Closing The Circle

Sam_Seymour emerald eyes look at the female " What sort of pains....how strange?" the last obvoiusly added as an after thought." You know maybe your breaking your body up too much too often remmeber its aphysical thing and can only take so much" shifting a little closer now...." Why's it worring you so?"

Durcurn got up off the ground and huffed, that was it! He had it! He got into a stance, his feet apart and arms at his sides. He began to run toward the forest again, his horns out in front of him. He just tore threw the trees like paper.

Kytkyt looks thoughtful. "Kytkyt fairly sure now that it wasn't a dream. Kytkyt thinks am probably pregnant, but can't be sure with what. It was a big kitty, with a tail like a scorpion and sharp scales. Seemed friendly enough to Kytkyt, clearly, but saw it trying to eat other people. Probably am going to have strange kittens. o.0;;"

Kytkyt starts to tremble. "Am going to get fat and won't be able to move or jump or anything! Kytkyt sincerely hopes the kittens are going to be cute, and rather hopes there won't be too many. Ack. Hurts even thinking about it."

Durcurn keeps running mowing over the trees as if they where just grass. He stopped as he ran into a huge redwood. He fall to the ground with a thud and layed there muttering about damndable redwoods.

Kytkyt turns her head as she hears the loud noise approaching at some speed, then a heavy crash which shook the forest. Almost instinctly, barely flashing an alarmed glance to Sam, Kytkyt leaps for the nearest tree and scrambles up it like a squirrel, not slowing until she is just below the canopy, whence she can worriedly look out to the distance where sure enough she can see a trail of destruction ending at a particularly large tree.

[Flash_Guardian ] Out of thin air forms a swirling maelstrom of golden shards, somewhere not too distant from Sam's location but enough to be just out of sight. Through the portal comes Flash with an acrobatic leap, tumbling heels over head and landing swiftly in a crouch as the portal draws back in on itself, closing to the world around it. Flash glances around this way and that, curious that he doesn't seem to see who he came after in the first place. "Odd ... the connection led me here ..." He stands now, dusting himself off as he continues to look around. "Just where is here, anyway?"

Durcurn sits up slowly and rubs his head. "Ugh tha' huhrts!" He said quietly to himself. He stood up slowly and shook his fist at the tree. "Damnda'able treeh!" He brushed himself off and proceeded to walk around it.

Flash_Guardian can't see too much, but he can hear plenty. He can hear a deep and powerful voice cursing nearby, and can also hear the subtle sounds of leaves and branches rustling high up in the treetops. He squints his eyes, glancing from one direction to the other and trying to decide which sounds he should be investigating. At length, he decides on the tree. With a crouch and a spring, Flash leaps up into the trees, grabbing hold and swinging around to land upon the next branch with care, eyes focussed up to the higher reaches above.

Durcurn sighs abit and pulls his pipe out. "Mahybe theis will cool meh down.." He lights the pipe and goes back to smoking it, his hand holding onto his belt as he walked. Hearing noises in the trees, rustling but ignoring them.

Flash_Guardian continues up into the trees, following the sounds he hears above him. One more branch, and then another ... his leaps are limited due to the thick tangle of growth, but twisting, turning, leaping and pulling he manages somehow. In truth, he's looking for Sam, thinking that perhaps it's her up there. Unbeknownst to Flash, he's barking up the wrong tree.

Sam_Seymour face shows a number of emotions at Ky explaination.....shocked that a dream has actually got her to the state she's in....eyes dropping to rest on the womans stomach as she continues....surprised at the mixture Ky herself seems to be showing.....and then a blank look as she seems to suddenly burst into activity following her as she scrambles up a tree..unsure if the woman should be even doing such a thing in her condition....." Hi wait.....what'.........can you see?" finishing rather feebly even to herself..

Durcurn keeps walking ignoring the rustling. He stopped briefly to pick up a coin and kept walking. He muttered something as he walked smoking on the pipe.

Kytkyt turns her head. The more distant noise was one thing, but she can hear another distinct rustling now over in the next tree. Shifting around her own trunk to face the other tree she looks out toward this other tree where she spots a figure moving there. The look of the person and the smell both match. Its that guy who was chasing Sam to the barn the other day!

Kytkyt looks down, hearing the question from Sam. She has some reports to make clearly: "Over some way away theres something big moving through the jungle in this direction. Theres also that guy who found us in the barn the other day, the one who wanted to take you to his island. He is over in the next tree, probably looking for you!"

Durcurn stops as he sees a suspicous tree. He pushed on it and it just layed down to a secret staircase. "Mahybeh not best to go down there.." He kept walking sighing softly.

Flash_Guardian at last reaches a decent height from which he can see what's going on ... down below, a minotaur passes by underneath. 'Makes sense,' he thinks. Then, as he looks to the other tree he thinks he can make out another pair of figures, both of which he recognizes. Flash cannot help but chuckle slightly, wondering why on earth the two of them ... and now three ... had even gone up in the trees in the first place. For now, though, he just finds a branch to sit upon, leaning his back against the tree's trunk and grinning, perhaps waiting to be noticed.

Sam_Seymour rolls her nearly black eyes now with just the barest of green hinted in them...."Ohh great his waken up..." she had hoped to sneak off without waking him obvoiusly a bad move....wait didnt Ky say something large in the distance...." How large..?" unable to stand up straight herself whilst in this place....her tongue flicks out as she licks the hissing black ooze that trickled from the corner of her mouth and down her cheek....a bright new red line marking its passage

Kytkyt does something that someone pregnant totally should not do. At a high point in the tree, she leaps out over backward, arching her back, front toward the sky, but also twisting so she turns sideways in the air. Her right arm gives a sharp flick, a glob of sticky webbing stretching out and attaching itself to the high branches of the tree Flash is in. Kytkyt's weight is caught by the webrope as it tightens, and she whirls in a wide arc right the way around the tree, spiralling inward until it brings her right to the trunk. She latches to it on impact, licks her arm to release the web, then scrambles back up the tree to where Flash is.

Durcurn stops walking and drops down sitting there tired of walking. He cursed loudly and layed down staring up at the sky. He didn't feel like moving anymore and just layed there.

Kytkyt is only like... 3 days pregnant anyway, so it shouldn't matter. She does this sort of thing all the time.

Flash_Guardian has his attentions caught as a strand of sticky fluid strikes the tree somewhere over his head. And then the strange woman from the other day flies out of her own tree through the air like a circus's flying trapeze artist. Flash watches, eyes wide, as the woman winds her way around and around the tree to come to a stop down below before climbing up to meet him. "Hi," Flash greets the woman, blinking. "Are you dizzy?"

Sam_Seymour eyes widen as she sees Ky do her acrobatic stunt with the ease of an expect....god this girl never stops to amaze her....head lifting tilting as eyes follow the arch and catch of the woman she has to wonder if there is some sort of monkey genes in Ky the way she makes it seem so natural...wiggling and squirming herself forwards back pack close to her as she scrumbles forwards....to a spot giving her enough room to at least stretch and half stand...a slightly damp patch suddenly appearing on the left side of her body near her stomach...as she lets the pack drop to her side

Kytkyt blinks up at the guy, shifting a little to the side and scrambling up to be on a level with him, since he seems to need the branches and she doesn't. She smiles a little. "Nah. Kytkyt doesn't get dizzy. Do that sort of thing all the time. Am a bit numb in places though, which makes difficulties. "

Durcurn falls asleep snoring loudly. He muttered in his sleep and turned over hitting a tree near him accidently.

Kytkyt could beat spiderman at his own game! =P

Aster faded in again, form shimmering the slightest as smokey tendrils whispee about its feet. it took a step forward and grunted lightly agaon

Flash_Guardian wobbles on his branch slightly. "That's good. Only one of us, then." Flash quickly shakes his head, tapping at one side with a flat palm once or twice before looking back over to Sam. "Hey, no fair getting a head start on me while I'm asleep!" he calls back to her, grinning mischeviously. As if she thought she could get away from him ... and somehow it doesn't exactly surprise him that she tried. Not the most social of creatures, Sam ...

Sam_Seymour wonders if Ky keeps him busy maybe she could actually slip out unnoticed...almost jumping as he shouts to her...emmm well thats one thought dying an agonising death her head coming up as she runs fingers through her hair....almost glaring at him whatever hint of colour were in those eyes now gone....frowning she just reaches down and swings the back pack over her shoulder at least there was room for that and turning she continues to edge her way through the undergrowth

Kytkyt giggles a little again and scrambles up the tree a bit higher. Perhaps it would be a good idea to have a bit of fun in this place. Getting to a higher position, she drags her left hand over her right arm, pulling off a dense glob of webby substance and sticking it firmly to the tree trunk. She pulls it out from herself until its coming from her shoulder, then she turns and does her leap thing again. Springing off the tree she hurls herself back toward the original tree, flinging out another web-rope to pull herself inward. Hitting the trunk lower down she scrambles back up to the same height she was at before. The webbing is still trailing from her shoulder, stretched from the other tree. She disattaches it around her hand and secures it to this new tree, forming a tightrope of sorts between the two.

Kytkyt is essentially still stretching more of it from herself as she wraps it around the tree, drawing it from her shoulders. Its bizarre how this sticky substance seems to be peeling from her like some sort of liquid skin. Preparing herself she faces another nearby tree, closer than the last. Turning, she springs out toward it, roping herself in as she falls and pulling herself to the new tree. Once again the long-line that trails behind her is secured. This is some sort of grand project by the looks of things.

Flash_Guardian looks up to the tightrope ponderously, reaching out a few fingers to pluck it testingly, wondering if it could actually bear his weight or not. If it seems like it can, he has half a mind to make his way over to Sam's tree via the tightrope, hand over hand. It is indeed a strange power this female possesses, but also quite handy it seems.

Kytkyt is gradually making her way from tree to tree, even passing by the one Flash was on while getting round. Getting at it as quickly as she can, it appears like she is trying to make some sort of circle, but with the first line going right across the middle.

Aster raised its head, turning it this way and that and questioningly glancing at the tree before raising a hand to grip a branch above its head and lightly hoist itself up.

Sam_Seymour is edging her way out of the undergrowth and trees......until finely she can at least straighten her back into its proper shape....head turning as she glances over her shoulder at where Kyt is and persummingly so is Flash...slipping her arm through the other back pack strap she slips it into the centre of her back...glancing around as she licks another trail of black ooze from her chin...its bright red marking showing the path of the scar

Flash_Guardian does indeed start out across the sticky thread, one hand reaching up to grasp and swing himself along. He finds his hands don't come free of the thread quite readily, but perhaps that's a good thing in comparison to slipping off and falling through the branches. And so he moves along, actually getting into a rhythm as he passes the halfway point, the latter half not taking quite so long before he finds himself at the other side ... yet Sam is gone. "Hrmph." Flash flicks his hands apart, dropping like a stone through the branches now, hands and feet flailing to catch each branch and slow his fall on the way down, and succeeding quite well, actually. When it's over, he lands upon the ground some few feet away from Sam, knees bent, leaning over his hands, and looking quite proud of himself. Until he is showered with the many leaves he's disturbed from their branches on his way down, two or three of which take up residence on his shoulders and in his hair.

Kytkyt finishes the ring. Things get tricky then. Moving up a little she scrambles up onto the rope ring she made and scampers along it a quarter of the way around the circle. Facing the cross-cord now, she leaps out from where she is toward it. She only just makes it, gripping it with her hands, the entire thing bending as she swings around, up and over it, twining the trailing webbing around it, and picking up momentum she hurls herself onward to the other side. Its starting to come together now. She is trying to make some sort of massive interconnected web between the trees.

Sam_Seymour rises a brow but does not linger any further....turning instead as she heads off...at an ever quickening pace......the blister suddenly appearing on the back of her hand bursting hissing as it leaves its mark upon her flesh before falling to the ground in droplets....burning whatever it touches

Aster crept forward, hugging the branch it was on tightly, looking down every now and then at the floor. its head snapped sharply to one side and it leapt from its place into the bushes and was gone from sight, noticeable only as a streak ov movement rustling the bushes and heading in Sam's general direction

Flash_Guardian raises his eyes up to look at one particular leaf in his hair, mouth curling as he blows it off with a sharp puff of breath. And then hears a familiar hissing sound, looking over to see where some powerful acid has left its mark upon the ground, just behind Sam's retreating footsteps. Flash quickly springs up now to catch up with Sam ... if something is wrong, he's going to want her to know about it.

Sam_Seymour black eyes glance about quickly as her stride becomes almost a run...her mind milling discounting over the possible places for her to go to.....

Aster grunted loudly abandoning its host as it crossed the path into open sunlight for a moment, the corpse hitting the floor and laying their motionless, crumpled and disused. a black tendril only half visible as the thing snaked out of sight, carrying on in sams direction, slowly catching up with her now that it could move freely

Flash_Guardian calls after Sam, seeking her attention. "Sam?" But then her pace quickly picks up into a near run, only serving to alarm Flash even more. Something isn't right. "Sam!" he shouts after her, picking up his face to match, dashing through bushes and around tree trunks and low-lying branches in his efforts to reach her. Flash has never had a problem catching up to anyone, really ... unless of course they're in a vehicle or on horseback. And yet eventually he spots something else following Sam, realizing that the black wispy tendril in the air is probably what she's running from now. "Great," Flash mumbles under his breath. "What new devilry is this?"

Kytkyt vaguely notices as she perches on her half-finished web that everyone else is running away, and Sam seemed to be having trouble with something. The web is swiftly abandoned. Kytkyt dives off the tree, vanishing in a puff of ash-grey smoke midair. She reappears leaping from another such puff of smoke and charging alongside Sam, weaving her way through the undergrowth at about equal speed.

Sam_Seymour skinds to a stop head turning as eyes scan over this land quickly her breathing a little erractic as she makes her way over to the ruins of the old farm now only a deserted waste....another blister growing onto to plop and burst...black ooze sending out a small spray before trickling downwards...newly burnt flesh hissing as it burns and hits the brick of the building burning it way slowly through that....head up she runs over to a wall nearly knocked down competely slumping onto the ground hidden from view....dark eyes dropping to her hands....the dark patch at her side spreading

Flash_Guardian seems to have lost Sam ... as quick as he is, the many trees and bushes of the previous landscape proved to be quite a tangled mess. Eventually trees give way to what appears to be an old and dilapidated farmland. "Sam!" Flash calls loudly all around him, hoping that whatever that thing was had not followed them here. He dashes forward a bit, glancing around for any signs of the woman ...

Veromem loses sight of Flash and the person whom he had been chasing, though Flash's call does seem to end that mystery to him before he sees Flash again, running up to the man as he looks around "Yo Sam! Where are you?!"

Sam_Seymour head turns a little as she hears her name....damn dont that guy ever give up....frowning now as fingers tentively touch the damp patch...gritting teeth against the auto reaction..shifting she pulls the back pack to her as she scrumbles over the waste ground and rubble to a secluded corner....waiting as she scans to find a place to slip into.

Flash_Guardian hears approaching footfalls, turning back to see who his pursuer is ... and is completely startled to see Veromem next to him. "Wha-" he begins, jaw slightly slack. "Where did you come from?" And then he facefaults, shaking his head and looking back towards the farm. "Never mind, dumb question." Flash stands for a moment, closing his eyes and listening carefully. He thinks he can hear footsteps clambering over dust and rubble somewhere amidst the ruins. Slowly and softly he begins to walk in that direction, following the sounds.

Sam_Seymour could feel her clothes burning.....slender wisps of smoke perhaps drifting upwards.....a hole appearing revealing the burnt scared red raw skin beneath....head slumping back hard against the brickwaork of the wall...eyes closed catching her breathe

Aster peered from inside a disused oil drum, two dark eyes glinting in the half light as the two scampered past. it gave a slight hiss before the eyes blinked and aster began to slink through the shadows again towards where he could feel the other lay, distressed and in difficulty...

Veromem laughed softly to himself as Flash always seemed to ask that question, and eventually he was going to answer him, but for now he softly stay with the man, keeping his hands free as he had some idea this could possibly get messy, and getting the woman out of here was probably Flash's top priority at the moment

Flash_Guardian steps past the remains of the brick wall, catching sight of the acid-burnt hole in its side, eyes going wide with panic. "Crap, it followed her here ... Sam!" he again calls out, picking up his pace just a little as he races alongside the wall, glancing this way and that as he tries to follow the sounds he hears, leading him slowly along Sam's path to where she may be hiding and not really caring at the moment if Veromem is following him or not.

Veromem blinks as Flash suddenly picks up his pace, matching it as he makes sure he doesn't get left behind for this at all. He had a feeling business was about to pick up and he would not miss any of the excitement, especially if it meant he could watch some good conflict, which he had happened to miss on Redfang from the look of how much pain Flash was in

Aster crept forward its form undulating like smoke, odd tentacles appearing and vanishing, strange contorted limbs forming within the dark mass as he crept towards the girl

Sam_Seymour chest heaves up and down as she takes deep breathe trying to get it controled....dark eyes looking up into drakness.....a slow smile appearing upon her features.....sliding herself up the wall....head tilted back her attention on the dark recess of the chimley ......she should have remembered that old farms had huge places such as these enough to send a boy up ...stretching her hand up and nimble fingers searching......yes theres the shut off panel......taking a deep breath she grips the tiny foot handles and heaves.....feet going against the bricks of the chimley as she edges her way up....wiggling most of the time....and when pass the metal panel she gently prises and then eases the panel down.....shutting herself off from the ground

Flash_Guardian pauses at a junction, looking first one way and then the other frantically. He isn't sure which way to turn until he clearly hears the clattering of old brickwork being pried loose by someone's passage. "Sam!" Flash literally vaults over the rather tall remains of one particular wall, feet slamming against the ground and already at a run as he makes his way quickly to the remnants of a chimney, the panel already shut. "Sam!" he calls up to her now, glancing behind him to see what else may be out there. "I think something is following us ... come on, we need to go!" Flash watches his surroundings carefully, eyes not missing a thing.

Aster squeezed gently between a crack in the wall, its form boiling and seething like a small cloud. it passed across the floor, a seeping mist, heading straight for the chimney. clearly visible.

Veromem keeps following Flash, except where he leaps over the remains of a wall, an arm is drawn back before his fist slams through the wall to break it down before he skidded to a halt a few feet from Flash, his eyes going wide before he looked at him "We have a bogey! There's something on the floor Flash! Get her and lets get the hell out of here! Now!"

Flash_Guardian sees it now ... a dark, roiling cloud of somekind skimming along and making its way toward the chimney. Flash narrows his eyes, drawing his hands back at his sides and drawing upon the only power he thinks may be helpful at this moment. "If you can work on getting her out of there, I can try and keep this thing busy," he tells Veromem as his fists become surrounded by a deep, rich golden glow. If the misty being comes anywhere near Flash or the chimney in which Sam is now resting, Flash will bring his power to bear ... for now, he holds it and waits for the mist to get just a bit closer for best effect.

Veromem smirks as Flash has just asked him to do something quite easy, considering he does not have the limitation of organic arms anymore. He makes his way over to the chimney, feeling the panel that had been closed by the woman for a few seconds before he pulls his right arm down, thrusting it upwards and through the panel with his hand only, so that he can grip the metal and yank it away from where it was before he threw it away. He then worked to grab onto some part of Sam and pull her out of the chimney somehow

Aster halted, the insipid black cloud sensing somethign of Flash's intent, it withdrew backing towards one of the walls and seeping between two of the cracks. able to momentarily seperate to escape. it passed outside and with a screech of triumph found a way from outside into the chimney passage. whipping quickly up the wall and into the darkness.

Flash_Guardian loses sight of the mists for but a moment, only to catch its movement again later on trying to sneak past him and into the chimney. As it is still out in the open, Flash thrusts a hand forth in the creatures direction. "Sunflare!" Flash's hand now emits a light so strong and bright that it can be seen for miles even in the middle of day ... one could just imagine the intensity of heat and light one would feel being only seconds away from the sun instead of minutes ... such is the power sent forth in blinding rays from Flash's hand in all directions, sweeping over the area to purge away the darkness and banish the shadows.

Sam_Seymour is actually wiggling and crawling up the chimney her feet against one wall taking slow steps upwards as her back is against the other scraping against the brick...eyes look upas she sees the opening of the structure....if she could reach the top....maybe just maybe she'd be okay....the back pack strap over one shoulder as it swings a little freely below her black soot mingled with black ooze leaving sooty burn marks....as blisters appear...form and burst....stopping midway her breathing coming in gasps.....resting...she can hear the shuts below...recognised Flash's voice but was doing her best to shut them out....a hand wipes sooty sweat from her brow

Aster reels, writhing in agony as the tail end of the creature is caught by flash's efforts. scorching and vapourising it. the thing fell into the chimney, missing a good portion of its back half and began to flail in the darkness. screeching and howling. outside a segment of the creature hits the floor and bursts into flames. emitting a foul black smoke before it too burns away.

Veromem snarled softly as he drew back, throwing his right fist forwards towards the bottom of the chimney, which meant when he hit the material, he broke it, causing the chimney to crumble and fall, along with Sam as well. He knew she was going to be hurt, but it was either this way or let whatever was trying to get her won

Flash_Guardian watches as the light subsides, it having a most visible effect on whatever creature this is. He lets his hand come back to his hip yet again to charge for another burst in case it is needed, but foregoes that as the chimney comes tumbling down around him, leaping back out of the way of the shower of bricks and mortar. "Whoa!" An arm comes up to shield him from the flying dust and debris, moving swiftly out of the cloud so as not to lose sight of what is happening.

Elspeth , well rather a small sleek little raven, is watching the scene play out, pefrect of form perched on a tapering tree branch as the little bird is. The shrill call from golden shaded beak travels across the expanse of the waste ground, a warning or a welcome, or perhap just a cawing version of song. With a silent flap of silken wings flight is achieved, the black bord swooping gracefully down to the scene of chaos, the gold ring about it's leg flashing in the flare of daylight.

Sam_Seymour takes in great gulps of air.....blinking as dark eyes widen as she feels the tremers of the brick work ...dust and motar falling....a loose brick here and there....booted feet pushed tight against the bricks as she tries scrumbling upwards.....and then all hell seems to break loose as she feels her feet shoot outwards sending brick matter into air...back sliding down as everything gives and like a alvanche bricks mortar....and her come cascading down into one pile.....the back pack sliding off her shoulder as in her falls she makes a grab for it fingers tightening so har knuckles go white her other arm coming out in front to stop her fall as her body manages to twist

Veromem shields his head as the chimney comes down, brick and all, waiting for the dust for the dust to settle considering that it probably hadn't been moved in so long, waiting for the cloud to become less thick before he tried to leap onto Sam to hold her down for a moment so Flash could make his way over

Aster is lost from sight in the confusion, falling with the detritus and tumbling down in a mangled heap toward Sam. small, battered and hurt the thing manages to crawl unseen it hopes into the girls backpack, taking solice in the darkness.

Flash_Guardian notes the raven flying by, doing a double-take as he notices something shining at its leg, yet his gaze does not spare enough attention from the situation at hand to more clearly try to make out what it could be. The chimney has come down, and with it Sam. He coughs a bit of dust out of his lungs before shouting to the others. "Veromem? Sam? We need to go ...!" Flash peers every which way, trying to catch sight of what remains of the shadowy creature, at last bringing his hand back to his hip to charge for another sunflare in case it is needed.

Veromem eats one of those for the dust's and slaps himself

Elspeth , the silent flutter of feathers fading to nothing as the creature lands into the centre of the chaos, odd behaviour for a creature, even more so a bird type known to be so easily startled. Beak, and the ring about it's foot slowly tarnishing to silver, feathers seeming to have a blue tint to them. The bird starts to preen, pulling loose feathers from wings and dropping them to dance in the slight breeze, little messages that seem to have a volition of their own, they form into a circle around it.

Sam_Seymour is not just surrounded by dust soot and god knows what else that might have nested at one time or another in the dark recess of the chimney.....but broken bricks....coughing ...spluttering up black ooze....as arms reach grip and try to pull herself free....suddenly feeling something leap onto her....hopefully not more bricks to break.her back....seconds passing as she realises its humanoid.....a fist balling up to slam into whoever it is.....

Veromem groans as he gets punched in the shoulder, wishing that part wasn't organic as well, but he looked at Flash as he grabbed Sam and hauled her over his shoulder quickly "Fire off another blast of that spell of yours! Hurry!" He ducked behind Flash with Sam in tow to shield himself from that bright light that the man possesed

Flash_Guardian now takes even greater note of the bird, and its ring not gold, but silver! Flash has seen too many rings of silver lately, including Glyniss's own which he now wears upon his own hand for safe-keeping. Somehow with the arrival of the bird, Flash can almost feel the situation calming, as if the bird was somehow going to bring order to a confused and cluttered happening ... that is until he hears further sounds of a struggle coming from the now ruined chimney. "By the gods," Flash mutters, grimacing ... perhaps sending Veromem to rescue the damsel in distress wasn't the best of ideas ... he stands there for the moment, holding his golden charge tightly about his fist and ready to let fly, but does not do so just yet.

Elspeth takes hat moment of innattention, feathers rising in a focused storm of black, spiralling up and away, the bird no longer there, but in it's place the most perfect of women, porcelain features, pristinely dressed in shades of blue that pick out the robin's egg of her wide, innocent eyes. Fragile, delicate but seemingly undisturbed by the course of events, fingers curled together at her navel, silver ring upon her thumb glinting.

Sam_Seymour coughs a hand rubbing the dirt from her eye as she recognises Vero.......ooh great the hound.....pushing him away as she tries to step back stumbling over bricks......and suddenly finds herself being lifted and solid matter under her waist biting her tongue as his shoulder rubs over raw flesh....the back pack slamming into his back as she haolds its tightly.....another cough as thick black liquid splatters onto Vero's back hissing as it burns into his body.....rolling downwards as it makes a path.....hissing as it goes

Veromem winces slightly as he can feel the pain move down his back, but he glares at Flash for a moment before he attempts to step on his foot to get his brain working again, so he can fire off whatever he was going to and then get a freaking move on already! He wasn't going to be distracted by birds turning into women, or any other madness that was going on at the moment, since it didn't affect him like it was Flash for some damn reason

Flash_Guardian blinks once or twice as the woman appears, now giving her his full attention. Indeed, he hardly takes his eyes off her as he waves a hand in Veromem's direction. "Uhh ... Veromem? We have more company ..." And then another hissing sound is heard, Flash looking over to see just what that's about and seeing the familiar blackish goo burning a trail down Veromem's back. "Veromem! Get your shirt off and wipe off that acid before it seeps in too deep!"

Elspeth 's still just meerly adrift in the chaos, untouched by it, an oasis of self-possessed calm, her deportment finishing school perfection, the young Lady's demeanor one of a hot house flower, rare and precious, fingers steepled together "If there was ever one to need help, Samantha, it was always you..." A little amount of scorn for the tomboyish rogue, but mostly it's just softly said, a slight smile blooming on her lips "And I will insist you put her down before you manage to kill her as you seem to have been trying..." To the oaf carrying her.

Flash_Guardian steps away from Veromem as he approaches, giving him and the lady over his shoulder plenty of berth whilst showing great concern for both of their seeming injuries.

Veromem rolls his eyes as he uses his free arm to rip off his three layers of clothes covering his upper body, wondering what the hell was with the ooze as he wiped it off, not giving a damn about his own injuries before he threw the clothes away and glared at the woman, standing there shirtless, and with both D.E.s in the holsters hanging from his shoulders "Back off woman and don't you dare tell me what the hell to do. If I wanted to kill her, i'd have done it by now and less effort, trust me. Come on Flash, lets get the hell back to Redfang so he we can treat Sam already"

Sam_Seymour dark eyes watch the trail of the black ooze sliding almost gracefully down Vero's back....head swinging slightly before catching sight of a pair of very trim delicate ankles......head lifting ..she knew those ankles...she had grown up chasing that body .....raven hair getting into her eyes as a hand rises to brush and hold it up.....that voice....sooo prim like a school teachers....

Flash_Guardian watches as the picture continues to complete itself. First the ring, then a transformation circle, and now she calls the other by her name. Flash sees one thing clearly, at least. "Uhh ... Ver? Put Sam down." There is a sudden sense of urgency to Flash's voice. "Now. And if you have any shred of intelligence, you'll shut that oversized mouth of yours as well." Flash gives Elspeth a half-embarrassed smile, apology written all over his face as he glances nervously between Sam, Veromem, and the new arrival.

Elspeth 's eyebrows raise in ravenwing disbelief, no one dared to look at her as such, to use such a tone. The delicate little bird she was wavering a little at the fierceness of his tone, fingers weaving in an esy incantation "You seem, rather unfortuneately, not to have heard my request, and I was awfully polite...Now please, I dn't wish to have to get angry and ruin such a pleasant day."

Sam_Seymour sudeenly finds herself standing.....the raw flesh at her side just above her waist bleeding....pock mocked where blisters had appeared grown and burst.....looking at Elspeth a boyish grin slowly appaering even in her state....her tongue tip licking at the black ooze edging its way down from her lip.....a step towards the prim woman..." How is.......she isnt dead......I wasn't expecting.......your here" lame yes....seeing as she most certsinly was here..

Veromem pulls a cigarette from his pants before he lights it with his lighter, taking a drag since he had needed a cigarette for the past 3 hours, relaxing before he looked at the woman again with narrowed eyes "Pleasant for you, except Flash and I just had to deal with some damn mist, making sure your girl there didn't get taken by it, plus i've been hit with some damn black ooze because of her, not to mention you came here as a bird and now are like this. Most people would want an explanation of everything I just went through, but I really don't care. I would like to know who the hell you are, and where you get off being so high and mighty?"

Flash_Guardian moves quickly to Sam's side to get her on her feet and keep her there once he sees her injuries. "Jester's bells! What did that thing do to you both?" And then blinks, looking to Veromem. "What do you mean ..." he begins, but is quickly interrupted. Apparently Vero isn't done putting his foot in his mouth. Flash decides to leave him be for the moment then and wait until he is done, focussing his attentions now upon Sam. "You're hurt. If you'll wait just a moment, I'll mend you." Flash begins to kneel before Sam in preparation to do his healing meditation.

Elspeth 's eyes are as cold as ice on the mouthy oaf before her, flicking away to offer a stiff but polite nod to the more sensible man "Thank you, Flash, I surmise?" His name gleaned quicky, the woman seemingly not missing a slither of information "By the Mother...Samantha Seymour you really are far too prone to injury to be allowed loose without protection." The smile returned, for a moment the woman looks more like the girl she could be, walking quickly to close the distance and take the other woman into a gentle embrace, where the spell charged hands touch, cool, blessed releif in the form of healing should bloom "And how in the seven paths do you find yourself such an awful rescuer?"

Sam_Seymour arms lift to rest upon the hips of the young female....." Is good to see you " sideglancing to Vero nodding down to Flash...." He's his hound....not my choice believe me....what news do you bring...is..is Famama improving?" the blisters.....raw burns slowly gain new flesh....knitting before healing....a soft chuckle emitting....." You know me....give me an easy route and I'm sure to take the long way..."

Veromem takes another drag as he keeps standing there, not impressed by the woman or particularly happy with her being here, but if he really wanted to rip her a new one, he'd do it, but he doesn't really care at the moment "Well apparently a simple thank you is out of the question from anyone, so I can see doing the right thing yet again was pointless. Why do I even bother trying to help when everyone is too stuck-up to show some simple f-ing gratitude. Seesh" He finds something to lean againist a few feet away as he watches the three of them, thankful Flash was at least nice, as compared to Sam who had been throwing black goo on him, or the other one who seemed to think she ran the whole frigging joint "Hey! I am not Flash's freaking hound either! Stop treating me like a damn dog and at least get it through your head I am a partly a human being"

Flash_Guardian quickly has his purpose stolen, but is far from arguing over it. He grins to Elspeth politely at hearing his name. "The one and only." He nods, stepping back to let the pair have their moment, showing no surprise that anyone else should know his name, as it seems to have gotten around a bit since his arrival in this land. For now, Flash makes his way over to Veromem to explain the situation in hushed shouting through gritted teeth. "Do you have any idea who you're talking to? She's ..." Flash cuts himself off, remembering how secretively the information was given to him in the first place. "She's not just some woman who can turn into a raven, Veromem. If my suspicions are right, she's a woman with a lot of power ... and such power has earned her respect." Flash parts from Veromem just slightly before kneeling next to him to heal. "Ever heard of a thing called tact? No? I suggest you learn, and quickly." He closes his eyes, steadying himself as he musters his chi to heal.

[Flash_Guardian ] "And he is not my hound," Flash adds at the end for the other womens' benefit.

Aster coiled around itself within in the pack, moving extremely slowly. its life force diminished almost beyond the point of regaining. it passed from the wakeful world and began to sleep, if such a word could be used

Elspeth 's smile settles to the reserve of a much older woman, restraint so inherent in her poise "I know you, Samantha, if you were given a map you'd use it as note paper to write your own route...Upside down and back to front, of course." The similarly aged, but so much more genteel young woman placing a kiss to the taller, ganglier woman's cheek before stepping back "It is good to see you, dear. We are too few as it is, and Famama is still ailing, but there has been slight imporovement, so we take heart." Flash's litlte speach has a laugh trickling like ringing crystal from her lips "I'm Elspeth..It's a pleasure."

Veromem winces softly as he can feel Flash heal him, taking another drag as he waits to him to finish "Watch out for my arms, since I don't know how your powers will affect them, okay? I don't need to be at home for a week fixing them up because someone's healing powers screwed up the work done to them" He looks at the woman, raising a brow as he just keeps his mouth shut for now, knowing he had put his foot into his mouth, so shutting up would force it out quickly enough

Flash_Guardian inhales deeply, bring his hands up in front of him as the soft white spirit energy possessed of him swells forth about his hands. Those hands now move out to touch the wounded man standing before Flash, who exhales now, sending the healing chi spreading throughout Veromem's living body, abandoning what is not natural, not recognized by the spirit. The great wound upon Veromem's back slowly mends and closes, restoring the flesh whole should the procedure work as is wanted. Flash drops low now, bracing himself with an arm to keep from falling entirely to the ruined earth beneath him as he looks back to Elspeth in a weary manner. "After spending so much time with Sam, I would say the pleasure is mine, miss Elspeth." Due to his distractions, Flash only caught certain snitches of the other womens' conversations, but they are enough to intruige him further about the situation hidden in the background.

Sam_Seymour nods stepping back almost as soon as the greetings was over she wasnt too bothered about the jibbering afterall these two had grown almost side by side to what they are now....and as always she would step into the background and let Elsp deal with the people so much better at it then she herself....eyes dropping to linger upon Vero for but a while.unsure how he could posion his body with that fag....relief obvoius at the others words concering Famana...dark eyes narrowing at Flash's words concerning the time spent together...certainly not by her choice by any means..

Elspeth 's brow ticks again "Spending so much time with our Samantha, indeed. I see." A side glance to the other Sister with question in those baby blues. "And, you look rather worn, perhaps it should be advantageous for us to return to this Redfang of yours?" The rest of what she wanted to say, to ask of her sister simmering in the slight aggitated fluttering of her fingers "Healing can be tiring, especially on the unappreciative." A few precise steps her her by the fallen back man, a small, soft hand extended "Come, now let me help you for I see a ring that would mark you as friend, or enemy...And from the fact Samantha has not killed you, I settle for the former"

Flash_Guardian realizes perhaps too late this his words were a bit harsh ... perhaps such honesty was not truly needed to be spoken, but so it is that Flash feels. Sam has indeed not been the most social, helpful, or giving of people during their time together. To an extent, her behavior has been warranted ... but only to an extent. The offered hand is taken, Flash slowly pushing himself up to his feet and smiling appreciatively at Elspeth. "Thank you," he offers her in return, "though I must confess the ring is not mine. It belongs to Glyniss ... who I'm sure you know as well. I wear it now only for safe keeping until I can return it to her." A light chuckle is given. "But all that aside, I would still wish you to view me as friend rather than foe."

Sam_Seymour rises a brow softly muttering......sliding the other leather back pack onto her shoulder hefting the back pack into the centre of her back more...side glancing to Flash lips pressed together....turning as booted shoes crounch into earth.....Elspeth was here she can deal with Flash.....and with that she vaults over the low wall close by.....dust spraying up lightly before drifting earthward again as she adds her weight to the wall....landing with a soft thud....on the other side

Elspeth looks at the ring, her light eyes darkening, sorrow staining so delicate a face as to be a porcelain doll left out in the rain "I know who the ring belongs to, I knew the moment I saw it, and I can see why she welcomed you as a friend." Her hand withdraws to meet it's double at her waist again "And, return it to her you will, now I am here, I am sure we can achieve such with little chance of failure." A glance to Vero again, looking from toe to the tips of his hair with little in the way of kindess "Samantha, where are you going...." Glancing that way as she moves.

Aster stirs in the darkness, being thrown about within the pack as the girl moved off

Sam_Seymour head comes up as she looks over to Elepeth......" Well......you know your the diplimat....not me..." head nodding away in the distance....." Just going over there"

Elspeth shakes her head, stepping back away from the group, drawing into herself a little "No, no...This is your mission, you were chosen....Please, I will silence myself a little more, I am to...aide, as you wish"

Flash_Guardian blinks as Samantha .... err, Sam ... retreats over the wall into what looks like hiding to him. Eyes that were bright with hope at the mention of aid in recovering Glyniss now dim slightly as Sam moves off, guilt over his words setting in to replace the shine in his eyes. "Looks like I should take a page from my own book," he mutters to himself, glancing back at Veromem and biting his lip before looking down at the earth before him. "I know not what things are brewing in the background," he tells both women openly. "Only hints of a bargain gone wrong and a respected leader battling an illness ... I still have no idea what part Glyniss may have played in all of this, but it seems quite clear that she is in the middle of it all somewhere. I will be more than happy to help you both get her back. And who knows? Perhaps I can find a way to help you and yours in some other ways." A glance now between Elspeth and Sam, nodding affirmatively. "It's the least I can do."

Veromem snorts as he takes another drag of his cigarette, looking away from everyone else since he could really care less who was on what mission and who was supposed to help them with it

Sam_Seymour blinks staring at Elspeth green emeralds resting upon her......" Aide......aide......who.who said..when was this decided...I mean " she looked confused...no one had told her about being aided...she waves her hands suddenly......" well....emm emm...talk to them then"

Sam_Seymour stares at Elspeth before glancing to Flash...emm now he offers help.....Elspeth's presence here puzzled her greatly though pleased she was in her seeing.....her brows knit at Flash's words that she catches...soo he had listened well to her questioning of the imp......" You ..would help us?"

Flash_Guardian just shrugs at Sam as he stands there. "Hey, that's what I do. All you had to do was ask ..." Flash stands there grinning.

Veromem looks at Flash before he rolls his eyes, letting a grin appear on his face for the first time today as he listens to the man "Do you always do the noble thing Flash, or am I just around when your doing it?"

Elspeth smiles a little, her presence seeming to have helped at least a little "Yes, of course he would, he is a good man...He wears our Sister's ring and has concern for her in his eyes. Please, Samantha, come and speak with us...It is time to share secrets" A glance to Samantha, then to Flash again "There can be no secrets between us, not if we wish to save that which is vital to all our futures...And, not with the selfish oaf aroung either, I will not speak in he presence of stupidity."

Flash_Guardian gives Veromem a bemused look. "You've hardly been away from me for more than a day since we've met, Vero. You tell me." He chuckles, shaking his head. "But yes, like I said ... it's what I do. Besides, I'd like to thing that Glyniss has a future waiting for her back on Redfang Island." As Vero is further chastised, Flash just grimaces, brows knitting as he looks away, not wanting to take sides in such an argument. "Well, I can take us all back to Redfang in a blink, if that's what you think best." He looks to the others now, waiting for confirmation.

Sam_Seymour rises abrow between the two....one she had known many years to the other just as long as a leaf falls really....green eyes falling upon Vero....a slight smile appearing as they lift to look at Elspeth....." Come Elspeth....if I can trust Flash you can at least abide Vero here.....and how can the young learn if not by example"

Veromem looks at Sam as he raises an eyebrow, taking another drag before he spits it out onto the ground and grinds it out with his foot before he cracks his back slightly "I'm not that bad of a guy, honest. You just caught me when I had not had a smoke for too long of a time is all, and besides, i'm going home first to put on a shirt before I make my way to Redfang."

Elspeth defers her head a little, those small doll-like fingers of hers resting together "This is your mission, Samantha, you of course can decide to do things as you will, I was merely suggesting that, it may be wise, if we only told those with an altruistic sense to them, and a wish to help. I would not tell the storm about how wonderful the kiss of the sun was. For it would not understand."

Flash_Guardian just chuckles at the whole ordeal, standing back and watching for now. At this point, he's just the transportation. Transportation that happens to have many burning questions, true enough. He stands ready to leave with a renewed hope that he may yet see Glyniss again. And he already knows what he'd like to do when he sees her next.

Sam_Seymour laughs now looking at Elspeth...." Come on look at him.......look at those poor wee eyes ...soo soo puppy dog like"

Elspeth 's brow ticks, just once again, looking over Vero again "Oh, very well then...As you both seem to hold him in higher reguard, but if he tries to sniff or lick anything of mine I will not be held responsible for my actions." Perhaps the hint of humour, but it was buried beneath her composed, china-like features.

Sam_Seymour chuckles softly....head turning to look at Flash before looking back...." Well....I'm sure he'd give everything a good looong sniff before he does anything...." and with a shrug of her shoulders.....thumbs rubbing the underneath of the leather straps she begins moving off once more...

Veromem twitches slightly to himself, but refrains from saying another word to the woman since he really was not enjoying being compared to the common freaking dog.

Flash_Guardian takes it upon himself to start harnessing the magics necessary for the creation of a portal ... shards of golden yellow gathering at his fingertips before being thrust into the air, hands slowly separating as he pulls upon a rift in space in the shape of a swirling vortex, with the image of Redfang dojo on the other side. If that wasn't enough to call the others' attention, he stands back now, bringing a fist to his mouth and clearing his throat, looking to the others.

Sam_Seymour blinks....at the cough.....body turning brows knitting......now what was it.....?

Elspeth steps back, away from the portal "Samantha will be able to tell you all you need, I must go and make a report to the others." That was what she was here for, after all. "Though you can be sure I will be around..." A promise and a threat, perhaps

Flash_Guardian just head-nods toward the portal to indicate its presense, yet says nothing.

Sam_Seymour blinks....eyes widening for a second before striding to Elspeth and whispers...

Veromem is slowly surrounded by golden rings, announcing he was going to head home before he joined Flash and anyone else on the island

Elspeth nods the once, and leans up to hug the woman just the once before stepping back again "Your your lips to her ears."

Flash_Guardian watches the whispering and raises an eyebrow in mild curiousity, but continues to remain silent.

Sam_Seymour pulls back after the whisper emerald eyes darkening........as she nods....." Thanks Elspeth...." hugging the younger woman as she now steps back....." Well lets get on with this if you want me there"

Elspeth walks into the treeline, the flutter of wings soon heard, a soft fall of black feathers in her wake

Flash_Guardian just shrugs back at Sam. "Hey, you're the leader, right?" A wave is given to the departing woman ... or raven. Either way.

Sam_Seymour blinks at Flash........eyes narrowing....leader she is not...." And this is your magic.....your portal....sooo " waves a hand...." You go first.....or dont you trust me now?"

Veromem reappears fully dressed now, rolling his eyes at the two as he walks up and leaps through the portal himself since the two of them were arguing

Flash_Guardian 's face breaks into a grin, accompanied by a genuine laugh, watching as Veromem is first to go through the portal, being no stranger to teleportation quite obviously. "Just remember who offered to help who, alright?" he tells her with a smirk before springing up off the ground and leaping head first into the vortex, disappearing.

Sam_Seymour head moves from side to side as whilst talking to Flash Vero reappears and walks between the two and right through the portal...laughing at Flash as she steps in.

Sam_Seymour head moves from side to side as whilst talking to Flash Vero reappears and walks between the two and right through the portal...laughing at Flash as she steps in.