Collision Course (Afina, Jaela, Moore)

[Anastasia]

Afina is in the forges, working away on a set of full plate armor. Gold is with her, weaving magic through it as Hamogan glances over, his current cognizance crystal shimmering and complete.

"Afina," Elena pops in, "Jaela just got back."

Meanwhile...

Moore sees Jetina to a guest room and goes back out. He's in the courtyard when he sees them. Adrian and Morniel have returned, Malonia in tow. A bit behind them you see Jaela and Mirima stepping out of a gate, heading into Aurora.

Meanwhile...

Home at last. Jaela steps through the portal and sees Aurora before her. Mirima is right with her, holding her hand. You notice Morniel and Adrian a bit ahead, just past the gate, with a winged celestial with them. You can't tell much else from a back view, but she doesn't ring a bell.

"Home again," Mirima says with a relaxed, lazy smile, "A good time was had, I hope, even with those worms."

A few things are happening at once, so go ahead and react to your scenes, each of you. The topic title says it all.

[Ebiris]

"Oh, good," Afina straightens up and smiles at Elena. "Can you ask her to come see me when she's free? She'll probably want to rest or eat first so make sure she knows it's not urgent."

[Nephrite]

"Hey, you're all back safely!" Moore calls out with a wave to Adrian and Morniel and a nod to Malonia.

He the flies up a little higher to give Jaela and Mirima a wave also.

[Corwin]

"The dragon fight and meeting Lisa, here, were pretty great," Jaela confirms. "Want to take a look into the lead Strength of Light gave us? The library's bound to have something on him."

[Anastasia]

Elena bobs her head, "They're talking about Strength of Light now and something he gave them. Oh, and Adrian and Morniel are escorting...that's a valkyrie, I think." Elena says, "Also-"

Meanwhile...

"Yeah, wasn't a hard trip back," Adrian says, "The Talon Seven didn't want a rematch, who would've thought?" A bit of a smirk at that, "Malonia, this is Aurora."

The valkyrie takes a long look around, "A worthy fortress, yet I sense the stench of entropy and chaos. It will be exterminated," she vows. "I will find this source immediately."

Meanwhile...

"Yeah," Mirima says, nodding to Moore as he waves, as you catch the valkyrie saying something about entropy and exterminations.

Meanwhile...

"Also," Elena frowns, "That valkyrie is going on about exterminating the stench of entropy and chaos she smells here, Afina."

[Ebiris]

"Oh, then belay that about Jaela," Afina says, putting down the armour. "Excuse me gentlemen, I have to go," she says to Gold and Hamogan. "Put me to the portal nearest to 27 please, Elena," she asks, heading for the portal out of the forges.

[Nephrite]

Moore grins at Adrian and then nods.

"Hey, Elena, can you grab Sylvie and tell her to come up here? Make sure she has 21, also." Moore asks.

[Corwin]

"See you in a few?" Jaela says, nodding at Moore herself before heading for her suite. It won't take long to convert part of it to a suitable place for Lisa, and then she could clean up and rest from this excursion.

[Anastasia]

"Got it, go," Elena says, as you go through a portal. You find you're in the memorial hall, 27 half hiding behind the memorial.

Meanwhile...

"Sure," Elena pops in for a split second and then vanishes, Malonia giving her a long look. "Sorcery," she murmurs to herself, a scoff afterwards.

"Yeah, she's pretty good. She's not a ghost as in the undead, it's complicated," Morniel says, "Not that a ghost would be tolerated amid all of us." His voice softens, "We would find a way to put her to her earned eternal repose instead."

"She isn't the source of this chaos, so I care not," Malonia begins to stride ahead.

Meanwhile...

Mirima departs and you starts to go in.

You overhear Morniel and then Malonia as you come up to them, a glance at you and Lisa.

"You I know," Malonia says, "Jaela of Aurora, a worthy warrior. I am here to exterminate a source of entropy that is inherently destructive and degenerative."

[Ebiris]

"Don't worry 27, I'll protect you," Afina says as she lands by the badger-slaad. Hopefully with words, but all options are available for a pixie of her means.

[Nephrite]

"I never did get the full story from her, I really ought to sometime." Moore says as he falls into line with the others for the time being.

[Corwin]

"Riiiiight," Jaela drawls, looking from the strange but scarily dogmatic angel to her companions. "I'm flattered, first of all," she states, petting Lisa absent-mindedly. "So who needs exterminating and why aren't we handling this in-house?"

[Anastasia]

27 nods, "Let's go," he says, "She's outside in the courtyard."

Meanwhile...

"It's complicated," Morniel begins, smoothly interjecting. "In short, Malonia takes an interest in detecting and destroying the more unproductive portions of chaos. She has obtained a great deal of skill at it and senses it within Aurora, due to a passing contact with one of our officers in Brightwater. She believes this will inevitably harm and end our Crusade prematurely."

"I have seen chaos before. I have confronted the slaad lord of randomness. I will not see worthy warriors brought low due to the whims of a slaad." Malonia says, voice steel. "The presence is stronger here, the stench nearly overwhelming. A powerful agent of chaos is in Aurora, one who will see you brought to ruin."

[Ebiris]

"Don't want to just wait here?" Afina looks around. "You're right, if this turns bloody it shouldn't be in this place," she agrees, leading 27 through a portal to the main hall and then out into the courtyard.

[Corwin]

"Given that we're opposing Hell, wouldn't it logically follow an agent of chaos would prioritize supporting us? I've met my share of slaad in the past, and while random they don't exactly have an equal chance of helping devils or committing suicide as they do for their other actions."