Avalon
The delighted shrieks and shouts of encouragement precede the arrival --and departure-- of Ryo's children as they speed through the hallway and out of sight around the corner, all without touching the floor.
"If it were any other children, I'd ask how they managed that. Those were my children." Ryo explains. "Gwenne was infront, followed by Matthias and then Tal. Matthias is a year older at five, and Gwenne and Tal are twins. They are just as troublesome as magical gifted children can be. Lysander must have decided to let them play so little Gareth would have someone to play with..."
Forest
Pan stepped out of one of the trees and eyed Oneiro and the white flag he weas holding.
"What are you here for?" he asked suspiciously.
"The leader of the Mountain Kingdom sent me hear to talk with Jiminy Sunwake. Peacefully."
Chara squealed with glee and skated towards the racing children and away from the adults soon out of their sight entirely. "You have the most awesome pets ever!" she laughed breathlessly as she and then flailed wildly as she was too distracted and didn't quite make the turn as she reached it, instead sliding into the wall and bouncing off before landing on her bottom.
"Oops. That wasn't how I meant to do that."
The three stop and turn around to meet Chara quickly. Matthias even helps her to her feet.
"Told you you had to be a kid to see them." Gwenne tells her brothers rather snottily.
"Oh be quiet." Tal replies. "Hi, I'm Tal. so you can really see them?"
Forest
Pan studied him thoughtfully and then nodded. "Okay, follow me. I'll take you to see Jiminy."
Oniero nodded in return and followed, eyes darting around as he took in the path and looked for any possible ambush. He wasn't stupid. His Kingdom had just killed members of this one, and he was expecting retaliation any moment.
"Of course I can see them. That's why I know they're awesome. And pretty. Ignace would be jealous. She likes pretty things...but she doesn't like to share them. I don't really understand that part. Ignace is my older sister. One of them anyways. There's her and Raelle and the one I haven't met yet. But she goes here already and we're supposed to meet her. Maybe. I'm Chara. I lost a tooth yesterday, right in the front. See?" she said, grinning so they could see the big gap where her front tooth used to be.
"Cool!" Tal says as he looks at the gap. "I lost a tooth once, but Papa said it wasn't time for it to come out and he had it put back in. He said teeth don't get to stay out if a ball knocks it out unless it was already trying to come out."
"Hey!" Matthias exclaims. "Why do your skates have wheels? I've only seen the ones that make you sorta float!"
Forest
Pan studied him thoughtfully and then nodded. "Okay, follow me. I'll take you to see Jiminy."Oniero nodded in return and followed, eyes darting around as he took in the path and looked for any possible ambush. He wasn't stupid. His Kingdom had just killed members of this one, and he was expecting retaliation any moment.
Pan led him straight to the fort, stopping to explain to the patrols they passed along the way that this was a peaceful emissary. Oneiro was watched carefully, but no one made a move to attack him. He was led inside the fort to a large room where Jiminy was looking at papers spread out across a table. He looked up as they entered.
"So, I suppose a surrender is too much to hope for?" Jiminy asked with a smirk.
"I'm five. Gwenne and Tal are four."
"Come on! I can find the floaty skates and then we can all race on skates together!" Gwenne takes off, quickly followed by Tal.
"You wanna ride? The fire won't hurt you, I promise." Matthias says as he gets back up and holds out a hand for Chara. "He just looks a lot scarier than he is. You should see his tail wag when you scratch around the horn."
Forest
"So, I suppose a surrender is too much to hope for?" Jiminy asked with a smirk.
"That day this world got it's first real sunrise, I was up on the roof to see it. Were you the purple dragon or the black one?" Oniero asks bluntly. "Our leader wants to know if you're a dragon or not, I just want to know which one you are."
Forest
"So, I suppose a surrender is too much to hope for?" Jiminy asked with a smirk."That day this world got it's first real sunrise, I was up on the roof to see it. Were you the purple dragon or the black one?" Oniero asks bluntly. "Our leader wants to know if you're a dragon or not, I just want to know which one you are."
"Wasn't me. I'm a purple dragon, but I wasn't on the roof that day. That sounds like it was my sister, Ephebe, and her mate, Krays. He usually walks around as a kobold cause people get less freaked out by that than a black dragon. Thanks for not saying anything back then. We staged this reveal pretty carefully to make sure nobody would get hurt for real.But we're done with hiding who we really are. There's too much at stake," he replied, equally bluntly.
"Hold on, we gotta go fast!" With a huff from their mount, they rocket off after the twins in leaps and bounds, adding to the excitement with a few almost-but-not-quite crashes before they catch up. Gwenne and Tal see Matthias and Chara gaining on them and go faster, making this more like a game of high-speed tag than just racing to the skates.
"Go, go, go, Vmyna Mibic!" Matthias nearly screams, laughing his head off as the wind whipes his short hair around. they finally come to a stop in front of a room, the Antairus Three trying to catch their breath after all the excitement.
"They *gasp* should be in *wheeze* in here." Gwenne manages to say as she uses her creature as an impromptu resting area.
"I'm not exactly an Agartha native, I was fine leaving you guys alone as long as you left me alone. Would have ruined the first sunrise I'd seen in years anyway." Oniero explained. "Since you are a dragon, my King would like to offer an alliance between Mountain and Forest."
"I'm not technically and Agartha native, I was fine leaving you guys alone as long as you left me alone. Would have ruined the first sunrise I'd seen in years anyway." Oniero explained. "Since you are a dragon, my King would like to offer an alliance between Mountain and Forest."
Jiminy grimaced. "That may prove problematic. I authorized certain countermeasures after the scouting party attacked...your leader may not be so keen on an alliance once he finds out. I can probably arrange for it to be undone, but likely not before it's done damage. I don't imagine a slightly less than sane alchemist does things by halves."
"You mean Vmyna Mibic? That's his name. Even with our translators, their names don't turn to Common. Don't know why." Matthias tells her as he reaches up to grab the handle, opening the door to one of the minor Mechanic classrooms.
"Mine said his name was Yndely Knobric." Tal says, following his brother into the room and immediately going over to a locked chest. "Gwenne, help me figure out the numbers, 'kay?"
"Sure. Her name is Byhdrany Mihynec by the way." She tells Chara, gesturing to her creature. "They're all real nice."
It takes a few minutes, but the twins figure out the combination that opens the lock. During that time, Matthias excitedly tells Chara about all the really cool places to play in the school, like the garden, or the gyms, or the art classroom with all the fun paint, or in the labs when their older cousin Razzy is around to show them what to do(they couldn't get in the labs without him there anyway).
"So, what do you two like?" Ryo asks, turning to Raelle and Ignace. "Your interests and hobbies can become a part of your class schedules, and I like to encourage my students to do what they like."
Jiminy grimaced. "That may prove problematic. I authorized certain countermeasures after the scouting party attacked...your leader may not be so keen on an alliance once he finds out. I can probably arrange for it to be undone, but likely not before it's done damage. I don't imagine a slightly less than sane alchemist does things by halves."
Oniero raises an eyebrow.
"The scout that managed to get back reported that they were attacked, not that they did the attacking." He tells Jiminy. "Either way, if the damage is done, I doubt an alliance is possible. I suppose letting us know ahead of time is out of the question?"
Mountain
Jiminy grimaced. "That may prove problematic. I authorized certain countermeasures after the scouting party attacked...your leader may not be so keen on an alliance once he finds out. I can probably arrange for it to be undone, but likely not before it's done damage. I don't imagine a slightly less than sane alchemist does things by halves."Oniero raises an eyebrow.
"The scout that managed to get back reported that they were attacked, not that they did the attacking." He tells Jiminy. "Either way, if the damage is done, I doubt an alliance is possible. I suppose letting us know ahead of time is out of the question?"
"In retrospect I really should have asked him what he intended to do, but I was really angry. Some kind of poison I think, but I'm not sure where it's being put...I'd avoid water sources if I were you. Once my guy reports back I can ask for details. It can probably be neutralized then. But I really don't know anything more right now. I can teleport you back so you can get the word to your people more quickly." He ran his hand through his hair. "And this is where I really miss Fi. She's usually the one who gives me a swift kick in the rear when I'm about to do something stupid."
Mountain
"In retrospect I really should have asked him what he intended to do, but I was really angry. Some kind of poison I think, but I'm not sure where it's being put...I'd avoid water sources if I were you. Once my guy reports back I can ask for details. It can probably be neutralized then. But I really don't know anything more right now. I can teleport you back so you can get the word to your people more quickly." He ran his hand through his hair. "And this is where I really miss Fi. She's usually the one who gives me a swift kick in the rear when I'm about to do something stupid."
"Don't worry, I'm sure the other Kingdoms will be wiling to do her job for you." Oniero says with a slight grin. "If you could drop me off just outside the mountain ranges, I'll get back and let people know to mix antitoxins into their water."
Ignace smiled. "I like pretty things. Like my dolls. I like to dress them up in pretty outfits. I'm learning how to sew so I can make more clothes for them. And someday I want to make clothes for me too, but Mom says I should practice with doll clothes first. I don't mind singing too much, but I think it's boring to practice it a lot. And I don't like anything that involves getting dirty like playing in the mud," she said with distaste.
"The Home Economics class is free of mud and has lessons in sewing. Maybe an art class so you can make more than pretty clothes?"
Raelle shrugged. "I like to listen to music, but I'm kinda a freak since I'm totally tone deaf. I can't make fire either. I can almost make a weapon using sparks and smoke, but it usually fizzles before it does any damage. Mostly I can make illusions using smoke. I'm not really into making stuff or anything. I'm pretty average on the school stuff. I've tried a lot of stuff but I don't really have any hobbies I like."
"Trust me, a tone deaf firebird is pretty normal around here compared to some of the other students. Basic Arcana sounds like a good class to fine tune your smoke magic, and an art class can help add detail to your illusions if that interests you."
"I can get you both a list of the classes we offer here at Avalon. You can look them over and get back to me later today. Once you are properly enrolled, I'll place you in the event the rest of the student body is participating in. You might just meet your sister while participating."
"In retrospect I really should have asked him what he intended to do, but I was really angry. Some kind of poison I think, but I'm not sure where it's being put...I'd avoid water sources if I were you. Once my guy reports back I can ask for details. It can probably be neutralized then. But I really don't know anything more right now. I can teleport you back so you can get the word to your people more quickly." He ran his hand through his hair. "And this is where I really miss Fi. She's usually the one who gives me a swift kick in the rear when I'm about to do something stupid.""Don't worry, I'm sure the other Kingdoms will be wiling to do her job for you." Oniero says with a slight grin. "If you could drop me off just outside the mountain ranges, I'll get back and let people know to mix antitoxins into their water."
"Not sure if antitoxins are the way to go. I think it's poison, but...well, I let loose a slightly unstable alchemist in your kingdom. Use all appropriate precautions. Sure....ummm...I need to contact your mind to get the image of where you want to be set down. Not looking at anything else, figured it was only fair to give you a warning first."
"I'll let them know to watch out for mutating plants and animals." Oniero replies. "Go ahead and look. Once we're there I'll send a message on ahead to the Castle. Our leader will probably want to meet with you to confirm that you are what you say. Can't be to careful."
"I'll let them know to watch out for mutating plants and animals." Oniero replies. "Go ahead and look. Once we're there I'll send a message on ahead to the Castle. Our leader will probably want to meet with you to confirm that you are what you say. Can't be to careful."
Jiminy nodded. "If we're going to meet, we should probably do it at the border between kingdoms. That helps minimize the risk for both of us."
He used telepathy to find the location in Oneiro's mind and swiftly teleported him back there.
"Honestly, it wasn't until recently that we started getting younger children here at Avalon. One of the recent graduates brought up the idea of starting a separate school for them so they could learn what they needed before moving on to the classes you see on that list. I believe it's almost ready but, in the meantime, I could introduce her to another eleven year-old who is doing well in these classes. He could be a tutor until the other wing of the school is ready."
He used telepathy to find the location in Oneiro's mind and swiftly teleported him back there.
With a gestures, Oniero sends a paper bird with their current location to Kor'Athon, letting him know that Jiminy Sunwake is at the border between Forest and Mountain and is willing to meet.
"So, a dragon huh? Thought they all died out before I came here. People were so confused that I was sad about that. Dragons fascinated me as a child."
He used telepathy to find the location in Oneiro's mind and swiftly teleported him back there.With a gestures, Oniero sends a paper bird with their current location to Kor'Athon, letting him know that Jiminy Sunwake is at the border between Forest and Mountain and is willing to meet.
"So, a dragon huh? Thought they all died out before I came here. People were so confused that I was sad about that. Dragons fascinated me as a child."
"Yes, that sounds like a good idea. I know Ignace will enjoy things like Home Economics and Art, but I don't want her to neglect basic reading and math even more than she already has. And even if she doesn't want to use her magic, she needs some basic knowledge of how to use magic so that things don't accidentally go wrong. I'm afraid that my oldest two are not what you'd call good students. Raelle is so easily distracted and Ignace...I don't know where she got the idea, but she seems to think that studying isn't ladylike," she said, rolling her eyes.
"Trust me, the teachers here make the classes far more interesting than normal. Or try to, at the very least. As for ladylike studying... well, there isn't much I can do about that."
Chara grimaces a little bit as she listens to Matthias talk, but she pays rapt attention. She absent-mindedly pokes at her arm. "I think it's broken. Do you have something I can use as a sling? Or better yet, do you know where I can find some open flame? That'll fix it up good as new in no time," she said cheerfully.
"When did that happen?" Matthias asks worriedly as he looks at Chara's arm. "You should have said something sooner! Vmyna's flames can work, I think, since he's made of them almost.[/i]
Hearing this, Vmyna moves over to Chara and begins letting off actual heat, his flame dangerous to the touch for most people.