INTO THE UNKNOWN || MULTI ||
Rohan sat at the edge of the woods still trying to fit himself with he bracers the knights costume department, there definitely had been one or two times in the past where they had to infiltrate a renaissance fair but with the little notice of he situation at hand he had to grab a few things that weren't made for him but still would work blending in.
Rohan had called in a few experts of his own to help him, having called Casper, Godwin and anyone else who might be fluent in dungeons and dragons. One of the best things Ava's ancestors had done was turn some of their studies into a game so people knew more than they thought they did
"so story teller," one guard piped up "if you're so knowledgeable about such things what must you know of king arthur appearing in the town square today?" He asked Ava kept a straight face, they'd disguised the wrong target, well potentially the right one but not for the right quest.
"king arthur is a human fable," nimue said simply "you all know no human could perform such acts even with the aid of sorcery and especially not with one of mine own weapons. No human could ever even wield such a gift"
“Godwin shrugged. “There are more variations to the story that no one knows the truth.”
Nimue nodded agreeing and motioned to Godwin
"point taken, see? No human story could be so powerful!"
"there's you" one guard pointed out to her "and sir hood out there"
Nimue opened her mouth to argue but closed it again as she tried to rethink this battle plan, where the fuck was puck with the drinks?
Puck returned with the wine that was now charmed. “Here we are, sorry it was behind other bottles that wanted to jump off the shelves so had to juggle then had to find the cups.”
Nimue took a glass and paused hearing what he said and worrying that it might not be something she was safe to drink either
"no thank you," Arlene said to him smiling faintly picking up the same as nimue "I don't drink to much"
Puck didn’t take a glass, “not my type of alcohol, I preffer absinthe myself.”
Casper took a glass and wondered at what the contents really were.
Godwin took a glass, “to the valiant guards who seek to keep us all safe from harm.” He lifted his glass in a toast, but was trying to not take a sip till they had.
Nimue raised her glass as well and the moment the guards were to involved in their glasses she dumped it out the window quickly Ava found her glass conveniently behind a plant to be taken care of later
Casper pretended to have drunk his too quickly and sputtered and coughed.
“This is why you can’t have nice things.” Godwin chided him, taking the moment to set his cup down and take care of/chastise his friend’s impatience. Thumping him on the back. “All the same we will miss you.”
The guards didn't seem to be paying attention they hardly seemed to be paying attention to anything more of staring off into space Arlene moved over and waved a hand in front of their faces
"whatever you did it worked" Arlene said smiling
"these are not the droids you are looking for" she joked waving her hand in front of their faces only for them to actually repeat her and she couldn't stop herself from laughing
“So now what?” Godwin asked gesturing you the guards. “What do we do?”
"they should be able to be easily influenced, puck cast the spell so he should be able to command them" Ava said looking over at him
"I recommend having them rethink their lives and forgetting everyone they've seen here"
Puck nodded, “you have decided this line of work is too much trouble and want to spend the rest of your years doing whatever it is you enjoy be it farming, spending time with your children, or fishing what have you. Now leave and do so.”
They nodded and started off away from them.
"and don't tell anybody else about the people here" nimue added quickly
Once they were gone she sat down relieved for a moment
'okay now let's get some actual wine and go to bed. We have a lot to do between training and potentially planning to over throw the queen" nimue said as she then stood again and went to get some drinks
“I think I will just tuck in for the night,” Casper said he had a lot on his mind and the morning would come soon enough for him. “Good night.”
Cornelius looked at Ava, “would you like to bunk with me?” He asked.
"if that's ok?" She asked though she looked to nimue
"go nuts I don't care" nimue said shrugging a little bit as she got some ale for herself Harper also said goodnight and headed out to bed
"what do you think amore?" Arlene asked looking to Godwin "to soon or would you like to bunk with me?" Arlene asked him with a smirk
“You had me at Amore.” Godwin grinned and took her hand. “I don’t know about you but I would sleep better knowing someone I care about is beside me.”
Arthur looked at Nimue, “would you mind helping me figure out what I should know about who I was? There are so many stories.”
Arlene smiled and leaned over kissing his cheek and squeezing his hand gently
"I'll watch your back if you watch mine" she said smiling before she lead the way up to a room.
Nimue nodded and sat on the table rather than a chair, it was her table after all, she handed arthur a glass of ale and took a sip of her own
"fire away oh valiant king, what can I tell you?"
“First of all how am I connected to this place? How do they know about me? I know there was a tie between the fey and the tale but it is a human legend is it not?”
Nimue shrugged a little
"sort of, we share many stories fey get bored and honestly we're probably why the takes got so twisted over time. Fey like mischief and if the original arthur ticked off a fey enough surely someone did it to spite him" nimue admitted to him thoughtfully
"your tie here started when the original arthur was a child, I don't think he knew but he helped a fey which was all but unheard of them and we wished to repay him. Merlin showed up to help the future king and we sort of observed from afar until he needed excalibur and that's when I come in." Nimue said summarizing it was way to much to discuss in one night after all
Arthur nodded, “thank you it is helpful to get the gist of it, so I’m not so lost when someone shows up and declares that we are enemies or rivals or friends. It is bound to happen.”
Nimue smiled a little bit and nodded
"understood. What other questions? Anything I can help with" nimue offered him encouragingly questions were meant to be asked after all
“Where might we find Excalibur?” He asked. “I have not likely seen it and I don’t possess it at the moment.”
Nimue rolled her eyes
"I knew you lost my sword" she muttered obviously not pleased before she shook her head "you lost it in your realm not mine, I wouldn't know you were supposed to return it to me but never did"
“Perhaps Casper or Merlin as you call him might have a solution?” Arthur suggested. “After all if anyone does it is him.”
Nimue nodded a little agreeing before she finished her ale and slid off the table stretching
"well then,I suppose we should get going to bed. lots more training in the morning"
Arthur nodded agreeing. “Sleep well Nimue.”
Morning came all too quickly.
Casper had, had an all together too weird dream and had woken up no where near any of his friends. Great wonderful he had sleep walked and was now in the human world again he could tell that much so where the fuck was he?
