.... I eh. Believe someone cursed me or something.

Oh c'mon, wait! Waait!

... *sighs and crosses arms, remaining behind*
Fine, then. Let me come up with your silly excuses! But if I happen to let the truth slip, you have no right to blame me!

[ -- And off he goes. ]

..!

*sudden realisation that he's still got the stolen books*
HEY! I'm not going to walk around with these!! *runs off in the direction Sothe went to*

[ Looks behind him for a second and sees Tormod snoic-running right at him ]

Huh--?

*waits until he's within an audible distance before speaking and raises the books*
These things are still stolen, and they're all yours! I'm not going to keep them with me.

[ Halts and waits for Tormod to get close enough to get the books handed over. ]

Fine. Though I doubt they'll notice those books are gone in the first place.

Who knows? Someone might still recognise them.
Either way, I just don't want to risk being caught with those. You're the thief here!

All right. I'll keep them with me and I'll return them to the library once this is all dealt with.
.. Anything else you have to say?

Hmm, no. I think that was all.
Oh, one thing-- If you come back for whatever reason, just don't approach me at night. Your face might frighten the life out of me!

.. Alright, THAT was all. I'm done now.

Good. Well, see you later, Tormod.

Good luck!

.. Thanks.

[ Continues walking again. ]

*stands around for a bit until Sothe is at a distance, although still doubting the plan a little-- then turns around and heads back to the camp himself*

[ Sothe basically wandered the area for a good while, knowing where to find sneaky sleeping spots and all, and how to not get caught, he manages to live like that for the next few days before returning. The promise was three days, whether it would disappear or not.

-- But has it all disappeared? The answer is no: though .. his eyes seem to be back to normal! Hurray! As for the rest, it's still.. gone. But when pulling his scarf up, he almost looks natural! .. Almost! ]

*has just returned to.. whatever location they were at before the three days had passed, then suddenly spots Sothe somewhere wayyy ahead*
.. HEY, creepy face guy! *waves with both arms* Over here!

[ Silent grumbling as Tormod's comment was so.. fantastic to hear! But eh, it's Tormod.
.. Keeps walking at the pace he was walking in anyway.
.. and waves. Sorta. ]

*speeds towards Sothe, only then noticing how his eyes seem to be normal again* ..Whoa, hang on! It's solved? Doing nothing actually worked?!

Only my eyes. The rest is still... unsolved.

Huh. It's a start, though. There may be the possibility that the rest will solve itself as well if you wait another few days-- but there's no way I'm gonna let you be absent for that long again! People somehow figured I knew more than I told them, and after only a few hours already, I could barely keep them away from me anymore! I'm surprised I even survived.

What surprises me most is that they were actually curious as to where I went.
Well, thanks for surviving.

Ofcourse they were! You know what happens when Micaiah starts looking for you.
How were you planning to solve the rest, for that matter? You seem capable of hiding it now, so there's no need to avoid the others anymore.

I should go to her as soon as possible and apologize for being away, now that I can without that hideous face.
.. And hope that the rest disappears, too.

That, and that the eyes don't reappear out of nowhere. Just imagine!

I don't even want to.
.. So, do you have any idea where Micaiah is right now? I really should go see her.

Last I saw her, she was tagging along with apostle Sanaki. They had something to discuss I believe..
That was hours ago, though. She's been away from the camp since.