Knowledge shall lead the...

[Anastasia]

"YEah," Donald says, "Hey Seira, come with me a minute."

[Corwin]

Seira blinks, before acceeding to Donald's wishes. "What's up?" she asks him once they are alone.

[Anastasia]

A glance back before, "What I don't want to say is Emily has a lot on her mind," he says, "I'm not saying she doesn't believe in you, but you know how much sway Alyssa has over her."

Which speaking of, Emily just got here.

[Corwin]

"Yes, it's a bit troubling. However, she's also wishing for my daughter's happiness and will elevate her to divinity, so we'll take the bad with the good," Seira says with a shrug. "Now, Emily just got over, so would you like to play host? I need to have a chat with Asmodeus, and then the two of us can grab Ranbar and hit Arborea's seed guardian."

[Anastasia]

"Aren't you going to - oh," Donald says, "Well, she's your kid," he waves it off, then snaps his fingers. "Oh yeah, I almost forgot!"

[Corwin]

"Yeah?"

[Anastasia]

"Good work there," He reaches out and musses your hair. AS he does you feel it, a connection to Donald.

Node update, go read.

[Corwin]

"You too," Seira tells him with a grin. "And on second thought, might as well...."

Catching Amaryl, she transports the two of them to Emily for a quick reuninion!

[Anastasia]

Emily travels alone. She perks up when the three of you appear.

"Emily," Amaryl comes and hugs her tight, "How are you?"

"Hi Mom," Emily returns the hug, "It's been....well....it's been a lot." She hugs onto Amaryl tighter.

[Corwin]

With a flex of her will, the three of them reappear in the royal gardens where none would be able to overhear them!

"Really?" she asks once they're there, grinning at her daughter. "I could swear we saw each other just a few hours ago."

[Anastasia]

"It's still been a lot," Emily says from her hug, parting from Amaryl after.

"I...need to ask you if I should use this divine seed, Mom." Emily says after a few moments, "Is becoming One really that safe? If it isn't I'd rather Alyssa uses mine and doesn't risk it. It doesn't sound like it's safe."

[Corwin]

"Nothing about our mission is safe," Seira tells her. "What you need to do is stop second-guessing yourself, because that's the most dangerous thing. Gain power, seek other divine seeds and make things work. Now, if you ask whether it's possible to use the One ritual, Sanzha and I did it successfully today."

[Anastasia]

"Did everything go well?" Emily asks immediately, coming over to you, "And I'm not second guessing myself, I never made this choice. You assumed I'd use it without asking." She isn't upset, calm but decidedly firm. "It's not second guessing if it saves Alyssa's life."

[Corwin]

"Naturally, both of us are alright. And Alyssa was the one who made the choice about your charge of the seed. If you disagree with her, you should go to her. Though... taking risks is part of who we are. If she wants to ascend through the One ritual, that's her choice. Telling her to play it safe via a divine seed is the same as telling her you don't believe in her. That's your choice, Emily, but I wouldn't do that to a friend of mine."

[Anastasia]

"...damn it, no!" Emily snaps, suddenly all fury, eyes blazing. "It's not that I don't believe in her, it's that I believe in the same risks you just told us is a part of who we are! There's nothing wrong with a safe option for this, when you look at the alternative."

"Emily," Amaryl comes forward, a hand on her shoulder as she gently pulls her back. "That's ill spoken."

"Yeah," Donald says, "Both of you were being bitchy there." At Emily's glare, "You're in attack mode and Seira took a shot at you believing in your friend. Maybe you two should try that one again before you have a stupid argument?"