Strange Turtle Men

First Kesday of Incandescent Moons,
I wake up to it standing outside my tent. Turns out the lizardfolk I tried to interrogate got away... For free. Kevin just let the bastard walk away. I was plannin' to let the bastard go anyway if I could talk some sense into him, but the man was a lunatic. He needed some damn help. That damned A'mau let him escape. FOR FREE. Even let it tear up my net. Then he had the damn AUDACITY to play it like an innocent mistake. If people DIE to that Lizardfolk it's on US.
That means MORE INNOCENT PEOPLE will die BECAUSE OF OUR FAILURES. An' then that BASTARD had the GALL to joke about me SICKING IT on him. What a joke. Ellymlean, why do you let me cling to life just to torture me so?
If only this lil' cat knew the things I'd done. The person I was in the past, he wouldn't dare say such stupid things to me. Crackin' jokes 'bout mage huntin' is tasteless business with JUST me around. But she's here too, idiot. Bark too much and ya' just might get bitten'.
 
The rest of the party acted like I was overreactin', but I don't think these kids get it. I don't think they really understand the weight of the situation. That man we let go could easily tail us with reinforcements for days out of sight for all we know. He coulda' just returned to what he was doin' before and actually murdered people.
 
What's done is done I suppose. I told Kevin it was comin' out of his pay and he got all defensive. Patrons forbid I ask that Kevin at least pay me back for the net that got destroyed on HIS watch. What in the hell is comin' to this world?
 
After the commotion calmed down, we started headin' for the home of the Toe Doens with Baka as our guide.
In the evenin' we reached it and met each person in their lil' posse. Some big guy named Olo, seemed like the kinda guy I'd get along with, another named Deer or somethin'. Then there was Grrr... Gurr? Doubt he cares, doubt that's his name. He was the one we was lookin' for. Didn't seem to talk much, and communication woulda been a problem. Feel like any of the other Teu Duns woulda' been fine. Especially their leader, this Zopa fella'. Weird old coot, but respectable. Shared some spirits with me and had some weird outlook on life. Talked about trainin' in the morning. Asked if we could help with the Lizardfolk problem. For everyone else, I asked for some sorta compensation. Really whatever compensation Kas' woulda given' us on retrun woulda been fine, but we ARE Mercs. After he made it sound hard, I planned to jest forfeit whatever compensation the guy owed me anyway. Figure it'd help lighten their load anyway. Sopa said he'd think on the deal and offered to let a couple o' us use their baths and some vacant rooms for restin'. Mentioned some trainin' excersize in the morn'. Sounded right up my alley. Noticed the pool I was bathin' in was quite deep though. Was kinda strange but I thought nothin' of it.
 
First Antday of Incandescent Moons
 
I wake up bright an' early, head off to their lil' cave and watch as the turtle men start cleanin' shit out for trainin'. Next thing I know Shopa has us all pair up with the turtlemen for training. I immediately choose Olo, seems like the most even to pick anyway, besides the devil.
Before we can even begin I hear a few ear shattering screams and come to find Baka laying on the floor nearly dead after that Psychopath went all out on the man. She doesn't understand a damn thing, she has zero regard for life at this point. It took all my willpower to resist putting her in the same situation as our beaten and bloodied friend on the floor. We're jest' lucky we had Conrad there. If it weren't for his potion I don't think I coulda' stopped myself. And if Baka were to die because of her...
Well, I woulda made sure she couldn't do it to nobody else ever again.
 
Me and Olo trained after that, poor man caught me in one o' my moods. I kinda just let myself go and used the poor man as my stress relief for the mornin'. Still made sure to hold back but he had some skill. Certainly a heavy hitter. Too bad I've had my fair share of heavy hits. I let 'im get a good hit on me while I belted him back with twice as much force. After the trainin' was over we feasted, and Xopa mentioned accepting my proposal. I told 'im not to worry about my share. Man was feedin' me and givin' me ale already. I didn't need any more money or supplies from a man who just got by on whatever small amount he could get in the first place.
 
After the feast and booze, I took myself a nice bath, findin' myself curious about the deep water tunnel again but just ignorin' it. My mind drifted to a different place, to the past. To her, much as I am distraught to mention it. She's changed so much since we first met. Lost every bit of luster she had. She's truly turned into a monster... I don't know how long I'm gonna be able to handle seein' 'er like this again. Shit kills me. I need another drink. I need to forget her.