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'Maybe becoming part of this group was a mistake'

First, there were the guards (fucking cops?) coming to arrest them for doing... something, he still wasn't sure if it was for the smashed house or the disturbance of the peace that the confused and possibly mentally unwell group of people (himself included) had caused. Hell for everything he knew falling from the sky in a stone coffin was illegal or some such in whatever the hell this place was, still he would have complied and tried to get some answers but then they had to draw actual fucking swords at them, the maybe deranged group of people [i]with weapons[/i] (and a shovel, and a briefcase, and a fishing pole, an...) which didn't speak for someone that desired a peaceful resolution, made worse by the fact that they were twice as many as his little group. Watching the big guy and the woman with the bow trying to calm down the situation made his nerves settle somewhat, good to know that at least the people he was grouped with were calm and collec-

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[color=pink]"Every Actor has a role to play now, don't you think?"[/color]
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'Ah fuck'

Okay, scrap that, there was a really good chance the captain or whatever he was decided that it was easier to subdue than to talk with a bunch of people who may very well be [b]actually[/b] insane. The seriousness of the situation settled a bit more and more, each second felt like he once again was in over his head and for a second he felt as if he was back in the fire again.

His breath started to get heavy and he felt himself flush, he needed to cool down [s]he didn't want to die![/s], he needed to remain calm [s]he was burning![/s], panic wouldn't help his situation [s]anyone! please! HELP!!![/s], he just needed to [b]endure[/b].

It felt like a dam breaking. The feeling was heavy and freezing but in a pleasant way, like a bath after working out or the feeling of a cold drink on a hot day, it swept and crushed the panic that moments ago was threatening to engulf him leaving behind a dazed clarity and a strange sense that he had never felt before, plus a very clear set of words inscribed themselves on his mind.

Raising the now-comfortable symbol in a two-handed grip he brought it close to his face, less than an inch away from his mouth, and then he [i]prayed[/i] in a whispery, almost intimate manner.

[color=6ecff6][i][b]"I call to you Lord Undaya, Ruler of the seas and King of the ocean, bestow upon us your blessing, to be as cold and unwavering as you are in the deep below"[/b][/i][/color]

He felt several things happen at the same time, first some sort of transparent energy enveloped himself and his allies, in particular it rushed to the one with the anchor in an almost eager fashion, then once the energy settled he felt like a hundred small things that he never noticed stop bothering him and a certainty that his body was simply more resilient for the time being. Then the knowledge of the payment for casting such a thing came to the front of his mind like a sledgehammer and he lost the stunned lucidity that had enveloped him.

[color=6ecff6]"What do you mean 'Go jump in a river'!?"[/color]

The sound of crashing waves that almost sounded like laughter was all the answers he got.