018. "You're a millenia too young to try and goad me, child."

[Corwin]

[20:20] <Kotono> As the four wait and prepare, Aurora heading towards a portal to Air, Tannin appears as requested. His hood is up, face hidden in shadow as he goes to sit down. "Got something else for me to look into?"
[20:21] <Jaela> "Several things, I figure," Jaela says. "But before that, just wanted to confirm. You're always on the lookout for Lifasan survivors or prisoners, right?"
[20:22] <Kotono> "I keep my ears open," Tannin nods, "I prioritize my current task over that, but I'll pursue it if I get a lead."
[20:23] <Ithea> "I have something too, though it's unrelated to what we've been doing," Ithea chips in quickly, digging around a pocket and pulling out the note that 27 had given her. "My little badger friend gave me this note, I translated it to mean 'The eyes lie, truth is found beyond ordered lies. The two books must not be combined. I beg of you to not to.' and..."
[20:23] * Ithea pauses and shrugs. "...well, I really have no idea what it's referring to so I was hoping you could look into it."
[20:23] <Jaela> "Stop reading?"
[20:24] <Ithea> "I haven't even really been to the library since he joined up with us, so I kind of doubt that," Ithea replies.
[20:24] <Jaela> "Make more effort to avoid books, then?"
[20:25] <Kotono> Tannin takes the note, but stops entirely at the words 'badger friend'. Carefully and with great care he puts the note down, folding his hands together and leaning back and away from it after. "Before anything else, I need to know something. Did 27 join you of his own free will?"
[20:25] * Ithea blinks. "Well, sure, we never force anybody to join us. Why?"
[20:26] * Afina keeps her face studiously blank at that comment.
[20:27] <Kotono> "He joined you because you're an anarch?" He goes on right from that, posture rigid and unmoving. "I've heard him say 888 when he wanders the courtyard."
[20:27] * Jaela blinks. "What's the big deal?"
[20:28] * Ithea nods, not denying anything since it was true. "He asked if he could serve me when he realized that, and I didn't mind."
[20:31] <Kotono> "That 'badger friend' is a unique slaad." Shaking his head back and forth once, "The common alphabet has 26 letters. 27 doesn't have meaning, and it has all the meaning. It's undefined. It's unique. Unique slaad are fairly rare due to certain factors within Limbo." Going back to the note and taking it, reading it now, "A riddle? Prophecy?" He frowns as he reads, "Unique slaad are unusually
[20:31] <Kotono> powerful in odd ways. They have gifts and defy rules that apply to other creatures. They're the most dangerous things in Creation, since you don't know what they'll do and how they'll do it."
[20:32] * Jaela blinks again. For a frog, it looked pretty weird. Kinda weak, too.
[20:33] <Ithea> "...huh, he's certainly unique. I didn't think him a slaad at all," Ithea says. "So this message is probably more important than I had thought at first? Or could just be any random sort of thing?"
[20:35] <Kotono> "Most slaad look as you k now them, vaguely like a frog or toad. It's said that one of the Slaad orders has something to do with it and the Spawning Stone. You're talking about something strong and unique enough to break that rule and call itself 27. For a slaad, that's huge." Sitting back a moment, "It could be random, you can never discount that. If it joined you like that and is giving you
[20:35] <Kotono> those, I'm inclined to think it's important, though. Does what he gave you mean anything at all to any of you?"
[20:37] <Jaela> "I don't care about prophecies. Sorry."
[20:38] <Afina> "Ordered lies sounds like how some people think of devils," Afina volunteers. She thinks of them as ravenous conquerors, really. "Not trusting what you see is straightforward advice, but I know nothing about these two books."
[20:38] <Afina> Well, pillagers is more apt than conquerers at that.
[20:39] * Willim shrugs.
[20:40] <Kotono> "Hm. I can look into it, but I can't guarantee anything. Investigating slaad randomness isn't guaranteed to be productive. If it is some sort of warning or prophecy, keep it in mind."
[20:40] * Ithea nods. "Just do what you can, I can always try and talk to him and see if he can clarify it any once we come back from our next trip."
[20:40] <Jaela> "Why not ask it now?"
[20:42] * Ithea shrugs. "I could I guess, just have to find him first. He vanished on me while I was trying to decypher his message in the first place, haven't seen him around since then, though I'm sure he's somewhere around."
[20:44] <Jaela> "Sure thing." Jaela gestures towards herself. "I'll go next, then? There're a few things I figure we could look into. None that critical, but some might open a few useful leads. So just use your discretion there, I'm sure it'll be fine. First is about the Tree of Idun. The apples from it, to be more exact. We have a gith pal that needs a couple, perhaps three, and it'd be nice if some way existed to get at them that didn't involve stealing them from Sharess or begging her. I dunno, are they put up as prizes at some planar fighting competitions? Anyone's keeping one or auctioning his? The works. Maybe there's even something else that does the same thing."
[20:45] <Kotono> "Apples of Idun? Alright, I can look into that," He says, "Anything else?"
[20:45] <Ithea> While Jaela goes explaining all she wants Tannim to look into, Ithea goes hunting for the badger, since nobody said anything against taking the time to do it now.

[Corwin]

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[20:46] <Kotono> Finding 27 does take some work. You eventually find him in the half-ruined medical ward, sitting on a long unused bed. It looks to be asleep, but there is a scrap of parchment besides it.
[20:47] * Ithea moves quietly closer, curious about the parchment. After reading it (assuming there's anything written on it anyway), she can wake 27 up.
[20:48] <Kotono> There is indeed writing on the parchment. Ithea can read it...
[21:00] <Ithea> The first part of the statement seemed obvious...if admittedly strange. The second half took a while to decypher though, and confused her even more. With little recourse but hoping 27 can clarify things, she tries to shake the mutant badger slaad awake with gentle prods. "27, wake up."
[21:01] <Kotono> 27 stirs after a few shakes, looking up, "888!"
[21:02] <Ithea> "Sorry to wake you up, I wanted to ask you about that message you left me before?" she asks kindly, as she goes sit on one of the other beds, while facing him.
[21:03] <Kotono> 'What you mean?' Ithea hears in her mind. 'What message?'
[21:05] <Ithea> "The eyes lie, truth is found beyond ordered lies. The two books must not be combined. I beg of you to not to..." Ithea slowly recalls, having passed the note to Tannin. "I didn't really understand what you meant."
[21:05] <Kotono> 'Me don't understand.' 27 looks up to you, 'What you mean?'
[21:08] * Ithea pauses, and points at the parchment near 27. "Well, what about that message?" she asks instead, wondering if he's just denying it, had forgotten or what. Weird.
[21:09] <Kotono> 'Don't know,' 27 replies slowly, 'Don't understand.'
[21:10] * Ithea blinks, and muses on that. "So you're not afraid of Tannin?" she asks. "That's one of the things that thing says."
[21:11] <Kotono> At Tannin's name, 27 backs away and bares it's giant sword-fang! 'Tannin scary! But me not tell anyone, 888/Anarch!"
[21:14] <Ithea> "Why do you think he's scary?" Ithea asks curiously and then jumps off the bed looking for a blank piece of parchment nearby. She wants to test something, and see if 27 writes in some third code or something.
[21:19] <Kotono> There's some parchment to be found. 27 doesn't reply to the question in the meantime.
[21:22] * Ithea grabs the parchment and turns back to 27. "Can you write something down, please? Doesn't matter what, maybe something about how you like Aurora?" she asks.
[21:26] <Kotono> 27 takes the pen! After a moment he begins to write, paw handling the pen with unnatural, impossible dexterity! Despite the paw being all wrong for it, the pen is used better than if it had a hand. What is written is the following...
[21:35] <Ithea> "...okay, huh. Well, I don't even understand most of it this time, but you drink weird stuff, 27," Ithea admits.
[21:36] <Kotono> 27 stops and puts the pen down, before lowering its head. In a moment, 27 sleeps.
[21:37] * Ithea shakes her head and decides to leave 27 alone then. At the very least, it doesn't look like she's going to get answers out of him regarding all those strange statements.
[22:02] <Kotono> Once Ithea leaves and goes towards the portal out, she finds Elena stepping out of it. "Oh Ithea," she calls, "Have you seen it yet?"
[22:03] <Ithea> "Seen what?"
[22:04] <Kotono> "A giant red tent appeared out of nowhere," Elena says, "Willim, Jaela and Afina went after it."
[22:05] <Ithea> "Well of course they would," Ithea says with an amused smile. "Anybody else go with them?"
[22:06] <Kotono> "Just them. Peopel are gathering in the courtyard, they went inside." Elena reprots.
[22:10] * Ithea nod as she heads towards the courtyard to get a look at that tent with the rest of Aurora, she can decide then if she should go follow after the others or not.
[22:11] <Kotono> Heading out, you find most of the armies out there. Near the gates are Adrian, Lief and Misalea. As you approach Adrian turns, "Oh, there you are. Got woken up from your sunbeam?" Grinning a moment, "Anyway, the three of them went in and we were discussing poking our heads in, just in case, Ithea."
[22:13] <Ithea> "I'd say you're learning, but we both know I pretty much gave you that one last time," Ithea says with a reproachful sniff. "As for going there, well, I was pondering that myself. Any sign of anything since they went in?"
[22:14] <Kotono> "No," Lief pipes up, shaking his head, "They went in and that's been it."
[22:19] <Ithea> "They haven't been there for very long, right? Five minutes, maybe ten?" Ithea guesses. "Don't think it's a problem if some of us go check up on what's going on," Ithea says, her curiosity getting the best of her.

[Corwin]

#d

[20:45] * Willim perks up. "Fighting competition?"
[20:46] <Jaela> "Yeah. Any news of evil green dragons making waves," Jaela responds to Tannin. "We still want to take one out, and this way we could have something to do while we lumber through Air and save a village from a rampaging dragon. Best of all worlds."
[20:48] <Kotono> "Alright, look for green dragons and try and find a fighting tournament with the apples, if possible," Nodding a bit. "That should keep me busy."
[20:50] * Jaela grins. "And a third target of opportunity is looking into my old order. Melding of the Three, you know, like the holy day. I'm sure my chapter was slaughtered to the last-- well, besides me, but we did have a few others through the land. If you hear anything about others surviving, I'll go pay them a visit. Enough for you, for the time being?"
[20:51] <Kotono> "More than enough," Rising up, "Good luck with that dragon. I figure it's going to be a hell of a fight for you all."

[Corwin]

#d

[21:17] <Kotono> Meanwhile, the party travels on towards Air. The portal is atop a windswept peak, gales howling outside of Aurora! As it does its thing as Ithea chats with 27, the portal is expanded! Passing through it like feeling a spring breeze blow across your faces, then...openness. All around Aurora is open space. Endless blue sky as far as you can see.
[21:20] <Afina> After bringing Aurora through the portal, Afina sets course for the blue dragon's lair!
[21:21] * Jaela picks a high vantage spot atop one of Aurora's towers. Whether to spot any threats to them or to be fast enough to react, it's better than just staying cooped up in her room.
[21:22] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[21:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 99." [1d100=99]
[21:22] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[21:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 41." [1d100=41]
[21:27] * Willim is once again playing galuh with the giants, passing the time.
[21:27] <Kotono> It's not long. As you fly ahead - abruptly it appears several hundred feet before Aurora. A guilded red tent, like an overlarge circus tent. It is fine and flowing in the breeze, simply in the path of Aurora as if summoned by magic.
[21:28] * Jaela flies down to the gates to see who's there to greet them.
[21:30] * Afina brings the massive fortress to a slow stop before the tent, departing via portal to the courtyard and then towards the gate to better examine this obstacle that surely appeared for a reason.
[21:33] * Willim looks up as they stop, heading toward the gate to see what the fuss is.
[21:35] <Kotono> As the three head out they find the tent has a front entrance. Flying out as you approach is an older man, silver hair perfectly parted down the middle. He wears black liviery, bowing deeply as you approach. "Sirs and madams, Mr. Galleros would wish to talk with you of a matter of mutual benefit and advancement."
[21:36] <Jaela> "Okay. Lead the way?"
[21:37] <Kotono> "Mr. Galleros wishes for you to understand this is not a hostile meeting, nor does he wish for any misunderstandings to occur. In fact, Mr. Galleros thinks most highly of each of you." He pauses at Jaela's words, "As you desire, ma'am."
[21:37] <Afina> It would have been safer to invite him onto their ground, but Afina will grudgingly go with Jaela's lead.
[21:37] * Willim shrugs and follows along.
[21:43] <Kotono> Within the tent, you find silken pillows and floor. Braziers burn sweet and strangely intoxicating incense, the vision ahead of you rapidly taking on a golden, soft-focused hue. Nine beautiful creatures play harps, in a circle around the main area of the tent. Each is ab eautiful man or woman, wearing naught at all. The only thing abnormal about them is the black wings that jut from their back.
[21:43] <Kotono> Ahead is a mass of pillows big and deep enough for a cloud giant to rest on. Deep within this pile reclines a vast, red creature. It is as big as three men, red scaled and horned. It's features are that of a fiend, sharp teeth and red glowing eyes. Despite that it has a look of pleasure and peace on its face, giving way to a large smile as you enter. At its feet lies a stunningly gorgeous woman,
[21:43] <Kotono> rubbing its feet and ankles, cooing gentle words you can't quite hear. "My friends," the creature nods to you, "Congratulations on your success so far. When I heard someone had proven that old story of Medi true, I was stunned. It takes legends to do that sort of deed."
[21:44] <Jaela> roll 1d20+18 What are you? Do I know of you?!
[21:44] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+18 What are you? Do I know of you?! and gets 20." [1d20=2]
[21:44] <Afina> He looks like a devil to Afina, and those beautiful men and women seem like the usual hellish fallen angels... there's a very short time before blood is drawn now.
[21:46] <Jaela> "You're a pit fiend, and you wanted to meet us?" Jaela asks, sounding equal parts curious and disgusted. "I just have to know what you were thinking."
[21:47] * Willim eyes Galleros with barely-restrained violence. "He's a devil?"
[21:47] <Kotono> "I am General Galleros," He smiles still, "I'm thinking that we need to talk. After all, I've heard you've been making friends. Calm yourselves, I've come to make friends today, not to make war."
[21:48] <Jaela> "I'm feeling generous so I'll listen." Jaela shrugs. "It better be good, etcetera."
[21:48] <Afina> "Unless you're a general of somewhere other than Hell that's tremendously unlikely," Afina whispers lethally.
[21:51] <Kotono> His smile doesn't slack at all. He sits up, the beautiful woman at his feet softly rising and rolling away a slight bit. "How would you like to return to Lifasa? A kingdom each, infinite wealth, authority and a privileged life beyond compare. My friends," he gestures, "Each of you are spectacular and deserve great honor. Why are we fighting, when we can be friends instead?"
[21:52] <Jaela> "So you chose death, then." Jaela smiles grimly. "I can go for that. Whores, get out or get dead."
[21:53] * Willim frowns. "Are you trying to...to bribe us? With peace?"
[21:54] <Afina> "Coming here was foolish," Afina tells him, drawing her blade. "Remember not to kill them, they'll just go back where they came from," she reminds her companions.
[21:55] <Kotono> "I choose to try and prevent both sides from suffering in a needless battle," Galleros continues, "We would be stronger with you, you would be stronger with us. Duke Abigor would wish to extend this offer through me, and extend his hopes that you accept. He would offer each of ou the rank of general within his armies, as well as all I offer." Seeing Afina draw her blade, "There's no need to
[21:55] <Kotono> bother with that, my friend. Do you think I came unprepared? Violence will solve nothing here."
[21:57] * Jaela snorts, leveling Val'Finnegan at the fat devil pimp. "Violence solves everything, retard. Try not to die too easily."
[21:58] <Afina> "Violence solves a great deal, as your kind have taught us so well," Afina agrees coldly, already blurring into motion!

[21:58] <Kotono> OOC: INit then.
[21:58] <Afina> roll 1d20+19
[21:58] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+19 and gets 30." [1d20=11]
[21:58] <Jaela> roll 1d20+6
[21:58] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+6 and gets 26." [1d20=20]
[21:59] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12 Galleros
[21:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 Galleros and gets 13." [1d20=1]
[21:59] <Willim> roll 1d20+4
[21:59] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+4 and gets 11." [1d20=7]
[21:59] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 erinyes
[21:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 erinyes and gets 13." [1d20=6]
[22:00] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8 foot rubbing woman
[22:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 foot rubbing woman and gets 13." [1d20=5]
[22:01] * Kotono changes topic to 'Afina(30)>Jaela(26)>Erinyes musicians=Galleros=Foot Rubbing Woman(13)>Willim(11)'
[22:01] <Kotono> OOC: Open Afina.
[22:02] <Afina> As is her custom, Afina casts haste over her allies, and greater heroism to prevent an embarrassing retreat, and then rushes at the General and his foot rubber to stab both in turn and end up on his far side!
[22:03] <Afina> roll 1d20+34 woman
[22:03] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+34 woman and gets 53." [1d20=19]
[22:03] <Afina> roll 1d20+29 pit fiend
[22:03] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+29 pit fiend and gets 32." [1d20=3]
[22:03] <Afina> roll 1d20+34 woman crit check
[22:03] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+34 woman crit check and gets 43." [1d20=9]
[22:03] <Kotono> OOC: Woman's critted, pit fiend's missed. d100 on the hit.
[22:03] <Afina> roll 1d100
[22:03] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d100 and gets 5." [1d100=5]
[22:04] <Kotono> The woman is caught flat-footed, but somehow Afina misses anyway! Her blade meanwhile simply scrapes across the scaly hide of Galleros, not even scratching it! OOC: Jaela, go.
[22:05] <Kotono> "I would recommend you retreat, friends," Galleros declares, not even blinking at the near-miss as Afina goes past him, "Unless you wish to return to Hell with us. Ah, perhaps you desire an audience with Duke Abigor and Warlord Bel?"
[22:07] <Jaela> "Lifasa's Glory!" Jaela declares, raising a fist to the heavens. It is struggling to contain golden light within its grip, before she lets it loose. And as its flash blinds the devils for a moment, she approaches for fifteen feet, summoning a ward of protection all about her. "Then you're just giving up and running away like a fucking coward? Hell's sunk pretty low these days."
[22:10] <Kotono> Protective power surrounds the party, as Galleros smiles. "If you won't take our offer, there's no point in combat," He says, "Besides, you're a millenia too young to try and goad me, child. You have a few seconds, I recommend that you retreat." As he speaks the erinyes musicians play, beautiful music filling the air! Meanwhile the beautiful devil rises and stands, unclad body painfully gorgeous
[22:10] <Kotono> to look at. She crooks a finger at Willim, "Perhaps the two of us can become friends, at least?" Her smile is sweetly seductive, voice like honeyed syrup. OOC: Will, Willim.
[22:11] <Willim> roll 1d20+19
[22:11] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+19 and gets 35." [1d20=16]
[22:12] <Kotono> IT feelsl ike what Annalise did. Willim's mind submerges...but with a mental roar he surges back, shattering the sweet magic before him, clearing his mind! OOC: Galleros is holding. Willim, go.
[22:13] <Willim> "You don't look like a spider to me!" Willim roars at the woman.
[22:15] <Jaela> roll 1d20+21 spellcraft
[22:15] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+21 spellcraft and gets 37." [1d20=16]
[22:15] <Afina> roll 1d20+24 chances of coutnerspelling the tent's plane-shift back to hell
[22:15] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+24 chances of coutnerspelling the tent's plane-shift back to hell and gets 30." [1d20=6]
[22:28] <Jaela> "Let's see it, then?" Jaela asks, still holding onto that same grim smile. "Your Hellish might against my kiddie magic?"

[Corwin]

#ed

[19:56] <Kotono> "About that," Adrian says. "It might be nothing, too."
[20:03] <Ithea> "It probably isn't," Ithea agrees with a nod. "Wouldn't be too hard to attack the tent from the inside if they wanted to send out a signal that there was trouble, but I am curious as to what that tent is all about," she finishes with a shrug. "Though if I had to guess, probably another ambassador of some sort....though here's hoping it's not a githzerai, or that puts us in a spot."
[20:04] <Kotono> "A githwar isn't any war of ours..." Misalea murmurs, hand drifting to the hilt of Sylis. "But far better to at least prevent them from both considering us enemies. If it is githzerai, we'd need to do something to ensure that."
[20:05] <Kotono> "I doubt it is," Adrian looks ahead as he talks, glancing a few times at Misalea, "It might also be natives - if someone could sense Aurora passing through, anyway."
[20:11] <Ithea> "Aurora isn't exactly easy to miss, I suppose, so it really could be anyone," Ithea agrees. "Anyway, I doubt that if there's negotiations going on, they'd care if a few more of us joined, or just stopped by to let everybody else here know what's going on. Or know anybody around here who -is- likely to take offense to that sort of thing?" she asks Adrian.
[20:15] <Kotono> Adrians hrugs, "Air's closer towards the Heavens than the Hells. It could be a friendly meeting party. Your call, kitten."
[20:18] <Ithea> "I'm gonna go," Ithea decides, starting to head out of the courtyard. "Don't feel like sitting around waiting."
[20:18] <Kotono> "Want any company," Lief speaks up, as Ithea starts to go.
[20:19] <Ithea> "I'm not going to say no to anybody that wants to come along," she replies.
[20:27] <Kotono> After a moment Misalea steps forward, "I'll come with you," she volunteers, Lief following. Adrian hums before shaking his head, "Just in case it is trouble, I'll be here in case more forces need to be gathered. It's probably nothing," he says.
[20:29] <Ithea> "You keep saying that, and you're going to make me feel paranoid that something -is- going on, you know," Ithea says with a grin.
[20:30] <Kotono> Thus the trio advance...

[Corwin]

#d

[19:56] <Kotono> OOC: Willim, go.
[19:58] * Willim crosses the room in a moment, careening into the woman with concussive force! OOC: Charging, overrun.
[19:59] <Willim> roll 1d20+2+26
[19:59] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+2+26 and gets 31." [1d20=3]
[19:59] <Willim> OOC: AC 31
[20:00] <Kotono> OOC: d100.
[20:01] <Willim> roll d100
[20:01] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls d100 and gets 29." [d100=29]
[20:03] <Kotono> Willim charges ahead, but somehow the woman isn't quite where she should be! He misses her instead, pillows trampled beneath his charge! OOC: Afina.
[20:06] <Afina> It's a matter of pride, they can't allow devils to come and go as they please right in front of Aurora. Ignoring the devil who was merely in the way, she focuses fully on the general now, looping around him in a flurry of energetic stabs!
[20:06] <Kotono> "If you insist on throwing my friendship to such ends," Galleros smiles still, more teeth showing. Sharp white teeth, entirely too sharp and straight.
[20:06] <Afina> roll 1d20+29 tumble since this provokes AoOs
[20:06] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+29 tumble since this provokes AoOs and gets 42." [1d20=13]
[20:07] <Kotono> OOC: No need, he's not taking provoked AoOs right now.
[20:07] <Afina> roll 1d20+39 this might change his tune, 6th level arcane strike
[20:07] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+39 this might change his tune, 6th level arcane strike and gets 49." [1d20=10]
[20:07] <Afina> roll 1d20+34 this might change his tune, 6th level arcane strike
[20:07] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+34 this might change his tune, 6th level arcane strike and gets 35." [1d20=1]
[20:08] <Afina> roll 1d20+29 this might change his tune, 6th level arcane strike
[20:08] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+29 this might change his tune, 6th level arcane strike and gets 32." [1d20=3]
[20:09] <Kotono> OOC: 1 hit, d100.
[20:09] <Afina> roll 1d100
[20:09] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d100 and gets 75." [1d100=75]
[20:09] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[20:09] <Afina> roll 1d4+12+5d6+1d6+2d6+6d4 holy/silver
[20:09] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d4+12+5d6+1d6+2d6+6d4 holy/silver and gets 64." [1d4=3][5d6=2, 5, 4, 3, 3][1d6=4][2d6=6, 2][6d4=4, 3, 3, 2, 4, 4]
[20:12] <Kotono> With deft speed Afina strikes, slashing into General Galleros's arm! A rill of black blood comes out, the General abruptly laughing, "Perfect!" His smile is gone in an instant, a sense of overwhelming, soul chilling malice in the air. "My orders were to not engage except in self defense. To think, such fools as to take a chance to leave this place alive!" Fire begins to burn around the pit fiend,
[20:12] <Kotono> a terrible, crackling blaze loud enough to nearly drown out his words, "You have forsaken submission! The enemies of Hell deserve only genocide!" OOC: Galleros is taking his held turn now.
[20:13] * Kotono changes topic to 'Afina(30)>Galleros(29)>Jaela(26)>Erinyes musicians=Foot Rubbing Woman(13)>Willim(11)'
[20:13] <Kotono> As this fire burns around him, a wave of terror rolls off the pit fiend! OOC: Saves vs fear, all. Note if you're immune.
[20:14] <Afina> OOC: immune via greater heroism
[20:14] <Jaela> roll 1d20+33
[20:14] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+33 and gets 41." [1d20=8]
[20:15] <Willim> roll 1d20+19 ohshitohshit
[20:15] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+19 ohshitohshit and gets 23." [1d20=4]
[20:16] <Kotono> OOC: You're panicked as if by a fear spell, Willim. Act on your turn 'bout it, Galleros isn't done yet.
[20:19] <Willim> OOC: Plus 4 from Holy Aura help?
[20:19] <Kotono> OOC: Cancel that, the +4 is enough.
[20:20] <Kotono> A moment later, the world around the three heroes explodes into a hellish visage of blackfire! A fire that consumes everything and seeps into your body, like a rotting malaise! OOC: Ref saves, you three.
[20:20] <Jaela> roll 1d20+27
[20:20] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+27 and gets 31." [1d20=4]
[20:21] <Afina> roll 1d20+32 evasion
[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+32 evasion and gets 51." [1d20=19]
[20:21] <Willim> roll 1d20+13+4 Improved Evasion
[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+13+4 Improved Evasion and gets 33." [1d20=16]
[20:21] <Kotono> roll 10d6 Afina none, Jaela half, Willim none. All vile damage.
[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 10d6 Afina none, Jaela half, Willim none. All vile damage. and gets 38." [10d6=3, 5, 3, 5, 4, 3, 2, 4, 6, 3]
[20:25] <Kotono> The burst of fire is overwhelming, the flash of it avoided nimbly by Willim and Afina! Jaela is scorched by it, black marks all over her body! The pillows beneath you are gone now, consumed so much that not even ash remains! A horrible stench lingers in the air, brimstone, sulphur and shit. In this horrid stench Galleros stands, his floozy untouched by the flames! A moment later the air around
[20:25] <Kotono> the trio stiffens, as if becoming like iron! OOC: Will save sall. Enchantment/mind affecting/compulsion. Hits all the subtypes there.
[20:26] <Jaela> OOC: Immune to compulsion, +4 morale to anyone within 10ft... which is no one, I guess?
[20:26] <Afina> OOC: holy aura immunes compulsion
[20:27] <Willim> OOC: No saves.
[20:27] <Kotono> In the aftermath of that and the stench in the air...OOC: Jaela, go.
[20:27] * Jaela holds her position, retaining her open stance. Any who underestimate her will learn to regret it, without a doubt! But for her part, Jaela decides to wait and either counter Galleros's threat or reveal it for a bluff. She gestures towards her. "Then we're gonna fight, you fatass motherfucker? Don't shit yourself in all the excitement, let's do this!"
[20:27] <Jaela> OOC: I'll counter any plane shifts if they take place. Also, gambit!
[20:28] <Kotono> OOC: Okay. Erinyes musicians and the floozy are up.
[20:29] <Kotono> Abruptly the music stops in one discordant note! Suddenly the music takes on a far more ominous air, musical notes of fire apppearing above each one! Several each, as with a grand fanfare the musical notes of fire fly towards Afina and explode around her, like a detonation of musical wrath! OOC: Ref, Afina.
[20:30] <Afina> roll 1d20+32 evasion
[20:30] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+32 evasion and gets 38." [1d20=6]
[20:30] <Afina> OOC: also I can dance~
[20:30] <Kotono> Note after note plummels Afina, the pixie dancing through the barrage! Not a one touches her, as...OOC: Floozy is up.
[20:30] * Kotono changes topic to 'Afina(30)>Galleros(29)>Jaela(26)>Erinyes musicians=Foot Rubbing Woman(13)>Willim(11)>???'
[20:32] <Kotono> Abruptly the floozy frowns, as diabolical pentagrams appear on the floor beneath her! The floor that is charred and ruined from the blackfire, as three of them appear, each one behind one of the heroes! A whirling humanoid of chains, clanking and clinking as they attack each one! OOC: Summons, they act'n'attack.
[20:32] * Kotono changes topic to 'Afina(30)>Galleros(29)>Jaela(26)>Erinyes musicians=Foot Rubbing Woman=3 chains devils(13)>Willim(11)>???'
[20:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 Afina first since she's first in init AC?
[20:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 Afina first since she's first in init AC? and gets 25." [1d20=15]
[20:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 Jaela since I know that doesn't hit Afina.
[20:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 Jaela since I know that doesn't hit Afina. and gets 17." [1d20=7]
[20:33] <Jaela> OOC: Even with the +4 from gambit this misses me
[20:33] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 Willim, lemme resolve this then we'll resolve any gambit issues.
[20:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 Willim, lemme resolve this then we'll resolve any gambit issues. and gets 12." [1d20=2]
[20:33] <Kotono> OOC: You get an AoO on it?
[20:33] <Afina> OOC: AC 56
[20:33] <Jaela> OOC: Yes
[20:33] <Kotono> OOC: Go fo rit.
[20:34] <Willim> OOC: That...uh, doesn't hit me.
[20:34] <Kotono> OOC: They sucked it up.
[20:34] * Jaela doesn't even bother dodging! Instead, Jaela turns her spear about and pushes the clumsy attack aside before following through with her own!
[20:34] <Jaela> roll 1d20+29 divine might
[20:34] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+29 divine might and gets 33." [1d20=4]
[20:35] <Jaela> roll 1d8+22+2d6+9 holy+silver
[20:35] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d8+22+2d6+9 holy+silver and gets 43." [1d8=5][2d6=2, 5]
[20:35] <Kotono> The chains lash out, but none of the clumsy blows hit! Instead Jaela skewers hers deeply, as the faces of the chained horrors shift....OOC: Will all. This isn't covered from protection from evil from holy aura.
[20:36] <Jaela> roll 1d20+33
[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+33 and gets 39." [1d20=6]
[20:36] <Willim> roll 1d20+4+19
[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+4+19 and gets 37." [1d20=14]
[20:36] <Afina> roll 1d20+21
[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+21 and gets 30." [1d20=9]
[20:37] <Kotono> Horrors are seen in the chain devil's faces, but only for a moment as stronger minds shove away the horror! OOC: Willim.
[20:38] <Kotono> "Tsh! Such pests!" The floozy finally speaks after the failure of the chain devils. "Why won't you bow down and know your place?"
[20:39] * Willim turns and swings wildly at the woman he attempted to crush just moments before, fists and feet flying!
[20:39] <Willim> roll 1d20+26+1
[20:39] <Willim> roll 1d20+26+1
[20:39] <Willim> roll 1d20+26+1
[20:39] <Willim> roll 1d20+26+1
[20:39] <Willim> roll 1d20+21+1
[20:39] <Willim> roll 1d20+16+1
[20:39] <Willim> roll 1d20+21+1 bite
[20:39] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+26+1 and gets 30." [1d20=3]
[20:39] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+26+1 and gets 30." [1d20=3]
[20:39] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+26+1 and gets 32." [1d20=5]
[20:39] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+26+1 and gets 42." [1d20=15]
[20:39] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+21+1 and gets 25." [1d20=3]
[20:39] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+16+1 and gets 25." [1d20=8]
[20:39] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+21+1 bite and gets 34." [1d20=12]
[20:40] <Willim> OOC: All count as silver, magic
[20:41] <Kotono> OOC: 5 hits - the 25s miss. Each one needs a d100.
[20:41] <Willim> roll 5#1d100
[20:41] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 5#1d100 and gets 239." [5#1d100 = 30, 15, 63, 35, 96]
[20:41] <Kotono> OOC: Two hits. Attack number three and the last one.
[20:43] <Willim> roll 1d10+11
[20:43] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d10+11 and gets 14." [1d10=3]
[20:43] <Willim> roll 1d6+11
[20:43] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d6+11 and gets 13." [1d6=2]
[20:43] <Kotono> OOC: What do your weapons count as
[20:43] <Kotono> ?
[20:43] <Willim> OOC: All count as silver, magic
[20:44] <Kotono> Of the flurry, two find home! The thudding blows strike the beautiful woman, drawing blood and breaking her nose! A sick crack echos in the aftermath of that blow, as... OOC: ??? is up.

[Corwin]

[20:45] <Kotono> As the battle rages, the tent flap inside opens! Ithea can see the scene ahead of her, Lief and Misalea with her! OOC: React and then roll init, Ithea.
[20:45] <Kotono> OOC: You're about 60ft away from the cluster of action, for reference. The various erinyes musicians are all spaced out and around the edges of the tent.
[20:46] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 Misalea
[20:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 Misalea and gets 20." [1d20=15]
[20:46] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12 Lief
[20:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 Lief and gets 13." [1d20=1]
[20:46] * Kotono changes topic to 'Afina(30)>Galleros(29)>Jaela(26)>Misalea(20)>Erinyes musicians=Foot Rubbing Woman=3 chains devils=Lief(13)>Willim(11)>???'
[20:47] <Ithea> "...the hell trouble did you guys walk into?" Ithea exclaims in horror.
[20:47] <Ithea> roll d20+9
[20:47] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+9 and gets 17." [d20=8]
[20:47] <Jaela> "This fucker serves Bel and Abigor!" Jaela calls over to her, which really explains everything.
[20:47] * Kotono changes topic to 'Afina(30)>Galleros(29)>Jaela(26)>Misalea(20)>Ithea(17)>Erinyes musicians=Foot Rubbing Woman=3 chains devils=Lief(13)>Willim(11)>???'
[20:48] <Willim> "Kill them all!" Willim roars.
[20:48] <Kotono> Misalea's face becomes calm and cold, "We kill them, then," she agrees, not a touch of emotion in her voice. OOC: Afina, go.
[20:50] <Ithea> roll d20+29 K:P to recognize Galleros
[20:50] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+29 K:P to recognize Galleros and gets 33." [d20=4]
[20:50] <Afina> Since the general has some sort of misdirection protecting him, Afina can't just attack blindly and hope for the best. She has to be careful and precise, even if it stretches the battle out a bit more. Casting True Strike to ensure at least one hit gets through, she stabs the pit fiend on both sides as she passes him before coming to rest over the musicians at the right-side of the tent from
[20:50] <Afina> the door. Then she does a favour for the new arrivals by hasting them.
[20:51] <Afina> roll 1d20+53 true strike (autopass concentration), holy surge
[20:51] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+53 true strike (autopass concentration), holy surge and gets 54." [1d20=1]
[20:51] <Afina> roll 1d20+27 fffffff
[20:51] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+27 fffffff and gets 35." [1d20=8]
[20:53] <Jaela> roll 1d20+18 knowledge devotion, better late than never
[20:53] <Kotono> Afina slashes, but somehow each attack misses! THe General's defenses are stunningly good, able to hold her at bay again! At that he turns towards Afina, "Is that how you wish to battle?" He says, hand opening up! Four spheres appear in his hand, streaking out towards Afina, "This world has no place for any who will not bow to Hell! Die!"
[20:53] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+18 knowledge devotion, better late than never and gets 30." [1d20=12]
[20:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 SR, Afina?
[20:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 SR, Afina? and gets 36." [1d20=18]
[20:53] <Afina> OOC: 29
[20:54] <Kotono> roll 1d20+25 ranged touch 1 AC?
[20:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+25 ranged touch 1 AC? and gets 34." [1d20=9]
[20:54] <Kotono> roll 1d20+25 ranged touch 1 AC?
[20:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+25 ranged touch 1 AC? and gets 32." [1d20=7]
[20:54] <Kotono> roll 1d20+25 ranged touch 1 AC?
[20:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+25 ranged touch 1 AC? and gets 34." [1d20=9]
[20:54] <Kotono> roll 1d20+25 ranged touch 1 AC?
[20:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+25 ranged touch 1 AC? and gets 39." [1d20=14]
[20:54] <Kotono> OOC: Touch AC?
[20:54] <Afina> OOC: bitch please. 51
[20:55] <Kotono> OOC: Your touch AC is 51?
[20:55] <Afina> OOC: Yep. +1 natural armour and +4 shield are the only non-touch parts of my AC
[20:56] <Afina> OOC: wait!
[20:56] <Afina> OOC: +6 armour from greater mage armour, too. 45.
[20:56] <Kotono> OOC: I was about to say, yes.
[20:57] <Kotono> The four balls fly out, slamming around Afina. Yet each one misses her, exploding a split-second later! OOC: Four reflex saves. The way meteor swarm works is hilariously nasty.
[20:57] <Afina> roll 4#1d20+33 evasion
[20:57] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 4#1d20+33 evasion and gets 168." [4#1d20+33 = 40, 37, 42, 49]
[20:58] <Kotono> Every burst explodes around Afina, but not a one hit! For a moment General Galleros stares in open shock, "...hmph..." he mutters quieter, energy beginning to gather around him! Fire crackles over his skin! OOC: Jaela.
[21:00] <Jaela> "I expected more of a challenge," Jaela declares, stepping up to the pit fiend. "Let's see if I can't get you all excited!"
[21:00] <Jaela> roll 1d20+32 divine might
[21:00] <Jaela> roll 1d20+32 divine might
[21:00] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+32 divine might and gets 52." [1d20=20]
[21:00] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+32 divine might and gets 33." [1d20=1]
[21:00] <Jaela> roll 1d20+36 divine might, smite
[21:00] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+36 divine might, smite and gets 46." [1d20=10]
[21:00] <Jaela> roll 1d20+31 divine might, smite 2
[21:00] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+31 divine might, smite 2 and gets 36." [1d20=5]
[21:02] <Jaela> roll 1d100 first
[21:02] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d100 first and gets 60." [1d100=60]
[21:02] <Jaela> roll 1d20+32 confirm?
[21:02] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+32 confirm? and gets 51." [1d20=19]
[21:02] <Kotono> OOC: First smite hits as well. d100.
[21:02] <Jaela> roll 1d100
[21:02] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d100 and gets 57." [1d100=57]
[21:02] <Kotono> OOC: One hit and one crit. Ow.
[21:03] <Jaela> roll 2d8+2d6+44+6+18 crit, good and silver
[21:03] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 2d8+2d6+44+6+18 crit, good and silver and gets 95." [2d8=8, 8][2d6=5, 6]
[21:03] <Jaela> roll 1d8+2d6+22+3+9+5 smite, good and silver
[21:03] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d8+2d6+22+3+9+5 smite, good and silver and gets 51." [1d8=6][2d6=4, 2]
[21:03] <Jaela> roll 1d8+22+3+9 forgot it's x3~
[21:03] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d8+22+3+9 forgot it's x3~ and gets 36." [1d8=2]
[21:04] * Kotono changes topic to 'Afina(30)>Jaela(26)>Misalea(20)>Ithea(17)>Erinyes musicians=Foot Rubbing Woman=3 chains devils=Lief(13)>Willim(11)>???'
[21:05] <Kotono> Charging forward, Jaela thrusts out! She catches General Galleros dead in the chest, impaling his black heart! His eyes widen and go slack, as his body turns a pale translucent black. "You..." A cough, "Impossible! One in a million...who...which rival set this...u..." Then nothing, as the General's body fades away! All that's left behind is a single ring, clattering to the ground! OOC: Ow.
[21:05] <Kotono> Misalea.
[21:05] * Jaela laughs uproaring, raising her spear in cheer. "Fuck you, you overgrown pimp!"
[21:06] * Afina cracks a smile for the first time since entering the tent.
[21:06] * Willim roars a cheer for Jaela!
[21:06] <Kotono> Misalea charges to the side, Sylis drawn as she goes right for the nearest erinyes musician!
[21:07] <Kotono> roll 1d20+29 (+1 haste, +2 charge, +9 smite evil)
[21:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+29 (+1 haste, +2 charge, +9 smite evil) and gets 49." [1d20=20]
[21:07] <Kotono> roll 1d20+29 (+1 haste, +2 charge, +9 smite evil) ow
[21:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+29 (+1 haste, +2 charge, +9 smite evil) ow and gets 33." [1d20=4]
[21:07] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[21:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 14." [1d100=14]
[21:08] <Kotono> Misalea swings quick and true, right for the head of the erinyes! But the air glows golden, the strike somehow missing by an inch! OOC: Rotten luck. Ithea.
[21:11] <Ithea> Though not sure what's going on besides 'and suddenly, devils!' that's enough to push her into action as she tries to cut down another of the nearby erinyes.
[21:11] <Ithea> roll d20+25
[21:11] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+25 and gets 28." [d20=3]
[21:12] <Kotono> OOC: d100.
[21:14] <Kotono> OOC: Ithea?
[21:16] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[21:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 80." [1d100=80]
[21:17] <Afina> roll 1d10+13
[21:17] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d10+13 and gets 14." [1d10=1]
[21:19] <Kotono> Ithea charges in, managing a quick lean in slash to an erinyes! At this the floozy smirks, "At least he's dead. My way to a promotion is now assured." An instant later she vanishes, gone just like that!
[21:19] <Kotono> OOC: Erinyes are up.
[21:19] <Jaela> "To what, a madame?" Jaela snorts. "You better run, bitch!"
[21:23] <Kotono> The other erinyes sneer as one at the party, "You passed up your only chance to live!" They say, vanishing as well!
[21:23] <Kotono> OOC: Go ahead and free act, the bad guys bolted once the leader got gibbed.

[21:23] <Jaela> "No prisoners this time," Jaela mutters with a sigh. "I'll need to hold back more."
[21:24] * Willim looks disappointed. He trundles over and snaps up the ring the pit fiend left behind. "Hey Jaela. Catch!" He flips it over to her. "At least we got something out of it."
[21:24] <Afina> Irritably running a cantripped hand over her silvered blade to clean it before she sheathes it, Afina nods to Jaela. "I thought Pit Fiends were supposed to be strong," she agrees, casting detect magic and properly examining the tent's interior now that there's time.
[21:24] <Ithea> "What exactly was that all about?" Ithea asks, putting away her weapon. "Why'd they pop in a tent?"
[21:24] * Jaela follows suit, calling upon a mix of Detect Magic and Detect Evil as she catches the tossed ring and glances first at it.
[21:25] <Jaela> roll 1d20+21 spellcraft, also evil?
[21:25] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+21 spellcraft, also evil? and gets 41." [1d20=20]
[21:25] <Afina> "To try and recruit us," the pixie replies blandly as she looks around. "The pit fiend was a general. He would have made a good prisoner."
[21:27] <Jaela> "Guess so," Jaela agrees with a shrug. "But killing someone like that is good, too. Sometimes. Those bitches need to know what they're facing, so they'd keep on coming. Then we'll get our stream of prisoners."
[21:27] <Ithea> "Wait, seriously? They thought they could recruit us? That's pretty dumb of them..." Ithea says in response. "Though I guess they were at least trying a little, that guy was Galleros wasn't he? He's supposed to be a diplomat."
[21:28] * Jaela snorts.
[21:29] <Willim> "That was foolish of them to use a devil for diplomacy, then." Willim grunts, turning over cushions and looking around.
[21:30] <Afina> "Both him and the woman devil acted like it was a setup to kill him," Afina adds distractedly as she makes her investigation. "The more pressing issue is that they knew to find us as soon as we left Ysgard. Either we were watched at a distance when we went through the portal or we have been infiltrated."
[21:30] * Ithea shakes her head. "Well, fight's over and all so I'm going back to catch Adrian and anybody else still waiting around roughly what happened."
[21:30] <Jaela> "Oh please, it was clearly bluster," Jaela says in dismissal. "They always try to look like whatever failure they make is some great plan. And yeah, we haven't been far, have we? It's got to be the portal."
[21:36] <Kotono> Misalea shakes her head a moment, before turning back, "It was quick. Do you think...who could it be, then?"
[21:37] <Jaela> "What, a spy? Please, be serious!" Jaela shakes her head. "Who needs them when this huge, slowpoke fortress can be seen so easily?"
[21:38] <Afina> roll 1d20+28 spellcraft
[21:38] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+28 spellcraft and gets 30." [1d20=2]
[21:38] <Afina> "I accuse no one," Afina replies softly, "But we shouldn't ignore the possibility because it's uncomfortable."
[21:38] <Jaela> "Once we get back to somewhere private we can just ask Elena. That's fine, isn't it?"
[21:39] <Kotono> "Afina's right," LIef murmurs, "I've suspected there may have been traitors within our ranks during the initial conquest of Lifasa. It would make a lot of sense. Why not use spies again if they know of us?"
[21:40] <Jaela> "Have fun with the witchhunt, I'm going home~"
[21:40] <Jaela> Whistling to herself, Jaela heads back for the Aurora, already wondering where a good spot for the tent could be found.
[21:42] <Afina> "Assuming the spy is an idiot then certainly she could know of their actions and yet not have volunteered anything herself. If in fact there is one, which isn't certain," Afina offers after her inspection. "The tent is safe, we can have someone take it down and bring it into Aurora. It would be useful for small and rapid excursions." Naturally she absolves herself of physical labour, flying back
[21:42] <Afina> to organise some movers.
[21:43] <Kotono> As Jaela leaves and the others linger a bit, Misalea approaches Afina, Lief and Willim. "Excuse me," she speaks up..
[21:43] * Willim blinks, turning to Misalea. "Hi."
[21:43] <Afina> "Yes?" Afina asks, wondering if Misaela has any suspicions of her own.
[21:44] <Kotono> "I'd been waiting for a chance to test myself...I mean..." she shakes her head, "Practice only goes so far."  Tugging at the collar of the dancing dress of Elrisa's she wears now, "The next time you go to war and battle, would you bring me?"
[21:46] <Afina> "Ah," Afina relaxes a little, eyeing the nymphish elf speculatively for a moment. "Yes," she eventually concludes. "Practice harder until then." That's enough advice, and she can always come to Afina for some more practical help, but in the meantime she has a tent to move. Well, the people she grabs will anyway.
[21:48] <Willim> "If you need someone to spar with, and Afina's busy, ask Dana or me. We's usually up for a fight." Willim says.
[21:48] <Kotono> "Thank you," she curties deeply to the both of them, "I will."
[21:49] <Kotono> Meanwhile Lief watches, "It's hard catching up. I thought I'd gotten good, and everyone here's better."
[21:50] <Afina> "Come to me anytime you want for training. We all have to be strong," Afina tells Lief seriously before she goes away for real.
[21:51] <Willim> "Tempus teaches that we get better as we fight. If you were in jail with the devils, you probably couldn't fight." Willim nods.
[21:54] <Kotono> "I will!" LIef calls, as he looks to Willim, "Yes, though I lack your size. I don't think any devil would flinch at my fist."
[21:56] * Willim shrugs. "Afina hits harder than I do. You use what weapons you can in the best way you can."