Asherons Call: Another Showing of Martine, Asheron, and Elysa

High Queen Elysa Strathelar has arrived at the Leafcull Festival Stone.

Elysa Strathelar says, "Today we light the torch upon the stone of memory, to signify those that we have lost-those that are missing and those that have sacrificed of themselves to see us grow."

Elysa Strathelar says, "The list is longer than most will ever know."

Elysa Strathelar says, "But the light from this stone will serve as a reminder of all those who have fallen."

Martine says, "Melanay? Please listen to me."

Elysa looks around her.

Elysa Strathelar says, "Martine?"

Elysa Strathelar says, "I have no words for you, I have nothing more that I can offer you. There is no temperance within my arm to stave off an attack upon your being."

Martine's voice sounds soft, filled with love.

Martine says, "You. You speak as if you bear me great ill.while I hold nothing more than love for you, my sweet, sweet Elysa. Come, let us end this petty squabble and join together for the good of the people."

Martine says, "I've missed you."

Asheron says, "Martine."

Martine reaches toward Elysa and pulls back suddenly!

Martine stumbles away from Elysa and Asheron.

Martine says, "You! You!"

Martine says, "Elysa, no. Don't let him take you away from me again. No."

Martine says, "Come away with me, quickly before he takes you."

Martine says, "Why do you recoil, my love?"

Asheron takes a step toward Martine and lowers his voice to speak very calmly and quietly to the man.

Asheron says, "Martine. You are sick. You need help. We want to help you."

Asheron says, "I only want to help you, to give you back what you had."

Asheron says, "The Virindi changed you, Martine. They took part of you away and replaced you with a piece of them."

Martine says, "Stay away from me!"

Asheron says, "Martine please.let me help you. With your help, I can make everything right. I can make everything whole again."

Asheron says, "I can take that thing out of you."

Martine says, "Take us out? Query. You feel you can rectify magics you cannot comprehend?"

Martine says, "You are the same one who still tries to sunder our defenses to free your people, yet fail?"

Martine says, "You are the same Asheron that abandoned these people. No?"

Martine says, "You are the same Asheron that brought these people here, to a world of pain."

Martine says, "The same Asheron that damned his race! Killed his most prized pupil! Wrought destruction everywhere!"

Martine says, "Query. Can you save them all?"

Martine says, "Do I sound less virindi than human or more human than virindi?"

Asheron says, "Martine, no. Stop this, you don't want to do this."

Martine begins to glow with an unearthly purple light, electricity cascades off of him and a deep thrum sounds from within him, spreading into the ground around him.

Martine says, "But we do! We want to see the inside of the flesh. We want to see the inside, the inside!"

Martine says, "Tell them Asheron, tell them what your protection does. What the lifestones do!"

Martine says, "Tell them how their deaths is used to save your people! Tell them! Tell them of the double edged sword you wield! Your split allegiance!"

Martine says, "Tell them.or I'll show them how easily I bypassed your magic and end the lives of these people forever, even your precious little Elysa!"

Martine calls torrents of electricity into his hands. You feel a pull from the pit of your stomach.

Asheron says, "Martine.I."

Martine grabs his head, the sound dissipates with the halo about him.

Martine says, "No.get back down you thing!"

Martine says, "No!"

Elysa stares into the distance.

Elysa Strathelar says, "Asheron. "

Asheron breathes a heavy sigh of relief.

Asheron and High Queen Elysa have left Osteth. Martine has disappeared as well.

Asheron shakes his head and makes a slight gesture, looking to the spot where Elysa stood.

Asheron says, "I must take my leave of you. I must."