Re: [Act II, Scene I] Above Ground
"Manticore? Eh?! Eron Windblade, you little runt, this had better not be one of your games! I'll feed you to Chomper wings first, I'll... oh... oh my... And Iffy, you too..." Regdoc seemed to be straddling that line between reality and... something else. A blurring of realms that was difficult to define. He raised a gnarled hand and wiped it over his eyes, then tugged a few times on his whiskers - which looked rather painful in execution.
"Gone both of you... May the Path be warm beneath your feet." Regdoc sighed as he held up one hand in a time-honored gesture of both welcome and farewell.
Turning back to the others who were at work digging graves and gathering stones, Regdoc announced, "It was a manticore, or perhaps something equally terrifying, that got him. Don't ask me how I know unless you're willing to sit for the full lecture. But we've not time for lectures at the moment. We have time to get our dusty b-, ahem, boots on the road before this creature's next meal-time! Make your farewells quick and let's go!"
Regdoc appeared to have come out of the fire, the basement and the subsequent battles completely unscathed, though most of them had seen him nearly come to the end of his career. Now though, his clothing seemed a bit less tattered, his cheeks not quite so hollow, and Chomper was packing a meaty hunk in his large and toothy mouth. It might appear that in the coincidental moment they'd all blinked an eye, something out of the ordinary had occurred in that small space of time between heartbeats.
"Believe me or don't! But I believe me and Chomper here believes me and you all had better believe me!"
Regdoc had begun to shuffle up the road the direction they'd originally come from with Chomper trotting happily behind him with his supper in his teeth.
OOC: Yes, it appears Regdoc's sanity is momentarily intact. He has strong reason to believe a manticore is nearby - and it's hungry still.