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The Lost Tale Of Eymreil

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one by one the group filed down the stairs towards the dungeon door, which had been left open by the guards. dae led as way as best he could
 his feet were starting to act up..
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"Dae, if you want to have a rest, just tell us aproximatelly, how to continue. You cannot overdo things too much." - Qa'Meret told Dae as he was there willing to help him walk if he wants to.


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As they approached the cell, John kicked down the door of the cell Ashnii was held. But stopped in his tracks when he found it was empty. "No..." the boy muttered.

 

 


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give him a healing potion ' Nicula said to chaka ' dae nees it..
- thy group was on the first level of cells, ashnii was on the 3rd and  lowest level. stairs went down at the end of the hallway
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"I'm glad you are safe, and we all are." Chaka said looking at Kyo.  "I wonder how long we'll have to wait till the others get back.  I'm sure they'll be ok." She said, glancing over in the direction they went in.  

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Walker walked with the others, his right hand near his main chakram as he looked around, keeping alert for possible danger.


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As the group caught up to the empty cell, Eric stepped forward, placing a hand on John's shoulder cautiously.
"Look...I'm sure there's a...there's got to be a reason.  Perhaps she escaped when we staged out little coup..."
He said quietly...


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Staying silent. John quickly subdued Eric and tossed him into the cell, slamming the door.

"Sure there was. and from what I've heard, you had something to do with it." He snarled.
 

 


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Eric slumped against the wall of the cell, unconscious and bleeding from where his head had slammed into the stones of the cell as Sima Shi glanced at his prone form.
"Hmph.  A touch kinder than that filth deserves, but a fitting sentence.  I'll see to it that he never sees the light of day again.  Not until he does so from within a coffin.  If that...thing can even die."
He said, eyes icy and devoid of mercy...


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Qa'Meret felt that he would have interveened there, but he didn't have the will to try to stop John. The Minstrel have experienced great loss and death, but what Ashnii suffered was surely a great deal. - "John, calm down. Focus on getting Ashnii back, nothing is more important now. We can deal with Eric later." - The Khajiit tried to reason with John.

In the mean time, Kyo left his dragon in a clean spot on the ground, the creature just flopped on the ground. - "Miss Chaka, I am getting worried about the dragon. It had to fight a lot and I didn't make it for that, it is not a fighting creature."


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hold on there john, we have no proof it was him ' nicula said ' just some crazy nut showing us horrible images and rambling about how someone in our midst is evil incarnate, and pointing the finger at him. eric has already endured dealth, theres nothing more w can really do to him, and locking him up without proof isnt fair. i mean we'd be the same boat as the Ciount and countess we just defeated. loook i'm worried about ashnii too, we aklll are, but we cant assume shes dead, w must assume shes alive out there' sge turned to eric. ' i'm giving you the benefit of the doubt eric, so dont do anything to make me consider.
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Sima Shi raised his arm in front of Nicula.
"Save your breath.  A traitorous puppet like that probably can't even understand what you're saying to it.  Even if your friend is alive, what this monster did to her merits no forgiveness."
He said, kicking a loose stone into Eric's head...


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the ones who  put her in this position are dead and richly deserved it. You have a more important job Sima than worry about one guy, even if he is a traitor. your job is to fix this city, restore it to prosperity, and hold off apep's hordes. Nicula said firmly. " i understand your reaction, goodness knows i'm not condoning erics involvement in this in any way, but i believe in showing mercy when asked, even if they don't deserve it.'
 we need to find ashnii' sed nues said ' once we find her then we will come back to deakl with eric here..
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Sima Shi smirked.
"This city will be led by my father and my brother.  I am to travel aside your group to see to my family's interest.  And for your sake, I hope you never have to lead.  Granting mercy to those who act against you or those you associate with will only make you appear soft.  And those who appear soft...die."
He said, voice terse and contained...


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i have helped lead this group up to this point ' Nicula replied. ' but i can see arguing with you will get us nowhere and waste valuable time, and my friend john has a 15 million price on his head. i suggest we get going then.' she sighed.
- we leave eric here then huh' dru essa asked, looking at the unconscious wolf. it a look, mixed with pity and resentment.
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Chaka looked at the dragon then at Kyo, "Do you think it is sick, or needs more energy?" She asked him, showing concern on her face.  

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"You'd have thought if he was against us the perfect time to show his true allegiance would have been at the very start of the fight back there." Walker said using a thumb to point to the area they had fought in.  "And why trust a total stranger, maybe he's working for that Apep guy you've mentioned many times."


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Qa'meret grabbed his head with both hands. - "I hate dungeons, I would appreciate if we discuss all these matters while looking for Ashnii? please?" - The Khajiit said with a very unamused voice and a serious look on his face.

Kyo knelt next to the creature. - "I have read how archmages that can make creatures may just create a replacement... but that seems so cold, I don't want to be like them. So I hope this dragon only needs more energy." - The kid said worried, glancing at the creature and then all those corpses in the ground. He sighed.


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lets get gioing everyone' dar maa said as she begab walking towards the stairs, as she did do she noticed a door in the wall, as she opened it, shevfelt a gust of fresh air. ' maybe she went this way she said drawing her should. ' dar maa cast a light spell allowing her to see a bit. ' come on guys, this way..
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"Maybe you can take a bit of energy from the sleeping guards if you are to tired yourself right now."  Chaka said looking at the dragon with concern.


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Qa'Meret was among the first to follow Dar'Maa. - "It is great that you've found this passage. Dungeons do not bring good memories." - Then the Khajiit started walking thorugh the passage. - "I suppose that whenever we come out from the other side, we can then bring the rest of the group... but not through those dungeons." - he mentioned trying to cheer-up himself. He wonders if when they find Ashnii, it would make things more clear about Eric's involvement in this mess.

Kyo looked at Chaka and smiled. - "That is a wonderful idea, they are already sleeping so their energy is plentiful." - the kid stood up and grabbed his dragon, then he started to carefully walk between the deceased guards, trying not to step on the blood puddles again. - "Before the rest of the group tell us to move on." - he said as he place his right han on the forehead of one of the sleeping guards and after a little bit, he was successful to borrow some energy.

The kid then repeated the process with the remaining 2 guards and then returned to Chaka. - "Well,  Ithink that should do it for now." - Kyo said while sighing.


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"I do hope it is enough to have extra so you can give your dragon more when we rest later on." Chaka said.  

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Walker looked at the direction of the cell where Eric was. He wondered if he was traveling with the right group and if some were fools, trusting a total stranger instantly and blindly like that.  He wondered if he should travel with them at all.  Who would they turn on next.