The Champion's Guard

Up in Flames

The next morning, the first thing Vax did was go to see Miel

"Miel!" Vax knocked on the door but there was no answer. He opened it and noticed that no one was inside. He quickly made his way outside and noticed that Vex, Percy and Keyleth were in front of the house, but not Miel. "Have you guys seen Miel?"

"No. She's not in her room?" Keyleth asked and Vax shook his head.

"Great, now we have to look for her before we leave?" Vex asked

"Perhaps we could-"

"That won't be necessary" they looked ahead and saw Miel walk over to them. Bryn, Boran and other warlocks behind her, "I meet my patron tonight, so you all will be leaving"

Everyone's eyes widened at what she said, "S-So, we wait for you outside the village?" Keyleth asked nervously

"No!" she cried out making the druid eep in fear, "plans have changed, I will be staying and you three are to leave and forget all about Blackthorn" she announced with a smirk

"What!?"

"You can't possibly be serious, Miel?" Percy asked

"Yeah, we still have to stop the dragons and-" Before Keyleth could finish, a grey sphere incased them in

"Miel, whatever joke you're trying to pull, it isn't funny" Vex said angrily, "now let us out so we can get out of here and back to Emon"

"That right there!" Miel yelled not moving her hand from it position of holding the trap, "I'm sick and tired of you acting so high and mighty and pretending you know everything!"

Vex flinched back at the glare the warlock was giving her

"Miel, if you're angry at us you don't have to  bottle it up" Vax said, "it's alright if things are becoming too much for you. We're all scared of what is going on in Tal'Dorei, right now"

"Oh no, love, you don't get it" Miel chuckled, "With everything that is going on in Tal'Dorei I am exactly where I need to be" the group's eyes widened in fear of what she was getting at, "with the dragons taking over all Tal'Dorei, you really think you'll be able to stop them? My village lives in secret so they won't find us as we will train to become stronger. And when the time comes, we will take them down and take their place" the warlocks behind her chuckled darkly, "don't you get it!? Those lizards are doing all the work for us, and all we have to do is wait!"

"Natural born Lunaguard leader" Bryn smirked

"All she needed was a push" Boran chuckled

"You did something to her!" Vax growled as he glared at the twins and he banged his fist on the sphere

"Oh no, my dear Vax" Miel said as she came up in front of him, "they don't have enough power to do anything to me. After a long night, I just happened to realize that our cause is useless" she said as she turned to walk away

"You'll be wanted by the crown" Percy spoke up, "remember our duty to Emon, Miel"

"I remember. I also remember Uriel dying by the poison of the dragons. No one will care if there's one member missing from Vox Machina" she chuckled, still turned away from them, "and it's not like you'll remember where this village is anyway"

"Miel, are you seriously going to just join your village and leave us?" Keyleth whimpered

"Yeah, pretty much"

"Miel, you can't" Vax said in disbelief. He didn't know what was happening. He had almost lost her once, was he really about to lose her again?

"Sorry, love. I did enjoy our time together" she said, "and I wouldn't be alive if it weren't for you two" the village's eyes widened at the information, "that is why I am not letting the village kill you guys. Instead, your memories will be wiped of Miel Lunaguard and you all can go on about your mission to try and save Tal'Dorei" she chuckled lightly as she looked at them from over her shoulder