[Mini Event] To See and Pray [OPEN TO ALL]

A line has been drawn; it was the inevitable result of mixing two very different groups - those who were here before, and those who were elsewhere. It’s almost as if the Outlanders didn’t want to believe that Caido was as dangerous as they were told, as if all the deaths of LongNight didn’t count because they happened out of sight, as if the healer being turned into a unicorn was somehow an acceptable, fairytale-like trade. The danger wasn’t real until it took out their top dog right in front of their eyes. The worst part is that it could have been prevented. Four was a foolishly low number. It’s almost as if they’d learned nothing from Wessex’s death. Such short term memories these Outlanders have, but she supposes that after a hundred years of having their best warriors eaten alive, or fried, or spattered on the ground, the Naturals eventually learned their lesson. She can’t expect the newbies to learn so quickly, can she? Oh yes, they’d done something the Naturals had never been able to do, but as Wessex looks around at the shocked and despairing faces, the shades of grief as the bystanders process what’s just happened - she wonders if they’ll think it’s worth it. She has her instructions, and they will keep her busy for awhile, but she wonders if this will create momentum or stall them in their tracks. How many more will die? Not by the Demon’s teeth, obviously, but because of this division, or from literally trying to ram their way out of the barrier. Wessex is pitiless. A little disappointed that it was Ronin who died, instead of Roana, but ultimately unphased. The Lady’s voice echoes in her head, I will expect you all to enter the Spire when the time comes, and so she turns to search the crowd for her fellow Ascended. She seeks them out by smell, for they are mostly unknown to her - trying to catch them before they disperse. And luckily for her, they are all of her ilk, born of Caido’s blood, sweat, and infinite tears. She tries for 108 first, saying to her in a low voice, “The Lady wants to gather the Ascended. Two night’s time, in the ruins.” They'll meet where she first met Archebold. She then goes to Kristopher and tells him the same, though Samuel has run off before she can find him. Typical. But Wessex isn't bothered by it, she'll get to him soon enough, along with the other Outlander Ascended. WESSEX come, you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts unsex me here