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by Never Nestknitter

Before we left the hags hut, we found a bit of cloth that looks like the scarf Bob wears. Arc identifies it and discovers it's made for holding curses!
Also Arc gave me a real sweet picture of the Merrymeads. What a sweet little lump of honey he is!
 
It took us about a day and a half to get back to the manor. We showed the vile of blood to Anstysa an she told us to break it. So we did. After that she was able to move on. It was rather touching.
 
After that we went to Elwin to see about our reward. He paid us in a pouch full of gems and money.
 
That night I asked Rankle to do my hair. He made an elaborate braid, and boy howdy I look fancier than a peach at a county fair on a Sunday! If he ever decides to settle in one place he could make a right fortune in hair designs!
 
Next, we went to see how Stassi was getting on. Man alive, it was like talkin to a whole nother person. She said sorry for bein sucha bitch last time. While we were there, Abby made a second breakfast that was tastier than taters on a Tuesday. Then he bought a coupla horses and a cart and we headed toward Headwaters.
 
We arrived at a willow tree that had seen better days. Rankle said this is where his friend, Shirra lives. Turns out Shirra is a Dryad! How cool is that? She looked pretty sickly though. Well, Rankle started tying his hair collection to the branches of the willow tree. I got an idea, and used some of my nature magic to help him. Low and behold, Those bits of hair turned into leaves matching the colors of the hair! Even more interesting, some of Shirra's hair started to come back also matching the colors of the various hair braids. It sure is pretty.
 
After walking a little ways, we came to some ruins... With a communal stone chimney at the center... This was my home. This was Stone Chimney. We were standing right next to the very tree where... well.. you know. I never planned to come back here, the memories are just too... they're just too much. I'm not usually at a loss for words but I just couldn't say anything. I think I managed to tell the others I grew up here, but I don't really remember. Abby said something about having family nearby... and maybe something about one of his family members dying in the same attack that took my family. I'll have to ask him more about that. He led us to New Stone Chimney. I had heard it existed... but never thought I'd be able to bring myself to visit. I was pretty numb still but remember they treated us real well at Abby's family's estate. Our host told me there were 200-300 survivors living here in New Stone Chimney. Then he called me brave. If he only knew... I hadn't planned on sharing my past with anyone but I might owe everyone the truth. If they knew they were traveling with someone responsible for the death of all their siblings... well they might not be comfortable letting me stick around. But I suppose they have the right to know what kind of person I really am. I'll tell them when I can find the words and accept whatever consequences come about.

Continue reading...

  1. Onward
  2. The Adventure Begins
  3. Overcoming Fear
  4. Cousin Companion
  5. The Change Within
  6. Metal Ruins
  7. There and Back Again
  8. Haunted House and a Hag Hut Oh My!
  9. Home...
  10. Telling my Truth
  11. The Death of Never Nestknitter
  12. Meteor Mishap
  13. Mind Splinter
  14. Missing
  15. Barg's Orcs
  16. ...
  17. My Family
  18. Ciendris
  19. An Awakening?
  20. Flower and Travels
  21. My Most Recent Failure
  22. Terrible Days
  23. A New Friend
  24. Barg & Phindwillas
  25. Barg's Back
  26. The End of Asharreth
  27. A Conversation with a Giant Dead Tree
  28. Family Visits
  29. Shady Folk
  30. We're Spies!
  31. Nirksi's Safe House
  32. Nirksi's Safe House part 2
  33. It's Been a While
  34. Titles and a Keep
  35. Mad as a Box of Frogs
  36. Not Knitted Nest
  37. Into the Light
  38. Are all Angels Bitches?
  39. A Year in the Life
  40. Double Knight
  41. Feeling Lost
  42. One with the Earth
  43. Let's Do the Time Loop Again
  44. Into the Shadowfell
  45. I Don't Want to Lose Arc...
  46. The Road to Kiivj'gakh
  47. Four Years
  48. Bittersweet
  49. The Festival
  50. Oops
  51. The Guide Revealed
  52. Betrayal
  53. Horror
  54. The Beginning of the End
  55. Goodbyes
  56. Ch-ch-changes

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