Burden looked at the paper to see what the problem with the serpent was. "The name's Burden. What's your name?" He asked, making conversation.
Ascendare probably would resist. She seemed rather strong willed...
“Oh, well, thank you.” Maxon replied, slightly taken aback at the invitation.
“Though with respect, I’ll pass on the tea if you don’t mind, Mister…..?”
“Well, I just so happened to find this!” The Wyvern beamed happily as she hefted the mace. “This belongs to your sister, no?”
The serpent moved closer, "You may call me Y'sera" she said. On the paper, Burden could see that the people of the town's only main complaint was the serpent getting too close to their settlement. However, the advisor to the mayor had wrote an extra note, that read: 'Instead of slaying such a magnificent creature, it would be a bit more useful to the settlement. High Grass Serpent scales can be crafted into powerful fertilizer for crops, and they have a reversal affect to their venom. Able to heal instead of poison. If you could, please try and persuade the creature to work with us.'
MEANWHILE...
Vanitia just walked by Ascendare until they reached the town again. "Well, what do we do now? Do we press forward, or stay put for a bit longer?"
MEANWHILE...
The mayor had took the kettle from the fire and poured himself a cup of tea, "Ferris McIntosh" he said, setting the kettle down and sat down opposite of Maxon. "Now then... How may I help you?" he asked.
MEANWHILE...
Elaine's brother had immediately grabbed the mace from Caelia, "You actually got it back?! Sorry for snatching it away from you by the way" he said, admiring the mace and swung it a few times. "Did you have to fight the Hydra?!" he asked, excitedly. He clearly wanted to hear an exciting story.
"Hello Y'sera, that's a beautiful name for such a magnificent serpent. Are you aware of the nearby village? Lots of harpies live there?" He asked.
"Well, I want the money from the quest, so let me get that settled. Then we can press on." Ascendare says, as she begins walking to the farm which had been having fox problems.
"Yes, I am aware of the settlement nearby. Though, I did not know about the harpies living there" she'd reply.
MEANWHILE...
Vanitia nodded and transformed back into her human form Giselle and sat down on a nearby barrel.
"Oh, well that's fine. The people of the settlement have asked for me to come to you, and try and negotiate to see if you'd be willing to work with the people of the town."
Ascendare would approach the farmer's house and knock on the door.
“Well, I’m here about your Hydra problem.” Maxon said, pulling out the quest page.
“Yeah, you could say that we did.” Caelia giggled with a sly wink.
(So, what'd I miss? Guessing about half the story.)
(Not much. The Mindflayer you fought is currently working with one of my characters, Ascendare, to capture Burden. It's kind of a shaky alliance, since the Mindflayer is contemplating just keeping the two of them for herself.)
MEANWHILE...
Galicia smiled greedily as she went back to work on James' rod. Once he let his guard down, Galicia had grabbed him by the hips and flipped him onto his back. "You know... You were enjoying that a little too much. I think I want to try a different tactic" she said.
(Alright then. Thought I might want to bring back the last reply I got, for a refresher.)
How did James always manage to get into these situations? He had sworn several times over, that he wouldn't let this happen again. He had even bought a "relic" that was supposed to, as the shopkeeper put it, "Keep your life holy and pure. You won't ever have to worry about monsters again." And yet here he was, trapped under the weight of an ogre. He knew she had been lying, he knew that she couldn't be trusted. The last time she 'took it easy on him', he couldn't walk in a straight line for 3 days! But, he was never allowed resist, or complain, no matter what she said. She had saved him many times before, and every single time, she had the same smug grin on her face that said, "You know what's coming, and you know you can't stop it." So, now he would let her do as she pleased, just as he had done last time.