#earthrunes

It has blood stains on it

Chimerical ones

"Yes. Come. We shall find them."

"It's from the redcap Tylar slew but.. if they took the body.."

Zara nods, briskly walking towards Almandine's chambers.

And Minerva follows. She's not banished after all from THIS

Indeed, Zara does not stop her... the sluagh is murmuring to the blood-soaked hanky as they walk, glamour coalescing around her pale form.

And the seeer's quarters are open, he's working with Magnus "If we triangulate energies..."

"Feh."

Zara plants the cloth down in the center of the table, magic flaring into a greenish-silver globe that flickers with images.

"Or that..." Magnus says

"Indeed" Almondine says and they work to support her casting, rather than get in the way.

And Minerva's eyes widen at something she senses "Oh... "

And Zara's energies rip through the protections trying to block the tattle tale. Blood and Power have their way. She sees the location of the failed boys kneeling before a group of more potent, mostly older wilders and grumps. They're in an abaonded Church

Besides the body of the redcap, the green troll, and Stripe...

"Magnus, update the Baroness..."

there's that sluagh, a Cobra pooka, a female sidhe in green and gold, and a boggan who appears to be blind. That's right, one less eye than certain other boggans. Doubly dangerous

And he looks about unseeing as if.."I hear...power"

Zara makes a gesture, grabbing at the air and drawing it around herself like a cloak - veiling the cantrip itself!

"I..." The boggan tilts his head "No..nothing"

"You're sure?" The sidhe woman says

"Sure I'm sure... no one hides from THESE ears" The boggan syas

Magnus makes a call fin ally getting through"Hey dad? It's at a church.." he names the one, who is there, and so on "Better move fast. Courtesy of the Witch of The Book and River"

Minerva mouths 'The Witch of Book and River?'

Magnus nods to thep hone "Will. later' Hangs up and says to Zara "He says thank you, from the bottom of his heart"

Eyebrow. Nod.

"But.." A blink at Sir Almondine "You're the Seer"

"Sir Almandine is quite qualified."

"I am, but only because others don't want the job . I am qualified, " A nod "Potent. But sometimes in a duel, it's best to lead with the slightly weaker hand letting the advantage be all the sweeter then the strong one comes into play. A fient is not just for swords .. but sorcery and secrets."

Minerva nods and looks at Zara again with quiet awe

Head-tilt "She would merely banish them?"

"I am not sure I.. or not" As the scene unfolds , Magnus and the Seer both gape

"Ah, so."

"Is the Baroness always so impuslive?" Minerva says as they stare at the visible spell

"Fiona."

"Standing riiiight here" Magnus says with exagerated hurt in his voice

"Am I in error?"

"You could be correct with just a touch less put upon in your tone, all I'm saying" Magnus says

Minerva shoots Zara a covert sympathetic glance. Yes. Fiona

"I rather wonder at their boldness..."

"it's in their nature... woven into their very founding" Almandine explains to his pupil "Many Houses are like that. Imprinted"

"not the Fiona boldness, nay - that of the Courtiers. To come here."

"They wanted Samhain HERE to be theirs?" Minerva guesses

"They thought to claim here. Fiona hold or not, this is my home, not theirs."

"All our homes now, " Sir Almandine nods "And they will regret it

"

"Aye."

Minerva nods and looks resolved

Then she blinks "Oh, she made both sluagh and sidhe woman bleed.. I hope they think to gather it up"

"Good instincts, Minerva."