Will thought to himself for a minute about what they were saying before speaking. "I apologize to Pentre for attacking him and I swear on my word of a former Genral that I won't attack him while we're here." Will said before stepping over to Thomas. He leaned close and spoke into his ear. "But I kill not kiss his ring or grovel at his feet for what he did to his family, and mine." Will told him quietly.
He then turned to hear Lilim's rant and took Elesa as he was asked to. "Just wait a minute and lets see what they say now that I've apologized for my actions." He told Lilim Quietly.
He then turned to hear Lilim's rant and took Elesa as he was asked to. "Just wait a minute and lets see what they say now that I've apologized for my actions." He told Lilim Quietly.
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Starting to get frustrated with Matthew punishing the group for what he did, He walked over to him and got face to face with him. "I'm aware of this, but ban me from the village, let Raven and the others stay. And what brother would you be to deny your sister the right to mourn and bury her mother's body, huh?" Will asked him.
Lilim's eyes began to glow red as she moved to coax Will aside and got in Matthew's face herself, "Just try to stop me... I dare you... You let a low class worm walk all over you, but you're real gutsey to stand up to someone leagues above your level of magic power. You should take a second long hard look at who you should really be afraid of and showing respect to. Now I'm going to talk to Raven... And then I'm taking Raven's mother's body... And me and Raven will bury her wherever Raven wishes it. And you are not going to stop me." she declares boldly, moving to hover away from the group now, leaving Will to gather everyone and leave, or stay and try to quail the villager's anger while perhaps Raven worked on Lilim. Or if the news was relayed and Raven said it is so, then Lilim would act on behalf of the new Witch Queen and enforce Raven's will. If anyone was strong enough to be a magical She-Knight to the new Witch Queen, it was certainly Lilim.
Elesa would sense the tension building and wouldn't stick around. She'd opt to return to Merry's group and stay among them for safety.
Elesa would sense the tension building and wouldn't stick around. She'd opt to return to Merry's group and stay among them for safety.
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Raven would sense the tension from the group in the air, and she would sigh and shake her head, standing up and wiping her eyes as she went towards the group, residing in the shadows as she watches it go down. She was becoming more and more enraged as the bickering went on, and she would glance at Lilim as she headed in her direction, only to look back at Matthew and Thomas, her eyes turning red as she grabbed Lilim by the wrist for support. She was about to explode a third time, and she was going to need someone to support her, even if it was just to make her feel like she wasn't alone. She walks up to Matthew and Thomas, a rage on her face that they had seen many times in the past. This look meant that she was getting her way, or she was going to fight them for it, and they should know better by now to not fight her for it. She took several deep breaths to keep calm, but she was shaking as she held onto Lilim's hand.
"I can not believe you two....I don't even know where to begin....For starters, she is MY mother....I understand you have your relationship with her, but to say she is more your mother than mine simply because I wasn't able to be here for her.....unlike you, I was captured during the raid and forced to fight in the arena's of these humans while they starved me and waited for me to die! All the while watching more of my kind burn! If that makes her more your mother than mine, then I'm appalled. Secondly, we are BURYING her. She was a WITCH!! To burn her would be showing contempt and disrespect, and you know she would say so! SHE WANTS TO BE BURIED! I know because before the raid she sat me down and talked to me about what to do when she dies! If your going to cremate her, you'll have to do it over my dead body....We are burying her by the waterfall, and I'm not budging on the matter. Hate me all you want, but that is how it's going to be....and lastly..."
She says turning towards Pentre, noting everything he said. Even if it wasn't for her sake, he was still doing her and her friends a massive favor, and this would surely resolve everything. She would nod to him in appreciation for a moment, her gaze lingering.
"Thank you..."
She says to Pentre before looking back at Matthew and Thomas.
"Now, I'm going to say my goodbyes....Your welcome to join me....after that we are going to the waterfall and we are burying her....and I don't want to hear any ifs, ands, or buts on the matter...I'm going to see through what my mother wanted...please.....don't make this anymore difficult than it needs to be...It's already hard enough..."
"I can not believe you two....I don't even know where to begin....For starters, she is MY mother....I understand you have your relationship with her, but to say she is more your mother than mine simply because I wasn't able to be here for her.....unlike you, I was captured during the raid and forced to fight in the arena's of these humans while they starved me and waited for me to die! All the while watching more of my kind burn! If that makes her more your mother than mine, then I'm appalled. Secondly, we are BURYING her. She was a WITCH!! To burn her would be showing contempt and disrespect, and you know she would say so! SHE WANTS TO BE BURIED! I know because before the raid she sat me down and talked to me about what to do when she dies! If your going to cremate her, you'll have to do it over my dead body....We are burying her by the waterfall, and I'm not budging on the matter. Hate me all you want, but that is how it's going to be....and lastly..."
She says turning towards Pentre, noting everything he said. Even if it wasn't for her sake, he was still doing her and her friends a massive favor, and this would surely resolve everything. She would nod to him in appreciation for a moment, her gaze lingering.
"Thank you..."
She says to Pentre before looking back at Matthew and Thomas.
"Now, I'm going to say my goodbyes....Your welcome to join me....after that we are going to the waterfall and we are burying her....and I don't want to hear any ifs, ands, or buts on the matter...I'm going to see through what my mother wanted...please.....don't make this anymore difficult than it needs to be...It's already hard enough..."
Will listened to Pentre go on and was a bit tense, but eased up once he realized Pentre wasn't going to be his usual self and actually bury Raven;s mother. He relaxed for a second for a second before realizing Pentre was doing something rare to see, Actually being nice for once. Giving them their food back as well as some money to build the town actually would help them as he relaxed and went to calm Lilim down, putting his hand on her shoulder. "Hey, calm down, everything's sorted out now. We'll leave tomorrow after everything is done and get some sleep. Because honestly, I got maybe an hour of sleep the past couple days, mainly because you knocked me out." Will told her.
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Merry knew when to leave and now seemed like a really good time. She had some business of her own to see to before the funeral and Lilim was about to level the village to see to it that Raven got to bury her mother properly. Merry would follow Elesa's lead on this one, moving to get Organna and have her help Elesa onto Moonlight's back, trying to slip away and leave the village quietly. First and foremost, the gift that was promised to the village. Merry would ping the area and find their crop fields easily, taking her party with her.
"Elesa?... Could I get you to help me for a moment please?... I need to employ your Plant magic. And Pixel? Please spread some wing dust over this land. And I myself... Will call upon Mother Gaia to finish this promised task..." Merry says in a soft tone, trying to keep her voice down so the villagers would not see nor hear her until it is too late to chase her away. Glitter, Moonlight, and Organna would keep watch while everything happened in order.
With Elesa and Pixel's help, Merry would kneel and touch her hands to the ground and started to pray, "Benevolent Mother Gaia, I ask your aid and blessing to this humble land stricken with drought and Famine... Please allow a vast harvest of crops to thrive in this land so that this humble village of Wellspring may have food and tradable rations to last through the winter. Your humble Priestess Merrilee offers unto you her own life and aura in exchange for this prayer." she says quietly as she channels her energy into the ground, causing it to glow in gentle waves until finally Elesa's energy and Pixel's wing dust would see the field before them springing to life with a wide variety of crops.
Merry's aura would do the trick though, replenishing the vitality of the land for a while still, and allowing the fields to flourish once again. That task completed, the only other task on Merry's agenda would be to offer a respectful farewell song to Lady Poppy. Merry would start to practice now and hums softly to get her voice ready. Elesa and the small party around Merry would get something of a preview as Merry practiced, but the actual event would show what Merry could really do with her voice. It had been a long time since she got to sing, honestly, so on top of being sad for the occasion, she was honestly a little excited that she was being allowed to do so. She was glad she was practicing though, because her voice felt a little out of tune and raspy, so the extra attention to it would make sure it was clear and ready for the main performance.
"Elesa?... Could I get you to help me for a moment please?... I need to employ your Plant magic. And Pixel? Please spread some wing dust over this land. And I myself... Will call upon Mother Gaia to finish this promised task..." Merry says in a soft tone, trying to keep her voice down so the villagers would not see nor hear her until it is too late to chase her away. Glitter, Moonlight, and Organna would keep watch while everything happened in order.
With Elesa and Pixel's help, Merry would kneel and touch her hands to the ground and started to pray, "Benevolent Mother Gaia, I ask your aid and blessing to this humble land stricken with drought and Famine... Please allow a vast harvest of crops to thrive in this land so that this humble village of Wellspring may have food and tradable rations to last through the winter. Your humble Priestess Merrilee offers unto you her own life and aura in exchange for this prayer." she says quietly as she channels her energy into the ground, causing it to glow in gentle waves until finally Elesa's energy and Pixel's wing dust would see the field before them springing to life with a wide variety of crops.
Merry's aura would do the trick though, replenishing the vitality of the land for a while still, and allowing the fields to flourish once again. That task completed, the only other task on Merry's agenda would be to offer a respectful farewell song to Lady Poppy. Merry would start to practice now and hums softly to get her voice ready. Elesa and the small party around Merry would get something of a preview as Merry practiced, but the actual event would show what Merry could really do with her voice. It had been a long time since she got to sing, honestly, so on top of being sad for the occasion, she was honestly a little excited that she was being allowed to do so. She was glad she was practicing though, because her voice felt a little out of tune and raspy, so the extra attention to it would make sure it was clear and ready for the main performance.
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If Raven hadn't then Lilim would have. She was both fortunate and grateful that Raven grabbed her hand and handled the situation herself. Lilim would calm herself as Raven took the verbal lashing route as compared to Lilim invoking a declaration of war to end this bickering once and for all. She'd even blink and have to do a double take as Pentre... Used his mouth for something helpful for once?! There seemed to be hope for him yet, even with his revealed selfish motives for doing so. Something Lilim would quietly smirk about and would definitely remember for the next time Pentre shot his mouth off. Take his voice away or at least threaten to do so and Pentre could actually be useful with it.
She'd follow Raven closely, sticking to her promise about helping Raven when she could. Though if anyone got onto her she'd simply enforce her position as being there as a helping hand to Raven, not to them. Guest or not, Lilim wasn't about to be run off by anyone other than Raven. On top of that, Lilim would be consoling Raven the whole time, knowing full well the pain she was going through. She'd also have to thank Merry later for looking after Elesa.
Elesa would do her part and help out with restoring the crops to the fields quickly, as well as stretching her magic past that a little bit and putting several bunches of tall, juicy grass in the cattle fields and some other plants around that they could snack on and get back to being healthy again. She'd also pull off her water charm and play around with it a little as she spreads magic water around like a sprinkler.
She'd make sure to do just enough to knock the drought out of the place for a short time and give the livestock something to sustain themselves on for a while. Whether the villagers would be grateful for it or not would be anyone's guess, but Elesa would call it a personal victory as she does a secret good deed of her own.
She'd follow Raven closely, sticking to her promise about helping Raven when she could. Though if anyone got onto her she'd simply enforce her position as being there as a helping hand to Raven, not to them. Guest or not, Lilim wasn't about to be run off by anyone other than Raven. On top of that, Lilim would be consoling Raven the whole time, knowing full well the pain she was going through. She'd also have to thank Merry later for looking after Elesa.
Elesa would do her part and help out with restoring the crops to the fields quickly, as well as stretching her magic past that a little bit and putting several bunches of tall, juicy grass in the cattle fields and some other plants around that they could snack on and get back to being healthy again. She'd also pull off her water charm and play around with it a little as she spreads magic water around like a sprinkler.
She'd make sure to do just enough to knock the drought out of the place for a short time and give the livestock something to sustain themselves on for a while. Whether the villagers would be grateful for it or not would be anyone's guess, but Elesa would call it a personal victory as she does a secret good deed of her own.
"Thank you...Thomas...for understanding...You two are like brother's to me...And I would never intentionally hurt either of you...I just think it appropriate to bury her by the waterfall...She did always have a fondness for the sound of rippling water...That's where I get my love of the water..."
She says, turning to her friends and giving them an appreciative nod. She would be grateful that they would all stand up for her and try to help her do what she thought was right. And she would have to make sure they all knew it too, but right now they had a more pressing task that needed to be done. She turned around as tears streamed down her face and headed in the direction of her mother, walking in to see her lying in bed, the sheet still remained over her lifeless body. She would grip tightly onto Lilim, knowing that she would lose her composure if she didn't. She took a deep, shaky breath before letting go of the two of them, approaching the bed and leaning over to kiss her on the forehead one last time.
"I love you...a-and...I'm so sorry I couldn't do more for you....I-I wasn't much of a daughter, was I..."
She says, Matthews words having clearly affected her. She would gingerly and tenderly wrap the blankets around her ladyship, making sure they were tied properly, taking the utmost care during the procedure. If they had gotten there and there was no grave, Raven would use her magic to make one. And maybe she could even turn some rocks into stone to make a proper tombstone with an engraving that befitted someone so special to her. After she got done tenderly wrapping her body, she would turn to Matthew and Thomas, holding onto Lilim for support. She was half holding onto her and half hugging her as she addressed the two others.
"S-So...How are we going to get her to the waterfall...."
She says, turning to her friends and giving them an appreciative nod. She would be grateful that they would all stand up for her and try to help her do what she thought was right. And she would have to make sure they all knew it too, but right now they had a more pressing task that needed to be done. She turned around as tears streamed down her face and headed in the direction of her mother, walking in to see her lying in bed, the sheet still remained over her lifeless body. She would grip tightly onto Lilim, knowing that she would lose her composure if she didn't. She took a deep, shaky breath before letting go of the two of them, approaching the bed and leaning over to kiss her on the forehead one last time.
"I love you...a-and...I'm so sorry I couldn't do more for you....I-I wasn't much of a daughter, was I..."
She says, Matthews words having clearly affected her. She would gingerly and tenderly wrap the blankets around her ladyship, making sure they were tied properly, taking the utmost care during the procedure. If they had gotten there and there was no grave, Raven would use her magic to make one. And maybe she could even turn some rocks into stone to make a proper tombstone with an engraving that befitted someone so special to her. After she got done tenderly wrapping her body, she would turn to Matthew and Thomas, holding onto Lilim for support. She was half holding onto her and half hugging her as she addressed the two others.
"S-So...How are we going to get her to the waterfall...."
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"I could simply use my magic to levitate or teleport her up to the waterfall, then come back for you two, but out of respect for the two of you and your laws, we can do this the human way and make a stretcher if you wish..."
She says, trying not to provoke either of them, namely Matthew. She had been gone for so long because she had been captured and enslaved by the humans, so she felt completely disgusted at the fact Matthew would treat her this way and talk to her this way. She felt so sick it made her want to throw up. Though she would continue clutching onto Lilim, as she was probably the only thing keeping her from collapsing right now. She would wipe her eyes before walking over to a table, and grabbing a couple of tissues before walking to Matthew and Thomas, handing each of them one for she was sure they needed it.
"You will remain my brothers....But you don't have to worry about me...I can see that your eager for me to leave....I will leave tomorrow morning with my friends, and we will be out of your hair....but please...tonight is about my mother...your mentor....she would be ashamed to see the three of us bickering like children....so even if only for tonight, lets act like a family and honor her memory.....Lilim, would you mind helping me build a stretcher...? The two of them can say their goodbyes in the meantime..."
She says, taking Lilim by the hand and leading her out of the room and outside, going to a pile of wood and grabbing a few. She would hold her hand in front of it, and use her magic to bend and shape it until it turned itself into a stretcher. When it was done she would sigh and take a seat, giving them more of a moment to say their goodbye's. She would bury her head in her hands as she sobbed.
"I-I didn't think it would be like this....When she died...I-I didn't think that Matthew would end up despising me so..."
She says, trying not to provoke either of them, namely Matthew. She had been gone for so long because she had been captured and enslaved by the humans, so she felt completely disgusted at the fact Matthew would treat her this way and talk to her this way. She felt so sick it made her want to throw up. Though she would continue clutching onto Lilim, as she was probably the only thing keeping her from collapsing right now. She would wipe her eyes before walking over to a table, and grabbing a couple of tissues before walking to Matthew and Thomas, handing each of them one for she was sure they needed it.
"You will remain my brothers....But you don't have to worry about me...I can see that your eager for me to leave....I will leave tomorrow morning with my friends, and we will be out of your hair....but please...tonight is about my mother...your mentor....she would be ashamed to see the three of us bickering like children....so even if only for tonight, lets act like a family and honor her memory.....Lilim, would you mind helping me build a stretcher...? The two of them can say their goodbyes in the meantime..."
She says, taking Lilim by the hand and leading her out of the room and outside, going to a pile of wood and grabbing a few. She would hold her hand in front of it, and use her magic to bend and shape it until it turned itself into a stretcher. When it was done she would sigh and take a seat, giving them more of a moment to say their goodbye's. She would bury her head in her hands as she sobbed.
"I-I didn't think it would be like this....When she died...I-I didn't think that Matthew would end up despising me so..."
Will had followed them to the home and kept quiet, letting Lilim care for Raven as she wrapped her mother's body. When the question came up for how they were going to take her body to the waterfall, Will spoke up to help out. "I can carry her to the waterfall. I could fly over everything to it or just walk with you guys there."
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Lilim would stay clinging to Raven, knowing that she needed the support. At first she had been told that these childhood friends of Ravens were fellow magic users, only now to have learned their only tie to magic was that they lived among it.
As Will and Robin both offered options for carrying Her Ladyship, Lilim too had a method or two in mind, "Raven... I'd have the easiest time of carrying her during flight. Please allow me to fly the stretcher to the site. Or... If need be, I can take all of us. Manipulating a little bit of ground magic to make a platform sizable enough to carry everyone present should be an easy enough task for anyone in our group that is able to do so. And of course the ground that is lifted will similarly be put back as it was removed. Your friends wont have to worry about a new hole in the middle of the village. If that's alright with everyone, then anyone who wishes to be at the burial site to see the body placed and hear Merry's song as tribute to Her Ladyship may be present to do so." she says with a soft sway of her tail.
Lilim was beginning to believe she would be the only one with the proper mindset and power to do the task of taxiing everyone to the burial site without much effort on anyone else's part. Raven of course was strong enough to do so, but Lilim believed her unable to properly focus seeing as she was in mourning for someone precious to her, thus Lilim would donate herself body and magic to the cause. The only other thing was that if Pentre didn't wish to be present for the funeral, then he would be permitted to stick around the village while everyone else attended the events. Lilim would have no ill will toward Pentre for staying behind. In fact she'd almost encourage it so he wouldn't be tempted to interrupt Merry's song with an outburst. However if he wished to be present for whatever reason, Lilim wouldn't stop him either.
As Will and Robin both offered options for carrying Her Ladyship, Lilim too had a method or two in mind, "Raven... I'd have the easiest time of carrying her during flight. Please allow me to fly the stretcher to the site. Or... If need be, I can take all of us. Manipulating a little bit of ground magic to make a platform sizable enough to carry everyone present should be an easy enough task for anyone in our group that is able to do so. And of course the ground that is lifted will similarly be put back as it was removed. Your friends wont have to worry about a new hole in the middle of the village. If that's alright with everyone, then anyone who wishes to be at the burial site to see the body placed and hear Merry's song as tribute to Her Ladyship may be present to do so." she says with a soft sway of her tail.
Lilim was beginning to believe she would be the only one with the proper mindset and power to do the task of taxiing everyone to the burial site without much effort on anyone else's part. Raven of course was strong enough to do so, but Lilim believed her unable to properly focus seeing as she was in mourning for someone precious to her, thus Lilim would donate herself body and magic to the cause. The only other thing was that if Pentre didn't wish to be present for the funeral, then he would be permitted to stick around the village while everyone else attended the events. Lilim would have no ill will toward Pentre for staying behind. In fact she'd almost encourage it so he wouldn't be tempted to interrupt Merry's song with an outburst. However if he wished to be present for whatever reason, Lilim wouldn't stop him either.
Audemar had no intention of being a slave to someone he could kill in an instant but if it could make him get closer to killing this disgusting man, he agreed. Audemar nodded and waited to sign the contract.
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