Tal returned to Ludo's shrine in Torchline a little older, a little stronger, perhaps a little wiser and definitely with more bruises to show for his quests. But he was humming happily to himself as he scrubbed the sea salt off the statue and polished it up before laying his offerings and his items down.
The bag of chocolate cookies with a layer of sweet cream sandwiched between them was placed by the statue's hand along with a stuffed ursur plush that was a long way from home. Tal patted it fondly one last time before turning to the items for his quest.
Each piece was laid down and fussed over until it was precisely lined up with the rest: a chip from the shield he had held Deimos off with; a large chunk of rock knocked off an angry mama Fyrhund; the skull of a giant snapping turtle that had once been home to a Penolaeth (it seemed happier in its new ursur skull home); and some of the snow moss he'd wrestled Bart for (Boreal had won).
Boreal was happily hunting crabs on the beach while her bonded cleared his throat and reached out to pat the statue tentatively where the bronze gleamed most brightly. "Hi - I mean, hello, Ludo. It's me, Tal. Um. Talyson Seawright. I brought you the stuff you asked for an' I worked on my defence with Deimos, too. Oh, an' I have cookies!"
Don't Shoot the Messenger
1. Complete a training thread focusing on defence {Training} Building Blocks
2. Complete a thread encountering a Fyrhund and obtaining some of its rock-like armour plating Nothing to Fyr
3. Complete a thread obtaining a skull from a Penolaeth Shell Game
4. Complete a thread collecting snow moss No Rolling Stones
The bag of chocolate cookies with a layer of sweet cream sandwiched between them was placed by the statue's hand along with a stuffed ursur plush that was a long way from home. Tal patted it fondly one last time before turning to the items for his quest.
Each piece was laid down and fussed over until it was precisely lined up with the rest: a chip from the shield he had held Deimos off with; a large chunk of rock knocked off an angry mama Fyrhund; the skull of a giant snapping turtle that had once been home to a Penolaeth (it seemed happier in its new ursur skull home); and some of the snow moss he'd wrestled Bart for (Boreal had won).
Boreal was happily hunting crabs on the beach while her bonded cleared his throat and reached out to pat the statue tentatively where the bronze gleamed most brightly. "Hi - I mean, hello, Ludo. It's me, Tal. Um. Talyson Seawright. I brought you the stuff you asked for an' I worked on my defence with Deimos, too. Oh, an' I have cookies!"
Don't Shoot the Messenger
1. Complete a training thread focusing on defence {Training} Building Blocks
2. Complete a thread encountering a Fyrhund and obtaining some of its rock-like armour plating Nothing to Fyr
3. Complete a thread obtaining a skull from a Penolaeth Shell Game
4. Complete a thread collecting snow moss No Rolling Stones
