I'm really starting to worry about this wound. It is refusing to heal and one misstep could kill me. So Mann had walked in and after some chatter with Rhia told us he could help us...but we needed to do a quest. He wanted his prized horse back from the smarter than normal wolves. This seemed easy enough and Rhia made the mistake of saying that out loud....I swear to the gods she needs to learn to put a filter on that mouth!
Ben noticed my being quiet I guess, because he picked me up and took my outside, flying up into the sky. I know I should have told him how bad the wound was but for the moment I was enjoying being in his arms with nothing but our birds challenging each other. He got a little cheesy which made me chuckle softly, and even that made the wound throb. He let me fly next to him and remarked on me learning one day. I said maybe, after all I had him for my taxi. Then he let me dangle from his arms and I pulled myself up to kiss him. I love this man. I don't know why, and I have no doubt it took us a while to get to that point before, but I love him, I'd give anything for him. I remarked the others were ready to go and he brought me down to them, letting me run with them as we got to the trees.
We reached the cave and there were wolves outside guarding it. It was decided Rupper would cause a distraction since he could talk to them and Ben, Kelly, and Wu would go inside. I felt a few odd pangs at that. Normally I'm the one going in, not Kelly and I felt hurt I wasn't included...then I felt a weird pang of...jealousy? Kelly seemed to be getting closer to Ben as of late what with having her spider follow him so often and giggling at things he said that were not humorous nor meant to be, and now she was going in the cave when she is largely useless in combat since her gun can't do anything. I mean I know Rupper basically ignored her, and Rhia doesn't want that complication but Ben and I are most certainly exclusive. I'm no good at reading people...if I ever speak with Rhia again I'll have to get her opinion.
I started to back off into the woods feeling absolutely useless and in the way. In my state all I was, was a worry for the others, a reason for them to be more careful and less daring. In no time I heard the wolves fighting each other and assumed the three of them made it in...and then I saw six red eyes, and it wasn't wolves....it was Cerberus! I panicked and went to tell the others backpedaling right into Rhia. It took me three times to get her to listen to my words, as usual, that Kelly had indeed seen the dog and he was here. But the warning was too late as Cerberus stepped into the clearing. Rex, Rupper's puppy, growled at Cerberus who happened to be his daddy, and was swatted against the tree for his troubles. I had a moment of terror before dashing off to get the dog to follow me but he grabbed for Rupper and swatted Rhia into the mud before I threw everything I had into insulting him and he finally cam bounding after me, Rupper dangling in two mouths. I poured my all into running and weaving through the trees and found I was indeed faster. I sent Cal to tell Ben what was happening and when I saw Ben deciding to come help I told Cal to tell him I had it handled. I also saw Wu hanging from a kris stuck in a ugly blue hag of a woman. Rhia grabbed Rupper's guitar and started to play and sing and Rupper joined in and soon Cerberus was asleep. I tried to pry Rupper out carefully and managed to only wake one head which Rupper quickly put back to sleep.
Suddenly the Hag burst from the cave followed by Ben who flew in front of her and caught her in his gaze and she froze. Wuyi was hanging on but something was wrong. She couldn't seem to finish the job. A rock flew from the cave and hit the hag's knee causing it to buckle and her to fall and the kris to finish her off but not before she cursed my husband. I really hope it didn't have any weight but I know better than to put too much into that. Gods I just want to live again. I want to know why I'm so messed up.
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