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[wanderwonder]

Characters: Kori, Olinda, ??? (thread jacking welcomed)
Open: y
Where: the Monastery
When: 12th of Rebirth's Height, mid-morning
What: Olinda follows up on King Erasmus' advice to meet with the head mage
Warnings: none!

Because Olinda stubbornly refused to accept that there was no other way home besides fighting 'thorns', she left the second throne room in a hurry, detouring only to draw herself a copy of the kingdom's map in the library. It was by no means stellar, but for her purposes, it would do.

She had no idea what a monastery was or what it looked like, but when it became clear that the building matched the general location of where the monastery was labeled on the map, Olinda rolled up the parchment and tucked it into her sleeve. Marching onto the property, she called, "Head mage Kori? Are you here?"

Comments

[littlemuffinmage]

"Can take lots!" Kori nodded cheerfully in between sweet breads. "The thorns are a long way away, you should get someone with a horse to bring you there! And be careful, they eat!"

[wanderwonder]

"The horses, or the thorns?" she asked, and only because it struck her as odd to warn someone that a horse would eat.

[littlemuffinmage]

"The thorns. Kori cast all sorts of spells on them, but they ate them all..." The boy pouted, kicking his feet slightly. "Kori tried real hard too..."

[wanderwonder]

holyshit Her eyes widened in disbelief.

"Perhaps...they absorbed them like water," she said, more to explain the phenomenon than anything else.

Perhaps she wasn't giving the thorns enough credit. The king had seemed so carefree... But she had no magic to cast, anyhow, and so none for them to eat.

Troubled, she lifted a plate. "Could you turn this into a sack for me? Something with a long strap," she added hastily, in case he start a spell too soon. It wouldn't do to have a bag she couldn't carry around her neck as a unicorn, as that was how she planned to do the bulk of her traveling to the thorns.

The locals reaction to her kin, when asked, had been surprising. No mention of hunting, no mention of disbelief. They spoke of them as if they were pests, actually. (Olinda would be lying if she said she hadn't found offense at that.)

And now that they were apparently around town... Well, she would take her chances. The sooner she could get back to Moonsong, the better.

[littlemuffinmage]

"Easier to make it new!" Kori smiled, making a circular gesture with two fingers. Suddenly there was a bit more weight around Olinda's shoulder as the bag materialized, strap running from her shoulder to her opposite hip, sack full of carefully wrapped snacks and sweets.

hjsdjkfs kori you are the cutest

[wanderwonder]

Another noise of surprise, then one of delight when she lifted the flap to see what was weighing the bag down.

"I shall be full for several days," she said, casting him a broad grin as she set the plate back down. The dipping temperatures were good for something. "Thank you, head mage Kori."

You only say that because you haven't seen him tantrum yet :D

[littlemuffinmage]

The young mage grinned. "Let Kori know if you find anything about the thorns, okay?"

crossing fingers

[wanderwonder]

"I will."

She took a few steps away and lifted her hand to wave good-bye, then turned completely and left the way she had come. Hopefully he would not remember the suggestion of a horse or a rider -- not, at least, until she was a ways away, with a safe enough distance to travel by hoof.