Gardens and the Graves

[Ashy]

Grouse nods, "Aye." Then he looks to the children, "Young'un's, we'll see you in a bit. Ya know where ta find us if ya here any more voices or anythin' strange..."

 

[Lady Shatterstone]

*Oribella smiles and moves from the window to stand beside Gus and Grouse.*

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

*The fairies converse about what would be best to be done for several minutes, but quickly scamper to hide themselves a bit when they hear footsteps on the stairs. The children's nanny comes in the room bearing a tray of food for the two children.*

"Come now my dears, time to eat," she says kindly. "Your mother will be wanting you to get ready to go to Auntie Lyssia in two days, so I need you to be thinking of what you want to take with you. If there's anything special you want, my darlings, just let me know."

*Katherine and Titian banter back and forth about books, toys, outfits they want to take on their trip. However, the fairies notice that Nanny looks very sad whenever the children are distracted. She nods when they talk about one toy or another, or mention one of the other children that live around Lyssia, but her mind is obviously elsewhere. Nanny is perhaps the one adult to whom the fairies could reveal themselves if they chose. They've suspected that Nanny has caught sight of them once or twice, but she's never made a fuss about it.*

 

[Ashy]

Knowing that they have discussed it before, Grouse turns to the other faeries, "Welp, now's as good a time as any, if'n we're goin' to do it... What do ya think?", he huffs...

 

[Lady Shatterstone]

*Oribella wrinkles up her pretty little face in thought.*

"I am not sure how often you have come in contact with the Nanny, but now seems to be as good a time as any. If she can give us the answers we need to protect the little ones, it is worth revealing ourselves."

*She looks to the Nanny and watches her thoughts play upon her features. Oribella knows the sadden and worried looks displayed in her eyes and soft smile.*

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

*Nanny finally chivvies the children off to bed, and takes the dinner-tray out with her. She pauses as she closes the door to the nursery, and sits in a plushly-upholstered chair just outside the door.*

"You can come out now, little darlings, if that be your wish," she murmurs. It's something she's said before, usually with no result, but it seems to be a kind of ritual for her.

 

[Ashy]

Taking a deep breath to steele his nerves, Grouse does the unthinkable - he shows himself to an adult. "Here be I.", he says simply, stepping out into clear view before the Nanny.

 

[Lady Shatterstone]

*Oribella steps out beside the thistle. She is still very new to this place, but feels a need to protect the kids and the family.*

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

*Nanny starts slightly, as she really hadn't been expecting an answer, then smiles kindly upon the collection of faeires.*

"Well, mercy me. I never thought I'd see your like again. Saw your kind a bit in my youth, but not for years beyond reckoning. But if there ever 'twas a time, this would be it. Tell me little ones, what be you doing showing yourself to an old biddy like me?" Nanny says softly.

 

[Ashy]

Grouse "harumphs" slighty before beginning, but begin he does, with a slight, if not stiff bow. "Once bless'd, always bless'd, the ol' sayin' goes, ma'm. We show ourselves 'cause we need your help, somethin' is wrong here, in this house and we fear for th' young'uns..."