[Lawtan]

Kadia looked up at the tall, imposing, robed priest, eyes brimming with tears. A clunk alerted her to Rurik moving away. No…she didn’t want to leave Dante...but she had no choice. Not able to meet Thomas’s gaze, she pushed herself up. Dropping her weapons, she turned away. Another failure, another person hurt…
The threatening one…the one who could help…she had to trust…her
fault…too much.

Kadia shrunk down next to Rurik, folding in on herself.

The night was covered in shadow…dark beyond nature. Hound-like figures stalked the streets the night she left home. Her pack, holding rations and a set of multitools, strained her back. Pain, but freedom was worth the pain. Kadia looked back on her past. So much to do, but now was her opportunity.

Kadia trekked along the alleyways of the decayed town, looking in wonder at the facades and torn brickware. Lost in thought and wonder, a hand grabbed her. In shock, she could not cry out. Kadia was dragged into the underground while baleflames erupted from her home district…

Kadia snapped to, shaking. She turned and saw Thomas and Dante…her fault…she can’t save anyone…she should just leave…
A hissing…a snake of red and black, spiked all over, reared itself near the group. Banishing her thoughts, Kadia mentally thrust into the snake. She grabbed and broke the creature’s spine, feeling its life fade. Kadia rose for a second time, and stood over the two. She may be unable to help, but she would at least be there, and at least she could try to protect them...