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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DM-Rocco" data-source="post: 3308569" data-attributes="member: 14451">There Is No Honor - Viola's family surpriseViola lay on her back staring at the night time sky.   It had been a score of days since she had returned to her ancestral home in the Kraken’s Cove.  She had returned from her long sojourn with Aniphastus only to find her sister and mother where not at home.  It was not uncommon for them to be gone from time to time, but usually they left a message with the trees or the birds.    Aniphastus had business he had to attend to in Sasserine and could not wait, but Viola, as much as she wanted to visit the fabled city, wanted to see her mother more.  She had no reason to fear that harm had befallen them, she simply wanted her mothers blessing and to talk, as only mothers and daughters do.    In the last few days, she had began to explore the surrounding area of her enclave.  She had used her natural abilities to commune with the plants in the area.  She knew they had headed towards the Ruins of Kuss, but there was a point in which she could no longer track them.  It was as if the lush jungle had swallowed them whole.  That was nothing new, they could both make themselves disappear in a natural setting, as any fey could, but still, it just felt odd that she didn’t know where they were.    A wisp of wind picked up.  It wasn’t a cold wind or a strong wind.  It seemed just a playful wind.    “Figment,” she said, “is that you?”    “Viola,” came a voice in the night.  There was only one person who had ever called her that.    “Aniphastus,”  she replied, “I’m her, on look out rock.”    “Viola,” he screamed and in an instant the echo of his voice trailed off to be replaced with the pop of magic and the rustle of leaves as he appeared to her side.  “Viola,” he screamed again as he grabbed her by the arm, “are you okay, are you safe.”    “Aniphastus, are you afflicted with a madness?”      He wasted no time with answers and instead turned her over and to the side, viewing her body for signs of injury.  Finding none, he released her hand walked past her with great haste.    “Have you seen them, have you seen any one?”    “Have I seen who!” she replied in her normal silken voice.  She was growing concerned with every passing moment.  Aniphastus was a man of reason, but his actions this night were starting to scare her.  She reached into her inner power and felt the earth below her feet.  She raised her hands wide over her head and stood in a horse stance.  Then, she centered herself and wheeled her hands down towards the ground.  Her ki released and sent a shock wave through the earth, under Aniphastus.  Then, a wall of earth erupted around him, enclosing him in an earthen prison.  Other benders could maintain such a feat permanently, but she was still a novice and as such, had to concentrate to maintain the grip.    “Aniphastus, calm yourself,”  when he finally stopped, she released her hold on her ki and the prison fell back to the earth, as if it never was.      “Viola,”  he began, but them took in a deep breath and continued, “Viola, you must leave here.  I don’t have time to explain, but it is no longer safe.  I have reason to believe that your life is in danger!”    “Danger, Aniphastus, what are you talking about?”    “Listen Viola, there is not much time, I must away from this place.  I have lingered far to long.  I have reason to believe that your mother and sister were abducted.  Now child, please don’t fret.  It is only conjecture.  The word on the streets of Sasserine is that two nymphs have been captured and sold into slavery.  I am on my way to verify this.  I have powerful friends, they can aid me in my search to uncover the truth.    “I will come with you,” she said in a quavering voice.    “No, I must travel swiftly on the wings of magic and I don’t have the time or power to take you with me.  I can transport you to Sasserine, to the Vanderboren mansion.  The Vanderboren’s are friends of ours.  Lavinia is there, she will guard you and protect you while I search for your family.  You are to wait there until my return.  I don’t have enough power to take you with me, but I can transport you to her manor.  Please Viola, I know you are a stubborn child, but please, listen to me, this is for the best.      She was stunned.      The thought never occurred to her that her mother and sister could not take care of themselves.  She was too chocked up to talk.  She could only nod her head in supplication.  A gentle breeze blew her hair in the air and she felt comfort in that embrace.  Then, as she shed her last tear, her home disappeared and she was gone.</blockquote>

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