Immediate Aftermath of King Leer

Characters in this scene: II, Silver, The Smith, Fascination, Cowardice, Nimue, The Hare's Alabaster

Silver Wolf of Blades — 02/28/2021

@IntrovertedIncarnate @Hare Imma just dump us out here since we fled like a bunch of cowards

IntrovertedIncarnate — 02/28/2021

literally

thats how we did it

Hare — 02/28/2021

((cool cool, i'll wait till you eat the pom. II should be able to go, unless he's wildly aggressive. Better if he's collapsed/is passed out, because he's in need of help))

Silver Wolf of Blades — 02/28/2021

I ate it right before grabbing onto II

So I ate the pomegranate, grabbed II, and we walked through the wall out of the Warrens

And then he collapsed, unconscious

You find an unconscious young man of this description a young man in their mid 20s steps off, with a backpack on their shoulders. They have shoulder lentgh black hair and wear a jacket with long sleeves and faded blue jeans, And Silver, a fucking Faerie Knight with a fuckoff sword

IntrovertedIncarnate — 02/28/2021

he looks slightly different

muscle mass is less pronounced

his eyes glow white

Hare — 02/28/2021

"...oh." A woman, wrapped in white furs, is behind them, surprised as they might be. Her face isn't young, it isn't old, and great antlers wreathed around her head like a crown. Behind her, lay a path of dappled moonlight, lilies, and white sand, extending far and away. "I was not expecting...," she wrinkles her nose, as if she's smelled something vulgar, "You're cursed. But the path is opened for you and yours."

fads68 — 02/28/2021

At a jog a man seemingly in his thirties approaches, followed closely by an obviously fae woman. He’s somewhat stocky, his nose smooshed like it was broken too many times. He has a scraggly beard and wears a light grey hoodie and jeans. “This story didn’t play out quite like I expected,” he says, coming to a stop.

Silver Wolf of Blades — 02/28/2021

Silver looks over, sharply. "Do I... You're supposed to be here?" It's halfway between question and statement.

fads68 — 02/28/2021

“I’m the Sword Smith. I followed the blade, with a bit of help.”

Hare — 02/28/2021

"No. That -," she says, pointing at the sword, "Attracted my attention. You will not be allowed it on my path."

IntrovertedIncarnate — 02/28/2021

The same man that pulled silver into the wall appears, standing over II's unconcious body

Silver Wolf of Blades — 02/28/2021

Silver looks down at the sword. "I... I think I swore to give it back to you?" She sounds uncertain. Underneath her voice is something scraping, metal on metal.

fads68 — 02/28/2021

“The you that was did, at least. Either way it is not yours to keep.”

The City (HeWhoBringsDust) — 02/28/2021

*The giant crystal drops down next to Incarnate*

Silver Wolf of Blades — 02/28/2021

"It feels... like a piece of me right now. I'm not sure how to let it go."

IntrovertedIncarnate — 02/28/2021

(ok this is kinda interesting)

Hare — 02/28/2021

The Alabaster silently watches from her path.

IntrovertedIncarnate — 02/28/2021

the roughly 20 year old man rests a hand on the crystal, he wears a ancient khaki uniform and a bullet hole lies in the centre of his forehead

fads68 — 02/28/2021

The Smith hops back, swearing loudly before regaining his composure. “Focus on it, and you will find it doesn’t belong, I believe. Reject it. Spit it out.”

IntrovertedIncarnate — 02/28/2021

(is there any windows nearby/glass)

Silver Wolf of Blades — 02/28/2021

(the place we met? gas station?)

IntrovertedIncarnate — 02/28/2021

a hand emerges from the glass,then a body. The rough silhouette of a woman steps out from the gas station window. She's made of glass apart from two overlarge human eyes

Silver Wolf of Blades — 02/28/2021

Silver grimaces. "I don't... *want* to..." She shifts, and metal scrapes again. Her shape is barely holding. "But I... I did swear." She shakes herself like a dog. "It's... not mine. It should not be mine. I merely got to wield it for such a delightful time. I swore to make no claim. I claim that Self back and this sword *is not mine.*" With a jerk, she manages to drop it, and she staggers several steps back.

WatcherAtTheWindow — 02/28/2021

**The crystal is mine,by claim**

IntrovertedIncarnate — 02/28/2021

The soldier spits, "**What claim. You know we cannot allow you to have this**"

fads68 — 02/28/2021

The Smith gently retrieves the sword, handing it to the faerie. “You have a strong will to give it up, Silver. You’re not quite the one it is meant for, but you used it well.”

IntrovertedIncarnate — 02/28/2021

(for any nearby normal humans these are two actual incarnates)

Silver Wolf of Blades — 02/28/2021

Silver laughs, scraping and harsh. "Thank you for your courtesy, Smith," and that is not a human voice. "Do not let me lay hands on it again."

fads68 — 02/28/2021

“I believe I will not. Now, what’s with this crystal?”

WatcherAtTheWindow — 02/28/2021

"**You challenge me?, my claim?**"

IntrovertedIncarnate — 02/28/2021

*every face on the crystal begins to reflect the glass women,they are all looking at the soldier*

The soldier stiffens, they look pained "**It is not my way**"

Hare — 02/28/2021

The Alabaster watches the Incarnations, her expression curious, before she turns to Silver, "Come, be safe for a time. Is there another who will walk with you?"

IntrovertedIncarnate — 02/28/2021

*They walk past the crystal, as soon as they leave the line of sight of any viewers they vanish*

Silver Wolf of Blades — 02/28/2021

"I can't tell if II... needs help?"

IntrovertedIncarnate — 02/28/2021

*The glass woman turns to fads*

fads68 — 02/28/2021

The Smith notes this, raising his eyebrows but not addressing the woman. “Silver. I may contact you with an offer, in the next few months. I will be creating lesser blades, and I feel that you would make good use of one more closely matched to your strengths.”

IntrovertedIncarnate — 02/28/2021

*She looks to the alabaster*

Hare — 02/28/2021

"If your companion needs a respite, I can offer that."

IntrovertedIncarnate — 02/28/2021

*she walks over to the body, picks it up and offers it to the alabaster*

WatcherAtTheWindowBOT — 02/28/2021

**Just a respite**

Silver Wolf of Blades — 02/28/2021

Silver looks at the Smith, surprised. "Well, if... If you truly think I'm worthy, I'll not argue." She actually bows to the Smith, which... is the second time she's bowed in all my time playing her.

Hare — 02/28/2021

The Alabaster takes the body - and as II passes over to the path, he becomes flushed with life, and what injuries he has ease and soothe under the light. "Just a respite."

fads68 — 02/28/2021

The Smith nods his head, much to the faerie’s displeasure at the informal gesture. “Goodbye, for now.” With that, the two leave, the Smith’s hands in his pockets as he goes.

Silver Wolf of Blades — 02/28/2021

Silver goes to the Alabaster in turn. "Thank you, greatly, for this favour, Lady."

Hare — 02/28/2021

"I give you nothing I haven't given others," she says, offering her hand to Silver. "And, you, it seems, have given quite a lot."

Silver Wolf of Blades — 02/28/2021

Silver laughs, a bit hesitantly. "I'm unsure of that, myself." The growl is a bit lesser, now, the human shape firmer. She takes the Alabaster's hand.

Hare — 02/28/2021

The Alabaster smiles, and for a moment, Silver is cured - wholly and truly herself, without curse, without pain, without the stress of mortality. They walk, together, for a moment, for a day, for a year, she couldn't be sure; time did not pass here. The world falls to silver and sand, endlessly stretching under a purple sky.

"You shouldn't doubt yourself or your accomplishments," She says, stopping suddenly - the path ends, sand becoming strewn earth and rock, the sensation of reality threatening to return, the curses, the weight of being. "My interest was piqued because of the sword, but it isn't often I personally serve as an escort."

They would be at the spot where Silver had eaten the first half of the pomegranate. "Once you step off the path, your ills will return and swiftly. Once outside of my influence, I cannot work against what has been be-spelled you, not lightly."

Silver Wolf of Blades — 02/28/2021

"I don't expect you to," Silver remarks. "I honestly... don't think I mind it much, I think. It's curse I think I have a use for." Silver sounds amused. "What's with people telling me not to doubt myself? I just walked into a combat with a goblin King." She inclines her head to the Alabaster, and steps away from her. "Tell the Hare that I greatly appreciate this, and that it was useful to me, won't you?"

Hare — 02/28/2021

She laughs, and the sound is delicate and round and sweet like good lemonade. "Perhaps, yes. I doubt many, myself included, would have bothered to fend off a goblin of any size. Still," she smiles, leaving II besides Silver, once she's stepped off the path, "You choose to do so. And the world, hopefully, is a bit brighter for it. Be safe and be well." The Alabaster offers Silver a nod, before she turns, the path fading as she walks away.

[Note: retcon occurred that II did *not* go with Silver, due to… incidents]