As Jason falls, Peter pulls out his bow and releases six arrows that glow green with magic formed vines. Even if the group had been watching, they would not have been able to see the arrow paths. They do however notice where the arrows land.
In a hexagon around the group, the vine arrows pierce into the ground. From the smoking holes much more material vines burst out and form a dome, protecting them and also killing any yubs that are inside the dome with them.
Seeing the group safe, Peter pulls out arrow after arrow, firing them into the yubjubs. Like the night before, these arrows fly into the yubs and multiply from there, ending by piercing into the dimensional tunnel that connects to the main body. Within moments, what was just a handful short of a thousand yubs are wiped out.
Peter sighs and shakes his head. ‘Surprised they could kill half of them. Though it was quite the reach and I’m going to have to say something about it.’
He walks over to the vine dome and taps on it, dispelling them and revealing the trio. “So are any of you still conscious? Looks like the rabbit is still fine, but the rest of you are just out of it, huh?”
He shakes his head again and gestures at Lily to get back in the harness. Lily gives him the side eye but complies with his request. Peter rolls his eyes at this and picks all three of them up and heads off towards the city.
An indeterminate amount of time later, Jason wakes up in a small room on a comfortable bed. “Well, I don’t remember this room so I must not have died.”
Off to the side, Lily hears him talk, and she jumps up on his chest and nuzzles him. Jason sighs and spends some time cuddling with her as he gathers himself. Though all things will come to an end and eventually he feels hungry enough to head out and look for food.
When he opens the door to the room, a sight he wasn’t expecting greets him. This isn’t an inn, but a house. Outside the room is a short hallway with two doors on each side and another door on one end. The other end opens up into a small den. Though in this case den is a little more literal than normal with the room made up to look like a cozy little cave.
Beyond that, Jason can make out a kitchen. But what draws his attention more is that Courtney, Peter, and a kitsune are in the den sitting on what looks like beanbag chairs. Jason stretches and then walks over to join them. “So I guess we ended up in the city after blacking out?”
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Peter laughs, “Yep, I threw the three of you over my shoulder and hauled everyone here. Oh, and let me introduce my husband! This is Gregor, the love of my life and a large reason I haven’t ended up going too far and dying out in the wilds. Having someone to come back to is an important thing for anyone planning to go out adventuring!”
Gregor rolls his eyes, “As if you would let the unknown kill you. Dying would prevent you from exploring more. If anything, I keep you from diving deep into places outside our knowledge.”
With an awkward grin Peter shrugs, “Still, I always come back for you! You’re the center from which I draw my map. Without you I wouldn’t even know where to go because without you I would be lost.”
Gregor shakes his head, “Well that aside, welcome to our home, Jason. I’ve heard a bit about your group while the three of you recovered. Speaking of which, going that far isn’t all that smart. Even travellers like you can develop injuries that never recover. From the condition you were in when my husband dragged the three of you in here, things could have the potential to go badly. If it wasn’t for the restful night enchantment, I put on all the bedrooms in our house. It could have taken days for your group to recover. Still ended up taking the night and most of today for you to wake up and Rosha is still down for the count. In fact, Courtney only woke up an hour ago, and that is because she had channeled a lot of healing into herself.”
“I don’t care how much my husband egged you guys on. Know your limits! I’ve talked his ear off already for letting you guys go as far as you did. He should have stepped in much earlier and you know what? I should have waited for the other girl to wake up first because I am going to end up repeating this for a third time when she does.”
Peter shrugs, “I was going to step in before they got any permanent injuries.”
With one eyebrow raised, Gregor gives him a piercing look. “And you are an expert healer with the abilities to see through body and spirit so as to watch for such things.”
Courtney shakes her head, “Hearing this all for a second time makes it even more embarrassing. We can drop it for now and go back to talking about our requests. Jason there wants a dose of that potion you need for your fifth tail and I want to learn the kitsune variant illusion spells. Peter there said he would vouch for me on the illusion thing, but how will the potion play out? From the sounds of it, this is quite an important thing around here.”
Gregor rolls his eyes, “Let's actually start with the illusion bit. My husband,” and he gestures at Peter, “Left out one small detail about that. And what was it he left out? Well, the fact that I am the one he was going to pass you off to for training. See, not only am I an enchanter but also an illusionist. While I have to talk to a few other people to get it okayed. I would say that teaching you the variant spell is the least I can do after putting up with him.”