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Fudou the Mountain	Massive towering trees, large rocky outcroppings and boulders. Remnants of some long forgotten fortress of some vanished kingdom or another.. Basically the type of place you probably -don't- want to engage a super strong lunar behemoth in battle in given the potential for excessive ammo and ammunition available when one is strong enough to use sequioas as javelins. But one only get a good look at the mountain of sinew that is Fudou to realize that the threat is being struck by a sequioa is probably the least of dangers as in his warform the behemoth is practically nearly a warstrider of flesh and creaking nigh inflexible muscle mass so immense he looks as if his shadow alone could crush someone simply by him passing by. His garments strain at their seams to contain him He's dressed for the hot air of Resplendent Fire, physique largely exposed save for rope belts and ornate sashes and the tattered remnants of garments itend on attempting to keep him modest. Near him, a gigantic grand goremaul sits upright, comparing favorably to some of the trees present. But despite his fortress of a body, For his part the brutish monstrosity is at least relaxed. Lounging back against a large ruined wall with arms upraised and hands behind his head. He sits still aside from an occasional muscle twitch that actually rumbles the ground around him. He's in full on monster-titan mode and yet he seems to be...sunning? An odd sight and contrast to be certain.
Rishi	A Shadow flits over him, momentairily blocking the sun. It gets larger on the next pass, larger once more, before Rishi drops into a light landing next to him. She folds her wings behind her, brushing her waterfall of dark hair back over her shoulder, before she sets down the bag she was carrying. Lifting a box out, Rishi pulls out a couple of peaches and tosses one to Fudou. "You message was sounding the important, so I notified a few of the others who are Chosen as we are. What are you wishing to be doing the talking about?"
Tepet Makara	Even though he is not an Immaculate besides some of his personal beliefs which is a bit heretical, Makara was done visiting an Immaculate temple but this is only for mere appearances in order to maintain a devout facade to prevent suspicion. After that, he takes a walk in the verdant outskirts of Great Forks while looking at the dread shadowland in the outskirts. Just by thinking about it gives him unpleasant memories of a revelation that is very hard to swallow. But seeing as there is no one around, he decides to change into his most favored shape. A venomous dragon warform he has cultivated in the name of Luna in her draconic shape. Once he sees the abandoned fortress described in the message, he flies down only to see a familiar face in a different shape"By Luna, I thought tyrant lizards were big" He comments on Fudou's impressive warform once he lands in his feet, although his voice is unfamiliar at first due to it sounding a lot more primal. Besides being covered in moonsilver tattoos, Makara's draconic shape is that of a komodo dragon but with the wings and bright blue feathers of a Pterodactyl.
Tiziri	Another, much smaller winged figure ends up hovering over a little bit later, circling, before suddenly stooping downwards towards the ground at the terrifyingly fast speeds that falcons are capable of, pulling up suddenly near a pillar before suddenly its form starts to shift and grow, revealing a blue and orange clad young woman holding a spear with wide wings sprouting from her back with the same pattern as the Peregrine Falcon she was moments before. She flaps a few times to carefully land on top of one of the pillars and looks down at the other two present, head tilting side to side. The almost angelic figure somehow looks just a bit too feral the way she is crouched to perch there, wings out, leaning on the spear. Her spiral tattoos on her cheeks and on her exposed flesh all glowing, along with her no-moon caste mark. The tattoos look to be especially artfully done. For the moment Tiziri doesn't say anything at all as she continues to regard the rest present.
Fudou the Mountain	The gigantif full moon doesn't look to Rishi yet and instead allows a slight smile to grow towards an ear to ear grin as she speaks and approaches. "Maybe I just wanted t'see you, luv and look upon your form both gorgeous and unsettling as it is. Next time I'll have t'be clear about coming alone and wearing your most enticing high priestess gowns.." He rolls over to his side now, propping himself up by the elbow as he looks to RIshi, "I did want to just catch p with you but good thinking! Though...who did you call? I know there are more of us in the area now but I am uncertain on all.." He is interrupted by Makara's arrival and comment and the goliath finally just sits fully up. He hops forward and drops a few feet down to the earth, shaking it with the force of his impact and then straightening up to his full height as he grins down towards the draconic lunar, "They are." he notes, "But they don't have my svelte figure.." He rolls the muscles his pectorals, bouncing the muscles thickly and perhaps comically before stopping at Tiziri's arrival. "Another comes by air and can fly! That's just so unfair.. DO I need to srout wings now in order to stay relevant?"
Rishi	Rishi smiles, a moment's thought making her form even more enticing... Though she pouts a bit. "My form is being a perfect fusion of function and aesthetics that I am continusing to be improving and tinkering with every day. It is not being unsettling." She hops over onto a rock and sits smoothly, dust and dirt simply refusing to stick to her pants or the fluffy fur of her tail. "Just a few others...ah!" And Rishi waves as the others come in, smirking at the comments. "If you are ever wishing for your own set of the wings, I can be helping." She tilts her head to one side, considering. "Though, in your case, I think I might be needing more of the raw materials to be making some that are being the large enough." Rishi waves encouragingly to Tiziri to come down and join them. "I was bring some of the peaches and the apples to be sharing with all of the everyone!"
Tepet Makara	"ooh peaches, although I'm mostly a meat lover, it's nice to have some" Makara says with glee but wonders why Rishi sets up this meeting. "Anyway, why did you call us here? I assume it's something urgent?" The Full Moon hopes it's not bad news involving a Wyld Hunt coming here. Seeing Tiziri is present but may not even know Makara is a Lunar, not a Water Aspect, he approaches. "Sorry if I'm a stranger to you, but I believe we have meet before....but in different shapes. Have you meet that Tepet tourist in Great Forks? Well I know him, but do not worry, he's not the type of "dragonblood" that wants to kill Anathema" He chuckles a bit as he refers to himself as a different person
Tiziri	"All you need to do is hunt something that can fly." Tiziri notes, and it's here something else is different. Her voice. It's still recognizably Tiziri, but more. There's something musical, birdlike, and beautiful about it. Something hard to miss, hard to ignore. Even said quietly like she did it would stand out in a crowd somehow. "And sometimes wings are less useful to than you'd think." She adds ruefully. "Do you have any idea how hard it is to use White Reaper Style and a spear with wings?" She regards Rishi again, thoughtfully almost, or at least in that strangely feral headtilt. Though she ends up leaping, or really, gliding down gracefully. Before she is regarding Makara much more carefully. "Now you are a surprise. That might've made things with a certain Lion a lot less awkward, though they did turn out ok."
Fudou the Mountain	"Causing trouble with Raullaur, are we?" Fudou seems amused more then concerned but that seems to be his general mood of late. "And to be clear, -Rishi- called you here but I called Rishi. I wanted to ask her some questions that I thought she might be equipped to answer." He taps his head as he speaks and then adds, "But she was smart to call for you as well as maybe you two may have additional insight. There seems to be some stranger individuals showing up of late in Great Forks. I had a most interesting encounter in an Arena and I understand that other odd happenings are going on as well. People meeting others and forgetting who they met, only that the meeting happened..and so on." He leans his great form back against a wall, once more shuddering the area, "At first I thought some sort of odd gift of exigence but at least one has confirmed that there is power from hell's rulers invested in them. There could be more..." He quiets to let this sink in and then says, "I fought one, briefly, with my hand tied behind my back mind you, so to speak, but..it was enough to show me that there is considerable power there. She claims no allegiance to hell but...it is still hell. What do you think?"
Rishi	Rishi nods slowly. "I have not had the meeting of them myself, but, from my dealings with Demons, I would not expect those doing the Chosing to have the ...fondness for Creation that The Sun or The One Who is Many are possessing. I refuse to be doing the judging before the meeting, but I would not be expecting them to be without the power." She turns to the other two Lunars. "Have you had the meetings with anyone who is being odd?" she headtilts, considering "...odder than we are already being?"
Tepet Makara	"The lionfolk solar already knows for he was one of the few to go with me in the Field Of Endless Raitons. I'm glad that mess in the Yellow River deescalated, wish that lazy satrap sent us to fight bandits in the Far East routes instead" He sighs considering the action that may have lead to a diplomatic incident. However the topic on individuals blessed by what seems to be Hell itself attracts his attention. "I know Great Forks is filled with exigents, but is it even possible for an exigence to be stolen and used by demons? I sadly never meet those chosen before but I shall be on the look out in case I encounter one" Just hearing of sightings on the hellish exalted even makes him shiver
Tiziri	Tiziri blinks, then blinks again at all Fudou says. Then listens to Rishi's statement before she grins impishly. "Back in Mahalanka, this would be normal. So it is not strange to me." She keeps grinning for a moment, before taking a deep breath as it fades. "I... have not encountered those of Hell that I know of." She says warily, "But I have... forgotten things. Have a feeling of unease at knowing I met someone, but no image. Knowing the Chosen of Fate have meddled. Fearing. My Shahan-ya warned me of them. Warned me they may well come for me, try to kill me, if I am too overt, and even if I am not. This worries me, greatly. One of them 'chanced...'" Her tone bleeds sarcasm in the word chanced. "...upon my sparring with Misa at her Martial Arts School." Ardent Vagabond seems a bit more flighty now. "Note I shall be reporting what you say about those of Hell back to my Shahan-ya as well, if anyone can elucidate matters on this, it is the Queen of Fangs. And even if she can't, she will want to know." She grins over to Makara finally, "Good, because he's a valuable ally. I was worried I might've had to reveal myself to help end it less poorly."
Fudou the Mountain	"I think this is beyond the exigence." notes Fudou as he looks to Makara, "The one I speak of, Brazen..was very clear in expressing that she had the power of the demon kings. Her fists struck with uncanny power. I was forced to call upon my own gifts to defend myself although I was able to do so without showing my nature infront of everyone in the arena.." He pauses in thought and then adds, "..But she had no such restraints. Green flame licked up around her sigil..some sort of black mark..appeared on her forhead." The huge lunar shrugs and folds his arms, body creaking as he turns to look over the others and frowning as he considers Tiziri's words. "Chosen of Fate... Yes..I think it is worth sending word to The Queen of Fangs on both of these matters. The one I dueled..is insisting that I face her full on in a full on test of strength. I was going to ask about Silk's dojo but when I learned of the source of her strength then I had second thoughts. I'm not sure how well our Solar allies are going to mix with these newcomers and especially with the ones of fate that you speak about. Could be trouble. They dont' claim allegiance to the demon lords of hell but ..it is still hell..."
Rishi	Rishi headtilts. "I am not being much of the familiar with those Chosen by Fate. What is being known of them?" "Fudou, I should like to be meeting this one who is glowing with the green fire, to be taking her measure." She hrms... "Perhaps I should be doing the summoning of the Spear of Liger beforehand, to be learning more?"
Amethyst	Better late than never. Moving as fast as she can without attracting too much suspiscion to herself, the young dragon finds herself to the place the others are gathered. Without making use of sorcery and while making sure no one was following her, or doing the best she can. Once there, Amethyst gives a little bow, "Apologies for being late, I got tied up doing business. What did I miss?" At first she looks like any ordinary dragon-blooded, except for the very peculiar and intricate prismatic tattoos that cover the length of her body, tattoos that she still doesn't have a good way to hide. But a moment passes and her body shifts, growing scales with wings appearing from neatly hidden spots, along with a tail and some other features that render her like one of the elemental dragons she so venerates, particularly a water-aspected dragon. "I would've flew but I didn't wanna attract too much attention to myself." She's just a little out of breath.
Tepet Makara	Besides the rumored exalted of the demon princes, another unfamiliar term enters his ears. "Chosen Of Fate? It's the first time I'm hearing about it. I meet dragonbloods, fellow lunars, and solars but Ive never met one before" Makara can't bite his tongue on it although he gets an odd feeling of deja vu. "I wonder if this Brazen person will agree meeting you, but hopefully their kind are not as hostile as those deathly chosen that took Thorns" But then he sets his eyes on another visitor for it is Amethyst in her dragon form. "Oh its Amethyst, I wonder if she was invited here too. We were just talking about the Hell chosen last seen in Great Forks"
Tiziri	"I am as much concerned that The Realm and its Wyld Hunts will be unable to hold back from meddling in Great Forks now. A few legions sent here to deal with these Hell Chosen and any others the Realm decides they don't like as well?" Tiziri says, shuddering so much her wings shed a few feathers! "This could be very bad." She takes a few more deep breaths, her wings stretching out then folding back up as she does. Then she says to Rishi. "The Chosen of the Five Maidens. Of Fate. Raksi hates them. They were responsible for much of the murder of the past, the end of the First Age." She really sounds shaken, even as she looks to the others. Even in surprise at Amethyst's arrival. She purses her lips and stretches her wings out once more, then says to Makara. "The other thing that I was told is I'll never remember anything about my encounters with them, especially the person. They're there. I know nothing else. I know I met one, but not who. I'm just shaken by it. At least these Hell Chosen being spoken of are ones we can remember! The Chosen of Fate could be a stranger we've actually fought before and we'd have tea with them as if they were a new friend the next time. That's disconcerting to me."
Fudou the Mountain	"What is this!" Fudou seems rather surprised at Amethyst. Both her arrival and especially her transformation. IT's abit of sensory overload to say the least and he has no time to focus much on it as the others speak up and he looks to them and frowns. His expression souring now for the first true time. "No...no..I don't think that is a good idea." he suggests to Rishi. "I mean...do what you wish but this Brazen she is not the talkative or information giving type. She has made it clear she prefers to show by doing. Approach her if you can find her but I would not expect to glean much from simply trying to interview her." He shrugs and gestures absently, "I intend to keep my word. She wants a fight and so I will give it to her. If you want to learn more, maybe plan to join me and see what she reveals about herself and her hell powers. I don't wish to kill her but I will not hold back. I know she wont' either.." He then nods solemnly to Tiziri, "You are right as well but..I don't think The Realm would challenge Great Forks sovereignty by sending a Wyld Hunt to it and risk enraging Lookshy and other such places. But that doesn't mean that The THree themselves might not take action if they feel threatened."
Amethyst	Amethyst pauses for a moment, listening to the conversation unfold around her. "Well, as far as the Hunt goes, I do have contigencies. There's several manses and demanses I know about that we could hide in, not to mention I and several of us are readily welcome in a particular freehold and I'm sure that if the Hunt wants to go all the way to the wyld, they'll be well out of their depth." "Failing that, I know that many of us are incredibly capable fighters if we /must/ face them head on. But if there is truly a Wyld Hunt coming, our best option is to run. At the least the younger folks here" Amethyst looks towards Tiziri and Makara, "We'll do our best to protect you." "On the topic of the Realm, no, I doubt that they'd come this far. But Lookshy would surely send a Wyld Hunt. I have no doubts that the Three would not want to pick a fight with such a close neighbor. If Great Forks becomes known for harboring these new chosen, it wouldn't be good for any of us." "On that topic, what the fuck are these hell chosen? They sound like something straight out of an immaculate fable." Amethyst's ears are pulled back and she's tensed up. She's breathing steadily to keep herself calm. She gives Fudou a little, 'We'll talk later' look in response to his surprise.
Rishi	Rishi springs up and pulls Ammy into a hug, pulling her to sit on the rock next to Rishi. Assuming she does, Rishi's tail starts twining with Ammy's, while she pulls out some more fruit to offer around. "We have been discussing the new Exalted." Rishi hrms at this information about the Chosen of Fate. "It is sounding like I shall need to be experimenting with improving my memory with the Essence, just in case I am finding myself doing the interacting with them. Because that is being Most unsettling, yes." "I am also not thinking the Realm is in the position to be doing much here....but the Lookshy or the Great Forks could be doing the thing, yes."
Tepet Makara	"To think there are even far stranger chosen out there, Creation is no small place after all" He finds the existence of these hidden exalted interesting but something has been bugging him about them. "For the Wyld Hunts, despite Lookshy and the Realm having fragile relations, they are known to cooperate in hunting down Anathema from what I remember" "If there is a Realm lead Wyld Hunt in this area, I'll use my position to distract them and create false leads although it's risky for me, thankfully I have powers that can help with faking elemental powers. The Realm military presence is low in the East besides military exercise and in Greyfalls" He gives an assuring nod to the rest.
Tiziri	Tiziri looks towards Fudou. "If the Forces of Hell act openly, Lookshy may well march alongside the Realm. They host Wyld Hunts too, after all." She says gravely. "Do you think they want to risk Great Forks becoming the Thorns of the Forces of Hell?" There's another dark edge, she seems the pessimist. Musical voice or not! "Especially when we still don't quite get just what is up with Thorns. Hell? That's a known quantity." She looks to Makara pointedly here. "Maybe your forces are here for more reasons than you suspect? If we know, others whose job it is to learn of odd things might too."
Fudou the Mountain	The Mountain's deep voice rumbles with an air of frustration to it onw, "Are we to sit here and continue running and hiding each time THe Wyld Hunt shows up? Yes they are dangerous but let's be clear about their tactics. They are used to dealing with hunting recently exalted chosen who are alone or lack great knowleedge and experience. Lunar domains stand strong and tall within the threshold and beyond for a reason. The Wyld Hunt is not designed to attempt to deal with experienced celestials who are ready for and -looking- for them. That is why Great Forks has been a boon to us and The Three willing to shelter anathema. We represent and possess strength that is not easily overturned if we are working together. Did we not -just- route an army of fae a matter of seasons ago? Come on now." Fudou shakes his head, arms folded, "Do you think it so simple that opposed nations will simply unite to face ANathema and then walk away back to their status quo? Those very acts become preludes to further war amongst themselves. Even though possible it's not so simple or gaurenteed that they'd just roll out as one unit. They'd be eyeing each others backs constantly Nobody wants The Realm to have the means to expand its power in the Threshold, Anathema or no." Fudou shake shis head and gestures, "Be cautious but be bold. There's no need to discuss running and going to ground yet or to assume we'd just be abandoned by our allies. Let's deal with one problem at a time. We need to learn how to counter these CHosen of Fate and the allegiances of the Chosen of Hell. That is enough to start.."
Amethyst	Amethyst rubs her head, "You're right Fudou." She again breaths to calm herself. "I've just know an awful lot of stories about the Wyld Hunts. But of course none of them ever went well for the would-be anathema." She shakes her head. "It's a lot to process all at once." "As far as distracting them goes, maybe Salara could help with that. We definitely need to make plans if Hell has chosen wandering around now. I will /not/ be letting what happened to Thorns happen here." Amethyst says with certainty. "Okay Ametis breath and relax, you can think this through. At least the hunts are comparatively a known quantity. I know almost nothing about the chosen who took over Thorns, nor about these demon exalted. And there's chosen of fate that no one can remember? Rishi: " "Me and my mother and her mother before her and going back generations has had a particular talent with looking into memories. The same talent I used on you, Makara." She glances over to him for a moment and then focuses on Rishi. "The three of us together could probably devise some way to protect our memories from whatever these chosen of fate are doing." "In the meantime, wow there's a lot of pieces to this." She breaths again. It's clear that all of this has completely overwhelmed the young dragon. She's doing her best. "I think, I think we need to follow up with that infernal portal we discovered. Find the trail and figure out where their base is in Great Forks and deal with them, or at least, learn about them. Understand them if we can." "I'll talk to Salara and see if she's heard anything about this through her network. Should probably tell Bright and Silk. And especially see if Silk's heard anything in her contacts." "This is a lot all at once." Amethyst says, "Apologies for defaulting to running away. Yes, we'll stay and fight. But having contigencies for if we need to retreat? We should still have those." She collapses a little onto Rishi.
Rishi	Rishi headtilts thinking. "I am agreeing with Fudou, mostly. It is being too early to be running and, if we are having to do this, those of us who are being Chosen by the One of Many Faces are most skilled at doing the running. If anyone is needing it, I can be helping you to be hunting the rats." She hrms. "Possibly, if all of us are doing the working together, we could be doing the ruling of this City... but I should not be liking to be angering all the gods that are dwelling here, so I should not be wishing to be having to be fighting the war here. So, it is being best if we are all staying the quiet. If we can impress upon these new Exalted anything, it must be that they are needing to be subtle. Perhaps by pretending to be the Exigents?" she smirks.
Tepet Makara	Once he hears Amethyst mentioning the Iselsi's name, it seems they share a mutual friend. "You know Salara as well? My master, although not Lunar like me but a dragonblood is related to her." Makara is not sure if they already know her actual house, but he has to stay quiet on the topic lest he pisses off his master again. "There's a portal to that hellish realm in Great Forks? I may join you if you need help, although it's mostly to return the favor after helping me out with my past life and the encounter in the shadowlands"
Tiziri	"I never said a thing about running." Tiziri says, still seeming to be extra flighty right now. "I've fought off three separate Wyld Hunts in my short time Exalted. But that doesn't mean I enjoyed the experience." She says. "Caution isn't cowardice. Caution is being prepared. Caution is killing the enemy before it becomes a threat." She takes another deep breath. "Caution is dealing with the issue before we have to deal with armies and kill even more people who don't need to die. That's not weakness. And that's all I meant by saying all of that. Expect and prepare for the worst, hope for the best. As you say, this is a place of Power, but I'd rather it not become a second Caul. If I wanted endless warfare, I'd have gone there instead." Then Tiziri seems to calm a bit and says. "I do think it's important to distinguish we're dealing with two very different problems here. These Hell Exalts? That's something unsettling and awkward." She states. "The Fate Exalts? That's a different sort of unsettling, but probably entirely unrelated, and full of questions. I'll see if Raksi has any ideas of how to deal with them too, but I'm guessing she'll just advise me to use my wits and figure it out. She's warned me of them already after all."
Fudou the Mountain	"I know that you didn't say anything about running." says Fudou towards Tiziri, "But what I said still needed saying. There were other things said by others present after all. I think none here are cowards but we should know when we need to hold our line. Change isn't going to happen by simply falling back all the time and we should know that there are other factors involved as well." He quiets at mention of the Caul and grumbles abit, looking thoughtful and then he adds, "I do not think overthrowing The Three is a valid. Instead we should cultivate things here further. There's much I dont like about Great Forks but there's no doubt that the way things are benefit us and The Three look for allies and awys to make themselves more sovereign. We should also consider what can be done within The Hundred Kingdoms..." He pauses and then says, "I think we will learn more about the Hell Exalts soon enough. I will give Brazen her fight. If any of you are available and interested you are welcome to observe and learn what you may. I would use Silk's dojo but I don't thin this will mix well..."
Rishi	Rishi pulls Ammy into a hug and passes her a peach. "Eat something, have a drink of the water, and do the breathing. Relax. We are not being the hunted right now. It is being most fine." Rishi blinks. "Ah, you are knowing Pearly as well?" She shakes her head. "Truely this city is being most tiny in many of the ways. But she is being the good person, even if she is not believing that." Rishi nods to Tiziri's words. "It is best that we are prepared and to do that we are needing the knowledge." She headtilts "Caul?" Upon mention of Raksi, Rishi shivers slightly, but clears her throat and says "...When you are speaking with your teacher, would you tell her of me? And ask whether I might be having the permission to be sending her the Messenger which is Infallable at some point?" Rishi nods. "Do the informing of me when the fight will be taking place. I will be most interested in doing the watching."
Amethyst	Amethyst breaths and nibbles on the peach that was handed to her. "So you're already working for Salara." Amethyst muses. She mentally makes note of that. "Wait, you faced three Wyld Hunts?" Amethyst asks, looking wide-eyed at Tiziri. "I might've underestimated you." "And yes, we're dealing with two different, and distinct problems. Let me and Rishi and my mother see if our sorcery is a match for whatever the fated ones do to memory. I'm sure we can cook something up." "As for the hellish ones, I too would like to see this one in action. Where are you going to fight her?" Amethyst asks. "And I echo Rishi's question: What is the Caul?"
Tepet Makara	"The Caul? I've been originally assigned there in one of the continent's only Realm held city of Faxai and where I got my Pterodactyl shape. But my master decided to change my position to Greyfalls for like what Tiziri said, the continent is a bloody mess." He would say what he knows even if his time there was too brief. "I once heard of the Caul's leading Lunar that supposedly rises everytime he dies. For those who don't know about the continent, it's a land both divine to dragonblooded and lunars hence why there is a holy war going on. I only know why the Realm wants it for the 5 elemental dragons once stepped foot on the continent, but I wasn't close to other lunars at that time to know why it's of spiritual important to other moon chosen'
Tiziri	"Raksi is always open to speaking to the Chosen. Especially of Sorcerous Bent, I imagine she'd love to go over your recent ritual in depth with you, and probably have a dozen ways to improve it in mind." Tiziri says to Rishi. "Just... expect her to challenge you in some way. Whether intellectually, morally, physically, or other. She will test you somehow. Try to shock you." Tiziri warns. She smiles sadly at Amethyst then. "Aye. I'm... particularly good at dealing with the overwhelming numbers hunts sometimes rely on." She nods along with what Tepet Makara says. "What he says is pretty much what I know too. Though both sides desperately seek help, the Black Lion Sha'a Oka has even sent delegates to Mahalanka. I honestly thought about going, curiosity over just what the Pilgrimage would meanto one of our kind?" She grins widely. "But I'm not ready for that. There's too much to see before then."
Fudou the Mountain	"Yes. I Don't think we risk becoming anything like the mess that is The Caul. THe various powers that lie here in The East would speak to a different sort of open warfare and it would not simply be against anathema. There is terrible power within The Shadwlands. Nexus, Thorns, Greyfalls, Great Forks...the many lairs of our kin, whom have different values and agendas. There is no one like The Black Lion to unite all under his banner. The Pact is not so monolithic.." notes Fudou. He rises from where he'd been resting looming up and up and up, "As to where I'd fight? Oh..I don't know. There are a few scattered ruins about. Old temples. Long abandoned. We were at some once, ye? I might return there and bring her there. I think she's learned more restraint in revealing herself in full in the city but I won't take that chance again. I rather like being able to move about in Great Forks without being harassed or watched mroe then usual." He grins slowly and then turns, having apparently gotten what he wished for when he first called for Rishi. "Goodbye for now!"
Rishi	Rishi bows to Fudou before he leaves. "Go in safety then. I will be watching your fight." Rishi headtilts at this information about the Caul. "Hmm... That is sounding most ...important. If I am wishing to be knowing more, who should I be asking?" She absently puts an arm around Ammy as she does. At Tiziri's warning about Raksi, Rishi nods. "...I hope it will not be much harder than dealing with Sigereth or Mara, but I fear it might be. But...I think it is being necessary to be doing the speaking with her." Rishi nods. "Your mother and I have reached the compromise and are being...okay with each other, I am thinking. The three of us doing the working with memories should be...interesting. But effective!"
Amethyst	"A place sacred to both Lunars and Dragons..." Amethyst muses over. She closes her eyes for a moment, "If there was ever a place that could more perfectly represent how I feel it would be impossible to find. And symbolizing the way Lunars and Dragons have been for the last millenia, it's been at war." "Would it be possible for both sides to come to some sort of truce rather than fighting forever?" Amethyst wonders. Clearly, an idea is budding in her head. "And who's the Black Lion? Clearly we need to talk more on this some other time." "And I do wonder, what would Raksi think of one of the chosen of the dragons? Especially one like myself. She doesn't sound like the nicest sort." And Amethyst hugs Rishi, "I'm glad you and my mom worked things out." She might've forgotten that there was conflict between those two. So much has happened.
Tiziri	"I will only say that... whatever rumors you have heard?" Tiziri says. "They're all true, and far more than you can Imagine. Raksi is old and powerful. She saw the First Age. She saw the Betrayal. She invented these very tattoos we use to hold our forms." She truly sounds in awe. "You are powerful too, I have seen that. Yet she has seen far more, worked things you have yet to imagine." There is a sad smile to Amethyst then too. "Sha'a Oka? As I understand it? There may be no Lunar in Creation who hates the Dragonblooded more than he. Even Raksi thinks he goes too far in his war." She laughs a bit too, a dark laugh. "And Raksi? Raksi would happily kill every Dragonblooded in the world and feast upon their livers with a nice red wine. She saw what they did to Us. To our mates. She knows better than almost anyone what we lost in the process. What our kind once were before our castes were shattered. So no, I don't think a Truce is possible when the Black Lion makes even my Shahan-ya seem like a dove."
Amethyst	"Oh dear." Amethyst says, "/And/ he's said to be immortal." She sighs. "It really is like the wedge driven between the Lunars and the Dragon-Blooded." "And what I'm hearing is that I should stay the hell away from Raksi." Amethyst says. "Yet someone like her would know better than anyone the truths that I seek about the age before the dragons rose up..." "So in short, today I learned there's chosen of fate who no one can remember, chosen of hell who have made residence in Great Forks, that the Caul exists and would be a perfect place to try to heal the old wounds between the lunrs and dragons, and also a prime example of the eternal conflict between our kinds. And there's someone old enough to know the truth that was twisted into the immaculate fables who would likely eat my liver before helping me untangle them." Amethyst just sits down. "I'm gonna need a few."
Tiziri	Tiziri says, "There are a few in the pact who are older still."
Rishi	Rishi pulls Ammy into a hug. "I'll share what I learn with you... though I might be needing to borrow your liver, if she is being as severe in her testing as Tizi is saying. I will be giving you the new one, do not be worrying."
Tepet Makara	"Not surprised there are tons of Lunars that want to get rid of all dragonblooded like Crimson Fangs back in the shadowland. But I can't blame them for the scars of the Shogunate and the Realm left a bad taste in history. Seeing as there is a continent holy to both dragonbloods and our kind, I wonder what it means for both" Makara comments while wondering why it's both significant to the exalts if the dragons and the moon. "I shall be leaving now. I have to write letters back to my annoying brother to the Blessed Isle. Although my time on the Caul was only for like a few days, it will be nice to visit it once again for insight'" He gives a nod as he flap his wings and soars to the sky for the Hundred Kingdom's direction
Amethyst	Amethyst nods weakly at Tiziri. And she just... kind of stares at Rishi. Speechless. Utterly speechless. Instead she just decides to cuddle with Rishi's leg. "I just hope that us dragons survive the inevitable bloodbath..." She says to Makara.