[quote]"The Lantern?" Peck stared at Anise with obvious confusion and hesitance[/quote]

Anise didn't like his hesitance, but definitely expected it along with his confusion. She felt a bit worried that he would react negatively, so she prepared herself mentally. She really didn't want to fight, and with the Spirit Lantern she was certain that she actually wouldn't need to fight, but she also didn't want to just dominate her potential opponent's minds.

[quote]"The white Lantern is safe here. We've been guarding it for generations, it's perfectly fine where it is and nobody knows about it but us." He grinned a little, proud of his heritage, and he gestured with a thumb at the top of the dead white tree. His faint smile faded as a thought occurred to him. "But with the Lady of Light comes the dawn." It was a line in an old lullaby. "Have you found a way to use them to bring back the sun?" he asked with guarded hope.[/quote]

Anise nodded. "Yes, I need all of them to do it though." She didn't know if that was true, but she believed it with all of her heart. They all had a part in this as did the Dragon itself. She suspected that they might not allow her, so she prepared herself mentally to fight them for it. She noticed that Reus hadn't let down his guard, and this time she was grateful for it. She trusted he wouldn't attack unless they became the aggressors and was grateful to have a comrade such as himself by her side.

She stepped forward one step. "Bring me to it, please." She wanted to be polite for as long as possible before making full on demands. Part of her worried about Morly's warning about the Witch, but now that she was so far in all she could do is move forwards with her plans. If the Witch decided to show up she would have to deal with it in any way she could.