EliteCommander

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

"That is a good thought, and don't get me wrong, it's one I agree with. But, well, I'm not the one that would need convincing." Yerig replied with another, brief glance to Do'rhajul.

"Look, I don't want to put too much on you right now. I know you just want to get home. You deserve that, I think. But, like you said, these people are only going to be out for a few hours. Something has to be done for them. I honestly don't know if most of them will continue to be a threat to you after this. Though, I know one will try. Arinette, the priestess, the zealot. I had a bad feeling about her from the day I met her. Today just confirmed everything I feared. She's a horrible woman, to her core. She's worse than any bandit I've slain in my days. She'll hunt you to the end of her days if she walks away from this. She won't be as dangerous without that fancy staff, but she's still a menace. I hate to ask, but what are your plans for her?"

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Yerig listened along with a sympathetic look in his eyes for Sabine's entire story. As it went on, his posture gradually became more relaxed, and he eventually ended up sitting back while looking into the flamed in front of them. He remained respectfully silent while Sabine spoke, but his face told his reactions quite clearly. Sympathy and regret were both mixed into his gaze when he hazarded a glance towards her. Even if he had not directly harmed her, he still took some responsibility for her suffering.

"That's real good of you to be so forgiving, even after all you went through. For your sister, and Rhajul over there. I don't really know you, but you sound like the kind of person that anyone should aspire to be. It's just..." Yerig said with some dread in his voice, giving another glance over to Do'rhajul. "I appreciate that you're open to forgiving him. I really, really do. It's just that, I don't think he's going to be willing to forgive himself nearly that easily."

Indeed, if Sabine looked over to Do'rhajul, she would see him hunched over, staring blankly at the ground. After giving his surrender, he had hardly moved a muscle, and his face looked even more internally tortured than Sabine's. She was more than accustomed enough to Khajiit expressions to see the overwhelming guilt permeating him.

Yerig continued. "The things you just described to me: taking souls, killing children, it doesn't sound anything like the Rhajul I knew. But if those things are true, and he just found out is was all because of lies, then he's not going to let this go. I know he's still a man of honor, and that honor might make him ensure that there is justice for those crimes."

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Yerig glanced back towards Do'rhajul, not answering immediately. After a few moments, he stepped up closer to the fire and knelt down to Sabine's right, though he still kept a respectable distance between them. "Took me forever to squeeze that bit of information out of him. It was a long time ago that he made it, after I parted ways with him. In exchange for curing his own lycanthropy and returning him the life he used to have, he would fight to 'end the major threat of lycans in Tamriel.' The man's a good leader, so he thought he could do it with enough soldiers and resources. Harder than he thought it was, apparently. Thing is, a pact with a Daedra isn't just some loose promise. There's power in it. He says that Clavicus Vile will end up his soul if he doesn't fulfill his bargain. Honestly, I think he's a damn fool for making that kind of promise."

Yerig shifted his gaze over the unconscious body of Arinette. "That witch-girl, the Daedric priestess, she seemed convinced that killing your 'Champion' would be enough to throw you into disarray. So, that was why they were hunting you. Why they did those things to you."

After a few more moments, a look of shame became apparent on Yerig. "I should have stopped it all sooner. It's my fault you had to go through all that. I just wasn't sure what to believe. I failed."

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Yerig looked away and grunted. "What friends?"

There was a long sigh and an extended silence from Yerig before he finally spoke up again. "Look, there's no going back after this, not for them. I never swore anything to anyone, but my friend, Rhajul, he made a pact with that demon. Made a deal he just betrayed. I, well, he said you saved my life, said you healed me. I owe you. But, while I was out cold when you did it, I see the results of what you did to them. You hold all the power here, that much is clear. I know you probably need time, and take all you need, but I have to ask what happens next? What are you going to do about them, about me?" He asked.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Do'rhajul did not seem to know how to react to being essentially ignored by Sabine. He ended up sitting in silence for a while, then left his weapon and shield somewhat close to the campfire while Sabine was searching their belongings. Beyond that, the camp was still and silent for quite a while. It took time for Yerig to recover enough to even stand up, and Do'rhajul looked almost lost. For the most part, the Cathay-raht just ended up sitting on his knees with his head down, as if he were meditating.

Eventually, Yerig had managed to get up to his feet. His breathing was shaky, but otherwise, he seemed to be in decent health. At his age, it would be wise for him to continue visiting healers to make sure there were no unforeseen complications, if that became an option for him. But, for the moment, he was far more concerned about the lycan for whom he had risked supporting. Do'rhajul still seemed to be wary about getting close to her, but Yerig looked a bit more confident as he approached her. Though, even he stopped just across the campfire from her.

"Are you, uh, okay, girl? I know what happened; I know what...they did. Are you in decent health? Could you heal yourself with that thing?" Yerig asked.

Star Wars - Lawless Galaxy

Circumtore

Sirka had claimed her cover position behind a sturdy-looking piece of machinery. She found a spot to prop up her repeater, then looked to the left and right sides of the warehouse to watch for movement. That blaster fire would not have gone unnoticed, so she was ready to make her ambush. Sure enough, she saw some movement off to her right: an armored human. She would have tried to duck down behind her cover to let him get a bit closer, but she was a bit too conspicuous to go unnoticed. Regardless, she opened fire with a hail of blaster bolts before he was able to raise his weapon. He was farther away than her last engagement, so he was a bit harder to hit, but one of the bolts did catch him in either the side or upper thigh. Either way, it was not a lethal hit, so he managed to scurry off into cover.

The Human's allies were quick to try and reinforce them, but Sirka continued to fire on the warehouse's right side to keep them suppressed and make it harder for them to get a decent position on her. Inside the warehouse, Elias and Sol'id might have been able to hear the unconscious Besalisk's radio crackle to life. It would be difficult to hear, but they may have been able to make out some words: "...south side...don't know...big..." It was not a lot to go off of on its own, but it did tell them that the pirates had stopped jamming the radios, at least temporarily.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

While the staff did amplify Sabine's abilities, it was really her knowledge and experience that truly allowed her success in reviving Yerig. She restarted his heart, then manually forced him to begin breathing once more. Fortunately, she had acted quickly enough that his brain had not died along with the rest of him. Had that come to pass, no amount of magic would have been able to save him.

Yerig's breaths were shallow and unsteady at first, but gradually grew more firm. Still, he was delirious as his mind slowly drifted into consciousness. He opened his eyes, only to quickly cover them upon looking straight up at the sun. "I, where...what is going on?"

From Do'rhajul's point of view, he may as well have been looking upon a miracle before him. He still stayed back from Sabine, but Yerig awakening gave him something he knew he could, and should, be doing. "It is alright, friend. You are alive; I believe the danger has passed. Arinette betrayed us. She tried to kill you, and ordered me killed. She and the others..." He began as he cast his gaze down to the nearest body, paying particular attention to the slow rising and falling of his chest. "I think they are still alive. The lycan defeated them, then healed you."

Again, Do'rhajul froze in place. He stared off at seemingly nothing, contemplating his own thoughts for a time. Eventually, he knelt down and picked up his sword by the middle of the blade, then placed it atop Spellbreaker in his arms. He walked up to Sabine, knelt down onto one knee in front of her, then extended his arms forward to offer both Spellbreaker and the blade to her. "They are yours. I offer them to you. I offer my surrender to you."

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

It does take a lot of D&D inspiration. Especially with how much cheese you can do with teleporting.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Well, it would certainly be difficult to win some fights without your teammate. You can have a party of 4, but there is a talent called lone wolf that gives you some serious buffs if you are either alone, or only have 1 other party member. Though, even then, you really do need that other party member.

I currently have a co-op game going with a friend. We work together well. I talk to people while he picks their pockets.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

I don't know about previous installments, but Divinity II does. You don't really need to have played the old ones, I don't think, since it takes place centuries after. The co-op is interesting since you are by no means required to work together. You can absolutely just sabotage your friends at your leisure, and of course, the whole point of the game is that one of the party is seeking to become a god. And only one.