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Chalk falters and seems to be at a loss for words. He instead points over at Daniel approaching from across the clearing.
Follows-Chalk: It is not my place, I don’t think. Daniel will tell you of our woes. I will talk to you later, Courier.
Chalk gets up and takes his dinner elsewhere, leaving you alone with Daniel.
Daniel takes Chalk’s seat and begins to eat his dinner.
[Daniel, it is great to see you and the tribes alive and well. What brings you to Zion?]
Daniel: Well, we’re alive. Most of us. I wish this reunion could be under happier terms. I’m not naive enough to believe it’s God’s punishment for what we did to the White Legs. Yet we’ve suffered calamity after calamity, and though we remain unbowed, we are scarred deeply.
While you’re not as close to Daniel as you are to Joshua, you can tell how deeply perturbed he is with this.
[Daniel, please tell me what has happened to Zion. How can I help?]
Daniel: Bless you for offering your assistance. It first came as a plague, our scouts becoming sick with a cough, flu symptoms and extreme irritability. We quarantined those we thought sick but it soon spread through the entire village, both villages, killing the young and old alike.
Sounds similar to Boomer Blight. How would it get up to Zion though, unless it’s not a bio weapon but a genuine natural malaise?
[Did the sickness come from food, perhaps food contaminated with a bacteria or fungus]
Daniel: I can’t be sure and while we try to teach proper nutrition and sanitation from the Book’s teachings, the flesh is weak…all I know is that within months nearly half the Sorrows and Dead Horses were dead. Including your Waking Cloud.
That news hits you hard. Waking Cloud had a particularly meaningful impact on you and the two of you explored the beauty of Zion together. Daniel notices your mood change and places a hand on your shoulder.
Daniel: I know you’ve always been suspicious of my religion but I want you to know that I truly believe she is with our Lord. One of the last actions she took while alive was to help save the tribes by assisting in the burning of much of Zion to kill whatever was striking down my flock.
That’s almost as sad as Waking Cloud’s death and you can’t help but feel anger at Daniel for bringing such horrible news. But you stop yourself from taking it out on him as the burden must be tenfold for Daniel.
Follows-Chalk: It is not my place, I don’t think. Daniel will tell you of our woes. I will talk to you later, Courier.
Chalk gets up and takes his dinner elsewhere, leaving you alone with Daniel.
Daniel takes Chalk’s seat and begins to eat his dinner.
[Daniel, it is great to see you and the tribes alive and well. What brings you to Zion?]
Daniel: Well, we’re alive. Most of us. I wish this reunion could be under happier terms. I’m not naive enough to believe it’s God’s punishment for what we did to the White Legs. Yet we’ve suffered calamity after calamity, and though we remain unbowed, we are scarred deeply.
While you’re not as close to Daniel as you are to Joshua, you can tell how deeply perturbed he is with this.
[Daniel, please tell me what has happened to Zion. How can I help?]
Daniel: Bless you for offering your assistance. It first came as a plague, our scouts becoming sick with a cough, flu symptoms and extreme irritability. We quarantined those we thought sick but it soon spread through the entire village, both villages, killing the young and old alike.
Sounds similar to Boomer Blight. How would it get up to Zion though, unless it’s not a bio weapon but a genuine natural malaise?
[Did the sickness come from food, perhaps food contaminated with a bacteria or fungus]
Daniel: I can’t be sure and while we try to teach proper nutrition and sanitation from the Book’s teachings, the flesh is weak…all I know is that within months nearly half the Sorrows and Dead Horses were dead. Including your Waking Cloud.
That news hits you hard. Waking Cloud had a particularly meaningful impact on you and the two of you explored the beauty of Zion together. Daniel notices your mood change and places a hand on your shoulder.
Daniel: I know you’ve always been suspicious of my religion but I want you to know that I truly believe she is with our Lord. One of the last actions she took while alive was to help save the tribes by assisting in the burning of much of Zion to kill whatever was striking down my flock.
That’s almost as sad as Waking Cloud’s death and you can’t help but feel anger at Daniel for bringing such horrible news. But you stop yourself from taking it out on him as the burden must be tenfold for Daniel.
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