hardrockandblues | OVERFLOW/OPEN POST

[ Zelgadis sticks to his guns for a good few weeks. This is it, he says to himself. He's done wasting any mental energy on his grandfather. He won't ruminate any longer on the cruel betrayal that gave him this wretched form.

He tries not to wonder if it matters to Rezo at all that he's gone silent. It's kind of irritating, actually, that Rezo won't break first and re-open the lines of communication. If feeling guilty for what he's done is beyond him, can't he at least regret this estrangement?

Zelgadis departs from Lina's party in order to investigate a rumor of a town with a supposedly ancient healing spring. She cautions him it's probably a waste of his time -- it's a decidedly recent rumor, most likely a struggling village's attempt to lure in tourists and their cash.

Still, he goes. He might as well. Just in case.

As it turns out, the spring does have certain unusual properties. They just happen to be bad ones. If anything, it's the opposite of a healing spring; the townsfolk are growing sickly and delirious, some cursed magic convincing them that their health is better than ever. It's a disturbing state of affairs, but one he hasn't got the means to do anything about.

Now, Rezo might be able to solve it.

Zelgadis considers how much it would weigh on his conscience if he decides not to do the one thing that is in his power to do.

And Amelia would be so disappointed in him... ]

If I asked you to take care of a problem, would you be able to do it without making things worse for everyone involved?

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