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[color=AC5FFB]Time:[/color]Morning
[color=AC5FFB]Location:[/color] Cave a mile from Roshmi
[color=AC5FFB]Interactions:[/color][@Potter]
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Risa awoke with a jolt, to which the bear she was laying against also jolted, causing her to fall back on the cave floor with a groan. The female bear grunted and nudged her. [color=AC5FFB]"I'm okay sweetheart."[/color] She said and gently petted her. She felt a nostalgic deja-vu and felt a new wave of sadness crash over her. The events of last night surfaced in her mind and she glanced at Artemis briefly before scrambling to her feet. She walked outside hesitantly to glance up at the sun's position. It was still early thankfully. 

Everything felt like a bad dream. 

The chirping birds and sunny atmosphere just didn't mix with the night before.

The pretty princess from before was unrecognizable with messy hair and a dirty gown. But most of all was her hopeful expression was replaced with a depressed one and her clenched fists were now shaking with fear. Just as the sadness seemed to be getting too much to bear, the memory that had given her nostalgia resurfaced. 

Her brother's face looking down at her from above as he tried to fetch her from the clutches of bears. She smiled a little and looked backward at the bear that was staring at her from behind. [color=AC5FFB]"I can't give up so soon."[/color] She said softly. 

She glanced around until she spotted a bird and cooed it over to ask for an update on her friends. The little hummingbird told her that Kyran and Elsea were both safe with others. Dionaea not being a name to brought up with the other two hurt her heart but it was so relieving to hear the other two were okay. She knew she'd see them again. The bird filled her in that the plan had worked and others were moving toward the port. However, the bad news was that Roshmi was in martial law and the people were being terrorized. Risa swallowed hard. She knew that might be a consequence and that was a heavy feeling. Was she doing the right thing? She wasn't sure she even recognized herself.

Just over a week ago, she was part of a playful duo of female fairies that just wanted to help the new incoming heroes make the world a better place. This last day not being attached to the hip with Dionaea felt foreign to her. She couldn't believe this would be the rest of her life. 

She shut her eyes and took a deep breath. Risa could not go down this track of sadness in her mind. She needed to unearth herself from the melancholy; there was no time for it. [color=AC5FFB]"I just wish you were here with me, Dio."[/color] Risa whispered.

[color=f49ac2][i]"But I am with you, Risa!"[/i][/color]

Risa's eyes snapped open with shock as a little spider hanging down on a string of web spoke up. She stared down at it with surprise.
She had never been good at conversation with bugs. That had been level only Dionaea could reach.

[color=f49ac2]"I'll always be with you... Even if you can't see me!"[/color]

Tears filled her eyes as she realized what was happening and gently kissed her finger, then just barely brushed it on the spider. 
Dionaea, knowing her impending doom, would take the time to pass a message to soothe Risa knowing her kindness. But there was a truth in it that brought Risa much-needed comfort. Those she had lost were really with her all along, in spirit and in her heart.

Risa moved back into the cave, [color=AC5FFB]"Artemis, please wake up. I'm sorry, but we need to move as early as possible."[/color]

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[color=0072bc][b]Time: [/b][/color]Evening --> Morning
[color=0072bc][b]Location: [/b][/color]Roshmi Hall
[color=0072bc][b]Interactions:[/b][/color][@Potter][@Eviledd1984][@13org]
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Malachi shook his head in reply to the man. [color=0072bc]"I haven't seen the sort."[/color] He had given more help than he had been willing and wasn't sure he could trust the duo. Dark elves would be swarming the area, arresting anyone associated with the situation at any moment now. [color=0072bc]"Roshmi is no longer safe."[/color] He told them all then glanced at Belle, who he had exchanged names with in passing, while the fairy had been healing the creature. [color=0072bc]"I am going to take my daughter away from her and go into the woods for tonight. I suggest you do the same."[/color] He took Belladonna's hand and began moving into the woods. If the other two followed, be as it may. He just wanted to find safety for the young woman. Hopefully, Kenia had gotten Rei and Corvina out of here already.

He escorted Belladonna, and perhaps the other two, into the woods, sneaking them through an exit point in the gates a few rebels had taken over. He had them walk a good five miles out for the next few hours before finding a safe area to make camp and sleep. 

Malachi had only slept a few hours with his uneasiness and had been up earliest. The day was ironically kinda lovely. He had let Belladonna sleep in and spent some time collecting eggs for breakfast. She'd need her energy for today. He leaned up against the tree as he awaited eggs to be cooked over a small campfire, figuring the smell and crackling fire would be a gentle awakening.