”’Only,’ you say, as if that is not in and of itself a great accomplishment,” Jigano found the energy to tease his friend and old employer, her soothing presence and courage giving him fresh strength beyond even her healing magic. ”Though I have no doubt that you will continue to grow and surprise us all with what you discover.” He didn’t realize how seditious her magic had become compared to where she was from, but he would have been pleased had he known. Especially given his own penchant for rebelling against the current state. Hopefully the third one would continue to be the charm…
”Well, there will be you and I, and hopefully Deimos as well, for experienced delvers,” he agreed thoughtfully. ”Our objective is to either destroy the poisonous plants so they don’t keep killing everything that goes down there, or else to find a way to stop them from creating that poison. I would prefer the latter…” He sighed and shook his head. ”But I don’t see an easy way to do it. Or even a hard way. Nothing I’ve read has shown a way to transmute living things here on Caido.” Create, yes, but change? Perhaps if the gods had granted someone a unique form of magic, but if they had, he didn’t know who it was.
”The bodyguard idea is a good one, but then we have more people who will be affected by the poison until the plants can be dealt with,” he said slowly, following his thoughts through on the matter. ”And if you need to focus all your energy on using the wind to keep as much gas upwards as you can, that leaves only the two unicorns to heal. Though, after the initial blast our fire mage should probably refrain from causing any more sparks while others are in the chamber,” he admitted with a wry smile. ”So perhaps he or she can help guard the others while they work. And I will be there as well, to offer what protection that I may.” He was no lion, but he had been learning to fight with more than his just rapier from Ronin and Deimos and Papillion, and his animal shifts could still cause some damage. His snake form wasn’t impervious to the gas, but his scales offered more protection than skin and fur, and he could hold his breath for quite a long time. If an Attuned was to be down there, he thought he was one of the better candidates for surviving the gas. Or at least, he hoped that was the case. Either way, he could hardly ask his friends to head down into that danger and not go himself.
”Well, there will be you and I, and hopefully Deimos as well, for experienced delvers,” he agreed thoughtfully. ”Our objective is to either destroy the poisonous plants so they don’t keep killing everything that goes down there, or else to find a way to stop them from creating that poison. I would prefer the latter…” He sighed and shook his head. ”But I don’t see an easy way to do it. Or even a hard way. Nothing I’ve read has shown a way to transmute living things here on Caido.” Create, yes, but change? Perhaps if the gods had granted someone a unique form of magic, but if they had, he didn’t know who it was.
”The bodyguard idea is a good one, but then we have more people who will be affected by the poison until the plants can be dealt with,” he said slowly, following his thoughts through on the matter. ”And if you need to focus all your energy on using the wind to keep as much gas upwards as you can, that leaves only the two unicorns to heal. Though, after the initial blast our fire mage should probably refrain from causing any more sparks while others are in the chamber,” he admitted with a wry smile. ”So perhaps he or she can help guard the others while they work. And I will be there as well, to offer what protection that I may.” He was no lion, but he had been learning to fight with more than his just rapier from Ronin and Deimos and Papillion, and his animal shifts could still cause some damage. His snake form wasn’t impervious to the gas, but his scales offered more protection than skin and fur, and he could hold his breath for quite a long time. If an Attuned was to be down there, he thought he was one of the better candidates for surviving the gas. Or at least, he hoped that was the case. Either way, he could hardly ask his friends to head down into that danger and not go himself.
