The cyclone howled like a banshee as its powerful winds ripped down the walls, buildings and towers of Malwan. Ilyana screamed, but her tiny voice could not rise above the thundering storm any more than it could reach the struggling pair. Heedless of the destruction around them, Euwyn and Marty continued their fight, hands locked at each other’s throats, as they hurled petty insults to be swallowed by the wind. All at once, she realized that the dream was senseless and – still more important – just a dream, and not HER dream. This nightmare was coming from somewhere outside herself. She woke to find a dark, fey beast atop her, its weight crushing the air from her lungs as it drank her blood. Her screams woke the party woke around her, and together they chased the beast off, only to wake anew as soon as the creature fled. All seemed safe, until they realized that Marty and Euwyn had switched bodies!
After some debate, they determined that they still had to go back to Malwan to tend to their duties while they searched for some solution to their predicament. When Euwyn reached Strom, and asked, “Who has the power to fix this?” The answer returned seemed to indicate that the switch was actually Strom’s doing. Recalling her dream, Ilyana theorized that Strom wanted the pair to put aside their differences and work together for the very survival of Malwan!
Their first test at passing for each other came at the Viecelli Mining camp. Twidi, the girl whose heroics had helped the party free the camp from trolls a few months back, flirted with Marty in the Prince’s body while Euwyn felt the joy of using his new-found powers of healing.
At the city gate, Kenny Ismort, swore his sword and his loyalty to the Prince’s side and cause, renouncing his own family and titles.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.