Malkai could say nothing, do nothing, as he was in his weakened state. He dropped in and out of consciousnesses, only aware that he was being carried off places. He wondered if the others had saved him; surely they didn't. He was an orc, a druid, a liar, and a scoundrel. He would betray them, so it would only make sense that they betrayed him as well. He remembered his lessons in the wild very well; it was survival of the fittest there. He remembered how his mentor had first taught Malkai magic, told him that in their world the only people one should care about is themselves, and even then Malkai had fallen to her tricks. He had developed a sense of trust in his teacher. He remembered when he was cornered by a mighty forest drake they were hunting, and Malkai thought it would be then that his mentor would have saved him. But instead she left him to die as she robbed the nest, which was their main purpose there anyways. The drake had been over populating the forest and dwindling the amount of prey in the forest, and they were sent to return balance. But Malkai was a fool to believe that any of it was for balance; the druids did it for convenience. They were the masters of the forest, of themselves, and they wanted no one else to take that away from them. So they took from others instead.

[color=00a651]"Go... Don't need... Your help..."[/color]

[hr]

[color=7bcdc8]"You can be certain that I want to be very familiar with you, my sun shine."[/color] Veridis gave Elleonora a coy smile as he led her through the temple. He frankly had little clue about the lay out, though he was familiar with the deity. However he didn't want to bore her with religious talk, and besides that he didn't want to learn about that. he wanted to know more about Elleonora. [color=7bcdc8]"Any tale can be epic, more so with a heroine like you taking the lead. You say that you have traveled the world to help it, but what do you wish to solve? Will you be the traveling knight, righting wrongs wherever she goes, or have you thought about questing against a greater evil?"[/color] Both had potential to become legends, and stories about both are both common and enjoyed. Though he was also curious about other aspects to her, such as her warhammer. [color=7bcdc8]"I'm also curious about your warhammer. I'm sure it has seen a lot of use, as well as the end of many villains. Just what have you done with such a powerful tool of justice?"[/color] Veridis imitated a flowery, almost archaic accent, parodying bards who would drown their verses and dialog with delusions of eloquence . [color=7bcdc8]"Or you know, you can just tell me about your adventures and where you came from. That's always fun."[/color]