Temporal pixies

[Anastasia]

"That's the one thing that gets us," Sylvie scowls, "The things we can't know, or we can't estimate because by its definition it's outside of the normal rules a little bit. I suspected it might have some impact, but not this much after all we did."

"There are things you know, things you do not know, things that you do not know but can at least mitigate, and things that are impossible to predict," Cresiel remarks. "Unfortunately, the preparations for the last are scanty."

"I've always been better figuring things out than solving things," Sylvie admits a bit ruefully. "It's my fault, I underestimated the situation. I can see where I should have applied greater insight and mitigated the risk better."

"A smart man is not automatically a wise man," Xandra speaks up, "But in this case you had fair reason to do what you did. There are events that are no one's fault, and only the result of intelligent people making reasonable choices that together work out poorly."

"Doesn't cut it for a deity of knowledge," Sylvie chastises, more towards herself than anything else, you think. "At least I can learn from it, as I should."

"Insight and knowledge are two different things," Xandra disagrees. "Surely you know that."

"I'll let you know when it makes me feel less stupid," Sylvie bites back, "Which will happen approximately never."

[Nephrite]

"You shouldn't take this quite so hard." Moore says. "We wouldn't have ever come across The Empty Knight in here without what happened, and due to that, we're going to rescue them."

He shakes his head. "For right now, let's prioritize that and worry about what comes after or during this rescue operation. We're going to save two time-lost people today, which deserves a boast, not worrying about mistakes." With that, he begins to head down the tunnel.

Take 10 for 93 if needed, and 119 on K:A and 114 on Spellcraft as we go in case it's needed.

[Anastasia]

Down you head.

Beat.

Beat.

Beat.

More red. More blood.

Ahead you can see this passage intersects with some sort of opening - some sort of open space. It looks like the previous, another heart, perhaps?

[Nephrite]

Moore will trust in Xandra's intuition for this, and be on guard for whatever it is they're going to encounter!

[Anastasia]

Xandra calls a stop here, "Something's ahead, not far," she says, "Be careful now, weapons ready."

[Nephrite]

Moore nods and will begin to head in that direction. If Cresiel chooses to interpose himself there, Moore will not stop him!

[Anastasia]

Cresiel does exactly that, taking point.

Beat.

Beat.

Beat.

Another heart. But in this one you can see some sort of twisting space in between where the various chambers of it connect. It's like space there is twisted and wrong, inward instead of outward.

[Nephrite]

"Empty Knight, can you hear us?" Moore calls out. "We're friends of Will. My name is Moore. If you're able to communicate with us, please do."

[Anastasia]

Normally, I'd check for polyglot here...except your a deity and have something better. Works either way.

A stirring.

Beat.

Beat.

Beat.

Beat.

"Reset..." It manages to get out, from the distortion. The voice is twisted, horribly distorted and barely comprehensible, speaking a language you know not save for your divine gift for tongues.

[Nephrite]

'Will, this is Moore. Do you have any insight as to how we might be able to 'reset' The Empty Knight?' He asks.

In the meantime, Moore will try and figure it out for himself!

Take 10 for 114 on Spellcraft, K:A For 119. Maybe something like Unbinding would let him 'escape'? That's entirely a spitball idea.

Or maybe just trying to use what we know about the Beyond and making things 'Whole' would work?

[Anastasia]

'Get him out of where he is,' Is Will's answer.

Unbinding would be right on point, you believe.

[Nephrite]

"Let's see if this works. Be ready for some sort of reaction, we may have to try and keep it contained." Moore says as he wields his magic and casts Unbinding!

[12:16] <Nephrite> roll 1d20+35 CL check if needed
[12:16] <Penuche> Nephrite invokes Penuche's magic: < 54 > [d20=19]

[Anastasia]

This may matter, so what are your domains and portfolio?

[Nephrite]

I have Good, Hope, and Inspiration.

[Anastasia]

And your portfolio?