Emancipation

[Corwin]

Default to norm is perfectly alright, as if this were a regular reincarnation.

As Bethany appears before her, Seira doesn't let her stay unclothed and summons a flannel shirt and pants to cover her, with soft slippers to make walking comfortable.

[Anastasia]

Bethany is pretty in a plain sort of way - but taken to the limit. Everything's right without anything standing out. She has blonde hair, green eyes and a rather sharp gaze. She blinks once and then twice, a breath taking. "...Air?" she manages to say.

[Corwin]

"Oh yes. Even elves need to breathe," Seira assures her. "Mortals are able to advance marvelously, before they get set in their ways as outsiders tend to, so better be one if you're going to reinvent yourself!"

Or rediscover, minus the insanity. Whichever works for Bethany, really.

[Anastasia]

Bethany breathes several more long breaths before, "I'm ..."

Silence.

"Why?" she finally asks.

[Corwin]

"You remind me of Amaryl," Seira responds. "Had things gone badly for us after we saved our world, I would've wanted someone to help us find our ways again."

[Anastasia]

A deep breath is taken, again and again.

"What of Rhogar?" she asks then.

[Corwin]

"I asked Queen Morwel for a favor, and she's accepted him into her dream," Seira tells her honestly. "Both of you can move on, from your past and from each other. I can't do much with someone who's constantly angry and just wants to retreat into the safety and comfort of a dream, but you... I would like to help you, Bethany."

She smiles at her all of a sudden. "I don't believe I properly introduced myself, have I? My name is Seira Aryn, and these are my friends over there, Elle Stronger and Kascha." Tapping her chin thoughtfully, Seira voices, "Now that I think about it, you could take my name, Kascha. How about it?"

[Anastasia]

Kascha blinks and calls over, "Eh? Take your name? Like Antenora did with Alicia?"

Meanwhile Bethany says, "A...alright," she says at last. "With newborn and new forged life."

[Corwin]

I've made no secret of seeing you as a younger sister, and Amaryl considers you part of the family as well, Seira tells Kascha alone, so as to not confuse Bethany with her tangents.

"We specialize in that sort of thing," she tells the star elf with another smile. "For now, let's head back so that we could get you all settled?"

Seira drops the antimagic to confirm that no dangerous magical cascade reaction will occur.

[Anastasia]

Nothing like that happens.

"A-alright," Bethany concurs, "I will follow you, Seira."

[Corwin]

"Let's go, then," Seira decides, waving Kascha and Elle over before shifting them all home.

Incidentally, did the curses remain with both souls no longer trapped in the gem?

[Anastasia]

Which curses? There's a whole lotta curses here overall.

[Corwin]

The global ones.

[Anastasia]

They're still up. No apology, after all.

[Corwin]

Right. We're leaving, but I'd like a few elementals to take up watch here and alert me (via praying, say) if someone tries to access this place. Works?