[12 ~ video | derail]

[blahblahblah]

Hey. Have any of you heard from Yuri- sorry, Yuri Lowell? I haven't seen him in a while, and there's no other way inland except through Heliord, where I've been for a while now. I didn't see them, so...

Anyway, I'm done with my follow-up research on the barrier blastia in Heliord, so I'm heading back to Capua Torim to find a ship. I've got to follow up on all that aer krene business before Alexei comes calling, and I highly doubt there's another one on this continent. It'll be annoying traveling alone, but... nothing I'm not used to.

And before anyone asks, I'm not sure why, but the whole zombie business missed me. Which is for the better - my artes don't work well on things like that for some reason. ['And I'm pretty bad with them overall,' she neglects to add.] Is everyone all right?

Comments

[lil_tanuki]

Ooogh, that sounds like trouble. I wouldn't want you to get into trouble going back there.

[blahblahblah]

Yeah, that's what I'm thinking. So I'll just keep heading for Torim Harbor - hopefully that damned caravan is out of the way. There's a shortcut, but it was blocked before. The stretch once you can see the harbor is bandit territory, and I want to spend as little time as possible there.

[lil_tanuki]

That's good. You could probably get through quickly as possible and make your way to the Harbor.

[blahblahblah]

That's the plan. Keep out of sight as long as possible, maybe burn a holy bottle in a pinch... It'll work out. Once I get through there, Torim's less than a day away.

[lil_tanuki]

Sounds like a good idea. What's a holy bottle by the way?

[blahblahblah]

Well... it's a bottle of holy water. It keeps monsters away. Sometimes it even works on thieves, but that's kind of a toss up, most days.

[lil_tanuki]

So it's a go away spell?

[blahblahblah]

Kind of. It's not perfect, but it works most of the time. They're a little expensive, though.

[lil_tanuki]

How much are they?

[blahblahblah]

Well... hmm. How do I explain gald to someone from another world... I could buy something like ten loaves of bread for what one holy bottle costs.

[lil_tanuki]

It sounds a little disproportionate, but I get the idea. You probably need a lot of gald to be financially secure, right?

[blahblahblah]

Lots and lots. That's kinda been a sore spot for us. There are a lot of examples of the excesses of the Council, and a lot of examples of the less-well-off in the cities.

That, combined with Yuri's well-meaning vigilante streak, get us into most of our trouble.

[lil_tanuki]

Gah, that sounds like a troublesome situation.

Does Yuri always get you guys into trouble?

[blahblahblah]

Only all the damn time. It's like it's his job or something. He's the whole reason I'm out here in the first place, and not back in Aspio.

[lil_tanuki]

But without him, you wouldn't have gone out into the world right?