Of Wolf and Man: The Journal of Ras
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_Welcome to sun down, welcome to the dark.
Could be that evil has heroes.
Bring everybody down, celebration.
Passing of the light,
Giving up your spirit to the night.You'll turn to stone, just forever.
You'll turn to stone.Here comes a fire, we'll burn it to the ground.
Inside the page lies the power.
We turn it all around, celebration.
Words have control,
To take away your heart and then your soul.You'll turn to stone, just forever.
You'll turn to stone.Oh pray for a miracle,
But the wishes in the well have all gone dry.
There's no way for a miracle,
It's not the way you live, it's how you die.- (excerpt) Turn To Stone by Dio_
Well, never made it to those gnolls. Headed out of the Den to find a section of the Pass on fire, nothing I could do to stop it. Found a horc and a woman by the gates and stalked them through the night, across the lake and into goblins lands.
Dash showed up not too long after our return, I got her out hunting alone, she did amazing. At some point we had a clearing and I remembered the gift I had picked up, and never had a chance to give to her. The troblin bracers I had won in the fight against Eggbutt. I couldn't believe how happy they made her, for me anyway, it made the entire campaign worthwhile. We spent some time with each other afterward, and fell asleep together in the infirmary.
Days later, I found myself in the Coppers of Oscura. A band had gathered on a lead that Jaelle would be in town. I don't know why I stayed, or why I followed them, but I wish I hadn't. Short story is she is no more, and she took many down with her. Something in me though, felt the loss. She wasn't the monster that everybody called her, at least not all of her was, but that's how she'll be remembered by them now.
Maybe if I had tracked her down when Telli asked me, when she was accused of Alestra's murder, would it have changed anything? I just wish I had a chance to talk to her before it all went down, at the very least I might have gained some understanding. I did have a chance a couple months ago, when I came upon her and Sabre in Peltarch. She seemed like a completely different person then, I thought maybe she was making some progress in fighting her own demons, so I let it go. That was the last time I saw her alive and she seemed happy, or at least as happy as I'd seen her in some time. I think that's how I'll remember her.
