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Seraphi breathes a little easier as Brack slumps in defeat.  She hopes he isn't dead, having initially intended to take the dwarf into custody no matter what her mother and the other mages wanted.  Ignoring the dwarf for the moment, Seraphi steps out into the street.  Like Lutgar, she is not so sure she wishes to make friends with Red Leaf.  The man had intended to assassinate the kingpriest after all and then there was the issue of sending that swarm of crawling insects into the shop.

"We should not linger over long in the streets.  A scata patrol could come along at any moment," she warns.  Given the group's reputation with the Scata, Seraphi doesn't feel the need to share the danger of that.  To giant constrictor snake she requests, "Ssarpenoth my friend, please cut off the retreat of the elf with the bow in the alley."  She gestures down the alley at Red Leaf.  Moving out to get a better view, she finds a good spot that will keep the elf in sight.

No more spells from you, thinks Seraphi to herself as she begins to carefully watch the kagonesti.  She waits for any sign of spellcasting from the elf, her own hands raised in order to cast a counterspell.  The concentration on her face is clearly evident and hints that what she intends is neither a gaurantee or easy.

Ssarpenoth's tongue flickers in the air, testing the scents registering there.  The giant snake hears the request of Seraphi and does its very best to comply.  It loosens the bulk of its coils, dropping the dead weight of the sticky dwarf.  Leaving the dead wizard behind, Ssarpenoth begins to quickly slither towards the alley.  Its large, sinous body works back and forth as the giant snake quickly enters the alley and moves to take up a position behind Red Leaf.  The head rises up, bobbing too and fro in a very threatening manner.  It is clear that if Red Leaf tries to flee he will have to avoid the massive fangs of the giant snake.

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Elessar gestures to his summoned elemental who then moves towards Red Leaf to attack. It kicks up a small amount of dust as it goes, almost like a dust devil. It then swipes at the Kagonesti but hits his armor and doesn't appear to inflict any harm. Elessar then moves to the area vacated by his minion and takes a shot at the Kagonesti, but between his elemental in the way and the difficulty of firing into a melee, he just misses.

The Kagonesti Red Leaf, seeing his predicament, looks around his as if in desperation but a look of resignation crosses his face and he drops his bow ... only to draw his rusty looking short sword and swing in desperation at the snake directly behind him. Surprisingly, he gets in a good stab on Ssarpenoth, his sword doing quite a bit of harm to the summoned creature as it pierces through scaly skin.

Rubin doesn't appear to do much - he is still getting the feeling back in his legs.

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Taither was aghast at the turn of events. Red Leaf had aided them in the attack against Brack, was his reward to now be death? There was also something not right in his actions. Why would he drop his bow, his most effective weapon, if he was so determined to kill?

Taither moved up beside the elf. "Surrender. Now. There is no need for further bloodshed," said the paladin, his flaming scimitar raised, but the blow not swung.


Move: F12
Readied Action: strike at action on Red Leaf's part other than yielding      

Ssarpenoth gets a good bite in on Red Leaf and the Kagonesti recoils briefly as a good chunk is torn off his arm. However, the snake does not manage to get a good grab in on the Kagonesti as he wiggles free from the coils.

He is looking hurt but could potentially still fight if he desired. However, the look on his face shows utter defeat. His rusty short sword drops to the ground. It doesn't look like it's due to injuries but rather a genuine surrender.

{Elven} "Morgion forgive me. I surre..." {/Elven}

He begins his surrender but is cut short as his face contorts in what is obviously agonizing pain. The pocmarks on his face and arms swell up, as if they had simply been dormant. They continue to swell and he screams in agony, dropping to his knees. The scream is only cut off by choking as he grasps at his throat in desperation. He looks to Taither in desperation and tries to mouth something. It's unclear what he's trying to say as more gasps for air cause him to choke up bile.

He is clearly dieing.

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While the wand's healing does seem to improve Red Leaf's condition momentarily, it seems to be a futile effort. Part of the snake bite wound closes from the healing but is quickly covered by new pockmarks. Continually using the wand might buy him a few minutes at best, but would appear to be futile in the long run.

He does look up at the kender when she pokes him, and his eyes convey a moment's thanks before he closes them from the agony.