Jamie thought it just as well that Damian wasn't going to join him. There were some things Jamie just wasn't ready to share with the rest of the guild, outside of Jarvis. With a sad smile, Jamie looked back and said [color=f26522]"some say being young is the hardest thing in the world. Being told you're wrong, or misguided, or being put out when you just want to protect those you care about, is worse, but that typically happens in youth. But they are wrong. Watching your children grow further then you ever thought they would, becoming people you only hoped they'd be, is the hardest thing in the world, because it means they don't need you anymore. I can still, maybe one last time, give you a lesson. Sometimes, you have to do things when your comrades want you to do what they want. I know you're capable, but this is about showing I won't stand for my members to be kidnapped. If I let you go, it's saying I can't fight anymore. So, yes, it's ego. But it's more about keeping the guild safe"[/color]

Jamie looked forward again, and leaving it at that, she headed out the doors, towards iron enigmas hotel. She stopped, studying the hotel, feeing lingering magics, and have a heavy sigh, looking about. Something had happened, and with shock, Jamie saw the rescue group walking off. Standing there, Jamie frowned. [i]what the hell happened here?[/i]

[b]Penny[/b]

PEnny remembered the story Karn had told her, of how his mother had drowned, of how Karn himself had nearly drowned, and that was why he feared water. Unsettled, Penny appeared restless, running her hands through her hair, and shifting uncomfortably, wondering. If Rian had found Karn before then...then did Karn die in the water? But no, Penny was sure if Karn had starved himself, his mother would have made sure he ate. 

Was he sick then? Or was it something he had picked up, something that had just developed? A lot of illnesses passed down over blood lines tended to manifest before a child was 10, but could be longer. 

Penny didn't know what to do, or what to say. How did Master Jamie do this? Feeling sad, Penny realised that Karn was suffering, day in and day out as the...bond? between him and Rian kept him alive. Was he dying every day, too? How could anyone survive that, over and over again. 

With a sickening jolt, she realised that was the fate she might have, if she let her Phoenix Slayer magic take her over, until the final death. That wasn't what she wanted to focus on, and instead, she looked to Karn. Were they being selfish, trying to prolong his life? Penny didn't know. But she knew one thing, you didn't give up on friends.

She remembered the magic council, the eager Karn just wanting to help, shifting into a bird to do all he could, and she knew she wouldn't give up. Karn might be tired of it all, but...she wanted him to have even a few moments of peace, before the end. So she would continue to try and find a way. 

How could anyone be so full of life, and yet be...dying? She swallowed, and said softly [color=f7976a]"Whatever it takes"[/color]

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[b]Sasha[/b]

Sasha smiled at Marlene and said [color=6ecff6]"I saw this nice looking place on the way here, if you want to go there."[/color] She said, content for now to let things be, pushhing aside her worry and thoughts, she vowed to just have a happy afternoon. She grabbed her satchel, and waited to see if Marlene would be happy to go there. 
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