krozna ♔ our wrongs remain unrectified

[dragonsclaw]

♫ The Fog - Zulya

WHO || Failboat, Mikhail Kalachnik, ?? ??  [closed]
WHAT || The Ex-Knights of Failboat arrive at Krozna
WHERE || Krozna, Russia
WHEN || 2 days after LA
HOW || Actionspam or prose

Sidelined from the mission that has been many of their lives for years, the group who had once stood against Keijen Blade has made a dangerous gambit - they've decided to leave the Knighthood, knowing they may never be allowed to return.  With them, have gone Sam and Dean Winchester, and Faith Lehane.  Their destination?  A distant monastery overlooking the village of Krozna, in the Ural Mountains.   This hidden location was home to many Shadowkind who did not wish to deal with the prejudice that their appearance might force upon them out in the world, particularly in Russia.  Wynn had apparently established a location here for Knights that broke the rules of the Knighthood so extremely to reflect upon their crimes, or for those whose powers made it impossible for them to live out in civilized society.

This monastery of misfits is run by a man named Mikhail Kalachnik, a willing exile who volunteered for the position, a man vouched for as trustworthy by both Jack Chessing and Finnick Odair.  It is here that the former Knights will set up a base of operations from which they intend to rescue Rafael Giovanni, research a way to stop Keijen Blade, and take him down once and for all, along with the evil Mind Master.  

But first, they must get to know the exiled Knights with whom they will be sharing this hideout...

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[littlebeast]

[ sveta looks a little unused to the contact, her eyes dropping to their hands ] Sometimes, yes. I cannot do everything the others can.

[witchwoman]

Like what? [She doesn't let go of the woman's hands, but brings her attention up to her eyes.] Perhaps I can help.

[littlebeast]

It is difficult to even make the beds.

[witchwoman]

How long have you had them? [She is guessing that is isn't something she was born with. One usually finds a way to adapt if you've never known another way.]

You mentioned a beast inside. Is this part of it?

[littlebeast]

Years now. I haven't counted them. [ a pause, and then a nod ] Geomancy... uses the ley lines of the natural world. The magic in the earth itself.

It brings one closer to nature.

[witchwoman]

[Myri nods. Even if she doesn't understand that particular style of magic, she can put some pieces together.]

What were you hoping to do with it? [She assumes that the claws weren't the true goal, at least.]

[littlebeast]

To achieve oneness with the land and those that inhabit it. To be their protector.

[witchwoman]

That sounds wonderful. But I'm guessing it was more complicated than you realized?

[littlebeast]

One can't become one with something greater without losing something of themselves.

[witchwoman]

Certainly not. But the question is usually a matter of if that loss is worth what is gained.

[littlebeast]

And if it wasn't?

[witchwoman]

[Concern fills her gaze. Myri is so worried about the fragile state this woman seems to linger in, so skittish.]

Then we can only hope to recover from the loss and continue forward.

[Stares into the camera as Myri continues to not fully understand what happened to her own brain]

But there is no shame in regretting the choice. We can't possibly know every outcome. The threads of life that sprawl across the Void are too complicated to fully comprehend. We can only make the choices we feel are best and hope to learn from our mistakes.

[littlebeast]

[ sveta seems to consider that for a time, letting it soak in, before she nods gravely ] You are very wise.

[witchwoman]

I've had the good fortune to be surrounded by wonderful people ever since I traveled through the Veil. They've taught me many things. But what I've always tried to teach them is that there is always hope to overcome the task in front of us.

I don't know what caused you to arrive in this place- if it was something you did or simply the fear of what you could do. But I don't think you need to hide away, Sveta.

[littlebeast]

What I did... was very bad. [ she turns away now, sheepish and unable to make eye contact ] I do not wish for something like that to happen again.

[witchwoman]

[Myri is quiet for a moment, before softly asking.]

Would you feel comfortable telling me what happened? I'm not certain if I could help, but... I'd like to try. [diplomacy 30]

[littlebeast]

[ she still can barely look up as she says: ] If I do, you will not wish me to stay around.

[witchwoman]

I don't think that's true. I don't scare so easily. And I really do want to help in any way I can.

[littlebeast]

But your daughter.




You won't trust me near her.

[witchwoman]

If you wanted to hurt my daughter, you would have had plenty of opportunity to try long before now. [But just in case, she's just gonna try to use that empathy to confirm (sense motive 40).]

[littlebeast]

[ she doesn't feel as if sveta has any desire to hurt the girl - the opposite in fact. but she's clearly afraid of doing it anyway ] I... I didn't want to hurt anyone before either.

[witchwoman]

Perhaps it's even more important to share- so that I might know what to look for or how to help should something happen that is out of your control. We may be here for quite some time. And the girls are only growing more curious by the day.

[littlebeast]

[ she looks down at her hands, flexing and unflexing the claws there ] I... I attacked someone.





A child.

[witchwoman]

[Even before she was a mother, Myri was always hyper compassionate. So hearing that it was a child that was attacked does twist at her heart. But she does her best to hold back a visible reaction. (will 37)]

What happened?

[littlebeast]

I was... hungry. [ the shame in her voice is more than evident, her fingers twisting against one another with her own apparent distress at the memory ] I couldn't think of anything else. I couldn't think straight at all.