Co the second day of Verrader begin unconscious, Evelyn was prepared to leave for the roost and carry him back, but thankfully he woke up not long after night had co.
When he ca out from his chamber, he bowed his head to everyone else and apologized for inconveniencing them.
Imdiately everyone could tell that sothing was different about Verrader.
Normally he felt like he was exuding and aura of self-importance, but now he seed more reserved.
There was also the fact that he now stood closer to Evelyn when before there was a constant distance between them. Clearly sothing major had changed. Sothing more than just what Evelyn had explained.
In fact, the way that Verrader was sticking close to Evelyn as if to use her as a shield between him and everyone else showed that he was afraid that the others would rebuke him.
However, after a short private conversation with Evelyn he relaxed and did not seem as afraid of approaching Bylur, Rehni, and Aralee.
Evelyn had just told him that she kept his connection to humans as their spy a secret and did not plan on telling the others until their group had greater cohesion.
There was still a bit of tension in his expression that showed he was conflicted about sothing, but Verrader was grateful for Evelyn's consideration. He was not sure what would have happened if the others new he originally ant to give Evelyn up. Though he also felt a bit bad about continuing to deceive them.
"Now that Verrader is awake, we can return to the Roost. Everyone, get ready to move out." Evelyn said, moving things along.
Swiftly they all gathered up their belongs into their storage devices and left the abandoned desert burrow.
The journey back to the nearest warp point took them a few hours. It was in the middle of the desert in a completely unimpressive area. Much like all of the warp points Evelyn had been to before.
"Okay Otis, this is where we will be saying goodbye for now. I imagine you will be fine setting up camp around here for at least a little while. We will be back no later than three days, but I do not believe it should take that long. Hopefully we can welco you into the Roost tomorrow." Evelyn said to Otis.
"I have lived my entire life int his desert, so I am certain I can go another few days here. Though I cannot lie and say that I am not looking forward to finally seeing your ho." Otis responded.
After that they all said their temporary farewell to Otis and activated their return tickets. Being swallowed up by the light of the warp portal and being whisked away back to the Roost.
When the light finally faded from her eyes, Evelyn looked around and found the warp hall to look the sa as ever.
Swiftly she and her companions were ushered off of the platform and exited the warp hall.
"Let us head to lisandre's estate. It is ti that I introduce the two of you to my master." Evelyn said to her siblings.
The two of them had known that one of the higher-ranking owls in the Roost had been ntoring Evelyn, but it was not until recently they had learned it was lisandre, master of the Alchemy Hall and one of the pillars of the Roost.
Naturally both Aralee and Verrader were nervous to et such a powerful and influential mber of the Roost. One that sat multiple ranks above them, only one away from the very top.
"Here we are." Evelyn said, landing in front of an imposing door that was big enough for a jumbo jet to pass through.
With the wave of her identification cuff the door unlocked and began to open. Revealing the massive hall that was the entrance to lisandre's estate.
Shuffling inside, Evelyn led her companions into her ho.
It was not long before the other three residents, Anneli, Katrina, and lisandre arrived. Alerted by Evelyn's return.
"Welco back Evelyn. I am glad to see that you have returned in good health. Oh, and these two must be your siblings." lisandre said, turning her gaze towards Verrader and Aralee.
Suddenly having lisandre intently looking at them caused both of them to shudder slightly. The two of them could feel her analyzing them and the imnse power she had.
"Yes, I can see the family resemblance. It is a pleasure to et both of you. My na is lisandre, though I am sure you already knew that." lisandre said with a friendly smile.
With her deanor having softened, Verrader and Aralee were able to feel so of their tension release.
"I am Aralee, Evelyn's sister it is a great honor to et you lisandre." Aralee said, bowing her head.
A mont later, Verrader followed suit and gave the sa greeting, and lisandre gave a satisfied nod.
She then introduced Anneli and Katrina to Evelyn's siblings before moving everyone to a parlor where they could speak.
"It sounds like everything went mostly as planned. I will want to see this Otis myself before recomnding he be allowed to join the Roost and getting the other Hall Masters involved, but I doubt there will be any problem since he is a tyrant rank beast. I already have all of the paperwork filled out and just need to submit it." lisandre said after Evelyn told her that Otis had successfully evolved.
But before they left to head back to Otis quicker than Evelyn had expected, she needed to discuss sothing else with lisandre.
"Actually, I need to speak with you alone about sothing important lisandre." Evelyn said, a deadly serious look in her eyes.
"Very well. Anneli, Katrina, take Evelyn's siblings and friends to the kitchen. I am sure that they must be hungry and could use so food." lisandre said, waving everyone else.
"Now. What is it. I can tell from your expression that this is no small matter." lisandre said once they were alone.
After taking a deep breath Evelyn told lisandre everything she had learned from Verrader and explained his circumstances.
As she did lisandre's face grew darker and darker, and Evelyn felt a murderous aura flare up from her master.
When Evelyn had finished her explanation, lisandre pulled out a magic notepad ant for sending ssages and hastily wrote a ssage down and sent it off.
"I have inford Katrina to send your brother back. This is sothing that I need to make sure to deal with imdiately. I trust your judgnt Evelyn, but it is possible that this is still all just part of so elaborate trap he is setting. If your brother is truly a threat to you, I will not even be leaving ashes." lisandre said, a scarry look in her eyes that Evelyn had never seen before.
In her mind she wished Verrader luck. If lisandre decided to kill him here, then there was little she could do about it.
Soon Verrader returned wearing a ghastly expression. He certainly knew why Evelyn had stayed behind, and why he was being summoned now.
"Co here. If you are truly repent for what you did and do not plan to betray Evelyn anymore you have nothing to fear." lisandre said with a commanding tone.
Verrader gulped loudly in response, and slowly crept towards lisandre.
When he was within reach, lisandre put her hand on him and channeled her magical energy into Verrader.
This caused him to seize up his body trying and utterly failing to block the foreign magical energy. Especially since lisandre was being rather forceful about it.
"I can feel the echoes of enslavent magic inside you. But whoever sent you was smart enough to remove it before sending you here. You never would have made it into the Roost if you still had it on you." lisandre said.
Naturally the Roost was wary of spies being sent from the outside, and whenever an owl used a warp portal to enter the Roost, they were scanned to detect any sort of magic that could control them.
For several minutes lisandre carefully expanded Verrader's body, until her eyes suddenly flung open in surprise.
Imdiately she took out a shimring light blue potion and handed it to Evelyn.
"Once I am done splash that on your brother." lisandre said, leaving Evelyn confused by what was going on.
In her left foot she was holding a powerful healing potion and was not sure what lisandre ant for her to do. At least, not until her master jamd her right hand into Verrader's chest.
Wide eyed and mouth agape, Evelyn had surely not been expecting this.
Yet when she got her thoughts together she realized that lisandre was not attempting to Kill Verrader. If she were, there were certainly easier and less bloody thod. Plus, there would be no need for Evelyn to be holding onto to a healing potion in that case.
"Got it." lisandre said after a few seconds.
With a forceful yank she pulled a black diamond shaped object out of Verrader's chest and motioned for Evelyn to use the healing potion.
With the flick of her foot, she splashed the contents onto Verrader's chest and the wound began to rapidly close.
Verrader, who had been seized by lisandre's magical energy was now free, and he let out a pained scream before collapsing onto the ground. Like a marionette that had its strings abruptly cut.
"Don't worry, he will be fine. Taking this out caused him an imnse amount of pain, but he will recover." lisandre said, holding up the black diamond shaped magical device that had been imbedded inside of Verrader.
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