Returning Home

Maddie laid there trying to figure out if her visions were past or future, if it was past,she didn't wont to upset Gawain, becuse Dre had said her father didn't like him. What she wanted know was why. She knew Venis would give her answer. She also knew Kyra wasn't rady to meet her yet.

So Maddie sent Venis a mental link. ~Lady Venis, this Madeline, when you have some spare time, I need to speak to you at your convience. Please let me know, when is a good time and place.~

Venis looked up from the paper she was placing her seal upon as her son was taking shape in her room. She smiled at the site of him, but her smile was short lived as he screamed out at the messenger she had hired to deliver the papers.

In Dre's rush he had mistaken the messenger for Isah and had handed him a gift. As Venis opened her mouth to speak Dre turned to leave. She chuckled as she shook her head and rose from her seat to give the messenger the papers.


The messenger looked at her with a questioning look upon his face. "Um, Goddess, am I to deliver this as well? And who is Isah?"

Venis smiled as she took the gift from him. "Isah is one of my employee's, and no, you do not need to deliver the gift. I will take care of it, thank you." She handed him some gold coins. "Just please make sure that those papers reach their destination please." She motioned towards the door to dismiss the messenger.

He nodded. "Yes ma'am, right away. And thank you ma'am." He turned on his heels and headed out of the door.

Venis looked at the schedule to see where Isah was at the moment. He was working down at the stables. She left her room headed down there. As she was about to hit the landing for the second floor she received a message from Madeline. She was already headed that way, so she figured she would stop in to see what she needed.

Within moments Venis was knocking upon Madeline's door. How did she know which door it was? Oh come on now, it's Venis.

Tasha was just stepping out of the bathroom of her quarters, putting her hair up in a towel. She was wearing nothing but the towel she was putting in her hair, and her maribu slippers. She was getting ready to get dressed.

But her steps towards her Armour were halted when her locked door was entered through. She screamed as a gut instinct. Then she saw that it was Dre who had entered her private space and she quieted. But without even so much as a look in her direction, let alone a word spoken, he exited her room through the door leading to her balcony, and jumped.

She blinked a few times, there was no need to run and see if he was ok, she knew he would be fine. That was no great feat for him. But she did grab her robe then go and try to close her now broken door back. To no avail of course. So she closed it the best she could and went to get dressed.

Maddie jumped off the bed sensing Venis was near. She didn't want Kyra to worry so se stepped outside her door. She gave Venis a hug. " I hope I wasn't interrupting you, but I have been having visions, and I can't tell if they are past or present or future. And they are about some guy named Benjamin. I was hoping you might be able to help me sort them out when you have time."

Venis returned the hug and arched an eyebrow in response to Madeline coming out the door in such a manor. "Madeline, who are you hiding from me?" Her first guess was that it was one of her men. But no, they were all working, or at least they had better be. But Venis knew it was a who as they had a pulse. She could smell a faint hint of their blood coursing through heir veins.

That was the odd thing. Their blood, it was somehow familiar ... No, it was more than familiar, it was familial. The being within that room was of Venis' own bloodline. "Madeline, I suggest you do some talking and fast. I know that it is not Dre within that room. The blood is not his. Do not make me go in there without an explanation. Then we will get to your questions about Benjamin."

Maddie tried to hide a grin, she knew better to argue with the Goddess. So Madeline opened the door, and allowed her to enter. She wondred if Kyra was visibly there or not. Once they were in, she closed the door and looked for Kyra herself. "The only other person should be in here, is my roommate Kyra, but I think she's out running some errands at the moment."

Venis stepped into the room and looked around. "I'm sorry Madeline. I don't know what's wrong with me. Maybe I need a nap or something. I could have sworn I smelt ..." She headed back out of the room. "Come on, walk and talk child. I have to give something to Isah for Dre, or someone at least." Did she read the tag? No, Dre had said Isah and that was the only part that was her business.

((Maddie and Venis are now moving their interactions to the thread Death Returneth.))

Isah thought he saw something while she was out cleaning the hooves on the horses and unicorns. But he had his headphones on and didn't hear anything. By the time he looked whatever it was seemed to be gone. But he could have sworn it was Kyra. He shook his head, no, they weren't back yet ... Were they?

They got over to Isah and tapped him on the shoulder while she listened to Madeline. Then she looked up again. What a sight she must have been walking along looking up at the sky over and over again. When Isah turned around to face her she handed him the gift. He took his headphones off and thanked her. She just nodded and walked off with Madeline, back towards the Inn.

He took the little box and read the tag. It was from Kyra. A late Christmas present? He opened the box up and smiled a huge smile. he pulled out the little snow globe and shook it. His eyes lit up as he watched the snow fall on the beautiful little fairy sitting by the waterfall. He watched it for a moment and just smiled.

But wait, if the box was from Kyra, then ... That was Kyra running towards the woods. He picked up a chunk of wood and tossed it at Jorge who was also on stable duty. It hit him in the back and he turned around. But he didn't take off his head set.

Isah held up the snow globe and motioned that he was leaving and pointed in the direction he thought he had seen Kyra go. Once Jorge nodded that he understood, Isah took off running as fast as he could. "Kyra ...."

Isah had been running as fast as he could, but he came to a halt once she saw her. There she was, sitting upon a stump, taking in the view. Or maybe she was the view. "Kyra." He walked towards her. "Did you ..." He was trying to catch his breath as he walked closer. "Was this ... Made for me?" He came to stand beside her, but he soon dropped to a knee so he could be on a more even keel. "It's so lovely." He smiled at her.

He turned to face her more and drew her into a hug. "I missed you. You're present is back in my room, I will give it to you when we get back, but tell me, what has you so upset?" She was upset again, and he knew it. He wanted to help her feel better if he could. he pulled back from the hug, but the hand that was not holding the snowglobe ran down her arm and he took her hand in his. "Tell me what happened."

He smiled at her, one of those genuine smiles that made the eyes sparkle. He leaned over and kissed her cheek at the corner of her lips. "You're here, and you're safe now. Everything will be fine. What would you like to do, I can miss work for a bit." He was smiling non stop. Her fingers on his hand were helping with that.

Isah smiled at her while she gave his question thought. When she motioned for him to hold up the snowglobe he did just that. He looked into the globe and saw the waterfall and the rock where the fairy was. "Well, we can go see that waterfall in the Eastern Forest like we had planned. It sounds like a good place to start." Without dropping her hand from him he stood up. He had a pretty good idea of which way to go and how to get there. It was the perfect adventure for such a lovely day with and even lovelier lady.

Isah had started to walk with her, glad to have put a smile on her face. But then she mentioned a horse. He stopped. "You know, you're right. Let's go back to the stables, we'll get there faster with an equine carrying us." He headed back to the stables with, her hand still in his.

He was taller so his gate was larger, so he was trying to walk slow. This was another reason for a mount. They got back to the stables and he headed straight for Empyrean and Rapture. No one would mind. He couldn't exactly borrow some of Casie's horses. It didn't take him long to saddle them in their regular tact. Battle gear wasn't needed.

And because of how sweet and innocent Kyra was, he thought she might know right away what the magnificent snow white beasts were. Only special people could see what made these equines special.

Isah finished readying the equines. He smiled at her. "This is Empyrean, and this is Rapture. She will be your mount for the day." He reached out to help her up. "Have you never heard of unicorns dear? They are the best possible animals for your first ride." He smiled. He was going to ride Empyrean, he was a little more spirited that his female counterpart.

Isah smiled. "Unicorns are magical horses, and they get their name because of their horns." He reached up and ran his hand over Rapture's horn. "And they are very gentle, but if it will make you more comfortable, we can both ride Rapture." He patted Empyrean on his neck. "Sorry boy, looks like you might have to wait till next time." He smiled at Kyra. "She can carry us both, and they are very fast animals."

He smiled. "I can take Empyrean out anytime. I think I would rather ride Rapture with you. I want you to feel safe. Besides, we can't get separated that way." He held up the snowglobe. "Rapture, we are looking for this place. Can you find it for us girl?" He knew he looked silly talking to the unicorn, but he had been working with these equines for enough years to know what they were capable of.