Jennifer Jones
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Tala turned, breakfast in hand, sweet solitude awaiting her atop Den’s cargo wagon, behind. “Ashin. It’s been too long.” The young man smiled as he jogged up to stop beside her. “Good morning, Mistress Tala.” “Good morning.” She waited for a moment, but when he didn’t say anything further, she smiled. “What can I do for you?” “Did I see you sparring with Guardsman Adam earlier?” She shrugged. “Sort of. It seemed more like him throwing me to the ground, and then telling me…-
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Tala woke bright and early to an overwhelming feeling of hunger, accompanied by a sense burgeoning on panic. Well, that’s not quite right, but it was as close as her mage-sight could get to conveying the reality of the situation. In any case, both sensations were coming from her side. She sat up, hoisting up the shield, which had been resting over her, to a steep angle and locking it there. That done, she turned to find Kit. The belt pouch’s magic was dim, and it was radiating a feeling akin to…
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The caravan made it through the pass without violent incident. Though, Tala thought she’d seen some guards conversing every so often, looking at some things in the surrounding terrain. She almost went to see what they were looking at, at several points, but decided against it each time. By the end of the day, the caravan had even returned to what seemed to be the same campsite that they’d used before going through the pass, last time. The use of the same campsite was a bit odd to her, because it…
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Tala sighed, feeling a fleeting disappointment. As suddenly as it had come, the cool breeze departed, the wind switching to come up from the plains behind them. It was not a warm wind, but it was warmer than that from the mountains. Tala sighed, letting her arms fall back to her lap. She felt her clothing shift back into form, tightening the fit once more. As she reached for the book most likely to contain information on that entity, she froze, hand in the pouch, book in hand. She pulled her hand…
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Tala grinned, as she stood on solid footing, looking around the inside of Kit, her dimensionally enhanced belt-pouch. The space was just a With her back to the ladder, the rack for her kegs and jug was embedded into the wall to her right, along with a shelf for the extra lids, tapping tools, and other miscellaneous items relating to ending-berries. That wall also had homes for her water skin and other liquid containers. To her left, the wall was bristling with tools, including eleven axes, eleven…
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Tala and Grediv walked back south, down the slope and towards the city. An amiable silence fell between them as they walked, and Tala found herself going over what he’d said, taking notes on the soul-bond, as well as implications of other bonds, which he’d mentioned. Grediv occasionally glanced over at her, as they walked, but didn’t interrupt her work. Finally, when she’d paused for a long moment, he cleared his throat. “You have another question?” She started briefly, coming back from…
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Tala glanced towards Grediv as he pulled something out of a dimensional storage, which she couldn’t see. She looked closer, curious about what weapon he would choose over his magics in the coming fight. It was a staff of what appeared to be pure sapphire, and it radiated something which blocked her mage-sight as effectively as Grediv himself did. “You are a sapphire Archon?” He laughed. “By that titling, yes. I still find it easiest to make Archon stars in that gem, though I don’t have much…
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Tala stared up at the Master Sergeant as he loomed over her, irritation clear in his bearing as well as his tone. “Are you daft, girl!? These are magical and highly sensitive. You could kill us all by messing with them.” Tala cocked one eyebrow. “You’re aware? If you know, you shouldn’t be touching them, girl. Of course, I’m going to stop you from disturbing these infernal things! What if the dimensional Mage had seen you touching her stuff? I’ve heard this one is crazy, child. Don’t go…
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Tala woke even earlier than usual, the sky still dark outside. She moved through her stretches and exercises with determined efficiency, smiling as she noticed the improvements her micromanagement was bringing about. She was able to toss and retrieve the knife three times without obvious ill effect, though it left her very being aching, much like her muscles. Tala combed out her hair, which consisted of a single stroke through each portion, due to the artifact comb. She allowed herself an extra…
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Tala stood for a moment, regarding the terror bird as it continued to clean its beak. She looked around at the bodies surrounding them. “Ummm… Bad birdy?” The bird stopped and looked at her, then at the men surrounding them. It cocked its head and let out a sound that reminded Tala of nothing so much as incredulity. “Fine, fine. Thank you. You could have driven them off-” It tilted its head the other way. She felt a smile tug at her lips. “You’re right, that’s not really how you…
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