
As the voting goes on, Circe's expression changes -- from something cocksure and gloating to, slowly, something less certain. Her smile melts away and she goes from looking strong and ready to get out there again to shocked, small, and afraid. It was a remarkable change that sapped away her savage beauty, that made her look older and somewhat faded.
Maybe it was more than emotion that did it. Maybe there was some power in their decision, as well.
As she tallies up the votes, Olivia nods -- grimly, but not unhappily. It seems she's fine with the decision to capture and imprison Circe, her and Rafe, though Griffin is grimacing beside her, and Brynn looks a bit stricken. All the same, the lot of them work together to bind her and restrain her between them, carefully gathering the remaining Chosen to take a tally and make sure everyone came through it alive and well.
There are enough cures to go around. Whoever remains an animal is now returned to human form -- and, carefully, dressed in what can be spared, or revived. And then Olivia goes through the fallen herself, administering aid where it will help and pouring potions down their throats, as well. It seems none have been killed, but many are severely injured enough that Rafe -- grudgingly -- agrees to stay behind and make sure they are all taken care of.
Everyone else is guided back through the woods, weary and worn, to the base camp. All it takes is a fire lit to move all of them, including Circe, through the Hearth and back to the Prytaneum, which perhaps many of them now consider home.
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There, Max meets them, and the post mortem is short-- her expression too concerned, taking in their makeshift, dirty, half-dressed appearance -- to sit them down for a proper debriefing now.
"You did well. You did what some of our finest Heroes couldn't. But now you need to rest and..." A pause, looking at Chris and Olivia and the rest, and she clears her throat.
"Rest and recuperate. We'll gather again soon to go over what's happened."
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OOC:
This wraps up this chapter of the Epic!
If you cast a vote during this final stage of RP, please collect an extra 10XP.
We'll be leaving this subforum open for another week, so that people can wrap up RPs; at that point, it will be locked and no further posts can be made, no more XP can be gathered.
At this point, all characters are returned to the Prytaneum and can RP on their own. Another ORP post mortem will follow soon, with some Important New Stuff! HAVE FUN!
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