A meeting in the forest

Heockius: (I'm saying we just sort of disregard the tree house. This looks like a place Centaurs would camp.)
vathella: ((ok))
vathella: ((so where are we?))
vathella: ((and who is asking for the meeting?))
Heockius: -Within the woods. Just at the temperate edge of the northern lands. Centaur camped. 1200 of them settled where they could resupply and plan how to get through the norther storms. General Amaria of house Lonicera was by the edge of the river. She adjusted her armor and stared ahead- So... The queen of Ido wants to talk.. I wonder what she has to say... -She folded her legs and looked into the water to do some last minute preening-
Heockius: (General Amaria would be the one to talk to. )
vathella: ((are there 1200 centaurs in the world? or that many are soldiers?))
Heockius: (That many soldiers in this camp. The others have scattered from Aerendir where they lived. With the trees being felled and the now seige. Most of the "Power" of the centaur people is in the General's hands)
vathella: ((that's a lot of centaurs))
vathella: ((especially because two big provinces sunk))
Heockius: (Well. This is probably the bulk of the people as they aren't as dense as say, Humans or elves.)
vathella: ((ok let's start))
vathella: /me steps out of the trees
vathella: greetings fair amaria
Heockius: -Amaria looked up from her preening with a start and turned towards the source of the voice. Her eyes widened for a moment before she bowed from her "sitting" position.- Aye. Greetings, your highness. How fare ye this day?
vathella: We are well my general
vathella: we hope thou art also well this day
vathella: we see thou and thine have traveled far of late
Heockius: -Amaria took a moment to get her feet under her so she could stand. As she did so she raised a hand to salute- Aye, m'lady. We have. Foul tidings were brought to us, by a healer. Lady aster of house Hellatius brought word to all of the houses. I have not seen such a joining among my people before.
vathella: nor have we
vathella: the centaur people have ever been wild and free and never under the yoke of Man
Heockius: Aye. -Amaria said with a hint of pride- Nor should we be! -She frowned slightly- But the tidings that witch brought us... Spoke of things most foul... She was adamant on stopping them...
vathella: was she now?
Heockius: -Amaria nodded- Aye. A wee Lass, by the name "Serena"
vathella: serena...  we shall remember this name
vathella: to speak true there are many foul things afoot in telrunya these days Amaria
Heockius: -Amaria nodded- Aye. From what Lady Aster told us. She was a servent of nature. And indeed. I recieved word... Beastmen.. and undead... Saced Aerendir...
vathella: beastmen such as thyselves have not faired well in telrunya... have they?
Heockius: -Amaria sneered slightly at being lumped in with the likes of Minotaur and Satyr- We are not those foul creations of Hart... Yet they think we are...
vathella: Men have ever hunted thy kind for their sport
Heockius: Aye, lass... Ahem.. My queen... They have..
vathella: ah... so you would separate thyself from them?
Heockius: Aye. We are proud and strong. We accept not the yolk of that evil sorceress.
vathella: i fear mortal Men would not make such distinction
vathella: thee are good words fair Amaria
Heockius: -Amaria stomped a hoof- We are children of Mother nature. She has gifted us our strength and magic. We shall continue to serve her.
vathella: yet still the Hart witch is exactly who Men have put on their throne
Heockius: -Amaria glance down- Nay... I hear she usurped it... Stealing the body of someone... and killing all who would resist...
vathella: /me dismisses the details with a flick of her fingers
vathella: and the previous monarch?  was he the friend of cantaurs?  of nature?
vathella: or the one before him?
vathella: or the one before that?
Heockius: -Amaria glances towards the trees. Her tail flicks slightly as she rests a hand on her hips- Goranak? I had little dealing with him. He left us to our devices in the forests of Aerendir... And before him... Hart was there... She ordered trees felled...
vathella: when has there ever been a time when Man was friend to centaur?
Heockius: Amaria glanced away- The only human to extend a hand of friendship.. Was Serena...
vathella: i must correct thee my general it was that brute King Goranak and his Duchess Kikia that would fell the forests of Aerandir
Heockius: -Amaria glanced to the queen- He continued the Hart's work.. Now she's returned...
vathella: in Aerandir stood the fairest and most proud of all the ancient trees of this land... and they destroyed them by the thousands
vathella: dear Amaria... you remind me of hroclaw of dorma
vathella: he also fails to see... i think Men call it... the Big Picture
Heockius: -Amaria glanced to the queen slightly- Then, pray, my queen. Enlighten me. -She would bow slightly-
vathella: we thank thee good Amaria  *smiling gently*
vathella: once many thousands of years ago all this land was under our dominion
vathella: elves reigned over the forests of telrunya and centaurs were free to go where they might unfettered...
vathella: ...then came mortal Men doomed to die
vathella: ...and determined to have all others share their mortality
vathella: we have lost much is it not true?
vathella: ((let me try that again:  centaurs were free to go where they might, unfettered... ))
Heockius: -Amaria glanced away- Aye, lass...-She flinched slightly- My Queen... My father told me of such stories.
vathella: thy father was a wise centaur
vathella: things are now in turmoil in the realms of Men
vathella: telrunya goes from one civil war to another in a matter of months
vathella: and thou?
vathella: my general we see thou leading thy people into this same turmoil... this same folly
vathella: whereas if thou but return to thy fields thou might let the Hart witch and the Darkwood sorcerer destroy one another...
Heockius: -Amaria nods then glances over to the queen.- Aerendir was so cramped... Our people need room to roam. Aye... If only because the call was from the one that called us friend...
vathella: even as Goranak and others were destroyed
vathella: this serena... as thou speaketh her name we sense she is no more
Heockius: -Amaria turned to the queen- She's... dead? But... Nature still whispers her name...
vathella: her spirit lives on no doubt
vathella: and we would thank her for her service to Mother Nature
Heockius: -Amaria holds out a hand with her palm up- One of the males from Lilieae came to me with a vision...
vathella: yet still she was of the race of Man and saw things as Men do
vathella: /me stops and listens
vathella: tell me of this vision
Heockius: Of house Lilieae they are more in tune with the land than the rest of us... He saw nature hold her breath for a moment... A tree in the frozen wastes opened... A female in white was.. born from it... Her eyes shine like the sky... She speaks the language of nature... But she is broken... He said he heard her name... Serena...
vathella: /me stands without motion, without expression
vathella: /me then speaks after a moment
vathella: this serena comes well augured twould seem
Heockius: -Amaria nods- I have not heard the like...
vathella: augurs sang of us ere we came into this world...
vathella: they proclaimed an elven maiden must sit upon the throne and regain all the was lost to our people
vathella: thus after our noble father fell in the wars of the last age the throne was give to us a mere child of but fifty years
vathella: never before has so young a sovereign sat up on the throne of Ido
vathella: almost five hundred years have passed since we took the crown of Ido...
vathella: we have regained nothing of our lost lands... yet
Heockius: -Amaria nods again. Her eyes glance towards the sky- While men have destroyed each other... Or abused the gifts of nature and the gods.
vathella: /me nods subtly
vathella: indeed
vathella: Amaria thou are not obliged to fight against Men for the sake of another Man
Heockius: -Amaria nods and reached back to pat the bare spot- Aye. No man will place saddle nor yolk upon me.
vathella: yet Ido would be proud to have thy banner flying beside our own
vathella: ((yoke not yolk--that's from an egg))
Heockius: (My bad. Sorry. >.<)
vathella: ((no problem  :)  ))
Heockius: -Amaria bows- We would be proud to serve. I do fear though... Will there be land yet to reclaim when these humans are done? When the Hart woman or the Darkwoods are done... I fear this land will be as the creeping wastes were...
vathella: Amaria we would not have thee ignore such threats
vathella: we would have thy legions fight with ours
vathella: Hart and Darkwood will destroy one another... with our help
Heockius: And of the vision... Should this woman be sought?
vathella: ...seek her if thou wish
vathella: bring her to us
vathella: we shall determine if this prophecy is true or naught
vathella: mayhaps she will prove a fine ally
Heockius: If she is the Same Serena that called us friend... I feel the lass will be just that.
vathella: yes if
Heockius: -Amaria glances away for a moment- Should man survive... And should this Serena be the centaur friend I feel... May I make a reccomendation? Make her lead what is left of men. If she communes with nature as the vision suggests... She would listen to you... She would listen to your people.
vathella: Amaria we see the wisdom of thy words
vathella: we shall speak with her if found and if her goals are as ours then she will be given charge of those Men that would follow our path
vathella: in Ido we wage no war against Men
vathella: in Ido we call them friends
vathella: in Ido they know it i their place to serve
vathella: ^ is
Heockius: -Amaria nod- Aster told me.. The Serena she knew called elves friends... She spoke highly of those she knew.
vathella: then we would happily embrace her
vathella: fair Amaria send out thy seers... have them find this serena if living or dead
vathella: bring her to me if possible
Heockius: -Amaria nods- Of house Lilieae I shall send centaur. They travel with the land. The can run farther and faster... The visions say the wastes in the north... It would seem Nature has born this child as far from the hands of men as possible...
vathella: Nature can e most wise
Heockius: -Amaria nods- Aye, my queen. That she is!
vathella: Amaria will thou lead thy people out from the yoke of Darkwood?
Heockius: -Amaria put her fist to her heart- We fight for you. We fight for the land.
vathella: we would have thee harry Hart as thou intended...
vathella: ...and fight Darkwood as well
Heockius: -Amaria nods- Aye. The reports from our advance platoon have said the Darkwoods are brutish at best.
vathella: indeed
Heockius: Augustus of Helianthus says it is nothing for the Darkwood "Theron" to ready his sword against even Hroclaw.
vathella: yet hrowclaw seems not to see this
vathella: how many times must that sword fall on his head ere he wakes up?
Heockius: I have yet to meet the lad... Ahem.. The Duke... But I fear he is to proud to realize.
vathella: we have spoken with him... we were not impressed
Heockius: -Amaria nods briefly as she understands- Forgive my pride. But how fare I?
vathella: Amaria at this moment the forces of Ido amass at the border of telrunya
vathella: House Elucard of Men gave promise of two provinces ajoining our lands
vathella: they have not delivered these lands to us despite our upholding our bargain
vathella: we intend to take what was promised us
Heockius: -Amaria snorts and nods- Aye. Man can be greedy... Spreading like a plauge...
vathella: and we would be honored to have thee and thine by our side
vathella: /me nods subtly
Heockius: -Amaria bows- I will send word. The centaur that scattered from Aerendir may have fled to thy lands already. Aye. They would join ye.
vathella: this is a memorable day good Amaria
vathella: we await thy arrival and our meeting with the Serena
vathella: now we must away
Heockius: -Amaria nods then raises a hand- How shall we find ye, when we have Serena?
vathella: thou may ride to Ido or give word to any of our people and they shall pass it to us...
vathella: ...except Hroclaw
vathella: he would in all likelihood become confused
vathella: i fear his aging disease addles his mind
vathella: ^ we
Heockius: -Amaria bows deeply. She even goes so far as to fold her legs in an almost kneeling posture- Then it shall be done, my queen. We will arrange our forces and plan strategy.
vathella: /me steps over, leans in, and places a shining kiss upon your brow
vathella: /me then withdraws
vathella: /me vanishes into the forest without another word