>>6310710“Right, let’s go before I change my mind. Don’t even think of dawdling–Toppel Gransii isn’t one to wait around for peasants to catch u–”
You’re long gone before she can get her words in. Navigation in the darkness still eludes you, it’s true, but by using Oti’s flight path as a guide as well as Obber’s keen senses you’re able to find a way out of the foliage and onto a paved path in moments flat, the sorceress’ yowling fading in the darkness behind you!
“Damned… damned <span class="mu-i">stubby</span> legs…” She wheezes as you let her catch up! “Don’t… don’t even think of trying that again…”
It’s a Glamour, you scoff as you spot what appears to be a cluster of students chatting on their way to the academy, quit being a drama queen!
“It doesn’t <span class="mu-i">FEEL</span> like a Glamour!” Whines the wizardess as you fall in behind some students! “My teeth feel different! A-and I can smell too many smells! And… and this confounded <span class="mu-i">TAIL</span>!”
Huh, you idly remark as you exchange nods with a passing academic, sounds like a pretty decent illusion to you! Reaching down to Toppel’s level, you pick your new partner up by the scruff of her neck, much to her chagrin!
“<span class="mu-i">H-HEY!</span>”
Pretty convincing! She’s a little heavier than Tzah-Tzie is, but… an intrusive thought butts into your brain and scatters your other ideas like a bowling ball through pins! Reaching over to Toppel’s tail as she kicks and yowls like a cat at the vet, you give the airy appendage a gentle pet…
… and immediately wish you hadn’t.
“<span class="mu-i">Ooh~</span>” Mewls the magician, much to the confusion of a few passing students, “<span class="mu-i">T-try… try that again…</span>”
You’re good, you mutter, placing her back on her own two feet as Obber shoots you a disapproving glare! Granted, his current form doesn’t have eyes, but… well you get the picture!
Guess that isn’t just Tzah-Tzie’s sensitive spot, huh…
Continuing along the path, it takes you a moment to realize something’s amiss–a slight tingle in your ears… a twitch in your nose. Instinctively reaching for your <span class="mu-s">CURVED BLADE</span>, your hand falls short when you realize it’s not a threat… it’s your surroundings!
For the first time since you arrived in Zoral, you can <span class="mu-i">SEE!</span> Well, not exactly, but as you wander into a courtyard dominated by a roaring fountain, you can almost visualize the plaza’s features:
Crashing water bouncing off of the leaves of finely-cut hedges! A pungent scent akin to green apples, lilacs, and honeysuckle! The chorus of clicks, clogs, and clunks of boots striding across the patio floor!
Even crowded with students and their conversations, the plaza is… it feels like… <span class="mu-b">”Paging Doctor Peas!”
>CONTD.</span> 