Visitors

The time had passed long and silently as Neyeeva and Eli watched over the sleeping. Neyeeva's thoughts were entirely consumed with worry for the three druids. She knew what they faced now was no psuedo Dream, as it was planned to be, but the actual Dream in with the Nightmare was strongest. Neyeeva was reclining back against the stone wall, sitting with her knees drawn up to her chin, her chin resting upon the them. She hugged her knees tighter to herself as she tried to imagine the horrors the Nightmare may bring forth to them.

Ailac's body had reacted so violently the other day when the Nightmare had sprung forth, manifesting into the waking world. Neyeeva did what she could and mastered it, but not without taking its toll on her inexperiance, leaving her feeling weak and drained of energy. She had healed Ailac with the same effect upon herself, that however was due to her not being an accustomed healer, with little real talent for the art. However when it came to the cleansing of the Nightmare, the young druid knew that she must somehow find it within herself to master and control that great energy and power that was used for such a task.

Neyeeva was so lost in thought that the strange noises comming from outside the barrow, but within the den, went unnoticed by her. It was the warrior, the seasoned sentinel, the Demon Hunter, who had first noticed the subtle disturbances, bringing them to her attention.

Eli motioned to Neyeeva, the action went unnoticed by the druid, yet it was the warrior's words that caught her attention.

"There's someone coming.... are we waiting on anyone?" Eli drew a sword dimming her flame.

Neyeeva looked up sharply to Eli as her statement was recognized. "No." she answered with a steely voice as she finally heard the same noises as Eli. The druid's ears twitched at an unfimiliar, unatural noise, she bit her lower lip as her eyes narrow at the darkness beyond the little barrow as she rose to her feet.

Eli slowly sinked in the edge of her sword into the dirt a flame coming off of the tip... "Its something mechanical... " She slashed the blade upward sending a thin wave of flame towards the noise.

A small blast was heard as a metal head rolled down the walk way into the room with a familiar crest of ETERNO upon it.

"Fenris you brute!!!" came the angered voice of a Draenei female.

Neyeeva gasped silently at the flame and the rolling little head, her eyes widening at the sight. She looked up sharply at the vaguely familiar voice. It was one she had heard once before not so long ago.

Eli merely laughed at the draenei. " You should know not to sneak up on a guard, What brings you here?" the warror inquired as she replaced her blade to its scabbard.

The draenei rolled up her sleeves, her hooves stomping into the room snatching the head and turning to the warrior. "Still! How could you destroy Seech! Dang it all...." she stopped, looking over at the bodies resting on the stone floors. "Xaneria... " Her demenor completely changed and showed worry and warmth. "Supplies. She prepared for this... asked me to deliver supplies if Kichua didn't report back immediately, with your Daughter as my guide." She motioned to the shapes within the darkness beyond the barrow.

Eli grinned and shrugged as Neyeeva look to the draenei, still confused and agasped by the wholly unexpected visitor.

It was then that an elven priestess, a Sister of Elune, stepped forth from the shadows, bowing.
"Hello mother, Its a shame we couldnt have this meeting under different circumstances" she greeted. A little human warrior came closer into the light, halting at the entryway as she dropped her hand from her shield then looking to Eli before turning away quickly. Neyeeva remained to stand back, letting Eli handle the newcomers for the warrior was obviously familiar with them.

The draenei glanced back to Eli. "What's going on?" she asked.

"I dont pretend to understand... but she could tell you in detail" Eli answered as she motioned to Neyeeva.

The draenei turned looking at Neyeeva with a grin, a mischievious look comming to her face. "Ah...the knight of my little Kitten." she stepped closer to Neyeeva and looked her over, her hand touching the chin of the druid, pulling her eyes to meet the tall draenei's dark violet ones. She slipped her goggles off. "So then you can tell me what has happened to my former subordinate?"

Eli raised a brow at the comment. "So you know Peris... this is my daughter and her escort behind her." She introduced.

The human stepped forward, introducing herself. "Amarera, I am Serenus guard.... " the warrior leaned in towards Serenus touching her shoulder to pull her ear to lip range, whispering to her. "What is wath that crazy blue squid?"

Serenus whispered back to Amarera "I wouldnt know... she usually .... normal?'" she shrugged.

Neyeeva flinched slightly from under the touch as she met the draenei's eyes with little fear or intimidation. Averting her eyes only to see and nod in greeting, as best she could, to the warrior and priestess. She looked back to the draenei. "Tell you?" she answered, "I believe I can. Though I know little of it myself."


"Well then, start with what you do know, and that will suffice. You see, I can return the favor if you can inform me thoroughly.. " Peris's hand slid down Neyeeva's neck to her shoulders, "Similar" she mumbled leaning back and waiting with a casual smirk.

The warrior scrunched her short round nose, as she whispered back to the priestess, "Normal, Sugar that sure ain't normal... she just in heat or somthin'?"

Eli tilted her head back with a smirk on her face as Serenus responded to the little human. "I couldnt say... I don''t deal too much with the draenei... maybe?" she giggled softly.

Neyeeva's skin crawled with the gesture, yet she held a firm, controlled stare at the Draenei. "All I know is things went amiss with some idol. Now they are trapped within the real Emerald Dream."

Peris shot the warrior and priestess a glare as sternly listened. She nodded, "I see, the idol... that thing reminds me." Peris pulled from her bag a handful of green shimmering shards and extended them to Neyeeva. "The kitten has asked I deliver this... which if i recall is what made the idol you speak of. I was the one doing the pick up for Xaneria after it was crafted. Oh and one more thing..."

Eli, seeing the glare, shots Peris one as a warning, in return.

Neyeeva took the shards within her hand with a look of confusion as she tilted her head.

Amarera smirked at Serenus and pushes hair from her eyes behind the kaldories ears, she flinched looking at Eli and stepped back.

Peris smirked, waving at Eli with a grin. She turned back to Neyeeva, "Don't ask, Knight Riversong. I do not know the Lionheart's intentions." she changed her tone for a moment then grinned with a snicker. "I also was told I could inform you your sister is well... such a fiery Kaldorei, you and her are not the same. Pity."

Neyeeva glared at the overly friendly Draenei with the mention of her younger sister. When she spoke, she asked in a calm voice, " What do you know of Igraiyne?"

Peris shrugged, sighing. "Not much. When I was looking for the little veluptuous priestess over there, I had run into her bickering in the middle of Darnassus like a brat with some stupid rogue. She was fiery but she didn't reject me." The draenei licked her lips once more swinging her tail in amusement.

Eli suddenly drew her sword, raising it to stop before Peris's face, giving her a fiery glare.

Neyeeva looked the draenei up and down before shrugging, grateful for Eli's action yet taking no outward notice of it. "Her attitude has changed much over the years." she admitted, mostly to herself.

"You... and your mouth... and actions... " Eli's sword lit up, flickering flames at her face. "This isnt a place of play... leave your flirtaciousness outside before I decide it finds its way to Nodika..." she growled.

"Oh? Are you really one to talk about my 'actions'?" Peris's voice changed as her stance shifts, she began to look more like a paladin of the order; her voice stern, "You, are not one to judge in this situation are you?" She flinched at the name mentioned, her tail flattening on her back and her eyes lowering. "So be it." She looked back to Xaneria, as Amarera moved closer, hand on her shield though wary. Peris spoke again, "Entrusting her life to you once more... its regretable but her choice."

Serenus motioned to Armarera to step further up the path.

Neyeeva cocked her head at the comment, yet remained silent.

Eli spoke once more. "And your disgraceful attitude speaks volumes... Paladin..."

"Those who bear heavy sins shall always be a walking disgrace, their is nothing holy upon my hands, taking that sin upon my own." Peris's words trail off. "At least, I would never attack my lover. Your actions, your words, your cold attitude, always leading this druid to fear and near death. You have no right to judge my way of ascertianing one's sins." her voice was stoic and bland as she spoke. Amarera stepped closer still, looking back at Serenus curiously.

"No? Yet here you are disgracing your lover? Is this the way you interact with everyone when not in her presence? You were asked to help... as I said before this is not your playground.. if you have business here take care of it otherwise leave... or I can show you the way out myself..." Eli glared at the paladin, cold and steely.

Peris grinned, looking back at Eli with a challenging stare "I act on my own accord as she does hers. I know my place and how far I can push. What about you? Have you learned where to draw the line on your own selfish hording?"

Neyeeva bit her lower lip as the confrontation continued. It was not her place to interject. These two obviously shared a past and had very differing, if not, the same negative opinions of each other.

Peris took a breath and began to dig in her bags, pulling out another small machine and setting it loose. She kicks it in the head to start its motins and sighed. "The Sentinel is aggitated, move the supplies to the corner and and gather Seech's parts." she spoke to it.

Eli motions her daughter, Serenus, over and whispered something in her ear. Serenus went over and knelt down by the to bodies and places her hands over them a soft light encompassing them. Meanwhile, Neyeeva raiseed her brow at the machine, shocked at the use of such things in the sanctity of the barrows.

Peris looked up at Eli as her defenses dropped. "Food, water, bandages, blankets, and soft pillows, Oh and this," she reached down taking a heavy bag from the robot as it scampres to more things, "Xaneria asked me to give you this specifically."

"Oh?" Eli reached for the bag, taking hold it. "What could this be?"

"She packed it herself, and asked to have it delievered with the supplies. Sharpening stones, cloths, oils, all the things you would need to at least keep your armor and weapons tended to. And an eveloped letter. I did not read its contents."

Neyeeva watched the preistess by the sleeping, somewhat relieved to have an actual healer look to them.

Peris released the bag to the warrior and knelt down gathering the now piled parts of Seech in her satchel and shuts down the older robot, replacing them. She taps her head. "I saw her, when she came to find me. Her eyesight didn't get better... it got worse."

Eli took the bag then set it down off to the side. "Thank you."

"What... will she wake up? From this? Her body looks cold and tense as if she is suffering..." Peris commented with sencerity.

Serenus sighed, shaking her head as she writes something up in the air. The letters glowed for a second then the energy makes its way into the heads of the unconscious.

"Serenus? How do they look?" Peris asked.

"She will awake. When? That is to be determined by her alone, and them." Neyeeva answered to the draenei's first question as she motioned to the other sleeping bodies. "It is all up to them now." she added.

"Tired... I can feel some energy in them, they've been healed recently?" Serenus answered.

Neyeeva nodded to the priestess, "Yes. Though not very well I am afraid."

Peris stood and nodded, crossing her arms and smiling, "She is a trouble maker is she not...? But she's dedicated to what she feels is the right path, that much you can count on."

"I'm sure there in good hands... " The priestess said before she breathed out as a small bubble of energy surrounding the to bodies.

Neyeeva looked down at the shards within her hand, studying them "What am I to do with these?"she voiced her thought aloud.

"I dont know what Lionheart gave them to you for... however, the idol.. I had crafted for Xaneria was made from the same thing... perhaps they could be of some coincidental use?" Peris suggested.

Eli leaned back against the wall sighing. Amarera stepped next to Eli, not noticing the warrior beside her as her gaze locks onto the priestess watching her motions closely.

Neyeeva tilted her head at the draenei. "The Idol? Hmm... perhaps, however honestly I would not know where to start."

Eli looked down at Amarera. "Something interesting?" she inquired. "I assure you shes quite safe here.. you could go rest."

Peris extended her hand sighing, her demeanor still proud, as if a completely different person, queit and clam, stern and in control, "I will take them and have another idol made for you."

Amarera shakes her head. "No... I just love watching her work. The princess has quite a knack for what she does."

Neyeeva looked to draenei with a smile. "Yes, if you could, you would have my grattitude."

"She pushes herself and is very devoted to her work. Its something to be proud about..." Eli said as she streched a bit, "I'm sure she picked you for a reason as well. "

"Well, she has me keeping you well supplied, and the Arbiters well informed." Peris pointed to the blue moth. "Kichua can relay any message you wish with its collar no more than six seconds long, once every three hours. If you need me... for now I'll recieve it through Crutch, until I fix Seech... " she grumbled, "I will take these and get another made quickly as I can." Neyeeva handed the shards to the draenei with a nod.

Amarera nodded in response, "I wonda 'bout that. However, I will do my job."

Peris took the shards and shoved them carefully into a seperate pouch tying it and heading to the base of the steps, pointing upwards, "I will be up there waiting for you Serenus. And Sentinel Fenris..."she paused waiting for a response.

Serenus relaxed as she stood. "I'll be up shortly." she smiled.

Neyeeva looked back to the priestess, watching her work.
Eli waved her hand without looking back.

"Tch." Peris grimaced with a smile then dropped her head deeply bowing. "My deepest apologies. I will try to bring Nodika with me next time we meet, perhaps she can tell us more. There, at this point, is nothing you can do... and because of that," her voice lowered into a near quiver of softness "I am terribly sorry."

The humab steps close to Serenus, extending a hand and tilting her head as Peris moves up the walkway. "Did you over do it? Or are you alright, Princess?"

Serenus smiled. "I'm fine, there wasnt much to be done" she smiled at Neyeeva.

Amarera nodded carefully taking to Serenus's side and awaiting her movements.

Neyeeva smiled back meekly at the priestess in response.

Serenus took Amarera's hand looking over to Neyeeva, "I tried to soothe there minds as much as I could, may help with the dreams. Otherwise they should be fine." She nodded. "Don't count yourself short, everyone can push beyond what they think is there own limits."

Neyeeva bowed her head to the priestess, grateful of the advice. "My thanks, however, I doubt much of anything can help with their dreams now."

Amarera gripped Serenus's hand tight in her own, slightly tighter than normal and walks her towards the doorway where Eli and Neyeeva stood. She watches her motions closely for signs of exhuastion.

"Travel well," Eli smiled, nodding, "and thank you..."

Neyeeva backed up to the stone wall, sliding to a sitting crouch as she returns her attention to the sleeping, ever watchful of them.

Eli leaned back as well, closing her eyes. "Maybe something good will come of this..."

Neyeeva's ear twitched at the comment. She responed to it with a stubborn certainty in her voice. "Of course something good will come of it."

Outside of the den, at the top of its steps, Peris sighed, her hand clenching infront of her, a darker light from the tips of her fingers. "Disrespecting Nodika... huh?"

Serenus walked out to the top of the steps. "Should we be leaving this place? Or did you have other matter to tend to here?"

Peris jolted and turns to Serenus with a weak smile "I should get home, incase she is returning tonight. Thank you so much for your help Serenus."
Serenus noded with a bow. "Of course, you know where to find me when you need to visit again." she smiled at Amarera.

"I will find the two of you when the idol is complete." Peris's smile grows weaker as she sighs. "Thank you again, and you as well Amarera. It was an honor to meet you." Her hand moves towards the warrior, she stops sighing in exhaustion. "When she puts it like that it becomes boring.... idiot..." Peris turned and without a word walked away.

Serenus tilted her head curiously. "We should be off aswell, lets return and get some rest." She nodded to the little warrior.

Amarera picked up Serenus's hand and kisses her knuckles nodding, "As you wish, Princess."

The trio left the lands of Moonglade then. The draenei going one way, the human and elf another. Back to their appointed tasks, and to rest for the uncertain days ahead while the druid and Demon Hunter remained deep inside the den, in the little barrow, watching and waiting for the awakening of the others. An awakening that they knew, and deep within themselves, feared may never come.