The call for Rae and for Frey to answer echoes far across the Greatwood. And whilst the gods do not hear the cry of the girl in the night, the forest does. And the forest will not stand by as a sickness takes one of its most fragile creatures.
Arduinna simply appears, hovering majestically above the water before Phoebe on wings hidden by illusion. It has been some time since she has been called like this, pulled from her glade and meadow and into action. Her fiery hair reflects the eerie light of the stars, and her molten eyes move from one face to the next - the solemn, the singers, those who would approach and help, to touch and comfort.
And she turns, the lady of the forest dressed in moss and vine and moonlight, to face the Undine. "You sing and the Greatwood hears your call," she says slowly, her voice like honeysuckle and peaches. "As do I."
Light, pure and vibrant, seems to gather at Arduinna's fingertips. Slowly and delicately, she bends to the water - and as her fingers touch to it, the whole of the Crimson Cataract blooms to life, chasing the blackness, the blight, the disease from the algae and shooting towards the Undine. Aided by unicorns, luxere, prayer and song, there is no more powerful attempt at salvation.
Sum of all, and by them, driven
To conquer every mountain shown
