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Black Pearl	It's been a trying time for Pearl. First having her body changed without warning, without consent. And then throwing herself into what happened with her oathsister, and being overwhelmed by it. She feels the other inside her, stronger than the hearth oath, and the memories...part of her, but not hers. Not realizing her eyes still are prismatic, of the tainbow tint all over her soul, her essence. She's cried. She's raged. She's ended up destroying some furniture, but now.... ...now, she is spent, and simply lies on the bed, looking somewhat bewildered.
Amethyst	Amethyst has taken things much better, but then again she's not the one that was hurt. Instead, she's calmer, more in control of herself than before, almost like she's aged a decade in that short span. But maybe some of it is being strong for Pearl, and helping her through all of this. She hasn't left her oathsister's side ever since that event. And now that things are calm, she has a moment to sit down next to her and truly relax for a moment. "Oh Pearls, if I had any idea what would happen I wouldn't have even thought of putting that gem in the collar..."
Black Pearl	Black Pearl reaches out a hand. "You had to know. /We/ had to know. And how could I have not helped you?" She gives a smile. "ANd once things started...I couldn't lose you. I just..." She shakes her head. "I feel...odd. In my core....I see...memories of you. Me. Young, doing things I've never done, but now I remember. She shakes her head. "I feel...I'm not in control...of anything. Body, self..." A bit of panic obvious in her eyes
Amethyst	"I overhead my mom saying something about how I could've died in that moment, or worse. Anything could've happened." Amethyst takes the hand, "But I think you saved me." Her ears droop at the mention of the loss of control, "Control or not, you're still here and safe with us. And I'm going to do everything I can to get you back up onto your feet." And she puts a gentle hand on Pearl's hair, "You're still Iselsi Salara. A masterful assassin, vengeful daughter who pretends to be a Cynis, one with ambition for the throne and one who loves me dearly." She gives a little grin.
Black Pearl	Black Pearl squeezes. "You were losing control. All I could think of was try to help control, or buffer things, so I just...lept in. With you." She smiles, "I couldn't have done anything else...I love you." More than family, more than life itself it seems. "And...I..." She looks at herself, her scales back to the black, but with the rainbow oil slick of the wyld shimmering on them. "I...maybe...maybe vengeance is less important than you...."
Amethyst	Amethyst hugs. "You're pretty crazy to have lept into that." She grins, "All the more sign that you're a good fit for me. I love you too." "We make a heck of a team don't we? A wyld-sorceress warrior who routinely does more than she oughta be capable of and a Iselsi who's truly fallen in love. If not revenge, what should we do together? After we save Elderloch, of course."
Black Pearl	Black Pearl holds close. "Well, if not revenge, family." Pearl says and holds close. "I still want to have children, even if I never go back to the Realm again. I...the body can change, but...I feel so different inside...how much have I changed?"
Amethyst	"Family would be nice. But I wanna accomplish something important before I wanna settle down. I'm still young yet, and I guess that urge to prove myself is still in me somewhere. And, with how things are, I dunno how safe our children would be right now..." Amethyst says, "But imagine a child made from both me and you, but also Rishi and Hoarfrost. The four of us going into one child. Rishi knows of a demon that can make that happen, I think." As for inside?" Amethyst touches Pearl's heart, "You're you. I dunno how you've changed yet, but whatever you are, you're still you. I can't imagine you've forgotten, say, White Veil Style or your manners. And I'm sure somewhere in there, there's gotta be that spark of ambition I saw before."
Black Pearl	Black Pearl twitches slightly, and then shakes her head. "I...I am still getting to know Rishi, and have never met Hoarfrost. I...I couldn't accept unless I knew them well enough," she says, face falling a bit. "And if I had to choose between either of them and you, I'd choose you of course." Sh shakes her head. "I'm not saying I won't accept some day, but...it would take getting to know them, trust them, almost as much as I do you." She smiles a bit. "Well...if I can never go back to the realm...we need a place for our own. To be together." She laughs delightedly, "Founding a dynasty, perhaps a place of refuge?" She closes her eyes. "I...I thought I'd never want to have my body changed, but now...I can feel...it seems right somehow. It sort of worries me. And you feel so much more real than before...does that make sense?"
Amethyst	"Fair enough, Rishi and Frosty were more my loves anyway... I never imagine I'd end up courting more than one." Amethyst rubs her head a little bit, "It can be a bit tricky sometimes. But I think I like being with you the most. You actually understand me and aren't some leagues away in mentality. As much as I love those two, I don't think they'll ever really understand Dragons like us. It really's helped me to have you by my side." "And founding our own Dynasty... a refuge for all. I like that idea. I bet I wouldn't be the only one either. We'll have to steer clear of the Wyld Hunt, but other than that we should be fine. Alas the realm doesn't think highly of those who end up touched by the wyld..." "And I think it's only natural that your feelings towards mutations and me change a bit when you've had so much wyld funneled into your soul. One thing about the denizens of the wyld is that they aren't as real as Creation-Born. Maybe being in the same boat in me makes me seem more real and less like some sort of figment of the wyld's imagination."
Black Pearl	Black Pearl nods. "I also need to take you to my manse some time...show it to you. Should share it. And..." She closes her eyes and flexes a bit, "I...I almost feel like I can change my body. Not quite, but...like if I could just look at things the right way, I'd be as fluid as my scales and fins are." She smiles and sits up to lean against Amethyst.
Amethyst	Amethyst leans back. "I've always wanted to shapeshift myself. Even before I met the Lunars. But I had no idea how I'd do it. So I took inspiration from them when I did a working to grant me that power. And now I feel like a fool for trying to copy the very power Luna bestows upon their chosen. I would've been much better off copying how the Raksha change shape. The key difference is the Lunars is, hmm." Amethyst considers, "...They might get upset if I actually talk about it to someone they don't trust. But suffice to say that they get their shapes in much different ways." "I can tell you about the Raksha tho. They just grab the wyld essence that surrounds them and create a form out of it, as insubstantial as a passing thought. They only become substantial and able to hold up in Creation when they choose to mimic some aspect of the Creation-Born, be it as a human, elemental, or beast." "So maybe we could learn to reshape our forms like the Raksha create theirs wholecloth." The mad sorceress in her is showing.
Black Pearl	Black Pearl mmms. "Perhaps...I don't know. I feel..." Her eyes unfocus, the rainbows in them dancing. "I feel like there is something beyond me...not essence, or not what I normally think of. Not the elements, but something..." Sheswallows. "I guess I am feeling the wyld...am I turning into a raksha?" And just as soon as she asks the question, she shakes her head. "No...no. You never did, so I cannot either..." "...Though your mother said it holds great power...."
Amethyst	"There are ways to become Raksha." Amethyst says, "This is not one of them. And believe me, I don't want to be a Raksha, as a death in that sort of form would be the true end of me. I wouldn't reincarnate anymore. Though to be honest with all that's happened to my soul I'm not sure if I can still reincarnate..." She rubs her head, "So there's a decent chance this will be my very last lifetime." She frowns at the thought. Amethyst steadies herself, and pulls on her sorcery. One can feel the wyld buckling beneath her grasp as she uses her power, her tattoos shimmering intensely as she does so. It feels like the wyld, and feels powerful. "The Wyld is a tool as any other, and a powerful one at that. It is the very thing Creation itself was wrought from, and what keeps essence flowing to and fro. It is the ultimate source and end of everything that is and will ever be. And with the right amount of willpower and self-assuredness, you can bend it to your will. But it is important." "If you do not have a name, if you have not a self or an identity as solid as the earth beneath your feet, then the wyld may use you instead of you using it. And the results can be catastrophic. At best you'll be just a little crazy, at worst your very soul could be lost."
Black Pearl	"I feel half-lost already," Pearl admits. "Right now...you're like an anchor. I know who /you/ are. I /feel/ you. Your memories. And...seeing your reaction to me...it;s like looking in the water as a mirror...trying to know myself through you." She smiles a bit. "ANd...so...trying to subdue the wyld would be a bad idea, at least at this point."
Amethyst	Amethyst nods, "Exactly. Just remember that you were raised a Dynast and I was raised in Champoor. I'm sure there's quite a difference between our memories." Amethyst grins, "Especially since I was male for some part of my life." She considers. "Maybe if we could get you in your element it would help for you to solidify yourself. But I don't know how I feel about you trying to assassinate a Raksha general in your current state of mind..."
Black Pearl	Black Pearl concentrates, and the scales come out, black and blue, the tattoos forming marking her of the Sapphire court, and soon she looks very much the assassin. "I made a promise. I /have/ to try. And I can feel you...I won't lose myself. Not until I come back. I promise."
Amethyst	"I don't want you to lose yourself at all." Amethyst says worryingly. She gently runs her hand along Pearl's scales, "Maybe the first order of business is getting yourself stable. Vain can wait a few more days before getting inflicted with a lethal poison. "Maybe I can show you some of the things you taught me. Maybe Silk could help too. Going through and getting you memories in one piece is going to be crucial before sending you into enemy territory." Amethyst sounds pretty firm on this. "I won't lose you, and I don't want you to lose you."
Black Pearl	Black Pearl closes her eyes and nods. "I...I suppose." Her fins twitch a bit and she shivers. "I...it's feeling more natural to be like this. Part of me is horrified. Part of me yearns to embrace it still." She licks her lips, "Tell me true...what do you want....and what do you think I would want, the me before--and the me to come. The me now is...unsure."
Amethyst	"The me here is thankful to have someone else like me around me. The me before would've also been weary of your mutations. The you before wouldn't have ever accepted such mutations, you were pretty proud of your body. And then you to come? I dunno. That's something you gotta work out." Amethyst says simply. "For now let's remember the you that was, you should be able to make your mutations fade away as easily as they come to you." Amethyst demonstrates by focusing, and one by one her mutations fold up and away, until all that's unusual about her are her ears.
Black Pearl	The fins go first, and then the scales fade to the oil-slick black. Those take a while to go, much harder to push away than the fins it seems. Her breathing is steady, and trying to be calm, but there's building frustration inside.
Amethyst	Amethyst calms to a meditative sort of stance, "It's like stretching out a thousand little muscles. Each one easier than the last." Pearl can /feel/ her calm, a very practiced and focused calm. One that has been built from her former devotion to the Immaculate Philosophy. "Like water across the surface the surface of a serene lake, the scales should calm and smooth." She gently runs her hand along Pearl, as though to help the scales go back into her.
Black Pearl	Black Pearl nods and looks up, smiling, taking a deep breath, and as she relaxes, she tries again...only for the scales to come out more, and she shakes her head. "I...I can't...not right now." She holds close and blushes. "I...I'm remembering you saying you liked them far better, and I can't get that out of my head at the moment.
Amethyst	Amethyst hehs. "Even if I think they're pretty, you will need to eventually learn to control your mutations. You certainly don't wanna walk around looking like you do now, lest you be called a wyld mutant." She playfully boops Pearl's nose and sighs, thinking this is gonna be more of a challenge than she thought. "For now, maybe it'd be best for us to rest."
Black Pearl	Black Pearl smiles and nods. "We should....' She pauses a moment. "Stay with me? I...I think it will help, having you with me. At least in the same room, if not the same bed?" She looks, almost pleading, to the other dragonblood.
Amethyst	"Alright." Amethyst says, laying down next to her. "I'll be your watery mirror so you can sleep peacefully." She giggles and idly pokes at Pearl's ears. "At least yours aren't as pointy as mine. I love my ears, but they're a dead giveaway. And I never had the heart to change them."