The lamp-eater
THE BELL BELOW / III / THE CHOIR UNDER THE LAKE
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. . ..-------------------------------------------. | CINDER WITCH RANK 3 | | BLOOD [######. ] 6/7 MIGHT 3 | | FLAME [*****] 5/5 BURN 4 | '-------------------------------------------'
A pale body uncoils from the drain. You can see the stolen lanterns through its skin: little rooms of yellow light, each with a drowned face looking out.
It drags a ring of teeth over the stone. Two flames wait inside it, if you can keep your own blood inside you.
Lamp-eater / 6 blood remaining
INTENT: FALSE LUNGE
Its lamp-lit tail twitches. The teeth come from the other side: Ward will cost 2 blood.
Burn interrupts the enemy. Mend spends your turn: the enemy still attacks. Damage and costs are shown on each choice.
Your move
Burn / spend 1 flame / deal 4; take 0 blood
Mend / spend 1 flame; restore 1 blood, then take 1
What you carry
I. Black-glass tooth / taken from the river; +1 flame capacity.
II. Iron spur / Edrin's strength; +1 might.
Mercies kept: 0 of 3. Weapon: kiln-tempered hazel wand.
+ I --- + II --- @ III --- . IV road abbey choir bell + travelled @ here . beyond
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