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...Rahab's human form design is very fun to draw. XD

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After taking a seat, the girl looked between Boreas and Penelope, listening quietly.

She didn’t have any immediate input, so she tried to focus on the good parts. The words stable, resting, and recovering were so reliving to hear, and while Crystal was still rather unsure about things, it felt like they could really trust this place, and so far the people in it too. The woman in front of them definitely didn’t seem bad in anyway, and a growing part of the girl knew she could trust her and what she said.

Crystal looked down for a moment and took in a breath when Penelope touched her and gave more reassurance, but when she let out said breath it shook a little. “That’s.. all really nice to hear.. I’m glad," she replied.

Boreas seemed relieved in his own way when Penelope confirmed that Crimson was stable. Still, the rest of what they had discovered with the boy was nothing to push aside...
//We certainly have our work cut out for us.//
He stayed quiet briefly, watching Penelope give Crystal some extra reassurance.

"...That is great to hear--for Crimson and everyone's sake." The icy Elemental smiled faintly, "I believe time for recovery is what we all need."

Weaver hesitates at first. "... U-uh, ok..." he mutters, then puts his hat back on.

~~

Morning Glory furrows her eyebrows some as she listens to Rihanna, and she slides back down into her bowl some. //He's asking Weaver to take his hat off and put it back on? Did I hear that right?// she asks, honestly unsure if that's what was said or not, but then says, //Alright, thanks Anna! Keep looking after them for me! I hope we'll be able to see each other soon, and the boys can get a break!//

Penelope softly smiled at the girl.
Time to rest was what everyone needed, she agreed with that." we will do our best to accommodate yours and your friends needs " she knew that the ones who came earlier needed food along with rest so she offered "would you like something to eat? We have soup for something lighter, or if you feel up to something solid we can provide that as well "

Malice doesn't blink as he watches, his eyes unchanging as he leans his head one way then go the other, he doesn't say anything as he does this or show any pain on his face but his hide Twitches with his discomfort, but that isn't important right now, what is, is /who/ or /what/ is standing in front of him. " take the hat off " he ordered again still with his unblinking yellow eyes.

Rihanna makes a face at the bizarre behavior // yeah, that what he doing, hat off, hat on... I'm not sure what kind of deal going on but I'll keep you updated the best I can! Hopefully I can find a better spot for a signal // with that she hangs up, she wants to tell the boys but was going to wait a bit when they not having to focus so much on the Nightmare king.

Weaver takes his hat off.

" put it back on" Malice asked again

Weaver puts his hat back on, and casts a side glance over at Catch.

Dreamcatcher shrugs his shoulders at his brother, this was the most bizarre and unusual thing he ever experienced the Nightmare king do // he really is broken? // he says to his brother.
" take it off but slowly " Malice asked and pulled himself up. He wanted to get a closer look at what was happening

//I think so...// Weaver replies, his eyes locked onto Malice's as he slooowly takes his hat off his head. //Hey... I know everyone's always said I look like a different person when I take my hat off, you don't think that's throwing him for a loop, do ya? With him already being kinda loopy and all...//

// I don't know...// Catch roll his head back to rest it against the bathtub behind him // I mean maybe? It always weird seeing you without your hat on but it's not like it's not you// but now even the Dreamer prince is trying to figure out what could it be that got Malice so focused on Weaver and his hat.

Malice Narrows his eyes, he doesn't speak, not at first "hm" he pulls himself closer to the edge of the bathtub " do the opposite, put it on quicker "

//I mean, he was thinking you were Faithful at first... No, wait, he was thinking /I/ was Faye at first, so I think it's pretty safe to say he's just... really messed up right now,// Weaver replies to Catch, quickly putting his hat back on.

// I guess... if the most he keep asking for you to ... take your hat on and on... what, I mean on and off again... ugh, moons I'm tired....it's confusing but no one seems to be in danger...I just hope it stays that way, Malice is nuts and he snapped earlier...//that made Catch wonder why Malice snapped, was it because Weaver took off his hat?

" take it off" Malice said more firmly

Weaver takes off his hat.
//Yeah, I hope it stays this way, too,// he replies, then it hits him, //That's right, when he snapped earlier, it was when I was going through my pocket dimension to get my knife, wasn't it? I didn't think it was that that made him react that way! I thought it was him realizing the Dreamer's souls are still out there, and not just gone...//

// that what I was just wondering to, you think finding out about the Dreamers souls would be what made him snap, not your hat... unless it was both? He not wild this time with you taking off your hat, he looks confused //Catch open an eye to look at his brother as he took off and on his hat, it looked more like he was playing a kids game with the king of Nightmares more then anything, he couldn't help but Crack a small smile at that, who would have ever guessed that something like this would be happening? He sure wouldn't have. // I wonder what it is he trying to figure out? You look the same to me... I'm wondering if it has anything to do with a Nightmare since? They depend on their weird since then using their eyes right?...//

Malice asked slowly " your name is Dreamweaver?" He then pulled himself so he was face to face with the young Nightmare and said with the most confused look " but why the heck do you look like me?"

//I have no idea... What would he be seeing with his Nightmare senses, though? The only magic I have with my hat is my pocket dimension, I don't imagine there'd be anything that could interfere with his senses...// Weaver replies to Catch, blinking a few times when he hears Malice's question. "Uh... I don't know? I didn't think I looked like you..." he admits. "... Hey, Catch, Anna, do I look like Malice to you guys without my hat...?" he then asks his friends, turning his head to look down at them both.

Malice, Malice, he knows this name, it's was his name, the Nightmare king knew this, but why was this man also Malice? But wait, this man was Faolan but no he was Faolan and at the same time he wasn't ether, he was Malice but so was this man who said he was Weaver.

" why do you look like me? But not me?" Malice took his chains and brought them up to Weaver faces, even though he was clearly out of it right now he still had enough since to him to turned his chains in a way so that the blades would not faces Weaver to cut him. Malice just wanted to touch and move this man face to see if he wasn't crazy.

Dreamcatcher makes a face, // did I hear Malice right? // then his brother asked him his question and sure enough the Nightmare king thought Weaver looked the same, the Dreamer prince already knew the answer would be 'no' but to confirm he rubbed his tired eyes and then examined his brothers facial features ", the only thing you both have that's similar is your hair but all Nightmares have black hair, but other then that I don't see any resemblance "
Anna agreed with Catch however she did pick up on something a little more now that she can get a good look at her friend head" yeah, you look nothing like the dog " the Fairfin makes a goofy face as she rubs the back of her head, she knew she shouldn't make a jab at the Nightmare king but seen an opportunity.

Weaver squints and tenses up some when he sees Malice's chain coming towards his face, but with him starting to understand the place Malice is at right now, he doesn't feel /quite/ as nervous about whether or not he's about to die. Hearing Anna's comment does get him to snort. "You know, if it weren't Malice, I'd get on to you for making a jab at dogs..." he quietly teases back to her before turning his focus back to the Nightmare King, "But, uh, I'm not sure what to tell you, Malice. Maybe--wait, maybe you're sensing your power? Omen went and transferred your power into me, remember? That's probably part of it. But, I'm not you, I'm Dreamweaver."

Anna looked up and rub the back of her head, she wasn't going to lie about it, she didn't like Malice. " yeah, a dog to good for him " she snickered at him.

Dreamcatcher had leaned forward to watch the Nightmare king, even though he was exhausted Catch would still try to do something to protect his brother, but even he could tell Malice didn't seem to harmful?...// he really hung up on you being someone else....// after what Weaver explain it kinda made sense how Malice could be sensing himself in his brother.

The Dreamer prince made a face as the Nightmare king moved and squished Weaver's face, he was trying to get certain facial expressions, a frown, scowl, even a smile

// you going to be ok? I think he really sick to be this out of it...// Catch grimaced as he watch. This didn't seem like normal behavior for a injured Nightmare, all the books and studies said that an injury Nightmare was more violent but Malice the king of Nightmares seem to be the opposite, Catch knew all to well that didn't mean he couldn't snap, it was just moments ago that Malice did get aggressive and probably try to kill them, so he wasn't going to relax completely.

//it kinda hurts to see him this nutty.... // Anna wasn't thinking this was very funny any more, she was staring to worry about what are they going to do about him like this // what are we going to do with him? If that big guy finds him Mal going to be flatten //

Malice study this man's face, this seem all to familiar, him staring at himself not knowing who he was, it was is earliest memories of having actually thoughts besides hunger.... and now it made sense in his mind, this was back in the time we're he gain Faolan memories...

" You are Faolan dream " Malice said as he makes Weaver face into a mush frown, he then takes one of his chains down to Weaver scarf and pics at it " you have my scarf see, you are me because I'm in you " he said now tapping Weaver chest with the back of his chain. Malice definitely since his power inside Weaver and that was part of what was confusing him. It was obvious that Malice wasn't fully aware of what was really going on, he was acting as if this was some kind of weird vision of his memories of him and Faolan, were the first Light Eater gain his identity from Faolans memories but Malice already had that, so this seemed confused him, even as he keep tapping Weaver chest he couldn't figure out why Faolan wasn't him but he was inside him, there was no heart to eat, he already done that " I would eat you but I already have...you have no heart left to eat and I'm in you but I am me.... " Malice looked up at Weaver and stopped tapping his chest " someone supposed to come and save you from me...so why am I in you?.... where is Faye? "

//Y-yeah, I think I'll be ok... He's not hurting me or anything, so I guess I don't mind making awkward faces for him,// Weaver replies to Catch, then says to Anna, //Yeah, he can't fight anything like this. We can't just leave him, but we can't take him anywhere, can we? And we can't just stay here with him, either... We could try contacting someone to see if they could come watch him, but then the question would be, who--//

His thoughts are interrupted when Malice finally comes to his "conclusion." With his face mushed into a frown, his eyes show his concern instead, as he listens to all of what Malice has to say. "... No, I'm not Faolan Dream," Weaver simply tells Malice, glancing down briefly at the royal purple scarf, "I didn't even know this scarf belonged to Faolan, Terra gave it to me, and he got it from Osiris. Osiris said it was supposed to help me." //Though, now that I think about it, Terra didn't say what it was supposed to do, did he? Just that it'd 'help,' huh...// he thinks to himself, then continues. "Dreameater already ate my heart and soul... I turned into a Nightmare a year ago. I'm not Faolan Dream, I'm Dreamweaver... Remember? Me and Catch, we came down here to help you and ask you some questions, that's why I'm bleeding into this tub for you." Weaver moves his left arm some to look at it again, and sure enough, he's still bleeding. He's been bleeding this whole time... and now there's soo many thoughts going through his mind. //Is this even doing anything for him? Am I supposed to do something else? Do I shake it on him or something...?// is one thought, //It doesn't hurt anymore, either, despite... being ripped open like that. How do I not feel anything from that? That bothers me... What if I get injured at some point, and then forget about it because I can't feel it?// is another thought, ironic because he's forgotten that his nose is broken, since it's been healing, //I'm glad you're confused enough that you aren't going to eat me, at least,// is another, but when he gets his mind back on track, the thoughts that he tells Catch and Anna are, //You know, I think I'm starting to see what's going on here... Maybe it's because he has a heart, I'm not sure, but I think this might be him reliving the past, in a way. It sounds like he could be talking about what happened to the princes when he came to be. Then, with you being Faithful's descendant, and me having this scarf, and Malice's power too, he thinks we're Faithful and Faolan. At least, that's what I think I'm getting from this.//

// hmmm, that going to be a problem... I don't think Malice has to many friends but he got plenty of people who wants him dead...// Anna gave a frustrating sigh, it felt wrong in a way that they were having to protect the king of Nightmares, he was a creature of evil and a king at that. Countless people have been hurt by this monster including every single one of them in this room and yet Malice didn't seem quite like the monster of his storys right now.

" Faolan dream?" Catch repeat, his curiosity getting the best of him the Dreamer prince gets to were he can pull himself up to get a better look at the Nightmare king, he looked like a mangy even for a corrupted creature, Catch
then looks up at his brother as Malice go on that the scarf Weaver is wearing was Faolans or so Malice claims, he wasn't sure what to think of the Nightmare king mind right now but what Weaver explain made some sense to what could be happening. // if that the case then what are we going to do? He not listening when you tell him you're Weaver... I just don't want him snapping at you again if he really thinks you're Faolan, he already talking about eating his heart...//

Malice rolled his head to look over at Weaver bleeding arm, it did look good, he was hungry....but then he see a red head pop up and green eyes staring at him... the Nightmare king let out a groan as he says " I'm not doing anything Faye, go away " Malice then takes a chain and push Dreamcatcher back down.

Malice then let all his chains go limp and he slowly slips down into the bathtub and ley down again " I hate you Faye..." he huffed quietly.

Catch Grimaced and had leaned away when Malice push him, he was thankful that he didn't touch him for long, he rubbed his face trying to warm up the freaky cold feeling of Malice's left //yeah, I think your on to something Weaver, he doesn't seem to know who we really are....// he looked to the bathtub now that he can't see the Nightmare beside the chains that dangled over the edge " he really cold...." he thought about the time he had be close to Malice, many were unpleasant memories but he knew the Nightmare king was a Pyro and last time the Dreamer prince touched his chains they burned like fire... // Weaver. Do you think staring a fire will help him? //

//Yeah...// Weaver quietly replies to Catch's comments about Malice snapping again, then he goes quiet, watches, and listens. //Yeah, now that you mention it, he is /really/ cold. I can try starting a fire, we'll see if that helps,// he again replies, briefly wondering how to go about that. He also makes a cautiously playful frown at Malice, saying, "Hey now, don't treat my brother like that, we're both here to try and help you, and we'd all be dead if it weren't for him. He's not even your brother, anyway... But let's try and get you warmed up. You're a Pyro, aren't you? Then here." Weaver creates a dark fireball in his right hand, and then carefully tosses it onto Malice's back. //I should still be able to control whether or not it hurts someone, and Malice shouldn't get hurt much from fire, anyway... It'll be fine, right? I'll start the fire off with a somewhat lower temperature, then I'll up it if he needs it... Really hope this helps,// he thinks.

// I don't think he likes me no matter who he thinks I am // Catch replied wiping his face with his sleeve.

Anna watch her partner and remember something, she went into his pocket and took a fresh sticker out and slap it on his cheek // there! Maybe that help you out some? It been awhile since we left and we are in the middle of this yucky spell so I wouldn't doubt if it started to wear off and you needed a new one!//

// oh, yeahhhhh, I had forgot about that // the Dreamer prince rubbed his cheek// but did you have to put it on my face?//
// it makes you look cute!// Anna smiled up at her partner.

Catch just signs, he was to tired to argue with her.

Malice ears twitchde and he huffed as Weaver scolded him, he was going to ignore 'himself ' but when he felt something warm covered his back, the Nightmare king eyes widened as he felt the heat sink into him, it felt good, he was like a fire that had been reduce to smoldering Embers but now something was Stoking the fire, he wanted more, no he needed more, the Nightmare king turned himself and snapped at the flames and was trying to eat them.

"Woah! Woah, woah, woah," Weaver exclaims, watching as Malice quickly reacts to the fire, and now he's very quickly made to wonder what he should do now. "Well the fire's definitely helping... I think," he thinks out loud, "Hey, hey Malice, calm down, I can give you more if you need it, as long as you don't lose it again... Hey Catch, how're you feeling right about now...?" He glances down at his brother with the last question.

Catch looked over his shoulder at the ruckus coming from the bathtub, he grimaced and try to get up but his legs still were weak and he hisss" I'm doing better then earlier... but my legs still don't want to move right now "

// Catch, I keep your head down right now, I think Malice is on the verge of going nuts again // Anna warned her brother, she didn't know if it would be better for him to be closer or to try to get away, Catch didn't seem as dead as he was before but it took so much out of him last time, she didn't think it be good for her brother to try to calm Malice down again.

Malice was scarfing down the Flames like a starved wolf, he stopped and looked at Weaver as he lick his maw, he wanted more, he felt like he could move again, his system has been running cold and he was on the edge of shut down but now there was some Kindle in the fire and his system was coming back on....he was hungry " give me more!" He snapped

"Alright, alright! I will!" Weaver says to Malice, quickly bringing his right hand up again to do more fire magic, this time causing the fire to spread over Malice's whole body, unintentionally over the blood in the tub as well, and making it a much hotter flame as well. "Glad you're doing better Catch, I was just wondering in case things go south, but I'm really hoping they don't. /Really/ hoping they don't," he then replies back to his brother, keeping a close eye on Malice.

When the fire grew bigger and hotter the Nightmare king let himself get sink into to it, loud hisss came from within the fire as Malice opened up the vents on his body to take in the heat and the blood of Weavers more, adding it to his own.

Dreamcatcher pulls himself away from the bathtub as it grew hotter " yeahhhh, I'm a bit nervous about that myself right now "

Anna stuck with her brother but kept an eye on the flaming bathtub " Mal! I know you're a pyro but not all of us are! Remember we're trying to help you so don't go cooking the people who try to help you! "

Weaver glances over at Catch again when he hears Rihanna's comment, needing a second to remember that he's a Pyro too, and it's actually really hot around here now. "Right, you two be careful, can you move away enough, Catch?" he asks, keeping his flames focused on Malice.

The Dreamer prince grimaced as the Nightmare king chains slide by him, getting recoiled into the tub where Malice was. " I'm working on that " Catch replied and scooted himself a bit more away from the hot furnace, he stop to place a hand on Weaver's shackle to make sure his brother was still holding him as he back away, the ground was dirty and covered with junk which made this uncomfortable but the fire that was growing more hot by the second would be dangerous if he stayed to long by it...

Like a cold-blooded creature becoming exposed to heat after being cold, the Nightmare king to became more active, devouring the flames Weaver was feeding him soon ignited what little he had left of his own until they burst out of his vents ones more! Malice was still hungry and now that he was warm enough to move his hunger claw at him more...

Catch found a spot back behind Weaver a bit where he and Anna wouldn't be cook for the time being, he wiped the sweat from his brow and realized how thirsty he was but he couldn't do anything about that at the moment. Right now he watch his brother over the bathtub and with the mixture of dark blue fire and now green flames bursting wildly, it looked even from the back view that Weaver was Summoning some kind of evil, especially when the silhouette of the Nightmare king would rise in the fire and then go back down. "Hay, Weaver you be careful ok " he was stating the obvious but want person wouldn't in this situation?

" this isn't the kind of fire I roast marshmallows over... I guess on the bright side it is a lot warmer now, just so long Malice doesn't get much hotter " Anna frowned and sat on Catch shoulder.

Weaver grimaces and watches as Malice seemingly comes back to life, taking a step or two away from the flaming tub himself. "Y-yeah, I'll try to be... I'm starting to wonder if I've made a really bad mistake..." he replies to Catch, slowly easing up on the flames he's pouring onto Malice, and pulling his arms away too.

Malice went from eating the flames to going for the blood in the tub, it didn't take him long to lick up the blood that Weaver had spilt, it was a good thing that young Nightmare had stepped away or Malice would have biting into his arm to suck his blood because it wasn't dripping fast enough.... when Malice went to go Source it was gone but his since were clearing and though he did /not/ since who he knew as Dreameater a man was there with no doubt some of the Nightmare kings power...

" I-I'm wondering if warming him up wasn't a good idea to..." Catch eyes were locked on the tub engulfed in flames, he felt his blood run cold with fear as we watched as Malice risesed in the middle of the fire, he clamped his wings talons on the rim of the tub.

Malice leaning himself over the tub he turned his head to the side as he eye Weaver and then Catch and Anna..

" Eyck! Malice were friends not food remember! " Anna shouted and wave her arms.

It was about then that the bathtub began to tip over under the weight of the Nightmare king... Malice eyes widened and he quickly pulled himself back into the tube before it flip... for a moment nothing but the cracking of flames and the hissing sounds that had being coming from Malice could be heard.

" however tempting that may be... it wouldn't be in my favor if I were to kill any of you. " Malice growled from his now flaming porcelain Fortress.

Catch let out a breath he didn't realize he had been holding when Malice spoke, he wasn't going to let his guard down just yet but it did sound like the Nightmare king was a bit more like himself then earlier.

Weaver tenses up more, and takes a couple more steps back as Malice leans over the tub, and he remained like this, until Malice finally spoke again. Then, Weaver breathes out a quiet sigh, though not letting go of all his tension. "H-hey... It's good to finally hear you speak again, Malice," Weaver shakily says, finally putting his arms down and no longer focusing on making or controlling fire magic for Malice. "You had us all kinda worried there... How're you feeling now? Better?"

There was a long spell of silence and then the Nightmare king replied " I feel like * a no,no word* " he then go on to say some unappropriate and aggressive comments about Dreamwaker being a frost Nightmare and that he wouldn't be needing anyone help if he were at any of his Palaces and healing pools, after his rant he then asked what were they doing there but he added a few colorful words to his question.

//Yeah, I think he's feeling a lot better now,// Weaver telepathically grumbles to Catch and Anna. While the Nightmare King's words weren't very pleasant to listen to, Weaver lets himself relax a little more now, and looks over at his brother before replying to Malice. "... We're here to help. Remember? We offered to help you out, and in return, you'd answer some questions for us?" ... Although, he he does briefly ask his two friends, //Hey, what were all the things we wanted to talk to him about again...?//

// yeahhhhh, I think so to// Catch replied to his brother, he wiped the sweat from his brow, the increase the Heat in the air was making it very uncomfortable but he could bear it for a bit longer. // hummm, that a good question... I know we wanted to see if Malice knew anything about Nightmares that could help you....I'm not sure he knows things, he has to right? He the Nightmare king....// he also wondered if Malice could tell them anything that could help against Soledormir or the other monster they likely have to face, he also be lying if he didn't have a desire to know about his ancestors and what really happened.

//well wonderful, we learned how to take care of a Pyro, give them blood and heat, good to know// Anna said sarcastically but then she chime in with her brother// Malice has to know something that could help keep in figuring out what we can do for Weaver and the others Dreamers //

Malice was silent, his mind was still rebooting and it would likely be this way for a while but he did remember something like he asked and if he remember correctly the Nightmare king was wanting someone from the key hunters to find him and hopefully not kill him... he knew if anyone wouldn't it be them for some odd reason or other.
A deep grumbling sound came from the flaming bathtub " I recall something like that...you gave your word that you would not kill me even after I help you?..." trust was something Nightmares did not have, leading people on only to betray them was what they did and Malice was no different... however things had been changing with the Nightmare king, how could he go about this were it benefit him the most?" hm, in normal circumstances I would not help you but these are not normal circumstances... you had every chance to kill me and yet you didn't so ask your questions "

//Yeah, yeah that sounds right! Ok, so there's that, and then I want to ask Malice something about Nightmares sleeping,// Weaver replies back to his friends. He absentmindedly goes to pull his sleeve back down on his left arm, but then remembers that he's still bleeding, and the pain only stings and flares up again when he tries to cradle his arm with his right hand. "Tss, ahh..." he hisses quietly, getting distracted now with staring and grimacing at his terrible wound that's oozing an unnatural blood. He jumps after a moment though, glancing to Catch first, then turning back to look at the Nightmare King again. "Uh, questions? Right, questions, um... Well... You wouldn't happen to know anything about the Dreamers who become Nightmares, or what happens to their hearts and souls when they turn? Or what might've happened to them now that Eater destroyed Void's heart and freed me?" he asks, a slightly more worried tone in his voice now compared to earlier.

Malice eyed the young Nightmare and then the Dreamer prince and Fairfin, he knew who they were but not at the same time, it was like static of two different people in the same spot, this was Dreamcatcher but also Faithful Dreamer and this other guy was Faolan Dream but no he called himself Dreamweaver.... who ever they were, why should he tell them the secret of the Nightmares? The secret only the king knows, knowledge was power and right know they needed that power, besides what would the Nightmares even be if it wasn't for their lies?... then again, Malice knew he was a dead man, if he did nothing he would die by Soledormir, Void or the countless people who wanted revenge against him and maybe the key hunters themselves... but if he did help the key hunters he just maybe would have 1 small group who wouldn't go out of their way to kill him, his mind was plotting on this...

In the time that that Nightmare king was quietly plotting Catch mustered up enough magic to summon strips of cloth, he then tugged on his brother pants leg // Weaver, while he thinking let me patch up your arm before you bleed out//

Weaver turns and looks down when he feels something tugging at him, and he blinks at first. //Hey...// he almost goes to protest, knowing the condition his brother is in, but... he crouches down and holds his injured arm out. Admittedly, he stays unusually quiet, only because he's expecting to feel something after that friendly gesture, though that thankfulness and brotherly love never comes. //... It's already stopped hurting, despite how bad it looks, but I think I'll feel better not having to look at it,// he finally says, making another small smile as he looks down at his arm, and he partially teases (partially not), //This isn't going to knock you out or anything, is it?//

// no..I don't think so at least... I'm tired sure, but Summoning doesn't seem to take as much out of me anymore... // Catch started, he carefully took his brother arm... it look gastly, knowing this was his brother arm made this even harder, the Dreamer prince began to treat Weaver arm with the cloth he made //... you seen how many Spears I was able to make now and we didn't even get to see the end limits...I do think I'm getting close but making a few cloths isn't like Summoning a blade, but it's why I...I'm glad you're arm dosen't hurt... I was wondering if I should try using my numbing magic, it's been awhile since i even try to use it and that always took more out of me then Summoning.... I do think that sticker thing Anna gave me is helping to so ill be fine //

//Yeah... That is true,// Weaver admits, remembering what he and Catch had done just earlier, and then his smile fades. //I don't think you'll need to use any of your numbing magic, I think I'll be fine in that regard... I'm glad those stickers you got help.
... Well, I'd be more glad if I could, you know... But... You know, at some point, I gotta start doing some thinking and planning too, about what all I'm gonna do for you when I can feel like myself again. That'll have to wait though, we've got a grumpy King to think about right now.//

// I know... I don't take it personally, even if you can't feel everything your still you.... maybe that something else we can talk with Malice about, how to get your heart back, if Malice has Faithful's then your might be out there to... im wondering how if he even tell us the truth...// Catch replied as he finished up. He grimaced wishing he would have took the time to restock his pocket dimension for this kind of situation // I really wished I had something else to put on your arm... but I hope that do until we can get someone to treat your arm better then I could//

The Nightmare king had been watching behind his wall of flames, kindness was such a strange thing, he had known it as a weakness, a took to control others but after getting a heart and experiencing feelings for the first time he wasn't sure what to think of it any more... it was an odd thing, to be both weak and to hold strength. However at the same time his Nightmare mind jumps to suspicion, he could tell by the Fairfin that they all were speaking telepathically, what kind of plotting were they doing? Was it to use him and then get rid of him? At the same time they needed him alive but that was right now, what would happen when he was no longer needed?...

No matter what way he looked at it the Nightmare king had his back up against a wall, he needed time to plot, time we're he wasn't broken, so he would buy time...after a long period of silence Malice broke the silence " very well... I guess I will indulge you in this knowledge, on the condition you keep me alive "

Crystal gave a small nod in agreement with what Boreas said, then one of thanks to Penelope with her reply about accommodating for the groups needs.

At the woman’s offer of food, the girl took a moment to think. She didn’t feel up to eating even in the slightest, her stomach was so twisted around with all her emotions and worries, but she knew better, she knew the snack and hot chocolate she had earlier wasn’t sufficient, and in order to get her strength back she needed to eat, even if it was only a little. “I think.. I’d like to try some soup, please,” Crystal said.

Boreas hadn't had anything other than a biscuit that day, and even then, he'd been active without any food at all for that morning. //Hm... Entire day has been one big, ugly risk. Not a wise move on my part.//

"I would be very grateful for whatever you have to offer. Though, if it's not safe for takeout, perhaps mine should wait until I visit my niece..."

//I think that'd be a good thing to bring up too, something like that though, I don't know if he'd want to tell us if he knew...// Weaver replies telepathically, examining his newly bandaged arm a moment before rolling his sleeve back down. //I think what you've done will be good enough until I can see a doctor or something, this'll be better than if I didn't have anything for it.//

He then glances up when Malice finally speaks. "Alright, I think those are acceptable terms," Weaver says, giving his brother another gentle pat on the shoulder before he stands up. He looks right at Malice and asks, "So, what can you tell us?"

With her call with Rihanna ended, Glory can now focus on the group with her again. With the mentioning of Crystal having soup, she smiles at her and adds her own review, saying, "I can personally recommend the soup. I think you'll enjoy it! As long as you take it slow and don't rush yourself, of course~"

" very well, I will see that both your needs are met " Penelope replied and gave a small bow " I will return shortly " but before she went to go would offer if Boreas would like to accompany her " seen I'm am heading in that direction would you perhaps join me for a bit?"

Crystal looked over when Glory piped in with her positive opinion of the soup, a very faint smile tugging at her lips, “Oh, I’m glad it’s good,” she replied, admittedly a little more open to testing it knowing someone had tried and liked it already.

She also briefly studied the little Fairfin, further noting how much better she looked from the last time she had actually seen her.

The girl then looked back over at Boreas and Penelope, simply watching for now.

// there only one way to find out, at least he seem to be willing to cooperate// Catch replied, a smiled came to his face known he did something to help his brother. But now he listened to what the Nightmare king had to say...

Malice try to think back to this man's previous question, he grunted and then said " I knew that the Dreamers are not truly dead.... I was made out of Soledormir malice for the Dreamer race, to know Soledormir Is to know that death is an escape and he is the kind of hunter who does not let his prey go...." the Nightmare king goes quiet for a moment and let's the flames go down a little so they could see him. " however I was not aware that Void was the keeper of the Souls but I had my suspicions, not that I cared what happened to them....but it seems he no longer has them, if I guess they go back to the bodies that they were taken from... it is an ingenious scheme clever..." Malice look up in thought, as a truly Wicked creature he could admire and now understand the evil of this plan but at the same time it made him feel uncomfortable, that he should care and feel Disturbed about this " what greater form of torture is there then to be trapped within your own body as it commit act of evil against your will? Worst yet no one knows the truth "Malice glace over to brothers, he was avoiding telling them about what happens to the Dreamers hearts, maybe he could keep the topic focused away from that...

Weaver grimaces slightly. "... No, I don't think there's anything worse than this..." he mumbles, then gets louder, "So every Dreamer who's ever turned is back in their Nightmare bodies? Every single one of them...? ... Well, maybe not the ones where the Nightmare died, but... That's still so many..." He feels sick with disgust at the very thought, but he does stop to ask, "That was your guess, though? So, do you not know for sure what happens to them?"

"That would work well, if I may." Boreas nodded to Penelope, then glanced back to Glory and Crystal, wanting to add a few little things before he left, "Good to see how much you've recovered, Glory. Couldn't have made it here without you." Then he looked to Crystal, "And thank you for hanging tough, Crystal. Still have a ways to go." He glanced to Crimson and back, "But this is a temple of the Silver Moons--the Guardians of the Realms. Best we could ask for."

Then with one of those faint smiles of his and a single wave of his hand, he went to follow Penelope, "I'll check back later."

"I'm glad I was able to! It's nice to be more like my usual self," Morning Glory replies to Boreas, perking her head up to look at him, "Take care, Captain!"

Malice tipped his head " I do not know if all the Dreamers have survived this long, I highly doubt it... Soledormir games is to wear out or temp people to choose to do evil themselves... but then again I know Faithful is still alive.... Soledormir has a special kind of hate for him...but my guess is that the Dreamers who have given up or have no bodies what happened to them is that Soledormir eats them.... they are the ones with no hope left "

Before leaving Penelope told the girl if she needed anything any of the staff would help, after that she took her leave with Boreas.

The red king had slowly begun to wake up, his eye was barely cracked open as he watch the blurred figure leave, he then set his green eye on the figure that was closest to him but said nothing for the moment.

"He eats them?!" Weaver exclaims, "But then what happens to them? Souls don't die, so it's not like he can eat them and then they're gone forever, are they just... Stuck... Inside him...?!"

Crystal’s eyebrows lifted ever so slightly and her expression turned appreciative when the Elemental addressed her. “Thank you too, Boreas,” she said, her tone hinting that it was much more than any simple thanks.. Truth be told, out there in the city today, had it not been for Boreas and his calm, collected demeanor, and Jason with his optimistic personality and outlook on things despite all that was happening, she wasn’t sure she would have gotten to this point or kept herself together this long..

She gave a little wave goodbye and watched Boreas and Penelope leave, her mind momentarily wondered, ‘A temple of the Silver Moons..? Hmm..’ but before too long her gaze found it’s way to the floor at her feet. ‘What a day..’ she thought, quietly taking in and letting out a big breath.

" wait, what?!" Catch echoed his brother shock.

Malice just Shrugged, he didn't understand souls or what was an afterlife and why it matter " that I do not know nor do I care, I simply know Soledormir delight in consuming Souls " Malice tap a claw on the rim of the bathtub " what I would care to know is why now? Why set free the soul now? When any time would be just as chaotic"

Weaver's grimace deepens at that comment, but he stops to think for a moment about it. "... Maybe because he knew the Keyhunters are here to stop him?" he thinks out loud. "He knows we're after him?"

Morning Glory stays quiet for a little while too, being able to tell how tired poor Crystal is. "... I'm so glad we found this place," is what she says when she finally does say something, trying to make some small talk , "I think just about everyone will be needing a nap now, hmm?"

As Penelope led Boreas through the halls once more, the Icy Elemental made a bit of small talk with the Bellezza. He did ask a few questions, but held off on his bigger ones--they both had business to attend to.
...One question he did ask in particular was what foods they had available, though.

When they arrived at Fiona's room, Boreas thanked Penelope and she went on her way. He greeted the attendants inside, introduced himself, and finally found his niece for the first time since the ice cream box.

Which may not have been that long, in retrospect, but it felt like it had been quite a while.

The red king glace over to the tiny Bellezza when she spoke, he noticed that she was now in a bowl and his mind went to wasn't she eating from that? But this bowl was bigger wasn't it? He opened his mouth to ask a question but stopped himself seen no one speak to him and he didn't want to interrupt, so he went back to watching, this time staring at the human girl... she like many other felt familiar but if that because of Crimson he did not know but one thing he did, was that this girl was special...