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[gandere]

[ As it's still early in the day, Rin's at The Barrel finishing up her packing. The past couple days have been busy, full of codes being cracked and opinions being shattered thanks to Lady Alyosha's information. Now that she's had a chance to look outside, she notices something has gone missing. So popping her locket open on her desk, she continues to sort through her precious gems and minerals while addressing everyone at whole. ]

Hey, it's Tohsaka here.

Has anyone seen a boat? [ She visibly cringes with a quartz in hand at how vague of a question that is. ] It isn't very large, has a brightly multicolored sail, and was a gift from the monarchs. Overall it's a very nice boat.

[ Only Rin Tohsaka can lose an entire boat that was previously in her back yard. Revel in her misfortune or don't. Maybe help her locate the stupid thing. That would be a lot more helpful than laughing at her. ]

I figured with how many of us are traveling for the holidays and various other reasons that someone was bound to see it. So could you just let me know?

There's no reward because it's just a stupid boat. It unsettles me that it's gone missing, but if someone wants to hold it hostage, don't expect me to actually pay anything for it. Thanks, I guess. [ This is the last thing she needed before heading out!! ]

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[gandere]

[ One has to be if they're to gain any footing here. Being outdone by her peers her age and those who arrived the same night is embarrassing. There's nothing like high school or her education to blame for her shortcomings; she's the one responsible for falling behind. Now she'll fix it. ]

I'm with you. [ It feels... nice? Rin's not entirely sure how to feel right now.

A small part of her feels consumed with guilt over what Waver might think, but he's already risked his own reputation for a person in higher power. Why can't she do the same as his partner? ]

Should I change my plans and fly south towards your lands?

[dragmire]

Things will begin to move quickly soon. If you can manage it, a swift arrival would serve you better. [He pauses, thinking.] And... it would be wise if you had some chance to begin making use of that shard inside you. The Seelie have had longer to begin using their own. If you're to rise, you will need every advantage afforded to you.

[He would not be the gentlest of teachers, but he would certainly be among the most efficient.]

[gandere]

[ Wouldn't it be rude to turn down what is clearly an offer? Rin thinks, wondering if she should tell him that she's been practicing since November, that she learned from a Seelie Shardbearer herself. What if rings in her mind, as she wonders if there was a possibility Lancelot didn't teach her everything he knows. ]

I accept.

It'll take me a couple days to travel on my own, but you can expect me from the sky. The room I had before--is it available still? I prefer to stay in the same place each time so I thought I'd ask.

I wrote to Lady Alyosha in regards to finding a Shardbearer who knows how to convert power into the bits of the Uaine Cridhe within us. I hope to hear from her soon. My specialty involves that--conversion of power from one source to another. If I can store it within over time, then it should make the output increase.

[dragmire]

I'll send word to have your old quarters prepared. [Mair has so much spare room because he does not generally keep courtiers in his halls. There's always room for guests when he bothers to invite them.]

As for this business of converting power, I'd be pleased to learn your results. I have learned to substitute my shard for my own wells of power, so that I might yet still cast my magic even in the influence of Blood Granite. But such manipulation could prove useful.

[gandere]

Whoa--you can do that? Still use your magic around Blood Granite?

[ What experience she has doesn't come close. ] Can anyone learn to do that? If I can use to use my craft around Blood Granite, then I can better utilize that stuff as a weapon.

[dragmire]

Many of us had to learn that skill when dealing with Reynard. [Many from her own world in fact...] But it can be learned. It will take time, but exposure to Blood Granite will hasten the task.

[gandere]

I have some that can be brought along with me provided you don't mind having it near your castle.

[ It seems polite to ask even if she's not really phrasing it in that manner. ]

[dragmire]

I have my own supply that will more than suffice. [Indeed, he had more than anyone would have guessed. But to that he won't tell to her. Only Waver knows that now.]