The Great Druid Hunt (Jaela)

[Corwin]

"I trained as a knight in the order from what I was a kid," Jaela says, letting the Veil fade away. "Melding of the Three," she elaborates, nodding slowly to herself. "So actually they were the words of an elf. I built upon it later, since you can't lead and not improve yourself in every area. The responsibility you have for your troops... it goes beyond just physically keeping them safe and leading them to victory."

[Anastasia]

"You must be favored by her," Maple says, "No other priest has ever spoken that way, nor champion. Not like that."

[Corwin]

"I hope so. I respect the Triune, and she's given me plenty of leeway in how to go about everything so far," Jaela muses, placing a hand on Maple's shoulder. "Coming? I might be a pretty strong mage, but even I can only hold a spell like this for a couple minutes."

[Anastasia]

"...yes." Maple says after a moment, "If you'll have another."

[Corwin]

"Happy to!"

[Anastasia]

From here the group returns to Aurora, forces bolstered by Jaela's diplomacy and charms.

Okay, most of this is straightforward enough so I'll update the Aurora topic soon. In the meantime, what's next on your todo list?

[Corwin]

Go to train in regen and as a celestial to Arvandor and invite Mirima. If she wants to bring anyone, that's fine by me.

[Anastasia]

In the interests of coordination, Ithea was given a nudge in your direction for that as well. Up to her if she wants to go along and you if you want to wait (though she's getting close to done with her current excursion).

[Anastasia]

Okay, going to move you along for now. Where in Arvandor are you planning to go? Just gate in and work from there?

[Corwin]

I'll try to aim for the place the Triune received me during Helm's trial, but if that fails a random section of Arvandor works.

[Anastasia]

The two of you appear in twilight forest. You can see the first rays of moonlight mixing with the last rays of sunlight as the orange-black sky above shines on down. Like this the forest is a mix of shadows and dying light. It smells good here, natural and right in a way Jaela can't elaborate. It's like she's home after a long journey and she forgot how wonderful her home is. It's like she's forgotten how central it was, and now everything's safe and correct once more.

[Corwin]

Bearing the armor with the Triune's mark upon it, Jaela takes a look around as she smiles fondly. Can she have several homes? Lifasa, Aurora, Arvandor? That's what happens when your original home is destroyed.

Shaking those thoughts aside before she gets melancholic, Jaela waits to see if there is any sign from her patron on how to proceed.

[Anastasia]

Mirima looks around, breathing in and out the cool air that soothes you. It's like air at the very start of fall, yet the trees are alive and vibrant. She's smiling ear to ear.

A soft voice murmurs in your ear, "To forge your own path..." Ahead your eyes are drawn to a thick part of the forest, where undergrowth, vines and fallen trees make it virtually impassable.

[Corwin]

Virtually impassable for normal people, Jaela immediately corrects her first impression. But not for her.

Destroying the forest feels sacrilegious, so she doesn't even consider any of her destructive spells. As for the others, while it was fun to get to use them a few times recently Jaela wants to make sure her physical training is still up to par. Therefore, she decides to try and force a path for herself through strength alone!

[Anastasia]

Strength check.