Penny flickered a glance at Nolan, his anger was almost palpable, and Penny looked away. She supposed she deserved the anger... she hadn't meant to neglect Ariel... she sighed softly, bringing her gaze to Ariel. "I'm sorry" she said softly, "i... " there wasn't really any excuse, was there? She'd had a responsibility and she'd neglected jt. She knew Ariel struggled with her magic, and she'd left her. 

"I shouldn't have left you like that. It wasn't right, and I don't think there's anything I can do to make it up to you. All I can say is I'm sorry... " she bowed her head, closing her eyes, "I should have been here, to teach you, to help you... I was scared... and hurting. And that's no excuse"

She waited, whether for Ariel's wrath or something else, not sure how Ariel would even react, looking up carefully. 

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Jamie gave a shrug, "well. We feel the natural- or rather non-natural natural disasters strongly. Can you imagine how strong it would be on the island, if it's that strong here? Magical disasters like that... all the protection in the world, on the island, probably can't last forever." She said, watching Ferrin, "that's what we are going to stop"

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Nearby, Jaris turned to Amelia, taking in her appearance, frowning slightly. He gently reached out to lay a hand on her forehead, frowning deeper at the heat there. He moved around to the other side of the bar, bustling about a moment, returning with a warm drink, and some water, placing them down in front of her, "are you feeling okay, sweetie?" He asked, turning his attention completely to his daughter, making sure she'd drink. [@Joshua Tamashii][@Crimson Raven][@t2wave]