[For this, Need gets the body of her most recent bearer, who... the author's dream cast for Captain Kerowyn is Cher, so imagine 40ish Cher with smooth blonde hair and as much muscle is appropriate for a mercenary.]
sword of alone
[Need is unmoving in that open grave for a long time. It might be hours, it might be less than that, because she's all the way awake, and Mindblind, and Mageblind, and most importantly, something's happened to Kerowyn. Kero wouldn't have laid here passively upon waking up. Finally, Need says something out loud, in Kero's low voice.]
Demonsbane, girl, this isn't like you.
[Nothing happens, and she's realized that her own self isn't strapped to Kero's body anywhere. Need's spent too long imprisoned in a blade that she spelled for calm to panic easily, if ever, but she does feel herself start sweating.]
Aw, hell.
Old habits
[Need doesn't trust the people of Rota. They're friendly and have told her a lot, but they're also really intense and have a weird viewpoint. So it's a Changechild situation, with a full on Kiyamir Ma'ar level of extremity and sadistic edge? If there's any situation that makes her regret being Mageblinded it's this one.
You might find her making a sling out of cord. Good easy weapon, ammunition's everywhere, and these people don't seem to carry slings, so she might be able to carry it without anyone knowing she's armed. The usefulness of a ranged weapon is reduced in close quarters, obviously.
Bow making is harder and might be less fruitful, but she's taught a dozen bearers how and watched the hands of many more do it; it comes easily. So you might find her carving wood with a gifted knife, listening to Tågevalgten rhapsodize about higher beings.
It'd be better if there was a forge, but even assuming she could just walk into one and payment for fuel and materials isn't a thing, making a sword is an involved process and takes longer.]
You think it's even useful to have a sword here? ...Heh. I've lived too long. What a question.
[Need's asking Kero - she's afraid that her bearer is still in here and aware, beyond her ability to hear her, and it will be a slightly less awful experience if Need talks to her - but she's also asking out loud.]
obligatory what is technology
[This doesn't come out of the blue, but if you've had a passing handwaved friendly or semifriendly interaction with Need, she's fully comfortable asking for help. She taps the closed network laptop and raises Kero's eyebrow wryly.]
Permit an old woman to say 'What?' every two seconds, will you? What is this, and is it useful?
Need|Heralds of Valdemar? canon doesn't have an official name
sword of alone
[Need is unmoving in that open grave for a long time. It might be hours, it might be less than that, because she's all the way awake, and Mindblind, and Mageblind, and most importantly, something's happened to Kerowyn. Kero wouldn't have laid here passively upon waking up. Finally, Need says something out loud, in Kero's low voice.]
Demonsbane, girl, this isn't like you.
[Nothing happens, and she's realized that her own self isn't strapped to Kero's body anywhere. Need's spent too long imprisoned in a blade that she spelled for calm to panic easily, if ever, but she does feel herself start sweating.]
Aw, hell.
Old habits
[Need doesn't trust the people of Rota. They're friendly and have told her a lot, but they're also really intense and have a weird viewpoint. So it's a Changechild situation, with a full on Kiyamir Ma'ar level of extremity and sadistic edge? If there's any situation that makes her regret being Mageblinded it's this one.
You might find her making a sling out of cord. Good easy weapon, ammunition's everywhere, and these people don't seem to carry slings, so she might be able to carry it without anyone knowing she's armed. The usefulness of a ranged weapon is reduced in close quarters, obviously.
Bow making is harder and might be less fruitful, but she's taught a dozen bearers how and watched the hands of many more do it; it comes easily. So you might find her carving wood with a gifted knife, listening to Tågevalgten rhapsodize about higher beings.
It'd be better if there was a forge, but even assuming she could just walk into one and payment for fuel and materials isn't a thing, making a sword is an involved process and takes longer.]
You think it's even useful to have a sword here? ...Heh. I've lived too long. What a question.
[Need's asking Kero - she's afraid that her bearer is still in here and aware, beyond her ability to hear her, and it will be a slightly less awful experience if Need talks to her - but she's also asking out loud.]
obligatory what is technology
[This doesn't come out of the blue, but if you've had a passing handwaved friendly or semifriendly interaction with Need, she's fully comfortable asking for help. She taps the closed network laptop and raises Kero's eyebrow wryly.]
Permit an old woman to say 'What?' every two seconds, will you? What is this, and is it useful?