To cure a phoenix (Ithea, Calleigh, Surraruthru)

[Anastasia]

Kascha endures, slowly deteriorating as ideas and suggestions are passed around. The way it works out, Ithea and Surraruthru are the ones to go to Baleruk, to ask him about adding water to Kascha as a means of survival. On entering his lair, they find the prismatic dragon is studying a small painting, a courre floating nearby.

For Calleigh, at last. Baleruk agreed to look at her painting for more critique, the dragon giving it a long study as the other two enter.

Go haead, y'all, we'll start with that.

[Merc]

"Baleruk! A moment of your time, please!" Ithea calls out to the dragon as she approaches briskly. "There is a great need for your wisdom at this moment."

[Yuthirin]

Calleigh expresses a very tiny courrish bit of frustration. Much like mercurial chaos, she brightens, waving. "HI ITHEA!"

[Anastasia]

Baleruk turns away, gazing at Ithea and Surraruthru. "What wisdom do you need?" he asks.

[Iron Dragoon]

Surraruthru eyes the area and the new beings, cocking his head this way and that... After all, it's the first time he's met a prismatic dragon, and such a dragon must have a *great* lair and hoard... Some tips might be had.

However, Baleruk's question brings Surraruthru away from his curiosity, and he lets out a clicking growl. "Kascha. She's dying and we need to save her."

[Anastasia]

Baleruk stops cold, head slowly swinging to Surraruthru. His gaze fixes on the smaller dragon, stone cold silence following. Baleruk doesn't say anything for a good twenty seconds before he finally says, "Why are you dolled up LIKE A HUMANOID?!"

[Merc]

"Focus on Kascha's problem, please, Baleruk. She came into contact with goldenfire, similar perhaps to how Afina and Simmer absorbed fire into them. In her case, however, it's killing her. We've found out that Ysgard is a valid option to saving her, however some wondered if perhaps absorbing a water element into herself would save her without requiring her death," Ithea summarizes as she best understands the situation. Surraruthru can clarify if she got anything there wrong.

[Iron Dragoon]

Surraruthru does his best to keep his cool in the face of the much, much, much, much larger dragon's apparent outrage.

"It's all I could bring with the devils chasing after me. Useful things that have kept me alive. Mobile hoard, sort of. Kascha first, though. Water elemental help with goldenfire? If so, where and how? Better for it to be temporary like Afina did with me?"

[Anastasia]

Baleruk's gaze stays on Surraruthru the entire time.

"Unlikely," Baleruk says, "Strength of body as well as spirit is required. It may work if she manages to incoporate it successfully, but in her state I DOUBT it would be succeed."

[Yuthirin]

Calleigh deals with Baleruk's sudden yelling by tumbling lazily through the air. "Wheeee...wait. Who's dying!?"

[Anastasia]

"Kascha," Baleruk says, "Calleigh, they speak with wisdom and seek elemental power. Follow them," he commands. "NOW."

[Yuthirin]

Calleigh salutes, knocking her hair askew. "Aye aye, Captain!"

[Iron Dragoon]

Surraruthru stares back.

[Yuthirin]

Calleigh zips up into Surraruthru's face, trailing mist and beaming. "Hi! You're a dragon! And you're pretty! I'm Calleigh!"

[Iron Dragoon]

Surraruthru blinks at the intrusion.

"Hello, nice to meet you, I'm Surraruthru. Please move so I can continue to return Baleruk's stare, he seems quite intent on it. Also, I am not pretty. I am majestic."