0:06

This is the sound of worlds beyond them. Snow.

0:20

Falls slow and heavy

0:22

in the I see

0:25

garden of frozen statues

0:27

before the doors of

0:29

the Keep of the

0:31

world's heart as army

0:33

and sufi the fox

0:35

beside them slightly buried

0:37

under snow. behold the

0:40

sudden rush and arrived.

0:43

Tried a spirit course. It's

0:46

who's glowing with sunlight and

0:48

melting partially through the ice.

0:50

Or someone you in the last

0:52

fractions of moments as your horse

0:55

surge through the world of the

0:57

Murrah. Laughing year ended their between

0:59

the near spirit and the physical

1:02

world you saw. For a brief

1:04

moment the valley of icy trees

1:06

are sending the mountain and suddenly

1:08

appearing year in one of the

1:11

many courtyards of the Palace of

1:13

the Which of Wind and Stars.

1:15

And as Harlem on your steed

1:17

comes to a sudden stop you.

1:20

Behold your true friends! And

1:23

it is. Cold.

1:27

I eat a running leap up into earth.

1:29

lot of the arms and I use them

1:31

on the T. Oh. I'm

1:34

so sorry. Oh God. No

1:36

Norwegian go. I

1:39

would. Or wouldn't

1:41

see my family. I'm

1:43

like What? Yes, At

1:45

this. so much to talk about and I

1:47

can get down off this horse because I

1:49

know my legs will not hold me so

1:51

I'm just going to sit up here for

1:53

a second. But. It. Is.

1:57

It's it's good to see you. could you for

1:59

both Oh

2:02

God you're okay and you came you

2:05

came who is this hello give me

2:07

an animal handling trick

2:10

16 uh

2:13

holly mone as your hand goes

2:15

up uh it was a soft

2:17

warm fuzzily nose into the

2:19

palm of your hand and his

2:22

breath is so warm as his breath

2:25

snorts out of his nostrils and you

2:27

feel it on your shoulders and your

2:29

chest this enormous white steed you feel

2:31

that the warmth actually lingers a little

2:33

bit longer on your chest than even

2:35

your pressy digitations did on your ascent

2:37

to the witch's palace. Oh

2:40

I just hold an apple from my

2:42

pack and I press the digit I

2:44

warm it up and I hand it

2:46

to him with both my palms flat.

2:49

You see the sort of brushy whiskery

2:51

lips take

2:53

the apple and a little bit of

2:56

warm slobber is left on your hand

2:58

and even that

3:00

you see it quickly sort of evaporates

3:02

and you watch steam rise up from

3:04

the saliva of the horse and stay

3:06

steamed even in the cold air as

3:08

it kind of mists away. Can

3:11

I make an arcana check on this horse because I

3:13

would like to go and engage with it but Ami's

3:15

doing it I'm still mad. Go ahead and

3:18

I know the call of the horse

3:20

girl is. You were just watching Suvi

3:23

swallow every horse girl instinct to be

3:25

like no I guess I just get

3:27

to understand it. Give

3:29

me an arcana check and arcana is gonna

3:32

be less useful to you

3:34

here than nature or then nature would be

3:36

or probably another related

3:39

skill. There's another intelligence skill you want to use

3:41

even if you're not proficient in it but arcana

3:44

will give you some stuff. I'll go nature go

3:46

nature yeah. Terrible

3:48

diarals. You fool. Nine.

3:52

You look I mean you can tell That

3:55

this is a horse. not at this world, but

3:57

looking at it you see that it.. Doesn't

4:00

look like the forces of

4:02

the Empire didn't look an

4:05

Imperial forces. Imperial horses are

4:07

trained for bravery. It's but

4:09

they are trained for speed.

4:11

They're not. Wizards don't tend

4:13

to like run the front

4:15

line on a horse, back

4:17

into melee and therefore tactical

4:19

movement. And and and you

4:21

know, in a synthetic horse

4:23

archery rather than like com

4:26

that's this, looks like. A

4:29

Powerful. There's something about it

4:31

where it. Even sort

4:33

of like this is like a draft

4:35

horse which is not even a horse.

4:37

He was used for rioting. It's like

4:40

and it's like for pulling a plow

4:42

or something like this but looks to

4:44

be deceiving and it's it. You can

4:46

feel you can see the like flurries

4:48

of snow banks leading off in the

4:50

courtyard along the mountainside spit. Think we're

4:52

lead was leaping hundred foot or two

4:54

hundred foot jumps over chasm to get

4:56

up the mountainside. Of

5:00

them. What's. His

5:03

name is Hollywood. From

5:07

Service best Friend or remote.

5:13

Of the Reaching Green Yes Ah

5:15

After I spent have with my

5:17

family who I swear I would

5:20

tell you about ah I. Was

5:23

on a recommendation from my sister

5:25

who was a striped goliath that

5:27

I approach to the nearest spirit

5:30

and it was there that a

5:32

remote found me and introduced me

5:34

to with my do Fred Dear.

5:41

Are and now hugs to hi my

5:43

name say thank you so much for

5:45

bringing acts of pants that to as

5:47

safely. As we are

5:49

all leave him alone leave him

5:51

and or saw anything says thank

5:53

you I bite my thighs the

5:55

on. Just say.

6:00

I'm question were at.

6:03

How close seed or salon in Harlem

6:05

on land? you are sort of a

6:07

statue gardens and is there any material

6:10

us back? Like you mentioned, the cobblestones

6:12

been revealed, it or anything happening to

6:14

any of these I go. I think

6:17

you see the only one is some

6:19

distance from the Neocons. Ice sculpture said

6:21

bless your question doesn't strike you as

6:24

being an unusual for you. Like ooh

6:26

there's like I think you're wizardry sensibilities.

6:28

go. There is an interaction with in.

6:32

The. Cobblestones, They're

6:34

biting. You

6:37

can see that the writing

6:39

is less so like Vanik

6:41

language as much as it

6:43

is symbology it is hearts

6:45

and hands are there are

6:47

like. Hands clasped,

6:50

emerging from vines hearts. you see

6:52

that there are rolling pin greens

6:54

and fruits, things that are basically

6:57

of the station of the wish

6:59

of the world heart. So it's

7:01

a visual language. It's a language

7:04

of art and of the decorations

7:06

of this place rather than full

7:08

sentences. It seems this place was

7:11

created for this station. Sufi,

7:14

give me a. Arcana

7:17

sat with it. Three point five attributes: architecture

7:19

and engineering but I know that you have

7:21

that kind of his taken warp and weft

7:23

to give me in our concept of you

7:26

look at the Keep. Sixty.

7:31

As you're looking at the

7:33

decorations your of this station

7:35

that has been capped at

7:37

the Palace of the Which

7:39

of Wind and Stars I

7:41

think you observe is that

7:43

this keep is one of

7:45

the smallest and most humble.

7:47

Yeah. Give

7:49

me an insight check with that as well

7:51

as use it with advanced as he succeeded

7:53

on your or. Thirty

7:57

thousand. The

7:59

decoration. here in this place. There's

8:02

a tremendous kindness for the Witch

8:05

of Wind and Stars to keep

8:07

these halls as pure guest

8:09

residences for these other witches that

8:11

would probably only come here under

8:13

dire circumstances. You know, Grandmother

8:15

Wren's cottage didn't have keeps for all of

8:17

her other... She would have been like, I

8:19

can make a bed for you in the

8:21

corner, you know? Like that was... So it's like,

8:23

it's not obviously a necessity. But

8:26

looking at the smallness of the keep, I

8:28

think under Dirty 20, you have to wonder

8:30

if the smallness and

8:32

humbleness is a kindness

8:34

to a station that considers

8:37

humility part of its domain.

8:40

Right? Like, the Witch of the World's

8:42

Heart is not humble as in small,

8:44

it's the humility of we

8:46

are in this together. It is the

8:48

humility of not centering oneself. Right? But

8:51

you also, having met injury,

8:54

wonder if she considers the

8:56

smallness and off to one-sideness

8:58

of this keep to be

9:00

a kindness herself. Yeah.

9:03

Oh, and I guess

9:05

along with that line, how would I compare

9:08

this to where

9:11

Susie was from? Tower

9:13

of the Crescent Moon is actually...

9:16

So this is at the edge of the

9:18

palace and it's set into the base of

9:20

one of the peaks. So it's sort of

9:22

like kind of eaten up by the mountain

9:24

a little bit. Tower of the Crescent Moon

9:26

is on an inner

9:28

ring of towers around the

9:31

central keep and appears

9:33

to be like adjoining the quarters of

9:35

the Witch of Wind and Stars herself.

9:38

So you're like halfway in between injury

9:40

and amé. I would say

9:42

too that when you see Crescent Moon, up

9:45

on the top of that tower, now

9:47

that you're outside of it, you see

9:49

an enormous icy Crescent Moon atop that

9:51

tower. And you can see that

9:54

there are two other towers like

9:57

it, one of which has

9:59

a massive gleamish. full moon and then

10:01

the other one which has a sort of half moon.

10:03

I guess I need to circle on it. So

10:08

are you just gonna be, where are you

10:10

gonna put the horse? What's the plan

10:12

with the horse? Holy moly, are you

10:14

with me for like

10:16

good or was this just one trip?

10:22

Your guess is as good as mine

10:24

as to what that meant. Now I

10:27

want to remind you that Ursulan does

10:29

I believe have speech of beast and

10:31

leaf. Do I? I do. Proud

10:34

world beyond number tradition.

10:39

Well I guess as Suvi asked that question

10:41

I will use speech

10:43

of beast and leaf and

10:47

kind of lean around Halimans face

10:49

to kind of make to look

10:51

into his one of his eyes

10:53

as best I can. Halimans,

11:00

is this a one time? Is this

11:02

a one way trip or are we

11:04

in it? Halimans

11:09

shakes the bridle on his head as though

11:11

he's trying to remove it. Suvi

11:16

can I use your shoulder? Oh yeah.

11:18

I'm gonna put way too much weight

11:20

on Suvi as I hop down off

11:22

Halimans and

11:25

just stabilize myself and then

11:27

go to remove the

11:29

bridle. You

11:31

remove the bridle from Halimans give me one

11:33

more animal handling check. Halimans

11:40

kneels down and puts the long

11:43

length of the bridge of his

11:45

snout and his forehead up

11:47

against your chest and presses into

11:49

your chest in a comforting way

11:51

leaving a sort of warm imprint

11:53

there. And

11:56

you see that Halimans walks into

11:58

the snow and It

12:00

vanishes amongst the statues of the courtyard and

12:02

fades from sight. The

12:06

fox goes, he wasn't that great. You

12:12

missed the best part. Well,

12:15

to see, the actual experience was

12:17

actually quite unnerving. But I

12:19

crossed the world in a matter of minutes.

12:22

Really? Yeah. I was in

12:24

a jungle recently. I was actually in Galthma. What?

12:28

Yes. Again, so

12:30

much. I don't know what... How

12:33

did you get here? It's so cold

12:35

out here! Let's go inside. The

12:38

fox turns pads over to

12:40

the door and as the

12:44

doors appear before you, do

12:47

you go to open them? Yes.

12:49

I'd like to... I can

12:52

see the little ornamentation that

12:54

is Grandmother Wren's work. Yeah,

12:57

a little wicker charm with a red ribbon around it.

12:59

Oh, what kind of charm

13:01

is that? Give

13:04

me a little... What kind of insight

13:06

is that? Looking

13:11

at the charm, you get

13:13

the sensation that this

13:15

is an offering

13:18

or a gift for any

13:20

spirits that are within the

13:22

area. And you see

13:24

that there are some very small little

13:27

crumbs or pieces of some kind of candy inside

13:29

the wicker with the ribbon tied around it. And

13:33

you actually can see the old little

13:35

marks of frost of some of the

13:37

ice fairies here. So you wonder if

13:39

it was almost like

13:41

a little bird feeder? Like

13:44

a little pine cone with

13:47

peanut butter. Peanut butter seeds on it!

13:49

And it looks like it's both a

13:52

kindness and an offering. And

13:54

on a... If you beat a 20,

13:57

it's also a way to keep ice...

14:00

spares on the outside of the keep. Oh,

14:04

I love that. Um, but

14:07

it dusted off a little bit and, um,

14:10

you've cut the dissipation in London to make

14:13

it shiny and new. And I'm

14:15

going to put some more saltwater pacy

14:17

inside of it. Incredible.

14:20

You, as you put new things into the

14:22

charm behind you, I think, Ursula, on your

14:24

ears, Flick, can you hear? Of

14:28

little flapping wings, new

14:31

candy has been added to the charm, the

14:34

witch of the world's hard keep. Opening

14:38

the doors and proceeding through, you see

14:42

a keep, unlike most of the palace,

14:45

this keep quickly becomes made of stone

14:47

and actually enters into the rest, the

14:49

exterior sort of covered in ice like

14:51

the rest of the palace, but there

14:54

is a squat sort of stone building

14:56

here carved into the mountainside. And,

14:58

uh, you see that there

15:00

is a cold unlit fireplace

15:02

at the moment, but there are logs

15:05

beside it. It's very, very frigid in

15:07

here, but there are some

15:09

carpets and you see that

15:11

there is a small box of

15:13

sort of tidy dishes and a kettle

15:15

and a couple other little things that

15:18

is clearly like a little

15:20

tote that like grandmother Ren

15:22

left in this place of like things

15:25

that were a hassle to bring each

15:27

time. Um, and

15:30

you see that there are, it's very

15:32

funny because the hall is small in

15:34

relation to the palace, but quite large

15:36

in relation to the cottage. And

15:39

you see that in

15:41

its grand kind of appointed

15:44

luxury, there

15:47

are some wide open doors that lead

15:49

to some chambers and quarters, a staircase

15:51

leading down, presumably to the kitchens. And

15:54

you see that there is some

15:57

sort of like not damage, but it looks

15:59

like the. stove was moved up

16:01

the staircase into the great... It

16:03

basically looks like Grandmother Ren was

16:05

like... You

16:07

can just see the story of it takes 15

16:10

minutes to get from a room I need

16:12

to get to to another room I need

16:14

to get to. I'm bringing a bed and

16:17

a stove and everything from this keep all

16:19

to the fireplace which is the one place

16:21

that can't move. So there's

16:26

a weird little stone hinge of

16:28

like bed and sofa and chairs

16:30

and logs and a stove and

16:33

a standing like wash basin that's

16:35

all just sort of looks like

16:37

a council of furniture around the

16:39

fireplace. Pigletty pigletty. Once

16:44

inside I set to

16:46

work immediately and even as we're

16:48

talking sweeping the

16:50

heart, putting in the logs, magic

16:54

up a fire and soaking cleaning

16:58

things off and I look

17:00

around and cupboard to see if

17:03

there's any provision with which I

17:05

can make something hearty for us

17:07

to eat. And as

17:09

I'm doing it, welcome

17:12

to the keep of the Witch of the

17:14

World's Heart. While you are here, please

17:17

consider it as your home

17:19

as well. Susie,

17:22

while you're doing all that, like walked into the

17:24

door, press it to digitated

17:26

the like snow and any like melt

17:28

off of her and it's just standing

17:30

off to the side. And I think

17:33

now that the like excitement of your

17:35

arrival has passed, you see the like

17:37

coldness that she is

17:39

affecting. That like there's no

17:41

softening of that. She's like kind of

17:43

remembered more and is quiet

17:47

and still. Skye,

17:50

will you be staying here? No, I have

17:52

my own apartment. Thank you. Oh,

17:56

uh, Ami, is it all right? I stay

17:58

here. Oh, of course. really love

18:00

that. Great. I have actually a few

18:02

things. And I'm just going to pull out some

18:04

of the stuff I got from Kalei out. New

18:07

boots. This for a

18:09

coat. It's

18:11

an amazing bag

18:14

of a coat that actually fits me. Flip

18:18

this coin. Tails.

18:21

It's going to be tails. Watch.

18:24

And I flip the coin. Tails! Flip

18:26

it again. Is it just a

18:29

poorly made coin? Just flip

18:31

it one more time. Flip it. Tails.

18:34

Alright, now watch me flip it. Tails.

18:37

Heads. Okay. Heads. Every

18:41

time. If a mortal

18:43

flips it, it's tails. If a spirit flips

18:46

it, it's heads. And

18:49

I think there's that moment of like wanting to be

18:51

a little mean and be like, that's a stupid

18:54

thing. And then the like,

18:57

oh, a means of detection. And

19:00

like the actual like secret like

19:02

lateral uses for it. And then

19:05

Suvi kind of swallows a snarky comment and just quirks

19:07

an eyebrow and nods. She stole

19:09

it from the Citadel. Ah,

19:12

mate, do you have any food? Uh. Oh,

19:14

yeah, I think I can

19:16

actually. Oh, there's

19:19

some seasonings here too. Yeah,

19:22

you see there's like some spices in the tote

19:25

and a couple other things. There

19:27

is no, it doesn't look like there's

19:29

any ability to like, there's some

19:31

flour. There are some things that keep essentially

19:33

and especially in the cold that would keep

19:35

well. But you

19:38

see that there's a little note that

19:42

points somewhere and says eggs. And you

19:44

see it just points to a window and you

19:46

can see that there's just a basket in the

19:49

snow covered with a like a cloth. And

19:52

it looks like there's just some frozen, they've got a

19:54

frozen solid. So

19:57

it's like, it's slim pickings here at the North Pole.

20:00

We got eggs, we got

20:02

potato, we got... Can

20:04

we have a conversation so I

20:06

can retire to my Tanger?

20:10

Would you like to... I

20:13

can make a supper? I'm

20:15

fine. I arrived

20:17

well-provisioned thanks to the Citadel.

20:21

With a very pointed and slow look at the both of

20:23

you. So

20:26

is that... is that

20:28

the means by which you traveled? We

20:30

all could have, but you ran

20:32

away. Well,

20:37

I can't lie, Suvi. Um...

20:42

By running away, I was able to reconnect with

20:44

my sister. And...

20:49

aside from you two coming back into my life,

20:51

there is no greater gift. I

20:56

apologize. I made sure those wizards

20:58

were safe. What

21:00

wizards? The

21:02

four wizards who had been using the... the Conjuring. Oh.

21:07

They were caught up in it as well, but I

21:09

was... I

21:12

mean, I don't know what your experience in the...

21:16

Catechism of your own creation? Is that the phrase you wanted?

21:19

Yeah, sure. Um... the

21:21

Catechism of our creation

21:25

was Aime, but... I...

21:28

Mine was very interesting. I...

21:33

I made it back to the cottage, and I'm... Oh,

21:37

I thought I'm so glad that you found

21:39

her. Yes. Suvi,

21:44

I'm sorry. I was

21:46

scared, and I... I

21:51

suddenly inherited something that is a lot larger

21:53

than me, and I think you

21:56

know how that feels to have. That

22:00

kind of pressure weighing upon you from all

22:03

of your obligations and how

22:05

lives, many lives hang in

22:07

the balance. But

22:12

I'm sorry and I promise I

22:14

will never abandon you again. Ah,

22:23

while I was in there I met the man in black. What?

22:28

Yes, we walked together for, well

22:30

not together, but I

22:33

walked ahead of him for a moment. And

22:38

he told me about how he met

22:40

the two of you at Ami's house. Yeah,

22:43

through the door. Yes, through the door.

22:46

But he has, he very much wants to come

22:48

back. He

22:51

attacked grandmother Ren. Yes.

22:54

Well, it

22:58

would seem Ami that you are, his

23:00

problem is with the Citadel and

23:03

the Wizards of this world. But

23:05

the familiar chorus. Ami

23:08

is seemingly the only thing keeping

23:10

him from, or

23:13

in some way Ami you are preventing

23:16

him from, I guess

23:19

maybe having his way with the

23:21

Citadel. What

23:23

does that mean? What? We

23:26

didn't talk for very long because it did feel

23:28

like if we walked together

23:30

that things, my

23:32

life would be irreparably changed. But in

23:36

the moments we did speak it

23:38

seems very much that Ami

23:42

and the future of the Citadel

23:44

are tied together as

23:47

far as the man in black is concerned. Well,

23:52

we're screwed. Something

23:56

about a dagger. Sophie,

23:59

no, set it up. that was in his example the

24:01

dagger, plunged into the world's

24:04

heart. Does

24:10

that make any more sense to you?

24:12

I'm, it was only two

24:14

days ago, but... He

24:17

tapped from the run at the

24:19

grove, and she's

24:23

a little... No, I'm

24:25

sorry, I'm still in the dark here. Do

24:29

you trust him? Trust

24:31

him to... Have

24:34

told you the truth about the

24:36

wizards, the citadel, a

24:38

dagger in the world. I'm just

24:40

getting so fucking tired of... No.

24:44

I do, I do believe him. Why?

24:49

Because there was no malice in his

24:51

voice. He did not seem

24:54

to... sway

24:56

me, or he was not

24:58

attempting to sway me in any way. I

25:01

told him that Ame

25:03

was under my guardianship, and

25:06

that I cared for her. And

25:09

he told me that he

25:12

was coming for her. To

25:16

help her or to remove her? To

25:19

reach the citadel to attack the wizards? Yes,

25:23

that, the latter. Because

25:25

he had sensed that there was

25:27

a wizard in the home when

25:30

he came to visit Ame. And

25:35

that they had already had

25:37

her in their clutches. Of

25:39

course, it was not with that. I

25:42

think he was inferring something that I

25:44

do not believe is true. Okay.

25:51

But he continues on his path. I,

25:54

when I touch the near spirit and

25:57

Metarima, I sense he still

25:59

walks. toward us. And

26:04

you trust him while

26:07

understanding that he is on

26:09

his way towards conflict with

26:12

first Ame and then my home

26:15

and family. I

26:18

do believe him. Okay.

26:24

Well, I'm going to

26:26

focus on one life-ending

26:29

problem at a time. Umm...

26:35

Thank you. I will huddle over

26:37

that and perhaps inquire as more

26:39

information that others might have about

26:41

him. Suvi,

26:44

you are here in the

26:47

capacity as my advisor.

26:53

What do I do? What

26:57

do you know of the other witches here? Do

26:59

you know anything of the case that

27:02

they will make against you? No. I

27:04

don't know why they are

27:06

trying to eliminate this station nor

27:09

the other station which

27:13

they would have to eliminate,

27:15

remind to be disposed of. But

27:19

I think that might be the key to it, discovering

27:22

which of the

27:24

other domains stands

27:28

to be destroyed should the witch of

27:30

the world's heart also be destroyed. So

27:33

you found out nothing in your time of

27:35

separation or your arrival here? I

27:40

found out that the pendant

27:43

that you wear was

27:46

created by your

27:48

parents and grandmother Ren to

27:52

shield you from spirits to

27:54

protect their daughter. It

27:58

has nothing to do with what we are doing. doing

28:00

here. Have you found

28:02

out nothing of youth? Mommy.

28:09

You hear a knock at the door. Um,

28:13

hello? I'll

28:16

get the door. Hello?

28:20

You open the door, there is a

28:25

tiny, matchstick,

28:27

thin little girl

28:29

outside in the cold shivering

28:31

with an enormous wooden box

28:34

filled with vegetables

28:36

and food and some cuts of meat and provisions

28:38

and all sorts of things. She

28:41

has a thick scarf with so

28:43

many moth-eaten holes in it, and

28:46

then tiny little white leggings

28:48

and little black buckled shoes

28:50

that are completely pervious

28:54

to the snow. These

28:56

things are so pervious. Just shivering

28:58

there. You see she has sort of

29:01

warm brown skin, close cut here with a

29:03

little picky cut, and a little sort of

29:06

big wool thing with a puff on the top of it.

29:09

Just shivering. Oh my

29:11

goodness, come in. Please, come

29:13

in. Mommy, this

29:15

is Withers Guy and Ursula. Becca,

29:18

your partner, I'm so sorry to be in front of you. I

29:21

am a niece, I am apprentice to

29:23

the witch of the wind

29:25

and stars. I've

29:28

collected these for you from the kitchens. They

29:30

are collected for you from the kitchens. I,

29:33

you're the, you're... See,

29:35

he snaps a jaw shut. He's

29:38

just like, what? Oh no. You're

29:42

the apprentice of, like,

29:46

the one, not what? All may also

29:49

snap a jaw shut. It

29:52

is a pleasure to make your acquaintance

29:54

niece, the apprentice to the witch

29:56

of the wind and stars. I...

30:00

I... uh... Are

30:02

you about to die? No. You

30:07

must have called your police company, bro. They'll

30:09

bring the box down. Oh no, I'm sorry

30:11

that I've shivered. There's no... There's

30:14

no... um... This is frightfully

30:16

rude. You

30:19

see that she puts the positions down, hanging

30:21

from her belt. You see there is a

30:23

little steel bristle brush and a like, clanking

30:26

iron pan for like, sweeping up

30:28

hearths. You see

30:30

that she has a little like, collapsible

30:32

telescoping poker that's also hanging from a

30:35

wand on her belt. She...

30:39

I don't think you've ever seen someone

30:42

who looks... Everything

30:44

about her suggests susceptibility to

30:46

the elements. Which elements? Any

30:49

elements. Any. All. Any

30:51

and all elements. She looks like she would get hot, she

30:53

looks like she would get cold. She looks like the wind

30:55

would be bad, she looks like no wind would be bad.

30:59

She goes... See... Um...

31:04

If there's anything else I can

31:06

retrieve for you in my duties to

31:09

my mentor,

31:14

my mistress, the wind of the wind... Can

31:18

I make an investigation? Oh my god. I

31:22

also, I'd like to do an insight. Oh I

31:24

don't want insight. I want an investigation check

31:26

because I don't trust it. Like, there is

31:29

a lot of meeting injury

31:31

and feeling the effect and the

31:33

feelings I feel about her

31:35

and all of this. Like,

31:37

it reeks of illusion and I do not trust

31:39

this energy. For

31:43

insight, uh, 24? Investigation,

31:45

21. Insight?

31:51

What you see is what you get. In

31:53

terms of, in terms of, she's, her inner,

31:55

her inner truth is being worn perfectly on

31:58

her face. You think that... that

32:00

if this person was asked to deceive

32:02

somebody, she would burst into tears. Boo.

32:05

And, Sufi, on

32:07

your investigation, looking

32:10

for like secrets or- Illusion!

32:12

Illusion, something like that. You're

32:15

looking hard for an illusion. You

32:18

don't see it. You

32:20

don't see it. Huh.

32:23

I, you've done

32:25

such a wonderful job. Thank you so much.

32:27

You are going to make a hearty supper

32:30

with this. May

32:32

I send the invitation to you

32:34

to stay for

32:36

supper? Oh, that will not

32:38

be necessary. Many of the

32:40

other keeps require some tending to,

32:44

before the arrival of the fellow

32:47

covenmates of my mistress. And so

32:49

I must away quickly. The

32:52

upkeep of the palace is given to me

32:54

as my charge. And you look

32:56

at- The whole palace? So,

32:59

Ame, in this moment, you remember

33:02

all the chores you had to

33:04

do in the cottage? That's incredible.

33:07

Yeah, I, I flash back, you know,

33:09

you can see my mind goes elsewhere.

33:12

And I'm staring a thousand yards there,

33:14

remembering sweeping the hearth and flopping the

33:16

pens and, you know,

33:19

organizing the bookshelves and Nicholas

33:21

the goat. And

33:24

then I snap back to it and say,

33:28

in this time of many visitors,

33:31

I imagine that your duties must

33:33

have increased tenfold. May I,

33:36

you seem cold. May I provide

33:39

you with an additional scarf or

33:45

perhaps a treat for your- Give

33:49

me a persuasion check. Oh,

33:52

can I assist just sort

33:54

of nodding along with

33:57

all like every time Ame makes an offer, just like,

33:59

give me a help. Action. Can

34:02

we call this a DC25? Getting

34:07

Nief to accept help is a

34:09

DC25 persuasion check. You

34:16

see that Nief looks at you and says, the

34:21

stories of the kindness of the witch of the world's heart

34:24

ring, especially true in this moment, but

34:26

no help is required for to accept

34:28

help would suggest that I needed it,

34:30

which would be to suggest that I

34:32

did not receive it. And so therefore

34:34

I need not accept in this moment

34:36

your help and the offer of a

34:38

treat would imply that I deserved

34:40

one. So thank you for your time. And

34:43

you see that she goes,

34:45

however, if I can be, and

34:48

you see already being in here with like the little

34:51

fire that's going, she's already kind of warming up

34:53

and just goes, however, if

34:55

there are any tasks which you require

34:57

that I could impart to you and

35:00

that would

35:02

be for the betterment of

35:04

your time here, then I am given

35:06

leave to perform such

35:09

duties for the guests of my mistress that they

35:12

need done. Yes,

35:15

actually, yes. Um, I have, uh,

35:17

more honey cakes, you know, I was going to

35:19

put out later, but I don't want to walk

35:21

all the way back out to the great hall

35:23

on my own. So if you could take some

35:26

of them and please, um,

35:29

see the edges here, they're, they're not quite as pretty

35:31

as the other ones. If you could cut those off

35:33

and, um, you may

35:35

take them if you wish and

35:37

taste them to make sure that they are fine.

35:41

She looks at you and goes, I

35:44

will see it done. Thank you. And

35:47

give me your scarf. Um,

35:52

yes, very well. Um, should

35:54

it please you to have it, then all the hospitality of

35:56

the witch of the wind and stars that she has the

35:58

scarf to you would be your. to

36:02

if you want my scarf I have to give it to

36:04

you. And Suvi

36:06

takes it without a word. And

36:08

I think just again, now that

36:11

she has that slightly faster, slightly

36:13

optimized version of her mother's mending,

36:16

she will just very quickly repair like

36:18

the moth eaten bits and

36:21

the torn edges and like a

36:23

bit of the fraying as she

36:26

continues to stammer through. And as

36:28

Ame explains, the

36:30

honey cake strat to

36:33

get this child to eat and I will

36:35

hand back the

36:38

fixed scarf with one second thought,

36:40

I don't want it. Thank you. You

36:44

see that she looks at the mended

36:46

scarf, looks

36:50

incredibly grateful in this moment

36:52

as this garment is now

36:54

fuller and richer and warmer.

36:58

She looks up and I think Suvi in

37:00

this moment, you

37:03

watch an opinion change in

37:05

her head. And she goes, thank

37:08

you very much for returning such a humble garment

37:11

to me. And should I find a scarf more

37:13

becoming of a wizard of your station, I shall

37:15

be sure to collect it and

37:18

remit its custody to you. Deeply

37:20

grateful. Yes, I actually

37:23

would require

37:25

your services in

37:30

terms of updating me

37:33

as to the arrival of the

37:35

rest of my sisters and anything

37:37

that I can do or any

37:39

of any help that I can

37:41

be as is befitting of

37:43

my station in the

37:45

conclave. Please

37:48

do, since

37:50

you'll be coming back frequently, please

37:54

see that you're properly shod

37:56

the faster to

37:58

get to the key. of the Witch of the

38:00

World's Heart. Oh,

38:02

actually, do you want me to have different shoes? Yes. Okay.

38:06

I'll see what I can do. And you see, she sort

38:09

of like kicks her heels together, bows, and

38:12

turns out, whoops, the new scarf,

38:14

and the honeycakes and scurries out the

38:17

door. I

38:20

have not met this witch, but she

38:22

seems to be no grandmother ramp. Ah,

38:26

you explain. Yeah,

38:28

I mean, what were

38:31

all those sounds you just made? Yeah.

38:33

Ah, imagine the most

38:36

attractive person that

38:38

you've ever seen in

38:40

your life. Like, like

38:42

you write while you've been out

38:44

in the world, and you're

38:48

fair share of... Attractive

38:51

people, yeah. Yeah. Well,

38:53

imagine that they were

38:58

magically heightened,

39:01

both literally to be tall and to

39:03

be even more beautiful. Like,

39:06

any little flaws that you might have seen in that person,

39:09

it's just not fair. This

39:12

woman is perfect and immaculate,

39:14

and she smells nice, and

39:17

she is everything that

39:19

you could possibly want. Like,

39:22

it doesn't matter who you are, she's

39:24

got it, baby. And

39:28

she's just... She

39:33

has this giant

39:35

house full of people

39:37

that are in love with her, and she

39:40

can get even the

39:44

most cold-hearted

39:46

mouth and beat

39:49

for her and her alone, or

39:51

something like that. She

39:55

is equivalent to her

39:57

surroundings, so Niece is a bit of

39:59

a surprise. All right, what

40:01

the hell is happening? Witches

40:08

Well if there's no other information you

40:10

have to share And

40:13

we don't have a plan yet, then I will

40:15

excuse myself. I arrived here

40:17

with a Bit

40:20

of a red and you a retinue of my own

40:22

so I needs must confer with them before the end

40:24

of the night. Oh I'm

40:28

glad you're safe. It's good to see you

40:30

Supee Thank

40:32

you for coming back Mm-hmm,

40:36

what time are we meeting tomorrow? I'll

40:41

keep you updated. I will

40:44

send a message to your tower Understood

40:51

and with that Supee turns He's

40:54

back into the cold Supee

40:58

leaves her Ursulan and Ami and

41:00

Fox are left in the keep of the

41:02

world's heart The

41:05

Fox looks up at you Ursulan and says You

41:08

met your family. I

41:10

did that's great Tell

41:13

me all about them. It was more than

41:15

just your sister. Oh my sister has

41:18

been prolific two

41:21

husbands Three children

41:23

though Those

41:25

children have multiplied it was incredible

41:27

Wow I

41:31

mean she's also quite old 120 years. She tried to

41:33

come after me but came out first And

41:45

while we're doing this as we're

41:47

chatting I whereas normally I would

41:51

Sit into a chair. I

41:53

am stress-baking right now Making

41:57

so many different layers

41:59

of equipment In and Steal

42:02

and my soldiers are up

42:04

to where my ears are

42:06

as I move around the

42:09

kitchen. Ah, Yes, absolutely

42:11

cannot. Let

42:13

this. Relax. And

42:16

but I am! Oh I am

42:18

so happy for schools! Just

42:21

stay on his youngest one.

42:23

Road rules are sheath yesterday

42:25

cast as for Spain while

42:27

I was there was some

42:29

truly comprehend credit. lots of

42:32

yeah Chris out I'll make

42:34

you look down also and

42:36

seat of someone's sealed with

42:38

now as this beautiful painting

42:40

upon it in Queens with

42:42

the sweatpants all. A

42:45

light or here softly in

42:47

this space. oh yes that

42:49

this keeping us use. Something.

42:53

Truly incredible. This what I

42:55

painted is where have I

42:57

only. The

43:00

same free. A

43:02

red tree with. A

43:05

liar live underneath this spirit. I

43:07

mean not this buried freak. As

43:09

a student, don't have that dream

43:11

existed. But once I saw that

43:13

free speech was remarkably similar to

43:15

the what I had from. Any

43:20

said, I'm going to push it Kind of

43:22

sucked into your face. She said that you

43:24

would see something at it that I couldn't.

43:28

Going thought it. Was

43:30

lousy because I've seen the

43:32

snow the for our health

43:34

aspect of arts and. I'll

43:37

have seen that drawings before but

43:40

the something different about it now.

43:43

Well you looking and. The.

43:45

Kindness. Care.

43:47

And crafty nature of witches,

43:49

the magic of tending to

43:51

and sewing and repairing and

43:53

building and baking and making

43:55

in crafting and all of

43:57

the magic of the. that's

44:01

care and attention that is put into

44:03

things to mend and care and make

44:05

over time. The

44:08

painting of the shield is exquisite, and you

44:10

found this old prototype in Tel-Aver Mill they

44:12

didn't end up going with that is a

44:14

little bit more heraldric, a little bit more

44:16

sort of

44:19

an older model that didn't look

44:21

as military and

44:23

looked a little bit more knightly, for

44:25

lack of another word. It didn't

44:28

look right with the rest of the citadel's

44:30

things. And the shields that

44:32

they made at Tel-Aver Mill were for

44:34

the creation of shields to mori, living

44:37

shield spells that carry these sort of

44:39

to protect as they go. The

44:42

surface of the shield is perfect. The

44:45

painting is not

44:47

the sort of beautiful but flat symbology

44:49

of heraldry which is telling you like

44:51

a family and a name and a

44:53

story. It passes

44:56

that but if your eye lingers

44:58

on it for even more than a fraction of

45:00

a second, it enchants you.

45:02

It's clear that it is an illumination

45:05

as from a fairy tale. The

45:08

tree, the details of the leaves,

45:10

the fruit, all of it somehow.

45:13

The first one holds this.

45:17

He doesn't seem like

45:20

how knights would have looked in the past. He would

45:22

seem like a story of a knight. There would be

45:24

something more mythic about it,

45:26

just the illustration of this tree.

45:28

And again, it's not gleaming.

45:31

It's not flashy. It's just if you study

45:33

it, you become a little enchanted by it.

45:37

When you look at the back of the shield, you

45:39

see that the prototype nature

45:41

of it is it's bolted on

45:43

the back to kind of thin

45:45

leather straps and that's actually where

45:48

your eyes go which is you're like, oh

45:50

this is not fitted first one. It's not

45:53

like it's just too standard as you put

45:55

your arm in here, hold the shield here.

45:57

So the body of the shield and its

45:59

magic face is flawless and you go, oh

46:01

this is where it needs a little bit more

46:04

love. It needs to be fitted to Ursula. It

46:06

needs to actually be made to his specifications.

46:08

It needs to fit his wrist. It

46:10

needs to have a handle that allows

46:12

him to actually wield it pretty effortlessly

46:14

in battle and I

46:17

think that's where your mind goes. And

46:22

I'll let Ami think on

46:25

what kind of work she might want

46:27

to do on that and what magical

46:29

impacts that may have on this shield.

46:32

I'll say the two directions that

46:35

you could possibly go in would

46:37

be something you can see that you're

46:39

gonna have to make a decision between

46:42

something that makes the shield sturdier

46:44

like it's bolted down

46:47

even more or something

46:49

that makes it a little bit lighter

46:52

and easier for Ursula to move

46:54

with it which might mean that he

46:56

can get a better

46:59

mobility or reach while fighting it so it's

47:01

like is it a tougher piece of equipment

47:03

or is it lighter and easier to wield?

47:11

From there we're going to move to the Tower of the Crescent

47:13

Moon. Sufi, you're

47:16

moving through the Palace of the Witch of the Wind

47:18

and Stars. Okay,

47:20

if I've sort of lined

47:23

up that my tower

47:25

is like in like that inner ring

47:27

close to like the main like

47:31

heart of this palace, what

47:34

if I get a little lost and

47:37

just wander around and

47:40

maybe maybe

47:42

just if I end up finding injury? I think

47:44

there's that thing of like I'm walking back and

47:46

I know in the back of my head I

47:49

can find exactly where I need to go but

47:52

if I just kind of rock up on

47:54

a study or

47:56

a very pretty witch, what could

47:59

happen? Hell yeah. Go

48:02

ahead and give

48:04

me investigation. And I

48:06

think I just want to see you

48:08

beat your own passive investigation. Okay,

48:11

okay. 20. Dang

48:15

it. Okay.

48:19

So you are walking through this

48:21

space looking

48:23

for injury. As

48:25

you move, the palace is

48:27

so beautiful. So many windows and

48:30

courtyards. Many of the

48:32

hallways are just pure white ice.

48:34

And you're always sort of marveling

48:36

at the presence of starlight and

48:38

the torches. And the ice fills

48:41

itself with light so that like there'll

48:43

be a hundred foot long hallway with

48:46

two torches in it that nonetheless is

48:48

illuminated. Like the light of

48:50

the torches gives itself to the ice

48:52

and carries just enough of a glow.

48:54

Like it's that weird thing of being

48:56

in snow at night. It's all just

48:58

illuminated enough even if there's

49:00

not that much torch fire. Moving

49:03

through this space, every once in a while

49:05

it'll come across a room and suddenly see

49:08

beautiful red and patterned

49:10

carpets spread out and

49:12

hanging chandeliers. You know,

49:15

shelves adorned with trinkets and treasures. So

49:17

every once in a while you'll go

49:19

from ice palace to something that is

49:22

so furnished that for a moment it

49:24

actually feels warm and welcoming. And

49:26

that seems to be the way in

49:28

which the palace shifts. That moments

49:31

of icy solitude

49:34

open into small nests

49:37

and honeycombs of rich warm

49:40

caramel wood and deep red

49:42

carpets and fires and braziers.

49:44

Things that invite a sudden

49:47

warmth and refinement away

49:49

from the rest of the icy palace.

49:52

And you also find in your

49:54

journeys through going into the central keep

49:58

as you see the inner corner. Beautiful

50:01

evergreen trees, the first plant life that you've

50:03

kind of seen here in this place. And

50:06

you see that decorated in

50:08

them are what

50:11

can only be described as the ghosts of

50:13

candles, shimmering

50:15

little ethereal

50:18

points that have small and spectral lights

50:20

that do not catch the branches of

50:22

the tree, but they are nevertheless decorated

50:25

with these soft little lights. And you

50:27

can see almost out of the corner

50:29

of your eye that maybe those lights

50:31

are being held or those

50:33

candles shouldered by small

50:35

fairy folk that do not flitter or

50:37

laugh like the ice fairies you've seen,

50:39

but maybe something a little older or

50:41

a little more somber. And

50:44

then the trick of the light, the flurry of the

50:46

snow, and their faces and

50:49

forms are gone. You

50:53

walk a little further in looking

50:56

for injury and see

50:58

coming up that there is

51:01

a room with an enormous

51:04

porcelain tub, steaming water coming out

51:06

of it, a blind set

51:09

aside with a robe laid over it.

51:11

There's like a bath that's been drawn

51:13

here. And you see in

51:15

an icy corridor, long hanging

51:17

robes. There must be a hundred

51:19

gowns and robes of whites and

51:22

reds and silvers and blues and

51:24

all sorts of different colors. And

51:27

you see Neef walking out

51:30

of that closet with five

51:32

enormous scarves. And

51:34

she goes, I'm just recessed. Sorry,

51:38

I'm so sorry I'm late. I was on my way.

51:42

You're fine. You're good. Oh,

51:44

you took that very seriously. Um,

51:48

these are the warmest scarves I can find

51:50

that my mistress has laid

51:53

out. If you want. Neef,

51:56

thank you very much for all of your hard work.

51:58

I don't need a scar. I

52:01

appreciate your diligence and

52:04

I was trying to help in a way that would

52:07

bypass your well-understood

52:11

resistance. Okay. If

52:15

you, I, would you, um,

52:19

it would be a tremendous

52:21

honor to confer upon you

52:23

a scarf so that

52:26

I can help fulfill each of

52:28

the requests laid out for me.

52:32

Understood. Uh, and I'm

52:34

gonna just then quickly scan the scarf. Um,

52:38

is there one that

52:40

would maybe, which one

52:42

of those would match what injury was

52:44

wearing today the most? There

52:46

is a beautiful silver and blue

52:49

scarf that is patterned. It almost

52:51

looks like the patterning of like

52:53

the eyes of a peacock's tail,

52:56

but filigree and with small sort

52:58

of curling silvery leaves that end

53:00

in these deep pools of like,

53:03

of sapphire and

53:06

robin's egg blues throughout. And

53:09

it's almost like a captivating shimmering

53:11

metallic pattern to it. Um,

53:14

uh, and looking at it, you see it is like

53:17

a quilted scarf almost that it is

53:19

like stuffed or something like that. So

53:21

it's not made of yarn or like

53:23

flat fabric, but it looks like a

53:26

patterned quilted material. That

53:30

one is lovely.

53:32

Are you, okay. Are you

53:34

sure your mistress would

53:37

not miss that one? Oh,

53:40

oh, um, nothing

53:43

I do is done without the

53:46

knowledge and, um, express desire of

53:48

my mistress and therefore I would

53:50

never, I don't, I

53:53

always ask her for

53:55

everything except when she

53:57

says that that's not right. And

53:59

so. She knows that this

54:01

is happening and is happy

54:03

with me making sure that

54:05

you are warm. Well

54:09

then I will take that one and consider us...

54:12

Squirre. Thank

54:15

you. And she hands the

54:17

beautiful silver and blue scarf to you.

54:21

Niece, do

54:23

you know where the

54:26

other wizards of the Citadel are being

54:28

kept? Oh,

54:30

they are in the silver rampart chambers, quite

54:33

near the Tower of the Crescent Moon. I can bring you there if you wish. You

54:37

seem busy and I kind of look back

54:39

towards the Bath and hope

54:41

to leave enough of a silence to try to get

54:43

her to explain what's about

54:45

to happen here or what this is

54:47

or what it's for. Oh,

54:52

I am drawing a bath for my

54:54

mistress with

54:56

which to bathe after her

54:58

studies are completed. And

55:01

this is her wardrobe, garments

55:04

of which were made by magic.

55:14

Suvi is warring with wanting to press

55:16

and pry. More

55:19

about injury, more about niece, but

55:21

there's also that sense of like,

55:23

I don't want her to mistake

55:26

the act of kindness earlier as

55:28

a like, opening salvo to

55:31

information garnering. Can

55:33

I make an insight check on her to

55:35

see like, yeah, how she feels about this

55:37

interaction? Like, am I stressing her out by

55:40

thanking this time? Twelve.

55:43

You're stressing her out a little bit, but she's an anxious kid. Okay.

55:47

You also look at her and get the feeling that

55:49

she is maybe actually like

55:51

a little bit older than you.

55:53

You think she's she's she reads really, but she's

55:55

probably about like 12 or 13 years old. tall

56:00

too. She's like really,

56:03

really smashed, thick, skinny, but

56:05

is tall here.

56:07

And you wonder like how much this

56:09

kid sleeps or eats here a little

56:11

bit. And

56:13

you see she goes, whatever

56:18

that whatever that wish, I might. Thank

56:21

you. Thank you. Thank you. Genuinely.

56:25

I will see myself

56:27

home from here. Very

56:29

well. From

56:32

this place, if you have

56:34

been in search of these scarves, which I'm

56:36

sorry to not bring sooner, the fastest way

56:38

would be the path through the court of

56:41

the evergreens. But

56:44

if you wish to not be buffeted

56:46

by the cold, by

56:49

heading left from the door here, you

56:51

will pass by the library of the stars, which will

56:53

lead to the bridge across, which will

56:55

be lit by torchlight. And then just

56:57

take a turn at the

57:00

inner courtyard past the

57:04

stone guardians of the outer wall. And

57:06

that will lead you to the tower of the Crescent. I

57:09

think I've had enough of cold for tonight. I'll

57:11

take the long way back. Thank you. You

57:14

are very welcome. And thank

57:17

you for not liking

57:20

my scar. Have

57:23

a good night. She

57:25

smiles, clicks her heels, bows, and

57:29

you make your way out. What

57:33

do you do on your way back to the tower of the Crescent Moon? I

57:37

think now that I have a heading,

57:42

I'm going to let myself think about the day and

57:45

allow myself to like, kind of

57:47

re-wrapping myself in the frustration

57:49

of the dance that had to

57:51

be done to be

57:54

accepted into this place at all by the

57:56

witches because of the way they feel about

57:58

wizards and hearing it And even

58:00

through the relief of seeing Ursilon

58:02

safe and inhale again, being

58:05

reminded of Arima and

58:07

his conversation with the actual

58:09

scariest spirit Suvi's ever

58:12

witnessed through a door, again,

58:15

warning against the wizards and just

58:18

this sort of how

58:20

much it feels like everyone versus

58:22

Suvi and how much she has

58:25

to like take care of what

58:27

she needs to take care of. And

58:30

I will head back

58:33

specifically in search of that library. Moving

58:38

through the passageways away

58:41

from the bathing chamber, you

58:45

see a pair of doors

58:48

adorned with beautiful

58:51

eight and sixteen

58:54

pointed stars adorned

58:57

in light. And the doors open just a

58:59

crack and these doors are actually made of

59:02

beautifully stained but still

59:05

rough hewn wood with

59:07

metal hinges atop them. And

59:10

looking through the crack and the elephant,

59:12

you see one of

59:14

the most beautiful chambers you have ever

59:16

seen. It is built

59:22

sweeping and curving staircases

59:26

through multiple levels with

59:28

great wells and pools

59:31

in the dome of an observatory, enormous

59:34

silver telescope that

59:38

reaches through the heights. You

59:41

see the glass at the top

59:43

of the dome revealing all

59:46

of the majesty of the

59:48

stars overhead that now glitter

59:50

in companionship to that true

59:52

fixed northern star. You

59:56

see the

59:59

layout of the. stairs and

1:00:01

wells and landings, almost

1:00:03

like a gallery or a grotto

1:00:06

more than a library. Is

1:00:10

this like looking at the many

1:00:13

uncentric and overlapping gears of

1:00:15

a watch in

1:00:18

terms of the size of wells and

1:00:20

the spiraling staircases that approach them in

1:00:23

a strange and beautiful

1:00:25

asymmetry that nevertheless has

1:00:27

some pleasing geometry to it? And

1:00:31

from each of the openings of the wells, this

1:00:34

shimmering, flickering light

1:00:37

emerged. And

1:00:39

then to the end. Yeah,

1:00:44

yeah, yeah, obviously, yeah, it's the most beautiful

1:00:46

thing I've ever seen. But

1:00:49

I do, on entering, there's not

1:00:51

a universe, I, uh,

1:00:53

Suzy would assume where

1:00:56

she wouldn't, there wouldn't be a sense

1:00:58

of like, I might be followed, I

1:01:00

might be observed. So

1:01:02

is there any sort of like, damn,

1:01:04

I can do to see if there's like any

1:01:06

like, magic, like detection magic

1:01:08

or a tale or something? Give

1:01:12

me a perception check. You

1:01:18

detect no one following you. Oh,

1:01:22

kind of step in, breathing

1:01:24

heavily in that way of when you

1:01:27

like, first walk into like big old

1:01:29

world cathedrals, and you're sort

1:01:31

of overwhelmed by beauty. Suzy was

1:01:34

raised in, uh, ostentatious

1:01:36

surroundings, and I think this is truly

1:01:39

the most beautiful thing she's ever seen. As

1:01:43

you enter the room, you suddenly are able to

1:01:45

see the ringed wall

1:01:47

of the dome. And

1:01:49

see the

1:01:52

shelves of ice at the corner of the icy

1:01:54

wall. Do not

1:01:56

simply go sideways, but they actually slant up

1:01:59

and away. almost

1:02:01

like you would store something

1:02:04

kept in vast quantity,

1:02:07

like the treats of

1:02:09

a candy store or coins

1:02:11

in a vast Arcadian,

1:02:14

something miraculous

1:02:17

and wondrous. And

1:02:19

you see adorning these various

1:02:21

shelves throughout, surrounding this place.

1:02:25

I'm going to ask you to describe for me what

1:02:28

it looks like when you pull a star out of

1:02:30

the sky and put it on a shelf. What?

1:02:36

What? There's something with

1:02:39

focusing about it, like

1:02:41

the act of a selection

1:02:44

and placement, the

1:02:46

illumination and specificity

1:02:48

as this place glows and somehow

1:02:51

the shadows increase everywhere else

1:02:53

as if to say,

1:02:55

yes, there is everything everywhere, but here

1:02:57

is where you've chosen. And

1:02:59

it's just this beautiful pinpoint and

1:03:01

highlight. And I

1:03:04

think maybe the detail

1:03:08

in and around everything tends a little

1:03:10

more ornate and a little brighter, being

1:03:13

rendered in real time and being

1:03:15

given increasing layers of definition to

1:03:17

the place that you've shown attention to.

1:03:22

And then you find out these beautiful specificities,

1:03:25

the glittering stars adorning

1:03:27

the shelves, like

1:03:30

radiant gems, but no gem

1:03:33

is ever this bright. Gems just

1:03:35

reflect light and these emit it. These

1:03:38

somehow shame the brightest diamonds

1:03:41

you have ever seen as

1:03:43

you walk into this space.

1:03:45

And you watch as your

1:03:47

form produces at first

1:03:49

a thousand shadows, each one

1:03:51

dimmed by the light of

1:03:53

some other star that is,

1:03:56

It's almost like each shadow you produce is instantly

1:03:58

banished by the light of some other star. Tar

1:04:01

but you are in some

1:04:03

flickering shadow puppets played in

1:04:05

never gave enough shadow to

1:04:07

truly begin in earnest as

1:04:09

you walk into this place.

1:04:12

Is. One of the most

1:04:15

enchanting places you've ever been to. And

1:04:17

you are of the citadel itself, the

1:04:19

home of magic into more us. Was

1:04:22

do you do? As you enter

1:04:25

the spaces, See these shelves. Filled

1:04:28

with stars that also have

1:04:31

upon them. Silvery.

1:04:34

Plaques the East Sea written

1:04:36

in since words in a

1:04:38

language that you comprehend not

1:04:40

the lingo are connor but

1:04:42

you comprehend as being I'm

1:04:45

the names in an instant

1:04:47

northern town of constellation. Or

1:04:51

some. Some

1:04:53

point, While.

1:04:56

Looking. At Home And the

1:04:59

stars and thing that. Feel.

1:05:04

The most. Like everything see these

1:05:06

ever have loved, cared about like

1:05:09

it sparks for curiosity and joy

1:05:11

in a way that seem so

1:05:13

divorced from all of the contest

1:05:16

and his. His

1:05:18

heels overwhelmed with think this is

1:05:20

it. Yes Sheath

1:05:23

here to try to protect our may

1:05:25

and defend herself against the with his

1:05:27

that seek to do on a higher

1:05:29

and. Clearly don't like the visited.

1:05:32

But. It

1:05:35

feels like even in this is this

1:05:37

first day or night. Signs

1:05:39

nis it's been shown and the

1:05:42

beauty that she said she suddenly

1:05:44

in. A

1:05:46

feel overwhelmed. And

1:05:48

I want to Like is a

1:05:50

gift. But I

1:05:53

am so uncomfortable with. Kindness

1:05:56

or selling a motion? It

1:05:58

feels like. And

1:06:01

I think overwhelming anger.

1:06:07

Yeah, one of these for. Oh

1:06:10

Music box in my pocket? Leave

1:06:13

it is a get into. Find

1:06:15

it later. Iconic hacking away somewhere

1:06:17

to receive hangs it may be.

1:06:20

And you know it is gonna get it is

1:06:23

wanna give a damn thing? As

1:06:26

you look into the wealth and like coming

1:06:28

from them you see that. You.

1:06:31

See that each well goes a

1:06:33

hundred feet into the earth and

1:06:35

is lined with red velvet. Mind

1:06:38

I see cupboards that contain some

1:06:40

of that. The vast majority of

1:06:42

the stars captain this place are

1:06:44

actually in these well, but also

1:06:47

asserts that apparently this the the

1:06:49

shelves on the wall here. This

1:06:51

is what the Workbench of the

1:06:54

West or Brandon Stark I Hill

1:06:56

Archives are within this. Who doesn't?

1:06:58

Some odd wells that populate this?

1:07:00

That observatory. Down with it's massive

1:07:03

silvery telescope in the center that

1:07:05

is itself the size of like

1:07:07

a small tower. And as you

1:07:09

go moving from the stairs there

1:07:11

are a million little cupboards and

1:07:14

crannies. There are places where a

1:07:16

staircase move sort of narrowly between

1:07:18

two wells that a but each

1:07:20

other. There are many small and

1:07:22

off to the side places, railings

1:07:25

and steps and wells and shelves

1:07:27

are that you could. Ah I

1:07:29

find a little quiet corner. Of.

1:07:33

Yeah. I think I want

1:07:35

to go high earth and

1:07:37

behinds that little it's free

1:07:40

kills like architecture, a little

1:07:42

alcove and just. Open

1:07:44

up a little music box. And

1:07:47

tuck it behind. You

1:07:51

open the music box. The

1:07:53

sulfur dancer his center. To

1:07:57

he cracked and well did

1:07:59

mirror. In the lining

1:08:01

of the lid stowed

1:08:04

away. In

1:08:07

this moment, do you linger in

1:08:10

this space? Or do you leave?

1:08:16

This is the most beautiful thing I've

1:08:19

ever seen. And.

1:08:21

I don't understand it and I think

1:08:24

those are the two most. Those

1:08:27

are the two biggest polls on

1:08:29

see the that trigger her Syria

1:08:31

city and what she might want

1:08:33

for herself and what she would

1:08:35

deal. But

1:08:38

as ever, duty. Will.

1:08:41

Pull me away from the thing

1:08:43

I was if I'm hot, lingering.

1:08:46

I don't know what will happen. Maybe I

1:08:49

never get to come back. saw leave now

1:08:51

and hope I get to return later. You

1:08:56

linger, not at all. You

1:08:59

give yourself the moment that it takes

1:09:01

you to stride across the room. And

1:09:04

apart from this place. In

1:09:13

the keep of the which of

1:09:15

the world's heart. Ah made his

1:09:18

be a whole thing, a shield

1:09:20

of the citadel transformed by the

1:09:22

artistry of a wild one. In

1:09:26

this moment the our army are

1:09:28

you describing to or salon what

1:09:30

you see as the work at

1:09:33

the shelf requires so I have

1:09:35

the sales slip on t side

1:09:37

down and incurring were that and

1:09:39

for right now white with with

1:09:41

your permission of course of course

1:09:43

up an and and right now

1:09:45

I'm talking the Reddit out in

1:09:47

order to. That

1:09:49

and first that a shop. And as.

1:09:52

Well. Established you presume, make it

1:09:54

so that you. Can. Hold it in

1:09:56

his third year or or

1:09:58

quicker her and. In her

1:10:00

and I. I. Have to say

1:10:03

that I. Don't

1:10:05

Tell seems much more suited

1:10:07

to it being lied or

1:10:09

and give you some agility

1:10:11

and season tackle. More people

1:10:13

are like that, it just

1:10:16

slipped through that. Okay, And.

1:10:19

So I. Have

1:10:22

a leather scraps I I look

1:10:24

around see what what I have.

1:10:26

I definitely have a. Artisans

1:10:28

Tools leads me and I

1:10:31

am going to cast so

1:10:33

that the straps are more

1:10:36

search more suited to earth

1:10:38

salons. Size. Of his arms.

1:10:42

But. I'd like to see if I

1:10:44

can make it so they can conform

1:10:46

to his glamour for as well. Do.

1:10:54

We think some enchantments you find

1:10:56

a little farther than of six

1:10:58

read this and your mother working

1:11:01

tools to be able to make

1:11:03

the straps fits to the bulls,

1:11:05

the shields, and I think there

1:11:07

is some thread from Grandmother Rent

1:11:10

Cottage that you've carried. Hear that

1:11:12

you know can be splendid, such

1:11:14

a way that it follows the

1:11:16

comings and goings of the spirit

1:11:18

himself as a glamour thread and.

1:11:22

Some. Of with work.

1:11:25

This way you are able

1:11:27

to craft the she'll success

1:11:29

that is follows the natural

1:11:31

movements or salons arms no

1:11:33

matter how long that arm

1:11:35

might be in the moment

1:11:37

of it's music. Is

1:11:40

I work? I myself.

1:11:44

Isn't about. The

1:11:47

summer that we spent together. And

1:11:50

the rough housing in the

1:11:53

tumbling around. the joy in

1:11:55

that any think about from

1:11:57

grandmother on the word. Occasionally

1:12:00

he can knit. There were a

1:12:02

little spirit. Since I.

1:12:06

Know things, That were

1:12:08

not quite human in the would bring

1:12:10

the men and and has putting them

1:12:12

off the and i'm. Giving them a

1:12:14

little kiss to go along their way with.

1:12:17

And agrees that into it with

1:12:19

the thread. On.

1:12:24

Your shield is a plus

1:12:26

three answer concealed carriers and

1:12:28

with the ability woven into

1:12:31

it or the which is

1:12:33

the World's Hurt as a

1:12:35

bonus action makes then that

1:12:37

plus three bonus. Away

1:12:40

from yourself to an ally within five

1:12:42

feet of the you. We keep the

1:12:44

plus two from the shield itself and

1:12:46

the owl would receive the plus. the

1:12:49

magical don't have the sealed off said

1:12:51

you were the ally. Move farther than

1:12:53

five you if miss. Other do business

1:12:55

with returned to the shield and the person

1:12:57

will. Kill you.

1:13:02

And. I

1:13:04

take a bid for my arm.

1:13:06

the and glamour dog through it.

1:13:08

Ah, and I draw way for

1:13:10

ago. And. I you

1:13:13

know, Carefully. Wave

1:13:15

or more out that way that

1:13:17

around for you know a few

1:13:19

strikes be good. guess. ah a

1:13:21

really kind of feel the length

1:13:23

and and if the of the

1:13:25

comfort that are may his woven

1:13:27

into a hit in my billie

1:13:29

to bring it both across myself

1:13:31

and away from myself. It's

1:13:34

really also that the like where the

1:13:37

straps are put stuff for arm right

1:13:39

in the center of gravity of where

1:13:41

the shield. You're not high up on

1:13:43

the shield so the as you move

1:13:46

it and of the pointed set of

1:13:48

the kite sealed swings around wildly it's

1:13:50

like you're using your shoulder and back

1:13:52

to lift the weight of the shield.

1:13:55

It comes up on top of your

1:13:57

arm where you have the most control

1:13:59

of. As it moves nice

1:14:01

and centered and goes exactly where

1:14:03

you wanted to go and even

1:14:06

holding your arm full extension, it

1:14:08

doesn't wobble or shift, it's angle

1:14:10

and it is heavy but not

1:14:13

uncomfortable. In

1:14:16

mud moment. Watching you.

1:14:19

The. Fire going to

1:14:21

offer. Remarkable

1:14:24

sealed taxing on the

1:14:26

and of leave breaker

1:14:28

when through the air

1:14:30

during the wind and

1:14:32

snow howling outside. If.

1:14:37

It's. Like the face. And on

1:14:39

the shield, it's not. It's

1:14:42

not like the at the as

1:14:44

harkening back to and old time.

1:14:47

You are. Like yes,

1:14:49

a night. And

1:14:52

day it helped that. Tear.

1:14:55

Up the little. Or

1:14:58

salon kind of brings you know

1:15:00

after instead of enjoying the feeling

1:15:02

of I in the comfort of

1:15:04

of now having both a sword

1:15:06

and shield the feel truly as

1:15:08

as to they are his are

1:15:10

is going to notice your tears

1:15:12

I see if ways voices would

1:15:15

keep the field of our out

1:15:17

ah in of could really weird.

1:15:20

Kind of bringing you in with his

1:15:22

right arm and are bringing the shield

1:15:25

behind you in ah, in his left.

1:15:27

Arm. And are

1:15:29

just oh to. Not

1:15:31

move it. A Silver Thrace The and I

1:15:34

love that of rats that I didn't know

1:15:36

I'd been a whole length. And they don't.

1:15:39

Have. Not even. Here

1:15:43

it's it's. Eyes than

1:15:45

holding analyze and days.

1:15:48

I'm just really happy. Years years!

1:15:52

Cause. I

1:15:54

know we've been traveling a lot

1:15:57

to do My title been Protector

1:15:59

of. The wizard starting to

1:16:01

eat the food I would also

1:16:03

offer my services to. You may

1:16:05

also. Get I need all the facts and I. Can.

1:16:08

Get right now Who ordered his for? Just

1:16:10

so it's that protect a protector have will

1:16:12

be protector of the was stuff and guardian

1:16:14

of the which is the were thought. Move.

1:16:20

Back quite a while I think

1:16:22

you will You add your heart

1:16:24

or and of my guardianship of.

1:16:29

Oh and the heart close bright

1:16:31

here in this case for though

1:16:33

you have come here in the

1:16:36

cease fire danger. You.

1:16:38

Are not as alone. When

1:16:40

you arrived. Day.

1:16:47

Does not come here in

1:16:50

the darkness of the far

1:16:52

north but asked to rest

1:16:54

huddled under first in the

1:16:56

cold. You will wait in

1:16:59

the scenes. Scintillating darkness with

1:17:01

twists of snow, a lighting

1:17:03

on the cold ice outside.

1:17:07

Time does not move. There

1:17:09

is some relationship to trust

1:17:11

in this place. Not.

1:17:18

For Wizard Sky, Susie awakens

1:17:20

in the Tower of the

1:17:22

Crescent moon, as beautifully appointed,

1:17:24

cold and beautiful as the

1:17:26

mistress of this palace and

1:17:28

first one and army awake

1:17:30

in the humble of the

1:17:32

world's hearts. Each

1:17:35

of you receive. A knock at

1:17:37

your door at the keep of the

1:17:39

World part the Apprentice nice and at

1:17:42

the towers the crescent moon, the bear

1:17:44

pasta. Or informing

1:17:46

you that up with him

1:17:48

the our the arrival of

1:17:50

the Covenant else. Will be

1:17:53

press. I

1:17:57

would look at me for. Do they

1:17:59

all fail? good here at one time? Oh.

1:18:03

Are as I don't know

1:18:05

if they are all traveling

1:18:07

together. I'm a sucker. Yes

1:18:09

is quite center rubble and

1:18:11

I believe may be coming

1:18:13

or in the company of

1:18:15

grew more and I'm I'm

1:18:18

Rara. I'm

1:18:21

so sorry says her name never mind I don't

1:18:23

know so gets it's whenever she gets years. Perfect.

1:18:25

I. I looked over at at me and

1:18:27

he likes put my hand at the little

1:18:30

hamlet. Inability

1:18:32

to see do that. What is

1:18:34

that got other? Oh yeah. Oh

1:18:37

no. What is that? What is that? The he

1:18:39

did. What is that The she can do that

1:18:41

to me. What is that? Army

1:18:44

was looking for a cup of tea.

1:18:47

Are going to get me a cup

1:18:49

of tea to overthrow of other that?

1:18:51

no no please.earth were you committed? Help

1:18:54

me. Yes yes I see comes inside.

1:18:56

I mean exactly that's. gonna go back.

1:18:58

Okay, I'll eat it for jobs. Is

1:19:00

it. Says

1:19:03

ah as coaster at

1:19:05

your towers Services: The.

1:19:12

Think. You. Are

1:19:14

there any places that would be. Obviously

1:19:17

off limits. To. A

1:19:20

wizard of the Citadel who seeks

1:19:22

to not. Oh

1:19:25

for extend her welcome here.

1:19:28

We've. Been seeing those

1:19:30

cousins self. As

1:19:42

he walks I'm give

1:19:44

me and our comments

1:19:46

heck. Twenty

1:19:48

Five. You researched

1:19:51

this a little bit and

1:19:53

you don't believe that? Decisions

1:19:55

will be made. In

1:19:58

the moment of. Like you

1:20:00

will get and his signal has information

1:20:03

on witches and sort of thing you

1:20:05

don't have. it's true but the cabinet

1:20:07

elders but in general you believe that

1:20:10

you being here as an advisor would

1:20:12

not be something that would have been

1:20:14

welcomed. s. Decisions

1:20:16

were introduced in made in absence

1:20:19

of any talk with advisors Seating

1:20:21

It might be a situation where

1:20:23

even though there's a private room

1:20:26

where only the Covenant elders can

1:20:28

meet that essentially it's like they

1:20:30

will convene there and break. As

1:20:40

you all emerged to the great

1:20:42

hall you see a door that

1:20:44

had previously been closed is now

1:20:46

opened and you see an enormous

1:20:48

room and in this I see

1:20:51

palace. It means something to say

1:20:53

that this room is. Hold

1:20:55

It is a all.

1:20:59

Circular. Room the all

1:21:01

the way up and is

1:21:03

perfectly straight and it's circular.

1:21:06

Walls up until it's over

1:21:08

two hundred feet thoughts in

1:21:10

their curve slightly into a

1:21:12

dome at the very top

1:21:14

and opens. Who the

1:21:16

light of the stars and

1:21:18

read realize that that meeting

1:21:20

point is directly under the

1:21:22

northern star that illuminates just

1:21:25

the top of a platform

1:21:27

with five seats on it

1:21:29

and that the rest of

1:21:31

the room that is not

1:21:33

spotless or the northern star

1:21:35

falls away into a dark

1:21:37

deep blue of the ice

1:21:40

in shadow that seem bird

1:21:42

put aside the great hall

1:21:44

is here as. Army and or

1:21:46

salon and Sufi convene in this place

1:21:48

seen also nearby. There is nice setting

1:21:50

to the fire. It looks like that

1:21:52

sort of meeting same birth is not

1:21:54

where people are being directed, it's the

1:21:56

big fireplace that Army first came to

1:21:59

in the power the has a table

1:22:01

mates there is feasting upon it. You

1:22:03

see there are. Ah,

1:22:05

sweet and roasts and welcoming

1:22:07

things. Mulled cider, the rich

1:22:09

smell of cinnamon and spice

1:22:11

are all of that is

1:22:13

here laid out on this

1:22:15

table as you will convene

1:22:17

with. Straw. And your

1:22:19

fellow wizards and ah nice is here

1:22:22

as well. Coaster nearby but you to

1:22:24

that's the injury. I

1:22:28

definitely think I am in in back

1:22:30

and am in just sort of like

1:22:32

conversation with the other with insists he

1:22:34

doing the sort of tacky and of

1:22:37

like feel safe our how are ya

1:22:39

doing is a group like not saying

1:22:41

anything interesting and this sort of doing

1:22:44

the like. Middle

1:22:46

school lunch room and a clocking

1:22:48

you to you as you come

1:22:50

in. Memphis and

1:22:52

then finishing up a conversation before coming

1:22:55

over of ah i'm group be lined

1:22:57

up for food. And

1:23:00

side or a is the side.

1:23:02

A hot news host. To

1:23:05

be have you had this I may

1:23:07

have you add this and it's a

1:23:09

very good oh. Oh.

1:23:12

Oh yes oh I'm on a

1:23:14

particular order of jewelry to sit

1:23:17

down and ah other Fox leaves

1:23:19

about your lap. It is like

1:23:21

this is where for exhausted didn't

1:23:23

have to go by devout up.

1:23:28

With by says that. I'm

1:23:31

satire. Ah,

1:23:38

Are. It.

1:23:41

A flurry of snow, small silvery

1:23:43

door opens and injury emerges Money

1:23:46

to wisdom saving throw from want

1:23:48

us to be rather. Only

1:23:51

or thirty. Or

1:23:54

injury emerged you have like a

1:23:56

sausage links hanging out of your

1:23:58

met a fight. You are

1:24:01

in the midst of this fees

1:24:03

and ah, injury emerges. Her eyes

1:24:05

are light on you as you

1:24:08

see that She says. Or

1:24:11

thumb on. Welcome

1:24:14

to my own. Which

1:24:18

winded star. My

1:24:22

mom or. Or

1:24:25

on you must finish your mouth. Or

1:24:28

source of all ah of course

1:24:30

I am making eye contact her

1:24:32

them and know let I passed

1:24:35

them a napkin that ah he

1:24:37

says injury walks over smiling and

1:24:39

a beautiful schools hand. You see

1:24:41

that there are three rings she

1:24:43

has one on a farm, one

1:24:46

on the middle finger in one

1:24:48

of the pinky each of which

1:24:50

connect with a beautiful the jewels

1:24:52

seem to a bracelets ah around

1:24:54

her wrists. He plays this hand

1:24:56

upon you are you see that

1:24:59

each finger nail has a deep

1:25:01

coat of blue paint on it.

1:25:03

Started with the finest cut diamonds

1:25:05

so small in size in patterns

1:25:08

of stars and snowflake on her

1:25:10

fingernails. And see lays that hand

1:25:12

on her shoulder and says. This.

1:25:17

Have a formal introduction at a later time.

1:25:20

My sisters are about to arrive. Will

1:25:24

be.she turns and says costa

1:25:26

the door polar bear over

1:25:28

data. The whole opens the

1:25:30

doors. Here

1:25:37

is. Are.

1:25:43

Not even. A

1:25:47

word. Walk.

1:26:18

Away and. Am.

1:26:22

Flying South ego

1:26:24

is much more

1:26:27

resist. Snarling

1:26:29

and as a. One

1:26:32

way of life from sources

1:26:34

as a full mean lion.

1:26:38

Roars on it's announcement, their

1:26:40

jaws are soaked with blood

1:26:43

as though they have freshly

1:26:45

still exists also in their

1:26:47

number flying sudden. Glittering

1:26:50

through the snow everywhere they

1:26:52

touch. and suddenly with

1:26:54

some form of slant nice

1:26:56

that seems to grow even

1:26:59

in the I see ground

1:27:01

beef noodle, greens, berries, blossoms

1:27:03

of rose on their head

1:27:05

and see for group of

1:27:08

figures immersion in the howling

1:27:10

snarling ground war and pack

1:27:12

of ceasing. Analysts.

1:27:18

Is in. Town

1:27:20

with a C Moose

1:27:22

a town of moss

1:27:25

and park surrounding. This

1:27:29

woman is. He. Older

1:27:33

black woman with here

1:27:35

death by moss and

1:27:37

for mine a wide

1:27:39

brimmed hat than herbal

1:27:41

eyes. With

1:27:43

a pulse of light that

1:27:46

cat the entire world where

1:27:48

ever she looks. Becomes

1:27:50

Verdun. He gazes at the

1:27:53

ground and courses of moss

1:27:55

move on to. Her

1:27:58

man. Then and now

1:28:01

in her to walk is

1:28:03

the man composed of living

1:28:05

would. The green of the

1:28:07

would is the queen of

1:28:09

his muscles, stand opens and

1:28:11

he has a massive acts

1:28:13

across his back or swans.

1:28:15

You immediately recognized the fellow

1:28:17

violent one. this the spirit

1:28:19

that walk the world. His

1:28:21

head is smooth and green

1:28:23

wood with too long. Pointed

1:28:26

ears of carved wood set

1:28:28

into his eyes are firing

1:28:30

jasper. Stone, semi precious stones

1:28:32

and a strong jaw as

1:28:34

this warrior approaches this. Okay

1:28:36

and. He

1:28:39

helps a care of the woodland

1:28:41

clean and to her right. Is

1:28:45

a woman that I'm gonna need a wisdom saving throw

1:28:47

from all of you right now in this moment. I.

1:28:51

See. Him Look at these whistles.

1:28:53

Can't look away. It's is. There

1:28:55

are no. Twelve.

1:28:58

Surveys. What

1:29:00

he wanted, his. Armies of work. In

1:29:04

all along in guy over

1:29:06

ear. Hair:

1:29:09

the central figure in since woman

1:29:11

who approached you see her dress

1:29:13

is shifting bark and moss as

1:29:15

see box seats Except the physical

1:29:17

health from our warriors you can

1:29:19

see that was a part of

1:29:22

her retinue. This prison warrior. And

1:29:25

you see her familiar around

1:29:27

shoulders is in each our

1:29:30

says this enormous you to

1:29:32

full constrictor that even a

1:29:34

cities help walking you see

1:29:37

the weight of this enormous

1:29:39

serpent bills her with resolve

1:29:42

and strength as she moves

1:29:44

forward as it's tongue wix

1:29:46

the cold air he sees

1:29:49

that to her right also

1:29:51

lending her hand is the

1:29:53

woman that. All of you

1:29:56

have just made toward wisdom. Say

1:29:58

because I'm a Muslim. How

1:30:00

consistency of some average of. Eighteen

1:30:04

Twenty Two A Both as

1:30:06

you as had hair And

1:30:09

first this space. All

1:30:12

when and the smell of blossoms fills

1:30:14

the air. It is her presence in

1:30:16

this I place us. You ever really

1:30:19

other than the side are you haven't

1:30:21

been able to smell anything. It's too

1:30:23

cold and as a kayak homes and

1:30:26

it is suddenly. Moss

1:30:28

and growing and growing. Ah made

1:30:30

you get like this as an

1:30:33

area and first of the effects

1:30:35

of is powerful drowsiness you grew

1:30:37

up in Places this virgins and

1:30:40

I think Susie you're. Just like

1:30:42

of on it enough to not get

1:30:44

that you both look at the woman

1:30:46

who like a young and loving nice

1:30:49

is helping I can move. Her

1:30:53

bare feet. Drenched

1:30:56

in blood and implemented

1:30:58

clause see where's the

1:31:00

first of years she

1:31:03

has slain with her

1:31:05

bare teeth and claws.

1:31:08

Her hands and in

1:31:11

the monstrous talents like

1:31:13

those of a fair

1:31:16

and you see that

1:31:18

the. And the

1:31:20

height of a d years

1:31:23

ahead with massive employers extends

1:31:25

like a crown upon her

1:31:27

head. The blood runs from

1:31:29

her mouth. This sort of

1:31:31

black soil stains everything from

1:31:33

her nose. Upwards of that

1:31:35

the top of her head

1:31:37

is like card plaque. The

1:31:39

rest of her skin like

1:31:41

is all white, flecked with

1:31:43

dirt and soil. She weeps

1:31:45

on the earth. Blood runs

1:31:47

from her mouth, down in

1:31:49

between her breath. It runs

1:31:51

on the inside of her legs.

1:31:53

Was there feed the animals, cavort

1:31:55

in front of her? Susie and

1:31:58

or someone are you looking? And

1:32:00

he meets your gaze know

1:32:03

when you not to be

1:32:05

which I'm if you run

1:32:07

in her presence. see is

1:32:10

given to kill and no

1:32:12

magical law will stop her

1:32:14

from. Make

1:32:25

his. Yeah

1:32:27

parcel it's of what see has

1:32:29

first over her torso one breast

1:32:32

as exposed they cover down over

1:32:34

her waist but for the most

1:32:36

part she seems like she's wearing

1:32:38

this one deride essentially and then

1:32:41

a couple other first that sort

1:32:43

of surround her us her left

1:32:45

hand is extended to help okay

1:32:48

a walk and her right hand

1:32:50

edit and in enormous claws and

1:32:52

see even her legs our fleet

1:32:54

muscular ah as he smiles to.

1:32:57

Enormous canine fangs extend from her

1:32:59

mouth. Ah, her right hand covers

1:33:01

the knees of a tiny little

1:33:04

girl with a ragged Martha's hear

1:33:06

that sits on her shoulder with

1:33:09

an arm clutched for to look

1:33:11

around the antlers and you see

1:33:13

this little girl must be her

1:33:16

apprentice is similarly fang it in

1:33:18

feral and with where's just a

1:33:20

little for loin cloth and smiles

1:33:23

as blood gushed is Alex she's

1:33:25

holding on with her teeth. To

1:33:27

just a fresh heart that is hanging out

1:33:30

of her teeth as he sort of shoes

1:33:32

on it, grinning absent minded. Don't

1:33:37

know if see these ever sell. Ear

1:33:40

divorced from status or authority

1:33:42

or magical prowess like this

1:33:45

is Frasier and see his

1:33:47

four. oh said. The

1:33:50

scoring eve of a sock

1:33:53

circles in through the cold

1:33:55

as the last one and

1:33:58

source the hockey see. Use

1:34:00

grow more Emily your as it

1:34:02

turns in a light on one

1:34:04

of her antlers he sees this

1:34:06

of animals some system strong come

1:34:08

in here. Ah there is one

1:34:11

of large wolf this stuff up

1:34:13

sixth form of a man that

1:34:15

begins to follow. He sees himself

1:34:17

as he takes the form of

1:34:19

a math is sort of fully

1:34:21

naked in this moments except for

1:34:23

a rag from one of the

1:34:25

beast that comes of what are

1:34:28

the panthers ties that arounds himself.

1:34:30

for some small modesty and then

1:34:32

walked barefoot into this place grinning

1:34:34

he looks you are salon with

1:34:37

this while to look of like

1:34:39

we should fight. Off

1:34:42

acts as a lot as just gripping

1:34:44

the sausage he split in half of

1:34:46

the fox. Fox

1:34:48

was horrified. Sauces in his mouth and you

1:34:50

see leans over to you and those taken.

1:34:53

At that are starting to

1:34:56

have the conversation foxp of

1:34:58

you see. You

1:35:00

see this wolf man stocks

1:35:02

behind grow more and her

1:35:04

apprentice and the one last

1:35:06

spirit you see here is

1:35:08

a group of fireflies emerge

1:35:11

from has has more see

1:35:13

road and you see that

1:35:15

one of the fireflies current.

1:35:18

Are beautiful woman with set

1:35:20

black skin eyes. They're just

1:35:23

via luminescent firefly. Ah,

1:35:25

she has this enormous staff

1:35:27

on her back to his

1:35:29

the split natural piece of

1:35:31

wood car with various wounds

1:35:33

and holding onto stones hanging

1:35:35

from leather chords. and you

1:35:37

see another spirit. So to

1:35:39

Wilde once there's like this,

1:35:41

basically. Firefly.

1:35:43

Woman who's now wearing her glamour

1:35:46

in front of you. And

1:35:48

Free Spirit who is not wearing

1:35:50

his glamour. Both walk with a

1:35:53

K S into this place as

1:35:55

they oppress the Wild hunt and

1:35:57

the who's mint green as comes.

1:36:00

On we have the coffin of

1:36:02

else. Who.

1:36:08

Care Approaches looks it,

1:36:10

you are may. Ah,

1:36:15

Light sauces Obama hurts

1:36:18

Aha. I

1:36:21

realized that I have been. Staring.

1:36:24

Sit at a higher time. Mouth

1:36:26

completely all. then my tongue almost.

1:36:29

Froze. It didn't like oh I'd

1:36:31

like process in. On I

1:36:33

sat my mouth set it as

1:36:36

and sigma a few and I

1:36:38

and. I I rise. And

1:36:41

I was easy for you. And

1:36:44

I see. A

1:36:47

guy as the woodland. Green. Is

1:36:49

is an honor in a pleasure to

1:36:51

meet you and. To.

1:36:54

Bear witness your entire

1:36:56

retinue. On.

1:37:02

And that's all she says and

1:37:04

ah and you see grew more

1:37:07

turns you. Do

1:37:12

see the greedy. Her

1:37:15

more as the wild hunt. I

1:37:18

had long and hope to meet

1:37:20

you. It

1:37:23

is an absolute honor and

1:37:25

pleasure to meet you and

1:37:27

your apprentice. Buckshot

1:37:29

Cc Little girls takes the

1:37:32

heart cells at the heart

1:37:34

and rings and me and

1:37:37

was within her seats. Sit

1:37:39

for hours and slows down.

1:37:41

The chunk Siegel I. Have.

1:37:47

Gomorrah looks at you and says. Mass

1:37:50

something on first meeting.

1:37:55

You know, She reaches

1:37:58

up with an incredibly. The

1:38:00

and clause clause hand

1:38:03

question marks. Puts.

1:38:05

Your Sin in the crock in

1:38:07

between her index finger and thumb

1:38:10

says. Can I see you see?

1:38:15

Ah, Oh

1:38:17

when. My mouse

1:38:19

not in a grin.

1:38:22

I know that that is. Considered

1:38:25

as a threat. Display.

1:38:28

Some time. That

1:38:31

I. Open. My mouth.

1:38:36

You. See the see. Up

1:38:38

puts her nose ah the

1:38:40

smell of a clear and

1:38:42

her read news is it's

1:38:44

like sleepy. Gorgeous moss and

1:38:47

roses wonderful plants. lie down

1:38:49

on the mosque go to

1:38:51

bed when see gets close

1:38:53

enough. Remorse smells racy.

1:38:55

See, It's like it's like who

1:38:57

that's the worst to be. Oh

1:38:59

I've ever smelled. and it's It's

1:39:02

also a smell that normal you

1:39:04

associate with like powerful musky unwashed

1:39:06

bodies. But when you smell it

1:39:08

it's like getting electrocuted in the

1:39:10

nose and makes you want to

1:39:12

run. It makes you go like

1:39:14

oh the killer of me that

1:39:16

but the thing the world made

1:39:18

to kill me. This is the

1:39:20

smell of it and you smelled

1:39:22

it's in. This is your only.

1:39:24

Chance strongly Cfc better run And

1:39:27

then another part your brain says

1:39:29

don't run in another part says

1:39:31

you don't run your dead of

1:39:34

and see puts her whole nose

1:39:36

in your open mouth and smells

1:39:38

deeply of the inside of your

1:39:41

mouth because. You.

1:39:47

Want to look in my teeth to? I.

1:39:53

Would. Never. Presume.

1:39:57

Who seats. Set.

1:40:00

The wrong. Side. If

1:40:02

you wish to offer

1:40:04

that invitation, Absolutely.

1:40:09

I watched in awe. Strong. She

1:40:12

opens her mouth and smiles. Fangs.

1:40:18

Powerful back of her

1:40:20

throat still stained with

1:40:23

blood. That

1:40:26

it's a good long look

1:40:29

into her eyes. Select.

1:40:32

Les Cayes dart down

1:40:35

to her mouth. The

1:40:37

saying: the dripping blood.

1:40:40

They flick like a is that meet

1:40:42

hers. They

1:40:45

say. You're. Is

1:40:47

his strength? That

1:40:49

it is intent and

1:40:52

undeniable. I would

1:40:54

have never ah just to see it

1:40:56

because I trust that you and the

1:40:58

station of the which is the Wild

1:41:00

Hunt. Has that

1:41:02

strength. A

1:41:05

thank you for offering. It's me. You.

1:41:08

See are going? Didn't give me

1:41:10

a persuasion check here. Is

1:41:14

twenty five. Six.

1:41:17

Route Man see stinks, sit or if

1:41:19

she leans in really close and whispers

1:41:21

in your ear. Very

1:41:23

kind of you. Just

1:41:25

a little joke was can try to

1:41:27

lick your nose and you see that

1:41:29

says he stalks off towards the table

1:41:31

and as he does have a lot

1:41:33

of the other spirits are saying is

1:41:35

that coaster is speaking to the wolf

1:41:37

man set the are that sort of

1:41:39

for you warriors This storm formed a

1:41:41

little group of with the three of

1:41:43

them talking It's sort of like these

1:41:46

people or know each other. They've had

1:41:48

relationships for a long time. Bases hopes

1:41:50

to earth, lot of Sufi, your kind

1:41:52

of feel like O M O is

1:41:54

my first year. That I thought the and which

1:41:56

gone fit enough as the. Access.

1:42:00

The relationship the or fixes and as

1:42:02

the all begin to talk and rumble

1:42:04

and ground the various predators begin to

1:42:06

lie down. restaurant seized on the things

1:42:09

on the table. You

1:42:11

hear? The

1:42:15

Crow. Calls from the council chambers

1:42:17

of the coffin of else. Seat.

1:42:21

Is already on her throne.

1:42:23

You see a woman. In

1:42:27

roads. Or

1:42:29

and more. Black endorsed nine. Hundred

1:42:34

points start as

1:42:37

needles emerging in

1:42:40

a crown spikes.

1:42:44

emerging from the

1:42:47

back of ahead

1:42:49

adorned with completely

1:42:52

blank white mask

1:42:54

arms longer disproportionate

1:42:57

to her already

1:42:59

towering form ending.

1:43:02

In. Gloves.

1:43:05

Clause. Like needles

1:43:07

tapping on the arms of

1:43:09

her swell And. Morocco,

1:43:13

Which of the waning moon turns

1:43:15

her head? And

1:43:18

without movement from the

1:43:20

blank, motionless form of

1:43:22

her mask says. I

1:43:25

think it is time for her

1:43:27

Conclave to begin. That

1:43:45

was. Little Wilson as Ursula and

1:43:47

Iraqi issue He as On a

1:43:50

A Breeder I and Or as

1:43:52

Susie's and Brennan Li Mulligan as

1:43:54

everyone and everything else will be

1:43:57

on. Number is edited, designed and

1:43:59

scored. And a killer more

1:44:01

as Fortune His Horse with additional

1:44:03

sound design from Michael Guilty Studio

1:44:06

For even more like this, Join

1:44:08

us on our Patriots will see

1:44:10

a this.