A Sensitive Soul

Campaign: The Flamewyrm's Abode

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A Sensitive Soul

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Summary

The prince is worried about Zethia; he feels her outward strength is a coping mechanism for the pain she is going through. But the party presses on; the sooner the Flamewyrm is saved, the sooner they can look for Zethia.

Dialogue

*huff* *puff* That's the last of the fiends. Let's keep going! Hang on, Euden! Ya gotta take care of them wounds first, or ya ain't gonna make it much farther. But if we stop to tend to my wounds and the Flamewyrm dies, then— I promise to be quick about it. Things are lookin' grim, but that ain't no reason to be rash. Can't save anyone if yer dead, after all! *sigh* All right. Do it. It's just... The dragon needs me. Zethia needs me. What they need is for you to keep yer damn head screwed on straight. Zethia's tougher'n she looks. I've known her a lot longer than you, Ranzal. She's a sensitive soul, and this has to be taking a toll on her. Really? That ain't how she struck me at all. She's a hard worker! I'll vouch for that. But when she was little, she was always crying. Waaaaaaay more than most kids. Her kindness made her vulnerable. But after our mother died, she changed. She started smiling more around me and Notte. Honestly, I think her pain is so big that she feels a need to hide it. She doesn't want us to worry about her. I know that's what she's doing now, and it just kills me. Do you understand now? Every minute I spend here is a minute I'm not there for her, so of course I don't care about a few cuts and bruises. ...Finished. How does it feel? ...Hey, yeah. I DO feel better. I can't believe how fast you were! Well, you did impress a certain sense of panicked urgency. Now come, everyone! We have a Flamewyrm to find!