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[color=34c9cd]”I have the heart of a child… in a jar.”[/color]

[color=888888]— Luana Roycroft[/color]

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Turns out, there weren’t too many ways to collect a trophy from a unseelie. The thing just boiled down into goo and entrails. Luana had initially collected it as a trophy to show that the others had done their job, but it seemed like they were fine just taking Ethelred’s word for it. They weren’t too interested in some unseelie organs, nor did they seem to like the idea of her disposing of it nearby. One thing led to another, and now Luana had an unseelie’s heart in a glass jar, floating among other organs. A macabre thing to have in one’s possession, but unseelie were related to elves. Who knew what kind of mysteries this jar held.

But there was no time to dwell on that! It seemed like she was finally going to get her audience with the queen. There would be others around, but that was fine. Just getting to meet her should be enough to get things going in the right direction. She hadn’t had time to talk to many of the others. Ethelred, Lugh, and Elnith were the only ones she really knew. You could talk to someone for hours, but unless you hunted a creature with someone, you wouldn’t really understand what they were all about. 

Which wasn’t to say that talking to someone wasn’t appreciated. Ethelred had revealed his condition to her. She wasn’t well traveled enough to know about a castle on the south end of the continent. It had to be a confusing existence. He was making the most of a curse he had been afflicted with. Luana might have been less formidable in a direct fight, but at least her spear’s power wasn’t so invasive. Though that couldn’t have been the full story. Even Luana hadn’t told her new friend [i]everything[/i] about her spear. Just enough to explain why she was there. Something was preventing that curse from taking over Ethelred’s mind, and he likely knew what it was. But everyone had a secret or two. 

But enough daydreaming. She needed to get dressed.

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Luana was not so out of touch with civilization. She left her bedchambers wearing a tunic. Her braids had been opened up, and her long hair fell down her tunic.Aside from her boots, her worn out hunting gear had all been left in her chambers. Even her jewelry remained behind. Though if one looked closely at her back, they might see the shape of her spear head pressing through her cloak. A cloak that, while small, could easily hide a few pouches.

She stepped between Lugh and Elnith. [color=34c9cd]”Good morning!”[/color] For some reason her ears were burning. Had someone been talking about her? It didn't matter. [color=34c9cd]”You smell a lot better than you did the other day. In hindsight, I could have probably hit the tree, but we were all spread out, and I wanted to make sure you were protected!”[/color] She set a hand on Lugh's shoulder. [color=34c9cd]”I'm not sure how these meetings go, but I hope the four of us get to hunt something again.”[/color] She raised an eyebrow. [color=34c9cd]”At least, I assume that's why I'm here. Everything's been a blur.”[/color]