[Thread] Earth Shrine

[epopt_trainee]

Characters: Leonora, Yuffie, Zack, Frimelda
Progress: Incomplete
Summary: Taking the Earth Crystal to the shrine.
Location: Earth Shrine
Date: June 11th
Warnings: Violence, stubborn white mage, potential theft

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[pathtowalk]

The trip had been quiet, for Frimelda. It was not so much anything out of the ordinary for her, at least: she always the quiet type, and it had also helped that there was much on her mind. She had tried to rest, at least somewhat, as the airship had made its way to their destination - being nomadic was all well and good, but after several weeks of living on the move and being on constant watch for monsters, any few minutes of rest she could grasp, she would take it, even if it was to only close her eyes and listen to the distant strum of the engine beneath them once the trip was underway.

Now that they were here, though, she was all business, looking down to the shuddering earth beneath them. "We best watch our steps from here on," she agreed with Leonora, giving a nod of appreciation to the Float spell. She was wearing a lot of armour - if she lost her footing, she would end up falling. A long way, would be the likely result. She gave another look to the violent earth. "... And get through this as quickly as is possible."

[championofwutai]

Once again, Yuffie had found a corner away from everyone during the ride to the Earth Shrine. She had been huddled around a bucket just in case. Why did she have to be so prone to motion sickness? Ugh. The moment they neared the shrine, the sickly Princess of Wutai came from her hiding spot, determined to not let it bother her anymore.

"We'll be fine. We need to get in and out quickly before any of us lose our balance."

She turned to Leonora. "You okay with this?"

[epopt_trainee]

Leonora stopped mid-step and turned to face Yuffie. "I'm not sure. It hasn't told me what it wants." Not being sure if that meant it approved or disapproved troubled her, but she took a deep breath and nodded anyway. "We should go. I'll stay behind with the crystal."

Just as an added precaution, she layered on more buffs, Blink, Shell, Protect, Haste. Not knowing what lay ahead other than a nebulous threat of a guardian made it too risky to go in unprepared. "Who's leading?" Because it certainly should not be the squishy one in the group.