"Will you share your thoughts??"

A lush, mossy pavilion.
Superimposed over this location, an ethereal forest reaches up to the sky. Lit by squat, green-speckled lanterns, spiralling stone pathways wind their way up a hill to this shaded pavilion surrounded by lush verdure. Four sturdy posts and a flat canopy carved from black cherrywood form the heart of this shelter where they stand upon flattened, smooth cobblestones. Flowering crossvines snake their way from the rafters down the tall, sturdy poles, their blossoms bursting with tangerine colour, lacing the air with the faintest spice of kafe. Healthy sprouts shoot up between some gaps in the rocks underfoot, while green moss creeps over their edges. More moss grows outside the pavilion itself, carpeting the naked earth and circling a shallow, rocky basin containing a quietly-giggling fountain in its perfect centre. A tan wicker bench rests here, white cushioning plump and inviting. A genteel peacock of blood red hue stands poised, possessing a branched tail spreading open like a prismatic fractal. You see a sign here instructing you to use the PORTAL command to enter the aetherplex system.
You see a single exit leading in.

You stare implacably at a genteel peacock crowned with a crest of bright scarlet drooping to one side.

A genteel peacock crowned with a crest of bright scarlet drooping to one side twitches his head to one side, staring at you with a bright, glittering eye.

Faintly buzzing, you say, "...ah..."

Lief arrives in a cone of sparkling light.

You have emoted: Gurashi stares at he peacock with wide eyes, tilting his head in the same direction as the bird's. He makes no further approach, however, antennae twitching as he keeps his polite distance. "Hello," he whispers at the bird, offering a tiny wave.

LOOK SAVIT
Crowned by a crest of bright scarlet drooping to one side, the facial markings on this beautiful peacock give him a certain genteel air. His eyes are pure gold in colour and filled with an ethereal light. The rest of his body is blood red, feathers covering all the way down to the bare legs and sharp talons. Fanned out from his form is a branched tail spreading open like a prismatic fractal. A multitude of eye-like markings cover the expanse of his feathers, with gold rimming the ends of the feathers around a dot of solid indigo, each illuminated with a divine glow. He is called 'Savit.'
A genteel peacock crowned with a crest of bright scarlet drooping to one side looks to be crushingly strong.

Bizirik, the leothin sniffs a genteel peacock crowned with a crest of bright scarlet drooping to one side, trying to decipher just what that smell emanating from him is.

Bizirik, the leothin lays down before a genteel peacock crowned with a crest of bright scarlet drooping to one side, tail slapping the ground. Gurashi watches the leothin warily before turning and - coming face to face with Lief. "...OH."

Eyes wide, you say, "MANY APOLOGIES."

You blush furiously.

You see the following people here:
Lief, Gurashi.

A genteel peacock crowned with a crest of bright scarlet drooping to one side carefully preens his lustrous plumage, drawing the feathers slowly through his beak.

A genteel peacock crowned with a crest of bright scarlet drooping to one side tilts his regal head slowly, casting his gaze from you to Bizirik, the leothin and back. Slowly, with purposeful strides, he approaches, tail feathers dragging against the mossy stone underfoot. He ruffles his feathers at you when your attention turns upon Lief - and he gives a demanding sort of chirp.

Lief clasps her hands before herself, watching you, watching Bizirik, the leothin, and watching Savit. She makes no comment to acknowledge your apology, though she does cant her antlered head slightly to one side.

Quietly, hands still raised, you say to Lief, "Did not mean to startle bird - can ...leave if want."

You stare implacably at Lief.

Bizirik, the leothin chatters still, tossing its head at the bird before dramatically flopping onto its side, tail still lashing as it stares at the bird.

Antlered head still tilted to one side, Awanydd Lief Myeras-Silvermoon asks you, "You do not carry my Savit any ill will, do you?"

You blink.

You have emoted: Gurashi opens his mouth, then shuts it, shaking his head quickly.

You stare implacably at Lief.

Bizirik, the leothin sniffs a genteel peacock crowned with a crest of bright scarlet drooping to one side, trying to decipher just what that smell emanating from him is.

As Lief talks to you, a genteel peacock crowned with a crest of bright scarlet drooping to one side eyes Bizirik, the leothin, then, bored, begins to drag his feathers through his beak, preening.

Bizirik, the leothin snorts.

Bizirik, the leothin lets out an annoyed little rumble and rolls over in the grass, continuing to watch the peacock as it waits for any bit of attention.

A genteel peacock crowned with a crest of bright scarlet drooping to one side carefully preens his lustrous plumage, drawing the feathers slowly through his beak.

With a fond smile for her feathered companion, Awanydd Lief Myeras-Silvermoon murmurs, "Savit will do as he wishes." She turns her gray eyes upon the kephera, and she smiles. "I invited you here. If you do not mean him any harm, I prefer you not leave."

You have emoted: Gurashi stares at Lief still, before looking back at the peacock and nodding once.

Lief wings nearer to you, her eyes shining. She holds up her clasped hands and confesses, "I was so eager to give this to you - I didn't have time to put it into a proper gift box. I hope that's okay?"

You have emoted: Gurashi tilts his head, mandibles clicking. "...what is?" He asks quietly.

Bizirik, the leothin snorts again at a genteel peacock crowned with a crest of bright scarlet drooping to one side, suddenly leaping to its feet and circling the bird, chattering happily, bowing playfully.

Lief opens her cupped hands, revealing a little white clover pendant, which she offers to you.

Handling the bit of jewelry carefully, Lief gives a little white clover pendant to you.

You blink.

You are holding:
"pendant210503"               a little white clover pendant

You have emoted: Gurashi stares down at the pendant, wide-eyed.

Outwardly, this pendant is a simple, unassuming affair comprising a
chain of blackened silver and the small, unassuming charm dangling from
it. Painted over with a coat of glossy white, this little bauble reveals
itself to be the common clover flower. Its many tiny petals form a
bumpy, shallow cone prickling outward, while its smooth, unblemished
base rests flush against the body.
It has 159 months of usefulness left.
It weighs 1 ounce(s).
It has a trade valuation of worthless.
It bears the distinctive mark of Awanydd Lief Myeras-Silvermoon.
It has been stamped with the seal of Prismatic Reflections.
It has the following aliases: pendant.

As the pendant passes hands from Lief to you, Savit pauses in his preening. Swivelling his regal, crimson-crested head, he keeps an eye on Bizirik, the leothin. His next chirp is louder, a call, startling in its loudness. It doesn't seem to cause the faeling any concern, however.

Awanydd Lief Myeras-Silvermoon says to you, "I meditated upon your clover, and I made this for you." Her eyes study you intently. "I hope you like it?"

Bizirik, the leothin jumps up from the surprise of the noise, then drops down into another play bow, mimicking the peacock's cry back perfectly to it.

You have emoted: Gurashi doesn't seem to notice his leothin causing mischief, holding the pendant and turning it over, his expression awed, humbled.

A genteel peacock crowned with a crest of bright scarlet drooping to one side pauses, staring at Bizirik, the leothin unblinkingly, startled by the perfect answer to his song. Striding further from Lief , he chirrups a haunting little song, tail feathers spreading half-open.

Bizirik, the leothin's butt finds the ground as it breaks its bow, once again perfectly mimicking the peacock's musical little tune, blank eyes wide.

Lief's hands return to her lap where they clasp. The faintest hint of anxiety might be perceived in the tightness of her grip, but she awaits you and you alone. Besides the chirping, the calling, and the music between her peacock and the leothin, the only noises are the bubbling of fountain water and the rustling of crossvine leaves in a gentle wind.

You have emoted: Gurashi exhales at last, turning the pendant over finally to examine the back. He still does not look at Lief but speaks to Lief quietly, staring at the pendant. "...is very nice. Many thank yous."

After a pause, you say, "...ah - do not have anything to repay with..."

Bizirik, the leothin trills pleasantly at a genteel peacock crowned with a crest of bright scarlet drooping to one side, a new sound now, high and melodic and foreign-sounding even for the leothin.

Finally, another smile eases onto Lief's face, and she relaxes. "The black and the white," she says, winging up beside you and motioning toward the chain and flower in turn. "You live in darkness, but you bring a sweet light to all the lives you touch. I hope that nobody overlooks it, or takes it for granted. I don't."

You have emoted: Gurashi's face drops at the compliment, fingers closing a bit over the pendant. Thoughtfully he makes his way over toward the fountain, peering at the water as he removes an already pinned pendant from his vest. He holds the new one steady, lining it up with one of his pockets before pinning it in place.

You have emoted: Gurashi pats his pocket where the new pendant sits, adorned by a chitined poppy and a lovely black rose. In silence he reties his scarf, a solemnness about him.

Bizirik, the leothin chirps happily at a genteel peacock crowned with a crest of bright scarlet drooping to one side.

While Lief explains and you rearranges your accessories, Savit ceases his own chirping and stands utterly still, listening to Bizirik, the leothin's song. His tail feathers close, their prismatic barbs rustling against the ground, and he finally sings in answer - not a mimicry of the other's song, but his own still, loud and haunting.

Bizirik, the leothin leans forward, listening intently to the music. It thrums softly, deep, almost unheard, but louder suddenly, a deep, foreign sounding harmony to accompany the peacock's.

Lief's wings hum as she watches you, though her ears twitch to a genteel peacock crowned with a crest of bright scarlet drooping to one side and Bizirik, the leothin.

Craning her antlered head forward a bit, her words softly spoken, Awanydd Lief Myeras-Silvermoon says to you, "You said you didn't have anything to repay me. Your acceptance of it is gift enough for me."

Lief smiles softly at you.

You have emoted: Gurashi continues to study his reflection in the pond, looking lost. Behind him, Bizirik abruptly stops its song, lifting its head, wings unfurling. It rises and turns away from a genteel peacock crowned with a crest of bright scarlet drooping to one side, plodding over to the fountain where Gurashi stands and bumping into the kephera, snapping him out of his daze.

Bizirik, the leothin chatters softly at Gurashi. The kephera blinks, patting the leothin on the head.

Lief draws up to the other side of you, leaving Savit staring and then content to resume his careful studies of his surroundings. "You seem unhappy despite liking it," she says quietly.

It is now the 3rd of Klangiary, 549 years after the Coming of Estarra.
There are 26 days until the New Moon

You have emoted: Gurashi's antennae twitch, and after a pause he looks at Lief. "Oh - no. Am happy." He smiles weakly. "Many apologies."

Attempting to joke, but sounding more unsure than anything, you say to Lief, "You are very bad at keeping distance from 'dangerous persons'"

Lief's lips quirk into a little smile, and she gently touches your shoulder for one single brief moment. "My Lady walks with me," she says simply. "I can see that if you are dangerous, it's not because you are malicious or unkind."

You stare implacably at Lief.

You have emoted: Gurashi gives Lief a look, then straightens, heaving a great sigh.

Again, genuine, you say to Lief, "Many thank yous for gift. Is very nice."

Bizirik, the leothin leans on you seeking consolation.

Lief's smile deepens, and she bows her antlered head. "You are very dear to me, Gurashi. It brings me so much warmth to hear you say that."

You think to yourself: Dear to??

You have emoted: Gurashi looks at Lief, puzzled.

Lief wings a happy circle around you, above Bizirik, the leothin, her smile lingering.

Bizirik, the leothin finally turns its attention back to a genteel peacock crowned with a crest of bright scarlet drooping to one side, chattering softly in the peacock's direction.

"She is very in tune with your emotions, isn't she?" Lief asks you suddenly, nodding toward Bizirik, the leothin.

You have emoted: Gurashi watches as Bizirik trounces over to a genteel peacock crowned with a crest of bright scarlet drooping to one side, returning to playfully bowing and chattering at the crimson bird. "...noticed that too, long time ago..." He says quietly, wringing his hands together. "Are many things that can do that probably do not know about yet, still..."

Faintly buzzing, you say, "Sometimes, she looks at... and is like can -see- into brain. Almost like feelings were something that could see physically. Is hard to explain. Has only happened twice..."

"Perfectly singing Savit's song," Lief murmurs, curiously watching the leothin and peacock interact together, Savit flapping his wings, suddenly and mightily taking off to perch upon one of the pavilion's roof bars. "It reminds me a little of the garosaur, how she behaves. Where did you find her, or did she find you?"

Bizirik, the leothin perks up as Savit takes off, trotting bouncily after the bird. It calls out again, inviting the avian to call back with a combination of gutteral yowls and melodic trills. "A garosaur?" Gurashi asks, leaning against the fountain.

Bizirik, the leothin chirps happily at a genteel peacock crowned with a crest of bright scarlet drooping to one side.

Lief's expression brightens, and she turns to face you. "Oh, they are amazing creatures. The kaelye raise them with care. Even while they're still in an egg, you need to treat it with a lot of love and attention, or they will sense it and be very sad when they hatch." She sways happily in the air at that. Savit calls back down to Bizirik, leaning forward over his perch, his tail feathers a graceful waterfall of prismatic color that ripple in a passing wind. "They are incredible. I've raised one who roams about my family's tree, playing all the time."

You have emoted: Gurashi listens to Lief closely with interest, eyes widening. "Oh... that is amazing," He whispers, watching Bizirik bow, then stand up on its hind legs, feet against the base of Savit's perch. "...found her in Undervault. In the Colony."

Quiet, you say, "Was sort of like how found Glomdoring through Voice of Mahalla - was like could hear her singing..."

Bizirik, the leothin paces anxiously at the base of a genteel peacock crowned with a crest of bright scarlet drooping to one side's perch, looking for some way to climb up and continue to interact with the bird. "Sort of, maybe."

"Is there not much singing in the Undervault?" Lief asks curiously, watching your face as she does. Savit croons down at Bizirik, the leothin, then flaps his wings and lifts off, tailfeathers rippling in waves after him as he circles, then finds a new perch upon a white cushioned wicker bench.

Bizirik, the leothin's long forked tongue lolls out as it bounds after the bird with great, hopping leaps. "Is very quiet, really," He admits, then looks at Lief, bringing up his hands. "Sometimes are deep sounds, like vibrations. Is not much music."

Bizirik, the leothin stops before the bench, resting its head on the seat and staring up at a genteel peacock crowned with a crest of bright scarlet drooping to one side playfully.

Lief makes a thoughtful sound in her throat, contemplative.

After a little moment, Awanydd Lief Myeras-Silvermoon asks you, "Do you like the quiet, too?"

Bizirik, the leothin lets out a noise resembling a bark at a genteel peacock crowned with a crest of bright scarlet drooping to one side, though there is little of anything intimidating about it.

You have emoted: Gurashi's expression drops. He leans against the fountain, resting his hands on the ledge.

Harmony echoes in your mind as you sing to Awanydd Lief Myeras-Silvermoon, "No."

Savit squawks musically at Bizirik, the leothin in answer as Lief watches you.

Lief's ears twitch, but not to the play engaged by the two animals nearby.

Bizirik, the leothin's mouth opens, paused as if ready to bark again, utterly delighted.

Bizirik, the leothin returns the musical squawk perfectly to a genteel peacock crowned with a crest of bright scarlet drooping to one side, circling the bench excitedly.

Carrying on from before, you ask Lief, "She was in Cyaethl Colony. Have been?"

"Like having two peacocks interacting," Lief murmurs with a sudden laugh, shaking her antlered head. "I haven't," she says louder, smiling. "Not that I'm aware of."

In its over-excitement, Bizirik, the leothin suddenly does a somersault and flops dramatically onto the ground at the base of the bench, chattering incessantly. "Is a place of Illithoids. Have many creatures down there, in cages big and small," He continues. "Found it by accident while was looking for rockeaters..."

You have emoted: Gurashi points to Bizirik, who has now wedged itself under the bench, wide chest cavity preventing it from going further. It looks perplexed.

Lief's smile fades somewhat, but she listens to you closer, if anything, and then follows your gesture toward the leothin. Savit hops up onto the back of the wicker bench himself, his tail feathers dangling down and brushing the mossy stone below.

Bizirik, the leothin tries to push itself forward from under the bench, then stops, only more stuck. It looks at Savit, nostrils flaring in confusion. "She was in the back... very very very back..."

You have emoted: Gurashi gazes off into the space near Bizirik, though not directly at the leothin. "Almost missed her, really."

Savit ruffles his feathers and sings encouragingly at Bizirik, the leothin while Lief hovers there, beside you. "Why are they kept in cages there?" she asks, frowning slightly.

Bizirik, the leothin lets out a low grumble of discontent, leaning this way and that before trying to back out from under the bench. The back of its angular head catches, and now its ears and what bit of its furry crest are pushed forward comically.

Faintly buzzing, you say, "Xenthos said they are experimenting."

This gives Lief pause.

Quietly, you say, "Did not ask. But she was there, and just felt this... well - saw the feelings. And were many, and were bad."

Matter of factly, you say to Lief, "So asked to buy her."

Lief is compelled to wing forward and drop to the stones underfoot. Near Bizirik, the leothin, she gets her shoulder and arm underneath the bench and helps to lift it some. "They sound like they are terrible," she murmurs as she does.

Bizirik, the leothin looks at Lief, chattering noisily, annoyed as it begins to writhe and wriggle, backing out bit by bit.

Grunting as she gives the bench an extra shove, Savit calling and flapping his wings in complaint, Awanydd Lief Myeras-Silvermoon says to Bizirik, the leothin, "I am very sorry you got stuck, but it *is* your fault here a little bit."

Bizirik, the leothin throws Lief a pointed, blank stare, before grumbling again. Suddenly, it rolls onto its side, and with some violent thrashing and the use of its smaller secondary limbs, it frees itself, shaking out its body and chattering, looking about with its newfound freedom.

You have emoted: Gurashi watches Bizirik, gaze tracing the myriad of faded scars on the leothin's now shining violet coat.

Lief exhales with relief as she lets the bench drop again with a noisy thump. She draws back, her wings flaring out behind her before buzzing to lift her abruptly into the air. Not only does she suffer a glower from Bizirik, the leothin, but one from Savit as well. She murmurs, "Acting like they own all that they see..." then wings back to you, ruefully shaking her antlered head.

Sarcastically, you say, "Did not know? Miss Bizirik is a Queen."

Lief flashes you a look, and then snorts on a sudden laugh.

You have emoted: Gurashi offers the barest of smiles, watching Bizirik loll its head back and trot about the bench victoriously, as if it most definitely owns the place.

You have emoted: Gurashi glances at Lief, mandibles clicking once as he holds his smile a bit longer, then its it too drop.

Bizirik, the leothin chirps happily.

While Savit busies himself with carefully rearranging his every crimson feather to perfection, Lief looks sidelong at you. A flicker of quiet concern crosses her face.

It is now the 4th of Klangiary, 549 years after the Coming of Estarra.
There are 25 days until the New Moon

You have emoted: Gurashi watches Bizirik suddenly break into a full sprint, performing a proper zoomie around the pavilion.

Quietly, you whisper, "Uhm..."

Ears twitching attentively, Lief cants her antlered head to one side.

Softly, you whisper, "Know am being bad... friend, for asking, but."

Softly, to Lief, you whisper, "Can ask for another favor...?"

"You've put yourself at such great risk on my behalf," Lief answers softly, her brow drawing together. "If I can, I will."

You have emoted: Gurashi finally bobs his head, slowly turning to look at Lief. "Have... given Mister Binky or Miss Miaei the basket...?"

Shaking her antlered head, Awanydd Lief Myeras-Silvermoon says to you, "I haven't had the chance yet - last month was a very big month. I've been meaning to, though."

You have emoted: Gurashi continues to watch Lief, looking more and more embarrassed. "Uhm..." He bobs his head, "If is not too awkward or personal... c-could ask either of them about Miss Duethielle's...." He trails off, and so does his stare, pondering his feet.

You blush furiously.

You shuffle your feet uneasily.

Lief listens to you with a twitch of her ears, then hesitates as you trails off. "Her wife?" she supplies inquisitively after a moment of waiting.

You have emoted: Gurashi's mandibles click once, visibly red. He reaches up, touching his beak awkwardly. "Feel very confused about it."

Lief's attentive inquisitiveness softens to empathy, and she lets her eyes slide away, pretending she doesn't see how your face burns red. Looking instead behind her, to the merry fountain, she considers your request. "I am happy to ask," she says softly. "I don't want you to be confused. But if I learn a name...would you want to know it? What would you do with it?"

Confused, you say to Lief, "Oh, uhm..."

Faintly buzzing, you say to Lief, "Mean..."

Quietly, you say, "Just ..."

Lief bobs in the air, still watching the fountain, but her ears betray her attentiveness with a little twitch to the sound of your voice.

Bowing his head deeper and deeper in embarrassment, you say, "Will do nothing bad, am just wanting to..."

Faintly buzzing, you whisper, "Want to know more about..."

"She didn't leave you in anger, did she?" Lief asks quietly, her wings giving an extra flutter as they lower her to sit at the edge of the fountain. She considers the surface of the water and its constant, concentric ripples.

You have emoted: Gurashi turns to join in staring at the fountain and its ever rippling water. "No she..." His head wheels around in a slow circle of disbelief, "she -kissed- me."

Reeling back, holding onto the fountain's edge, you say, "Is why am so confused."

Lief cups her freckled cheek in her palm, considering.

Suddenly hanging his head, you say, "Oh -heck- what if was pity kiss."

Beads of sweat break out on your face.

You think to yourself: ...first kiss... a pity kiss....!!

You think to yourself: Ahhhhhhh!!

After a long moment, Lief finally says, "I can ask if you would like. But I imagine she would love to talk about her spouse with you if she cares about you, which she does."

You stare implacably at Lief.

You sway back and forth.

Finally, Lief turns her head to look at you, smiling. "I don't think she's the sort to pity, or to do anything she doesn't want to do. Do you?"

You have emoted: Gurashi folds a hand over his heart, exhaling loudly. "Do not know. Because know so little about."

"But you would like to," Lief says, the faintest hint of a question in her voice.

You have emoted: Gurashi nods sheepishly, bunching up his shoulders as he flushes even deeper.

You have emoted: Gurashi glances sidelong at Lief.

Faintly buzzing, you say to Lief, "... am very bad at this."

"I don't think many people are experts on how to navigate their own heart," Lief offers reassuringly, tucking her hands together over her white-robed lap. "I think that all you can do is treat the people you care for with kindness and care, the best that you know how."

Looking relieved, you say to Lief, "Oh, good... came to same conclusion..."

You give a pained sigh.

Bizirik, the leothin finally finds a genteel peacock crowned with a crest of bright scarlet drooping to one side again, wandering up to the peacock and sniffing it with interest. Its tongue forks out and slides up the peacock's face, leaving a gross shiny trail of saliva behind. The tongue disappears, it bows playfully, then bolts off again, zooming to some other part of the clearing.

Gently, slowly, and softly, Awanydd Lief Myeras-Silvermoon says to you, "If you truly would like to know her better, I will not investigate on your behalf. I think you should ask her about her wife and hear her words."

You stare implacably at Lief.

You blush furiously.

Shook, you say to Lief, "But is so personal."

As Lief talks, Savit is utterly flabbergasted by the attention. After a moment of shock, he calls out in complaint and shakes his regal-crowned head.

Simply, Awanydd Lief Myeras-Silvermoon says to you, "If she doesn't want to talk about her, she can always refuse."

Faintly buzzing, you say to Lief, "But do not think would be able to tell if was evading question on purpose, or because was doing the..."

You have emoted: Gurashi gently twirls his hand in the air, staring dreamily off into space before looking at Lief normally again.

Lief smooths the skirt of her robes as she considers, her gray eyes lowering in thought.

Embarrassed again, you ask Lief, "...know what mean, right?"

You twiddle your thumbs.

You give a pained sigh.

Faintly buzzing, you say, "Am sorry. Have turned this suddenly into very personal conversation. Am also bad at this."

Awanydd Lief Myeras-Silvermoon murmurs, "I think that all you can do is be you."

You think to yourself: Well 'me' wants to see her...

You think to yourself: ...I?

You think to yourself: Want to see her.

You have emoted: Gurashi nods lightly in Lief's direction, watching Bizirik bound around.

Lief looks over at you again, smiling softly. "It's okay if you are," she offers. "I prefer meaningful conversation. I would like to see you with a measure of peace."

Canting her antlered head, Awanydd Lief Myeras-Silvermoon asks you, "So you *will* see her again sometime, right? You won't push her away?"

You stare implacably at Lief.

You have emoted: Gurashi nods shyly, once.

You think to yourself: Want to see her...

You stare implacably at Lief.

Lief exhales a soft, relieved sigh, then smiles again, deeper. "Good."

You have emoted: Gurashi's mandibles click shut, looking tense, contemplative.

Lief watches your face inquisitively, her fingers clasping one another in her lap.

You stare implacably at Lief.

Beads of sweat break out on your face.

You twiddle your thumbs.

Lief tilts her head curiously at you.

Bizirik, the leothin suddenly bounds back to the two, chattering happily. It stands between the faeling and the kephera, looking up at Lief and expecting attention.

Awanydd Lief Myeras-Silvermoon smiles and says to you, "Will you share your thoughts??"

You have emoted: Gurashi looks off into space, relieved for the interruption... momentarily.

Lief leans over to stroke the side of Bizirik, the leothin's head, paying her only a piece of her attention as she watches you.

Bizirik, the leothin lolls its head back to gaze at you, then looks up at Lief, snorting happily.

Harmony echoes in your mind as you sing to Awanydd Lief Myeras-Silvermoon, "**For a moment, the sweet, olive-skinned elfen woman with trailing white hair crosses your thoughts as you gaze into Bizirik's eyes**."

Lief's hand hesitates against Bizirik, the leothin. And then, all at once in a fit of emotion, she wraps both her arms around her, nestling her cheek against the leothin's neck.

Harmony echoes in your mind as you sing to Awanydd Lief Myeras-Silvermoon, "**You feel a faint sense of urgency as you see the woman's face again...**."

Bizirik, the leothin lets loose a sound akin to a purr as it is hugged, tail slapping the ground happily.

Faintly buzzing, you whisper, "...would like to see her again, as soon as can."

Faintly buzzing, you whisper, "But know now is probably bad time."

Faintly buzzing, you whisper, "Every time seems like bad time."

You shuffle your feet uneasily.

Softly, muffled slightly by the side of Bizirik's neck, Awanydd Lief Myeras-Silvermoon says, "It's so very hard. I wish you could wander up to see her whenever you wanted..."

Throwing up his arms, you say, "Go figure get enemied to Serenwildes just a month before meet Miss Duethielle."

Quickly, you say, "Many apologies."

Faintly buzzing, you say, "Deserved it."

You have emoted: Gurashi shuts his mouth again quickly, staring into the fountain.

It is now the 5th of Klangiary, 549 years after the Coming of Estarra.
There are 24 days until the New Moon

Lief hesitates, stirring against Bizirik, the leothin's neck to look over at you. "Ask Pysynne," she says softly. "Ask him whether it's possible to be forgiven by the Order and the Commune."

You stare implacably at Lief.

Lief returns your stare, unblinking.

You have emoted: Gurashi looks at Lief in disbelief, then back at the fountain.

Relenting in her stare, Lief whispers up at Bizirik, the leothin's ear, "Tell him he should. Maybe Duethielle can give you more cookies then."

Bizirik, the leothin snorts at Lief, then looks at Gurashi with a dramatic toss of its head.

You stare implacably at Bizirik, the leothin.

Bizirik, the leothin chatters noisily at Gurashi, suddenly rising onto its hind legs and plopping both slender front paws on the kephera's chest, sending him staggering into the wall of the fountain from the sudden force. His arms stiffen, and he teeters, narrowly into the water - looks like he might make it, until Bizirik nudges him, and into the water he goes with a gentle splash.

Bizirik, the leothin chirps happily, propping itself up on the edge of the fountain, then deciding Gurashi looks like he is having fun and jumping in as well.

Lief has let Bizirik, the leothin's neck go long before the shenanigans begin, and she lifts quickly from the fountain, watching everything with wide eyes while her wings hum furiously behind her. And then, quietly, she giggles, covering her mouth with her calloused fingers.

Bizirik's head begins to droop. It opens its great maw and curls back its lips to allow its forked tongue to unfurl as it yawns before snapping its mouth shut.

Laughing through her fingers, Awanydd Lief Myeras-Silvermoon says to Bizirik, the leothin, "You are such a bully!"

Bizirik, the leothin looks at Lief with a dramatic toss of its head, splashing about the fountain. Gurashi sits up in the fountain, looking oddly unphased.

Examining his soaked clothes, you say, "...maybe another time."

Lief claps her hands together as she wings about the fountain, her eyes twinkling. "That is fair."

Awanydd Lief Myeras-Silvermoon smiles and says to you, "Soon, we'll see if Duethielle would like to see you again, all right?"

You have emoted: Gurashi looks up at Lief hopefully, climbing out of the fountain and wringing out his cloak into the grass.

Softly, shyly, you say to Lief, "O-K ..."

Beaming and quite suddenly, Awanydd Lief Myeras-Silvermoon says, "I am so very glad we are friends, Gurashi."

You have emoted: Gurashi looks down at the pendant the moment before Lief speaks, antennae twitching.

You nod your head at Lief.

Lief's wings hum as she bobs merrily in the air, beaming at you with brimming warmth.

You have emoted: Gurashi swallows hard, then adds a quiet, "am too."

You twiddle your thumbs.

Lifting his head, you say to Lief, "Am sorry. Have taken much of your time this much."

Faintly buzzing, you say, "Month."

Your eyes raise to the heavens as a look of hope flashes across your face.

Lief flits a merry circle about you. "I don't think that's a bad thing. You are always free to visit me here, you know."

You nod your head at Lief.

Quietly, you say to Lief, "Likewise."

Lief flashes you a joyous smile.

You have emoted: Gurashi looks to Bizirik flouncing about in the fountain. "Come on Bizi. We gotta go."

Bizirik, the leothin snorts, dragging its wet body out of the fountain sulkingly.

Softly, you say to Lief, "Many thank yous for gift..."

Warmly and quietly, Awanydd Lief Myeras-Silvermoon says to you, "Thank you for accepting the fruits of my own meditations."

You nod your head emphatically.

You have emoted: Gurashi looks over to Savit, offering a wave.