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**ReubanBrightwood** · Mar 24th, 2026 02:40 PM

Now much as before this sprit was not much of one for serving as a font of information, despite its rather gruesome appearance it seems to be a spirit of surface level thinking, driven by base needs and wants all of which resolve around its singular driving purpose. "Yes ... The path must be found." She had offered it something it wanted clearly. And if her previous visit is anything to go by it could well lead her once again to the verge, to the shadow realm, to Silent metal vortex who despite its name had been more talkative, more aware.

It is odd, eerie even how similar events are playing out, like they were on repeat, the same key events like a movie or play going through the motions.

**Aurora** · Mar 25th, 2026 03:01 PM

Ok then, this was something.

“You and the other spirits need to find the path. And I believe I can help all of you find it.” Unless her theory was wrong and then shit was going to go very bad for her. But it made sense to her.

But the question was, does she leave and gather tools, or ask to be brought to the verge to present her idea to the choir? It hadn’t been soo keen on her before, but she didn’t have any idea about the path and what was wrong then. Now is different. But was it different enough? It was a very dangerous game.

“Would the choir be receptive to speaking with me if I could help find the path? And would they be willing to not attack me if we talk?” she wasn’t sure if this spirit could understand what she was asking, but it was worth a shot.

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**ReubanBrightwood** · Mar 25th, 2026 03:31 PM

It hovers in place turning its .. head? ... its body for sure this way and that as it searches continues to clink its way deeper into the warren as it do so slowly but surely. "The path ... yes we must find the path. We must walk the path." As she speaks it does turn to look at her? in her direction, briefly before continuing it's search at a junction in the tunnels. "The choir walks the path ... we have left the path ... we must find the path." It's appearance might be intimidating but this creature was it seems fairly simple in it's processes. "Do you now speak for a court?" Silent metal vortex had not seemed interested in speaking with anything less then one representing a spirit court last they had engaged in brief conversation. The Shaman also recalls the duke in question has at least one confirmed reputation of consuming another spirit of note.

**Aurora** · Mar 26th, 2026 07:50 PM

Yes, the path.

Was it…looking at her? This was certainly new.

Then back to the whole Court thing. “Why does me speaking for a Court matter?” she asks. “I’m offering to help you, and your Court, find the path that has been hidden from you. I know it appeared to be important last time, but it would seem to be more important to accept my offered help. The situation of the path has not changed since I was last here.”

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**ReubanBrightwood** · Mar 27th, 2026 12:26 PM

The question seems mildly offensive to the simple thing of chains. "You are not of a court ... you are no one." As if that should explain it all. The complex, intricate and often ancient webs of politics, alliances, grudges and hostility that form the spiritual hierarchy are ads they have always been more labyrinthine then the warrens they traverse .. .but many many times over. And once bans, personalities and objectives get added to the mix, well no wonder so many mages fall afoul and perish or spend their lifetimes studying just this. "The court walls the path ... We have have moved off the path." It chooses one of the branches in the fork and begins to flicker down it clinking all the way.

This spirit seems to be referring to itself in the plural.

**Aurora** · Mar 28th, 2026 10:22 PM

And the spirits response seems offensive to the blonde, “Excuse me? Oh, I am someone, I am someone that knows more than you think I do.” And it took a lot for her to not to call upon her Watchtower and wipe this spirit from existence. But that would be in poor form and would probably work against her in the long run.

“I am someone that could know more about where the path is than your own Court does. But I have someone else I can speak to about that.” Not moving towards it has it continued on its way.
She remembered the spirit she spoke with in the coffee shop had some interesting things to say, maybe she could give her some direction. A few more notes were added to her journal before she slips it back in her bag. Maybe she needs to look into the Court that was lost down here first, she if she wanted to test her theory. Maybe they were not the Court to help, more memories from her last visit with Tuesday and others were coming back.

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**ReubanBrightwood** · Mar 29th, 2026 08:53 AM

Aurora calls after the spirit as it meanders along its way and out of site. She herself remains where she stands in the cramped dark, the beam of her flashlight the only illumination to the dark. The clinking of the spirit of chains swiftly becomes distant and faded. The spirit itself, driven by purpose and place does not return nor overly heed her threats.

So what does Aurora do now?

**Aurora** · Mar 30th, 2026 11:46 AM

She hadn’t been expecting it to say anything back. But she felt better saying what she said.

The spirit in the coffee shop had been more helpful last time, and more friendly. Perhaps it was still there and still willing to share information that could decide her next move.

If it was getting a Court of her own, well, that wasn’t going to be a here and now thing. But dealing with the spirits down here was going to require a different approach.

First thing she does is drop her spell to see past the first wall, best not leave there. When that was done, she will leave the cramped oven and go into the front of the building, into the coffee shop.

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**ReubanBrightwood** · Mar 30th, 2026 12:48 PM

Aurora drops the spell making the wall as transparent as the purest glass and turns to begin making her way out of the warrens through the cramped and awkward merging of walls with odd turns and bizzare corners. Under ceilings that don't fit and past the sweating cables and vibrating pipes.

Wits+Surivial to retrace her steps roll please. Magic is of course allowed if you want!

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