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Started July 10, 2019 by Deleted user

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"Ah, I see." he looked down at the floor and kicked a stone.

“We know not what crime he committed?” Serai shifted, “I prefer to know what a prisoner did before going out on a journey with him.”

He glanced at Serai and shrugged. "Maybe it's best we don't know."

“Hmm,” she grumbled, “I’d rather we did.”

"It's not a part of our job to ask questions," Mitra said in an uncommonly sage tone, she was still looking at the sun, eyes glittering like raging storms. "Just to follow orders." She finished with a yawn. All her seriousness blinking out within a moment.

Sangrar sighed, "do we know what time he'll be here? Not to sound impatient or anything, but…" he trailed off.

“Who knows,” Serai mumbled. She glanced at Mitra and offered a sutle smirk in response to her feigned obedience.

As the guards' idle conversation fell silent, the sharp footsteps of soldiers made themselves heard as they echoed in the cobbled pathway that led to the stables.
Before long, their armoured shadows had detached themselves from the darkness of the alley: a group of five soldiers silently marched forward, dragging between them the hunched figure of a humanoid creature. His stony skin glowed blue in the dim morning light, his dull footsteps stumbling out of time with the marching of his companions.
They stopped at arms length from Lady Mitra, the leader of the five soldiers giving her a respectful nod. "The criminal, my Lady," he told her.

Looking down her pale nose as the slumped form, Mitra let out a low whistle. Her eyes reflected the dim blue coming off of the creatures skin. "Well, well. I certainly wasn't expecting this." Clearing her throat uncomfortably, she gestured for the guards to lead the prisoner to the cage. Her tailed curled around her legs protectively as she turned to the others. "An Elemental." A simple statement, the words said with just enough surprise to warn the others that their journey was not going to be easy.

“I am familiar with elementals I believe.” Serai said, “What kind is he?”

Sangrar chuckled, "Oh good, a challenge."

"He's Earth dominant," piped up one of the soldiers as his leader hesitated, eager to please. "I believe, however, his powers have grown to wield most if not all the elements."
The creature, still silent, looked up; his glowing orange eyes, not in the least dimmed by his exhaustion, shone through the dusk's darkness.

Mitra arched a brow, begrudgingly impressed. "Wondrous. This will be fun then." She watched the soldiers, no so carefully, deposit the elemental into the cage. The runes glowed brightly, giving off a faint hiss before settling once more. Stepping forward, she held her hand an inch away from the lock, avoiding the iron at all costs, and softly murmured a spell. Additional runes bled out from her palm, wrapping around the lock securely. A simple sealing, but strong enough to handle whatever this elemental may throw at it.
Meeting the eyes of the creature before her, Mitra smiled a bit sadly. "Orgost awaits."

He lifted his head with evident effort, the blue glow faltering. "Get on with it," he muttered in a scratchy, pained voice.
From his huddled position, his eyes roamed over all three guards in turn, gauging them and their power. Then, emotionlessly, he cast his stare down.

"Shall we?" The Fae said over her shoulder to the others. She was still looking curiously at the Elemental, something in her magic telling her not all was as it seemed.

Serai checked her gear, “Indeed.”

Sangrar looked up from the ground and replied, "Of course."

Taking advantage of the guards' distraction, the wizard shut his eyes and invoked the last of his magic to adopt his human form— a single jolt of agony told him it was a terrible idea, and with a tired groan he let his eyes drift shut.

Mitra jumped back a few steps as the cage's runes flared up. A low hiss slid out from between her teeth. "Ugh, damned runed iron. Who's idea was that?" She released her hold on her weapon, once she spotted the unconscious wizard, seemingly human now. Letting out a surprised huff, she jumped onto the seat of the carriage, far enough away that she couldn't feel the iron stinging her skin. One snap of the reigns had the horses trotting. "Onward, then."

The stable boy came forward, leading two horses towards Serai and Sagrar, still trying to get one last look at the wizard. “Here you are,” he said, eyes wide now that the wizard was transformed.
Serai nodded curtly and leapt on top of her horse. It was a little unsteady and she felt like she was going to fall off, but she kept her balance as the beast moved forwards a few steps.