Guardian Angel Haruki

Keratia: Tales of the Arisen One

Sylvia answered Buddy, "Alright. Shout if you need help Buddy. I just checked the inside and Muriel's gone. I'm gonna look around a little more," She then headed back inside and investigated the interior of the trap door.

So far it just appears to be a normal cellar door. However, she then spotted the plague doctor mask. As Sylvia looked at the mask, she asked to herself, "Why would Muriel have this?"

...Was this Muriel's mask to begin with? And why would she need a plague doctor mask to begin with?

She headed back outside to meet up with Buddy to help keep watch. She also wanted to keep watch on the inside as well, just to make sure that her own body and her friends aren't in danger.

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When Sylvia went to check on Muriel, she was surprised to find that she was gone. Where could she have gone? Sylvia grew concerned and so she investigated the room, only to find that there were no struggle, and there were...black feathers near the window?

...Was it possible for people to turn into animals here? Sylvia wasn't sure, but she couldn't think of any other explanation for the feathers and the lack of a fight...

She tries looking outside through the window to see if she could see anything, or anyone, nearby the house.

Now that she thought about it, wasn't there a trap door in the house as well...? Sylvia considered investigating beyond the trap door as well.

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Sylvia was surprised to see everyone here this time around, and she had to admit, it was surreal when she went to check on her own body. She was relieved to see that she was still alive, and it wasn't like she wasn't breathing if she was going through this experience.

Everyone else seems to be fine. But there was one other point of curiosity that Sylvia couldn't help but remember.

Muriel...

Sylvia simply decided to stay by her body and look towards where Muriel's bed is. She hoped to see that Muriel is also asleep like everyone else...

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Sylvia nodded and answered "OK. That's fair," So, she decided to retell Shortfang's story to the best of her ability while following Buddy on his patrol. While she didn't have very many props to use as a...ghost? She did her best to make the story as entertaining as it was for her, Pylia, Andrews, and Elena.

Whenever Buddy got close to the house, Sylvia decided to try something. She told Buddy, "Oh, let me try something real quick," She then tried to phase through the wall of the house and see if she could take a peek inside. Maybe she can check on everyone, and on her own body? Or would it be like last time and it would just turn out to be her and Buddy in this...gray scale world.

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Even if finding herself back to Buddy's side was somewhat frustrating, she was glad to be learning something important. She did try to make conversation with him, but it did prove to be difficult since he didn't remember much of himself, and thus his own opinions. She answered his apology, "It's alright. There's no need to apologize. If anything, I'm still learning a lot from this," She made a mental note to get him a book to read.

Oh wait a minute...didn't she have books from Cassari? That's right, she hadn't had a chance to read those yet! Perhaps she and Buddy could read those together at some point.

Sylvia then gained an idea. Since she couldn't really ask him questions, she figured why not share the story that Shortfang had told her, and maybe a bit of One Thousand and One Nights with him. She asked Buddy, "Oh! Buddy, were you able to hear Shortfang's story at all?"

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She nodded at his question and answered quietly, "Maybe..." Was some greater existence interfering as well as guiding them? She then noticed that he started walking away, and she had suddenly appeared next to him. She answered him, "I don't mind keeping you company. It seems lonely out here. Plus, it never hurts to have an extra pair of eyes out to make sure that nothing too exciting happens," Plus if her reappearance next to him was of any indication, she probably couldn't go far from him anyways.

She decided to look around, as well as test out how far away she could move from Buddy.

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Sylvia nodded and answered "OK. Here goes...!" She then placed a hand on Buddy's chest, and phased through him. But...she hadn't gone anywhere, and she wasn't having any visions. She stepped through Buddy once more and she commented, her confusion clear in her voice, "Huh..." She answered Buddy, "It's not happening. I'm trying the same thing as last time, but I'm still here...and I'm not getting any visions,"

She then asked, "Maybe it only works when you have an epiphany regarding your memories?"

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Sylvia waved the apology off as though to say that he didn't need to apologize. When he mentioned the memory, she recalled one of the memories she saw when she first put on the ring...

That's right...One of those memories was of him charging into battle. It would make sense if he was soldier.

She was surprised to hear him suggesting possessing him again. She answered his question, "If it'll help you remember, then yeah. I'd be willing to try and possess you again, so long as you're alright with it," She figured that Buddy would want to remember his past. Plus, she was also hoping she might pick up another trick or two from Buddy. The Satyr Stance really helped her and her friends today.

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Sylvia blinked at his answer and she looked at him just as he turned to look at her. He would have laughed at her? And he can't? ...Can't he feel any emotion?

She listened as he explained his thoughts. While she was relieved that she did not have control of his thoughts, the fact that she had control of his body still somewhat bothered her. Before she could say anything else, she noticed that Buddy was trying to pat her head, despite the fact that his hand was phasing through her. After he told her not to worry herself, she nodded and answered, "OK. If you say so,"

She then asked him, "Oh, and Buddy, you don't have to use titles like 'Master' or 'Ser'. I'd rather have the four of us just be a group of friends. No hierarchy in our group. Okay?"

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So it was just as Sylvia thought. Buddy was indeed his own person and the fact that used to be human meant that he still has human qualities. She quietly answered his explanation with “I thought as much...”

She then said to Buddy, “When you were running to that harpy, I was panicking while trying to figure out how to get you to stop. And...I think the method I used was pretty heartless,”

She explained, “I remembered that you told me that the ring made me your...Master,” Just saying the word made her feel sick. Was her face turning green right now? “So, I thought that if I told you to stop, you would. But it means that I might have taken away your free will, and that isn’t okay in my opinion, regardless of my intentions,”

She finished, “That’s why I want to apologize for that. I’m sorry, Buddy,”