Editing Chapter 2 (section)

==“Did you remember to tell them that we are the Daybringers?”==

“Shut up, Yao Ye, this is no time for playing!”  Selara hissed.  “They say that this disease spirit is thirty miles east of here in a shrine built into a hill.  One of the men from the village accidentally disturbed it when riding past; a rock slide uncovered the entrance and released the foul thing.  That was three days ago, and already six have died.  Wing is still in the city, beginning his treatments.  He asked for supplies and help.”

Toruna nodded and leaned against the side of the cart.  She said, “We must all assist him in any way that we can.  Let’s bring him what he needs and do anything he asks of us.  Be careful, though... do not go inside any of the houses unless you are armored.”

Ye shook her head vigorously.   “There’s better ways to help than waiting on stinky Wing.  If we can find the disease spirit, we might be able to force it to help cure the plague.”

Toruna looked at her for a moment, then nodded.  “All right then, you and Selara will go to the shrine and chasten the spirit.  Selara, take the lead.  Take two of the horses from the village.”

Selara spread her hands in surprise.  “You’re listening to her?  She just wants to pick a fight and get out of real work!”

Ye jabbed her chest with her thumb and spoke at the same time.  “I’m the spirit censer.  I should be in charge!  Selara can’t fight an unmanifested spirit.”

Toruna’s eyes flashed.  She loomed over the warrior, even in her gunzosha armor, and did not respond to Ye at all.  “I will not negotiate on this issue.  Yao Ye is our expert in the occult, and you are our expert in martial affairs.  She will support you if the spirit should remain dematerialized.”

Selara nodded once, spun on her heel, and began walking toward the horse pens.  Yao Ye grabbed her shock pike from the cart bed and synched her robe about herself, but turned at the last moment as she walked away.  “Can’t I at least get my armor back?”

She did not wait for Toruna’s reply, covering her head with one hand and running after Selara.

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