Preparation|Skyheort, Talen'sul

[Devon]

Xavier appears just outside the Calder's front door with Luna and the two bodyguards he brought with him. "Now we just need Locke and those wind bodyguards and we're ready to go. Luna..I need to speak with you alone first."

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"Then don't mind me," Locke remarked from where he had materialized with the last bodyguard. "I'll just be over here.... you know, pretending my head isn't spinning," he joked, turning around to give the couple some privacy, and smacked right into a woman carrying a basket overflowing with clothes to be taken to the washerwoman.

They both went down with surprised cries, and Locke, being the nice guy he was, tried to save some of the flying laundry, only to wind up with something lacy, frilly, and unmentionable on his head. Blushing furiously, he hastily snatched the thing off, stuffed it into the basket, levitated the rest to join it, and helped the woman up, apologizing repeatedly until she was well on her way.

This is going to be a bad day.

[Kender Bard]

Luna scowled, and though she didn't agree, she didn't disagree either. "Go on," she finally said, crossing her arms in front of herself.

[Devon]

Xavier clears his throat and just spits it out. "I know I should have talked with you before just deciding not to bring you with me, but you have to understand as calm as I may seem right now I'm really stressing out. I can't afford to mess up with DT and my friends in harms way and I'd feel more at ease knowing without a doubt you were safe here instead of you being with me and there being a possibility I screw up and you get hurt because of it. Please just try to understand, whatever it takes I'll make it up to you, but I can't take you with me."

[Kender Bard]

Luna's hardened resolved wavered. "Oh Xavier." She hugged him abruptly. "Very well." She was on the verge of telling him that he shouldn't keep it all bottled up inside, it was something her mother used to say all the time. Then, she decided against it. She wouldn't be able to keep a straight face, and laughing wouldn't have been appreciated.

[Devon]

Xavier hugs her backs. "Thank you for understanding. I'll try not to be away too long. When I get back and after I'm rested, we can go to Satich like you wanted." Xavier was glad she had accepted his apology, now he had one less thing to worry him before he left.

[Kender Bard]

Luna nodded and said, simply, "Then you better come back, or I'm going to Satich anyway to give you hell about it. You and my brother will both have to listen to me bitch for eternity." She didn't even say it jokingly either.

[Devon]

Xavier nods and replies."I wouldn't want that, don't worry I'll be back so you can chew me out in person." Deciding there was nothing left to be said Xavier leans in and kisses Luna gently.

[Northen Light36]

In typical fatherly bad timing, Saph walks out of the house. Seeing his daughter and Xavier kissing prompts only one reaction. "Get off my daughter!"

[Kender Bard]

Luna savored the kiss for the moment she had to do so before jerking away in surprise. She bristled, winds stirring just slightly around her in her ire. "Father!" She didn't know what else to say. With an irritated sigh, she pat Xavier gently on the cheek and walked off.

[Devon]

Xavier looks at Saph and blinks. "Uh..he-hello Sir Calder. Oh um..are your guards ready Sir Calder? Thank you again for all your help, I really appreciate it." Xavier doesn't know what else to say, he had a feeling he was in a tough spot that was probably going to get worse. "Uh..Locke!..Prepare the men to leave."

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"Right away!" Locke said immediately, and chivvied the bodyguards into a loose circle so it would be easy to touch either him or Xavier for the teleportation. "Are you all set?" he inquired of the guards. "No dizziness or anything like that?"

[Northen Light36]

"We're ready," one of the Wind guards replies and the rest nod in agreement, though some are quietly chuckling at Saph and Xavier's situation.

[Devon]

(How many Wind guards are there exactly?)
Xavier nods and taps his sign to send the image of where he teleported on his first trip to see the settlement to Locke. Looking between the guards he decides to go through his plan quickly.
"I don't want you to have to enter the city unless I've been gone for far too long. I want you to stay a good distance away from the settlement, but close enough to cause a distraction. I want the wind guards to focus on creating a tornado and move it towards the settlement slowly. The storm guards I want to supply lightning, make the town think there is a huge storm about to descend on them. While all of this is going on I will teleport in and find my daughter as quickly as I can. Once I'm out we're going to retreat."

[Northen Light36]

(How many do you want?)