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<span class="mu-r">"Jon- what do you mean we're not going back yet? We've lost two weapons, my leg is wounded..."</span>
<span class="mu-b">"You're welcome to leave the way we came in, by yourself, Richard."</span>
Richard doesn't say anything.
<span class="mu-g">"Aren't we supposed to be cautious Jon? What's the harm in leaving now?"</span>
<span class="mu-b">"No no no! We can't leave yet. There's <span class="mu-i">more</span> here. I can sense it. This isn't enough. I barely managed to get all of you lot together for this trip- to get the courage to come back again. And there is the matter of the curse..."</span>
<span class="mu-r">"Jon- it's an ancient tomb. It's not going anywhere."</span>
<span class="mu-b">"You're a fool! Do you honestly think that this treasure is just going to sit here forever? The news of our discoveries have already been getting out. I've been trying... err... Elly and I have been trying to keep it under wraps, but it's impossible to keep such things a secret. Other treasure hunters will be coming here soon too- they own the mountain as much as we do. We've already opened the way and killed the monsters guarding the treasure. We can't stop now- else the treasure just laying there in the next spot will be taken by another."</span>
"Surely we can just come back tomorrow?"
Jon eyes Nasir with disdain.
<span class="mu-b">"No- don't you all get it?! I did my research. This mountain is cursed. What is the meaning of the curse? All who live upon this mountain are cursed. What does living on mean? Sleeping, camping, living. Are we inhabitant this mountain, visiting it few days, like a farmer's watering hole or dusty old study in a city mansion? Then we are living here. The only way to navigate the curse is to visit. Once a year, at most, never sleeping or staying over our welcome. We do not want the mountain's aura to stain its way into our souls. I do not want my spirit trapped here like the others among the ancient stones. This is the only way- we will march on!"</span>
Jon's authority as the leader, despite his seeming greed, keeps the party here for now. Nobody wants to cross him- and Richard is naturally not going to try leaving alone- especially with no weapon and a bad leg. It'd be suicide. But until Jon is satisfied, the party must contend with their limited resources. Elly thinks there must be a way to help this situation; maybe she can talk Jon into something.
>Take a rest so everyone is fresh
>Scavenge weapons from the crypts
