Zorlon - Bashkher

[Malchik]

The girl notices the exchange and returns with a smile. "Here. I can get another one from the kitchen."

 

She gives Auriel a small food box containing bread, an apple and two hard boiled eggs. Breakfast for the night shift.

 

She hurries quickly away as if afraid the gesture might not be welcomed by the management.

[Greywolf]

Dion hung around for a few minutes, then retired upstairs. The room seemed so cold; he shivered. He sat in a chair and stared at the dimly lit candle on the neighboring table's top. He ignored the nearby form of Top, as he ran his fingers lightly over the flame. The fire blackened his skin lightly with that deftness of heat and cold that leaves but a thin layer of soot and nought else. The smokey waves that rose from the single flame, all alone upon its candle, rose like a soft music. It lulled Dion to sleep, his frame slouched in the chair and his cheek pressed to the wooden table top; the candle still held in one hand.

[Kethruch]

"Thank you." Auriel says. Noting her discomfort, he quickly goes up to his room with his box, guarding it as if it held a great treasure.

[Malchik]

In the boys' room all three are quickly asleep. Nothing disturbs their rest. Tikita falls asleep quickly but her reast is troubled with strange visions that make no sense. Bones feature prominently. Some of the dreams are so real they could be happening.

 

At one point she opens her eyes. There is a huge figure in the room. It is tall and thin and dressed in a purple cloak that flutters in a chill breeze of its own. No part of the figure is visible but vivid red eyes are buring at her through a veil.

 

"Help us, Oootikita, help us!"

 

The voice is dark and terrifying.

[Emry]

Tikita, terrified of the apparition, let's out a startled yelp, crawls back to the edge of the bed with the sheets pulled up to her chin.

 

"Wha...wha..who are you? How do you know me?" she stutters frightenedly.

[Malchik]

The voice is deep but perhaps that of a woman. She gives a name but not one you knows. 'Brassie' it sounds like, rhyming with a dog's name 'lassie' and then what sounds like 'cur wrapper'.

 

"Our people will die. Swords and bones. Swords and bones. Find the ninth sword. Ask the bones. Deep in the temples. Deep. Deep."

 

The apparition begins to fade. If you are lucky you may have a chance to ask one more question.

 

The boys hear nothing.

[Emry]

"Wait... The Temple?.... which one?.... who are your people? .....wait.... don't go.... I want to help." Tikita cried forlornly.

[Malchik]

The figure solidifies. "To help - yes!"

 

An arm lunges and grabs at Tikita. She feels a strange tingling in her arm. (Your animal affinity skill is boosted hugely).

 

"Once I knew. Now they do not believe... The sword? I cannot tell you. Seek out the written words of men. Eight for nine. Eight for nine."

 

The creature, whatever it is, seems to Tikita as neither good nor evil. Neutral, not human, separate.

 

"Temples? Yes! I remember that. There are four of them. None is here. But there is a site here. They call it a temple because they do not know. Yes. Go there. Go there at once. At once. Help us."

 

The apparition vanishes. Tikita immediately falls into a deep, dreamless sleep.

 

The following morning everything is confused. The early call disorients her and she is not given a chance to talk about what she saw or heard.

 

The four of you are split into pairs, Top and Dion, Auriel and Tikita. You ride in wheeled vehicles with strange bucket like seats at the front. The guide, Nandi, regales you with huge amounts of information but hurtles you around each site as if afraid to stay still.

 

By the time you finish, late in the evening you are exhausted.

 

The temples were, in their way, fascinating - each very different bu for he purposes of your as yet unfocussed quest only three things emerged. The Sun Temple has an archive freely accessible and said to rival those of the city of Papred. The seven buildings are very clearly temples. And none of them is old.

 

If the apparations words can be believed there is only one place that it could have been sending them. The 'so-called' Sea Temple.

 

There is still one day left before you get your passes to the city archives. You can visit the Sun Temple again, confront Bharat about the sword or make the excusion to the Sea Temple.

 

As the four of you sit down to the evening meal, you have to decide.

 

(OOC> One vote each please, Top to decide in the event of a tie.)

[Kethruch]

Auriel looks at the others quizzically. "I wonder why they call it the See Temple? That name applies to all of the temples that we saw today. This city is full of them, I mean, everywhere you go you see a temple." He continues on with a completely straight face, seeming to be completely serious about his question. "Well, we've already seen the other temples, so I say we see the Sea Temple, if it can be seen."

 

 

OOC - BTW - Emry is in the process of moving, she will try to get back on as she can over the next few days, but will not be able to be on regularly.

[Peregrine]

Top looks over at Auriel with a smile. "Not see, sea, the ocean. You've seen oceans, right?" He returns his attention to the others, looking at them expecantly. He already knows his own vote, but he doesn't want to influence the opinions of his party quite yet. Leadership has its place, he reminds himself, but sometimes it is best to sit back and watch....