Edgar looked Alexander over, with a look that could only be called approval as the knife was brought up with the now fresh blood staining it. Edgar gave it a lick, and recoiled.
"Gods be damned! You have some very...spicy blood there! I haven't had such a unique flavor in....a damned long time. It is delicious though, so I can promise you the...'full responsibilities' of your actions will be something you are more than happy to bear." Edgar said, pulling out a strange looking sheath and sliding the knife into it, still stained with blood.
"Thank you for that all the same, Alexander. I'll make sure you are properly rewarded. But, you seem like a man of business, and I shall get right to it! It just so happens that you, my unique colleague, might be able to power something that I've been having....difficulties working with myself. Something about the energy not flowing right." Edgar gave a small wave as he stood, walking over to another set of double doors, this one with yet another odd design.
Edgar placed his hand on the door, and seemed to wait for just a moment before slamming his fist into the wall, causing a few flames to burst out. "Heh, that is always fun....Where was I? Ah yes! What we are going to do is power what I believe to be a map. Now, before you go all crazy on me, it isn't a map of the area....I think. It's more of a map of gates, which I think would be quite useful for all parties involved, right? Though, I need it to be of a particular size and reach, because of what would need to come along, but I would at least like to know where they are first of all."
As the door slowly groaned and began to open, it revealed a room that was seemingly completely dark except for an orb in the middle which gave off a dull spark every now and then. It was hard to even tell how big the room was, with the unnatural blackness seeming to resist the light that invaded from the doorway.
"Now, there is the thing that I need to be jolted real nicely. I don't quite have the gifts to do such a thing, but I imagine that you well educated....well, most of you well educated people would be able to do what needs to be done to see what this particular contraption accomplishes."
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"Hey, I wasn't say...." Seth paused, going over what he had said for a moment. "...OK, so maybe I did actually say that. Sorry, I didn't really mean it..." Seth now quietly wished he knew how he should say things...and when that he should say them. While he probably could burn his way out of here, she was likely right that it wouldn't be best first impressions with these...vanishing things.
Where the hell did those stones go though? I mean, I didn't black out or something, did I? Or did I just steal longer glances at Raven than I tell myself? Going to be trouble if this is already going on....
"Maybe our wayward friend-making mage would be willing to share some information...like what they are looking to locate, specifically...." Seth said, stealing a small look towards Silvana.
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"I see you are quite torn on this. Do not worry, I am merely looking for someone of light. I know that they have come, as I have seen it in the visions of the lake. But they are not here, like was foretold, so I imagine that I need a ritual of locating in order to know where I really should be, rather than where I am not. So, could you please join me in my ritual of locating? It is important I do not wait too long, for I do not think many spirits wish to linger here much longer than necessary, especially on this plane of existence." The boy explained, thinking that apparently Silvana did not trust his intentions.
While there were still a few spirits around the other mages, some of the spirits began to ignore the mages like the rest before had, and began to do like the others had begun, washing themselves, taking a drink, or seemingly to commune with the water spirits themselves. The water gave no indications of where the spirits had gone, but the only clear change was that there might not have been as many water spirits as there had been before.
