"Menzo?" Ricker whispered.
"Yes, Ricker?" The genasi quietly replied.
"Do you believe the world is dying?"
"I cannot say, Ricker. I hope not, for your sakes. But I have not been here long enough to see for myself. Have you noticed any strange signs lately?"
"There was an earthquake, not long before we found you. It destroyed my inn, killed my girls." He choked but kept going. "Never happened before. Never heard of such a thing in this part of the world. And those wolves shouldn't have attacked you. Tulka agrees that it was unnatural."
Menzo was silent.
"You can get us off of Sollette?"
"Yes, I can. But it will be very dangerous."
"Son, I've done a lot of dangerous things in my life. I've killed many a foe, made plenty of friends, stranger then you even, and looted my fair share of evil lairs. I can live with danger." He looks to the sleeping companions. "My only worry is if they can."
"They are young. Only Fang has had any kind of combat experience. But I think they will do fine. Something tells me that I could not have asked for better companions." Menzo grinned in the light of the fire.
"I think you're right." Ricker smiles back at the genasi. "I have another question."
"Yes?"
"What are we going to do about the rest of the world? We can't save them all."
Menzo sighed. "I'm afraid we can't save any of them." He reached into the fire and shifted a few logs with his bare hand. "And if they find out about why I am here..." He left the thought unfinished.
"They'll tear you apart. We should keep quiet about that, then. Can't tell anyone that they're all going to die."
"It saddens me too, Ricker. I wish I could save them all."
They were silent for a few more minutes until Ricker turned and went to sleep, leaving Menzo to watch the darkness alone.
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OOC: Great RP thread guys! You all did fantastically! I'm letting everyone level up to 2 now. It's a bit much on the experience side but otherwise you would be stuck with only about 100 to go and that can be frustrating. So level up and we'll continue soon!