Magestreia looks at the rogue. "We don't have much of a choice, do we? If she's important to Wyvaire, it would be best to keep the nymph out of her grasp."
Tesia looks back at the two, "I know this will delay things, but I promised Arista that we would get the Nymphs safely back to Maera, their sister. I know we may not be able to free all of them right now, but we're here with her now. We found her and no telling why Wyvaire wants her so badly, but we can't risk it. It was really really hard for Arista to stay home, and the only reason she did is because she knows she can trust us to finish what she could not. Even if it's one Nymph at a time. As soon as she's well enough, I will fly us all out of here and back to her home. I will make sure she's safely back with Maera, and then we will continue on with what we need to do. I'm really sorry, but I just can't leave her here. Everything we do is important, every person we save is important, and the evil will still be here when we get back." Tesia looks back down at the Nymph and wonders if she should heat some water for tea or something.
"Consider each of them we manage to get to safety a separate mission, a separate success. One more person out of some vile monster's clutches." Rhadaya says.
Tesia nods her head, "Yeah....then we just have to kill the monsters." Shrugging slightly she says, "It's all part of what we do. It's more than just smiting evil and slaying stuff...it's about...giving people hope."
The nymph groans and her eyes flutter for a moment.
Tesia goes to the Nymph's side, "Shhhh....[smaller]you're alright now." She says, her voice soft and soothing. The last thing Tesia wanted to do was startle or scare the Nymph after everything she had been through.
"Where...where am I?" the nymph asks, her eyes still closed.
Tesia looks at her wife before sitting on the floor of the tent, beside the Nymph. Tesia keeps her voice calm and even as she speaks, "Well, right now you're in a tent, roughly near the foothills of the Rimespire mountains." Tesia pauses for a moment, not wanting to overload her with too much information at once.
"Do you remember anything?" Rhadaya asks gently.
The nymph sits up slightly. "I cannot recall anything at the moment...it feels as if I have been dreaming for a long time...Are my sisters safe?"
Tesia takes her waterskin and holds it out to the Nymph, "Would you like some water?" She asks, trying to give the Nymph a moment to collect her thoughts. As she holds out the waterskin she tries to explain things as much as she can, "So far, you are the only one we have found. Some friends of ours met your sister Maera, and she told them of her sisters that were trapped in ice. They told Maera that they would free her sisters as soon as they could....but one of them is with child and after many battles had to stay at home to rest, and our group had to split up in order to...attract less attention and cover more ground. It's okay if you don't remember everything right away, we're here to help you. We will do everything possible to find your other sisters and set them free as well. I know that Maera is missing all of you very much."
The nymph takes the waterskin from Tesia. After a few sips, she looks to the druidess. "I miss them as well. I cannot tell how long it has been."
Nodding she says, "I'm sorry for what has happened to all of you. We will do our best to find your other sisters and return you all home safely to Maera. It's okay if you don't remember everything, the important thing is that you're here now, and that you're safe." She says, trying to reassure the Nymph of her safety. Looking at the Nymph he asks, "So, what is your name?"
"Ephana," the nymph answers.
"It's a pleasure to meet you Ephana." Rhadaya says softly.
Tesia shakes herself from her thoughts, "Yes, it is good to meet you Ephana. I'm sorry, I guess my mind wandered off for a moment. As I said before, my name is Tesia, aznd this is my wife, Rhadaya. These other two women are Magestreia, and Mirrin. We need to find the rest of your sisters, and set them free, so we can take all of you home. Do you remember anything about what happened to them, or how you ended up ikn thed lake?" Tesia asks, hoping that she isn't overloading the young woman with too many questions.
Ephana shakes her head. "The forest was attacked by a young wizard and several knights in whitish blue armor. The wizard seemed especially knowledgeable about how to overcome us and wasn't interested in bloodshed. Though many people believe we are immune to sleep spells, we truly are not. I must have been the first captured because I do not remember much after the wizard's arrival."
Tesia looks at her wife before looking back at the Nymph. There was no way that Ephana could go with them. They couldn't guarantee her safety, and while she knew it would delay their time frame for meeting back up with thed others, she'd much rather get Ephana back to her sister safely. Maybe if they got Ephana back to Maera, she could help them figure out where to look for the rest of her sisters.
"It's okay, maybe once we get you back to Maera she can remember something that will help us find thed rest of your sisters. Are you hungry?"
"Yes..." Ephana manages. "It's strange thinking about food..."
"I know a lot of things must seem strange right now, but I'm sure you'll start feeling better about things once we get you back to your sister." Tesia looks up at the others, "We'll have to rest here tonight and start out first thing in the morning. I'll have to fly us all back to Maera to try and figure out where we can find the other fey. "
Getting up, Tesia clears a place for food to appear. She didn't want to risk anyone, by separating the party to look for food. Tesia utters some words in Druidic and calls forth a feast large enough to feed all of them.
Smiling at Ephana she says, "Just go ahead and help yourself to whatever you like."
Ephana takes a small bit of fruit at first, testing to see how she would react to the nourishment.
Magestreia waits for the nymph to get what she wants before getting her own food.
Mirrin sets up her bedding before getting any food.
Tesia waits until everyone else gets their food first, before making a plate for herself.
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As they head towards the buildings in t hhe distance, Roshan looks around at his new companions. Shaking his head slightly Roshazn says, "Watching you guys back there, how you all work together so smoothly as a unit....it was pretty azmazing to watch how you took down that thing down. You just made it look....so easy. I'm pretty sure I wouldc have been worm food if it had not been for the rest of you being there." Roshan coughs a little, "I mean, some of the stories I heard sounded like such fantasy....but, it didn't even compare to seeing you all in action, up close and personal. I just thought I'd tell you all how amazing I thought you were, you know...in case I don't haved another chances to." He manages tok get out before hit by another fit of coughing. He was young, but Roshan was no fool. He knew that he was poisoned, and that it was coursing it's way through his body. Hed also knew that him moving was causing it to spread faster through his system and that if they did not find someone at what looked like a tiny village, that could properly care for him and heal the poison....that he would die.
Roshan knew that even though he delayed the effects of the poison, that his time would still be limited if they didn't find someoned that could get thef poison out of his system.
"I'm sure you'll be fine, Roshan," Sienna says. "Things usually work out for us."
Mirrin looks to Tesia as they eat. "We should probably stop in Brelock and get Ephana a hooded cloak to disguise her a bit. Then we can head for Lysse and meet with the others. We are supposed to be meeting up with them, right?"
Tesia nods, "Yeah...I hate that we were able to find the rest of the Nymphs before heading back....but everything usually happens the way it does for a reason."
Roshan nods, "Sure Ms. Sienna, it would seem that way with everything the lot of you have been through, and still going strong."
"Our task seems to be a bit more involved than it first seemed," Magestreia says. "I'm worried, though. If we gather with the others, we might attract certain unwanted attention again."
Tesia sighs and shrugs, "I really don't know what else to do. If we don't meet up with the others, they might worry about us. These...tasks always seem to end up more complicated than we think they are."
"That's pretty much life," Mirrin says.
"Come morning, I should be able to fully heal you and restore any damage done by the poison." Celia says calmly.
"We do draw more attention in a larger group, and can accomplish multiple objectives like this at once." Rhadaya says after a bit of thought.
"Thank you Roshan, we've been doing this so long now I think we take for granted the scale of things sometimes." Sahdaa says with a smile. "Like Sienna says, I'm sure you'll be okay, and pretty soon fights like that will feel like second nature if you're spending time around us."
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"It might be best for us to focus on this while the others handle other matters," Mirrin says after Rhadaya gives her assessment. "Perhaps we can send them a message or something."
Tesia nods, "Alright, how do we get a message to them then?" Finishing her food she sighs a little, "Look...I know that life can get...complicated sometimes, and I'm sorry if I've seemed out of it or whatever...I just...sometimes I just wish life was a little less complicated...but, that doesn't mean that I don't think we can handle this, I just don't want the others worrying about us, and who knows what they're dealing with anyways. Trouble seems to follow us wherever we go."
Looking at Ephana she says, "I don't want you getting the wrong idea. I'm very glad we found you, and we will get you safely back to Maera before continuing to look for the rest of your sisters. I just want to make sure the others know what's going on okay?"
Roshan looks towards the tiny grouping of buildings once more before looking back at the Magus, "I guess I can understand how if you're used to fighting stuff like that all the time it would kind of be no big deal to you. You all have been through that...probably much worse, and you're all here....so, I believe you. I'm not sure how long it will take for things like that to feel second nature to me though. I guess it depends on how often things come bursting through the ground that can breath fire and swallow us whole." He says with a slight smirk, it's not like he couldn't have a sense of humor about it.
"We'd just need to find a decent enough cleric," Mirrin suggests. "They can send messages."
"I'll take the first watch," Magestreia offers after finishing her food. "Hopefully, we can have a peaceful night."
Tesia nods, "Okay...well, maybe there will be one in that town...or maybe they'll know where to find one? We need to get Ephana a couple things anyways." Digging through the bag that Arista had given to her, she pulls out a cloak and takes it to Ephana, "We'll try to get you a warmer one when we go back to that town tomorrow, but for now I have this one on us." She offers, while holding out the cloak to the Nymph.
Tesia looks over at Magestreia, "Thanks, I hope it's quiet too." Turning her head to look at Mirrin she asks, "Would you like to take watch with Magestreia? You guys could wake us when it's our turn."
"If I could tell exactly where they were I think could send a message on the wind if it isn't too far, I've never tried it before but I'm sure I could. My sense of the air around me and the wind currents has gotten a lot stronger recently." Rhadaya says.
"Is there a way to figure out where they are? I don't know where they are right now." Tesia comments.
"It would probably require scrying, which is beyond my ability, but if we find someone who can it would help." Rhadaya answers as she starts getting their bedrolls set up.
"Nah, I'll take the next watch, so we all get a little more sleep," Mirrin says. "I don't know where we'd find a wizard not out to kill us in these parts."
Tesia looks between Mirrin and Rhy, "Okay...I didn't think about the whole time to sleep thing. It would be better for all involved if we were all well rested. I'm not sure what the probability of finding someone capable of doing that in that town is, but if at all possible we will go with that plan. If not...we'll figure out something else." Tesia yawns, "I think that bed roll is calling my name." Tesia makes sure that Ephana has enough blankets to be as comfortable as possible before laying down with Rhy once the bedrolls and blankets are ready.
As Tesia and Rhadaya take their watch, they hear the howling of wolves not too far in the distance.
Looking at Rhy she says, "I don't like the sound of that. If it's more than just a couple, they could prove to be a problem. Do you think we should wake the others, or just see if I can tell how many there are, and how far away they are first?"
"Maybe see if we can get a guage on them first." Rhadaya suggests. " From the air I can get a better idea of where they are in relation to us."