The Grove Part 4

## Episode 38 - The FeyWild West

In Talia Argent-Grey’s nightmares, Venassi Leader Leroy Brown is standing over the sleeping body of Jareth Argent-Grey, with a knife poised to strike. Talia aims her gun at her own head and pulls the trigger. Brown stumbles blood pouring down the side of his face and he drops the knife before Talia wakes. Talia dismisses familiar weight of Death's Whisper from her hand, apologizing to it. She checks on the children before going back to sleep. At the crack of dawn, she rises to meet Elder Franya who is waiting for her. Franya claims that she's late for being early. Today Talia will sit and breathe and think of something simple like a pebble or a color. Franya refuses to explain the purpose behind what they're doing only, saying to do it if Talia wants to learn how to wild shape. Talia chooses to think about a wolf and everything about it until sundown. Franya is resistant to explaining the reasoning behind this. With some convincing, Franya explains the exercises are to get Talia into the right headspace, so that she can maintain her mind while in her wild shape. Lastly, Franya says that Talia supposed to be there at dawn. The reason why she was late this morning is because she was on time. Seline spent the day with Mother Neela, observing as the others attending her did. Seline offers Mariana any help that she's able to give. Mariana says that Mother Neela enjoys her presence although it's not been as long as grandma thinks. While watching the children of the grove, Seline and Talia talk about having a child of their own... Maybe after they deal with Brown. Talden is waiting for them at the mansion. They start with asking about Longfellow’s crystal sword. Talden demonstrates by striking the sword on the coffee table it shatters and within 30 seconds reforms to its original length. Talden has been doing some research in the Airpike Library of fey tales written by fey. There's a tale of a phantom city that appears and disappears from the landscape whose ruler is a cat. The entire city is populated by cats. Another tale is about an iron sword forged by the fey. The sword was made by a fey who was jealous of a ruler who married their love. Sword was to kill the archfey and reclaim their love. Unfortunately forging it killed the fey. The sword itself is popped up time to time. It's said to be stored in a void so as not to touch any of the feywild. It was last reported to be in the possession of Lord Longfellow but that was a long time ago. Seline asked Talden about fey names. The fey tradition of titles is so that they do not have to give their true names. Someone else even possessing a portion of their true names gives them power over the named. A lesser fey getting the name of a powerful fey might find themselves in a bad predicament. Talden realizes Seline is the lesser fey in question. The greater fey may not attack the lesser directly but might target their near and dear. Talden advises Seline to be careful. Seline explains how she got the name. Talia suggests that Seline ask the druids if they have more information about the fey.

## Characters

### Players

* Seline Argent-Grey
* Talia Argent-Grey

### NPCs

* Chief Elder Franya
* Mother Neela
* Master Talden