originally posted in:The New Dojo
[b][i]A growling noise emmenâtes from behind the mask on her face. She was clearly a bit peeved, though he knew she would never do anything to even remotely harm himself or the group. After a few seconds, the vine released the man, sliding away into the forests with the others. She had already taken their profits from killing the deer and taking only the antlers, as the bag now sat near a tree. She muttered something in her native tongue, most likely something insulting as she crossed her arms.[/i][/b]
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“Thank you, Daun.” [b]The Paladin slowly walked over to the corpse, and put his hands down on it again. The windpipe slowly healed, airflow returning as the soul was bound back into the body. He quickly began to breathe and pump blood again, but was unconscious. The Paladin tossed the man a few feet away, mostly so Daun wouldn’t try something again. He walked over to Daun, and kneeled down to her eye-level.[/b] “Thank you, Daun. Really. I know it must’ve been hard to go against something you’ve done your entire life like that.” [b]He puts a hand on her shoulder, and the comforting warmth of the blessed armor began to radiate through her.[/b] “I’ll make this up to you sometime later, okay?”
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"As I believe your kind say, you're damn right you do." [b][i]She said, still crossing her arms. Her face was covered by her mask, but it was evident the angered expression she was making. She looked over at the body, not using any form of magic on it for now.[/i][/b] "Where have you been? You have clearly been up for a bit." [b][i]She said as she looked to the forest guardian accompanying her, sending it away. She removed the mask from her face after she had calmed down a bit, placing it on her hip[/i][/b]
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“Mm. Yeah, been up for a little while. I’ve been purchasing a place for us to stay while we do things here on... Whatever planet this is. I’ve been gathering intel and such as well. You had anything to eat yet? I’m trying to get the whole team together.” [b]He removes his hand from her shoulder, discouraged that it did nothing to calm her down.[/b]
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"Not yet, I was following these three and before that I was recovering. Don't know how we got here, but whatever it was it felt like it drugged me. Must've been pretty powerful to have done that." [b][i]She said as she paced a bit, moving to a patch of flowers on the ground, saying a blessing over them before harvesting them.[/i][/b] "I need to get the recipe to that."
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“It’s all very strange... I know where we are, but I have no clue how any of us got here. It’s rather... Unsettling. I usually remember stuff like that, even when we’re just wandering... So far I’ve only found you. I’ve heard that Camilla and Orion are somewhere in the nearby city, but I wouldn’t count on them being there still... Shall we get going? Should probably look before they clear out.”
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"We should. As much as I dislike the city and those who dwell in it's walls, we do need to find our companions." [b][i]She said. Daun has always disliked the city. They went against everything her people stood for most of the time, and she usually got comments on some aspect of her appearance.[/i][/b]
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“Eh, this city’s not too bad. That meaning only about an eighth of it actually exists. The place got torched about a month back, lots of people died. Let’s go.” [b]The Paladin began walking away, out of the forest. He was worried about Daun. He’d never had to actually try and convince her to let someone go before, at least of what he remembered.[/b]
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[b][i]It could be all manner of things. Maybe she was just having a bad day. If someone had managed to actually drug her and knock her out, well it would probably piss her off considering she usually boasted about her resistance to such things.[/i][/b] "That is a shame. So many of Gaia Mother's creations, all lost."
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“Hundreds of thousands of just people. We don’t know about animals or trees or anything, but I’m sure you could find it if you want to. Worst part is, nobody knows who started the fire. It’s terrible. If we’re here long enough, I could bring some stuff back.”
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"If not, hopefully we can at least guilde the spirits back to peace." [b][i]She said. Though she could be a bit more violent st times, Daun truly did care for all life. That much she has always made wvident[/i][/b]
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“Well, according to all accounts they were killed by something that looked like a Balrog, so I have a feeling peace isn’t really in the equation anymore for them.” [b]The Paladin kept walking, and behind his helmet he had a worried expression. He thought one day that her extremism would get her killed very quickly, it was just a matter of time. It’s why he kept trying to wane her off of it.[/b]
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"To ease the spirits is not to kill the beast. I mean to give a blessing to the dead." [b][i]She said calmly. She knew that the beast would be hard for someone like her to fight. She was religious, not stupid[/i][/b]
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“I never said anything about fighting anything. You know that I’m not one to fight unless it’s threatening you guys. I mean that the souls will be hard to put to rest because of how violently and painfully they all died.” [b]Well she sure did act stupid with her amount of errors in understanding how the Paladin talked, even though they’d known each other for a while at that point.[/b]
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"Right, forgive me. Whatever knocked me out and brought us here must still be messing with my senses. And even if they will be difficult to help put to rest, we must still try."
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“Trust me, I was going to. It’s my job, as a Paladin of the Holy Order, it’s my duty. Enemies, friends, people I don’t know, all of them.”
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"And in that sense we share a purpose in a way. Though people are generally much mor open towards those like you than myself."
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“Because I resemble the most common faith, the Christian god. It’s rather easy to get people to trust you when you look like a Templar. They used to keep the peace and go on crusades thousands of years ago.”
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"Many also forget they slaughtered many because of their beliefs, but yes your explanation makes sense. Us shaman are usually seen as users of dark magic and witchcraft. Then again, depending on how one defines those things it is not necessarily wrong."