The following battle has been dramatised from its' original context.
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"Jaheira. I see-"
"Yes Rena. I have noticed. Shall we assume the worst?"
"Given the oh-so-enlightening speech by the Ancient Blockheads, I suppose so..."
"Sigh, and here I thought we could have some lasting peace after Irenicus."
"As did I... as did I."
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Moments later, a confrontation brewed between Jaheira and the intruders.
"You're not Rena Ryuuguu! Where is she?"
Jaheira chuckled softly to herself, "So predictable." Asserting a firm gaze, she glared at their adversary. A Bhaalspawn named, 'Illasera', one of the infamous Five that now plague the Sword Coast. Illasera wielded a bow, and Jaheira figured that she must be a crackshot to be so confident in brandishing it about. "Hmm...", Jaheira thought to herself.
"Answer me! Where is she?"
"And if I choose not to oblige you?"
"Then I shall be forced to make you... To me, my brothers! Let the Black Reavers once again show why we are not to be played with!"
Three brutish looking Humanoids emerged from the vegetation, with one looking particularly monsterish.
"Ha! See what you have wrought upon yourself! Now the five of us... five... five? Trieze? Trieze, where are you? I said to come out now!"
Jaheira smiled, "If you are referring to a badly dressed Mage, I believe my Mountain Bears are snacking on him now. You should have seen his face when he accidentally stepped onto Rena's
Spike Trap. Such a quaint expression. Truly one for the ages."
"Da-damn you! I will not have you make a fool out of me and my men! At them!"
The Black Reavers charged forward and engaged Jaheira and her companions in battle. They no longer had their Mage support, but their physical prowess was not to be underestimated.
"And now you die!", one of the Black Reavers shouted, as his weapon made contact with Minsc the Ranger. He never got to say another word though, as a shadowy figure materialised behind him and whispered, "
After you."
"It's HER!", Illasera shouted, as she backpedalled to reanalyse the situation. She tried to track Rena with her bow, but Rena laughed and stealthed away. "Where is she? WHERE IS SHE?"
"I'm here!", Rena answered with glee as she reappeared next to another Black Reaver and
ended his life before he could change the look of surprise on his face. Rena laughed some more and slinked away into the shadows.
"Damn you! Come back here and fight me if you dare!"
"Your opponent is me!", Jaheira shouted as she kicked aside the body of the Black Reaver she had just vanquished.
"Get out of my way, Druid!", Illasera snarled as she fired an Arrow of Dispelling towards Jaheira. Her shot flew true and struck Jaheira, before rebounding back to Illasera. "Argh! What manner of trickery is this?"
"This!", Jaheira replied. She had closed the distance between her and Illasera, and after raising one of her hands up high, she slammed the
Shield of Reflection into Illasera's face with all her might.
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"Aw shucks... I only got three of them..."
"At least you got the majority."
"Yeah... but I was kind of hoping for more."
"Oh can it, Rena," said Imoen, "You're beginning to sound like Nalia. At least you killed
something. Me? I'm still Dragonless, and my record sheet sucks. Even Kelsey kills more than me, and he's a borderline pacifist!"
"Wow... you're unusually edgy today," Rena said, with surprise in her voice.
"I-I'm sorry, Rena. I didn't mean to snipe like that... I... I just feel a bit different. I- Haha, look at me. Getting my undergarments all in a twist!", Imoen chirped.
Rena did not know what to reply. Perhaps it was just stress, and nothing more.
Or so she thought.
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To be continued...
Coming up next! Brother in Arms! Imoen learns bad habits from Kelsey! More backstabbings! And Kelsey kills again!