#entry 47

(OC: Date [27-08-2016] Day[Saturday])

Dear diary…

I bumped into the new member of the warband today on the way down the tower. Aelathdrin I believe her name is. We spoke to be joined shortly by Jemton. Taryane seemed to be in the tower also looking at the book shelves. Maybe doing research for her studies of common. She seemed to be doing fine. I offered that she was free to join us but she seemed busy, so I didn’t expect her to take the offer.

There was a mission to be done this day. As the shade was not present, that left me and Ten’ji in charge. It seems we would be working alongside a demon hunter to kill a demon in Ashenvale. So we departed to do just that. We were first met by Fel Guards who were quickly dispatched. Jemton then ran way past the front lines of the group and triggered some fel meteors to land. Four in total. These then shifted into infernals.

I was aware that some of our current group were inexperienced in killing these things. But I had instructed them the previous day on how to destroy them. But to be sure, I yelled it out again for those who forgot. I then formed a plan to have the most armored of the warband distract the infernals whilst the rest focus on bringing them down. This seemed to work in some way.

The next part is a blur. I remember Ten’ji leading the group towards our target, the Nathrezim. But then the next thing I remember is chaos. Everybody was fighting amongst ourselves and even my own blade had red blood on it. My head also hurt. I lifted my hand to it and felt a huge dint in the side of my helmet almost like it was caused by a small projectile. I hope the magister will forgive me for still using my helmet but I would be dead if I had not.

Most of us had eventually broken free of the control and moved to slay the demon. Part way through the fight Ten’ji lost his nerve. So it was up to me to keep the warband in focus on killing the demon. At the time only one of us had fallen and we still had enough strength in the rest to finish the job. As the one still thinking rationally I ordered everybody to continue fighting. However another attack from the demon had left many of us wounded with its shadow magic. I looked at the demon and then the warband. My plan was to get the wounded away whilst the rest stayed to finish off the demon and assist the two demon hunters, the second who had joined us part way through the attack on the Fel Gurards. Before I could set this plan to motion, Ten’ji had ordered a full retreat.

There was no time to argue and going against his order and telling people to remain would have caused confusion and maybe cost lives. So I aided in the retreat hoping we had done enough to aid bring the demon down. It made another strike against our retreating forces. In the chaos of the retreat I made the idiotic mistake of trying to heal Jemton whilst he was being moved by Rassos, who is forsaken. This got Jemton on his feet but also dropped Rassos in agony as he reacted to the light. This was so stupid of me. I made the effort to apologize later to which he accepted.

Jemton at this point had completely lost his composure making statements and accusations and going against what me and Ten’ji wanted of him. He said he was going to return to the city instead of the tower. He wasn’t as long as I could help it. Not in the state he was in or on –my- wyvern. So I got on and took the reins. He wanted me to fly him to the city. But this wasn’t going to happen.

We got back to the tower and I reminded him to be composed when he is placed in front of the council. I know what it is like, I have been there. You don’t get far by mouthing off like he has been. He made a comment about how he is going to probably be unlucky that he survived. I could have almost hit him. I wanted to. For him to even say that is disgraceful. I reminded him that he should feel –lucky- to be alive and not disrespect that. There are many that have fallen that didn’t want to. He should respect that and keep on living to fight for those who cannot any longer.

He made his choice. He kept acting up and getting in trouble and handed in his tabard. I don’t know what happened to him on his secret mission, but he is not how I remembered him. Anyway I made sure the rest of the warband was safe before I collapsed into a chair. I didn’t realize how exhausted I was until everything had calmed down. My head started to hurt also. No doubt thanks to whatever hit me. But Rassos had a potion for that and kindly offered it to me.

Aelathdrin left for Silvermoon just now to take care of some issues. I wanted to join her to deal with my fathers armour but the shade didn’t permit it. It made sense. With her away she needed people to lead the warband and I am one of those leaders. It will just have to wait.

 Yours faithfully

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