**As the blinding, brilliant whiteness around them faded into black, they began to be able to see where they were--and then, when they were unceremoniously deposited on a hard, worked stone floor, they were quite certain of it. There were about twenty of them, all told, some of them from the party of adventurers, others merely nobles who, for one reason or another, the Lady had decided to enlist.
The space they were in was impossibly large, so much so that it was almost beyond comprehension, all bleak grey stone, damp-looking but not actually even slightly moist. In the center of the room were heaped untold amounts of armor and weaponry, fitted together intricately to form a spire which reached high into the sky to a throne of iron, on which Jadis serenely sat. Though the goddess must have been a thousand feet above them, they could see every feature of her veiled face perfectly.
The most disturbing sight of all was their only source of light: tens of thousands of severed heads, of every conceivable shape and race and gender and age, floated around them, mouths thrown open in horror and choked with overflowing wax, out of each of which burned a single tiny taper of flame.**
Jadis - "Welcome to my home, children."
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Sing lustily and with good courage.
Be aware of singing as if you were half dead,
or half asleep:
but lift your voice with strength.
Be no more afraid of your voice now,
nor more ashamed of its being heard,
than when you sang the songs of Satan.
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**As Gamble stood, one of the heads bumped into him. It was, without a shadow of a doubt, Eastman's.**
Jadis - "No words for your long-suffering mother?"
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Sing lustily and with good courage.
Be aware of singing as if you were half dead,
or half asleep:
but lift your voice with strength.
Be no more afraid of your voice now,
nor more ashamed of its being heard,
than when you sang the songs of Satan.
**Arl focuses on Highgrove and the Goddess instead of the.. floating heads. This is the new #3, yeah.
The girl seriously ponders whether or not she should try stepping up again; this time for Mr. Highgrove. But why wasn't he speaking? He knew more about her...so maybe that's the right response? Or was he scared? Would..would the godess kill melt her if she spoke up..?
The length of Arl's pondering solves the problem for her.**
**Gamble noticed then, and only then, that Eastman's eyes were looking at him pleadingly.**
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Sing lustily and with good courage.
Be aware of singing as if you were half dead,
or half asleep:
but lift your voice with strength.
Be no more afraid of your voice now,
nor more ashamed of its being heard,
than when you sang the songs of Satan.
Sing lustily and with good courage.
Be aware of singing as if you were half dead,
or half asleep:
but lift your voice with strength.
Be no more afraid of your voice now,
nor more ashamed of its being heard,
than when you sang the songs of Satan.
**Nadim had his lash drawn already, his manner steady and quite displeased.**
Nadim - For once I would like to have an adventure that didn't start with me being forcibly whisked away to some mysterious ancient stone structure. Who is this woman?
Bane's Reading Suggestions David Eddings: The Belgariad, Mallorean, Elenium and Tamuli Series. The Redemption of Althalus Jim Butcher: The Codex Alera Series
Gamble - "She's Jadis, the Goddess of Despair. We were trapped in a cave not too long ago filled with her....I don't even know what to call them. Egg monsters that jump down your throat and explode you. And apparently that's only the start, because then you get to be a floating head candle forever."
**Loren casually got to his feet and dusted himself off. He sidled over to Nadim.**
Ren - Apparently, she's got a really really ancient, rusty axe to grind. Also, you know, she's sort of laboring under the impression that we're all her children, and uh, yeah, that has you about up to current events, I think. Oh, she's really crazy to boot, so yeah. Welcome to the party.
Bane's Reading Suggestions David Eddings: The Belgariad, Mallorean, Elenium and Tamuli Series. The Redemption of Althalus Jim Butcher: The Codex Alera Series
Nadim - I hope not, I'd hate to need to buy new trousers over a ruse.
**Trembling slightly and cautiously moving forward, he prepared to try and get the girl out of the way of any impending smiting, assuming that was even possible.**
Bane's Reading Suggestions David Eddings: The Belgariad, Mallorean, Elenium and Tamuli Series. The Redemption of Althalus Jim Butcher: The Codex Alera Series
The space they were in was impossibly large, so much so that it was almost beyond comprehension, all bleak grey stone, damp-looking but not actually even slightly moist. In the center of the room were heaped untold amounts of armor and weaponry, fitted together intricately to form a spire which reached high into the sky to a throne of iron, on which Jadis serenely sat. Though the goddess must have been a thousand feet above them, they could see every feature of her veiled face perfectly.
The most disturbing sight of all was their only source of light: tens of thousands of severed heads, of every conceivable shape and race and gender and age, floated around them, mouths thrown open in horror and choked with overflowing wax, out of each of which burned a single tiny taper of flame.**
Jadis - "Welcome to my home, children."
Be aware of singing as if you were half dead,
or half asleep:
but lift your voice with strength.
Be no more afraid of your voice now,
nor more ashamed of its being heard,
than when you sang the songs of Satan.
**He sounded a bit frightened.**
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Cee, whispering - "So. I think the whole trying to avoid extreme danger thing isn't working out."
Arl, loudly whispering - "Cee! Why did you follow me? I tried pushing you away!"
Cee, whispering - "I'm really dumb, apparently. You can, uh, push harder next time."
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Eizen - Collected
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Jadis - "No words for your long-suffering mother?"
Be aware of singing as if you were half dead,
or half asleep:
but lift your voice with strength.
Be no more afraid of your voice now,
nor more ashamed of its being heard,
than when you sang the songs of Satan.
The girl seriously ponders whether or not she should try stepping up again; this time for Mr. Highgrove. But why wasn't he speaking? He knew more about her...so maybe that's the right response? Or was he scared? Would..would the godess kill melt her if she spoke up..?
The length of Arl's pondering solves the problem for her.**
Nervada - 98% fat free, high in fiber.
Eizen - Collected
Yack - Walking
Miko Wydberg
Tanya
Behold, the power of :symu:!
Ask Me About:
The Epic World
You'll Be Glad You Did
Not That There's Anything Wrong With That
Be aware of singing as if you were half dead,
or half asleep:
but lift your voice with strength.
Be no more afraid of your voice now,
nor more ashamed of its being heard,
than when you sang the songs of Satan.
Gamble - "Good Gods....what have you done to them?!"
Be aware of singing as if you were half dead,
or half asleep:
but lift your voice with strength.
Be no more afraid of your voice now,
nor more ashamed of its being heard,
than when you sang the songs of Satan.
Nadim - For once I would like to have an adventure that didn't start with me being forcibly whisked away to some mysterious ancient stone structure. Who is this woman?
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Bane's Reading Suggestions
David Eddings: The Belgariad, Mallorean, Elenium and Tamuli Series. The Redemption of Althalus
Jim Butcher: The Codex Alera Series
Ren - Apparently, she's got a really really ancient, rusty axe to grind. Also, you know, she's sort of laboring under the impression that we're all her children, and uh, yeah, that has you about up to current events, I think. Oh, she's really crazy to boot, so yeah. Welcome to the party.
To live is to hope, and while we breathe, we hope and live.
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Bane's Reading Suggestions
David Eddings: The Belgariad, Mallorean, Elenium and Tamuli Series. The Redemption of Althalus
Jim Butcher: The Codex Alera Series
To live is to hope, and while we breathe, we hope and live.
Cee, whispering - "I think those two were having a drinking contest?"
**The girl quickly steps closer to Gamble.**
Arl - "What can we do to help you, Goddess?"
Nervada - 98% fat free, high in fiber.
Eizen - Collected
Yack - Walking
Miko Wydberg
Tanya
**Trembling slightly and cautiously moving forward, he prepared to try and get the girl out of the way of any impending smiting, assuming that was even possible.**
Under Original Management!
Bane's Reading Suggestions
David Eddings: The Belgariad, Mallorean, Elenium and Tamuli Series. The Redemption of Althalus
Jim Butcher: The Codex Alera Series
Ren - No, something tells me beguiling is not quite her style. No one is good at everything.
To live is to hope, and while we breathe, we hope and live.