Sabrina
*Kalisha immediately turns to the elders as the wolves flee. There's nothing she could do to help either of them - no healing magic, not enough medical equipment for the both of them... Nothing.*
"Is he... Already gone? Are you beyond saving?" *Kalisha asks. She reaches up and removes the helmet from her head. There's sorrow in her eyes... Very few emotions besides rage are ever shown by her. Kalisha knows she failed, that she's helpless to save the elders. But at least she'll take solace in giving them their last wishes.
As much as Kalisha wants to offer healing Laura in any way she can, she knows the woman wouldn't want to live on without her husband. She's already lost so many of those that she loves... Her children and grandchildren as well.*
Kanesha
*She would take a deep breath and slowly let it out, trying to gather her bearings to speak properly, and would then turn to face Kallisha, holding her hand with her cold wrinkly palms*
"...There is no healer nearby unless you know healing magic... I'm sorry for both of us being a burden. A young lady like you shouldn't see so much death... It may not be much but here is the remainder of of our herbs and shrooms... You can collect our pay as well... We won't be using it after all..." 

*She would then look up Kallisha and weakly smile* "I hope life treats you better than it has treated us..." *And with that Laura would also fall unconscious falling onto Larry's chest*
Sabrina
*Kalisha listened to all Laura had to say. She took what Laura offered - the mushrooms and herbs, and her offer for the pay.*
"Laura, I'm... So sorry. I wish I did better, or you wouldn't have had to die," *Kalisha said, tears in her eyes.* "I'll fulfill your final wishes."
*If Laura was too weak to respond, Kalisha would urge her to rest so she passes without pain. She foregoes retrieving Ire for the time being to pick up the elderly couple and carry them to where the woman wishes to be buried... Where they all met.
Kalisha, while carrying the couple, actually would go over to Ire to move and charge it. She kicks it out of the foliage and into the clearing with her feet, and empowers it with Raze so it burns and lets her find it when she comes back later. Until she returns, there is no reason for it to be moved.
Then, she sets off back in that direction.*
Kanesha
*As Kallisha would head back to meeting spot she would feel Laura and Henry's breathing getting weaker by the second. Henry's breath would be barely audible and Laura was barely holding on. She would find the tree that they had gathered around in the beginning but she would also see the robed man standing next to it. She couldn't see his expression but he merely holds his hand out*

"It would seem like you've failed your duty" *He would say coldly*
"Give me their bodies. I shall dispose of them. If you have the herbs hand them over as well"
Sabrina
*She was wracked with guilt the whole time she carried the elders, hearing them weakening them every passing second. No point in trying not to think about it.
She found herself back at the initial tree, and silently regarded the man before he spoke with hostility.*
"Dispose of, how?" *Kalisha questioned.* "They wanted me to bury them here as their final resting place... I'm not going to deny them. But they're still barely alive, maybe you could help them?"
Kanesha
"Please spare me the antics. If you did your job properly they wouldn't need to be buried. Very envious of your mentality to carry out such a deed with honor. As for helping them, I am no healer, but I will make a note from now on to bring one for these jobs in the future."
*He would then take a step forward with his arms still held out*

"Unfortunate that they met such a fate, but I cannot have you bury them here. I am going to have to dispose of them else where so that their deaths cannot be tracked back to us. We do not own these woods after all and would be unfortunate if any kingdom guards found a pair of dead macen bodies here. If it is any consolation, I know where their cabin is. I can bury their ashes there" *He would say matter of factly*
Sabrina
*Bury their ashes... Kalisha supposed that that works.
She looks at the two elders in her arms, sorrow still in her eyes, and looks back to the man, nodding silently.* "Please bury their ashes here," *She requests.* "They wanted to be buried here because it's the last place they enjoyed doing their work."
*'But what about the cabin', Kalisha thinks. Who will it go to? Will it be sold off to somebody else, or taken down? As far as Kalisha knows, the elders didn't concern themselves with their belongings in their final moments... Just where they wanted to be laid to rest.*
Kanesha
*The robed figure would let out a sigh*
"Very well, I suppose I can do that much. Now hand them over along with the herbs if you have them. My arms are growing tired"
Sabrina
*Kalisha nods and gives him the two bodies, and the bag of herbs that were collected. Before he leaves though, she felt the need to explain:* "Laura wanted me to have both of their pays... But I don't feel right taking what should have been their reward - if they have any next of kin, please give it to them with my sincerest apologies. If they don't, then keep it."
*Kalisha remembered that Laura mentioned she lost her grandchildren, so she was unsure whether they had any next of kin, but she still didn't want their money.*
Kanesha
*The robed figure would seemingly chuckle at Kalisha's request about the pay* "I suggest you may as well take it, cus I most certainly won't be paying you for your terrible escort duty. It would send the wrong message and lower our standards. At the very least you can take their pay as a reminder of your failure today. You can also use it to better equip yourself so such a thing doesn't happen again. If you really don't want it, then I'm sure there is some beggar on the street that would be more than happy to take it off your hands. In any case, it will have more value and use in your hands than ours. The boss nor I have any need for such pocket change. " 

*The robed figure would place silver rings on Laura and Henry's figures and would mutter an incantation that Kalisha wouldn't be able to understand. Shortly after their bodies would start to shrink and turn into bloody mice, which would then stuff into his robe pocket. He would then turn to you and hand over 12 gold*

"While I am upset by the outcome, we can both take this as a learning experience. If you are still interested in working for us, I will be sure to tell the boss to hook you up with a job that better suits your talents. So are you still interested? Nothing wrong if you aren't, I would just be a bit envious that there are people out there satisfied with doing subpar work without redeeming themselves" *He would say rather stoically despite his harsh words*
Sabrina
*Kalisha listened and nodded in shame as he finished. She takes the gold, reluctant at first, but there's no point if it might tarnish reputation.
In fact, Kalisha was glad that she was being told off for failing. It's just a reason to get better. Enhance her current abilities, learn new ones, so that it doesn't happen again... Or is less likely to happen again. If anything, the worst part about it was that the opposition was made up entirely of wild wolves. Kalisha might have fared better against human opponents... And might have been much better off if she was stronger.*
"Thank you for considering me," *Kalisha said.* "And for lecturing and scolding me. Now I know I need to become much stronger in future."
*She was ready to go back and find her weapon, then leave. If there was nothing more to talk about, she'd set off immediately.*
Kanesha
*The robed figure would not and leave without a word, taking the mice forms of Laura and Henry with him. Kalisha would find her weapon in the forest that thankfully didn't cause a forest fire thanks to the cold and bits of frost in the area. The taste of defeat would be bitter, but would also serve as comforting reminder of Laura's shrooms that looking back didn't feel as bitter as what Kallisha would likely be feeling now. Perhaps that is why Laura always carried them around with her, a distraction from all the defeats she had endured in life. While unlikely that Kalisha would put them in her mouth ever again, she at least had them as a token of what happened today and of the kind people she met. One could hope in the future she would become stronger from this unfortunate event*

__**Quest Compete**__
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