Mira and Cecilia Side Session

[19:37] * Sister_Mira does no cleaning in her room. There's very little to do in there, aside from sleep and get un/dressed. At the moment, she's in the library of the castle. A dark, sinister-looking tome is open on the table in front of her, its grim, terrible secrets revealed before her, ancient and hideous knowledge lying bare before her eyes!
[19:38] * Sister_Mira is, however, making corrections to it, at the moment. Every now and then, she takes a quill pen, scratches something out, and writes notes in the margin.
[19:47] * [Rut]Cecilia wanders about the aisles with uncertain footsteps, pronouncing Mira's name in the tiniest, most mouselike voice imaginable. It is sheer chance that she ends up close enough to Mira for the nunmaid to make out her faint calls coming from behind a shelf. The tap of Cecilia's shoes themselves is scarcely softer.
[19:50] <Sister_Mira> ...Good morrow, Lady Cecilia. Hast thou come to peruse the tomes herein?
[19:50] * Sister_Mira doesn't look up from her writing.
[19:55] <[Rut]Cecilia> ... huh?
[19:55] * [Rut]Cecilia fumbles with the shelf and removes a few books to create a hole through which she can see Mira on the other side.
[19:56] <[Rut]Cecilia> Oh, there you are, Sister! There was something I wanted to-- oh, pardon me...
[19:57] * Sister_Mira finishes making an entry, and lays down the pen.
[19:57] * [Rut]Cecilia replaces the books. Scuffling footsteps grow quieter, then louder as Cecilia makes her way around the row and and approaches Mira.
[19:58] <[Rut]Cecilia> [=-= minus one "and"
[20:00] * Sister_Mira has moved the book aside, and she greets Cecilia with a nod of her head.
[20:00] <Sister_Mira> Thou didst say thou wishest something of me?
[20:01] <[Rut]Cecilia> Yes! I wished to ask you something. Shall I return later?
[20:04] <Sister_Mira> Nay, mine business here be merely...
[20:04] * Sister_Mira looks at the open book, where the ink is drying.
[20:04] <Sister_Mira> ...maintenance.
[20:05] <Sister_Mira> Please, speak thy mind, Lady.
[20:07] <[Rut]Cecilia> Oh, restoration work? That is quite good of you, Sister Mira~ It is nice to have a skilled archivist here with us.
[20:07] <[Rut]Cecilia> But, ah, yes. I wanted to ask you...
[20:14] <[Rut]Cecilia> Well, you've mentioned that you once did work in the name of charity. How would you feel about starting to do so once again?
[20:18] * Sister_Mira looks at her for a while. It's kind of odd, for Mira.
[20:18] * [Rut]Cecilia shifts uneasily, but her gaze does not waver.
[20:19] <Sister_Mira> ...Spake I such words? I cannot recall discussing such with any denizen of this keep.
[20:20] <Sister_Mira> ...But once, long ago, aye. I didst engage in such work.
[20:21] <Sister_Mira> What manner of labor dost thou speak of, Lady?
[20:22] <Sister_Mira> ...And for what purpose?
[20:23] <[Rut]Cecilia> Medicine. Alms. Acts of goodwill, whatever is most necessary.
[20:23] <[Rut]Cecilia> We would be performing these in the King's name...
[20:24] * [Rut]Cecilia trails off. The implications of that point are the hardest parts to mention.
[20:29] <Sister_Mira> Thine words instill within me a great unease, joined by much curiosity.
[20:30] <Sister_Mira> Be this 'charity' thou seekest to perform sanctioned by our lord?
[20:32] <[Rut]Cecilia> He is aware of it, yes. We have his blessings in this, though I'm certain it would be his will, even if we didn't!
[20:54] <Sister_Mira> An this truly be so, I shall assist thee, pending a discussion with our lord.
[20:55] <Sister_Mira> Should the discussion end favorably, thou wilt have mine hands at thy disposal.
[20:55] * huh is now known as Sebast
[21:00] <Sister_Mira> ...But know this: Any such help will be but for thy own sake, not that of the people. Mine soul is capable no longer of such spreading good unto the world.
[21:01] <[Rut]Cecilia> Surely you can't believe that...
[21:03] * [Rut]Cecilia holds clasped hands to her chest and takes a step closer.
[21:06] <[Rut]Cecilia> Anyone is capable of helping others! A good deed with the right intentions is always valuable, regardless of the hands that perform it!
[21:09] * Sister_Mira smiles sadly.
[21:09] <Sister_Mira> ...Pray, apprehend my meaning, Lady. I speaketh not of capability, nor of value. Yea, even now, mine heart yet believeth that those who do such good with no wish of recompense are to be held up as paragons of virtue.
[21:10] <Sister_Mira> I merely say unto thee that mine heart alloweth me not to be such a person.
[21:11] <[Rut]Cecilia> Your... heart?
[21:12] <Sister_Mira> As such, I do this for thy sake, yet while appreciating thy work. But that which be thine be not mine.
[21:12] <Sister_Mira> Aye, mine heart. Or soul, more accurately.
[21:12] * [Rut]Cecilia looks down, frowning.
[21:13] <[Rut]Cecilia> I'm sorry, I don't understand... but all the more reason for you to come!
[21:18] <Sister_Mira> Be not distressed. Mine inner workings be a dark morass unsuited to one that seeketh to shine as brightly as thou dost.
[21:19] <[Rut]Cecilia> I'm sure you'll see that you'll come to see that you are capable of acting out of genuine compassion.
[21:20] <[Rut]Cecilia> Even if you say you were doing it for me, it shows that you can!
[21:24] * Sister_Mira sees no further use in trying to explain this. It'll only get the girl down, sidetracked, or frustrated. Cecilia doesn't need that. Besides, if her intentions are good, then she ought to do all she can to support the girl.
[21:24] * Sister_Mira tries to give a kinder smile. Something a little less depressing.
[21:25] <Sister_Mira> Mayhap, lady.
[21:25] <Sister_Mira> For now, I wouldst know more of thy plan.
[21:25] * [Rut]Cecilia nods.
[21:25] <Sister_Mira> Wilt thou not sit and discuss the particulars with me?
[21:25] <[Rut]Cecilia> Ah, of course.
[21:26] * Sister_Mira closes the book, and then snaps her fingers.
[21:26] * [Rut]Cecilia looks for another chair.
[21:26] * Sister_Mira 7ping!
[21:26] * Sister_Mira With a light 'clunk', a chair appears beside Cecilia.
[21:27] <[Rut]Cecilia> ! Oh, thank you.
[21:27] * [Rut]Cecilia smiles in appreciation of Mira's talent. She sits with her hands folded in her lap.
[21:28] * Sister_Mira takes a seat after Cecilia.
[21:35] <[Rut]Cecilia> Well, besides what you've done in the past, there is another reason why your assistance in particular would be a great help.
[21:37] <[Rut]Cecilia> You know summoning magic, yes? So you are familiar with the paths and leylines that can be traveled upon by my kind?
[21:38] * Sebast is now known as huh
[21:44] <Sister_Mira> ...To my knowledge, a leyline doth serve as a stream of magical power lying in the earth that those skilled in the arcane arts may tap into, but it is no strange tale to hear of creatures using them as a traveler might follow the path of a river. After all, where rivers doth meet, cities lie. Such is mine understanding.
[21:46] <Sister_Mira> As for 'paths' that facilitate travel such that the journey of days becomes one of hours... aye, I know of these things as well.
[21:55] <Sister_Mira> While mine knowledge of the arts arcane is merely that of a novice, mayhap an apprentice, mine familiarity with summoning and binding is most great.
[21:55] <Sister_Mira> To what purpose dost thou speak of these?
[22:01] <[Rut]Cecilia> Since I have broken away from my f... former sire, I have been limited in the ways I can traverse. For a while, now, I've been entering the nearest village to spread milord's goodwill, but I can reach no further. Not without assistance...
[22:02] <Sister_Mira> Ahh... Truly, I do now apprehend the aim of thy ques....
[22:03] * Sister_Mira pauses, and goes silent.
[22:03] <[Rut]Cecilia> Sister?
[22:04] <Sister_Mira> I cry your pardon, lady.
[22:05] <[Rut]Cecilia> ...?
[22:05] * [Rut]Cecilia gives Mira her full attention, brimming with concern.
[22:11] <Sister_Mira> Didst thou say thou hadst traveled to the village, openly stating thine origins at this keep?
[22:19] <[Rut]Cecilia> Yes. Is... is something wrong?
[22:21] <Sister_Mira> ...Does our lord know aught of this?
[22:22] <Sister_Mira> [=-= Doth ]
[22:30] * [Rut]Cecilia nods.
[22:38] <Sister_Mira> ...And how hast thou been received?
[22:39] * Sister_Mira wonders if the little succubus has a death wish.
[22:39] <[Rut]Cecilia> I-it's improved...
[22:39] * [Rut]Cecilia murmurs.
[22:41] <[Rut]Cecilia> At first, I was struck with a few rocks, but that can't kill me. I think the people in the village know that I can be trusted, but... as I said, I haven't been able to try elsewhere...
[22:42] * [Rut]Cecilia looks away dejectedly. She seems to be rethinking the idea.
[22:43] <[Rut]Cecilia> ... I-if you were to accompany me, you would be in danger. Humans don't heal like I do... perhaps it would be better if you helped me with only the teleportation...
[22:47] <Sister_Mira> Fear not for mine sake, Lady. There is very little I cannot handle.
[22:47] * Sister_Mira waves a hand, dismissing this worry.
[22:49] <Sister_Mira> Certainly, very little that a commoner may attempt.
[22:51] <Sister_Mira> An our lord doth approve of thy plan, and agree to spare me for thy use, I shall accompany thee on thy mission, Lady.
[22:53] <[Rut]Cecilia> A-ah... I see. In that case...
[22:53] * [Rut]Cecilia breathes deeply, clearing away her troubled expression like a layer of dust.
[22:54] <[Rut]Cecilia> I would be glad to have you along. Just... we'll be careful, okay?
[22:56] <Sister_Mira> Aye, Lady.
[22:57] * Sister_Mira gives a real smile this time, although it's nothing bright and dazzling.
[22:57] <Sister_Mira> And I shall be glad to accompany thee.
[23:10] <[Rut]Cecilia> Thank you.
[23:11] <[Rut]Cecilia> Now, I shall leave you to your work. Please take care of yourself!~ I will tell you when I decide on a day.
[23:11] * [Rut]Cecilia curtsies and turns to leave, but stops and looks back over her shoulder.
[23:11] <[Rut]Cecilia> Oh, Mira?
[23:12] <Sister_Mira> Aye?
[23:15] <[Rut]Cecilia> Please smile like that more often.
[23:16] * [Rut]Cecilia gives one of her own. Serene. Warm...
[23:18] * Sister_Mira figures that honesty is not the best policy here.
[23:18] <Sister_Mira> ...Mayhaps.
[23:18] * [Rut]Cecilia tilts her head.
[23:19] <[Rut]Cecilia> ... Hmph. Very well, then I will make you!
[23:20] * [Rut]Cecilia shoots her a mischievous look ( >:3 )  before departing.
[23:22] * Sister_Mira misses having that kind of enthusiasm.