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[ Caer Scima had not been a place Ariadne had wanted to return to after the previous month. But when searching for the feathers and feather thief pointed the trail in that direction, Ariadne had returned both her mare and her bandersnatch to her manor. Bentley the imp would look after them, and with the offerings (offerings, of all things) being left at the gate, she doubted finding others to employ would be as difficult as she'd feared. She uses her ability to move through shadows again for the first time, and combined with the fairy ring, she is soon back at Caer Scima.

For the best, she supposes; she has to pick up Ser Pounce-a-lot anyway.

As she opens the locket, Ariadne twirls a blue feather in her fingers; another one she'll have to give back to the imps, though she wonders if perhaps she ought to see if she can turn into something decent at tracking. Catching thieves is hardly her strong suit. ]

I have a confession to make, [ she starts, forcing herself to look at the locket. The twirling of the feather is a nervous gesture. ] Last month, some of you encountered a large shadow creature -- horned, with giant claws. Some of you were injured by it.

[ Some saw others killed by it. ]

The creature attacked the Station, Caer Scima, and Caer Glaem. It was at Caer Glaem that it was brought down and returned to its true state.

[ She takes a breath. ]

Me. And I'd like to apologize for what I did as the creature; I didn't have any control over it, any conscious thought at all.

[ She would not, at least, have attacked the Station or Caer Scima or her friends. Caer Glaem... well, she had been there before because she had been ordered to. ]

I have already been punished for it; I was in the dungeons of Caer Glaem, and I'm sure I'd still be there now if things were different. [ If Razul of the Larks had not been sent for her. ] I just thought that I should explain.

So. Now you know.

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I guess it makes sense to be scared of it.

[She uncurls a bit, arms swinging at her sides again.]

So, shadow travel, huh. What's that feel like?

[ Scared of it? Not of talking about it, not really. But of it happening again, of what it did to her... yes, that she's scared of. ]

Honestly? It's a little cold.

Cold. [Well that sort of made sense.]

Does it take time or is like, one minute you're somewhere, then you leap in a shadow and BAM, you're somewhere else?

Both, actually. There are times where I can step out of the shadows and be anywhere I've ever been, but there are other times I can only go for short distances.

I've never had that problem. I could always go wherever I wanted...till I came here. Now I have to go find places first.

[Lumina clearly does not approve of this.]

I had to walk everywhere before I came here. [ So really, even just going short distances through shadows is fantastic. ]

Isn't teleporting so much better? Walking is sooooo boring.

Definitely. Walking can be nice, if you want to see what the area around you is like, but when you've seen it multiple times... [ Ariadne grimaces. ]

Once is usually plenty.

[She giggles.]

But I guess some of the views were nice.

Do you have a favorite in this world?

[ She's genuinely curious. Ariadne hasn't had as much time as she'd like to draw, but there are a few sketches of various Drabwurld locations in her sketchbook. ]

Iiii...saw this really pretty waterfall when I was going to the station?

In La Llorona?

...Maybe?

I still haven't figured out where everything is called.

La Llorona is the big forest to the south of Caer Scima. The creepy one.

Oh yes! That place was amazing.

It is, isn't it? I'd like to explore it more, one day.

You'd probably have to shadow travel there. Unless you don't mind walking forever.

[What? She's twelve. She doesn't do attention spans.]

I have a manor there, [ she says idly, pulling out her map. ] I've been told to stay away from the Dead City, but...

A manor. You mean a big house? In that spooky forest?

Yes. [ Look it's what was offered to her okay... ]

That's...

[She grins.]

That's amazing! I just have a crummy little room.

I could show it to you someday, if you want, [ Ariadne offers. As awkward as this meeting may be, and as horrid as the first meeting was, she can't help but have a soft spot for kids. ]

Sure! I have to visit anyway, I need to go everywhere once!

We'll plan on it, then. When things are- fairly calm.

[Lumina snickers.]

Things are never calm.

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