(2023-02-10) Chapter II: A Druidic Dilemma, Part 2 (Cobalt Blade)

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Author:	OzmaAsimov
Summary:	The Cobalt Blade enters the Wailing Caverns to deal with the nightmare of Naralex.
Rating:	T for Teen

Arc: The Cobalt Blade

[Sharpgear]: Sup.

Vesyllah groans.

Zaara tilts her head.

[Zaara]: Hello! Hello! Cobolt?

[Vesyllah]: Whyyyy is it so hot here? UGH.

[Zaara]: Ah! Yes. Wengeance.

[Zaara]: Hello, it is I!

[Sharpgear]: I like the heat.

[Vesyllah]: I hate this.

Vesyllah glares up at the sun. "I hate yooou."

[Sharpgear]: What don't you hate, though.

Kehda talks with Zizzek, the fishing supplies guys. "… And that is how I escaped from this murloc camp, thanks to the courageous, mysterious, masked hero that came to my aid."

[Vesyllah]: I don't hate spiders.

[Zaara]: Spiders!

Zaara beams.

Sharpgear hands Thalstan some random skin. He probably shouldn't ask.

Thalstan trades an armor kit for it.

[Zaara]: How is Cobolt Blade today? This fine day!

Sharpgear slings an arm around Zaara's calf.

[Sharpgear]: I am ready to bring the Mayhem.

[Thalstan]: Nice sunshine out 'ere!

[Thalstan]: Ready fer Valor!

Sharpgear cheers at Thalstan!

[Zaara]: Hello, Mayhem! I bring the Booty!

[Sharpgear]: Yes you do.

[Vesyllah]: Arthur isn't feeling well. I bet it's the heat.

Sharpgear smacks the back of her thigh, because she can't reach any higher.

[Zaara]: Oh? Oh n— oh!

[Sharpgear]: Wait, we gotta go without a mage???

Zaara jumps a little at the smack.

Kehda turns around after finally hearing Zaara's voice. "Oh! Gizgos!"

[Thalstan]: Ah, may be… he seems sorta delicate. But then, all humans seem sorta delicate, yeh know?

[Sharpgear]: Poor little pretty shiny thing.

[Zaara]: Poor Arthur.

Vesyllah nods in agreement with Thalstan.

[Sharpgear]: Someone should stay and pet his shiny shiny hair.

[Zaara]: He is shiny? Arthur?

[Thalstan]: Long and narrow li'l arms and legs…

Vesyllah peers suspiciously at Kehda. So…no real change of expression.

[Sharpgear]: His hair is very shiny.

Zaara does not peer at anyone.

[Sharpgear]: Like moonlight on a silver lake. Or something.

[Kehda]: I said… Gizgos!

[Zaara]: Oooooh, moonli—

[Vesyllah]: What the fel is a gizgos?

Thalstan looks over and waves at Kehda. "Hey, bar pal!"

Zaara blinks toward the new voice bemusedly.

[Sharpgear]: That's gnomish!

[Thalstan]: It's a treasure in gnomish!

[Vesyllah]: Huh

[Sharpgear]: Why are you saying gn— ohhhhhhhhhhhh

[Kehda]: Hi, Thalstan! I remember your name!

[Zaara]: Who is gnomish? Treasure?

[Sharpgear]: But uh, why in gnomish???

Sharpgear peers at Kehda searchingly.

[Sharpgear]: Who are you and why do you know gnomish?

Sharpgear glares angrily at Kehda.

[Kehda]: Yes! Thalstan said your code name is treasure, and a gnome translated it into gizgos! So I call you by your even more secret codename!

[Sharpgear]: That's our thing. You don't get to. Who translated it. Tell me now.

Kehda beams.

[Thalstan]: Yeah, uh.. it made sense after a few beers. *Thalstan chuckles*

[Vesyllah]: I'd answer her if I were you.

Zaara looks a little baffled.

[Thalstan]: Parabolus Bonkladle? Capital fellow.

[Sharpgear]: Just so you know, it more accurately and specifically denotes a stolen treasure or a treasure achieved by underhanded means.

[Sharpgear]: I… don't know him. That's weird. I thought I knew all gnomes.

[Kehda]: Yes! Parabolu—. Oh! That is not Zaara, then. You are not stolen or achieved by underhanded means.

[Zaara]: I am not under hands!

[Sharpgear]: Anyway, I'm going to find him and beat him up for sharing our secret words.1

[Thalstan]: Yer language is secret? But I hear 'em talkin' it all the time in Tinker Town.

[Sharpgear]: It is very offensive for anyone not a gnome to speak gnomish.

[Zaara]: Is custom, to beat for gnomish teachings?

[Thalstan]: I guess nobody ever translated, now you mention it, but…

[Sharpgear]: It's MY custom.

[Kehda]: He mentioned leaving for Northrend, last time I saw him. You will have to look for him there!

[Kehda]: On a one-person boat.

Thalstan spreads his hands toward Tadget, what can you do?

Vesyllah smirks. "I should adopt that custom for Darnassae…"

[Sharpgear]: That sounds like something a gnome would do.

[Sharpgear]: Well, I guess I don't have to beat him up since he's already going to die.

[Sharpgear]: Carry on, then.

[Thalstan]: I sure hope not, fellow had pleasant conversation!

[Sharpgear]: You think everything is pleasant.

[Sharpgear]: You're like the anti-Ves.

[Vesyllah]: Ugh.

[Thalstan]: Anyhow, what'll we do about the missin' mage for our foray inta tha deadly mind-altering caverns?

[Sharpgear]: What if we need to sheep someone??

[Zaara]: Sheeeeeeeep. Sheep sheep sheep.

[Sharpgear]: He can't be that sick. Someone kick him a few times until he gets up.

[Vesyllah]: I tried.

[Vesyllah]: I think he's really that sick.

[Sharpgear]: Good on you.

[Kehda]: I am a mage!

[Kehda]: I can help!

[Sharpgear]: Oh yeah?

[Sharpgear]: You need a job?

Sharpgear assesses Kehda.

[Sharpgear]: I didn't know you people had mages.

[Zaara]: We are many fine mages!

[Thalstan]: Oh yeah, got her whole mage pedigree over beers. She seems solid.

[Vesyllah]: Can you turn people into sheep?

[Sharpgear]: Well, Valor's the boss, so if he wants her she's in, I guess.

Sharpgear stands at attention and salutes.

Kehda nods enthusiastically. "And no, I don't really need a job, but I am always looking for an adventure!"

[Sharpgear]: Great, that means we don't have to pay her Art's share.

[Thalstan]: Adventure we'll have! We're after some druids in a cavern that wails.

Zaara tilts her head.

[Sharpgear]: He can get sick pay.

[Zaara]: … Kehda?

[Kehda]: Yes, it is me!

[Zaara]: Ah! It is me also!

Vesyllah sighs. "Goodie. Another cheery draenei. Just what we needed."

[Kehda]: It is good to see you again, Zaara.

[Sharpgear]: I guess you two know each other. It's like gnomes. Most gnomes. Except for this Borabolus Punklabel guy.

[Zaara]: It is good to not see you again!

[Sharpgear]: Is this group just going to keep getting taller week by week?

[Thalstan]: Sure hope it doesn't increase, goin' ta get a crick in tha neck.

Kehda smiles brightly at Zaara, she doesn't minde the 'not to see you' part. "We are working together today! Isn't that great?"

Sharpgear nods commiseratingly at Thal.

Zaara's beaminess slips just a skosh at Kehda's remark.

[Kehda]: Oh! Maybe if we make potions to become tiny or tall, we can change the team's size?

[Zaara]: Ah, yes. That is nice.

[Thalstan]: Ooh good idea, can you do that?

[Vesyllah]: Uh…that's pretty advanced alchemy. So…no.

[Sharpgear]: Just going to say though, NO GOATSPEAK. You two gotta speak Common the whole time. No conspiring behind our backs. Or… above our heads, more like it.

Kehda tells Thalstan NO. Not going to happen.

[Kehda]: I will only speak common and gnomish today, as you say!

[Sharpgear]: No gnomish!!!

[Thalstan]: Yeah, this 'ere's a multicultural team. All gotta understand each other. *Thal nods resigned acceptance at Vesyllah* Though if yeh do ever get a thing ta make me large, let me know.

[Vesyllah]: I can make you something that might make you feel larger…

[Sharpgear]: Common ONLY or I walk!!! Unless Thalstan tells me not to walk. Then I have to not walk.

[Thalstan]: Uh… so… CAVERNS!

Sharpgear cheers at Thalstan!

Kehda cheers!

[Thalstan]: Let's head tha' way?

[Zaara]: I speak Common even but it is so terrible! But sometimes I shout Draenei at enemies. Because I do not know shouting in Common.

[Thalstan]: Shouting Common is not a dif'rent language…

[Sharpgear]: I can't wait to find out what all the wailing's about.

[Zaara]: The wailing is the bad dreams of water.

[Sharpgear]: I can't wait to find out more about what water has nightmares about.

[Sharpgear]: I have literally never seen a water nightmare before.

[Thalstan]: Is it bein' drunk? I imagine that'd be scary.

[Sharpgear]: You do it all the time.

[Zaara]: Be gentle of the water in this place.

[Sharpgear]: I don't do gentle. Should I avoid the water?

[Thalstan]: I… I meant… *Thal blinks, and then gives a booming laugh* You got me there, scout.

Sharpgear giggles at Thalstan.

Kehda speaks to fishtank against her hip. "Hear that, friend? We are going to hear people wailing in caverns today! That is the second time it happens to me, but the first for you, yes?"

[Sharpgear]: Who the blazes are you talking to, newgoat?

Vesyllah sighs. "It isn't people wailing…draenei mage person. It's the caverns themselves."

[Zaara]: You should avoid this water, yes. Or you will dream with it I think maybe.

[Kehda]: Well, my fish, of course!

[Sharpgear]: Oh, of course.

[Vesyllah]: Your…fish.

[Zaara]: Kehda, you have fish?

[Thalstan]: Yeh keep a fish? With yeh?

[Sharpgear]: Okay, definitely making a note to avoid the water.

[Kehda]: Yes! In a fishtank! I fished the fish myself!

[Sharpgear]: And you carry it around with you? In case you get hungry, or…?

Kehda gasps. "Nooooo! Because it is my friend!"

[Sharpgear]: Uh, Mr. Stouthammer, sir, we need to have a talk later about your vetting techniques.

[Thalstan]: But if yeh let it go in the ocean, would it come back to yeh?

[Kehda]: It did, several times!

Thalstan pats his beard as they come to a stop. "A few eccentricities never hurt anybody."

A feminine voice calls from above, "Elune adore, brave souls! Come and speak with us before you enter the Wailing Caverns!"

[Sharpgear]: You have obviously never met anyone with dangerous eccentricities.

[Thalstan]: Eh? Wha? *He peers up above the cavern*

Standing on a ledge above the cavern entrance, a kaldorei woman clasps her hands together and bows in greeting before turning and disappearing from sight.

[Sharpgear]: I have reproduced with one and I assure you that caution is called for.

Kehda approaches the cavern and shrieks, listening to her echo coming back.

[Zaara]: A lunar ray! Who is that?

Vesyllah sighs

[Kehda]: We do hear wailing inside, yes!

Thalstan shrugs at Tadget and smiles.

[Vesyllah]: She said 'Elune adore'. It's a blessing and a greeting.

Sharpgear completely missed the apparition.

Kehda did too.

[Sharpgear]: Who said what now?

[Zaara]: Ah!

[Thalstan]: There's a kaldorei up there. Not tall enough nat'rally so she went up on a ledge to make us look higher up.

Sharpgear snorts derisively at Thalstan.

[Thalstan]: We ought to check what she wants.

Vesyllah snickers softly.

[Kehda]: Do you think one of us could reach up the cavern if we all climbed on each other's shoulders?

[Sharpgear]: Anyone bring rock climbing gear?

[Thalstan]: Mebbe? Think we can get there around this way, though.

[Zaara]: Hello, hills!

Kehda nods at Thalstan.

[Vesyllah]: Here!

[Sharpgear]: Oof.

[Kehda]: I see the kaldorei!

[Zaara]: Hello, here!

[Thalstan]: Bit o' rock climbin' never hurt anyone!

[Zaara]: Unless they have fallen.

[Thalstan]: Elune adore, lady

[Sharpgear]: Hey, Valor, you should talk to this guy too.

[Sharpgear]: He's selling stuff.

[Thalstan]: Well, okay, if they fall..

Sharpgear greets Ebru with a hearty hello!

[Sharpgear]: Were you trying to get our attention before?

[Thalstan]: Wha' can we do for you fine folk?

Ebru says: That was me, yes.

Sharpgear greets Ebru with a hearty hello!

Ebru says: Welcome. I am Ebru. This is Nalpak. We are druids of the Disciples of Naralex. Thank you for speaking with us.

Kehda nods, as if she knew who Naralex is.

Ebru says: We have been watching you. It is clear that you intend to enter the Wailing Caverns and face the nightmare within. We will help you as much as we are able.

[Thalstan]: So… yeh're not exactly with Naralex anymore? Or what's Naralex up to?

Ebru says: That is a complicated answer.

Ebru says: Naralex had a noble goal.

Ebru says: Our great leader aspired to enter the Emerald Dream and help regrow these harsh lands back into the lush forest it once was. But something went terribly wrong.

Ebru says: Naralex's dream turned into a nightmare and corrupt creatures began to inhabit the caverns.

[Zaara]: Ah.

[Zaara]: The dreams in the water.

Ebru says: While some Disciples of Naralex seek to awaken our master, my concern is with ridding these caves of the evil beasts.

Kehda nods at Zaara.

Thalstan nods. "We heard so from our Cenarion contact. But you two dinnae seem nightmare-corrupted."

[Thalstan]: Will tha' help?

[Sharpgear]: Druids are messed up. If they can create monsters just by having bad dreams. I am now scared of druids.

Ebru says: That is true. But we felt its influence. The nightmare became too taxing on our minds and we were forced to flee the caverns.

[Thalstan]: So yeh need us ta go in an' clear out tha nightmare creatures. And… Naralex? Leave 'im sleepin'?

[Sharpgear]: Just kidding. I'm not scared of anything. But still, that's messed up.

[Zaara]: A druid does not make a monster. Druid is like door between dream and awake, so dream monsters come in by them. Is all! *This is much better, surely.*

Ebru says: There may be a way to awaken Naralex, but it is beyond my power. But yes, I implore you. If you are to brave the caverns, eradicate the deviate spawn.

[Sharpgear]: Yeah, that's worse.

[Sharpgear]: You see how that's worse, right?

[Zaara]: No! I do not see!

Zaara giggles.

Sharpgear giggles at Zaara.

Nalpak says: If I may have your attention for a moment?

Kehda shakes her head. "Because the monster's in a druid's head are worse than those they open the door to." She explains, matter-of-factly.

Sharpgear puts her arm around Zaara's calf again.

[Sharpgear]: I see the mage's job today is to say incredibly creepy @#$%.

[Thalstan]: Yes, sir… tauren, sir.

Nalpak says: As Ebru explained, Naralex dreamed, and that dream became a nightmare.

Nalpak says: As Naralex descended deeper into his nightmare, a strange breed of beasts arose from beneath the Barrens into the Wailing Caverns.

Nalpak says: These deviate creatures have strange, otherworldly properties. While evil in nature, it is my opinion that some good can come from their existence here in Kalimdor.

Nalpak says: I believe their hides will be of particular use in the ways of leatherworking.

Nalpak says: If you feel up to the task, venture into the caves below and retrieve some deviate hides.

[Thalstan]: More nightmare stuff, hmm… I am a skinner meself, so we can see to it.

[Sharpgear]: Oh, well, yes, by all means, let's use evil things to make boots and belts. Seems fine.

[Kehda]: We will bring back at least two!

[Vesyllah]: Surely nothing could possibly go wrong.

[Sharpgear]: Right? You get me.

Nalpak says: Er…hopefully more than two?

[Thalstan]: Possibly fifteen. *Thal says with a straight face*

Nalpak says: Fifteen would be…better.

[Sharpgear]: We'll bring back a hundred.

[Kehda]: Between two and fifteen.

[Kehda]: Between two and fifteen and a hundred.

[Zaara]: This is so stupid idea as Common! To make clothes from nightmare! Wild!

[Sharpgear]: A HUNDRED, I SAY.

[Thalstan]: Tha' narrows it down. Yeh can count on us.

Zaara beams at Nalpak.

Nalpak says: Just bring as many as you're able. Thank you.

Sharpgear giggles at Nalpak.

Sharpgear salutes Nalpak with respect.

Kehda nods at Nalpak.

[Thalstan]: Alrigh', so should we brave th'caverns now?>

[Kehda]: Yes!

[Kehda]: Oh, before we go!

[Zaara]: We SKIN THE NIGHTMARES.

[Vesyllah]: Please? I bet it's cooler in there.

[Sharpgear]: Tauren are terrifying. One stepped on me once.

Thalstan looks curiously at Kehda.

[Zaara]: Ah! This is why you are so small now.

Vesyllah snorts.

[Kehda]: Who needs water? And who needs things that swim in water? *She shows [Boiled Clams] to everyone.*

[Sharpgear]: I am going to let that go, because you are the healer.

Kehda makes Zaara smell the boiled clams.

Zaara smiles sweetly in Tadget's general dire— no, she takes a swift step away from the clams.

[Zaara]: Tiros maev lok ashj

[Sharpgear]: Are those boiled clams? Gimme.

[Thalstan]: Common, Zaara?

[Kehda]: It is food! I made it myself! With a secret recipe!

[Zaara]: I ask Kehda what is this.

[Thalstan]: I think I'm alrigh', but thank yeh, Kehda.

Kehda smiles at Thalstan.

[Thalstan]: Now down we go!

[Vesyllah]: Can we pleeease go to the cool, dark cavern now? OUT of the heat?

Sharpgear giggles at Vesyllah.

[Sharpgear]: Poooor little snowflake.

Vesyllah bows her head reverently to Kehda as she accepts the Gift of Water. "Sha'ha lorma dula Luvas'alith."

[Thalstan]: Nice solid stone overhead. Like it should be.

Deviate Coiler Hatchling attempts to run away in fear!

[Sharpgear]: Booooones.

Kehda psssts Tadget.

[Sharpgear]: I'm going to provide audio description for the blind on this tour.

[Sharpgear]: Bones. Purple lizards. Rocks.

[Thalstan]: Verra kind of yeh.

[Sharpgear]: Flying snake.

[Vesyllah]: Feel the vengeful gaze of Elune, Deviate Coiler!

[Zaara]: EAT A STORM.

Kehda pssts Tadget again.

[Sharpgear]: WHAT.

Sharpgear glares angrily at Kehda.

[Sharpgear]: what are you psssting me about, interloper???

[Kehda]: I knew we would meet on this fateful day. I saw it in a dream. Take this offering. *She hands her a [Prospector's Sash]*.

Sharpgear blinks at Kehda.

[Sharpgear]: Uh, that's… a pretty nice belt. Thanks.

Sharpgear puts it on.

[Sharpgear]: I'm sure it's not cursed or aaaaanything.

[Kehda]: It was chosen specifically for you.

[Sharpgear]: I've never worn a cursed belt before, so this could be interesting.

Zaara sighs. Probably not at Kehda. Probably.

[Sharpgear]: More purple lizards. And stalactites.

[Thalstan]: An' wailin'.

[Zaara]: Wailing, yes!

[Sharpgear]: Sentient slime.

Deviate Coiler attempts to run away in fear!

[Kehda]: Ever since I shrieked inside the cavern, before meeting the druids, I do not hear wailing anymore. I must have cured the Wailing Caverns.

[Sharpgear]: More stalactites. But strangely few stalagmites.

[Zaara]: No. Definitely this is wrong, Kehda.

[Zaara]: But good thought.

[Kehda]: Thank you!

[Sharpgear]: Tiny thresher. Kind of cute. But mean.

Kehda swims with her… fishtank.

[Sharpgear]: Mushrooms.

[Thalstan]: This place looks dif'rent.

Kehda nods at Thalstan.

[Vesyllah]: The wailing is caused by venting steam fissures. You can't "cure" them.

[Sharpgear]: Ferns and um… trailing vines?

[Zaara]: Smells of greenness.

[Zaara]: But also strange.

[Sharpgear]: Do you have oozes on Draenor?

[Zaara]: Woozies?

[Sharpgear]: Oozes. Living slime things.

Kehda shakes her head at Vesyllah. "That is what the druid that worked here want you to think,"

Zaara wrinkles her nose.

[Vesyllah]: You calling my people liars?

[Sharpgear]: Let's never bring this mage again.

[Thalstan]: Here now, Kehda's doin' jus' fine.

[Sharpgear]: She's weird.

[Kehda]: Thank you!

[Kehda]: "Weird"! *She repeats* Gnomish sounds so incredible!

[Sharpgear]: ZAh angor va hine giz rand tiras

[Zaara]: ZAH ANGOR

Kehda nods at Sharpgear.

[Thalstan]: Are yeh gonna translate, er not allowed?

[Sharpgear]: It's secret. I told you.

[Kehda]: Oh but I understood, do not worry!

[Sharpgear]: I hope you understood.

[Sharpgear]: Because I meant it.

Kehda smiles brightly at Tadget.

[Zaara]: Mayhem is so sweet.

Devouring Ectoplasm begins to make a copy of itself!

[Thalstan]: I think I see tha main caverns up ahead.

[Zaara]: Something is different, yes. Ahead of us.

[Vesyllah]: I am the night!

[Thalstan]: HaVar dum zu-modr ta Syddan dun-fel eft um

[Thalstan]: Let's all talk in a language we can all understand. *Thal says placatingly at the group.*

[Sharpgear]: If one more person speaks not-Common I'm speaking Gnomish for the rest of the trip.

Disciple of Naralex says: Greetings, bearers of destiny.

[Sharpgear]: Huh. Another mooc— uh, Tauren.

[Thalstan]: We're what now? *Thal blinks* I mean, yup, that's us.

[Zaara]: I am Bear of Destiny!

Sharpgear roars with bestial vigor at Zaara. So fierce!

Sharpgear pats Zaara's calf.

[Zaara]: This is druid saying? Bear of Destiny?

[Sharpgear]: It should be.

[Thalstan]: You got any tips fer us, headin' in?

Disciple of Naralex says: You are bearers of destiny, whether you know it or not. Your coming has been foreseen.

Kehda nods. "Like the gnome's belt."

[Sharpgear]: Oh neat, I always wanted to be part of a prophecy.

Disciple of Naralex says: Hear me and listen well.

Disciple of Naralex says: Long ago, Naralex journeyed to this cavern with the honorable goal of entering the Emerald Dream and regrowing the Barrens in a lush forest.

Sharpgear listens intently to Disciple of Naralex.

[Sharpgear]: We know that bit.

Vesyllah whispers, "Is it just me, or do all these druids tell us the same story?"

Kehda tilts her head and smile, with her eyes staring into nothing. She doesn't look like someone who's listening.

Sharpgear giggles at Vesyllah.

Disciple of Naralex says: His focus waned and his thoughts became tainted by serpentine visions.

[Sharpgear]: Serpentine means like a snake, Zaara.

[Vesyllah]: Okay, that's slightly more specific.

Disciple of Naralex says: Now, reptilian beasts seep from his dreams to the land. He must be awoken from the nightmare or he will be forever lost, and a great evil unleashed.

[Zaara]: Serpey-tine!

Disciple of Naralex says: Only after his corrupted servants, the Fanglords, have been slain can I perform the awakening ritual.

[Thalstan]: Alrigh', so yeh do want us ta wake 'im.

[Sharpgear]: Oh man, FANGLORD. I wanna be a Fanglord.

[Zaara]: You are a bear.

[Thalstan]: We'll fer sure go after those fanglords. Sounds verra serpentine.

[Sharpgear]: If a guy's nightmares are creating monsters, waking him does seem the right call.

Disciple of Naralex says: Um…yes. Sorry, was I not clear? We do need to wake him.

[Sharpgear]: Roger that.

[Thalstan]: We will fulfill the prophecy. *Thal nods solemnly* We are the chosen one… ones. The chosen five. For today.

[Sharpgear]: Art is gonna be SO mad he wasn't chosen.

[Sharpgear]: Unless he was supposed to be part of the prophecy and he's now doomed it by wimping out.

[Zaara]: He can be a bear next time.

[Zaara]: Today we are chosen bears.

[Thalstan]: He can do the next prophecy. *Thal nods again*

Sharpgear giggles at Thalstan.

[Kehda]: And his explosives would have probably been useful here! It's too bad he's not with us!

[Sharpgear]: I like the way you think, Valor.

Disciple of Naralex says: Go now and destroy my former brothers and sisters, the Fanglords! The Druids of the Fang must end!

[Thalstan]: We'll do our best, tauren!

Kehda nods at Disciple of Naralex.

[Vesyllah]: Draaamaaaa

Deviate Guardian lets out a shriek, calling for help!

[Kehda]: Ah! I hear wailing!

[Vesyllah]: Oh. My. Goddess. The waililng is from steam fissures!

Deviate Guardian lets out a shriek, calling for help!

Deviate Guardian lets out a shriek, calling for help!

[Thalstan]: I didnae doubt yeh, Vengeance.

Kehda nods at Vesyllah, smiling.

Sharpgear wails softly.

[Vesyllah]: I was talking to the mage….

Kehda gasps at the wailing.

[Sharpgear]: i'm a steeeaaaaam fiiiissuuuuuuuure….

[Vesyllah]: Tadget…you suck…

[Sharpgear]: Did Finn tell you?

Sharpgear bats her eyes.

Vesyllah snorts…and smirks a little.

[Thalstan]: Tha' his pet name fer yeh? His li'l steam fissure?

[Sharpgear]: You don't wanna know his pet names for me.

[Vesyllah]: I do.

Deviate Guardian lets out a shriek, calling for help!

[Vesyllah]: Elune, smite this Deviate Guardian with your punishing light!

Deviate Guardian lets out a shriek, calling for help!

[Kehda]: So, do we know what the fanglords look like?

[Thalstan]: Tha' raptor called th'others!

[Sharpgear]: Rude.

[Vesyllah]: Elune's tits! That druid just turned into a fuckin' SNAKE!

[Vesyllah]: I am the night!

Sharpgear snorts derisively at Vesyllah.

[Thalstan]: Was it a fanglord then?

[Sharpgear]: All night elves have fangs.

[Vesyllah]: Not snake fangs!

[Vesyllah]: I have never heard of a druid being able to do that.

Kehda touches her fangs. Does she have fangs? Draenei have fangs.

[Sharpgear]: Wait, they can't just turn into whatever?

Deviate Guardian lets out a shriek, calling for help!

[Vesyllah]: Not as far as I kn-…Serpent Lords?

[Thalstan]: Tha's a fanglord up there I think

[Kehda]: Is this a fanglord?

[Vesyllah]: I think…maybe?

Kehda pokes Lady Anacondra's shoulder with her staff.

[Thalstan]: She didnae come runnin' for the first one. Second musta been the one she liked.

[Vesyllah]: She was shouting about Serpent Lords. Is that the same thing as a Fanglord?

[Sharpgear]: Just kill everything you see and figure it out later.

Deviate Guardian lets out a shriek, calling for help!

[Kehda]: Maybe the nomenclature of this druidic organization changed when they became evil?

[Kehda]: Before, they were Fanglords, and now they're Serpent Lords. That is why the tauren still calls them "Fanglords".

[Vesyllah]: I think the whole serpent thing is when they became evil.

[Kehda]: Exactly!

[Vesyllah]: They wouldn't call them-…never mind.

Vesyllah sighs at Kehda.

[Sharpgear]: I've been forgetting to do audio description. Um, just assume lots more rocks and water and lizards and slime and snakes.

[Zaara]: Okay!

[Sharpgear]: Now crocolisks.

Kehda points at the crocolisk. "Water snake!"

[Zaara]: The water dreams, remember!

[Vesyllah]: It's dark…and damp. And no sun. It's wonderful.

[Zaara]: Be careful.

[Sharpgear]: Wait do you have those? They're kind of like ummm basilisks. But croc instead of bas.

[Thalstan]: Innit though? *Thal smiles* Right proper cave.

[Sharpgear]: More mushrooms. Falling water. But you can probably hear that bit.

[Sharpgear]: It looks cool.

[Sharpgear]: Both kinds of cool.

[Zaara]: I hear the water, yes. *Zaara is uncommonly serious.*

[Thalstan]: This place some kind o' maze?

[Kehda]: I like the little jump they do when they die.

[Thalstan]: Let's try to get these to run backl

[Sharpgear]: Wow, I have really lost my touch.

[Thalstan]: Try an' get that one, Mayhem.

Sharpgear cheers!

[Kehda]: THese gloves. They match the belt.

[Sharpgear]: Prophecy armor.

[Thalstan]: We are like a machine!

Sharpgear cheers!

[Kehda]: Wait a second.

[Kehda]: Um, I'm sorry I do not know your name. *She speaks to Vesyllah.*

Vesyllah stares at Kehda for uncomfortably too long.

[Vesyllah]: Vesyllah.

Kehda smiles at her for uncomfortably too long.

[Zaara]: Wengeance!

[Zaara]: Elune be in your FACE! *she tells Kehda, probably just as an illustration of Ves's style. Probably.*

[Kehda]: Say Vesyllah, I remember hearing Kaldorei turned into naga. They are snake people, right? Do you believe these druidic transformations are… related, somehow? They are arcane magic and druidic magic, they're different.

[Kehda]: But perhaps there is some… genetic predisposition in kaldorei, for snake mutations?

[Sharpgear]: Little walking plant guys now.

[Sharpgear]: They're cute.

Vesyllah just stares at Kehda again.

Kehda waits for an answer.

Kehda smiles.

[Thalstan]: I dinnae think the naga and the druids are all so similar.

[Sharpgear]: Why do I always feel like I'm moving through TAR now?

[Sharpgear]: So annoying.

[Sharpgear]: Never gonna make it back into the 7th at this rate…

[Sharpgear]: I'm so freakin slow.

Sharpgear swiftly interrupts the sleep spell.

[Thalstan]: Seem on yer toes ta me.

[Sharpgear]: You shoulda seen me before.

[Sharpgear]: You ALL should have seen me!

[Thalstan]: Ooh! A treasure!

[Kehda]: Well, they proparly aren't the same, yes! But it is intriguing to see two very different groups of the same species. Going through a similar transformation for unrelated reasons!

[Vesyllah]: Elune, smite this Druid of the Fang with your punishing light!

[Thalstan]: Maybe some kinda parallel thing?

Kehda nods at Thalstan.

[Vesyllah]: Ugh…let it go. We do not have some predisposition toward being snakes.

[Kehda]: Okay! *She beams.*

[Sharpgear]: Druids turn into all kinds of crap, not just snakes. In fact the snake thing I've never seen before.

[Thalstan]: I see another fancy fellow there.

[Sharpgear]: I've seen bears, cats, birds… trees…

[Zaara]: Trees!

[Kehda]: Fish.

[Thalstan]: Ready for a fanglord?

Sharpgear points at Evolving Ectoplasm.

[Kehda]: Or serpent lord!

[Thalstan]: One or the other!

[Thalstan]: Bit tricky there, but we got tha' runner in time.

Sharpgear picks his pocket for good measure.

[Vesyllah]: Feel the vengeful gaze of Elune, Deviate Shambler!

[Thalstan]: I hope someone's been keepin' track o' the way out.

[Sharpgear]: Uhhhhh

[Zaara]: I am not!

[Vesyllah]: Nope. I'm gonna live here now.

[Sharpgear]: Aren't dwarves supposed to know their way around caves?

[Thalstan]: This one is.. quite th'place

[Kehda]: Very lush!

[Vesyllah]: 'Out' means going back into the Barrens heat.

[Sharpgear]: This does seem like the kind of place you'd want to live, Ves.

[Thalstan]: Hmm, looks like a nightmare beast up ahead.

[Sharpgear]: Uhhhh.

Vesyllah nods.

[Thalstan]: Reckon we should kill the thing?

[Sharpgear]: Definitely.

Skum attempts to run away in fear!

[Sharpgear]: Nice.

Kehda spins once.

[Sharpgear]: I love fighting huge things.

[Sharpgear]: One time there was this HUGE dragonman guy.

[Kehda]: Me too!

[Sharpgear]: I climbed up him with my daggers like he was a mountain and throttled him.

[Zaara]: Dragonmanguy?

[Sharpgear]: They're like dragons, but on two legs.

[Sharpgear]: Very weird.

[Kehda]: And they're guys!

[Sharpgear]: I forget the real name.

[Sharpgear]: They are definitely guys.

[Kehda]: I met one, once, too.

[Sharpgear]: Yeah, where?

[Sharpgear]: And what color?

[Zaara]: Yes, where?

[Sharpgear]: Mine was a black one. Huuuuuuuge.

[Kehda]: You see the Dark Portal? It wasin the swamp near. And it was black too!

[Sharpgear]: Makes sense.

[Sharpgear]: Wait, the swamp? How long ago was this??

[Vesyllah]: Face the agony of your sins!

[Kehda]: The swamp! When you look at the Eastern Kingdom, you have a swamp near the Dark portal!

[Sharpgear]: Nuh uh.

[Thalstan]: The swamp o' sorrows?

[Sharpgear]: Hasn't been a swamp round the portal since I was a kid.

[Kehda]: Yes, that!

[Sharpgear]: That's not near the portal!!

[Vesyllah]: Yeah…not exactly near the portal…

[Kehda]: When you look at a map, yes it is!

[Sharpgear]: Maybe people with mile long legs have a different definition of "near."

[Thalstan]: On a scale of Kalimdor to the swamp, it's closer

[Vesyllah]: EVERYTHING is close on a map.

[Sharpgear]: I could draw a map that makes Draenor look close.

[Kehda]: Well, I was speaking about a map! *She grins.*

[Sharpgear]: Hey Valor I got a strategy idea.

[Sharpgear]: For the druids.

[Sharpgear]: How bout you stop their heals and I'll stop their sleeps?

[Sharpgear]: I need a bit of a chance to rest after kicking someone in the face, so.

[Thalstan]: Alrigh!

[Kehda]: You have very high kicks!

[Thalstan]: I'll get tha heals tehn.

[Sharpgear]: Right?

[Sharpgear]: It's my specialty.

[Vesyllah]: Huh…burial caerns?

[Thalstan]: I just bash em in the face. Seems ta work.

[Kehda]: You have very high bashes!

[Thalstan]: Probably jump here?

[Sharpgear]: Pretty waterfall.

[Sharpgear]: Just the one by herself.

[Sharpgear]: Easy peasy.

[Sharpgear]: Sheep time!

[Sharpgear]: That one sneaked up.

[Sharpgear]: Wow, I suck at scouting now too.

[Thalstan]: Another important lookin' fellow

[Thalstan]: Whoa!

Sharpgear gasps at Verdan the Everliving.

[Thalstan]: Now there's a nightmare

[Vesyllah]: You can tell by all the torches, I guess.

Kehda blinks at Verdan the Everliving.

[Sharpgear]: What the actual.

[Zaara]: What is the actual?

[Sharpgear]: You are.

[Kehda]: Swamp monster! A big one!

[Zaara]: I am?

[Vesyllah]: Stars above…

[Sharpgear]: You are everything.

[Thalstan]: Uh, let's get the druidy fellow first./

[Sharpgear]: SHEEP PLEASE

[Sharpgear]: Wow, I had ONE job.

[Thalstan]: Alright, ready ta fight the nightmare?

[Sharpgear]: Sure!

[Thalstan]: Slime first

[Thalstan]: Now!

[Vesyllah]: Elune, smite this Verdan the Everliving with your punishing light!

[Thalstan]: So I think we ought to drop down.

[Kehda]: Okay! *She jumps first*

[Vesyllah]: Sure, I don't mind being a pancake.

Sharpgear doesn't even wince when something snaps as she lands.

Sharpgear thanks Zaara.

[Sharpgear]: Hey, rip off that thing's shell!

[Sharpgear]: It'd make a great shield.

[Vesyllah]: Need help?

Vesyllah brandishes her dagger.

Thalstan wrestles the turtle's shell off.

Sharpgear cheers at Thalstan!

Thalstan holds it up proudly. "I reckon yer right!"

[Sharpgear]: Now that looks badass.

[Sharpgear]: All spiky and stuff.

[Kehda]: Let's get more turtles!

[Thalstan]: Shield o' a nightmare creature!

Deviate Guardian lets out a shriek, calling for help!

Zaara looks a little surprised but holds Tadget's hand cheerfully.

Deviate Guardian lets out a shriek, calling for help!

[Sharpgear]: I hate raptors.

[Sharpgear]: SHEEP

Deviate Guardian lets out a shriek, calling for help!

[Thalstan]: Oops, tha' was yer kick

[Thalstan]: Ach, the way is down here, we could've avoided tha' raptors.

Sharpgear laughs.

Sharpgear cheers!

[Thalstan]: We-ell, then, no sudden changes o' mind?

[Sharpgear]: I seem pretty much my usual self as far as I can tell.

[Sharpgear]: So beware.

[Vesyllah]: Eh?

[Vesyllah]: Did I miss something?

[Sharpgear]: How incredibly dangerous I am.

[Vesyllah]: Nope. Didn't miss that.

Sharpgear winks slyly at you.

[Vesyllah]: Suffer the pain you have inflicted!

[Kehda]: Have you ever noticed how worms and caterpillars look similar? They just have a difference with their legs!

[Sharpgear]: Have you ever noticed how snakes and lizards look similar?

Kehda nods. "Leg difference!"

[Vesyllah]: Face the agony of your sins!

[Vesyllah]: Elune, smite this Druid of the Fang with your punishing light!

[Vesyllah]: I am the night!

[Thalstan]: Another snake coming at us.

[Thalstan]: I feel like whoever's at the end of this path is the snakiest.

Sharpgear laughs at Thalstan.

[Vesyllah]: I want to rip out their fangs…

[Sharpgear]: Being bitten by a night elf is no joke.

[Thalstan]: specially a snake one.

[Vesyllah]: Better believe it.

You smirk slyly at Sharpgear.

Sharpgear winks slyly at you.

[Sharpgear]: Do you think Art's dying?

[Sharpgear]: What if he's dying?

[Sharpgear]: Did anyone check?

[Zaara]: Art cannot die, it is eternal in spirit.

[Thalstan]: I dinnae think he's dying? Ves, how'd he seem?

Sharpgear giggles at Zaara.

[Vesyllah]: He's fine. Come on…I'm a priestess. You think I didn't make sure he was okay?

[Sharpgear]: I didn't think you'd care.

[Vesyllah]: I take my duties seriously.

[Kehda]: And I gave to a priestess of our Cobalt Company a very powerful healing herb. If we find her, we can make sure he is fine!

[Sharpgear]: If he dies though I shall be very put out.

[Vesyllah]: What herb?

[Thalstan]: Let's try to draw them back, I see more round the corner

[Sharpgear]: Oh this looks like trouble…

Sharpgear looks at you with crossed eyes.

[Kehda]: A special, sacred silverleaf!

[Kehda]: One leaf!

[Vesyllah]: Sorry…Silverleaf?

[Kehda]: A special one!

[Sharpgear]: Does anyone have a plug for that mage's noise hole?

[Vesyllah]: Riiight, and what makes this silverleaf so special?

[Thalstan]: how 'bout a fight against another druid fellow?

[Thalstan]: Will tha' help?

[Kehda]: It grows near a Kaldorei special water well!

[Kehda]: That is what the priestess told me.

Zaara bursts into dance.

[Zaara]: Bears of destiny!

Sharpgear roars with bestial vigor at Zaara. So fierce!

Sharpgear dances with Zaara.

Kehda claps excitedly.

Kehda giggles.

Kehda bursts into dance.

Sharpgear stops dancing the minute Kehda starts.

[Thalstan]: I think that should be all the fanglords. Do we go back and talk to the one tauren?

[Sharpgear]: Who're you asking? You're the boss.

[Zaara]: The dreams of water are still bad, yes. We must wake up the dreamer.

[Kehda]: Yes! See if he can start the ritual now!

[Vesyllah]: Bears of-…oh Goddess, she's being super cute again.

Sharpgear giggles at Thalstan.

[Thalstan]: Let's head then!

Sharpgear piggybacked last minute as Thalstan jumped.

[Thalstan]: We may want ta clear out a few more o' those raptors.

[Zaara]: Croc, not bas!

Sharpgear attempts to ride piggyback on Thalstan again.

Deviate Guardian lets out a shriek, calling for help!

Sharpgear sighs at Deviate Guardian.

Deviate Guardian lets out a shriek, calling for help!

[Sharpgear]: Oops

Deviate Guardian lets out a shriek, calling for help!

Deviate Guardian lets out a shriek, calling for help!

[Sharpgear]: Maybe we should bring him some soup.

[Vesyllah]: Who…Naralex?

[Sharpgear]: ….Sure.

[Zaara]: This is custom?

[Vesyllah]: Oh…Artie.

Sharpgear giggles.

[Vesyllah]: Look, I'm focused, okay?

[Sharpgear]: Yes, Zaara, I meant Art. Since he's sick.

[Kehda]: I have clams for Naralex!

[Zaara]: Ah.

[Sharpgear]: Anybody know how to make soup?

[Vesyllah]: I wouldn't make it with the water in here.

[Zaara]: No! Do not.

[Sharpgear]: Definitely not.

[Kehda]: I can borrow water from my fishbowl!

[Vesyllah]: Uhhh…

Deviate Guardian lets out a shriek, calling for help!

[Sharpgear]: I think any time the mage speaks we can all just pretty safely pretend she didn't.

Thalstan chuckles.

[Thalstan]: I think that's about good.

[Kehda]: You can! But… can you?

[Vesyllah]: S'true.

Sharpgear roars with bestial vigor at Zaara. So fierce!

[Kehda]: But you did not pretend to not hear me this time!

Kehda screams. Just… screams.

Sharpgear greets Disciple of Naralex with a hearty hello!

[Thalstan]: We killed all those fanglords for yeh.

[Zaara]: Bears defeat snakes!

Disciple of Naralex says: Well done, bearers of destiny. Are you prepared for what lies ahead?

[Sharpgear]: Yep.

Disciple of Naralex says: We must wake the sleeper. Be warned, the nightmare will try to stand in our way.

[Zaara]: Yes.

[Thalstan]: We will fight tha' nightmare, never yeh worry.

[Kehda]: What are those skeletons?

[Kehda]: I mean, what are they from?

[Sharpgear]: Lunch.

[Thalstan]: Last bearers?

Disciple of Naralex says: I must make the necessary preparations before the awakening ritual can begin. You must protect me!

[Zaara]: Lost bears? What?

Sharpgear gently pats Zaara.

[Sharpgear]: Don't worry. W'ell find them.

[Zaara]: It is wise to go slow in here?

Disciple of Naralex says: These caverns were once a temple of promise for regrowth in the Barrens. Now, they are the halls of nightmares.

[Thalstan]: I think tha' may jus' be his speed.

[Kehda]: It is always wise to go slow!

[Kehda]: It is never fun to go slow, but it is always wise.

[Zaara]: Yes nightmares we have said this many times. Now we go— you see? You see? We should go, only.

[Sharpgear]: Buddy, stop chewin' your cud and get a moove on.

Disciple of Naralex says: Come. We must continue. There is much to be done before we can pull Naralex from his nightmare.

[Zaara]: We are doing! You will go, please.

Vesyllah smirks slyly at Sharpgear.

Kehda chuckles at Zaara.

Sharpgear lets out a long, drawn-out sigh.

Sharpgear bats at his tail like a cat.

Kehda waves at Evolving Ectoplasm.

Disciple of Naralex says: Within this circle of fire I must cast the spell to banish the spirits of the slain Fanglords.

[Sharpgear]: Kay.

[Thalstan]: Their spirits're still round?

Sharpgear shrugs. Who knows?

[Thalstan]: We killed em pretty dead.

[Vesyllah]: I am the night!

Disciple of Naralex says: The caverns have been purified. To Naralex's chamber we go!

Sharpgear sighs at Disciple of Naralex.

Sharpgear tells Disciple of Naralex to hurry up.

Sharpgear raises her fist in anger at Disciple of Naralex.

[Sharpgear]: Shame I don't know how to knit or something.

Kehda starts humming.

[Sharpgear]: To pass the time.

Vesyllah yawns sleepily.f

[Sharpgear]: I could finish enough booties for all three of my kids.

Disciple of Naralex says: Beyond this corridor, Naralex lies in fitful sleep. Let us go awaken him before it is too late.

[Zaara]: Booty?

Sharpgear giggles at Zaara.

[Thalstan]: Dif'rent booty.

[Zaara]: Ah.

[Vesyllah]: But just as cute.

[Sharpgear]: Wow, booty has a ton of meanings.

[Thalstan]: Li'l boot, sorta. Li'l sock.

[Zaara]: Many booties.

[Sharpgear]: Oh hey sleepyhead.

Sharpgear waves at Naralex.

[Thalstan]: Ach, there he is!

Disciple of Naralex says: Protect me brave souls as I delve into the Emerald Dream to rescue Naralex and put an end to this corruption!

[Zaara]: Oh! It is the dream.

Disciple of Naralex begins to perform the awakening ritual on Naralex.

[Vesyllah]: Whoa.

[Sharpgear]: awww, they look so precious when they're sleeping.

[Kehda]: Gizgos.

Zaara looks stricken for a moment.

Naralex tosses fitfully in troubled sleep.

[Thalstan]: Y'allrigh', Zaara?

[Vesyllah]: Incoming!

Kehda shakes Naralex's shoulders gently.

Sharpgear gently pats Zaara.

[Zaara]: The dream is very strong here!

[Sharpgear]: Poor Bootycakes. *she sounds sincere, despite 'Bootycakes.'*

[Vesyllah]: Just be glad you're not a druid.

Naralex writhes in agony. The Disciple seems to be breaking through.

[Sharpgear]: I do not recommend bringing any druids in here.

Kehda gives a little kiss on the sleeping Naralex's forehead.

Naralex dreams up a horrendous vision. Something stirs beneath the murky waters.

[Zaara]: Ah! What is?

[Vesyllah]: You have got to be kidding me

[Vesyllah]: This is your penance!

[Kehda]: Oh no, it's happening again!

[Zaara]: PENANCE

[Sharpgear]: I can't decide whether to laugh, scream, or ralph.

Disciple of Naralex says: At last! Naralex awakes from the nightmare.

Naralex says: Ah, to be pulled from the dreaded nightmare! I thank you, my loyal Disciple, along with your brave companions.

Naralex says: We must go and gather with the other Disciples. There is much work to be done before I can make another attempt to restore the Barrens. Farewell, brave souls!

[Vesyllah]: Huh…okay. Bye…

[Sharpgear]: Welp.

[Kehda]: Where?

[Zaara]: … this is rude.

[Sharpgear]: That was a thing I have definitely not seen before. Cool.

[Sharpgear]: Giant freakin murloc.

[Thalstan]: Tha' mean we cleared out tha' nightmare?

[Thalstan]: Was tha big murloc the heart o' it?

[Sharpgear]: That guy was REALLY SCARED OF MURLOCS.

[Sharpgear]: Does it feel better now Zaara?

[Zaara]: I did not see what was the thing, but it was the water nightmare, yes.

[Sharpgear]: Is the water less screamy?

[Kehda]: I think I would be very tormented in my sleep by a giant murloc. They are very mean. I talk from experience.

[Thalstan]: They did their bird thing an' flew off.

[Zaara]: It felt like knots of pain and poison and fear. But now it is unknot, and the water is clear again.

Sharpgear cheers at Zaara!

Thalstan holds up a glowing shard. "Wha's this?"

Kehda smiles at Zaara.

[Thalstan]: Mebbe we can ask somebody.

[Sharpgear]: I guess we did the thing then!

[Vesyllah]: Some kind of jewel. Zaara?

[Sharpgear]: That green thing looks weird.

[Zaara]: … it is no jewel. There is something… about it? A piece of the dream, very small?

[Thalstan]: Hmm. We could give it to tha druids, then.

[Vesyllah]: Hmm.

[Thalstan]: Let's get out o' this place.

Kehda nods. "The giant murloc ate the dream."

Vesyllah sighs. "Back to the heat…"

Sharpgear whispers loudly, "I think that mage may have summoned the giant murloc"

[Kehda]: Do you want more water, Vesyllah? For heat.

[Zaara]: Back to the singing of fire and earth!

[Kehda]: I can try to do it again! Summon the murloc!

[Zaara]: Kehda.

[Kehda]: What? It is to see if Tadget is right!

[Zaara]: Do not be you, please.

[Kehda]: How so?

Vesyllah winces as Kehda offers more water, and groans, "Yes…sha'ha lorma…"

[Sharpgear]: Yeah, be Art.

Kehda beams as she hands Vesyllah more water.

[Thalstan]: Well, we saved th' Barrens, might better get our payout from the goblin too?

Sharpgear cheers at Thalstan!

[Sharpgear]: Yay for pay!!

Devouring Ectoplasm begins to make a copy of itself!

Devouring Ectoplasm begins to make a copy of itself!

Nalpak says: I am very interested in examining the hides from the deviate creatures who have infested these caves. Have you had any luck in collecting some?

[Thalstan]: We got some o' them, yes.

Nalpak says: Your efforts shall not go unnoticed in gathering these hides.

Sharpgear was happy to help Nalpak.

Nalpak says: Thank you for your dedication.

Ebru says: As a Disciple of Naralex, I commend your bravery.

[Kehda]: You can tell your tauren friend to walk faster next time.

[Sharpgear]: We're from Cobalt Company, so naturally we are extremely brave.

Kehda nods at Sharpgear.

Ebru says: Cobalt Company. I will remember that.

[Zaara]: Bears of Cobolt.

Ebru says: Your aid in ridding the caverns is the first step in our long plight to see the Barrens restored.

[Thalstan]: Blades of Cobalt, really.

Ebru says: Thank you and may you prosper.

[Sharpgear]: Good luck with that, because right now it really sucks here.

Zaara bows before Ebru.

[Kehda]: You too! May you prosper!

[Zaara]: Live long and prosper!

[Vesyllah]: Let's get back to Ratchet. We probably should check on Artie soon.

[Sharpgear]: Yeah.

[Thalstan]: We're glad ta' help. *Thal grins at them*

[Kehda]: I am so happy I ran into you today! I am glad I am now a member of Cobalt Company!

[Sharpgear]: You are NOT.

[Vesyllah]: You're…uh…

[Kehda]: I am! You said we are Cobalt Company!

[Kehda]: We!

[Sharpgear]: That we did not include you.

[Sharpgear]: See, this is the problem with Common.

[Sharpgear]: Gnomish has 3 different words for "we."

[Thalstan]: I oh… hm…

[Kehda]: But I did this big mission with you all today!

[Thalstan]: I can talk to tha fellow in charge…

[Thalstan]: Ya did, it's true.

[Kehda]: Really?

Vesyllah winces at Thalstan.

Zaara sighs.

Kehda cheers at Thalstan!

[Vesyllah]: Really?

[Sharpgear]: One of them means, the people I am talking about, but not you. One of them means, everyone here. One of them means, Some of the people standing here but not HER.

[Thalstan]: I think there's a open hours in Stormwind tomorra, if yeh want to get yer foot in, Kehda.

[Kehda]: Ah, I will see if I can go, Stormwind is very far and I have not yet received my permit to teleport there yet.

[Thalstan]: Those goblins better no' stiff us.

[Vesyllah]: Of course they're going to stiff us.

[Kehda]: Yes, I do not like when the goblins sniff us!

[Vesyllah]: Have you ever heard the parable of the frog and the scorpid?

[Kehda]: No, I have not!

Mebok Mizzyrix says: Heeey! Look who's alive! I mean … I never doubted you for a second! Now where's my wailing essence?

Zaara beams in the general direction of Mebok Mizzyrix.

Sharpgear sighs at Zaara.

Sharpgear sighs at Mebok Mizzyrix.

Thalstan looks around at the others and hands over his share.

[Kehda]: We brought you what you asked for!

Kehda has no idea what he asked for.

[Thalstan]: I hope yeh'll hold up yer end. We at least get a share of the profit.

Mebok Mizzyrix says: Great, you got it! I can't wait to try it out. This is going to make me a fortune, I just know it!

Mebok Mizzyrix says: Hey Kehda! Don't forget to grab a crate, a manual and a command stick!

Mebok Mizzyrix says: Thank you. Hey, I'm a goblin of my word! Take this, and after I'm rich I'll send you more, I promise!

[Thalstan]: Well, best o' luck wi' that, Mebok.

[Sharpgear]: Uh huh.

[Sharpgear]: I'm gonna go check on Art now. See if he wants soup or something. Or someone to brush his hair.

[Vesyllah]: You just want to touch his hair.

[Kehda]: Prosper!

[Sharpgear]: Do not.

[Kehda]: What if he wants soup and someone to brush his hair?

[Thalstan]: Tell 'im I hope he gets better soon!

[Kehda]: Are you going to handle both?

[Sharpgear]: That sounds potentially messy.

[Sharpgear]: anyway I'm done talking to you, mage.

Kehda nods at Sharpgear.

[Sharpgear]: You are no longer needed.

[Kehda]: Goodbye! Tadget! Thank you for teaching me gnomish!

Sharpgear makes a rude gesture at Kehda.

Sharpgear sprints off.

Kehda waves at Sharpgear.

[Vesyllah]: Let's get some rest. I want to get out of this hellhole as soon as Art's feeling better.

[Thalstan]: Thanks fer bein' a great team, all. We saved a cave from a nightmare murloc.

[Thalstan]: Cobalt Blade dismissed!

[Zaara]: We helped the water to dream more peace.

Kehda waves goodbye to everyone. Farewell!

Zaara salutes in the wrong direction.

[Kehda]: Until next time everyone!