein' so...broody."

[9:10 PM] Brimeia: Brimeia feels a flicker of panic but does her best to put on a wicked grin while winking at Urrak.

[9:11 PM] Ravaphine: "Whenever you're ready." Rav says quietly and gives Bri's hand a squeeze. She rolls her eyes at Urrak's comment, but still laughs at it.

[9:11 PM] Brimeia: After she's sure Urrak is far enough away, she turns back to Rav. "..Maybe..." she whispers, though most everyone is gone now.

[9:13 PM] Brimeia: "Just... you should be careful. Wouldn't want anything to happen to you." Brimeia sounds almost sheepish when she says it. "Anyway, that should probably wait until we get back somewhere safer."

[9:14 PM] Ravaphine: "I bet I can take her down. She hasn't met the gun show." Rav flexes her arms. "But yes, unfamiliar territory sounds like a bad idea to bring in strangers. Dangers strangers."

[9:17 PM] Brimeia: Brimeia chuckles at Rav's display. "Truly terrifying. All should tremble before you." She laughs dryly, a bit more serious when she comments, "We've certainly met a lot of dangerous strangers."

[9:17 PM] Brimeia: "But they're not all bad," she adds, smile returning as she winks at Rav.

[9:20 PM] Ravaphine: "Something tells me I would never want to be friends with her though. Seems like she cheats at cards." Rav smiles.

[9:23 PM] Brimeia: Brimeia bursts into laughter. "I meant you, silly."

## Ry and Kendall have a chat

8:51 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "How are you?" Ryleigh asks once they're out of earshot of camp.

[8:53 PM] DM: She looks around and, seeing that they're alone, her whole expression and bearing changes. Her shoulders sag a little and her ever-present smirk disappears. She sighs. "Getting along."

[8:56 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh places a hand on Kendall's shoulder, squeezing it in a comforting way. "I'm sorry you aren't doing better since we last spoke."

[8:58 PM] DM: She nods a bit. "And on this end? The newlyweds still happy?"

[9:01 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "They are," Ryleigh says, but there's clear hesitation in her tone., "despite recent revelations."

[9:03 PM] DM: Kendall frowns. "What does that mean?"

[9:09 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "It isn't my secret to tell. You'd have to ask Gunnloda about it." Ryleigh is also frowning slightly. "Kendall, it might not be any of my business, and... I'm sure you'll be okay - eventually - but you can talk to me if you need to or you could try to amends with Gunnloda. Maybe a friendship with her might be better than her complete absence from your life."

[9:14 PM] DM: There's something akin to fear that flashes in her eyes before being contained. "Ab-- I-- No... I *want* to... be friends. I just... I cocked it all up. I hurt her. I can't make her talk to me if she doesn't want to."

[9:23 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "You're right, you can't, but that doesn't mean you stop trying." Ryleigh is quiet for a moment before she says, "She didn't leave camp tonight because of you, it was because of something else."

[9:24 PM] DM: "I... no?"

[9:27 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "No. It's..." Ryleigh sighs "...it wasn't because of you. She didn't want to interfere with your ritual... but I can't say anymore without revealing too much and it isn't up to me to inform you."(edited)

[9:31 PM] DM: Kendall takes a deep breath and thinks for a minute. "You're right... I should probably talk to her before you get back on your way to town."

[9:34 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "About that..." Ryleigh grips Dawnbringers handle "...we sort of sailed here on a makeshift raft after our ship crashed on Mocha Island."(edited)

[9:34 PM] DM: "You what now?"

[9:35 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh chuckles a little. "We rowed here on a raft, all 11 of us. It was a real blast. I was hoping maybe you could help us with transportation - if it isn't too much to ask."

[9:36 PM] DM: "Eleven is a bit much... I'll have to take two trips... which means someone's staying here overnight."

[9:40 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "I'm sure some of us won't mind staying behind. Are you sure you don't mind? I'd hate for you to get the impression we're always using you... You've never asked for anything in return when you've helped us. I stand by what I said that night in Bellbury. If you ever need anything from me, just ask."

[9:41 PM] DM: She laughs a little. "You should know by now I'd do near anything for her and if helping you helps her, it's no trouble.... I wouldn't make her sail across the sea on a raft if I could prevent it."

[9:43 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh grins. "Regardless, my offer will always be there and maybe one day you'll let me repay our debt to you. Are you ready to go talk to Gunnloda?"

[9:43 PM] DM: "Let's go make the first round of trips first... just in case."

[9:44 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "Okay," Ryleigh says, leading them back to camp.

[9:45 PM] DM: Kendall and Ryleigh come back through the trees. Kendall's got her smirk back on and she claps her hands. "So, who wants to go back to Rodoza tonight?"

[9:47 PM] Brimeia: "You mean we don't have to row back? Thank... well, Kendall I guess," Brimeia laughs.

[9:47 PM] Urrak: "As much as I've loved our little tropical vacation, a real bed sounds nice."(edited)

[9:48 PM] DM: Kendall counts the people around the fire. "I can get you all back tonight, the rest in the morning. Well, more accurately, one of you can get you back tonight. Who's real familiar with a place that you can target?"

[9:49 PM] Ravaphine: "Wow, this is fantastic, Kendall. I can help get us close."

[9:51 PM] DM: Kendall takes the hat off and holds it out to Rav. "Visualize the place you want to go, everyone holds hands, and use the command word, *aacrew*."

[9:52 PM] Urrak: Urrak takes Rav and Malica's hands

[9:53 PM] DM: Kendall also grabs on so she can bring the hat back.

[9:54 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "See you guys tomorrow," Ryleigh says with a wave, taking a seat.

[9:55 PM] Ravaphine: "Who else is staying tonight?"

[9:55 PM] DM: Kendall turns to Ryleigh. "I'll be back shortly... but it'll be wherever Gunnloda is."

[9:56 PM] Brimeia: Brimeia joins hands with the others.

[9:56 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh gives Kendall a nod.

[9:56 PM] Urrak: "Stay safe you guys. No dyin'."

9:57 PM] Ravaphine: "Be safe tonight, everyone. We gotta get you all back home in one piece."

[9:59 PM] Ravaphine: Rav closes her eyes and thinks of home. "Aacrew!"

[10:00 PM] DM: You all disappear from the island... and appear a couple houses down from Rav's childhood home.

[10:00 PM] DM: Kendall takes her hat back. "I assume you can find your way from here?"

[10:02 PM] Ravaphine: "Yes, ma'am. Thank you so much, Kendall.  We are eternally grateful for you. If you ever want to come over for dinner once this whole mess is over, the door is always opened."

[10:03 PM] Brimeia: "Yeah, thanks for the lift."

[10:04 PM] DM: Kendall: "It's no problem. I'll likely see you in the morning." She pauses and picks a stone from the building next to you before putting her hat back on and disappearing.

## Meanwhile, on the beach

8:24 PM] DM: Gunnloda's just walking down the beach.(edited)

[8:27 PM] Seirixori: Seir walks along side Gunnloda and takes her hand, but doesn't say anything.

[9:01 PM] Seirixori: After a little bit Seir says, "Did you know a snail can sleep for three years?"

[9:02 PM] DM: Gunnloda blinks out of her thoughts. "No... is that right?"

[9:03 PM] Seirixori: "Yeah! And slugs have four noses!" She scrunches her face, "I don't think I'd want four noses."

[9:05 PM] DM: Gunnloda chuckles a little. "No... you'd probably still look adorable though."

[9:09 PM] DM: "Thank you. For being here."

[9:12 PM] Seirixori: "I'll always be here, even if I have no idea what to say. And you get random animal facts."

[9:15 PM] DM: "D'you think it worked?"

[9:17 PM] Seirixori: Seir bites her lip, "Is it bad if I want to say I hope not?"

[9:23 PM] DM: "Why's that?"

[9:28 PM] Seirixori: "I just don't want it to be your fault." She whispers.

[9:30 PM] DM: Gunnloda pulls Seir's hand up and kisses it with a tight smile. "We don't get to decide that."

[9:36 PM] Seirixori: "I still think you can do it anyway," Seir mutters as she kneels and takes Gunnloda's face in her hands and gives her a kiss, "Are you feeling any better? That... might be silly to ask."

[9:37 PM] DM: "I dunno... the panic's mostly settled. There's just a lot t'think about and work through."

[9:44 PM] Seirixori: Seir nods, "That's something, I guess." Seir stands again and tilts her head, thinking. She snickers after a few seconds, "Want to ride horseback across the sand whenever we head back?"

[9:47 PM] DM: Gunnloda laughs. "If you really want to, but I'm content just walkin' with you."

[9:49 PM] Seirixori: "Just for future instances, if you want." Seir grins. "Walking is fine with me."

[10:02 PM] DM: "Should we go find out?"

[10:03 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh starts walking from the direction of camp and towards where she last saw DF.

[10:04 PM] Seirixori: "I guess we've been gone long enough." Seir turns them around, her tail taking it's usual place and starts heading back.

[10:06 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "Hey, Kendall took the others back to Rodoza. She's coming back once she's dropped them off." Ryleigh shifts from one foot to the other. "She wanted to talk to Gunnloda."

[10:08 PM] Seirixori: "Oh... uh," Seir looks to Gunnloda. "Okay?"

[10:09 PM] DM: Gunnloda nods. "Maybe she might have some insight about the... aura issue too."

[10:10 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "I'll stay, if either of you want me to or I'll return to camp and wait for you all there. I don't want to impose on a private conversation."

[10:10 PM] Seirixori: "Should... is that uh, safe? You're not exactly..." Seir shrugs with a sheepish grin, "You don't exactly notice everything."

[10:13 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: A smile tugs at Ryleigh's lips. "I'm not the most observant, but I'm concerned about the comfort of everyone involved and if it'll make you or Gunnloda less comfortable, I don't mind taking my chances at the camp site."

[10:13 PM] Seirixori: "You can go, but I'd rather get closer so I can at least still see you."

[10:14 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "Okay," Ryleigh says, smiling at them, "then I'll wait at the campsite until you guys are finished talking."

[10:14 PM] DM: There's a *pop* and Kendall appears next to Gunnloda again, pocketing a piece of stone.

[10:16 PM] Seirixori: "Hello, Kendall." Seir says giving a tiny wave.

[10:17 PM] DM: Kendall smiles at Seir. "Hello, dear."

[10:18 PM] DM: Ryleigh heads back to camp and the three of you walk closer until Seir's comfortable with the distance.

[10:20 PM] DM: Kendall: "I probably should've asked before I took them back to Rodoza and used my last teleport to come back, but if you don't want to talk, I can make myself scarce."

[10:22 PM] Seirixori: "Gonna be a weird conversation." Seir laughs dryly.

[10:22 PM] DM: Gunnloda nods. "Did it work?"

[10:24 PM] DM: Kendall smiles and nods. "One less lycanthrope to worry about."

[10:24 PM] Seirixori: Seir sighs, unable to hide her slight disappointment.

[10:25 PM] DM: Kendall looks between the two of them. "That's... not exactly the response I was expecting. What's wrong, lo-- Gunnloda?"

[10:27 PM] DM: Gunnloda's lips are pressed together like she's trying to to let too much emotion out. "There's... somethin' wrong with me. I think it was my fault you couldn't cure Cae."

[10:29 PM] DM: Kendall immediately moves like she was going to reach up to touch Gunnloda's forehead as her eyes start scanning over her, but she reins herself in after a moment and holds her hands back. "Sorry-- what do you mean, wrong with you? Do you need healing?"

[10:31 PM] Seirixori: "There's nothing *wrong*--" Seir huffs and stops herself. She sits down, feeling a little awkward towering over both of them. She rubs her thumb across Gunnloda's hand, not saying more unless she needs to.

[10:32 PM] DM: Gunnloda glances over at Seir and sighs as she turns back to Kendall. "D'you remember when I... the darkness I talked about. When I... died."

[10:32 PM] DM: Kendall nods.

[10:35 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "Ryleigh noticed that I have an aura when she uses her paladin abilities. It's not like any she's seen before... and Seirixori... well... at least one god can't... see me?" She looks over at Seir again, for confirmation.

[10:38 PM] Seirixori: Seir nods, "Takara ... when I asked her to come to-- she said she didn't hear me when--." Seir closes her eyes and takes a deep breath. "Takara can't hear me if she's near me. She can't even see Gunnloda either, so it's possible she can't see me either."

[10:39 PM] DM: Kendall: "Takara? Why does that name sound familiar?"

[10:40 PM] Seirixori: "...*oh*," Seir blushes, "The um... goddess."

[10:43 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "She's... similar to Arawai."

[10:44 PM] DM: Kendall smiles at Seir. "I didn't realize you were religious, lucky charm."

[10:49 PM] Seirixori: "That's um... that's a bit of a stretch, really." Seir starts picking at her shirt with her free hand, "I... they're... kind of... Takara was asked to watch over me and I uh... talk to her. Like.. um... in person."(edited)

[10:53 PM] DM: "I knew you had to be special to catch her eye," Kendall says, nodding towards Gunnloda, "but to have the favor of a god?" She sounds impressed, but then she frowns as she turns back to Gunnloda. "So what's... you said she can't see you?

[10:57 PM] DM: Gunnloda nods. "You remember I thought they... weren't really 'gods'?"

[10:57 PM] DM: Kendall's expression hardens.

[10:59 PM] DM: Kendall: "I thought you'd gotten over that. Your wife says she talks to a god and you still don't believe in them?"

[11:02 PM] Seirixori: Seir practically snarls, "*Don't you dare*!" Seir barely manages to stay seated, but she's glaring something fierce, enough that she's aware she's pushing her anger issue more than she has lately, "She can believe whatever she wants and why would anyone *want* to believe in them if they can't *see everyone*?"(edited)

[11:06 PM] DM: Kendall doesn't exactly recoil, but she glances between the two of you for a moment, like she's suddenly unsure of her footing.

[11:10 PM] DM: Gunnloda takes a moment to collect herself. "I'm not sayin' they're not real and I'm not saying you're wrong for believin' in them. I never have. Certainly not now. I just want to know if you've heard of somethin' like that. The gods being unable t'see someone. I think it may be why all I saw was darkness. If they couldn't see me, couldn't reach me..."

[11:13 PM] DM: Kendall swallows and shakes her head, closing her eyes and looking away slightly. "You think I didn't ask everyone I knew, try everything I could to research what happened to you?" She looks up again, pain in her eyes. "I talked to every cleric and paladin I could find. Prayed to all nine of the Host. I asked clerics of other faiths. If I'd ever heard of anything remotely like what you went through, I'd have followed that thread to the answers you needed."

[11:17 PM] Seirixori: Seir shifts, now feeling a little uncomfortable.

[11:19 PM] DM: Kendall continues. "I thought it might be my fault. That I messed up calling you back somehow, especially when you kept complaining about the cold. Cade assured me that it wasn't the case, but..." She sighs.

[11:22 PM] DM: Gunnloda closes her eyes for a moment, then looks at Kendall. "The darkness existed 'fore you raised me. It wasn't your fault. You saved me from that, and no matter what happened after, I'll always be grateful t'you for it."

[11:28 PM] DM: Kendall: "I'm sorry. For all of it. I don't know if you're ready to hear it, but I just want you to know... I never wanted to hurt you. I wanted to protect you, even if it was from myself, but I shouldn't have made that choice for you. I was wrong and... I hope you can someday think of me without hurting again."

[11:34 PM] DM: Gunnloda looks down for a moment, thinking. "I'm not ready yet. I'm still sortin' through what all o'this means and I haven't even got the chance to figure out what I feel about everythin' that happened with us. I don't know if I can... I don't know if I can untangle the love I feel or felt for you from the rest of it.... but I'll try."

[11:36 PM] DM: Kendall nods. "That's more than fair. I'll try asking around again. Maybe someone's found something new. Can I do anything else to help?"

[11:37 PM] Seirixori: "So... weird question, can you do the detecting aura thing that Ryleigh can do?" Seir says from her spot on the ground.

[11:42 PM] DM: Kendall thinks for a few seconds. "I might be able to do something similar with a spell. I can try in the morning, anyway."

[11:43 PM] Seirixori: Seir nods, "If you don't mind. I just... want to verify something...I guess."

[11:44 PM] DM: Kendall: "Did she say what it looks like?"

[11:47 PM] Seirixori: Seir tilts her head, "Black, but also..." she hesitates. "I've been told mine isn't red."

[11:48 PM] DM: Kendall tilts her head. She looks kind of like a puppy with a box on its head when she does. "That I know I can check, but... I mean no offense but... you're obviously of infernal blood."

[11:51 PM] Seirixori: Seir chuckles, "Funny thing about appearances and auras. They apparently don't match up all the time. Ryleigh... Ryleigh said it was pink."(edited)

[11:54 PM] DM: Kendall stops herself from laughing with what almost comes out as a snort, but then decides to just let it out. "Wow. You *are* special. A lot of this conversation just made a lot more sense to me." She stops laughing and kind of squishes her face up in thought. "Not all of it, though."

[11:58 PM] Seirixori: Seir kind of shrugs, "Takara said she'd keep a closer watch, but...well. I'm going to see if I can find out anything more when we're back in Riverrun."

[12:02 AM] DM: Kendall: "I take it you know what that means, then." She chuckles a little and looks at Gunnloda before shaking her head. She looks like she's about to say something, then thinks better of it and lets her laughter die out.

[12:05 AM] DM: She takes a breath and reaches out for Gunnloda's other hand. "Don't worry. Between the two of us, I'm sure we'll figure out what's wrong. If it's the last thing I do before the Host takes me, I'll make sure you have a place to go too."

[12:09 AM] Seirixori: Seir nods, knowing she'll do the same.

[12:11 AM] DM: Gunnloda squeezes both your hands. "Thank y'both."

[12:12 AM] DM: Kendall smiles softly at first, then her smirk returns. "I meant to ask about the accent... Have you been drinking?"

[12:13 AM] DM: Gunnloda's laugh is watery and she almost throws Kendall's own hand back at her. "Let me be."

[12:15 AM] DM: Kendall laughs and winks at Seir as if to let her know it was a joke. "Well, I'm guessing there's at least one spare tent over there. I'll let you two enjoy the moonlit beach." She exaggerates a bow and heads back to the campfire.

[12:27 AM] Seirixori: Seir watches Kendall go and starts drawing in the sand with her free hand, "So... I've been... freaking out a little bit because there's a chance that when I said I think of Mielikki and Takara as family that it might be, uh, an actual thing."

[12:31 AM] DM: Gunnloda plops down next to Seir like she's too tired to even bother sitting down like a regular person. She doesn't say anything for several seconds, then, "Because they didn't tell you?"

[12:39 AM] Seirixori: "That's part of it." Seir moves so she can sit behind Gunnloda and wrap her arms around her, now playing with the edges of Gunnloda's shirt. "But also because I was worried about you... and kind of blaming them and myself for it." She shrugs, "I know I... shouldn't, but I just... I might be related to people who don't even know you're there and I don't like it."

[12:41 AM] DM: She leans back into Seir and kind of laughs. "We have more in common than you think."

[12:48 AM] DM: "If I were t'take you back t'Dhog Lodir, my family-- my parents-- would probably pretend you weren't really there. I get that families're complicated... and that our families mighta helped make us who we are... but they're not us. And I know that you wish you had a better relationship with yours. I don't fault you for that. I hope you have all the family y'ever dreamed of. It's messy, but we'll make it work because *you* are my family now."

[12:56 AM] Seirixori: Seir buries her face in Gunnloda's hair, "I-- I always wanted mine back... but I never thought-- you gave me one I never knew... never thought I could have." Seir sniffs, "I love you, invisible wife," She giggles a little, "Sorry, that was dumb."

[12:59 AM] DM: Gunnloda chuckles. "I'm sure it sounds better in Druidic, like *tor beag*." She takes a deep breath and relaxes into Seir a bit. "There's just too much to think about. It's overwhelmin'. I don't know what to think or how to figure it out. If I'm doin' or sayin' the right things. Makin' the right choices."

[1:10 AM] Seirixori: "I don't know, I like a lot of your choices."  Seir laughs, playing with Gunnloda's hands now instead of her shirt, "Maybe we'll get lucky and we can put this aside for a bit and worry about... whether or not I'm going to bring seven stray animals into the guildhall."

[1:12 AM] DM: "Seven?"

[1:15 AM] Seirixori: "It was a tough choice but I have picked out the most who need help. Seven was the lowest." Seir is grinning, but she's absolutely serious.

[1:17 AM] DM: "Are y'planning to stop travelin' the world to take care of animals, *sor'odko*?"

[1:20 AM] Seirixori: "*Stool can have more friends*!" Seir says, before addressing the question. "Maybe after, if you're up for it. I'm sure a hundred years or so is long enough to see everything. And then," Seir raises her hands taking Gunnloda's with her, "*all* the animals."

[1:23 AM] DM: She laughs and pulls Seir's arms tighter around her like she's looking for warmth. After a moment of silence, she says, quietly, "Thank you, by the way... for defending me. "

[1:28 AM] Seirixori: "Of course. I... thought about apologizing but... I'm not sorry." Seir happily snuggles closer.

[1:35 AM] DM: "D'you think..." She stops and reconsiders her words, but sighs. "I don't know how to say it... d'you think I'm doing the right thing with her?"

[1:41 AM] Seirixori: Seir's quiet for a minute and then she sighs, "You're a lot more forgiving than I am, I think. It's hard for me to not even say anything when they ask to get her. I-- I know she means a lot to you and she saved you but that doesn't mean she can get a pass on hurting you..." Seir sighs, "So yes, I think you are. Being away sometimes helps put things together too."

[1:48 AM] DM: "It's funny. I can protect the people I care about against anythin' but... I'm not very good at protecting m'self. I know it's not fair of me to ask, but... if y'think I'm letting m'self be blinded, would y'tell me? I let m'heart do as it would for far too long and... if I hadn't found you, I don't know where I'd've wound up."

[1:52 AM] Seirixori: Seir shifts, so she's in front of Gunnloda and releases one hand to cup her cheek. "I promise. You ... you made me feel again. Did I ever tell you that? Well, you did, and I'll do whatever I can to help with whatever you need." She finishes with a deep kiss.

6:49 PM] DM: When they pull apart, Kendall makes her presence known again with a polite clearing of her throat after a few seconds so all parties can pretend she wasn't just waiting for them to come up for air.

[6:55 PM] Seirixori: "Tents not good enough?" Seir cringes, "That sounds worse than it did in my head..."

[6:59 PM] DM: Kendall glances away for a moment, but looks back with determination. "Your friend keeps telling me I need to try harder.... and she's right. I don't mean to interrupt, I just... think its time we had a proper chat about everything. Seems we were both in the muck. And... well, it doesn't seem there's much left to protect at this point."

[7:01 PM] DM: Gunnloda looks at Seir, not really asking permission, but more like she's asking if she minds the interruption and/or wants to stay.

[7:05 PM] Seirixori: Seir kisses Gunnloda's forehead and whispers, "I'm here, I'll go if you want, but you did tell me to let you know when your heart is making your choices."

[7:09 PM] DM: Gunnloda pauses, but she says, "It's up to you. I'd like you t'stay, but I don't want you to be uncomfortable.... and I imagine it will be."

[7:14 PM] Seirixori: Seir shrugs, "Then I'll stay."

[7:15 PM] DM: Kendall comes closer and motions to a spot on the beach opposite Gunnloda. "May I?"

[7:15 PM] DM: Gunnloda nods, and Kendall sits.

[7:20 PM] DM: Kendall: "While I was sitting over there, it occurred to me that we both lied... I'm not trying to cast blame, I just thought maybe it would be... I thought we should try to speak honestly, warts'n'all. I lied to protect you, to give you the chance to find a love that could last all your days. And you... you lied to protect yourself."

[7:22 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "I stopped bringin' it up because it didn't get us anywhere. It just made you mad."

[7:23 PM] DM: Kendall nods. "You never actually followed the Host, did you?"

[7:25 PM] DM: At Gunnloda's frown, Kendall corrects herself. "Believed. You never believed in them. I know you lived by their word and did everything that was expected of you."

[7:27 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "No... I wanted to, but it never felt like I thought it should. But it made you happy and I thought maybe it would come in time."

[7:31 PM] DM: Kendall scoots forward a bit so she can take Gunnloda's hand. "It made me happy because I thought you... I thought it meant you were better. I thought we'd found the answer. You were happier, you weren't talking about what had happened as much." She pauses and frowns, remembering the conversation earlier. "Did you really not know that's why we traveled so much in the early days?"

[7:33 PM] DM: Gunnloda shakes her head. "I thought you liked to travel. That you just wanted to show me the country."

[7:36 PM] DM: Kendall gives a bit of a disbelieving chuckle. "No. I was trying to find you help... but then you started learning about the Host and when you were ordained... that's when I had the house built. I thought you found your answer and we could stop traveling."

[7:38 PM] DM: Kendall: "If I had known, I never would have stopped looking."

[7:40 PM] DM: The words hang there in the air for several moments until Kendall adds, almost reluctantly, "because that's what you do for people you love."

[7:43 PM] DM: Gunnloda looks like she's on the verge of tears. "I don't get it. If  that's how you felt, why did you make me think you didn't care?"

[7:49 PM] DM: Kendall sits up, releasing Gunnloda's hand and sighs. "You know why. I told you enough times back then.... you were too young, too mixed up in gratitude for pulling you out of the dark, you just needed someone who could get you out of that cave city. Once I got it in my head, I couldn't stop thinking it."

[7:54 PM] DM: "You looked at me like I hung the moon," Kendall continues, looking away like she can hide the pain the words bring. "It got harder and harder to convince myself to push you away. I couldn't bear to deny you anything you wanted or needed."

[7:55 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "Except you."

[7:58 PM] DM: Kendall nods sadly. "Until that wasn't true either." She laughs in that self-deprecating way she has. "I even tried to set you up with other girls... I don't think you even noticed."

[7:59 PM] Seirixori: Seir trying to not make a sound ends up almost choking on a laugh. "Sorry," she wheezes out.

[8:04 PM] DM: Kendall chuckles a little. "Oh believe me, a couple of those girls were right gutted, thinking they had a chance only to have her treat them like they were just friends and coworkers."

[8:05 PM] DM: Gunnloda blushes. "I didn't mean to upset anyone."

[8:07 PM] DM: Kendall takes Gunnloda's hand again and runs her thumb over the ring she's wearing. "It's why I had to give these back to you."(edited)

[8:11 PM] DM: Kendall sighs. "I kept hoping that even having what we had, if I kept it from getting too serious, you'd eventually find someone else. I realized I was fooling myself. I was just holding onto you because I didn't want to let go, but you were never going to find anyone else if you weren't even looking." She swallows hard, the pain returning to her features. "I had to send you away or it was all for nothing."

[8:12 PM] Seirixori: "That was still dumb." Seir mutters.

[8:14 PM] DM: Kendall half-shrugs. "Maybe... but it worked. Who knows if she'd have looked in your direction if I was the one still wearing that ring."

[8:18 PM] Seirixori: Seir shrugs, "It's possible to be in love with more than one person. Although... that isn't the only issue."

[8:19 PM] DM: Kendall just raises an eyebrow like she's waiting for Seir to elaborate.

[8:24 PM] Seirixori: Seir starts chewing on her bottom lip and glances at Gunnloda, squeezing her hand. "I'm... I'm not sure it's-- you let her change herself, completely. Because she thought-- you didn't say anything, did you not like--?" She stops, feeling weird about being the one to bring it up, unsure if she should have even said anythign to begin with.

[8:26 PM] DM: Kendall looks confused. "I let... what?"

[8:35 PM] Seirixori: Seir looks at Gunnloda and shifts using her other hand to start picking at the sand again, "Sorry I-- I didn't mean to... to bring that up without-- without asking." She sighs and slumps, wishing she hadn't said anything.

[8:40 PM] DM: Gunnloda squeezes Seir's hand and says, "It's all right..." She looks back to Kendall and clarifies, "My accent and everything... I figured if I acted more like the people you knew, you might be able to love me." She can't quite keep eye contact with Kendall, like she's embarrassed.

[8:47 PM] DM: Kendall's confusion turns to disbelief and sadness. "Is that-- I thought you just didn't want to be reminded of what had happened. You left your friends, your family, your country... you could hardly stand to talk to other dwarves we met for... ages. I thought it was just another thing you were putting behind you. I never would've asked you to do that for me." She sits back and drops her face into her hands. "Gods... that's just fucking brilliant." She looks to the side and just lets out a frustrated "Fuck."

[8:53 PM] DM: Kendall takes a deep breath and looks back at Gunnloda. She leans forward onto her knees so she can take Gunnloda's other hand. "I am so sorry. I didn't know..." She trails off and then her face turns to internalized anger again. "And I didn't know because I made it too hard for you to talk to me. I should've... I should've done something. I shouldn't've made you feel like you couldn't talk to me. Or like there was something wrong with you. Gods... I had no idea you thought like that. I thought you knew how much... I loved you. You were perfect... too good for an old woman like me."

[8:55 PM] Seirixori: Seir rolls her eyes, "Stupid." She mumbles again, then grimaces, realizing she said it outloud

[8:56 PM] DM: Kendall: "You're not wrong."

[8:58 PM] DM: Gunnloda's been quiet, just trying to let it all sink in. At some point, the tears that have been threatening start to fall, but she still doesn't say anything.

[9:01 PM] DM: Kendall nervously bites her lip. "I've talked a lot tonight... and for the last few decades apparently. Say something? Please?"

[9:07 PM] DM: Gunnloda sniffles. "Why couldn't we have talked like this thirty years ago? I'd've happily stayed with you until... You think I cared that you were older'n me? You were... kind and beautiful and generous and you stood up for me when I needed it."

[9:08 PM] DM: She squeezes Seir's hand, realizing those are the same things she loves about Seir.

[9:12 PM] DM: Gunnloda continues. "Even when we were 'together' and you were tryin' to push me away with one hand while y'held me with the other... those periods of time between were everything I ever wanted. What could we have had if you'd just let me?"

[9:15 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "We could've had almost a century together before you were gone. And you think that wouldn't have been worth it just because then I'd live another two or three after that?"

[9:19 PM] DM: Kendall closes her eyes and drops her head. "When you put it that way... what can I say that your lucky charm hasn't? I'm... I'm sorry. I'm an idiot. I don't know how to even start apologizing or making up for all the hurt I caused you."

[9:24 PM] Seirixori: "You know, tor beag," Seir lifts Gunnloda's hand and gives it a kiss, "That thing I said the night before we got married. I didn't say anyone in particular, but I was definitely talking about Kendall." She gives a small chuckle, "Maybe not uh, right away because healing is a thing and it's probably best not to just jump into that but," She shrugs, "If it's something you wanted..."

[9:29 PM] DM: Gunnloda blushes quite a bit, enough that Kendall notices and looks a little confused.

[9:31 PM] DM: Gunnloda stumbles over her words for a bit before she takes a steadying breath. "That's not something I reckon we need t'talk about tonight."

[9:33 PM] Seirixori: Seir grins and nods, "Just something to think about, llaro."

[9:37 PM] DM: Kendall watches, curious and a little amused by how completely flustered Gunnloda became. "As much as I'd love to ask what all that was about... I think I've pressed my luck enough tonight. Just know that I'm sorry and I'll do whatever I can to make it up to you. I know you probably think I'd drop everything and teleport across the world at a moment's notice for anyone, but... I'll always be here if and when you need me. Ryleigh's already figured that out."

[9:39 PM] DM: She stands and gets ready to walk back to camp. "I'll see you in the morning."

[9:40 PM] DM: Gunnloda nods. "Thank you."

[9:41 PM] Seirixori: Seir gives a small wave.

[9:41 PM] DM: And she leaves! Again.

[9:43 PM] Seirixori: "Well now I feel a little bad for earlier."

[9:44 PM] DM: Gunnloda dries her tears with the heels of her hands before she gives Seir a friendly shove to her shoulder. "Can't believe ye'd make me make such a fool of myself, droppin' that like y'did."(edited)

[9:47 PM] Seirixori: Seir almost falls over, not expecting it, but she laughs, "Sorry, sorry." She laughs some more, "It just sort of came out."

[9:52 PM] Seirixori: Seir tugs Gunnloda to her, "Did you want to stay out here longer or go get some sleep?" She pauses and grins, "Or sleep out here, this time with sand, water, and probably bugs too."

[9:53 PM] DM: "Tent, please. I'm not eager to get sand in more places than I already have."

[9:57 PM] Seirixori: Seir nods and jokes, "I think the sand feels worse than being crushed by rocks." She gives Gunnloda a kiss before standing and leading them back to the tents.

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