The Abbey

[twostepsback]

"A Necromancer is, in the broadest sense of the phrase, a sorcerer who specializes in the manipulation of the energies of life, death, and undeath. But for most people, a necromancer is someone who raises the dead through foul magics, turning dead flesh and bone into twisted mockeries of life." Charis explains.

[Unter]

"Pfeuh, a Necromancer only deserves to feel the bite of my sword." He then starts to walk away. "Come Milo, we need to finish this.
Thank you sister."

[Kidney]

It was strange, Mother Maria. Mercy hadn't heard of her. She wanted Grace, and now Grace was awake, although, she looked sick. Very tired too, but she was awake. "Gwace, Gwace, 'less play a game!" 
At that moment a woman slipped into the room, tall, with white hair. She was amazing, very pretty. Mercy looked now, flopping onto her back, and slowly sitting up. "Ooo, snow 'hair!"
She had dropped the game, and now she was infatuated with this conversation, and watched with wide, expressive eyes. Her hair had been cut short, almost to the scalp, a buzz for sure. It had happened after Mercy tried to cut her own hair, which Grace would have remembered hearing about through rumor a week prior to her encounter with Blood and Tilly. 

[Outisakanobody]

Grace almost subconsciously reached out and hugged Mercy to her chest. "I...it is hard to remember..." she mutters.

[Shinzon]

"Don't try and remember then", answered the vestal as she crouched and looked at the young girl, a smile passing onto her face. Despite how grave the situation was, she still found the situation heartwarming. Waving her hand at the little one, she tried to recall if she saw her before; after all, not all of the kids in the Hamlet were orphans.

[Kidney]

She was so pretty. Mercy reached out, not being able to touch the hair, due to the clamp that Grace had imposed on her to her chest. She laid her head against her chest, smiling back at the wintery Mother ahead of her. Kicking her legs passively as she reached and clumped the clothing around Grace's waist, happy to see her, the Leader.

[Outisakanobody]

Grace idly gave the girl a pat on the headas she devoted most of her attention to Maria. "I do remember you...you saying you helped me...So I suppose I should thank you." Grace says with a small smile. She was still a little confused, but felt alright right now. Better than she had in a while. The fuzziness in her head was calming when she just accepted it.

[Shinzon]

Smiling softly, Maria moved closer to the two, enchanted by how *peaceful* Grace seemed. Perhaps the care of a child would help her, after all. "Don't thank me", she said to the Abbey's headmistress, caressing her cheek with her knuckles softly. "It's my job."
Looking back at the child, recognizing her from up close. "Hello there, Mercy. How are you?"

[Kidney]

Mercy was surprised, apparently this Mother knew her. She smiled a bit, taking in her infamous name. "Great! Gwace is awake!" She said, slurring her words on the w, perhaps it was a natural mannerism integrated into her speech. She practically purred at all this attention, and the smile remained on her face.

[Outisakanobody]

"Of course...who's child is this?" Grace asked next as she continued to hold Mercy tenderly and close.

[Shinzon]

"Mercy is an orphan", spoke the woman with a hint of sadness, although she still tried not to get too grim, for the child's sake. "Her parents were killed off. I take care of most of the orphans here now..."
Her hand remained at Grace's cheek, enjoying the soft contact, while her free hand went to brush the kid's hair. "You know Grace, Mercy?"

[Kidney]

Mercy was quiet at first, put on the spot she seemed to clam up. But then she spoke, soft like a bell. Her little pale face blushing, "Gwace is the leader." She seemed to be content with her own answer, pushing her face against the vestal, stilling her legs and yawning audibly.

[Outisakanobody]

Grace frowned at the news that this sweet girl had no parents, but she didn't dwell on it too much. This was hardly an uncommon thing. She smiled a little at the girls answer to the question, hugging her a tad tighter and rubbing her tummy as the little girl yawned. "So smart for such a little one." she complimented as she gazed down at the tyke in her lap, happier and more at ease than ever.

[Shinzon]

"That she is", affirmed the young woman as the smile returned to her face. For a moment, she remained like this, enjoying this moment of peace between the three of them. Then, a chuckle escaped her mouth, and she reluctantly removed her hand from Grace's cheek.
"Funny, that one of the fiercest of vestals is sedated by a child. Mercy, you truly live up to your name."

[Kidney]

Mercy giggled, half understanding the joke but really just adding to Maria's for the sake of making noise. She moved her head to see Maria again, a sort of winter-woman with her hair white as her robes. "Borace sayses I got niesser cause Golo woulf sing me wullabies."
She looked down, "I don't know what a wullabie is."
She seemed a little depressed by this prospect, not understanding the words she was saying.