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Malik pinned it exactly. Zahara was sitting at the desk in Piper's room trying to get the figures in the book to come out to some semblance of a correct number. She hated books, hated math and hated long columns of numbers that never added up regardless of how you broke them up or how many times you tried. Shoving her hands through her hair, she dropped her head on the books and screamed into the pages. This was seriously not worth it...maybe she could cajole Sevilin or Malik to do them for her? It was worth a try anyway. She slammed the books shut and loaded them up then traipsed down the stairs and caught them all in the kitchen. "Who wants to make me a very happy woman and save fragile things?"

Zykariel frowned, Mr. Malik was right, Mommy didn't look happy. Was this when the jumping was going to occur? "I will! And Rawr can help too. Just don't jump him..."

And Sevilin almost choked on his fork. Or maybe it would of been better if he had actually done so instead of only almost. What a horrible thing for the child to blurt out and no doubt Zahara would know that Sevilin and Malik had been talking about her and her current...condition. Yeah. Hm, not good. So a look to Zykariel. "You don't have to worry about that Zykariel...just...finish you food." Oh good gods that was bad. Though it seemed Malik was going to step up to the plate and do books...which was probably a good thing for him because he needed distraction what with Piper being gone.

And Malikhai chose that moment to have an epiphany as it suddenly struck him exactly what that odd feeling had meant. He had felt it before a few times and all those times, something was wrong with mommy. Well then...that must mean that something was wrong with mommy now didn't it. Suddenly unhappy child. "Daddy! Something's wrong with mommy!" Sure...it could of been that she bonked her head and was cussing about it, simple as that, but all he knew was that something was wrong and mommy wasn't where he could see her. That didn't make for a happy child at all.

The bad news for them was this...there were fifteen rays. And only three bipedles. That measn five could easily keep either one of them busy. One of these swept in front of Piper and rushed at her face.

From here, it was a sports specticle. The three dodged, and tossed, dove, took a few burns. And the more they fought to get to the dias, the more the rays tried to keep them away. Why, there weren't sure of course. Most people would think that you wnated to have the elements restored. Ah well.

So on the went, until Piper managed, by some amazing feet, to get the orb to the dias. There, in the center of it was a pit for the orb to fit in. The orb was slammed in, a bright light shone out from the orb, and they were momentraily blinded.

The rays settled themselves on the pillars, the three left over lay on the dias. The flared briliantly, then became nothing more then etchings in the walls.

The fire from beneth the pillars flared up, rose...and spread.

Sevilin raised an eyebrow and crossed his arms at Malik. "You honesly think you're going somewhere Malik?" Nodding towards the little half tier'dal that was Malik's son and didn't look any too happy about that at all. Though admittingly it was rather interesting to see Malik more or less drop everything for that woman.

Oh no wait! He had done a bad thing now and daddy was going to leave! That meant a quick slip down from his chair and he trotted over to Malik, latching to his legs,...okay think, lie! Little lies were okay, daddy had said so! "No she's okay now! The feelin's gone!"

The nice thing about creatures such as these rays, was that they were easy to pass through...which meant when one decided to rush her, she merely put forth a burst of speed to break through it with minimal injury, though she knew she wasn't getting away scott free, and then continuing at that break neck pace to the dias. A bit more tossing and such around until Piper finally got close enough and it was thrown back to her. Thus a rather baseball like slide to the dias, slamming the orb into it and scrabbling away just in case as the rays changed thier motives.

Piper rubbed at her eyes and looked around...oh great she was flash blind now. Not only that but she could feel hot areas on her person that were no doubt burns. No fun. Though a look over everything. "Well that's good..." and then the fire on the pillars decided to cause trouble. "Or maybe not so good..." Pushing herself up she slightly stumbled her way to Leaf and Fin. "Come on, I think we acitvated the security and I don't care to get caught."

Thus for the three of them, it was time to make an exit...hopefully quickly. Though boy did she almost pitch forward as the high pitched ping of a link crystal, followed by Malik's voice, which she dug her own out of her pocket. "Yes A'mael, I hear you! So glad I can run and talk at the same time! Got everything under control, I swear it!" Okay so she probably didn't have to yell at the little crystal, but when you had fire that wasn't happy around you it was quite loud. And yes she was well aware that she was transmitting via bonds...she had just hopped that Malik would disengage himself from anything other than his son enough to not mind twinges from her.

Malik knew the sound of roaring flame, and smirked lightly at the stone.

"That's not what your son was telling me a few moments ago. nor is it what I am sensing. I'm sending Ramoth out to you with some small supplies. I'm using the map you made to get a starting location, so if you'd be so kind as to give a direction from there I'd be appreciative. I'd come myself but our son needs me here. and why does the phrase 'I'm fine' from you always come in teh middle of a fight, or a raging inferno or something?"

Zahara kept petting at Malikhai and listened in on the conversation as well. Experienced ears told her what she needed to know, what Malik had gotten so worked up about. Piper was in the middle of danger, somewhere, somehow. And bonds were what had Malikhai all upset. Hmm, brief pause there, she'd either glanced back and seen a massive wall of glaring inferno behind her or had dropped the stone. And if the sound of stone striking stone was any indication, she'd dropped it. But her attention went back to Malikhai and she hugged him, "See, he's not going anywhere."

Zykariel stayed right where he was, watching it all with big, purple eyes and taking everything in. Miss Piper sounded slighlty okay and Malikhai wasn't upset no more. "Okay..."

And he was back in duty mode. He was amazed that Malik's didn't confuse himself with the way he slammed breaks and then just accelerated all at once again. Took a bit of skill to keep all of that going. But he nodded to Malik, setting his son down and giving him a pat on the back. "You get to help out now, so do a good job okay?" Making sure he got the boy's comfirmation before he headed off to play fetch boy. Wouldn't take him but seven minutes, he was sure.

He sniffled lightly but put on the 'buck up' face and nodded at her, letting her set him down as daddy issued a round of orders, surprisingly enough even giving the toddlers something to do. Thus he walked over to his friend, took him by the hand and pulled him off into the kitchen. They could do this, and without the help. Wouldn't that be neat?

Everyone off doing thier own little chores, malik got the chance to sit down, and run his hands over his face and through his hair, leaning his head back and shaking his head. What was he going to do with that woman? and right now he still wanted to go to the oracle and beat her within an inch of her life.

leaning forward he let his eyes rest on that dagger for a while, before opening Zahara and Piper's books and starting to work on those for a little bit while everyone else did what they were asked. help keep his mind off what could be happening to Piper. and thus overriding the need to go to her.