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"Yeah I know." But she really really didn't want to get into a fight over it. Who knew how compliant he would be now that her survival rate had more or less decreased...then again one could say her survival rate was upped as well. But a nod to her friend, she had never told her why she was in debt to Meilikki, just that she was. "I have to...she gave me the means to save Malik's life...and now I potientially save others with bringing about a habitable surface." A shake of her head, sitting down on the edge of the bed. "And Malikhai knows i'll be leaving now...it's a terrible feeling I get from him." Bonds were very hard to deal with sometimes. But she decided to keep things somewhat light with the second subject. "Of course it's not a problem...I have plenty of room...the horses should be fine anyway. Though do be prepared if we get a backlash of angry customers. Those shoes we put on them are enchanted...and magic is gone." But a snap of her fingers. "Wait...we can draw magic from those too." A nod and then a look to her friend. "Want to help me round up people and then I'll help you inventory medical supplies?"

He had given a nod to Zahara as she made her own wants known before heading off and he turned his attention on Malik. These two stragegizing and organizing together was probably something of the impressive sort. Once Sevilin had a good grip on things, he was efficent as ever. "Duely noted." He'd suffer through a horse...but good thing Malik had a solution to the amount of things he'd have to bring. "One trip is all that I need then, I assure you. And if you don't mind, I'll grab a horse and make that trip now before things get too out of hand. I'll throw whatever I have into your pile and we'll work up numbers. Give me fifteen minutes." Thus giving a nod to Malik and turning on his heel, heading out to the stables...in paranoid fashion of course.

Though being set down he didn't wander and inch away, merely kept hold to his father's pant leg but not being in the way either. But as Sevilin left there was a tug. After all, things were happening all around him and he didn't quite understand what all was happening. But he did know he was still feeling icky. "Daddy, are bad things happening?"

A look down at his son.

"Bad things indeed. But we'll be alright. as long as your in here with me and your mother, nothing is going to get you. I promise you that, not one creature that may come from outside is going to so much as breath on you as long as I can help it."

He picked his son up, and set him on the cleared off table.

"Remember that I told you mommy is going to have to go because of the debt she had with the Oracle? this is part of it. thier trying to rebirth a world on the surface, and it's knocking everything around a bit."

Still wanted to kill that human b***h.

"But we'll get through it. it's a storm, but after it the surface should be back, and then everything will be set right again. Or your dad's going to go make it right."


Broog came upstairs, carrying his trunk, looking like a scared child.

"What happened to da finger wiggler metal? they can't makes it no more. did broog do something bad?"


Malik looked at Broog, then put his son on a chair and had him put the chest on the table.

"No broog. someone turned off all the finger wiggler power. Even mine. So I need all the leashes we have, and all the unused collars. Would you be a big helper and do that for me, and you'll get a special treat."


Broog looked at Malik. then titled his head.

"Even da master's wiggles?"


"Even mine, Broog. But the collars and the leashes can help. Broog was a very smart boy to make them even when they weren't needed. becuase we need them now to draw wiggles out of."

For the love of Innoruuk, he wished his one intelligent jeweler was just a bit more intelligent.


Broog gave a grin at the praise, and nodded his head.

"We gets all of dem we didn't used ups."

and back downstairs he went to do just that.


Malik opened up the chest, and started piling magical items. necklaces, rings, bracelets. nothing really spectacular, but perhaps enough of them together would be worth something. light spells and levitations mostly on these things. and not very powerful version either.

"Malikhai, do me a big favor and go into my study. on the right hand side of the door, there's a brick. it has a little feather on the left lower corner. push it. when you do, you'll get access to a chest. open it up, and bring what's in it to me. and while your there, tell one of the help to get your sword."

of course what was in it was armor for his son. might be a little big on him, but at least the breastplate might fit. after all it was designed for him to be about a five year old's height.

Zykariel was impressed and slightly jealous. "You get armor and a sword. Lucky." But he merely carried it back up and followed his friend to stand before Mr. Malik.

Zahara mounted Serino with no trouble and echoed Piper's admonishment to Sevilin before she rode off. It didn't take too long to round everyone up. Only a few needed extra convincing at the point of a blade since most recognized Twilight as the safest place for them to go. She pulled Serino to a halt in the courtyard and then gazed out over all they'd rounded up. "Lord and Lady D'vinn request your presence here at the fortress. There are rooms being prepared in the upper regions of the fortress as I speak. You are each to select a room for your own. If we run out, you begin bunking together. Any questions? No. Good. Get moving. Lord D'vinn doesn't like stragglers."

Of course after Zykariel had been dropped off with him, he already had grabbed more help while others were starting to get in and get settled. Broog was sitting in a chair, paitently waiting instructions while two or three chests of unused collars and leashes sat around. a glance at the Ogre.

"Go tell Tremor I want a toddler sized chainmail tunic, and polearm. mimic sevilins as much as possible."

while he kneeled down and helped his son get into and strapped up in his breastplate, hmm. not too big. he son was a growing boy. alright, and then the rest of it, before putting on his belt and frog and getting his sword at his hip like it should be.

"Until this is all done, I want you to stay in this armor except for reverie, alright?"

and a look to Zykariel.

"That'll go for you too when Tremor gets yours done."

Gods forbid if anything happened to thier parents, he was damned well making sure the children had a fighting chance.

"and if anything bad happens, I want you both to stay near Broog. he'll help protect you."

After all, first and foremost, Broog was a Breaker. the rest of course woudl be stationed outside, and who knows how loyal Tremor might be. Broog's loyalty was a certainity.

"you know how to fight, but first and foremost is safety. I want you to get away from anything that might hurt you. fight only if you absolutely have to."

True, it was way to early to be thinking that kind of thing. after all, not one foot had been set on Twilight land yet that didn't belong there. which was why it was better to say it now, rather then in the midst of or right before, a conflict.

See? He was right...daddy always came through in these types of things. And it was nice to know his friend was going to be protected too. But he didn't fuss as he let his father armor him up. It was kind of neat...a little heavy and a little movement preventing because he wasn't used to it, but still neat. But a blink at Malik...stay in it all the time except for reverie? That wasn't too pleasing sounding now but if it was what daddy wanted to be safe then okay.

A solem nod though as they were given instructions should even worse things happen, before letting his eyes go to Broog. He trusted the ogre so there was no worries there...he knew Broog would keep them safe if need bed. Back to Malik as he spoke once more. "I understand daddy."

That would be absolutely adorable had the circumstances been different, her son all dressed in armor like his father to an extent did sometimes. Though with this particular situation looming over their heads...it was disturbing to see him like that...he was still just a baby. But she walked over to the three, ruffling each boys hair and turning her eyes to Malik, a moment of understanding as well as a gamut of things exchanged in the one glance...she knew it was better to be safe than sorry later. "Everything under control on your end?"

"Understandbale...I don't want him a room away from us either...not with all of this going on." Hm, he forsaw a lot of stress coming in the next few days. Of course we can always get a cot as well...you and him both roll and such." But inside with the both of them and they headed over to join Malik and Piper, Sevilin setting the bag on the table for the time being. "I have everything of importance, won't need to make another trip back." A raised eyebrow look to Malik's son though...well look at that.

Moonstone wanted to go out and help the people that he knew were injured from the quake, but Delaney also needed help, and she was right there in front of him. He bent down, "Delaney?"

But no, she had fainted. He sighed a bit, slide his arms underneath the she-cat and lifted her. She was lighter than he expected. He brought her to one of the beds in the back, laid her gently on it. "When you wake up, I'll be around. Just come and find me if you're feeling well enough. I'll be comming to check on you every once in a while too."

Aella stood up, shattered pottery all around her. She didn't hang around to look for Meilikki, although she dearly wanted to. She turned tail and headed back out. Onyx and Tarathiel were outside, she had to find them.

A crevice had opened up almost right underneath Laudi's feet. Her fight with Onyx, which had favored neither of them for quite sometime though they both suffered from numerous wounds. A step back, a shake, and she had tumbled into the crevice. Her body slammed to a halt when the space between the two halfs became to little. Her spine was damaged, he lower half wouldn't work. She clawed and hissed like a caged animal, but to no avail.

Meilikki tried to stand on two feet, only to discover that one of her knees had been badly damaged by a shelf that had been knocked from the wall. Blood seped through her pristine dress and pettie coats. It was not long before the hired help in the manor was busy trying to clean up and restore order. The elves wing had been blissfuly untouched except for s afew broken things. The Oracle breathed a sigh of reliefe that none of them had been touched.

Her own chambers had been destroyed. The roof craved when one of the towering stalactites had broken loose and broken through. In the kitchen, her leg was bandaged and tended to. But instead of letting the hands repaire her room, she bade them go into the city and help restore there. That was more important than her bed.

For now, she sat in one of the drawing rooms, Deidrick at her side. The dog was distraught and severly depressed. He had not spoken a word since the quake, and Meilikki suspected that her companion was unable to speak at all right now. She massaged her temples, the headache that loomed there was terrible and unsettling.

"Deidrick. Go to the fortress, Twilight, and bring back Piper." The dog bowed his heads and left.

From the corner, a robed figure stepped out of the shadows. "I told you something would be happening soon."

"Ai, you did. And what is the extent?"

"The whole world."

"I must advise the king to bring his defneses to the boarders."

"The Armada would be infallible to you right now."

"Indeed. What has happened anyway, do you know?"

"The gods. They are gone."

the quake didn't bother him nearly so much...he'd been through them before. but once Laudi fell, Onyx gave one of those 'I know I'm going to regret this' snarls, and crawled down the side of the new rip in the earth after her. Nothing deserved to starve to death trapped like that.

"Relax a bit and let me help you up. I'm not letting the underdark kill you before I do."

not that it matter much. once he had her by one hand, he started back up, dragging her behind him. heavy wench. damn that honor thing.


"Already in the works. Tremor is making him chainmail and a polearm like his father. I've collected everything from broog that has magic in it. mostly leashes, collars and some jewelry. you can rifle through it and see if any of it would be useful. Breakers and gladiators are getting armor fitted, and they'll be sent out soon."

Malik's own armor and Malvolence were brought to him, and he got himself armored up and took Malvolence and looked at it carefully. then gripped the hilt and let it bite, trying to judge the pull on the power innate and the feeding and restoration of it.

"We'll need to assess any quake damage as well and get it cleaned up and repaired if need be. particularly to our outer defense."

Kalam was being pulled along by Kora, and it seemed that suddenly their rolls had switched. Wait wait...who was dominate here? Kalam didn't have much time to think about who was wearing the pants in the as of yet plutonic relationship when the ground started shaking violently. Kora and him were tossed out of the stables and onto a street that was being torn apart ebfore their eyes.

Behind them the screams of horses and dragons as verious things feel on them or shook them in their stalls.

After several minutes of this tossing and frightening experaince, they earth settled. Kalam ooked at Kora, who had beena ble to stick to his side most of this time. "Hey, you okay?"

Laudi growled as she was pulled up out of the crevace. "I'd have rather died." Honestly, you tihnk she enjoyed being this lizardcreature when she was once so beautiful? Yeah, she could remember. Eating the finest foods in her estate at the Wizen Tower...and now she lived off the blood and meat of rodetns, and whatever that Malik decided to toss her way.

"Just do me a favor then, and kill me."

Deidrick did as he was told, making his way to Twilight and the lands thereof. Traveling was much more dangerous now than he had expected. Creatures of the underdark were wandering outside of their territories now that there was nothing holding them back. They were attacking the more populated areas. Deidreck had been sent to fetch Piper not only to be messenger of what was happening, but to protect the elf as well.

When Deidrick arrived outside the grounds, he sunk low ot the ground, nearly on his belly, his heads low and whining. He couldn't speak, thus he couldn't announce himself or make himself understood. He was in almost every sense now, just a dog.