Gardens and the Graves

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

*Slipping into the house by the route used by the family cats, the guardians find themselves within the walls of the house, within the nooks and crannies that the pets and servants used to slip about without disturbing the family within. You head up to the childrens' nursery, and hear a faint sobbing. Inside, Katherine leans against her brother's large cradle bed, crying while Titian attempts to comfort his sister. The walls are covered with murals depicting various fantastic tales of old, but they give little comfort today.*

 

[hafrogman]

Seeing his charge's distress, Gus hurries out into the nursery. He heads quickly towards the two children, but slows as he nears them. He feels strange intruding on her grief, here in her own element as it were. He eventually pauses while still a short distance from the pair and nervously clears his throat.

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

*Titian looks up, and then pokes his sister in the side.*

"Katherine!" he hisses loudly. She turns and sees Gus, and with a renewed freshet of tears, gathers up the little mushroom, her sorrow dampening his cap.

"I-I'm so-orry, I was j-just s-so s-s-scared!" she says, her voice catching with sobs.

 

[Lady Shatterstone]

*Oribella flutters to the window sill in a blink of golden shimmer. She uses the warmth of the sun to ease the pain in her heart. As a small smile dances across her face she starts to hum a gentle tune hoping to ease the girls distress.*

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

*It takes a few minutes, but with the warm sunlight, sweet music, and love of her protective faeries, Katherine's sobs come to an end, and she uncurls from her ball.*

"Th-ank you," she says, fishing out a handkerchief and wiping her nose. Titian had apparently been waiting for his sister to finish, in a rather spectacular show of restraint for such a curious child.

"What was in the well? Who was talking? Why was the dandylion red?" he asks rapidly.

 

[Ashy]

Grouse waves a stilling hand to the youn lad, "All in due time, Master Titian, all in due time.", he smiles kindly. "First, what's all this ruckus about? Why all th' waterworks?". Grouse makes a silly frowining face and pretends that he, too, is crying. The silliness is not meant to mock, but merely to bring mirth -and possibly- distraction.

 

[hafrogman]

Gus reaches out and rests a tiny hand on Katherine's lap comforting her as much as he can. He turns a concerned glance towards the inquisitive Titian. He bites his lip and considers exactly what to explain. However, Grouse takes charge once more and Gus turns to watch him.

 

[Lady Shatterstone]

*Oribella continues to sit on the window sill humming ever so softly. Following Grouse's example she changes the tune to more of a wimsickle diddy then the lullaby it was before.*

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

*After a bit, Katherine stops crying, and even gives a weak smile at the antics of Grouse and the lively tune of Oribella.*

"I'm all right now Grampy Grouse. Can you tell us... what was in the well?" she asks softly. Titian hangs on to her every word, and then looks at the faeries with expectation.

 

[Lady Shatterstone]

* Oribella gives the girl a smile and keeps the song going. As Katerine turns her attention to the thistle, Oribella wonders just how much he is going to reveal.... or how much he should.*