19 - [Video] - Backdated to Thurs 9th Jan

[winds_voice]

[Whoever's watching the feed right now can probably tell that something's not quite right. Not only does Eley look blackened and sore as if he had been scorched somehow, but the tree behind him also looks as though it has met a similar fate, with shattered branches and charred bark.

And in his hands, he's holding some remnant of what might have been a scarf at one time, though right now it looks like nothing more than a rag.]

Why would anyone do this? How could they... enjoy such a thing?

[He sounds tired, disappointed, though that quickly turns to bitter anger.]

Edmundo the Blade has made an enemy of me. He has shown nothing but disrespect. I should not have let him get this far. If only I was not so complacent, so tied to the path of peace, this would not have happened. My tree...

[Yes, he's more concerned about the tree than he is about himself right now.]

If anyone knows a way to repair the damage, I would be grateful to you.

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[Video]

[mountain_sage]

[Saleh's immediately concerned when he sees Eley in such a state.]

Great Dragon...

Eleytheria...what has happened? Where are you?

[Video]

[winds_voice]

I am by my tree. Yesterday, a stranger came by and sought to damage it. He had weapons that I was unfamiliar with... and he tricked me. He left me and my tree like this with no sign of remorse for what he had done.

...I do not want to see him again.

[Video]

[mountain_sage]

...Your tree?

[This poses a very slight problem, as Saleh's never been to Eley's tree before. At least it can easily be solved.]

Where is your tree?

[Voice]

[wise_maiden]

... Are you all right? I can come by and take a look myself to see if there's anything that can be done.

[Voice]

[winds_voice]

...I will heal.

[Meaning yes he is injured, but as a Spirit, he would heal well enough given the time. Probably better than most humans in fact.

The tree on the other hand...]

If you could come here and assess the damage I would not be opposed to it. I do not want this tree to die.

[Voice]

[wise_maiden]

I see... I'll be there shortly.

[It'll take her about fifteen-twenty minutes or so to arrive in the area, enough time for her to finish what she was doing and then to get Noishe to give her a ride over there so she doesn't exert herself on the walk.]

[action ok?]

[reviling]

[he's only been here a few days, getting his bearings and scouting out the entire area as thoroughly as possible, trying to obtain as much information as possible. This, naturally, includes puzzling out all possible threats to survival - it's what he's conditioned to think about, after all, and recently he's come to learn that just because people are fortified against threats from outside, it doesn't mean that the threats inside aren't just as deadly, if not even more so.

So when he finds a young man seemingly scorched and possibly injured through what looked to be a potentially malicious attack, he takes note. What he's after is information, but he's also not going to let someone die in front of him needlessly.

Levi approaches slowly, kneels down just outside of the charred area and attempts to determine how bad the damage could be.]

Hey. [his voice isn't exactly gentle.] What happened?





[ooc: Levi isn't familiar with modern technology, so he hasn't been using the journal much since he arrived - hope this is ok instead! If not no worries, just let me know o/]

[action is totally okay \o/]

[winds_voice]

[Eley is noticeably tense around the newcomer as he comes closer, his eyes never leaving him as he surveys the damage around his tree. One stranger had already harmed both himself and his new home... what was to say another wouldn't come along and try to finish the job?

...though his words suggest that he isn't in league with this Edmundo. If he was, he would already know what has happened here after all. The Spirit is wary, but decides not to try anything foolish.]

I was attacked yesterday by a man who called himself 'Edmundo the Blade'. He... threw strange devices which exploded with great force, engulfing my tree... and myself in flame. Thankfully, I stopped the tree from burning down completely, but the man walked away unscathed.

[At least outwardly. He was sure the dent in his pride wouldn't be enough to stop him.]

[woo o/ perma-action]

[reviling]

[That tenseness is exactly the reason why he hadn't approached too closely - that and his own suspicion, because he knows nothing about most of the people here and he doesn't know what most of them might be capable of.

But he makes a note of that name - Edumundo the Blade. A potential problem, depending on what else he can learn of the circumstance behind this attack. Someone with access to or the ability to create explosives might also become necessary to bargain with. Nothing is ever as it seems.]

Why did he attack you?

[the comment about the tree is interesting, and his gaze flickers to it once, but he holds off on those questions for now.]

[voice]

[axed]

If it's dead, it's dead. Who knows, though. Might just grow back on its own in a couple years.

[voice]

[winds_voice]

There are those who know magic here... I had hoped that... perhaps someone would know a way to speed up the process at the very least.

I swore to protect this tree. I will not stop until I know it is futile to save it.

[bonesandmore]

Good god, Man. I hope you're asking about repairing the damage to yourself and not a god damn tree! Do you need medical attention? Where are you?

[winds_voice]

...I am injured but I will heal.

[And he will, honest! But in other words, yes he probably could benefit from some medical attention, even if he's not going to outright ask for it.]

My tree is near Cherry Blossom Tree Hill. Perhaps it does not seem significant to others... but I swore to protect it. If there is any way I can repair the damage, I will do so.

[bonesandmore]

[Yeah that ranks right up there on the bullshit meter as "I'm fine" or "It's just a flesh wound". So it gets a nice long eye-roll and then he's grabbing his medkit and heading for the door.]

I don't know where the hell that is. Is it on that map in this notebook? [And he's nothing more than a voice as he thumbs through the journal looking for hills on the map.]

Yeah, yeah. I'm all for conservation of nature and all that crap, Kid. But flesh and blood comes first.

[voice]

[ofwesternwinds]

Eley?

[Upon seeing Eley in such a scorched state, concern and wariness grows in the boy, and it reflects well in his voice.]

What happened? Are you hurt?

[voice]

[winds_voice]

Rudy?

[His voice was a comfort to him, even if he didn't particularly want to bother the boy with his current situation. Rudy shouldn't see him like this...]

I... I am hurt, but it is not something that cannot be healed. It was an attack... a ruthless attack from a stranger named 'Edmundo the Blade'. He used explosions and fire to damage my home... and me along with it.

[Video]

[spohkh]

[Spock looked worried....] Eleytheria! Are you wounded? Where are you?

[Video]

[winds_voice]

[As horrible as the situation was, Eley still tried to reassure his friends that everything would be all right. At least as far as his health was concerned.]

I am by my tree. I cannot say that I am unharmed, but... I will heal. Please, do not fear for me.

I am more concerned about the state of the tree.

Re: [Video]

[spohkh]

While the damage done to the tree is regrettable, you are more important. I will be there momentarily. [Spock shuts off the connection and dashes out the door, grabbing a basic medical kit.]

[Video]

[amberguardian]

...I can repair the tree.

[She doesn't know what happened, but fixing a tree? That is one thing her mentor taught her how to do.]

[Video]

[winds_voice]

[She sounded so sure of it that Eley couldn't help but brighten up at the prospect.]

Please... My tree is located near Cherry Blossom Tree Hill. If you could help it, you will have my gratitude.

[Video]

[amberguardian]

I've never done a whole tree, but I promise it will be okay, and I'll get there as soon as I can.

[It's just going to take a lot of magic.]

[folklorist]

Oh gods. [ That, that was not good. Helios sounds pained and angry too. Though his anger is overlooked by the sheer amount of pity he feels for the spirit there and then. ]

I'm coming by. I'll be right there Eley. [ And he is, indeed, right there in about five minutes time. As with all his teleporting a flash of light follows him and he's by the spirit's side with a worried look on his face. ]

Why. W-why did he... [ He didn't even know who they were but out of all the things they destroyed...why this tree in particular? ]

[winds_voice]

[He hadn't expected Helios' words to be quite so literal, but sure enough there was a bright flash a short distance away and all of a sudden the man was approaching him. Eley might have asked about it if there weren't other things on his mind right now.

Seeing the concern on his friend's face as well as that pity, only seemed to lead the Spirit to feel more ashamed about the mess.]

I do not know... It seems that sometimes humans do not need much motivation to turn to violence. He was a braggart... and cruel. Such a man should not be welcome in Luceti.

[folklorist]

He-he certainly isn't making a very good name for himself. [ Helios will kneel down beside the tree a gloved hand resting lightly on the charred trunk. ] I-I think I can help, even if it's only a little. I know some dryad m-magic that...Elise taught me once. It helps plants and things restore to health and life.

[ He'll look back at the spirit with a soft smile. ] If you wouldn't mind me trying it?