"More than you recall," Raistlin enjoyed being cryptic, when the mood suited him. And sure enough, there was movement in the dark. A wisp there, a shift here. A ghost's disembodied head drifted just into the light more than once... and there was more than one of them out there. At one point while Sanzo let the gap grow a little too much, a hand brushed against the hem of his robe. Gone as quick as it came.
To an Empath, there was a Hunger out there, kept at bay only by the Staff's light. "Those are my servants," rasped the archmage. Perhaps he was taking mercy on Sanzo's discomfort with the silence. Or, perhaps he wasn't taking any mercy at all! "If you shoot at them and hit a vat, you may kill someone inside."
Raistlin paused as speaking caused a hitch in his voice. He tensed for a moment, willing the coughing fit to not happen--
Gods, it seemed, couldn't control everything. Raistlin bent, leaning heavier on his staff as he coughed into one sleeve. The sound had a wet, tearing quality to it, like someone dying. And the coughs kept coming. He couldn't breathe between them, couldn't inhale! The 'servants' swarmed closer to the edge of the light. But they didn't cross into it, even as it flickered slightly.
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Date: Apr. 1st, 2016 10:38 am (UTC)To an Empath, there was a Hunger out there, kept at bay only by the Staff's light. "Those are my servants," rasped the archmage. Perhaps he was taking mercy on Sanzo's discomfort with the silence. Or, perhaps he wasn't taking any mercy at all! "If you shoot at them and hit a vat, you may kill someone inside."
Raistlin paused as speaking caused a hitch in his voice. He tensed for a moment, willing the coughing fit to not happen--
Gods, it seemed, couldn't control everything. Raistlin bent, leaning heavier on his staff as he coughed into one sleeve. The sound had a wet, tearing quality to it, like someone dying. And the coughs kept coming. He couldn't breathe between them, couldn't inhale! The 'servants' swarmed closer to the edge of the light. But they didn't cross into it, even as it flickered slightly.