[ sierra will take him at his word, since he’s never lied to her before, or really had any reason to lie. this is just a simple quest, too—no emotional revelations to be had.
the forest leads them forward, to the sphinx’s lair, as per its own inscrutable rules about who is allowed to explore what parts, when and where, but before they get close enough to observe her, sierra—stops. she doesn’t freeze entirely, it’s clearly not the work of a spell, but she’s abruptly not walking anymore, and she looks uncomfortable. ]
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[ sierra will take him at his word, since he’s never lied to her before, or really had any reason to lie. this is just a simple quest, too—no emotional revelations to be had.
the forest leads them forward, to the sphinx’s lair, as per its own inscrutable rules about who is allowed to explore what parts, when and where, but before they get close enough to observe her, sierra—stops. she doesn’t freeze entirely, it’s clearly not the work of a spell, but she’s abruptly not walking anymore, and she looks uncomfortable. ]
One moment.