Ixeo dives downward to collect his reward, figuring that it might give him something to bargain with should his supply of gold be insufficient to purchase passage to Kaer Maga.
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YOU SEEM TO BE SPEAKING A VARIATION OF TALDANE. MAY I ASSUME THEN THAT I AM IN THE INNER SEA REGION OF GOLARION? I HAVE LOST MY BEARINGS SOMEWHAT
I AM IN SOMETHING OF A HURRY AT THE MOMENT, SERPENTINE CREATURE. HOWEVER, I BELIEVE MY CREATOR WOULD WISH THAT YOU BE FREED, AS SHE PLACES A HIGH VALUE ON THE LIVES AND FREEDOMS OF SENTIENT BEINGS. TO THAT END, I SHALL CUT YOU FREE, PLEASE HOLD STILL. Ixeo speaks, swimming over to the trapped creature. As he uses the blade of his klar to cut through the rigging, he attempts to make small talk. ARE YOU A MALE OR FEMALE MEMBER OF YOUR SPECIES?
THIS REMINDS ME OF THE FABLE ABOUT THE CLOCKWORK MAN WHO FAILED TO KEEP CUSTODY OF HIS OWN KEY AND SANK TO THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN. ONE OF THE FEW STORIES I KNOW THAT DOES NOT INVOLVE A HAMMER. Ixeo thinks, stowing said hammer. Uncertain as to how deep the water is, he activates his marine protocols, sealing what cavities on his body are not already flooded in order to increase buoyancy. Using his klar as a sort of fin, he begins propelling himself toward the shore.
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