The first peaceful day

[Anastasia]

You're floating on top of the water. You sit back and concentrate. It's not unpleasant for you here, but your mind isn't coming out with any great revelations, either.

[Nephrite]

"This isn't the place, but where is it...?" Moore says as he gets up and flies out of the water. He takes a breath and closes his eyes, spins around and points.

He's trusting in Celestian wisdom, as per usual. He's aiming for any of the other various caves that lead out of here.

[Anastasia]

d10.

[Nephrite]

[22:47] <Nephrite> roll 1d10
[22:47] <Penuche2> Nephrite invokes Penuche's magic: < 4 > [d10=4]

[Anastasia]

You go down another passage, swimming along. You go on a minute before you feel it - a sudden, strong current pulling you upwards, the path of this going up as well. It's quite strong.

[Nephrite]

Moore lets it carry him to his destination!

[Anastasia]

Up, up, up, up, up, up. The water dims again, but stays warm. Comfortably warm as you go up. At last - light. Something's coming, the current's speeding up.

Pop! With a cry you come out of a fountain's waters, a fountain of solid metallic silver, mithral if you don't miss your guess. It has one great hole in the center where the current brings waters up, a large basin for all of them to collect. In each of the four cardinal directions stands a six winged solar, clad in full arms and armor, as well as face covering helmets. They're just beginning to turn, flaming swords raised.

Beyond that you're in what looks to be a little clearing behind a building, something church-like on a glance. Behind you it ends abruptly in a solid rock wall that rises higher than you can see.

[Nephrite]

"Oh, goodness!" Moore manages to get out. "Ah, excuse me... sorry, I..."

He clears his throat. Thankfully the water cleaned all that gold off. "A moment, please."

A little magic and he'll be dry again, wonderfully so.

"If you can believe it, I was in the golden streams below looking for something and happened to be carried by the waters to here." He says with a smile. "Sorry for the intrusion."

[Anastasia]

Give me a Diplo check there to see how high and deep you stack it up.

[Nephrite]

Well now, you and I both know that's really deep.

Take 10 for 110.

[Anastasia]

The four figures give you a long, loooong look at that. At least they're in the right position to, faces covered and flaming swords at the ready.

"But why?" One finally says, voice stirringly magnificent.

[Nephrite]

"I've been given the wisdom to find the Eternal Well." Moore says helpfully.

[Anastasia]

"Thus it lead you to coming up here, in a sacred healing fountain?" The solar challenges you.

[Nephrite]

"I was investigating the source, below. I happened to explore one path that took me into the water and thus I ended up here." Moore says. "I don't see what's so preposterous about it... if I hadn't been meant to find my way here, I wouldn't have."

[Anastasia]

Slowly the solar replies, "One of the children of nature emerged from a holy fountain in Mertion and that does not strike you as preposterously unusual?" Here the solar shakes his head, "I find truth in your words, only because I can imagine no intrude who would speak so openly of such a thing."