Wrap up (Various)

[Anastasia]

"How better to celebrate than wine?" Crystal banters back, smiling. "Can one not get verbose when they've tasted the bounty of the vine, forever offering with sweet temptation and painful regrets come the 'morrow." Her mirth stops as you mention Lief and Yggdrasil.

"I understand." She smiles slowly and exhales, "His bravery and suffering have been rewarded. All is well. I will give thanks to the Queen in my evening prayers." She meets Afina's gaze and softly says, "You know she has never ceased being your Queen, especially now that we have seen what we have seen. Would you care to join me?"

[Ebiris]

"Oh, I know that more than ever," Afina confirms with a smile. Alas but it's a great secret that she cannot share. Still... "I never stopped thinking of myself as a Seelie even with all my changes. I have an appointment to keep, and I should share the news with her Majesty as well. But one drink won't hurt," she agrees, drifting over towards the refreshments.

[Anastasia]

Crystal follows. There are crystal wine glasses full of strong wine. It's a good vintage, one Crystal shares with as she takes her own glass. "Even if you are not a Seelie, you are still one of her children," Crystal agrees, clinking her wineglass against yours in a toast.

[Ebiris]

"That I am," Afina clinks her glass against Crystal's, draining her wine fairly swiftly. "Is her Majesty resting?" she asks, not seeing Ilsenine on her throne. "I can pass on the news later so as not to disturb her."

[Anastasia]

"She's resting in her room," Crystal waves towards it, "Just go in, she wanted a respite from the noise. You know the normal niceties."

[Ebiris]

"I'll do that. We'll talk more later, Crystal," she says, going to place her empty glass back on the table before she flies off to Ilsenine's private chambers. "Your Majesty, it's Afina," she announces after knocking.

[Anastasia]

In her quarters, Ilsenine quickly rises from her position and flutters up, checking herself over. "Enter," she declares.

[Nephrite]

For his part, Moore rises from her bed before Afina comes in to wait for Afina!

[Ebiris]

Afina opens the door and steps inside - no need to fly for stature amongst other pixies, but stops at what she sees. "Apologies if this is a bad time, your Majesty, but I was told to inform you," she explains her intrusion on Ilsenine and Moore's private time. "I had a dream of Yggdrasil, in it I saw what I'm sure was Queen Titania. She welcomed and praised Lief, and honoured him as one of Yggdrasil's guardians until such a time as he felt ready to move on. We were to know that he was honoured for what he had accomplished."

[Anastasia]

Queen Ilsenine closes her eyes...and smiles, broadly. It's radiant, making her appear more as a girl than a queen. "Thank you, Your Majesty," Queen Ilsenine whispers. "Lief and this court did not often see eye to eye, but he deserved better for his heroism and his suffering. It is just has has received it."

[Nephrite]

Moore smiles a bit at Afina, then at Illsenine. "I'm glad to hear his bravery was rewarded in such a way." He adds quietly.

[Ebiris]

"It is the highest of honours," Afina agrees. One she dreamed of for herself, before her existence took an unexpected turn. "If you'll excuse me now, your Majesty," she bows, "I will attend to the matter we spoke of earlier."

[Anastasia]

"There is one other matter." Ilsenine says, "I do not rest here out of fatigue, but consideration. I told you of the new past life I dream of now, do you recall?" Queen Ilsenine says, and then to Moore, "Ah, no matter, I will need to explain it anyway. Moore, once we returned from Yggdrasil, I began to dream of another past life, in addition to the ones from Yggdrasil. It was as an eladrin in the Court of Stars."

[Ebiris]

Really they're not supposed to talk about this but Moore was there and from comments he made he was probably close to figuring it out, so Afina keeps quiet and remains studiously attentive to her Queen's narration.

[Nephrite]

Moore looks a bit surprised, but then he smiles. "Ah... hm. Well, I can't say it completely shocks me to hear that, considering the link between Yggdrasil and all the other facets of that particular..." Moore considers for a moment. "The different parts of things that fall under Queen Titania's domain, I mean."

But shouldn't the same be happening to him? ...Hm.