*Gaia looks up from the ingredients she's setting out.* Oh, Astrion, hello! How did the date go..?
Really well at first, but then, um...
Something happened but I don't know what. She made me a surprise sundae with all of my favorites and I asked how she knew my favorites, and then she started coughing and ran to the bathroom.
Yeah, it was really weird, and she wouldn't come out at all. She just peeked her head out and said I should leave... had a ton of cuts around her neck as well. Think she was scratching herself... not a very fun sight-...
That's not even it though. My own amulet won't come off. Won't budge or anything.
*Astrion goes over and moves his hair out of the way. Gaia tries as she may, but nothing gets it to budge. She stares at it for a while before sighing.*
So that's what Gideon meant by a complex binding spell...
What?! And you still let me wear it?!
I thought it meant binding in a much different way, and that's what I charmed the woodstone to defend against, not this!!
What did you think he meant???
Doesn't matter.. okay- we can try some other ways to get it off. Worst case scenario, we use the notebooks.
You think those will work?
They're our best bet... I'd go to Gideon, but.. I don't know if he can do anything... and the price for it is... well, I don't even want to imagine what he might ask.
*Astrion sighs, sitting down. For once, he doesn't want anything around his neck. Especially not this.*
We'll figure it out. For now, let's... see if some of our own magic will work. Alright?
Yeah... okay. Do you know what kind of magic it is..?
All Gideon mentioned was fae magic....
Fae?? How much else are you hiding from me about that conversation?
I didn't want to discourage you, Astrion. You seemed so happy she liked you and I didn't want my paranoia or feelings to interfere.
Gaia, you're my sister, and you've got some of the best intuition around. You know how I am... if you're concerned with a partner, you tell me. Alright? I really wish I knew about all of this.
So.. you don't think Gideon would be able to help?
He may be... but I don't know how. I trust him, but I fear for the price we may have to pay for a service of breaking fae magic from him.
... what if he was a fae himself? Or affiliated with them?
....... maybe... I.. suppose it may be possible, he's very insistent on customers knowing the prices of his items... and as far as I know, he hasn't lied before....
... tell you what. He'll be our second-to-last resort. We'll look around and see if we can find books on breaking fae magic or bending the rules. I know I have a couple, there's likely more.
.... are you going to be alright?
I don't know, probably, I just.. really thought things were going good. And I have so many questions and just.... urghhh...
*Gaia gently hugs Astrion.*
We'll figure it out. Alright?
Good. Let's go to the back and try and get that amulet off then.
*Astrion nods and gets up... and both of them go to the medical room.*
