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"Thesea, huh? Well...though that kingdom is unfamiliar to us...we have only just arrived here in these lands yesterday morning...if this mission is of great importance to you, then we'll be more than happy to give you a lift on my pushwagon to Thesea... It's no problem at all, and in addition I can offer you some of our food and supplies for everyone coming along...assuming if both you, sir and madam, would be coming along with us... I trust you enough to see that your mission doesn't hold any malice, even though I don't know the whole story...which is fine by me, I'll not pry, it's your own private manner..." said Vermillion

Vermillion then takes out the map to geometrically locate where they are exactly, so he can find out where he needs to go in order to take both Raven, and likely everyone else, to Thesea.

"Okay, according to the map, Thesea is not too far away...but it's going to be well likely be morning by the time we remotely arrive outside of it...perhaps even a few hours after the morning sun rise, but definitely before noon... Moonlight here was only taking me back to my camp, so she won't be coming with us...that is if she wanted too, but at the same time I promised Merry that I bring her back...likely on her own this time, but I know that she can take care of herself on her way back..." said Vermillion

"It's ashamed this has to happen, but I understand not being able to return to the Witches Village this time to meet everyone. I respectfully follow my Master's wishes as I know he's doing this for the betterment of everyone." said Viviana

"So what do you say, Miss? We got plenty of room within my pushwagon for all four of you to hop in and rest up if needed, and Viviana can cook and serve you food on our way to our destination. Also don't worry about me getting tired pushing this wagon of mines, it's a very special wagon that becomes lighter if I feed it with my own magic, so we'll be in constant fast motion to get to our destination." said Vermillion "Though at this point I'm well at my limit... I need a Cultivation Bath soon to repair my stressed mechanical joints, and replenish my magical energy soon, but I have enough to last for the trip...I just only hope that there's either a river or a lake nearby once we get there...it's doesn't matter how small it is as long as we can get some water for the bath to fill up..."

Vermillion awaits what everyone is going to do now. He doesn't mind doing this at all as he knows that Raven and the others are nice, and wants to help them so they can be even closer. Viviana doesn't mind for this either, not only because Vermillion, her Master, said so, but also feels like she can trust everyone as well. Viviana continues to care for Moonlight's every wish or need she can come up with, but is a bit sad that very soon they'll have to be separated so soon...as Moonlight would have to return to Merry in Wellspring on her own given that Thesea would take them a bit off the trail, and perhaps time is of an essence here...

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"To put it simply, I came from the deserts of the south to stop a growing darkness before it's influence can reach there. After tonight's events, I can safely say that Thesea is that darkness. You also have business with them so I say let's help each other in our goals; I can help rescue your friend and you help me prevent Thesea from reaching the south."

Lorsch failed to mention his god during the talk; normal people weren't usually on a speaking basis with deities after all and he didn't need these people thinking he was insane.

He looked at Vermillion and Viviana as he waited for a response. Just as when he had met Vermillion during the battle, he couldn't sense any natural energy from them. It puzzled him greatly, though he wouldn't mention this to them whilst in the company of the rest of the group - he'd rather not antagonise them without evidence after all.
The whole trip Moonlight was having a calm time. She was happy to meet Viviana and would have readily let her ride on her back, in fact motioning to her multiple times for Viviana to climb on, only for Viviana to walk beside her and interpret what Moonlight was wanting as everything but for Viviana to climb onto her back.

She was in fact missing Merry very much now, and felt really alone without her and Glitter to talk to. When Vermillion started toward Lilim like he was going to attack her, Moonlight also started forward, but not to attack Lilim, but instead with intent to knock Vermillion over and stop his attack. Viviana's words saved Lilim from Vermillions attack and unspokenly saved Vermillion from Moonlight.

As they drew close she'd try again to speak to Viviana, trying to convey that she wanted Viviana to get onto her back and take a ride. It was true their time together was about to come to an end and Viviana seemed sad about it, so Moonlight wanted to give Viviana a chance to take a ride before she was set to part ways with them.
Lilim smiles softly to Raven as she starts to fall asleep and hovers close to pick her up once the swaddling cocoon was complete, but before Lilim can pick her up she senses Vermillion casting hostility toward her and moves to brace to defend herself, only for the actions to be stopped by another girl.

Then Lorsch came about and asked to join them as well as Vermillion and Viviana, to which Lilim just giggles under her breath, "Hun... I could carry that cart of yours to the outskirts of the Thesea castle walls before morning. My alien strength should be enough to make the trip easily within that time, but come morning I'll have to sleep thanks to the Nocturne Curse my mother put on me, and I'll be out of commission until sundown. Raven needs to rest, which is why I wrapped her in that grass cocoon. It's a makeshift sleeping bag, so to speak. I was planning to fly Raven to Thesea while she rests and didn't want her to get cold. I don't have any problem carrying all of you there if you can't fly on your own, and if you want to bring your cart, I can carry it too with everyone on board. Like I said, I can't stay awake very long after sunrise, so I want to help as much as I can, while I can. I just need to know what I can do, so please work with me, ok?" she says calmly, looking around at everyone as she spoke.
"A growing darkness coming from Thesea? Interesting, you must be well-informed...not surprising considering that we are still rather new here... Hmm...so Raven is trying to rescue someone, huh...? Well then all the more reason that I can take you on over in our pushwagon, it beats traveling on foot...though I'm not as fast as a horse, but I'll do what I can to get there as quickly as possible..." said Vermillion

Vermillion then heard what Lilim said about allowing her to carry everyone to Thesea just before morning where her Nocturne Curse will trigger, allowing her to fall asleep until night once again...but what really shocked Vermillion is that she's even willing to carry everyone in his pushwagon while she flies and/or carries it along with her...

"Y-You can do that, madam? That's...very impressive... I'm sure with your strength you can take all of us to Thesea before morning, but in the event that you can't do it all the way, then I can finish up the rest of the trip while you can rest in my pushwagon. There's plenty of room inside for everyone to fit in as you'll be surprised. Also I can still use my power on my pushwagon to make it lighter, so you don't have to use too much muscle or magic to move it, just do what you can." said Vermillion "This woman is amazing... Having both very powerful magic spells, and superhuman strength? She might be on par with our creators, the Great Spirits--no, even greater than them...
I wonder who, or what she is..."


Viviana notices that Moonlight is motioning her to ride her in the night sky all of this time which made her happy. She did, however, noticed that she was a bit stressed at Vermillion about to attack Lilim because he misunderstood what was happening between her and Raven trying to help make and keep her warm. She gently tries to calm Moonlight down, and told her that it's only natural that he didn't know but she did. It was then at this point that Viviana wanted to fly on Moonlight right now, but more importantly to help take Moonlight back.

"Master, if you don't mind, I would love to ride on Moonlight, and possibly take her back to the Witches village." said Viviana

"Well I don't mind, but... From where the village is likely at, and where Thesea is on the map, it's going to take quite a walk for you to meet back to us." said Vermillion

"True, but I just can't help that I do want to ride her, and also Moonlight here is very eager to fly in the air...likely because she had to walk on the ground for quite a long time... She needs to stretch her beautiful wings and get some more exercise. I can tell that she's a powerful pegasus that needs to keep getting herself in shape." said Viviana

"Oh, is that so? I'm sorry that I didn't know about that...though things just happened that didn't allow us to give her the exercise that she wants...or the fact that you wanted to fly with her, but not be seperated from me..." said Vermillion

"It's okay, Master, you didn't know horses as much as I do...since I was both a farmer and caretaker back at home before becoming a maid..." said Viviana

"Indeed. Well if you don't mind taking Moonlight back, or to fly around a bit with her, then I'll let you go ahead. I do want to send something over to Merry and the others, so if you can go on into the pushwagon to retrieve those things, I'll greatly appreciate it." said Vermillion

"Understood, Master. I'm sure you want to send them food, yes?" asked Viviana

"Yes, that's right. I would also send them a piece of our jewelry, or two, but I'll decide against it because...well...let's just say that it would be a bit awkward..." said Vermillion

"I understand, Master, leave everything to me." said Viviana

Viviana then directs Moonlight on over to the back of Vermillion's pushwagon, out of sight of everyone else, as she then uses her magical power to make the runic letter circle lock appear on the pushwagon's backdoor.

"Impressive, isn't it, Moonlight? This here is a magic lock created by my Master. Only he and I know the code...but now I suppose you'll know too now..." said Viviana with a smile

Viviana then manipulated the runic letters to make the symbols that looked like V, P, R at the top as then the runes shined a bit before disappearing, and then soon a lock clicking from the inside of the pushwagon was then heard, unlocking the door.

"There we go. Please give me a moment to get the food ready." said Viviana

Viviana gathers a somewhat large knapsack of food items, all fresh thanks to being stored in very well preserved places, including having their own icebox that even has enchanted ice plates that never melts or lose it's coldness in either warm or relatively hot weather or anything similar. Viviana also quickly writes up a letter to tell where Vermillion and the others where going, just in case if she has to leave Moonlight so that she can travel back to Merry on her own...though at the same time she's well aware that Moonlight could've easily just told her where they're going because Vermillion told her that both Merry and Moonlight can understand each other... It only took Viviana only 2 minutes to gather everything that she needs as she then heads out of the pushwagon as closes the backdoor, but left it unlocked as Vermillion is likely going to let Raven and the others in so that they can rest. Viviana then slings the knapsack, filled with food and a letter, on her back before getting on Moonlight, keeping her feet well away from her wings in a similar position to how Vermillion was riding, but Viviana is a expert horseback rider so she'll keep herself from falling off of Moonlight much more better than him.

"Okay Moonlight we can go whenever and wherever you want to in the night sky. We can either have some fun for a while in the air, or we can fly on back to the Witches Village to return you to your owner, Merry. I'll happily follow you lead." said Viviana with a smile and a gentle rub of Moonlight's back

Moonlight will easily find that Viviana is much more lighter than Vermillion, even with carrying a large knapsack of food behind her back.
Raven just sighs and wriggles her way out of the makeshift caccoon before she grabs hold of her staff and stands up, the wind picking up a bit and causing her hair to dance along with it, her face illuminated by the moonlight. She stares at Vermilion with an intense look on her face, but was spaced out in the eyes. She was tired, hungry, and in a hurry to get to Thesea. The push wagon seemed like a really efficient way to get their quickly. Though Crow wasn't to keen on having so many people join the. They are polar opposites, but being stuck together often meant they had to compromise. She would stare off in the distance as she addressed Crow, gripping the orb on her staff as they spoke.

"Why are you against it?"

"I don't know...I'm just not used to having so many people accompany us..."

"But isn't this a good thing? I mean, if Thesea is as bad as they are saying it is, then we'll need all the help we could get..."

"I guess...."

"....What aren't you telling me?"

"Don't worry about it right now. Such matters are better left discussed in private."

Raven just sighs and shakes her head, as if attempting to collect her thoughts. She looks up at Lorsch as he mentions the two of them would be able to help each other and she simply nods at him, signaling that she wouldn't be opposed to the idea of a mutually beneficial relationship. She also turns to Vermillion and nods her thanks for the offer, before climbing in the push wagon. Though when Viviana got back, she would be sure to keep a decent distance from her while she cooked.
Moonlight waited eagerly for Viviana to return. When Viviana climbed aboard, Moonlight shifted slightly, funding Viviana comparable to Merry's weight. She almost worried that Viviana would fall off if Moonlight went as fast as she wanted or played as she wished, but she'd give Viviana a chance to ride her.

She turns gently and readies herself, then takes off at a walk. That walk turns into a trot after a few seconds, then into a jog, then to a good run. Once she had a good rhythm going she broke out into a sprint and with a jump she spreads her wings high and gives them a powerful downward flap, taking to the air as gracefully as a bird. Moonlight wasn't trying to throw Viviana off of her, so she gains altitude slowly. It didn't appear that Moonlight was in any particular hurry to return to Merry, but she did want some excersize.

Higher and higher Moonlight would fly. Higher and higher until the ground below was all just a plate of darkness under the night sky, only to travel higher still, up into the clouds and up through the top of them, finally breaking into a glide as she seemed to be relaxing there on top of the cloud they just passed through. Viviana would be able to take in all of the view, to reach her hand into the cloud if she wished, and Moonlight would keep her play to a gentle note, at least, until she gave Viviana a prior warning.

Several grunts would be issued, and Moonlight would let Viviana brace for what came next. Moonlight would slowly tuck in the tips of her wings and straited her head, altering her path into a free falling dive bomb, quickly picking up a lot of speed. This was Moonlight's favorite way to play, to dive like a falcon and feel the air racing passed her, to feel the resistance of the barriers that made up the speed of light and sound, an unspoken dream to be able to gain enough speed to break the sound barrier with a rider, just once. A dream that just wasn't possible for her though, as she barely was able to top out at 300 mph.

The free fall was short lived though, as Moonlight spreads her wings again and pulls up, some tall redwood trees being the only things to get in Moonlight's way, but she easily curves around them, gliding inside the wind until she finally slowed down enough to come to a landing. Viviana would notice the ground coming up and a large wall coming up, a narrow opening ahead of them by the time Moonlights flying turned back to a land based jog. The powerful Pegasus mare had already had her fun, and brought Viviana to their destination, vocalizing noticably as she came back into view of Merry, slowing until she came to a stop, though she shifted playfully just to make Viviana think they were about to go again, but purred and grunted as she finally got still.
"Alright then, all aboard. You can come inside too, sir and madam. We can have something to eat, or have it later...but I'm sure it won't be long until sunrise, so we need to hurry and get to Thesea as fast as we can..." said Vermillion

Vermillion directs Raven inside of his pushwagon, already unlocked by Viviana since she knows the rune unlock code to open the magic lock on the door. Inside the pushwagon, Raven can see that it's quite spacious for it's very large size, having good height, width, and length dimensions to compensate for multiple people to go in and ride along. On one end, there's two long benches on both left and right sides, cushioned on both the seat and back for added enjoyment and comfort; there's even some storage compartments on the bottom of the two benches as well. On the other side is where a small kitchen is installed, even have both a stove and small sink pump. There's also a large white box in the middle at the front end of the pushwagon, that's Vermillion's ice box that has enchanted ice plates that never melts and it also is filled with a lot of cold perishable foods as well. On another side of the opposing end, across the kitchen, there's also a place to sharpen up weapons with a sharpening roller. Finally it has a small lab that Vermillion uses to make either medicine or special concoctions...it really has just about everything to live inside...

"Make yourself at home." said Vermillion with a smile

Vermillion takes his pointer and rises it up to touch an enclosed white box that is fastened on the roof inside of the pushwagon. He then uses his fire power to light it up to make bright for Raven to see inside of Vermillion's pushwagon, like an actual modern-day lightbulb, and she doesn't have to worry about the fire ever touching her...since she can't even see it nor touch it in a small enclosed space... Also even though the fire needs oxygen in order to burn, Vermillion's fire is special that it can burn without it...but also it can't be used to cause burns despite it can still hurt just as much a real fire would...

"I did saw that you were trying to rest...are you still tired...? If so, I can have a bench here fixed up to become a nice bed for you to sleep in. No need to worry about the space, there's plenty here for the two of us, and three once the madam is done taking us to Thesea. If you're hungry and want something to eat before going to bed then be sure to ask. I can cook up something good, even though Viviana has more experience than me when it comes to it." said Vermillion as he went to one of the storage areas to retrieve a large comforter blanket with beautiful patterns as he sets it aside for Raven to get nice and comfy

Meanwhile Viviana enjoys the ride that Moonlight is giving her immensely. As a horse rider herself, Viviana had no trouble staying on Moonlight the higher she flies around. She even enjoyed touching the clouds for a moment...until Moonlight then went into a fast dive bomb before adjusting herself just above the trees... Surprised by this, Viviana did end up having to hold on tight a bit...especially since Moonlight is saddleless...but she was able to adjust the fast speeds and weaving of Moonlight going through the forest... She did ended up being a bit scared, such an experience was definitely new to her since both the horses that she cared for back at Alexcia weren't pegasi, but she still enjoyed the flight as she was able to relax and loosen her grip on Moonlight, even though it only lasted for a few seconds after the dive bomb stunt she pulled.

Eventually Moonlight finally landed at Wellspring, surprising Viviana to see that there's such a nice forest village. This is the very first time seeing one, and it's vastly different from seeing human towns on a very normal basis.

"Oh... So this is the Witches Village that my Master has told me about? It's beautiful...such a nice tranquil village... Thank you for the ride, Moonlight, that was a lot of fun. You're such an amazing pegasus...I'm so glad I have a chance to meet you..." said Viviana with a warm smile as she gently rubs Moonlight's back for a while "So...if we're here then I assume your owner, Merry, is here, right Moonlight?"
Lilim blinks and frowns a little as Raven gets free of the cocoon, not because she wanted to keep Raven like that, but because she had hoped that Raven would let Lilim carry her for a bit. She shrugged it off though, and moved to get under the wagon when everyone who wanted on board was on board. If the wagon wasn't high enough to allow her under, she'd place her hands on the ground and borrow some Ground elemental energy and raise the wagon by the wheels on which it rested.

Once she was under it, she positions herself carefully so that she had a good spot to grasp the wagon from, "Brace for lift off, everyone! Next stop... The Kingdom of Thesea!" she calls out forewarningly, not wanting to cause anyone to lose their ballance and get hurt when the floor started to move and sway under them. A soft grunt would follow as Lilim braces for the added weight of the cart, but she is able to lift it easily, getting above the trees before starting on horizontal movement.

After a few seconds, Lilim would pick up speed. If anyone had the chance to look outside the wagon, they'd see the trees of the Northern Forest racing by beneath them, bathed in the gentle glow of moonlight. Lilim made the trip several times faster for the small group than even a horse could reach, and with very little wasted magic power.

It only made sense that they had a small group of ready people when they got to Thesea's boarders and only one or two in need of rest rather than all of them getting to Thesea totally exhausted. Lilim also had time to think up a strategy as she flew, remembering that all of them had just gotten out of a big battle and would surely be in need of rest. They could all take shelter for a time and use the daylight to rest, and then they could all sneak into Thesea at full strength under the cover of night.

Lilim would have to run the idea by the others when they landed, lest Raven feel pressed to push her limits and rush headlong into a situation which surely would lead to her capture and imprisonment... Or worse, her death... And that thought made Lilim's imagination run wild for a time, thinking of several possibilities the group could get into, some less appealing than others, but she quickly shook the ideas away, even if more than a few of her thoughts made her rather glad the others couldn't see her.

After several hours of flying, a trip that should have taken almost a week by any other means, Lilim brings the wagon down for a gentle landing. By this time, the sky would be showing digns of dawn, and Lilim played her cards safely. She suspected the Thesians would have boarder patrols and lookout towers, so Lilim picked a good place to take to the cover of the trees again. She wanted to get close enough to the Thesea outer wall that the wagon would be out of the visual range of any lookout towers, and finally found what she thought would be a good place to finally park.

The time was now that Lilim would collect her breath and move to the door of the wagon, giving a gentle knock to ask permission to enter, "Guys?... If you're awake in there... We've made it to the Thesea outer wall... Try to keep your voices down out here, ok? Better to not draw too much attention too soon, agreed?" Lilim says in a semi-whisper.
Lorsch peered outside at the walls of Thesea and their immense size. Such structures weren't common in his homeland; it was too bad that they were owned by the enemy, if they weren't he could look at them without apprehension and a fear of arrow-fire.

He climbed out of the carriage and stretched after the long flight, wanting to be limber in case of a surprise attack. Afterwards, he noticed an owl above him with a piece of bark in its beak which he took as the bird offered it to him. He inspected the item intently as there seemed to be druidic script engraved onto it; it was no doubt from the druid of the forest. It read, "Lorsch, old friend, I thank you for your services in defending the forest. I wish I could have offered aid to you sooner but I was away looking into Thesea. As I am writing this, I noticed your departure to that very place and have decided to share what intel I gathered. The witch known as Penelope is alive for now, though I don't expect her to remain that way for more than three or four days."

Saying his thanks to the owl for deliviring the message, Lorsch beckoned Raven over to consult the matter of Penelope.
Raven could see alright in the dark, and so when she climbed inside she let out a long whistle, visibly impressed at the size. The outside was certainly impressive, but what was more astonishing was the fact it held such a vast interior. Though her amazement would be short lived as she noticed Vermillion use fire magic to light up the entire room. Her breath would almost instantly be caught in her throat as she could feel the heat coming from the light sources. The fact it was fire didn't make her any more at ease. Being a witch, she had an immense fear of fire, harmless or otherwise. She was raised to avoid it, and now here she was in a room surrounded by it. She started shifting on her feet as she headed for the door.

"O-On second thought, I think I'll-!!!"

Before she could even get out of the cart though, Lilim had already climbed under it and lifted it up, taking off towards Thesea. When she looked out the door, she saw a blur of trees pass by as they were moving to fast for her to get out. She almost instantly started panicking and sat down, as she pulled her knees up to her chest and grabbed at her hair, some strands spilling between her fingers. She closed her eyes and started concentrating on her breathing in an attempt to calm herself down.

"Raven, just breath ok? You're fine."

"I-I just need to get away from the fire...."

"We'll be there soon. Just hang in there until we get to Thesea."

Throughout the ride to Thesea, Crow would be talking to Raven and attempted to keep her calm. Though several hours left Raven feeling like she had been surrounded by her worst fear for an eternity. When they finally did land though and were given Lilim's ok to come out, she practically leaped out of the cart and ran to a tree, grabbing at the tree's trunk tightly. Her entire body was shaking as she breathed heavily and shakily, struggling to keep her nerves. Fire was her worst fear, and she just needed to get away from it.

"Raven, you ok?"

"I-I just needed to get some air...I-I'll be fine in a minute...."
Althea walked silently through the trees in her hunting gear, her ears listening for any sort of sound.
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She stopped, hearing some muffled speech not far off. She crept through the trees, listening closely. She spotted the source of the noise, a girl hugging a tree.
Althea smirked, sensing fear and panic from the girl. She crept closer, keeping silent as she moved.
She reached the girl at the tree, and quietly stepped out from the cover of the forest, “You look like you just faced death herself.” Althea said to the girl, her white eyes glowing in amusement.
Vermillion also joined outside of the carriage once Lilim managed to take to close enough to Thesea. He did ended up seeing that Raven was very scared and wanted to know what's going on in order to try and keep her calm, but she kept slient for the whole trip. He couldn't help that he felt like it was all his fault that Raven was acting this way...he was really only trying to help and make things comfortable for her...but now it felt like he has done the opposite...

"I feel like it's all my fault for the woman to act this way... I was only trying to help and make things comfortable, but it looks like I did the opposite... I wonder why though...I think it all started when I light up the overhead light with my fire magic in order for us to see in my pushwagon, and that she started to act this way..." said Vermillion as he then pent up in shock, realizing something that pretty much answered his question "Could it be...is this woman afraid of fire...? If so then that's...a bit problematic... As much as I would say with absolutely honestly that my fire magic does have the ability to harm anyone...at least until I primed it up to make it harmful, but that takes some time and a lot of my magical power to do so... It's also colored differently, showing it to be more of a pure golden-yellowish instead of red. There's a reason why I most of my magic, especially my fire magic, to be non-harmful to people...but I can't tell you the reason why...but perhaps later..."

Vermillion then takes a knee at Raven, checking to see if she's okay.

"Miss...I'm sorry for what I did in my pushwagon... Are you going to be okay? If you want we could rest for a bit...and, of course, I won't have the fire out since it's about to be morning..." said Vermillion as he then also realizes something "Speaking of which, madam, how are you feeling since the sun is about to come up? I'm sure you need to get some rest, and in that case I'll have a bed prepared for you to sleep in until night."

While checking on Raven, Vermillion also hears and sees Althea coming up to the group...but also notices her facial expressions seems to be mocking Raven because of her big fear of fire...

"And who are you? Also I don't like your facial expression...looking like you're making fun of this woman for her possible fear of fire..." said Vermillion with a bit of an upsetting tone
Althea raised a slender eyebrow at the man that approached. She remained silent for a moment, looking him up and down before glancing back at the girl.

“Tell me, how was I supposed to know she was afraid of fire, hm? If I only just showed up.” She responded, looking back at the man. She kept her voice neutral, refusing to betray any hint of emotion she may have. She looked behind him at the carriage, and then rolled her eyes. “I’ll be on my way now, I have better things to do then trifle with travellers.” She gave the girl one last look, her eyes still glowing white.

She turned, flipping her hood up and preparing to venture back into the woods.
"Well farewell then..." said Vermillion "I don't like that woman for some odd reason... I mean I'm sure she was making fun of the woman's fear of fire...if I'm actually correct...I'm not too sure...but her facial expression was telling me that she was... The only thing I'm feeling bad for is what I did for the woman to likely fear me because I didn't know any better... I hope she doesn't hate me..."
Althea made her way back through the trees, walking down a path that eventually lead to her small cabin, though others would refer to it as a shack.

She found it abandoned long ago, and decided to take it over and make it her own. It was her home now, she hadn’t lived in the faery realm for a long time.
Lilim was right in front of the door as Raven burst through it consumed by fear. Lilim had to wonder as she got knocked away just what happened in there to cause Raven such trauma. The Fae girl didn't exactly make things easier, but Lilim believed this new arrival to be simply curious. Not that she had a chance to say anything after getting her nose and boobs mashed by a door...

The Fae vanished without so much as a wave to Lilim, but after clearing her throat, she hovers up to Vermillion, "I appreciate the offer, Hun. But before I take it up, would you mind if I listened to a little concert that comes along when the twilight hits the sky?" she asks before swaying and flicking her tail similar to the way a squirl does, "You see... My mother is due to sing during the time of twilight, and I'm obligated to listen. If anyone would like to listen as well, feel free to say so. I'd... Appreciate a little company." Lilim says as she cups her hand over her elbow cutely.

Looking to Raven, "Um... Raven?... I'm sure Vermillion didn't mean to scare you... And he's clearly really sorry and feeling a lot of guilt for what happened... I'm sure you don't blame him, but he was just trying to help... Take all the time you need to calm down, Hun... But I'm sure Vermillion would appreciate the closure of hearing you say you're not upset with him... Please try to calm down, Raven... You do need to eat and get some rest..." she says in a quiet tone as she kneels and softly rubs Raven's arm.

As a last touch, Lilim would lean in and gently place a non-draining kiss on Ravens cheek, just to confirm that everything was safe and that no one was trying to hurt her presently. Hovering up again, she moves over to Vermillion and Lorsch, "Guys, I do need to talk to you right quick. I'd like to wait for Raven so I won't have to say it again, but I feel that time is growing short and I'm due to succumb to the curse on me shortly after my mother's singing... But... I have a plan for what we can do to prepare for this. We're all tired from the battle earlier, so... I propose we take the daylight hours to come to rest, sharpen any weapons we're carrying, have something to eat, and above all, meditate and top out all of our available magic power. When it gets dark again, we can slip into the Thesian walls under the cover of night and use the art of stealth to our advantage... And... Given Raven's pyrophobia, we might have to put out any torches we come across and light our way with illumination Lacrima instead... Or... If you guys can see well in the dark, that's even better. Cause I can see perfectly in the dark. Anyway... That's my proposal for a plan... What do you guys think?" she explains calmly and asks curiously, trying her best not to sound pushy.
"I see...and I agree strongly with your plan to go through the infiltration at night... And don't worry about any fire sources, I can personally and easily snuff them out remotely with my fire magic. Also I can see well in the dark enough even if there's a new moon out, there's always a lesser light in the night sky that we can use to see just fine. I...I personally have to do something rather...privately and important for nearly an hour soon, but I'll be ready and willing to go at anytime once everyone is ready... And, yes, had I known about her fear of fire earlier I would have used my light magic instead...only problem is I can only use light magic as long as I have my Holy Knightsword called Durandal, in hand... It doesn't have to be within my possession, but just very close by, which I normally store it at a secret bottom compartment underneath the carriage. I don't know if any of you can feel the holy magic from the sword, but be at ease that it'll never try to harm anyone that's deemed an ally...even to a someone of the night, such as yourself, miss..." said Vermillion

When Lilim proposed to ask either him and/or Lorcsh to come with her to hear her mother's song before going to sleep for the rest of the day, Vermillion pondered a bit but then soon smiled.

"Sure, I would like to come to hear your mother's song...if that's okay with you... I don't know what everyone else here thinks, but if this women here...umm, you said her name is Raven, correct...? Anyway, if she's in too much into shock then we should have someone stay here and look out for her. I don't mind if I need to stay behind, I just want Raven to calm down and be safe before she hurts herself..." said Vermillion
Raven was taking several deep breaths in order to calm herself down. The fresh air was really helping her to do that, after all, this wasn't exactly the first time she's had to bring herself down from a panic attack like this. Though when someone walked up to her only to compare her reaction to fire to being faced with death itself, she just looked up to get a good look at the woman. She looked like a fae of some kind, and she just shook her head while Crow also examined the woman. She had appeared out of nowhere, and she assumed that she either lived in the forest or in Thesea. If she lived in Thesea, then their current situation would be problematic, since now someone has seen them. Though she wasn't too worried about it right now as she was still trying to get her body from shaking. Though when Vermillion approached her and took a knee, she would stare down at him and nod her head in reassurance.

"It's alright...you didn't know....I'm sorry if my reaction to fire seems a bit extreme, but I'm deathly afraid of it. You have to remember that I'm a witch. Humans have hunted my kind and burned us at the stake for centuries. When I'm exposed to fire, my skin turns black and starts cracking until eventually it dissolves into ash...So forgive me if I'd rather not be in a room surrounded by it..."

Raven had calmed down a lot from earlier, though when Lilim leaned towards Raven and gave her a kiss on the cheek, she stopped shaking almost instantly as just stared at Lilim baffled, before watching her walk away. She let out another deep breath as she was calmed down now, and she couldn't help but feel embarrassed. After another minute of getting the humiliation off her face, she approached everyone else, listening in on Lilim's plan, nodding in agreement. Though Vermilion's last comment made her furrow her brow in frustration

"I'm not a child you know...This isn't the first time I've had to bring myself down from a panic attack due to fire. You really think I would hurt myself?? Huh...."

She says before turning around and going to the tree from earlier, only this time climbing up it and lying down on the branch. If they were going to take the day to rest, then she needed some sleep. And right now she was exhausted. She would close her eyes and try to forget about what just happened, clearing her mind. Crow was also able to help keep her calm, but Raven didn't appreciate being talked about like she was some child that needed looking after.
"I'm sorry about that, really. Never, ever since I was born, have I seen someone who acts so afraid of something...especially since I've...actually...seen...that...kind...of...fear...once..." said Vermillion, but starts to trail off, sounding rather weird in the end

Soon Vermillion's eyes turned rather soulless along with him standing like a statue that would make him easily fall to the ground if someone even tries to push him.

What's actually happening to Vermillion is that he's actually seeing and reliving someone's horrible nightmare...a nightmare so bad that it happened well before he was born... It happened in one night, there was five female celestial bodies that were travelling together one beautiful night, all happy and enjoying the flight over the dark moonlit skies. Things were going well as the five celestial bodies took a small break in a white flower field...until somebody dark and powerful attacked them one day, drawn to the magical power that they had, and wanted to came it for itself... All five of them were in grave danger since the celestial bodies didn't have any experience in self-defense, thus they were doomed to be killed by this powerful dark force that was hunting them...at least until one of the celestial bodies decided to do the ultimate sacrifice of giving her life while the other four escaped... The gambit was ultimately successful...but not before seeing one of their own died and being absorbed into a dark shadowy creature, letting one of the celestial bodies out a horrible wailing scream as then the memory faded into pure white...

After witnessing the memory of one of the celestial bodies, actually his creator(s), the Great Spirits, Vermillion clutches and shakes his head, acting very distraught and looking like he was going mad.

"What...what was that I just witnessed...? It was something horrible...yet it was so familiar...but why...? I...I never had that kind of memory before...but for some reason it seems so...familiar...especially that horrible scream in the end...it sounded...so...familiar..." said Vermillion, lost in thought

Vermillion would eventually calmed down, but then all three of them saw the strange tantrum that he was going through, including saying something strange that he was contradicting himself saying that he has never witness someone who acted and had a great fear over something...even though it wasn't one of his own, and would actually have no memory of saying that he knew in the end...

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