The First Checkpoint ~ by SaralynArati

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7 years ago

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"Could you include yourself in it, this illusion, instead of projecting it exclusively forward?" questioned Tylyr. "Could you walk, inside your vision, to your surface, through it, and then beyond it, still as part of your spell?" "I'd need to use my staff, but yes, I'm nearly certain I could. What sort of surface would allow me to do that, though?" Marea replied. "Gossamer," answered both Faes at once. "Of course," said the Witch, feeling stupid. "Better get to weaving," Tylyr laughed.

7 years ago

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The Maenad winked. "Like bug bites. They look down to slap at invisible insects, and when they refocus on the road, Marea's illusion is in place. Simple," she beamed. Then as an afterthought confirmed, "You can do that, right?" "I... I could project an image, yes. It would help if I had a surface to project it onto, even a clear one," Marea contributed. "The only problem is that I'll be on the same side of the illusion as the Yelaadim; I can't go behind it, not with that type of spell."

7 years ago

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"Well, really," Marea said thoughtfully, "all we need to do is walk past them while they think they see an empty roadway." She grinned. "I'm good with visions. How do we interrupt their natural vision with my generated vision without them noticing the difference, though?" "That depends on what you need in order to alter their perception. But if it's up to me, I say, let's shoot them!" chortled Belandvyn. Tylyr frowned at her. "With tiny, needle-sized arrows, only, of course," she amended.

7 years ago

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"Which explains why she's there in plain sight," Marea concluded. "Can we avoid them both?" "I hate to say this," Tylyr conceded, "but not entirely. There's a stretch of about five meters where the road goes through that gap, that we'll have to traverse, or be forced to find another pass through the mountains here, and that would take us many nights out of our way." "They've planned their checkpoint well," said Belandvyn, "but we make an excellent team; this is just our first real trial."

7 years ago

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"Peace," Belandvyn advised her in an undertone softer than a whisper. "This is not war. Not yet. Wait for Tylyr," and the Maenad's infectious grin took any potential sting out of her words. Waiting for Tylyr took much longer than Marea had guessed it might, but the Ghillie Dhu was thorough about covering his trail. "There is a Yeled with her, hidden at the base of that slide of scree. From there he can see everything up to the bend in the road, except straight forward from the bridge."

7 years ago