Stubborn Logan

Reima and Solaire get ready to sprint for their lives, a boulder zooms past their face but they decide to wait for the next one... "Almost", they hear it coming... "GO" It rolls past and brushes Reima's shoulder as they run as fast as they can up the incline before the next boulder crushes them.

They reach the top as another boulder is placed on the mechanism that launches them, It clicks a couple times which means it's probably gonna go off... Solaire hasn't made it to safety yet. Quickly Reima leaps at Solaire and blinks them out of the way just before he's crushed into pulp.

Solaire "Hah, Thank you!" he breaths out as he watches more boulders get launched down the path...

Solaire "Who designed this place!?!... And how is this supposed to keep out intruders? Couldn't they just siege the place and use ladders?"

Reima ignores his rambling complains and places his hands on the lever that changes the direction that the boulders are launched. He pulls it and make a couple head towards the unfortunate wall which holds Big hat Logan's cell, they hear a crash off in the distance signalling that it was successful.

Reima "Come-on, we got a prisoner to free." He changes the boulders direction so they can safely head through.

They head down the path and see a snake man on the floor with crushed legs in-front of a shattered wall, Solaire puts it out of it's misery and the enter the room.

An frail old voice calls out to them as they enter, they look and see a tall skinny man wearing dirty robes and a giant hat.

Logan "Mm, you two seem quite lucid! A rare thing in these times. I am Logan... I'm a bit cooped up, as you can see. I have a bright idea. Suppose you set me free? I'm old and empty-handed, but I could repay you with my knowledge, and sorcery. This place is melting my mind. The inactivity is repressive!"

Reima "Sure, but I have a few questions first... How on earth did a sorcerer of your calibre get imprisoned?"

Logan strokes his white beard that's just visible under his hat, "I may have misjudged how fast those snake men were... I had just cast my first spell when I was besiege on all sides, needless to say, I'm not the most physically oriented person... Your next question would probably be why I'm stuck here I assume? Well, they seemed to have planned ahead and enchanted this cage to be very magically resistant..."

Reima nods at his explanation... Still, for someone as smart as Logan to get caught by those idiotic snake men... Something seems out of place. "Ah, I almost forgot to remember, I had recently saved someone name Griggs of Vinheim... Says he's your apprentice, thought you might like to know he's waiting for you at Firelink shrine."

Logan nods his head, "Ah, that foolish student of mine... I hadn't wanted to bring him to these dreaded lands but he's quite persuasive when he wants to be..." Reima feels like Logan is smirking under his hat when he says this...

Logan "I had tried to leave him behind and let him go his own way... I had no idea he'd tried to follow me instead."

Reima "Well, he's here now... When he heard you were trapped here he was going to come alone and try to find you, he would have died and eventually gone hollow if I hadn't convinced him not to."

Logan "Ah, well I thank you for preventing such a tragedy to befall my student... I don't suppose you have the key to my cell?" He asks with a hopeful voice.

Reima shakes his head "Nope."

Logan rests his head on the bars "Oh, so I'm to remain here..."

Reima "No, I have my own way of opening locks..."

He gets Logan to back up while covering his arm in Armament Haki and gripping near where the lock is. He gives it a strong tug which causes the cell to rattle, it doesn't feel like it could resist him.. Probably due to it rusting away with no maintenance.

CHINK!

The cell door and hinges tear off, setting the old man free, he crumples out of the cell and seems to be savouring the ground. "Finally free" he mutters.

Solaire tries to help him up but he refuses, "I'm not that old yet! He gets to his feet slowly and deliberately before looking at the two undead.

Logan "Thank you for coming to my rescue, I thought I'd remain in that cell until I went hollow. I am in your debt, if there is anything I can do for you please just ask."

Reima "Funny you say that, your apprentice had offered to teach me sorcery, I'd appreciate if you could join him in teaching me?"

Logan "Ofcourse, sharing knowledge is what keeps me going... If I could just get to that place..." He whispers the last part.

Reima "Eventually We'll invade that old dragon Seath's library, if knowledge is what you seek, could you assist us when we decide to go?"

Logan "Ah, that's very convenient, I was planning on travelling there on my own... I admit, storming the place without assistance probably isn't the greatest idea... But I'll forget about my previous plan, I'll start heading to Firelink to "reunite" with my apprentice."

Solaire "Do you need any assistance?"

Logan "No, no... I'll not make the same mistake again!" With that said, he just wanders off, staff in hand and spells on his lips.

After he's out of sight Solaire comments in a tired tone, "I don't understand why age makes men stubborn... Knowing of your frailty and still refusing help isn't the "wise" thing to do."

Reima "Yes, but maintaining autonomy is important to those who've always had it. Would you want pity in your old age?"

Solaire "I suppose not..." he mutters.