Chapter: II: Survival Of The Fittest
<Kshar turns to leave Shara to die, who is down on her knees in the mud>
Shara: NO! NO!
Katharina: W-wait ... we should, eh ...
Kshar: If you want to finish your journey and live, follow me. Otherwise, stay here.
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Katharina: <stands still, not knowing what to do> But ... but I can't just ...
Kshar: And watch where you step ...
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Kshar: <while leaving> ... the guards won't arrive 'till her arms are numb, too.
Shara: YOU CAN'T DO THIS!! YOU FUCKING LIZARD BASTARD!!
<Shara klings to the tree she's leaning at and sounds more and more panicked>
Shara: I'm NOT gonna get eaten by ANYTHING!! PLEASE!!
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Katharina: <stressed> Lhûn! Can't ... can't you do ANYTHING for her, Kshar?
<Shara's legs fail and she collapses onto her knees>
Shara: Hngh!
Kshar: No.
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Kshar: Her legs are already failing, see?
Shara: FUCK YOU! I'm ... fine! I can walk! I c-can ... <She groans, trying desperately to stand up again>
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<Shara coffs exhaustet, as she doesn't succeed>
Katharina: Can't we ... take her with us somehow?! You said it isn't far anymore!
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Kshar: It's still too far to carry someone on your shoulder through a dangerous jungle.
Shara: Y-you ... *ngh* ... you can't be serious! C'mon, I GAVE YOU 50 GOLD!!
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<She points at Katharina>
Shara: And I saved YOUR life, human!
Katharina: <torn> Um.
Shara: TWICE!
Shara: NO! No you can't do that! I'll ... I'll PAY you!
<Shara holds her leg that already seems to be limping, while Katharina slowly catches up to them, looking puzzled>
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Katharina: Eh ... what's going on here ... ?
<Shara tried to walk, but her leg nearly gives out>
Shara: Ngh!
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Katharina: <concerned> Is ... is there any danger?
Shara: <hysterical> HE WANTS TO LET ME DIE!!
Kshar: <calm, but serious> She stepped on a poisoned root.
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Kshar: And now she's gonna get paralized and eaten by guards.
Katharina: WHAT?! That's - that's horrible! What "guards"?!
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Kshar: Every spider tree has some wild animals as some sort of guard. They protect the tree and it's fruit, and in return they get to eat everything that steps on the roots. It's symbiotic.
Shara: SYMBIOTIC MY ASS!!
Shara: What, and that's IT?! You could've warned me sooner, you ASSHOLE!
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Shara: I'm gonna MAKE you -
<She draws her sword and tries to approach him, but he points his axe at her>
Kshar: DON'T!
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<She growls, but stands still>
Kshar: You were good in combat ... but not THAT good. But I could kill you quickly, if you want to. Just one swing.
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Shara: <getting desperate> N-no ... NO! You can't just ... You can carry me! You're FUCKING STRONG!
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Kshar: <squints his eyes> I told you, I'm NOT gonna carry you. I told you: as soon as you become a hindrance, you're on your own.
<Shara leans on a tree and holds her injured foot>
Shara: NATURES motherfucking TITS, CRAP! <she hesitates and looks up to Kshar> ... wait, poisonous?
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Kshar: They'll paralize your legs within minutes. The rest takes a little longer ... and then the guards arrive.
Shara: G ... what guards?
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Shara: What the FUCK are you talking about?! I have to get the poison out! Don't you have some antidote or something?!
Kshar: <looks grim> You won't even get it out by chopping your legs off. It's already in your blood.
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Kshar: And I don't need antidote, I WATCH WHERE I STEP! And I told YOU, where to step, TOO!
<Kshar grabs for his axe>
<Katharina is now walking somewhat farther behind the other two, still mad>
Shara: Hey, I think the rain is stopping ... and the princess finally shuts up. Maybe the last part won't be that bad after all ...
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Shara: So you know the taverns in Serpent's End, huh? Any favourites? I can't wait to drink 'till I drop ...
<She rips off a flover from the wayside and examines it in her hand>
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Kshar: There's that one owned by a snake, the "Slithering Tail" ...
<He looks at Shara sniffing at the flower>
Kshar: - WATCH WHAT YOU'RE DOING! We haven't left the jungle yet!
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Shara: <annoyed> Well, it's only a few more hours, isn't it? There aren't any "forsaken" living that close to the city, are they?!
Kshar: No. But the jungle itself is a danger.
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<He points to a large tree atop of a hill>
Kshar: That's a spider tree. You remember what I told you about them?
Shara: Whatever ... I dunno. Huge ass spiders living in it?
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<Shara steps on the thorn of a root emerging from the ground>
Shara: OW! FUCK!
Kshar: No. Poisonous roots emerging from the ground until up to 100 feet away ...
Katharina: <angry> And how in the world was I supposed to know that?! YOU were supposed to be MY protection!
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Katharina: But you left me alone infront of that beast!
Shara: Well, how's this for an explanation ...
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<Shara leans to Katharina and flips her two birds>
Shara: SUCK MAGIC DICK, BITCH!
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<Katharina seems shocked by that much profanity and doesn't know what to say>
Kshar: HARHAR, Shara, we should REALLY take a drink in Serpent's End ...
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Kshar: I'd just LOVE to see you getting in all kinds of trouble ...
Shara: I'll do my best if you pay ...
Katharina: <to herself> ... unbeLIEVable!
Shara: Hey, Kshar, have I told you how she nearly got eaten by a dragon leaper? That was HILARIOUS!
Katharina: W-would you shut up?! That wasn't funny!
Kshar: <amused> Tell.
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Shara: Well, we startled that thing and she was all like "OH NO OH GOD SHOOT IT KILL IT HELP" and I just backed up 'cause she got all of it's attention through her BEGGING and WHINING ...
<Katharina facepalms>
Kshar: Heh, yeah. Those beasts rely mostly on sound and their darkvision.
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Shara: "Darkvision"?
Kshar: Yes, their eyes amplify every bit of light. A small torch is like a sunrise for them.
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<Shara bursts out laughing>
Shara: BWAAHAHAHA! FUCK! You heard that, princess?! Your magic light shit must've nearly blinded it!
Katharina: Hrmf.
Shara: No wonder it tried to rip you apart!
<A few days later, the group is on their way through the jungle again, it's raining heavily>
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Shara: I HATE the jungle ...
Kshar: Stop complaining, we're almost there ... We should arrive at dusk.
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Katharina: Oh, praised be Lhûn ... !
Shara: Yeah, I can't wait to finally get rid of you, princess ...
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Katharina: Hey, I HEARD that!
Shara: I know.
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Kshar: Is she being a "pussy" again?
Shara: Naw, more of a bitch.
Katharina: HEY!
Shara: <thinking> ... What are YOU doing here, Shara? Hpw far do you want to run?
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Shara: <thinking> What are you gonna do when you're far away enough ... ? Being the same scum as before? Whoring around like before? Like with that tentaclehead who lied to you ... ?
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Shara: <thinking> He was a bastard ... just like you ... you deserve someone like that ... SCUM ....
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Shara: <thinking> You don't know anything else ... you'll never get anything else ... you don't deserve anything else ...