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For the millionth time since she started climbing this mountain, Kijani Ryane wondered if being a Communicator was going to work for her.

The bitter cold seemed to seep through her heavy mountain climbing gear. She had experienced plenty of winters in the various cities that she’d visited in her life. But this weather blew them all away. The isolation, too, was maddening. If she didn’t have Thoth guiding her steps and occupying a bit of mental space, she probably would have gone insane between the freezing temperatures and the blinding greyish-white scenery.

Couldn’t the gods have located themselves on a tropical island?

Thoth had warned her that there would be monsters. At first she thought something was lost in translation. Certainly there could be animals, large ones, on the mountain. But when she caught an actual glimpse of one – far too large and bipedal to be even the biggest of bears – she found herself actually sweating within her freezing gear and going, clammy-palmed, for her kopesh. She had been training with it since this whole endeavor started, but still felt uncomfortable with her weapon in hand. She had never taken a life – unless you counted the occasional mosquito or spider – and she didn’t plan on starting now. Though, if it came down to it, she didn’t feel like she would hesitate to save her own life. 

Thoth had been directing her since the base of the mountain, giving her a difficult climb but one mostly free from monsters. She was a thinker, not a fighter. Or she was now, anyway.

“You will have to become adept with my weapon, you understand. If not now, then very soon.” Was her god’s advice to her.

Truthfully, she was enjoying the other aspects of her power. Being able to understand all the languages was a great help, even if it did mean a bit of a headache when she was translating too much at once. The paper ability was strange, but wonderful. The scroll fascinated her. If only she could just get the swordplay down.

The sky started to change as she approached the top of the mountain. It cleared somewhat, and the air shimmered like the sun off asphalt. But there was no heat. Exactly what was she dealing with here? Then she noticed the only other human soul she’d seen in hours. [color=gold][b]“...Hello there.”[/b][/color]  She had no idea who it was, and kept herself terse.

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