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Post by Jack on Apr 15, 2019 9:33:22 GMT -6
Well, whatever happened while they dug in the earth, she would be sure to make sure everything would end up being just fine at the end of the day. No more crushed leg or anything, that would be the worst, although a crushed and useless arm might be even worse when it all came down to it. She smiled a little bit and shook her head, no thinking that kind of thought, that wouldn't be good at all she decided with a little chuckle. It was something she had to be wary of though, cave ins could happen at any time, and while she might be able to stabilize it with some magic, she was sure she couldn't hold it for too long. Maybe long enough to get everything out from under the falling rocks, but she really had no clue. Grim was over in his hole still digging while she dug in the opposite side of the tunnel.
86 Jack: 6/20 Grim: 27 1/5; 29 1/5
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Post by Jack on Apr 15, 2019 9:36:57 GMT -6
Grim was determined to get to whatever was making his veins tingle. He was sure there was something in there, he just didn't know what it was going to be whenever he managed to find it. How was it he had felt it so far out but hadn't found it just yet? He sighed a little and shook his head as he continued to dig around at the wall, in the hole where he was digging at the moment. He felt odd, like he wasn't going quite where he needed to go, but that was alright, he would find whatever it was, even though he knew the woman was getting tired of staying in the same spot at the moment. There was something back there that needed found... Jack smiled at him and reached over to pat his flank as she continued to dig on her side of the tunnel. The tunnel was small, but big enough for the wagon, luckily.
87 Jack: 7/20 Grim: 27 2/5; 29 2/5
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Post by Jack on Apr 15, 2019 9:39:44 GMT -6
Jack just didn't know what to do, his digging was maniacal almost, it seemed, she thought, and while that could be a good thing, she really didn't think it might be at the moment. She sighed a little bit and wondered what was going to happen at the moment when something shined in the wall where she was digging. The woman paused and tilted her head to look at it a little better, but then smiled a little bit, unsure of what it was but happy to find it. It looked like a metal, but not one of the ultra rare metals, so that was good. It was something she could work with, so that narrowed it down a bit more, was it iron? She liked the look of iron, but hated working with it for some reason. It never really made sense, she thought, but that was fine, not much needed to.
88 Jack: 8/20 Grim: 27 3/5; 29 3/5
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Post by Jack on Apr 15, 2019 9:42:10 GMT -6
Jack looked at the metal for a little while longer before glancing back at Grim. He was still having at the wall where he was working, and she thought she saw a sheen on him that showed he was exerting himself a little too much. Whenever he finally took a break she would get him some water, it was the least she could do, she didn't want one of her animals over exerting himself when it came to something for her. Jack pushed her hair back, noting that she needed a haircut, and then started to dig the iron out of the wall a little at a time. She could just smelt it all together if it came out in chunks, as annoying as that may be. Chuckling, she continued to work at it until the little vein was entirely exposed. It didn't seem to go further into the wall, she just needed to cut it out now.
89 Jack: 9/20 Grim: 27 4/5; 29 4/5
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Post by Jack on Apr 15, 2019 9:44:21 GMT -6
As Grim continued to work in his hole, the woman worked at the iron in the wall where she was working, happy to have found something for now, she figured. He just needed to find what he was looking for and then they would move on a bit to see what else they could find. Jack smiled a little and shook her head, she hoped there were more things for them to find and not just right here. It hadn't been too good of a spot, even though it had yielded a crystal for her, it was the wrong type after all. Not knowing what to do about things was fine, but she wanted results and they hadn't had too many of them just yet. It was upsetting, but that didn't matter in the long run she figured with a little smile on her face as she continued to work at the iron.
90 Jack: 10/20 Grim: 27 5/5; 29 5/5 +1
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Post by Jack on Apr 15, 2019 11:41:45 GMT -6
As she worked on the little iron vein, she would be shocked to realize what Grim was about to find. As it was, she just felt a deep thrumming in her bones, but didn't turn around as it had been doing that for some time now. She had no idea he had found anything good until she heard him rumble at her elbow. The woman turned to look, and deep within the hole in the wall, there was a glowing red light. Perking up, the woman climbed into the hole and looked at it before giving a whoop and hugging Grim around the neck. He had managed to find a fire crystal! That was amazing, they were getting more and more of them at the moment, there weren't many left until she could make her node. She just hoped she would be able to find two more now, just to see what she could do with them.
91 Jack: 11/20 Grim: 28 1/5; 30 1/5
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Post by Jack on Apr 15, 2019 11:44:13 GMT -6
His work done, Grim laid down beside the wagon to snooze for a bit before it was time to move on, he didn't feel anything else, so there was no point in the moment, plus he was getting tired anyway. Jack grinned at him and then grabbed her mallet and chisel and then slowly started to dig it out of the wall. What spells would she learn when she made her node anyway? She was getting ahead of herself though, she still needed two fire crystals, but that was better than when she started! Hopefully she could find more soon, Renathan was on the lookout for them as well, and his mining had produced a couple for her already, somehow. Jack grinned a little and shook her head, she just hoped she would get to them soon enough and wouldn't have to worry about getting them anymore. What would she hunt for after her fire node, however?
92 Jack: 12/20 Grim: 28 2/5; 30 2/5
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Post by Jack on Apr 15, 2019 11:48:46 GMT -6
Jack just hoped she would find some good spells to use her node with, she thought with a smile. Nothing was going to happen that she hadn't planned on, hopefully, and she just wanted to get things done after awhile. As she slowly dug the fire crystal out of the wall, she made a mental note to give Grim an extra special treat when they got home, though she wasn't sure what to get him just yet. He ate both meat and rocks, an odd diet to be sure, maybe a nice bit of silver would go well with things right now. Whatever she decided, it wasn't as precious as this crystal was at the moment for her. But what would she do after the fire node? Maybe a light node, she already had a pure crystal, if she hunted for pure and prismatic crystals, hopefully that would work out well for her.
93 Jack: 13/20 Grim: 28 3/5; 30 3/5
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Post by Jack on Apr 15, 2019 11:51:05 GMT -6
The fire crystal finally popped out of the wall, clean and unrelenting as it glowed a perfect red. She couldn't wait to get it home and with the others, though the buzzing that went through her arm finally got the best of her and she put it into the bag with the earth crystal. It was going to be perfect and she couldn't wait to see how it was going to look when it was finished. Now she just needed to find two more and they would be good! Jack sighed happily and patted Grim on the head before grabbing the wagon and moving on town into the tunnel. It was time to go somewhere else if he didn't sense anything, though maybe they should head home for awhile to get things figured out. She really wanted to get the fire crystal with the others, but that could wait for a bit, she figured.
94 Jack: 14/20 Grim: 28 4/5; 30 4/5
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Post by Jack on Apr 15, 2019 11:55:43 GMT -6
Grim stretched out much like a cat and trotted after the woman, not sensing anything else at the moment but knowing there were more of those crystals deep within the mines. He was sure they would manage to find more of them, though what kinds he wasn't sure he could say just yet. Maybe someday they would find more, but he didn't think today was going to be that day. Oh she would work at it, he knew she would, but that didn't mean they would find anything just yet of course. Jack smiled at him and kept her free hand on his shoulder for now, wondering where they were going and what they were going to find next. She was the one leading him this time though, she could feel crystals, though not as well as he could, but that was fine. He obviously didn't feel anything, but neither did she.
95 Jack: 15/20 Grim: 28 5/5; 30 5/5 +1
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Post by Renathan on Apr 15, 2019 11:59:22 GMT -6
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Post by Jack on Apr 15, 2019 12:23:36 GMT -6
Jack and Grim both froze where they were, they could both feel it, an odd thrumming they'd both felt before. They glanced at each other before Grim started to sniff around a bit, wondering where he was going to find this one. He paused again and then sniffed harder before starting to dig at the ground. He would probably make a decent sized pit before he was done, but hopefully it wouldn't be too hard for him to crawl out. The worst thing about rock creatures was their weight, she had to remember that much. Jack smiled a little and then pulled her shovel out of the wagon to dig alongside him after getting a swig of water. She poured some out into a bowl and set it near the wagon, she didn't want Grim to be too far away from water at any given time it seemed like. The sign of a decent owner.
96 Jack: 16/20 Grim: 29 1/5; 31 1/5
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Post by Jack on Apr 15, 2019 12:27:35 GMT -6
An orange stone was flung out of Grim's hole after only a few moments, making the woman laugh. He then took a small break for some water before heading back over and starting to dig again. He was determined to find what he was looking for, just like always, but he was sure he knew what it was. Jack stretched out before picking up the stone and looking it over. A jasper, if she wasn't mistaken, and a rather nice looking one at that. She had a good opinion of this stone already, she figured with a little smile on her face, and she wondered what she was going to cut it into. Maybe a talisman? Or perhaps not, maybe she would socket it into something, that seemed more likely right now. Jack smiled and put it with the other stones they had found so far, maybe this would bring them luck, that and the two crystals in the wagon.
97 Jack: 17/20 Grim: 29 2/5; 31 2/5
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Post by Jack on Apr 15, 2019 12:29:50 GMT -6
As long as things kept coming, she would help him dig, she figured with a happy look on her face. While she wasn't sure what she was going for, she didn't really need to understand it either. Sooner or later they would find what they wanted and they could leave, until then they would keep digging until they were too tired to dig any more. She could always pull the halfbreed in the wagon if he needed it, she thought, and she hoped that things would work out between them no matter what. They worked well together, just like herself and Goran, his father, and she wondered if the gargoyle missed her or his son at all. If he did, then he probably wouldn't show it, but who knew, she figured with a little smile on her face. Goran was full of surprises, it seemed, and she hoped that things would work out in the end.
98 Jack: 18/20 Grim: 29 3/5; 31 3/5
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Post by Jack on Apr 15, 2019 12:36:34 GMT -6
What could she do if they couldn't find the source of the thrumming though? She shook her head as she put the jasper in with the other stones and then got to digging herself again. It was going to work out fantastic, she had a feeling, and she wasn't sure what else she was going to do at the moment. Digging was calming at least, so she had that much she suspected, but still, it didn't really matter in the end of it all. Grim was digging, she was digging, and they both felt that thrumming from somewhere below them. Jack didn't know what was going on, just that they needed to find whatever was calling to them. She hoped it was another fire crystal, but it didn't really feel that way to her at the moment. Maybe it was a chaos crystal? Huh, what was it at the moment, she wanted to know!
99 Jack: 19/20 Grim: 29 4/5; 31 4/5
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