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Nienna had a very aggravated look on her face, "Stupid child, I was merely going to help you. Carry you as you were resting, nothing more, nothing less." She turned, "Now that everyone is up, shall we go?"

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"I keep saying we should go...yet no one is moving. How very odd. Oh and Feather, your mama did not leave you." Nienna turned and bent down in front of her, "She is merely sleeping deep within my body. Pity she will not be joining you again. Her soul and spirit has been crushed by your leaving her. She has snapped...and it's your fault." She looked deeply into Feather's blind eyes, "You were the one person or creature she has loved in centuries. When you left it was too hard on her, and my powers grew. I suppose that means I should thank you, dear Feather. As a thank you I am willing to take you to restore your maturity."

THAT'S ENOUGH! *Ren rosed from the spot she was kneeling at. she walked over to Feather and tries to comfort her by patting her head.* your right feather, it's not your fault. don't worry about your mom. you have planty of friends to help you. *look over to Nienna.* and you, putting a child down just so you can feel that you've accomplish something. hn, your pathatic. *looks around at the damage in the room.* this place isn't much use for anyone now. *make her way to the door leading outside.* the storm has eased up a bit. it would be best to leave here now. *walks outside.*

Feather calmed down at Radergeist's and Ren's soothing and slowly began to drift off to sleep as he ran his hand through her hair. Her eyes half closed and she found herself caught between dreaming and waking, in that special moment when one can still sense about themselves but still feel the edge of the world where anything and everything was possible. Her hold on Radergeist loosened and she rested her head on the junction of his shoulder and neck.

"No," replied Radergeist, recognising the response. He walked to the doorway, or the broken shards of it that remained, and paused, turning.

"You are who you want to be, Nienna."

He stepped across the threshold, and into the light.

Such a change had come over the plains, it was astonishing. The black clouds had receded, leaving only fluffy, pink remnants in their wake. As the sun touched the western horizon, it shot forth encarmined rays over the plains and hills, casting long shadows over the stubborn little trees, bent by the wind into crazy angles, and the gently rippling grass glimmering as it waved in the sun. It was as far removed from the scene before as could be.

Away in the distance, just visible in the setting sun's dying light, a town squatted on the plains, underground settlements made visible by the tall lightning conductors that thrust up through the earth into the sky, the smoke that issued from chimneys cut into the earth, and the mounds which marked the entrances to subterranean dwellings.

"Healer," said Radergeist, "what is the name of that place?"

Healer: She looked to where Radergeist was speaking of and nodded her head. "That," she responded, "would be the town of Trais. It isn't very large, but we can still take shelter in it if you wish...although, I think we should still press on towards the monk."