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B4) Take it sneakily with Smogs daughter

How convenient. Ill be right back with your stupid heart then-- You feel a twinge of pain on your arm. Punching with all your might back there probably wasnt a good idea.

No need to rush now. She does a little stretch, then makes herself comfortable in her spot. Lets catch up for a bit, I havent seen you in centuries!

Im running out of time, Smog! I cant afford to--

Merlin. She snarls. Dont forget. The hats just a Wizard Bandaid. All were doing is slowing down the curse.

She coughs up, really straining her throat. Egh...quite frankly, I dont even know if Ill be around by the time your curse acts up again. Well, assuming the whole Ice Dragon heart thing works out.

You raise an eyebrow. Wait, the hells that supposed to mean?

Im getting old, Merlin. Ive lived through a handful of millennia. For dragons, thats a lot.

You look down. So even you have an expiration date, huh?

She chuckles with a cough. Everything does, boy. Though, I guess youre the only exception, thanks to your recklessness.

Lets hope I remain the only exception. Immortality isnt worth this wretched curse.

She pulls the brim of your hat down. Oh shush. Youre still a child to me. Go beat my age, then you can start complaining about the years going by.

You readjust your hat. I can hardly wait. Anyway, I had another thing for you to look at.

Its the chair, isnt it?

You untie it from your back and set the chair in front of her.

It rattles in fear. H-hey pal, you feeding me to this giant monster?! Is this a real fucking dragon?! I thought they were gone!

Relax, I havent eaten steel...yet. She says with a grin. Then she leans her head closer to it and squints. Hmmm, this ones curse has been around for decades now. Surprised the caster of the curse is still alive.

Still havent figured out any new ways of dispelling curses, besides killing the caster? you say.

She shrugs. Believe me, Ive been looking for centuries. Got nothing besides snuffing out the source, or letting the curse complete itself.

Shit pal, I dont even remember who did this to me. Does this mean Im fucked?!

"Hard to say." She shakes her head. "Tell you what Merlin, leave this one with me for a while. I might be able to figure something out, just like I did with you."

You nod. "Glad I can trust you. Anyways, I'm off to--"

"Wait. While we're handing out favors, I got one to ask of you." She points down to the lady that attacked you, currently in the middle of walking her injury off. "Y'see, up here, my daughter and I have been rather... indifferent to Wizard society. She doesn't know much about the world outside of this mountain. Maybe you could help with that?"

"You want me to babysit your kid."

She laughs. "She's far from a baby, or a kid, you know.

You glance below to see her daughter limping. She trips on her broken leg, falling into the snow headfirst like an ostrich. You look back at Smog.

Smog grins awkwardly. Dragons are pretty tenacious, am I right? Look, Im not asking much here. If I go down there, everyone will flip their tits.

You sigh. Alright, Ill do it. Answer me this though, whered she learn to use Chi?

She looks to the horizon. Her late father. Just like you, he knew there was an untapped well of energy deep within us.

Interesting. Surprised another Wizard was able to discover Chi. Im guessing he wasnt a dragon?

She nods.

The chair rattles. You? And some dude? Like a tenth of your size?

Yep.

You and him. Made her?

Yup.

He fucked a dragon?!

She chuckles. Oh my little steel friend, there is much for you to learn.

You turn around and walk to the edge. Right. So. Im gonna go down there now, where there is a lot less talk about fucking. Go get your daughter.

Smog whistles. Smore! Could you fly our guest to the city below?

Smore pops her head out of the snow and spreads her wings out. Yes, mother.

She soars to the sky, then swoops down to grab you by the back of your robes.

You feel like a newborn being carried by a stork.

...Heavy. is all she says, in a deadpan tone.

Smog waves you both off. "Listen to Merlin, alright darling?"



Youre both flying just above the castle now. Hopefully people think youre both just a big bird. How do you approach this stealth operation?

A) Crash through the nearest empty room thats also closest to the throne room
B) Theres an aqueduct that passes under the castle, enter through that
C) Beat up some guards and then disguise yourselves, and wander through the castle

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How to open a door, Step one: https://imgur.com/EWKRS