>>6119852Khorine flinches a little at the demogoblin’s voice, which is unsurprising considering the circumstances of their first meeting. You give CZ a reassuring nod, appreciating the input nevertheless. Khorine DOES seem to consider the words, too—yours, and maybe Cara-Zi’s, too.
"...As long as it's only for a little bit."
You grin.
"And we have to try to find a peaceful solution to the conflict with the creature!"
Your grin is gone. Pacifist shit, from the squirt who just tried to turn you all into fertilizer? Well, she only said 'try'. You can work wonders with wiggle-room like THAT, right?
By the time you settle in to lick your wounds and catch some shut-eye, it’s with one more party member (two if you count her oaken soldier), and a full stock of fruits and berries to sate your appetite. You even get the chance to camp out somewhere that, recent dust-up or no, FEELS safe and sound, and faintly sacred.
You sigh, but not a frustrated sigh this time—a contented sigh. Things are coming together, you think… Bit by bit, one step at a time.
As you enjoy your repose, you take stock of your forces. An-Yii and Yeb-Uit are engaged in a hushed conversation by themselves. You are a little worried to see CZ is fairly far from it, though whether they’re avoid her, she’s avoiding them, or it’s a mutual arrangement of fear and shame is unclear; her deepening sulk certainly is plain-as-day, though. And then there’s Khorine: your new recruit, your young ward of sorts, whom you still no next to naught about.
Who will you talk to before bed? [choose one, modify or add to it if you have other questions to ask or stuff to talk about]:
>Khorine—maybe you can learn a bit more about her abilities… Maybe even get some tips on magic tricks, so you don’t embarrass yourself so bad failing to <Spray>, next time you play mage?>CZ looks positively miserable… probably because she just had her first ‘episode’ in a good long while. You should go talk to her.>Yeb and An look shook. As Goblin Boss (kind of, sort of, for a given value of ‘goblin’) you should probably go see that they don’t mutiny or desert or something stupid like that.>Fuck it, you’re sleepy, and you’re going to sleep. This was a GOOD DAY, damnit! You deserve it. 