Meeting lost family (Jaela)

[Corwin]

Halfway between laughing and sputtering, Jaela pats at his arm. "Air! Not that I need it, but...."

[Anastasia]

He squeezes tighter before letting you go. "Yeah. So do you really breathe fire?"

[Corwin]

"No, my breath is minty fresh! But I can melt devils with my aura, so maybe that? Plus I've got this spell that summons a burning crown of justice, it's pretty flamey."

[Anastasia]

"Good enough for me." He picks you up and carries you on inside like you weigh nothing, "C'mon, sister. You know how I greet my siblings? Booze." He kicks his door open, "I'm resting up from a few centuries of crusading, and that means it's time to have some fun."

[Corwin]

"Yeah, I expected this," Jaela agrees. "Got any family of your own?"

[Anastasia]

"Yeah, Mother," He calls up, waving her down. "Had a wife, but she was mortal. Lost track after great grand children. What about you, found a special guy yet?"

[Corwin]

"It's complicated," Jaela says with a snort. "I did rid myself of my mortality recently, but I'm still not thinking in terms of centuries. Oh! And I brought along a friend! Mom's pretty discriminating about my company but she couldn't complain about Baleruk."

[Anastasia]

"Yeah, it took me a few centuries and some time here." Your brother agrees as Mother and Baleruk at last land. Baleruk looks around, "Hail, blood of Jaela. I AM THE MIGHTY RAINBOW BALERUK, WHO SHALL BE THE GREATEST DRAGON DEITY OF ALL!"

"Mother," Your brother gives her a level look, "Didn't I ask you not to bring your boyfriends over?"

[Corwin]

Jaela can't help it, she laughs! "I'm actually fine if you two decide to date," she tells Hanna, "Baleruk's the most fabulous person I've ever met!"

[Anastasia]

Hanna gives you an unamused look, but your brother cuts in, "Sorry Mom," he says, smiling along as he carries you inside. Baleruk stomps along, "I will stay out here," he declares, not commenting further.

Once inside, "You're in a good mood," Hanna observes.

"I got a Sending from Valora," He says, putting you down on a surprisingly nice couch. Despite the outside, the inside is richly and comfortably decorated. Mmm, soft. "They finished breaking the prophecy. Nasfaro fell and Blackspire burned. It's over."

"Finally," Hanna exhales, "Your messages sounded so concerned, especially after you were banished. I know, there's nothing worse than not being able to help after so long in a conflict."

[Corwin]

"Hey, hey, what's that all about? Banishment? Did you get killed on some Prime?"

[Anastasia]

"Nah," He says, going to take a seat next to you. Hanna pulls up a sturdy, large wood chair and takes a seat nearby. "Short version is that one of the Nasfarian magi - wizards from Nasfero, a city-state dominated by Cyric's chosen - found some way to banish me like I had. I'm still not sure how he did it, maybe an artifact or he channeled Cyric directly. There was this prophecy there that Nasfero would conquer the entire continent it was on, institute a new empire and all of that. I got sent to help mortals break it. Had a lot of adventures, made friends and fought evil until I got banished."

"You did enough," Hanna says, "You fought until you couldn't fight them anymore."

"We won. That means I did enough," he agrees, "If the plans haven't been changed, Nasfero is going to be salted and enspelled so that no life will grow there for 7 generations. Just as well, because Auril's also a problem there, as well as Shar and Malar. All of the evil deities have a stake there, though those are the worst offenders in that stretch of the woods."

[Corwin]

"Nice! I wish I were the kind of threat someone would invent a spell just for little old me to keep me out," Jaela says, laughing. "You know, now that we've met and all, next time that shit happens gimme a Sending and I'll show up to slap those bitches down. Fighting evil's a family business, right?"

[Anastasia]

"Sure, though I like to keep it sporting," Your brother says, "If the three of us show up, we'll barely get warmed up before they're all smited." He grins and reaches over, ruffling your hair.

[Corwin]

"I think it's fair if they banish you! If you're not allowed to call in family then, when are you?" Jaela asks with a snort. "So hey, hobbies! Got any beyond chopping wood and smiting evil?"