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He didn't relax, not until he could feel the essence of the temple calm down, finally reaching a balance without an outside force fighting against it. Then, and only then did he allow himself to fall into his ass, he had exerted himself way too much more than he should have, it was a miracle that his wounds hadn't reopened or worse, mostly thanks to Kass playing defender for him and Adam.

Speaking of miracles.

He glanced at his hand where the crystal was shining, he still had a lot of questions about it but for the moment he was content on relishing in the invigorating feeling that came with Ascension, then just as he was beginning to relax he felt the now familiar feeling of another Blessing setting in his spell library accompanied by a ṯ̸̡̱̾û̶̳̜̻̜̺̟n̵̛̳͖̰̠̋͗͗͆̈̍ė̶̛͔̈́̑̓ he couldn't quite hear. With curiosity he closed his eyes and went to inspect it.

[i][b]"... What the fuck"[/b][/i]

He must be doing quite the expression now but he couldn't help it, the new blessing was just... bizarre was the only way to explain it. Before he could keep inspecting it he caught the sight of his friend making her celebratory rounds.

[quote=Mac'n cheese]
James she hugged, careful to avoid hurting his inuries.  [Colour=Pink]"You saved us all, at the end there,"[/colour] she told him.  [Colour=Pink]"A more perfect leader, I could not ask for."[/colour]
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He returned the hung with gusto [b]"Ah shucks, you are gonna make me blush"[/b] His participation was bad, he got injured for no reason and he almost had a mental breakdown during a tense situation. Of course, he was not going to bring down the mood by mentioning it [b]"But it was you guys who did everything, really"[/b]

Then another of his friends decided to come talk to him.

[quote=Barracker "The Wall" Kassel]
Barracker went up to the leader of Second Chance, a man who he was even more fiercely loyal to, after showing leadership qualities of the finest commanders out there.  [Color=Green]“James,”[/color] Barracker saluted with a fist to his chest.  [Color=Green]“It is still nightfall.  I would suggest that we rest up here until morning.  Either make camp outside on the hill top or use the kitchen and beds inside here”.[/color]  He bows his head slightly.  [Color=Green]“I leave the decision to you.  Until then, if I may be excused, captain?” [/color]
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He snorted [b]"Don't give me all that 'Captain' stuff Kass, you know I trust you in any decision you make, you saved our asses back then"[/b] He tough for a moment [b]"Well, I think the village is a long way down and we could use a little rest"[/b]

And then another, he was really getting popular.

[quote=The Party Idiot (non-derogative)]
"Well," the Englishman said loudly. "I must say; I'm starting to enjoy these dramatic endings." He looked at James as he cast the spear away and strained himself to reestablish his usual cocky posture.  "Just how many of those random-ass blessings have you got bro?" He grinned.  "A party trick for every occassion, huh?"

He did his usual thing and touched base with everyone on the team - handshakes, hugs, pats on the back and "Yalrite?"s all-around.  When he got to James, who happened to be the only party member who looked as beat-up as Zell felt, the swordsman couldn't help himself.  "You look like shit, mate."
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[b]"I [i]feel[/i] like shit"[/b] 

He laughed with the taller adventurer, and man was that true, his healing spell did wonders but there was only so much it could do to soreness, next time they were in a safe space he was planning to sleep for a week straight. [b]"That was one of my last tricks, the other ain't very useful sadly"[/b] It was dangerous to be honest [b]"You appear hurt, let me patch you up"[/b]

Then he went around, giving bandages and disinfectant to the injured, infection would be an anticlimactic way to die.