"Vessel! Awaken yourself! You cannot let it end here!" Pandora said, knowing full well that her words were likely to fall on deaf ears. She knew better than any just what state Vol's body was in. If anything, she knew even better than he. The fact of his Full Restore Quest Reward was not just a boon and a convenience, it was an absolute necessity. In the state Vol was in, he would die. His body was in too bad a shape. He'd lost too much blood, and his organs were too mangled. The Summoning of the Black Goblin Captain had taken far too much.
"I don't know how you're here," Paxton said, "but I'll be damned if I let you go any further!"
"NO!" Penelope pleaded, shouting from her wagon, but that only confirmed Vol's identity all the more to Paxton. He didn't seem likely to stop. His sword was over his head, ready to take a man's life, the Earl's intentions be damned.
