Session 27

Rainier
Somehow, the longer we stay here, the worse it seems to get. I thought it was bad enough being relentlessly hunted by the banshee, but undead giants? I’ve never seen anything like this in my life. Not to mention the fact that the werewolves have reappeared. From our view from the tower, we saw the wolves in the center of the manor, near the odd fire. I’m still not sure what to think about that fire. The mystery of it calls to the curiosity in me, but that has led me astray in the past. Cormag seems more than skeptical of it. Most of the group seems quite skeptical in nature, actually, now that I think about it. For example, while we were still at the top of the tower, Halda offered to “restore” both Cormag and Kara, who were quite close to dead, and they both seemed hesitant to accept the assistance. Granted, like most of Halda’s magical attempts lately, this too ultimately failed, but the offer seemed sincere. What I will say about these people, though, is that while reluctant in deciding who to trust (apart from me, of course), they will throw themselves into combat without hesitation, arguably to a point of recklessness. When the giant shattered the wall next to Kara and me with a boulder, I was ready to alert Arya and flee, but what does Kara do instead? She throws back the boulder and says, “There’s your rock back!” If I wasn’t so frightened by her ferocity, I would be in awe of it. It did get us into some trouble, though. And by some trouble, I mean that I was knocked unconscious almost immediately, and I’m pretty sure that Cormag died. He’s fine now, though. After my little cat nap and after much persuasion, we all retreated to the top of the tower and feather fell to safety in the woods. We’ve made camp in the forest and have taken some much needed time to recuperate and nurse our wounds, but now begs the question of: what next? What do we do about the banshee? What do we do about the werewolves? When will Halda be useful? Hopefully I will get some answers tomorrow when we leave our little sanctuary.