((You mean you haven't read a book where there are 3 chapters in a row about 2 characters? I think we revealed quite a bit about our characters in that little bit.))
((Also, you never followed us at first, so there is nothing to misinterpert.))

Za'rel woke, looking at the other two coming into camp. "Well. It is about time you showed up." Ears perking up, she heard Will whisper to Myrra, "I'll have you know, he saved my life while you sat there and did nothing. If I were not critically wounded, I'd kill you where you stand." Za'rel finished, with a stern look. That look quickly softened into one of sadistic laughter when Will was turned into a tiny frog.

"Serves the fool right." She said, sitting up, "I will be the night watch. I cannot sleep anyway, with people like yourselves sneaking up on me."

((try The Two Towers by Tolkien, about half of the book is about the adventures of just two characters...a few pages is nothing by comparison!;)))

Aeryn's pointed ears twitched slightly at the noise, almost like those of a cat. His eyes opened again, and he sat up, "Rest will help speed your recovery...go back to sleep, Za'" he smiled, then grinned impishly as he saw Za'rel looking at the frog, "Well...his brain is about as small as it was before, yet I suppose it couldn't really get much worse." he smirked, putting his cloak back on as he stood up.

"I'll take this watch." he said, gathering up his staff, leaving her side to go sit under a nearby tree, listening for further intruders, "It's a bit hard to sleep with all the noise anyway..."

"Fine. I will sleep then."
Za'rel looked annoyed at Myrra and Will, and then laid back down, covering herself with the blanket again, and pretending to be asleep. She had her sword ready, because she not only didn't trust them, she didn't trust the surroundings either. She tilted her head sideways, and closed her eyes, putting 100% of her concentration into listening for anything and everything that might be suspicious.

Aeryn glared at Myrra and the Will-frog, listening as well, then sighing as he realized that it would be more effective just to ward the whole campsite with Mordenkainen's Faithful Hound, and go back to sleep.

He cast the spell quickly, with a practiced ease that indicated many nights spent making camp alone in the wilderness, nights in which such a spell was invaluable. He sighed as he finished, going back over to where Za'rel was pretending she was asleep. A smile curved on his lips as he lay down where he had been before, remaking his makeshift bed, and whispering quietly to her, "Can't sleep?"

After noticing that he was a frog and making sure Aeryn was not looking WIll hopped over to his bag of holding a after a delicte proces removed his Maidin's Kiss Potion (Final Fantasy 3)and drank it. Not wanting to be polymorped into something worse he went further away from everyone and went to sleep but a sleep that he could wake up from quickly incaes Aeryn, Za'rel or Mercury woke up.

OOC: i guess i'll rewind a bit, since i was away for 2 days.
i ask the question again: what is a trace gem?!

BIC: Myrra didn't reply to Will's comment, nor glanced at Aeryn when he glared at her. hmph, he seems to have gotten back his intelligence quickly, she thought as she sat with her back against a tree. Her left hand twitched slightly again, slashing another small rune into the air, creating a small bubble of protection around her. She sighed, her head rolling back to rest against the hard bark of the tree. She stared up into the canopy of the woods, watching small points of light flicker above that marked the existence of stars.
Jeeze, how did I end up with these weirdos?

OOC: Actually, I've been wondering about that too...what is a Trace Gem?

OOC: I'm starting a discussion thread based on Pheonixes name idea IE Insanity Quest
at least i will if everybody agrees . Sooo do you agree?

OOC: I agree.

OOC: *bashes them BIC before agreeing*

OOC: Where is that discussion thread? Will I have to make it myself? Where are Phoenix and Arha? Why do I have so many questions?

Myrra opened one eye irritably. The dull buzz that had been going on in her mind had grown into something comprehensible to her ears.
"fzzzzz... discussion thread?.... make it myself? fzzzzzzz..." however fuzzy it was, she somehow knew the right things to say.

"Oi, You guys up there! Shut it and get back to Roleplaying your characters. They're being neglected here."
The others open their eyes and look at her weirdly, but she ignores them. She herself has no idea why she's saying it, but it sounded right.

OOC: Discussion thread, MADE!!! Three cheers, anyone?

IC: Aeryn gave her an odd look, "Don't tell me you were thrown into a wall too, Rage...or have you fallen asleep and started to babble? Odd, I thought your mind was strong enough to study Black Magic..." he smirked, even though his comment was more of a joke than anything.

Durrr... Um. Dere wuz dis hurrikane tingy, Took outs meh power and stuffs. Couldnt reply. Now I'm at an undisclosed location for one day. No estimates on when power will be back. Stay tuned.

Za'rel whispered back to Aeryn "I told you this." and went back to "Resting" while half-asleep.

Aeryn chuckled softly, "Yes, sorry...slipped my mind, with Will banging around, and Rage saying strange things, I don't think I can sleep either."

"Don't mind me here. There's been some fuzzy talking around in my head for a while now, and I've just managed to underst-" she paused, perhaps realising now that they may find her explanation quite insane, before mentally shrugging with a what the heck attitude and continuing "understand what they are trying to say."

But with the voices silenced from "above", she closed her eyes and slipped into a wary sleep.
OOC: *whispering* Can I throw in some action soon?

OOC: yes, yes you may.

IC: "She's snapped...why do the female mages always go insane when they get a hint of power??" Aeryn said, rolling his eyes as he tried to get comfortable, "Still, at least she's better than the thief, and Mercury, wherever he is!"

Za'rel sat up, annoyed at the two magi for babbling when she was trying to discern what was going on in the immediate vicinity.

"I do take some offense to that Aeryn. Gender is no excuse for insanity, now please, be good and sleep now."

"Well, it's true that I act a bit...crazy...sometimes, but I'd rather not make it a personal insult by calling Rage a lunatic, so it makes...absolutely no sense." he sighed, feeling like nothing he did made any sense recently, "I'll try to sleep, but I doubt either of us will succeed." with that, he closed his eyes.

Myrra's eyebrow twitched irritably, but she remained in a light sleep. It wasn't anything to be bothered about, but something nagged at the fringes of her unconsciousness.

Something rustled the leaves above their heads.

OOC: o.O

Aeryn may have seemed to be asleep, but his mind was racing.

Why did I bother to go on this quest? Why am I traveling with these lunatics? Am I just as insane as they are? Why did I bother to save the one person who hates me the most? Why did I get so angry at that idiot thief for his juvenile statement? Whywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhy???

He groaned, wishing his thoughts would just settle down, and then suddenly heard a noise...something in the leafy canopy over his head.

Reaching out, he found his staff, moving slowly enough that whatever was up there wouldn't notice that he was awake.

Will also heared the creature moving he slowlet imperceptibly moved his arms downward readt to either draw his short sword and sickle or backstab whatever it was he looked up and saw that Aeryn was right under the noise. He got ready to spring and help him if something happened, (not because he liked him it was mostly that without him, Rage would kill him before Mercury came back).
OOC: I'm starting the new chapter because of the post limit.