Seeing double

That Prince Liuni was one resourceful guy, i had just received a letter from him despite the fact that i had no permanent address in Zyniii. His letter detailed the threat the cults posed and the importance of the gods in Mayhos. He also stated that he was impressed with my coordination and effectiveness when my companions and I stopped the Morvor cultist that had killed Lucid's father. He wished for me to join his cause in defeating the cults and believed we could be allies. An address in the Rose ditrict of Zyniii was listed at the bottom of the letter in order for us to meet to discuss his proposal further.

I was pleased that he saw me as an effective warrior worthy of joining his ranks and was thankful he wanted my help with stopping the various cults. I pondered over what the prince was asking and decided that i would go to meet him. When i got there Arthom had just arrrived and i was alarmed to find he had an arrow embedded in his shoulder. I asked him what happened and he told me someone had attacked him from the sky, regrettably he did not know for certain who had shot the arrow at him. Geez the last thing we needed was another enemy to deal with. He yanked the arrow out of his shoulder without a second thought and then threw it to the ground. I expectd he would use his magic to patch up the wound but then the doors to the front entrance opened, and a couple of Aurelian elves in fancy suits walked out asking us what we were doing there. Arthom showed them a letter from the prince and i also showed them my letter which was enough to get us both into the building.
 
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The were lots of people inside which made me think we were not the only ones Prince Liuni had invited to this gathering. Arthom started chatting with a group of Aurelian elves and then a female Aurelian elf joined us. One minute Arthom was speaking with her and the next minute he was swaying on the spot, he looked like he was about to pass out. I got a sinking feeling that the arrowhead which had struck him was tipped with a harmful substance. She noted Arthom's change of condition and offered to bring him upstairs to heal him using Cicero's water powers. I was weary of this stranger, for all i knew she could make the situation worse for Arthom. She assured me she was a servent of prince Liuni, that he had told her all about us misfits and to expect our presence tonight. She said i was welcome to come with her, to which i agreed. Arthom passed out once we got him upstairs and then she started healing him.
 
She was able to cure him although he was still slipping in and out of consciousness. Minutes passed by and then Lucid, Syrus and Gurval walked through the door. I filled them in on what had happened to Arthom and then he started to shift into another form. I was surprised to find he had turned into an average sized bird with long legs and a really long black beak. Dont get me wrong, i know being able to wildshape into another form is impressive in itself, but compared to his other forms this one looked pretty basic. It must have been a surprise to Arthom too because he started flapping his wings wildly and kept trying to get out of the room, I motioned to Gallant to block the doorway.
 
In amongst the chaos Lucid inquired where the arrow was, i replied that it must still be on the ground out the front. Lucid left the room to go find the arrow and then Arthom started attacking Syrus. Gurval and i attempted to grab Arthom but he managed to evade us and dodged out of our way. Eventually Syrus kicked him through the balcony doors which was enough to shock Arthom out of the bird form and shift back into his Dwarven self , however he was completley naked. I grabbed Arthom's kilt and threw it at him but not before i had inadvertently glimpsed Arthom's manhood on full display, now there is an image that will be hard to forget.
 
Ko Rava walked in asking about Arthom and i let her know Arthom was okay. I then headed downstairs with Ko Rava and helped her look for Prince Liuni's sister Lady Saadiah amongst the crowd. Ko Rava briefly explained that Saadiah had ruled a kingdom near Diomeda, had then abdicated her throne to her son and become a general during the orignal war with the titans. When she heard Diomoeda had fallen she came to Liuni's aid. In our attempts to locate Saadiah we glimpsed Zeno on the side trying to hump a pillar that he was strapped to, talk about bizzare. Zyanya found us and joined in our search for Saadiah, i was half expecting her to talk about Zeno's new found love for pillars but she did not bring it up.
 
We found Saadiah at the bar and then introduced ourselves. She offered us drinks and by this stage Gurval, Arthom and prince Liuni had joined us. It was not long before a large, muscular monkey approached us to chat with Gurval. Upon seeing this monkey Ko Rava tensed up and hid behind me. I looked back at her in confusion and was about to ask why she was avoiding the monkey but she said she would explain later. I trused she had her reason so i helped to keep her out of the large monkey's sight. Her efforts were in vain however because shortly after Gurval picked her up and placed her on his shoulders, luckily the large monkey did not seem to recognise her. Zeno eventually came to join us and i could not help but jokingly ask him if he was tired, but he looked puzzled by my comment and did not know what i was talking about. A few seconds later Zyanya grabbed Zeno by the arm and walked away from the bar heading towards the other side of the room. Saadiah and myself went with them and then we found ourselves face to face with Syrus, Lucid and unexpectadly another Zeno. Fuckin hell what had we gotten ourselves into now.