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Ari's out collecting mushrooms on the Blood Moor.
Yes, there are demons, and zombies, and once he saw some bipedal cows with halberds for some reason, and yes, they could theoretically kill him. But he has a very sharp scythe, and he can conjure fire and lightning at his whim, and just in general, Ari can take care of himself.
Uncle Deckard told him not to go too far. Ari told him to go teach his grandmother to suck eggs.
Li-Ming will follow where she is directed. "So, I'll be harder to kill? That's good, I like being harder to kill."
"Fairly popular preference," Dawn snorts. "Now, we can't give you a generalized anti-magic ward, but we can protect you against..." she recites a rather long list.
They arrive in the same room where Cain was warded. In fact, the sorcerer that warded Cain is still there.
Li-Ming nods along, taking in the list. "Goodness."
She nods politely to the sorcerer.
Another round of warding! With complementary skin-treatment in the form of runes drawn on her skin! Which is not skin treatment at all except in the way it protects her skin against harm! Also, while his assistants do the work the sorcerer spends quite sometime figuring out talismans that go well with Li-Ming's complexion.
"Ooh, thanks!" she says to the sorcerer. "So many mages just completely ignore fashion, and they end up looking like clowns. There's no use being powerful if you don't look good."
The sorcerer nods along like she just said some kind of wisdom that few get. "It's terrible, my colleagues just don't understand that anything that's worth doing it's worth doing with style."
The sorcerer nods approvingly, matches various jewelry with a variety of effects but excellent taste and soon Li-Ming will be leaving the room well warded and well adorned.
"Ta!"
She returns to the portal and hops back out to Sanctuary, then returns to New Tristram. "That was excellent. I very much appreciate your world and your magic, Henry."
"Isn't it? I'm so pleased. At any rate, shall we go to Caldeum? Or do you think we should retire for the night?"
It is getting pretty late.
"Gosh, I definitely think Ari should retire for the night and have nice and long... rest."
"Can I take him with me? I've got a room at the inn, and I'm dying to know how he holds up."
"He holds up like a pro! How about an exchange and you lend Lorath to us?"
"I mean, if you are not comfortable with a night with me, Gabe and maybe the triplets..."
"I- wh-"
Lorath makes an abortive gesture with his hands. "I'm never comfortable! I was raised by monks! Why am I suddenly being propositioned for an orgy? Is this just what life is like for normal people?!"
"I- you know what, fuck it!"
He walks over towards Gabe and kisses him firmly. "I'm not going to let this pass me by, even if I am uncomfortable with it! Li-Ming, have fun with your boytoy, I'm going to be having an orgy!"
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