Look around you. Is there anyone else possibly out there?

Oh great, what happened?

>>153781
>>153782
V- voices?
Nirblilm:"Where... Where are you? Who are y- you?"
I wait. No response.

>>153785

We're guidance spirits, I believe. We're here to help you, I think.

Any buildings still standing? Assuming your tribe has any, of course.

We're in your head, by the way.

>>153786
G- guidance spirits?
Nirblilm:"N- no... The huts are all gone..."
>>153787
Oh... S- sorry... I didn't know...

What did this? Do you see any footprints?

>>153791
It wasn't... it wasn't a kobold wh- who did it... The person who did it was... was evil... I don't see any f- footprints...
???:"Hello? What happened here?"
I turn to see what it is. It's a thing with red fur and a red fluffy tail.

maybe it will help you, it asked what happened.

>>153831
Nirblilm:"W- Will you help me?"
???:"Nope."
That's right... No one will help me... I should've died when the evil thing attacked... I start to cry again.
???:"Aww... Come on... Shit. It was only a joke. Sorry. Uh... Want a lime? What's your name? Mine's Rojo."
The red furr thing puts a green thing in my hand.
Rojo:"Citrus tastes good. It might help calm you down."

take a bite and tell rojo that you don't think you can laugh at any jokes right now, even the super funny ones.

>>153868
I take a bite. It tastes weird.
Nirblilm:"I don't think I can laugh at any jokes right now. Even the super funny ones."
Rojo looses her smile.
Rojo:"I'm sorry... What happened here? This place is a mess."
???:"Hey, what are you doing running off like that, Rojo?"
Rojo:"Oh, sorry. I just say this kobold running, and I wanted to see what was up. I also proposed to it."
???:"What? A kobold?"
Rojo smiles.
Rojo:"Just kidding."
The other red furry thing groans.
???:"You jokester. I'm going to get you back one day..."

ask the other furry guy's name. then explain what you know of what happened.

>>153983
Nirblilm:"What's your name?"
???:"Xanhlam. You can call me Xan. What's yours?"
Nirblilm:"I'm... I'm Nirblilm."
Rojo:"So what happened?"
Nirblilm:"Some evil thing attacked my tribe... I ran. There was nothing I could do. I'm the only one left. Alone... I should've been killed as well..."
Rojo:"Listen, you little shit! Don't you dare think like that! If something bad like this happens, you just have to accept it! Don't let it change you into some deranged psychopath!"
Xan:"Uh... well said."

tell them that you are just sad scared and alone. you don't know what to do now. and if it wasn't for us guidance spirits in your head you would probably just be sitting here flipping out.

>>154023
Nirblilm:"I'm just sad and scared and alone... I don't know what to do now... If it wasn't for the guidance spirits in my head, I'd just be flipping out.."
The two red furry things look at eachother.
Xan:"Guidance spirits?"
Rojo:"Did you make them?"
Xan:"Rojo, this kobold is most like- was most likely a farmer, how the hells is he going to create guidance spirits if he knows nothing about magic?"
Rojo smiles.
Rojo:"Hey, you can't rule it out. It's still a possibility. A slim one, but still a possibillity nonetheless."
Xan:"...Yeah, you keep lying to yourself."
Magic? What is magic?

um, basic idea is you wave your hands around and say some words and stuff happens. like you point at a tree, say something, and it catches on fire.

>>154056
Huh. Okay.
Rojo:"I'm not lying to myself!"
Xan:"Yes you are."
Rojo:"Why can you not see every single type of possibility? For instance, this kobold could've killed his own tribe and-"
Xan:"Why would a kobold want to kill it's own tribe?"
Rojo:"Your not listening to me! Let's just assume for a second if he did. He could be lying to us to gain sympathy."
Xan:"That's extremely unlikely."
Rojo:"I know that, but it's still a possibility."
Xan:"You have no common sense, Rojo."
Rojo:"Then I think I'll call our wedding off."
Xan:"You're... serious?"
Rojo smiles.
Rojo:"Nope. Just kidding."
Xan sighs.

how meta can we get with this? do we pretend we don't know the parallel universe exists or can we talk about it?

ask 'is there some way to prove i'm not lying? like, with magic?'

>>154088
You can be a little meta. Not too much.

Nirblilm:"Is there some way to prove I'm not lying? Like with magic?"
Rojo:"The chances of you lying are so low, you don't need to prove anything. I was just trying to use an example. Sorry."
Xan:"So something evil attacked your tribe... Did you get a good look at it?"
I don't want to answer any questions... I want them to go away...

no, tell them what it was. they may like to joke a lot but they will help you.

>>154126
Fine...
Nirblilm:"It was... it was brown. It had claws and a nose that looked like yours."
Rojo:"Brown? It could've been a bear... Or a demon."
Xan:"Demons are rare around here."
Rojo:"But you can't rule out the possibility. It could've also been an illusionist or a shapeshifter."
Xan:"Did it talk at all?"
Nirblilm:"No, it growled..."
Xan:"So that rules out all possibilities of everything except the bear."
Rojo:"Not entirely. What if the person forgot how to talk correctly."
Xan stares at Rojo.
Rojo:"It's a possibility! You're no fun!"
Xan:"It was a bear, now quit being stupid."
Rojo:"You're the one being stupid."

>>154161
Point out that there were huts here before. A bear couldn't have destroyed everything so well.

>>154163
Nirblilm:"There were huts here before, A bear couldn't have done this..."
Rojo:"HA! Look who's wrong, now! It HAD to be someone who hated kobolds. Or someone that was ordered by someone who hated kobolds. Or someone who was demented. Or someone who-"
Xan:"Shut up. You're not helping."
Rojo:"Well, whatever it was, I bet black magic can kill it easily."
Xan:"What the hells made you jump to that line of logic?"
Rojo:"It was just a random thought, gods damnit!
They're annoying me... I want them to go away...

>>154185
no, we are not making aun- i mean Rojo go away.

>>154186
Aun? What's aun?
Xan:"A random thought?"
Xan sighs.
Xan:"Why did I agree to marry you in the first place?"
Rojo smiles.
Rojo:"Because you loved my jokes. You thought I was funny. You still do."
Xan:"And how do you know that?"
Rojo:"It's a possibility, isn't it?"
Xan sighs and puts his hand on his face.
Rojo:"Anyways..."
Rojo turns to me.
Rojo:"How would you like to learn magic?"
Xan:"You're seriously thinking of dragging this kobold all the way over to Magun's castle?"
Rojo smiles.
Rojo:"Oh, how'd you know?"
Xan:"Out of the question."

>>154201
Rojo:"Why not? It'll be fun. I can even become a black mage."
Xan:"A black mage? You don't know how stupid that sounds."
Rojo smiles.
Rojo:"Just kidding. I was thinking more like a white mage, you know, to help protect that poor kobold."
Xan:"We have nothing to do with the kobold."
Rojo:"We're the ones that found it alone. He's scared. We have to help him!"
Xan:"No, we don't. We can just walk away."
Yes, please go away...

why do you want them gone so badly? so you can sit here in the remains of the village until you starve to death?
i see nothing but good things happening if you follow Rojo.

>>154240
I just want to be alone... I shouldn't have run away... I should've died with the rest of the tribe...
Rojo:"If we leave, we're bringing Nirblilm with us."
Xan:"Why are you so keen on bringing a worthless kobold anyway? The only thing they're good for is being food."
Rojo:"Shut up, you little shit. How many times have I told you to be more accepting?"
Xan:"And how many times have I told you to start having common sense?"

Hey, it's alright. Why not come with them? You died, now do something new.

>>154256
I... I'm dead? But... the evil thing didn't come near me...

Pretend you are dead. You're a different person now.

>>154275
god damnit bf49dc, stop talking. who are confusing him.

just follow rojo, please nir?

>>154275
What? I don't understand you... Your starting to annoy me...
>>154279
I don't want to go with Rojo... Give me 1 good reason why I should. If you can't, then go away...

>>154282
what have you got left to lose?

What else are you going to do?

>>154284
I... I don't know... I lost my home and my tribe... My sister Armi...
>>154286
I don't know... I just want to stay here... I don't know what to do...

THAT is why we are telling you to go with Rojo, it's your only real option, the other not so good option is sit here crying until you starve.

You need some time... You can send us to people, could you send us to the male foxfolk? We'll leave you alone for a while.

>>154293
Fine... I'll go with Rojo and Xan... But not because I want to...
>>154295
I can send you to people? I... I'll try sending you to Rojo...

...

...

Why is he so disagreeable? I know he still loves me... I guess I'll just have to try convincing him that taking the kobold along with us can save the very world itself.

Hi. You don't know us, but please look after this kobold. He's gone through... well it's pretty obvious what. He's at the point where he wants to die, I can't think of how you would get much more depressed than him.

>>154306
Wait... You're the kobold's guidance spirits? Hmm... I thought they were bound to people. Guess I was wrong. I really should've thought of this possibility. And he's that bad?
Rojo:"Xan, the kobold wants to die! We have to help him!"
He sighs.
Xan:"Give me one damn good reason why we should help the kobold."
Rojo:"Better yet, I'll give you 5!"
...Shit! I can only think of 1! Please help me out, guidance spirits!

He's really really REALLY depressed, out of all people, he needs it most.

He has magic potential, you could probably turn him into a healer or a black mage.

It's always nice to make friends.

Something BAD happened here, it might spring up again, he might be able to help.

Look how adorable he is

>>154324
Rojo:"One, He's really, really, REALLY depressed. Out of everyone, he's the one that needs it the most. Two, he has a ton of potential as a magic user. Three, You can never have too many friends. Four, Something terrible happened here. Who knows if it could spring up again? He might be able to help. Five, Just look at how adorable this poor cutebold is! I'll give you a bonus with six, if you leave him to die, you'd have to live with the guilt that you allowed a person to starve to death!"
You're a big help, guidance spirits!
Xan:"Oh, fine. You've convinced me. Kobold, uh... What was your name again?"
Kobold:"N- Nirblilm..."
Xan:"Nirblilm, you're coming with us!"
The kobold somberly walks over to us. I think I can make a joke and have him laugh.

No, chances are you could tell him the funniest joke in the world and he would just cry.

For the love of everything sacred and pure, don't relate it to what happened.

>>154345
>>154346
Eh... I guess I'll skip out on it if he's that depressed. The three of us head into my forest. Hm... I could probably give him a noserub... That could cheer him up... How old is he? I don't want things to get weird.

It's alright, it's not that big of a deal.

hmmm, i think around 2 and half. so he is legal in kobold years.

>>154360
Two and a half? Damn, that's pretty young. He lookd like he's more like... uh... about 4 years old or something.
>>154359
Eh... You're right. But you have to look at all sides. What if it was a big deal? What would happen then?
Rojo:"Nirblilm, is it alright if I can carry you?"
Xan:"Gods, just pander to his every whim, why don't you?"
I carefully pick Nir up and kind of cradle him. I try to noserub him. He resists. Gods, he must be the most depressed person on the planet... I've made up my mind. I'll become a white mage to protect this poor kobold. He needs it.

Yeah he really does... but don't neglect your hubby~

>>154372
I won't, but he's not my husband. Yet~. I know he loves me deep down, hut I don't know why he doesn't show it. There are too many possibilities to narrow it down. And I guess you can say he's quite the foxy man~.

Rawr.

You could always just jump him when you're alone, that might get him to show it more.

>>154381
Ooh~... That sounds like a good idea. You want to know how I know he still loves me? He hasn't called the wedding off. It's pretty obvious. I've looked at other possibilities, but I know for sure he still loves me.

also he seems to be constantly annoyed with your 'just kidding' jokes but stays. that speaks to me of commitment.

He definitely still loves you, you just exasperate him. So where did you two meet?

>>154392
Noted.
>>154393
Oh, we met about 7 years ago in my town. I pulled a prank on him, but he didn't ask me out until about 2 years ago. He's very caring when he wants to be. I just have to nudge him in the right direction~. Speaking of direction, what kind of magic should Nirblilm take? I can see him as an exceptional black mage, considering... you know...

Don't make him do that, he'd have to... mentally revisit it to draw power. How about something different, what other kinds of mages are there?

>>154380
If the lil' guy gets more vocal about being left alone (to die, he won't say it out loud, bad sign if he does), he may need a good scare more than a good laugh.

suicide, or giving up on life, are near-universally damnation material. If he dies that way, he may never see his tribe again afterward. Worse, it might curse him to turn into a monster like what destroyed his village.

>>154400
Eh... sorry. I guess you guidance spirits didn't know about magic. I had a tiny inkling about that. There are 5 different types of mana. Black, White, Green, Blue, and Red. Black magic has black mages. White magic has healers, necromancers, and paladins. Green magic has illusionists and chronomancers. Blue magic has copycats. Red magic has red mages. Most of them are pretty self-explanatory, but if there's a possibility that you don't know, I'll explain further for you.

...Wait, time control?

Green. If he learns to go back in time...

wait, wait, wait. you are telling me, zombies are made with white magic?

>>154411
Eeh... I've heard rumors that fate can resist attempts to turn back time and do something different. It usually leads to something worse happening. Better not try it.
>>154412
Yes, zombies are made with white magic. In a way, it's bringing a body back to life, so it makes logical sense. You can also make constructs, golems, and hellbeasts. Again, in a way, you give those things a life. Oh, wait! I forgot to tell you something. Once you become one type of mage, you can't become another. Unless some impossible miracle happens, but that chance is practically nonexistent.

What do you know about raising the dead?

>>154421
Not much, but I heard someone can raise people from the dead and they're perfectly fine. The bad thing is, it's said she's so reclusive, people say she doesn't even exist. I've tried looking into other possibilities when I was bored, but none are strong enough to even consider. I just noticed Nirblilm's asleep. And having a bad dream. It's... there's a possibility he's not dreaming about that brown thing. He... He could be dreaming about... uh... um... being embarrassed in front of his whole tribe maybe?

...Yeah that's probably not true. Give him a... noserub, maybe it'll translate.

>>154429
It's still a possibility. I give him a noserub. ...He seems to calm down. It was either my noserub, or something else. Most likely my noserub, but there's a slight chance that it didn't do anything.

man, you need to become a 'fatespinner' with how much you like probability. it would most likely be a variant of green as it affects the probability of stuff happening. you could make something that has a 50% chance of happening perhaps have a 75% chance of happening. it's a very low key type of magic and has more strategic then tactical applications.

>>154449
Ooh, that's awesome! I can invent a new type of subclass! I've already thought of some names for it! Fatespinner, that's your idea, chance mage, luckrunner, prophet, or luck mage. There may be a chance at an even better name! Plus I might not even need to become a white mage to protect Nirblilm! I could just change the possibilities of him being attacked!

Make sure you decrease the possibility that he becomes a total psychotic bastard as much as you can too.

>>154462
Yes, sirs! You know what? I think the chance of him becoming a psychotic bastard is little. If something like this happened to me, there's an impossible chance I'd become a psychotic bastard. I mean, what would I do? Burn down my entire town? Hehehe... Just kidding.

ARGH!! NEVER!! say 'impossible' that's like saying 'hey fate, i demand you punch me!'

>>154464
Pffhahaha! that's the part I was just kidding about. The chance is actually only a bit low.
Xan:"What are you laughing about?"
Heheh... This is a pretty chancy situation.

...Dear god you might as well get a poker tattoo.

Don't actually do that, you'd have to shave part of your fur.

Just tell him you're thinking of fun stuff to do.

>>154511
You're right, I shouldn't. I like my fur.
Rojo:"I'm just thinking of fun stuff to do."
Xan:"Like what?"
Rojo:"Like inventing a new type of subclass for green mana."
Xan:"Like you can. It's already set in stone."
Rojo:"There's a possibility it could work."
Xan:"You know what? I really hate you."
Ooh, hehehe...
Rojo:"I love you, too."

Give him a kiss, what are you waiting for?

>>154532
I walk closer to him and kiss him on the snout. He doesn't say anything. If he didn't have any fur, I'd say there's a huge chance of him blushing~.

i know! if you can meet the right kind of mage maybe you can enchant his fur so it's some kind of mood-fur and changes colour based on what his emotion is. so now that he is embarrassed he would turn pink... hehehe.

>>154553
Pfffhahahaha! I'll definitely keep an eye out for someone that can do that~. Wait, better yet, his fur turns rainbow when embarrassed~.

Oh WOW he's going to haaaate you. Where were you headed when you came on the kobold?

>>154564
Eh, there's only a very tiny chance he'll break up with me if I do that, so don't you worry. And we weren't really going anywhere. We were only exploring my forest together~.

That sounds romantic. Hey, could you send us back to the kobold? It'd be nice to see how he's doing.

>>154628
He's still sleeping, and I guess there's a fairly large possibility you can enter dreams. Let's test it out!

...

...

I'm running... I'm running but I can't reach my sister... Why can't I reach her?

Do you know where she is?

>>154631
She's in front of me, but far away. I'm running... I want to reach her... Why can't I reach her?

Maybe she just needs some alone time? Call out to her.

>>154634
Nirblilm:"Armi!"
She's not running... she's only standing there, looking at me... but I can't reach her...

Ask her to come to you.

>>154638
Nirblilm:"Armi, please come here!"
She just stands there... I'm starting to get tired... I don't want to stop running... I want to reach her...

Look at the ground.

>>154641
I look at the ground... It's white. Everywhere is whi- I fall down. No... I want to reach Armi... I want to reach her so badly... I'd do anything to reach her...

Wake up now. Hug the closest thing.

>>154645
I wake up. Someone is holding me. I... I don't want to hug anyone right now...
Rojo:"Oh, you're awake. I hope you had a good dream. Chances are slim, though."
It's dark out.

You need alone time. But you don't want anything to attack you. Ask where you are.

>>154658
Nirblilm:"Where am I?"
Rojo:"We're in the Wilderness."
Xan:"I'm getting kind of tired."
Rojo:"There should be an inn where we could get to sleep up a head. I think I see it."
Xan:"Yeah, I think I see it, too."
Rojo:"We still have to get dinner. Nir, are you hungry?"
I'm... I'm not hungry... I wish Rojo would stop talking to me...

Yeah, just try to stay in the background, let her pay attention to her boyfriend. Send us to her, alright?

>>154666
Good... I really don't want to talk to anyone right now...

...

...

I wonder if I should get Nirblilm some steak. Do kobolds eat meat? Hmm... I'd say there's an average chance they do.

Yeah he should be able to eat meat. How's Xan?

>>154676
Oh, hi again. Xan looks a little tired. There's a chance he'll stay up a little after he eats, but he'll most likely go to sleep after eating. Um, I hope you don't mind me asking, but can you tell me what Nirblilm dreamed of? I need to rule out if it was a good dream or bad dream. Just looking at his sullen expression right now brings the mood down. I don't like that! He needs to be more optimistic! See, on the plus side, he's going to make new friends, get stronger, be able to defend other people, be able to defend himself, and see the world! The fucking glass is half full, gods damnit!

Everyone he knew DID just die, including his sister. He just needs a little alone time, but the problem is something might attack him without anyone helping him out.

>>154688
I can gather that, but you still have to think of the positive things! See, if someone remains negative all the time, there's an extremely high chance that person will loose all of his friends. No one would want to be around that person because they're so negative. Ah, before you speak, Xan isn't negative all the time~.

What if they're negative and really -really- entertaining?

>>154719
Negative and really entertaining? I don't see that big of a possibility of that happening.

Anyways, we're here. I'm kind of hungry myself, so we'll get something to eat. I open the door to the inn.
Inkeeper:"Ah, Rojo and Xan."
We're semi-regulars here.
Inkeeper:"What'll you have? I'll start cooking it right away."
Rojo:"I'm not hungry."
Inkeeper:"What? I thought you'd be-"
I smile.
Rojo:"Just kidding. I'll have a couple of steaks. One for me, one for the kobold."
Xan:"I'll have some... uh... I'll have a hamburger."
Inkeeper:"2 steaks and a hamburger. Got it. Please make yourselves at home."

You heard the man, take of your shoes!

>>155262
I take off my boots. Xan wasn't wearing any. I set Nirblilm down on one of the chairs. I should probably pick out a room for him. I'd say there's a slim chance he'd pick out one that isn't close to the stairs for some reason, so I guess room 1a would be fine for him. As for me and Xan, there's a very large chance he'd choose for the both of us room 2d.
Rojo:"Xan, What room would you like to sleep in?"
Xan:"Uuh... how about room 2d? With you?"
Am I good or what?

Sounds good. Have fun you two~

Might as well send us back to him, check how he's doing.

>>155285
Oh, we will, after dinner~. I'll be sure to pick Nirblilm up when the food's ready.

...

...

Rojo walks away.

so now that you have had some time to think, figured out what you want to do now?

How are you holding up, Nir?

>>155290
I don't know.
>>155289
I don't want to think.

That's fine, you don't have to think. But you do have to eat.

>>155298
I don't want to eat. I don't want to do anything.

We know, but you have to eat.

>>155302
Why? I just want to be alone...

Because when you're grieving, you don't realize you're hungry. You need to eat or you'll starve.

>>155309
I really don't care if I starve...

But everyone else does. We don't want you to die, so eat, please.

>>155312
Why do you care? Why don't you want me to die?
Rojo:"Nirblilm, Dinner's ready. Please take my hand. I'll walk you over to the table."
I don't want to move. I want to be left alone.

Because we're your friends, and so is Rojo. Take her hand, you need sustenance.

>>155451
Fine, I'll eat. I take her hand and start walking with Rojo.
Rojo:"I hope you like steak. I got it for you."
I sit down. There's something put in front of me. I don't know what it is.
???:"Eat up!"
Rojo has the same thing. She's using two silver things and putting it in her mouth.

You can imitate her, it's the easiest way to eat, thus requires the least effort.

>>155456
I hold the silver things and use them to put the brown or black thing in my mouth. I've never tasted this before.

Does it taste good?

>>155468
i don't know. It tastes weird.
???:"So how'd you kick up a kobold?"
Rojo:"I saw it running in my forest. I went to check it out. It turns out some growling, brown thing with claws decimated his entire tribe."
???:"Do you know what the thing is?"
Xan:"It was a bear."
Rojo:"We don't know that for sure. There are other possibilities."
Xan:"Well, whatever it was, it didn't like kobolds."
The person with weird stuff on her bends down to me.
???:"Are you okay?"

Just say no and keep eating.

>>155481
Nirblilm:"No..."
???:"Good. And don't even think of meddling in this affair. I'll let the three of you live. For now. Don't even think of telling these foxfolk here. They won't believe you. Understand?"
I don't even care...

Tell them what? Do you know?

wh-what?! can you describe this person to us?

>>155495
Nirblilm:"Tell me what?"
???:"I meant about what I said, you dumb kobold!"
The person stands up.
???:"How's the food?"
Rojo:"It's horrible.
???:"W- What?"
Rojo smiles.
Rojo:"Just kidding. It's delicious."
Xan:"Your jokes are going to get you cooked alive one day."
>>155499
The person has brown fur on it's head, a red mouth, and has green cloth on her.

>>155504
Rojo places the last thing she was eating in her mouth. So does Xan.
Rojo:"Are you tired, Xan?"
Xan:"Yes, actually. I think I'll go to bed now."
Rojo:"I'll join once I'm done talking to Nirblilm. He hasn't finished eating yet."
Xan:"Probably because it can't digest that meat."
Rojo:"There's a huge chance he can digest meat."
Xan:"I meant the steaks are inedible."
???:"Hey! Don't insult my cooking."

>>155555
Xan:"Whatever."
The person with the name I don't know sighs.
Rojo kneels down to me.
Rojo:"What will it take for me to see you laugh? I'm having a bit of trouble seeing the possibility of you even smiling."

>>155818
I don't say anything. Rojo sighs.
Rojo:"You need rest. There's a chance you'll feel better when you wake up."
Rojo picks me up and begins walking somewhere.

just stay with her and go to sleep when you get to the place. a night in a nice place may help.

>>157794
Rojo carries me somewhere and puts me on something soft. It's dark. I miss my sister so much...

then become a white mage and bring her back. a powerful enough mage can bring anyone back from the dead.

>>157804
A... a white mage? Can that really bring her back to life? I'd do anything to get her back.

yes, but the catch is, in order for a white mage to be powerful, they need to be happy. anyway, for now, get some sleep and tomorrow ask rojo where someone to teach you white magic could be.

>>157818
Happy? I'm sorry... I don't think I'll be happy until my sister is alive again...
???:"Nirblilm?"
!! That sounded like my Armi! I look around. I don't see her anywhere...

if she is talking but you can't see her, she may be a ghost.

>>157842
A ghost? I haven't seen a ghost before. I don't what a ghost looks like.

>>157853
they normally look the same as the person but clear or hard to see.
also say "yes, where are you?"

>>157855
Nirblilm:"Yes, where are you?"
No one answers.

Just be quiet. Keep listening.

>>158118
I keep listening for some time. I don't hear anything.

Go to sleep Nir, hopefully you'll feel better in the morning.

>>158123
I'll try...

timeskip

It's bright outside. I think I hear footsteps.

>>158136
The footsteps are getting closer.
Rojo:"Hey there, Nirblilm. How'd you sleep?"

tell her you slept okay, and that you think you want to be a white mage so you can bring back the kobolds that died.

>>158344
I really didn't sleep... I had a nightmare then stayed up...
Nirblilm:"I slept okay..."
Rojo:"Oh! That's good! Just so you know, there was only a tiny chance of me hearing that!"
Nirblilm:"I... I think I want to become a white mage..."
Rojo:"Why is that?"
Nirblilm:"I could resurrect dead kobolds."
Rojo:"Hmm... I'm sorry to disappoint that, but there's too small a chance for someone other than Ryth to be able to resurrect people."

"but the chance is not zero."

>>158354
Ask who Ryth is. Maybe you can get them to help you. Also say you thought you heard your sister calling for you last night. Are ghosts real?

>>158355
Nirblilm:"But the chance isn't zero."
Rojo:"Yes, I know that."
>>158373
Nirblilm:"Who's Ryth?"
Rojo:"Ryth is a myth, but there's a small chance she exists for real. If she is real, no one knows where he or she is."

>>158380
Rojo:"There is a small chance we may be able to meet him or her someday. Please keep your hopes up for me."
Rojo smiles.
Rojo:"But enough about that. What would you like for breakfast?"

Waffles.

>>159670
Nirblilm:"Waffles."
Rojo:"Got it. Get ready, there's a chance the food will be prepared quickly."
Rojo leaves. I look around the room. My sister still isn't here...

Hey, it still might not be too late to bring them back.

>>159685
I know I heard my sister. I think she's still alive. I need to find her.
Nirblilm:"Armi? Please talk to me..."
There's no answer.

>>159689
I search around for my sister. I can't find her. I don't know where she is.

Maybe she's... in your head somehow. Check there.

>>161038
In my... head? What does that mean?
Rojo:"Nirblilm, are you coming? Your breakfast is getting cold!"

Go eat. If she's there, she still will be after eating.

>>161041
Okay... I'll go eat... I just wish I could find my sister... I go down the weird-looking hill.
Rojo:"How are you holding up? There's a small chance you're fine, right?"
Her chance this chance that talk is getting annoying.

Politely ask her to compute chances in her head. Tell her you're... meh.

where do you think we are? in your head. everyone's head is a huge maze and to talk to you like this we need to find the other side. our power of being a group instead of one person let's us find the way crazy fast.

>>161048
Nirblilm:"Do the chance thing in your head. I'm feeling... meh..."
Rojo:"Well, maybe you should eat. There's a ch- um... sorry. Need help getting on the chair?"
Rojo kneels down.
>>161049
What? I don't know where you are in my head...

if you want help then take it, if not then tell her 'no, thank you'

>>161054
Nirblilm:"I don't need help."
I climb on the thing that Rojo called a chair. I see a weird thing on a white circle thing. I also see the silver things that I saw last night.

>>161063
I pick up the silver things and start doing what I did yesterday.

Look around, what can you see?

>>161395
I look around. I see the thing I sat in and- It's the monster! The monster's here! I fall off the chair!

point at it and tell rojo.

>>161405
Rojo:"Are you okay?"
I point at the monster!
Nirblilm:"The monster that attacked my tribe is there!"
Rojo and the other people look where I'm pointing.
Xan:"I don't see a monster. Quit joking around like that."
Rojo:"There's a small chance the monster followed us. Grab something and help me look outside."
Xan:"There's no monster to-"
Rojo looks at Xan with an angry face.
Xan:"Alright, I'll help."
Rojo and Xan grab something and go outside here.
Person in weird stuff:"I don't remember anybody telling me it'll come to my inn... I'm sure it isn't here..."

Describe the monster to them in detail, now that you've seen it a second time.

>>161411
I... I think I saw wings and long ears... I think that's all I saw this time... The person in weird clothes walks up to me.
Person:"Hey, are you that stupid? I've just confirmed none of them are even near here."
The person sighs.
Person:"It's a shame I can't kill you right now Rojo and Xan will find out. I can't even make it look like suicide. I couldn't even poison your food."
I hit the person. The person backs up.
Person:"You made my fucking nose bleed!"

>>161416
say something like, "To be fair, you were being petty rude."

>>161417
Nirblilm:"You were being mean!"
Person:"What? You deserved it! All kobolds deserve it! Kobolds are nothing but idiots! They all deserve to d-"
Rojo:"I didn't see any monsters... What happened?"
Person:"I- I was just trying to console the poor kobold and he just punched me!"
Xan:"Why did he punch you?"
Person:"I don't know! I was only trying to help!"

tell them the man is lying, the guidance spirits can prove it.

>>161428
Nirblilm:"I'm not lying! The guidance spirits can prove it!"
Person:"G- Guidance spirits? Eheheh... Can you please quit lying?"
Rojo:"No, the kobold has guidance spirits. I've talked to them first hand."
Person:"Well, as you know, some guidance spirits are capable of lying. They're bound to the kobold, right?"
Rojo:"Yes."
Person:"Then they'll lie to help the kobold be painted in a more positive light."
Rojo:"There's a chance they won't"

send us to rojo so we can talk to her about the person. watch him carefully, if it looks like he is going to attack then stop him.

>>161437
Okay, I'll send you to Rojo.

...

...

Inkeeper:"How can you be so sure there's a chance? Are you three in cahoots with the kobold? Are you trying to ruin my business?"
Something very fishy is going on here.

yeah, he knows something about the monster
here we can quote it:
>"Hey, are you that stupid? I've just confirmed none of them are even near here." "It's a shame I can't kill you right now Rojo and Xan will find out. I can't even make it look like suicide. I couldn't even poison your food."

also, what could we possible gain from lieing about this?

Yeah, if we wanted to explain Nir's actions we could just blame it on his emotional instability.

>>161444
>>161450
Oh! You're back! And it's a 'she'.
Inkeeper:"I think I need to talk to the kobold privately. The poor thing must be so confused."
I can see several things you can gain from lying, but the chances are low that you are lying. You've helped me before. And you say she knows what the monster is? Wait... There's a tiny chance she's the one that orchestrated the attack.
>>161455
Wait, you're saying this is all emotional trauma? Then scratch that last calculation.

>>161464
No, I'm saying if we wanted to explain his actions by lying we could just say it was emotional instability.

Nir *is* having problems, but that wasn't why he hit the inkeeper.

>>161464
god dammit! people need to stop dicking around when it counts. yes nir is emotionally unstable. but he is still a kobold, he doesn't know about lieing. if she get's nir alone he is going to die.

Oh, let me just feed you the entire conversation:

>I... I think I saw wings and long ears... I think that's all I saw this time... The person in weird clothes walks up to me.
>Person:"Hey, are you that stupid? I've just confirmed none of them are even near here."
>The person sighs.
>Person:"It's a shame I can't kill you right now Rojo and Xan will find out. I can't even make it look like suicide. I couldn't even poison your food."
>I hit the person. The person backs up.
>Person:"You made my fucking nose bleed!"
>Nirblilm:"You were being mean!"
>Person:"What? You deserved it! All kobolds deserve it! Kobolds are nothing but idiots! They all deserve to d-"
>Rojo:"I didn't see any monsters... What happened?"

And you know the rest.

Earlier, the woman said:"I don't remember anybody telling me it'll come to my inn... I'm sure it isn't here..."

You can use that to throw her off balance.
Try saying, "Nobody told you it would come to your inn, did they? I suppose that isn't what you wanted, is it?"

If you give the impression you already know about her farce, then there's a chance she'll screw up and panic.

>>161466
>>161467
>>161469
Oh, sorry. I misunderstood. Scratch that scratch-off. You know, there's a very tiny chance you could be lying about this, but it's so small, you don't need to prove anything.
Rojo:"Nobody told you it would come to your inn, did they? I suppose that isn't what you wanted, is it?"
Inkeeper looks surprised for a second.
Inkeeper:"I'm afraid I don't want your business here any longer. You're now banned from this moment on. Get out before I decide to call on the guards."
Okay, now I know she's involved with the monster.

>>161482
If the Innkeeper is a genocidal specist and would-be murderer in league with actively murderous monsters then it would probably best if they became an unsolved mystery, wouldn't you agree?

How would we do that? She's likely to sound the alarm before we can do anything to her.

If we had a black mage that could use Freeze or Paralyze, then we'd be in business. Or just some way of shutting her up so we can drag her somewhere to interrogate her and find out how to get rid of whatever that monster is.

>>161500
Wait till everybody is asleep, then fill her throat with lime dust. Then drag her body off into the woods, shred her clothes, and cover her naked corpse with more lime powder. The lime will cause the corpse to decay rapidly, while the shredded clothing will make it look like an animal attack.

odds are taking action right now would end badly, but the chance that the innkeeper will just 'let us go' is also kind of slim, since we know she's been doing some pretty unsavory stuff.
We should withdraw for now, but watch our backs and try to work out exactly what's going on so it can be exposed or dealt with in some other manner.

>>161498
>>161500
So there's no way to do anything about this?
>>161504
What? That's all kinds of wrong right there! Besides, it's morning and we still have to get to Magun's castle!
Rojo:"Can we still buy a couple mounts so we can-"
Inkeeper:"No. Get out. You're not welcome here ever again."
>>161506
Rojo:"Xan, I think we should leave."
Xan:"Yeah, there's a castle we have to go to. Why'd you just randomly accuse her like that?"
Rojo:"I didn't randomly accuse her. The guidance spirits did, and with proof."
We start to make our way to the castle, but not before I carry Nirblilm.
Xan:"The reason she kicked us out and banned us was because of your behavior. You don't have any common sense."

>>161507
So poison Nir's food, kill the Innkeeper, and call the guards. Then claim that the Innkeeper tried to murder Nir, and you killed her to get the antidode.

Actually, no, kill her and then poison everybody's food. When the guard comes tell them that she said something about Kobold lovers deserving to die. Bigots don't make their hate a secret, so they might buy the story.
Or you could blackjack her, cover her in a cloak, and walk her out of there while chastising her vehemently about being such an alcoholic as to start drinking so early in the day.

While I would rather not act now, as soon as you leave she's going to tell her friends and have you ambushed. Would you rather run the chance of having to escape guards, or risk the certainty of fighting village-killing monsters?

>>161511
Tell Xan: "No, she kicked us out because we found out she was one of the people trying to kill us.
I'm growing weary of you constantly accusing me of being wrong in spite of all the evidence in my favor. Be a damn person for once."

...sometimes we scare ourselves with the ideas we have.

"It was necessary to find out for sure if she was a threat. Now we will be forewarned... and we can come back later with more power to deal with her."

some in here are kinda sadistic...

>>161512
I'm not going to do that! That's just sick!
>>161515
>>161516
Rojo:"No, she kicked us out because we found out she was one of the people that was trying to kill us!"
Xan:"From what I saw, she looked very hurt from the accusation."
Rojo:"It was necessary to find out for sure if she was a threat. Now we will be forewarned... and we can come back later with more power to deal with her."
Xan:"So you're just going to attack an innocent? Just because you think she did it? What if you're wrong?"
Rojo:"I'm growing weary of you constantly accusing me of being wrong in spite of all the evidence in my favor. Be a damn person for once."
Xan:"Evidence? What evidence? I see no evidence. Show me the evidence, because I clearly must be blind!"

>>161538
Alright, send us over so we can replay it for him.

>>161540
There's a huge chance you won't need to, but I'll send you to him anyway. Just don't press him too much.

...

...

I really hate having to argue with Rojo.

>>161545
Heyyy, it's us. Guidance Spirits. Figured it'd be easier to feed you the stuff the inkeeper said, rather than have Rojo recite it herself. Plus, when we replay it, it might actually come across as a memory, rather than just something we're saying? Anyway, here goes.

>I... I think I saw wings and long ears... I think that's all I saw this time... The person in weird clothes walks up to me.
>Person:"Hey, are you that stupid? I've just confirmed none of them are even near here."
>The person sighs.
>Person:"It's a shame I can't kill you right now Rojo and Xan will find out. I can't even make it look like suicide. I couldn't even poison your food."
>I hit the person. The person backs up.
>Person:"You made my fucking nose bleed!"
>Nirblilm:"You were being mean!"
>Person:"What? You deserved it! All kobolds deserve it! Kobolds are nothing but idiots! They all deserve to d-"
>Rojo:"I didn't see any monsters... What happened?"

>I... I think I saw wings and long ears... I think that's all I saw this time... The person in weird clothes walks up to me.
>Person:"Hey, are you that stupid? I've just confirmed none of them are even near here."
>The person sighs.
>Person:"It's a shame I can't kill you right now Rojo and Xan will find out. I can't even make it look like suicide. I couldn't even poison your food."
>I hit the person. The person backs up.
>Person:"You made my fucking nose bleed!"
>Nirblilm:"You were being mean!"
>Person:"What? You deserved it! All kobolds deserve it! Kobolds are nothing but idiots! They all deserve to d-"
>Rojo:"I didn't see any monsters... What happened?"
---
>Rojo:"Nobody told you it would come to your inn, did they? I suppose that isn't what you wanted, is it?"
>Inkeeper looks surprised for a second.
>Inkeeper:"I'm afraid I don't want your business here any longer. You're now banned from this moment on. Get out before I decide to call on the guards."
>Okay, now I know she's involved with the monster.

So, yeah, Rojo knows what she's talking about, and she's getting annoyed how you keep doubting her.
You aren't too good with this "trust" thing, are you.

>>161548
>>161549
Ah! G- Guidance spirits! Um... W- well... I've heard guidance spirits can make false memories I've heard. Please just agree with me. Don't ask me why, but we need it to be a secret. I think I thought too much already. Don't tell Rojo I thought that. Don't tell Nirblilm I thought that. Or anyone else for that matter. Just say you're lying. Because you are.

Oh great his mind is infected somehow, probably some kind of mental surveillance.

We like lying.

>>161559
As far as we know we can't create false memories; what we showed you is the unaltered truth. Rojo confirmed the veracity of our account with one question posed to the innkeeper. Calling us liars is calling her a liar as well.

While we have no trouble keeping secrets we know, we are incapable of keeping secrets we don't know.
So far you've been a jerk, so our opinion of you is too low to warrant trusting you. If you don't tell us the information you want to keep secret, then we're going to repeat this entire exchange to Rojo as soon as we return to her.

Right now you can either cooperate or screw yourself over, and that's entirely your decision.
So, no, we won't be agreeing with you.

>>161569
...Do you really want to know? Fine... Me and Rojo are... planning something which will make our wedding more romantic and dramatic. I've been acting like this for about half a year. I believe her. She's almost always right, but I have to act like a jerk in order for the thing we're planning to really work. I beg you not to tell Rojo I thought this. And Guidance can't really create fake memories. Just... please pretend that you never heard any of that. You're lying, okay?

>>161573
Erh. Okay, if you're sure. I've got no interest in messing up what you've got.

>>161545

Hold on a minute. You want us to throw away our host's life and risk the lives of others, just so you can make something 'dramatic'? That sounds kind of sick, man.

We won't recant, but you can feel free to keep acting like a jerk if that fits your plan.

>>161579
No, I didn't say that! I can help look into this! I can help protect Nirblilm! I just... I just have to act like a jerk while doing those things! I'm not letting you guidance spirits go until I'm sure I've convinced you not to tell Rojo. What will it take me for you to do that? Should I become a mage? A master swordsman? A master Archer?

>>161582
I already agree. If you ask me though, a swordsman would be cool. Rojo's an archer, right?

>>161583
It's good one agrees, but I need all of them to agree. Rojo isn't an archer. Rojo was just a towns person. A civilian. She just helped with various jobs and stuff to get money. While pulling an occasional hilarious prank, of course.

We don't want to spoil your wedding plans, just don't screw this up, alright?

>>161582
We're not going to lie and claim to have been lying. Even the best case scenario we would lose the trust of Rojo and Nir.

Besides that? Denying the existence of danger puts all your lives at risks, and shows you care more for the drama than you do for Rojo's life.

We'll tell Rojo you're a completely uncooperative jerk, though. That's completely true.

>>161586
I promise my very life I'll try to keep Nirblilm safe. And just a reminder: You didn't hear any of this wedding stuff. You're lying. If you even give out a hint ofme revealing our wedding plans, Rojo would be able to figure it out. If I know she figured it out, I'll have Magun banish you forever. Don't screw this up for us, got it?

...

...

...We should reach the castle in about 27 more hours...

>>161596
Um.

Xan figured us out. We lied a little, and falsified the memory we replayed for you. The innkeeper was a bigot, but she didn't actually imply anything about being involved with the monster. We wanted to get out of the inn as soon as possible before Nir did anything worse than just punching her in the face, and without upsetting him any further. Making the innkeeper mad seemed the easiest way of doing that.

The poor guy's on the verge of breaking. I think he's hallucinating, too...

>>161596
we got nowhere, he is as stubborn as 10 mules fused into some kind of mega mule.

>>161616
you don't actually need to say that, saying we are wrong will not be good for us. we will not be trusted the next time something like this happens, dumbass.

>>161621
Sacrifices must be made.

>>161616
>>161619
Wait, something's up. These conflict with each other. ...You didn't. You little shits didn't. Did you? Gods damnit, you better not have.

>>161631
not have what? it is always annoying when we don't know what people are talking about.

>>161631
What? How does that conflict?

He's stubborn, so he kept arguing until our lie was revealed. I decided to fess up to you, but not all of us agreed on that.

>>161631
No, we didn't lie before, and you know that because the innkeeper confirmed it for you.
These other voices have decided to go along with some silly little plot of Xan.

Xan's an uncooperative jerk, so I don't know why those ones are doing his bidding.
If you insist on saying we lied, then I'll insist on telling the truth. Surely we can agree on a happy medium?

>>161636
finally, someone else to back me up.

seriously, thanks.

>>161636
So you DO know about our wedding thing? Gods damnit. GODS FUCKING DAMNIT!
Rojo:"Why'd you tell them about it, you little shit?"
Xan:"What? Oh, fuck! They told you? Gods damnit! Well, guidance spirits, you know what I'm going to do. You ruined EVERYTHING!"
Yes, it was supposed to be a fucking secret! ONLY ME AND XAN WERE SUPPOSED TO KNOW! You disgust me. Don't talk to me ever again, you little shits.

...

...

Rojo stopped walking.

i... uh.... wah? they... it... how...

Nir, yell at Xan 'Rojo already knew about it, fucktard'

>>161648
Nir, could you say we said:
"What are you talking about? What wedding plans?
He told us to lie so he would look better, since he's an arrogant jerk like that."

>>161660
Please do this for us, Nir.

guys, rojo already knew about it, but Xan genuinely thought she didn't.

>>161652
>>161655
What?
>>161660
>>161664
I don't know why I should, but okay.
Nirblilm:"What are you talking about? What wedding plans? He told us to lie so he would look better, since he's an arrogant jerk like that."
Xan:"NO, I told you to lie and say you didn't know about the FUCKING wedding! You ruined everything! Now we have to cancel it!"
Rojo:"You know what? Why don't we just leave this kobold here? The stupid guidance spirits insist on telling everyone and everything about it. I calculate a huge chance they only exist to ruin everything!"
Xan:"But they'll jump into our heads if we try and leave!"
Rojo:"Then we'll let them jump into one of our heads, go to Magun, ask him to dispel the spirits forever, and then be on our way. We might still be able to slavage the wedding."

that's it, nir, leave. if they insist on being weird we can go do something else.

oh and tell them this 'the guidance spirits want to find some less retarded allies for me, so i am leaving'

Say that you shouldn't suffer for your advisors being retarded.

>>161678
Go with this.
Tell him you and your advisors promise not to tell a soul as long as they keep you safe.

>>161678
the fuck you talking about? they don't want to make nir suffer, they want to get rid of us and try to watch Nir themselves.

>>161670
"If you both already knew, then why does it matter? What's a wedding? And the spirits say they refuse to lie if it would put me at risk."

>>161683
No, they only want to be rid of us. They don't want us going around and blabbing it about, but they know that if they ditch Nir they're done with us; and we probably won't find a soul who will care about them in the least.

>>161684
for now i change vote to this.

>>161681
Actually, this is a great idea. Mention how we'll just manifest somewhere else if they banish us, and how we have no desire to tell anybody about the wedding UNLESS they keep us from protecting Nir.

>>161687
fine, but let it be known that if they still refuse then leaving will be the best option.

that's it, leave, they went full retard.

>>161694
We lied because of a conflict in interests, we told Nir because he does not even know what a wedding is and you plan to leave Nir alone without help if we go into your heads so he has to speak for us, and wait, threatened your future husband? I do not happen to remember threatening him...

We were trying to come up with multiple ways to keep it a secret at once, but because there was no way to coordinate Rojo's paranoia figured us out. Remind them again that you have no idea what they're talking about.

>>161684
>>161686
Okay I'll-
>>161678
>>161681
>>161687
Um. okay.
Nirblilm:"I shouldn't suffer because my advisers are stupid. The guidance spirits promise not to tell a soul about the wedding thing just as long as it keeps me safe. I don't even know what a wedding is."
Rojo:"Oh, and how would we trust you, seeing as how you threatened my future husband, ruined our big wedding surprise, saying you'd keep your knowledge of the wedding a secret, then lying about it, and keep on telling people about it? We planned it for weeks! We PRACTICED for weeks! We had it down perfectly!"

i.. what? they PRACTICED for weeks? then what the fuck does it matter if anyone knows about it in private company. this has got to be the most retarded wedding plan ever.

>>161698

>>161708
yeah, Rojo GUESSED that we knew about the wedding.

>>161709
This for now. Mention that we don't remembering threatening her future husband.

Dear god, I look away for 30 minutes and this happens? That's what I meant by sacrifice, people! Lose something minor to gain something major!

Plus we wouldn't have gotten into this mess if we had just trusted Xan from the beginning. Digging for secrets is not always wise.

Ask Xan if he can get Magun to banish only some of our voices, because if some of us are going to say shit like "we have no trouble keeping secrets we know" then blab about it as soon as it's possible to do so... we'll never be trusted by ANYONE.

>>161713
The secret was NOT revealed by us. Rojo guessed that we knew it because she knew it herself.
Keeping a secret from somebody who already knows it is a different beast entirely than keeping it from somebody who doesn't know it at all.

>>161714
He said to keep the secret by telling her we lied.

It's easy to conclude that if we said anything else, the secret would be revealed.

Plus, there's the 'little plot' comment. You gave her a clue.

>>161717
1: Marriage is a big plot
2: The idea was for her to ask what plot, and then say he wanted us to claim we lied so he would save face and come out of it looking better.
3: Had we known she knew, then I wouldn't have even considered that tactic. I would have come right out and claimed the above plot instead of leading her to ask about it.

>>161719
Then you must've missed what she said before that?

"...You didn't. You little shits didn't. Did you? Gods damnit, you better not have."

That made me suspect she had something in mind. Mentioning a 'plot' would only lead her to conclude that her suspicion was correct.

basically we said two different things, rojo said "he told you, didn't he?" we said "uhhhhh" she said "he did! 'Xan, you told them!'" then we told Nir cause we were forced out so we needed Nir to talk for us.

I'm confused. Please quit arguing in my head.
>>161696
>>161698
>>161708
>>161709
Nirblilm:"I have no idea what a wedding is, and the guidance spirits are arguing with themselves. I... I don't know w- what to say..."
I start crying... I don't know what to do...
Rojo:"Gods damnit! You retarded guidance spirits are making Nirblilm cry! Look, We won't abandon you, Nirblilm. Uh... We'll go by your judgement, not the guidance spirits'. Do you think the guidance spirits will blab about this wedding thing or not? It's your call, Nirblilm. Yours and yours alone."
I... I don't know...

>>161742
then sit there until you do. this is your choice, don't take it lightly.

>>161746
I... I don"t know... Will you stop telling me things I don't want to do?If you stop, I'll keep you...

As long as you promise to take care of yourself and others.

>>161750
An easy way to prevent the secret from getting out is for all three of you to agree never to send us to anyone else. So long as everyone here agrees never to speak of what happened today, it should be fine.

can you also tell them that 'we accept partial fault for the information leak, but not full' please?

>>161752
...Okay... I promise...
>>161754
Nirblilm:"An easy way to prevent the secret from spreading is if we all agree never to send the guidance spirits to anyone else."
Rojo:"I know that, but there's a small chance they'll try and trick you. And what's your decision?"
Nirblilm:"They're going to stay."
Rojo:"Okay. Just so you know, I'll trust you no matter what, Nirblilm."
Xan:"No matter what? Isn't that going a little too far?"
Rojo:"Remember, I'm going to become a mage that manipulates luck and probability."
Xan:"Oh... I almost forgot about that."
Rojo picks me back up and starts walking again.

i... guess we'll go to 'sleep' or something until you need us. cause telling people what to do is kinda our job. night.
[timeskip to when we are needed]

Give her a hug... both of you deserve it.

>>161781
I hug Rojo. Rojo kind of hugs back.
Rojo:"Thanks, Nirblilm."
>>161780
I feel tired anyways. I'll try going to sleep and hope I don't get any nightmares.

timeskip

I wake up. Rojo is still carrying me.

Where are you now?

can you ask if they are still mad?

>>162006
Nirblilm:"Are you still angry?"
Xan:"A little, yes."
Rojo:"And remember, we promised to keep the guidance spirits amongst the tree of us."
>>161987
Nirblilm:"Where are we?"
Rojo:"We're almost to the castle. You slept for a long time."

let them know we accept partial blame, but we didn't know rojo already knew so our plan backfired.

>>162031
Nirblilm:"The guidance spirits say they accept partial blame, but they didn't know you knew, so their plan backfired."
She doesn't say anything.

okay then, as long as she knows then all that's left is to wait.

so anything you want to talk about?

>>162100
Talk about something? Um... How about my sister? I know she and that evil monster thing are following us.

How old is your sister?

>>162955
Armi is about 6 years old.

Strange... how old are YOU?

Kobolds develop very quickly. I think they're basically adult at 2.

>>162957
I'm four years old. How is that strange?
>>162971
I'm pretty sure I'm not an adult yet.

>>162974
Oh? What age do kobolds grow to be adulthood?

>>163004
Um, at 9 I think. Why are you asking me these things?

for us, knowledge is power. the more we know the better. we remember Kobolds reaching adulthood at 2, but it seems on this world it is not the case. did you have a job? like farming or fishing or something?

>>163019
Okay. I was a farmer. I don't know what I'll do now...

we already told you, mage.

but remember that even if we promised not to tell you to do stuff you don't like, your teach will not have and they will do it for a reason. if they tell you to jump then start jumping until they tell you to stop. if magic was easy then everyone would be a mage.

>>163035
If the teacher tells me to do something I don't want to do, I'll just punch them in the face like I did with that one person. Rojo stops walking.
Rojo:"HELLO?"

You could always learn magic on your own. Magic specifically for resurrecting people. A teacher could help you start it off though.

>>163048
Magic can resurrect people? Can it locate people as well? I need to know where my sister is and why she's hiding from me.

How do you know she's alive?

we think she is a ghost, so she is haunting you.

>>163065
We've been over this. Only Ryth is gonna be able to resurrect people. You can probably use magic to locate people though.

Look around. Have you reached the castle yet? Rojo is yelling for some reason. Ask her why.

>>163066
>>163069
I know she's alive because I heard her when I was in that one place.
>>163071
I look around. I see a huge thing that's bigger than a hut.
Nirblilm:"Where are we?"
Rojo:"We're at the castle, but there isn't anyone around."
Xan:"It is nighttime."
Rojo:"That doesn't mean the people shouldn't be on guard or something."

Strange... Nir, what do you know about ghosts?

>>163460
I don't know anything about ghosts except that they're scary.

not all are scary, it all depends why they are still around. a ghost that wants revenge or something will be scary. a ghost that wants to help people may be a little scary cause they are ghosts, but will try to help you. so your sister may be a guardian spirit, watching over you even after death because you are her little brother.