Staring down the barrels of a lot of rifles can be intimidating. It would be like staring down a bunch of magic users, except every idiot can have a rifle and there is very little worry about being corrupted, only you know running out of bullets (and having to worry about fire users like myself igniting your bullets, sadly using the same metal work in anti magical shackles there are ways to prevent magic from working, expensive but they are an option).
"I just want to say I'm not with him at all." There I go being all diplomatic, Morley looked at me with a sour look. I'll make no hide about it, I'm out for me all the time, everytime. Like if it was between me and a baby girl, well babies are easy to throw and will distract most enemies.
"Aloitious show yourself, I know you're here." Morley was standing forward daring them to shoot him, I was kind of in the back trying to think of a way out of a narrow canyon with no way out. Needless to say there was not an easy way out of the situation.
"I'll stay where I'm at thank you very much Morley, I don't need you working your magic on me." It was a smart move, I couldn't tell where the voice was coming from, so it made it pretty hard to burn his face off. It wasn't a huge shock that he would be there, two necromancers with a lot of experience between them would be a hard thing for an apprentice to pass up, despite the danger of confronting them (look I may not be the best killer in the world but my track record of murder is extensive).
"Coward."
"Trezlan I'm told you are an opportunist, I'll tell you what, you bring Morley to me and my men will let you go, I'll even get the emperor to pardon you for your crimes, you'll be a free man." Apparently Aloitious thinks opportunist means idiot, I knew that that particular deal was a thing of fantasy. Morley apparently thought less of me, he turned and gave me a look that could have killed (have I mentioned what Morley uses as magic? I don't think I have, or don't recall doing so, its not a death stare but I'm sure he's been working on one). I came forward, at the same time I was building power, over the years I've learned to accumulate fire magic without being obvious doing so (some lesser magic users tend to just wave their hands or scream words or some nonesense, its all just for show, if you really want to call down the wrath of magic its all in your head, which is why gagging people doesn't work. Now blinding them, much more effective).
"Sorry Morley, but you know you should never have trusted me." I had to worry that Morley would kill me before he could see I was just delaying getting closer to the squad of soldiers. He either did trust me or his killing blow took longer than my explosive fire column did. Yes I called down a wave of fire from the sky, this was a physically draining and dangerously corrupting maneuver, but we were in dire straits and I like to live even if it means I have to deal with potential madness (I mean I already live in a mad house, would being crazy really be that much different?). Sometimes I have to stop and watch my own destruction, partially out of awe, and partially because calling fire down from the sky is incredibly taxing. I as always didn't exactly plan out this particular move very well, and the fire reacted with the dry air to create a sort of vortex of fire and wind. Effectively it became a fire tornado. I didn't feel Morley dragging me away I was so in awe of the destruction in front of me, it was only when the door slammed behind me I snapped out of my trance.
"So that went well." I felt drained, I was drained, but you can't say you've done something until you've actually done it. So I Trezlan Lorentino have actually called down a tornado of flame, I bet your best accomplishment looks kind of lesser now.
"I'd say, you almost betrayed, me and you caused some new type of fire storm that may cook us alive, you know Trezlan I think in the future when I need your help, I'll just stab myself in the leg, it'll ultimately be less painful." There's Morley looking on the bright side of things. And hey its not my fault he thought I could solve his problem, at that time the winds of fire howling outside the cave door the temperature rising, I thought maybe I did. Alas not everything can be solved with a fire tornado. I know! Surprised the hell out of me too.
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