Pride stared at his own side, but whatever it was that Amras was seeing, he didn't. It all looked the same, to him, but before he could voice his doubts, Amras' words jerked him from his thoughts. He whipped his head up, blinking at the gryphon, surprised at how offended he felt.

"...Reality? Amras, I wasn't hallucinating." His brow furrowed a little as he studied his friend.

Was he thinking I was imagining this whole damn thing..? At length he snorted, and pushed his thoughts aside. He felt the little one surging magic within him again, and tried to reach for it with his mind despite his misgivings--he knew he was too tired.

His reward was a crashing pain clanging through his head, and he stumbled, grimacing in deep pain. "It's trying to communicate. I'm too tired. Backfired," he explained in hissed words. Anger was forgotten; all he wanted was to go and sleep. But he had to talk to Envy first; he wanted to get this over with. "Thank you for seeing me, Amras, but I need to go. I've worn myself thin, and I've yet to report to Envy before I depart."

With that he turned to go, head low and ears sagging, gathering himself as best he could for one last task before he had free reign to rest.

exit Pride, unless stopped;
@Squick

Despite Squick's call, Pride did not answer, and the little creature blinked its wide eyes, forehead crinkling. The faint glimmering of its skin in the dark was still present, and as it sat and waited, it examined its forepaws- and then raised its second set of paws and examined those too.

Then it felt Pride start to move, its home rocking and moving around it. The parasite swayed, then placed down its forepaws. It waited for a while longer, glancing around. After a while, though, it began to forget what it was waiting for, and with a small, squelching sigh it settled down to feed on Pride's last meal, mandibles twitching as it fed.

The gentle rocking motions of Pride's body as he moved were soon enough to send it back off to sleep, the cloying warmth of his stomach comforting it.

-exit Squick-

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When I think.

The gryphon lowered his head as a small form of apology. Sure they were working under the assumption that the voice and circumstance was real, but as far as Amras was concerned at least it seemed best to takes every step possible to keep from operating under faulty conclusions. Still, voicing that aloud probably had come off as rude.

"No offense was meant. I certainly believed you but it is good to confirm that we aren't being toyed with by the ancients."

Unfortunate though that the sparkling wasn't nearly as good of an indicator as he had hoped. Imagine what benefit that might have had if it could be used to detect magical abnormalities! As it was it at least was an interesting party trick and a tasty meal to ensure that the alien visitors within stayed healthy.

"Rest well in that case." he replied as Pride began to turn to leave, "And give my well wishes to Envy as well."

The gryphon did not move to tread back to his spot at the moment though, instead turning his head toward the nearest tunnel. This would likely be the highlight of his day and with nothing seeming too pressing at the moment he feared the next few days would be like the last. It was high time to get a change of scenery. Polaris perhaps? Just as good as anything- perhaps he'd watch the golems for a while under the light of the Spire.

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Pouch 1: Baubled talc rods x12	Pouch 2: Charcoal dust (50 in3)	Pouch 3: Dried Mothers Tear mushrooms (25 in3)	Pouch 4: Charcoal chunks x7 (medium)
Back bag: Empty

Take hold of the power within
"And shape the fabric of reality around you"
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notes: - Exit Amras -