"And what could you possibly want?" Mirrin asks crossly.
"Some assurance of my safety would be nice," Nolletta answers.
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Looking at Nolletta she says, "If we wanted you dead, we would have left you that way." She sighs a bit, "We know where we need to go... mostly. We just aren't sure of the exact terrain since we're going to places that we've never been before. I can fly though, so we don't really have to go over the terrain. I can usually find stuff from an areal view."
"Then why didn't you just leave me?" Nolletta asks. "And I wasn't talking about giving you directions."
Shaking her head again she says, "Because that's not who we are. I'm sorry we didn't just jump right into the thick of it, but we have our own trust issues. I'm not sure what you're referring to then, but listen...going with us means that there will be danger, probably lots of it. While I can't absolutely guarantee that you won't be put in danger, I can promise you that it won't be from us and we're not gonna just throw you to the first thing that rears it's ugly head at us. We seldom go looking for trouble, but it always seems to find us. So, I'm not sure what else to say."
"If you travel with us, we fight to keep you safe the same as we would with any of us. That's as much of a guarantee of safety as you can expect. We walk into danger to protect others, safe is a relative term." Rhadaya chimes in.
Sadhana watches the exchange silently, noting Noletta's smugness. She knew that the drow had a very different sense of morality in general, though individuals, but the level of....ingratitude considering that she was literally dead until Celia had restored her was incredible.
Tesia nods, "Yeah, just about all of us here have come very close to death, really recently as a matter of fact. It's just a part of the risk we all take. We know there's a chance that something might happen, but we try really hard not to let it." Without knowing what else she could say to convince Nolletta, Tesia gets quiet again and goes back to what's left of her breakfast.
Finishing up her plate shed says, "I know we're splitting up, but give me a chance to go through the stuff in this bag. There are things in here we can't really use and they might be of use to you. I'll be back down in a few minutes. Okay?" She asks, wantingv to make sure that Sadhana wouldn't leave until she was able to gived her some things from the bag that Arista gave her.
"Of course! We'll all be better off if we make sure we're properly equipped." Sādhanā replies, beginning to clear plates off the table.
Tesia nods, and gets up from the table. Going upstairs, she starts going through the bag that Arista gave her.
"That's all I ask," Nolletta says. "You don't betray me and I'll do my best not to betray you."
She digs in her sack and pulls out some parchment. She scribbles some lines and buildings. The drow passes the paper to Sadhana. "Here are directions to Ilneas. I've even included estimates for travel times. You should make it to the Temple of Iomedae by nightfall. It may be safe to spend the night there. Or you can just have your sorceress conjure up this manor again."
She looks the magus dead in the eyes. "The Fissure is about a day and a half due north beyond Ilneas. You might find Tichran there, you might not."
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"I'll try to not tell my mother to eat you," Magestreia says. "That's about as far as my promise goes."
"I owe you two things and Jack's left town," Mirrin says. "But I won't stab you over it."
Magestreia raises an eyebrow. "Who's Jack?"
Mirrin shakes her head. "It's just an expression meaning that I don't owe her anything."
A little while later, Tesia comes back downstairs with thed nag and starts piling various items on the table. Looking at Sadhana she says, there's some wands and stuff I can't use, so I'm going to send them with you. Hopefully, you guys can use it."[/b]
After laying the things from the bag on the table, Tesia takes off one of the bandoliers and holds it out to Sadhana, "Here, so you have some in case of emergency. There's eight cure light potions, two cure moderate, and that last one is a potion of invisibility. I know it seems like a lot, but Arista would smack me if I didn't make sure you guys had some back up stuff." She says, looking the magus in the eyes, "Is there some place we should plan on meeting up when we're done with everything?"
"That's all I ask," Nolletta says. "You don't betray me and I'll do my best not to betray you."
She digs in her sack and pulls out some parchment. She scribbles some lines and buildings. The drow passes the paper to Sadhana. "Here are directions to Ilneas. I've even included estimates for travel times. You should make it to the Temple of Iomedae by nightfall. It may be safe to spend the night there. Or you can just have your sorceress conjure up this manor again."
She looks the magus dead in the eyes. "The Fissure is about a day and a half due north beyond Ilneas. You might find Tichran there, you might not."
"Thank you!" the magus replies, taking the paper and looking it over committing the details to memory. "That's good to know, we appreciate it. If we do find her there, we'll stop her."
When Tesia comes back down, she accepts the collection of potions, wands, and scrolls, donning the bandolier. "I'll make sure that we put them all to good use." Sādhanā says with a smile. "Selecting a meeting place is a good idea," she replies considering their options.
Tesia thinks for a minute, "Maybe we can meet back at Lysse? It's kind of central to all the places we gotta go, and we can stay and help them with clean up if we need to, you know...since stuff got messed up when we destroyed that stupid lead golem. Then I can fly all of us home. How does that sound?"
"That works. Let's say three days. Whoever gets there first waits another two before checking up on the latest group?" Sādhanā suggests.
Tesia nods, "That seems the most logical plan. We'll all be careful, so that everyone comes home. No unnecessary risks. Okay?"
"I'm all for that." Celia says with a smile.
"Are we ready then?"
Tesia checks her person and makes sure she has everything, "Yup, I've got everything.
"I think we're good." Sādhanā says as her gaze encompasses everyone.
Rhadaya nods, uttering an arcane phrase as she floats a few inches off the ground.
"Yeah, let's get going."
Sienna looks at Tesia. "Tesia, take your group out first. If that trap is still out there, you can come back in. This mansion disappears once I walk out the door."
Taking a deep breath she nods, "Yeah, sure. Alright guys, lets go." Checking herself one last time to make sure she has everything, Tesia opens the door and walks out, hoping for the best.
Rhadaya flies out after her wife immediately taking a 20 ft elevation as she looks around.
The sky is clear though the air is a bit cold. Tesia and Rhadaya see no trace of Hastur's trap.
"We'll give you a head start so you can clear out of this area before we leave," Sienna calls from the doorway. "Hopefully, Hastur won't be able to find you before then."
Mirrin nudges Nolletta. "You next."
The drow puts her hands in the air and goes to join Tesia and Rhadaya.
Magestreia follows after the drow.
Mirrin turns to Sadhana. "We'll see you in three days, then."
She then goes to join the rest of the group.
Tesia nods as she attempts to get her bearings so that they'll know which direction to go in. She guessed they would just head northeast to begin with and go from there. Maybe they would rescue the nymphs first and then go after the other thing they needed to find.
Aside from the corpse of the man the group killed last night and a few ruined buildings, there isn't much in the area. Tesia sees the walls of Lysse to the south and she can tell that they aren't far from the city. She quickly orients herself and is confident of where north is.
Nodding she says, "Okay, I think I know where we're headed. I won't be able to communicate well while in the air, so let me know if you need me to land, or let Rhy know and she can let me know. If no one needs to stop to rest, I'll look for a safe place to land in a few hours so we can rest. We'll be heading northeast first, so it's probably going to get cold." Taking the bag off of her shoulder she hands it to Rhadaya, "There are extra cloaks and blankets in there in case anyone needs them. Give me a minute and we'll get going."
Putting her arms around her wife, she pulls her in for a kiss before stepping away from the group and changing into her giant eagle form. Shaking out her feathers, she lowers herself to the ground to make it easier for the rest of the group to climb up on her.
Sadhana nods in reply to Mirrin as she leaves. "Watch each other's backs, and be careful."
Hearing Sadhana as she transforms, Tesia looks back at the Magus and bobs her head up and down while warbling at her.
Nolletta climbs on top of Tesia first, extending her hand to help the others up.
Magestreia just shakes her head and climbs up on her own.
Mirrin sighs and takes the drow's hand. "You can just be an insufferable b$%#%, if you want, instead of trying to be friendly."
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Tesia moves her head to look at the girls with her big golden eyes before chirping at them.
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"I figured we should have a little less tension between us since we are going to be traveling together for a while," Nolletta responds. "Suit yourself though."
Tesia sighs inwardly, this was not going to be an easy trip as it was. They all needed to find a way to work together if they were gonna survive what was ahead of them. Looking between the two of them she lets out a softer questioning chirp.
Rhadaya just shakes her head with a touch of amusement as she floats up onto Tes' back.
Tesia waits to hear from the others that they're ready to go. She wasn't going to take off while they were bickering....or whatever it was they were doing, and risk someone getting pushed off. She would wait until they were ready to behave. Shaking her head, she takes the preflight time to stretch.
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Cyna grabs her gear after breakfast making sure everything is clean and ready for travel. Stepping out of the magical mansion she mumbles to herself. "Back to work."