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Isibel is without her loves, her mints, her enchannels.
She does have a coin stash. A reasonably large one, in her beloved's shifting geode colors, and a few in the higher denominations imported from Rainbow; she can make small ones herself. And she is still linked to her beloveds - she can still access Ansharil's magic, is still a functional elfmage.
And unlike any other Bell cast adrift without her convenient masochist(s), Isibel can enchant alone. It's the simplest application of hyperfocus: contemplate her spell and wake up again with it complete. Channeling through oneself leaves no lingering discomfort after the initial burst, and she can fail entirely to attend to that initial burst.
And -
She is reasonably well recovered from her earlier breakage.
It seems to her that it is time to do some... Belling, although she has not yet decided how to start.
She teleports from her folded-in-on-itself enchanted village to the town in which Magania resides, and there she looks for the other elf, who has given such good counsel in the past and already knows of the features of Bells.
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[I will collect Liselen and appear there, then. Thank you.]
[Liselen, the King is ready to speak with me "at a convenient time".]
[Liselen, the King is ready to speak with me "at a convenient time".]
He is some distance away from the House of Leaf and Star, because it is always worth walking through an elven city when you have the opportunity.
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Isibel resists the temptation to release her aura.
Here they are at the House of Leaf and Star!
Here they are at the House of Leaf and Star!
A member of Andoreniel's household appears at the door.
"I See you, Isibel and Liselen," she says. "Be welcome to the House of Leaf and Star. If you follow me, I will take you to where Andoreniel will join you for tea."
She leads them, not into the house (because it was not designed with visiting unicorns in mind), but rather around it and along a short path to a comfortably sized pavilion.
"I See you, Isibel and Liselen," she says. "Be welcome to the House of Leaf and Star. If you follow me, I will take you to where Andoreniel will join you for tea."
She leads them, not into the house (because it was not designed with visiting unicorns in mind), but rather around it and along a short path to a comfortably sized pavilion.
So does Liselen!
There is tea waiting, although it has not yet been made, along with a tray of small cakes and similar things set at such a height as to be easily reachable by a hungry unicorn. Liselen blinks at them. Their escorts smiles, nods, and departs.
"I know it's at the right height and stuff but I'll mess it up if I just start eating them," says Liselen. "You could feed me some!"
There is tea waiting, although it has not yet been made, along with a tray of small cakes and similar things set at such a height as to be easily reachable by a hungry unicorn. Liselen blinks at them. Their escorts smiles, nods, and departs.
"I know it's at the right height and stuff but I'll mess it up if I just start eating them," says Liselen. "You could feed me some!"
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She offers him items such that he may try them all until they are joined by their host or he loses interest.
Their host enters the pavilion while Liselen is still eating small cakes out of Isibel's hand.
"I See you," says Andoreniel.
"Mmf!" says Liselen, agreeably.
The king of the elves smiles.
"I See you," says Andoreniel.
"Mmf!" says Liselen, agreeably.
The king of the elves smiles.
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"I See you," agrees Isibel, and she sits down as soon as her hand is empty of cake and cleans off the sheen of sugar from her palm with a triangle.
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"While we are taking tea, I hope that we can discuss some of my planned projects. I do not know which Magania may have told you about in advance of my visit."
"Magania mentioned to me that you plan to bring true immortality to the elves, if the Wild Magic wills," says Andoreniel.
Liselen swishes his tail.
Liselen swishes his tail.
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"To everyone, eventually, but most relevantly to you, elves. Yes. I can do this individually and in person, easily, in one way - the way I now possess for myself - but there is other research I have recovered which would propagate more readily without my personal supervision if allowed to do so."
Andoreniel contemplates this.
"The other research is from the guy who almost brought the Dark back, but it's not all Tainted, and I'm going to be there so I can tell if she puts her nose in the wrong book," Liselen says helpfully.
"To know this makes good hearing," the King murmurs.
"The other research is from the guy who almost brought the Dark back, but it's not all Tainted, and I'm going to be there so I can tell if she puts her nose in the wrong book," Liselen says helpfully.
"To know this makes good hearing," the King murmurs.
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"It would also make good hearing if I could be assured that you would not leap to your own conclusions before seeking Liselen's statement on this, or any other, matter that is of particularly grave importance," murmurs Isibel.