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Shailesty paste, Sally's.

1:24

Do you seek that.

1:25

Do you seek him? Did you seek him?

1:27

Do you seek him? Do you

1:32

seek the name of Scott. You

1:34

have found yourself among those who roll the

1:36

dark dice. What you are about

1:38

to hear happened long ago, A

1:40

story brought back from the edge of oblivion, beautifully

1:43

transcribed, and enhanced orally

1:45

to better captivate your attention. Previously.

1:49

Rowena and her cousin's injury departed ilmenor's

1:51

hope after an unfortunate incident.

1:54

Having stolen four horses, that

1:56

continued on their way toward Westman's hold

1:59

to reunite with the West Pike family.

2:08

Dark dice the long road

2:10

chapter three castigation. Rowena

2:27

led her cousin's injury in the four horses

2:29

that's still annoyed. Riding

2:31

swiftly for hours, though the

2:34

horses shed signs of weariness, and

2:36

the sun began to sink where the trees

2:38

on their

2:38

horizon. They had not

2:40

been pursued, and they likely wouldn't

2:43

be. If he doesn't know much about

2:45

horses, then sure, like, constantly be correcting his his,

2:47

like, sitting so he doesn't get his money

2:49

sold. Father West Pike had

2:51

started to get the hang of horse riding around this

2:53

time as well. But discovered how

2:55

tiring riding could be for the rider

2:57

as well as the horse. However,

3:00

they were now well on their way toward Otten on

3:02

the Main dirt road. Placing them

3:04

days of travel ahead of any who might pursue

3:06

them on foot.

3:08

Arena, I'm sorry to

3:10

ask this. I think we should

3:12

dress for evening. There's been a

3:14

taxing day and I would like some time

3:16

off of the horses to stretch my legs and

3:18

relax. I'm sure

3:20

the horses would appreciate it as well. Should

3:22

we take ourselves further into the woods to

3:25

make camp or Yeah. We should.

3:27

I mean, yeah, we don't wanna be caught near

3:29

the road. That would just

3:30

well, I think I've ticked him off and off.

3:33

Maybe we can

3:34

take him off into making a stupid

3:36

mistake, but let's not make them ourselves.

3:38

Thank you. Did

3:41

I understand correctly that Nick shot

3:43

at you as soon as we turned our backs to

3:46

nor he he did it while

3:48

I was blatantly looking at him. He just missed

3:50

because you know, maybe it was a warning

3:52

shot or or maybe he just missed.

3:54

I don't know, but I'm gonna take whatever

3:57

blessing cellogon bibs and I'll

3:59

Yeah.

4:00

What a disgusting man

4:02

firing on a woman. Yeah. Sorry.

4:07

A lady. Don't use that

4:09

pile of Oh, he's smiling like

4:11

a he's burning like an idiot right now.

4:13

No. I would think that as low

4:15

of an idiot, try to fire that boss at me

4:17

after saying those things he

4:18

said. Man does not even stand by his

4:20

words, disgusting.

4:22

Not a

4:22

lot of people do, sad

4:24

to see. The

4:26

Surface world sure is a stage

4:27

one. I

4:30

can't believe that Arya's story contradicts

4:32

us. Do not understand what's going

4:34

on. Actually, I think he said

4:36

that it was really vague. Maybe he was

4:38

trying to protect us. I

4:41

don't know what happened. I

4:44

I mean, the kids seem convinced

4:46

that I've are

4:46

killed, stolen. Maybe I

4:48

didn't maybe I didn't I didn't want more. You

4:51

didn't kill sort of.

4:53

I don't know what's going on, but I believe

4:55

whatever the the nameless god

4:57

was. He has. He's

5:00

put some kind of a curse on us. Even

5:02

the homeless people of our village seem to

5:04

ship to know of

5:05

him. I don't know. I

5:07

don't care. Our travels

5:09

now take us to last month's hold. I think

5:11

the plan is quite quite obvious.

5:14

We move there as close as I think I can go.

5:16

I don't want it to go within where our

5:18

scouts walk. It would be it would

5:20

probably be like a day's travel. For you

5:22

by yourself to the last man's hold once

5:24

we reach the grand approach. And

5:26

I need you to go and I need you to

5:28

find the bright smelters manger. Make

5:30

sure the papa still lives. But

5:34

are you smart? Right. That

5:38

was my mother's name, her her mom's name.

5:40

Wait. I thought your mother was Romina

5:43

Onyx heart.

5:44

My stepmother. She was her stepmother.

5:46

My birth mother was killed by a

5:48

blood smelter.

5:52

I think she may have been pissed

5:54

off or something. I didn't

5:56

know her very well. She died

5:58

when I was born. That

6:01

would make sense. Pierre

6:03

has connections to the court

6:06

we never much spoke of the court on it.

6:09

Just removing the the influence

6:11

from investment council, I

6:13

mean, and tactically of the court

6:15

on it too, my mother shifted me

6:17

from all

6:18

that. She was a kind woman. What

6:20

about the rest of

6:21

the major lady, but what if

6:24

she's not around? She has

6:26

spent a long time, she

6:28

will be. I trust that.

6:30

Either her mother Sylvia still sits on the council

6:32

or she sits on the council. Or

6:35

she has been removed. And if she has

6:37

been removed, the Korlym has gotten much

6:39

more bold than I expected. And

6:42

at that time, I think

6:44

it will be time for hammers to sing their songs

6:46

of dialogue once again.

6:48

So that's that's your

6:50

lady. And what about the other

6:52

two? You

6:54

How many kids do you even have? I

6:57

only have two. So you're going to bless

6:59

me with a girl in the first trying a boy not

7:01

long after. And I think me

7:03

and Pierre were happy with it, my son.

7:05

Oh my god. He could

7:07

barely lift the toy ever. He probably works

7:09

the animal now. Raynald Bright

7:11

smelter and his sister, Solver.

7:13

She was a pretty girl. You

7:15

guys would be very close to the same age right now.

7:19

I've been gone for so long. Is

7:22

Rainer a family name? Rainer's

7:28

I thought they both would take the bright spotter's

7:30

last name since since West

7:32

Pike is kind of dirty because of my shenanigans.

7:36

Sorena must be a family need then.

7:38

Is there some kind of history to it?

7:41

Not that I remember. It's

7:44

been ages since I was able to dwell on

7:46

these thoughts without pain. I

7:52

Pierre let me name him, and

7:54

I thought it was just a strong name.

7:56

I suppose it could have been from a

7:58

story I heard. I am your

8:00

son after all and all the good names tend to

8:02

echo through the tooth of

8:03

time. You said your brother

8:05

was also named Rainer?

8:08

All the brothers small but strong

8:10

lab.

8:11

Does

8:11

he have jet black hair?

8:13

Hey. He's got pretty dark hair.

8:16

Green ice. I.

8:20

You

8:20

grew up with a boy named Draynard who

8:22

had black hair and dryer I

8:25

I mean, that describes a man

8:28

I call brother. I mean, it's

8:30

a small world. You know what I mean? Obviously,

8:32

some some things a past

8:35

between family and

8:35

all? I'm sorry. Are

8:36

you? And

8:37

and like you said, strong names being

8:39

repeated. He

8:41

would be growing up with your father. Well,

8:44

he's he's a

8:46

proper adult now, but yeah, but

8:48

your son your your

8:49

son. He's likely with your wife.

8:52

Right?

8:52

He's supposed to be,

8:55

but your family should not

8:57

know the name Rainer. I

8:59

remember now that it's the name of my

9:02

great grandfather had nothing to do with the

9:04

court of them, surely can't

9:06

do your coincidence.

9:07

Well, I

9:10

don't know what to tell you. They

9:12

all look back in the world to take

9:14

them. We're going to strathman's hope and I'm going

9:16

to see this

9:16

boy. Your father must explain

9:19

himself.

9:19

No. He and my

9:22

brother is not there.

9:23

Where's your brother? I don't

9:26

know. I I don't before I left, he was

9:28

supposed to marry someone, but he well,

9:30

he really didn't want to and he just he

9:33

didn't. And and something happened and they

9:35

broke it off, and he ended up going

9:37

on some sort of pilgrimage or on a quest

9:39

or some other site like that. To be honest, we

9:41

didn't really see Aitawai in lot of

9:43

things. I mean, he is my brother,

9:45

but I really don't see eye to eye on a lot of

9:47

things and he can be quite difficult

9:50

to be around and and he

9:52

left the hole. Anyway,

9:54

because he's not

9:55

there. I I don't know where he is, especially

9:57

not now, but I doubt he's

9:59

home.

10:00

Alright. One problem at

10:02

the time. Did you think

10:04

my brother is your son?

10:06

I think there's a very good chance of

10:08

it. I think there's a very good

10:10

chance that I have been too casual

10:12

with my nation for investment solved.

10:14

I simply assumed that I would receive this

10:16

news, that I would that my

10:18

contacts would understand

10:19

this. What what what do you know about

10:22

of other than he's got

10:24

dark hair and green eyes. I

10:25

mean, I've known him since I was a baby in arms.

10:28

It can't be the one in the

10:29

same. That's

10:30

just too weird.

10:31

Yeah. Then

10:32

we started speaking by the time I left,

10:34

I don't know anything about him. I don't know the

10:36

man he turned to do. We'll

10:39

have to go confirm things. I mean,

10:41

look, I mean, I mean, you want there to

10:43

to raise him. It's not your fault. My

10:44

neck hurts. You're coming through.

10:47

This this cat. Look.

10:50

Look. It's okay.

10:52

No. He shoves you away.

10:54

You don't understand. If he

10:56

became a paladin, fear monger,

10:58

Hekaros. My

11:00

dreams are real, that he that

11:02

that means he's a that

11:04

pea is

11:04

Yeah. She's been hurt.

11:07

She might be in the crib. If

11:09

I've been blind. Cindy, get

11:11

a hold of yourself. Take a

11:14

breath. Okay? So my

11:16

brother is a watcher of the figure called Haguros.

11:19

I might have told you that earlier I and

11:21

and perhaps hearing

11:21

it, it give you the dream. Okay.

11:24

Just now

11:27

now your

11:28

daughter will see

11:30

the older one. She's older

11:33

seventy years, her mother named

11:35

her, Solver, the

11:37

protection from too much lights.

11:39

Okay. I don't know that name.

11:43

But when we used to fight as kids,

11:45

he he used to say things.

11:47

You know, I say things

11:49

like his life was better without me in

11:51

her. So so he

11:53

remembered having an older sister at

11:55

some point, but we got in a

11:57

really big fight and it never came up again.

12:00

And we drifted pretty far apart

12:02

after that and having

12:04

we're more like rivals and siblings, but

12:06

but like maybe she was just the bastard of

12:08

my father's or something that

12:10

sindri You

12:11

can't blame him for what he's turned out.

12:14

Going to vestments hold. I'm

12:16

going to find pia, and then I'm

12:18

going to crush the

12:19

cortisol. Okay. I could

12:22

help.

12:22

Every last one

12:25

of them. Not

12:29

that

12:29

you care or anything, but some was coming

12:31

down the road from Ed. It's a

12:33

single figure, lightly armored and

12:35

horseback. That hurts

12:37

his center. I

12:38

don't know

12:38

how they couldn't see in our campfire at this

12:41

point. I can't

12:43

remember how to put it out

12:45

without making smoke? Is it just kicking dirt on

12:47

it? Do

12:47

you think we should offer him to sit with

12:50

us for the night? He

12:52

is traveling slow only most likely

12:54

been traveling the whole

12:55

night. Depends. It's up

12:58

to you.

12:59

I

12:59

see no reason to fear of this

13:01

man.

13:02

And Father West

13:04

Pike gets up and he's gonna walk towards

13:07

the the road. He

13:09

is making a little bit of effort to

13:11

not reveal himself

13:12

instantly, he is wary that if this is a

13:14

guard he might not want to make himself seen.

13:16

Follow us by throws on his chainmail

13:18

and puts the

13:20

shield on his back and his hammer at his

13:22

side and moves towards his

13:25

road. Rowena quietly put

13:27

on her armor and he could join her cousin.

13:29

Observing the stranger as they approached.

13:32

The figure wore black and gold,

13:34

the royal colors of vernessco, under

13:36

polished armor that reflected the torch light

13:38

he carried. The figure also

13:40

carried a sword and a flag tipped

13:42

lens. Though the wind was not favorable

13:44

for seeing its heraldry. Surely

13:46

the handsome man was human, likely

13:49

a noble or professional warrior, or

13:51

perhaps both. He was the

13:53

very picture of a storybook night brought

13:55

to life, from posture,

13:57

to the way he gently patterned his armored

13:59

steed, a horse larger than any

14:01

of the ones they'd

14:02

stolen, brown. With

14:04

braided black hair. Father's bike's

14:07

gonna hail the man as he gets close

14:09

enough. Good tidying young man.

14:11

Though initially startled the charisma

14:13

rolled by injury was enough to keep voices

14:15

calm and hands from their weapons.

14:17

The humans slowly raised his torch to

14:19

get a better view of old father West Pike.

14:21

And his cousin

14:22

Rowena. Well,

14:24

Met's Doth.

14:28

You're

14:28

not a bandit. Are you?

14:30

No certain luck for you, my

14:32

friend. I am but a humble cleric

14:35

of telecom. I'm

14:37

traveling with my cousin. We

14:39

moved ourselves away from the road to avoid

14:41

punted and similar beasts.

14:43

But you seemed safe

14:45

enough fella to hell. You're

14:48

traveling

14:48

slowly. Have you been

14:51

traveling long today?

14:52

All day in fact. I'm

14:54

hoping to reach Elmita's hope tonight.

14:57

Is it far? It is a

14:59

good good while away on a good

15:01

trot. It will probably take you a

15:03

well into the sunrise. Would you

15:06

mind

15:06

if I share the campfire with you then?

15:08

I would be happy to share some

15:11

food and take

15:12

watch. So long as my hosts

15:14

can rest. Of course,

15:16

but we do

15:16

not have fruit to spare, I am sorry to

15:19

say. Sorry, you

15:21

misunderstand. I meant

15:23

that I'd like to share my food

15:25

with

15:25

you. Oh, beans.

15:27

Most appreciate it. We are

15:29

just right here of the road.

15:37

What's your name? Friend?

15:40

My name? For the rest

15:42

hike. I

15:43

am so alias dress, and

15:46

this is hokey,

15:48

please. A

15:50

good name for a good state. Indeed.

15:53

Had him for

15:54

long his whole life.

15:57

He was bred specifically to

15:59

be my traveling companion.

16:00

A hand chosen state. That is

16:03

a lucky that's

16:05

a you're lucky man to

16:07

get such a thing. As far

16:09

west back gets closer to the Camp Fire

16:11

Hill throwing at you saying. We're getting closer.

16:13

Maybe set up the fire again. It

16:16

seems friendly enough. For

16:18

people who are playing the audio game, I have been

16:20

shaking my head and face plowing since he

16:22

started. She looks up

16:24

at him, and she will

16:27

cast message. Can't

16:29

believe you just gave him my names. And

16:31

then she just kick the dirt

16:33

off and start making the fire.

16:35

Once at the growing campfire, the human

16:37

began removing the horse's gear and armor.

16:39

As well as

16:40

his own. So let's get the

16:43

obligatory small talk question

16:45

out of the way.

16:46

Where are you

16:47

headed?

16:48

Our trips take us to Westman's

16:50

old. I need to go back there

16:52

to learn some things

16:54

firsthand. Apparently, information

16:56

I've been getting from there is, to be

16:58

used to say the least.

17:02

What's old.

17:03

I've heard the decades can go

17:06

by without so much as a word

17:08

from them, so I can't

17:10

say I'm

17:11

surprised. I'm from Great

17:14

Vanasco. A bit to the east of there

17:16

as it

17:16

were. Mhmm. Yes.

17:19

I've heard about you guys. You often buy some of our

17:22

metals. You're good merchant merchants

17:24

you

17:24

sent. So you're

17:27

from the whole day. If

17:29

you'd be so kind,

17:32

here's some breading sort of

17:34

meat.

17:34

I've got

17:34

skewers in the backpack if you'd

17:37

like to have them warm. Would

17:40

you mind warming a

17:42

few up for us then? Some of us

17:44

back's gonna turned to

17:46

Rowena and say

17:48

in Polish. I have

17:50

not told him your name. We can claim you don't

17:52

speak common. You seem to not trust

17:55

man. I'm gonna look at the guide.

17:57

Does he in any way seem to be

17:59

recognizing what we're saying? The night made

18:01

no outward indication that he

18:03

understood Dorvish. Confirmation would require

18:05

an inside check.

18:06

That's what I'd like to do, please.

18:09

I don't trust this.

18:11

Mostly, I don't trust him right

18:13

now. Hey. I'm being

18:15

sentry. Twenty one on

18:17

inside. Rowena felt slightly more

18:19

at ease as she determined that the

18:21

man passed we understood a single word

18:23

here and there, but did his best to

18:25

avoid insulting or startling either

18:27

dwarf, moving slowly and

18:29

with

18:29

intention. His body language relaxed.

18:31

Do I recognize because you

18:33

mentioned a ambulance chest? Twenty

18:36

five. Rowena

18:37

noted a crest that bore the heraldric Phoenix

18:39

at House of Fife flying before

18:41

the blazing split sun of the

18:43

lost Darlarian Kingdom. So

18:45

Westmans, are you

18:48

you said you're a cleric from there?

18:50

I am not. I'm gonna

18:52

shoot him a look. And again,

18:55

I'm gonna use message and not just answer him at all,

18:58

like, directly. I'm just like looking around

19:00

because I think they know each other well enough that she doesn't

19:02

have to see him to do

19:03

this. Be very careful what

19:05

you tell him.

19:06

Follow us by kinda bites his tongue in

19:08

a middle of a sentence and, like, it

19:10

takes like a good long while

19:13

thinking We don't have to speak if you're

19:14

uncomfortable. I did not mean to come

19:17

off

19:17

as nosy. I hope I haven't defended

19:19

either of you. Regina, like, throws

19:21

her hands off at that comment, like,

19:24

that's clearly not the case. And

19:26

then just like, she'll get

19:28

off and start like patrolling around this cab

19:30

just very close by. She's, nope.

19:33

Maybe if it makes you feel any better, I

19:36

can tell you some stories while

19:38

we sit and eat. Rowena

19:39

notably avoided receiving food as the

19:41

night sat down by the fire next to

19:44

Century. For the west Pike, eats

19:46

with gust though, the beef

19:48

and bread that he brought. And it

19:50

was delicious. By the gods, it

19:52

was delicious. Flavorful

19:54

seasonings great for NASCO inspired by

19:56

dwarven recipes that were instantly familiar

19:58

to Cindy's tongue. As he recovered

20:00

for his stress damage, tears

20:02

unexpectedly came to his

20:04

eyes. She promptly rubbed away. So

20:07

it has been quite the long journey

20:09

for us,

20:10

traveling from realm to realm

20:13

seeking aid. Who were recently

20:15

as far as the North railway. Now we're on

20:17

our way south to bring an end to

20:19

a reign of evil.

20:22

That has brought shame upon my

20:24

family's honor for some

20:26

generations. I'm hopeful

20:29

our tale will have happy

20:31

ending, but it is used to

20:33

be written. What whatever

20:36

happened to your family that constitutes

20:38

it this honor.

20:38

Surely, you've

20:39

heard of the dark miracle.

20:43

Yes. You must be

20:45

one of one of the

20:48

survivors from the

20:48

turboteness. One of their

20:51

descendants rather. Yes.

20:54

The stories were passed down from

20:57

generation to generation by

20:59

mouth with terrible detail.

21:02

And none of it

21:04

relished. Members of my

21:06

family fought against the

21:08

undead on that day still walk this

21:10

plain as servants

21:12

to the shadow

21:13

goddess. And I intend to help them find

21:16

peace. That is our

21:18

noble effort. Family

21:20

is important. Even centuries apart

21:22

cannot change that. I wish I

21:24

could help in some manner, but my

21:26

own path is so

21:28

clear. So I must simply

21:30

offer you this small

21:31

blessing. May

21:32

the son of the Eastern Stream Lane

21:34

guide your troubles? Thank

21:37

you, And

21:38

yours as well. Father

21:41

West Pike's eyes fell

21:43

upon the night's Lance after a

21:45

few minutes alone. Staring at the

21:47

campfire and stars above. Lance

21:50

was a strange weapon for the

21:52

old dwarf who had never seen when

21:54

this close-up. The night

21:56

intern quietly praised each of the four

21:58

horses under the care of the

22:00

dwarves. But before long, Father West Pike

22:02

began to pull off his change shirt,

22:04

catching a couple of times that his beard

22:06

in awkward folds of linked metal

22:08

before finally coming free from the tired

22:10

and inched and cleric. And it was only after

22:12

it was off that he realized, Barrowina did

22:14

not help him take it off like she normally

22:17

did. Nor did she bring over his

22:19

long night camp, which was

22:21

firmly in her bag. The warmth

22:23

of the camp

22:23

fire, the gentle wind, and the

22:26

stars kept them company

22:27

while the west Pike looks deeply

22:29

into the fire and looks very

22:32

uncomfortable before he says, I I

22:36

have spent all our

22:38

coin procuring these horses.

22:40

We have scarcely any

22:42

food. I hate to ask, but

22:44

do you have coin you could

22:47

spare? If you'd be so

22:49

kind as to share the nature of your

22:51

own quest, I wouldn't be happy to trade you coin for

22:53

the service of such a

22:54

story. Does that sound like a

22:57

more equitable fair

22:59

trade?

22:59

Thank you for

23:02

your generosity. My

23:03

travels take me back to Vespans hold

23:06

that I believe that my wife may have been

23:08

fallen now. Horrible fates.

23:10

I'm

23:10

sorry. A terrible vision came to me

23:13

in a dream and I have a

23:15

horrible feeling that it may have been

23:17

more more

23:17

prophecy, more vision

23:20

than a dream.

23:21

My old

23:22

body is telling me that I need

23:24

to return straightaway or last

23:27

time I missed my last chance to see

23:29

her. I may have already missed

23:32

it if the dream was too

23:33

accurate. I hope

23:34

that your dream is just that.

23:38

Here. This should help you

23:40

find food and a warm bed

23:42

in any Between here

23:44

and there. Thank you

23:46

very much. I would

23:48

offer more, but I need every

23:50

silver and gold for mercenaries and

23:52

provisions as embarrassing as it

23:54

is to

23:54

admit. Your donations to our

23:57

travel do not go widely. I thank you

23:59

and my son's light and blessing reach you

24:01

whatever your

24:01

threat, no matter how dark it

24:04

gets. We're gonna be

24:04

need to be set one down for the

24:07

night place in, if an early morning

24:09

ahead of us, told me to give you a

24:11

general boot one week. You

24:13

do speak common --

24:14

Mhmm. -- if it wouldn't be too much

24:16

trouble. I'll see you get walking in the morning.

24:18

Also, I'll be taking

24:20

the watch. I've been having trouble sleeping away

24:22

in no

24:23

offense, but I feel in the best suit to the task

24:26

that I've all us here. Thank you

24:28

very much.

24:29

I appreciate it. Your assistance,

24:32

your fire, and

24:34

your

24:34

company. It has been refreshing.

24:38

It is. Sometimes things

24:40

Sometimes it's just good to speak to

24:42

another human being.

24:43

I. Good

24:45

night friends.

24:46

Follow us back looks to Rhyana and says into 3A

24:49

You will wake me up from my side

24:51

of the shift. You will do me no good

24:53

and conscious on a

24:54

horse. He seems sterner than

24:57

he usually talks to you? She

24:59

just ignores him and continues

25:01

patrolling around. She doesn't answer her.

25:04

Good night, sir Elias. I

25:06

hope you won't take offense, but

25:08

my I seem to

25:10

have some dealings I've left unchecked. I'm

25:13

going to speak with my cousin about

25:15

a personal matter. We will

25:17

discuss you before you arrived. Then I will

25:19

return to my 3A. And he

25:21

stands up and starts working towards Arena

25:23

and speaks of war risk from this point

25:24

downward. Excuse me, but

25:27

Go to sleep. I'm

25:30

sorry? You're

25:30

not ready for a watch. You haven't got your arm on me.

25:32

Don't have your wife and go to sleep? Rowana,

25:35

you you have Rowana,

25:38

we me to travel

25:39

together. If you are to

25:42

accompany me to Westmanshold, which I would

25:44

very much

25:44

appreciate. This is how it's gonna happen.

25:47

I'm gonna go with you to lessons hold because

25:50

that's what I said I'd

25:50

do. I will find out about

25:52

your wife

25:53

and your children. I'll

25:55

find about your family.

25:57

And then I'm

25:59

gonna go.

26:00

Where are you gonna go?

26:05

I'm gonna take

26:10

lady cabins

26:10

falls, symbol back to

26:13

her family. And that's the last

26:15

I'm telling you about what I'm doing.

26:16

I didn't realize

26:20

that I was traveling with an the Cold

26:22

Island.

26:22

Syndrome went into that statement. You know,

26:25

I'm you know, I'm best

26:27

pike. You know, I've suffered

26:29

at the hand of the

26:29

Korlym, just as you

26:32

have, just as Ias did.

26:34

Your mother and my

26:37

father are brother and

26:38

sister. You still have lot

26:40

of cold dalomini. And when you

26:42

threatened why every one of those out?

26:46

I think I learned my father's lesson

26:49

that it doesn't matter

26:51

how far down we've

26:53

slide. Still

26:54

can't balance Rowan.

26:55

Because you threatened my life.

26:58

Rowan and my brothers.

26:58

Rowan. No,

26:59

please. And my brothers. You

27:01

said you'd crush every last one

27:03

of us. You said that

27:06

to

27:06

me and then he turned

27:09

up. Said it looks back to the human

27:11

and looks back

27:13

to Rowan up. No.

27:15

I these those

27:17

were words spoken in anger. I I am

27:20

I'm so I

27:22

know. I did not mean to threaten you.

27:24

I

27:24

am no, but you still threaten

27:26

my family

27:27

and I I didn't think

27:30

you were the sort of person that would

27:32

go blindly vengeance on

27:34

everyone and

27:35

everything. Just

27:37

like my father would, but he's way more

27:39

subtle about the way he does it and just like

27:41

my

27:41

brother is. So

27:44

you're just as much cold that one as the

27:46

rest of us. And I thought maybe you

27:48

just gave me a bit of hope that I could

27:50

not be like

27:51

that. What's wrong?

27:54

Cedre, like,

27:57

he's he's been looking kinda sad, this whole

27:59

conversation, but he kinda steals

28:01

in self looks turnly

28:04

back. Melanoma, the

28:07

Korlym are applied

28:09

upon two orphan times. Your family

28:13

and what is essentially a

28:15

part of my family.

28:18

Their they're horrible. What they

28:20

do is horrible. Gold

28:22

is all that matters to them.

28:25

Slavery, tumorating, stealing

28:27

ancient artifacts simply for, to

28:29

turn a coin, to

28:31

buy themselves favors within politics. These

28:34

are things they do. They don't do it.

28:36

There are other houses that don't do it

28:38

as they do. I'm sorry.

28:41

I've had intimately

28:43

bad experiences with the Korlym and

28:45

I thought that they would simply

28:47

destroy

28:47

themselves, but I fear they have

28:50

destroyed me before they managed to even

28:52

turn their blades against themselves. What

28:54

they said

28:55

was spoken in anger. Spoken with

28:57

a sanctuary of pain on its

29:00

back. I'm sorry.

29:03

I do not intend to harm you, and I

29:05

do not intend to harm your

29:06

family. But

29:08

if I do not find my

29:09

family, I do intend

29:12

to harm the court on whether

29:14

it be through trade,

29:18

or through murder. Now

29:21

I know which I choose. I choose to get

29:23

home and to find this old. But

29:25

3A three, appear to happy the

29:27

whole trainers and somewhere.

29:31

We're too optimistic. You

29:34

do not know my father. You're

29:35

right. I

29:36

don't. I do. And

29:37

I don't stand a chance if I don't

29:40

know him. So please.

29:42

I did not mean that as a threat against you.

29:44

I did not I do not even think of you as

29:46

court on You know, think of you as

29:48

my own I think of you as

29:50

my own

29:53

daughter. You're a

29:54

great kid, and I would be proud to call you

29:57

my

29:57

daughter. But I'm sorry. I heard you and

30:00

I did not mean to. I said things in

30:02

anger that I should not have. And

30:06

I been blinded by

30:08

my own optimism. You

30:11

have?

30:12

So please, Rowena.

30:15

When I say that I will not harm

30:17

you, I mean that with all the faith that

30:19

I have in my God, and I vow

30:21

on my life as a clear and

30:23

my belief in telecom that I will never

30:26

harm

30:26

you. And I reach

30:28

out and take

30:29

your hands in mind.

30:32

I understand, and I

30:34

care

30:34

for you too.

30:36

But you have to

30:38

know the blood is still

30:41

blood. And if

30:42

you lay a hand on my father,

30:44

I will stop

30:46

you. I

30:49

do not want

30:51

it to come to this, but I

30:53

also know if you find that

30:55

he's done what I think he's done.

30:57

I don't know if I

31:00

could really stop you from doing what you wanna

31:02

do, but I will

31:03

try. Since

31:05

it looks up and he has a paint smile on his face

31:08

and he says, I accept your promise

31:10

and I stand by mine.

31:13

If you

31:13

stand between me, and any

31:15

other person wish to hire, I will not hire

31:18

them. I

31:20

promise. Be

31:25

my guiding light.

31:26

That sounds like

31:29

an awful lot like responsibility. You ran

31:32

away from the court of

31:34

time. More you struck out against them.

31:36

I don't know

31:37

why, but you never inherited their

31:41

evil deeds.

31:43

I believe you are your own person.

31:45

I believe you ran away from responsibility

31:47

when it had blood on it.

31:52

Tell you another tale about running away from blood within

31:55

responsibility, but that won't be

31:57

tonight.

31:57

Come on. Go to

31:59

sleep, please, up. I'll wake you in a

32:01

few hours.

32:02

I

32:02

am deeply sorry.

32:04

It's okay. I get it. I do,

32:06

but I don't want to hurt you.

32:08

I don't want to be hurt by

32:11

you. Good

32:14

night.

32:14

And he returns to

32:15

his pro when down. He

32:18

takes a

32:18

few moments to look around his sleeping cap, which

32:20

he kept fine and then he just goes

32:22

to sleep. And About

32:26

five minutes later, she puts it on his head.

32:29

Syndrome restored nine

32:31

additional points of stress damage after

32:33

such a and meal around the Fire, sharing his

32:35

emotions and a serious discussion with

32:37

Rohida. Sometimes, painful

32:39

conversations improve a

32:41

situation Less than the terrible whispers inside

32:43

one's head. And this was

32:45

one such instance. However,

32:48

Rowena only restored two stress damage

32:51

as she did not eat, and the

32:53

conversation had a different implication altogether

32:56

for her. She required an additional

32:58

constitution saving through.

33:00

And within eighteen. And within

33:02

eighteen was somehow fine. The

33:05

night was uneventful,

33:07

peaceful even. No creatures

33:09

came for them. No monsters

33:12

took

33:12

heed. the following morning, the human

33:14

departed after a quick breakfast of poor and

33:16

she shared with syndrome, Arwina packed

33:18

up their camp and stood look out.

33:20

second day was an eventful ride,

33:23

but the cousins found themselves at points

33:25

arguing the finer points of how

33:27

future social interactions should

33:30

be handled. By the way, I have no

33:32

idea what I was doing so wrong

33:34

during the encounter except like slight

33:36

tidbits of

33:37

information. All I know. It's like

33:39

you gave him your name, you told him where

33:41

you were going, you said we were cousins, and that this

33:43

was It's family

33:44

matters. Idiot. They can't

33:45

have been figured that all out as soon as they realize

33:47

that I'm coming.

33:48

III

33:49

fear not that they will figure this out

33:51

from this. Just small

33:53

element of hiding just a little

33:55

bit. There's a there's a

33:58

difference between, like, not telling a person a

34:00

thing, an outright lying. Just like, what's your name?

34:02

Like, and you're concerned. Okay. That's fine.

34:04

Who are you? Oh, the most watched about an

34:06

ill made to take where they're gonna go to stuff and all these

34:08

for justice and crap. We're boned.

34:12

Oh, also, I wanna curry favor with the

34:14

captain of the garden, the nearest

34:15

town. What is wrong with you? Oh, yeah.

34:17

They also have four stolen

34:20

horses. I threw whatever

34:22

little

34:22

buddy I had at the ground there.

34:24

That was so good. Sorry.

34:26

I'm not used to hiding myself.

34:30

I've used to fear that if I tried to hide

34:31

myself, the curtain might strike

34:34

out. I proudly announced whatever

34:36

I went. Well, how about we don't do the proudly

34:38

announcing part? Alright? You need to keep

34:40

information about us as quite as

34:41

possible, at least

34:44

for

34:44

now. Either way, the people pursuing us know that we're gonna

34:46

be heading to strathments or restaurants.

34:48

So probably doesn't matter too terribly,

34:51

I guess, but try and keep

34:53

the information about us quite. We need to keep ourselves hidden as long as we

34:55

can. Okay. You

34:58

are right.

35:00

Always white. And as the Radiant

35:02

Sun gently began to dip beyond the

35:04

trees, the duo reached

35:06

the crest of a hill. Noting

35:09

a wooden structure up and untold dangers that lay

35:11

within its walls. Dark

35:16

dice chapter three a, castigation featuring

35:18

Jeff Goldblum as the silent one,

35:20

Etheor Vitharsen, his father, Cindy West

35:22

Pike, and him Cleveland is Rowena Granite

35:26

Pike. Also featuring the voice of Sinclair Bell as Sir Elias Drez

35:28

and Travis Bendgraf as Dungeon Master.

35:30

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I hate

36:07

to ask, but Do you have coin to

36:09

spare? Yes. Oh,

36:09

He's a little bitch. No. I I threw away

36:12

all my fucking money getting those horses.

36:14

No. I mean, like, you

36:15

have three days 3A. That's

36:17

not nothing? He

36:18

has no

36:19

coins. Yeah. And I rolled

36:22

a foresight.

36:24

Here, this should help you find a food. A

36:27

food. You don't for

36:30

food. Oh

36:32

god.