un: man's greatest treasure (text)

[reparo]

[ooc: backdated to Sand In Your Eyes (end of)]

Hello, Hermione here, currently writing this from the exit of Ra'esh's temple.

We've found water for the sandworms in a pool, in a cave. We also found a woman in that cave. Her name was Marath, she was alive, and she was tied to the altar and chained. We've set her free - and if anyone has a word of criticism about that decision, by all means, convince me why any living soul should be chained to an altar and left to rot and to thirst and to die. I'll wait.

Anyway, Marath's people are the ones who occupied Uruksithar. She claimed she was left behind because she warned them not to go into the desert. Once freed, Marath ran (rather athletic for someone of her condition if you ask me) and left myself and Vi locked in the temple.

Don't worry, we're out now. Keep an eye out for Marath, if you can. And don't drink the water from the cave if you make it there, it felt...oozy.

[ooc; If you'd like some context, here you go.]

Comments

[soloritur]

[ It's a good question. He doesn't want to freak her out though, so he sticks to where they are now and what they can do about it. ]

We'll find her. Luckily there aren't that many places to go out here.

I heard about the water before. You really think it works on them?

[reparo]

I have no idea - we were in that water for a bit, looking for the key, and it felt itchy. It felt not entirely like water.

To be honest, I don't feel comfortable summoning a sandworm.

[soloritur]

So long as it's not like the dark water. I still don't know what that stuff is.

[ Marcos isn't crazy about the idea either. He was just told they need them, but what do they do once they summon them? ]

I think you've done more than enough. If you need a hand, I can see if the rumors are true. If they're not, we'll find another way into the city.

[reparo]

Right - yes, you can take it.

[soloritur]

[ And if he happens to use it as an excuse to see how they are, well. ]

I can be there in a few minutes. Do you need anything? I'll trade you for some water you can actually drink.

[reparo]

Do you have a waterskin I can use instead? Mine's full of sandworm attracting pheromone water or something.

[soloritur]

You got it.

It's a little strange how they all seem to know about the water. If there's a reason they left her near a pool of it, it's probably a good thing you guys got out of there.

[reparo]

I'll say. I would love to know more about why we've been encouraged to get waters from that pool, and no mention has been made about a woman chained to the altar like a sacrifice.

[soloritur]

It's worth asking around. They couldn't have expected you to ignore her, so there's got to be more to that story.

[reparo]

Who would you ask?

[soloritur]

Whoever will listen. We have her name, someone must have heard of her. Maybe her people are still wandering around the desert somewhere.

[reparo]

I'd like to ask the people at the head of the caravan, to be honest.

[soloritur]

Were they the ones who told you where to go?

My guess is there's some superstition they're afraid of. Still doesn't make me feel great about traveling with them. If they left out that, I hate to think what else they forgot to mention.