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Thu 27th Apr 2023 01:35

Session: April 24, 2023

by Eirlyssia Tsurovitchna

Well that...didn't go the way I'd expected. It felt chaotic. I didn't like it. I feel like we'd prepped in our minds how we wanted to go about things, and then the stupid coward just kept hiding. I think we decimated bushes more than we hurt him. Actually, I think I'm the only one who actually damaged Malzod. Which, I'll admit, does come with the tiniest amount of satisfaction. It was nothing he won't be able to get healed almost immediately, but still. Getting one good hit in for Mud felt good, even it if it did come at the expense of getting poisoned.
 
But then. Malzod put himself inside some magical barrier that no one could get through, hit Mud a couple times, and just disappeared. We had these grand plans of taking Malzod down once and for all. Everyone had even agreed to let Mortalis take his soul. This was a done deal. I know what it's like to have an all consuming grudge, so I was thrilled to be able to help Mud with his. And we couldn't do anything. It's infuriating.
 
I suppose some good did come of it though. It was almost a disaster, but thank goodness we've started learning. Malzod gave Mud a bracelet, said it controlled Tilly, and if he wanted Tilly to be free, to just break the bracelet. Turns out, unsurprisingly, breaking the bracelet would have led to killing her instead of freeing her. BUT. We did discover the actual method for setting Tilly free, and we were successful at it, for which I am grateful. That bracelet was horrible. It reminded me of when G'Vath'Haz would order me to go murder someone under constant threat of immense pain or giving up my location, but even worse. I can't imagine being subjected to that for so long.
 
I'm kicking myself now. I really wanted to say something to her at the time. She was scared, and ashamed of the things she'd been forced to do. I know what that's like. I know what it's like to be forced to do terrible things, and the fear and shame that comes from people finding out. I know what it's like to see no way out of ever being free. And I know what it feels like to finally surround yourself with a group of decent people (I do think now I'd go so far as to call them friends), and actually be free from that terror. I wanted it for her so bad. But I just stood back and let everyone else help her. I should have reassured her. I should have held her hand and let her know that everything was going to be okay now. But...interacting with people on a personal level like that is hard. I haven't been really close with anyone since my father got taken. I could perhaps have gotten that close to Chaedove eventually, but obviously that isn't an option anymore, thanks to the Cult.
 
Perhaps I'll say something to her when I get the chance next. As angry as I am with losing Malzod, I'm so relieved that we were able to save Tilly. One less good person in the hands of bad people will always, always be a win.

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