A Return

[Corwin]

"Could you arrange for observers on Magma, in case we have another suitable condition?" Seira requests. "We'll follow up on it then. For now, I think I'll go say hello, since he's had time to acclimate to the Cauldron." Turning to Amaryl, she asks, "Would you like to come as well, Dear?"

[Anastasia]

"Ah! I would," Amaryl blinks, looking up sharply. She's still blushing, "Let's go see how Omni is doing."

[Corwin]

Thus Seira sets off to see Omni with Amaryl!

[Anastasia]

Omni is deep in the Cauldron. A large cavern, where he sits and watches a fountain flow. Nothing too special, just seemingly absorbed in the movement of the waters.

[Corwin]

"I'm partial to water, myself," Seira muses, coming over to sit next to him. "I spent many year in a port city, and I never got tired of looking out at the waves."

[Anastasia]

"Water moves," Omni says, "It always moves. Earth stays still, but water moves. Fire moves, air soars."

[Corwin]

"Ah, but what about still water?" Seira asks. She gestures to her side, saying, "My wife, Amaryl. And Amaryl, this is Omni."

[Anastasia]

Amaryl gets a look, "Are you of fire? Your cheeks are red like fire."

Amaryl's blush resurges again, "Ah. No. Though I do use fire to fight my enemies."

[Corwin]

"We lean towards fire," Seira responds, for her part. "The dragon that set things in motion the most for me was, and then I learned to wield a purer fire from Kossuth. I don't discriminate against the other elements, however. In fact, that's why I've worked all these years to bring them all together, along with my friends."

[Anastasia]

Omni's attention turns to the stone ground he sits on. "Stone does not move. But stone is strong. Stronger than fire, water, wind. It is solid."

[Corwin]

"It is rigid, waiting with infinite patience for the right moment. It protects without fail, and once the moment to strike comes, acts resolutely."

[Anastasia]

"You learn from all of them," Omni says, less a question and more a statement.

[Corwin]

"The silent strength of stone, the liveliness of air, the tireless flow of water, the boundless energy of fire," Seira agrees.

[Anastasia]

"All together," Omni finishes, "Even if they fight. Is that the unity of law?"

[Corwin]

"I like to see it as the unity of balance. Law and chaos are extremes, after all, but it is while considering both that a proper argument can be constructed. The elements are the same way."