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Wed 31st Jul 2024 09:36

Well that turned out worse than I expected

by Talutah

I woke from a troubled slumber feeling like i had not gotten any proper sleep, and my body ached from being tied to the pillar for so long. The Solen guard keeping a constant watch over me kept me on edge and i was also annoyed that he had my weapons. I had hoped the Solen inhabitants of Dabh were willing to look past their Lupo prejudice like Syrus, however based on my experience so far that did not appear to be the case.
 
The hours went by and then Syrus came to see me. He was heading to the bazaar with Ko Rava, Mura and Zyanya and offered to purchase something on my behalf since i could not go there myself. I thought this was a nice gesture, and after he gave me a brief rundown of what was available i requested that he purchase some enchanted Solen arrows for me. After he left i thought about how much our relationship had developed since my first encounter with him back in Zynii, and the fact that we had been able to find some middle ground considering the past tensions between our people. The day seemed to drag on and i felt anxious being tied to the pillar for so long with nothing to do but sit and wait. Eventually the others returned from the bazaar and told me all about their shopping experience which eased my boredem for a bit at least.
 
Syrus was then summoned to a private meeting in the temple, i wondered what was going to be discussed and hoped my fate here had not changed. Eventually Syrus returned from the meeting and told the guard watching over me to leave, assuring the guard that he would keep an eye on me along with my weapons. The guard left and then suddenly Mura whipped out her dagger and held it to Syrus's throat. I was shocked and wanted to intervene, but unfortunatley i could only sit back and see how this confrontation would play out. Mura demanded to know why Syrus had so much money and who was this princess that the other Solen kept reffering to. She also exclaimed that the Solen had ill plans for the dragon egg they currently had in their possesion, and that she would not let them place the soul of their warrior Kah into the dragon once it hatched.
 
I was suprised at how calm Syrus was whilst Mura held the dagger to his throat, and was also puzzled as to how she had obtained this information. He explained to us that he was a bodyguard for the princess, who was the niece of the Solen Pharoah. He had obtained his money by working for the princess and was sent to Zynii on a diplomatic mission for the princess. He went on say that he had no intention of going along with the Solen's plan involving Kah and the dragon egg. Mura seemed satisfied with this explanation and lowered the dagger. I also did not agree with the Solens plan and both Ko Rava and Zyanya seemed to be on the same page as me.
 
Ko Rava suggested that we thwart the Solens plan by stealing the dragon egg, and after a brief discussion we came up with a plan. Syrus also suggested that i go with him to join the Solen fighters and distract them from wondering where the rest of our party had gone to. Just then we noticed a lot of Solen soliders running past in a hurry. Syrus called out to a guard to find out the cause of the commotion and the guard advised us that the Pharat'ii army had arrived at the front gate. Syrus then untied me and handed me back my weapons. We went over the plan one more time and then Ko Rava, Zyanna and Mura went off to steal the dragon egg whilst myself and Syrus went to join the Solen fighters.
 
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As Syrus and i headed towards the front gate we could see that the shield over Dabh had come down. The Solen fighters had ambushed the Pharat'ii and groups of Phrat'ii were breaking into various dwellings. The streets of Dabh seemed empty and there were no townspeople about. I gathered that majority of the Solen had evacuated sometime before the Phrat'ii had arrived. Just then i heard Mura's voice in my head saying that they had managed to steal the egg and to meet them at the front of the temple. Syrus and myself ran towards the temple and then i saw Gallant running towards me. I embraced Gallant and was so happy to see that he was safe. We then arrived at the temple and i was glad to see that Arthom, Lucid Nakah and Gurval were there and were also safe.
 
Now that we had the egg in our possesion we needed to get out of Dabh. However before we even had a chance to devise a way out, Warlord Kun was flying towards us and then landed in front of us barring our way. He demanded we hand him the dragon egg and i could see he was willing to kiil us to get it. Both Syrus and Mura attacked him but their blows only seemed to slow him down. Zyanya attempted to use a scroll on him but notthing happened. Arthom shapeshifted his nails into claws and slashed Warlord Kun's face, i attempted to stab him with my shortsword but he dodged out of the way. Nakah then screamed out that he was opening a portal and for us to keep the warlord distracted. The battle suddenly took a turn for the worse and Warlord Kun slashed Lucid's chest open. Mura rushed to Lucid to apply pressure to the wound but blood was still gushing out. Upon seeing my friend fighting for his life i entered into a fit of rage and wanted to kill Warlord Kun. Myself and Syrus shoot an arrow at him but both arrows landed into one of his wings. Arthom attacked him again casting infestion and Ko Rava was able to harm him with a purple flame.
 
By this stage Nakah had managed to open the portal. As much as i wanted to kill Warlord Kun for hurting my friend, i knew we needed to get Lucid to safety. We all managed to go through the portal which luckily led to Maya. Somehow during the chaos of the battle of Dabh, Slender had found us and jumped in the portal after us. Once we got to Maya the druids and green elves tended to Lucid wounds. Hours passed and then they told us that unfortunately the wound was too fatal and that Lucid was slowly dying. I was devestated upon hearing this news and wished that i was able to cure him. Just when all seemed lost Slender came to us and said that she had a way to save Lucid. The only catch, it involved a soul and Phrat'ii magic.