Jennifer Smith
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Lone nodded his head in satisfaction, now feeling much better after seeing the fruits of his labour during the expedition. The notification log was one thing though, seeing it all consolidated was another. As such, he focused his mind and pulled up his entire skill list, making sure to have it indicate all of the recent gains. There was a lot to think about and reflect on. The primary thing was that Survivor's Speed was an incredibly dangerous skill to use. Lone recalled its…-
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"Wait, it's inverted?" Lone asked himself as he stared at the monstrously large violet pyramid lined with golden decorations. This was the first instance of him being able to see the exterior of the place Darkness now called its home. The only other time he'd been inside of his soul, he'd been pulled directly into the monolithic structure before him. Now, however, he was outside of it and from the looks of things, he was in a ghastly courtyard of sorts. This being the case, he took a moment to…
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Hamish mulled over Lone's words for a moment before a bittersweet smile appeared on his face. "'At's pure filth." "Risk-free pure filth," Lone noted. He then glanced at Soph who nodded before disappearing, having used her Teleportation skill. "We'll only be here for a little over a week," Lone said as he looked at Breena, "So try your best to learn as much as you can, okay?" Breena nodded with lacking confidence but an equal measure of conviction. "I... I won't waste this opportunity." Hamish…
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Lone, Soph, and Breena, quickly found the table Guildmaster Hilda was sitting at. In front of her were several pints of ale alongside a small mountain of paperwork. Clearly, unlike Gilbert who used his private office to his advantage, the guildmaster of Krieg Moor's branch of The Adventurer's Guild preferred to work in a more public space. The powerful dwarven woman noticed them and hailed them over with a wave of her hand as she signed some documents. Sitting down, Lone commented, "The more I…
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Lone moaned blissfully when he felt the perfectly heated water of the steamforged bath sink into his pores and his tail's fur. It had been over a month since he'd last experienced the joy that was the perfectly crafted piece of machinery known as a steam bather. Sure, the cold baths he was able to cobble together with the help of his Dimensional Storage had their charm. A very distinct charm that got old about two days into the month-long expedition to and from Urd Grun. "Showers are for cleaning,…
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The leading guard knocked on the door to the warden's office briskly but with respect. "Fox's 'ere!" "By yer will," the dwarf replied as he opened the door and jerked his head to signal Lone to move. Doing as instructed, Lone entered the cosy little office and placed himself in the same chair from yesterday. Seated across from him was not only the warden but also a robed dwarven man well into his later years on account of his white hair and countless wrinkles. "This is the one?" the old…
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Lone stroked his chin carefully. Of course, he had to choose the easiest possible task on this board first. It would be such a waste to, for example, reclaim Krieg Stunfurn only for that very appealed 50% reduction to not be applied to his sentence. If he could get out of here in just a few months to a year legally, he'd rather do that than just leave as soon as he got bored which was the original plan. Keeping that in mind, Lone moved along the board as he kept reading task notice after task…
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"Keep it the fook doon!" a dwarf screamed down the hallway, clearly not a fan of Lone's loud request. Heavy footsteps followed immediately after the shouting. Lone backed away from his room's door as he said in a softer tone, "I'm starving, so can I have some food, please? I will be more than quiet if I can have something to eat and drink then have a bath or shower. I'm not asking for luxury, but c'mon, I'll hardly be useful like I am now and I bet I can be smelt through the whole building." A few…
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Xer'rava dutifully followed behind his charge, the young princess of all Mineral Dwarves, and, dare he think it, mayhaps even all dwarves period. He checked every corner, every street, every window, every alleyway, every passing individual. Nothing would harm the Taker with him putting his all into guaranteeing her safety. He really didn't have to be so on-guard given that the stronger person in this fringe krieg was the local adventurer guildmaster, a mere higher-stage SS-ranker. It would only take…
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Lone kept half of his attention on the courtroom and the verbal skirmish Sonya was engaged in with Head Prosecutor Chillforge as well as the handful of lesser prosecutors. He had no desire to speak up and try to fight his case nor diminish Sonya's attempts to do so. If he was asked a question, he would answer plainly and as succinctly as he could. No matter the outcome, his goal had already been achieved today. Wilbur was let off practically scot-free while he had gained massively from a showing of…
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