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Raven would look up to Matthew, and slowly coax Jimmy off of her lap before taking his hand, gasping as he yanked her to her feet. She would wobble a bit as she leaned on her staff for support, watching and walking with them as they gathered Lilim, Elesa, and Will in the cart. She had to admit that she was exhausted and wanted to sleep. Her body and her mind were both working on overtime, and given the presence of three spirits in her body, the feeling of exhaustion would hit her triple fold. She would struggle to stay awake as she listened to them talk about moving on, and just nodded as she leaned on her staff.

"I agree that it isn't safe, but that's because all of us are here...once we leave, you should be safe and should be able to return. I don't like the thought of you being driven out of your home again, especially since Mother is buried here....I'd like to do what I can to help make this secure, but I need to rest..."

She says as her eyes travel to Will. She would be hesitant around him for awhile, given what he nearly did to her, but Mason wanted to talk to him eagerly. Though Robin would whisk him away before he even had the chance, and Raven would look at him longingly in Mason's stead. She would shake her head and sigh, before turning to Martha, Thomas, and Matthew. She would lean against a nearby tree as she tried remaining awake, wanting to help them as much as she could, before speaking to them.

"Is there anything I can do to help you guys make this place secure??"

Raven looks at Martha wide eyed, before watching her walk away with Jimmy sadly. She couldn't help the tears forming in her eyes as she felt that she had made another enemy. Though Crow wouldn't be so composed, as Raven's eyes went black once again and Crow could be heard. Crow was absolutely livid, and she would have beaten Martha to a pulp for that had she been in control of their body....she should count her blessings that she wasn't. Crow would be talking to Raven and herself as she stared off into the distance.

"The nerve of that woman! After everything you've been through, who the hell is SHE to judge you?!

"Crow, please....being angry won't help anything..."

"I just can't believe that after everything you've done to try and help them, she would still show you such blatant disrespect...it makes my blood boil..."

Raven lets out a long and heavy sigh, as she can't stop the tears forming in her eyes. She turns to Matthew and Thomas, before pulling them both into a hug as she shook. She knew they were trying to make her feel better, but it wouldn't do much. Emotionally, she needed a lot of time to heal, but she would do what she could to remain calm as she cried into the both of them.

"You're wrong...When I leave, I will look into this marriage with Prince Merthyr...and if we love one another, and he would take me as his wife, then you guys will never have to worry about anything ever again...for now, this may be all I can do to help you...but I can't make any promises...."

She says, letting go of them and wiping her eyes before continuing.

"The rest of my friends and I will head off when night falls towards Mercia to retrieve the Prince...I understand if you guys never want to talk to me again...I wouldn't want to even look at me right now either..."

She says sitting down at the base of the tree. She would watch and see what they had to say, almost ready for them to lash out at her like Martha had already done, and she would just close her eyes as she waited for them to yell at her.

"That tears it!!!"

Organna roars as Martha gets done running her mouth, grabing her axe and starting after the woman.

Merry would gasp and grab for Organna's waist, trying to stop her with a hug, "Organna, please don't... I'm begging you leave her be." the elf pleads to the orc, only for Organna to gently pry Merry off her and stand her back in the cart, "Let me go, Merry... I have to do this... half of our group is indesposed and I refuse to let everyone be talked down to like this... I promise I'm not going to hurt her... But I'm dang sure going to scare the sense back into her..." Organna growls before taking off again.

Organna would charge up to Martha and grab her by the throat, not squeezing hard but just enough to back her into a tree, pinning her there until she said what she needed to say.

"Do you know what we would have had to do if we were answering to that wretched weakling of a maggot you're standing up for?!! At this point if you wanted to beg his forgiveness you'd have to kill Raven, Little Elesa, and all of the rest of us and present our heads to him on seperate steaks!!! And even that would not satisfy your so called Lord Knight... That monster would not be satisfied unless you killed your own son with your favorite cooking knife and were screaming with grief!! DO YOU WANT TO KILL YOUR SON, MARTHA?!! DO YOU?!!"

Organna roars right into Martha's face, showering her with rageful saliva before throwing her to the dirt and glaring at her with a ferosity that said if Martha dared to draw breath Organna would kill her then and there. Aiming the axe at her, "If you DARE raise a hand to Merry or any that she has healed and put her blessing and protection upon... I will strike you down before you can feel the fear of it coming..." Organna growls seriously before lowering the axe and moving back toward Merry and the others, her gaze softening only when her eye contact was broken from Martha.

Merry would look to Organna as she came back, but Organna would cast her vision to Will, "Next we see that maggot... His head is mine. And yours along with him if you stand in my way." Organna growls again, moving off to walk in the tall grass alone for a while. Organna was thoroughly miffed, and justifiably out for blood at present.

Cosmie would jump from her perch and fly slowly down to Audemar, "I can feel it. Your heart and mind are more at peace now, Audemar. Stand... Dry your eyes... And remember what was said here today... And..." Cosmie says as she holds out a couple of bright red apples to him, "Never forget that you have friends in high places. Such as here in the Light. Come, Audemar... Let's get you back to Lwyncelyne. She may well need your help." Cosmie says before flying into his chest for a warm hug.

The child would hold him close for several seconds before whispering her chant, "Transcend the confides of Time and Space... Return us now, to that palace place." she says before Audemar finds himself engulfed in light again, returned to the same place in which he had been standing when he first left with Cosmie, but as well, Cosmie would be nowhere to be seen. The only trace of her that remained was the pair of apples in Audemar's hands.

Elesa would flinch as Organna roars so close to the (stationary?) cart. She had been close to asleep again and Organna just woke her up again, once again Elesa would commence shaking like a leaf, screaming, and crying as Organna had scared her before doing what she set out to do.

Elesa's screaming and crying would change to a softer whimpering as she was brought to Haldor and held, craddled and rocked and petted, slowly even the soft whimpering she was doing faded and she'd cling to Haldor, hugging him tenderly as she again grew quiet.

She'd nestle into him and peeked out slightly, unable to see what was going on so she'd trust that all was getting better again and she began to breath slowly and calmly, drifting back to sleep as soon as Haldor grew still again. Elesa would remember this and would tell Lilim later, surely netting Haldor more plus points with her.

Organna would feel the changes happening to her body, growling as her form was forced into petrification, more and more rage filling her as she felt her skin changing to stone. She'd grasp her war axe tighter, fighting against the spell and for several seconds it appeared Organna was about to beat it.

In the end the childs spell would take full effect, though the stone would shatter instead of thaw, and Organna would grunt as she was dropped onto her back from almost 7 feet on the air, a child orcess once again and with hands too small to hold her axe, "What the?! Hey!! Who's the wise guy with the death wish?!" the now child orc calls out from amung the tall grass, though the grass was over her head and Organna could not be seen.

Pixel had Organna's back though, as she waited for the human child's spell to play out, "Organna, grab your Pemdas from the rubble, you're naked!!" Pixel calls out quickly, causing Organna to stop and look at herself, squeeking before she could be heard digging through the rocks for her loin cloth top and midriff wrap.

"What was done
Now undo...
Return thee to thyn form
That's true."

Pixel chants while hidden in the safety of the grass, returning Organna to her normal self, though the now blushing Orcess remains hidden in the tall grass.

Merry would drop to her knees in front of Jimmy and grabs him in a warm hug, "Please stop... Child, listen to me... Please... I promise, if you stop your onslaught now, I will ensure that no one will hurt your family... Please... I swear to you as a Priestess of Mother Gaia... I will protect your mother with my own life... Please don't attack Organna anymore..." Merry pleads to the child, keeping him hugged close so he couldn't aim the scepter or get any more magic passed her. And if Jimmy listened, he'd hear Merry crying and feel her shaking. She was ready for peace to resume. The group had been through enough in the Elf Priestess's mind, and she wanted all the hostility to stop while they could.

Audemar clutched the apples and turned to Lwyncelyne and with dry eyes he said, "I saw her, Lwyncelyne, I saw my mother." He chuckled, "She was beautiful and well again, at peace, if you may. I cried, something I haven't done in a century." Now maybe he could heal without the pain.

Raven would tear up even more and grab Thomas and Matthew, pulling them both into a tight embrace as she sobbed into their shoulders. Though she would almost instantly flinch and she would turn towards the commotion, her eyes widening as she saw Organna go off and grab Martha by the throat and throw her to the ground. She had never seen Organna so furious, and she watched as she yelled at Martha in all of their defenses. Though her attention would almost immediately go to Jimmy as he grabbed her staff from next to her. She would reach out to grab it, but watched him as he aimed it at Organna.

"Hey! Jimmy! STOP!!"

She says as she gets up and sprints after Jimmy, only to arrive to late. Organna was turned to stone, and the stone shattered to reveal a child Organna. Her eyes turned red as she walked up to Jimmy and took the staff out of his hands forcefully. It wouldn't hurt him or anything, but she didn't appreciate him stealing her magic. He was lucky he was a child, a spell like that could have killed Organna and permanently turned her to stone had it not been executed properly. She also understood that he was trying to defend his mother, but he had attacked after Organna had let his mother go. She turns to Martha as her eyes remained red and her hair floated around her.

"You are extremely lucky your son managed not to screw up...this spell can kill people if you mess up, and you are VERY fortunate Organna wasn't permanently turned to stone. Your son would have turned into the monster you already presume the rest of us to be...think long and hard about what your son has just done....he needs to be disciplined, but hes your son. Ultimately, it's up to you on how to do that if you even do..."

She says turning to Jimmy, her eyes still red and her hair still floating.

"And you, Jimmy....I understand why you did what you did, but you HAVE to be careful...you could have killed her....I had stolen this staff from my mother when I was your age once, and my mother had my hide for it....with that said, should you EVER steal my staff again, I'll give you such a tongue thrashing that it'll be weeks before you fully recover from it..."

She says not threatening to hurt him, but to yell at him like her mother would have done to her. Her eyes go back to normal and her hair does as well as she lets out the longest sigh before she turns to Organna and bows down to her on her own as well as on Jimmy's behalf, gripping her staff tightly in case Jimmy tried to pull another stunt like that again.

"Organna, I'm sorry that happened to you...Jimmy stole my staff and executed his spell before I had a chance to recover it from him...please forgive us..."

She says, trying to apologize for the both of them.

Raven would rise and look at the commotion between Matthew and Martha, her blood boiling as she began hurting Matthew, but what really put her over the edge was how she treated her son. Watching him be outcasted for using magic, this reminded her all to well of what had happened to her in her youth, and she would start scowling as the black smoke surrounded her and Crow's form took their place. Mason would be trying to calm her down, but there was almost no use. She would look to Matthew apologetically, clenching her fist.

"You deserve better Matthew....What she just did was unacceptable...I'll be back to comfort your son later..."

She says, following Martha into the house. When she gets there she kicks the door in, as her temper rises even more than it already was. Mason and Raven would be shocked, but neither of them would interfere unless she started physically hurting Martha, which she wasn't intending on doing. She would approach Martha with a speed that would leave her cornered as Crow got in her face.

"That was the most despicable thing I've ever seen, but I can't say this is the first time I've seen it...What kind of person are you!? To leave a child over something like that?! Mother's are supposed to be there for their children and help them!
NOT ABANDON THEM DURING THE SMALLEST HURDLE! This may be something YOU don't know how to deal with, but for you to try and change your husband for your benefit, and make him promise something like that?! And then to cast your son to the side AFTER HE TRIED TO DEFEND YOU!??! YOU ARE A DESPICABLE PERSON IF I HAVE EVER MET ONE!
YOU RANK UP THERE WITH PENTRE IN HOW HORRID YOU ARE!!! TO ABANDON A CHILD WILL SURELY SEE YOU A COZY SPOT IN HELL! Now that I think about it, to call you a person would be calling you our equal....you are no equal..........and you are no mother.........and I swear that if you should ever harm Matthew, Thomas, or Jimmy in ANY WAY from this point forward, I'll make you pay for it tenfold and there will be nothing you can do to stop me....That is a promise...."

She says, never laying a finger on Martha. She storms out of the house immediately after her tirade so Martha wouldn't have a chance to come up with a rebuttal. She would walk back to Matthew and Thomas, hugging them both before looking in the direction their son went. She looks to the two of them, before smiling and putting on a brave front for their sake, just as they had done for her.

"When night falls, I'll talk to everyone else. If you wish to accompany us and they don't mind you tagging along, your more than welcome to come with us to Mercia. But right now I think your son and I need to have an important talk....so excuse me..."

She says before following Jimmy. She would catch up easily and sit next to him, keeping her distance a bit so he wouldn't feel uncomfortable, but close enough so he could hear her.

"You know, magic isn't something to be ashamed of.....you have a deeper connection to the earth around you, and it's a beautiful thing...and if you would like, I can teach you how to properly channel it into something more positive...I may not be my mother, but I'm her daughter after all....I might not be as fun as her, but if you'll let me I would like to try. Besides,
the fact that our mother was willing to teach you means that your my brother! What kind of big sister would I be if I didn't help you? So? What do you say?"

Merry watched as Crow gave Martha another scolding, and as Matthew and Jimmy both walked up on the already restored Organna as she was getting her Pemdas back on.

Organna would cover her breasts and look to Matthew and Jimmy quietly from her seated position. She'd blush a bit as Matthew walks up on her and scowled as Jimmy pets her head, "No harm done, Kid. Your magic is strong, for sure... Heh, but I'll be fine if I can have some privacy to get my cloths back on." Organna hints as she scoots herself further into the tall grass. Organna really held no hard feelings toward Jimmy, and all was already well again thanks to Pixel. Fairy magic did have its perks, especially when it came to undoing magical restrictions like Jimmy had just cast.

(Stressing some parts so they are seen easier.)