[ We find Our Heroes in front of Nym's home. Kenji's got a magic bag with a head in it, and you've got an altarpiece to collect. ] [ Session Start! ] * Max floats on his Book, already making notes and scribbles, completing some ideas this battle helped him concrete. * Istvan has managed to sneak a couple of moments alone with his new armor, and is now wearing it! It's damn nice looking. * HKenji nods to Seylin and motions for her to take the lead. * Max pushes his glasses up his nose. "And carry the seven..." * Seylin nods in return and heads forward. * Alcinoe isn't wearing new armor. She's wet. * Patrick smirks, as normal. He's not wearing new armor. Hey, Alcinoe. Now that I have this armor, I'm not gonna be needing my red dragon scale. Wanna use it? Be a shame to just stuff it in my closet. Hoo, boy. *seems to have finished something* I hope there was as much treasure in there as there seemed... * Alcinoe blinks at Istvan. "Ya sure?" * Will is standing somewhere in the back as usual. He stretches his neck to see what's going on up front. * Istvan shrugs. "Better than the armor you have on." * Alcinoe nods slowly. She looks a bit confused, still, but that passes and she smiles. "Sure. Ah'd like that." Good. Just make sure to mention my name if people on campus ask who made it. Be good for business. *grins* * Max giggles at that. Ah will. * Istvan patpats his new armor. *softly* "No need to be jealous now, see?" * Alcinoe clanks after Seylin. [ Seylin reaches the door! It's open, currently, allowing a pleasant breeze to waft through the treehouse. ] * Max floats on after Alci and Seylin, already with his nose burried in his Book again. * Seylin peeks in. [ Seylin doesn't see Nym, but he could be on the other side of the house, or upstairs. ] * Istvan shifts his weight a few times from foot to foot, and 'hmm's. "Definately not gonna be able to move around as well in this as in the dragonscale, but then again, I won't really hafta." * Seylin steps inside and looks around cautiously. [ Nym comes around into view right about now. "Ah, so you return, victorious!" ] One ex-wyrm. We've done it. (We chopped it in half, then it became two worms!) It was...surprisingly ineffective. I had calculated far more severe a drain on our resources. * Will nods. We prepared. When we're ready, ain't much that can stand up to us. * HKenji smiles a small, secret smile from the back of the party. I'm beginning to see that. It is comforting to know. We have returned, as promised. Now you are free. Yep! It can't hurt your city anymore. ^_^ *pushes his glasses up his nose* [ Nym nods. "Yes, and that means I can give you my piece of the Altar. Come with me, and I will give it to you." ] Thank you. * Seylin follows Nym. * Will follows Sey! * Patrick follows Seylin, glancing at Alci and Kenji as he walks off. * Alcinoe raises an eyebrow at Pat before walking after him. * HKenji follows alongside Alci. * Istvan follows. * Max follows, too! [ Nym leads to a circular staircase that leads downwards through the heart of the tree. The staircase is a bit of a squeeze for Tia, but she manages to come down anyhow. ] * Seylin descends the stairs gracefully. [ The stairs end in a bright metal door engraved with runes that glow a dim blue. The door might be magic. ] * Patrick decends it like a guy. With a bow. (No, really?) * Max floats down, so really doesn't care how steep they are or aren't. ( Yes, really. ) * Max can tell they -are- magic! Gotta love his glowy blue eyes. [ Nym grasps the door's handle in his right hand, pauses a moment, and then opens the door as if there were nothing special to it. Inside the door is a well-lit room with a pedastal in the middle. In the center of the pedastal is one quarter of the altar. ] * Seylin smiles in amazement. "Oh!" She takes a careful step into the room. * Max floats forward, looking to Nym to make sure it's alright before floating on in to look at the altar-piece. If it was, indeed, alright. That's two down. [ He walks over to the piece, hefts it, and carries it over to you all. "Here you are. I no longer have any need of it." ] * Seylin bows to Nym and holds out her hands to accept it. "Thank you. Thank you so much. You've helped us greatly." * Alcinoe smiles. * Patrick smiles. * Max pushes his glasses up his nose. "I can't wait to study it." [ "Ah, but you have helped me, as well. Now my countrymen can enjoy a peaceful death." ] Would you like to return with us? * Max nods. "It'd not be nearly so lonely as here. Though, um, if you would grant permission, I'd maybe like to see if we can garner interest in rebuilding Sunhome?" * Patrick shakes his head at Max. Let them rest in peace, Max. * Max blinks. "Huh?" [ "Sunhome does not need to be rebuilt," says Nym. "As to returning with you, I will not do so immediately, but I will eventually rejoin society at large, yes. There is, after all, a great deal to pack before I move anywhere." ] * Alcinoe nods. "Ah hope things go well fer ya." So do I. Is there anything else we can do for you? Um, if you've got any way of contacting me, I'll be happy to help you pack or move or whatever, if you need my help, that is. Um. Heh. ^^; * Max pushes his glasses back up his nose, and looks at the alter-piece some more. * Max then squints, and finally jerks his gaze away. He takes off his glasses to rub at his eyes with his fists. That...is going to take some getting used to. * Will blinks. "You ok there, Max?" Fine, fine... just a bit blinded. *tears do seem to be coming out as he rubs, but not the crying kind* What happened? He looked into the face of a god. No, but it -is- more magic than I have looked at at once before. It's a bit blinding. * Seylin cradles the altar piece carefully. I'll have to get used to it if I'm going to study it, though. *puts his glasses back on and nods firmly* * Patrick smirks. That could easily be considered the face of a god. Don't bother. I doubt you'll get much use from it... * Max blinks, and the blue glow in his eyes fades away. "Use?" * Istvan hangs a bit back of the others and eyes the surroundings, not really paying attention to the conversation. * Max looks at the altarpiece again, this time not seeming to have any trouble. "...this won't help much, either. I'll have to actually prepare my lab equipment." * Seylin has a rather bemused expression. "Is there anything else we need to do before we prepare to head back?" [ "Will you be returning to your home immediately, or might you not stay a while, perhaps?" ] Pretty much, it's too strong for you to get any knowledge out of. * Seylin looks over at Kenji. Unfortunately, our time is limited. Much as we would like to stay. [ Nym nods. "I understand." ] We've two more pieces of the altar, and we know where only one of those is located. And the piece we -do- know requires... many preparations. [ Nym nods again. "Perhaps I will visit you sometime after I move. We will see." ] Please do. We would love to see you again. We might stay one day, though, Kenji? I can get us home VERY quickly if we wait at least that long. How quickly? Instantly. And repeatably. We could get the entirety of the linnorm's hoard home in one day. Teleportation? * Max nods. ^_^ * HKenji frowns, then looks to Seylin and Alcinoe. * Alcinoe shakes her head. "We'd better take this piece back as fast as we can." But I need to finish a couple of calculations, and I'm out of useful spells for today, anyway. It took us...how many days to walk here, through hazardous and enemy-infested territory? One day, at most two, in this safe haven, and we can skip all of that and be home instantly. Could take shifts doin' patrols, just in case. If you can get us all back safely and quckly, then let's do that. * HKenji nods to Max. "Make it so." Alrighty! * Patrick snerks. * Seylin laughs. * Max makes to point his Book off up the stairs when his stomach growls. "...uh, I'll get started just after lunch?" I'll take first overnight shift. Wanna get used to moving around in this armor. * Alcinoe shakes her head. "We're teleportin' back, Istvan." Yeah, but Max needs a day to prepare. That includes a night. * Istvan looks over at Max. "Right?" Yep. I'll work until nightfall, then get a good night's sleep so I can prepare the spells properly. And then we go up to the lair again, and pack things up so we can make as few trips as possible, and we go! It sounds good to me. * Alcinoe sighs. "Sure." * Istvan nods. "So like I said. I got first overnight patrol." * HKenji whispers softly in Alci's ear, "If there's something wrong, let me know." * Seylin looks over at Alcinoe, then sees Kenji whisper to her. * Alcinoe flicks her ear, then she nods to Kenji. * Max doesn't notice this byplay, and floats happily on upstairs. ^_^ * Istvan has poor interpersonal relation skills, and fails to notice it either! * Will sees Kenji whispering in Alci's ear. He wonders what that's about. :/ (We're talking about you, Will.) (They're simply plotting tonight's tryst.) Hey, no eavesdropping. * Seylin looks slightly puzzled. ( Alci is going to murder Will in his sleep! x_X ) Oh! Where's a safe place to put the altar piece until tomorrow? Shall I keep it with me? ( By giving him a heart attack? ) * HKenji nods to Seylin. "Please do. Anything that tries to get near enough to you to steal it will end up looking rather like a hedgehog." * Seylin laughs. * Patrick grins. (( ^_____________________________^)) And that's if I don't find it first. * Alcinoe snickers. * Max calls down, "If you're really worried, she can sleep in the room where it's been kept for Nym-knows-how-long. Can't she?" [ Nym shrugs. "It's not a very comfortable room for sleeping in, but you're welcome to store it there for one more night." ] I have my bedroll with me, and I've stayed in far less comfortable places. I'm certainly willing to do that. *grins towards Nym* Just make sure you don't lose the key. [ Nym chuckles at the joke. ] Seylin, I leave your preparations for the night to you. I will be outside. * Seylin nods. * HKenji turns and heads back outside, but slowly, obviously in no hurry. * Istvan rubs his neck. "A few of you are gonna want some work done on your weapons or armor when we get back, right?" Yes, I am. * Will nods. "Yes please." Definetly. * Max waves to Kenji on his way out. "Um, I'm going to want as many liquid resources as possible, to make stuff and perform some research. So when you're dividing up the loot, I'd appreciate mine in liquid alotments, please." ^_^ * HKenji ignores Max entirely, apparently lost in thought. Mmm... okay. Think about what you want me to do when you have a moment, 'cause I wanna get started figuring out what materials I'm gonna need, how much time it's all gonna take, and how much that's all gonna cost so I can get started as soon as we get back. All right. * Alcinoe nods at Istvan, then clanks after the thinking Kenji to THE OUTSIDE. A thinking Kenji is scary! Ok. * Istvan hrms. "I think I'm gonna try'n get outta this armor and look over a couple of forging scrolls I brought with me from school. I'll be around if anyone needs me to help figure out what's workable to do to your gear." Thank you! * Istvan heads on upstairs. * Max is already burried in his Book, and has lots of random papers scattered about him. The Book, for once, is on the ground. * Will goes upstairs too, wondering what Alci and Kenji are up to. * Seylin starts unpacking what she needs to settle in for the night. * Patrick helps Seylin unpack. ^^ [ And so they prepared for the teleport home. Who knows what surprises await them? ] [ Session End! ]