[center][h3][color=lightseagreen]Artemis[/color][/h3]
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[color=lightsteelblue][color=mediumturquoise][b]Time:[/b][/color] Afternoon 
[color=mediumturquoise][b]Location:[/b][/color] River Kingdom 
[color=mediumturquoise][b]Interaction:[/b][/color] [@princess] Helio [@Tae] Azriel [@FunnyGuy] Umber [/color]
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[color=lightsteelblue]Artemis watched the interaction play out. She watched Helio turn to face her. She froze briefly, and wondered if she had triggered him. She didn’t have time to ponder it; the demon had started speaking. His words caused her to grit her teeth and scowl. Unexpectedly her cage flew open and she was forced to levitate in front of Helio, her arms out to her sides. Horror didn’t describe her emotions. For a moment, she was frozen and unable to breathe. As he twirled her, she began pondering what exactly its powers were. Clearly it had empathy and could it see memories? If so….

Her eyes met Helio’s. She took a deep breath and tried steadying her racing heart. The wails and sobs of the fairies was something she worked to drown out. She couldn't help them, and their deaths would likely be agonizing but swift. They weren’t used to torment like she was. She swallowed and began to compel herself to relax. The sooner this was over with, the better, and not only for her sake. She stared at Helio, not allowing herself to tear up or show her emotions. Despite her breathing, she was scowling. 

This demon - no, [i]atrocity[/i]… It was going to force Helio, despite being out of his mind, to torture her. And if he messed up…. Artemis shuddered, then took another deep breath and fought off looming traumatic memories. She stared into Helio and blinked a few times to clear her mind and then compelled him. 

[color=orchid]’[i]You will make sure to do a good job, enough to prove yourself.  Do not let my reaction deter you. Do this, Helio[/i].’[/color] Artemis shut her eyes to hide her pupils dilating and reopened them once they were regular again. She swallowed and braced herself for pain of any kind. Whatever they threw at her would be hideous. These were Aklenroth’s goons after all, and this demon seemed to specialize in torture. She had to survive long enough for….

Artemis felt the corners of her mouth twitch and awaited whatever hellish fate would come.[/color]

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[center][h3][color=lightcoral]Corvina[/color][/h3] 
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[color=silver][color=lightcoral][b]Time:[/b][/color] Afternoon 
[color=lightcoral][b]Location:[/b][/color] Forest outside Roshmi 
[color=lightcoral][b]Interaction:[/b][/color] [@helo] Cade [@Tae] Elsea [@Alivefalling] Ezeri 
[color=lightcoral][b]Mention[/b][/color] n/a [/color]
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[color=silver]Cora turned to Cade as he apologized to her. Her expression lit up and she felt tears forming in her eyes. She stopped petting the unicorn and came over to Cade. Once there, she pulled him into a gentle, unexpected hug and then let go. [color=lightcoral]”Thank you Cade. I am so, so sorry. I didn’t lose control. I thought I was fighting off someone and got carried away in the illusion. I promise I won’t let it happen again.”[/color] She paused and wiped her eyes, then continued. [color=lightcoral]”I’m going to make sure I master my control though.”[/color] 

She moved away from Cade and stared at Ezeri. She laughed with amusement. Ezeri had climbed onto the unicorn and her imp on its head. She petted the unicorn once more and began heading forward. She wasn’t sure how to respond, so she instead allowed Elsea to reply. Thankfully her response was elusive yet honest enough. She nodded in agreement and turned to glance over her shoulder. [color=lightcoral]”How close are we, Cade?”[/color] She felt joy rise inside of her. She was one step closer to reuniting with Kenia, Malachi and Rei! Cora’s eyes were bright as she added, [color=lightcoral]”And plenty of other people too, Ezeri. All kinds of people you can befriend.”[/color]

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[center][color=66CDAA][h3]Lucia[/h3][/color][/center]
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[center][color=66CDAA][b]Time:[/b][/color] [color=#CFD8DC] Afternoon 
[color=66CDAA][b]Location:[/b][/color] Surfside Cafe
[color=66CDAA][b]Interaction:[/b][/color] [@helo] Leon & [@AliveFalling] Vaeril
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Lucia listened to Leon and folded her hands. He seemed nervous, but why? She would have to find out later. She listened as Vaeril spoke. He grew up there too? She wondered if she had run into his family. Silence followed after a brief pause while she was deep in thought. Then, she offered a friendly smile. 

[color=66CDAA]”Works for me. Thank you so much! What about you Frodo?”[/color] She glanced at him and nonchalantly taped her fingers against her temple. It was a secret code she had developed with him asking if he was okay. She turned to glance at Vaeril as she adjusted her grip on her staff. [color=66CDAA]”Very nice of you, sir. We appreciate your kindness.”[/color] Lucy waited for Leon’s confirmation. Her gut was telling her otherwise and she knew to trust it. However…. Her gaze flickered to Vaeril. From the corner of her eyes, she saw Elleta appear and disappear as quickly as she’d come. For a moment, Lucy hadn’t been sure she had even been there. She resisted the urge to chuckle. [/color]