One step forward and many to go

[Anastasia]

'Seira!'

You know that voice. The voice of Lliira sounds in your mind.

'Come over sometime soon and celebrate. The party could use you. Fly in as a dragon and get as big as you can, we can put a few people on there with drinks for a great flying party platform. It'll be a highlight of the evening, whenever you come.'

[Corwin]

Seira can't quite settle on whether that would be demeaning or awesome. 'I'll do my best!' she responds, not letting those thought shade her reply.

[Anastasia]

'I'll see you soon,' Lliira sends back, eagerness in her mental voice. 'We'll have such fun!'

[Corwin]

Smiling in amusement, Seira heads inside to meet with Chan. Who should she bring? Sanzha, perhaps? Maybe Kascha if she hadn't left yet....

[Anastasia]

This if fairly simple enough. Some walking, some being lead and then a bit of waiting. The place to wait is the Air Gardens. Here plants grow without dirt, roots interconnecting, blossoms and growth emerging from them in secondary layers. Like this is a great, three dimensional garden of great size. A vast oak tree looms, ivy and moss growing on its trunk, while its roots sprout roses and lillies, tiny little bluebells as well. A cherry tree's branches are heavy with cherries, the roots sprouting more below, dangling vines the color of the morning sky hanging from them, connecting to a bush of gleaming green and purple flowers.

All around you is unnatural beauty, the natural world taken in a direction impossible to most beings.

[Corwin]

Seira plucks a cherry as she tends to do whenever she visits Chan's gardens. Just the one each time, as she's not greedy! There are a lot of impossible things across the planes, but few appear truly magical and she never resents the chance to spend time in them.

Once more, she gives thought to recreating them as the Cauldron's Hanging Gardens. Each time before she'd abandoned the idea when a good concept that wouldn't just be an inferior copy failed to materialize, but perhaps this time?

[Anastasia]

Sanzha floats around, "It's been a long time since I've been here. Lady Chan's taste in greenery is still excellent." Lady Sanzha helps herself to a cherry, "As I recall, she rotates the plants every so often."

Elle merely kneels next to a particular tangle, quietly and intensely studying them. "My shop for a druid right now," she remarks, "Do you know how the plants are being sustained?"

[Corwin]

"I've never gone into the particulars," Seira admits. "It would be impolite to snoop, and I never got around to asking before."

[Anastasia]

"Positive energy," Sanzha sits on a tree root amid flowers, "It's not the hardest thing to do, but the spell work and patterns are exceedingly precise. Far more viable with divine will to do it."

As you talk a gentle, warm breeze flows through the garden. Like a moment of spring remembered, rustling your hair and warming your bodies. Soft laughter follows, gentle and soothing.

[Corwin]

"Let's design one of our own, fitting for the Cauldron?" she suggests to Sanzha.

[Anastasia]

"Seira," Archomental Chan's voice sounds, carried by the wind as she appears. An avatar, clearly felt. A young woman in a green gown, sitting atop an eagle's back. Her hands are in her lap and she smiles, "I'm glad my hint was properly understood."

[Corwin]

Seira also happens to be in avatar form, so that's quite fine. "It was rather pointed," she tells her dryly, flying over to give Chan a hug and a kiss. "Even Donald wouldn't mess it up. So is this visit business or pleasure?"

[Anastasia]

Such are exchanged as then to Sanzha, "You look well, Lady Sanzha."

Lady Sanzha bows to the Archomental, "As are you, Bright Wind."

"Bright Wind?" Chan laughs, a windy sound that brightens the sky all around you. "I'd almost forgotten that title. We really must catch up later. Elle Stronger," Turning to her, "A pleasure to meet you. However is Seira doing on her magic lessons?"

With a blink and then her own soft laugh, "Seira's a remarkable learner. I think she's proved that to everyone."

[Corwin]

"I'm working on new spells, actually," Seira is all too happy to tell Chan. "Something to better define me for the aspiring wizard."

[Anastasia]

"A worthy pastime," Lady Chan remarks, "So! You've heard of what happened to Yan-C-Bin lately?"