eachdraidh | 001; video (open to both courts)

It seems the queens are bringing more and more people in to fight for their cause.

[When the feed flickers on, Elincia seems to be muttering to herself a little before she straightens and smiles at the locket. More people was both a bad thing and a good thing in her eyes. Bad because this meant more people to fight a useless war. Good because there might be more who could help her with something that was very important if she wanted to take leave of the castle as soon as possible.

Normally, she wouldn't ask people for help in such a public manner. But here, she was completely out of her depths and there didn't seem to be any books in the library that could aid her. While the queen's gift certainly sped up the process, Elincia just didn't have the knowledge about animal taming and training in order to maximise it's potential.

Which is why she's here right now. She looks as neat and elegant as ever but to anyone who can read her well enough, they will be able to tell she's a little flustered.]

Excuse me, everyone, if I could just have a moment of your time, there are a few things I'd like to ask.

Firstly, I was wondering if there was anyone who could give me advice on taming animals. Wild horse-like creatures to be exact but if you have any advice at all, that would be most appreciated.

[She tips her head politely with a small smile]

While I've been around horses and pegasi all my life, I've never been asked to tame one and I find myself struggling to do so. I can offer my abilities as a healer in return, if you like.

Secondly, I would like to ask, those of the Seelie Court in particular - is there anyone else out there interested in taking their leave of the castle? I understand several groups have headed off already but if there's anyone else who desires to see the world out there [and get out of the castle's range before they were dragged into another battle with or without their consent. She had expressed interest to Lord El-Melloi before but this time, she thinks she might be able to move around more efficiently with the right preparations] then please, let me know. It seems to be safer to travel in groups than alone.

Thank you for your time.

[Another small tip of her head and the video ends]

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Yes. And now we need to figure out how we're going to deal with this situation...and see if there's a way to return home.

Right. If you're leaving your castle, maybe there's neutral ground somewhere in between.

[He looks down to study his map again, tracing the roads. There must be more settlements than they have marked here... Right?]

It seems like most people are traveling to the station.

[She points it out on her version of the map. It would take Ike a little longer to get there than her]

[He glances at her map and nods decisively. That works.]

Then we can meet there. There might be people here who plan to leave too.

One group has already left, I believe. Lord El Melloi has told me there are others who wish to leave too.

Huh. I don't think I've met him. But if there are others, I'll run into them.

Yes. La Llorna is too dangerous to navigate on your own, so please be careful, my lord Ike.

[She speaks as someone with a little too much experience: DON'T GO OFF ON YOUR OWN!!!!]

[Considering Elincia knows what he's capable of he takes that advice seriously, but he startles a little.]

That bad? I'll keep it in mind.

It's nothing like the forests at home. Even the most harmless of things can become threatening and catch you unawares, like the trees.

[She rummages through one of the shelves behind her, trying to find one that listed the dangers one could encounter in La Llorna.]

The trees? Do they fall on you?

[By virtue of being stationary trees have to be honestly the least-threatening thing he could think of.]

They like to strangle you.

[It's weird for her too, you know]

[If this were someone else he'd really be uncertain if they were playing a joke on him. But Elincia is Elincia...]

Uh... So, watch out for the trees. Got it.

Yes.

[The locket briefly switches to text while Elincia sends the list of other creatures Ike could encounter before switching back to video]

Here's a list of other creatures; I only encountered the clegs so I'm not sure how dangerous the other ones are.

Clegs. The horse things you're taming.

[That puts her taming efforts in a slightly more alarming light, really.

He skims through the list and nods, though most of the names don't mean much to him. It's a starting point.]

She's a little volatile, but I'm sure with a little more training, she'll be more approachable to everyone.

[Well, she doesn't have a pegasus so...]

Wouldn't a regular horse be easier?

[Well, Elincia seems confident, so she probably knows what she's doing.]

It would but having that extra aerial maneuverability outweighs the troubles, I think.

[She does!! Well, she's doing a good job looking like it anyway]

It must be, for you. I like having my feet closer to the ground.

[Come to think of it, he has no idea if a pegasus could even get into the air carrying him. Not going to test that one.]

[Yeahhh, no, it's never going to happen. She laughs]

Yes, you didn't even like riding horses that much, right?

[She remembers their conversations from three years ago]

Not if there's no hurry. There are more comfortable ways to travel, like walking.

[Even Ike isn't going to bluntly ask the Queen of Crimea if riding a pegasus doesn't make her butt go numb.]

[Yeah Ike, don't be rude]

Walking is pleasant but flying is rather relaxing too, don't you think?

[She might be teasing Ike again. Who knows]

I think I'll trust Ranulf's judgment on this one.

[Pegasus riders: clearly not a reliable source of information.]

But Ranulf is a little biased too.

[Pegasus riders are excellent sources of information]

You think so?

[Well, there's the whole cat and bird situation, he supposes.]

Don't cats get scared when stuck in high places for too long?

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