The Eye of Anubis: Book Five

[steveflam]

"Would you mind" Ishaq adresses Otto and Tomas "If I accompanied you, if only to make it safer for you, Effendi's? I would feel better."

[lostboy]

Khalil had against all the odds slept well, he understood the importance of adequate rest in so harsh an environment and his survival instincts had kicked in the instant the opportunity presented itself.

He was also not too concerned about the ruined keep they founf themsleves in, so many had underestimated the difficulties of surviving in this land and ruined manses where frankly not that hard to find.

What was a cause for concern was the wellbeing of several expedition members. Still Kuzan seemed to have Pelletier comfortable, although Anubis alone knew what was wrong with Lia.

Making a mental note to speak with the wizardess when she returns, Khalil addresses the other point of concern. Walking over to Professor Marchand-Renier he coughs to gain hsi attention before speaking. "Affendi I think it would be most sensible for you to be accompanied on your search, we do not know the provenance of this place and a few more hands should ensure safety. Therefore perhaps I and another may accompany you?"

[yalenusveler]

"Ugh," she mutters. "Pardon me. Andre? Might I bother you for the use of your support for a moment? I need to be outside and ... I just need to be outside. I want some fresh air before it starts to boil. I'll be back for breakfast later, probably."

"Of course, Lia." Andre said with a smile, heading over to her and offering his arm. "Lead on, Noontime Shade. Your adjutant will provide support." Of course, besides only his arm, he also offered a few words of prayer, and another spell to make Lia not quite as susceptible to the wrath of the Pharazian day.

OOC:Endure elements on Lia

[Rock of the Fraternity]

"Of course, Lia." Andre said with a smile, heading over to her and offering his arm. "Lead on, Noontime Shade. Your adjutant will provide support." Of course, besides only his arm, he also offered a few words of prayer, and another spell to make Lia not quite as susceptible to the wrath of the Pharazian day.

"Thank you, Andre," Lia says with a sigh of relief, her going clearly easier by being able to lean on him. "I -- Wait. What?" She sounds honestly confused, though she does keep walking. The members of the expedition staying inside can just barely hear her say: "What did you just call me? You aren't drunk, are you ...?"

[Nathan of the FoS]

Charles appears to be reasonably refreshed, despite the Spartan accomadations, but then, he never sleeps very much. Wandering over to where Michel is cooking, he shares a quiet joke with him and filches a piece of bacon, half of which goes to Loup. As he sees Andre and Lia leave together, a moment's amusement and chagrin cross his face and disappear.

Standing, he makes his way over to Pelletier's tent. "How is the Professor doing?" he asks Harris. "Well enough for visitors?"

[Rock of the Fraternity]

A few minutes after leaving, Lia comes walking back inside by herself, rather than relying on Andre. Instead of heading for the cookfire, she goes to the spot she slept in, sits down and starts thumbing through her spellbook.
"Do not bother me unless there is toast to be had," she says in her best cold voice. "Tomas? I would like to ask for the use of your strong right arm later today. I would like to do some exploring myself, after I have had time to study, but my legs are not entirely firm yet."

[Kaitou Kage]

"Bad morning?" Kuzan asked Lia as she passed. He took a generous bite of bacon, looking surprisingly spry and active for a man who hadn't slept in two days. Knowing Andre, the man had probably said something completely off the wall and Lia took it...well, as Lia takes things.

[Rock of the Fraternity]

Lia looks up from her spellbook and ... beckons to Kuzan.
"Yesterday is a bit of a blur," she says, peering up at the Rajian if he comes near her, "but I seem to recall I was ... rude to you, when you were trying to help. I do apologize. If truth be told -- which I would rather do when I am fully conscious, rather than raving from heatstroke -- I appreciate your company immensely."

Lia's tone changes. It is not warm, never warm, but ... perhaps enthusiastic. "We fight so well together," the Mordentishwoman says. "Together, working together, when no arguments divide us, we are ... a beautiful terror on whatever evil raises its hand against us. It is a good feeling."

Lia rises to whisper something to the priest, her voice pitched for Kuzan's ears only, then sinks back down. "That is all I wanted to say," she tells him placidly. "Now, if you will excuse me ..." The Mordentishwoman lowers her eyes to her spellbook.

[Kaitou Kage]

Kuzan smiled. "It's all right," he said amiably, "The heat got to you, that's all." He nodded to the woman after she took her leave and headed back toward Pelletier's tent.

"Better to let him rest today," Kuzan said, coming up behind Charles, "We'll see how he is tonight." The priest yawned widely. "Maybe he'll be ready for dinner."

[DocBeard]

"Huh?" Tomas looks up from where he was staring at his feet, still holding his arms together as though he were freezing cold. He rubs his arms a little, looking from Ishaq to Lia to Kuzan to the floor.

Then, he looks up at Ishaq, "Um, Otto's call. I don't mind one way or another."

And the strangely shy Tomas shrugs at Lia, nodding. "Sure. Just let me know when you want to go."

Obviously the heat got to him more than he thought. 'Evil building', it was crazy. If he had really rattled off insane comments to himself and the room, they'd have reacted more than they did. He was probably just muttering. Imagining things. Tomas's arms wrap around himself a little more, as if a sudden chill ran down his spine.

[yalenusveler]

Andre returned, and actually for once looked to be in a, heaven help us all, civil mood. He made his way over towards Pell's tent as well as Kuzan and Charles. "He's right...from my layperson analysis, it's the sort of thing that can take a few days to get someone back on their feet from."

Andre actually offered a somewhat cheerful smile, before turning to address Charles. "If it wouldn't trouble you overmuch, Would you be willing to accompany me on a" he paused a moment, then resumed "investigatory meander around the place? Considering we've had warnings about the building being evil, I'd like to not do it alone. That and if we run into any old Pharazian mathematical ciphers, you'd come in quite handy."

Something had to be dreadfully wrong. Andre sounded cheerful...hells, personable.

[Nathan of the FoS]

"Oh, he's still asleep?" Charles says quietly. "Well, Ezra knows he needs the rest. I'll come by later." As Andre appears and invites him aside for a "meander" Charles says, "Actually, I was just about to ask to accompany Professor Marchand-Renier and M'sieur Lessard on their search for a library...if we found one I suppose I might actually have some chance of deploying my deciphering talents, although, since I don't speak Pharazian..." He makes an eloquent grimace. "It would have to be transliterated first! I suppose we could make a party of four?"

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[yalenusveler]

"That actually sounds like a much better idea." Andre gave Charles a look that suggested that what he was about to say remained between him and Charles. "I had wanted to go along on that" he said, his voice kept hushed, almost conspiratorial "but Professor.Marchand-Renier and I get along like cats and dogs. Being around him and one of his graduate students without anyone else.."

Andre highlighted his point by making a face which suggested that he'd find that situation about as pleasant as eating a lemon. "So you coming along will give me a blessed respite from the smug. A quartet it is."

[Kaitou Kage]

Kuzan gave Andre a tight-lipped smile. "Yes," he said in exaggerated agreement, "and from my professional point of view, I'm taking care of him and I think I just said that earlier." That was uncalled for and if Kuzan had actually gotten the luxury of sleeping that everyone else received, he might've taken it back. He was the doctor here, damn it! And he didn't need some no-talent hack speaking for him! But his mind was a bit clouded at the moment and he was finding it difficult to react to things like he normally would. Normally, he wouldn't have said anything until pressed.

He squinted, rubbed his eyes, and shook his head to clear it.

"Erm," he cleared his throat, "May I have a brief moment before you go, Andre?"

[The Whistler]

Then, he looks up at Ishaq, "Um, Otto's call. I don't mind one way or another."

"Wunderbar--the more there are the merrier, yes? It is always good to be knowing a new face, especially in...such circumstances." He trailed off for a second or two, realizing once again that the party was indeed holed up in a hypothetically evil keep in order to escape a team of elite religious police.

"Still, there is no situation that cannot be helped by examining one's surroundings, eh? I am voting for investigation of the upper floors--if we find nothing of arcane interest, it is likely a good to see if we may locate a vantage point or balcony, from which we may view our way ahead...or our pursuers behind."