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With the threat dealt with that she could actually do anything about, Cindersnake starts backing up toward where the others were dragging the unconscious shaman. She calls out to Derrick as the swarm of bugs surround him, "To the tomb, brave little tshamek! Call the explosion of ancient wrath again against these pests!"
Derrick rushes over to the sarcophagus and waits. The swarm crawls over to him, ready to overwhelm him. He waits until th last second to toss the lid off, causing an eruption of flames which burns the beetles to a crisp.
Derrick falls onto his back, patting out a small flame on his shirt.
"So, just how much are we getting paid to explore this sh*thole?"
"There was a contract with the merchant who organized this expedition, though I forget the specifics at the moment." Vedic said, breathing heavily and trying to ignore the painful stings. "Also, there is our individual share of whatever we find here."
While her companions deal with the threat, Valsaya drops to her knees next to Ulfak's body, and begins to frantically dig into the backpack she got from Sal. "I know it's in here somewhere...," she mutters to herself, then lets out a triumphant "Aha!" as she produces a leather satchel. Pulling it open, she takes a second to examine the wounds on Ulfak's body, then quickly patches him up as best she can.
"I don't know about you," says Derrick, "but considering we're in sh*tty shape, I'd say we make our way out of here. I'd rather not be in thsi death trap a moment longer."
Vedic nodded, still looking pale and pained from the damage the swarm had done to him. "Indeed. A bit of time to recuperate would be wise."
"That seems like a wise course of action. If anyone can help me, we can get Ulfak back to town. Seeing as this ruin apparantly has been here for a long time, I'm sure it can wait a little bit longer, and we can come back once we've renewed our strength." Wary of the wolves in the previous chamber, Valsaya first moves down the corridor a bit, listening for any sounds.
"You don't look so hot yourself Vedic", Valsaya says when she walks back into the room. "Sit down for a moment, let me see if there's anything I can do." Taking out the healer's kit again, Valsaya tries to patch up Vedic's wounds somewhat. "Now sit still, this might hurt a bit."
"I feel quite terrible, actually. Those insects were quite vicious."
He winced a few times as the poultices were applied to leech the insect venom out of his skin. It took a while, but Valsaya's ministrations numbed the stings quite a bit. As the adrenaline and pain left his body, Vedic was suddenly very tired.
"Thank you. I feel much better now. How is Ulfak?"
"I patched him up as best I could. He's stable, and with some time, he'll be fine, I think. But he needs to rest, and could use some more able medical attention. I'm not actually any good at this, and I feel I'm just muddling by," she smiles apologetically.
"For now, I suggest we head back to town, and rest up. We can already inform Sal of our findings, and confirm that this place is indeed unexplored."
"I concur." Vedic said simply, gingerly getting to his feet. "Let us return."
Cindersnake rubs at nasty burning bug bites along her legs as she nods, "At least a nights rest and a heap of ointment would be welcome. Then tomorrow we come back and slay everything in here that wants to slay us back."