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Antal carefully ties the rope off and begins to swing. He hesitates, gauging the distance and starts a slow loop diagonally above his head. At just the right moment he lets go, the rope passing through his hand so that he can pull the cast taught. Like fishing
Assuming that the object is hooked, he will then slowly start reeling it back in. And then he sees the hook go wide...
Antal accepts the wand gratefully from Mak'da and gives it a try. "I will admit, this is new to me. But Irori is beginning to speak to me, and perhaps the magic will work." He waves the wand and invokes the same words that Arisira used. Having moved back towards where the cell is located, Antal crouches in the shadows but does not move forward with Arisira due to his armor. How does she feel safe in that flimsy armor? He carefully sets down his shield and quietly draws a longbow in anticipation. Only if necessary. Maybe the party is right and I have become blood thirsty.
"Looks like you are going to get your chance for more revenge. I vote we keep moving. No sense waiting around for the lizardfolk to find us first." Antal looks regretful. "It's not all I care about. It's hard to not hate these things, but then I am reminded of true courage when you sing. Killing is not really courage, I know." He follows, and listens to the booming voice. What is this? Truly a god, or only trickery? Antal stays at the ready.
Now that the combat is over, Antal has a chance to see the effect of their actions on the young lizardfolk. He shakes lizard blood from his sword, still watching the scene. he nods at Shen’s question, thinking of other things. ”This feels like an echo of the past somehow,” he says. He sheathes his sword and begins to follow Arisira. He tries to be quiet. Remember the past. Even monsters have families, but does that make them less than monsters? I know they killed her. What else can I do but follow this path...
Antal watches the exchange patiently, watching the creature seeming to communicate with Arisira. I am sure she will fill us in when there is time. The thing seems friendly at least. He looks around at the carnage and shifts in his saddle. "I wonder if we could have stopped this slaughter, were we here."
Antal rides along with the group, mostly silent. "A bit disappointing, but I am not sure what I really expected," he says. As the storm begins to return, he pulls his hood up over his head and watches their surroundings. Seeing the miners, his mood turns darker. He sips at his canteen, wishing it was something besides water. His fingers open and close around the reins. "What is happening Shen, Mak'da? Do you think there are more druids around?"
Antal rolls over in the mud, and looks at the broken body. Then at himself. He holds his hands in front of him. "I am alive. Huh." Irori give thanks and your blessing to whomever healed me. Standing up, he looks at his companions and at the swell of halflings around them. Picking up his weapons, he says little else for the moment.
Absolutely Vera. I will volunteer for the first watch," Antal says. "And I could use a bit of time to sharpen my weapons. This humidity..." He lights a torch and sets it against a rock with the butt of it in the dirt. Pulling out his whetstone, he then lays out his weapons on a blanket and begins to apply some care to them. Harmony whickers and settles down for the night behind him. Assuming his watch begins, he takes a moment to pray to Irori and then begins his work. In all, he sets out his glaive, a halberd, a small longsword, and several daggers. Once those are sharp, he oils his heavy flail and the dark wood of his composite longbow. Bow gleaming, he sorts his bundles of arrows and sets them back into his quivers, testing the feathers with a touch. Holstering the quivers again, he tests drawing and notching, then sheathing various arrows again. Eventually satisfied, he sheathes all of his weapons again, wraps the whetstone and puts it away carefully, and then folds the blanket back up. The halfling leans against harmony to finish his watch. Eyeing the torch, he gauges the time until he is to wake the next person and scans the surroundings for any trouble. A good day, and nothing better than work to ease my burdens.
With map in hand, Antal smiles broadly. ”This is great! I can navigate us around. Do you want me to spend a bit of effort to muddy our tracks in case anyone follows us? Or take up the rear to watch for trackers?” A short delay in visiting the ruins is ok. How do I feel about finding another tribe of halflings? A little strange, but Arisira seems convinced that all will be well.
Antal for his part appears happy with the mission. ”I know we cannot fix all the things in the world, including who runs this town. However, this is a chance to do some real good!” He looks at Shen. ”The scarab sages might have sent us here for a reason. These ruins could be the beginning of something big. I am proud to have you as my teammate.” ”We are going to need weapons for this, I think. Lots of them. Luckily. I have loaded Harmony up with a decent arsenal and you are all well equiped.” Irori protect me, but have I been handed the means for revenge? I always thought it would be far away, and to have these opportunities so close at hand is too dangerous! Surely not all lizards are evil, but it will be difficult to restrain myself from going too far. Irori, guide my prayers and stay my hand should I be wrong.
Antal level up details Skills Increased: Acrobatics, Climb, Handle Animal, Perception, Ride, Stealth, Survival, Swim
For Harmony's combat training, I currently have +4 with the level. If I get a skill song from Arisira can I automatically complete the training at DC15? Or should I still buy a skill item for 50gp to guarantee the training?
Antal watches the laborers cautiously as he goes about the stabling duties. He examines the various mounts and pets brought to him, and greets the owners politely. When there is time to talk with the rest of the party, he asks "What is that snake business and badge referring to?" Are they treasure hunters, or perhaps they might know of where artifacts could be found. I best be careful until I know more.
Apologies for the slow posting. This has been mainly due to some extremely long work hours over the past weekend. This week should be better, and I am excited to level up! I will be traveling next week, flying out on Saturday and returning the weekend after. I will do my best to check in during this time. Thanks for the understanding, and I continue to be invested in this story!
Antal manages to escape the entanglement area, and makes it to the wall of the building, sheathing his sword as he moves. He drops his shield on arriving at the wall. The halfling quick-draws his sling once clear and fires at green.
He stares down the green lizard and prepares himself to move there next round.
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