Saturn: *soaked in water having just fought off a horde of Slaughterfish, holding five in each hand* I will never understand how you eat fish in place of meat but refuse to learn how to swim so you can catch the damn things yourselves.
Taliesin: *sitting on the riverbank preparing a towel and spare makeup kit to help Saturn fix her war paint* And I will never understand why you refuse to use a fishing rod.
Saturn: Slaughterfish will bite straight through a fishing net. Be realistic, darling.
Taliesin: As long as you don't kick a fit while I fix your makeup, darling.
Saturn: Your lining is atrocious, I always end up with jagged edges.
Taliesin: At least it's not heavy like when you do it.
Saturn: Excuse me?!
Team Dragonborn: *watching Saturn and Taliesin bicker like an old married couple*
Caryalind: I'm not the only one seeing this, right.
Inigo: You are not.
Lucien: How long d'you reckon it'll take them to find out?
Kaidan: Probably much longer than any of us will be able to deal with.
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Saturn: *laying face-down on the couch in the Dragonborn Gallery safehouse, oddly quiet*
Taliesin: *staring at her with a raised eyebrow* Someone remind me what exactly she's sulking about.
Kaidan: She went back to the grotto to look for her sword and couldn't find it.
Saturn: *raises her head with a groan* I spent hours looking! I used every waterbreathing potion I had, it wasn't anywhere in that damnable lake!
Taliesin: Just make a new sword?
Saturn: *gasps, clutching her hand over her heart* Such insensitivity from the man who's life I saved. Twice.
Taliesin: Well excuse you, you're the one who dragged me to an underground lake, what did you think was going to happen?
Saturn: I can't just make another sword! Every sword I make is one of a kind, and that sword was the best of the best! The only thing that could possibly top it is a sword made of pure Dwemer Aetherium, and there's no forge in our modern existence hot enough to smelt that ore!
Lucien: Well actually-
Taliesin: You can't just not use another sword after losing your old one.
Lucien: *raising his hand to speak* Er- there might actually be-
Saturn: *not listening* I'm not saying I won't use another sword, I'm just saying it won't be the same! I spent hours enchanting that sword to my standards! It's like telling you just make a new Berwhale!
Lucien: If I could just-
Taliesin: *offended gasp, clutching Berwhale to his chest protectively* ... You've made your point.
Saturn: Thank you. Now come sit down before you irritate your injuries anymore. *stands and ushers him to sit* Even with the potion you still need to rest.
Taliesin: *blinking in surprise at the sudden change of position* ... Can't say I hate being pampered.
Saturn: Of course you don't, now stay. I'm going to get some anti-scarring cream.
Lucien: *sighs, moving to sit next to Inigo with a pout* I give up.
Inigo: You should know better than to interrupt those two when they are bickering, Julian.
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Team Dragonborn: *fighting in Broken Oar Grotto, high up on the platforms and scaffolding*
Khash: *high up on a wooden beam, surrounded by bandits* Aaaaaaaa why is it always water?!
Kaidan: *cutting down the bandits around her as fast as he can* I'm comin', lass, hang on!
Taliesin: *backed against the railing, dangerously close to falling into the lake, trying to fight off three bandits at once* I hate this, I hate this, I hate this-
Saturn: *knocking down two bandits, turning to face a whole other horde* Don't you know any spells other than Ice Spike that would save your ass?!
Taliesin: Don't you have an automaton for this???
Lucien: *running away from an angry dog* A-Actually I rather think any additional weight might- Ack-! Down, doggy! Er- might make the platforms collapse!
Saturn: See? He gets it- Whoa! *gets knocked off guard, a bandit disarming her with their axe. Her sword falls into the lake below* ... Shit.
Bandit: Hah! Not so cocky now, are you?
Saturn: *glances between the water and the bandit with a shocked look* What, did you think I would be completely helpless without my sword? *grins, a multicolor swirl of elements igniting at her fingertips* You do know I'm an Altmer, right?
Bandit: ... Oh.
Saturn: *giggles, leaning forward as the magic grows, the sound turning maniacal as she darts forward, swiping her hands through the air and sending a flurry of elements towards a group of bandits*
Caryalind: *yelps, kicked back by a bandit. He skids across the wood on his knees, and glances at Saturn with a terse chuckle* Showoff.
Saturn: Hehehehe...~
*Saturn kicks at one of the bandits, launching an elemental bolt at him as he goes flying. She reaches into her satchel with one hand and chucks a round dwarven mechanism into the group of enemies surrounding Khash*
Bandits: *look down at the mechanism curiously* ...?
*The mechanism blinks, beeping rapidly until it emits a shrill whistle, exploding amongst them in a rain of fire and electricity, and taking out a chunk of the platform*
Kaidan: *launched backwards by the blast, into the railing* What the hell was that?!
Saturn: An explosive. Duh.
Kaidan: Duh????
Caryalind: So an Automaton is a no but a deadly explosion is okay?!
Khash: *slides down the beam with a giggle* That was so tusking cool!!!!!
*Nearby, Taliesin had felled two of the three bandits cornering him. Each step he takes is one closer to plummeting into the lake below, and the Orc he's facing doesn't look any closer to dying than he did before the explosion. High above them, a bandit outlaw draws its bow*
Saturn: *helping Khash climb the rest of the way down the beam* I've got ya, kiddo, you're okay.
Khash: *drops the rest of the way down with a yelp, landing in Saturn's arms with her eyes closed, expecting an impact* ... *peeks one eye open, looking up at Saturn in surprise* Oh. Thanks, Scales.
Saturn: No need to thank me. *lets her down with a soft chuckle and looks around* Did we get them all?
Kaidan: I think just about. How's Taliesin doing?
Saturn: Hm..?
*Saturn turns to look towards Taliesin, right as an arrow tears through the sky and pierces his chest. Taliesin keels over with a cry, creating an opening for the Orc to shove him over the edge of the platform and into the water below*
Saturn: TALIESIN!! *sprints towards the edge of the platform and dives after him*
Caryalind: Shit! Kaidan, get the archer!
*Caryalind leaps forward and slashes at the Orc's throat as Kaidan whips around and fires an arrow at the outlaw, spearing through his head and dropping him to the ground*
Khash: Saturn! *runs after Saturn but stops short at the edge of the platform, leaning over the railing fearfully*
Lucien: Khash, get back! The platform is unstable! *pulls her back from the edge just as the railing crumbles apart*
Khash: Ah-! W-Wait, what if they-
Kaidan: *already going down the wooden stairs* Let's meet them at the bottom, come on!
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*Saturn blinks her eyes open, looking around rapidly before spotting Taliesin floating near the bottom of the lake, conscious, but visibly pained and panicked. Blood rises from the wound in his chest and surrounds him in a red cloud of water. Saturn cuts through the water quickly, grabbing Taliesin around the waist and hauling him back to the surface with a gasp of air*
Lucien: There they are! Over here! *runs to the edge of the water and reaches his arm out for Saturn to grab and pull the two of them out, weighed down by waterlogged armor and robes*
Saturn: *gasping for breath as she lays Taliesin down on the ground next to her, leaning over him with a panicked expression* Shit- Tally, hey- *looks up at Lucien* Where are the healing potions??
Lucien: *frozen staring at the arrow protruding from Taliesin's chest* ... W-With Kaidan-
Saturn: So go get them! *faces Taliesin again as Lucien runs back towards the ground, watching him cough up water and blood* Fuck..
Taliesin: *clutches the arrow in his chest with a sound like a mix of a groan and a whimper*
Saturn: I-It's gonna be okay, Tally.. *lays his head in her lap, his ponytail undone by the water. She drags her hand through his hair in what she hopes is a comforting gesture* You're gonna be okay, they're going to get a healing potion.
Taliesin: Mgh..
Saturn: *sighs, watching him fall silent* This is all my fault, I should've been paying attention.. I forget I'm the one who's supposed to be looking after you guys.
*Distant voices clamor and draw nearer, most audible being Lucien's panicked ramble as he leads the others back to Saturn and Taliesin*
Saturn: I mean, it only makes sense, right? Gotta fix the world, protect everyone.. by default, that means protecting you, too. And I failed.. Can't even heal your wounds. *she laughs, quiet and self-deprecating. One hand strokes his cheek gently* ... I'm sorry.
Kaidan: Saturn! *sees Taliesin unconscious in her lap* Oh Gods.. *runs forward, pulling a healing potion out of his pack* Here, have him drink this while I get the arrow out.
Khash: *her voice echoes just around the corner* Caryalind, let me go! I wanna see Tally!
Caryalind: *holding her by the arms, preventing her from seeing Taliesin's wounds* You'll get to see him in a minute, dear, let them heal him first. It's not something you should witness.
*Saturn holds the potion to Taliesin's lips while Kaidan gently dislodges the arrow, a soft healing glow spreading across the wound. When the light dissipates, only a pale scar remains*
Taliesin: ... Mnh.. *groans, face scrunching at the lingering pain as his eyes open slowly* Wha..?
Kaidan: He's good. Need me to carry him?
Saturn: I don't think he'd let you even if he was dying. *leans over to meet Taliesin's eyes with a relieved smile* Hey, Tally. You okay?
Taliesin: .. About as well as I could be, I suppose. *reaches up to touch her hand on his cheek* What on earth were you apologizing for?
Saturn: Ah. *chuckles, a soft gleam in her eyes* Nothing much. Sorry that you're too damn prideful to ever ask for help.
Taliesin: Tsk. Can we leave this wretched place now?
Saturn: Anything you want, Tally.
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