[I][h3]The Vale[/h3][b]The Crypt,[/b]
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"You know I am not so forward about my plans, dear friend." Haemar stood himself up and rigid, folding his arms across his chest and providing the magically inclined company with a smirk. It teetered between the realms of the entirely serious and that he played upon their mutual bonds, before falling off into the latter.

"I assure you that you will not like it, but it is an idea all the same, and I would not bring it forward or even speak of it if it were not valid either." The elven swordmage offered a subtle shrug before the heavily armored paladin beside him sighed, her eyes rolling in their sockets as she gave a muttering under her breath, [i]"That is an understatement."[/i]

Looking to Thea then once more to Wick, Haemar spoke freely at that point, elaborating on a conclusion he had come to.

"If we know the Kingdom of Darkness seeks to steal away this [i]Ysgard[/i], to the point of manipulating anyone and everyone, even us, it only stands to reason we do not leave it unprotected. We have become so numerous in kindred spirits, between our arcanely inspired gnomish friend and our magical warrior, that we have a luxury we might not have had if we were not so graced by the light... that some of us can remain here and keep safe the realm while others of us venture on."

The courtly wizard paused for a moment before clasping his hands behind his back, walking to one side amidst the stone slabs that were lining the warm halls of the crypt. His pacing stopped and he pivoted to continue speaking, elaborating on his point.

"The lady Thea has agree to accompany me on this endeavor, to assist in guiding our friends of Birbin and Valmjr, as well as whoever else has survived the darkness." His enchanting eyes shifted from point to point as his lips finished the words, sweeping across the remaining heroes who had gone unmentioned other than himself, "Thus the rest of you can carry onward without our number becoming too unwieldy and us ensuring that there is always a haven to return to should things become dire."

It was at this point the impatience of Thea broke through in contrast to the noble soul's dialogue.

"What he means is, if you go forward with everyone else, then we can hold here. We'll keep it safe and try to stabilize things. I am not fond of that green-knight, but if we don't try and preserve whatever is left of this place then we've lost already. If we just press forward together, the darkness might sweep right in behind us and take everything we worked for as he suggested about all that 'balance' stuff."

The man chuckled, smilingly brightly to both women, "Yes, that."

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