02 Spells ❂ Acceptance

[bestow_magic]

If Ive learned anything in these past few weeks it is that this world possesses a fair amount of magic in itself.

[As evidenced by the way they had all been summoned here, the thorns,and including more recent events such as the influences of the moon]

As I have been unable to return to my own world.. Ive decided to redirect my efforts into saving this one. If that is the only way to return to Cephiro then I shall do everything in my power to aide in these efforts.

[Clef had been a little stubborn at first but now he had resigned himself to this task. Suffice it to say, if he did happen upon a way to leave he would still seize the opportunity.]

Has there been any progress in learning more about this world or it's perils since we last spoke?

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[shorterinperson]

I have. It didn't go well. [ Alanna is the opposite of a good diplomat. ]

[bestow_magic]

Could you elaborate? [She hadn't said much, but what she had said intrigued him]

[shorterinperson]

The thing spoke in riddles. And when I promised to stop it, the thorns tried to consume me whole.

[bestow_magic]

Interesting choice of words. What did this thing look like? Sound like?

[Then he added]

Whoever or whatever this creature was, it clearly has or had some sort of connection with the thorns.

[shorterinperson]

It didn't look like anything, but it sounded like a woman's voice in my head. I believe it was the thorns themselves, or whatever is controlling them.

[bestow_magic]

No wonder you found it difficult to describe. This unseen force intrigues me a great deal.

Can you recall any of the riddles or did the voice speak too quickly for you to catch any of them? They might be the key to it's undoing or at the very least a clue.

[shorterinperson]

The last I recall is that... it cannot be severed, was forged in fire, and... what was it... counters all blows.

[bestow_magic]

[He listened intently to what she had to say]

It sounds like a description of the thorns themselves. When they are cleaved, they simply grow back.. when they are attacked in any way they are protected.

[Forged in fire...]

[shorterinperson]

I'm sure there's a way to destroy them. We just have to get creative.

[bestow_magic]

[He nodded thoughtfully]

Nothing is completely indestructible.

Have you spoken to any of the villagers about when the thorns first appeared? I wonder.. if they've been growing for generations or if it is a newer phenomenon.

[shorterinperson]

They seem to be under the impression that they have always been there. And furthermore, that they have always been exactly where they are now.

[bestow_magic]

I see. [Everyone was so focused on the thorns, something they could see, touch... but the thorns could have just been misleading them from the true danger]

Then no one would be aware of whether they were serving a purpose or not. [Keeping a monster at bay, or closing this kingdom off from a rival kingdom. The information available was so.. limited]

[shorterinperson]

No. The only reason I know of any danger is because the creature herself told me. She wishes to devour this entire world.

[bestow_magic]

Without any concern for the inhabitants? [How terribly inconsiderate]

I suppose it doesn't need to be said but that is something that cannot be allowed.

[shorterinperson]

It did need to be said and I did.