Submitted: 29 December 1998


I'm Willing to Die to Help You

by Rhylos Muja'we

(Crossing, Zoluren: 67 Ka'len 356)

What can Rhylos say. Me not too Bright bookwise. And being a silly 'tog who can not help but speak in third person me get teased many times. But Rhylos survivor. Until one pleasant night of hunting in de medows of de Crossing. Rhylos remember like it was yesterday. Rhylos just killed goblin scum when me catch Droham steal coins from me. Rhylos tell stop because me not like confrontation wid odder people even though he filthy thief.

So Rhylos tell Droham to stop but he tease Rhylos calling me stupid 'tog barbarian. Rhylos was insulted and believe me, me very upset! So Rhylos leave room and go to another. But he follow and steal again!

Dis was enough to push Rhylos over da edge! So Rhylos call filthy tief out and get ready to smash head like ripe apple. But Droham take cross bow evade and evade until he tend Rhylos a serious wound! One blow and Rhylos gonna be gonner soon! Rhylos try but Rhylos smart enough to know dat he not gonna make it to empath. Soon Rhylos keel over dead like fool me is!

But dat not end of story, just prelude as smart bard would say. Cherlindria, a wonderful young empath, who Rhylos met day earlier see Rhylos dead! Rhylos ask her wait until Rhylos depart and come back because me have favor. She hear noting of it! She get help and get me dragged to town. She heal some but she no can heal all, it too much for her. But she still no leave!

Tammrae, anoder kind empath and hero of story, come and not leave side either. She begin to heal Rhylos in middle of street while Cherlindria flag someone down to drag to clerics. When she do dey take to clerics.

When dere Tammrae heal Rhylos of all serious wounds den left to help herself. Cherlindria stayed until Rhylos was bonded den went about to help odders since she could do no more for foolish Gor'Tog. It was busy dat night in cleric hovel so Rhylos had to wait before getting put back on feet.

It was not but few minutes later dat a friend of Tammrae drag her lifless body in! She died with much honor taking serious wounds from Foolish Rhylos. By now Tammrae is back on feet and doing well. And Cherlindria is alive last time Rhylos check. Dey went all out to help a barbarian dat dey hardly knew. Dis make dem as honorable as any sword slinging barbarian dat Rhylos know or might know. Rhylos will never forget dem as long as me walk dis earth!