Return to the Blackmarsh

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WHO: Inessa, Anders, Kain, Myr, Melys, Loghain
WHAT: Searching for the orb of the First and dealing with Veil issues.
WHEN: Mid to later October
WHERE: The Blackmarsh
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As for content mention, violence and references to Awakening.

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[justice_is_blond]

There's a healing mist cast the second Anders hears the flap of wings, flashing back hard to over a decade ago when they fought this thing... and then the illusion is gone. Anders turns on Kain, expression furious.

"You. Endangered. Everyone. You were told the veil was thin. You were told not to touch bones. But you had to go and feel it up because... why? You want to fantasize about fighting more dragons? This is a place of power, Kain Ventfort. It draws things, demons and beasts alike, and the next time it's more than likely not going to be an echo."

Worthy challenge his ass. It had been a nightmare, one that he's glad they'd all survived because there had been times in there he hadn't been sure they would have. He takes a slow breath before looking at Melys. She doesn't deserve his anger. At the moment.

"Probably, if someone's lacking enough self-control to grope at it everywhere. The Fade doesn't forget."

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It takes a moment to focus on more than the thudding of her own heart, after beint startled like that. Inessa's gaze flits around warily, though her renewed vigilance grants her sight of nothing more than the dragon's skeleton along the area. She almost reaches to Garahel for comfort, then remembers he's with Myr.

"It's wise to remember what we're dealing with, to be sure. I don't think anyone will make that mistake again." Said as much for herself as for Kain. "We're only a short way into the marsh, relatively. Let's keep this in mind as we go further in, and prevent a repeat incident. Anders is right; what comes next might be more than an echo...and we don't yet know what may be guarding the orb."

[in_death_sacrifice]

Kain is mainly in a trance over the sight of the dragon. He's glad he witnessed its power, to be perfectly honest, and he would do it again if he had a chance. He's normally calm and measured about most things but dragons bring out a really dangerous, reckless streak. He has no patience for anything else at present.

"And? Inessa quite clearly did it first. We did nothing wrong, as far as I'm concerned." Petulantly, Kain stalks away from the group. He's still nearby and within sight and will follow to keep up with them, but for the moment? He really needs to not be directly near anyone, for a variety of reasons.

[justice_is_blond]

...Right. A full-grown adult, stalking off and acting justified when he could have brought down actual death on their heads. That will be in the report later, because it's a risk factor. A serious risk factor.

"No touching," he repeats, making sure his voice carries as they head deeper into the Marsh.

[aforethought]

"Gonna be a long trip." She observes,

It's far milder than what she means to say, which is don't be a tit, we all did it, but Inessa's here, and Anders isn't anyone she trusts jumpy, and the day she comes riding to an Orlesian warden's defense is the day they toss her on the pyre.

One last, wary look to the bones. Not so hard as it was before to resist patting its nose.

Every one of us, back to mud.

[in_death_sacrifice]

There's also recognizing you aren't able to rationally deal at the moment and removing yourself from a situation before it escalates further. Sure, the bit of frustration and downright petty upset feelings set it off, given he's (in his perspective) not the only one at fault and all and is a bit grumpy over that aspect. But for the most part, Kain is just being careful that he doesn't make matters worse.

The apparition of the dragon Meant Something to him, and it clouded his judgment. Plain and simple.

After a while goes by, he rejoins the group. "I apologize. I would never intentionally endanger the group, but this specific situation... well. It's complicated. I won't ever do such things in the future. I take this place's darkness and dangers seriously." Dragons just fuck with his head, in a perhaps not so good way sometimes. "Admittedly I was also too entranced and intrigued to even hear the warning properly." Which made him all tunnel-focused and not paying attention to things and... well, and then he'd done something reckless. He's not someone to just risk everyone's lives for no reason, but... well... he's a bit unsettled, himself, by just how much it had overcome his mind. Enough that he'd ignored all else. "Who knows, our very proximity may have been just as much to blame as our touching it. Our merely walking through this place probably isn't such a good idea, if you consider it, but here we are."

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Relieved when Kain rejoins the group -the Blackmarsh isn't a place to wander too far away- Inessa nods, unsurprised at Kain's explanation. She could tell his state of mind definitely shifted when the dragon appeared, but...nonetheless, they must move on.

"It may have, yes, which means no more side-trips unless they are necessary. We cannot risk provoking what echoes in the Blackmarsh." Her look definitely says that she has more on her mind, but--"Let us refocus on the orb we must find."

(To the rift and the orb thread!)