Keith
*It had been quite a long while after Sizzle and Slush, the two kobolds each struggling with strange magic, had decided to split ways. Nearly a day. As they travelled through Voldur Peaks, and later Heatherstead, they occasionally managed to find topics of conversation, particularly on the many locations in Eluaria... And eventually, Sizzle mentioned the city of Aismir, an accepting and kind place he had passed through days earlier. Hearing this, and knowing Sizzle was heading nowhere near that, far to a city in the south, she decided that the Aismir could possibly be a better and more convenient place to head in search of a place to stay, companionship and distraction.* 

*But now, it was beginning to get late, and Slush would need to rest soon... The sun was just about to set in the distance, and the winds were once again becoming the cold she was... Oh-so used to at this point. Eventually, she took refuge in a cave alongside a forest trail... She took a deep inhale... But then... A sudden voice rang in her mind.*
Rhonda
So this new kobold.
Michael
*Slush winced at the voice...*

*"L-l-leave me alone..."*
Rhonda
...You know i won't.
Michael
*Slush sighs in frustration... This thing... This voice... She had hoped it wouldn't follow her to Eluaria, but the moment she decided to stop and relax, take a break from her journey... There it was. She nods shyly in responce.*
Rhonda
Sizzle, was his name...?

Have you told him anything?
Michael
"I... I might have... It's... Nothing too important... I just mentioned your existence-"

*Slush feels a tendril creep up her arm.* "N-N-N-NO! I DIDN'T TELL HIM ANYTHING!"

"Just... Don't... Don't hurt him... He's... He's one of my kind..."
Rhonda
And that only makes him more of a threat.

You know how the other kobolds treated you for your ominus coloring

The way they blamed you for the cold
Michael
*Slush begins to tear up... Panic settling into her expression,* "Y-y-y-yeah..."

"I'm... I'm not... Letting you... Hurt him..." *She reaches for a worn knife concealed in a pocket in her cloak, knowing what she has to do...*

*A red tendril shoots out of the cave wall across from her, swiping the knife away from her hand, pointing it to her head.* "N-n-no..."
Rhonda
*Ominous chuckle*

You will listen, you worthless idiot

I am not leaving you

Your mission is to expand and feed

Not mingle with the locals

Understand?
Michael
"F-f-f-fuck..." *She mumbles under her breath...* "Fine. F-fine, I'll... I'll... I'll do what you ask, then. Just... Please... Spare Sizzle... I... *I beg you..."*
Rhonda
I shall consider it
Michael
*She feels a tendril caressing her thigh as she sees the tendril holding her knife drop it onto the cave floor before both tendrils retreat back into the earth... And the voice quickly leaves her consciousness alone... Just as sudden as it arrived... *

*She steadily starts to sob, hugging her cloak like a blanket for comfort, wiping her tears and mumbling to herself... "He's... He's fine... He's fine... I'll make sure... I just... I just have to hold on a little longer..."*