( the sight of tara alone is already enough to spark the embers of rage inside of karlach. she looks so frightened and karlach finds that to be an unforgivable offence. no one should be making her friend so upset.
then karlach processes her words.
"they've taken him."
"they've taken him."
"THEY'VE TAKEN HIM."
her face twists into a scowl, sharp with anger. she can barely pull her thoughts together. tara hadn't said much about what happened, hadn't explained why this happened, hadn't explained why the paladins would betray one of their own like this. a reasonable person might have more questions to ask.
karlach doesn't. no reasoning would suffice for kind of betrayal. it'd be a waste of her time to hear it. )
No, the fuck they're not.
( she says, the flames along her body expanding like sharp spikes across her skin. karlach has no qualms cutting through that entire armada until she either has her wizard back or there's no one left standing. this conviction carries through in her voice. )
I'm bringing our Gale home. Let's go get my fucking axe.
[Tara hadn't expected anything less from Karlach, and yet her ears flatten all the same as she prepares to fly after the tiefling wherever she may lead, keeping just enough distance between them to avoid the growing flames.]
There's more than one Paladin prison, I've not yet been able to find which one he might have been taken to—
[That's hardly going to stop either of them. She looks to Karlach, her gaze pleading.]
Thank you. I don't know that I would be able to do anything for him without you.
[This is one of many areas where her lack of thumbs and other humanoid features is a decided hindrance.]
( which is about all the real information that karlach needs. as long as she is on the right leviathan, she is confident that she could locate gale. whether that was with tara's help or by leaning her entire shoulder into some weaselly paladin fuck, it didn't matter.
as long as she's in the right place, everything else will fall into place.
or karlach will make it. )
We'll find him.
( she leads the two of them into her bedroom, immediately grabbing not just her axe but a small bag resting on the floor. )
Don't talk like that. If not for you, fuck knows when I would have found out what happened to him.
( it's a scary thought. gale shouldn't have to be imprisoned for a single second longer than it takes for karlach to get to where he's being held.
ideally, never imprisoned at all. but apparently that's too much to ask for. )
[Tara follows easily, darting after her and choosing to land atop the dresser once they're inside Karlach's room proper, putting her at near eye-level with the tiefling while allowing her to give her wings a momentary rest. Though she looks harried, she seems to take Karlach's words to heart even as she hangs her head.]
My poor fellow...
[Her little brow is knit with worry, though Karlach's determination does offer her a distinct sense of reassurance.]
I will let his crewmates know, in the event that they might know something more about these recent arrests, but Miss Cliffgate—
[She pauses to consider the next part, then ventures to offer:]
He has not been himself, as you may well know. He hardly resisted!
Don't tell them I'm going after Gale if anything seems off with his crew.
( if the paladins were arresting their own, there's no telling what the fuck else is happening. it's in times like these that karlach believes in the concept of holding one's tongue. the less the potentially compromised know the better.
no one can stop her if they don't know she's coming.
then karlach pauses, eyebrows pinching inward as tara continues to explain. )
[Though Tara has her doubts that Cid or anyone who aligned themselves with him would ever do such a thing to her fine fellow, nothing is certain in this moment— and she would rather be safe than even more sorry than she already is.
The tressym ducks her head slightly, her ears flattening with distress as she gives a sharp flick of her tail.]
He accepted the charges willingly. Knowing him as I do, I am sure he had his reasons, but the Mr. Dekarios I know would have put forth a most spirited protest!
They declared him to be a danger to himself and others.
[Tara sounds miffed, to say the least, but there's distinct worry beneath all that annoyance, much as she might like to lean on indignance.]
He doesn't talk about it often, so I'm not certain how they found out, but someone must have discovered his research— they took him because of the danger posed by the orb!
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then karlach processes her words.
"they've taken him."
"they've taken him."
"THEY'VE TAKEN HIM."
her face twists into a scowl, sharp with anger. she can barely pull her thoughts together. tara hadn't said much about what happened, hadn't explained why this happened, hadn't explained why the paladins would betray one of their own like this. a reasonable person might have more questions to ask.
karlach doesn't. no reasoning would suffice for kind of betrayal. it'd be a waste of her time to hear it. )
No, the fuck they're not.
( she says, the flames along her body expanding like sharp spikes across her skin. karlach has no qualms cutting through that entire armada until she either has her wizard back or there's no one left standing. this conviction carries through in her voice. )
I'm bringing our Gale home. Let's go get my fucking axe.
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There's more than one Paladin prison, I've not yet been able to find which one he might have been taken to—
[That's hardly going to stop either of them. She looks to Karlach, her gaze pleading.]
Thank you. I don't know that I would be able to do anything for him without you.
[This is one of many areas where her lack of thumbs and other humanoid features is a decided hindrance.]
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( which is about all the real information that karlach needs. as long as she is on the right leviathan, she is confident that she could locate gale. whether that was with tara's help or by leaning her entire shoulder into some weaselly paladin fuck, it didn't matter.
as long as she's in the right place, everything else will fall into place.
or karlach will make it. )
We'll find him.
( she leads the two of them into her bedroom, immediately grabbing not just her axe but a small bag resting on the floor. )
Don't talk like that. If not for you, fuck knows when I would have found out what happened to him.
( it's a scary thought. gale shouldn't have to be imprisoned for a single second longer than it takes for karlach to get to where he's being held.
ideally, never imprisoned at all. but apparently that's too much to ask for. )
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My poor fellow...
[Her little brow is knit with worry, though Karlach's determination does offer her a distinct sense of reassurance.]
I will let his crewmates know, in the event that they might know something more about these recent arrests, but Miss Cliffgate—
[She pauses to consider the next part, then ventures to offer:]
He has not been himself, as you may well know. He hardly resisted!
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( if the paladins were arresting their own, there's no telling what the fuck else is happening. it's in times like these that karlach believes in the concept of holding one's tongue. the less the potentially compromised know the better.
no one can stop her if they don't know she's coming.
then karlach pauses, eyebrows pinching inward as tara continues to explain. )
What do you mean? He just went with them?
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[Though Tara has her doubts that Cid or anyone who aligned themselves with him would ever do such a thing to her fine fellow, nothing is certain in this moment— and she would rather be safe than even more sorry than she already is.
The tressym ducks her head slightly, her ears flattening with distress as she gives a sharp flick of her tail.]
He accepted the charges willingly. Knowing him as I do, I am sure he had his reasons, but the Mr. Dekarios I know would have put forth a most spirited protest!
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that sounds wrong to her.
however she trusts tara implicitly. if that is what she says had happened, it must have happened. stillβ that sounds wrong to her.
karlach's grip tightens around the handle of her axe, frustrated by the thought of gale not resisting. )
What the fuck were the charges?
( and what was gale thinking? )
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[Tara sounds miffed, to say the least, but there's distinct worry beneath all that annoyance, much as she might like to lean on indignance.]
He doesn't talk about it often, so I'm not certain how they found out, but someone must have discovered his research— they took him because of the danger posed by the orb!