,, Ill see what I can do. While I try to find a solution to this, you can stay in the guest room; it could take a day or two. ,, She keeps her tone calm, though shes glaring at Isiea.

Ash brought them to a grotto surrounded by pine trees and stopped, gazing around. It was very quiet. Threads of sunlight slanted in through the trees and dappled the forest floor, covered in mushrooms and pine needles. The trees here were old, thick creatures, and the air seemed filled with ancient magic.

"Hes been here," Ash said, as a breeze stirred the branches, ruffling his dark hair. "In fact, hes very close."

"Looking for something?" The familiar voice echoed from somewhere above them.

She looked up, looking around for Puck.

Ria's stroking one of her tails to calm herself




There was Puck, lying on an overhead branch, smirking at her. His shirt was off, showing a lean, bronzed chest, and his red hair was all over the place. He looked more...I dont know...fey out here, something wild and unpredictable, more like Shakespeares Robin Goodfellow, who turned Nick Bottom into a donkey and wreaked havoc on the humans lost in the forest.

"Rumor going round these parts is that youre looking for me," he said, tossing an apple in one hand before biting into it. "Well, here I am. What do you want, your highnesses?"

,, Ria, please show Isiea where the guest room is. ,, Her tone is calm, but shes clearly in a bad mood. She rarely ever talks this shortly, especially not to people she likes.

" I need your help. "

She nodded and quickly stood, almost knocking her chair over in the process.



Ash stepped forward. "Something is wrong with Liseolette's glamour," he said, brief and to the point as usual. "You know more about Summer magic. We need to know whats happened to her, why she cant use glamour without almost passing out."

"Ah." Pucks emerald eyes sparkled with glee. "And so they come crawling back for Pucks help after all. Tsk tsk." He shook his head and took another bite of the apple. "How easy it is to forget grudges when someone has something you need."

Ash sighed, as if hed expected this. "What do you want, Goodfellow?" he asked wearily.

"I want the princess to ask me," Puck said, switching his gaze to hers. "Ill be helping her, after all. I want to hear it from her own frosted pink lips."

Isiea stands too. She doesnt know Dealkeeper, so shes mostly unaware of just how angry she is right now.

She walks briskly away, doing her best to not run

Isiea follows.