Arielle starts to say something and then thinks better of it.
Kiba sighs.
"So. You figured it out, huh? Thank you for not telling him."
Arielle starts to say something and then thinks better of it.
Kiba sighs.
"So. You figured it out, huh? Thank you for not telling him."
"Sorry. I can't help it. I can see your aura. I'm trying to stay out of it. I thought you'd probably tell him yourself if you wanted him to know. But you really should tell him. He's going to figure it out eventually. And he'll probably be mad if he finds out you were keeping it from him."
"Sorry. I can't help it. I can see your aura. I'm trying to stay out of it. I thought you'd probably tell him yourself if you wanted him to know. But you really should tell him. He's going to figure it out eventually. And he'll probably be mad if he finds out you were keeping it from him."
"I know. But he has spent his entire life looking up to 'The First Wolf' because I wasn't there for him. I'm not sure what he'd do if he found out the deity he looked up to was the father he didn't. It could shatter his faith in any god, and I'd just as soon he stay blissfully unaware of what we both are. I am afraid the fact I'm keeping it a secret is what drove a wedge between us in the first place."
He stares down the mountain for a long time.
"I'll... tell him tomorrow."
Tristan remains in the background, watching innocently for now.
He then gently taps Lynora, to get her attention.
"I know. But he has spent his entire life looking up to 'The First Wolf' because I wasn't there for him. I'm not sure what he'd do if he found out the deity he looked up to was the father he didn't. It could shatter his faith in any god, and I'd just as soon he stay blissfully unaware of what we both are. I am afraid the fact I'm keeping it a secret is what drove a wedge between us in the first place."
He stares down the mountain for a long time.
"I'll... tell him tomorrow."
"Okay. Sooner would be better. But that's better than nothing."
She heads back to the playground and goes back to playing.
Tristan remains in the background, watching innocently for now.
He then gently taps Lynora, to get her attention.
"Yes, dear? What is it?"
"Yes, dear? What is it?"Tristan remains in the background, watching innocently for now.
He then gently taps Lynora, to get her attention.
Tristan lets his thoughts flow
:::You spoke to me in my mind. My mother had something that could let her and my father do something like that. I took it and hid it, when I..., I left my home. It's not at home, but I know where it is.:::
"Yes, dear? What is it?"Tristan remains in the background, watching innocently for now.
He then gently taps Lynora, to get her attention.
Tristan lets his thoughts flow
:::You spoke to me in my mind. My mother had something that could let her and my father do something like that. I took it and hid it, when I..., I left my home. It's not at home, but I know where it is.:::
"Can you tell me where it is, or do you need to show me?"
"Can you tell me where it is, or do you need to show me?"
:::It's a gemstone and it's back at the Bazaar. In one of my hidey holes. But I'm afraid that nasty hobgoblin is still looking for me.::::
:::"...I don't want to go by myself...:::
Tristan sounds afraid.
"Can you tell me where it is, or do you need to show me?":::It's a gemstone and it's back at the Bazaar. In one of my hidey holes. But I'm afraid that nasty hobgoblin is still looking for me.::::
:::"...I don't want to go by myself...:::
Tristan sounds afraid.
"No, you shouldn't have to go by yourself."
She beckons over Arielle and LK, and Kiba if he's still nearby. If he's not she'll send Djuhah with them.
"Alright, you two, I'm going to propose a slight field trip, but you have to promise to be extra careful. That drow is still out there and still after Tristan. You're going to go with him to the Bazaar to help him get something he needs, okay?"
She pulls two more star amulets out of nothing and hands them to Arielle and LK.
"There. Now you each have one. If anything goes wrong, if the drow attacks you, you use those amulets to come right back here. Everyone clear on that?"
Arielle cheerfully puts on her amulet, and runs to get her hammer. The real one she wasn't supposed to use for practice. She smiles at Tristan.
"It's going to be fine. We'll be with you the whole time. Right LK?"
Arielle cheerfully puts on her amulet, and runs to get her hammer. The real one she wasn't supposed to use for practice. She smiles at Tristan.
"It's going to be fine. We'll be with you the whole time. Right LK?"
"Right," he says as he slips his axe into his belt, "and if that ol' goblin shows up, he'll have to deal with me again!"
"Does this mean I'm to chaperone them?" Kiba asks with a wolfish grin.
"Does this mean I'm to chaperone them?" Kiba asks with a wolfish grin.
"Of course," she said, smiling. "It wouldn't be very responsible to let children wander the bazaar alone. They might hurt someone," she added with a wink.
"Let's see where we stand. One dire werewolf pup, one child who may or may not be a demi-god who swing a hammer and generate thunder and lightning, and one child whose abilities are yet to be known vs an entire Bazaar. You're right, I need to be there to make sure no one get hurt."
He leans in closer to whisper in LJ's ear.
"If you can set a a private place outside the Eyrie, I'd appreciate it. I need somewhere I can tell LK something, and I don't want him shunted to another plane if he gets angry."
"Let's see where we stand. One dire werewolf pup, one child who may or may not be a demi-god who swing a hammer and generate thunder and lightning, and one child whose abilities are yet to be known vs an entire Bazaar. You're right, I need to be there to make sure no one get hurt."
He leans in closer to whisper in LJ's ear.
"If you can set a a private place outside the Eyrie, I'd appreciate it. I need somewhere I can tell LK something, and I don't want him shunted to another plane if he gets angry."
:Consider it done.:
"Okay, you three, mind Kiba while you're in the bazaar and no running off on your own. I'll be watching you. You can head on over to the omniportal as soon as you're ready."
"Okay, Mommy. You ready to go, Tristan?"
"Okay, Mommy. You ready to go, Tristan?"
Giddy and excited, he nods his head in agreement.
:::I'm going with friends!:::
Arielle, Tristan, LK, and Kiba step into the omniportal.
The omniportal flares to life as Devlyn comes through, carrying Allura and Tristan over his shoulders, both unconscious. Aidan, Oroth, Arielle, and the Kibas follow through right on his heels.
Eyes flutter open.
"Ugh. My head hurts. Would you mind very much putting me down now, love?"
Eyes flutter open.
"Ugh. My head hurts. Would you mind very much putting me down now, love?"
"Oh thank the Heavens," he says as he gently lowers her back onto her feet.
"What happened?"
Eyes flutter open.
"Ugh. My head hurts. Would you mind very much putting me down now, love?"
"Oh thank the Heavens," he says as he gently lowers her back onto her feet.
"What happened?"
"Some of Tristan's ancestors decided to take a direct hand in the matter and needed someone to act as a conduit. Is Tristan alright?" she asked, worried, seeing that the boy was still unconscious.
"Is Tristan alright?" she asked, worried, seeing that the boy was still unconscious.
"I'm sure he's just tired. He's not the only one," he says as he picks up a sleepy looking Lk.
:::Lynora-Jill? Is the place set up? Looks like he's going to be out for a while.:::
"He's first rage was channeled through so much magic, it's no wonder Lk is asleep. If what you say is true(and I'm not saying it isn't) it's no surprise Tristan's also sleeping it off."
"Is Tristan alright?" she asked, worried, seeing that the boy was still unconscious."I'm sure he's just tired. He's not the only one," he says as he picks up a sleepy looking Lk.
:::Lynora-Jill? Is the place set up? Looks like he's going to be out for a while.:::
"He's first rage was channeled through so much magic, it's no wonder Lk is asleep. If what you say is true(and I'm not saying it isn't) it's no surprise Tristan's also sleeping it off."
:Yes, it's ready. I wish you both well with this.:
"I'm not tired at all," Arielle said glumly, right before her mom scooped her up in a big hug and she started crying.
"Some of Tristan's ancestors decided to take a direct hand in the matter and needed someone to act as a conduit. Is Tristan alright?" she asked, worried, seeing that the boy was still unconscious.
"He's in the same condition as you were before you woke up, so I think he'll be okay," as he hugs her while still holding Tristan.
"LJ - I need a room we can put him in that will keep unwanted things from scrying him or getting into his head. Can your wards here do that?"
"Some of Tristan's ancestors decided to take a direct hand in the matter and needed someone to act as a conduit. Is Tristan alright?" she asked, worried, seeing that the boy was still unconscious."He's in the same condition as you were before you woke up, so I think he'll be okay," as he hugs her while still holding Tristan.
"LJ - I need a room we can put him in that will keep unwanted things from scrying him or getting into his head. Can your wards here do that?"
"Yes, he is safe while he is here. You can use any of the spare rooms you like. I think you know where those are."
"Yes, he is safe while he is here. You can use any of the spare rooms you like. I think you know where those are."
"Just making sure - thanks."
Devlyn puts Tristan to bed in one of the spare rooms, then comes back.
The omniportal flares to life as Devlyn comes through, carrying Allura and Tristan over his shoulders, both unconscious. Aidan, Oroth, Arielle, and the Kibas follow through right on his heels.
"Excuse me for a moment." Kiba leaves the Eyrie.
:::Thank you again LJ.:::
When he returns he is no longer carrying Lk.
"Now, I think we need to know as much as possible about what happened back at the Bazaar. Some one was after Tristan, and they used a powerful creation that needed the 8* of us to take it down, and we barely did that. I'm mad enough that some one attack children under my care, but to attack my own son and his friends..." He begins to squeeze the bracer on his left arm.
The omniportal flares to life as Devlyn comes through, carrying Allura and Tristan over his shoulders, both unconscious. Aidan, Oroth, Arielle, and the Kibas follow through right on his heels.
"Shhh!" she said holding a weeping Arielle close. "They'll tell us all about what happened as soon as they can, but yelling isn't a good idea right now."
The omniportal flares to life as Devlyn comes through, carrying Allura and Tristan over his shoulders, both unconscious. Aidan, Oroth, Arielle, and the Kibas follow through right on his heels.
Devlyn turns to JH.
"That's exactly what I was about to ask whomever let the children go back to the Bazaar even though we all knew it was dangerous for Tristan (or any of them) to be there right now. But we still have some present, so this isn't the best place to get into that just yet."
The omniportal flares to life as Devlyn comes through, carrying Allura and Tristan over his shoulders, both unconscious. Aidan, Oroth, Arielle, and the Kibas follow through right on his heels.Devlyn turns to JH.
"That's exactly what I was about to ask whomever let the children go back to the Bazaar even though we all knew it was dangerous for Tristan (or any of them) to be there right now. But we still have some present, so this isn't the best place to get into that just yet."
JH bites his tongue, turns around and heads back to the bar.
A few minutes later he and his hammer are gone, the hum of the omniportal fading in the background.
The omniportal flares to life as Devlyn comes through, carrying Allura and Tristan over his shoulders, both unconscious. Aidan, Oroth, Arielle, and the Kibas follow through right on his heels.Devlyn turns to JH.
"That's exactly what I was about to ask whomever let the children go back to the Bazaar even though we all knew it was dangerous for Tristan (or any of them) to be there right now. But we still have some present, so this isn't the best place to get into that just yet."
*glares*
"I'm going to take Arielle into another room now. I'll be back when we're calmer."
*glares*
"I'm going to take Arielle into another room now. I'll be back when we're calmer."
It actually takes a moment for that to sink in. Long enough for LJ to walk off with Arielle.
"You didn't..." he mutters to himself as they leave. Those remaining are treated to the greatest amount of disbelief they have ever seen on Devlyn's face.
"There must have been a good reason," Allura said, doubtfully. "I mean, she wouldn't deliberately send her own daughter into a dangerous situation."
Devlyn runs his hand through his hair, taking a deep breath before speaking.
"Kiba - why exactly were you all back in the Bazaar? Djuhah said something about a means of communicating with Tristan, but both LJ and Allura can speak mind-to-mind with him. Please tell me there is something I'm missing here..."
He sniffs the air.
"Wait a minute - where did JH go? Oh for the love of...the rest of you stay here. I'll be back in a few minutes."
He races to the omniportal, taking a wild guess where JH's scent is leading, and returns to the Bazaar of the Bizaar.
"There must have been a good reason," Allura said, doubtfully. "I mean, she wouldn't deliberately send her own daughter into a dangerous situation."
"Madam..." Frogskin flies out of a cranny in the wall. "There was, I am sure. We cannot doubt any decisions that have been made. I am worried about what Jack Hammer is doing. I am worried what happened back at the Bazarr may attract the attention of...other factions. I am worried my worse half will wake up and try to impose...suffice to say...a very bad idea. But I can't do anything about it. The most I can do is watch. Watch the Servants. Watch the Mask. Watch Alaina. Watch the kids. And I can't--" Frogskin stops. "Oh, crap. I have to go." He flies off, muttering to himself.
Allura looks over at Oroth and Aidan.
"So. Well, I guess we can get something to eat while we wait for everyone else to sort themselves out so we can all talk about what happened."
He sniffs the air.
"Wait a minute - where did JH go? Oh for the love of...the rest of you stay here. I'll be back in a few minutes."
He races to the omniportal, taking a wild guess where JH's scent is leading, and returns to the Bazaar of the Bizaar.
"Devlyn needs to be very careful. If JH and I are anything alike, he is wanting whatever power he can find to fight back and protect his child. It is so tempting..."
He finds himself staring at his bracer and looks away quickly. He looks up at the sky showing through the Eyrie opening, and sighs.
"Ayla, what would you think of me now?"
Allura looks over at Oroth and Aidan.
"So. Well, I guess we can get something to eat while we wait for everyone else to sort themselves out so we can all talk about what happened."
They look at eachother, and then Allura.
"Actually," Oroth says, "we'd rather being back at the Bazaar healing who ever we can. But..."
Allura looks over at Oroth and Aidan.
"So. Well, I guess we can get something to eat while we wait for everyone else to sort themselves out so we can all talk about what happened."
They look at eachother, and then Allura.
"Actually," Oroth says, "we'd rather being back at the Bazaar healing who ever we can. But..."
"It's okay. Go ahead. I'm going to stay here. I want to be close by when Tristan wakes up."
"Thanks Allura."
The pair run for the omniportal and return to the Bazaar.
"It's okay. Go ahead. I'm going to stay here. I want to be close by when Tristan wakes up."Allura looks over at Oroth and Aidan.
"So. Well, I guess we can get something to eat while we wait for everyone else to sort themselves out so we can all talk about what happened."
They look at eachother, and then Allura.
"Actually," Oroth says, "we'd rather being back at the Bazaar healing who ever we can. But..."
