Into the Sacred Glade

15 March 2014

23:06 < EdenGM> With the sun's rising, our heroes awaken to a rather beautiful day

23:07 Shadelow grumbled a bit as she wobbled out of her tent, looking around a bit, "W-We gotta get out of this dumb forest soon.."

23:08 Ruzeth lets out a loud yawn as teh sun wakes him up, still snuggled up next to Ember.. Opening his eyes, he slowly gets upt to his feet.

23:08 Fiery_Cider yawns and streaches before jumping up "I GOT IT, I'LL GO BY FIERY CIDER NOW!" the stallion turned mare shouts triumphantly before hugging Shadelow from behind, nuzzling her gently and grabbing the armored mesh cloak the pair used as an impromptu door

23:10 Shadelow squeaked loudly, fell onto her face, got grabbed around her bottom side and got nuzzled. Should have expected something like this to happen with such an explosive marefriend behind her.

23:13 Wicked lifts his head and stands up qietly. He smiles at Shadelow and the now called Fiery_Cider and nods at Ruzeth and Ember. For the first time he wasn?t awake first. And doesn?t mind, at all. He rubs his tired eyes and looks around.

23:16 < Fiery_Cider> "So, how about some breakfast!" she says excitedly looking around some

23:17 < Wicked> "I agree with Miss Shades. And... Cider? I can offer a cooking set, but no food..."

23:19 < Shadelow> "Well, I have some noodles on me we could eat."

23:19 Ruzeth gives a nod, "Sure, I couldn't find anything last night but perhaps the morning light will reveal something.

23:20 Ruzeth begins to search around the camp for some food to eat.

23:22 Wicked finally stands up, trying not to bother the pegasus mare aside. He brings out his cooking set and prepares to set the fire on again.

23:23 Fiery_Cider finds a berry bush "Ooooh this looks yummy!" she say gently eating one to taste it

23:26 Ruzeth stumbles into a strange plant as hes looking about. It takes him a moment to realize what he'd stumbled into as his coat began to itch. He quickly begins to make his way back to the camp. "Please tell me one of your medical kits has something for poison Ivy...or this is going to get quite miserable."

23:26 < Fiery_Cider> "Oooooh, would these berries I found help, I just ate one and I'm not dead, so they must be fine!"

23:27 Wicked looks up from his cooking set and quickly sorts his medical supplies. "Moment, Ruzeth.."

23:29 Ruzeth shoots a death glare at Cider. "Don't eat those if you don't know what they are. Here bring them to me. Some poisions take a while to take effect." He says hastily.

23:30 < Wicked> 2Oh, I am so sorry, Ruzeth, but..." He makes an excusing expression. "Sorry..."

23:31 Fiery_Cider harvest the entire bush "Hey, they looked tasty, and smelled good, and my pipbuck says I'm fine" she says bringing ALL the berries to Ruzeth

23:32 < Shadelow> "Uh.. All I can think of is putting bandages on to reduce the spread of it to anywhere else or to us."

23:34 < Fiery_Cider> "Well, it's like the same thing as pepper oil right?" she asks looking at the more medically inclined ponies "Cause drinking milk makes pepper oil not burn your mouth any more...."

23:34 < Wicked> "Okay, Doctor Shadelow, do we have bandages?" He walks up and nudges the medipony. "Nurse Love is ready for duty." he grins.

23:34 < Fiery_Cider> "Although, we don't have any milk"

23:36 Ruzeth grimaces. "Ya thats kind of what I figured...and I have no clue what those berries are. Ir eally recomend you don't eat them. I've got some food in my pack."

23:37 Shadelow blnked at cider, "Well, plain water isn't able to wash away the sorts of oils that makes things hot or wash away poison ivy. It's made to resist water, or else it'd be less effective."

23:38 Wicked shows Shadelow his stuff. There was also some soap in his bags. "Anything that could help, Shadelow?"

23:38 Fiery_Cider holds out some of the berries "What if we mashed these up and added water and boiled the mash water some, would that work?"

23:38 Ruzeth nods at Shadelow. "Yep, we'd need some soap or other substance to soak the oils out."

23:39 Ruzeth begins to scrach as he's unable to suppress the urges as it begins to worsen.

23:40 < Wicked> "I have soap!" He takes it out to show Ruzeth and Shadelow. "Also water. Come here Ruzeth, and show me where it itches."

23:42 < Shadelow> "U-Uh.. Um.." She tried to think with all the questions, "Just go on with the soap. I say collect all the berrys you saw and keep them separete from the food. We can get to town and figure out what they are or eat when we're desparete."

23:42 Ruzeth walks quickly over to Wicked. "Its kind of all over really..." He admits. "I kind of tripped on a vine and tumbled into it."

23:43 < Ruzeth> "Ya, I agree with shady on that. No point in any of us getting poisioned when there are still rations to go around."

23:43 Wicked pours water in a bowl and adds soap to it, using his even more fluffy tail intead of his hooves. He points Ruzeth to come over. "Then better get started. Relax." He begins to rub the soap into the zebras fur with his tail.

23:45 < Wicked> "I also have a blanket, but I will need a new one in town. If we reach town at any point."

23:45 Fiery_Cider shows the pipbuck medical display to Shadelow and Ruzeth "See, not poisoned, they are find" she says bluntly eating a hoof full and piling the rest of the berries in a nice big pile for every one "And they are fresh, and tasty"

23:45 Ruzeth leans in and cooporates as best as he could trying to help wicked get him clean

23:46 Ruzeth looks skeptically at the display. "I dont' trust that thing. Never eat something you cant identify or that somepony else hasn't identified for you. Thats just the way not to get yourself killed." he states, bluntly.

23:48 < Wicked> "Hush now, Cider, Ruzeth. There are many ways to do something, and a smart pony always tries to learn new ways." He smiles at both as he washed Ruzeth. The zebra stallion now smells of tea and cucumber soap. "And there is no reason to fight about it."

23:49 Shadelow bit her lip and decided not to let the Zebra not feel bad about his skill in plants with the ivy and being wrong about the berries. "Um.. I think I'll pass hun."

23:52 < Wicked> "Okay now, little dancer. Better now?" The red stallion wraps a blanket over him and begins to dry him professionally.

23:52 Fiery_Cider nods and packs the rest of the berries up then unless Wicked wants some

23:53 Ruzeth continues to itch quite badkly, but hes been soaped up well enough. "It probably wont get any worse now anyways."

23:53 Wicked offers Fiery_Cider his bags to store the berries. He was carrying the cooking kit all along.

23:58 Fiery_Cider shakes her head "Nah, I'll keep the pretty purple berries, thanks though, heh, purple berries, wouldn't it be funny if these were like, some strange type of grapes?"

00:00 < Wicked> "If you really like... I was just offering..." He smiles shily. "Never wanted to take them away from you..." Nervously he turns to pack his cooking gear again.

00:02 Ruzeth begins to pack his bedroll up, still scratching at his body occasionally. "Lets just get a move on and hope Cola...er CIder doesn't keel over on us."

00:03 Shadelow wandered around for a bit before gathering her bedroll up. Probably needs to wash it, but it'll do drying on her back for now.

00:04 Fiery_Cider rolls her eyes "Hey, Pipbuck says I'm fine, I'm fine, hell this thing can even calculate my magical strain and reserves"

00:04 Wicked looks at Ruzeth. "Miss Shade and I will look over her, so no worries. Better find a way to Tidal... or any settlement at all."

00:08 < Wicked> "Okay, ready when you are." He looks around if anypony would need help. When he sees there isn?t he puts his hoof down. "Anypony lead the way, let us move on."

00:09 < EdenGM> With the sun rising, our heroes continue to follow the trail, and those mysterious hoof prints

00:11 Fiery_Cider hums happily, she's in rather high spirits this fine morning, it's not raining, she found some tasty new berries, got to try something new with her love the night before, it is a good day

00:15 Wicked walks calmly with the group. He offers Ruzeth to talk about the massaging theory and how he learned, avoiding all stories from his past not to bother him."If you wwant we can go about what you learned yesterday. I still hope you liked it?"

00:19 Ruzeth gives wicked a grin as they walk, still grimacing as his body continues to itch. "I'ld like that quite a bit. I wanna get better at this."

00:23 Wicked smiles happily. "I love telling you, but I learned this on a different way, and I am no good as a teacher. Did you think about what I told you?" He points Ruzeth to answer.

00:25 Ruzeth nods back. "Yes...but I'm not sure how me knowin my muscles helps all that much..."

00:27 < Fiery_Cider> "Well, if you know what feels good for you, odds are it should feel good for some one else, right?"

00:28 < Wicked> "A massage is no textbook, little dancer. You have to feel it." He pats on Ruzeth shoulder, then suddenly turns to Fiery_Cider. "Erm... not really. Ponys are different, but it tells you the basics."

00:29 < EdenGM> With an almost unnoticeable creep, the group starts to notice a mist around their hooves

00:31 Wicked points the others to stop. "Ruzeth, is that your spirit friend again?"

00:32 < Fiery_Cider> "Oh, hey, look, funny mist, and, since I'm not the only one seeing it, I can safely say, from scientific deduction, that it's not a halucination, ergo the berries are not narcotics!" she says, excitedly

00:32 Ruzeth gives a shrug. "Spirits are sometimes friends and sometimes unreasonable...no way to tell until they talk. Even then...I don't know if this is a spirit."

00:34 Wicked looks really worried now. "What is happening?"

00:45 < EdenGM> The mist suddenly rises, forming twisting, morphing shapes in the air

00:47 Wicked turns suddenly and takes a defensive stance, scratching his brassen horseshoes over the ground. "Okay, that looks bad. Everypony, be aware!"

00:49 Fiery_Cider puts a sheild around the mist figures, better safe than sorry!

00:50 Ruzeth callls out, "Spirits, forgive us for intruding. We are merely trying to travel on our way towards civilization. WOuld you happen to know the way?"

00:53 < EdenGM> The misty wall wavers a little before starting to slowly coalesce into an indistinct shadowy form

00:57 Shadelow blinked and shook her head at Wicked's loud voice. Totally hadn't been deep in a daydream about butts or something!

00:57 Ruzeth walks through the sheild and approaches the spirit, giving a respectful bow.

00:58 < Ruzeth> *Err up too the shield

01:05 < EdenGM> The form shifts slowly into that of a graceful woodland doe, with a pelt of the purest white, even more so then a winter's first snowfall. "Greetings, my children."

01:06 Shadelow blinkablinked at her, "Uh.. Hello miss."

01:07 Wicked nods. He tries to be polite but doesn?t lower his defense. "Greetings. Please excuse, but we are not common to your kind and afrait. What is your concern?"

01:08 Fiery_Cider keeps her sheild up "Sorry just yeah, with this kinda thing, luck aint been on our side" she says to the mist doe

01:09 < Wicked> "Not in the slightest, seriously." The red stallion points with his head to Ruzeth. "But we shall let him do the talking. Noone of the rest has experience with this kind of event."

01:10 Ruzeth gives another bow to the spirit. "Greetings, I appologise if we are intruding."

01:13 < EdenGM> The tall doe returns the bow. "I'm afraid you are intruding. My glade is beyond here. It's a sacred place."

01:14 Shadelow rubbed the back of her neck, smiling sheepishly to her, "Sorry. We're kinda lost and never really saw any bounries or anything to this place.."

01:14 < Ruzeth> "We will give it all the respect it deserves if you would allow us through. Or, if you could point us towards a town, we would gladly take whatever route' you'd suggest.

01:15 Wicked nods to Ruzeths offer to back him up.

01:17 < EdenGM> "Hmm..." She looks over the group a little. "Release your magic and keep your weapons in your packs then. I shall lead you through my glade."

01:20 Ruzeth gives the spirit a nod, and turns to Cider. "It's best we do what she says...We do not want to defy her. Got that? Please drop the sheild and everyone stow your weapons.

01:20 Wicked bows down to the spirit. "We are greatful for your friendliness, oh spirit of this glade. We will pay the outmost respect. I promse."

01:21 Shadelow let out a breath and stuffed her rifle and flaregun into her bags, walking towards the doe, "Thank you."

01:21 < Fiery_Cider> "Fiiiine but if shit hits the fan, like it normally does it's on you" she replies to the zebra dropping the sheild spell

01:23 Ruzeth stuffs his sword into his pack as well. "Thank you great spirit. We most appreciate this gesture."

01:23 < EdenGM> "Please, follow me. And my name is Lori-Landa *"

01:24 Wicked nods appreciating. "A gesture of generosity. We do appreciate your decision, Lady Lori-Landa."

01:24 Ruzeth gives the party a look over to make sure that everyone had stowed away their equipment before following. "Lori-Landa, do you know the quickest way to the nearest settlement?"

01:27 Fiery_Cider rolls her eyes some and takes a sip from her canteen muttering some to herself before tapping some notes into her pipbuck

01:36 < EdenGM> Lori-Landa huggles melodically as she follows the trail. "The quickest way isn't the safest. Best to follow the trail here."

01:38 Ruzeth gives a nod, "So, this trail will lead us there then, wise spirit?"

01:39 Wicked follows the mist spirit with mixed feeling. He would like ta ask so many questions, but also he was scared. A town stallion, and a slave, cannot easily trust. His feelings may be painted on his face, or show i his behaviour.

01:42 CentraBlu looked over and cocked her head, "Um.. Is there anything special around here miss Lori-Landa?"

01:43 < EdenGM> Lori-Landa smiles softly and nods. "This is the way of the straight and narrow, for evil widens it's borders to become inviting. And other than my glade, there is not much left untainted, pure, here on this old, forgotten isle."

01:45 < Ruzeth> "Do you know of the spirit Dagda? He transported me here from his home and I know not where I am now."

01:47 < EdenGM> Lori-Landa stops and turns to look at Ruzeth. "You... Know Dagda?"

01:49 Wicked steps back, alarmed. The red and white stallion looks ike hiding, but stays.

01:51 Ruzeth takes a moment to consider his response after guaging her words. "I am familiar with the spirit and have met him once. I take it you two are aquanted?"

01:55 < EdenGM> "More than you know, my child." She says. "However, he is doing his duties, so I can't think on it." She turns back and trots through some thick, obscuring vines and into a vast, mist-shrouded glade filled with gloriously luscious and various plants from across the world, all somehow in bloom.

01:56 Wicked stops for a moment unsure to follow. He tries to get Ruzeth his attention, just by lifting his hoof.

01:57 Shadelow gaped out, "Wow.. THis is beautiful.."

01:57 Ruzeth takes it all in as he walks, not noticing wicked's attempt as he follows on. "You have done a marvolous job at keeping this glade safe and pure. Thank you again for this opportunity."

01:58 Fiery_Cider nods in agreement with Shadelow "Now I can get why you wanted to lead us through, wouldn't want us steppin' on any of the pretty flowers"

01:59 < EdenGM> "This glade is more than this world. It has a little of the Otherworld here too. And in here, I keep giving new life to the isle."

02:00 Wicked then follows last, mourning silently with a quiet whimper.

02:02 < Shadelow> "That's very noble of you.. Taking care of the islands here.."

02:02 Ruzeth gives the spirit a confused look. "Is there something threatening the island beyond that which has already past?"

02:04 < Fiery_Cider> "Huh.....is that where the shiney purple berries came from then?" she asks

02:05 < EdenGM> Lori-Landa smiles. "Welcome, my children, to the heart of my realm." She sighs a little at the comments. "It's grown harder for me. Each year my glade grows smaller, and the poison outside encroaches. I believe Inami has found this island as a resting spot... Or at least a part of him has."

02:08 Fiery_Cider nods some "Hey, uh, sorry to interupt but, could you tell me what this is maybe?" she asks pulling out one of the pearlescent purple berries "I'm pretty darn sure they are good to eat, just curios to what they are and....if they can be used for anything else"

02:09 Ruzeth gets the feeling that Dakda really intended for him to grab some dirt form this locaion, and uses Cider's descraction as an opportunity to scoops some up into his bottle.

02:10 < EdenGM> Lori-Landa blinks and looks at the berry. "Ah... I remember these. They were my first attempt in stopping the poison affecting the creatures here... It didn't help, it seems, but they have potent magic within them."

02:10 < Ruzeth> me shivers as Lori-Landa mentions the name. "This Inami? Who is he? I sense there is great history behind that name."

02:10 Wicked tugs at Ruzeth tail while he collects soil. He looks very worried and steps on his hooves nervously.

02:10 Ruzeth shivers as Lori-Landa mentions the name. "This Inami? Who is he? I sense there is great history behind that name."

02:11 < Ruzeth> "And the berries have great magic in them? What sorts of magic?"

02:12 < EdenGM> "Inami... Is life. Death. Rebirth. The great Ouroborous. He who rebuilds the realms, or so it is said. Though, I thought he had left many years ago... Deemed this world beyond saving..."

02:13 < Fiery_Cider> "Well they taste good, and I told you Ruzey, they were fine! Also, that Inami guy sounds like a jerk, I mean, yeah shit hit the fan, but we are learning from that, moving on, life is rather hard to squash out after all....mmmmm squash...."

02:13 Shadelow blinked a bit and kept a big, scientific mouth shut in the range of all this stuff.

02:14 < Ruzeth> "If the spirit of rebirth is moving in, then why is that a bad thing? Will it not resurect this plane?"

02:15 < Fiery_Cider> "Ruzeth, it kills everything first"

02:15 < EdenGM> Lori looks around. "Please, allow me to tell you more of this lost island. I'll make sure your path is clear tomorrow, and you will be safe in here from any of the creatures that have turned."

02:15 Wicked whimpers. "I was expcting this." A stallion lays down and frowns.

02:17 < EdenGM> The doe looks over at Wicked. "Does something trouble you child?"

02:17 Ruzeth gives a bow to the spirit. "That would be most appreciated. If you would be so kind, we are also running a little low on food...would you point out what edible plants need to be culled slightly so that they will grow stronger?"

02:18 Wicked whinces under the spirits gaze and tries to back up still laying. But he nods.

02:18 Fiery_Cider shifts some and giggles, giddy "And odds are there are plants that I can use to make soda here too, I mean, if that's cool?"

02:19 < EdenGM> Lori-Landa looks to Fiery_Cider and Ruzeth. "The plants to the west are safe for ponies to eat. And I don't know what this 'soda' is." She turns back to Wicked. "What's wrong?"

02:21 < Wicked> "..." He shakes his head and turns to Ruzeth, looking helpless. "I..."

02:22 < Fiery_Cider> "It's like a mix of plants and water, that causes it to get all bubbly and fizzy!" she say before hugging Wicked "Hey, cheer up, we get a nice place to rest for once and don't have to worry about that stupid rainbow rain again"

02:22 Ruzeth is caught be wickeds gaze and walks over to him. "Go ahead, whats wrong wicked?"

02:23 < EdenGM> She looks over at Fiery_Cider. "Rainbow Rain?"

02:24 Ruzeth gives a quick nod. "Yes...Cider is terrified of the rainbows that accompany rain for some reason. I still havn't figured that one out."

02:24 Shadelow blinked at Cider, "Um.. Honey, the plants don't make it fizzy. They're all for the flavor."

02:25 < Wicked> "I do NOT feel safe here." he burst out and shakes his head. He adresses the spirit directly, bowing so deep he digs his muzzle in the dirt. "I.. I do not intend to shun your guft, great spirit, but... I do not feel well here. Not at all."

02:26 < Wicked> *gift

02:26 < Fiery_Cider> "No, I mean the stupid rainbow rain that turned me into a mare" she says "Rainbows are fine, rainbow rain is not, and actually Shadelow, the original soda's were made by mixing certain plants to create a fizzy reaction" she says with a big grin

02:27 Ruzeth bites his lip and shoots cider a death glare.

02:27 < EdenGM> Lori-Landa looks between Fiery_Cider and Wicked, not sure who to talk to first

02:28 < Fiery_Cider> "What?" she asks looking at Ruzeth, confused, I mean, isn't one supposed to be strait forward when some one's nice to em

02:28 Wicked tries to hide his face in the ground. No need to take this quickly.

02:29 Ruzeth walks over to cider and tugs on his tail. "I think Cider and I were gonna go grab some food for the group. We'll be right back."

02:30 Wicked whimpers. His only real help now left with his one distraction.

02:30 < Fiery_Cider> "Whoa now buddy, only one person's allowed to pull on my tail, and your, not, her" she says shooting Ruzeth a very, very pointed look

02:31 < Ruzeth> "Lets go get some food right now Cider," the zebra says quite sternly though clenched teeth.

02:32 < EdenGM> Lori-Landa sits down and motions Wicked and Shadelow over. "Please children, let the others go while I try and get you two comfortable..."

02:33 < Wicked> "D-do not bother, p-please..."

02:35 < EdenGM> The doe blinks a little. "I just want to know why you're so nervous, my child."

02:35 Wicked blinked in surprise. "O-Oh um.. A-Alright." She wandered over closer.

02:36 Wicked still doesn?t look up. But he answers, politely. "I fear you. You are powerful, this is your home, we do not belong here. I do not belong here, I am not free."

02:37 Fiery_Cider frowns "Fiiiine, you still owe me a sorry anyway" she says grumpily before giving shadelow a quick kiss on the cheek "I should be back soon love"

02:37 < EdenGM> Lori-Landa giggles. "Please, there is no need to fear me. You've done nothing wrong, my dear."

02:39 Ruzeth hisses at Cider once they're out of earshot. "You dont tell a spirit who's trying to keep her grove pure that we're tracking in ponies who have been touch by taint...something so damaging and unpure. Thats just /not/ going to work out for us."

02:40 < Wicked> "But if we would, not knowing, we would still face your rath. And would be helpless, here in your home. This is what the term *child* does mean, too." He looks up shily. "You can?t be mighty and NOT dominant, for the better of your grove, we are... disposable."

02:42 < Fiery_Cider> "I'm pretty sure she already knows for starters, and also, so what, I doubt she'd be that upset by it, she seems alright as is and your not giving her enough credit"

02:43 < Fiery_Cider> "Plus, all you've been is mean to me and talk about how good you are with plants, yet who found awesome magic berries, I did, who fell into itchy plants and found no food, you did"

02:44 < EdenGM> Lori-Landa shakes her head. "I'm sorry, it's just my way of talking. I may be powerful, but I'm not going to just dispose of a pony who displeases me."

02:45 Ruzeth gives a huff. "Spirits are very finicky creatures...They can seem alright in one instant but get easily angered by somthing else the next. It won't do well for us to track impurity into her domain. As far as plants...you did get lucky this time, I'll give you that."

02:46 < Wicked> "You can?t proof that, and you know it. Believing you is one, but fear is another thing. You have to demand, and I... I fear power. For my ow reasons." He whimpers again and plants his forehead on the ground. "This is the truth you asked for."

02:46 < Fiery_Cider> "And what about guilt tripping me when I wasn't the only one who wanted to go into that cave huh, what's with that. You have no idea the shit that put me through you self centerd, gah buck it I'm going back to the group" she says spinning around and heading back to the others

02:48 < EdenGM> Lori-Landa frowns a little and holds out a hoof to Wicked. "Please, child. I mean no harm. At least stop putting your face to the ground, and be a little more comfortable..."

02:48 Wicked makes inaudiable whimpering sound and remains, nearly crying now. "I c-can?t..."

02:49 Fiery_Cider huffs and sits beside Shadelow, she looks rather mad "Calm down Wicked, if she wanted to hurt us she'd have just like vaporized us or something when I dropped my sheild earlier"

02:50 Ruzeth takes a couple deep breaths and gathers up some food, hoping that no one would do anything stupid while he was gone. He returns to the group.

02:51 < Wicked> "I would be FINE with hurting! Then I would know where I am at." he suddenly bursts and cramps to a much smalles pony he was before.

02:53 < Fiery_Cider> "Wicked, calm, down" she says pulling out a hoof full of the berries "Eat these, they'll make you feel better, or should they made me fill pretty good till that stupid jerk face of a zebra decided to be a jerkface, again, seriously, what is his problem, does he like to make me hurt or tear myself up inside"

02:53 < EdenGM> "I try to keep this place peaceful..."Lori-Landa sighs softly. "And yet, ponies are either afraid or wish it harm..."

02:54 < Fiery_Cider> "I don't wish it harm, it's pretty, also, what did you mean by 'impure' earlier"

02:55 Ruzeth dispences the food amongst the group. "Well here you go guys, eat up." He takes a seat next to wicked, still casting a glare at Cider.

02:56 < Wicked> "T-then let us go, oh mighty spirit. Let us leave and never remember, I beg you. I can?t take this all night..." Wicked sobs, isolating more and more.

02:57 Ruzeth pats wicked on the back. "It will be fine, just calm down." He turns to the spirit. "What is this tale that you wish to tell us this evening

02:58 < EdenGM> Lori-Landa looks over at Fiery_Cider. "There is... Something beyond the borders that changes things... Poisons and toxins I've never encountered..." She looks over at Ruzeth now. "It would be a long one... And I'm not sure your friend cares to be here very much..."

02:59 Wicked whinces and shrieks. "Can?t you just ignore me?" He sobs and tries to crawl away.

03:01 Ruzeth nuzzles agianst wicked and whispers in his ear. "Relax...everything will be fine. What is it you're so worried about?"

03:03 Fiery_Cider shrugs some grumbling still and shooting Ruzeth dirty looks "And that stuff is...bad right, like, it couldn't cause good things to happen?"

03:03 Wicked still crawls away, not answering or even reacting to Ruzeth. In a safe distance he lays down again, watching from afar. His now extremely fluffy tail wraps around his muzzle, hiding him.

03:06 < EdenGM> "I've rarely seen good things come from it..." She mutters

03:07 < Fiery_Cider> "But, if something good happened from it, how would you react to that?" she asks, a tone of curiosity in her voice

03:08 Ruzeth shakes his head, watching as Wicked crawls away, torn between staying here to make sure Cider doesn't say anything stupid to the spirit and comforting his friend. The Zebra hesitates for a bit beofre he hears CIders question...and decides that she's the biggest threat.

03:08 Ruzeth continues to shoot Cider dirty looks, worried that she'll upset the spirit.

03:09 Shadelow sighed in Wicked's direction and listened to her, "Well.. Might it have anything to do with this.. Taint around the forest?" She looked to Ruzeth and waved him off to go help the stallion, mouthing a "go help him."

03:09 < EdenGM> "I'd still remove it from my glade... I don't trust whatever this poison is, good or bad... Though it doesn't seen to spread over its affected something..."

03:10 Ruzeth flinches quite hard as Shadelow mentions taint, getting quite worried at Cider's probing questions. He mouths back at Shade, "Only if you shut her up."

03:13 Fiery_Cider nods some at that "So you'd remove the stuff and anything it's touched is what your saying?" she asks "Damn, I'm sure glad we took shelter in that rain"

03:14 < EdenGM> Lori-Landa blinks and looks between Shadelow and Ruzeth . "Why are you two doing that?

03:14 < Shadelow> Shady nodded and gently leaned against Cider as she listened,going to try and speak first more.

03:15 Shadelow tensed up a bit, "O-Oh uh.. I-I'm worried about Wicked. I don't think it's good to leave him alone."

03:15 Ruzeth gives a grin to the spirit. "We didn't want to interupt you, we were just discussing who'd be best at comforting our friend over there...Its probably me. I'll return in a bit." The zebra hastily gets to his feet and trots over to wicked.

03:17 < EdenGM> "Alright then... What is this taint?"

03:17 < Fiery_Cider> "A jerky jerk like you, comforting some one" she says, snorting dubiously "Well, you like stallions, that would explain why your so mean to me and constantly try to do things to make me feel bad"

03:19 Ruzeth snorts back. "Then Ember must be the prettiest stallion I've ever set my eyes on. Its a shame you look so terrible," he quips back and makes his way over to Wicked.

03:19 < Fiery_Cider> "Yeah buck you too you worthless asshole"

03:19 Shadelow reached a hoof and patted Cider's back, "C'mon.. Easy.. We're in her 'home' now. Let's be civil.."

03:21 < Fiery_Cider> "Yeah, tell that to mister twists knives in peoples hearts and then chews em out for bein' strait forward, and goes on about 'oh I know plants' when he thought the berries I found were poison"

03:22 Ruzeth trots over to Wicked and sits down next to him, beginning to rub his back. "Cmon, it'll be alright Wicked. Don't worry."

03:23 Wicked whinces, vagualy trying to shoo his friend away. The little effort he puts in this tells different.

03:25 < Wicked> "You go... let me alone..."

03:26 < Ruzeth> "No, something is wrong and I wanna know what it is."

03:26 Ruzeth begins to rub Wickeds back even more, trying to apply what he'd seen the previous night.

03:27 < Wicked> "Old slaver scare. She?s just SO nice. I... I can?t handle that."

03:29 < Wicked> Ruzeth now is the first to feel his back. Under the fluffy red fur he is scarred, many fine scars, perfectly straight and too slim to be seen through his fur. Secondly, he is the crampest thing in the wastes right now.

03:30 < Wicked> "You... are interested.. in Ember?"

03:30 < Ruzeth> "Yes she is a bit nice...don't expect that we wont be paying a price. There is always a price...I'm sure we'll find out what the spirit wants when we hear her tale.

03:31 < Wicked> Ofcourse this is a try to change subject. His back wont relax, siimply cramp more.

03:31 Ruzeth smiles down at him, blushing, as he continues to massage into Wicked's back. "A little bit..."

03:33 < Wicked> "Stop that. I?m a slave, you can?t touch a slave like this." he doesn?t sound inpolite or anhry, but displeased. "Thought so..."

03:34 Ruzeth withdraws his hooves from Wicked's back, not wanting to upset him any more than he already was. "You are /not/ a slave. A slave is a position, not an identity, and you are distinctly free now."\

03:36 Wicked looks at the small zebra. "I always were a slave, dancer, and always will be. I want to be, it?s the only thing I have to give... And free? Me, here?" he nods direction the fog spirit. "Thre is no freedom from here on..."

03:39 < Wicked> "When I got free... I lost everything. That?s worse then slavery." His face under his tail he adds :"I never had anything... I am so useless..."

03:39 Ruzeth shakes his head. "You have much more to give than that. You are an intellegent and caring pony, who has much to offer. You are right that for the moment we arn't free. We will dance like puppets for the night in exchange for safe passage, but we won't bound for longer than that."

03:40 Ruzeth shakes his head. "No, when you got free you gained your dignity and found us. You've gained some friend. Now you have something."

03:41 < Wicked> "So? I have only little to give, and noone wants. And I wish you best luck with Ember, but... I would only interfere. Better I go when I am still a stranger."

03:43 Ruzeth gives Wicked a big hug. "You are not interfering. I would be remiss in not letting her enjoy your company as well. Plus, if you went, I would lose a good friend and a voice of reason against our new /mare/ there."

03:44 < Wicked> "You pay her wrong, she also lost alot... Ruzeth? Will you stay the night with me?" He tries to control his tears. "I am so very scared..."

03:47 Ruzeth nods back and nuzzles wicked. "I will. Will you please sit with me for the tale? Being here nor there will protect you if the spirit gets angry and I'm worried that Cider over there, will let slip that that shes been mutated. That will not end well for us."

03:48 < Wicked> "B-but I?m mutated aswell..."

03:48 < Ruzeth> "Yes, but I don't think you will mention that to our spirit friend will you?"

03:49 < Ruzeth> "Cider on the other hand, can't seem to watch her tongue, almost revealing it already. She continues to make stupid desicions. That cave, eating berries without knowing what they were, nearly revealing her taint...Its got me quite worried."

03:49 < Wicked> "She scares me... No I wouldn?t. But, can?t spirits feel this?"

03:50 < Wicked> ((*she = spirit friend; aslo: the other *hoof))

03:50 < Wicked> "I can?t do anything... it?s her decision...."

03:51 Ruzeth shrugs. "I'm not sure, but she hasn't detected anything about Cider. I'm not sure that she can."

03:51 < Ruzeth> "Sure you can. Just help me lead the conversation away."

03:52 < Wicked> "And don?t tell Ember. I don?t want to push between you..." he nods vagualy. "I will try..."

03:53 < Ruzeth> "Dont tell ember what? Anything said between us I'll keep to myself, but what in particular are you worried about sharing?"

03:56 Wicked looks away and blushes, with a cramp at a certain part of his back. "N-nothing... I wish you luck with her..." The he stands up and looks at Ruzeth, shaking legs. "L-let?s go`"

03:57 Ruzeth helps wicked up. "Lets go undo any damage thats been done," he says with a sigh.

03:57 < Wicked> "Damage... can never be undone..."

03:58 < Ruzeth> "But it can be mitigated."

03:39 Shadelow took a deep breath, "Well.. Uh.." She gave a little hard thought to remember it, "Taint is this special kind of 'radiation'. It's designed to mutate things, but no pony knows how to administer it properly, and it's all scattered through the land we came from. It's a rainbow colored liquid."

03:41 < EdenGM> "So... This rainbow rain is... A mutagen?"

03:42 Shadelow nodded, giving Cider a nuzzle in the motion, "Yes it is. Why it's here.. I have no clue... It does seem to have traveled a lot of places in our land, but past a whole ocean.."

03:48 Fiery_Cider nuzzles back some and sighs heavily

03:49 < Shadelow> "Well.. It's proper use was supposed to be for.. Making alicorns I beilieve."

03:50 < EdenGM> Lori-Landa blinks. "Alicorns? Making... Alicorns?"

03:52 Shadelow nodded, "Grows wings and can use magic. They were attempting to make goddesses, but the experiment got out and does what it wants now."

03:54 < Fiery_Cider> "Well...the megaspells and balefire bombs saw to that, and all the magical radiation they let off....wait...that means there could be two things you mean Lori-Landa"

03:55 < EdenGM> Lori-Landa nods. "I knew of the megaspells... But this taint is a blight to nature."

03:57 Ruzeth begins to start back over towards the group with Wicked in tow.

03:58 Shadelow gulped nervously, "It'll change everything it touches.. It could be or create something enough to destroy everything.. If it's spreading somehow.."

04:00 < Wicked> "Err... w-was there s-something about food earlier?" The red and white stallion looks around shily and twitches at seeing the spirit again. "I... feel better now."

04:01 < EdenGM> "Then this world is doomed..." She mutters, turning to look at Wicked and Ruzeth. "Feel free to eat the plants to the east. They're edible."

04:02 Ruzeth indicated to the pile he'd brought back earlier. "I've alread picked some for everyone Lori. Thanks though."

04:02 < Wicked> "And free?" in his voice is an accusing interest.

04:02 Shadelow shuddered, "Well.. Not if we could do something about it.."

04:03 Fiery_Cider nods some "I doubt they'd make a potion they couldn't undo later"

04:04 Ruzeth shudders at the spirits words. "Surely you must know something about this though? You said about Inami was pressing in. Do you have any thoughts on what can stall him?"

04:05 < EdenGM> "Nothing under my power. His realm is the antithesis of this glade..."

04:06 < Ruzeth> "Yes, but us mortals sometimes can affect the spirits more than they can affect each other. Do you have an idea of what could be done to halt him?"

04:07 < EdenGM> "Though... A mortal pony could defeat him, or whoever is doing this..." She giggles a bit as she speaks at the same time as Ruzeth. "I could give you my keepers."

04:08 < Wicked> "Ruzeth, leave me out of this. I am no fighter, and I TOLD you I wont do deeds for immortal beings." He then simply bows to the spirit. "No offense."

04:09 Fiery_Cider sighs some "For the sake of keeping the one I hold dear...." she says nuzzling Shadelow gently "Sounds like this other guy wants to end everything to start it over and can't have none of that, especially not now"

04:09 < Wicked> "But I have an offer: honesty for honesty. A promise for a promise. Help for help."

04:09 Ruzeth leans on wicked. "Its more than just the deeds of immortals. The spirits can provide guidance so that we can better ourselves. If we don't do this...it'll mean the end of more than just a spirit, but likely the entire island."

04:10 < EdenGM> Lori-Landa blinks a little at Wicked. "An offer, you say?"

04:11 < Wicked> "Yes. And with what allowance do they fight their fights on our shoulders, Ruzeth? You know it spirit. You WANTED to tell us a tale, but I want to know WHY. I offer a question."

04:12 Ruzeth whipser to wicked. "Careful...making a bargain is more binding than being suggested a task."

04:12 Shadelow bit her lip and gently nuzzled her back.

04:13 < Wicked> "And being given away is better then being taken, Ruzeth. Lori-Landa already stated her point."

04:14 < EdenGM> "You wish to know why I want to tell you a tale? And what do you offer for this answer?"

04:15 < Ruzeth> "We will offer to listen closely and attentivly to the tale, should we find your answer acceptable."

04:16 Wicked bows in front of Lori_Landa. "THIS tale. I offer you the answer of a question yourself, which I will answer then." He smiles friendly. "All I want is honesty, from me as from anyone. That?s what I have learned of respect."

04:21 < EdenGM> Lori-Landa nods. "Then we have a bargain. I'll tell you my tale, and as for why... As a lesson for you who have not been here, and a warning for what will come."

04:23 Wicked sits down, politely instead of comfortable. "We have a bargain, you and I."

04:24 Shadelow bit her lip, whispering to Fiery_Cider, "I-I think he's gone nuts.."

04:25 < Fiery_Cider> "Sometimes the one that seems the craziest is the sanest" she replies softly nuzzling the other mare "Also, I hate that zebra"

04:27 < EdenGM> "Now... Sit back. Listen to my tale." Her voice roils with command

04:29 < Wicked> "Finally we hear your real voice." he grins ensured now. "Go on, we listen."

04:29 Ruzeth leans against wicked, stroking him softly. "We are listening."

04:31 Wicked pushes Ruzeth his hoof away with his tail. "Please, don?t touch me, if you have no intend to go further."

04:32 Ruzeth pulls away. "Fine...It just looked like you needed some comfort..."

04:32 < Wicked> "Shush, there is a tale to hear."

04:36 < EdenGM> "This island... Was once a great haven for all life. A great beating heart that poured magic into this plane from the Otherworld... But centuries ago, the heart was stopped. This island poisoned by the devastation your kind wrought upon the world... And slowly this isle has pulled bits of this poison to itself, the once great caverns deep below no longer carrying the magical essence, but instead a darkness that is a blight so strong, no magi

04:39 < EdenGM> * magic short of the Other world's own can stop it."

04:46 < EdenGM> "This darkness is concentrated in the center... Beneath the island. And yet, there also exists a small crystal of the purest magic still in this realm. Èlano is in my glade, and... In return for destroying this darkness, be it brought on by Iname, or by mortal kind, I will offer you both my blessing, and my glade's protecting crystal to destroy it."

04:48 < Wicked> "So you send us, and make sure by watchin us." he shakes his head sad and nickers. "Never expect anything for free... Your question, Lori_Landa?"

04:49 < Ruzeth> "What can we expect as we aproach this darkness?"

04:49 < EdenGM> Lori-Landa leans forward, eyeing Wicked. "What is the secret you keep from us all?"

04:51 Fiery_Cider flinches some at that and goes wide eyed

04:52 < EdenGM> She turns to Ruzeth. "Expect anything. It will try and protect itself, but it cannot touch Èlano-light. It will protect you from direct attack, but it's defenders will be unaffected."

04:52 Shadelow gulped hard.

04:54 Ruzeth grimaced at the spirits question."

04:55 Wicked snorts, seemingly hit. "When I was... a slave... I did, terrible, terrible things..." He takes a few seconds, struggling with the answer. "I was told to break new slaves in...as I was before..." His face went to blank aggression to deep sadness towards entire blank.

04:55 < Wicked> "H-happy?"#

04:57 < EdenGM> She nods. "I am. You are of great integrity, my child. I bear you no ill will, and forgive your past transgressions. As should your companions, as it is not you any more."

04:58 Shadelow took a step over to give his back a soft pat.

05:00 Ruzeth frowned as he looked upon wicked, and took a deep breath. "Its...its alright you were a slave. You didn't have much choice in the matter. I don't hold it against you. You're a much better pony now than you were."

05:01 < Fiery_Cider> "I told him that more than once..." she says softly

05:02 Wicked shivers now, not reacting to the backpad from Shadelow or Ruzeth. "I thank you... I... just want honesty." He turns around, still blank and shivering. "I?m not hungry any more..."

05:03 < EdenGM> "Now, I call you truly free, my child. Truth is the key to every cage, especially those of the soul... And I am sorry it was such a painful request for you. I see your anguish, and mourn the loss of our possible friendship." She smiles a little. "Though for your courage, and... As a gift... I will give you my crystal. You will be it's bearer."

05:06 Ruzeth 's entire body droops, his ears folding against his face in disapointment as the spirit bestows the task upon Wicked, the Zebra feeling a tinge of jealousy.

05:07 < Wicked> "T-thank you... b-but... I... thank you." He sniffs. His eyes fill with tears. "But I rather wont. I will follow, I will mend, but I never... I can?t take the resposibility. It kills my freedom. D-do you understand this?"

05:08 Fiery_Cider sees the zebra droop down "Oh, poor zebra, upset you don't get to cary the shiney" she mocks out at him

05:09 < EdenGM> Lori-Landa smiles. "You have great heart, to refuse this task. You will grow, and you will become a great leader some day." She bows to Wicked. "I'm honored to have made a bargain with you."

05:10 Ruzeth blushes embarrassed now as Cider calls him out and slinks down a little bit more. He gives Wicked a forced smile. "Go ahead...you deserve it."

05:10 < Wicked> "Shaken. Ruzeth works hard for this. He already gave up his entire life to an ideal ti follow, and learns everyday to get a better pony. While you have fun, a fun you do not even share."

05:10 Shadelow gave Cider a small smile.

05:11 < Shadelow> frown*

05:12 < Fiery_Cider> "Wicked, remember yesterday the cave, how a couple of us wanted to check it out and that thing showed up, yeah, that asshole zebra made sure to tell me it was my fault, I almost lived through loosing another person I cared for, right infront of me again, and that, was all he said, he's been nothing but mean, and cruel to me, so I'll do the same back"

05:13 < EdenGM> Lori-Landa shakes her head a little. "Now please, no fighting, I offer you all rest, and my keepers will be coming by soon." She stands. "I'll send them to you, and they will want to talk, if you are up for it."

05:13 < Fiery_Cider> "I nearly loose, the only person I've honestly been able to say I love, and that is what he does"

05:13 < Ruzeth> "You and shade, yes...I remeber both of yall putting us in danger, though you were more insistent than shade. The other three of us said it was a bad idea."

05:13 Wicked shakes his head. "I can?t give up myself if I am this important, Lori-Landa. I want freedom, to give myself away to somepony, and I can?t give away your crystal with me. But if you WANT to punish me, I will take it as that."

05:13 Shadelow sighed and scooted away from Cider a little.

05:15 < EdenGM> Lori-Landa blinks a little. "I don't wish to punish you, child. You have no reason to. If it's freedom you want, then I just ask that you help me with this task however you feel you can, for the sake of this island."

05:16 < Wicked> "I will follow. But leading pushes me in the position of what I once called my family."

05:16 Fiery_Cider lays down and pulls her hood up over her head "I wish I'd never met you zebra, all you seem to want to do is make me suffer" she mumbles out, snaking out her ear bloom and putting it in her right ear

05:17 Ruzeth lets out a huff. "I do not want to make you or anyone here suffer...I just don't want stupidity to get anypony here killed."

05:18 < Fiery_Cider> "So, you'd have rathered that thing coming out at night and killing us in our sleep? We don't know what it would have done, and that may have saved us and a number of other people too"

05:19 Shadelow looked over to Cider, "If you're just going to be a jerk because someone else was.. It means you're a jerk.."

05:19 < Shadelow> makes you*

05:20 < Wicked> "Ruzeth! Try to understand. You too, Shaken. Doing things without thinking leads to having no trust. She did good too, Ruzeth, all she needs is guidance. And you, Fiery_Cider, nopony laughs anymore. Remember your virtue and stop being selfish."

05:20 Fiery_Cider starts to say something and stops "Of course I'm the jerk, the one that's supposed to help people laugh but gets constantly hurt by those around her"

05:21 < Ruzeth> "She did do good, yes. I don't think I've said that she's never done anything right. Its just when the mistakes are grave enough to get others here seriously hurt that I'm concirned.

05:22 < EdenGM> Lori-Landa shakes her head, though smiles to Wicked. "You have the right side in this, I believe. Though I'm not too sure what's going on."

05:23 < Wicked> "You?re a jerk all on your own, Cider..." he looks towards the zebra. "And you are inpatient and inpolite. Help her instead judging her." he frowns. "I will sleep alone today. Don?t bother." Then he slowly heads to his former hiding place, a few hooves away.

05:24 Shadelow gulped hard and sniffled, "B-Buck guys..."

05:25 Fiery_Cider starts to hum softly, curling up some "You....deserve better than me Shadelow"

05:25 < Shadelow> "D.. Don't say that.."

05:26 Ruzeth shrunk down and whimpered, feeling a little bad after that scolding. "Hes...He's right. I'm sorry Cider. I forgive your mistakes."

05:26 < Fiery_Cider> "It's true, I'm a worthless excuse of a unicorn, I can't even use telepathy, all I have are sheilds, and I blow everything up, and put every one in danger, even you, just by being around"

05:27 Shadelow took a deep breath and closed her eyes, trying to hold back any tears for now, "Cider.. Just listen..."

05:27 Wicked then faces Fiery_Cider. "And again you are selfish. We all want to help, but you curdle up and block us out, make us helpless and frustrated. At least TRY to be helped. Because you already broke me, you don?t want to break Shadelow aswell."

05:28 Fiery_Cider pulls out the earbloom and nods some

05:29 < EdenGM> Lori-Landa places a hoof on Shadelow's shoulder. "Cinder? A good pony doesn't mourn what they don't have, they use their gifts they were given and believe in themselves. I saw your shield spell. It is powerful, you just haven't unlocked it's full potential."

05:29 Ruzeth watches from his spot, feeling a little sorry for cider, but not sure how to aproach him now. "You have managed to be lucky enough to get us out of those scrapes you got us into," he offers tentitivly.

05:30 < EdenGM> She turns to Wicked. "You were right. You're not a leader, but a mediator, the balance of your companions."

05:30 Wicked offers Fiery_Cider a hoof. "Come one, you lucky mare. Give us a smile, anything. We will be there for you. All of us."

05:32 < EdenGM> The doe turns to Ruzeth next. "You are stubborn, but you have a good heart and compassion to those around you. Just let them have more freedom of choice. They will do the right thing."

05:33 < Fiery_Cider> "Maybe...I'll smile later....I've still got alot of things.....that make it hard to....feel like smiling right now....Shaken would say the same...." she says pointedly "I am...sorry..."

05:34 < EdenGM> And then to Shadelow, she says. "And you have a clear mind, and strong emotions. Your heart may be tested on the road ahead, but listen to it, and your friends, and you will prevail in even dire situations."

05:35 Shadelow kept herself from crying too much, but still let out some tears, nodding a little in response, sniffling.

05:35 < EdenGM> "Now please..." She says. "Get a little rest. My keepers are here, and have decided which of you they will follow."

05:36 Ruzeth gives a nod to the spirit. "Thank you for your words...we will consider them."

05:38 Wicked doesn?t smile at Fiery_Cider either. Actually, he cries. "And me? I do... have nopony, at all. And... never will. And now... you know why. I... I just want to help..." he turns to his former hidepoint a few hooves away and lays down. Again no bedroll, and no blanket.

05:39 Shadelow frowned and walked along towards Wicked shakily, softly calling out.

05:41 Ruzeth took out his bedroll and blanket and brought it over towards wicked. "I know you're angry with me...but here, sleep well tonight," he says, dropping the items on the ground near him.

05:41 < Fiery_Cider> "I already knew why...you...told me the night I told you about Hummingbird....or....did you forget that....how you helped me stop crying that night..."

05:42 < Wicked> "Not tonight, Shadelow. Not as long as..."

05:42 < Shadelow> "J-Just.. L-Let me say something.." She sat by him.

05:43 < Wicked> "And then you backet up from me, Cider. I understand that. It still hurts... And Shadelow, I will listen, but let me sleep alone."

05:43 Ruzeth turns to walk off, letting the two be together for the moment.

05:47 < Fiery_Cider> "I backed away....because I opened my heart to you....and you said you couldn't accept it, not because of what happened in the past...."

05:49 < Shadelow> "Y-You are helpful Wicked.. You can be there with me to help make sure we're all okay still.." She sighed softly and took out a bandage from her bag. "I-I wish I could give you something more.. but don't forget what you can do.." She set down the bandage and quickly headed off, fast as her shaky, stout legs could take her.

05:50 Wicked folds his hooces and stares at Fiery_Cider. "All I said was that i differ between love in a physical, and an emotional form, Cider." He lifts a hoof to Shadelow, but too late. After thet he simly lays down.

05:54 < Fiery_Cider> "Shadelow....I'm sorry..." she says softly pulling the hood back, her eyes lined with tears

05:56 < Wicked> "Go after her." he smiles at Fiery_Cider. "She needs you."

05:58 < EdenGM> Wicked suddenly feels a gentle tap on his shoulder from behind.

05:59 Fiery_Cider gets up and follows after Shadelow "Shade...please....wait...."

05:59 Wicked looks over his shoulder, a bit slow and tired.

06:01 < EdenGM> A rather talk and graceful looking creature looks down at Wicked. "Greetings, I am Ouranios."

06:03 Wicked stands up again and offers a hoof. "H-ello..."

06:03 < EdenGM> The creature shakes his hoof with its own. "I was chosen for you."

06:04 < EdenGM> Fiery_Cider notices something walking along beside her all of a sudden.

06:04 < Wicked> "Ahem, I am... called Wicked_Love, b-but have more names... call me Wicked, yes? Nice to get to know you, Ouranios."

06:05 < EdenGM> Ouranios giggles softly, smiling back at him. "You seem a little tired. Rest, we can talk more in the morning."

06:06 Fiery_Cider ignores it for the moment, she's more worried about the only one she could say she loved

06:07 < Wicked> "I... can?t. It is a night of bad dreams for me, rather talk now." He picks up the sleeping rooll of Ruzeth with his tail and smils at the creature. "What can I help?"

06:09 < EdenGM> Ouranios giggles some more. "We could bond, if you'd like. I'm not a mortal like you, but I can link myself with you. Give you a little of my essence, I guess?"

06:10 < EdenGM> Ruzeth feels like someone was watching him from one of the bushes

06:10 Wicked looks at her with shy curiosity. "I do not know spirits... how would this *bond* appear?"

06:10 < Ruzeth> /me quickly stands up off the cool grass and looks around, trying to spot what was spooking him.

06:10 Ruzeth quickly stands up off the cool grass and looks around, trying to spot what was spooking him.

06:11 < EdenGM> "Nothing physical. A mental connection, and a spirit one."

06:12 < EdenGM> Ruzeth spots another of the creatures watching him idly from a short distance away

06:12 < EdenGM> Shadelow hears a soft giggle from a nearby flower patch

06:13 Wicked blushes suddenly. "I never.. woouldn?t..." He stutters, looking at the creature."I swaer, I was not..."

06:13 Ruzeth trots on over to it. "Oh, hello there. Are you one of the keepers that were mentioned? You do a great job at tending to this garden."

06:15 < EdenGM> The creature smiles at Ruzeth. "Thank you. It's a hard job, but my sisters and I do our best."

06:16 < EdenGM> Ouranios blinks a little. "Did I say something wrong?"

06:18 Ruzeth gives the creature a warm smile. "Well yall do excellently. What is your name, my dear."

06:19 < EdenGM> She idly waves a hoof. "I keep the center beds watered and trimmed." She stands up and looks at Ruzeth. "I'm Gennaiodoros."

06:20 Wicked shakes his head. "N-not at all. Sorry. Okay, how does this bond takre place Ouranios?" He smiles calmly, still a bit blushed.

06:20 < EdenGM> Ouranios smiles. "Just a touch with my horn, and you accepting me inside."

06:23 < Wicked> "B-but c-can you accet me? I... did, and saw terrible. You won?t be happy..." He tries a gentle smile. "I sure can."

06:24 < EdenGM> Ouranios smiles wider. "I am not a judge, simply a guardian of sorts."

06:24 < Ruzeth> "How long have you been tending to these gardens?"

06:25 < EdenGM> Gennaiodoros shrugs. "As long as I can remember, honestly."

06:26 Fiery_Cider sighs and stops, sitting down where she got too, the best thing for now is to give Shadelow some distance she thinks

06:26 < Wicked> "Please, wait for a moment." the red stallion sneaks to Ruzeth his place ad leaves his bedroll there. After sneaking back he nods. "Okay, I am ready."

06:28 Ruzeth fails to notice Wicked drop the bedroll near him. "So...Lori mentioned something about yall following us?"

06:39 Ruzeth gets aquainted with his spirit and then notices the bedroll. He turns to wicked saying, "You sleep in it tonight or no one is. I

06:39 < Ruzeth> "I'm gonna sleep on the ground even if you leave it here."

07:00 < Wicked> "The ground is terrible, little dancer. Don?t do that, you own me nothing."

07:01 Ruzeth shakes his head and lays down. "Take it for the night. You've had the ground or had to share for far too long."

07:03 < Wicked> "Really Ruzeth, I am fine. I am used to it, actually. And you?re still growing..."

07:05 Ruzeth continues to lay on the cold hard ground. "Which means my body will recover easier. Take it. Have a good rest for the night. No need to punish yourself for my misdeeds."

07:09 < Wicked> "Ah, Ruzeth... no need to punish you aswell.Are you still willing to share then?" He opens the bedroll for them both. "Although I will stay calm tonight. I... have a problem."

07:11 Ruzeth nods and gets to his feet. "Yes, I'm willing to share this evening." He waits for Wicked to take his spot before laying down. "Ya I know...I shouldnt be so hard on her."

07:15 < Wicked> "You too have to lear..." He lays down first this night, making himself comfortable with suprising little room. "And learning is important too."

07:17 Ruzeth curls up next to him. "Dont be so hard on yourself either. Whats past is done, and your deeds dont reflect you."

07:18 Wicked points Ruzeth to lay down aside of him. "I wont talk long today, but if there is something to talk about... Ruzeth, I am what I am. Being aware all I can offer."

07:20 Ruzeth snuggles into the spot. "I think much has been said this evening already. Emotions will cool overnight."

07:21 < Wicked> "I did terrible, can?t change that. And yes, cooling would be nice." He smiles awkwars and lays his head and one front hoof over Ruzeth. "Good night, small stallion."

07:22 < Wicked> *small dancer

07:22 Ruzeth smiles back. "Good night magic hooves."

07:23 Wicked chuckles. "Good night."

07:24 Ruzeth closes his eyes, drifting off to sleep.