They all swim ashore to a nearby beach area and catch their breath. Avery just lays flat out on the sand, Quinn sits next to her on top of a rock, ringing out her curls, and Simon leans against said rock on Quinn's other side. Doric sits on the ground next to him with her head against the rock while Edgin is being extra dramatic in his manner of breath catching and Holga stares at him in judgment. Xenk is completely unfazed and walks over to the rest of them.
"This is where I leave you. I wish you every success on your journey." Xenk declares
"You're not coming?" Edgin asks
"Would that I could but this is your quest. I have given you the tools. It is up to you to utilize them." He replies
"Can't you utilize them for us?" Simon starts
"That would be great cause you're much better at fighting and strategy and..." Quinn trails off
"Pretty much everything but talking." Holga finishes for her
"Talking to you isn't great." Edgin agrees while shaking Xenks hand
"Mmm. In those instances where faith wanes and doubt waxes, I recall the Tenets of the Ancients..." He starts
"Okay. See you later." He pats his shoulder and Xenk walks off "There he goes. Just wandering off. Walks in such a straight line." Edgin admires "Uh-oh. Wait a minute. He's coming up on a rock. Is he gonna go around? Nope. Right over the rock." He continues to narrate Xenk's retreat
Simon picks up the Helmet and starts to mutter a spell while walking and Quinn walks with him
Doric walks up to them "What are you mumbling?"
"I'm preparing to attune. If I can't connect with it, it'll be useless." He explains, trying to relax a little
"That's a lot of pressure given all we went through to get it." She responds
"Yeah, I realize that." He replies, less calm
"So our entire fate rests of you?" She continues, freaking out Simon even more
"Not helping!" Quinn finally speaks before catching up to Simon and putting her hands on his shoulders "Simon don't worry, you can do this. We all believe in you... except maybe Avery. All you've got to do is believe in yourself." She pats his shoulder before backing away, leaning against a rock. Doric walks away and starts conversing with Avery again.
When Simon puts it on he is greeted by an old man "There he is, the great Simon Aumar. Sorcerer descended from wizarding blood."
"Who are you?" He looks at him quizzically
"Don't you know me? My name is Aumar too." The old guy replies
"You're my great-great grandfather." Simon chuckles
"That's quite a helm. What makes you think you're worthy of it?" His grandfather interrogates him
"I believe in myself?" His brows furrow in uncertainty
"You're asking me?" The old guy cocks his head to the side
"No, I'm... I'm sure. I'm a great sorcerer." He shakes his head and fakes a smile
"Are you now? Funny thing about magic. It chooses who may wield it. And it does not suffer fools." He smiles sadistically(?)
"Why are you telling me this?" He looks scared
"I think you know, Simon." He pokes him with his staff
From the outside it seemed that as soon as Simon puts the Helmet on, he goes flying. Quinn tries her best not to laugh while walking over to where he landed. Avery just stays where she is and bursts out laughing. Holga chuckles a bit and stays where she was standing with Edgin
Doric stays put as well but she yells over "Did you attune with it?"
Edgin walks over to him and helps him up "I got you. What happened?"
Quinn helps dust him off "Are you okay?" She asks while wiping the sand off his face.
"Yeah...Yeah I'm fine. I uh.. spoke to someone." He says, still slightly out of it, trying to shake it off
"Yeah? Who?" Edgin asks
"My great-great grandfather. He was... unhelpful" He continues, shaking his head
"You spoke to him?" Quinn asks
"From here, it looked like the helmet flew off the second you put it on." Edgin adds
"Well, time moves differently there." He explains, sighing "Okay, I'll try a different approach."
"Great. New approach. Try it." He hands him the helmet after pouring sand out of it.
Simon exhales deeply preparing to put the helmet on
"You got this." Quinn gives him a thumbs up
He puts the helmet and goes flying again. Same reactions only Doric laughs instead of saying anything
Simon groans as Edgin goes to pick up the helmet
"You're getting better. You didn't fly as far." Quinn reassures him, smiling
Edgin comes back and sets the helmet next to his head "Stick with it. We have eight hours (Ik it's 6 but its 8 in this because I said so) till we leave for Neverwinter. You fail, I never get my family back." He pats the helmet and walks up a hill and lays down
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