Caustic Encounter
- Adventuring On
- 2020-08-10
- Field Notes
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- Retelling
- Juniper Prime had struck our friend
But we didn't want our lives to end
The riddle told us to beware
That what we gave we all would share
And so Hoj tried to make amends
And Rys offered food to our new friend
But Juniper was still in doubt
Stepped back and took her web wand out
She stuck her clone right to the wall
And Fenn decided he would haul
Off and freeze the bloody twin
Then Lyrad's arrow did it in
The thing seeped back into the wall
And a door opened before us all
But just as soon as we peeked inside
Holes in the floor opened wide
Out poured a gang of ugly bugs
And they were not looking for hugs
Four little ones held the flanks
Of a giant between their ranks
Hoj rushed forward to attack
Vale at his side to have his back
The bug rushed forward like a crab
And gave both men a vicious stab
Rys gave the big one faerie flames
To help the party with their aim
Juniper became a bear
And then the fight became more fair
Mugs finished off a small one fast
It seemed the battle might not last
Fenn hit the big one with infectious rays
And a bolt from Will did more than graze
But then the big bug had its turn
And belched some acid that fiercely burned
Hoj and Lyrad failed to evade
Vale, Juniper, and Fenn were not unscathed
I, Rys, whispered disonantly
Which caused the giant roach to flee
But once that bug turned and ran
That is where its end began
In flight the bug failed to dodge
A mighty, thunderous swing from Hoj
And quickly found itself impaled
By a forceful strike from Vale
But it truly met its end
When ursine Juniper did rend
A mighty bite straight to its neck
And sent that creature back to heck
The party cheered, but did not pause
There were still small bugs with sharp claws
Quickly we vanquished the fearsome bugs
Starting with the one near Mugs
Then Vale killed one near Juniper,
And I, the last, with a vicious slur
Immediately Fenn raced for the chests
But I stopped him and demanded rest
We all took time to mend our sores
Before sending Lyrad through the door
She found some gold and gems and things
And a box that looked to hold a ring
Juniper sensed our quarry in that box
But we couldn't check for it was locked
We split the gold but saved the rest
To show Rampart we'd achieved our quest
We then withdrew back to the city
Because we all were feeling pretty
Worn out from the day's events
That battle really got intense
We reached Rampart, but barely so
Straight to the captain did we go
To let her know of our success
And hopefully to get some rest