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Zak:

He looks toward Selaim and sighs a little. For someone as tough as she obviously was she hurt so easily. His voice was gentle, without any of its usual overly energetic edge.

“That is what you were doing, Selaim. You were trying to help keep her safe. Even if she turned out not to need it that doesn’t change what you were doing, and it wasn’t a bad thing.”

Aendell

Having arrived after the encounter, he is a bit confused about the situation and discussion of some other person, so he keeps his sword drawn, even after Selaim sheathes hers.

He gives her a new appraising glance. **We will need to chat a bit about where that came from.** He thinks.

He decides it might be best to keep an eye out as the girls gather wood so he maintains a scan of the permiter.

Looking outward, Aendell still perceives glimpses of the fleeing figure through the trees. Then he sees the man suddenly pull up, perhaps 80 yards away, slipping to the ground as he stops. Then he scrambles away, fleeing in another direction, now cutting across Aendell's vision.

Aendell

He points, to show the man to Zak, Coral, and Selaim. "Is that the man, Coral?"

Selaim

Looks to where Aendell is pointing and starts to run after the man but stops.
Looking to Coral, "Is he a friend of yours?"

Aendell

"If he ran away when you approached him last time, what makes you think chasing after him again will be helpful?" He says to Selaim. "If he wants to approach, let him. If not", he shrugs, "he doesn't seem to be a threat. It his choice."

[OOC: does Coral recognise him?]

Susan

She looked up from picking up wood.

"I don't know," she replied to Selaim and Aendell. "He seemed friendly. I didn't immediately remember having met him before."

The Varisian is a stranger to all.

Coral

"I could go and say hello again," she ventured. "I am not carrying any weapons."

Zak

“Still, I think we would all be more comfortable if you didn’t go where you were alone and out of sight. I trust that everyone may have some good in them, but I also believe in caution in case the balance of their nature is less benign.”

Selaim

"Wait you don't know him? Are you sure you want to do this?" She asked.

"Aendell? Are you going to let her do this?" Selaim did not like this. An unknown male. Who knows where he's been.

Coral

"But he might be a nice person ..." she said, quietly.

"We might have been his last chance to find friends ..."

"Maybe he is cold and hungry ..."

Aendell

He sheathes his sword. "I can go with her, without a drawn weapon, just in case."

Zak holds up a hand.
“I never drew a weapon and let’s face it.”


He grins.

“I look less intimidating than you.”

Selaim

"I can't. I scared him before. Or here." She hands Aendell the falcatas. "Now he sees that I am unarmed. I'll just walk with Coral. Promise. I'll be good."

In the distance, the figure has thrown up his hands as if to protect himself. His left arm snaps downward as he pivots to turn in yet another direction, this time headed back at an angle to bring him closer to the four orphans. His steps are labored and the left arm hangs limply as he goes as quickly as he can.

Selaim

Ooc: Actually taking cues from Coral.

Cocks her head and starts wishing she had her weapons still.

“On the other hand it looks like he needs help now.”

Zak says, more or less ending the discussion by running out to help

Coral

"Wait! What?" Coral exclaimed as she ran to overtake the gnome.

"You'll frighten him!" she chastised Zak.

"Hello!" she called to the man as she ran towards him, making sure that her run did not look like an agressive attack, but surepticiously casting a spell nonetheless.


Coral Cast empathy + charm (3 power)
Angrboða rolled d10,d6 and got 6, 4

so a 6

Coral Persuasion to be nice
Angrboða rolled d8,d6 and got 3, 5

so a 5 plus whatever the spell gave

Selaim

Selaim follows close behind Coral. Trying to seem neutral. But from the man's actions she thinks the half pint blue haired creep is right.

"Coral... he looks hurt." Selaim starts scanning the area beyond the man they were running to.

Selaim Notice check to see if there is threat beyond the man
Miales rolled d6,d6 and got 4, 1

Aendell

As the other move ahead, he follows behind them. At the comment the man appears injured, he pauses, and scans the area again.

Aendell Notice
Zeim rolled d6,d6 and got 2, 6
Aendell Notice - Ace
Zeim rolled d6 and got 3
Total = 9

The figure cries out and stumbles. He changes direction once more, now his right leg mostly dragging behind him. The group gets within range of Coral's spell and he looks directly at her, his agonized face pleading.

Selaim, along with everyone else, does not see anyone or anything else.

Aendell sees the man's clothing gaining fine rents through it as again and again his body reacts as if from blows as the distance the man gains with each new change of direction gets shorter and shorter.

With a cry of, "Please, no! Desna, help me!" he collapses, curling into a ball, spasming in painful reaction. Much of the clothing is shredded and blood-soaked as the four have caught up to him.

If anyone has access to the book for appropriate die roll, Zak is going to channel heal him. Can’t find it on my phone.

Zak reaches out, trying to touch the man who has curled into a bloody fetal position. His hands pass through the man's form as if he was not solid. Zak's hands feel a little cool as they pass into the man, all the way to the ground if he so chooses. He realizes there is no form to touch to conduct his healing.

He may choose to attempt to heal the man in any case (see OOC, but 3 power points normally - I will offer the results should he try).

Ok.

He looks confused.

“Watch out, this may be a trap! Seems to not really be here.”