Ari came to me while I was preparing for the night’s performance. I though it was going to be more scolding for my actions the previous night. Fortunately, he was very encouraging, as usual. He asked me to patrol the city because Ezra had some premonition of misfortune.
I patrolled the streets for an hour or so. I saw a cat playing with some trash in an alley. I felt hot breath on the back of my neck. Luckily, I was slammed by a wave of fear that took me to my knees, and the beast was unable to bite me.
Then I was alone on an island. I called for my allies, but to no avail. I didn’t know how I had come to arrive there, but I knew that everyone else was in trouble. I needed to help. It seemed to go on for hours.
Then I fell prone. When I opened my eyes, there was a ghastly beast looming over me. It seemed to be a massive dog made from shadow. As I was unable to properly defend myself whilst lying on my back. And the beast lashed out at me with fearsome teeth and claws. Eventually I thought to launch myself to a rooftop. With my bird’s eye view, I was able to vanquish the beast with ease.
I saw another beast a short distance away. I was unable to use a fire blast because it was within close proximity to a town’s guard that would have been injured by my fire. I conjured my blade in my hand and charged the second beast. Ari was counting mon me. I would defend this city to my dying breath.
I awoke in a temple with Ezra staring down at me. He told me that I should be more careful. I was in a bad way, but I saw Ari on the other side of the room, and we crossed it to speak with him. He was in some sort of trance.
Ezra cast a spell on him, and I knocked him over, because that was what had knocked me out of my spell. After some time, he awoke. He seemed very embarrassed for us having seen him in such a state.
I asked him to carry me because I was exhausted. He obliged.
I suddenly remembered all of the nice things he had said about how proud of me he was, and how I could do anything. I began to weep uncontrollably. I told him that I had failed him.
He reassured me that I hadn’t, and that I had done much more than anyone else could have. It did make me feel much better. Though I have almost died in the past couple of weeks.
I ran back to town to purchase some healing potions. Had that beast not gotten the drop on me, I would have been able to defeat it with ease. If I’d had some healing potions, I could have replenished my health before jumping into the fight with the other beast.
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