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Just because you say it's a good morning, doesn't make it true.
AND STAY OFF MY LAWN!
"The stone will muffle his cries for help. Now, where was I...."
With the safe return of the third dromite, Devlyn turns to Alaina and Sunny G and says:
"It looks like things are okay here, so we're going to head over to the Place of Wind and find LJ and the others."
With that, Devlyn and Allura politely excuse themselves and begin to head back to the surface. As they are navigating the corridors, they notice a panel in one wall that has partially slid open.
"Hmm - must be another one of Sunny G's secret compartments," Devlyn says to Allura as he moves to check it out. When they get closer, they can see that behind the panel is a niche that is filled with a tall mirror, bordered in celestial runes. It catches their reflection as they are closing the panel, and the runes glow faintly. There is a brief distortion in the air, and before they can react, Devlyn and Allura disappear.
As the runes around the mirror fade, the panel finishes closing with a barely audible 'click', then the halls are dark and silent once again....
Behind a mirror in a hallway leading to the main lobby can be heard faint voices.
"No, I'm pretty sure it's this way. Yes, I know what happened the last time I guessed wrong, but I really think it's this way."
Suddenly the mirror opens and Devlyn and Allura find themselves back in the sanctum.
From behind the mirror just before they step through:
"I just don't want to run into any more of those bug things with the pincers. I was scared to death that wound wasn't going to heal..."
Devlyn steps into the hallway with his sword drawn, looking around to make sure they really are back in the Sanctum. "Whew - good choice, love! I didn't think we would ever find the right way out of that place."
Looks around. "Oh, thank goodness. I did guess right. I guess we should find someone we know and check in, find out what's been going on while we've been gone."
Looks around. "Oh, thank goodness. I did guess right. I guess we should find someone we know and check in, find out what's been going on while we've been gone."
"Considering how long we may have been gone, you're right. I hope everything turned out okay. If we can't find anyone here soon, though, we probably need to just get moving."
Keep quiet you young whippersnappers! And stay the hell off of my lawn!
I luv hanging out here. It's soooo peaceful sometimes, like a field of flowers during the summer.
Hello there.
An elderly man, his stick tapping against the floor, comes into view of Allura and Devlyn.
He chuckles a little to himself,
Heh, the fun of paradoxes.
Then he raises his voice again to address them.
I believe you have a question for me.
Edit:
The elderly man is dressed in a few simple clothes which look to have seen much use, and a pair of nearly decrepit sandals. He has a dull brass brooch with what seem to be brown cut-glass costume jewels arranged in a twisting design of some sort pinned to his turquoise shirt, and the cheap brass chain of some sort of pendant or lucky charm (currently hidden from sight beneath his shirt) around his neck.
Hello there.
An elderly man, his stick tapping against the floor, comes into view of Allura and Devlyn.
He chuckles a little to himself,
Heh, the fun of paradoxes.
Then he raises his voice again to address them.
I believe you have a question for me.Edit:
The elderly man is dressed in a few simple clothes which look to have seen much use, and a pair of nearly decrepit sandals. He has a dull brass brooch with what seem to be brown cut-glass costume jewels arranged in a twisting design of some sort pinned to his turquoise shirt, and the cheap brass chain of some sort of pendant or lucky charm (currently hidden from sight beneath his shirt) around his neck.
"Um...well met sir," Devlyn says to the elderly man with a respectful nod, not recognizing him. He takes in the design of the brooch, trying to remember if he recognizes the pattern, and notes the charm concealed by his shirt.
"A question for you...I'm afraid you have me at a bit of a loss there."
Allura takes a step closer to Devlyn and watches the stranger warily. She uses Empathy to try to get some sort of feel for what sort of person he is.
Hello there.
An elderly man, his stick tapping against the floor, comes into view of Allura and Devlyn.
He chuckles a little to himself,
Heh, the fun of paradoxes.
Then he raises his voice again to address them.
I believe you have a question for me.Edit:
The elderly man is dressed in a few simple clothes which look to have seen much use, and a pair of nearly decrepit sandals. He has a dull brass brooch with what seem to be brown cut-glass costume jewels arranged in a twisting design of some sort pinned to his turquoise shirt, and the cheap brass chain of some sort of pendant or lucky charm (currently hidden from sight beneath his shirt) around his neck.
"Um...well met sir," Devlyn says to the elderly man with a respectful nod, not recognizing him. He takes in the design of the brooch, trying to remember if he recognizes the pattern, and notes the charm concealed by his shirt.
"A question for you...I'm afraid you have me at a bit of a loss there."
Looking closely at the design, Devlyn can make out it seems to be one long continuous loop, weaving in and out of itself - a knot or perhaps a worm or snake eating its tail.
The old man chuckles.
You appear to have lost all your seer friends, and perhaps meant to ask me where you were perhaps supposed to be?
Allura takes a step closer to Devlyn and watches the stranger warily. She uses Empathy to try to get some sort of feel for what sort of person he is.
Trying to get any feeling for the old man is like trying to get a feeling for a piece of cold, smooth, polished marble.
What the hell! Who's this other old geezer! I can't believe you kids would try and replace me! Ain't ya got no respect for your elders?
Allura catches Devlyn's eye and gives a tiny shake of her head.
"Thank you for your offer, sir, but I think I know where we should be now," she says, taking a step away from the old man. "Coming, Devlyn?"
Well, if you don't want to know about what's been going on at the Eyrie in the mountains just past the Place of the Winds...
He chuckles, turns, and the slap of his sandals and tap of his stick can be heard receding as he heads out of the Sanctum.
Well, if you don't want to know about what's been going on at the Eyrie in the mountains just past the Place of the Winds...
He chuckles, turns, and the slap of his sandals and tap of his stick can be heard receding as he heads out of the Sanctum.
Devlyn arches an eyebrow as the old man turns and walks away, having committed the brooch design to memory. He looks at Allura and whispers, "Eyrie?"
Devlyn watches the old man until he has left the Sanctum, then looks toward the omniportal.
"Alright, do we try to go to the Place of Wind, or try and dial the omniportal into this 'Eyrie' he mentioned?"
Hope that helped with the running round in circles. :)
Alaina brings her Gem of True Seeing to her eye and checks out the new arrival
Arielle demands to be let down as they reach the grounds surrounding the Sanctum. Stars can be seen scattered across the ground. Arielle and Little Kiba race around gathering them up while Azuri'ith stands guard.
While collecting shinies, Lk looks at the Sanctum with awe showing on his face.
Devlyn watches the old man until he has left the Sanctum, then looks toward the omniportal.
"Alright, do we try to go to the Place of Wind, or try and dial the omniportal into this 'Eyrie' he mentioned?"
"I must admit to some curiosity about this Eyrie. Perhaps somewhere that our side retreated to when the Place of the Wind was invaded?" She shrugs. "It's up to you."
While collecting shinies, Lk looks at the Sanctum with awe showing on his face.
Arielle smiles when she sees Lk watching the Sanctum. "It's a good place. It's a temple to a sun god. I think he might be friends with my mommy. When we finish collecting shinies for the day, you can come back to my mommy's temple with us if you want. It's a good place too."
She holds each star close to her for a moment before putting it in her pouch, humming a strange song.
While collecting shinies, Lk looks at the Sanctum with awe showing on his face.Arielle smiles when she sees Lk watching the Sanctum. "It's a good place. It's a temple to a sun god. I think he might be friends with my mommy. When we finish collecting shinies for the day, you can come back to my mommy's temple with us if you want. It's a good place too."
She holds each star close to her for a moment before putting it in her pouch, humming a strange song.
Wondering just how many good places there can be, Lk hands Arielle the shinies he has collected and starts searching for more.
"I must admit to some curiosity about this Eyrie. Perhaps somewhere that our side retreated to when the Place of the Wind was invaded?" She shrugs. "It's up to you."
"Alright, I guess we'll go to the Place of Wind first. If we can spot this Eyrie from there and everything looks on the up-and-up, we can try to dial the omniportal from there."
They head out of the main halls of the Sanctum and out onto the grounds. He looks around as a faint but familiar scent catches his attention.
"We may not have to go anywhere - I think LJ's here," as he scans the grounds. Something then flashes out of the corner of his eye on the ground. As he crouches down to investigate, there appears to be a jewel of some kind, perhaps a diamond, just lying at the base of a statue. The fact that it is gleaming despite not being in direct light is curious.
As he picks it up, he notes that it has the faintest hint of LJ's scent on it, as if she had held it not too long ago...
"Alright, I guess we'll go to the Place of Wind first. If we can spot this Eyrie from there and everything looks on the up-and-up, we can try to dial the omniportal from there."
They head out of the main halls of the Sanctum and out onto the grounds. He looks around as a faint but familiar scent catches his attention.
"We may not have to go anywhere - I think LJ's here," as he scans the grounds. Something then flashes out of the corner of his eye on the ground. As he crouches down to investigate, there appears to be a jewel of some kind, perhaps a diamond, just lying at the base of a statue. The fact that it is gleaming despite not being in direct light is curious.
As he picks it up, he notes that it has the faintest hint of LJ's scent on it, as if she had held it not too long ago...
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The star twinkles as Devlyn holds it. Looking around he can see Azuri'ith and a pair of children wandering around the Sanctum picking up stars much like the one he is holding.
The star twinkles as Devlyn holds it. Looking around he can see Azuri'ith and a pair of children wandering around the Sanctum picking up stars much like the one he is holding.
"I wonder if that's the elemental we saw at the Grove when Alaina had her change of faith?" Devlyn wonders out loud. "Maybe he knows something."
They walk over to where Azuri'ith is currently.
"Hello again. You folks seem to be looking for these," as he holds out the gem. "Do these belong to Lynora-Jill, by any chance?"
A young air genasi who bears a distinct resemblance to LJ comes up and takes the star.
"Shiny!" she exclaims happily, holding the star close and humming along with it for a moment before she puts it into her pouch. She then goes back to hunting for more stars.
They walk over to where Azuri'ith is currently.
"Hello again. You folks seem to be looking for these," as he holds out the gem. "Do these belong to Lynora-Jill, by any chance?"
"I apologize for Arielle's manners, or rather lack thereof. It's been a busy three days and I haven't had much time to instruct her.
Yes, you could certainly say that these stars belong to Lynora-Jill as they are in fact pieces of my granddaughter's body. We need to collect all of them in order for her to return to life. I would not advertise that fact if I were you. I am telling you because I know you to be close allies of hers and Arielle would probably tell you anyways. That child has no discretion."