With a chuckle, Vishanti finishes her drink and waves to the women as they leave.
After a short trip back to the bath house, Derika indeed finds a trio of green armbands on the corpses.
"Hmmm...maybe we should look them over a little more closely for other clues. I wonder why they went all crazy?" She says as she examines the bodies more closely for other clues as to what the significance of the armbands is.
Vishanti first does a curory look for anything out of the ordinary, then takes the time to intently study each man's remains, mentally sorting the injuries sustained in the battle to determine their condition prior to attacking them.
Derika finds nothing special about the armbands and Vishanti doesn't determine anything unusual about their remains aside from being disemboweled and portions of them being broken and smashed.
Derika sighs and takes the armbands off of the bodies, "Well...I guess we'll just hang onto these in case we need them later. I guess we head towards the northern part of the Warrens like Louis said."
Eldan nods. "Let's go."
She nods and follows Eldan as she keeps an eye out for trouble.
Vishanti follows, close but not enough so to be in immediate danger should they meet an attack,
Vishanti manages to see a man with a green armband look around suspiciously before darting down a dark alley.
"One of them just ran off that way down the alley" Vishanti says quickly.
"So...should we go after them?" Eldan asks Derika.
She nods, "Most definitely." She says as she takes off quickly after them.
You head down the alleyway and find it to be a maze of dead ends and roundabouts.
"I'm guessing kobolds can't sniff out people," Eldan says, looking around for clues to the man's route.
She shakes her head, "There must be a hidden passage here somewhere." She says as she takes a closer look around the area.
Derika and Eldan find no clues.
She grunts in angry frustration before slamming a fist into the wall, "Damn it to all nine hells!" She curses before slamming her back into the wall as she leans against it, "So close...I don't even know what to do now."
"See anything, Vishanti?"
Vishanti, likewise, isn't able to find where the man went.
Eldan sighs. "So, what now? Head back home or camp out here and see if one of those men show up eventually?"
She sighs, "Well....I'm tense as all nine hells now and probably wouldn't be able to sleep if my life depended on it. I think I do want a massage and since those pigs frequented that bar once, maybe we'll get lucky and they'll come back while we're there. I don't like the idea of camping out all night though without telling Corda what's going on. I wouldn't want her worrying about us. I don't know...I'm just feeling really frustrated right now..." She closes her mouth, not knowing how to really give voice to what she was really feeling.
"I can head back and let Corda know what's going on," Eldan says. "I'm pretty sturdy and I think I know the way well enough."
She nods, "Okay, just be safe and we'll wait for you in the bar." She says as she takes Vishanti's hand and heads back to Louis's bar.
"That sounds like a good idea actually. I could definitely use a massage as well and I do like the idea of being in the area if the rest of those thugs were to turn up there again." Vishanti adds. "Just be careful heading back alright?"
She nods and tries to give Vishanti a smile, but it trembles slightly as she can't help but think about things and why they were here. Maybe a massage would help both of their minds relax, if only for a little while. Taking Vishanti's hand she bids Eldan farewell and heads back to the bar with her love.
Leaning in to give her love a kiss on the forehead, Vishanti squeezes Derika's hand understanding the pressure she feels.
Derika just sort of leans into Vishanti as they walk and lets her presence soothe her aching heart.
Golga is again outside when Derika and Vishanti return. "Back already? I knew the idea of a massage would win you over."
Eldan heads back to the house. Upon hearing Corda at work, decides to get out of his armor and take a small nap.
She nods, a general weariness about her as she looks at Golga with a mixed expression of exhaustion and frustration. Sighing she says, "The three we killed before all had those stupid arm bands, then we saw one...but the sly bastard got away before we could catch him and we lost him down an alley and now I don't know where to go...but if I have to hunt down and kill every jackass that wears one of those things...then so be it. I will not rest until this threat is terminated." She says a bit vehemently before taking a breath to steady herself, "While Eldan goes back to let our other friend know what's going on so she doesn't worry, we thought we would stick around here in cast those giant t$+% heads came back....soooo...we kinda thought...yeah, why not get a massage? Maybe then I won't feel so much like $hit." She finishes as she tries to give Golga a smile as small as it is, it's all she can muster at the moment.
"Come inside and I'll get you loosened up," Golga says, opening the door.
She nods and goes in the opened door while holding Vishanti's hand, "Thanks Golga."
"I think it would definitely do us some good." Vishanti says with a smile as they go inside.
Not used to people really touching her other than Vishanti she sort of seems a little reluctant, but anything had to be better than what she was feeling at the moment. She would just try not to flinch too much.
Golga leads Derika and Vishanti to the back. Two cushioned cots occupy a small room that smells of lavender. The half-orc goes to light a multitude of candles around the room. She hands Derika and Vishanti each a towel. "Go ahead and strip, then lie down. I'll be back in a couple of minutes."
Golga then leaves the room.
Sighing she starts taking of things once Golga is out of the room. Looking at Vishanti she says feeling a little nervous, "I don't know...you're the only person I've ever been naked in front of...the only one that's ever...touched me. I mean....I know this is different...but I feel kinda...weird." The nervousness shows in the tightening of her muscles as well as the way she shakes slightly, "I'm only doing this because we don't need me being a nervous wreck when we're dealing with whatever we have to deal with....and because you're with me. I think...actually I'm pretty sure I could do anything as long as you're with me." She says giving her love a smile as her cheeks darken, the color spreading from the base of her neck to the top of her ears.
Bringing a hand up to Derika's cheek Vishanti gives her a loving smile. "I'll always be with you love. Just relax. We have been through a lot, and the body stores tension even when we force our minds to lock it away. You're at your best in a fight when you channel a pure stream of emotion, it's a primal energy that is beautiful to witness. Tension and stress can block that flow. I always see how well you take care of your weapons love, your body needs the same care."
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She nods as she climbs up onto the table and lays the towel over herself, "Yeah...I know...you're right, you're usually right. I...I take care of everyone else...I'm still getting used to someone else caring about me." She says honestly as she lays her head down on the cot thing and breaths in the scent of the lavender.
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"Well get used to it." Vishanti says with a smile as she finishes undressing and gets on the cot beside her and pulls the towel over herself. "Because that, my love, is never going to change."
She nods as she gives Vishanti a little smile, "Okay...you know what I need better than I do myself sometimes. I can do this and so far it doesn't seem too bad...I mean...that smell in here is kinda nice and relaxing. I just don't understand why I feel so nervous. I guess it's just something I'm not used to." She takes some deep breaths willing herself to relax and closes her eyes.
Golga comes back with a bottle of oil and dressed a little more modestly. "Alright, who's first?"
At the sound of Golga's voice her eyes pop open suddenly as she looks at Vishanti, "Mmmaybe if I can see her working on you it'll...it'll alleviate some of my nervousness. I don't know...I'm just not used to this is all. Do...do you want to go first love?" She asks feeling more timid than she had in years and couldn't even understand why.
"Of course love. You'll see there's nothing to worry or be uncomfortable about." Vishanti says with a comforting smile. "I am in your hands Golga." she says calmly, pulling her hair aside to expose her back and neck the myriad of mystic tattoos adorning her body on vivid display.
Golga pours some oil that smells like jasmine in her hands and warms it up by rubbing them together. She starts from Vishanti's shoulders, kneading them vigorously. "Let me know if I get too rough."
When Corda heads toward the kitchen for lunch, she finds Eldan dozing on the couch.
Derika just watches, not sure what to think. It didn't look....bad and Golga seemed to know what she was doing...and the oil did smell nice. Maybe it wouldn't be soooo bad.
"Ahhhhhh." Vishanti sighs as she begins to feel the tension worked from her shoulders. "That's good."
Satisfied with the pliancy of Vishanti's shoulders, Golga moves lower, working the muscles around the shamaness' shoulder blades. Her hands work a little harder to remove the tightness. "Good. When was the last time you truly relaxed?"