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[MeimieFan88]

34. A crossing of paths

Previously...

The guard captain puts away the device, and the bull-man and the waitress' pain seem to cease. He then offers you to come with him... whether or not by choice.

You decide to go with the guards.


The guard captain responds, as the other two escort you to the exit.


The guards escort you out of the Inn. It is late morning outside. The air smells of the sand and seas, a fresh breath of air.


As the guards continue to escort you, a loud familiar voice suddenly calls out.


It's Bandanna guy and his clown crewmate!


Bandanna guy continues...

   
The guard captain responds...


Both parties then look to you for your response.


What do you do?

==
Rita Lynne
Health: Injured
Status: Slightly hungry

Spoiler: "Inventory" (click to show/hide)

Assignment Recipe
Parents' notebook
A bangle bracelet
A few gold coins
A snippet of dark hair
A book titled Healing for Newbies
A few pages of a bad romance
A honey jar inside a sock
A canteen filled with water (1/2 left)

==

[High tyrol]

stay with the guards

[StrawBarrel]

stay with the guards

+1

[Cerol Lenslens]

stay with the guards

+1

+1

However foreboding Cap'n and Clown make these guards sound, we know the pirates aren't going to be nice to us. And the guards are still our best option for info.

But the clown does sound like he knows something interesting. Ask him how it could possibly be in our best interests to go with him. Maybe he'll tell us something useful before the guards escort us off.

[High tyrol]

stay with the guards

+1

+1

However foreboding Cap'n and Clown make these guards sound, we know the pirates aren't going to be nice to us. And the guards are still our best option for info.

But the clown does sound like he knows something interesting. Ask him how it could possibly be in our best interests to go with him. Maybe he'll tell us something useful before the guards escort us off.

this too

[MeimieFan88]

35. A turn of events

Previously...

Both parties then look to you for your response.

You decide to stay with the guards for now, also taking the opportunity to ask the clown why he thinks it'd be a good idea for you to go with him instead.


Clown: "You do not know this yet, but the place you are being escorted to-- you will not leave there... as yourself. The rulers of this place do not treat outsiders as one might expect. Come with us if you value your freedom, even if it's in temporary shackles, else you shall likely come to find... a taste of bitter regret."

Guard Captain: "We have been delayed enough. The girl has made her choice, now be off on your own business."

Bandanna Guy draws his scimitar.


Guard Captain: "..."



Guard Captain: "Egill. What are you willing to pay for this girl? Surely your life is worth something to you, yet you would risk it to obtain her."

Bandanna Guy: "Pay? I think I'll take her now and pay later my respects to your dead corpses. Waif stole everything I had, now I'm taking it all back, and double. Ain't no armored idiots gonna stop me."

Guard Captain: "I see. I would let you have her, but as Guard Captain of Dread Isle I cannot give in to a simple threat of physical violence and fail my duty to my liege. So, there are two ways to do this..."



Guard Captain suddenly grabs you and holds a blade to your throat!


Guard Captain: "I kill the girl, you lose out on your chance for revenge and reclamation, we battle and I most likely kill you as you are charging at me in a blind rage..."

Guard Captain: "Or, you let us take the girl, for now. Once we are certain she has nothing to do with our investigation, we'll let you have her."

Bandanna Guy: "What-- You..."

Clown: "Master, I urge you to accept the captain's proposal. We will get our chance."

Bandanna Guy: "..."



Bandanna Guy: "Nah, let's just try it the first way."

Bandanna Guy charges at the Guard Captain. Guard Captain attempts to cut your throat as you are struggling to get out of his grasp. You feel the blade cut into your clavicle and shoulder area!


Bandanna Guy slams against the Guard Captain, as you manage to get free from the latter's grasp.


Chaos pulses around you as blood drips out from your neck and shoulder area.
You try to cover the wound with your hands, but it only slows the bleeding by a bit.
Meanwhile, both parties have engaged in all out combat.
For the moment, everyone seems to have forgotten about you.


What do you do?

==
Rita Lynne
Health: Very Badly Injured
Status: Bleeding, Slightly hungry

Spoiler: "Inventory" (click to show/hide)

Assignment Recipe
Parents' notebook
A bangle bracelet
A few gold coins
A snippet of dark hair
A book titled Healing for Newbies
A few pages of a bad romance
A honey jar inside a sock
A canteen filled with water (1/2 left)

==

[High tyrol]

attempt to sneak away while they are preoccupied

[Cerol Lenslens]

attempt to sneak away while they are preoccupied

+1. Take Honey jar out of sock, and use sock as makeshift bandage to staunch the bleeding somewhat. If we succeed at crawling away, we don't want them following a trail of blood right to us. Hopefully we can get a chance to consult Healing for Newbies about this.

[StrawBarrel]

attempt to sneak away while they are preoccupied

+1. Take Honey jar out of sock, and use sock as makeshift bandage to staunch the bleeding somewhat. If we succeed at crawling away, we don't want them following a trail of blood right to us. Hopefully we can get a chance to consult Healing for Newbies about this.

+1

[MeimieFan88]

36. An Attempt At Recovery

Previously...

Bandanna Guy slams against the Guard Captain, as you manage to get free from the latter's grasp.

Chaos pulses around you as blood drips out from your neck and shoulder area.
You try to cover the wound with your hands, but it only slows the bleeding by a bit.
Meanwhile, both parties have engaged in all out combat.
For the moment, everyone seems to have forgotten about you.

You manage to crawl away unnoticed, for the time being.

You take the honey jar out of the sock and try using the sock as a makeshift bandage to staunch the bleeding.



It's fairly effective, and has stopped most of the bleeding. However, the sock may not hold for very long, and you'll eventually need to address the issue again to completely heal the wound.

The battle between the guards and the pirates continues, with neither side having a significant advantage. The clown tries to stop the fight as he shouts to the others.



Clown: "Stop! The girl is gone."

Guard Captain: "That was not very wise, Egill. This is indeed a most pointless fight. However, openly attacking me cannot go unpunished. You will drop your weapons and come with me, or I will take you myself, alive or dead."

Bandanna Guy: *maniacal laughter* "Your skull is thicker than your armor! Couldn't even finish off a defenseless waif? Looks like I will soon be taking the job of 'Guard Captain of Dread Isle'."



The fight resumes.

You begin to feel dizzy, as a result of your overall condition.

Also, it seems that getting injured so badly has made you realize how heavy all this stuff you're carrying is. Not that you couldn't necessarily carry more.

Spoiler: Map (click to show/hide)

What do you do?

==
Rita Lynne
Health: Very Badly Injured
Status: Bleeding (bandaged), Slightly hungry, Dizzy

Spoiler: Inventory (9.7 / 20 lbs) (click to show/hide)

A honey jar [3 lbs]
A canteen half-filled with water [2 lbs]
A book titled Healing for Newbies [2 lbs]
Parents' notebook [1 lb]
A few gold coins [1 lb]
A blood-stained sock (being used as a makeshift bandage) [0.2 lbs]
A bangle bracelet [0.2 lbs]
Assignment Recipe [0.1 lb]
A snippet of dark hair [0.1 lb]
A few pages of a bad romance [0.1 lb]

==

[High tyrol]

drink some of the water and then slowly creep north along the side of the building.