Slow claps resonate behind me "that look useful"
"I know" it does look useful, but still, using this in a fight sounds like a waste of time without a lot of training.
I need to figure out the length first, If I can throw my spear far and just take it back and stay at a complete distance, like Jenna can do, I'll be in a massive advantage.
I also need to learn how to hit my spear shot. But still.
That's progress.
I turn around to face balrow, we don't talk. And I don't care, I have too much in mind right now, I need more fabric for obvious reasons, it's light, I can stock lots of it, and it's versatile, even without any skills I could use it to make ropes, tying wounds -or try at least-
Hide shit, hide shit really? Dad would have found more.
Fuck, whatever, I know it's useful, I can feel it, this shit is too versatile, doesn't everyone try to get cloth during apocalyptic story or something? I don't know, I don't know, I don't care, this is light and doesn't seem to take a lot of place in my inventory.
I point at the tent "could you get some for me? I have something to search" balrow wait for a while before nodding and moving toward the tent behind me.
Me, I'm already running back inside, I'm searching for something ultra specific right now, but I have no idea where it could be.
However, FEAR NOT, my cool ass self has a strategy, what is it?
Force open all the doors I see.
And forcing them I do, I see dead goblins, useless empty rooms, more and more destroyed armor, but still, no sign of what I'm searching for...and of the species in armor...strange.
It's only after what? 5 minutes? And a good amount of heavy breathing that I finally get it.
I'm not finding it like that.
I walk back on my steps already, I searched everything and my shoulder aching because of the number of doors I forced open.
My sleps slow down as I think, think, and think, I freeze.
I know where to find it.
"It's here" I'm sure of it, that's the only possibility, there should be one, I go outside looking at the collapsed room. The collapsed BIG room.
"What are you searching for?"
I look at barlow, don't he get it? I lift my hand up, waving it around, doing some strange shit, just trying to articulate my words "the, the the, the thing"
I stare at the room from my new point of view, it's completly collapsed on itself, I would need two hundred men or a buldozer to get access to the room.
"The what?" Balrow ask again, didn't I made myself clear already?
"The thing, the" I wait, searching for my words, searching for an entry "the armory" I climb up the rubble with no small difficulty, but with careful steps it's fine.
"the armory?" Yes, the armory, the shit filled with weapon, weapons that will help me break this ridiculous tutorial.
"Yeah, the armory" I stand above the rubble, I bend over and try to push some off from above, it rolls off like an avalanche. A small one. A really small one.
"You think there is an armory?" My eyes open wide, I give the old man a glance "there IS an avalanche" "an avalanche?" Fuck "no no, I meant, an armory, there is an armory"
Balrow, wisely decide to agree with me and just stare at my machinations, isn't he happy? I'm giving him weapons for fuck sake.
I kneel down on the rubble and grab a big piece of rock, throwing it down, youpie. New avalanche.
Time to dig.
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"Are you sure you're fine?" I frown, yes, I am. What is that supposed to mean? I look at Jenna, and after a while I realise that I didn't answered out loud. I grab another piece of rubble and throw it
"Yeah, don't worry"
"Alright..." If I get my hands on more weapon then then then....then that will be useful, yeah yeah, that's it, it will be useful, and I'll be back there faster.
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"One avalanche one!" Annie exclaim as she push the rocks with me... "Eh, no entry..." I ignore her words for the sake of digging, faster, harder, fuck. My fingers hurt.
"Don't you...wanna take a rest?"
I look up, stars greets me.
I look at my right "I'll go to sleep later, don't worry" I barely catch herself biting her lip and scratching her head in worry? Nervousness? Dunno.
Oh wait is that a hole I see?
It's not.
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Matthew sit down beside me as I push another stone out.
"Did you tri-!" "yes I searched inside too" "did you-!" "Yes I tried from the window too" "did-!" "Yes I tried the door"
I keep digging.
Matthew look at me as I dig.
"In a haste?"
I stop digging to look at him, I don't answer.
He look down "I do believe going to those doors is the fastest path"
I scratch my head.
"You think?"
"I'm confident."
There is no sound, I never noticed how empty of sound this planet is during the night.
I get up, and carefully get down from my top of rubble, was this a set up? Has this been made willingly? The only spot I can't access is the armory?
That must be a set up.
I hear matthew steps following from behind "as fast as possible?" He ask.
"Yeah"
He doesn't ask why as we climb the watchtower.
The walk back inside is pretty slow but relaxing, I had some time to calm down, I think. Don't worry my imaginary friend, I won't throw you into another crazy shit for now, pinky promise.
Everyone is awake as I enter, sitting on their bed.
Mousy is the first one to notice us, she raise her hand and wave at us, whispering "hello you two" I wave back at her, I do the same to legolas that take the opportunity to wave too, when I reach my bed I sit on it, and just...look at everyone, I nod at the badass grandpa, he nod too, nobody is talking.
Nobody is asking if I found the armory.
The imaginary one.
I'm sure it was there.
"So.." Mousy try to say something but stop.
Malfoy sigh loudly and lie down in his bed "Ludger, what about tommorow?" His tone is obvious, as if he was giving me something. Tommorow? What does he mean? Oh right.
He know.
"While I was busy digging...I" I cough and rub my hands. I raise my voice like I raise my finger "I realised something. My judgement was wrong"
I look at everyone..., then I look at jenna and balrow, that nod, as if they were expecting me to continue.
I pucker my lips and let a small smile climb up "THE DIGGING DECISION WAS EVEN BETTER THAN I THOUGH"
"What!?"
"You heard me mousy, I WAS A GENIUS!"
Mousy cradle her forehead, don't act like you're in pain! "WHY!?"
Jenna look at me after the last annie scream, her gaze full of question.
"it was an armory, armory are cool"
Annie head search left and right for support.
"Armories are indeed...cool as you would say" malfoy to the rescue.
"I MAY HAVE NOT FOUND IT!" I slam my fist on my chest "BUT I TRIED!" Balrow nod, and Jenna does too, clearly humoring me
"Am I the only sane one?" No, I'm sane too Annie.
"No, great idea from me here, the problem was the doors!"
I get up, twirl, and point balrow "we need to improve our tanker strength first!"
"Why are you changing the subject? You know what, I won't even question it anymore" good annie, LEARN YOUR PLACE!
I turn back to my audience and speak high, aka scream "WE SHALL CONQUER THOSE DOORS!"
Legolas give me a tired smile and give me some small claps.
"Yipee...!..?" Mousy add. Why are you hesitating!?
The badass grandpa nod, obviously.
And malfoy look at me, fucking smug.
I'm going to finish those doors.
As fast as I can.