Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-5583506-20160907220147/@comment-5583506-20160914225308

"Have you heard nothing of what I've said, Koldri?" growled Ran lowly, who did not appreciate the Nord's hostile tone. "I intend to go through with this alone. I can't force anyone else to follow, because no more should have to die for this cause. A cause for a global problem which mankind brought upon itself, if what Hildi said is true. So don't you fucking dare call me disrespectful. I am saying this as a conscious effort in order to have all of you be made aware of what decisions you are in for. If you want to follow, fine. If not, go back to Fort Slayer. You are no use to anyone if you are all dead."

Ran could feel his fist clench up where his left arm should have been.

''Phantom pains... I can still feel it somewhere... deep within the wolf... within the slaughterfish...''

"I will follow", said Falana. "If Nyx wants to go as well."

Julius, Hafid and Eyja looked at each other sceptically.

"S-Sorry", said the young Imperial with a stutter. "I wish I could be as strong as the rest of you, but... but I don't think I have it in me."

Ran gave him a determined nod. "It's your decision. Your life. Make the most of it."

Julius nodded back and swallowed hard, looking at the Redguard siblings. Both of them looked back just as anxiously. Ran didn't need to ask them what their decisions were. They had already made up their minds.

Evelyne wanted nothing more than to go back to Fort Slayer, knowing the life that was growing inside of her would be safe there. But she felt that she would be letting Ran down if she did. The man had been her mentor for years, and was the closest thing of a father she had ever known. She couldn't abandon him now when all hope seemed lost. He was missing an arm, and the revelation that mankind had indeed been the cause of all the destruction must have come as a devastating blow to him. He needed more help than he realised.

"I will go to..." she said finally.

"No", objected Ran.

"This is not a dictatorship, Ran. You said that we were free to make our own decisions."

Ran looked at her pleadingly. "Eve, please. Don't... don't do this."

"I am going with you", she said, clearly not in the mood to argue. She then hooked her arm around Ja'Keil's.

Ran'Jinro sighed followed by a frustrated growl. "Damn you..." he spat. "Damn you, Eve..." He wanted her to be safe. Far from harm's way. How was that going to be possible when she deliberately was heading in that direction. He had only one arm, so clearly he was no longer capable to keep her safe.

"I will go", said Myrdana, faint as a whisper.

Hildi just nodded in response, still unsure whether people would hate her if she uttered another word.

Beatrix squeezed Koldri's hand, as a signal to calm down. "I will go, but only if my two egghead friends here are coming with me, yes?"

Swift groaned. "Fuck you", he grumbled in pain as he tried to adjust a broken rib. "It's not like I will make it back to Fort Slayer in this condition anyhow. Might as well climb mountains till I drop."

Katri helped Aigren to stand up. "I will come as well. Though I am not sure about Aigren here. Man can hardly walk as it is."