And then there was you
Evie Ignatius
the Evergreen
Warden of Halo / Apothecarist

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#1
Evie
i'll plant a row of daisy seeds
in the space beneath each eye
Melita had suggested that Evie visit the Rainbow Road in her list of intriguing places, and given it was within Torchline and she still had one more day before her skyboat trip back to Halo, Evie had decided to do just that on her last day.

It was a beautiful trip for the first few hours. She had worn her running clothes in anticipation of quite a lot of walking, though her daily jogs were always done in the wee hours of the morning and had already been completed before her arrival. She spent time on her belly watching the rainbows reflect the sky above and the rocks below. Even took a solitary rock to bring home so as not to disturb the environment too much.

Everything went a little sideways when she went to visit the geysers.

Midway through marveling at the spray and eruption, she'd heard a faint sound of distress - one she couldn't parse, though that wasn't surprising given she wasn't native to the region. She had managed to pinpoint it to where she was standing now; a section of rock, clearly newly displaced from the geyser activity that rumbled beneath her feet. Perhaps a den was behind? It was difficult to tell, but Evie was working slowly at the problem, taking away bits of earth with her magic and trying to slowly form structures internally so it wouldn't collapse down on whoever - or whatever - was inside. They hadn't been responding to her voice, but it was too muffled to determine if they were words or cries, especially with the intermittent blasting of the geyser deafening her from behind.
so they'll remind you of your beauty
when they bloom each time you cry
Sohalia Lumaris
the Luminary
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#2
Sohalia
Sohalia had visited the Rainbow Road before, when she had first met Melita, and it was that memory that led her there again. She wore her blonde hair tied back away from her face, a few tendrils escaping to frame her pretty face. The breeze tugged at the loose blouse she wore tucked into a pair of comfortable trousers, all the better to exercise with. She carried a staff in her hand, searching for the perfect place to practice some of the skills Melita had taught her, at least until she could return home to Stormbreak and find a regular teacher.

She truly hadn't meant to wander as far as the geysers, their spray coloring the air and their sound hissing into white noise in the background. What Soh was sidetracked by, though, wasn't the geysers themselves, but the lone figure of a woman standing silhouetted against the plumes of water - and, as Soh wandered closer, the sound of some kind of cry coming from somewhere beyond. "Hello," Soh called, her voice louder than usual to be heard over the geyser's deafening rumble. "Are you all right?"
there's no life without you here
Evie Ignatius
the Evergreen
Warden of Halo / Apothecarist

Age: 34 | Height: 5'5 | Race: Abandoned | Nationality: Natural | Citizenship: Halo
Level: 8 - Strg: 18 - Dext: 20 - Endr: 30 - Luck: 30 - Int:
MICAH - Regular - Tide Jaguar
Played by: Brit Offline
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#3
Evie
i'll plant a row of daisy seeds
in the space beneath each eye
The presence of a clearer, human voice has Evie craning over her shoulder from where she is knelt in front of the collapsed in den. It’s a young woman, though not one she knows. Still, any help will surely make a difference, and the Evergreen waves the girl closer so they don’t have to shout over the sound of the geysers. Once she has done that, Evie points out the circumference of disturbed rock with fresh soil and pebbles marking its change in nature.

“These rocks fell and trapped someone or something inside. I’m using my magic to slowly remove them without collapsing it further on top of them.” Which is nerve wracking when done alone, so there is clear relief on her otherwise pinched and worried face that Sohalia is there. “Can you help me? I need to move the debris but I have to focus my magic on the inside of the hole.” Moving further away would risk leaving her circumference of active magical ability, and she can’t afford the consequences of that.
so they'll remind you of your beauty
when they bloom each time you cry
Sohalia Lumaris
the Luminary
Cartographer

Age: 20 | Height: 5'6" | Race: Attuned | Nationality: Natural | Citizenship: Stormbreak
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#4
Sohalia
If Soh hadn't been concerned, she certainly was now as the stranger mentioned someone or something stuck beneath some rocks. The young woman hurried over, a frown on her pretty face, eager to be of assistance. When she arrived at the other woman's side, she did indeed see the disturbed rock and soil that indicated some kind of cave-in.

"Of course," said Soh, immediately getting to work. She set down her staff nearby and turned back to the hole, where the stranger was holding rocks and debris with her magic. Soh knelt by the hole, trying to pull away loose rocks as they rose from the hole, moving quickly but carefully so as not to disrupt the woman's work.
there's no life without you here
Evie Ignatius
the Evergreen
Warden of Halo / Apothecarist

Age: 34 | Height: 5'5 | Race: Abandoned | Nationality: Natural | Citizenship: Halo
Level: 8 - Strg: 18 - Dext: 20 - Endr: 30 - Luck: 30 - Int:
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#5
Evie
i'll plant a row of daisy seeds
in the space beneath each eye
There is blatant relief on Evie's face as the young woman immediately sets to work aiding her, not asking any further questions or brushing her off the way others might have. For some reason there is a deep urgency in her stomach that keeps pushing her onward, insistent that this is not a matter that can be abandoned.

The two work in tandem side-by-side, and though it is both laborious and painfully slow going, neither of them seem keen on wavering. It pays off in the end. A small gap emerges, and Evie makes a small noise in the back of her throat that Sohalia would be able to hear this time by virtue of their closeness. "We've got it, almost there..." she uses her magic to weave further stone supports around the mouth now that it has been opened, and leans down on hands and knees to peer into the hole. "I can't tell what it is. I'm going to try putting my hand in." Her stony face translates that to mean she's willing to risk her fingers if it's a terrified animal. At least her healing magic would assist with that if need be. So without any further hesitation she inserts her arm, and begins to pull out the soft, fuzzy thing her hand touches.

Outside and with a better view, Sohalia would be the first to see colorfully rosetted ears pop free of the dirt.
so they'll remind you of your beauty
when they bloom each time you cry
Sohalia Lumaris
the Luminary
Cartographer

Age: 20 | Height: 5'6" | Race: Attuned | Nationality: Natural | Citizenship: Stormbreak
Level: 4 - Strg: 17 - Dext: 18 - Endr: 18 - Luck: 21 - Int:
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#6
Sohalia
Sohalia was indeed prepared to work hard if it meant saving another living creature, and so it was that she set about digging up rocks and dirt and setting them aside. She worked quickly and efficiently, ignoring the aching muscles in her arms and back that began to scream as she continued to push herself past her physical limits. After a short while that seemed like much longer to the young woman, her new companion made a noise in the back of her throat that gave Soh pause. She sat up, moving the last few rocks out of the way, to find that there was now an opening that they could peer into. There was certainly something down there, but the hole was so dark that it was hard to tell what it was.

"Be careful," Sohalia requested as the stranger began to reach into the hole, her voice betrayed by her nerves. It could be anything down there, and if her experience with the Ceffyl Dwr had taught her anything, it was that things were not always as they seemed. For all they knew, the hole was a mouth that was about to clamp down on the stranger's arm. And Soh had no healing magic at all, so her concern was rather... intense.

But then the woman began to pull, and Soh could see something colorful popping out of the dirt. "What...?" she wondered aloud, watching to see what else would follow out of the hole.
there's no life without you here
Evie Ignatius
the Evergreen
Warden of Halo / Apothecarist

Age: 34 | Height: 5'5 | Race: Abandoned | Nationality: Natural | Citizenship: Halo
Level: 8 - Strg: 18 - Dext: 20 - Endr: 30 - Luck: 30 - Int:
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#7
Evie
i'll plant a row of daisy seeds
in the space beneath each eye
Preoccupied as she is, all she can do is nod tightly at the request to be careful. She's certainly going to try, but sticking her hand into a hole with something alive inside that is surely terrified isn't exactly the epitome of something that would go on a safety poster. Maybe the one that's crossed out.

With most of the creature - as she is beginning to assume it is - out of the hole, Evie pulls herself backward and uses her heels to help pull the animal free, ending up on her ass but ultimately successful. And staring down at a baby tide jaguar that is covered in dust and debris, nearly smothering the colorful, bioluminescent rosettes all over its body.

"Wha-?" she splutters as the jaguar gets its bearings, blinking dust out of its eyes and staring up at Evie from her lap. And then something touches her mind, and Evie tries to scramble backwards - except there's nothing she can run from when the cub is firmly on her thighs, finally uncurling from its limp position with a tiny mewl. "No, woah, what," she babbles as an entire other consciousness begins to merge with her own, something infantile and a little scared but mostly just relieved. And definitely imprinting.

Evie lifts a hand to grab her head, whining slightly as she tries to adjust to having her thoughts and emotions intruded upon. Seemingly not struggling with adjusting at all, the cub begins to quietly purr and hunkers down in her lap, clearly relieved to have been freed.
so they'll remind you of your beauty
when they bloom each time you cry
Sohalia Lumaris
the Luminary
Cartographer

Age: 20 | Height: 5'6" | Race: Attuned | Nationality: Natural | Citizenship: Stormbreak
Level: 4 - Strg: 17 - Dext: 18 - Endr: 18 - Luck: 21 - Int:
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#8
Sohalia
The stranger nodded at Soh's request, but the girl wasn't sure she'd heard; she seemed to be very absorbed in the task at hand. Soh wasn't sure if magic just took that much concentration, or if she was preoccupied with whatever was in the hole, but either way, Soh kept quiet, rocking back on her heels to get out of the way.

Then, suddenly, the creature is freed, and the stranger is panicking, or something, and Soh could only watch, wide-eyed, as the woman fell backwards, babbling something that Soh didn't quite make out, lifting a hand to her head, and making a whining noise that sounded vaguely inhuman. Concerned and frightened, Soh didn't even look at the creature in the woman's lap at first, instead focusing on the stranger. "H-hey," she said softly, her hands fluttering over the stranger as though afraid to touch her for fear of making things worse. "What can I do? Are you okay?"
there's no life without you here


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