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"I do not like to be lied to, beast," Ellarian declared gravely as he threw the blood-stained washcloth aside, grimacing with sheer disgust at the sound that emanated from its mouth, "now reveal to me your true form." The screeches were so horrible that he felt like his ears would cut themselves free just to spare him the agony of listening to it for a moment longer. As it began to tentatively move its hands away from its face, Ellarian began to stalk closer, each footfall purposely heavy to instill fear into the odd creature before him. Soldiers could not work with diplomacy, but often intimidation worked just as well. As he drew closer, a spark of recognition ignited his memory. A Ghedrin...here of all places? As it blinked its eyes again in that unsettlingly assymetric pattern, Ellarian struggled to suppress the urge to spit. He knew that not all Ghedrin were inherently evil, but after seeing the damage they caused during one of his campaigns, he knew that they had great potential as spies. 

Leaning down to hoist the creature up he paused as it recognised him in turn, his gauntleted fist a mere inch away from its neck. Springing to his feet, Ellarian himself recoiled as well, bringing his shield around to guard his body, though it seemed unnecessary as instead it settled for gibbering wildly about its identification. Taking a quick step in, he grabbed the Ghedrin by its shirtfront and lifted him up so they were eye to eye. "How do you know this?" Ellarian hissed suspiciously as he brought him closer, "tell me!" It didn't even notice him speaking as it continued to holler and screech until Ellarian silenced it with a fierce shake. "Start making sense or I bury you," he said  as he held the Ghedrin up to the blinding sun.

"I can take you, yes? it started once more. "We Ghedrin 'very good at moving fast! Very good! Yes yes! Tay take you? Yes?" 

Ellarian stared daggers so fiercely into it that it screamed and tried to struggle free from his grip. The Ghedrin were famed for their ability to be in two places at once, , but they were also famed for keeping this a secret. "And why would you do that...Tay?" Ellarian asked as he kept the creature danging off the ground, "what would you gain from this?"
"Black King return yes? No good for everyone, no! Tay want to help, yes yes!" it screeched, gesticulating wildly with its spindly limbs. In response, Ellarian narrowed his eyes. "Your kind is not known for your integrity," he said as he started back into the rotting hut, "what is you stop you leaving me stranded on an island?"
"No no! Tay never do that! No!" the Ghedrin insisted, shaking its head, "Tay is good Ghedrin! Want to help Bastion! Take him to Kolan-"
"Kolantis?" finished cautiously as he stooped under the parapet of the hole in the wall, "the imperial capital?"
"Is...is soon not to be Kolantis..." the Ghedrin said quietly, "Black King take over, civilians killed, bad things, bad things."
At the mention of civilians, Ellarian's eyes widened. "No, not in Kolantis!" he insisted as he dropped the Ghedrin who fell with a thud, "that city is under the guard of the shieldbearers! You dare lie to me!?"
"No! Tay no lie!" it said as it cowered away from Ellarian's almost visible wrath, "Tay telling truth! Tay want to help! City need Bastion!" Despite himself, Ellarian felt pity for such a creature. And yet he still could not bring himself to fully trust it. "Calm yourself, Ghedrin," Ellarian said as he took a deep breath, "I do not intend to harm you any further." At that, the creature blinked assymetrically again and stood up. "Thank you bastion! Tay is joyous!" it started, before being cut off by Ellarian again as he grabbed the back of its rags, "do not be too joyous, for you still have work to do," he replied, dragging it away.

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Smoke rose from the tops of Kolantis' buildings as Ellarian crested the top of a hill. "No..." he mouthed as stopped his horse to take a good look at the city. It had changed greatly from what he remembered it as, but parts of it still bore old landmarks. "Tay told you, Kolantis in trouble trouble!" came the Ghedrin's voice from behind him. Bound to his shield with rope, Ellarian had essentially taken the creature hostage as a safety measure, after all, if it was to take him to somewhere far far away, it would have to suffer his wrath immediately. Ellarian remained silent as his horse whinnied uncomfortably. He knew how it felt. The Ghedrin certainly knew how to move places quickly, but it did not mean that it was a walk in the park. It had conducted some sort of spell to move them to this place quickly, but even now Ellarian still felt queasy and in pain. At the time, it was like someone had stuffed hellpowder into his throat before pulling on all available surfaces with fish hooks. He shuddered just remembering it. 

"Avert eyes! Avery eyes!" Tay screamed in that shrill voice of his. "What do you-" A bright burst of light temporarily blinded the shieldbearer as his horse threw him to the ground before bolting away. He let out a small grunt of agony as he fell onto his side in an attempt to not crush the Ghedrin. "What in the name of Ansur was that!?" he shouted as he climbed back to his feet, only to find that stars remained in his eyes. "Ansur it was. Ansur!" Tay replied. Ellarian paid it no mind. The blast must have made it delerious. Looking around, the soldier could find no sign of it. He spat on the ground. Standing here would avail him nothing. Removing his shield from his back, Ellarian also undid the ropes and let Tay free. "You upheld your end of the bargain, Ghedrin," he said grudgingly as he removed a small pouch of coins from his belt, "now leave before a witch hunter finds you." Throwing the purse into the creature's hands, he started off in the direction of the city. 
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