Rajni drinks her tea slowly, she would wait until Toni got home and see how she was doing before going to bed. She knew that coming here to a place she knew nothing about and being expected to be something that she didn't even know existed had to be really hard on her. She just wanted to make sure she was okay. Getting up she goes to the living room and gives Elena and Kama a hug, "If you guys are tired you should go to bed...you know you need your rest and all that. I'll wait up for Toni and see how she's doing. Have a peaceful rest and I'll see you two in the morning, hopefully early enough so that I don't miss my coffee...otherwise I'm gonna go to Ms. Yulia's and get some along with one of those tasty treats she makes. I just love those fruit things she makes." Her eyes become a little glassy as she stares off into space for a moment thinking about the delicious coffee and sweets that Ms. Yulia usually had made. Hadrinn's was good too...but sometimes she just wanted coffee and something sweet without feeling like she was cramped. Shaking her head she looks at Elena and Kama while blushing slightly, "Anyways...guess I'll go finish my tea." She says before turning to head back into the kitchen as she tries to clear her head a little. It had been a long day.
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"It was.....Interesting. We got to them while she was on her way back. Tesia managed to keep her tempre under control which is good, and between what she had to say and our ride back I'm pretty sure this won;t happen again. You know Arista, she got more caught up in needing to make sure people were taken care of and helping in any way possible and lost track of the fact that Priroda was a lot further than she estimated and that she didn't tell anyone and Celine would need to be in bed before she got back." the magus says taking the shield off her back and unbuckling her swordbelt.
"We got back in the cart right as the execution was happening. That was, intense. Arista scribed everything as Barclay read the charges and a Brother Ulli carried out the execution. Looks like he's a high priest of Sarenrae."
"Alright, sis," Elena says, getting up. "Coming, love?"
"Glad Barclay has some help around here," Ylrhea says. "Celia went to bed a little bit ago. I was just waiting for you."
"Alright, have a good night Rajni. Yess beloved." Kama says as she pulls out Elena's chair for her.
She just nods and waves goodnight as she heads back to her tea. Finding the last little bit of it had gotten cold she washed out her cup and put it away before getting some water and sitting back down at the table.
"Good, I'm gld she seems able to adjust some after everything." Walking across the room with a smile, Sādhanā sweeps Ylrhea up in her arms giving her fiancee a loving kiss. "Thank you love!"
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Ylrhea giggles. "You don't have to thank me for waiting up for you. It's just...what I do."
Elena stands up and heads upstairs with Kāma. "Good night, Rajni."
Toni walks in the door, a little surprised to still see the lights on. She pokes her head in the kitchen. "I'm back. Were you waiting for me, Rajni?"
"Well I'm thanking you for being you." Sādhanā says grinning. "Ready for bed?"
"I think so," Ylrhea answers. "We have a busy day tomorrow, don't we?"
"Yeah, meeting up with Ammon in the morning, Arista wants us all to come over for lunch tomorrow as well, at some point I’d like to swing by the common house to check in on Minerva and see how she’s doing, and I’m sure there’ll be more.” Sādhanā replies with a sigh as she walks to the bedroom. ”Plus helping Celia get her bearings and figure out what she wants to do.”
"Yep, we need our rest then."
Toni walks in the door, a little surprised to still see the lights on. She pokes her head in the kitchen. "I'm back. Were you waiting for me, Rajni?"
She kinda shrugs as she finishes the water she was drinking and washes out the tankard before setting it on the towel to dry, "Eh...sorta. I was just...I wanted to make sure you were okay after everything that's been happening lately. I know I've been busy with Elena and Kama and everything...but you're my friend and I wanted to make sure you were okay too? Does that sound stupid?" She asks as she goes to turn out the lamp in the living room.
"Yeah, oh and I almost forgot, Michael and Jelks are getting married tomorrow. So maybe shopping for something to wear somewhere in there." the mags says as she sets Ylrhea down on the bed and begins to unbuckle her armor.
Ylrhea gets undressed. "Ah, geez..."
Toni gives Rajni a hug. "Nah, that doesn't sound stupid at all. I wanna get out of this stupid robe, though."
She nods as she hugs Toni back, "There are fresh towels up in the linen closet if ya wanna get a bath. Juhi fell asleep in my bed with Shamara while I was telling her a story. She was pretty sleepy and stuff and she's already been through enough so until mother is able to get her a bed, or you move back to that place...she can just have my bed and I can sleep on the pallet on the floor. I'm still trying to get used to this crazy schedule and I've slept on worse, so the floor doesn't bother me. I'm sorry....I'm just rambling on and you're probably pretty tired after everything you've been through recently. We can discuss a hunting trip once I've properly trained her with that crossbow....but...I think she should just get some time to be a kid first for a little bit. Know what I mean?" She says as she turns off the lamp in the kitchen before heading upstairs herself, "You know...I may not understand a lot of things sometimes...but I know what it's like to...to suddenly find yourself in a place you don't understand and surrounded by strangers, or something like that. You know how hard it is for me to say stuff sometimes...so I guess what I'm trying to say is that if you ever need or want to talk about anything....I'm here. Even if it's something you think is small...or huge...even when you go back to that creepy lighthouse island...I'll be here Toni." She kinda looks down, "It's weird sometimes now...but not in a bad way and things have a way of getting better...oh I don't know...I'll just shut up now. I think I'm too tired to make any kind of real sense right now." She lets out a frustrated sigh as she can't seem to really express what she's thinking. She just hoped that Toni understood what she meant and that Rajni would always be her friend no matter what and be there for her if she needed her, no matter what.
Toni chuckles. "Then go lay down. I'll get a bath and be there in a few minutes. After...I grab my sleep stuff."
She tiptoes into the room and gets her nightwear. She smiles at the sleeping Juhi before going to the bathroom.
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She nods, "Okay" Once Toni is in the bathroom she changes into her own violet warm sleep set that her mama had made for her and gets down on the pallet that was made up on the floor. It was hard to change a lifetime sleeping pattern, but for Elena and Kama...she would try. Not to mention her new little sister. She highly doubted mama would want her taking Juhi out in the middle of the night to do anything. Sighing quietly she lays on her side on the floor and closes her eyes. Things were definitely different from what they had been a few weeks ago....but that wasn't a bad thing. Knowing what she did about her father now...maybe she could finally start moving past that. Thinking for a moment she kind of gets up and looks at Juhi's sleeping form in the bed. Shamara was laying with her head on the girls chest and she had an arm wrapped around her cat. Rajni smiles and carefully takes the porcelain doll that had been pushed off to the side of the beg and lays back down on the pallet with it. Sitting with her legs crossed on top of the pallet she sort of holds the doll and just looks at it for a bit, as if trying to decide what to do with it. After a few minutes consideration she holds onto it as she crawls back under the covers of the pallet on the floor and holds it next to her as she closes her eyes, "I forgive you." She says softly as she drifts off to sleep.
Removing her armor and clothing Sādhanā chuckles. "Yep, never ends. But it's home."
"True," Ylrhea says, not bothering to dress and crawling under the covers.
"Dinner's ready, Fae," Sienna says from the kitchen. "I didn't have any vegetables, so it's just deer steak."
She sighs. "I'm going to have to move away from steaks at some point...but they're so easy to make."
Yulia unlocks the door to her and Drago's home and goes to the bedroom. "So, how are you feeling?"
With a simple gesture, Sādhanā snuffs out the light slipping under the covers. "And this is the best part about being home." she says taking her love into her arms.
"It smells great, thank you again for having me." Fae says taking a seat at the table.
"Not a problem," Sienna says.
After Fae eats and goes home, Sienna washes the few dishes and heads to bed.
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The night passes uneventfully.
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Elena gets up at the crack of dawn, her bladder forcing her into an awakened state. Sighing, she goes to the bathroom.
Yulia sits up in the bed. "I'm not opening the cafe until noon..."
"Are you alright my Sweet?" Drago asked.
"I'm not feeling too well this morning," Yulia answers with a groan.
"Do you need me to get you anything?"
"Some water and maybe some crackers, if we have any."
Without hesitation, the soon to be ex-Szef went to the kitchen, and after a few minutes brought back a pitcher of water with a plate of crackers.
Waking up a little before sunrise she knows that she'll have to get moving quickly if she's to get everything done that she needs to do this morning before seeing the refugees off. Moving her wing up off of her sleeping daughter and husband she gets out of the bed as quietly as she can and goes to the window to pray and prepare her spells for the day, with one in particular that she needed to use to get a message to Daphine.
Once ready she sends her message to Daphine. Daphine, sorry it took so long. Ship on it's way. Captain and crew take you anywhere you want to go. Some refugees going too. Arista
She waits a few moments to see if there's a reply.
Yulia takes one of the crackers and eats it slowly while sipping on the water. "Thank you."
Arista receives a short reply: Thank you. We are waiting in the appointed place. Daphine.
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Jelks throws one of her dress shoes against the wall. "I swear to the gods, if this f***ing dress doesn't fit me later today, I will kill someone."
"Calm down, it's not like they ballooned overnight," Michael says.
"My loose nightshirt is a little tighter...this pre-fitted dress isn't going to expand on its own, Michael," Jelks says, pointing at the gold and green dress hanging from the wall.
She lets out a little sigh of relief before getting up and taking her clothing to the bathroom to get changed. A few minutes later after everything is on and her personal needs are taken care of she finds a quill and some paper to write with.
Her first letter she would give to the Captain to give to Daphine after they picked them up.
Dear Daphine, I'm so sorry that it took so long to get a ship to you. Things kinda got crazy after we left you guys and it took longer than expected to take care of everything and I just really got home a couple of days ago. The Captain seems like a decent type of fellow and I'm sure he'll get you to wherever you want to go. I hope that you and your family were able to make it out alright and that you find the kind of life you seek off of this cursed Island. I am sending to you thirty-five adults and ten of the teenagers that came back with us to Valwick. I didn't realize at first how much like family you are to them and I'm deeply sorry for misunderstanding and any grief or pain this might have caused. Many of them were not happy about leaving you and I'm sure they are better suited to that kind of life. Be sure that I will make sure that the ones who chose to stay here will be housed properly before winter and that they continue to thrive. Oh, tell Garth that Celine has found a wonderful home. I kinda got attached to her and took her in as my own. She can be....challenging at times...but I really love her. Be well, and Gods speed to you and yours. Arista
Sighing she folds up the letter and seals it before making some smaller notes to leave for her friends. She writes up a basic letter for the ones she had not yet talked to about coming over for lunch. Cyna and Sienna as well as Drago and Yulia.
Dear Cyna and Sienna, I'm asking that everyone come over to our place for lunch today. There's something that I need to let everyone know and I'd like to just do it once. Of course Gwen and your sisters are welcomed also. Hope to see you for lunch. Love, Arista P.S. Jelks and Michael are going to be getting married at Sunset this evening.
Dear Drago and Yulia, I'm asking everyone to come over to our place for lunch today. There is something that I need to tell everyone. Hope to see you there. Love, Arista P.S. Jelks and Michael are going to be getting married at Sunset this evening.
She seals these letters as well and puts them with the one for Daphine on a shelf near the door so she wouldn't forget them. If she was very very lucky she might have time for a cup of tea before Celine awoke. Sighing she goes back to the kitchen to put the kettle on.
"Just take it to Asha and I'm sure she'll work as fast as she can to fix it for you," Michael says, rubbing Jelks' shoulders.