>>5274258>>5274229>>5274209>>5274204>>5274198>>5274192>>5274185>>5274182>>5274172>Retreat with the dhampir in tow for now. You wouldn’t like to make a mess of things for the poor doll here.“Mmm–then, perhaps not. Would hate to make a mess.” You heft the dhampir back over your shoulder–she’s the weight of a handful of feathers, really–and sling your rifle back over your arm with a sigh. “You.. the doll. My thanks for your kindness. If you’d like, on the way up, I might stop by to pay you back? I’m rather well-off.”
“You need not. You’ve given me enough pent. Just treat yours well. They fall into disrepair when left alone–cracks and fractures, you know. You have to tend to them.” The merchant jangles the handful of coins you’d given her prior. “And for your sake, I hope we never meet again.”
You break from the shrine with your uneven party in tow, the soaking wet assemblage of skeletons hot on the trails after your uneven party–a noble, doll, berserker, and dhampir with an undead at the head.
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You’ve fallen into another rhythmic march forward, each step forth accompanied by the jingling of blades and armor. The mist is thick and set in, the water about your boots. The undead still leads the way, loudly bemoaning her misfortune and snapping at anyone that dare complain of the trip’s length. You suppose you have some downtime before you break from this watery hell.
>Speak to Noelle.>Speak to Emilia.>Attempt to rouse Ava.>Speak to the undead.>Write-In. 