[Knight] The day is shining and new

Terilith was a bit bored.

He joined the Shields because it was the right thing to do, because he thought that would be best for his life purposes, because having nobody in the whole damn world made your transition to Shields easier, because... The list goes on. He wasn't particularly an energetic, "have-to-do-things-all-the-time-or-I'll-get-mad" type of person but still, in a city with so much glory and luxury, with so much richness there is not much thing to do in the long-run for a Shield. He turns to Kaez, his trusty partner as he thinks how he has noone left. Yeah, she can be counted as one. They met during duty, she was his first partner. Probably what drew them close was the fact that both of them were loners. Their reaction to that loneliness lied on opposite sides, though. Terilith was a quiet, calm person who thinks his was through things and he rarely showed extreme emotional changes. Kaez, on the other hand, just LOVED talking. She constantly talks, sometimes complaining sometimes just expressing her opinions. At first her attitude made Terilith distance himself from her but in time she grow on him, in fact now he found her behaviors very sincere, intimate. Another common line was their passion for martial arts. When they first figured that out, for days and days they sparred on the field, practicing their fighting skills, whenever they found the time from duty. There was a bit of distance lately, between them, though he was too clumsy for such a communicative act, meaning asking her "How the hell are you?".

"Look at them. This city's liveliness never wears out." says Kaez as she was looking around. "All in all, I guess there is nowhere I'd like to be." Terilith agreed with that, showing his approval with a slight nod, a gesture Kaez has gotten used to by now. Once you're in, you're never out. "Let's continue down this road before turning back." he says as he deflects a few unwanted glances.

Terilith observes the little runner for a moment, like frozen in time. He and Kaez share a look, they already know what to do. As Kaez starts running towards the thief at full speed, Terilith prepares himself for a quick spell. He takes a deep breath, positions himself so that he can see where the thief is headed and executes the spell. An ominous, god-like voice saying "STOP!" originates from right in front of the kobold, attempting the knock his balance so that Kaez can catch up.

"Damn, that used to work. Have we started to age?" Terilith asks Kaez. Then he listens to the kid as he explains what he found in the sewers. When the urchin tries to walk down the street, he grabs his arm. "Easy, mister. Here's a lesson from this city's protectors. You don't just point out something bad and run away. Show us the way and explain a bit more on the road. What exactly did you see?"

"Yes, we're coming." says Terilith to the boy as he follows him down to the sewers. He gives a quick look to Kaez, their familiar look when they meant to say that "be on the lookout, this seems fishy". He starts sliding down, followed by Kaez. Wall writing are one thing but pipes filleed with skulls? He is a bit lost in his thoughts as he follows the boy.

Terilith observes the bars. "Well, unless you can turn into a little squirrel, we're not likely to pass through those." he says. He knows Kaez too well that she doesn't have such a talent. "Hey, kiddo. Are there any other way through there that you know?" he asks to the urchin. He then turns to Kaez. "Well, we do have torches, right? Let's heat one of the bars to make our job easies, then smash it with our swords. If we double opening, we can get through."

Shields follow the boy's directions, although a bit complicated and the ugly smell of the sewers definitely not helping them. They eventually find their way and reach the boy, who leads them to the even stinkier part of the sewer. As they get close to the scene Terilith taps into his divine sense, checking the surroundings for any signs of fiddly things.

Terilith was just about to shout when the ooze quickly engulfed her, squeezing her. He hears Kaez’s scream, it pains him that his companion is suffering. As he draws his greatsword, carefully carrying it two-handed, he attacks the creature, attempting to loosen its grip on Kaez.

Terilith was really bummed that he couldn't hit the ugly, slimy monster. Good thing that Kaez was able to free herself and get a little bit better. Terilith understood this from the flickering of air around her. Without thinking much he attacks the creature again with his greatsword, this time with more rage. He's still not able to hit though, ooze was more agile than he thought. It was dodging every move of himself.

In the meantime Kaez was preparing herself with her longsword. She shouts and attacks the creature, rushing through it. Her feet slips on the way, completely knocking her balance and causing her to almost hit Terilith instead of the ooze. She barely holds onto her sword, preventing Terilith from hurting.

Terilith feels the sudden cover of the creature around his body, grappling him all the way around. He doesn’t even bother to try breathing as he quickly understood it’s not going to work. He tries to break free but the creature must tighten its grip after Kaez’s escape. He fees the world around him spinning for a while but manages to stand.

Kaez was a bit frightened by the scene but seeing Terilith helpless like that she charges to the creature. Although it’s hard to hit it while Terilith was right in the middle, she tries. He manages to damage the creature but Terilith also seems to feel the effects of the damage. After that Kaez moves away from the creature for 10 feet, hoping that it might have to drop Terilith before charging at her.