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    After you all cleared out the ruined temple of the undead and giant spiders. You came to the Temple of Illumance, a Photlan temple, and from the high priest there received your reward. Miraculously enough, Lord Castleroy was able to hold his disdain in check and not speak out any thoughts. There were wagons, horses and a score or so of men gathered outside as you were leaving, and curiosity getting the better of you. Inquired as to what was going on, were told the Priest was about to leave and set sail to find the fabled city of Emerald and Gold; Auxum Wat, acros the gray sea.

    Each of you have previously dismissed any such tales as just that: tales. But, if the priest was getting a caravan to seek it, maybe more than rumors or myths exist of the legendary city? Aticoll mentions that the city of Brayt, the most north-western city of the kingdom of Lovric, would most likely be the best place to launch from. He also adds, in a nonchalant way, that is it only a couple days away from Dhel faldir, his homeland.

    You all agree to seek your fortunes in the lost city, thinking the group powerful enough to take on anything that might want to confront you. You make your way for several days along the road to Brayt. You are just a bit over a mile from the city gates making small conversation, telling jokes, old stories, and just shooting the auroch when suddenly you hear a sharp, loud, and panicked scream. You look in the direction and a woman, in tattered and maybe... bloody clothes clutching something tightly to her breasts, crying and screaming for help she disappears into the thick woods to your right and before you can rush forward to see what is going on, spears and arrows shoot in the direction of the woman, at least some hit their mark and the cries from the woman stop for a moment before starting again this time more pained and muffled. The sun is just now setting and as the new group is still in the wood line, you are not quite sure what they are or what they might be after, but your instincts tell you you need to intervene.

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    "Ah, hell. Hell hell hellfire and damnation," Sasha says, seeing the fight. She rushes ahead, taking flight to about 15' in the air, and surveys the creatures attacking. She takes a moment to identify what they are, and then lets loose a blast of icy force towards any apparent leader of the creatures.

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    Hey Sasha! What is it? Aticoll starts running in the direction where his fellow is shooting. His short legs are tenacious, but slow. While running, he equips himself with axe and shield and keeps his eyes and ears open.

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    Aticoll sees the enemies, a starts walking over to them.

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    "To arms my friends!"

    Cass takes off like a shot at the attacking group down the path, coaxing Quickfire along a path just out of reach of their weapons while striking them with his own.

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    Quickfire's long stride easily carry the pair past the group. Cass leans in on the reins and coaxes the warhorse to a stop a comfortable distance away, swiveling in his mount to keep one eye on them.

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    Arelyn

    Hearing the scream, Arelyn sprung into action, a brilliant blade of green energy appearing in her hand as she interposed herself between the creatures and the woods to the south, where she heard the woman flee.

    She waved the blade back and forth menacingly as a low thrumm of magical energy filled the air.
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    The group is quit to act, much faster than the surprised what turned out to be bugbears were. the initial loss of their leader and the terrifying swiftness of the attack, one getting ran down by a mounted knight and some small thing blasting with frost, the surviving three bugbears make a break through the woods their terrified howls heard for a half dozen or so seconds before the dense forest muffles it. Arelyn is able to see exactly what they were chasing, there is a severely injured human woman holding an infant close to her chest just past the tree line maybe 4 or so feet into the woods. One arrow is sticking out of her back and the other her left arm.


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    Arelyn

    Seeing the bugbears run off, Arelyn turned her attention to the woman.

    She gave the arrows a cursory look to see how bad they were, and checked to see if the infant was okay.

    Its okay, we’re going to help you,” she said, trying to reassure the woman.

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    Arelyn kneel down next to the woman, who is sobbing from sadness and pain seeming not able to fully no understand what is being told to her. The woman instinctively jerks away as Arelyn reaches towards her. As Arelyn removes the arrows, he can tell the wound from the arm is never going to fully heal due to its severity, but the blast of healing energy she uses does mend both wounds and stops any bleeding.

    The entire party is relieved as the baby cries out a random noise, and you all smile a little at the innocence of the child who was completely ignorant of the danger it was just in. The Mother cries this times more along the lines of what you would consider normal..considering what she must have gone through, a few moments later after she has collected her composure a bit. "Thank you.. thank you all, my name is Stonya.and this little one is Lidka.. My husband and I took a walk out in the wood for out third anniversary when the bugbears come upon our picnic. Miro yelled at me to grab our daughter and run while he..." She starts to sob again, the realization fo wat must have befalled her husband hitting her presently. "If...if You could recover his body, I would like to give him a proper send off."

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    Sasha floats down near the woman, a frown settled onto her face as she hears what happened. "I understand why you want your husband's body, ma'am, but right now, our priority should be getting you and your child somewhere safe."
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    "I can bring him to you, Stonya, if the others don't mind." Quickfire strides closer to the group and leans close to Sasha.

    "If you could locate him from the air, Sasha, we'll stay here and find out more."

    Turning to Stonya again, Cass dismounts and offers his hand to her. "You're safe, now."

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    Sasha sighs, but nods. "My warding should keep me safe if there's anyone firing on me. But if that does happen, you get these people out of here-our priority should be the living, not the dead."

    With that, she starts to rise up, going straight in the air and looking around for the woman's husband.

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    Arelyn

    Seeing the situation with the woman was under control, Arelyn wasn’t about to let Sasha fly off on her own.

    hang on, I can help!” she called, following the other woman into the air and scanning the woods for signs of the husband or the bugbears.

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    Sasha is able to find the body, as expected Miro is deceased. No sign of the bugbears who fled Stonya smiles as best she can considering what she just experienced at Lord Castleroy's kind words and little Lidka makes some baby noises that somehow manages to get everyone nearby a chuckle or two.

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    "There he is," Sasha says. "Come on, let's grab him, and fly back. I don't want to spend much time on the ground, just in case there's another ambush ready."

    With that, she flies with her companion to just above the body, then dives down, grabbing ahold of Lidya's husband's body, and flies back with it in tow.
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    Aticoll is standing near Stonya and small Lidka, keeping an eye on them, the other one at the forest while his two fellows are flying around.

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    Arelyn nodded and wordlessly helped carry the body back.
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    You all make your way to the city of Brayt, it takes about an hour with the dead body and an injured woman. You are met with a massive double palidase wall with wooden towers at set intervals. 4 armed guards make their way towards you but visibly relax as they see you carrying a dead body and Stonya carrying the baby. "What happened here?" one says stepping forward.

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    Arelyn

    Arelyn took a step forward.

    Bugbear attack. They ambushed this family while they were out on a picnic,” she said.
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    "Don't know why anybody would be as foolish to go out in the woods this close to sunset." The lead guards says before he realizes the impact of his words "err.. well I guess is it about that time for the bugbears to start , Damir go tell the captain there has been a bugbear attack" One of the guards then runs off into the city. The lead guard then turns back to the group. "You are probably tired, The Misty Angel is just around the bend, the service and accomodations there are nice, We will take the woman and her husband's body off your hands."

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    Arelyn politely waited as the guards recognized their faux pas. She turned to the woman and infant.

    Do you have a place to stay in the city?” she asked quietly.
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    Sasha shifts around awkwardly a little bit, not sure what to say.
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    Ser Kalahad was daydreaming.

    Was that the right word?

    He shook his head, the images of Clara walking through the glade, blue vibrant dress swirling in between the flowers slowly faded from his mind.

    What had caused that? he wandered. It had been years.

    The sound of battle woke him with a start, and he still felt numb, his actions slow, and clumsy, his thoughts muddled with inaction. He frowned, this would not do.

    He stepped up, forcing himself to forget, forcing himself to not remember, pushing it all down, where he could look at it another time, but not now, not now.

    He smiled, forcing it, it was better than nothing, and showing his grim visage, the way he really felt, would do nothing for anyone here, least him.

    Nodding to the guardsman he then turned to look at the woman.

    what was her name?

    He sighed inwardly, I guess it doesn’t matter


    “Good man, Thank you, but I believe we will escort her back to her home, if you need a statement, would you be able to dispatch a constable to her abode later in the day, so that she can mourn and properly think of the events?”


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    "Well, I guess since you put your lives on the line to rescue the family and recover the body you can finish up with escorting Stonya home." The lead guard says after a brief pause in response to Ser Kalahad request.

    You all walk somberly to Stony'a house, a humble 2 room building. You lay the body opposite the hearth. "You have my thanks for what you have done. I would guess the guard mentioned The Misty Angel because he expects you to be there when the captain comes calling. It would probably be for the best if that is where you were for the night as to prevent any further spectacle."

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    "Are you gonna be okay, ma'am? Is there anything we can do to help?" Sasha asks.
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    "You have done enough.. and I'll be as good as one can considering. Thank you, thank all of you for what you have done." Lidka manages to wiggle a bit out of her wrap and makes another noise that you feel is a thank you in baby. Stonya says something to the Lidka in the universal mother to baby language and re-wraps her up in the blanket placing her in the middle of the bed. "I think mostly I just need to be alone and let what has happened really sink in. Then I can start putting things in order. I will reach out to my brother-in-law first thing tomorrow."

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    A small smile flits over Aticolls face as the baby giggles. Then he nods over to Stonya and leaves the room to stand outside, waiting for his comrades.

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    "You will have enough to worry about with Lidka, please accept this-" Cass places a small pouch on the table "-as an offering from Altua that things will get better." Cass nods to Stonya and exits behind Aticoll.

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    Arelyn stepped back from the body and paused for a moment, silent. She struggled with something to say but eventually settled for letting Cass do the talking.

    Once outside, her normal cheery demeanor is visibly subdued.

    Come on,” she said, ”let’s get to the misty Angel.”
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    Kahladin smiled and nodded to the lady and her babe.

    He stepped outside, looked down the street.

    "Agreed, let us move off from here."
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    Sasha starts walking for the inn... tavern... building.
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