[hr][hr][center][img]https://s22.postimg.cc/6xwhnyhtt/8feea9672d571d4eceb088fcf045e88c.png[/img][hr][img]https://i.postimg.cc/QdScvwrm/Good-Obese-Dartfrog-size-restricted.gif[/img][hr][@Nallore][@BlueSky44][@FantasyChic][@KazAlkemi][@eclecticwitch][/center][hr][center][h3][color=ed145b][b]Asgard - Thousands of Years Ago....[/b][/color][/h3][/center][hr]	Klara had decided on an activity to do that day, and it required her to drag her 10 year old cousin Runa along with her. That plan, was to teach Runa how to swim! [color=C646C5]"Come on Runa, it'll be fun!"[/color] she said happily as she dragged Runa over towards the falls.

	[color=#a81a75]"Okay... Setty was going to come over later,"[/color] Runa reminded Klara, referring to her adult brother, the God of Justice and Retribution. He had recently been appointed by Odin to run one of Asgard's courts and he was taking to it like a natural. Runa's parents had gone down to Midgard for their anniversary, meaning that Forseti was going to come over and stay with Runa that evening. 

	[color=C646C5]"Of course he is, the most annoying person in the world!"[/color] Klara said with a bit of a laugh, before they reached the Falls. [color=C646C5]"Now, I so declare that you need to learn how to swim! So that is what we're going to do!"[/color]

	[color=#a81a75]"Isn't the Falls dangerous?"[/color] Runa asked. [color=#a81a75]"Aren't we not supposed to be here?"[/color] she added. Her hair fell in her face. 

	[color=C646C5]"Only if you don't know what you're doing... And no one's told me not to be here! Not really anyway, they just made suggestions... Besides, how are you supposed to learn how to swim if you don't go to where there is water?"[/color]

	Runa winced slightly as Klara lied. It was a bit painful when people lied, like she was being poked in the back with a needle. [color=#a81a75]"Okay Klara, whatever you say..."[/color]

	[color=C646C5]"So, into the water we go!"[/color]

	Runa nodded, just jumping into the water without any hesitation. She trusted her cousin to make sure she didn't get hurt. Klara hadn't expected Runa to just jump in like that, her eyes growing wide slightly, before she jumped into the water after her. The force of the water fall had created a large current and since Runa was wearing boots and didn't know how to swim, she struggled to stay afloat. Gasping for air, her lungs filled with water as she went under and didn't resurface. 

	[color=C646C5]"Runa?"[/color] Klara said instantly, panicking, before she dove downwards, trying to find where Runa had disappeared to. It wasn't hard for her, she could easily breathe underwater, but she was freaking out now.

	The current was pushing Runa along, further and further down the river. Even though she was Asgardian, Runa was fairly young and she passed out, the water still filling her lungs as she limply drifted along. Klara was attempting to create a bubble around Runa, in order to protect her from the water, and hopefully slow her down enough for her to catch up and pull her out of the water. She was successful for the most part, the bubble forming around Runa's head and it caused her to drag against the current. 

	Klara swam over to her cousin, grabbing her by the arm and started pulling her towards the surface. Klara was trying to stay calm, but inside she was starting to panic. While she managed to pull Runa to the shore, her cousin still wasn't breathing. Her lungs were filled with water. She started using her powers to pull the water out of Runa's lungs, and now she was really starting to get worried about this, she hadn't expected Runa to just jump in like that, but now she was just concerned with hopefully making sure that Runa doesn't die.

	Runa then began to cough, hacking up water out of her lungs and her fingers twitched. Sparks of light seemed to buzz near her as the young Asgardian slowly regained consciousness. 

	[color=C646C5]"R-R-Runa? Are you okay?"[/color] Klara stammered, looking at her.

	[color=#a81a75]"I-I'm fine..."[/color] Runa mumbled. 

	[color=C646C5]"A-A-Are you sure?"[/color]

	Runa nodded, still coughing up quite a bit of water. She sat up slowly, completely drenched. Her hair had come out of its braid and was sticking to her skin everywhere. 

	Klara used her powers to dry Runa off the best that she could, [color=C646C5]"...Let's get you home."[/color]

	[color=#a81a75]"I thought you wanted to go swimming, Kla..."[/color] 

	[color=C646C5]"I-I-I think this was a bad idea..."[/color]

	[color=#a81a75]"Oh..."[/color] Runa then looked down at her feet, little bits of darkness swirling around her. [color=#a81a75]"I-I'm sorry..."[/color] she mumbled, tears in her eyes. 

	[color=C646C5]"It wasn't your fault Runa, don't worry about it."[/color] she said, giving her cousin a smile.

	Runa didn't say anything, slowly walking back home. She seemed pretty down and sad, hardly surprising given that her cousin had been so happy to go swimming and then Runa ruined it by nearly drowning. 

	Klara looked over at her,  before giving her a hug, and trying to use her powers over emotions to somewhat make her feel better, she didn't tend to use them all that often. She didn't blame Runa for what had happened, she more of blamed herself for it. She should have been more careful when telling Runa about getting into water, and her cousin nearly drowned because of. Runa instantly cheered up thanks to Klara's emotional manipulation and she hugged Klara back. [color=#a81a75]"Love you Kla."[/color]

	[color=C646C5]"Love you too Runa, now let's get you back home."[/color][hr][center][h3][color=ed145b][b]Asgard: May 11th, 12,508 - 7:00 PM [/b][/color][/h3][/center][hr]	Runa was rather pleased with her student. Not only had Arnora been growing with her abilities, but she was learning her way around Asgard quickly. She remembered that it had been a few decades before she herself was truly able to know where to go while thinking effortlessly about it. Once, when she had been scarcely thirteen years old, hardly even alive yet, she had actually gotten lost in these very halls. Her brother, Forseti, had found her and took her home. [color=#a81a75]"No need,"[/color] Runa told Cuyler, before her hands took on a slight glow to them and by [b]Magyk[/b], Cuyler would be cleaned and dressed in traditional Asgardian garb. [color=#a81a75]"Klara, if you would not mind taking Arnora and Cuyler to the hall, I'll go inform Myth and Bruce of the happy surprise."[/color]

	[color=C646C5]"Of course Runa,"[/color] Klara said with a bit of a smile. She was happy to help out with this second chance at giving Myth and Bruce another wedding. Turning, she glanced over at Cuyler, [color=C646C5]"I guess you could say I might be more of escorting you two over there, so come along, everyone else is likely already there waiting."[/color] She then led Arnora and Cuyler over to the Great Hall, where an aisle had been formed out of rose petals. The seats were simple but tastefully done, with a stone alter at the front where the swords Bruce and Myth would exchange with each other were placed. Klara would be officiating the wedding, more or less, as the All-Mother and in her capacity as the Goddess of Love. 

	Bruce's adopted children were curiously absent, as was his adopted son's girlfriend who had more or less tagged along to Asgard. 

	Meanwhile, Runa had tracked down her son and future daughter in law in the nursery. Bruce was striking her as rather withdrawn and quiet, which to some might have been a cause for concern, but her son had always been a man of extremes. He was so much like his namesake and grandfather that way. She just hoped that he showed Myth the affection and attention that she deserved. Keeping her voice low so as to not disturb her grandchild, she came into the room and began speaking to the pair, [color=#a81a75]"I have a surprise for the both of you."[/color]

	[color=#a81a75]"Now please, do come quickly... Everyone is waiting."[/color] She couldn't help but smile slightly, not worried if they figured out what the surprise was or not. Assuming that the pair decided to follow her, she led them to the Great Hall, where everyone else would already be seated. [color=#a81a75]"Today is your wedding day. Perhaps this one will be what you have hoped for."[/color][hr][center][h3][color=ed145b][b]The Castle: May 11th, 12,508 - 6:00 PM [/b][/color][/h3][/center][hr][@KazAlkemi][@eclecticwitch]: At the Palace barracks... 

	While Apollodora's brother, Caspian (known as Rainbrook) had traveled back in time to this period, he had been careful not to reveal his true identity. He didn't want to mess up the timeline. However, his younger sister didn't seem to have the same concern for the integrity of the universe. Apollodora was of the school of thought that everything was a circular loop - that whatever actions she took simply were meant to be and if she decided to reveal who she really was, well, then that was just how the universe needed it to be done. 

	"Yes, if you call being her daughter related," Apollodora said cheekily. While she resembled Arya greatly, she seemingly had a more candid sense of humor. There was a certain aura of stiffness about her, similar to Arya's near suffocating formalisms. Baby Dawn started squirming in Mona's arms, and a foul scent would alert Mona that dear Baby Dawn had just promptly soiled herself. 

	"Lapis lazuli," Apollodora explained, tapping the vial. "It's what is allowing me to not fade from existence. However, that's neither here nor there. Unlike my father, mother, brother... Well, basically everyone else in my family, I'm not out to save the world." She gave Amarantha a slight smile, as if they had a special connection. "But given that my existence is threatened, I'm here to fix the mess that my brother has made. I'll require your help. In exchange, I'll tell you what you need to know about my mother."

	"She isn't dead," Apollodora said simply. "What happened to her is far worse than death. She's trapped in a parallel dimension."

[@FantasyChic]: Over in the Badlands, far from the Castle itself.... 

	Will update here next round once Fleur is posted for.[hr][hr][center][h1][i][b][color=ff0000]Myrus Silvers[/color][/b][/i][/h1][img]https://img-ovh-cloud.zszywka.pl/0/0058/5908-alexander-vlahos--mordred.gif[/img][hr][color=ff0000][b]Location:[/b][/color] the Palace - Dining Hall
[color=ff0000][b]Skills:[/b][/color] N/A[hr][hr][/center]	Myrus nodded, thinking for a moment before he was struck with a [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4783218]vivid memory once more[/url]. He had been in such pain a week ago when it first occurred to him, but now he had an uncanny feeling that it had something to do with their current situation. Taking out the ring once more, Myrus set it down on the table so that way all could see it. [color=ff0000]"Then there's this... After I prayed to the gods, a-and I was going to hurt myself... I had... had a memory of sorts, of when our father gave me this ring,"[/color] he began softly. [color=ff0000]"He said it would allow me safe passage through the hellfire and... I always thought that was a metaphor but..."[/color]

	He bit his lip slightly, hoping no one would think this was too silly. [color=ff0000]"What if it wasn't? Maybe whatever he meant by it... is how we protect ourselves from Fleur?"[/color]

	At least Valda was willing to let them practice against them - that was a relief to Myrus. He knew that Valda didn't have the same scope of power that Fleur did, but they were both witches. It would be a better way to practice defending themselves than just about anything else he'd be able to come up with. Myrus took another breath, taking a drink but his tongue still felt incredibly dry no matter what he did. His ears were ringing slightly from the panic and fear that Fleur inspired in him. She hadn't even made a move against them and Myrus was losing sleep, afraid of what she could do to his family.