A Hunt For Ravens!

[*Selebius]

She glances at him as she leads him up the stairs, almost floating, her bare feet soom to not even touch the stones.

"You should walk among the living, under a sun, enjoying the warmth, enjoying the growing, the pleasures life can offer. Only after you knew them all you can start your journey to find true death. Only then you can experience the loss... and look forward to forget it as well."

Leading him to a small chapel she invites him to sit- the room rather comfortable (for Dustman standards!) and the walls are adorned with the symbols of powers associated with death but also good.

[*StarSight]

Verdant sits down to wait, trying not to be too restless. The symbols might be associated with good, but this whole place brings up too many unpleasant memories, and more than a few comparisons to himself and his studies.

With a shrug, Verdant takes out some notes, and works on some arcane problem he's been working, carefully doing the magical math as he waits for Emila's return.

[*StarSight]

"Right then, thank you. I presume I need to be escorted out?"

[*Midnight]

Emila shakes her head again at the question.

"No in the public areas of the Mortuary you may go where you wish, exit into the hive as you normally would. Obviously I will not be acompanying you to Celestia its sun would not welcome me."

[*StarSight]

Verdant nods. "Safe travels then," he says in farewell before making his way to the Mercuria portal.

[*Selebius]

Mercuria is as bright and sunny as usual, the patrols guarding the Temple close to the portal watching Verdant warily but still find the time to greet him with a nod.

Close to the portal, on the ground, Verdant finds a few black feathers... and there are more, a trail leading to the nearby sanctuary.

[*StarSight]

Verdant nods to the guards, but frowns noticing the feather trail. He follows it into the sanctuary, walking up to the gate and, taking a deep breath, calming himself and entering the sanctuary.

[*Selebius]

As Verdant passes past the gate and follows the short dark tunnel leading to the shrine he hears voices talking in celestial, water splashing and the ring of metal on stone.

Entering he is blinded for a moment by shrine's golden radiance and when his eyes adapt he sees the guardian Deva wrapping a tall brunette woman into simple, white garments.

It is the Aasimon who sees Verdant first and he greets him with a smile.

[*StarSight]

Verdant smiles and returns the greeting. He looks at the woman. "Miss Julianna, I presume?"

[*StarSight]

"Well, firstly I wished to meet you and if you might share your story I would listen. If you must ascribe an ulterior motive, I was interested in how your curse was broken. There are others under the raven-curse that I would see freed of it."