Serrani had been busy hurrying around the tree bring water here and there. There was a change in the tree, something had happened and it seemed big.
There where little tots in the nursery! She had discovered that when she had been tasked with delivering water to the nursery. Seeds don't hatch in winter! Yet there where several babies squirming around being attended too.
She had been running around doing last minute checks on the water supplies for the event making sure everything was filled up.
She sighed as she finally finished and manged to get to the fireside a bit late but so was her friend Calenthe so she wasn't that worried about it.
"Hey" She said softly as she greeted Anthias and Calanthe.
Serrani was surprised when Belwin brought out a little teen and announced her as the Queen of Harn. She knew that Indilwen had been missing for a while but she worried that the older pae of the tree would want her back instead of this shy little thing. (she was adorable!)
Even more surprising was that Calenthe knew the weird looking pae! "You know her?" She asked curiously.
Oh right Calenthe had grown up outside the clearing, which meant that lady must be from where ever Calenthe had been raised how interesting.
Elros Namasi
Anthias
Menelie
Calanthe
Posted: Thu May 14, 2020 2:08 pm
Big brave girl.
Big brave girl.
Big brave girl.
Eira took in a deep breath as she heard Queen Belwen introduce the six of them, her and her seedling mates. She held her breath to puff out her little chest and took her steps to be by her Queen Alora. She stood by her Queen with a blank look on her face. She was trying to look tough but with her cheeks all puffy with her held breath Eira looked more like a child trying to get her way with something by having a little fit.
Big brave girl. Big brave girl. She wasn't really listening to the words of Queen Belwen anymore. The ringing in her little ears made that hard. She did hear bits and pieces. What was a circle? Were her and the other six going to make a circle around Queen Alora to help her? That sounded kinda fun she guessed. Something something true Queen of Harn something something elders some some some accept Queen Alora some some some heart of everything we do. Eira was starting to get a little dizzy.
Something something something something any flutters that have not chosen a job will be assigned one what! Eira finally let out her held breath and took in a big gulp of fresh air as she gasped loudly. Jobs? They got jobs? Eira was now fully listening once again as she breathed normally. Sje wanted to know more about the jobs! Too bad the conversation was going away from the job talk.
Eira silently wiggled in excitement as she had a thousand questions swirled around in her little mind. The questions paused as she heard her Queen speak. A few words but amazing words none the less. She looked over to Mie as he started clapping. Should she clap too? It seemed like the right thing to do but...Do big brave girls clap? She decided to remain silent but gave a small curt nod in agreement to Queen Alora's words and Mie's clapping.
Then it was the dark stranger's turn to talk. Well she had Durian and brought him home so that was good. Queen Belwen seemed to like her. Was the stranger also a Queen? What was a Seer of the Faun of Laishdhiel? Oh she continued and explained that. Huh. Why did she stick tree branches in her hair? That looked silly to Eira. Well the talking seemed to pause as Firenze rushed over to see Durian. She'd go over later. For now...
Eira moved over to Queen Alora's side and reached up, tugging on Alora's hand to get her attention. Eira spoke in a whisper. "My Queen, do we get jobs too? I want a job to help you out. Are you going to give me a job or do I get to pick one out? I don't want to clean and handle garbage when you pick my job please and thank you Queen Alora." Eira's big white looked up to Alora's eyes with a excited expectancy.
Calanthe's mind was racing and she was having trouble paying attention. Between the Seer's presence, which suddenly reminded her that she had left home without saying goodbye to her mother, and others standing to give her reports, which reminded her that she definitely needed to give a report and ask for garden volunteers, and she'd noticed some kids up front she'd never seen before, and then Serrani had asked a question....it was A Lot.
"I mean, I don't like know her know her," she responded distractedly, head turning every which way and squirming in her seat. "She's just, like, real important in the Great Tree."
After someone finished giving their report, she stood and, after verifying no one else had started speaking, gave her report:
"It's spring!" she started cheerfully. "There's lots to do in the garden! I've taken care of most of the heavy lifting, but I'm going to need lots of help with weeding, and the first things should be blooming and fruiting soon. Roses, wisteria, fennel, strawberries, dandelions..." There was lots more but she left it there because she was rambling. "So if anyone wants to come spend some time in the sunshine with me I'd sure appreciate it!"
everyone
Calanthe is giving her report!
Elros Namasi
Anthias
shadica
Serrani
Posted: Thu May 14, 2020 6:13 pm
The beautiful druid stood in back, letting the breeze catch her hair just right. The sun glistened off her golden waves. She might have been a little caught up in the moment, thinking just how magnificent she looked in the Springtime. Marigold almost forgot to pay attention.
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Mazarine had been hard to pin down these days so she didn't work alongside him as much as she did when she was learning the ropes. During the thaw, she was tasked with helping the others, and that was a challenge because she too was trying to heal from it. Once everyone was okay and able to tend to themselves rather well, the time came to head on over to Forn to help Delyth with the new queen and the new babies.
Those little ice grubs were the absolute cuteness. Acclimating them to warmer weather was a challenge because it was a situation neither Delyth or she knew how to handle. Alora's presence in the nursery did work wonders for the little ones.
Alora now, her troubles were unique. The Druids worked with her on strengthening her muscles and helping her speech. Helping the small queen turned out to be a tremendous learning experience for them all.
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Back to the Fireside. Marigold bowed her head when Belwen praised the Druids. Yeah, they made a great pair! And we are awesome.
"Harn has completely recovered with very little side effects. Almost all Flutters are back up and doing their jobs. Harn is nearly fully functional again. I think all we need is our Queen." Marigold winked and flashed a winsome smile towards Alora. Marigold was excited to finally have her own queen, quite frankly. By the time her seed feel from the branches, Indilwen was already gone. She'd only heard stories and gossip about her from time to time.
Exciting times ahead!
The stranger off to the side did not go unnoticed. Queen Belwen introduced her and if this stranger was allowed in on their sacred fireside, she must be special. It might be worth getting to know her.
Hyperion had stayed to the rear of the group as Queen Belwen introduced Alora and the icy kids as well as Vanya. These winter kids were kind of exciting, and he'd enjoyed spending time at Forn helping out with the little ones. He'd also been having a good time playing harmless pranks on Lillian. He grinned as he caught sight of the honeyed mohawk he'd given her. It was only fair to mess with her coiffure since she'd managed to dye his hair bright pink, and the googly eyes he'd spent half the night making were for the bucket of glitter that had been dumped over him this morning. He still had glitter everywhere.
And he meant everywhere. He'd be picking glitter out of everything for...well, probably forever. He was pretty sure there was glitter in his eyeballs, and his wings would have that little bit of extra shimmer for a long time to come. He was also pretty sure using his Hyper Beam power would possibly blind someone for real if it reflected off all this glitter.
But, back to the whole reason they were here. He was proud of how the winter seeds had grown so far, and he looked forward to watching them learn and become part of Harn once more. He kept an eye on the little ones as they took in the group of Flutters that would be their family. One or two of them had the potential to be little troublemakers, but he was still looking forward to integration the five grubs and their new Queen, Alora.
Hyperion waited for a break in the conversation to give his own report. "The grubs are doing well so far, and I'm looking forward to helping all of them, as well as Queen Alora, get settled back at Harn. With this surprising batch of winter seeds hatching, it makes me wonder if Forn will have the same ability. And added on to that, if we will be having winter seeds more often then perhaps we should think about making sure there are enough supplies to take care of them during the cold months."
Talking in front of others wasn't his favorite thing to do in the world so he was glad that was over. With a smirk, he sidled up next to Lillian. "Nice hair," he said and grinned.
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ohlook it's a Hyperion report xD
Twitchapher the 3rd
He's not sorry xD
Posted: Thu May 14, 2020 6:47 pm
The shy Flutter sitting towards the edge of the group sat quietly, wringing her hands together. You can do this. You got this!
I can't...
Yes, you can!! Just do it!
When there was a pause in the reporting she stood straight up and clenched her eyes closed tight. "IwanttolearnunderLisiantobethenightsentinel.*" She quickly squeaked out before covering her mouth with her hands. Her eyes darted around quickly noticing all of the faces looking at her. She smiled meekly, gave a little wave, and sat down slowly. I could have done that so much better.
But you did it!
People were staring at me.
But you did it!
Aleasa's inner self was proud. As a night sentinel, she wouldn't have to worry about embarrassing herself in front of others. She thought it was a perfect job. Lisian was patient and so good with other Flutters, she hoped he would be able to teach her how to be more like him.
But he's so popular, why would he want to work with me?
Shut up. You've got this!.
*I want to learn under Lisian to be the night sentinel
Lillian flashed Nova a cheeky grin as she replied Nova's shoulder slap with a soft elbow to the side. "The best hair dresser ever got to me. I think I look wonderful and the style suits me." She giggled with a wide grin.
Speaking the best hair dresser ever there he was. Hyperion gave his report and nodded, speaking up herself. "The next batch of Forn seeds are beginning so we will have our hands full in a few weeks. Both Hyperion and Idalusia have done amazing in their training and I do believe Hyperion is fully ready for what is to come at Harn." She paused for a second. "Though Queen Belwen, I would ask that me or Paradise continue to aid Harn with their tender tasks until more tenders can be trained up. It is a lot of work to do by yourself and a few extra hands would be a great help, even if it is until the fall season. Hopefully another tender can be trained in that time for the winter harvest." How many more seeds will come with winter?
Lillian looked towards Paradise. "I think that's everything but Paradise is there anything to add that we might have missed?" She gave her a smile before becoming distracted by Hyperion. She playfully bumped her shoulder against the male's. "Same goes to you. You're looking very sparkly today as well. More then normal." Oh she was totally going to get him back later.
Strawberri Stardust
Neither is she.
Antidia
Report and a request for Belwen
Wolfs Heart
Anything Paradise wants to add.
Irish Night Fox
THE BEST AND ONLY THE BEST
Posted: Thu May 14, 2020 7:08 pm
Lisian chuckled to himself, but sent Aleasa a pleased grin and a nod of approval. It didn't matter that the female was shy as all get out, they could use all the hands they could get in order to protect their home. Who knew though, perhaps the female would come into her own through working with them. There was a measure of confidence that came with the job that was for sure. Needing to be sure and certain of what was going on around you and in yourself to do what you had to if trouble came your way...
Yes, this might be just what the shy one needed. "We would be honored to have you on the team."
Antidia
Alora flushed under Marigold’s smile and looked away unable to meet the beauty’s gaze, but her own smile curled up her lips at the female’s kindness. She really felt overwhelmed by it all. They were really too good to her. That’s when she felt a tug on her hand and looked over to see Eira. She smiled brightly at the child, patting her head, “Alora.” She corrected the small one. It was so precious how quickly the small ones had picked up on the formalities, but it still felt so weird to Alora.
She couldn’t help but laugh at the little one’s enthusiasm, “Don’t worry.” She replied in the most comforting tone she could muster without laughing. She seemed so worried about it. “You will get to pick… You’ll find what fits... Have fun until then.” And she was incredibly excited to see what it was they would end up choosing for themselves! Oh, but it hurt to think about them possibly growing up!
She noticed other reports were going up and Flutters were starting to mingle. She took Eira’s hand to lead her and scooted towards the ice grubs before her. She knelt down giving them each a huge smile, “You guys did great.” She complimented, her words much easier coming and bolder when she spoke to them. Their sweet love always seemed to give her confidence.
She made sure they were each paying attention to her before she pressed her hands together. A glow appeared between her fingers and when she lifted her hand from the other a perfect, beautiful snowflake was in her palm. She took it and pressed it into one of their hands, making more and passing them out to all her little ones. As soon as each of them had one she spoke, “They won’t ever… melt.” She explained. “Each is special… just like you.” she motioned for them to look at them more closely to see for themselves. “I wanted you to have something to… remember this by.”
((Each of you now have a unique snowflake made by Alora! Feel free to stash it away in a memory box or wear it on your person as remembrance of a special day!)
Lisian chuckled to himself, but sent Aleasa a pleased grin and a nod of approval. It didn't matter that the female was shy as all get out, they could use all the hands they could get in order to protect their home. Who knew though, perhaps the female would come into her own through working with them. There was a measure of confidence that came with the job that was for sure. Needing to be sure and certain of what was going on around you and in yourself to do what you had to if trouble came your way...
Yes, this might be just what the shy one needed. "We would be honored to have you on the team."
Antidia
Alora flushed under Marigold’s smile and looked away unable to meet the beauty’s gaze, but her own smile curled up her lips at the female’s kindness. She really felt overwhelmed by it all. They were really too good to her. That’s when she felt a tug on her hand and looked over to see Eira. She smiled brightly at the child, patting her head, “Alora.” She corrected the small one. It was so precious how quickly the small ones had picked up on the formalities, but it still felt so weird to Alora.
She couldn’t help but laugh at the little one’s enthusiasm, “Don’t worry.” She replied in the most comforting tone she could muster without laughing. She seemed so worried about it. “You will get to pick… You’ll find what fits... Have fun until then.” And she was incredibly excited to see what it was they would end up choosing for themselves! Oh, but it hurt to think about them possibly growing up!
She noticed other reports were going up and Flutters were starting to mingle. She took Eira’s hand to lead her and scooted towards the ice grubs before her. She knelt down giving them each a huge smile, “You guys did great.” She complimented, her words much easier coming and bolder when she spoke to them. Their sweet love always seemed to give her confidence.
She made sure they were each paying attention to her before she pressed her hands together. A glow appeared between her fingers and when she lifted her hand from the other a perfect, beautiful snowflake was in her palm. She took it and pressed it into one of their hands, making more and passing them out to all her little ones. As soon as each of them had one she spoke, “They won’t ever… melt.” She explained. “Each is special… just like you.” she motioned for them to look at them more closely to see for themselves. “I wanted you to have something to… remember this by.”
((Each of you now have a unique snowflake made by Alora! Feel free to stash it away in a memory box or wear it on your person as remembrance of a special day!)
Antidia
Alora is overwhelmed by Marigold's beauty! XD
DaemonGabrielle
Alora to Firenze
Daisicle
Alora to Amihan
Twitchapher the 3rd
Alora to Eira
Shadica
Alora to Mie
EvilSilverDragon
Alora to Skoll
Teigra
Alora to Duron
Firenze eyes grew even wider when Miss Elora came over. Quickly climbing over Durion this time, she firmly attached herself to Alora's leg, her face rubbing on the warmth emitted by their tiny unfrozen queen.
"Thank you Miss Elora!!! We tried to be good. But it wasn't too hard!" She called out, giving her Mistress a wide grin at the end.
Listening raptly, her little face rubbing the queens leg like a cat rubbing catnip, she grinned even bigger when Alora told her they could choose. "I GOT THE KITCHEN!!" She blushed as she realized she had screamed that in her outside voice. But she didn't let her embarrassment stop her from snuggling her Mistress's leg.
'So warrrrmmmmm.' She thought.
She didnt let go either, until her queen tried to hand out the snowflakes. Then she dropped the queen's leg and made a surprised o with her once smiling face. Oh lord. She was giving them.....that was....
She started tearing up quietly. No. No. Be brave. Be brave for Alora. She inched back closer when it was her turn and gently reached a shaking hand out to the snowflake.
"It's not cold is it?" She asked loudly, trying to cover up her fear as a small shudder wracking her body. Please don't let it be cold.
"I'm not too fond of the cold." She whispered, more to herself than anybody elses hearing.
Posted: Fri May 15, 2020 12:04 pm
Muir was gazing upwards at the sky, slightly dazed as he watched the clouds overhead, as the fireside went underway. This was how he'd been since his own coming-of-age. It wasn't that he didn't care what was happening... just that he didn't really care about it. Like sure, it was cool to see everyone again considering he was alone more often than not these days, but the reports for the most part had little direct effects on his day-to-day. Besides, he'd get explicitly told later if he needed to have known something.
Calanthe's report regarding the garden finally piqued his interest. though perhaps for the unintended reason. It reminded him of something his ants had told him recently. Raising his hand, he waited for a quiet moment before interjecting. "There's uh... Well, there's a new ant colony near the gardens." He paused to let everyone take in what was obviously very important information.
"I'd like if everyone could take care not to step on it. They're nice ants." Nice was a relative term, considering the new colony was made up of his own 'friendly' acrobat ants, which were decidedly anything but friendly to most others. But, considering his unique relationship with the insects, every additional colony would provide him a new potential source of information. Hand still hanging in the air, he looked over at Calanthe and added on, "I can help with the garden to make sure we don't harm them... If... uh... that's okay with you?" It was less obvious where on the helpful-to-nuisance spectrum he'd fall in this task.
Certainly, it'd be quite the learning experience (for all). Finished with his piece, he only lowered his hand from the air after Calanthe returned his comment.
Menelie
Muir -> Calanthe
True to before, Amihan was happily clapping away up until the moment that Alora came to retrieve them, delightfully responding, "You did the bestest job ever 'Lora!" before he stopped. He looked around at all of them, quite content to be away from all the new adults and back with his familiar group of grubs. He preferred it when it was just a group of them than everyone else. Much nicer.
Jobs, were they saying jobs? He didn't know what he wanted to do, but he hadn't given any thought to it either. "Do you get to pick a job too? What's your job gonna be 'Lora?" Amihan clearly hadn't put two-and-two together to realize being a Queen was her job. Personally, he thought she'd be a really good seed tender since she was so nice and amazing! Surely everyone raised by her would also become nice and amazing! Maybe if he asked he'd be able to work with her and help her out, though he wasn't sure what it would be like helping other paeterpillars. His imagination didn't quite go that far.
He gasped at the 'cool magic trick' that Alora was doing - creating snowflakes. Oh this was delightful. Pointing (as if she couldn't see for herself), he grinned as he looked over at Eira. "LOOK! LOOK EIRA! THEY LOOK LIKE YOUR FACE!" It was both funny and cool as all heck. Noticing Durion, he gasped again and repeated, "IT LOOKS LIKE YOUR FACE TOO!" Shame he didn't actually remember who Durion was or where he'd popped up from, but for some reason it didn't bother him at all. And soon enough he had his own piece of 'Eira's face' in his own hands. "Thank you very much!" Oh boy this was so exciting!
Blinking and perhaps missing the reasoning behind Firenze's response to the snowflake, Amihan looked down at his own before quite innocently, and directly, asking her, "Do you not like 'Lora's present Firen'ze? I think it's pretty. I can take it if you don't want one." It made perfect sense in his mind - if she didn't want the gift, there was no reason to hold onto it, and better to let 'Lora know right off the bat so she wouldn't give an unwanted item again in the future.
Firenze glared at her brother and his suggestion. "If course I want it!!" She snarled. She reached out to grab the snowflake, this time with only the slightest hesitation before wrapping the little snowflake in her hands.
She stared hard her annoying brother for a second before turning back to Alora. "Thank you miss Alora. I like it. I swear." The words came out of her mouth with respect and adoration. She had never meant to imply that she didnt like the gift. She would never disrespect her sister in that way.
She hugged the snowflake to her chest and smiled.
"I swear" she whispered.
Then she stuck her tongue out at her brother.
daisicle
Posted: Fri May 15, 2020 7:02 pm
Mie wiggled excitedly as Alora came closer! It was her! The best flutter ever!!
Ahh so Alora was going to let them pick their jobs? Yay! Alora was so nice! Much better than bell-win and her trash duty jobs.
"You did great too Queen Alora!!" He grinned up at her.
Mie's eyes grew wide and he let out a huge gasp at the sight of the snowflakes Alora had made. A gift!! A Gift from Alora!! It was handmade by Alora just for them! Each one was different!
"THANK YOU!!" Mie cheered happily as he held on to his precious treasure.
Mie frowned at Firenze she was acting all weird and Alora was giving them gifts! He scuttled his way closer to her ready to give her a smack for not appreciating Alora's wonderful handmade gift when he heard his 'sister' ask if it was cold.
Ah he had vague memories of the freezing cold that had surrounded his seed and the feeling of the ice beneath his feet when he hatched.
"Not so cold. It's comfy to hold! Maybe tiny bit? Not like it was before!" He nodded. At the very least HIS snowflake wasn't freezing cold like it had been the day they hatched.
Irish Night Fox
Alora
DaemonGabrielle
Firenze
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EvilSilverDragon
Intellectual Mage
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Posted: Fri May 15, 2020 8:13 pm
Overwhelmed was a good word. Skoll found himself clinging to the word and feeling as tightly as he wished to cling to his Queen. Alora was safety, comfort, that familiar tie that said everything was going to be alright.
Only, that seamed backwards. Watching the adults react to the Other Queen, hiding seemed wrong. He tried to learn from them, Lisian and Lilian becoming frequent targets. Rather than interact with the others, the 'circle' whatever that was, he just settled his grub down to the right of Queen Alora and really just watch.
There was a lot to watch. Way too much to watch. Attention went everywhere and really no where at the same time.
Pulled gently out of the chaotic attention competition, Skoll took the snowflake with wonder. Wide eyes, and slightly opened mouth, focused on Queen Alora before looking down at the gift she had given him. Took only a second before he hugged it to him with as much dexterity as his little arms would allow. The little gift allowed him to refocus and ease the stress caused by the unfocused attention.
He moved closer to her keeping as near to her as he dared, a little more watchful and a lot less eyes darting everywhere.
Irish Night Fox
Skoll reacting to Alora
Posted: Sat May 16, 2020 6:05 pm
Eira started up and blinked in confusion at Alora as she was corrected. "Queen Alora." Eira repeated the title again. Queen Alora was Queen Alora after all.
She got to pick her job. Eira thought about what she had seen the other flutters do and talk about around the nursery. There was a lot of job. Eira watched as the black and soft rainbow flutter spoke about being a night sentinel. Sentinels were tree watchers right? She thought she heard those two words being interchanged at time. Huh.
Eira was lost in her own thoughts until Alora took her hand and they both joined the other ice children. She was silent as Alora praised them and then the most wonderful thing happened. A gift! A gift from Queen Alora. Eira took her snowflake and hugged it tightly. Eira smiled brightly to her Queen before her face went back to being blanket as Amihan started yelling about how the snowflake looked like her face. "Uh-huh." She waited a moment before speaking again. "Queen Alora's job is to be Queen of Harn of course." This was a clear thing in her mind but not in Amihan's? Weird.
She watched as her seed siblings started talking and squabbling among themselves while Eira looked back to the adults. What did she want to do? She slowly scooted back over to the adults. She looked around the group, clutching her snowflake tightly to her person while waiting for a break in the adult talk. When she found that moment she lifted her snowflake over her head and spoke so the adults could hear her. "I wanna protect Harn and Queen Alora by being a Tree Watcher. So I want to get big and strong so I can keep them all safe." She slowly brought her snowflake back down and hugged it again. This was how the adults were doing it right?
Irian listened to the Forn Queen speak, she had a detached expression on her face, she'd not yet completely gotten used to being unaware the happenings of the season they had just left. She couldn't remember a winter as cold as the one they had just had had started. With a small sigh, the Tree Watcher flutter looked from the Forn queen to the small one being introduced, she didn't completely understand what happened to her queen, Indelwen, how had her majesty just disappeared. Irian stood taller as Alora addressed them as much as she wasn't sure about the situation, she would do what she could to accept it.
After awaiting her turn Irian approached the teen and gave a small bow "Welcome Queen Alora. I look forward getting to know you more, my name is Tegeirian, most just call me Irian" she introduced herself when the young Queen had a break in conversation.
Irish Night Fox
Irian to Alora
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