The Warped (2nd Party)

[Srgntcuddles]

"Like...Forever? Or just not for awhile?" Constance asked, referring to him saying he wouldn't be able to speak to them anymore. "I can't think of anymore questions...Unless Septar has anymore." she said, looking at Septar. "Oh, uh...Is there any faster way to clean this thing? Or any others I would come across? I've just been picking at it with Lych." she said.

[Ares the Ram]

Macid sighed as he hugged Mortis. He didn't blame her for feeling so down and detached at the moment and decided to let her be for now. He got up and walked over to his bed, where Anon had been sitting this whole time, and began to write in it. He didn't write anyone's name, but rather just the alphabet so that he could practice writing faster and faster in it. As he wrote, he kept thinking about the day and loosing Max, Septar replacing him, and this little vacation they were on. He remembered the others that were with them at the start too. He wondered what they were doing now, and if they too lost anyone.

[[Sov]]

Septar listened to Filadius tell Constance about the summoning stone, but was still too focused on looking at the gems and her new gauntlet, after all dragons were all about treasures. It wasn't until she heard Constance say her name that she came back to where she was, "No, I don't have any questions." She stated sharply, and turned to walk a bit further away from the group. She wanted to see what was around them, at a much, broader view. Bending into her knees a bit  she extended her wings fully and pushed off the ground using their powerful upthrust to lift her into the air. She didn't see much of anything though, just a lot of trees, but it felt good to be in the air. It was rare if she got to fly in the city, and mostly did her flying when she drove out into the countryside so no one would look at her strangely. Anthro dragons weren't exactly looked upon as being friendly creatures, but Septar was just that. She flapped her wings quickly and inwardly to bring herself back down to earth, touching down gently, she let out a huff with some visible steam coming from her nostrils.

Looking to Volgus she hoped for some practice with defending herself, and maybe break a boulder like Filadius said she could do with her super strength.

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

Filadius sighed and light began to emit from the gem through his projected hand and onto the stone tablet in Constance's hands. The rubble seemed to slowly fade away, the condition of the tablet itself restoring itself that the cracks on it even disappeared. "There, I've reversed it back 7,000 years with my magic through the gem. I probably have only sec-" With that, his image disappeared and Moon backed up and got back on all fours. The tablet now showed a new rune, as if it was a new block of stone as well.

[Srgntcuddles]

Constance held the lump of rock out to Filadius as he worked his magic. When it was all said and done she looked at the rune on it. She looked back up to listen to what Filadius was saying. She was going to ask what the animal would be, but his time was up and faded away. With a sigh she continued to examine it. She decided to stifle her curiosity and but the rune back into her bag since she had brought it thinking they were leaving. Turning to Volgus she spoke. "What are you going to do with Max...? Should we...Bury him?" she asked.

[[Sov]]

Septar sucked her wings back into her body when Filadius vanished mid-sentence, and her eyes grew wide. She looked at Moon, and walked back over to her, looking her over a bit. She wanted to get to know Moon, because knowing the feral side of a dragon would be useful, and maybe she'd understand herself a bit more. She turned her attention back to Constance when she spoke to Volgus about Max, and just watched to see what he would say. He knew she wanted to practice with her gauntlet, and get some instruction on how to fight, but tending to Max's body was something that was more important. She turned her attention back to Moon, still keeping an ear out to listen to Volgus and Constance, holding the back of her hand out for Moon to sniff again so they could get better acquainted. She tilted her head and relaxed her body and wings again, trying her best to communicate in body language. Hoping she was giving off a friendly vibe.

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

Volgus sighed, "We have a burial site about 100 meters deep inside the forest. I'm sure the sisters have already begun preparations on his body." Meanwhile, Moon was confused at why Septar walked up to her and started looking at her. She merely cocked her head from side to side, trying to figure Septar out as she was trying to figure her out.

[Srgntcuddles]

"Alright, I'll go let the others know..." said Constance when Volgus mentioned what they could do. She headed back down stairs and found Macid and Mortis. "We're gonna go bury Max soon. If any of you want to go...Might want to get ready." she said. She rubbed the back of her neck, trying to keep cool. She felt a bit bad, she had forgotten Max for a moment when she was talking to Filadius about her new rune stone. Her wolf was idly following her around at her heels.

[Ares the Ram]

Macid closed his book and hefted himself up from the bed when Constance mentioned a burial. He kept the book with him this time and walked over to Mortis, placing a paw on her shoulder. He didn't really know what to say anymore, so he just rubbed it and patted her before walking away outside again. There he saw Volgus, Septar and Moon. Septar was busy with Moon so he decided to try and talk to Volgus. "Thank you. For everything, really. Where are we going to bury Max? Is there a graveyard around here we can use?"

[[Sov]]

Septar didn't really know what to do with all the talk of Max's burial, but figured it would be polite to follow along silently. She couldn't really comfort any of them, especially since she had just met them, and didn't know Max at all. "I don't know what to do." She said quietly to Moon and touched her nose, "I just hope I'll be as helpful as Max was, and I hope that I can live up to what the prophecy calls for as well." She didn't know if Moon could understand what she was saying, but she didn't care either, she just needed to talk. Swallowing hard, her ears flopped and drooped a bit with uneasiness, mixed with a bit of sadness. She looked over at Macid as he spoke to Volgus, and was waiting for Constance and Mortis to appear from the cavern.

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

Moon merely scoffed with a face that said, "Anyone would be better than that idiot." Unfortunately, it wasn't really much to go on, since she had a bad attitude all the time. Volgus stayed outside so that Septar wasn't alone. The nuns had prepared Max's body about 2 minutes after Constance went inside to everyone. The sisters carried Max's body upstairs, and Volgus led the way to the small burial site. At first, when they entered through the thicket that was near impossible to see through, it was a sit to see over 100 graves, and just as many prepared graves. The procession was nothing special, nor was there any music. The sisters brought Max over and tied some rope around him before lowering him inside. Volgus merely saluted before stepping back and allowing the sisters to close up the burial. The area that Max was buried in was on the far end of the grave site, and seemed to be separate from the rest of the site, being only 12 buried near him, and not more than 20 open ones were there, too.

[Goblin Cat 😸]

Mortis merely sat her book down on her bed and walked behind the others. When the procession went on, she couldn't help but wonder if there would be anyone back in their world that would notice Max was gone. She also wondered how their decisions could cause effects back when they got home. She stared blankly as they lowered Max into a grave, taking note of the sheer amount of graves, both prepared and filled.

[Srgntcuddles]

Constance followed behind the nuns as they went on to the burial site. She was surprised to see all the graves, at least the prepared ones. It felt a little demoralizing, but she tried not to let it get to her. She didn't expect much of the funeral, but it was better than nothing. She crouched down near the grave and watched as he was buried. She was silent, holding back tears as things went on. Her wolf who had been following them licked her in the face but she didn't budge, just staring at the grave.

[Ares the Ram]

Macid watched as Max was lowered down into the grave. His demeanor remained silent and stoned face as the procession continued, nary shedding a tear. He wanted to, he had gotten used to Max and had liked having him around. He felt like he didn't have any more tears to shed, as if everything that had happened had hardened him to the point where he couldn't cry. When Volgus saluted, he did so too, and remained in that pose for some time.

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

Moon ended up staying with Septar while the others went to Max's burial. She got bored quickly and walked over beside Septar and laid down on the floor leaning against her. Not too far from where they were, though, there was a low carrying sound of various wildlife from the very little to the very large that were NOT hostile or hungry for flesh and meat.