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Re: Tamonten (Hafnium)
Jasmine continued to smile at Tamonten as she giggled, but neither she nor the emissary inquired as to what she found funny. As Jasmine's lips curled slightly while watching her giggle, she suspected that the woman knew what she had found so amusing, or at least suspected that it had something to do with her clothing. Both Jasmine and the plant smiled appreciatively as she emphasized her chest, regardless of how much bigger than Tamonten either of them were. Those gazes only grew more interested as Tamonten put on a show for them as she cleaned herself off, and a glance in their direction revealed a slight blush on Jasmine's face as well, barely perceptible given her green skin but present nonetheless. The plant girl's golden eyes shone slightly, and Tamonten could see her tendrils creeping a little bit closer, though they still didn't actually get close enough to touch her.
Jasmine giggled when Tamonten asked whether she ought to be worried, and replied; "No, nothing to worry about at all! They won't do you any harm, I'm sure. It'll be the best sleep of your life once you're done, particularly with two of them!"
Her grin dropped as Tamonten frowned, and the overall cheer of the gathering in the pool dropped rather steadily after that. She and the plant listened intently as Tamonten recounted what had happened when she had encountered the black oak, and when she finished, Jasmine sighed and said; "I was afraid that she had been consumed in full. At least the thing that took her from us is gone from the world." She frowned darkly as Tamonten seemed to be in despair, though she did not see it, and her tone became reproachful and harsh as she continued; "Why do you regret what you had no power to control, Tamonten? You were not present when the atrocities were committed. It was your fury that saw the tree destroyed before it could take more souls. It was your hatred of what it had done that allowed you to avenge its horrid acts before it could commit any more of them."
Her voice softened; "The deaths that are upon its hands are a tragedy, the greatest of all being the loss of Kasumi, but think of this. Had you been in control of yourself, had turned away from the tree and looked turned aside to save those you had gone to that battle with, what would have happened? You might have taken some from its clutches, for a time, but you would have never escaped that place alive. Had you done anything other than what you did, I fear that your own body, as well as that of all your young friend there would have joined the ones in the canopy, once your souls had been torn from them and consumed. Not only did you succeed where even an angel had failed, but you came back with more than you went in with. You have saved more than you could possibly know, Tamonten. Look at me!"
The sudden change in Jasmine's voice startled her, and once she did look back at the other woman, Tamonten found her face to be utterly serious, her eyes glowing a bright gold like those of a cat. "Do not regret a thing that you did. Not a thing. You did the best that you could, and better even than I thought possible. You have served justice, nature, yourself, and the fey courts all at once this day. And you gave up the chance for an easy path to do so. Beings such as the tree cannot deceive as you or I can. Its offer to remove your demon and allow you to go in peace was genuine, I feel, and your anger let you ignore that offer of your hearts desire. You speak of hatred. What could possibly be more deserving of hatred than that which corrupts the very earth around it, and takes the life of an angel? You speak of mindless violence. What time was there for thought, in that place? What would you have concluded after a moment of contemplation, and what that moment of lost time have cost you in the battle against the tree? You call yourself weak? You were witness to horrors that even I could not have imagined possible before your distraction allowed me to peer into that grove. I was watching the entire time, Tamonten, and I say that you have nothing to atone for."
She looked into Tamonten's eyes as she finished, and the glow from her own began to fade. She held that gaze for a moment, until her eyes were back to normal, and then she sighed and leaned back against the wall of the pool. The silence stretched for a moment before the plant woman looked to Tamonten and quietly said; "I have to say that I agree with her, human. You have rid our people of a voice that pushed us to do things against our nature. The lives that were claimed will be returned to the earth, and there will be a peace in the forest for the first time since the demons came, and our people were born. Because of you, Tamonten."
She turned to Jasmine, and her voice strengthened as she continued; "We owe your kind a debt, faerie. Those of your people that remain among us shall be returned to you as soon as they are able. And we will do as Tamonten as outlined. The dead will be buried or returned to you so that you may do the same. When they are cleared, what remains of the Father will be burned, to ensure that it never rises again. We will abide by whatever punishment that you require of us, so long as it does not mean our extinction, if only we may not repeat this conflict in the future. Our kind are too young to afford a conflict with their elders." Tamonten noticed, as the plant girl spoke, that her voice was only half her own. Her tone was off, almost absent, and she almost sounded mechanical as she delivered what was surely some sort of prepared message.
Jasmine blinked at her, and then turned back to Tamonten and said; "You see? All's well that ends well! Now come here! I was a little harsh on you, a moment ago, but after what you accomplished, you are hardly deserving of punishment." Jasmine held out her arms, as though Tamonten was supposed to float across the pool toward her, and she was smiling again. "If you really think that you need to be punished, then I suppose that I can accommodate you." Jasmine continued, and then winked to her, her blush returning.
HP = 72, PP = 49, EP = 55, Status = Fine
Jasmine continued to smile at Tamonten as she giggled, but neither she nor the emissary inquired as to what she found funny. As Jasmine's lips curled slightly while watching her giggle, she suspected that the woman knew what she had found so amusing, or at least suspected that it had something to do with her clothing. Both Jasmine and the plant smiled appreciatively as she emphasized her chest, regardless of how much bigger than Tamonten either of them were. Those gazes only grew more interested as Tamonten put on a show for them as she cleaned herself off, and a glance in their direction revealed a slight blush on Jasmine's face as well, barely perceptible given her green skin but present nonetheless. The plant girl's golden eyes shone slightly, and Tamonten could see her tendrils creeping a little bit closer, though they still didn't actually get close enough to touch her.
Jasmine giggled when Tamonten asked whether she ought to be worried, and replied; "No, nothing to worry about at all! They won't do you any harm, I'm sure. It'll be the best sleep of your life once you're done, particularly with two of them!"
Her grin dropped as Tamonten frowned, and the overall cheer of the gathering in the pool dropped rather steadily after that. She and the plant listened intently as Tamonten recounted what had happened when she had encountered the black oak, and when she finished, Jasmine sighed and said; "I was afraid that she had been consumed in full. At least the thing that took her from us is gone from the world." She frowned darkly as Tamonten seemed to be in despair, though she did not see it, and her tone became reproachful and harsh as she continued; "Why do you regret what you had no power to control, Tamonten? You were not present when the atrocities were committed. It was your fury that saw the tree destroyed before it could take more souls. It was your hatred of what it had done that allowed you to avenge its horrid acts before it could commit any more of them."
Her voice softened; "The deaths that are upon its hands are a tragedy, the greatest of all being the loss of Kasumi, but think of this. Had you been in control of yourself, had turned away from the tree and looked turned aside to save those you had gone to that battle with, what would have happened? You might have taken some from its clutches, for a time, but you would have never escaped that place alive. Had you done anything other than what you did, I fear that your own body, as well as that of all your young friend there would have joined the ones in the canopy, once your souls had been torn from them and consumed. Not only did you succeed where even an angel had failed, but you came back with more than you went in with. You have saved more than you could possibly know, Tamonten. Look at me!"
The sudden change in Jasmine's voice startled her, and once she did look back at the other woman, Tamonten found her face to be utterly serious, her eyes glowing a bright gold like those of a cat. "Do not regret a thing that you did. Not a thing. You did the best that you could, and better even than I thought possible. You have served justice, nature, yourself, and the fey courts all at once this day. And you gave up the chance for an easy path to do so. Beings such as the tree cannot deceive as you or I can. Its offer to remove your demon and allow you to go in peace was genuine, I feel, and your anger let you ignore that offer of your hearts desire. You speak of hatred. What could possibly be more deserving of hatred than that which corrupts the very earth around it, and takes the life of an angel? You speak of mindless violence. What time was there for thought, in that place? What would you have concluded after a moment of contemplation, and what that moment of lost time have cost you in the battle against the tree? You call yourself weak? You were witness to horrors that even I could not have imagined possible before your distraction allowed me to peer into that grove. I was watching the entire time, Tamonten, and I say that you have nothing to atone for."
She looked into Tamonten's eyes as she finished, and the glow from her own began to fade. She held that gaze for a moment, until her eyes were back to normal, and then she sighed and leaned back against the wall of the pool. The silence stretched for a moment before the plant woman looked to Tamonten and quietly said; "I have to say that I agree with her, human. You have rid our people of a voice that pushed us to do things against our nature. The lives that were claimed will be returned to the earth, and there will be a peace in the forest for the first time since the demons came, and our people were born. Because of you, Tamonten."
She turned to Jasmine, and her voice strengthened as she continued; "We owe your kind a debt, faerie. Those of your people that remain among us shall be returned to you as soon as they are able. And we will do as Tamonten as outlined. The dead will be buried or returned to you so that you may do the same. When they are cleared, what remains of the Father will be burned, to ensure that it never rises again. We will abide by whatever punishment that you require of us, so long as it does not mean our extinction, if only we may not repeat this conflict in the future. Our kind are too young to afford a conflict with their elders." Tamonten noticed, as the plant girl spoke, that her voice was only half her own. Her tone was off, almost absent, and she almost sounded mechanical as she delivered what was surely some sort of prepared message.
Jasmine blinked at her, and then turned back to Tamonten and said; "You see? All's well that ends well! Now come here! I was a little harsh on you, a moment ago, but after what you accomplished, you are hardly deserving of punishment." Jasmine held out her arms, as though Tamonten was supposed to float across the pool toward her, and she was smiling again. "If you really think that you need to be punished, then I suppose that I can accommodate you." Jasmine continued, and then winked to her, her blush returning.