A Faraway Victory

[Ebiris]

The real Alicia answers Antenora. "The boy I just sent Marie to check up on, Calley. He's just appeared in Sylica. Wants to see Andrea," she explains.

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As for the avatar, she shakes her head. "It's not that straightforward. If something bad appears and Anna doesn't know where her boy is, do you think she's going to run away and hide, or is she going to try and find you even if it means getting closer to danger? It doesn't matter that you're stronger, she's still got that instinct to look out for you."

[Anastasia]

"Heroes get younger every day," Antenora deadpans.

Meanwhile, "But she can't find me, and she knows I can take care of myself." Frowning to himself, "I should capture a pit fiend and beat it up in front of her, maybe that would convince her?"

[Ebiris]

He kind of just ignored her point there. Also a dragon would have much more visceral impact to someone not versed in planar lore.

Instead she just asks in a singularly unimpressed tone, "You consider that more reasonable than sparing five words to let her know where you're going?"

[Anastasia]

"That's what Mom might do...which is horrible advice, isn't it?" Calley makes a face. "EW! I need to remember not to do what Mom would do."

[Ebiris]

"You're learning," she says approvingly. "Good. Don't forget that sudden magical empowerment is no substitute for experience and life lessons."

[Anastasia]

"So," Calley picks up, "I want to see Andrea."

[Ebiris]

"Well come along then," she takes his hand and teleports them to where Andrea is.

As someone who died young with much still to do, Andrea isn't one to spend her afterlife simply playing or relaxing. Instead she's one of the helpers at Latha's forge, mostly occupied with carrying messages or fetching items as she learns what she can in preparation for greater duties in the future.

[Anastasia]

The forges are busy - smiths of all types work here, Latha a ways away pounding on a new breastplate. Calley looks around and whistles, "This is so awesome," he says, "If my fists weren't like steel, I'd love a weapon from here."

Andrea's currently flying nearby, a cute little courre carrying a human sized scroll, wobbling in the air as she transports it, carrying it in both arms.

[Ebiris]

"We're mostly making spears and other weapons that can be used underwater for an upcoming campaign," Alicia tells him, pointing out the red-haired little courre fluttering by. "There's Andrea, do you want to say hello?"

[Anastasia]

"Andrea!" Calley flies forward, ignoring gravity with ease as she goes over to her.

The cute courre turns, smiling. "Hi! Woah!" She wobbles even more, scroll falling out of hands. Yet Calley is faster, snatching it in midair and handing it back. It's like watching a great cat leap and charge, all motion and intent, not a single shred of awkwardness. Pure smoothness, pure action.

[Ebiris]

It's easier to think of him as a pixie than a human boy, the way he moves. "Hello Andrea," she walks over after Calley. "This is Calley, he was a friend of yours when you were mortal. Why don't you pass those scrolls to someone else so you can spend some time catching up?"

[Anastasia]

"Oh! Alicia, thank you!" Andrea flies up and puts the scroll in your hands, then laughs and flies off, Calley following.

[Ebiris]

Alicia will make sure to keep an eye on her while her avatar figures out what to do with the scrolls!

[Anastasia]

They're going to Latha, looks like.

[Ebiris]

Well Latha's right there so her avatar goes along as well in that case. No sense leaving her to handle this blind.