Ander's pov: View attachment 43803 Charlotte went on about fighting among guild members and how it could lead to lingering animosity between them. "There should not be any fighting in the first place. It is all a pointless thing. Darkness comes from where hatred begins. Really the guild should be one, but the more I see of the guild the more and more divided it seems to become. Everyone is fighting. Everyone is so unhappy. Everyone is searching for something. The guild is sopost to be one unit, but it does not seem like it will ever be possible. I guess that that is my fault for letting it get this far." That was when Charlotte asked him if he knew everyone in the guild. What each are capable of doing. "There was a time that was a simple answer of a yes." He begin to think of the training guild he was apart of. How he knew of everyone strengths and weakness. What everyone was good at. "Charlotte do you know what yours is? What you are capable of doing." Charlotte then went on about the tournament not being a way to rank each other and breed some form of festering hatred and rivalry, but more so give us a way to recognize the strength of everyone else in the guild, and in doing so, recognize our own weakness. "I knew my weakness before the tournament. Before coming to this guild. You are only strong as you want to be. Strength is relative for the most part." The fighting was over. Charlotte then asked 'Oh? Do I really seem so confident in myself?' "You do. You always seem so sure of yourself. What you want. That your true purpose is with this guild. I cant say the same thing. I want to help, but there is only so much I can do. I really do not know anymore." Charlotte then said, 'All I know is where I wish not to head in life, and work to make sure that I do not go down that path.' "I do not think that will work for me. My path is already set." Then there was something he wanted to ask her. Well a few things. He looked around at the various guild members. How to ask what he wanted to. He wondered if he would ever get the chance. As far as he knew she did not go though what he did. It did not hurt to ask what she was like though. "What was your childhood like? What magic's are you interested in?"
Ander's pov: View attachment 43802 Charlotte thanked him and the look of confusion crossed his face. He was not used to be thanked. "Thanks is not necessary, Charlotte. I am just doing my job and keeping my promise." He walked with Charlotte, because he had nothing else to do. That was when Charlotte asked him if he was felling alright. "Not practically. I should not bother you with my problems." That was when he noticed the rather increase in the amount of people. He was now on edge. He was looking at all the people. The chance of something happening. "It all seems like a dream in a way. That guild is fighting. I think that there could have been another way. That the guild could have worked to together for a solution. Instead there was all this pointless fighting. It like I do not know this guild anymore. It is not the same. We are to protect others, but how can we do that if all that happens is fighting? Instead of all this fighting. If we fight among ourselves how can we help each other? How can we help the people that need us? That need the guild? To help others we need to understand each other, but I do not see that happening." He continued to walk with Charlotte. He wondered what her thoughts on all this was. The fighting, the guild all of it. "You seem like you know where you are needed, where you belong." He was not sure anymore. His thoughts were one way then another. He did not know what he wanted anymore.
Ethan's pov: View attachment 43801 He continued to sit in the chair. The inn did not seem that busy, but what did he know. He looked at the inn keeper walk away after telling him he could get rest whenever he felt like it. He got up from the chair and walked into the nearest bathroom taking his backpack with him. It was empty for now. He wanted to go to a open shop, but the nearest one was a days tip or so. Going now would not be a good idea. He just payed for a night here so it would be like throwing out money that could be used elsewhere. He just keep on thinking. I want to go to a open shop. Get some new clothes. That was when something strange happened. A purple hole opened up in the bathroom. It was strange in a way. One minute it was not there and the next there was a purple swirling thing there. It was inviting in a way. Well nothing ventured nothing gained. He stepped through the portal. He found himself in an alleyway right next to a shop that was open. Ask and you shale receive or something like that. Not far off from where he was, was a sign that said welcome to Novigrad. How he got here was beyond him. The portal was still open so he could probably get back before someone notice he was gone. He walked into the shop and started looking at the various clothing that was there. He soon found something that he liked and bought it. He brought several things. He left the shop and back to the alleyway putting his newly bought clothing in his backpack. If he walked back into the inn with new clothing in might rise some eyes. He stepped back though the portal and found himself back in the bathroom. It was still empty so that was a good thing. He walked back to the chair he was sitting in before and took a seat.
Ander's pov: View attachment 43800 With Zephyr not saying much to him he moved on to watch the tournament. Johanna and Evanora were keeping everyone healed for the most part. Soon this would all be over. That was when Charlotte went down. He walked over to her and used cure on her. He did not know what to say to her. She was alright now hopefully. "Are you alright?" he asked her. He was not sure what else to say. He continued to watch the tournament while he waited for answer.
Olivia's pov: View attachment 43799 Derrick said that he would be happy to go on an adventure with her. That would be nice. What was he like out there? She had no idea. Derrick seemed to be a stay in one place type of person. So it would be interesting to see him out there fighting. Derrick then said that he would meet her in Oxenfurt. She let out a sigh. "You better or I will personally hunt you down." She was not sure if she was joking or not she could not say. 'You came back at a bad time. Don't get too worried about it' "A bad time! A bad time! I came to see the masters, but most of all..." Her voice trialed off. She had come back to see them. All that they did was ignore her. She came back to see everyone, but she could not tell Derrick that it would be show him some sort of weakness or something. After loosing her first family to the monster and everything elce she did not think she could put up with losing the Witchers. Part of the reason she let herself become a witcher was too protect people so that they did not have to go though what she did. To grow up with out a family she could not think about it. "There are other Witchers here." She then turned to leave. "If I do not see you in a few days I am going to come back and kill you." She said jokingly. "I.." She did not know what to say. She worried about the Witchers and Derrick being by himself. Again she would not tell him that. It seem like a bad idea just to leave him. Witchers can die and Derrick was no different. She decide to stay long enough for him to respond then headed out the door to the stables.
Ander's pov: View attachment 43772 He continued to watch the tournament. He watched as several people went down. First was Ra. He made his way over to him and used Cure on him. Where was Caliborn? He was to be watching the tournament, but was no where to be seen. He continued making his way around to the various people that were down and healed them. He reached Conrad and healed him them moved onto Zephyr The final one and used cure on him. "Are you alright?" He asked not really expecting an answer. It did not seem real it was almost like a dream. There should not be fighting. Fighting across the whole guild was so unlikely it had to be a dream. There was not any other explanation. Really he was just glade that no one had died yet. What kind of person does this to there fellow guild members? This should not be like this. It was almost like the people that destroyed his first family were not happy with the first time around and had to come to this guild. They used some sort of magic spell to force everyone to fight each other. Clearly that no only wanted to destroy his first family they wanted his second too. So, far it had not worked. Everyone was alive. So no one died from the grand scheme. Maybe they wanted for everyone to die. Perhaps that just wanted to bring great pain. Well who is to say? If it was death they had wanted it backfired big time and the path of death was not going to happen. He could see that he could not stop this fighting, so he would just have to wait it out. Whatever insanity caused this it would end soon and he would be there to make sure no one died.
I got up this morning and was like it is Calxiyn's birthday today I will tell her Happy Birthday on skype. Then the more I thought about it, I did not like the idea. Then I thought I would make a forum about it and by time I got to it it was already here. Well Happy Birthday.
Karen's pov: View attachment 43765 She stood by the king waiting for what he had to say. The king then went on about most people being on a mission. The king then asked her go on a mission. That the mission was dangerous. That was when the king gave her bad news. Drake and Veera have been captured and are in the walled city. What? The king wanted her help getting them back. The king wanted her healing powers. "What" She was in shock. "I should have been there. I should have been here. I was sopost go with them. I could have saved them. I could have prevented all of this from happening. It is my fault they they got captured. If I would have came back sooner then they would be safe. I will do what ever I have to get them back. What is it that I have to do? I am sorry that I was not here for them or you."
Ander's pov: View attachment 43762 'You clearly don't understand what intimidation is, are you even human? You don't seem like it' He did not know he was sopost to be. "There is nothing you or anyone can do to intimidate me. I have seen more then most will ever see and that can not be undone." 'When was the last time someone actually enjoyed talking to you?' "About eight years ago. I do not do things for enjoyment. I do things because they have to be done." 'I never wanted to in the first place.' Yet here he was. He must have or he would not be here That was when he was asked to go away. "I have a job to do." He turned to watch the tournament. "I am not strong enough to go through that again. Not strong enough for what will happen if I turn away. So I stay so no one has to go though what I had to. That intimidation no one can do again, because I will not let it happen again. I made a promise and I intend to keep it." He then turned back to watch the tournament.
Ander's pov: View attachment 43761 Malkira reached out to grab him. He showed no fear. 'You dare call my followers dark?' "I did no such thing. It could be, it could not be who to say. I do not know them so I can not say one way or another. I can only see what is told." 'You act like you know everything' "I would not say everything, but I do know quite a bit. Time does that." 'know everything but you know nothing of me! You know nothing of my past life!' "I do not need to know. It in your power to say what others will know about you." 'Where there are no guilds, where we have to fight to survive as individuals! There is no light or dark, only SURVIVAL!' "Light and dark can be there just sometimes it is more of a gray. Some guilds are hidden where you would not think one would be." 'To tell me that my hopes and dreams are impossible' "Nothing is impossible. If you have strong enough belief then the impossible becomes possible. To say something is not is just not right. There will come a time when what you want will come and you just have to believe that it will." Then Malkira went on about not wanting to be this rock thing anymore. "I can help you malkira. I know about curses and there effects." That said he was sure Malkira did not want it. "Malkira the Oracle told you could be human once more. That the curse on you would be gone. That not how curses work. Once a curse is broken you are put back into the sate that you were in before the curse was put on you. So in this case if the curse that was put on you made you to this then you would be what you were before which was dead. The oracle said that you would be human again, it said nothing about you being alive for it. That said if it is a curse then the two can not be the same. You can not have a curse and be alive if the oracle was right. Which would mean that the oracle was wrong, but that is not possible." He then thought some more. "The way you describe how you came to be it does not sound like a curse at all. It sounds more that it was magic and nothing more. A curse is typically put on a person that is alive and goes away if they die. Your body died, but the people moved your soul to this. Curses are on a person, I do not think that they are on there soul. A curse while normally put on a person can be put on a object. Ah, but you do not want my help." That was when Malkira asked him What he was. "I am a person without a path. A person who is lost, but can not be found. Malkira the curse is not you, you are the curse. If you truly believe that a curse is on you, then you have to break it. You can make it what you want to be. A curse is on everyone Malkira. It can be from your past. Everyone has one, but it is your choice to make or break it. In the end it is up to you."
Ander's pov: View attachment 43749 Malkira said his name and what not. 'I suppose this is more like a blessing. I was killed, but some of my devout followers brought me back in this form. I am grateful, but I miss my human body. At least I have this second chance' Malkira said. "Hum... A blessing or a curse? Bringing people back to life is not something that is easy to do. Magic while powerful is not something that people should do what ever they want with. Bring people bag and what not. Bringing some back to life takes lots of power and really should not be possible. Sounds like dark magic to me. A dark guild perhaps." 'The ones who reanimated me in this form did not know how to bring me back as a human, but now I know. I asked the Oracle, and now I know that one day I will be human again' "Oracle? Tell me more. It seems like a wasted answer to a question to me. You wish to be human, but I am not sure how possible it is. Curses are a rather tricky thing to deal with. Braking it may kill you. It just depends on the curse. There is rockojlj a rather nasty one. Then there the blood death one that make you sneeze out blood. There is a sleeping and death ones. Then there is the Suppressive curse and many others. Do you truly want to be human? I do not think it is worth the risk of possibly dyeing." He was talking like he knew quite a bit about curses. Then malkira asked him why he had come to the guild. He had to say he has not really thought about it. "I rather not talk about it. I came for a better life to find the answers to the questions that been locked away. In the end I do not think anyone can truly know what it is to be." He then put the key around his neck away.
Ander's pov: (during the tournament) View attachment 43748 The rock thing asked him for his name. So not only could it move it could talk to. "Ander, Ander Windwifre, and you are?" 'A fellow failed combatant of the tournament? It seems luck is not on our side.' "Winning it not everything. People get hurt when they fight and really it is not necessary. It is point less in a way." He then looked at the rock thing once more. "Not to be rude, but what is it that has made you into this form that you are in now? Magic or perhaps a curse?" Changing someone to a rock was not that good. This was a type of dark magic.
Ander's pov: ( During the tournament) View attachment 43747 He stood by a wall over looking the tournament. He looked up where the s class members were sitting and noticed that Caliborn was missing. He slightly wondered where the man was. He wondered what the man thought about all of this. The tournament and this fighting. He looked back at the tournament going on. Luckily no one has got seroursly injured or killed. He looked at Evanora, this was some game to her. It was a stupid game. It was a dangerous road. He had seen things that no one should see. With Caliborn gone the chance of someone getting hurt was increased. If something happened there was not much that could be done. He continued to watch the tournament looking for any danger. Someone getting seriously hurt was bond to happen. He would continue to watch the tournament until it was over or until Caliborn cam back. He could not let anyone get hurt and the best way to do that was to heal them. Evanora was not going to change her mind about the tournament so the next best thing was to make sure that no one got hurt. He continued to look and watch when he spotted a strange rock thing. It was unusual in a way. (Malkira) He watched it move and do things. It could be an act of magic from someone, but it seemed to move with a soul. There was something to it. What ever this was it was a person in some way. Magic did this to what ever this thing was. He could help this thing, but how to do it. Call out hay giant moving bolder seemed a bit rude. He did not now the name of the thing so calling it by name seemed out. "Hello," he said to the thing (Malkira). He pulled out the key around his neck. 'You are sopost to unlock the answers to everything,' he said to himself. Does every question rely have an answer? He was not so sure anymore. He did not know he was meant to find the answer. Maybe he was just to live, by and just let it come and go. He could not say. He wondered if the rock thing would make its way over to him.
Olivia's pov: View attachment 43716 Derrick said it was alright for her to go to Oxenfurt. It was not like she need his permission anyways. "You could come with me you know. It would be an adventure." Derrick then said he had been busy. "Derrick you never been really about the rules. What has changed?" She the began to think about why she was back. "I came back to see master. Then I came across you and I thought we could catch up, but you changed so much. Is the past really gone? What use to be not there?" She then thought back to when she was younger training with the other Witchers. Derrick was a full Witcher at that time. She wanted to know what happed to her masters in the time she was gone. Part of her did not want to find out, but the other did. She then brushed the hair out of her face. "I wanted to see master, but sense I been back no one noticed me. You know my past or the stories of it I guess. You do not know what it is like." As far as she knew Derrick had a family he did not have to go through the pain she did. She lost her family at a young age. Sure she was lucky to get to become a Witcher, but part of her wondered what would have happened with her family if they were alive. She knew Derrick longer then most, but she was not sure what he could do. Witchers could only do so much and he was just one person. She did not know what else to say. Ethan's pov: View attachment 43717 The group that ran the inn said he could get some sleep. He could stay in the chair if he wanted. There was some sort of main room off through some doors. The inn people then went on about food and of course paying for it. He did not have much money. Lucky his family in the bag he had put some food in it. Despite not eating most of the day he was not that hungry. "I do not want any food, but thanks for the offer."
Ander's pov: View attachment 43715 He saw beucette standing there with a smirk. There was stupid speed bs afoot here. There was one thing he could do and that was keep her away. Fire spread across his body. Hopefully the heat would be enough to keep her away. Ander used Fire Dash
Ander's pov: View attachment 43698 He had been waiting for Evanora to give him some sort of answer. That was when some girl went on about his mother. How dare she. He had not realy been around his family growing up that said he did talk to her from time to time. "My mother taught me many things and one of them is that you don't need to be attacking others for no reason." Well he got that from being in the training guild, but what ever. The girl was still running at him. "This is your chance to stand down. To work on a better solution." The girl kept coming a him. Then she let go of her weapon throwing it at him. He let out a sigh he had to told her, but there was no getting around no fighting. He staff glowed with power then dimed a little. He had to defend himself from this crazy person. Ander used Binding Strike.
Ethan's pov: View attachment 43670 The Buttler's or where ever he was had said that the women that cam in before him was served and her food is on the way. So, they could talk. He was no a mind reader and there was no way he would have known other wise. "I did not know and.." his voice trialed off and he let out a sigh. Being older was such a new thing. He did not know anything about it. One minute he was young covered in ash and the next he took a hold of a orb. That was when he somehow got older. He did not know how it worked or anything. Being older was new to him and he did not know how things are or was to be. He was confused by the whole thing. What was he sopost to be like? How was he to act? He had no idea, he had been young and he had not aged how a normal person does or how he did in the past. He could explain everything, but it was unlikely that anyone would believe him. his birthday was tomorrow and if today was anything to go by he was not going to have a good one. That people then asked his name or something to that effect. "Name is Ethan, Ethan Mau." That was when they asked for money, they sure were persistent. "OK," He then reached into his bag and took out 10 coins, giving it to one of them. Now what was going to happen he could not say. He did not know where to go or what to do or what was next. Olivia's pov: View attachment 43671 Veceslav had thanked her and that was about it. She then watched him go. Tatiana then said something about Aaron. "You have to be there for Aaron, be strong for him." Derrick then left heading off to look for Veceslav. Derrick then came back tell her to listen to him. He then went on about Veceslav going off to stop Veera and Aaron from murdering every Doppler they can find. "I had not planed to follow anyone, but to go off to Oxenfurt." That was when Derrick had asked her to stay. She then folded her arms over her chest. "Why should I? So I can be ignored some more?" She had no reason to stay. She was angry at Derrick. He had promised to talk to her and he did not even attempt to have any conversation with her. She felt like she could was good reason to be angry at Derrick. "Don't make a girl a promise you cant keep."
Griffin's pov: View attachment 43668 Adelina said that she knew Karen and said that she thought she went to look for the king. She did not where she had gone. Welp he did not know what to do. He had to find Karen and did not know where to start looking. It was clear that the women was not here. That was when he walked down the stairs and stood by the tree. He was going to have to think on where to go next. Karen's pov: View attachment 43669 She sat in the tree when the king said to hunter that they were leaving in two hours. Where were they going? It was rather interesting. That was when the king had told him to find someone by the name of Griffin. That was when the king had asked for her to come down. Oh no was he mad that she was gone so long? There was no time limit so she did not know. That said she was to be back days ago. Come to think of where was everyone? That was when she used her 3d maneuver gear to get down from the tree and landed perfectly. "Yes what it you need?? Come to think of it where is everyone at?"
Olivia's pov: View attachment 43655 She stood at her horse a moment more. She stood by and brushed the horse. She guessed that she should tell the others what was going on and if they ignored her then she would get on her horse and head out. "Soon," she told the horse. She walked away from the stables and back into the Witcher library. Then she walked towards the evening hall. She continued to walk to she got to the evening hall entering then looked at Derrick and Veceslav. Derrick and Veceslav were talking about something what she could not say. They did seem deep in conversation. What had happened sense the moment she had left? Tatiana seemed to be resting or was and was just getting up from a rest or something. "You should know that Aaron and Veera's horses are missing." They probably ignore her it would not surprise her at all. She stood by the door waiting to be ignored. Then she could go off to where she had planned to go. She would know what to do next time and it depended on what happened now. Ethan's pov: View attachment 43654 The strange people in the house stood by talking about if he wanted to work for coin to go ask a farmer. Really he could do a lot here, but what he could not say. He did not fancy sleeping with some random drunk. The owners of the inn then went on about the nearest shop that was owned by Wilfred Hoover and was a blacksmith and general handyman. It really was not what he needed. he could use information about the sword he had found in the forest, but more then anything he wanted some new clothing. "You should really take care of that women before me. She was here before I was." What kind of place helps the next person that comes in before they are done with the first. It did not make much business sense. So really he did not know what to say. "Once you take care of that women we can speak. I really prefer not to sleep with some random drunk." He then walked over to a chair and took a seat to wait for the owner to be done with the women that came in before he did.
Ander's pov: View attachment 43641 He looked to Silvia and watched her go something was wrong that much was clear. Silvia did not want his help so there was not much he could do. You cant help people that do not want it. He turned to the cat on his bed and gave it some food. He then left the room closing it behind him. He then made his way back to the guild hall and spotted Evanora. She went on about fighting against each other for the championship prize. He let out a sigh, he was staring to get rather anger at this whole thing. "Evanora you expect you to fight each other. There are other ways of doing things then just fighting someone. Not everything has to be about fighting. There were better ways than fighting everyone. Why does everything have to be about fighting? People will get hurt from this game, from this tournament. I do not wish to hurt anyone." His voice was full of concern. He was all about self defense and could not hurt anyone, unless they were a danger. This tournament was none of that and hurting someone for entertainment was wrong. Now that he thought about it Evanora was all about not much and it kind of make sense in some odd way that she was doing this tournament. That said he did not have to like it. "Do you want people to get hurt to perhaps die? I am sure we can figure something else out other then to attack each other in this tournament," His voice and everything said he did not want anyone to be hurt. He really did not know what to say to the women. It was unlikely that she would change her mind if at all. Evanora seemed like the type to come up with something and stick with no matter what anyone said, but he need an answer to this stupid tournament of fighting each other. Perhaps there was some thing from anyone getting hurt or killed, but he did not now anything about this tournament other then that they had to fight each other. If he did not know better he would say there was something more going on then just this tournament. Knowing and being apart of this guild for so long there was probably something more going on.
