Everything had been fine, until Cesar started spouting nonsense about "sense of adventure" and "how inaction led to the fall of their own realm". His words struck a nerve in the templar, who darted onto his feet and crossed his arms, his gaze drilling into the bard's head. "Is that what you discern this to be? Voluntary inaction? I had always doubted you actually knew anything about fighting a war, but now it has been confirmed. One does not march into combat with ill prepared and exhausted troops, unless one wants to get swiftly defeated!" he vented.

"Taking a moment to collect oneself and prepare for the next battle is only sensible, and we will be with you as soon as we have recuperated. That is assuming you have not already found your deaths down there in your hastiness to act without a plan. The best way to repay as you put it is to [i]not throw oneself at the enemy[/i]. And you needn't guess twice what I see you doing right now", he appended to his rant and sat back down, wondering how the man who had actually listened to the voice of reason just last night would now be ready to rush headlong into danger without taking a moment to consider.

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All events in this post should be considered to have happened during the short rest, whose end has already been determined in the earlier one. This is simply additional to PC interaction built on information that came available later.

[b]HP:[/b] 35/35  [b]AC:[/b] 16  [b]Concentrating:[/b] Nothing
[b]Radiant Consumption:[/b] Available
[b]Slayer's Eye:[/b] Inactive
[b]War Priest:[/b] 0/2 uses expended

[b]Spells expended:[/b]
1/1 Free Unique
2/3 1st
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[@Cu Chulainn] - Conflict between personalities has risen
[@JBRam2002][@Gordian Nought][@The Harbinger of Ferocity] - Characters controlled by you would be well in hearing distance