A world's support

[Anastasia]

"I don't understand all the details," Xandra's voice is gentle now, "But Xerona is also a seraph and she guards the entrance to Chronias."

[Nephrite]

Moore nods with a smile. "Exactly. It's all related."

[Anastasia]

Xandra looks up at this, "Not as you think it is, I believe."  Her gaze is skyward as Wood sits at your side. "But that seraph serve all of Good. To what ends I know not, but they are dreadfully mighty."

[Nephrite]

"Oh, no— not related quite like that. They are connected, but perhaps not related, if that makes sense." A smile after that. "One day, I hope to meet her, for all that the memory I have is still difficult to fully recall and look at."

[Anastasia]

"Do you begin to see why we all gaze upward rather than ahead? When you begin to see what lies ahead, so much of what we see here feels meaningless in comparison." Xandra asks, "Though one can lose sight of important things by looking into other important things."

[Nephrite]

Moore smiles. "Yes, I do. But looking too far in any direction means you can miss what's right in front of you." A laugh at that. "And no matter what, you can't just skip to the end."

[Anastasia]

At this the conversation dies down, a pause as...

I'm planning on bringing Yuth and friends over here soon. Do you have anything else to cover before that?

[Nephrite]

Nope.

[Anastasia]

It's barely much past that when there's another portal and...

Go ahead, Tryll.

[Yuthirin]

...Calleigh zips through, followed closely by Tryll's misty-cloud-non-squid form and the others. "MOORE! HI MOORE!"

[Nephrite]

Tryll and his friends are greeted by the green grass and bright light of Celestia shining from above.

There is a large, stone wall going around in a circle in front of them, the walls themselves seem to glow with a soft, white light. Beyond the walls that rise up about 10 feet are several buildings made of a white stone with plenty of windows.

Around the outside are some makeshift tents as well as dozens of soldiers of varying types, Celestial and non among them.

Immediately in front of Tryll's group is a large archway flanked by two stone golems who part aside as Moore approaches them with a wave.

"Tryll, Calleigh." Moore greets them with a smile. He turns and nods to Dana. "It's good to see you again, Dana."

[Anastasia]

Dana takes a look around, rolling her neck before adding, "Well shi..." She looks up, looks away. With a scoff, "So...you're still alive. Didn't think some half rate devil would put you in the ground."

Benyen smiles and puts an arm around Dana's shoulders, "It's good to meet you. You're one of the Rule of Pixies, aren't you?"

Miranda brings up the rear, taking it all in.

"It's good to see you again," Cresiel goes to Dana, offering his hand.

Dana takes it, meeting his gaze, a quiet growl. "This your fault?"

"Chronias shines bright," Cresiel explains, "It calls those to it calls - especially those of heavenly blood, no matter how diluted."

"Whatever," Dana's voice is little more than an annoyed growl. "Thanks but no thanks, got too much stuff to do without worrying about paths and wringing my hands while staring at my navel."

"Well, staring at my navel is usually because I'm riding a wild wyvern as I stab it to death?" Benyen offers, "So it works for me."

As Benyen gets more than a few stares, Jetina comes over to Miranda and smiles. She leans in and whispers something, getting an amused look from the valkyrie.

[Nephrite]

"Dana, just be yourself. I appreciate your candor and the effort is noted, but you are free to be as you always are." Moore says with a smile. "I promise I haven't turned too much since we last worked together."

He turns to Benyen and Miranda and offers a bow. "It's good to meet you both. My name is Moore, Duke of Songs of Lifasa, Duke of Celestia and servant of Lord Erathaol of the Hebdomad. I bid you welcome to Hope's Landing. Please just call me Moore, the fancy titles are just an amusing point of introduction for me."

[Yuthirin]

"Moore! Moore! MooreMooreMooreMoore! What's going on? Why are you living on Lunia? What's with the big ol arch? What's a Rule? Is it like a rule? Or a rule? Are you a ruler? Didja marry the queeny? Or like a ruler that measures things? Also I didn't know Celestia had dukes. That seems new. Wait! Waitwaitwait! Songs?" Calleigh is absolutely full of questions.

[Anastasia]

Kaja comes up, "Talkative," he notes shortly.

"Oh that? It's a rule that most pixies are normal and harmless, but there's a small contingent that are deadly warriors waiting to wreck havoc," Benyen says, "I don't know if it's true, but a friend of mine swore by it. Especially the time we crashed into a pixie village still covered in the blood of demon worshiping elves."