Deliver us from evil (Jaela)

[Corwin]

[21:56] <@Annerose> roll 1d100-30
[21:56] <Rei-chan> Annerose rolled : 1d100-30 --> [ 1d100=88 ]{58}

[Anastasia]

You appear in the forests of Arborea. It's peaceful and quiet here, no sign of discord. Only the peace of nature, at least for the moment.

[Corwin]

Luck and prayer has brought them this far. Now it's time for magic to supplement that, and Jaela calls upon Find the Path while focusing on the place her mother would have materialized at.

[Anastasia]

Ahead. Straight ahead and soon enough you can hear it - the sound of a woman crying. It's from ahead, past a grove of trees.

[Corwin]

Jaela breaks into a run, though she's careful to keep her situation awareness up. She's not about to lose the rest of her family while dashing carelessly through the woods.

[Anastasia]

"Mom?" Your brother calls as he races forward, Mirajane right behind her.

Hanna lies inside the grove. She's nude and shaking all over, curled up into the fetal position. She's sniffling and hugging her knees. From the unpleasantness around her, you can see she's thrown up several times.

Despite all this she looks up as you approach, "Jaela...did you get him?" Her voice is raw, weak.

[Corwin]

"Got him," Jaela says, projecting amused confidence even as she cleans up her mother and her immediate surroundings. "Did you have any doubt?"

She's not sure physical contact is the right move just yet, and instead swaps her armor for the Robe of the Lifebringer, which she immediately afterwards shrugs off. Remaining in a simple white shirt and breeches of a darker brown shade, Jaela offers the robe to her mother, kneeling at her side.

[Anastasia]

Hanna manages to stand and dress. It's much shorter and tighter on her, but it does the job. Yet you see she's wobbling on her feet, Mirajane rushing in to offer her a shoulder. "Not right yet. Need time," Hanna says, "Where's Aurora?"

[Corwin]

"Elysium, of sorts," Jaela says, reaching over to channel a Heal into her mother's body. It is followed by Sublime Revelry as she shrugs helplessly. "Even if it's a crutch of sorts, lean on it for now."

[Anastasia]

"Won't help. Only time'll fix this," Hanna says, "Remember when it happened to Kascha? Thanks though."

[Corwin]

"Didn't she ask someone to set her on fire like a giant chicken?" Jaela muses, standing at her other side. "So how about it? Want to go back and see the world we've saved?"

[Anastasia]

"Wish I could," Hanna says, leaning heavily on Mirajane and you. "You know I can't, not for a long time now."

"I'm not so sure about that. The situation's weird." Your brother says, "Jaela, you know what exactly happened?"

[Corwin]

"The Maiden of the Gate granted Alicia and Syala a miracle, and pulled Benfal into Elysium," Jaela elaborates, tackling the problem from another angle. Perhaps legitimate distraction would work, where magic has largely failed. "Now Benfal is a world within Elysium, more an island than a layer if I got the facts right. So you could visit if you liked, or we could make a stop at the Court and bug Queen Morwell for some anathemic knowledge. Your call."

[Anastasia]

Hanna sags, "Just somewhere I can rest. A bed. Somewhere with a bed."

[Corwin]

"That's easy enough," Jaela muses, placing her hand on her mother's shoulder. She gestures for the rest of the family to group over, plane shifting them a short distance from Aurora's gates as she says, "As a bonus, you'll get to deepen your friendship with Candy!"