Seeking Divria

[Kender Bard]

(Takes place during Sanctuary)

This would be the day, Timble decided. He packed all his things, making sure he was set for an extended trip, having no idea how long it would take to find his twin. Setting the pack aside for the moment, he hunted down his father. "Xavier?" he called out as he poked around their house in the Sanctuary. He could hear his little brother giggling in another room. "Dad?"

[Devon]

Xavier's pack was already made and sitting by the door as Timble neared. Xavier was currently getting in a little play time with Nubilous before he left to bring back his youngest child's sister. Looking up he smiled to Timble, "Yes son?" he replied.

[Kender Bard]

Timble started to speak but caught sight of Xavier's pack and smiled grimly. "Guess you already know what I'm here about. I'm kind of itching to hit the road. When can we go? And where are we going to start?"

[Devon]

"I was hoping your uncle Cloud could help us figure that out," Xavier said to him as he patted Nubiulous on the head. "The girl has been traveling so long it is hard to keep track of where she was last and just where she would be headed to now."

[Kender Bard]

"Well can we go ask him now?" Timble asked, shifting from foot to foot.

"Are you going away again, Daddy?" Nubilous asked his father sadly.

[Devon]

"Go ahead and call for him Timble," Xavier said with a nod.

Xavier picked up his youngest son and gave him a hug. "Only for a little while Nubilous, I have to go get your sister and bring her back. Wouldn't you like it better if all of us were together?"

[Kender Bard]

"Yeah..." Nubilous agreed, reluctantly.


Timble strode out of the room quickly and scanned the skies. "Uncle Cloud!" he called out, faltering a bit on the 'uncle' part. It was hard for him to accept a man who appeared to be about his age (in fact, possibly younger) was his uncle.

Either he heard his summons or one of the other angels contacted him as the angel of Love landed near Timble soon after. "Hi Timble!" he greeted the other man with boundless enthusiasm. He adored having another nephew.

Timble resisted the urge to roll his eyes; an urge he had to throttle regularly around Cloud. "Dad's wondering if you have any idea where Divria is."

"Well, hard to see, but I asked around the Forces and they seem to think she's somewhere in the wilderness of Anarlina," Cloud replied. "Considering she's not a dedicated worshiper of any one Force, they didn't try as hard as I would have liked, but it's better than nothing, eh?"

"Good enough for a Mind," Timble agreed. "Thanks. I'll go let him know." He headed back in. "Cloud says that she's somewhere in the Anarlina wilderness."

[Devon]

"That narrows it down considerably," Xavier replied. "Well lets get ready to go and bring that sister of yours home." Looking to Nubilous he told the boy, "Be a good boy for your mother and make sure to look after her okay?"

[Kender Bard]

"I will," Nubilous promised solemnly. He gave his father one more tight hug. "Come home soon, Daddy."

"What no hug for me?" Timble growled at the boy. Nubilous giggled and hugged Timble as well.

[Devon]

Xavier tapped his signs and put a hand on Timble's shoulder. Smirking he said, "I remember when you were that cute Timble." With that he focused on Anarlina and teleported away.

[Kender Bard]

Once in the city of Anarlina, Timble shot Xavier a dark look. "I was NEVER that cute. You're thinking of Divria."

He shifted and glanced around. "So are you going to try to contact her from here?" he asked. "Ask where she is?"

[Devon]

"Hah yes you were, especially whenever you pouted which was often," Xavier said teasing his son. Nodding his head, Xavier reached out mentally trying to contact Divria. ~Divria? Divria where are you? Your brother and I came looking for you.~

[Kender Bard]

At first, there wasn't a reply. But when it came, it was explosive.

FATHER!!! Where are you?! Where have you BEEN? You have no idea-- and Timble too? I don't know whether to laugh, cry, or swear. I'm, well.... I'm somewhere in the woods? I can't really do much better than that. We're a fair distance from any village though. If I concentrate really hard on visualizing what I see, do you think you can teleport to me?

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Meanwhile, where Divria was sitting in the camp of her companions, she grew very distant looking, concentrating on her mental dialogue.

Arcan frowned and cocked his head, poking at her. Divria made an irritated sound and brushed him off.

"Why are you just staring like that?" he asked.

"Shh!" Divria hissed.

[Devon]

Xavier focused on the image Divria sent him and attempted to teleport himself and Timble to her location.

[Kender Bard]

Arcan wasted no time at the sudden appearance of strangers. He leapt to his feet and tackled Timble--who hadn't been expecting the teleport at all--bearing him to the ground. Timble squirmed, wormed his arm between himself and Arcan, and tried to push the other man off. Arcan sank his teeth into Timble's hand, making the other man cry out in pain.