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to influence him.
Finally Kalla found what she sought, a faint flicker of personality. In her mind, it was a dying flame and she gently blew on it, encouraging it to grow strong and burn brighter.
When she was satisfied that the fires of his being were strong enough Kalla withdrew her mind from Nobunaga's. His form was more relaxed now, his eyes closed. Someone, at some point, had covered him with a cloak.
The Healer swayed slightly as she stood, though Aleister and Vander were quick to support her. She frowned. Obviously she'd been under for much longer than she'd thought.
“Grosso and Kage gone. The Harriers have thoroughly searched the Palace and the grounds and there's been no sign of them. I doubt he'll return, not after this.” Vander murmured in her ear.
She winced. Too long. She'd been under too long, if the hawks had completed a search of the whole building and outlying camp. Nobunaga had been even more badly damaged than she'd initially thought if it had taken her that long to heal his mind. She looked about her and found Shukke and Koumugi. She gave them a tired smile.
“The Khan is free. His mind is healed. He will be just as he once was, when he wakes.” She waved a hand towards Nobunaga. “Not exactly how I had hoped things would turn out, but it was for the better. He might very well have died, if the talisman had been destroyed and he wasn't close enough that we could see the damage it left behind. Please accept my apologies,” Kalla said softly. She leaned against Aleister, grateful for the added support, then turned to the Harriers and twitched a wry grin.
“No doubt you will wish to restrain us. Do as you feel necessary. We will await the Khan's judgment wherever you wish,” she said. The Harriers closest to them exchanged glances and started to move forward, but Ari's soft voice stopped them.
“I don't think that will be necessary. I trust confinement of quarters is sufficient. If you've truly freed us of the mage's influence, then you've done us yet another great service, Lady Kalla. We shall see what the morrow brings,” the Seneschal said and with that, they were dismissed.
Three of the Harriers carefully picked Nobunaga up, gently carrying him back to his room. Two others followed the magi and magister back to their quarters and took up positions near the room. The Healer was too tired to care and fell asleep almost as soon as she collapsed on the pallet. She hadn't fully recovered from all she'd done that morning and the adventures of the evening had drained what little energy she'd recovered.
Dashmar, Evalyce, Year of the Golden Hart, 2013 CE
Blinded with pain and fury, Grosso fled Karokorum, drawing upon the Nagali's power to teleport to freedom, such as it was. Al'dhumarna was angered at the loss of his control over the Arkaddian ruler and he made it perfectly clear to his servant. Somewhere in the dizzying, stumbling series of jumps that followed, Kage's presence disappeared from his mind. The magickal strain of moving two people so far, even with the Nagali's aid, tore down Grosso's defenses and the sundering of the magisterial bond drove the pain-crazed mage further within himself. He finally wound up in a warm dark room that seemed 'safe' drenched in sweat and in pure agony. Shock and pure exhaustion overwhelmed him, pulling Grosso into a dream-tormented sleep.
Whispered voices in a guttural language teased Grosso awake. He lay there a moment, trying to get his bearings, but his tenuous grip on reality shattered and he slipped back into restless slumber. When he woke next he found that he had been stripped and was covered to the waist with a warm blanket. A young woman was applying a cooling salve to his burns. Greater wakefulness brought the pain crashing back and with it all his anger and fear.
He sat up and snarled a question at the young woman. She made a placating gesture and said something in response but her words were all jumbled. She tried to coax him into laying
Finally Kalla found what she sought, a faint flicker of personality. In her mind, it was a dying flame and she gently blew on it, encouraging it to grow strong and burn brighter.
When she was satisfied that the fires of his being were strong enough Kalla withdrew her mind from Nobunaga's. His form was more relaxed now, his eyes closed. Someone, at some point, had covered him with a cloak.
The Healer swayed slightly as she stood, though Aleister and Vander were quick to support her. She frowned. Obviously she'd been under for much longer than she'd thought.
“Grosso and Kage gone. The Harriers have thoroughly searched the Palace and the grounds and there's been no sign of them. I doubt he'll return, not after this.” Vander murmured in her ear.
She winced. Too long. She'd been under too long, if the hawks had completed a search of the whole building and outlying camp. Nobunaga had been even more badly damaged than she'd initially thought if it had taken her that long to heal his mind. She looked about her and found Shukke and Koumugi. She gave them a tired smile.
“The Khan is free. His mind is healed. He will be just as he once was, when he wakes.” She waved a hand towards Nobunaga. “Not exactly how I had hoped things would turn out, but it was for the better. He might very well have died, if the talisman had been destroyed and he wasn't close enough that we could see the damage it left behind. Please accept my apologies,” Kalla said softly. She leaned against Aleister, grateful for the added support, then turned to the Harriers and twitched a wry grin.
“No doubt you will wish to restrain us. Do as you feel necessary. We will await the Khan's judgment wherever you wish,” she said. The Harriers closest to them exchanged glances and started to move forward, but Ari's soft voice stopped them.
“I don't think that will be necessary. I trust confinement of quarters is sufficient. If you've truly freed us of the mage's influence, then you've done us yet another great service, Lady Kalla. We shall see what the morrow brings,” the Seneschal said and with that, they were dismissed.
Three of the Harriers carefully picked Nobunaga up, gently carrying him back to his room. Two others followed the magi and magister back to their quarters and took up positions near the room. The Healer was too tired to care and fell asleep almost as soon as she collapsed on the pallet. She hadn't fully recovered from all she'd done that morning and the adventures of the evening had drained what little energy she'd recovered.
Dashmar, Evalyce, Year of the Golden Hart, 2013 CE
Blinded with pain and fury, Grosso fled Karokorum, drawing upon the Nagali's power to teleport to freedom, such as it was. Al'dhumarna was angered at the loss of his control over the Arkaddian ruler and he made it perfectly clear to his servant. Somewhere in the dizzying, stumbling series of jumps that followed, Kage's presence disappeared from his mind. The magickal strain of moving two people so far, even with the Nagali's aid, tore down Grosso's defenses and the sundering of the magisterial bond drove the pain-crazed mage further within himself. He finally wound up in a warm dark room that seemed 'safe' drenched in sweat and in pure agony. Shock and pure exhaustion overwhelmed him, pulling Grosso into a dream-tormented sleep.
Whispered voices in a guttural language teased Grosso awake. He lay there a moment, trying to get his bearings, but his tenuous grip on reality shattered and he slipped back into restless slumber. When he woke next he found that he had been stripped and was covered to the waist with a warm blanket. A young woman was applying a cooling salve to his burns. Greater wakefulness brought the pain crashing back and with it all his anger and fear.
He sat up and snarled a question at the young woman. She made a placating gesture and said something in response but her words were all jumbled. She tried to coax him into laying
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