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"Maybe… I don't know. It seems like a lot, but we have to be rational about this. We should rescue her, but I'm not sure what the best way of going about it is…"
Nox grumbled. Don't do anything stupid, my child…
“We can’t just leave her there! They could be torturing her for all we know!”
Calm yourself, Farron… Ysethen narrowed his eyes at the back of his riders head.
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Still your heart, love… I did not mean we should leave her, only proceed with utmost caution. Hostage situations are set up to end poorly for everyone involved.
"Anyway, I should probably go ahead and share what I know, right?" Aurelius said, running a hand through his hair, "You know, in case anything happens to me…"
Farron sighed and nodded, “Nothing’s going to happen to you… but that would be wise if you did.”
Jade nodded, "Yeah that would be best, but nothing else is going to happen."
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(Ahahah little do they know…)
"So, I don't think I can really draw many comparisons yet, but I can tell you this: there were some insurgents within this village that helped perpetrate the attack. It was sort of a crime that they were able to do because of opportunity. All of their own traitors were younger. Between our age and lower thirties, I believe. I can write the rest down, if you'd like. It's a lot of seemingly meaningless stuff for now, but once we learn more about what went down in our village, maybe we can piece it together."
So what you're saying is that this information on its own is useless? Nox asked.
"Not entirely, but mostly," Aurelius admitted.
“Great, that’s just fantastic.” Farron muttered and was poked in the back by his dragon, “Oi!”
Calm. Down.
"Write it down, we can figure the rest out as we go. Nothing is completely useless," Quincy responded. She had grabbed a barren stone, "Not even this."
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"Right. I'll take notes real quick. I suspect we need to move on…" Aurelius pulled a notebook from his bag and started writing in black ink.
"We can't move on until Riven can," Pollux called, "He's in a good bit of pain."
I'll be fine, I heal pretty fast. Riven started to stand even if it was only about an hour ago he was already feeling better. We need to leave.Since Mara isn't here right now, Oliver can ride with me. "I'm not so sure that's a good idea." Oliver walked over with his backpack. "He looks good enough to walk and run, it not with someone on his back."
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I don’t mind giving you a lift again, Nox said, It’s better that you rest, Riven.
“Do you need me to do anything else for you before we go?” Pollux asked, going to stand in front of Riven.
No I'll be fine. Riven's feathers flared up and he was ready to go. I can still feel her emotions. She's scared. Oliver climbed up on Nox and made sure he was in a position where he won't fall off. "Sorry Nox, we'll have to work on you later."
(family vacation and again i keep missing everything, for fuck's sake why do i miss everything?)
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(I’m sorry…)
That’s more than alright, dear. I didn’t expect everything to be resolved right away. This is more important at the moment.
Nox made sure Oliver was on well. Aurelius climbed up on her back clumsily, and she turned her head just enough to see him from the corner of her eye.
You alright? That ritual was a bit much… a little more than normal…
“It’s always harder with people I didn’t know in life,” Aurelius reassured her, “I’m okay.”
"Where's Valkyrie? She should've been back by now." Zander paces back and forth in front of Mara. His bad habit of chewing on his nails came out when he things didn't go as planned. "You should stop pacing, it's annoying." Mara mumbled as she watched him closely. Zander has always hated Mara, and being with her made him hate her more. Mara's comment made Zander stomp her way and lift his hand. He had no regard for anyone but himself. Although he really wanted to hit her, he chose not to let her get to him.
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Valkyrie landed Valhalla nearby Zander. She was covered in sweat, despite the cold weather and the few snowflakes that had begun to fall.
"It is done," she said grimly, "We've made a hit on the third village. We were especially thorough on this one. There were… no survivors…"
Valkyrie's eyes wandered over to Mara. "Oh, so you got her? What do you plan to do with her now that you have her?"
Quincy watched everyone carefully, Aurelius was drained,from the ritual. Riven was injured, but that wasn't her problem anymore.
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“I think we’re only an hour or two away in flight… Hang in there,” Pollux said, mostly directing this at Aurelius and Riven.
Aurelius nodded but said nothing back.
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(Ima just bump this back to the top, don't mind me)
(Sup fam)
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(Not much. Just school. Finals week is coming up…)
(Ooft, yeah, that sucks)
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(I mean, kind of, but I think I'll be alright. This week has already been more stressful than I think finals week is going to be.)
(Yeah, I hope you do well :) )
"Where are we going anyway?" Oliver was confused as to what was going on, so much has happened in these last few hours. Riven did his best to keep up with the group. Usually he had no trouble, but now it was difficult.
Telara and Mavrus had bolted past Zuriel and Arioch while everything was happening and they could be heard talking from a distance as they followed the group.
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"We're going to another village… well, granted they haven't suffered the same fate. It's just the only place we can go with our dragons and all," Aurelius explained.
Pollux had meanwhile been keeping a close eye on Riven.
"Hey, I think we should check in on him," he said, "I know we're trying to be fast, but he's struggling."
No I'm fine, just keep going. In truth Oliver was worried about him as well, but Dragons are stubborn and he didn't want to argue with one. We have no time to be taking breaks. Especially since we know the people that burned down our village were so close.
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"If you insist," Pollux replied, "I don't… I don't think we're that far…"
Aurelius looked over his shoulder. "We're not? You don't think they've burned the next village down yet, do you?"
"I mean, honestly, we can only hope."
And what if this one's gone to? What then? We can't keep going through this same pattern… We need another plan, in case things go wrong… Nox said.
By this time Arioch, Zuriel and Telara caught up We have to keep up hope, and if it isn't burned down yet we have time to warn them.
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