[b]Liberation At Any Price[/b]
~[@ShwiggityShwah], [@Restalaan]~

[u]Yang[/u] had caught [u]Ozzy[/u] in a lock and would not let go until the latter either give up in going after the Varjan-related mission or breaks the lock. "[color=royalblue]I know he wants to get killed by being a monster and heading off to Varjan territory but please don't do it for the Varjans, Yang.[/color]" Haley said.

"[color=royalblue]And why are you so keen on Bart's side, anyway? Ya got the hots for him or something?[/color]"

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[b]Recruiting Forde Briar[/b]
~[@Lmpkio] (TCA)~

Making your way towards the south of Pravar, your trip was surprisingly quiet and uneventful. Despite your proximity to the Order territory and the measure of your power, your presence was all but ignored. You arrived at your destination in peace.

The areas south of Pravar were of grasslands and ruins. It appeared that this place may have been something of a town once but whatever was left were being reclaimed by nature. In one of a chapel's ruins, you hear the sounds of dirt being dug. Heading over to investigate, you enter the chapel's cemetery to find most of the graves dug up and desecrated.

You immediately find the perpetrator, red-handed as he tossed away another pile of dirt from his shovel. [url=https://i.imgur.com/5k1vpD2.jpg]From his appearance, he looked like a young boy almost similar to Neil just with black hair. His clothes were simple but they were dirtied by all the soil and dust. His eyes told you that he was not entirely there, they twitched and darted from to and fro[/url].

He really seemed into his digging activity before he was forced to acknowledge your presence. "[color=thistle]Who are you?[/color]" He asked bluntly.

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[b]Herbal Medicine 2[/b]
~[@Lmpkio] (MOR), [@Stern Algorithm]~

"Hey you three, let me come with you." Neil caught up with the Moth Kaiju and the Liliraune. "Freyr tripped hard when he inhaled those herbs. Had him running around screaming about plants. It was... weird. Thankfully, no one got hurt. I figure I should be around if the same thing happens to you."

And the small party was off, heading towards Ambran. Since John had no use for the wagon, the [u]Altissima sisters[/u] rode on it once more with Neil offering to push it for them. The trip was uneventful with very little happening in the barely-populated road though traffic increased as they got close to the town. 

However, Neil found himself staring at the [u]Altissima sisters[/u] as he pushed their cart. His eyes were glued at their legs, particularly their flower and the pool of nectar within, as if he was enchanted by them. Perhaps that was the case as he absentmindedly pushed while his eyes roamed all over the Liliraune's floral features. Regardless if he was noticed or not, Neil blinked and realized what he had done.

"So!" Neil almost shouted as he broke free from his own trance. "Uhh... uhh, you guys are like, herbalists right? So uhh, where'd you- where did you learn the craft? Did you learn it... in school or something? Mentors?"

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~[@BKburke]~

[quote=John Clark]"Looking around, I'm kinda questioning why I was asked to join when someone of your talent is here. Certainly gonna make me feel kinda useless but I'll get over it."[/quote]

"[color=lavender]Oh, I wasn't invited by Bart.[/color]" Talia replied. "[color=lavender]Rather, I came to be here after... it's a long story, really. I-I'll tell you some other time. Just know that I wasn't invited or anything.[/color]" It appeared the subject made her uncomfortable.

[quote=John Clark]"You said you were stressed. May I ask what about?"[/quote]

The Cyclops sighed. "[color=lavender]Recent events. The problems just kept piling on top of each other.[/color]"

"[color=lavender]Latest of which is... Bart. He kind of exploded last night because some of us decided to get involved in Varjo-related quests. He didn't like that since it could put the guild in danger. I don't think he's cooled off yet.[/color]" Talia explained. "[color=lavender]But we needed the gold and more than that, it's just... the right thing to do, you know?[/color]"

"[color=lavender]So, that's why I'm forging stuff. To keep my mind off it for the time being.[/color]" Talia's single eye looked up as she remembered something. "[color=lavender]That reminds me. I posted something at the Quest Board. I'm asking for help constructing a stables for our horses. Leaving them exposed to the elements is just asking for trouble.[/color]"

"[color=lavender]Are you interested in helping out?[/color]"

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~[@13org], [@Restalaan] (DIT)~

([@13org] will be GMing this quest)