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Aki dipped her head, slipping silently from the room and teleporting to where she remembered the camp being. She didn't make a sound, carefully looking around. This didn't look right... She breathed the spell again, taking herself to several other locations before finally finding the correct camp, one that hadn't been taken over.

As the Queen of Mereth and the hunter came to the front doors, the light whinny of a horse was heard before the horse and it's rider actually were seen trotting up to the two travelers, arriving fro the gardens. The horse's rider bore a striking resemblance to Eve, except that she seemed very frail and timid. The woman just stared at the two for a moment, before dismounting the horse very gracefully and walking over to the queen and her companion, letting the horse go off by itself after whispering something in the beast's ear. "Good day to you, Lady Leena. And good day to you as well, Roran Floral of Moth. My father is very anxious to speak with you." She said once she reached them with a gentle smile and a light curtsy. "Father apologizes for his rudeness, but he is enjoying this weather so much at the moment, he requests that the both of you could meet with him in the gardens. If you would follow me, I will be happy to lead you there." The woman told them before heading off to the gardens.

"I trust your journey was a safe one?" The woman murmured. They arrived in the gardens where the King was sitting at a bench, waiting patiently.

"Anira, have you brought our guests with you?" He asked in a very calm tone.

The woman hurried over and took his hand. "Yes father. Roran and Lady Leena are here for their audience with you." She said before letting go and standing at his side.

"Wonderful. Thank you for meeting with me out here. What seems to be the problem?" The king questioned with a kind smile, turning to the general direction of the two.

"Ah, my darling Eve. Oh how I wish that girl would come home." The king sighed, patting Anira's hand before turning his head to Roran. "Are they still standing there, Anira?" He asked, turning to his daughter.

"Yes father. Once moment." She murmured, before saying something else under her breath, making two big roots from the nearby trees rise up from the ground behind Leena and Roran, the roots combining to turn into a bench.

"Sorry we didn't offer you a seat earlier." He laughed lightly. "Well what can I do for you my good man?" The king asked with a smile as he turned to Roran once more.

Raising an eyebrow, the king turned to Anira, before turning back to Roran. "I already have given Evangeline aid as she has requested..." He murmured, not quite understanding the hunter.

"I think I know what is going on..." Anira interrupted, resting a hand on her father's shoulder comfortingly before continuing. "My apologies, but it seems Eve has tricked you. Since she was young, she has tried to keep others from an emotional distance, not wanting anyone to feel bad, or her own self to feel upset when she disappears. She does not wish to return home until Altarion is dead, because she does not want our father to suffer, since there is a chance she could just die again. It wasn't just Eve's decision, it was my sister's as well. She banished herself from Aduial, and only asked that when she sent a request, father fill that request. And she probably did not tell you that little fact for several reasons. I've watched Eve on her journeys, and I watched Vanlanthiriel on her journeys all the way up to her death. You look exactly like a man that used to travel with my twin. She trusted in him, and he stabbed her in the back. Vanlanthiriel is not a bad person and she will listen, but she is confused and trying to figure out how to adjust. I heard that little comment of yours, about my sister and Altarion being exactly the same. You may have grown up close to him, but you certainly do not know him like my sister does. Eve is helping a little bit with the transition of times, but screaming in her face and trying to make her angry is not the way. While my twin was always the more forceful one, she is usually a very gentle and understanding girl. And so is Eve. I've seen what you've been doing, and treating her like a helpless child, is most certainly not the way to gaining any sort of trust from Eve or Vanlanthiriel when she gets control." Anira said as she looked to Roran with her own cold eyes. "And we have our own way of gathering information, becoming angry with Lady Leena is not a smart move on your part." She sighed, now walking over to the pond located right next to them. "I can show you Eve right now, if you are concerned. But I checked up on her earlier, and with your behavior and what has happened, I can only guess as to your reaction to what you are about to see." She murmured. The princess knelt down next to the water and murmured a spell. Immediately the water began to change until it revealed the princess everyone seemed so concerned about.

"She was researching in the library of Talagand, and Altarion's forces blew it up. Her armor was blown off in the explosion. Cori is most likely nearby, as this happened just moments ago, and Tuin is also not far behind either. But all of Talagand is destroyed, and Eve is unconscious. However, I trust in her. She has a stronger will to survive than anyone else I know. She knows what needs to be done. But just dumping everything on her...that's what killed Vanlanthiriel the first time. And if you want to lecture me and get angry, go ahead, I can sit here all day. But if you want to put your actions and words to use and actually help my sister, then save the lectures for her, and go now. But try listening for once. You have a very short temper. And please, save your Altarion horror stories, we all have them. Our family is more connected in this war than anyone else. There are members of our family on both sides. It's an honor and a disgrace. And I'm sure you've met them before, without ever realizing. However, now is not the time to be discussing all of these matters. We will send help when Eve, or Vanlanthiriel request it, and they will. They aren't so stupid to go against Altarion's armies alone." Anira said. Looking at the pool, again, she smiled. "Good, she's waking up." She sighed happily before dispelling the image. "Is there anything else you need?" The princess asked, looking to Roran and Leena as she slowly rose back to her feet.

"Owwww...Damn that hurt. Okay, so, hair is down, not cool. Um, what else, armor gone? That sucks. Okay, well, time to fight." Eve murmured, jumping up to her feet as she began to fistfight with Altarion's men, who had just picked their way through the rubble to her.

((I know I didn't make the explosion known earlier Thy! Just roll with it!))

((lol, it's fine))

Cori shook her head to clear it, already setting an arrow to her bow. The edge of the explosion had caught her, pushing her back a step and singing her cloak and clothes. She blinked, trying to get her vision to clear before finally focusing on Altarion's men. She paused a second, forcing herself to calm down and focus before she began firing into the back of the group, shooting arrow after arrow with deadly accuracy. So long as she didn't run out of arrows, she could get several off in just seconds. A sword wasn't very useful in her hands, but a bow...

Leena raised an eyebrow when he told her to sit, a finger twitching as he called her milady. This was about to get....interesting. She had no other word to describe it really, at least that she could think of at that moment. She was proud, grateful, and relieved of the fact that he did not lose his temper at all. Now it was her doing her best not to say a word to stop him. No, best to let him speak. Though, the insult to the king made her finger twitch again, having to put out the small flame that was hovering over her fingertips. Straightening a little, she flicked her wrist, her clothes reverting back to her normal traveling gear, her cloak landing softly around her shoulders.

When he turned on his heels, she knew it was time to go, his body language and his words were enough to let her know even before that. Turning to the princess and her father, she sighed once he had gone, starting to move to follow after him. "Forgive his rudeness, but I wouldn't quite forget his words, they may end up true. Thank you for your time, you know how you may find me." She flashed them a smile, pulling her cowl up, passing through the doorway, breaking into a run once she was out of sight, heading immediately to the stables. She swung up onto Sebesen, taking Gyors' reins as well. "Kövessen engem." She told the stallion softly, galloping into town after him.

"Segítsen nekem talál neki." She held a bird cupped in her hands, letting it fly, moving at a fast canter now. That meeting had not gone well, and she could only imagine his mood. She had warned him not to go in expecting to get Eve troops, but he hadn't listened to her. Her golden eyes scanned the streets as she passed by them, she knew he couldn't have gotten far..... There. Sliding off of Sebesen, she moved without a sound up to him, touching his shoulder. "Roran?" She murmured, lowering her hood, a breeze blowing her hair. Now was not the time to say I told you so. "You aren't alone in this, I'll stay with you. Though only if you would have me. Shall we?" She had let her hand fall away from him, giving him a small, warm smile. Their horses came up beside them, Gyors nudging Rorans left hand.