[center][h1] The Return of Magic: [/h1][h2]Act 1 - An Intro[/h2][/center]
[center][h3]Scene three- The house [i]beckons[/i][/h3][/center]

[color=8882be]"Sorry, I didn't mean to actually damage nature. In any case, I did receive the same letter as you described. And my name's Leon. It's a pleasure."[/color]

[color=6ecff6]“[i]Leon[/i],”[/color] Alora thought to herself, [color=6ecff6]“that is not the name I thought I would hear.”[/color]  Alora truthfully did not expect to hear any name in particular, she however expected to get one that helped her figure out who he was.  She gave the mystery man a simple nod in acknowledgement.

[color=orange]"I'm Elio.  Just Lio is fine, though."[/color]

[color=6ecff6]“Lio, it’s a pleasure to meet you.”[/color]

[color=bc8dbf]“Uh, Name's Cassandra or cassie, whichever one you prefer.  Yeah, he said he had answers to what's been going on, but after seeing this dump, I'm kind of wondering if we've been lured here to be murdered”[/color]

Alora let out a laugh at Cassie’s response.  [color=6ecff6]“Well, if they did want to murder us they chose an amazing place to do it,”[/color] Alora paused as she took in the visage of the house, [color=6ecff6]“the internet would love a murder mystery set in such a place.”[/color]  Alora looked over the group again person by person.   [color=6ecff6]“Besides, if someone did want to kill us it wouldn’t make sense for them to bring us all together as I assume you all ha-"[/color] Alora paused as she realized the words he was about to say aloud to this group of strangers. [color=6ecff6]“[i]Oh, this is insane.  This is the moment where I will realize just how crazy I am.  Like who actually believes in magic?[/i]”[/color]  As she became trapped in her thoughts her breathing once again became shallow and fast paced.   Alora would not let herself be trapped in these thoughts for long, and she broke back to the present as she gulped in a deep breath and exhaled equally hard.  Her eyes darted to the ground and shifted for a second until she saw a patch of nearly dead dandelions at her feet.

[color=6ecff6]“I assume you all have some form of magic,”[/color] Alora said as she squatted down and placed her hand on the ground next to the dandelions.  She took in a deep breath before she conjured forth her magic.  In an instant the dandelions became more lifelike in both color and appearance.  In an instant, the dandelion was brought to a bloom as the yellow flower erupted forth.  [color=6ecff6]“I can control plants, and nature, I guess?  I can also feel what the plants feel hence why… your footsteps hurt.”[/color]  As Alora pulled her magic back she looked up from the ground and towards the group.  [color=6ecff6]“A month ago I developed it.  Thought I was going crazy at first.  One minute the world made more sense, you know?  The next minute I can feel the gust of wind on each blade of grass and it’s-"[/color] Alora exhaled as she focused her breathing once again, [color=6ecff6]“so exhausting.”[/color]
  
[color=6ecff6]“What about you all?  What fun parlor tricks brought you here?”[/color]

Behind her the house groaned as a strong wind blasted across it's broken visage.  The wind would flow down and crash across the group bringing an icy chill with it.  The group would feel the wind ebb and flow across the group reminding them that the seasons marched forward regardless of their new found discoveries.  Something would feel [i]off[/i] about this wind, and each remember of the group would feel an unnatural chill fall down their spine.