[hr][hr][center][img]https://s2.postimg.cc/9u4ekd45l/darke.png[/img][hr][img]https://s22.postimg.cc/3nttfp4r5/tumblr_ooy7enl_MLb1r5m4z3o1_r1_540.gif[/img][hr][@Nallore][@BlueSky44][@FantasyChic][@mnkee][@LadyRunic][@Dragoknighte][@KazAlkemi][/center][hr][hr][center][h3][color=10A133][b]Present Day - The Castle: December 22nd, 12,507 - 9:30 AM [/b][/color][/h3][/center][hr][@BlueSky44]: Emperor Taj nodded at her, placing a hand on her upper arm and giving her a tight squeeze. It was never easy, dealing with the death of a parent, and she had had to experience it at such a young age. Perhaps it was easier that Valda never really knew her mother - or perhaps that made it all the more difficult. Time had been stolen from her. "I can tell you, Queen Valda, that the device that killed your mother...If it falls into the wrong hands, which I fear it has, it has the potential to shatter the laws of reality as we know...to an extent that even [b]Magyk[/b] will fail to undo..."

It was a relatively soft warning, compared to what it could have been. In truth, the device could mean the end of existence itself if used improperly. As for the ghost of Queen Meliscente, she would have little choice but to be in the Queen's Room. A ghost must spent one year and a day at the location of their death - in this instance, the very room that served as Queen Valda's chambers. Whether or not Queen Meliscente would appear, it was hard to say. Yet the odds were slim at best. 

[@FantasyChic]: [color=A6C1C3]"He and his family are really old, and I mean really old. His little sister prevents them from aging,"[/color] Medea answered, only to be followed up by Marya a moment later. [color=7ea7d8]"She's cute but a bit annoying, I don't see why Tata lets her do that to everyone but be careful or she might do it to you too...Unless immortality is something you're after."[/color] There was a gust of wind and suddenly the girls were dressed for the day in winter tunics and cloaks, their hair brushed out. [color=7ea7d8]"Come on, tour time,"[/color] Marya said with a smirk. 

They were pleasantly in the kitchen/living room area. Bruce's [b]Alchemie[/b] equipment was set up on the far wall, which the twins looked at with a dismissive wave of their hand. They kept chattering to each other in a foreign language, before they arrived at the door closest to the front door and opened it. [color=7ea7d8]"This is where Halley, Astrid, and Nova sleep when they come to see Tata,"[/color] Marya explained. It was a pretty standard room set up, with a large wardrobe filled with clothes of three different distinct sizes and styles. 

The room right next door, as Medea explained, was the room she and Marya slept in. It was rather plainly furnished as well, but the floor was littered with wrappers that seemed to be from stolen [b]FizzFroot[/b] and other items. There was a healthy amount of prank items and on the desk were books on witchcraft. There was a single bed that the two of them shared. 

[@mnkee][@KazAlkemi]: Asha visibly grimaced as Amarantha brought up the subject of Puck. As far as Asha was concerned, there was nothing to say on the matter. The vile man had died - the scum was removed from the face of the planet. If anything, the shapeshifting family had done them a service. If they had not killed Puck, Asha herself may very well have if he continued much longer. In the Big Wild Land Over the Ocean, such behavior was not tolerated. The abduction of children and forcing them into an army...It was barbaric and inhumane. 

Her irritation was only furthered as Lyra [i]apologized[/i] for what had transpired. What knight, Asha had to wonder, sided with someone as sick and malicious as Puck? It made her feel queasy and she had to look away from Lyra. "That is correct," Asha said simply to Amaranatha. "He met a far kinder end than he deserved. Leave it at that."

[@LadyRunic]: Badger looked down at his shoes, wiggling his toes in amazement. His feet ached to do that, but there was no additional pain from the ill fitting garments anymore. The boy teared up slightly at Rhys' kindness. No adult had ever been kind to him before, especially not a stranger...Badger then grimaced a bit as Rhys asked about his friends. "No, sir...They died before the rioting..." Badger mumbled, looking Rhys in the eye as he had been taught.

The commentary about his eye color confused Badger. He didn't actually know the color of his own eyes. The Young Army hadn't been relatively fond of giving mirrors to children so that way they could examine themselves. His friends just told him that he had cool eyes - but witch and wizard eyes? That frightened him. The Young Army thrived on anti-[b]Magyk[/b] propaganda, mostly aimed towards wizards. Witches were given a pass, likely due to Puck's sister being the last Wendron Witch Mother. 

"I'll stay..." Badger whispered, just as Tom let out a death rattle scream in his confined area. 

[@KazAlkemi][@BlueSky44]: Alright, so Cuyler will [i]not[/i] realize that's he is speaking to the lost princess of the Land of Long Nights - which is understandable, given that Sylvi is using a false name and not very many know what the royal family of the Land of Long Nights looks like. However, he will notice that one of the windows seems to be brand new on the second floor and there's scuff marks that look fresh on the stones - one of them even seemed to have been hastily replaced. He'll be certain without a doubt that someone snuck into the tower recently (within the last few days). 

[i]"Bards aren't real wizards,"[/i] a ghost scoffed, floating inside of the tower, yet he only [b]Appeared[/b] to Sylvi. Cuyler won't be able to see him. Furthermore, Sylvi will need to recite the password to the door in order to let the ExtraOrdinary Wizard know she is requesting admittance during a lock down. Cuyler can also press his badge against the door to cause a similar chain reaction. Either way, one of you let Arya know you want inside![hr][hr][center][h1][b][i][color=#9B30FF]Arya Rincewind[/color][/i][/b][/h1][img]https://s22.postimg.cc/y6hgax60x/C51_L.gif[/img][hr][color=#9B30FF][b]Location:[/b][/color] Wizard Tower - 21st Floor ---> 20th Floor[/center][hr]	Arya couldn't help but smile slightly at her apprentice's enthusiasm. It just reminded her more and more of why she had chosen to take Atkin on, rather than anyone with a more traditional [b]Magyk[/b] background. He was curious and adventurous - the perfect qualities for a student - and kind and compassionate - something she prized in an individual. The cats still hadn't left him alone, continuing to swarm Atkin as if he was some sort of Cat God or a cat-whisperer. [color=#9B30FF]"Yes, but not just any records on mutants,"[/color] Arya clarified. [color=#9B30FF]"My mother told me of the бесконачни каменци when I was a child, as did my Uncle Marcellus. These stories detail stones of power beyond measure...And as silly as it may seem, I believe that Asha the [b]Magykal[/b] may have one of these stones."[/color] Her thoughts flickered back towards Asha's quick rebuff as to her necklace, despite the immense [b]Magyk[/b] and power the purple gem radiated. 

	[color=#9B30FF]"It's been some time since the Big Wild Land sent any representatives to the Castle...Not since early in the reign of Queen Meliscente, after her own mother abdicated the throne - Queen Sarai,"[/color] Arya added. [color=#9B30FF]"So that begs the question - why come now? Queen Meliscente's death I am certain was caused by a [b]Darke Magyk[/b], too faint for me to make out...Yet perhaps Emperor Taj or Asha the [b]Magykal[/b] knows more as to Queen Meliscente's death than they are willing to disclose."[/color] It struck her as suspicious. If her assumptions were correct, Asha the [b]Magykal[/b] had one of the бесконачни каменци. And perhaps, Queen Meliscente had been murdered with one as well...

	[color=#9B30FF]"[b]Run ever faster, return to your master,[/b]"[/color] Arya recited, undoing Atkin's [b]Magyk[/b] on the cats and they all fled the room in a single file line, exiting the 21st and 20th floors of Wizard Tower as they went back to their owners at top cat-speed. Arya had a slight smile on her face as she observed them leave. She then nodded at Atkin, motioning for him to follow her, as she descended the staircase to see Rowland trying to pet the cats before they sped out of the room. 

	[color=#9B30FF]"Rowland, Atkin and I will need to make a trip to the Manuscriptorium before the Moot,"[/color] Arya explained, though she really had no intention of going to the Moot and trusted that Rowland would get more out of it than she could anyways. Rowland nodded, opening the door so that way they could leave with a twinkle in his eye, before he bent over and whispered into Atkin's ear: 

	"Be sure to ask Marcellus if he still needs help getting that stick out of his ass, it seems to be rather stuck," Rowland mused, only to catch a disapproving glare from Arya. She didn't want her apprentice to hear that sort of language! He then gave Atkin a wink, nodding encouragingly as he mouthed: [i]Do it![/i][hr][hr][center][h1][b][i][color=#FF0000]Myrus Silvers[/color][/i][/b][/h1][img]https://s22.postimg.cc/sd9k0dd81/tumblr_inline_n6x68mb_IB01qa43er.gif[/img][hr][color=#FF0000][b]Location:[/b][/color] the Palace - Infirmary [/center][hr]	Luckily, Becky was not going to be on her own for much longer. Earlier that morning, she had sent a pair of guards to the Forest, in order to seek out some assistance. Her own supplies were running low and Becky was just one woman. Myrus' condition was a puzzle to her, one that would be better resolved if assisted by another. Besides, this healer came from the Land of Mysteries itself - the Eastern SnowPlains - and perhaps would have an inkling as to what was going on. "Skaoi Silverveil should be here soon," Becky muttered under her breath, attempting to reassure herself. 

	Luna's information that the family suffered from mental illness every few generations did not help to soothe Becky's nerves. In fact, they inflamed them. She didn't know what was happening to Myrus and the realization that he was at risk for anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder...Luna hadn't been clear as to what...well, it was giving Becky a small bit of anxiousness herself. Skaoi Silverveil couldn't come soon enough. "No, I am afraid you may not leave you, Princess Luna," Becky said, looking at her with an understanding air. 

	Truthfully, however, Luna could leave if she wanted to. Becky couldn't legally keep her there - Luna was the Crown Princess and outranked everyone except for the Queen, the Chief Scribe, the ExtraOrdinary Wizard, and the Castle Alchemist. Myrus seemed to have stilled again in his slumber, still mumbling the same name over and over again in his sleep - [color=ff0000]"Golds...."[/color] It seemed that he was trying to tell them something - maybe Valda or Amarantha would know what to do?[hr][hr][center][h1][b][i][color=#cc33ff]Antonije Magnisky[/color][/i][/b][/h1][img]http://oi63.tinypic.com/a4v1v5.jpg[/img][hr][color=#cc33ff][b]Location:[/b][/color] The Badlands: Port Witch Coven Safe House/Antonije's Observatory[/center][hr][hider=General Scenery][img]https://s22.postimg.cc/jcmwhq2z5/penrhyn_quarry_north_wales.jpg[/img][img]https://s22.postimg.cc/r5dk9re41/welsh-slate-quarry-llanberis-gwynedd-wales-uk-_AMXMM4.jpg[/img][img]https://s22.postimg.cc/7niwtv6wh/Dinorwig_slate.jpg[/img][/hider][hider=Map][img]https://s22.postimg.cc/b74ujqmht/Flyte-castle-map.jpg[/img]
[color=10A133][i]*The Port Witch Coven is where it says Simon's observatory, up in the slate quarries*[/i][/color][/hider][hider=Safe House Appearance][img]https://s22.postimg.cc/tmpbha5sx/Old_Observatory.png[/img][/hider][hider=Port Witch Coven Roster][list][*]Fleur, Witch Mother
[*][i]Constance Langdon, Adult Witch[/i]
[*]Bernice, Adult Witch
[*]Three unnamed adult witches
[*][i]Marya Magnisky, Young Witch - missing[/i]
[*][i]Medea Magnisky, Young Witch - missing[/i]
[*]Jezebel, young witch
[*]Nine unnamed young witches between the ages of 4 and 17
[*]Two unnamed young warlocks between the ages of 4 and 17[/list]
[i]italics indicates only the GM can control this NPC[/i][/hider]
	Antonije flinched slightly, taking a step away to avoid Constance's arm as she tried to take his hand. He gave her a sideways look, only to be met with a glare and he shrunk back even more, pulling slightly on his sleeve in an attempt to maximize the portion of his body that was covered up. Constance Langdon, his mother, just rolled her eyes at him, before she nodded at Fleur. "Let me know when you change your mind," she said sweetly, with a bit of a sick smile. "I've heard about...his [i]kind[/i]...and well, they say pride comes before they fall. And they're [i]full[/i] of pride, bursting with it."

	[color=#cc33ff]"You do realize two seconds for you is a year for everyone else..."[/color] Antonije muttered. People tended to call him Tate. It was easier for them to say than Antonije. And truthfully, he didn't care, since he just wanted to be left alone anyways. They could call him Charlie, as long as they didn't bother him. [color=#cc33ff]"And fun fact, two seconds is also about how long you'll pretend you care about my sisters...."[/color] he added. He could feel Constance's eyes on him. He didn't think Bruce would actually take care of his siblings - he was wary of that at best. 

	Constance however smiled approvingly at Fleur's words. There was a reason a child so young had been made Witch Mother. Yet that did not mean she didn't expect him to react with violence, but she had a firm grip on Antonije and would ensure that he did what must be done. She'd make a proper warlock out of him one day - they could use one anyways, since Malekith had died. Antonije's eyes flickered over towards Constance again, his stomach twisting with anger and rage. He was terrified to leave her, as much as he wanted to. And at the same time, he wanted nothing more than to take the [b]Charm[/b] from his pocket and throw it at her, setting her aflame.