S: Seirixori Plot

## Pre-1

You've said your goodbyes and left your clan, cutting through the forest instead of taking any pre-made paths or roads. As you're considering which direction you'll travel this time, early in the day, you're suddenly standing in the center of a town square, on a cobblestone road. The sun is high in the air here.

## Pre-3

You were in the basement with the others and had just heard "Who in the Nine Hells are you?" then suddenly you were back in the forest, just outside your druid clan's home. You gathered some herbs and plant samples to use in later concoctions, and while you were doing so, you found equipment set up for a future bandit ambush in the area of the road that runs through. Some traps, some hiding spots, but no bandits.

You sabotaged the traps and laid out a couple of your own at the entrance to the hideyholes. You were settling in at your own nearby hiding spot to watch the results when suddenly you’re sitting in the Bellbury town square, perched on the edge of a fountain instead of a tree branch.

## Session 3

Seirixori blinks as her field of vision changes drastically and she sighs heavily, annoyed once she realizes where she is. "Of course, why bother trying to do anything." She glances behind her and notices a slightly familiar face and a new one, "Welcome," Seirixori says sarcastically to the elf.

## Pre-4

You find yourself on the branch you were on, waiting on the ambush and even though you scramble to grab hold of something, you fall out of the tree, taking 2 damage.(edited)

[8:14 PM] Seirixori: "Shit, trying to hide is not something worth doing when there's fishy magic going about." Seirixori brushes herself off and looks around at the camp she had set traps up for to see if anything had happened while she was away.

[8:15 PM] DM: The traps were set off, but you can't tell anything else, then suddenly you find yourself back in the  town square again.

## Session 11

[7:11 PM] DM: DAY 3, 3:30 PM BELLBURY TIME

After the odd encounter with the kenku named Coin, you traveled back to Bellbury to rest for the night. Some of you might have just recently popped in and headed to the Cask to check in while the rest of you are coming back from Poni's basement... leaving Poni on the desk in his workshop so he wouldn't bug you while you rest.

The Cask itself is lively again. People are eating, drinking, shouting at one another. There's a card game going on in the corner, and a number of faces, some of which you've seen before, others seem new.

[7:16 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori stays behind for a while longer in the basement with Poni and just stares at the wall, tapping on Poni.

[7:18 PM] DM: Poni: "Do you mind?"

[7:20 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Sorry." Seirixori mumbles, too distracted to realize she apologized to the annoying guy,  "is there a time limit on a personal item? For you to ... find them?"

[7:21 PM] DM: Poni: "Not that I would expect you to understand these things, but it doesn't really work on time. It's whether the person is still connected to the item. The stronger the connection, the longer it lasts."

[7:22 PM] DM: Poni: "And whether someone else has taken over the connection."

[7:25 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "As always, the most helpful." Seirixori turns to leave, "have fun sitting here." She knocks a few things over with her tail as she leaves and heads to the tavern.  She finds a corner to sit in and rests her head in her hands.

[7:30 PM] DM: Gunnloda walks over with two tankards of ale and sets one down in front of Seirixori. "You look like you could use this."

[7:34 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori jumps a little, "Shit," she mutters before taking the drink and stares at it, "thanks." She only takes a small sip before setting it back down,  fiddling with the tankard. She opens her mouth to say something else, but can't seem to find any words.

[7:35 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "Mind if I sit, dear? Or would you rather your space?"

[7:40 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori puts the tankard up to her mouth and takes a huge gulp, "You...uh you can sit."

[7:41 PM] DM: Gunnloda takes the seat across from her. "Was it the eye thing?"

[7:44 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Choking on her drink, Seirixori laughs, "No, no. I just...figured maybe Poni could help me out with something, however, as usual, he could not."

[7:47 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "I'm not sure he could help you with anything. Do you need to talk to someone? I'm told I'm an excellent listener."

[7:47 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak walks over, cask in hand and sits down silently, takes a large swig of ale and sets the cask down slightly rougher than normal. After a moment she mumbles "s'rry t' interrupt"

[7:49 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori chews on her lip with her sharp teeth and opens her mouth to give a little insight but nearly bites her tongue when Urrak shows up, "Maybe some other time," she says while scooting as far back as she can.

[7:51 PM] DM: Gunnloda offers a sympathetic smile before turning to Urrak. "And you? D'you  need to talk about anything?"

[7:52 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "I...It's nothing. All this teleportin just...I suppose I'm startin' t' feel the strain is all." She takes another swig

[7:53 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "I can sulk elsewhere if ye were in the middle o' somethin'. Truly sorry for disturbin'." Urrak says, turning her head towards Seri towards the end

[8:07 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "No, it's fine. Misery and company and all that, right? There wasn't  much to say anyway, dead friends,  missing mother,  you know." She shrugs and then stares at the drink in confusion, realizing she definitely said far more than intended.

[8:09 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "That all certainly sounds like somethin' mate. Y'know we've all got problems, if ye like, ye air yours. Old friend of mine used t' say it 'elps."

[8:11 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Is there... does this always happen when you drink this stuff?" Seirixori asks, still looking at the drink she's been fiddling with.

*[*8:38 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* "I..." Seirixori thinks, a moment, "my mother used to tell me I'd bite someone's hand if it came near my face, so yeah."

*[*8:42 PM*]* Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi*:* "That's 'ow orc babies show affection" Urrak booms over Seri's shoulder as she puts down two full casks of ale. She grabs a bit of meat and quickly devours it, a small smile on her face as she chews

*[*8:45 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* "Varun probably thought otherwise when razor sharp teeth pierced his dragonborn tail." Seirixori chuckles a little sadly.

*[*8:46 PM*]* DM*:* Gunnloda: "Friend of yours?"

*[*8:48 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* "He was. Not really sure if he's alive to be honest. " she states, sitting up now and messing with a piece of food, not eating it.

*[*8:49 PM*]* DM*:* Gunnloda: "i'm sorry. That's never an easy thing to deal with."

*[*8:52 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* Seirixori shrugs, "Probably better that I don't know." She rips the food she has but doesn't eat it. "So... where do you go when we're not all in this empty town?"

[9:24 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Uh... well when Mielikki doesn't make me stay with the clan, I'm... searching for someone.  Definitely not as exciting."

[9:26 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "Mielikki? That your... leader of some sort?"

[9:30 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: She shrugs,  "No. Yes? She's goddess of the...forest? I've never actually asked but she gave me a place to stay when I didn't have one anymore so...i just check in with her sometimes." Seirixori rubs her collarbone. "I wouldn't go back if it weren't for her, honestly. The druid clan isn't very nice, even worse now that Unastine is on some mission for Her."(edited)

[9:32 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "Oh! My apologies. I haven't heard of her."

[9:36 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "I'm sorry, I don't mean to pry, but... you've met her?"

[9:39 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Sounds right complicated. Though I imagine dealin' with literal gods would be..." Urrak finishes her cask and grabs  a link of sausage and a roll, "Gruumsh speaks t' me mum sometimes, in 'er sleep. Though I hear that's common for Fullbloods."

[9:40 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "That one I have heard of. Not one I think I'd like to meet."

[9:42 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "I have. After some unfortunate circumstances, I was brought to her. I never got a  explanation other than she wished to 'aid' me. She kept me alive, but no one else. I was too angry at her for it then. Didn't want anything to do with her or the druids, but gets I am."(edited)

[9:45 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "Sometimes your path chooses you, whether we like it or not."

[9:46 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Suppose that's a right tidy way t' put things."

[9:47 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "If there's one thing I've learned in the last couple decades, it's that the gods are a confusing bunch."

[10:52 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Just missing my mom back home, so I was wondering if any of you were also missing your loved ones"

[10:52 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Nope." Seirixori says, shoving the fruit in her mouth.

[10:53 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "Not that I'm missing, exactly. Haven't seen my folks in years. Should probably visit sometime."

[10:57 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori steals whatever ale is closest to her and drinks the whole thing, "I thought we were done with the family talk." She hiccups, having drank the ale way too fast.

[10:58 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "Oh dear... are you sure you want to... maybe water?"

[10:58 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Ha. That's the spirit!" Brimeia chuckles

[10:59 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Now it's a party"

[10:59 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Doesn't have to be family. Could be friends too. Or animals" Ravaphine makes her way to the bar and avoids eye contact with the dwarf while she grabs a few cups of water and hands one to Seirixori(edited)

[11:01 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Nope, those are all dead too." Seirixori looks at Gunnloda, "you're pretty. But I think maybe ale works better with family talks. I tried to leave and I came back. Why did I come back?"

[11:02 PM] DM: Gunnloda makes the 'aww' face again. "Come sit down before you fall over. You should probably eat too."

[11:03 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "I don't think I've ever seen such a lightweight Tiefling" Urrak chuckles

[11:04 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori shrugs and does as Gunnloda says, "I've only done this once. Once? Yes, it was a Bad Time."

[11:05 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "Done... what? Drinking?"

[11:06 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Yes. Drinking. After they all died."

[11:06 PM] DM: Gunnloda sets a couple of biscuits in front of Seirixori with a mug of water.

[11:12 PM] DM: Gunnloda sort of leans over and encourages Seirixori to eat some of the biscuits.

[11:14 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Oh, more food, ok." Seirixori starts picking them apart, only eating small bits of it, not really noticing that she's pretty much destroying them with her fidgeting.

[11:15 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Perhaps Poni's ridiculous proclivity with portals has yielded portly results to the supplies of palatable ale."

[11:15 PM] DM: Gunnloda frowns. "It's something I am worried about, though. The food more than the ale."

[11:15 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Poni is useless. He cannot help." Seirixori mutters around the food.

[11:16 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Too right but i wonder if your resentment at Poni is directed solely at our diminutiive friend or at something larger."

[11:16 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Where is poni?"

[11:18 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "He couldn't help me with my mother, so I left him in the basement...and I think I might have knocked things over too." She shrugs drinking the water Gunnloda gave her.

[11:20 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "What's Poni t' do about yer mother, Ser?"

[11:21 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "He can find people with their things," she points to the bow on her back, "but I've had it for too long now."(edited)

[11:21 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Ye've nothin' else o' hers?"

[11:22 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "You wanted Poni to find your mum, Sierixori?"

[11:22 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "I've never actually seen you use that bow, now that you mention it. Why waste such an elegant tool?"

[11:22 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Just the bow. I had it before all the stuff," Seirixori mutters into her water.

[11:23 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "The stuff?"

[11:25 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Stuff. Im gonna go lie down i think. Maybe Urrak and Gunnloda can fill you in." She stands a little wobbly but makes her way up the stairs to the first free bed she can find.

[11:26 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "I'm going to make sure she doesn't hurt herself. I'll be back soon." She follows Seirixori up, making sure she doesn't fall down the stairs.

[11:26 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Night, Seirixori!"

[11:26 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Sleep well Seirixori!"

[11:29 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "She's been through a lot, that one. Seems her mother's the only one she's got left and she's missin'. Don't blame 'er fer bein' upset. I'd be the same"

[11:30 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Agreed." Martyn leans in. "Out of idle curiosity, any way we could lend a hand? She's trying to track her mum; might be we could do a bit to help potentially."

[11:32 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Poni can track folks if he uses something of theirs. No way t' know but maybe we can find somethin of Seri's mums?"

[11:32 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "I'd like t'help her. I know how that separation feels"

[11:33 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "We can try that bow of hers. Wouldn't hurt to give it a go"

[11:34 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "I wouldn't be opposed to such. I have a feeling that Tiefling and I have more in common than originally thought. I'd like to do what I can to help."

[11:37 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Well then... do we ask Gunnloda to take the bow? or wait until the morning to talk to Seirixori about it? Given how drunk she was, i'm not sure waiting till the morn is ideal. She might not want our help then."

[11:38 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "I don't think Seirixori would want to talk about this again in the morning"

[11:38 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "I'd imagine she might want to have a say in what happens regarding something so personal."

[11:39 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Who knows, she may take the help we offer positively.."

[11:39 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Agreed. that's the tricky bit in't it? We act on her behalf but without her permission, we risk her fury. we ask her permission, she may not allow us to help."

[11:41 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "I for one don't like asking forgiveness, especially for something so... huge from a friend "

[11:41 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "She should be involved in this"

[11:42 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "That's a point." Martyn finishes his pint. "Might be we get permission more easily if the right person asks. We oughta ask Gunnloda."

[11:43 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Seems like a sound plan to me"

[11:46 PM] DM: Gunnloda does come back down after several minutes, sits back in her seat, and takes another drink of her ale.

[11:47 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Gunnloda! Friend. you hungry? Thirsty? need a refill?"

[11:48 PM] DM: Gunnloda smiles. "No, dear. I've got plenty."

[11:48 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Ah. well. that's quite alright." Martyn gives up. "Look, we had a proposition we wanted to put to you."

[11:49 PM] DM: Gunnloda chuckles.  "There hasn't been enough propositioning tonight?"

[11:50 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Not that kind of proposition." martyn shakes his head. "Honest. it's something that me, Enna, and urrak were discussing earlier."(edited)

[11:53 PM] DM: Gunnloda reaches out to the platter and takes some of the soft cheese to spread on a biscuit. "I'm listening."

[11:54 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Seirixori is good people. she takes care of us. And she opened up a bit tonight about what's driving her. And how Poni could help her find her mum. we want to help, too."

[11:56 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "Helping a friend is a kind gesture."

[11:57 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "We'd need her bow. and given how much she drank tonight, there's a better'n fair chance that if we asked outright, she'd turn us down flat. But, if someone a bit closer to her asked the same question, offered to help. she might be wiling. that's why i'm talking to you."

[11:59 PM] DM: Gunnloda raises an eyebrow. "You think because a woman got drunk and called me pretty I'm any closer to her than the rest of you? Besides, didn't she say she tried to use the bow, but Poni couldn't do it?"

[12:00 AM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "She said that she feared she'd held on to it too long, meaning whatever Poni could divine from it in the form of tracking was limited. I didnt get that she'd actually tried outright already."

[12:04 AM] DM: Gunnloda thinks for a moment. "I don't really remember what she said, but I'm not sure I'd feel comfortable asking. If she wants to try, she can try. Honestly, I think I'll probably try to forget everything she said tonight unless she says it again sober. Doesn't feel right to hold a drunken tongue against her."

[12:05 AM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "You've a point." Martyn nods. "Thought i'd try anyway."

[12:08 AM] DM: She nods at Martyn. "You can try just letting her know that you'd help her if she decided to take action herself. No need to be sneaky about it."

[12:09 AM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "I'll bear it to mind, certainly," martyn lifts his tankard. "Thanks."

## Session 12

[8:59 PM] DM: Seirixori finds lots of trees in very neat rows.

[9:03 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori sighs and sets her staff against one of the trees and pulls off the bow, staring at it for a while.  "Maybe I should try and figure out how to use this again..." She pulls out an arrow and attempts to hit one of the nearby trees. Sighing when it hits one off to the left and falls to the ground. She continues to try, growing more and more frustrated with each failure.

[9:19 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: After a good amount of time, Seirixori grabs all her wayward arrows, only one of the 20 having actually embed itself in a tree, and not the one she was aiming for. In anger she grabs her staff and pushes some magic into her staff and smacks the tree she'd been aiming for a few times, before resting against another one and pulling her knees to her chest and resting her head, "Stupid fucking gnome."

[9:20 PM] DM: You hear a voice behind you. "You know... I can't be certain, but I don't think that tree did anything wrong."

[9:21 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori jumps and falls over as she tries to scramble up, "W-what?"

[9:22 PM] DM: There's a halfling woman standing there, leaned up against a tree, smirking at you. "I was just wondering what the tree did that hurt you so much."

[9:24 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Ignoring the question, Seirixori finally manages to stand and steps back a little, unsure of this new person, "who are you?"

[9:25 PM] DM: The woman shrugs. "It's not important."

[9:28 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "I think it is," Seirixori mutters, making sure she collected all her things. "the tree was there and I...was angry. Where... where did you even come from?"

[9:29 PM] DM: "Around. Have a guilty conscience? You seem a little jumpy."

[9:31 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "No, I'm... not used to people talking to me," Seirixori mutters, "do...you live here?"

[9:31 PM] DM: "Maybe. Do you?"

[9:33 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "You aren't a fan of answering questions are you?"

[9:33 PM] DM: She smiles.

[9:34 PM] DM: "Anyway, there's an elf over there trying to be quiet. I bet she has some pointers for your bow." She points behind you.

[9:35 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna steps out behind the tree, found out.

[9:35 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "I never see you use that. Why?"

[9:36 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Oh. Uh..." Seirixori looks between them and begins fidgeting with one of the arrows, "...I can't," she says quietly.

[9:37 PM] DM: When you look back at where the halfling was, she's not there anymore.

[9:38 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "What the hell, she wouldn't even tell me anything!" Seirixori huffs.

[9:39 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna leans against the tree, crossing her arms. "Seems as if there's no shortage of cryptic strangers we keep meeting. Back to the bow. If you can't, why carry it at all? And that's bullshit. You work at it, you learn. This is the first I've seen you touch it."

[9:41 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori continues fidgeting with teh arrow, not noticing that she's already pulled out most of the fletching, and looks around to see if anyone else will sneak up on them, "it was my mother's and ... I don't like using it. Stuff never goes well with it."

[9:43 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "Things have never gone well with me on the other end of an arrow either. I'm... trying to change that."

[9:45 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Discomforted at her own attempts at conversation, she looks down, staring intently at her bracer as a focus point to avoid eye contact, fidgeting with the leather and picking at the frayed edges

[9:48 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Ah...I see. Um," Seirixori hears a snap and she looks down, looking at the now broken arrow, "well, I don't really need it, so if you want you can have my arrows when you run low." she says.

## Session 14

[11:56 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori takes the longer way to the citrus grove, in hopes of losing Urrak and Nolanos if they continued to follow. She goes as far back as she can, drops her form, falls to her hands and knees and throws up. "Sh-shit." she hiccups and covers her mouth trying to stop the sobs.

[12:04 AM] Felicia - Seirixori: She pulls herself up, just enough to find a tree to sit against and buries her face in her hands as she lets out an angry cry, "I didn't see it, it was right there. More dead people and I was too hung up on the fucking stupid ass lizards."

Seirixori lets flames appear in her hand, staring at it for a few seconds before slamming it to the ground, "Four years and the one time I can do something to help and I fuck up. I'll never find out what happened to her if this is all I can do."

[12:05 AM] DM: "First the tree, now the grass? I'm starting to think druid might be the wrong career path for you."

[12:07 AM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori smacks her head on the tree behind her as she jumps in surprise, "How do you...who are you." is the only thing she can think to say.

[12:08 AM] DM: The halfling's back, leaned against a tree with her arms crossed. "Does it matter?"

[12:10 AM] Felicia - Seirixori: She stares for a few moments before turning away and wiping her face, the hiccups still very much ongoing. "Apparently not, probably better that way anyway," she mutters. "How did you find me? Or are you not going to answer that either?"

[12:12 AM] DM: She shrugs. "Saw a panther run by. Thought it was weird, so I followed it."

[12:14 AM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Oh...yeah. I guess that would be weird, but also who follows a panther?" She asks, genuinely curious, her anger and sadness momentarily forgotten by the thought of someone just following a deadly animal.

[12:16 AM] DM: She grins, then the smile falls and she points in a circle towards Seirixori's chest. "You ok there?"

[12:20 AM] Felicia - Seirixori: "What?" Seirixori looks down and sees all the blood. "Oh." She pulls at the leather and stares at it for a few moments before she scrambles to her feet, breathing fast and pulls it off, throwing it away from her. "Fine it's fine, I'm fine." She says to herself, poking lightly at the tender places, just to make sure.

[12:21 AM] DM: "It's a lot of blood. Yours?"

[12:24 AM] Felicia - Seirixori: She closes her eyes and takes a deep breath, gags a little because she thinks she can still smell all the blood...and taste it, "Yep. Sure is..." she flops back down on the ground, too exhausted to continue standing. "I made a super great decision and well," she motions blindly to her discarded armor and her body.

[12:25 AM] DM: "You should probably be more careful."

[12:28 AM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori snorts and nearly chokes as a hiccup immediately follows it, "You don't say." She pulls her knees to her chest and turns her head to stare at the halfling before regretting it, remembering the one from earlier and the wave of guilt hits again, "Damn it..." she sniffs as she tries to stop the tears again.

[12:32 AM] DM: The halfling sighs.  "You know... being alone? It kinda sucks sometimes. And if you make a habit of it, it sucks a lot. You might want to think about letting people in a little."

[12:36 AM] Felicia - Seirixori: She manages a watery laugh, "Who exactly? The people back home who don't like what I am? The people I'm stuck with whenever I'm here? Who I probably would have gotten killed had we not gotten lucky today. You, Who won't even give me your name? Yeah sure, I'll get right on that."

[12:38 AM] DM: There's no answer.

[12:41 AM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Figures," Seirixori just stares at the ground in front of her, plucking at whatever grass she can get her hands on. "Way to fuck up even more things, stupid." she whispers to herself.

[12:52 AM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori pushes herself up, using the tree far more than she would normally. The tiredness hits her quickly and she finally turns to where the halfling had been, curious if she'd gone or maybe poofed away like everyone else here seemed to be.

[12:52 AM] DM: You have no idea where she went or how, but you don't see her anywhere.

[12:54 AM] Felicia - Seirixori: "As I thought," She mumbles, making her way slowly to the Cask.

[1:14 AM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Oh, have you guys seen a halfling by any chance?" The food is not sitting well in her stomach and she sighs, drinking the water instead.

[1:14 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "No i don't think so.. why?"(edited)

[1:15 AM] DM: Gunnloda: "There's been a couple here and there. Mostly humans, though."

[1:16 AM] Felicia - Seirixori: "I just...there's been one in the grove with me twice now and I wanted to make sure I wasn't just seeing people I guess. And maybe find out who she is."

[1:17 AM] DM: Gunnloda: "Have you tried asking?"

[1:19 AM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Quite a few times, she doesnt' seem to think it's important."

[1:20 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "Thats a bit rude,if not at least strange"

[1:21 AM] DM: Cyan shrugs. "Maybe people just aren't her thing."

## Session 15

Urrak takes a large bite of bread and cheese before she continues "As long add ye learned something from it, y' never really make mistakes. "

[9:11 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "I'll drink to that."

[9:11 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak timidly (for a very large person) places a hand on Serixiori's shoulder "We got yer back y'know. We're all in this clusterfuck together."

[9:15 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori sniffs a little, "Thanks...." She fiddles with a cup, "I should probably not make a decision like that by myself... I just..." she sighs and shrugs. "too many dead I guess."

[9:16 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "If you need to talk about it, I'm always willing to listen."

[9:34 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Kind of wish I missed it." Seirixori sighs, "I'm not entirely sure that was the right choice. My ..." she pauses, hesitant, mostly because she's never told anyone before, "My ... family, I guess you could call them, were killed by a bunch of bandits. I just saw all those lizardfolk dead and well... I didn't pay attention to the people who were dead until it was too late."

[9:35 PM] DM: Gunnloda reaches over the bar and puts her hand on Seirixori's. "It's a hard place to be in."

[9:36 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Sorry t'hear that, mate. Bandits made good work of me pa too. Right bastards they are.  But y'can't beat yourself up.  It's perfectly reasonable what ye did back there. When yer faced with twisted folk like that dragonborn"

[9:37 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Bandits' loyalties and intentions aren't measured in anything but the weight of gold they can steal. What you did, given all accounts, was righteous. It's proper to stand up for folk who've been hurt."

[9:39 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori blushes faintly at Gunnloda and clears her throat, "It's...frustrating, I haven't found too much on them and I don't know if... well, I guess I'm still angry about it."

[9:41 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "You said they were all killed... what do you mean 'found'? Are you looking for them?"

[9:44 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: She reaches for a piece of bread and starts picking it apart, "they killed everyone, except my mother and her friend, a blue dragonborn. She gave me the bow I have before making me hide in the woods... they were looking for her." She shrugs, "they just... they had her but killed everyone anyway." Seirixori wipes at her nose.

[9:46 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Despicable... have ye any leads? Anythin at all?"

[9:49 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Not really, I remember going back and taking the flag," she spits out, angry again, " they left but I don't know what happened to it after I got taken in by the druids." She shrugs, "I meant to ask the leader but then all this started happening and she'd gone on a mission of sorts and she kind of refuses to bring it up with me."

[9:50 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "Was your mom a druid too?"

[9:52 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori laughs, "No, goddess no. She was...is a well-known rogue back where I live. She wanted to train me to be one or a ranger but I think I was too clumsy for that." she looks at the shredded bread, "still kinda am." she pouts a little.

[9:54 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "Maybe the gods just had better plans for you."

[9:56 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Don't fret too much about that.  Yer clumsiness is endearing in a way" Urrak chuckles a bit but soon turns slightly somber "if only there was some kinda magic y' could use t' find her... like how Poni can find bits of his contraption.

[9:56 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "One certainly seems to," she mutters into some meat that doesn't bother her as much as it did on her first taste.

[9:57 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "I did ask him. He said something about how long it had been," she chews her lip and then shrugs, "so I didn't bother."

[9:58 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "It's worth a shot though, isn't it? If... you want to find her, anyway."

[9:58 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Aye. Any means necessary. "

[10:01 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori just shrugs, not really sure she wants to tell them she's scared of the answers. "Not sure I want to be indebted to Poni."

[10:03 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "That phantom in a stick is already indebted to us.  Ain't like the man's got legs to walk on and arms t' swing a sword with these days. " Urrak drains her flagon. "We're stickin our necks out"(edited)

[10:06 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Mm, maybe...maybe another time though, not really feeling up to it today."

[10:07 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "It's your life, dear. Do with it what you think is right."

## Session 19

[9:19 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori walks into the basement, relieved to be out of the conversation for now "Poni? Did I throw you under somewhere again?"

[9:21 PM] DM: "I seem to have been dropped in all the excitement. I suppose that's what happens when children are overstimulated."

[9:22 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Ugh," Seirixori rolls her eyes, "So I was wondering if you could do me a favor..." she takes out her bow and searches for him.

[9:27 PM] DM: You can find him easily enough by following his insults.

[9:27 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "This probably won't even work..." she mutters to herself.

[9:29 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "I don't know why I keep coming here to find you all the time..."  She finds him and holds him up, "I want to see if this bow leads anywhere other than here." Seirixori says, but it takes her a minute before she puts it to the sensor.

[9:30 PM] DM: Poni sighs heavily. "You have to push the button. I can explain it a hundred times, but can't make you understand it."

[9:31 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Shut up." but she does as he says.

[9:31 PM] DM: The portal fizzles to life.

[9:33 PM] DM: You really have no idea what you're looking at. Weird wooden beams of some sort? Is it facing a wall? Why are you looking at a wall?

[9:34 PM] DM: Suddenly the "camera" moves and refocuses on a man, probably someone rich or important by his clothes... and then a slit opening across his neck.

[9:34 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "What...?"

[9:34 PM] DM: Next thing you know, you're looking at an elven man slowly lowering the dead man to the ground.

[9:34 PM] DM: The elf gives the body a quick pat-down.

[9:36 PM] DM: He finds a key in a pocket. He slides a painting aside and uses the key to open a safe where he retrieves some item you can't quite see. He shoves it in a bag before you get a good look at it, then flees through the open window.

[9:40 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "This...I don't understand..." she's tempted to go in but she's too confused by what she's seeing and Not seeing that she just stares at it for a while. "Ok, well, I guess I'll come back to that because you're going to get yelled at now." Seirixori turns quickly and heads back to the others with Poni.

[9:52 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "I will still bury you," Seirixori says, but doesn't look away from her bow.

[9:52 PM] DM: Poni: "Don't get huffy with me because you don't like what you saw."

[9:53 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "It doesn't make any sense!"

[9:53 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "What are the two of ye goin on about?"

[9:54 PM] DM: Poni: "Does anything make sense to you, you biscuit?"

[9:54 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Poni, who hurt you?"

[9:54 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori slams her hand on the table, her eyes flashing brighter, "Shut up, Poni." she snarls.

[10:06 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori stands up quickly, the chair she was sitting on falls over, "Hold on, you stupid asshole... Pull him out."

[10:06 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine pulls Poni out of her bag

[10:08 PM] DM: Poni: "If I had a nose, I'm sure it would smell like dirty socks in there."

[10:08 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Was that the bow? Or were you just being a dick and showing me some other component?"

[10:08 PM] DM: Poni: "What?"

[10:09 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "The bow?"

[10:09 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Wha?"

[10:11 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Annoyed and angry Seirixori lets out a frustrated yell, that's much louder than it should be, "the portal you--  don't be as stupid as you think I am, you piece of rat shit."

[10:12 PM] DM: Cyan and Eloise both start to look uncomfortable.

[10:11 PM] DM: Poni: "I don't know what makes you so stupid, but it really works. If I was showing you a component, I'd have shown you the component. The image centers on the thing- or person- I tell it to find. The elf was attached to the bow."

[10:13 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine puts her hand on Seirixori's shoulder "Pay him no mind, Seir, he's just trying to egg you on like he does with all of us. I'm sure whatever you saw in the portal, we will get to the bottom of it soon"

[10:15 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "No, it , it doesn't make sense! That's not possible... you know what, forget it." She starts to leave, leaving the bow on the table. "I'll see you guys in the morning, or whatever." she grumbles, storming out and heads to the Citrus Grove. ((like she do))

 Seir in the grove

Seirixori storms off to the Citrus Grove, very annoyed that she wore herself out too much in the slaver's place that she can't shape change and enjoy not being herself for a while. She paces for a while trying to calm herself and try and wrap her head around what she saw. "That stupid Poni, goddess who even was that. An Elf? How is this possible?"

[10:27 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: She takes her staff and swings it at a couple of the fruits on the trees, "I hate that stupid gnome!"

[10:29 PM] DM: "Mielikki sure picked an interesting project... you'd think she'd want someone who wasn't so eager to harm plants."

[10:31 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Shit!" Seirixori yells and trips over her own feet, "What how, how do you even know that?!"

[10:31 PM] DM: The halfling's leaning against a tree, smirking. "You'd think you'd have figured it out by now."

[10:34 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "According to  a stupid gnome, who is a stupid stick, no, apparently I would not have figured anything out by now!" She growls, her eyes flashing again. Seirixori drops her staff and plops to the ground. "Ugh, I am being tortured by very small people."

[10:37 PM] DM: "Would you prefer a very large person?"

[10:38 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori laughs, "No, sorry. I'm just... angry right now."

[10:39 PM] DM: "You should be careful asking questions. You may not like the answers you find."

[10:40 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Yes, thanks. that I definitely figured out today. Do you always find strangers and give them advice, or am I just a special case?"

[10:40 PM] DM: She chuckles. "I'd say you're definitely special."

[10:45 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori flushes and covers her face with her hands, "I have no idea how to respond to that," she mumbles.(edited)

[10:46 PM] DM: "Don't worry. I'm not coming on to you. You're... like family."

[10:47 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "What?" Seirixori sits up and stares at the halfling, "but I don't... have... one, anymore?"(edited)

[10:51 PM] DM: She walks towards you, and as she does, her form shifts to a taller, almost human? figure with golden brown skin and long dark hair. She almost floats down to a sitting position with her legs folded under her.(edited)

[10:53 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Oh, uh... hi."

[10:54 PM] DM: "Hello. Welcome to my home."

[10:54 PM] DM: She smiles. "I'd appreciate it if you could stop breaking the decor."

[10:56 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Sorry, that's um... thanks for letting me come here all the time even when i ...kind of break your things?"

[10:58 PM] DM: "You're young. Impulsive. You don't seem to have any particular love of nature. Why has she chosen you, devil-kin?"

[11:00 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori glares, "She didn't say. And I didn't ask to be thrown in with a bunch of people who don't want me around either."

[11:03 PM] DM: She smiles softly with a dip of her head. "My apologies. I did not mean to offend."

[11:05 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori nods and looks down at her hands, "Do I get to know your name now?" she smiles a little.

[11:06 PM] DM: "Takara. It's my temple across the way there."

[11:10 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Oh. Probably shoulda known that.." she mumbles. "Maybe you can ask her why, it's been years and she hasn't even asked for anything."

[11:11 PM] DM: "Hasn't she?"

[11:12 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "... No?"

[11:15 PM] DM: She smiles again, then drifts back to her feet. "You should rest. If you need me, just... attack one of my trees again," she winks. She walks away, further into the grove, and dissipates until there's nothing left of her.

[11:17 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "What?" Seirixori stares after her, confused as ever, but eventually gets up and heads back to the Cast to rest.

## Session 20

[7:53 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Oh, good, you're still here and no one else is. Uh, I think I asked before but so you... Have you ever talked to a god or goddess?

[7:56 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "Personally? No. I mean... I sometimes 'talk' to them, but not like I'd talk to you or someone else."

[8:04 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Oh... Is it not normal? Like is it strange for someone to do that?"

[8:05 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "Well, I mean they don't usually answer, do they? Through our powers, maybe, but they don't often just... show up to chat. Not that I've heard, anyway."

[8:06 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Uh, so then having talked to two of them... Might be something not to mention to most people?"

[8:07 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "I serve nine of them and have never met one."

[8:09 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Nine? Holy hells. So um, that grove is... It's a goddesses Grove? Anyway, would that be paladin be a better person to ask, you think?"

[8:09 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "To ask about what?"

[8:11 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: She shrugs, "What they want? I don't know, I don't know why they keep taking to me, they don't make any sense."(edited)

[8:11 PM] DM: Gunnloda chuckles. "Maybe they just like talking to you? Have you asked why?"

[8:14 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori blushes, "Maybe not in those exact words. I'm not... I mean... But"

She throws up her hands in frustration, "people talking to me is weird, I don't understand."

[8:14 PM] DM: Gunnloda smiles. "What's so weird about it?"

[8:17 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "That it happens?" She shrugs, "People usually ignore me or yell at me for well," she motions to herself and her horns.

[8:19 PM] DM: She tilts her head in sympathy. "You must've had a rough time where you come from. But look around here... everyone's a little different, aren't they? I mean that Cole! And Brimeia? Anyone who spends time with you can tell you're worth talking to."

[8:39 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori gives a little wave, trying to not actively look where her bow is. "Thanks for the gear, Eloise."

[8:45 PM] DM: She looks at Seirixori for a moment as if gauging her emotional state. "You left your bow last night... and the lantern might be useful if someone wants to take it as well."

[8:48 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "I did." is all Seirixori says, she doesn't move to pick it up.

[8:49 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "You're going to need that, won't you, Seirixori?"

[8:50 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "No. I've never even used it."

[8:52 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Well, it seems rather important to ye since y' carry it with ye most of the time. Tell ye what, we can take it t' Poni's and leave it there for safe keepin'"

[8:55 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori huffs, "Fine." she grabs the bow, holding it tightly in her hand, and throws Poni into her pack and walks out.

[8:55 PM] DM: Gunnloda gestures to the others and follows her.

 Eloise: "That doesn't give me the greatest confidence."

[8:56 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Rav follows to the basement

[8:56 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "I don't think I'll ever truly understand that girl..." Urrak follows the others

[8:57 PM] DM: Eloise follows behind.

[8:58 PM] DM: Poni: "Are we off to find a component then? Gods I wish I could sleep so I wouldn't have to listen to all that prattle."

[8:58 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Be nice. We have just one more task but then we will go find the next component"

[8:59 PM] DM: Poni: "Another? What?"

[9:00 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "We need to find the whereabouts of Eloise's wife and daughter, and then we will find the next component"

[9:00 PM] DM: Poni gives an exaggerated groan.

[9:01 PM] DM: Gunnloda follows Seirixori closely, offering support even though she knows she won't talk.

[9:01 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori rolls her eyes and takes Poni and chucks him in the direction of the basement, watching where he lands so she can grab him when they get closer.

[9:01 PM] DM: Poni: wilhelm screams

[9:02 PM] DM: Gunnloda shakes her head. "Are you ok?"

[9:03 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "I was fine, until they made me take this." Seirixori says only loud enough for Gunnloda. "He kind of deserves it anyway."

[9:04 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "If you don't want to carry it, don't."

[9:04 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak scrambles and picks up Poni "Quit screamin' ya dang stick"

[9:04 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Seirixori, what in the nine hells has gotten into ye?" Urrak turns to her with Poni in hand

[9:05 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Something seems like it has been bothering you lately"

[9:06 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "besides Poni of course"

[9:06 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "He was fine, I was going to get him." she says. "He annoyed me."

[9:06 PM] DM: You reach the basement soon enough. The portal base is there, deactivated as usual.

[9:08 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Poni annoys all of us, but we can't afford t' be throwin' him around. Yer not the only one who wants t' get home, y'know. We all want this madness t' stop so we can get back to our normal lives!"

[9:10 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori looks down, annoyed that she can feel tears burning, "Yeah, sorry." she says, setting the bow on the first thing she can find.

[9:10 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak walks up to Seirixiori taking advantage of her minor height difference to look all the more intimidating "The sooner we get these pieces, the sooner I can be rid of ye." she looks down at Seirixiori for a second and walks off towards the  platform. "Let's get on with it"

[9:12 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine places her hand on Seirixori's shoulder. "I'm sure she didn't mean it. We are all getting a little antsy now, but we'll fix things soon"

[9:14 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Yeah, okay." Seir mutters, still staring at the ground. She faces away and wipes at her eyes, "so much for that."

[9:16 PM] DM: Gunnloda puts her hand on Seirixori's back. "We all get mad and make mistakes. It doesn't change anything."

[9:17 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "It usually changes everything."

[9:32 PM] DM: You screw it back together and immediately Poni's voice fills the air. "HOW DARE YOU. DON'T YOU EVER DO THAT AGAIN."

[9:32 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori groans, "Great. He's alive, yay."

[9:34 PM] DM: Gunnloda frowns. "Can I talk to you a moment, Seirixori? While Lady Moonstream here finds her family?"

[9:35 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "I... yeah, sure, Gunnloda."

[9:35 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "We'll catch up if you go on without us." She leads Seirixori back upstairs to talk.

[9:36 PM] DM: Gunnloda stops near the top of the stairs and waits with a frown.

[9:37 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori nearly runs into Gunnloda as she heads up, still looking at the ground. "Sorry."

[9:38 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "What's going on?"

[9:40 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori fidgets and takes a deep breath, holding it for a good few seconds before letting it out slowly, "I used Poni last night to... well to check the bow. I don't know, I'm not usually this angry but... with everything lately." She shrugs, "I don't know."

[9:41 PM] DM: Gunnloda steps forward and puts her hand on Seirixori's arm. "What you saw upset you? Was it your mother?"

[9:43 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Poni didn't really help, neither did Takara... the goddess who's temple is here, and her citrus grove. They make me feel very stupid..." she says quietly. "And no, it... it wasn't my mother I saw, nothing of what I saw made any sense."

[9:46 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "You're not stupid. That gnome is smart, but he's... very rude ... and, well, she's a goddess. She's going to be smarter than people like us. You're better than this, Seirixori. I know you are. I know you wouldn't have broken Poni on purpose and ruined your friends' chances of going home."

## Session 21

[4:08 PM] DM: So it's morning... day 6, somewhere around 9 or 10 am? and one second you were coughing on salt water, sitting next to Gunnloda on a fishing boat and now you're sitting in the middle of the road in Omubagi back in Ardabeh. It's been a while since you were back home. a few days at least.

[4:11 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori looks around her in a second of confusion, but she recognizes where she's at pretty quickly. "I was kind of hoping to never be here again." She stands, shakily, her body still recovering from however much water she swallowed.

[4:12 PM] DM: There are a few people on the road, traveling from farm to market or back, and they kind of look at you oddly until they notice you looking back and then they turn their gaze away quickly.(edited)

[4:17 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: It hadn't been long but she almost forgot that most people are not fond of her presence. Seir sighs and makes her way off the path, she just wants to rest and she isn't sure if going to town is a better choice than going back to the druids.

She has coin, so maybe whatever place with a bed won't turn that down and she heads towards the town, hoping to just get a room and be left alone until she gets shoved back into Bellbury.

[4:22 PM] DM: There's a single inn in Omubagi, The el-Mustafa Inn, named for the family that operates it. Inside it is a young-ish human man at the desk, bronzed skin and dark hair that covers much of his face and the arms you can see. He double-takes when he sees you, but offers a smile. "Welcome. You look like you could use a rest. Only three coppers for a bed."

[4:27 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori blinks, surprised, but nods, "Yes... Uh thank you." She reached for the amount but shrugs and hands him a silver piece instead.

[4:33 PM] DM: "A private room, then? And a meal if you like mutton with onion and potato."

[4:38 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "that would be great, thanks." She swallows, tears burning. She suddenly very much needs to be alone, the thought of food reminding her of Gunnloda and the situation they had just gotten themselves into.

[4:39 PM] DM: He nods, oblivious. "Upstairs, door to the left. Your food will be ready in an hour and if you don't want to come down to eat, Ceren will bring it to you."

[4:55 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: She nods, turning quickly and making her way to where he indicated. Once she's in the room she shuts it quickly and falls to the floor, not even making it to the bed. She sobs, almost choking when she tries to stop. It only gets worse when the random male elf that should have been her mother pops up and she can't breathe. Urrak's words play over and over, clearly shadowing anything Gunnloda had said to her before that and she yanks off the cloak, like it was choking her.

[5:02 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: She isn't aware of how much time passes but the sobs lessen to sniffles and hiccups, and she isn't on the verge of passing out anymore. It takes her longer to stand, her legs shaky and weak, but she manages to get to the bed and plops face first onto it. She's physically tired but she hasn't been up for long so she turns over and stares at the ceiling.

[5:10 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori eventually gets up and heads down to the food she was promised.

[5:12 PM] DM: The common room downstairs is pretty empty. You expect this inn probably doesn't get much traffic except at the end of the day for dinner. You can easily find an empty chair and table, and before long, a human woman- a little on the heavy side with the same nose and hair/skin color as the man at the desk- comes out with a plate of meat, onion, and potato as promised. "Would you like mead or water?"

[5:15 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Water, thank you." Her voice is rough and her throat hurts, she can feel the tension behind her eyes, the last time she let herself cry this much ... She shakes her head, trying to dispel the image from 4 years ago.

[5:17 PM] DM: She tilts her head a bit as she looks at you, then leaves. She comes back several minutes later with a cup of water and a cup of tea with herbs. "This might help. Let me know if you need anything else. Just call for Ceren."

[5:21 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori nods, reaching for the tea as she stares in surprise at the woman, "I... thanks." she whispers, keeping her head down now, not wanting the attention. She's just glad she can sit here in relative peace, unsure of how to respond to the people here who aren't actively avoiding her or being rude.

[5:24 PM] DM: Ceren nods and heads back to the kitchens.

[5:30 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seir pokes at the food, she feels all out of sorts. She shifts uncomfortably and realizes she doesn't have the bow and while she was angry, confused, earlier now she's just sad all over again. It's been in place on her back for nearly all of the four years and she just... left it. She shivers and stands quickly, making her way back up the stairs quickly, grabbing the cloak she left on the floor and hugs it to her body. She can't find the nerve to put it back on, but it's the only thing that holds any kind of comfort now. She makes her way back down and sits back in her place. She places the cloak on her lap and stares at the food. She pushes it around, positive it won't taste anything like Gunnloda's but she shoves it in her mouth anyway. "I hope they're ok." she says to herself.

[5:32 PM] DM: Gunnloda would probably be offended if a small-town inn could make food like she does. Not to say this food isn't good... it's filling and has a bit of spice to it, but there's something about Gunnloda's cooking that's exotic and feels like home at the same time.

## Session 24

[5:52 PM] DM: As you slept, you found yourself surrounded by confusing images. First it was the elven man you saw in the portal, but when he jumped through the window, he turned into your mother as you last saw her, pushing the bow into your hands and begging you to run. As she fled into the trees, you chased after her, only to find Gunnloda standing in a clearing, clutching at her neck. Red blood seeped through her fingers, staining her tabard, and she fell to her knees as brown russet mold covered her body from bottom to top. You stepped forward and the mold turned to a flock of butterflies that burst outwards, revealing the halfling form of Takara with that maddening smirk on her lips like she was laughing at you but you don’t quite get the joke. You turned to see a pond at your feet and when you looked inside, your reflection wasn’t yours, but Mielikki’s… until a ripple disturbed the image and it turned into you… not a reflection, but an image, of you lying on a beach, unconscious, as a great tentacle reached out, wrapped around your legs, and dragged you towards the sea.

[6:24 PM] DM: You have the condition "Apathy" until further notice. You have disadvantage on death saves and initiative and gain the flaw "I don't think anything I do makes a difference."

[6:25 PM] DM: But as you wake up, you find yourself in a bed... a halfway comfortable bed, with Gunnloda sitting at the edge looking at you with concern. Her hair is down and out of its braid, and her armor's stacked in a pile leaving her only in the clothes she wears beneath it.

"Bad dreams?"(edited)

[6:32 PM] Seirixori: Seirixori stares at Gunnloda, but doesn't see her. The nightmare just continues playing in front of her and it's like the elation of last night never existed. "IT'll all happen again, won't it?" She whispers.

[6:33 PM] DM: She tilts her head a little and moves closer, taking your hand. "What will?"

[6:34 PM] DM: There's a soft knock on the door.

[6:36 PM] Seirixori: "Everyone dying." She whispers again, not paying attention to the knock at the door.

[6:39 PM] DM: She squeezes your hand. "Not if I have anything to say about it. That's why I'm here."

[6:42 PM] Seirixori: Seirixori nods, but she doesn't respond.

[6:42 PM] DM: You hear another, louder knock at the door.

[6:44 PM] Seirixori: Seirixori sighs and gets up and opens the door, "What?"  her voice is low and devoid of emotion.

[6:49 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "I uh...Are ye ready t' head out...?" Urrak is a bit offput by Seirixiori's tone of voice.

[6:50 PM] Seirixori: ""Not that it'll matter, but sure." she turns and gives a small smile to Gunnloda and steps out of the room.

[6:51 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Are ye...feelin alright there Seirixori?"

[6:51 PM] DM: As Seirixori walks out, you see Gunnloda, unarmored, sitting on the bed frowning, her hair down over her shoulders.

[6:52 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Oh, gods I uh...hope I'm not...interruptin'...anythin'" Urrak turns a light shade of pink

[6:51 PM] DM: At the other end of the three rooms, another door opens and Zunis walks out, followed by Ryleigh.

[6:52 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): "Sorry Lord Zunis, would you might tightening my back strap a little more?"

[6:53 PM] DM: Zunis: "Of course." And he does, making sure all of the shiny black steel of Ryleigh's armor is snug.

[6:54 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): "thank you" she responds and moves toward where Urrak is standing, "are you alright? your face is flushed?"

[6:56 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Aye! Aye, I'm fine. It's eh, a bit hot in here I s'pose" Urrak adjusts her armor a bit "Are ye ready t' head out?"

[6:57 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): Ryleigh nods, while still observing Urrak's odd behavior with interest.

[7:00 PM] Seirixori: Seirixori frowns and starts to head back to the room, to apologize to do anything, but just can't get herself to do it.

[7:05 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Right, well...I guess I'll see ye all downstairs then." Urrak leaves the room, feeling uneasy, and walks downstairs

[7:09 PM] Seirixori: Seirixori watches them leave and waits for Gunnloda as she stares at the wall, frowning.

[7:11 PM] DM: Gunnloda comes up and takes Seirixori's hand. "Come on... you can tell me what's wrong while I get ready."

[7:17 PM] Seirixori: Seirixori nods and stares at her hand, clenching and unclenching it, "I don't..." She sighs, "This is stupid. Nothing I do  is going to matter. I couldn't find my mom after 4 years and I still can't even with that assholes help. Why am I even bothering with any of this?"

[7:22 PM] DM: She pulls you into the room to sit on the bed and shuts the door while she starts pulling her armor on. "Because you know it's the right thing to do. Do you want to talk about it?"

[7:29 PM] Seirixori: "My mom is gone and all I did was stand there and wait until everyone was dead. I tried to help those lizard people and instead helped them get away with killing other humans? What's the point?" she clears her throat, the dream flashing before her, "No matter what I do, nothing has really changed. You died. You died and I couldn't do anything." she says in a whisper.

[7:31 PM] DM: She sits next to you on the bed and puts her hand on yours. "I'm not dead. I'm right here. It was just a dream." She closes her eyes and suppresses a shudder. "A terrible, awful dream, but a dream."

[7:35 PM] Seirixori: "Yeah," is all she says, staring at their hands. "Yeah." She grasps Gunnloda's hand and squeezes. Trying to believe, but she doesn't.

[7:39 PM] DM: "You'll feel better once we're back h--... once we find the component and get back to Bellbury." She leans in and kisses Seir's forehead before standing to finish getting her armor on and braid her hair back again.

[7:41 PM] Seirixori: Seirixori flushes a bit and plays with the end of her own hair as she waits.

[7:46 PM] DM: She finishes up and holds her hand out to Seir. "Let's get out of here."

[7:48 PM] Seirixori: Seirixori nods and grabs her hand, "Yeah." And heads down to the others.

## Session 27

[9:43 PM] Seirixori: Seirixori turns to Eloise, "Hey uh, do you have books on myconids by any chance?"

[9:44 PM] DM: Eloise: "Myconids? No, our books are more... local."(edited)

[9:45 PM] Seirixori: "Oh... do you know who would?"

[9:46 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine hears the exchange outside and decides against angering Ryleigh more so she stays with seir and Eloise

[9:46 PM] DM: Eloise: "There's a library in Riverrun. It's only a day to the east, but... I'm not sure that's any help to you until the... thing is fixed."

[9:47 PM] Seirixori: "Well, maybe then." She sighs.(edited)

[9:47 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "That's where Ryleigh came from, so I'm sure she can point us in the right direction when the time comes"

[9:48 PM] DM: Eloise: "It's not hard to find. The glowing light from the Temple of Vydea can be seen from outside town. The library is inside."(edited)

[9:48 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Poor friend deserves  to go back home"

[9:51 PM] DM: Eloise: "Stool? Yes... I'm not sure there are places here for them. They're under the Cask now, you say?"

[9:51 PM] Seirixori: "Yeah, Gunnloda set up a little space for them. They seem ok in there."

[9:53 PM] Seirixori: "Okay, well... what about the citrus grove? I think Takara might be a little... salty and I wanted to maybe make up for it. Later.. a lot later."

[9:54 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Who is takara?"

[9:54 PM] DM: She nods. "I will try to take care of them if you all end up back where you came from. There are a lot of books on citrus and on Takara at her temple and in the bookshelves behind my desk. You've... talked to her?"

[9:55 PM] Seirixori: "The goddess in the grove? Um.. yes? A couple times?"

[9:55 PM] DM: Eloise: "That's... wow. What's she like?"

[9:56 PM] Seirixori: "Annoying." Seirixori huffs. "

[9:56 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "That's disappointing"

[9:56 PM] DM: Eloise chuckles. "That's... unexpected."

[9:57 PM] Seirixori: Seirixori shrugs, "I mean... she's kind of nice too, but don't tell her I said that."

[9:57 PM] DM: Eloise: "I'm sure I'll never get the chance."

[10:00 PM] Seirixori: "I could ask her? Although, she really doesn't like answering questions at all." Seirixori notices her bow and reaches for it, out of habit, but pulls back, "Uh, did you need any help with the town? Cleaning up or anything?"

[10:02 PM] DM: Eloise: "Captain Usan is doing his best to check the town for threats. I'm afraid there's just not much that can be done with our limited manpower. The best we can do is fix this teleporter so we can get my people back home where they belong."

[10:02 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine notices Seir's hesitation with the bow

[10:03 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "We found one more component! One more down...and I'm not quite sure how many more. How many more do you think we need, poni?" she pulls him out of the bag

[10:04 PM] DM: Poni: "I don't know. If they were all as big as that, we'd only need two or three."

[10:05 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Can you show me the next component?" she says but stealthily puts a part of the bow at the sensor and pushes the button

[10:06 PM] Seirixori: "What are you doing?"

[10:06 PM] DM: The portal zaps to life.

[10:07 PM] DM: There's someone in the center of the image, a dark cloak with a hood pulled down so you can't make out any features.

[10:07 PM] DM: They're moving from corner to corner through an empty alley.

[10:07 PM] DM: In the distance, over the hooded figure's shoulder, you can see someone uneasily glancing around as they hurry down the alley, away from the person in the center.

[10:07 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine instantly regrets it. "I'm...I'm so sorry. I didn't know what it was going to show"

[10:08 PM] DM: The hooded figure stops as the fleeing person reaches a dead end.

[10:08 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Do...do you want me to turn it off?"

[10:08 PM] DM: The person taps some bricks in a particular order and the wall opens to let them through.

[10:08 PM] Seirixori: Seirixori grits her teeth, her focus only on the portal, "You could have asked!"

[10:09 PM] DM: The hooded figure watches, then crouches down and pulls a notebook out. You see a pale, feminine hand using the pen.

[10:10 PM] DM: They write down a note about how to open the passage, then dart away down another alley. When they reach a crowded road, they blend in, pulling the hood down to reveal a pale-skinned human woman, slight with short, black hair.

[10:10 PM] DM: She merges with the crowd, though the 'camera' still follows her.

[10:10 PM] Seirixori: "I don't know who that is," she mumbles.

[10:11 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Woah what's happening in here?Another component already?"

[10:11 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine gets startled and pushes the button accidentally

[10:11 PM] Seirixori: Seirixori turns around quickly, "No." and leaves.

[10:11 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Um. Ok?"

[10:12 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): Ryleigh enters the room, pulling the component out. She stops, "What the..."

[10:12 PM] DM: The portal vanishes as Ravaphine pushes the button.

[10:13 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Who was that woman?"

[10:13 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "I'm not sure. I may have upset Seir by scanning her bow without asking"

[10:14 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak sighs

[10:15 PM] DM: Eloise: "Is it somebody she knows?"

[10:15 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "I think it might be her mother"

[10:16 PM] DM: She's holding the hairclip and bracelet of her wife and child.

[10:17 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "It's her mother's bow but...I don't think that was her."

[10:17 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Interesting"

[10:18 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "I know teiflings can come outta nowhere, but I didn't see any kinda 'family connection', if y'know what I mean."(edited)

[10:18 PM] DM: Eloise looks at the items in her hand. "Does that mean that it won't always work?"

[10:18 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak looks to Eloise "They getcha...close."(edited)

[10:19 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Hey Poni, can you show us the vampire house again?" she says as she pushes the button

[10:19 PM] DM: Poni: "Don't we have better things to do?"

[10:20 PM] DM: Eloise: "But if it's not showing her mother... could the magic wear off? Could they be lost to me?"

[10:21 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "I uh...I don't have the answer t' that I'm afraid...."

[10:21 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "We will get them back as soon as we can"

[10:22 PM] DM: Her eyes water and she bites her lip a little.

[10:23 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Whoa there uh...please don't...cry..." Urrak moves to hug Eloise but stops halfway through(edited)

[10:26 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak looks back to Eloise quickly, trying hard to meet her eyes. "We'll get them back as soon as we can. I promise ye."(edited)

[10:23 PM] Seirixori: "Ravaphine, use the bow."

[10:24 PM] DM: You hear the voice coming from upstairs.

[10:24 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak looks up towards the noise

[10:25 PM] Seirixori: Seir peeks over the hole in the floor, "Ravaphine."

[10:26 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "are you sure?"

[10:27 PM] Seirixori: "No." She pulls back and makes her way back down. "But do it anyway."

[10:28 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine nods to Seir. "Okay." She scans the bow and pushes the button

[10:28 PM] DM: The portal flashes to life again with the woman in the center.

[10:29 PM] DM: She ducks into another alley.

[10:30 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "What do you want to do, Seir?"

[10:31 PM] DM: She's looking over her shoulder constantly, making sure she isn't being followed as she hops fences and ducks around corners to lose any tails.

[10:33 PM] DM: There is something familiar to how she's moving... but sneaks are sneaks. There's not really anything unique about it.

[10:35 PM] Seirixori: Seirixori growls a little and takes the bow from Ravaphine, "Let's just focus on the components."

[10:36 PM] DM: She ducks into a doorway.

[10:36 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine jumps a little

[10:36 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: She pushes the button to turn it off

[10:50 PM] Seirixori: Seirixori pulls out a misshapen wooden figure and places it next to Urrak's dagger, "We couldn't have thought of this before Gunnloda left," she mutters.

## Seir's panic

[11:57 PM] DM: You get to the grove. It's empty.

[11:57 PM] Seirixori: "Takara?" Seirixori shouts.

[11:57 PM] DM: There's no answer.

[11:58 PM] Seirixori: "Ok, you said..." Seir grabs her staff and smacks a tree with it.

[11:58 PM] DM: There's no answer.

[11:59 PM] Seirixori: "Why are you all so useless?!" She shouts, she can feel herself involuntarily shifting.

[12:00 AM] DM: "We are necessarily limited, not useless, child."

[12:02 AM] Seirixori: Seirixori snorts in her bear form before she shifts back. "That is really disorienting... Ok, sorry but ... do you know anything about werewolves? Or... people being scratched or bit by them?"

[12:03 AM] DM: Takara: "There haven't been any cases of lycanthropy in Vyon in... generations."(edited)

[12:04 AM] Seirixori: "Well, how do you feel about talking to the Moonstreams? Because that stupid ass gnome has turned everything horrible, so now you might have one."(edited)

[12:04 AM] DM: Takara: "Might have... a werewolf?"

[12:05 AM] Seirixori: "Well, I don't know how the whole turning into one happens, so... possibly?'(edited)

[12:07 AM] DM: Takara looks at Seirixori sadly. "I know what you're asking for but I'm sorry... my powers are... limited. We can't act directly on this plane. Only through champions. I can't do anything for her."

[12:08 AM] Seirixori: "What... exactly makes someone a champion? And is... is there something I can do?" Seirixori throws her hands up in frustration, "I don't know, can anything be done? I really fucking hate that gnome."

[12:10 AM] DM: She smiles a little. "Champions are those chosen by the gods to act on our behalf. But I'm sorry. You're not powerful enough. Even my own Moki isn't quite capable."

[12:11 AM] Seirixori: "Of course I'm not! Ugh... th... thanks. I guess. Sorry for the... tree." Seirixori hesitates, like she wants to say more but turns to leave and heads for the Cask.

## Session 28

[9:08 PM] Seirixori: Seirixori laughs, "The gods only have so much power, and just as useless." she mutters. She goes to Kendall, "thank you for trying."

## Session 31

Eloise: "Thank you for joining us. It's trying times, but in these times, you find your staunchest allies and friends. I'm glad that no matter what it is we face due to this catastrophe, the gods have seen fit to grace us with your help."

[5:20 PM] Seirixori: Seirixori scoffs to herself quietly.

[6:48 PM] Seirixori: Seirixori nods and turns to the Moonstreams, taking a piece of the citrus and setting it on one of the pieces of meat before shoving it in her mouth, "Does Takara take care of the Citrus Grove or do you guys have someone do it?"

[6:49 PM] DM: Eloise: "We have a full contingent of workers, both year-round and seasonal for the harvest."

[6:50 PM] DM: Cae chuckles. "Don't get her started. She'll never stop."

[6:51 PM] DM: She elbows Cae gently.

[6:51 PM] DM: Eloise: "The orchard is Bellbury's main export and the backbone of the economy here."

[6:51 PM] Seirixori: Seir grins, "Well, I would gladly thank you for the fruit, she's too smug for me to want to thank her about it."

[6:52 PM] DM: Eloise: "I can't really take credit, but you're welcome."

[6:57 PM] Seirixori: "Oh! Hey, do you know who Moki? Takara mentioned them to me earlier when I went to ask her about..." she motions to Cae, "stuff."

[6:58 PM] DM: They look at each other, clueless, and both shake their heads. Cae: "Doesn't sound familiar."(edited)

[7:02 PM] Seirixori: "Oh, I went to talk to Takara about the werewolf thing and she said something about her own champion, Moki, wasn't powerful enough either." Seirixori shrugs.(edited)

Ryleigh leans around her to talk to Seir, "I do have a question....Seir, did I hear correctly...you said 'when you talk to Takara'?"

[7:21 PM] Seirixori: "Yes...?"

[7:22 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): "Like she actually manifests before you? You have actual conversation with her - like us - right now?"

[7:23 PM] Seirixori: "Yeah... I mean she was a halfling once, but she changed to her normal look after I  was upset about something."

[7:25 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): Ryleigh looks intrigued and lets out a low whistle, "that's incredible! You've had actual conversation with your god! Wow."

[7:26 PM] Seirixori: "Oh, no. She's not mine. Mielikki is.. well sort of. She says a lot less than Takara though."

[7:26 PM] Urrak D'Akshi - Half-Orc Fighter: "She talks t' what now? Did ye say gods?"

[7:27 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): "So you talk to more than one, regularly? But how?"

[7:30 PM] Seirixori: "Um, yes? I... I don't know? They're just sort of... there." She shrugs, and kind of withdraws into herself, the attention making her nervous and she scratches a little at the base of her throat, "Mielikki... uh saved me. So she sometimes sits with me in her forest when I want to get away from the others. Takara's just... weird."

[7:35 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): Ryleigh picks up on Seir's discomfort and gets up to put a hand on her shoulder, "Seir, its unusual for the gods to speak directly with someone. They must favor you." She smiles gently, "I must admit, I'm jealous. But if you ever want to talk about it further - I'd love to hear more."

[7:36 PM] DM: Misha takes the chance to slip away upstairs away from all the boring adults.

[7:38 PM] Seirixori: "Gunnloda told me it wasn't exactly normal, but I kind of forgot. I'm nothing special," she mumbles. "I'd rather they didn't leave a mark if they 'favored' me."(edited)

[7:43 PM] DM: Gunnloda half-chuckles and squeezes Seir's hand. "You're pretty special."

[7:43 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): Her smile falters and she says determinedly, "No, Seir. Don't let the world deceive you, you are special." Ryleigh then sighs like the topic has gotten to heavy for the mood. She takes a few steps back, "I think I need some air" and goes to stand by the door.

[7:47 PM] Seirixori: Seir blushes from their comments, but frowns at Ryleigh's departure, "I... did I say something wrong?" she asks Gunnloda.

[7:47 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "I don't think so. Are you feeling better?"

[7:50 PM] Seirixori: Seirixori nods and hugs her, "Yes. I... thank you for ... for calming me down. I really don't like Poni."

[7:50 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "I know... he hasn't done much to earn being liked either, but there's not much we can do about it right now."

[7:53 PM] DM: When you look, she's talking to Kendall in the doorway.

## Session 33

It's Day 8, about 5:30- 6.

Seir's playing Sad Flute Music ™  in the grove that catches Ryleigh's ear as she leaves the Cask, still tightening her armor's straps and reattaching Dawnbringer to her side.

3:59 PM] Ryleigh: Ryleigh continues to walk in the direction of the sad flute music, curious about who's playing it.

[4:02 PM] Seirixori: Seir's sitting in the Citrus Grove, near the entrance, leaning against a tree. The top of her leather armor is down, hanging from her waist, a kind of holey tank top hanging off her shoulders. Her eyes are closed as she continues playing her Sad Flute Music.

[4:04 PM] Ryleigh: Ryleigh spots her and her brows furrow. She walks over to where Seir is and sits down, waiting for her to finish the song.(edited)

[4:08 PM] Seirixori: Seir tenses and stops playing, she lowers the flute and clears her throat, her face a little red, "...hey..."

[4:11 PM] Ryleigh: "i didn't mean to interrupt. I just heard music and followed its sound." Ryleigh points at the brand, **"why were you marked?"**

**[4:14 PM] Seirixori: Seir looks down, almost like she forgot it was there, "Oh, I don't... I don't actually know." She shrugs, "It was... after... I was close to dying, I think, it's all kind of muddled, and Mielikki... she healed me and that's what was left behind."**

[4:15 PM] Ryleigh: Ryleigh stays silent for a moment, "I wanted to talk to you. About last night. If that's alright?"

[4:17 PM] Seirixori: She twists the flute in her hands and nods, "...I'm a little surprised no one else has yet."

[4:20 PM] Ryleigh: "I guess, I want to know why. What was your reasoning, what were you thinking when you forcibly entered Lady Misha's room?"(edited)

[4:29 PM] Seirixori: "I didn't *force* my way into her room." Seir growls, more at the accusation than Ryleigh herself, "I was... we were... talking about... the... the rings." Seir clenches her hand, "I just, I..." She groans, it shouldn't be this hard to explain, "It wasn't my intention, to do anything more than ask, and I wanted to make sure this time, unlike with Hux where I wasn't sure but I dragged you all along with me and we *all* could have been arrested, or something." Seirixori shrugs, "I didn't know if it was the ring, or a spell, or... actually true. But I asked her a few things and they didn't make sense and then she freaked when I asked for the ring...." Seir sighs, "I know I... I shouldn't have done what I did. But I... I wasn't *thinking*... and I..." she sniffs, "I messed up *everything*."

[4:35 PM] Ryleigh: Ryleigh nods and sighs, "I don't think you've messed up everything, but you definitely messed up." She waits a few moments then continues, "I want you to understand the magnitude of what you did. You assaulted someone from a royal family. I've been punished for less.." Ryleigh unconsciously rubs her shoulder, "you're fortunate that they didn't execute you."

[4:41 PM] Seirixori: Seir laughs harshly, "Oh, no. It was definitely everything." Seir tilts her head, "Do you know where I'm from?"

[4:41 PM] Ryleigh: "no, I just know you aren't from here."

[4:44 PM] Seirixori: "Do you know anything about Ardabeh, how... how unwelcome it is for someone like me?"

[4:45 PM] Ryleigh: Ryleigh raises an eyebrow in question, "it sounds a lot like Falberk, the city I'm from."

**[4:54 PM] Seirixori: Seir hums, "This," she points to her broken horn, "this is because kids can be cruel, as well as their parents who decide to join them." She chuckles, "I was... forced to live in a forest with a bunch of people who don't want me there, who don't want to teach me what their goddess requested. My entire 'family' was killed, my mother taken, and I haven't found out why." Seir sighs, "So in a way, yes, I have messed up everything, because I let down the woman I... *she left* and I don't know if she wants to see me again. I made it so I can't come back here, I don't know if I'll see any of you again. And Stool..." she laughs through tears, "The Moonstreams might not know this, but killing me? Killing me would be a mercy."**

**[5:02 PM] Ryleigh: Ryleigh places a hand on Seirixori's shoulder, "I..am so sorry, Seir. This world is trying to break you because you're different, if you let them do it, then things will stay the same." Her voices changes from soothing to commanding, "There will never be change, there will never be progress, there will never be equality." She closes her eyes and takes a deep breath, "I know life can be hard. I also know the hurt that accompanies the loss of loved ones. Gunnloda cares for you, that's clear, wherever there is love - there is always hope."**

[5:03 PM] Seirixori: Seir snorts, chuckling a little, joking "Read that somewhere?"

[5:09 PM] Ryleigh: Ryleigh smiles, a real one, "no, I feel it..here" and she points to her heart. She keeps her smile in place but continues, "You made a mistake, but it does not define you." Ryleigh looks away from you, "mistakes have the power to turn you into something better than you were before. Seir, you've been given great power, but the price of greatness is responsibility. I believe that if the drive behind one's actions is the thought for another, then it is never meaningless - you had Lady Misha's best interest at heart but you used your powers irresponsibly. As long as you learn from this, then you haven't messed up everything."(edited)

[5:16 PM] Seirixori: Seir just nods, not used to...whatever kind of talk this is. "We'll see..." She chews on her lip, "Hey will... will they let you talk to Eloise at all?"

[5:17 PM] Ryleigh: "Yes, I spoke with her earlier, when the rest of you went to get the component. Why do you ask?"(edited)

[5:22 PM] Seirixori: "I... I don't think I can take Stool with me. I don't know enough about myconids to make sure they stay safe." Seir sighs, "I asked before but she said they don't have any books here about them and now I can't go to where there are books... I was... I just want to make sure they have a safe place and that someone... someone they know keeps them company. Gunnloda was but..." Seir shrugs, "And then Kendall said something about the Bastion but I don't know what that is either..." She rolls her eyes, "I just want them to be okay... when we're... I'm gone."

[5:26 PM] Ryleigh: "Have you ever considered that your actions from now until the arch is completed may have some impact on Eloise's decision?" Ryleigh purses her lips in thought, "I may be going to Riverrun to research Lady Cae's problem, while I'm there I can do additional research on myconids, but only under 1 condition - you stop wallowing and try to make amends - with everyone."(edited)

[5:32 PM] Seirixori: Seirixori snorts, "Sure... I'm allowed to wallow for a little bit." Seir mumbles. "Thanks..." she puts her flute away and stands, "Hey, you missed out on some dinosaurs, want to see?" She grins.(edited)

[5:37 PM] Ryleigh: Ryleigh stands also but the seriousness doesn't leave her face and there's worry in her voice, "Seir, please...just try to think about what you've learned through all of this..." She realizes the conversation is over because Seir is using deflection tactics, "sure, I'd love to see the dinosaurs."(edited)

[5:43 PM] Seirixori: "More than you know."  Seir mumbles before she tilts her head and shifts into the deinonychus she made friends with.

[5:52 PM] Ryleigh: Ryleigh jumps back in shock and burst into laughter, "it looks like a small, distant cousin of Nolanos." Once she's stopped laughing, she walks forward and pats Seir's head and whispers, "everything will work itself out eventually."