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The green-eyed girl’s widen. She gives you a long piercing look.
Ah, you stumbled again.
Stupid question… you didn’t even know why you asked it.
Must be the fever.
“How did you make… that?” You look at the purple ointment tinging the bandages and covering your skin. It smells like flowers and tincture and ink.
“I did not,” she answers, seemingly relaxing, and then she does that one thing — the wink — like Willow. “But I have a husband who is a physician. Uh… a healer. He’s just the best.”
“… thanks. And thank him as well.”
“No need to remind me, dear.” She glances at your other hand, the left one. “And move that one sometimes. You risk straining your muscles.”
You nod, but you still have no intention of letting go.
A strangely-comfortable silence stretches between you.
She does not seem bothered at all by your hair.
How peculiar.
“Well. Take care. I will be back to check on you.”
She has… a strange way of speaking, as well.
Her voice sounds—
Familiar, though.
How very — peculiar.
“Rest, Argia Candente,” she says, standing up and leaving.
You do not hear the door scraping open and close.
And she knew your name?
None of the others seemed to.
The room smells like flowers.
You relax your fingers around your Cameo, and your shoulders, and your breathing, as well.
Your hand feels a bit better.
What a shameful, shameful feeling.

Your last thought as you slip into something resembling a restful sleep is that you did not even ask the newcomer her name.

>Roll 1d100 + 18 (Cameo) + 16 (mysterious ointment) against a DC of 96 (healing check).
>No need for a Bo6, but keep 1 roll per reply, per player, please.
Also, you can choose one of the actions below.

Focus on healing. You can roll another Healing check, same bonus and DC. If you win both, your hand has a chance of recovering.

Focus on trying and reach out to Master. You will leave a message for him next time you see Carnaval.

Focus on reaching out to your friends. Ask Carnaval to relay a message to them.

Add a Suggestion


Alright, this was not easy to write. I still enjoyed it immensely. Thanks for playing, and best of luck with your rolls.

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in closing, an announcement:

Silver Knight Quest's Thread 6 will close down on the 21st of June. I will still be replying to eventual questions for about 24 hours after that, then archival.

Next thread will take a while: summer is going to be choke-full for me, and I won't be able to write consistent updates. I do not want to just keep up the Quest if I can't give it justice.

Silver Knight Quest will return with Thread # 7 on Monday 22nd of September/b], just as summer ends.

I know it's a long time, and I tried half-measures, but they did not satisfy me.

So enjoy this update and the next two. Tomorrow there might even be a bit of a surprise...

I will be in your care.