A week passes. You cool your heels while J'Harast, Sasha and Farad recover from their injuries.
You are given private quarters in the Temple...quite comfortable...but still you feel like prisoners.
After Farad was put to bed, Verona dispatched an acolyte to the Magic Users Guild to check up on Raz. She returned to say that he was fine, and had the following message for you:
"Please tell my friends to hold tight. I will finish up here as soon as possible and get back to them at the temple. I will see what I can do here to help them."
He still has another week of training to complete.
Farad watches the clerics at their work, and spends his time learning about the ways of healing...
Wondering at his facination with this art, Farad confides to you, "Truly I think I too could heal the wounded, if only I take the time to train and learn my skills. The gods have blessed me, and reaffirm my belief that I have been sent to do the work of a paladin of justice. Healing has always been the first sign marking one so called."
"Then you should do it ... I had not thought you a man of healing though .. " Sasha replies, smiling.
"But if you have the calling ... you should follow it - it is not a gift given lightly ... or without cost." Sasha continues, looking more serious now and even a bit haunted.
Illyana smiles. "Perhaps some good did come out of this mess after all. I've become tired of being inside these walls."
Sasha puts her arm over Illyana's slender shoulders and laughs. "You are always so restless! Why is that? Perhaps we can cure you of that with a prolonged shopping trip. I have very little and would value your opinions on how women dress ... would you help me?" She asks, actually looking a bit shy now.
Illyana giggles. "I've always been restless, I like to be doing something indoors or even outside. Probably why I make a good guard - I'm too active to just settle down and fall asleep." She whispers something into Sasha's ears.
Sasha listens, blushing suddenly, then giggles.
"Well then ... it seems seems we have some shopping to do!" She says, an odd sparkle in her eyes. "Guess we'll see you guys later!" She laughs.
Illyana shakes her head. "We can't leave just yet.. the people who were after J'Harast would try to get us as well. I really want to go too, but I'm afraid it will have to wait."
Illyana wonders what happened to the things she asked if Verona could send a servant to buy for her.
"Another week, hmm? Could we head to Castle Yuri in the meantime? Would anyone object to that idea? Raz could meet us there, and we wouldn't be stuck in a few rooms. I could visit my friends while we wait, it's been a while since I've seen them."
"We need Raz to leave the city. He is the only one who can hide us from the eyes of the guild."
Illyana frowns. "He could help obviously, but there must be another way to do it."
Its the sixth continuous day you have spent with Pillar, tempers are getting paper thin. "Look I dont care I have to visit me church, and I dont vare if the seven planes of hell send their armies of demons against me I will not stay in this place for another day". Sulking Pillar wanders over to a corner.
Some time later, your arguing is briefly interrupted by the arrival of an acolyte.
"We just had a messenger from the Temple of Tuoni," she informs you. "Pillar is over there, and will be training for the next two weeks."
She leaves, and you resume your regularily scheduled arguments.