Day 247 Patron Quest

[the_last]

[When Estelle arrives, she will experience sudden disorientation, as if suddenly unfamiliar with being inside her body, perhaps not even knowing why she is there or who she is. It lasts for but a moment and then slowly fades... The world around her seems unusually quiet and gray, as though the color were stolen but there remains just enough to suggest that things have been greatly subdued. Within the gray is an expansive forest of every tree imaginable and dry, brittle grass that extends to mid-calf. Here and there, one might even spot some faded prints left upon the ground. The sky is equally gray, although not one cloud can be seen.

And just in front of her, three thumb-sized seeds rest on a flat white rock.]

Comments

[fullmoonblooms]

Maybe I was supposed to make this...

[gently plucking it then]

[the_last]

[Is she wearing it?]

[fullmoonblooms]

[not yet, only looking it over...then if nothing happens, putting it on to test it]

[the_last]

[She gets a mental flash of a unicorn lying on its side, bleeding heavily... before the entire scene is covered in darkness. There is an intense feeling of desperation and the need to return somewhere... returnreturntreturnre—

Oh, and when that's done, she will find herself back in Aather, with the Unicorn standing before her.]

[fullmoonblooms]

[--looking to the Unicorn]

Was that...a memory?

[the_last]

[It lowers its head very slowly.]

. . . that is how. . . your kind refers to it.

[fullmoonblooms]

[Fell will be getting a hug now.]

[the_last]

[Oh yeah, the unicorn in that memory was missing most of its horn. :x

Also, this hug seems to. . . surprise the Unicorn as its ears perk!]

[fullmoonblooms]

[EVEN WORSE]

[...finally pulling back to stroke his neck.]

I'm sorry...

[the_last]

[The skin beneath her fingers moves up and down as the Unicorn breathes softly.]

. . . You have proven your. . . loyalty. The token. . . comes from that. It is yours and yours alone. The symbol of. . . our contract, our. . . bond.

[fullmoonblooms]

[pauses a moment, then nods, smiling softly]

I see...Thank you for giving me the chance.

[the_last]

. . . thank you as well, maiden. . . knight.

You shall now. . . see as I have. Once. . . each day. You need only desire the sight. . .

[fullmoonblooms]

[--nods.]

All right. I'll be sure to use it well.

[the_last]

[. . . nose nuzzle. '-']

[fullmoonblooms]

[...giggles a little and nuzzles back.]