Gardens and the Graves

[Lady Shatterstone]

" Now, clam down. You are all right. We will not hurt you so you can just stop the tears. Where does the pain come from if you do not grant the wish for someone? Does someone come to you or does the pain just appear?" Oribella is running out of questions, and the demon's pain and torment are upsetting her. She feels for the little guy, even though he is supposedly evil. She believes he is being manipulated.

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

"If I... if I don't do what is written... I just hurt, hurt all over... like... like fire!" he says, furrowing his brow.

 

[Ashy]

" Calm down, it is all right. Is there anything you can tell me? Anything you remember at all?" Oribella's voice is dripping with sweetness and comfort. She looks to Grouse for any other questions or another direction he wants her to try.

Grouse whispers, "Ask him where he was before he came here."

 

[Lady Shatterstone]

" Can you tell me what it is was like before you came to this well. Where there the mountains you spoke of, or was it the treed area, or some place else? Where there children there as well?" Oribella knows she is boombarding the poor creature, but they need any answers he can give.

" What wishes did you grant there?" she asks as an after thought.

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

" Can you tell me what it is was like before you came to this well. Where there the mountains you spoke of, or was it the treed area, or some place else? Where there children there as well?" Oribella knows she is boombarding the poor creature, but they need any answers he can give.

" What wishes did you grant there?" she asks as an after thought.

"The... the last place was... had trees, tall ones, with needles. It was cold and it snowed on me. There were... were little ones, with hats and scarves and rosy cheeks... they wished... they wished that their father come back safe... safe from hunting a bear... I made the bear die, so he was safe... safe..."

 

[Lady Shatterstone]

"That was a sweet thing you did for those little one and their father. What about the boy from earlier.... did you grant his wish? How do we know that it will indeed come true and nothing bad will come from the wish being granted? How did you get to his dreams?" She continues in her soft voice.

 

[hafrogman]

Gus has fallen silent as he watches the various conversations around him. He wanders over to Grouse as Oribella interogates the demon. He leans in close and whispers to the thistle so as not to be overheard by the children.

"What are we going to do? This is no little mischevious unseelie, this thing is really evil."

 

[Ashy]

Gus has fallen silent as he watches the various conversations around him. He wanders over to Grouse as Oribella interogates the demon. He leans in close and whispers to the thistle so as not to be overheard by the children.

"What are we going to do? This is no little mischevious unseelie, this thing is really evil."

Grouse rubs his prickly chin, "I know, I know...but 'ere is something 'at ain't right here...I just can't put my finger on it." The looks down, wrapped in thought, and then looks up to Gus, "Wha'd'ya know about -their- kind?", he jerks his thumb back towards the well, indicating the devil.

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

"That was a sweet thing you did for those little one and their father. What about the boy from earlier.... did you grant his wish? How do we know that it will indeed come true and nothing bad will come from the wish being granted? How did you get to his dreams?" She continues in her soft voice.

"I didn't... didn't... he didn't take the flower... The dreams, I got in by... by seeing the pictures in his head... saw them, showed them my pictures, yes I did," he says dreamily, rocking back and forth.

 

[Lady Shatterstone]

" So the wishes can only be granted if the wisher takes a token from you? Can you tell me how you knew what pictures to show the people to get them to wish. Does the voice tell you what to show them? " Oribella breaths a quite sigh knowing Titian's wish was not granted. She looks to see if Grouse overheard that part.

One less thing to worry about. The thought is not much a comfort, but a little is better then none.