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The dog's head cocked to one side for a moment, as though confused by the offer. He stood back up slowly and placed both hands on the stick, looking deeply thoughtful, and a long moment passed in silence before the smile returned to his lips and a small, small chuckle escaped. It grew only slightly before he remembered himself, but he could hardly contain the smile. He kept his head bowed for the moment while he gathered his spilled composure.

"I apologize," Liath offered with the tiniest escaped chuckle. "But, if you want me to help you in exchange for my freedom here, you should simply ask. I've spent enough time as a bound slave to know the means to get there. So, I won't allow you to bite me, not until I know exactly what you want. I can do many services without the need of a thrall. If you insist, though, I'll be gone as soon as you'd like, with the sincerest of apologies once more."

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"You're right." I needed time to come up with an actual plan anyway but Dallas and Angie were Ruby's "kids" and I would need to respect that decision. There were still too many questions about this world and the lives my friends and allies had taken here could have changed them in ways I could never have anticipated. Precautions had to be taken and plans had to be made for revenge to be mine," I once promised to help train Dallas according to my memories anyway. So I guess its time that I fulfill that promise I can give him a couple of days to at least learn a portion of what I know. But eventually, I have to find some friends to help us which might require some criminal acts on my part" I slowly got off the ground and turn back towards Ruby and held out my hand to help her up,” If your ready it’s probably time we get back to Dallas and Angie.”

We would soon make our way back to Ruby’s apartment and I would stop outside the door,” when we’re ready.” First to wait for the babysitter to leave and then we would have to explain what was going on. Second and most of all when I opened the door and walked inside inside I need to make sure not to step on that damned Ali action figure. I wonder if the Avatar has a sense of humor because the guy who punched me in the face gets his own action figure here. Several minutes later after the babysitter had left it was time to talk to Dallas and Angie,” Kids Ruby and I need to talk to you about something.” When Ruby was ready I would her explain everything that we could to them.

Ruby and Landon were sitting on the couch, and the kids were on the floor. Dallas was holding his action figure, and it seemed to be just a little bit distasteful to Landon. The little part of her that was still Maedra felt a little bit of pleasure that the rest of her consciousness found disturbing. She had to ignore that now, however. Now was not the time for that. Instead, she smiled wearily at the kids. They were both innocents in this equation, people her other self was willing to use, yet somehow still cared for.

"It's... less of a talk. More of a, discussion, you could say." Ruby adjusted in her seat. "Have either of you had any weird dreams or anything lately? Have you been feeling alright?"

Angie looked down at her lap, seeming to be trying to think back. Dallas, meanwhile, focused on Ruby. His empty eyes, which she formerly attributed to a mutation of some sort, revealed instead his demonic heritage. It wasn't a pleasant thought, bringing them out of this world of almost normalcy into the painful reality that was their lives. But, she realized, it was what they would have wanted. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, digging into her other self's knowledge of ancient, dark languages. The tongue she selected would draw heavily on her newfound power, and she doubted she would be able to restore it without a sacrifice. That was alright, though. She didn't want this kind of magic anyway. Angie and Dallas would be able to perform just fine without her interference, and Landon seemed more powerful than her Maedra-self remembered. She took another deep breath, and when she released this one, a low, dark sound erupted from her throat, perhaps imperceptible to human ears, but not to those of a faerie girl and a demon boy. It was an ancient tongue, a language so black that for a moment the air reeked of sulfur, and the room's temperature dropped. It was a language not meant for this perfect world, and it was a language that, if more than one or two words were spoken, could change points in time in such drastic ways that... well, she had to be careful with it. And they would hear it, because their minds were on another place, another time, even if they didn't realize it.

"Isicyl."

Awaken.

Angeline's - Achlys' - eyes widened when the sound touched her ears. Her eyes widened, and she saw fire. Tears began to form, and she looked back down at her lap. Dallas Watermane simply stared from Ruby to Landon, back to Ruby again. His visage darkened, and the Ali figure slipped out of his fingers to the floor.

As for Ruby, she was between mentalities for a moment, struggling against herself in the shadows of her own mind, fighting the urge to call up Maedra's full power to restore her strength. Instead, she slumped back on the couch, and her eyes closed. Exhaustion took hold of her, but before she fell asleep, she felt the presence of the almighty come to earth. The Avatar, while not here, was here. He was among his people, and there was the chance, the ever-so-small chance, that he would come. The chances slimmed further, however, as the speaker of the darktongue fell into sweet unconsciousness as her mortal body recovered the expense of strength it had paid for that one, simple spell.

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Liath frowned for a moment as he focused on the voice. It was... unsettlingly familiar. He couldn't put his finger on who it was, so instead, he focused on pinpointing its location, in case the stranger decided to pick a fight after all. His lips then twitched into a smile, friendly, like before. Teeth covered so as not to seem as though he was challenging her in return. What he could pick out was that she was young, or at least appeared young. She wasn't afraid of a fight, just reluctant. Under most circumstances, people like that could be reasoned with, but he could understand if she didn't want a strange lycan in her territory.

"You could call me either of those things. I prefer to think of myself as a retired dog of war, but I have a friend who doesn't like me counting myself for so little. My kin..." The smile soured for half a moment as he considered his next words carefully. "My kin have been dead since I was just a pup. I myself don't much fear Death. He and I are old friends, actually. It's been a while since I've seen him, and to be completely honest, I wouldn't mind meeting him one more time." Despite his words, nothing about the old wolf indicated he wanted anything near a fight. He didn't turn toward her even after he'd picked her voice and scent out of the night, while he scoured his memory for the incident before when he had first met her. It was difficult, to be sure. He'd need more time, or closer contact, and didn't really want either. Instead, he blinked his unseeing eyes and adjusted his weight on his walking stick.

"All of that aside, if you want me gone, I have no intention of staying. I was going to continue my journey tomorrow, but in order to do so I need sustenance. I don't know when I'm going to be able to stop to hunt again. So, with all due respect, and utter apology for the intrusion - " here he did turn around to face her general direction, before bowing low at the waist as a sign of respect and submission - "I would like your permission to finish my business here. I'll be gone before the sun rises, and you won't hear from me again."

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As he closed in for the kill, Liath noticed the buck's head lift and wondered if he had made a mistake somewhere. In a single bound he could take the animal to the ground with a broken neck and minimal struggle. He didn't, though. Something told him that it wasn't him the deer had sensed. The hairs on his back began to prickle up, and his lip curled in a soundless snarl before the voice echoed over the clearing and the deer darted away, deeper into the woods.

The wolf turned sharply, his ears erect and alert, the growl now escaping from his throat as he struggled to make out shapes in the darkness. It was a reflexive reaction, which in moments died down as he realized he was in no immediate danger. While he'd lost his dinner, this was probably much more important than a full stomach. After another moment of silence, the wolf's form began to change slowly but smoothly to a man's. The fur melted into clothing, a minor spell he had managed to relearn so that he wouldn't be bare whenever he changed back and forth. A staff appeared on the ground in front of him, forming at the same time as his clothing. His eyesight dimmed even further into absolutely nothing, and he had to fumble a little bit when he bent over to pick up his walking stick. He listened more than looked, searching for the slightest ripple of breeze to warn his strong ears or nose about the nature of his challenger. He blinked, and then he realized that he wasn't being attacked. He'd just been asked a question. Whoever it was, was simply waiting for an answer. He shifted his weight onto the staff, looking around. He glanced up at the foliage, seeing nothing, but hoping the stranger would see the glazed look in his grey eyes.

"There's no reason to hide from an old blind man, friend. My name is Lloyd, I'm simply hunting." A light chuckle. "Or I was, but now I'm speaking with you. Come on out, I don't bite."

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I couldn't help but smile at that this was Maedra but was also Ruby my best guess is that this was the woman that Maoli had grown up with before she died the first time. Not to mention it made things so much easier for now as well,"Thank God... I know your true name some memories I'm still getting used to in my head. I'm trying to wrap head around all of this but it makes everything a bit easier at the moment. Before we go on I just want to say that you can still decide your own destiny here you can still back out. But that doesn't change what will have to be done... probably." But she still had another question to answer and so I shut my mouth and listened.

Going to her apartment to talk was a bad idea the kids could overhear the two of us and awaken themselves at the moment I think we should probably not tell them. But Ruby was right we couldn't discuss this here talking about another world on a beach in public was the quick way for someone to report a couple of insane people to who knows who but she was wrong her apartment wasn't a good place to speak. "Going to your apartment may not be a good idea if Angie or Dallas overhear us and they could wake up. My apartment is empty until tomorrow we could talk there instead and prevent that. But if you think that they can handle the truth I'll devote a little bit of time to train Dallas how to use his abilities." I didn't want either of them to be hurt but that didn't change that this world was a lie and regardless I feared that they may not have a choice when we attack they will have to be ready.

I would wait for Ruby's answer and if she chose to go back to her apartment I would respect that decision and we would go but if not I would lead the way back to my own and let her inside so that we could both talk about our revelations.

Ruby sat in silence for a moment, then nodded. "I get what you mean, but they need to know. And I think they'll be able to handle it better than either of us were. Kids are like that." A tiny smile, then a pang as she stood up. If she was like that in the other place... was she really a decent mother? Did she really deserve to have kids? Here, she was happy with them. She loved and cared, and she had Landon - her Landon - to help her out. But this wasn't real, and they didn't deserve a false life, no matter how happy it was. Both of them were orphans in the Other Place, which meant that she was everything they had. They needed her no matter what kind of a person she was, which meant that she needed to keep up taking care of them.

"If we're going to find out what's going on, we're going to need their help. They're both powerful in their own ways. With my magic back I can help Angie hone her abilities while getting used to mine again, and like you said, you can help Dallas. The best way to handle this is to go back and talk to them about it before we try to make a decision about what to do next."

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Well someone's got to clean 'em up, my friends

Bodies on the highway

Law and order upside down

Someone's got to collect their odds and ends

As a service to the town!

The dog kept its distance from the city, from its mixed smells and residents, because it knew that the city was none of its business.

The dog in question was a large animal, with bristling white fur just slightly stained with a little mud and blood. Its long face was badly scarred, from what seemed to be an old fight. There wasn't another wolf in the world like it, and the beast really didn't mind that fact. It had been left alone so far. Enough so that it had had the freedom to leave its self-imposed limit of Los Angeles, moving slowly across the country until it arrived in Boston. Here it felt it could hunt in peace, without having to deal with the increasing population of lycans near its previous home or human hunters threatening the beast.

Tonight was a nice night, clear so the moon shone overhead and lit the animal's dim vision, and had been going smoothly thus far. Normally he'd look for scraps in the city, mainly to enjoy the sights, even if they were dimmed, for one night a month. He could take wolf form at any time, but he could only enjoy sight in his animal body under the full moon, and even then, it was limited. From the moment he'd arrived, though, there as a smell that tugged a vague memory from the back of his mind. He knew he recognized it, but recently his memories had been a tad blurry. Vampire, certainly. Probably someone Maedra had associated herself with, making the city somewhat taboo to walk in, let alone hunt. He'd met so many people alongside her, and he knew better than to meddle in any of their business. Not like he'd hunt any of the creature's humans, of course. Murder was an awful thing, he knew. He'd committed enough to know that when you finally snapped out of the bloodlust, the guilt of blood was heavier than anything else that could fall on his shoulders. He didn't go after humans, not living ones, anyway. He'd pick flesh like any scavenger, but humans were none of his business anymore as a predator. Deer did just as well.

Which brought him here, to the woods outside Boston, buzzing with life and sound and smells in the night that humans would normally call silent and still. On silent paws, he went to go find a better meal. Deer, bear, it really didn't matter. He'd take anything at this point. He found a trail soon enough, and was quick to follow it, relying on his ears and nose to point the way and his sadly dimmed eyes to pick out the rough outline of the animal he was stalking. The woods were nobody's, which meant that anyone had the freedom to hunt here. Based on the scents he'd picked up, though... it didn't necessarily mean nobody would stop him from hunting.

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Liath:

It's not exactly common to come across something older than Ruby. Even less so to come across something of such age with good intentions.

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