I got to make up for that hafla

Before I could even move on the hydra, a bunch of different weirdo priests piled out of the Tower. Doesn't matter. The battle continued, as it does. I don't remember much of the fight save that there was a man as tall as me, and another man with a spear which I broke in his face. I find myself not keeping memories of most of my battles these days. I blame it on the raging, but I don't know for sure. I'm not trying to chronicle my life.
 
There was a brief pause when the priests were defeated, and I hear the hydra within the city walls. I know not the opportunity I would get again, so I needed to claim my prize while I can. Most of the others decided to stay at the Tower, but I rushed for the beast. I left Azurewrath behind for now; it would slow me as I ran. I did not think to be able to slay the beast on my own; with it having "eaten" or at least somehow having assimilated the tree Rowan had been going on about, I figure it would be enhanced somehow, and I still find myself lacking in magical armament.
 
Instead I decided to focus on my goal. Knowing that the object I needed was a rib, I concentrated my efforts on it's body. I jumped at the beast, summoning Azurewrath into my hands and drove the blade deep into it's side. I cut it open large enough for a man to fit into, which was exactly my plan. Though acid was part of its blood and it burned my flesh as I held on, I pushed myself into it's body to look for the rib in question. Someone touched my ass at some point during this endeavor, I know not who. I managed to push most of the way inside of its body, reaching around for anything to grab onto. I managed to grab onto a rib, grasping around blindly inside of it as I was, and with a jerk of the creature's body, the rib snapped away and I fell out, somehow holding the artifact I sought in my hand.
 
We left the creature to rampage the rest of the city as we made our way back to the tower to regroup. There was a teleportation circle at the top of the tower that took us to Wei Jang. I don't like the coincidence. Did the Dog somehow plan this? Orchestrate these events, perhaps? I don't know. At this very second I feel like complete shit. I've been drinking before this started, been fighting non-stop, and just dove into a Hydra with acid blood to pull out an extra rib someone put inside the thing for gods-know-what reason, and then suddenly standing in front of a giant woman..-cat.. statue. Surrounded by undead in uniforms going about like automatons.
 
Eventually the Woman-cat began speaking a language I could understand, so I asked about the items I had and who might help me. She directed me to an ancient elf, an Axiomite I believe she called him. I'll have to go see him later. Another man like me appeared, and stated we could stay under his care in the.. magic quarter? I don't remember. I never forgot Henry's lessons. I wasn't about to go to the "Magic Quarter" to the whim of a man of similar lineage as me for an unknown reason. That's precisely the type of shit Henry was protecting me from while I was growing up.
 
We made it.. somewhere. I forgot in all the horror of some ASSHOLE CASUALLY STROLLING AROUND ATOP A COVERED SPIDER LIKE IT WASN'T A FUCKING THING.
 
I dunno. We ended up at a whorehouse. I paid for the best room they had available. After we debriefed in Grimaldus' room for awhile to sort of.. make plans here, as it were, we split off and Inira and I went back to our room. It's good to have a period of time to ourselves. First we're going to bathe, then I'm going to fuck this girl's brains out until she can't walk straight, and then while she's bed-ridden we're going to read this book together. It's written in draconic and she isn't versed, so.. it'll be nice. We'll need to talk about our plans at some point too. I want her to be clear on my goals, and I need to know where she stands too. I'm... very very fond of her.. I don't want her stabbing me in the back down the road because I end up doing something outside her ideals or faith or whatever else it is that drives her.
 
Whatever it is, I'm thankful for this room, this bath, and the pleasant company. I guess missing the hafla wasn't all that bad, in the end.