Potions and things (Afina)

[Anastasia]

"It will take time," Vul'lath warns. "Elena, I need two of my acolytes," he commands, "Whichever do are being the last productive right now. Use your judgment."

"Sure!" Elena pops in, wearing a copy of Vul'lath's robes, then vanishes with a wave.

[Ebiris]

"We still have the better part of a day before we commit," Afina says, not too bothered by time pressure since any attack will be of small scale by necessity and thus easier to organise than mustering all of Aurora into battle. "But if we do the more knowledge we have the better."

[Anastasia]

Anything else while you wait on Jaela?

[Ebiris]

More waiting on Vul'lath than Jaela since I can just sending her for the go/no go, but yeah I'm just gonna hang around Aurora for the rest of the day.

[Anastasia]

We'll clear out a few misc things real quick while I do prep.

You have a little bit of time and drop by your room to unwind a bit. You find 27 sitting on your bed, waiting. "Afina," He greets you when you come in. "I have a request."

[Ebiris]

"You're not usually so direct, 27," Afina says, going to hover over him. "What do you want?"

[Anastasia]

"Take Hanna and I with you," 27 says.

[Ebiris]

"We might not actually be going, I'm going to use Jaela to blank destiny and divinations around it," Afina says. "But the last time you wanted me to stick close to Hanna I ended up letting her out of my sight right when she would've been helpful, so I'll accept your recommendation."

[Anastasia]

"Thank you," 27 says, getting up and heading out of the room. "....be careful, Afina."

[Ebiris]

"I will," she promises, watching him go before she goes to sit on the windowsill and watch over the courtyard for a while.

[Anastasia]

Like this you watch and let your mind wander. A brief reverie, disturbed by a knock on your door.

[Ebiris]

"Come in," she calls, turning towards the door without getting up.

[Anastasia]

Crystal stumbles in, hair a mess and armor disarrayed. She half flies and half falls to your bed, plopping face down on it.

[Ebiris]

"Busy day?" Afina asks dryly, swivelling off the windowsill to dangle her legs on the inside of her quarters. "I'm actually impressed you managed to knock."

[Anastasia]

"Yes....yes, you could say that," Crystal sits up, eyes completely dilated. "Training all day and then Gren...what is his name, Gren of a name I can't remember had an accident with a new variety of the thrice damned fey nip or dream or whatever concoction he has bandied together, and I was the accursed soul that was right there, so everything's been just fine and busy and I can taste the plants in the air, Afina, all of them at once, they taste like purple and sugary sunshine."