Mother’s Love Part 4

## Story

In Bluepeak, Seline and Talia let Jareth into their estate. On the second floor Jareth allows Whitney to choose his room, the last one on the right. When Jareth mentions it'll be his room after graduation, they start to talk about him graduating in 3 years but then Jareth demonstrators prestidigitation. Then he shows the forms for the spell to Seline and coaches her through performing it. After a failed attempt, she manages it. Although Seline is a little stubborn about it she still holds on to Jareth's notes, looking through them as they return to the mattress place to get a mattress for Jareth. They horrify the proprietress when they open their estate on the shop wall to put the mattress in Jareth's room. Seline and Jareth go to a bookstore called Archimedes run by a gnome of the same name. It's the largest bookstore in Bluepeak. It's a pretty good-sized book store with a good selection. Seline asks for the *Song of Seven Stars*, a book she read when she was younger. After a while Archimedes is able to find it for her (it is a rare book). In the mean time, Jareth has wandered over into Arcane Theory and he's eyeing a book on the *Known Planes of Existence*. In it, one of the planes that mentions is the feywild. In discussing it Jareth mentions not a whole lot is known about the feywild because no one's been able to visit there a thousand years. To Seline this confirms a claim the Broker made, much to her consternation. They added to their purchases. Archimedes leads Seline to a back section of books and a locked cabinet. Where she finds the *Stone of Sun* and the *House of Tea* which are two three volume series. Jareth is still in Arcane Theory. As Seline gets closer to him Jareth snaps the book he's holding closed, turns toward Seline with the book behind his back.

> **Seline Argent**What do you have there?**Jareth Grey**Nothing, I was just going to put it away.[The book flies off the shelf behind Jareth. Jareth looks down to the floor and holds out *Theories and Practices of Necromancy*.]**Seline Argent** *(Laughs)*Necromancy?**Jareth Grey**It's not my main interest but... It just caught my eye it just caught my eye and I started reading it.**Seline Argent**Well there must be some interesting theory behind the practice of necromancy or were you hoping to actually raise the dead?**Jareth Grey**Ummm, it was just a silly idea.**Seline Argent** *(concerned )*Well what was it?**Jareth Grey**Talia had mentioned how you went to go see where your family was buried...**Seline Argent** *(encouragingly)*Yes?**Jareth Grey**I was thinking since,... It was stupid.**Seline Argent**You want to see yours?**Jareth Grey**No, I never knew them.**Seline Argent**It's okay you can tell me.**Jareth Grey**Since you and Tally gave me a family, I thought maybe I could give yours back.**Seline Argent** *(Smiles at him)*Jareth, you've already given us a family. My parents and whoever else was in my life before, they are at peace. They are with the Undertaker. Even if I did want them to, I would not rob them of their peace. I think about Victoria, it is right that we mourn the dead but it is better to look toward the future then dwell on the past.**Jareth Grey**Okay.**Seline Argent**Though I have to admit I am touched that you would turn to dark sorcery just so I can see my family again.**Jareth Grey**I'm sorry.**Seline Argent**You do not need to be sorry but I mean it when I say you've already given us a family.**Jareth Grey**Okay.[Seline looks at the book and then returns it to the shelf along with the other she knocked over.]**Seline Argent**People do some unimaginable things because they refuse to move on from what is already happened.[She thinks about Victoria and everything she did.]**Seline Argent**Remember the past, but do not try to exhume what is buried and look toward the future. The future is with you and me and your mother in a few years.**Jareth Grey**Okay.[Seline kisses his head and Jareth hugs her in return.][Seline finds another series of books called *The Archaeologist* which she gives to Jareth to hold, before  she spots *The Melancholy of Lady Almothea*. She picks the book up, flips through it and sighs.]**Jareth Grey**What's wrong?**Seline Argent**nothing this..., nothing.[She adds the book to the three Jareth is already holding.]**Seline Argent**That one is about a creature that is the last of her kind.**Jareth Grey**You mean like Mom?**Seline Argent**Like Mom. That is the one thing I wish I could bring back. Not her pack because they are with the Undertaker. Well... if she is the last, then she won't be alone will she?**Jareth Grey**No.**Seline Argent**We will just have to make sure she is always happy so that she doesn't have time to be sad.

Seline purchases the books. Talia is waiting outside with groceries when they come out of the bookstore. They put the groceries in the books inside their estate before moving it a little outside Bluepeak. Talia and Jareth start taking care of the horses while Seline starts the main hearthfire and the kitchen stove fire. That is until they hear yelp of surprise and see a shower sparks from the kitchen. Jareth goes to assist Seline and then she reads *Rage of the Wolf* to him while Talia cooks. Talia brings out dinner and they tell Jareth about Victoria. They discuss Jareth's aspirations for finishing the academy early. They bring up the dangers of being on their job and also talk about dealing with adversity in their youth (Talia about coming out of the woods as a young shifter and Seline about being different at the Cathedral of the Mother). At Chief Thatcher's office, she awards them 7000 GP which is the updated reward following the massacre of Jaldin. Seline returns to the Constable station to speak with Victoria. Victoria claims her upper class status gave her the right to do what she did. Seline hopes Victoria praise for The Undertaker's forgiveness before they meet in the afterlife which shouldn't it be long now. Seline leaves the Constable station to find Talia and Jareth pouring drops off Seline's hot sauce on an iron post and watching to see what happens. Talia happily explains the lady said it would eat through metal while Talia and Jareth watch the iron post intently. Seline like a boss takes a couple of drops of the hot sauce from her finger to her lips. Her face flushes but doesn't numb and she doesn't scream in pain. With that she says don't waste my hot sauce again. While Talia is telling Jareth that's not how it went down the first time Jareth reaches the iron post and tries the hot sauce, despite his resistance to fire finds himself being rushed into a bar for a glass of milk. Seline heals him before they buy liquor for the house including Seline's Ball of Fire whiskey. Then they spend the rest of the day with Jareth.

## Characters

### Players

* Seline Argent
* Talia Grey

### NPCs

* Jareth Grey
* Archimedes
* Chief Thatcher

## References

1. ↑ Necromancy book for the most part they're talking about animated Corpses in the practice section in the theory section they talked about using Magic to pierce the veil. There's an idea for animate dead but not a full spell.