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Hot and Cold

by Nepheri

This place continues to feel like a graveyard without comfortable rest granted by death. And the snow itself can rise and freeze our bodies. But as we fetched the 'rifle' Vax'ildan wanted, things started to heat up in strange ways. Dworik wanted to take some of the other artefacts with the nephew of the owners of the castle there. Without us having any idea what any of them do. The rest of us were opposed to this, with the possible exception of Phennyr who never has a strong opinion. In particular and, in my mind most importantly, Vax himself, didn't think it was a good idea, and we need to trust him is we're to succeed.
 
I'm less and less sure if this group has warm, friendly banter, heated arguments, or hot flirting. I'm not even sure if anyone knows which it is, or cares. Dworik seems to either tease whoever spoke last or defend his dear friends if someone else teases any us. Ellywick is her usual, unevenly pleasant self. And Lavia knows how to bite back but is otherwise lovely. Lavia is the one who confuses me the most. She's very kind attempting to teach me how to play the lyre when we have the chance, and hopefully, I'm making some progress. But also, she cuddled with me for the whole night after we went to bed. Is she flirting with me? Or is she just being cuddly? Is she interested in something physical? I have no idea what to do about this...
 
On the cold and horrible side of things, no one seems to be around the ziggurat. The arcs of light stretching above it have no good explanation and shoot up from the ground, crossing above the spinning orb of death in the top room. Nothing else seems out of the ordinary according to Vax, and that's the only thing we have to go on. There is a small crack in the cavern floor next to the structure, but not wide enough to get through. There might have been some snoring below us, but after Lavia attempted to use an axe to widen the gap, it stopped. Which means whatever it was is now expecting us.
 
We headed for a different tunnel that Vax knew of, in the hopes that it would lead us down below the ziggurat chamber. Meanwhile, Dworik keeps acting strangely. I'm not sure what it is, but he seems suspicious of everyone. It feels like he's more of a hot-head than usual. I'm not sure if it's Ellywick getting on his nerves again. Quite likely. He even tried to act wingman for her to flirt with Vax. I'm not sure ith's the time or place to talk to our human friend about such things. The only advantage is that I realise that I feel ok with it. If Ellywick wants someone else, I wish her the best of luck and will only be happy for her.
 
Anyway, the cold and icy tunnel ended up on the side of the mountain but with no side tunnels for us to explore. These bad news were followed by much worse news as a huge white dragon emerged from a cave and almost saw us. We would be dead because of our carelessness. The slight upside is that the dragon's lair might be the entrance we're looking for. The downside is that the entrance we're looking for is a dragon's lair!
 
If we survive this, I need some hot coffee and hard liquor. The order doesn't matter.

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  1. Business...
    11th of Uktar, 1489
  2. I'm ready for you, Raven Queen
    2nd Uktar, 1489
  3. You killed my father, now prepare to die
    2nd Uktar, 1489
  4. Dust to Dust
    1st of Uktar, 1489 DR
  5. Redbrands I
  6. Arrival at Phandalin
  7. Daddy Dearest
    1st of Uktar
  8. Day after
    30 Marpenoth, 1489 DR
  9. Lawful Stupid
    29 Marpenoth, 1489 DR
  10. Saving private Rupert
    29 Marpenoth, 1489 DR
  11. Dead to me
    29 Marpenoth, 1489 DR
  12. Close to Harvest
    28 Marpenoth, 1489 DR
  13. Recovery
  14. Insane Plans
  15. By the Book
  16. Dead feelings
  17. Disposed
  18. Dead Necromancers are the Best Necromancers
  19. Catching up
  20. Shipping
  21. Friendly or Not
  22. Unexpected Meetings
  23. Worlds Collide
  24. A very different city
  25. Festive Thornhold
  26. Thank you, my Queen
  27. Friends. Right.
  28. This is awkward....
  29. Landslide
  30. Dangerous Gnoll-age (sorry... the puns are spreading...)
  31. Cenceptions
  32. Seduction
  33. Wave Echo Cave II
  34. Wave Echo Cave
  35. Return to Phandalin
  36. Rest in peace, Declan...
  37. Crisis of Faith
  38. Thundertree II
  39. Thundertree I
  40. Path to Thundertree
  41. Orc hunting
  42. Redbrands III
  43. Redbrands II
  44. Far From Home
    ?? ?? ???
  45. Cold
    Tal'dorei, day 2
  46. Life, interrupted
  47. Hot and Cold
  48. The Dragon's Lair
  49. In the afternoon, we plan!
  50. A Song of Ice and Fire
  51. Celebration
  52. Relief is one hell of a drug
  53. Flight and Flutter
  54. Freedom of Movement
  55. At dusk we... do something?
  56. Pray for a quick end to our deception
  57. Catching up
  58. Fall
  59. Lizards in a hole
  60. Not Today
  61. Released
  62. A broken soul
  63. Skyfall
  64. Acid Falls
  65. Roped in
  66. Faith in Friends
  67. Insight into Emon
  68. A Calling
  69. Hypothetical 1: Healer (Ginny Di video)
  70. Hypothetical 3: Matchmaker (Ginny Di video)
  71. Hypothetical 2: Villain (Ginny Di video)
  72. For my Beating Heart
  73. Hypothetical 4: Prison guard (Ginny Di video)
  74. Hypothetical 5: Bard (Ginny Di video)
  75. Plagued Possibilities
  76. Visits in the Cloudtops

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