So, yeah, I'm still a little surprised over the final leg in our underground adventures. Between us and the exit was a dragon. Well, not so much between us, but it was in the big chamber we had to pass through. Apparently the dragon had some sort of connection to Hal's pantheon through it's parent dragon. So he and Andrew decided to talk to it.
From what I heard them talking about, it seemed that Rigvar imprisoned the dragon, who's name was Gar... Grab.... Graback, down there. Why, we have no idea, but it seemed pretty happy that we killed Rigvar. Hal wanted to free Graback and nobody could really decide.
We weren't sure we could break the chains that bound Graback, because they were also powered by Utgard-Loki's essence. Though, Graback mentioned that that same power could free him. Claire suggested hitting one of the essence stones we had against the chains. Nobody seemed pleased with the idea, though I thought it was fine.
While we debated, Kennedy had her own talk with Graback. Apparently he knew (or at least knew of) her sister. I didn't even know she had a sister! I wonder if she's a full sister or a half sister? I mean, if the legends about my father are to be believed, I probably have a ton of half-siblings running around. (Seriously, look up Poseidon's list of lovers, it's a good mile long. Dad sure got around...)
Anyway, I got frustrated. The guys kept talking like they would come back after researching, but honestly, I didn't think that was going to happen. I mean, we had no guarantee we'd be allowed back. Or that something bad wouldn't happen, or that the entrances wouldn't collapse. And so on. And we had a solution right there. So, I dropped that smelly troll (I'd been hanging on to him while Hal and Andrew talked to Graback) and I went to smash the rock on the chains.
Hal wanted to be the big man and do it himself. I know he meant well, but I'm not some weak little girl who needs the man to do the dangerous thing for her. So, I smashed the rock. Things felt... weird. I got overpowered with this ice coldness and I heard laughter in my head, then the cold went away.
Hal then broke Graback's chains free and the dragon decided to wait to gather up his strength before leaving. I guess being on such a powerful being's good side is a nice feather in the cap. So, we got back to the surface after and the Director called the mission a success.
So, now we have some free time and I'm going to enjoy it. I need to call mom, I'm feeling confused about a few things and I have a date with Claire I need to get ready for. I'll update as I go, and see if I can come up with a way to write entries while on the mission. Maybe I'll start carrying a little notebook with me.
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