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Nick shrugged "I dunno that's really as far as we are in the book yet, and I can't really think of anything else we could do unless you have any ideas?"

((at work so my ability to post is limited))

~someplace, somewhere~

Geoff knelt before the throne, the figure upon it, hidden in the shadows, gazed into a metal chalice. The liquid in the chalice, the edges steaming, reflected back an image of a large portion of ground. Small pinpricks of smoke moving within it. as he watched more appeared while others vanished. the smoke seemed to grow faster then it dissipated.

"You move too fast, you will draw attention to me."
"My Lord," Geoff said prostrating himself further upon the floor "I meant only to find what you seek."
"Your eagerness to serve me not withstanding, I am displeased." The figure, whose eyes began to glow darkly whispered over the chalice, the landscape below shimmered, and the smoke within tattered and dissipated.

The burning eye gazed upon the prostrate man. "Must I teach you to be patience? I have waited Centuries for when the seals would be weak and the heavens aligned; Should you fail me now, I may have to wait Millennia." Dark smoke flowed across the floor from te figure on the Throne Enveloping Geoff until he was completely subsumed. Cries of agony as the Smoke ripped through him and pressed down upon him echoed across the chamber. after a period of time, the smoke returned to the figure on the throne. "Now go, and do not fail me more."

There was a gust of wind, and Leona felt that what they were cleansing had disappeared. She nodded as she went back to the freehold.

Later that evening, Marienara was meditating near a forest waterfall in the hills. Surrounded by nothing but trees, undergrowth, and wild animals, far away from the sounds and evidence of human civilization.

Loki was turning around in his sleep he could still fell the whips striking against him, he remembered every strike this is what he was having a nightmare about he would make small noises every time he thought he was being struck and felt pain in the same spot where he had actually been struck.

Nick started to fell a little better he lifted his head and let out a weak smile he was still a little red, but not as much as before. "Yeah your right if that didn't happen then non of us would be here, and yeah I guess I shouldn't be that embarrassed because of the.." Nick mumbled the rest of the sentence.

Nick said a little louder "because of the bonfire night where I uh you know uh.." Nick blushed again and looked down to try and hide it again.

Nick was thinking to himself Eh she know what why does she want me to say it "Where I um did things..." he looked up for a second before looking back down he was still embarrassed to talk about it.