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First Reply On the Pyres of Obsession

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In a secluded alcove of a cavern hidden away from the prying eyes of his fellow Padawans, Braze found himself consumed by an insatiable thirst for improvement. Frustrated by his slow progress and determined to prove himself as a formidable Jedi, he decided to embark on his own unconventional and intense training regimen.
As the sun dipped below the horizon, casting long shadows across the grounds, Braze slipped out of his quarters and made his way to the training chamber of the cavern he had designated as his private getaway. There, surrounded by the dim glow of his flickering lightsaber on the walls, he began his secret training.

He had created makeshift training equipment, devising challenging obstacle courses that pushed his agility, speed, and reflexes to their limits.
The caverns became his sanctuary, where he practiced his lightsaber forms under the twinkling stars. Balancing on the precarious branches of tall trees, he honed his focus and control, mastering the art of balance.

The intensity of his training took a toll on his body, yet he paid no heed to fatigue or discomfort. He was driven by the desire to prove himself and surpass the limitations he once thought were insurmountable. Yet, as the days turned into nights and the nights into days, Braze's obsession started to consume him. He lost sight of the bigger picture, losing himself in the adrenaline-fueled rush of training, pushing himself beyond reason.

In the heart of the mysterious cave, Braze stood alone, his training saber ignited, casting a soft glow in the darkness. Above him, from unseen crevices in the cave's ceiling, water droplets fell one by one, glinting like crystal in the faint light.

With a fierce intensity in his eyes, Braze raised his training saber and took a deep breath, readying himself for the challenge ahead. He knew that this exercise would test not only his precision but also his focus and timing. Each droplet would come without warning, and he had to strike with unerring accuracy to turn them to steam.

As the first droplet descended, time seemed to slow for Braze. He calculated its trajectory, mentally mapping out the precise angle and velocity needed to intercept it. In a flash, he moved, his training saber slicing through the air with astonishing speed. The blade met the droplet with a sharp clang, causing it to burst into a cloud of steam.

Without pause, Braze shifted his focus to the next droplet, and then the next. Each one seemed to test him in different ways, some falling rapidly like shooting stars, while others seemed to linger in the air, almost taunting him. His movements were graceful, his body flowing with the rhythm of the falling droplets. He weaved and twisted, his saber blade flashing like lightning as he struck with deadly precision. The cave echoed with the sounds of his strikes.

The air around Braze grew warmer as more and more droplets turned to steam. Beads of sweat formed on his brow, but he ignored them, completely absorbed in the challenge before him. He felt a surge of exhilaration each time he successfully cut a droplet, fueling him further.

As the training session continued, Braze's strikes became faster and more fluid. He seemed to anticipate the droplets' movements before they even fell, his connection to the Force guiding his every move. Time seemed to lose all meaning for Braze as he honed his technique. He was completely in the moment, completely in tune with the Force. The outside world faded away, and all that existed was him and the falling droplets.

Finally, as the last droplet fell and turned to steam, Braze stood on shaking legs his chest rising and falling with each breath, and then, darkness overtook him as exhaustion took hold.

 


Location: Lolthal
Objective: Help a fallen peer
Tag: Braze Braze
Equipment: Gwen's attire, quarterstaff, slingshot, travel supplies

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I'd come to Lolthal at the advice of my master Vulpesen Vulpesen to seek out the Lolth wolves, I enjoyed peoples that were very close to nature and master Torrevaso felt I might learn from them. It was interesting how much of my life right now seemed to be about interacting with sentient canines such as he, and of course Dreidi Xeraic Dreidi Xeraic . I considered my life with a smile as I stirred the pot of herbal stew and watched the mixture bubbling and twisting as the ingredients infused the boney stock I had prepared.

The walls of the cave danced with the light from the small camp fire I had built in order to cook. I hadn't seen a Lolth wolf yet, but I could feel them out there, somewhere in the wilderness. I thought I might be on to something as I felt a draw to this cave, someone had been using the force in here, but now that someone was asleep on my bed roll next to the camp fire. When I had found him he had been exhausted and his body glistened with exertion, he was also in quite the precarious position and being dripped on by the rhythmic pattern of drops from the ceiling, so I had assumed it wasn't his intention to sleep there. I'd moved him onto this dry ledge, one with a gently breeze to take the smoke from my fire back out of the cave.

The stew looked nearly ready so I took a taste, it was good. My tail lazily curled back and forth as I squatted by the fire enjoying the broth and dunking a chunk of bread into it to eat and gain my own strength before I tried to wake up my guest. My best guess was that he was a Jedi, judging by the lightsaber I had found on the floor next to him, a device that now sat nearby with my gear.

I wafted with my hands to try and encourage the smell of the restorative herbs to drift towards the sleeping man to encourage him to wake up naturally. "Wakey wakey jedi, food is ready." I said softly.


 




The cave floor was cool against Braze's skin as he lay unconscious, a stark contrast to the heat that had consumed him during his intense training. His body lay still, oblivious to the world around him as he drifted in the realm of dreams. The dampness seeping into his clothes and skin provided an oddly comforting sensation, a respite from the fiery determination that had consumed him earlier.

In his unconscious state, Braze's body twitched and shifted sporadically, almost as if his mind was still caught in the repetitive motions of his training. His restless slumber betrayed the extent of his obsession with perfecting his technique, his very being unable to escape the patterns he had etched into his muscle memory.

However, his unconsciousness was soon disturbed by a gentle presence. Gwen's concern for her fellow Padawan's well-being, had come to his aid. She carefully moved his unconscious form to a softer spot, hoping to provide him with some comfort during his restless sleep. Her voice, soft and soothing, punctuated the cave's silence as she murmured words of reassurance.

Braze's mind, still entrapped in his training, stirred at the sound of her voice. It was as if her words tugged at the fringes of his consciousness, pulling him back from the depths of his obsession. His body responded with twitches and jerks, as if trying to reconcile the external world with the intense focus that had consumed him before.

In his fitful slumber, Braze's hand moved as if he was wielding a training saber, his mind's eye locked in a perpetual loop of striking at falling water droplets. But then, something changed. The cave's floor beneath him was no longer cool and wet, and the sound of steam hissing with each cut was absent. His senses slowly began to return to him, a disorienting sensation as his mind tried to bridge the gap between his dreams and reality.

With a start, his white eyelashes fluttered open, and he jolted upright. Confusion painted his features as he looked around, his senses gradually registering his surroundings. The cave's dim light, the distant drip of water, and the absence of the hissing steam brought him back to the present moment.

As his racing heart began to settle, Braze took in deep breaths, his chest rising and falling with each intake of air. The initial panic gave way to a realization that he was safe, that the relentless rhythm of his training had been replaced by a moment of reprieve.

Turning his head, he caught sight of Gwen's presence, her concern and care evident in her eyes. He managed a small, grateful smile, a silent acknowledgement of her intervention. The softness of the bed roll beneath him provided a stark contrast to the unyielding task that had consumed him earlier.

As he let his body relax against the makeshift bed, Braze's mind began to untangle itself from the web of his obsession.

". . . Hello there. "
 


Location: Lolthal
Objective: Help a fallen peer
Tag: Braze Braze
Equipment: Gwen's attire, quarterstaff, slingshot, travel supplies

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Braze Braze awoke and I heard his voice for the first time, he looked disorientated, but didnt look like he might panic. "Hey, you're awake, dont rush to get up or anything... just let youself come round then you can have some stew." i continued to stir the pot before spooning am amount into a bown for him and giving him some of the bread I had packed. The meal was made from an animal I hunted this morning, mixed with herbs for flavour and some known for their invigorating properties, and I would tell him if he asked.

"What have you been doing down here?" I asked sitting cross legged in the rock in front of him with my own bowl between my legs where I could continue eating. "You look like you've gone ten rounds with someone, but I couldn't see any evidence of anyone else out there." I had a feeling he might have been training judging by his attire, normally I would ask who pushes themselves so hard they collapse during training, but my master had recently told a wookiee to punch me in the face to build my character.

I scooped more of the hot fluid into my mouth as I watched him coming round and regaining his strength. "I'm Gweneth by the way, I'm basically a padawan, but I don't go to temple." I told him. I could explain exactly what a wildling was later, but padawan was close enough.

 




Braze did heed her advice as he slowly sat up as got his bearings taking in the smell of cooking food. He was soar and achy and just exhausted honestly. He rubbed at his eyes and looked about the cavern before looking back to Gwen as he started to focus more on her words taking a bit of time after she spoke to let them settle.

"Mnnn..." He trailed looking about before speaking up. " You don't go to... the temple?" That was an odd thing to hear. " Why not?" He asked blinking as he shifted to sit up a little straighter his body cricking and clicking as his joints shifted about. His thoughts were disjointed and he was disoriented from his exhaustion coupled with how dehydrated he had become.

"There was no one else... Just me. I was training by my self... what... time is it?" He asked and shifted about looking for his training saber suddenly as he moved to stand with a start. " Oh where did I put my saber?!" He was talking to himself aloud as he queried this.

He didn't have the manners or comprehension to think he should give his name to her in turn he was more worried about what happened to his training blade.

 


Location: Lolthal
Objective: Help a fallen peer
Tag: Braze Braze
Equipment: Gwen's attire, quarterstaff, slingshot, travel supplies

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"Oh yeah, here you go." I grinned and I gestured with my hand and levitated the training saver from my pack to a position next to the jedi. It wasn't the smoothest of telekinesis, I was still learning, but I had to practice. "I didnt want you waking up and panicking with a laser sword on your hand." I laughed.

" You don't go to... the temple?"

"No, I'm on a different path, I'm a wildling, which is kind of a nature specialist... thing..." interesting, I wasn't sure exactly how I might describe myself. Someone called me a druid once perhaps that.

"Time?" I shrugged "I'm not sure, its after midday, sun will be down in a couple of hours. Have you been down here long? Isnt it a bit dangerous to be training down here on your own?" what would he have done if I hadnt come down here and found him. Drowned? Been found and devoured by some predator... probably not that, I smirked and raised ny eyebrows.
 




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Braze was elated to be given his blade back and his expression lit up with a positive effect. His emotions seemed to practically radiate out from him and were very easily sensed, and even felt. "Thank you for keeping it safe!" He chirped as he clipped it back to it's rightful place along his belt.

He turned to confusion and curiosity as he heard Gwen state she was a 'wilding'. He didn't know what that was and her explanation did little to afford him an understanding of the concept. " A... wilding? What kinda things do you do with... nature?" He asked thinking that was quite a broad subject.

He shifted to stand startled by her next words almost knocking over the stew bowl she had offered him. He just about flailed almost tripping feeling his kneels buckled and went down to one knee as his body refused to obey the sudden commands he gave it, far too worn and exhausted to exert that kind of energy. He squeaked in pain and set a hand on the ground to steady himself before moving to press a hand to the rock wall and pushing himself to his feet, his sword arm was twitchy and screamed in pain too as he put weight on it.

"You're kidding!?" He asked in disbelief and denial of hearing what time it was. Had he really been out that long? He was meant to be back before sunrise and it was snowing mid-day. He was panicking big time. Jasper Kai'el Jasper Kai'el must have been worried if he had noticed his absence. There was an overwhelming sentiment of fear that washed over him next as he struggled to try and stand but he just couldn't seem to do it at this moment and slowly seemed to... give up as he sank down to the ground with shaking limbs as crystal tears started to brim at his eyes...

The snowy-haired youth's force presence was completely unguarded at this moment and it radiated off of him in waves that had a strange effect on those around him making his own emotions acutely felt through his presence. Anxiety, fear, and guilt all swirled in a rather overwhelming cocktail as Braze started to curse under his breath putting his hands over his face and sliding his fingers through his white bangs and gripping tightly.

 


Location: Lolthal
Objective: Help a fallen peer
Tag: Braze Braze
Equipment: Gwen's attire, quarterstaff, slingshot, travel supplies

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I nodded as Braze Braze thanked me for keeping his sword safe, the Jedi were quite attached to their weapons so it made sense to protect it.

" A... wilding? What kinda things do you do with... nature?"

"It's wild-ling, with an L, it will be a wilder one day, its a lot like a Jedi really, but with a big focus on nature and less sword fighting." I laughed and glanced at his hilt on his waist where it should be. "Animal form, controlling plants, elements, that kind of thing really... To tell you the truth, I only just joined so I'm finding out a lot myself." I smiled softly as I admitted my own inexperience.

My smile turned to concern as he buckled to his knee on the ground, clearly still exhausted, there was no sense to get himself like this, why? "I'm sorry, is Jedi training supposed to leave you like this? I thought... hmm." that Jedi were calmer, that Jedi were patient, i didnt want to offend him so I wouldnt continue the sentence. I only wanted to make sure he was safe and he got.out of here alive and back to his master.

I had a thought as i began to pack up my cooking stuff and make ready to break camp. "I mean this as no offence, but you dont look on any state to get out of here and you dont want to be here at night.

I'm a shape changer, you can ride me out of here? If you want?"
it was a genuine offer but laced with slight insecurity on how it might be perceived, maybe it would offend his pride, or maybe he would find it uncomfortable to ride on the back of another sapient to escape. It was no problem for me, and I actually found it quite fun to do, it was something me and the children on Chaldea used to do for play quite a lot.
 




Braze's heart raced as he lay there, vulnerable and unable to move, his mind racing with thoughts of his predicament. Gwen's voice brought a small measure of comfort, her explanation of being a wild-ling making him feel slightly more at ease. He managed a weak smile, appreciating her patience in explaining it to him.

As Gwen's concern became more evident, Braze's gaze flickered to her, his jade-green eyes searching her face. He couldn't quite find the words to explain the toll his training had taken on him, his usual bravado temporarily replaced with vulnerability. "It's... not always like this," he managed to say, his voice barely above a whisper. "I... pushed too far."

Gwen's offer took him by surprise, and for a moment, he was at a loss for words. Riding on the back of someone else? It was a thought he hadn't entertained before, and he couldn't help the mixture of surprise and gratitude that flickered across his features. His gaze lingered on her, and in that moment, he saw sincerity and a genuine desire to help.

His own pride battled with his current predicament, but he knew he couldn't ignore the practicality of the situation. He swallowed his pride, his voice soft but earnest as he responded, "Thank you... Gwen. I appreciate the offer. Right now, I... I need all the help I can get."

The realization that he wouldn't be able to meet Jasper Kai'el Jasper Kai'el as planned gnawed at him, but the idea of getting to safety and seeking proper rest was becoming increasingly appealing. As Gwen went about packing up, Braze's heart raced with a mixture of anxiety and relief. He knew he had to let go of his worries about Jasper's reaction for now and prioritize his own well-being.

"Alright," he said, his voice a mixture of exhaustion and determination. "Let's... get out of here. And... thanks again. Seriously." His somber gaze met Gwen's, a glimmer of gratitude in his eyes as he mentally braced himself for the unfamiliar experience that lay ahead.
 


Location: Lolthal
Objective: Help a fallen peer
Tag: Braze Braze
Equipment: Gwen's attire, quarterstaff, slingshot, travel supplies

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I smiled "I'm glad I found you, we all need to look out for each other." I finished packing my stuff and stood upright to stretch my neck after being sat squat cooking. "When im shifted I can only communicated telepathically, but I can still undertsand you, so if you are getting into any trouble or need me to slow down, just give me a shout." I gave him a little "any questions" look before dropping forward and skin shifting.

This was a shape I had been doing since I was six standard years old and knew it well. I was now a Narglatch but with coppery red fur that matched the colour of my hair when I was in my devaronian form. There were horns on my back that would make for excellent handholds, but otherwise the Jedi would need to ride sans saddle. Unless he resisted, my passive glamours would also help me smell and "feel" like a narglatch so I hoped the experience would be as natural as possible. <<Hop on then, try to hold the horns and not the fur>> I telepathically told him, lowering myself to the floor in front of him so he did not have to exert too much to climb on.

Once the Jedi had mounted I would set off at speed towards the mouth of the cave. I had a fairly good sense of ditection, living in the wilds without technology most of my life, so I hoped I wouldnt get the two of us lost. This was fun, he was a little heavier than the children I was used too, but he was still well within my limits.​
 




After his initial surge of emotions had settled and his turmoil quieted, Braze nodded softly, his demeanor more composed now. He watched Gwen with a mixture of amazement and bewilderment, his eyes fixed on the incredible transformation unfolding before him. He had never witnessed someone shift forms right in front of his eyes, and the experience left him in a state of wonder. The way her appearance shifted and melded was nothing short of stunning, a display of power and skill that held his attention.

Gradually pushing himself up from where he had settled earlier, Braze leaned against the cave wall to steady himself. His movements were deliberate, a careful reassertion of his balance. With a sense of gratitude, he managed to stand and gingerly make his way toward Gwen. Despite his lingering wobbliness, he managed to climb onto her back, his gloved hands finding a firm grip on the harder protrusions. The support of her presence reassured him as he settled into position. He clutched at her as she took off with some semblance of speed and tried to articulate how to find the place where he was staying with Jasper not too terribly far away.
 

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