Chapter 28 - Tobyn’s Cave
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Aiko: Did you see that, an Elf! We need to free her.
Gess: and the Pixie
Rey: As much as I would like to, we didn’t come here to wage a war and free slaves. We have thousands of lives at stake if we fail, your families and mine. We’re only three against an army. Let’s first do what we came here to do. If we succeed at that, then maybe we can hope to save the rest.
Aiko: I don’t disagree with you Rey, but if we help her to escape, maybe she can help us find the energy module.
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Rey: Don’t you think if she knew where an energy module was that she would still be down here fighting these creatures? Wouldn’t she have returned to us by now. No, she’s just as stuck down here as us. The question is, where did they come from. Is she a descendant from a defender who was trapped down here? What about the pixie? Where did she come from? She may have no knowledge of our task at all. If she did, wouldn’t you think after 500 years one of them would have found something by now. No, for now she has her noble task of protecting these seers down here, ours is to save those above.
Rey: We’ve lingered here too long as it is, it’s time to go.
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Scene: As they leave, Gess turns back to look at the seer one last time.
Gess: We’ll come back for you.
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Tobyn: It was her plan to be caught
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Scene: Quickly turning, Rey and Aiko turn their staffs on the voice
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Aiko: Who are you creature?
Rey: He looks like one of them
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Tobyn: No, Tobyn not a goblin, Tobyn is a phooka. Friend of elves and pixies. Tobyn is their spy.
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Aiko: Spy you say? How do we know you aren’t actually a spy for these…goblins.
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Tobyn: Tobyn knows these elves. That is Ellia, she is leader. Her plan was to get caught by Vulsa, the orc queen, so they discover her fortress and rescue seers, like her.
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Gess: I’m not a seer. What’s a seer?
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Tobyn: You are pixie with white hair. You see the future. Vulsa is collecting all seers so she can win war against the elves. She must not know about you or she will send goblins and orcs to collect you too.
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Aiko: Second thought Rey, I think you’re right, this isn’t our battle. We need to distance ourselves from this Vulsa and continue our search for the module.
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Tobyn: Tobyn can help! Tobyn knows all of land and how to find things. But Tobyn thinks first that you are not Wood Elves or Mountain Elves. Tobyn also never seen before what you are wearing. So Tobyn wonders where you come from.
Gess: We come from…
Scene: Aiko quickly shakes her head at her.
Rey: We’ve come from a great distance seeking an artifact that is very valuable to our people. If you know of such an object that is in this shape…
Scene: Rey puts her fingers together and forms the shape of a triangle
Rey: …we would be very appreciative to know where it could be found.
Tobyn: Tobyn never seen such an object. But Tobyn know legend of sky people. Legend say that sky people come down from sky land to deliver elves and pixies from evil. This was spoken of many years ago by great seer. Tobyn maybe thinking you are those sky people come to save us.
Rey: We have no knowledge of this legend of sky people, we simply seek what was lost by our people. But since it appears you are unable to help us, we will be on our way.
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Tobyn: Wait, Tobyn show you safe way out.
Aiko: He seems like our best option.
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Scene: After leading them out another tunnel, Tobyn brings them to the doors of an antient fortress. Rey then stops him before they go in.
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