Chapter 13
Mayra
It felt good to be back in the Neverwinter woods. Ryltar and I had left this area shortly after receiving the invitation to the Neverwinter Academy. "And now we have come full circle. First it is Neverwinter that needs saving, now it is the Neverwinter woods that must be saved." I thought.
"And save it we shall." Ryltar said to me through our link. Sometimes I honestly wished that we weren't able to read each others thoughts. Especially when he and Linu would spend the night being... romantic, as the greater races called it. Being able to know what Ryltar was doing really creped me out sometimes. "STOP reading my thoughts!" I said to him as loud as I can. I saw him cringe in pain at my mental yelling and smiled with delight. "That'll teach you to stay out of my mind." I told him
"Oh like you did last night, when I was with Linu? Ohhh, doesn't that hurt your back Ryltar? What the hell does that mean!" Ryltar said repeating an earlier jib I had said to him when he and Linu where in the heat of passion. It succeeded in making him jump in surprise and made Linu look at him weird. It was a funny scene regardless "Well yeah I mean your arching your back and having to put pressure on your spine. Doesn't it hurt your back after awhile?" I said knowing full well that if I kept this up Ryltar would slip up and speak out loud. There by embarrassing himself around Linu.
"Ryltar dear? Are you alright? You seen annoyed about something." Linu said with her arm wrapped around Ryltar's right arm.
"I'm fine just having a conversation with Mayra... about the woods, and how different they are since we left them, several weeks ago." Ryltar said in reply to Linu. Quickly trying to come up with an acceptable topic. "If you only knew." I thought evilly.
"Let's just continue on... shall we?" Ryltar said obviously picking up my thoughts.
"Lead the way dear." Linu said.
End Mayra
Ryltar
Linu, Mayra, and I came upon the Neverwinter woods. However, due to the evening darkness starting to surround us I decided to use the rest fort area that we had now come to, to rest for the night. After talking with several of the archaeologists that were there. I determined that a large group of trolls had moved in since I had left. "Leave home for a few weeks, and look what happens." I said jokingly looking at Linu and Mayra.
"I don't understand dear. What do you mean?" Linu asked looking at me quizzically
"Well... keeping out the drow profanities, it basically means that if you don't keep an eye on your surroundings, something or someone will get the drop on you." I said explaining to Linu.
"Ah, I understand now dear." Linu said tending to a hurt archaeologist.
I pressed the leader further for more information on the trolls. He didn't know much other then the possibility that they would lead to the proof of an ancient races called the "Creator Race." Whoever or whatever they were, now were long gone.
"What do you think they looked like?" I asked interested. History being a favorite topic of mine.
"Well before the trolls forced us to leave the caves, we had found some tablets which indicated they were reptilian in nature, and made slaves out of the other major races in Fae'ren" the head archaeologist said.
"Any weaknesses?" I asked.
"We didn't have time to study the tablets much. If you were to find them we could make a more through study of them." he said.
"I'll do my best to find them." I said
"Please don't let our plight distract you from your quest. I'm sure it's more important." the archaeologist said concerned
"Your probably correct, but I'm looking for any clues as to where a cult may be located. Or anyone they may be assisting in the area. Since many of the recent problems started in this area since I left. It's possible that the trolls are being assisted by the cult's members." I said
"Very well then. If you feel it will not interfere with your quest." he said.
I nodded and walked away from him to Linu. "Linu? Do you want to stay here at the stop over with Mayra while I check out this troll caves nearby? I'm certain they could use the protection." I asked Linu.
"Ryltar dear. I'm not sure you going off again by yourself is the best idea. Remember what happened last time?" Linu said with concern to me. Bringing up the time in Neverwinter before we cured the plague there. I had ran off by myself to find the dryad and Linu's chalice. I came back hurt and exhausted. But it was worth it. Because I was pretty sure that doing that showed both Linu and Aribeth that I was not like other drow. More importantly I believe it showed them how far I was willing to go to save this city. Even at the cost of my own health.
"Yes I know. However, I don't plan on fighting any trolls, only scouting them out. Finding out how strong they are and things." I said with a slight grin
"Yes and it's that "scouting out and things" part that concerns me. Please Ryltar, promise me you won't go off till morning and when Mayra and I are with you?" Linu said with concern she lowered her head to the ground. I could see that she was concerned for my well being. "I don't know what I would do if I lost you too."
Lifting her head up I kissed her deeply. I said. "Alright Linu, I promise I will not scout out the trolls tonight. I'll wait till morning and then take you and Mayra along. Don't worry I've survived much worse then trolls. I've also dealt with there kind many times." Wiping a tear off of Linu's face.
She wiped away her tears saying "Ryltar I've already lost so many people I know. You mean to much to me to lose you too."
"Shh. I'm not going anywhere. I promise." I said bringing Linu into a tight hug.
"Ry... Ryltar I... I can't breathe." Linu said gasping for breath as I released her from the hug.
Sheepishly I said embarrassed. "Sorry Linu... he he guess I don't know my own strength."
"Yes.. I guess you don't maybe you should use that speed of yours instead." Linu said with a small smile on her face.
"And what do you mean by that." I said.
"Don't leave tonight and you might find out." Linu said turning away from me.
"GET A FRICKEN ROOM! By the gods! IF I COULD TALK OUT LOUD, I'd sooo be screaming right now" Mayra said.
"Yeah well maybe this will teach you to keep those male wolf friends of yours further away from camp!" I shot back recalling the two weeks of time where I had gotten little sleep. From Mayra entertaining several male wolf "friends."
Mayra left mumbling something about getting me back for bringing that up. "Better keep my guard up tonight... but how am I going to explain that to Linu? Ah screw it." I thought.
End Ryltar
Linu
The evening past quickly and Ryltar spent a couple of hours teaching me the finer arts of dealing with nature. He also showed me many ways of improving my fighting style. By the time we finally went to bed we were both exhausted and after a quick kiss, we fell asleep in each others arms. I awoke in the morning to find several squirrels and other small animals staring at both Ryltar and I. "Ryltar?... Ryltar!" I said poking him in the ribs. I did this several times before he finally yelled still half asleep. "Xsa'ol! woman if you don't stop poking me I'm going to rip that hard thing off and make you eat it!" He then turned back over and fell back to sleep. "What? Is that supposed to mean?" I said out loud. Now throughly annoyed I pushed him off the bed.
"XSA'OL!" Ryltar said as his head it the floor.
"Sorry dear, but your foul mouth won't keep the animals away." I said turning to look at the many small animals arrayed around the room.
"What? Oh DALHARUK d' Natha ELG'CARESS!" Ryltar said again using his foul drow language.
"Ryltar dear please stop cursing. It's not your style." I said
"Sorry Linu. I'm sooo going to hurt Mayra when I see her next." Ryltar said
"Why dear? Did she have something to do with this?" I said
"Who else do you think could get twenty squirrels and rabbits, and such to be in our room?" Ryltar said annoyed trying to get the animals to leave the room. "She is sooo dead."
"Now Now not till we find the cult we need her help." I said jokingly hoping full well that Ryltar was only kidding.
"Yes, your right I should wait till we find the cult then twist off her neck." Ryltar said laughing.
"I do hope you are kidding dear." I said
"Don't worry Linu, crazy, uncontrolled anger at a good friend is beyond me." Ryltar said.
"Well ok then let's get out of here and find out what we can about those trolls." I said
"Yes let's find Mayra." Ryltar said turning away from me.
Mayra
I was laughing my finely groomed wolf fur off when I started to see the various squirrels, rabbits, and other small animals I had convinced to stare at Linu and Ryltar after they slept, as they came out of the room. I had hoped one of them would wake up in the middle of the night yelling or something but this was better the look of pure annoyance on both their faces was priceless.
"You are sooooo dead after we find this cult Mayra." Ryltar said to me.
"Ohhh I'm shaking in my fur Ryltar. Just keep your thoughts to yourself and I'll keep mine to myself. Deal?" I said trying to make peace between us.
"Deal" Ryltar said out loud.
"Deal what dear?" Linu said.
"What? Oh nothing just making a deal with Mayra." Ryltar said
"Oh well it's good you's two made up." Linu said
"Least its better then hearing you two make out." I said to Ryltar
Anger once more crossed his face but Linu couldn't see it. "Yes made up. Now let's go find those trolls... I have... issues I need to work out on them."
"Sucks to be them." I said to Ryltar.
End Mayra
Ryltar
I loved Mayra as an animal companion. Thanks to me she'd outlived pretty much any normal wolf. But there were times like this one I'd wish she wasn't. The fact that I was already worn out from the journeys to Port Last. Added to that the ring I received from the gnome didn't feel right, I constantly felt that we were being watched, and finally now this trick Mayra pulled. All had me strung out to my limit's patience. These trolls whether or not they were involved with the Cult or not. Would unfortunately receive much of my pent up anger. Then there was my hidden secret that I still kept from Linu. Mayra knew all about it, and she had forgiven me because it wasn't my fault. But it was, because I had been careless I had be the cause of hundreds of innocent people. The day's event's came back to me suddenly.
Flashback
"So let me get this straight the town below, is filled with hundreds of barbarians, who if I don't stop some how, will attack an peaceful village down the road?" I said to my employer. He was a kind man, who was in charge of a small militia force. They weren't very well trained from what I had seen. But when they had found me one night, instead of attacking me this man had asked me to "Thin the ranks" of a band of barbarians. He was bit odd at times, but he was one of the few people I had met in my short time on the surface, that would trust me and give me work.
"Yes, drow. All you need to do is slip in there and kill enough of them that their numbers are reduced enough for my small army to handle." The man said.
"Well then I'll report back to you when they are all dead, or I am detected." I said drawing my scimitars.
"Good. Report back to me when you are done." He said.
Four hours later, I had killed all but four of the barbarians. These had finally woken and found me. Lightly wounded I figured that the army could handle these four as they seemed quite scared and afraid. Though there features showed otherwise. All four were strong muscled and fierce looking. I had used many spells Mayra had taught me to boost my normal speed and strength. As well as being able to keep to the shadows better. All of these had added me well in my fight and I found them a welcome addition to my normal drow powers. Melting back into the darkness I quickly made my way with Mayra back into the camp of the army. Something seemed more odd about the way they moved there normally poor posture and training were replaced with much more skilled movements. Deciding to keep to the shadows I came upon the old mans tent. I heard him and several other voices. I listened in.
"Once that stupid drow, kills most of those villagers himself. Or is killed himself by there puny militia, we'll move in and kill them all." The old man said.
"Sir, I don't mean to argue, but are you sure that the drow won't see through your illusion? If he were to find out what we really were, I'm afraid to think what he would do!" A younger man said.
"FOOL! I am a great mage! Yes drow are tougher to trick in the ways of magic. But I assure you that he is fooled. Even if he does find out who, and what we are. He is no match for all of us!" The man said.
"They are the fools. We've been tricked!" Mayra said to me.
"I know... and I'm the cause of all those peoples deaths." I said hanging my head in shame. "I'm just like every other drow. A blood thirsty killer." Mayra stepped up and nudged me.
"Well here's your chance to make things right. And maybe get those four that are left in the village to at least understand your plight." Mayra said "Kill them."
I nodded drawing my scimitars. I lifted the flap of the tent and walked in. All three were surprised to see me. I ignored there looks and shot two daggers into the head's of the younger men.
"You tricked me into killing those people! NOW. YOU. DIE!" I said in anger. After several minutes fighting. The old man and several of his soldiers were dead around my feet. Most of the other soldiers in the army were either asleep or out of hearing shot of the fight. Several hours later all were dead.
End Flashback
A sigh escaped my lips. "Are you ok dear?" Linu asked.
"Yes. Just thinking about some stuff." I said to her.
"Anything you want to share?" She said.
"Well... no it's ok. It's nothing. Just old thoughts that remind me of current experiences." I said.
"Oh... well if you feel like talking I'm here." Linu said.
"Thank you Linu, my love, but for now I just need time to think on this. Ok?" I said.
"Sure dear take all the time you need." Linu said.
"Thanks... don't worry I'll tell you sometime." I said.
"I'll hold you to that dear." Linu said.
About two hours later we had fought our way through several troll guards as well as a few orcs and orges. We had some trouble at one point but a quick globe of darkness solved our problems.
"Ryltar, dear. I wish you would warn me before you summon one of those globes of darkness." Linu said wiping off her mace from the last round of trolls.
"Sorry, but in the heat of battle, quick decisions have to be made. Besides you and Mayra were outside of it at the time. Whats the problem?" I asked.
"The problem, dear. Is that when you summon the globes, I worry that you won't come out of them." Linu said sadly.
Moving over to her I signaled Mayra to keep watch. "Linu, listen I've faced far worse in this world. Made many mistakes along the way, and righted many wrongs. I've been hurt many times. But nothing will ever take me away from you." I said holding her. Linu started to cry on my shoulders. I stroked her hair as she wept.
"That's not true though. You did die, even if it was for a few days, after the fight with the Yuan-ti. Your not invincible, dear." Linu said sadly looking into my eyes.
"Yes, I know that. However, I probably would have survived that fight had she not been using the plague potion she was working on." I said.
"I know... Let's just keep going shall we?" Linu said
I walked behind Linu for a few steps. We went down several more tunnels before we found an old body. It was mangled and due to a lose of definite skin patterns we couldn't' tell what race it was. I guessed it was either a small human, or an elf of some kind. Linu started searching through it's pack to find anything useful, or informative. I saw a journal heavily covered in dust, leaning down to dust it off I looked it over. "Synth La'neral..." I said to myself as I saw the name engraved in elven.
"Umm.. Linu? I found this journal here... it's got your husband's name on it." I said.
Linu bolted upright and looked at the journal as I handed it to her. "Oh... oh Synth, my beloved. You really are... gone then. I... I thought it would be easier than this. I knew he was... but it still hurts. Oh, Ryltar, it's all my fault." Linu said. Tears welling in her eyes. "You must leave me, Ryltar, before my bad luck kills you too. Neverwinter will be doomed if you die."
Pulling her close to me I said. "I won't leave you, Linu. Not now, nor ever. You must be strong and go on, as Synth would have wanted you to."
"Oh, Ryltar! I... I wish that I could believe... I don't know what I wish. I just need some time to think... but your words thank you... as always you seem to know what to say... thank you again."
"It's ok Linu. I was glad to help." I said wiping Linu's face dry.
"Thank you, Ryltar you have proven once more a true friend. Together with time, my heart will heal." Linu said. Taking a deep breath and straightening out her clothes and amour. "Now, let us go and bring those responsible for the plague to justice."
After several more hours of fighting, Linu, Mayra, and I found a small room. We quickly dispatched the single troll that was guarding it, and examined the contents of a chest. Inside were many of the archaeologist's tools and finds. Including the tablets they had spoken of. Being a history buff myself, I carefully took the tablet in hand a tried to read it.
"Can you read what it says dear?" Linu asked.
"Not really, some of it is in ancient draconic which I can sort of read. But it seems to be a conversation of some type between dragons and the creator races. Whoever they are. Although this glyph here does confirm they are reptilian in nature." I said pointing out the reptile shaped glyph on the tablet. "Regardless let's get back to those archaeologists and see what they can make of it." Linu nodded and we headed back out of the several floors of the cave.
When we once more reached the surface, I shielded my eyes, as my eyes had become used the underground lighting after a second to adjust, we moved back to the camp.
"Thank goodnes your back! I see you have the tablet, but when you were gone, a werewolf attacked us! It killed several of our men, then ran off to the south." The leader said as I handed him the tablet. "At least Neverwinter will get these tablets to study. Thank you Ryltar, once more you have been a great help to this area." He then walked off.
"A werewolf! I haven't seen one of those in this area for a long time!" I said to Linu.
"How do you deal with them?" She asked.
"Well there harder to kill unless you've got magical or silver weapons. Fortunetly we got magcial ones. Still I'd like to head back to Port Last to inform Aribeth and Arain Gend about this. This could be related to the cult." I said. Linu nodded as we left. We had just gotten out of site of the camp area, when the small gnome came upon us. "Ah, there you are." he said
"Yes, dear what can we do for you now?" Linu asked.
"Oh, nothing. However, I suggest you stop your hunt for the cult. Bad things might happen." he said.
Stepping between him and Linu I said. "And you would be associated with this cult?"
"That's not important. I suggest however you stop your search." The gnome said, as he teleported away. I reached to my finger to throw away the ring, but found it magical held fast to my hand.
"Vith dos!" I said cursing in effort to pull it off. Linu saw what was happening and cast dispel magic. It had no effect.
"We'll just have to keep on our toes." I said giving up on trying to get the ring off.
Linu nodded saying. "Yes your right Ryltar. It's a shame, he seemed like such a nice fellow."
"Looks can be deceiving, I would know." I said turning to head back to Port Last.
"What do you mean?" Linu asked.
"It's nothing. Just a bad experience I had shortly after meeting Mayra." I said.
End Ryltar
Mayra
I had overheard Ryltar's and Linu's conversations, I was worried for Ryltar. He must have been thinking about the time he was tricked into killing several hundreds of innocent villargers by an evil mage. Ryltar killed most of the army and chased the rest away like a demon possessed. Why he wouldn't forgive himself for what happened I don't know. It wasn't he's fault he was tricked! I started guessing that he was argueing with himself if he should tell Linu about it. He proably thinks she would leave him, if he told her. "Tell her Ryltar. If you don't, and keep it from her, she's less likely to forgive you. Then if you told her now." I said to Ryltar.
"Wha... I don't know what you are talking about." He said back to me.
"Oh, get over yourself. I can see just be looking at you what your thinking about. I'm pretty sure that Linu knows something is bothering you. But is respecting your right to privacy. Tell her, before you regret NOT telling her... You know I'm right. I may not have much knowledge about the greater races, but you know I'm right on this point. Now tell her!" I shot back to Ryltar.
"I'll think about it." Rytlar said."Think hard Ryltar before it's too late."
I continued following Ryltar, keeping an eye, ear, and nose peeled for anything dangerous.
End Mayra
Aribeth
It was late evening when Mayra, Linu, and Ryltar had left for the Neverwinter Woods. Now with a day gone by and no word from them, add to mt increasing nightmares and stress in finding clues on the cult. I was becoming extremely worried for them. "If something happens to them... what shall we do?" I thought. Other's had plagued me for some time. Like how Lord Nasher simply caved in to the demands of the mobs. How I did nothing. "How I should take revenge for what they did!" I shut myself down at that thought. "Why would I want to destroy what I have sworn to protect." I thought. "Yes, what happened to Fenthick was proably wrong. But it's not grounds for me to destroy Neverwinter... is it?"
End Aribeth
Ryltar
"So you were infected by this wolf hunter then?... Do you know where he is?" I asked. The boy who now stood in front of me wounded and barely able to control himself from attacking us.
"N... No I don't...please kill me. If you leave I will only attack someone else. And if I bite them they too will be like me. The cycle will continue." He said.
"Perhaps we could go back to the Temple of Tyr and see if there is anything they can do there?" Linu suggested.
"People would attack me on site! If I showed my face in town!" he said afraid.
"Not to worry we can teleport in using the Stone of Recall." I said holding up the stone.
"Well... I guess it couldn't hurt to try." the boy said nodding.
I nodded and activated the Stone of Recall.
After teleporting back into the temple and leaving the young boy in there care, Linu, Mayra, and I, went to check in with Aribeth.
"I hope she is doing better." Linu said. "Maybe she feels like relating to us how she became a palidan?"
"I was thinking the same thing." I said. "Should I also tell Aribeth?" I thought.
"Best to tell both of them. Something tells me it will be important." Mayra thought.
"Sometimes I wonder about you Mayra. You are your "Feelings" I said to Marya.
Walking up to the door of the barracks I made my decision.
End Ryltar
Aribeth
I was once more pacing back and forth it was getting late into the evenign when I finally heard the door open to the barracks. Looking up I saw Mayra, Linu, and Ryltar walk in through. I walked over to them trying to mask my stress. "Who am I kidding? I'm falling apart!" I thougt as I smiled to all three of them.
"It is good to see all three of you again. At times I worry that all of you have taken on too much responsibility on yourselves, yet always you surprise me with your resourcefulness and success. Have you found anything new out about the cult?" I asked. Releived that my visions the previous night of them all dieing a horrible death, were not true.
"I'm sorry, Aribeth, but we haven't. We just stopped back here to get some food and supplies before heading back to the Neverwinter Woods. We did deal with a cave a trolls though that had been harrassing some archaeologists. We then recoverd a tablet they were studying that pointed to something called the Creator Races." Ryltar said. "How are you feeling?"
"I'm... fine. Just leave it at that... please?" I said, running my hand through my hair.
"Very well. If that is what you wish we'll respect your privacy." Linu said.
"Aribeth, you said we should ask you how you became a palidan. From to looks of things you havent' gotten out of this building since we last talked. Why don't we go for another walk and you can tell us about it? That is if you want to." Ryltar said.
"I did say that, didn't I? Are you sure you wish to hear the tale? It is not an exciting one, and I would not wish to bore you." I said looking at each of them.
"No, dear, we want to hear it. Come we'll go for a walk and you can tell us about it." Linu said to me.
"Very well. Let me just change into something more comforable than my plate amour." I said with a smile. After ten minutes changing I came back out of my room wearning simple clothes. "Let's go."
After several minutes wandering the town we once again found ourselves near the quiet stream. Once more I shook my head free of the stuffy air that I had been breathing for several days. Taking a deep breath I said. "Where should I begin? My family lived in a human village in the wildlands of the northern mountains, and I once longed for nothing more than to be a skilled hunter, as my father was. The village was destroyed when the orcs massed and attacked the southlands. My family was killed, though I survived. For years, I thought of little but wreaking bloody vengeance upon the orcs. I stalked the crags with my bow, mercilessly killing all I crossed." I stopped to judge their reactions. Mayra's I couldn't read. Ryltar's looked like he understood.
Linu just nodded to me and said. "That doesn't sound like you at all dear."
"Indeed, I was much different then. My vengeance consumed me, and I dealt death at every turn... but I had no peace." I said continuing. "On the fifth winter of my hunt, I stalked an orc tribe deep into the Spine of the World and encountered a blizzard so terrible I could do naught but camp and pray. The blizzard was merciless and lasted days, and as I lay dying in the snow and wind I spotted a human man approaching. I thought I was mad. He was tall and strong, though I noticed he was missing his right hand. The cold did not seem to affect him... and he looked down at me kindly and picked me up from the snow without effort. I remember nothing beyond that. When I awoke, I found myself at a small Ilmateri monastery near the city of Silverymoon. The monks told me I had nearly died."
Ryltar said. "The man who saved you who was he?"
"I have often thought that he was none other than an avatar of Tyr, himself, the Lord of Justice. Though perhaps that is persumptuous of me. Whoever he was, the Ilmateri monks had not seen him bring me... and I never saw him again. Or perhaps I should say I never saw him in person. He came to me time and time again in my dreams for many months afterwards, telling me that my vengeance would bring no true justice. I refused him at first, determined to return to my bloody hunt. The dreams came more frequently, and the man grew more stern with me. The path lay elsewhere, I was told, and reluctantly I left the mountains and came to Neverwinter and entered the service of Tyr. The dreams never came again."
"So what happened then dear? You became a cleric?... Like Fenthick?" Linu said to me
"It's ok Linu. Not right away did I become a cleric. I did not meet Fenthick until later, much later in fact. Tyr's clerics took me in and over time I learned their ways and grew to admire the Maimed God. I chose to champion justice instead as his paladin, and found peace at long last. My dedication saw me rise through the ranks, and it was much later that I encountered the young acolyte, Fenthick, and knew that I... had found... my true path at last..." I said sadly remembering the first time I met Fenthick.
"I'm sorry I didn't mean to sadden you, dear." Linu said placing her hand on my shoulder.
"No, I... thank you, all of you. Thank you for listening to my tale. You all have been a great comfort to me." I said to them.
"So were these dreams you are having now... are they like the dreams before?" Ryltar said to me.
His question surprised me. I said. "No. No, they are not alike at all. The dreams in the mountains never frightened me as much. They didn't make me feel so helpless and alone." I rubbed my hands along my arms, before saying. "I only compare the current ones to them because they are so strong, and disturb me so profoundly. I feel as if... something has changed. Something has changed inside of me."
"What do you think has changed?" Ryltar asked me
"I.. I do not know. Not yet. But... I thank you, Ryltar, Linu, and Mayra, for listening to my tale. You all have been a great comfort to me. I am glad to call all of you a friend, and hope that we can remain thus in the future. For now, however, perhaps our attention should return to your mission. Do you have any questions for me." I said letting my mask of stress show.
"None that I can think of Aribeth. Know that you can always talk to us. No matter what is the problem." Ryltar said to me placing his hand on my shoulder.
"Thank you, once more. However, my feelings and problems, are small in comparison to your mission. You should get going." I said turning to go back to the barracks.
"Of course dear, Ryltar perhaps we should get going?" Linu said to Ryltar.
"Yes... of course." Rytlar said turning towards the forest.
"Safe journeys my friends return to me soon. So we can find this cult and bring it to justice." I said to them.
"We'll return as fast as the wind." Ryltar said to me.
Turning to leave. A voice in my head whispered. "Soon... very soon."
End Aribeth
(A/N: Hey all sorry about the long delay in updates. But summer job starting so I will proably update less. Doesn't mean I'm going to drop the story so dont' worry about that. As always please R/R)