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[indent][indent][indent][color=gray][sub][right][color=#A84B5E][b]Location:[/b][/color] The Dungeon, The City-State of Thorinn, Aetheria[/right][/sub][/color]
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[color=92278f]“Yes, of course. Thank you.”[/color]

Seele’s voice was clear as Rael noticed Benkei hand over a mana draught to the girl before telling her she needed to be more careful. The group of her, Graves, and Alja had situated themselves on a back wall, not too far from them. 

The whole group seemed to be regaining their composure, which was good. Rael herself had buried any doubts she had in the back of her mind, replacing it with questions like [i]“Who needs what?”[/i] and [i]“What is best here?”[/i]. Rael was decent at preparation, but she’d never have to prepare for an entire party before. She led by example and expected everyone to pull their weight. But that was before the glitch; before the announcement of some elaborate hack. The best thing she could do in the moment was try. Try to be the Leader of the Student Council she always had wanted to be in High School but never had a chance to be. But Hanako hadn’t been good enough. Ikuta Tomomi was in that position. She wondered what Tomomi would do in this situation? It was pressure like this that made her feel what Tomomi’s life would have been like.

Rael snapped back to reality. She couldn’t think about life in Japan. She needed to focus with life in Aetheria.

[color=#A84B5E]“Seele. I’m giving you the Amulet of Adara.”[/color] Rael commented as she tossed the bronze and sapphire amulet to the dark-haired girl, [color=#A84B5E]“It will probably sink some of your magic but what magic it takes away will probably keep you alive if things get bad.”[/color]

Seele caught the amulet with…questionable deftness. Something flashed across her face, indecipherable in the shadows, and for a moment it looked like she might protest. Instead, she smiled at Rael and gave the red-haired tank a wink. 

[color=92278f]“Sounds like a fair trade to me!”[/color]

[color=#A84B5E]“As for Amelie’s Bracelet…”[/color] Rael looked at the group and then at the empty corridor that led to the next room—the direction Kazuki went to explore.

There were a few options. Alex was lightly armored, as was Kalie. They were fast but not so durable. They would’ve been ideal options, but what would happen if Kazuki got ambushed from behind when they went through the rest of the dungeon? She considered the thought, but she wasn’t sure what to expect. After mulling over the decision she decided to give it to Kalie. Alex was fighting from distance and Kazuki had Seele and Benkei holding the line while Rael held the frontlines. With that in mind the red-haired tank’s eyes moved to Kalie who had finished patching up Graves’ boot, though before she could call Graves back over Rael spoke her name and got her attention. 

[color=#A84B5E]“Kalie, I think you’re most liable to get hit by physical attacks. So you should take the bracelet.”[/color]

Rael took a light breath as she looked at the assorted accompaniment of vials before organizing them into piles for each person. Basilisk’s Blood and a Restoration Potion for Alex. A Strength Elixir and Stoneskin Potion for Alja. Poison vials for Kalie’s scythe. Potion of Moonlight for everyone save for Kalie who had some sort of darkvision ability through her darkness magic. Stamina Regeneration for Kazuki and Seele so they could keep their energy up with constant use of spellcasting since they now had to worry about constant fatigue. Whatever was left Rael would hold onto, though admittedly it was not much.

With all of that said and done Rael reached into the bag of dried meat and took a few bites.

[color=#A84B5E]“It’s gonna be real rough out there. Kazuki’s already taking a look at the lead-in to the next room. Just remember to play smart and try to remember about these new survival mechanics being forced on us.”[/color]





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