Stories of my brain

“Are you okay with that I used your blood? I have never done that to someone I cared about, it felt weird” Adaly asks to Amara once they are alone “It is why I gave it to you, so of course it is fine.” Amara just states

Adaly kindly smiles at her friend “I… I guess that is true… um I have not mentioned yet what I saw the past days. Es-Vahelieth is preparing something big. He has this whole ritual room set up with 6 sacrifices.”

Amara looks at her “To what purpose?” Adaly thinks about it, it had a faint hint of conjuration magic. “I think maybe some form of teleportation, Mezearan, the ten-pack devil, mentioned the devils were leaving this plane of existence, so maybe something with that? I don’t know. But… I… He… I will be his target for anything in the future. So I think it would be better if you have the bag of holding, just in case… You know… And also get Oscar if something happens to me, he will like the chance to ‘win’ me back, plus he is capable.”

Amara grabs her shoulder “I will not let anything happen to you, but sure, I will keep the bag safe.” Adaly smiles sadly at her friend. Es-Vahelieth terrifies her, and him planning something is not good.

Once in Suzal they run some errands before meeting up with the paladins and they teleport. When they step outside in Ingry the party notices a man who is gesturing towards Adaly to come over. Adaly passes by Amara turning herself invisible outside of the mans view “I will see what he wants.” Adaly says and walks in the direction of the man, who is now looking strangely towards the party.

The rest of the party also walks a bit closer, but keep there distance while Adaly walks into the alleyway behind the man. She can see 2 others nearby, but ignores them when she says “So… why are you trying to draw my attention, dear?” the man startles from the invisible voice but refocuses himself around, trying to spot where her voice is coming from.

“Adaly I presume… I have a message, but I think it is better to discuss in private, please follow me” “Darling, why would I trust you?” Adaly chuckles near his ear. The man looks a bit afraid “Well your friend looks positively like danger, I wouldn’t want to upset her, I just want to deliver my message and then I will be on my way. You can stay invisible and everything, I just rather do it inside.” The man comments and walks into the warehouse next to the alleyway.

Adaly follows and another 2 man are inside while the original 2 stay outside. Adaly moves quietly around the room “Now I trust you are inside” Adaly says “uhuh” and the individual immediately throws a vial on the floor near her, bursting in colors, before he continues “Countess Kale send me, the mother of darling Josenno and Jasmin. She wanted me to send you a message.” And the 2 grunts rush towards her trying to beat her.

Fuck Adaly thinks to herself, but luckily she is sneaky. She blows a shatter on the thugs damaging them, before rushing towards the exit. She sends a message to Amara ‘It was a trap’ ‘No shit’ she gets back.

Adaly can hear fighting outside, while her attackers try to block her exit. Adaly flings a few spells, brings one of them down and manages to move past them to the outside. Her ambusher seems to realize he is out of his depth and starts moving outside. Adaly still stabs him with her ritual dagger, getting his blood, but lets him go, while they kill all the thugs.

Amara still wants to follow the ambusher but Adaly just says “Don’t bother, he is more useful to us like this. He wanted to beat me up as a message to us to leave the whole Averio manor behind us, but him getting beaten up is a good warning in the other direction” Adaly wickedly smiles, while she tries to pull the thugs back into the warehouse.

Adaly goes to sit in the warehouse, trying to spy on the man, but sadly he manages to resist. Adaly then focuses her magic on Josenno and it connect. Josenno is looking at Jasmin his sister “I do not like she is in town, why is she here?” Jasmin asks and Josenno sighs “Mother is always unpredictable, but don’t worry I will not let her touch you again.” Jasmin is still looking pissed “Oh don’t worry about that, if I see her again I will kill that bitch… but it is not good that she is here.” A knock on the door and Josenno looks at the door “Don’t worry sister, we shall deal with her later, right now we have guest” and Josenno opens a door while multiple noble looking young humans enter, before the vision ends.

The party leaves towards the paladin order, before Amara sees a strange black bird, whose beak opens the wrong direction. Amara tries to get closer but the bird flies away before Amara catches up to it. They warn the paladin outside of the paladin order about the black bird before entering the room with Damon.

“Ah good, you have arrived. Also good to see you Jeremy, the eyewitness himself will put some additional weight in the scale.” Damon says as soon as they enter. Adaly smiles at the paladin “Good to see you Damon, how late is the meeting?” “After lunch.” Damon says and Adaly nods.

Adaly sighs for a second before continuing “We got attacked at entrance of the city. Countess Kale is not happy we are putting a target on her children. Next to that we have sad news, the Kale children have managed to recruit more nobles… Could we have Ilna check them out, so that you will know if a spy is present at our meeting.” Damon nods and collects the female paladin who happily identifies all of the new warlocks.

After a while the party leaves the paladin order to clean themselves up for the meeting. They are meeting noble-born, they shouldn’t look like savages.