Fourth Adventure 04.2: Snarg, Javan, Kolson, Kez at the Graveyard

"Let me see that substance the prisoner dropped on your arm, Snarg."

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Kolson:
The acidic compound is something very potent but almost entirely mundane, with only a magical catalyst added to allow it to destroy living tissue continuously. You've never seen something like this in application, only in theory.

*Kezrin reaches in he rpack and pulls out a signal bolt. She hands it to kolson.*

"Use this."

*turns to snarg.*

"Give him your bow. Now."

"Hand full." he waves the sword in his hand.

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"That isn't a good idea. We don't know if this guy has more friends nearby. Let's toss him on my horse and get back to the rendezvous."

*she turns to kolson and almost snarls at him*

"This... this... Death liquid CANNOT be left as it is for that very reason. I WILL NOT turn it over to his accomplices. NOW CALL THEM."

*the last part she roars at you, her natural Olthoi accent becoming more and more pronounced. She is still standing over the Burun.*

Kolson sighs. First Snarg and now Kez. He needed to get them out of here.

Pulling the bow off Snarg's back, he takes the arrow from Kez. Aiming it downwind, he launches it into the air.

*Kezrin takes a deep breath. You notice now that she is visibly shaking.*

"Thank you friend. I apologize for my outburst..."

*She turns and drags the bound and gagged Burun into the shade where she had been hiding before. Pulling out her waterskin she takes a large drink of it.*

The gag removed, the Burun grins at the Gnoll. "Couldn't resist knowing? I am Argbadh Hozjk'loran, of Thornhollow. Eighteenth Division, fifty-second Arm. And per the rules for prisoners of war, that is all you will get from me now."

Kolson's only response is a little frown but he doesn't say anything back. Instead he joins her in the shade but takes up position to watch for their friends and possible danger.

To the prisoner he says, "Nice try but you're a spy committing sabotage upon a country your nation has not formally declared war upon. The rules of war don't apply to you. You are a terrorist and we are well within our right to interrogate you or worse."

*Kezrin turns disgusted.*

"Then you wont mind this."

*she picks the gag up out of the dust not bothering to shake the sand out of it and shoves it back in his mouth, tieing it much tighter this time.*

After a few moments, Hanuel comes into view, riding on Dara at full speed, looking visibly exhausted.

*Kezrin looks around.*

"have you come alone?"

"I was already headed here before I saw the flare. We found a huge store of shattersticks in the mine, had Praxis disenchant them, and set up and ambush, and you seem to have someone in custody. I assume this is our saboteur?"

"Meet Argbadh Hozjk'loran, of Thornhollow. He's one our Sho spies."

"Well, he's no Sclavi, that's for sure. What was he doing in the graveyard and what in the 8 elements happened to your arm Snarg?!"

"Him." Snarg jerks his head at the Burun. "Ya comin' alone or ya gettin' some to be movin' this off?" he jerks his head around again to motion at the alchemist table and food.

"Well, the others should be on their way, if they saw the flare. Might be worthwhile sending up another just in case."

"He was making Bloodthorn poison and giving it to the wildlife. See that pile of food over there? We need to the word out about this. It's dangerous stuff and I don't believe it has an antidote. When this spy showed up we got the drop on him but he tried to get away using this."

He holds up the vial of flesh eating liquid.

"It's the same kind of compound but with a different effect. I've only read theories on this stuff. Had no idea anyone had actually succeeded. Poor Snarg here got an arm full in the chaos of subduing the prisoner."

Snarg bumps the Burun's chin with his sword. "Ain't be helpin' ya that ya already been violatin'' ya own treaty ya quotin'."

*Kezrin turns to hanuel.*

"This.. man" *said with all the disgust she can put in one word* "has developed a deadly poison. We need to defuse the stuff before we can take any further actions."

*she turns to the Burun*

"I am no military member. What makes you think your rules of war apply to me or my comrades. I am simply an onlooker in your conflict. One that will see you dead before she will let you kill these people."

The Burun laughs behind his sandy gag.

Hanuel slips off Dara, taking a seat and racking their brain to try and think of a solution. "Fire another signal. One of our group has a big favor they can call in. Heck, let's fire the lot of them. It might prompt them to hurry."

"Ehehehe," Snarg mocks the Burun's laughter, "ya got five chances now."

*Kez mutters a few a few words under her breath, as she turns and walks away from the Burun.*

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