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You can’t get your answer out of your mouth quick enough. You don’t plan on adhering to Trier’s Fairy Godmother-esque agreement to be back by dawn, but it doesn’t make the situation feel any less tense! If your haste offends the Archmage at all, he doesn’t show it–a dull flicker spread across his many eyes is the only sliver of emotion you get!
<span class="mu-b">”iT Is DisMISSed…”</span> Croaks the conjurer as you once more feel the tingle of magic dance around your form, <span class="mu-b">”but NOt foR LonG….”</span>
Trier’s warning lingers in your head and comes along for the ride as you’re whisked away from his vile lab and deposited…
<span class="mu-s">AAAAUUUUUGH!!!!</span>
<span class="mu-i">SPLAAASH!</span>
“OI!” Snarls a gruff and gravely voice, “Ye’ can’t be swimmerin’ in that pool, lad! It be a <span class="mu-i">GEYSER!</span>”
Heeding the snarling stranger’s words, you wade out of the foul-smelling pool in his direction and are given a rough, hempen rag for your troubles!
“Ach…” Groans the Gnok with a shake of his head, “Tourists… think the whole blasted place be a bath’ouse…”
N-not your intent, you shiver as your wet robes are beset on all sides by the brisk mountain air, you were just trying to get back to <span class="mu-b">CRYSTALMELT-</span>
“Aye, ye’ succeeded!” Grunts the Gnok as you gratefully give back his rag, “Though this be the backyard! If’n yer’ here for that blasted Spinnerin’ tonight it’ll be upstairs, mind!” Spitting into the rag, his eyes shift towards the distant sounds of equipment being set up!
“<span class="mu-s">GALOCK!</span>”
Bracing yourself for a spell, you relax a bit as the Gnok next to you tenses up! A cluster of eyes come rushing up the hill towards you both belonging to a very distraught-looking Mzz’goe’virr lass!
“<span class="mu-s">G-GALOCK!!!</span>”
“Aye, aye, me ears ain’t THAT far-gone yet…” Galock grumbles as he turns to address the newcomer, “What be the problem now, ey?”
“It’s dreadful! Horrible, really! There’s-” Before she can finish, the addled employee’s eyes fall upon you with recognition growing in her gaze! “E-erm, e-excuse me, ser…”
Who, you? Woah, you’re a ‘Ser’ now!
“You’re with the performing party, correct?” She adds with a demure tilt to her tone! Yea, you nod, with Lutza, ri-
“Y-yes! Her!” The Mzz’goe’virr mutters as her eyes frantically dance across your surroundings! “There’s, erm… W-well there might be a, um… there’s-”
“Koral’s Horns, girl, spit it out afore it KILLS ye!” Groans Galock with a spirited shake of his head!
“Y-yes, right!” The Mzz’gal’virr nods! “There’s… a situation in one of the baths… w-we heard shouting and…”
You don’t even bother listening to the rest before starting down the hill! She can take you there!
>CONTD.
