Welcome to Gaia! ::

*Maggie pales as she takes this in, murmering to herself* Good Lord in Heaven . . .

*She looks down at her hands for a moment, then back at the two of them* I am . . . I am so sorry that ye've both been hurt by him. I know . . . how frightening he can be.

*Maggie takes another breath, and starts to explain* I've been coming te this place for quite some time now. The first time I e'er heard of the Seraphim was the second time I e'er came here. Tavin appeared, badly wounded . . . *she looks to Cora* Much like what happened when last I saw ye, though 'twas a different sort of injury. Several times since then, Tavin has appeared here after having been attacked by him. And twice, that I know of, the Seraphim has come here and attacked us himself . . .

:::Cora stood up in a huff:::

This is preposterous! I had no idea that this was as serious as that. Something has to be done to stop it.

*Luke could feel it very distinctly. That anger, that feeling that rang so close to hate.*

And no one's doing anything. *He nods agreeably to Cora's call for action.* Does anyone even acknowledge it around here? I had to meet him myself before I even knew he existed.

Why doesn't someone take a stand? Do something to show him he can't ******** with us?

*Maggie's frown deepens, but she tries to stay calm in the face of Luke's anger* Luke . . . ye must believe that we have done, that we will do, all that we can.

*she pauses for a moment, then acknowledges* Ye should have been warned, though. Ye're right . . . and I apologize te ye. *she takes another slow breath, and then looks to Cora*

Tavin's fought him many times. I dinna believe that he'll stop until one or the other of them is . . . defeated. The Seraphim was his enemy te begin with, but he's an enemy te all of us now.

*she looks away and admits quietly* I am more frightened of him than I have been of anything in my life. But he's hurt my friends. He's threatened my son. I will do whate'er it takes te stop him.

:::Cora just smerked. She'd been over this one before...but she was curious to hear it again:::

*Luke respects that sentiment... a lot.*

I don't have any kids. *Out of habit, he stops and knocks on the wood of the bar.* But... I do have people I care about. *He looks at Cora, and he says quickly before looking away* Outside and inside the Brink. This a*****e was serious. I don't know what he said about Will, but ... he mentioned people in my family - by name. If we don't get rid of this <********>, no one else is going to.

*Maggie studies Cora's expression, then reaches out, taking her hand. When she speaks, it's to both of them* I dinna know how . . . but I believe we can stop him. I have te believe it.

*Maggie nods again* I'll tell ye everything I know . . .

*She closes her eyes to gather her thoughts, takes another slow breath, then opens her eyes and begins. She starts back at the beginning, telling them everything she's learned since that first time when Tavin had appeared injured, through all the other times her friend came in after being attacked, the times when the Seraphim came in himself . . . all the way up to and including the time that Tavin took her and Nyx to see the uncorrupted Seraphim in Heaven.*

*Maggie doesn't relay much about the experiences themselves, focusing instead on the information she's gleaned from them, but it's obvious that to do so requires her to revisit some very upsetting memories. Several times she has to pause, but she manages to keep her composure for the most part*

. . . . and that's the last I'd learned of him, until Tavin appeared injured again, and the two of ye told me of the Seraphim taking ye out from here . . . *her shoulders slump as she finishes, and she looks very tired again, and more than a little troubled. Telling them all that obviously took a lot out of her*