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The barrier I had slammed down around my mind to protect jvb from Aganeth's scrutiny earlier kept itching. Itching? Why would it itch? Maybe someone's trying to talk to me ..." I lowered my mind shield just a fraction, trying to protect myself and still get a sense of what was going on. Then it hit me, it was Viper and he was hurting and possibly trapped. I think I must have lost even more color, first the healing and now this, because I heard Kiya saying: "What's the matter DQueene?"
"It's Viper, I had my mind shielded so I didn't hear him at first, but ... He's in danger. I see traps," I gasped, "Not very clear what kind ... Kiya, he's hiding it from me but... he's WOUNDED! Something has pierced him!"
I heard Kiya saying something about, "Ok go after him", but I was already on my way. Going out our door I turned left, stopping to lean on the wall, swaying a little and taking deep breaths while trying not to be sick - geez, my head was spinning and I felt like I might throw up. Gritting my teeth, I thought, it doesn't matter if I do throw up, it's Viper in there.[/color]
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I opened the door and looked down a long corridor that seemed to go forever. I started walking and after about 100m the corridor changed, it started to vanish. First the corridor walls vanished and then I was in some sort of room, chairs have been spread over the room all facing a small ‘podium’ where a sign stood “Welcome to Larian Studio's gala 2003 Larian Gaming Conclave”. I saw some of my companions in that room, sitting and chatting and eating pastries. I even saw someone who looked like Viper, except he didn't have any wings and he was standing quietly over in a corner just watching everyone. I reached out my hand to him and he vanished...
Get a grip DQueene! It's an illusion! The corridor I was walking on blurred again and I was walking down a garden path in a beatiful silver wedding dress, Viper was standing under an arch decorated with flowers and ribbons and he was smiling at me, love shining from his eyes, and then he held at his hand. It was the happiest moment of my life ... and then the toe of my shoe hit a rock and I tumbled to the ground - falling onto my hands and knees in the corridor - saving my life as a trap was sprung - two spikes slamming together above my head just where my upper body would have been if I was still standing.
Thank the goddess, my subconcious mind was still protecting me! I sensed that Viper was nearby and caustiously sent out a tendril of thought, "Viper? Where are you?"[/color]
