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Forbidden Temple of the Great Falls

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"Thank you Mister Zato"

she took the proffered bowl and slowly took a mouthful, it was delicious.

content she begins carefully scooping spoonful after spoonful into her small mouth.
 
"I know Swiftbeak. Since your arrival was somewhat anomalous, why not go to the main gate? It is quite impressive, and you could get a drink straight from the fountain." Might as well. Besides, the gryphon's attitude needed improving. So again Al walked the halls with the beast. Some still stared, but others had been here long enough to have seen much odder. Swiftbeak was fast becoming old news, it seemed.
 
"It will be nice to see it without the glint of arrowheads atop the wall. One came perilously close to embedding itself in my eye; it hit my beak at a shallow enough angle to glance off, I suppose, but it was still quite painful. A few inches higher and you would likely be turning me into a cloak at the moment."

It was impossible to tell if this was another clumsy attempt at humour, principally because the gryphon's typical followup was interrupted as they turned a corner and came face-to-face with the temple's newest arrival. Swiftbeak, of course, did not know this; he had not seen her around, but that was true of most in the temple. He canted his gaze to the side, then, and regarded Kira with a curious eye, his heavy, warm breath washing down the hall as the massive creature lowered his head to sniff curiously at the woman.

"...Hello? I do not believe we have met. Is she another monk, Brother Al?"
 
KIra looked at Gryffin and she said to him,"No I'm not a monk,I'm a white ninja that has the ablitiy to heal any kind of wounds up,my father sent me here to explore something new and he told me about this place." "My father name is Sensei Meko and he has learned so much from this temple and I'm just a little bit lost here I do not know which way to go to get to my room at all." "And my name is Kira and I really do like Gryffins very much,I always drew pictures of them when I was a kid." "what are yur names hmm.?"
 
Al was quite as mystified as the gryphon. If nothing else, her harsh and awkward use of this language clearly marked her as a foreigner. "I'm sorry ma'am, but I don't think I can help you much. I'm quite new here myself, and Swiftbeak here is just hours out of the sky, as it were. Did I hear you correctly? Heal any wound? I would ask that you turn such a powerful artifact over at once. It is likely very dangerous, and I have little doubt that it does more than just heal." Al noted her easiness about the gryphon; where most would at least be startled she took him in with ease. Perhaps it was a sign she had trafficked with demons? "You will find our master monk further along this corridor, toward the smells and sounds of dining. If you will please excuse us." Al would definitely keep an eye on her. "You may call me Al, by the way."
 
Swiftbeak, too, was somewhat taken aback by her lack of surprise; still, his like had appeared in myths and sculpture before, though likely never in the flesh- It's possible she had been told fairy tales of creatures like him, and they put her at ease.

"My name is Swiftbeak... It is nice to meet you, Kira. Would you like us to lead you to the temple's master?"
 
Kira looked at him and said to him,"Its a pleasure to meet you Swiftbeak and I would like that if you could lead me to the temple master,I would really like that very much and I do not mean anyone harm at all I'm not a bad person at all." "Never misjudge anyone by their appearances at any cost." "And pelase lead the way to your temple master dinning room."
 
The gryphon bowed his head to Kira and turned, starting down the hall back towards the mess. If fortune favoured him, he would hopefully bump into Wolfram before too terribly long.
 
Kira follows Swiftbeak to where the main dinning room was and she said to him,"My father has also told me stories about Gryphons and how majstic and mythical creatures are like." "This is my first time ever seeing a Gryphon in person I'm not afraid of you at all ok."
 
"Ah, well, as far as I know I am the only of my kind; I was a man, once, before a demonic artifact twisted me into what you see now. I believe the artifact's intent was to isolate me, but I've found some measure of companionship in my short stay at the temple."

Swiftbeak paused on entering the hall; though Wolfram had left long ago, he asked the wait staff and a few of the sitting guards which way might be best to follow him. The gryphon and Al himself knew little about the temple, and it was important for a potential guest to be as best informed as they can.
 
Kira looked at him and said to him,"I had no idea you were once a man at all Swiftbeak and that is mean what twisted artifact did to you by turning you into a Gryphon that is very sad." "Do you miss your human form by any chance,""I know its none of my business at all to know about your past at all." "Should we follow those guards I think they are leading us to the temple master I'm not sure if I'm right or wrong though."
 
Wolfram watched quietly from shadows and sharp angles as the strange woman moved about. She was not likely someone already of the temple dressed differently, and had she entered normally a Guard would have escorted her in. So how did she get here? Curioser and curioser, though she was nowhere near the Reliquary.

Aha, Al and Lord Swift. No doubt leaving dinner themselves. eve more interesting, the woman did not panic, and indeed appeared to strike up conversation. A knight of the Guard then, already informed? Little could surprise someone who served amongst the Guard, and that might be the best bet here. Still, better to follow this odd situation than assume anything yet.

Calmly and quietly, Wolfram continued to keep just out of their sight and with them in his own. Twenty years of lfe here had given him ample time to learn the grounds, something these three definately lacked.
 
Al followed along, silently wondering where this woman had come from. If she really were a demon's pawn, he would have to be on his toes. Luckily she seemed quite taken with Swiftbeak. Another sign of treachery, perhaps? Only time will tell.
 
"I do miss it, very much..." Swiftbeak was conscious of getting himself lost in the halls or wandering where he was not welcome; as such, he was moving slowly, questioning the guards on the way, and growing more frustrated by the minute.

"...We are looking for a man by the name of Wolfram, Kira. He will best be able to get you situated here." It was unbeknownst to the creature that the three of them were being shadowed by the very man they sought.
 
Kira looked around the shadow area of this place and she thought that she saw something moving among the shadows and wonders if her mind was playing tricks on her or not and she just shakes that odd feeling out of her system and continued on walking with Swiftbeak.

((This is my first time ever being in a group forum I hope my post lengths are to everyone liking and approval as well.))
 
He had been sitting in the grass for what felt like hours now, waiting for Master Wolfram.

Without warning, his body suddenly became wracked with excruciating agony as the wound on his shoulder began to weep with a horrid black liquid. He keeled over, roaring in pain as his body convulsed violently. Finally everything stopped... the ache in his tired body, the terrible grief over his dead children, the guilt of letting little Mary get hurt... it all melted away and Brother Vernasus felt at peace for the first time in his life as he closed his eyes and everything went black.
 
After a little while (and another bowl or two) Zato said,
"Well, I think enough time has passed. Are you ready to go see Wolfram?"
 
Walking up the paved street, its stones having been kept as immaculately clean as possible just a few days ago, Morr had finally been able to grasp his resolve. Looking at him, one might have thought him relaxed, calm, as he walked towards the armed men, their weapons raised, ready to greet him with death.

It appeared the nobles had noticed that their underpaid guards might not be enough to save them, as he looked through the gate behind the armed men, he could see that every door of every estate was barred. The guards themselves grew tense, they knew that even outnumbering him by the dozens, at least some would die to this towering figure of steel.

He stopped at the end of the street, something of an empty space before the last ramp up to the gate that led into the city's 'higher part'.

He did not move, simply waiting, his helmet's gaze set at the guards.
 
The small girl wiped ice-cream off of her face with the apron and placed it in the washing basket

"Yes Mister Zato, Lets go see Mister Wolfram"

she took the blind monk's hand.
 
Apparently the master here was quite an accomplished man when it came to avoiding people. They had been wandering for some time now; Wolfram had only just left the dining hall when they had turned back. Surely he couldn't have gotten far. Al had an uneasy feeling that they were being watched as well. Sometimes you had to force yourself to remember that the temple held a hoard of demonic items. And if another had gotten loose, was stalking them...but no, no alarms were sounding. If a demon was out and about someone going to or from the hall would have noticed. So he walked on, watching for the master and keeping an eye on the gryphon.
 
"You do realize that I could have you just shot down with some crossbows, right?"

"Whereas you realize at the same time that I would have known so, yet I came here alone. It stayed your hand well enough, I suppose." Morr answered the newly-promoted captain of the guard.

"Well... why are you here?" the man was of average stature, a short black beard adorning his middle-aged face.

"I wish to know, why this negligence? Those who commanded your predecessor, let alone your predecessor himself, certainly they were aware that this neglect had to lead to this very moment, the peasantry having risen in a bloody rage, outnumbering you by the hundreds?"

"I have no idea. We received our orders from the former captain, who in turn received his from the magistrate..." the man paused "My last and, since my promotion, only orders were to hold this gate, sent by a messenger. No one has seen the magistrate himself for days, if not weeks."

Strange, Morr would have remarked "Beyond that, I must question both your own sanity and morality. Certainly, you and others of the rank you held before the former captain's demise should have been able to see this disaster coming? And how were you able to live with yourself?"

The new captain spat on the ground "The law must be followed, that is the truth by which every guard lives. Without us, there would be nothing but chaos. Besides that, I personally, along with some others, refused several of the more brainbusting orders, like one to set a fucking orphanage on fire! I guess I was only promoted because barely anyone else is left. Look over there." he gestured up to a tower, three guards visible, staring down at them blankly "These guys were discussing to just refuse to fight altogether, some of those in town are their families after all."

Setting orphanages on fire? That sounded, no matter how heineous the act itself, almost comically insane. Had those fools wanted for the population to start their uprising?

Thinking of that, Morr could only ask "How did this town not manage to rise up before I came?"

"Oh, they did. Which was why we were so fast to respond when you had your little move, hero." again, he spat "Though we weren't nearly prepared for a town-wide uprising of several hundreds. But now, why are you here, just to ask questions? Or have you finally seen that this riot is nothing but an insane suicide run. Sure, they will most likely be able to overwhelm us guards and kill all the fat idiots up there- " he pointed with his thumb backwards over his shoulder "But after that, the Emperor will not look kindly upon one of his towns setting itself up as rogue." he sternly looked at Morr "You know what I'm talking about. It will be a whole-sale slaughter."

Morr had come to that conclusion long ago "I am waiting."

"So you are, but what for?"

Hearing the heavy thudding of many feet on the stone behind him, Morr answered "Them."

The people had arrived.
 
Korsarro paced, whatever that damnable janitor wanted would undoubtedly be something at least a little important, he peeked his head out of the door, finding a fairly high ranking monk looking completely unbusy "You there, monk, I need you for something." He explained the situation as best as he could to the elder monk, finding him most agreeable to escorting the huge man "Sorry about this Arn, but I need to go see what this was about, it's unusual for him to send his apprentice." Korsarro frowns "I'll be back as soon as I can."

Korsarro hurried through the halls, dodging past monks and knights as best he could until he came to the hospice, where he found the pathetic form of a crippled Valetni "By the Beesiah... What happened to you?"
 
Kira looked around and she said to Swiftbeak," Something isn't right here I have a bad feeling about something and not sure what it could be.?" "I must figure out something and something is distrubing this temple but I have no idea what could upset this temple and the people that are in the temple."
 
As Zato and Mary began to walk, an apprentice came forward to meet them.
"Brother Zato", he stated, "Master Wolfram sent me to tell you that he is indisposed at the moment, and that the meeting will have to wait until tomorrow".
"I understand, thank you", Zato replied, and sent the boy away.
"Well, Mary, if the meeting is postpone, I guess all that's left is bedtime."
 
"It may well be me, lady; If you are sensitive to such things I can't imagine my corruption has left no trace... But there have been odder happenings, I suppose. I have not seen Wolfram, so I will lead you to the lobby; one of the guards will be help you get your bearings, I'm sure. I wish I could aid you more, but I know little of the temple myself."

Turning back down one of the temple's larger halls, the gryphon set off for the lobby itself; if any of the Guard here were trained to show a new arrival around, it would be one of them.
 
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