The Grove Part 8

## Episode 42 - The FeyWild West

Seline catches up with Talia at the clearing in the Grove. Talia is progressing well. They go off to look for Adrienne and see that she's amongst the Grove’s children drawing with chalk on one of the walls. She sketched her family portrait. Over the next three days, Talia continues her training and Seline continues to watch over Mother Neela until she closes her eyes for the final time. Talia focused on her training becomes aware of the familiar feeling of deaths whisper in her hand. At her patron’s request, she finds herself at the side of Mother Neela. Mother Neela is surprised to see Talia who helps her up and guides her to the black door. With her task completed, she's returned to the clearing where Franya reminds her to focus. In an instant, Seline feels her ring and the spot on her chest go cold and hears the door open and close, and knows that Mother Neela is gone. The people in the room start a low chant. The bed sprouts leaves and branches and covers the body of Mother Neela. Seline quietly makes her exit and once clear the room dashes to find Talia. Sitting beside her and giving comforting touch. Franya concludes training for the day. Inside the mansion, Seline tells Talia about her time with Sylvaka. Talia tells Seline if she wants to change that she will support her but she loves Seline as she is. In the morning, Talia returns to Franya where she focuses on three headspaces. Remembering that Mother Neela died, Seline quickly gets together her coffin building supplies and make her way to Mother Neela. Two large humanoids are bringing a large object out of the house. The shape has changed so much that Seline doesn't realize it's Mother Neela still in her bed. Marianna greets Seline and asked if she was going to attend the burial. Seline realizing that there won't be a need for a coffin dejectedly returns her supplies to her mansion. The burial procession moves from outside the Grove to a series of cliff faces where other statues are present. A recess in the blank cliff face is formed and Mother Neela's coffin is placed inside and the recess is closed behind it. A dwarven sculptor begins to sing and the song is taken up by those attending. Before the song ends, a statue of Mother Neela holding flowers is formed out of the cliff face. Marianna forms white flowers around the statue's feet, saying aloud “Rest for now grandmother, we shall see you again in this life or the next.” At Marianna's house, the people have gathered for the remembering by the time Seline arrives. Seline takes this opportunity to try to convince the people of the Grove the Warden’s name is now Gaspard. When Talia arrives at the remembering, a drunken Seline is talking about Gaspard to several other drunken people. Seline is carried off by Talia. Halfway back to the mansion, she convinces Talia to put her down. Once free of Talia's grasp, Seline pops her wings and attempts to fly away before slamming into the side of a cliff. Talia picks up Seline and takes her back to the mansion and to bed.

## Characters

### Players

* Seline Argent-Grey
* Talia Argent-Grey

### NPCs

* Jareth Argent-Grey
* Adrienne Argent-Grey
* Chief Elder Franya
* Marianna