isleofnpcs: PB: Santiago Cabrera (Arthur Serious)

action; end of March

[personal profile] isleofnpcs 2021-03-27 05:59 am (UTC)(link)
[ Some time after receiving Cecelia's letter, she'll have received a summons to the castle throne room to stand before Arthur. He sits upon the throne when she enters, as a king is wont to do, and waits for the proper greetings to take place. Cecelia is announced to him, and he is announced to her, then he speaks. ]

I understand, Miss Ardenbury, that you and many of your peers are not able to trust that we need your assistance for what it is we seek. In turn, I hope that you understand that if we are to eventually accomplish a solution, we cannot spend all our time proving our plight to every new arrival and every ounce of proof we offer will in turn be questioned by skeptics save for one.

[ His voice does not sound as if he is intent on turning her down, however. It would have been unnecessary to summon her if there was no intention to show her, after all. ]

Which is why I would instead enlist your assistance in exchange for doing so. Will you hear me out?
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[personal profile] isleofnpcs 2021-03-30 09:22 am (UTC)(link)
[ Cecelia is the first one to directly ask for it like this, actually, though there have been plenty of people who complained about trust. This is why he thinks that this is a good task to bestow upon her. She has the strength to seek out information where she needs it and the confidence to lead others from first impressions. ]

It will be within your means. Morganna has agreed to take an ambassador for the otherworlders to the End of the World and provide you with an armlet totem that can take you to and from the Camelot totem. It is possible to view the frozen calamity from there, but it is not a trip we can make for every newcomer. Should you choose to accept it, we will charge you with taking your peers to see it with their own eyes when they need proof. We have three of these armlets, so you may choose two others you trust to support this mission. If you choose not to, then I will take your recommendations for someone who would go in your stead.

[ But it's certainly an opportunity he wants to trust the otherworlders with- they are much more likely to believe peers, and seeing is believing for the rest. ]
isleofnpcs: PB: Santiago Cabrera (Arthur Serious)

thanks so much for your patience! we're working on getting back on top of things!

[personal profile] isleofnpcs 2021-04-06 07:36 am (UTC)(link)
They won't.

[ Arthur gestures toward someone standing on the sidelines, who carries a chest up to him. It's wooden, artfully crafted by hand, but it does look new. ]

Morganna said these will work whenever you want, but only to and from the End of the World. It is surrounded by the Perilous Desert, so you shouldn't stray. It is so named for a reason. The End itself should be safe, so long as you take care not to step off.
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[personal profile] isleofnpcs 2021-04-06 10:52 pm (UTC)(link)
You understand well.

[ The person holding the box finally unlatches it, revealing three bracelets composed of unrefined gemstones, lined in silks to keep them from rattling in the chest. They each have natural variations, of course, as they are all handcrafted and enchanted by Morganna.

*Notes for your reference: They seem to be normally decorated, but when activated, will glow faintly before catching fire with purple flames. The flames will not be hot, but it may be slightly scary, as they will consume the wearer and whoever is touching the wearer. Arthur is not a mage himself, so he doesn't know these details, simply the instructions he has been given for them. ]
isleofnpcs: PB: Santiago Cabrera (Arthur Smile)

[personal profile] isleofnpcs 2021-04-24 10:49 am (UTC)(link)
You need merely wear them and have those you wish to take with you hold onto you and not let go. You should focus your magic on the bracelet to activate it. Regardless of your discipline, it should register the magical energy more than what your specific talents are and utilize that.

[ Again, this is to his understanding. Arthur himself is no magician. ]

It is only a device to travel, it is not maintaining any spells. [ No illusions, no projecting. It's a physical relocation, which perhaps should prove it to be all the more real, as she asked. ] It would be much easier to show pictures, but Merlin informs me that something called "Photoshop" brings those into doubt often now. In my day, we simply had to rely on faith that our mission was true until we reached its precipice, so I hope seeing for yourself will suffice.
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[personal profile] isleofnpcs 2021-04-25 10:50 am (UTC)(link)
Faith is not easy, especially when it is in strangers. Camelot had its faith in me as only the one true king could pull the sword from its stone to begin with. That sword should have remained buried with me, not used for this. If anything, I understand too well why you may need proof. That is why I aim to provide what I can.

[ It's a tough situation in general, since it isn't as if he's immortal or was around for the sword being lost in the first place-- he was slain and brought to Avalon to rest until his time came again. But he can see why his own weapon being used to cause this is a huge reason not to put faith in him, even if he wishes that weren't the case and were it in his power to do so, he wouldn't have let it happen to begin with. ]

Indeed. It is very honestly named. There are few who make it back, and their tales are typically filled with fallen comrades, to thirst, exhaustion, weather, monsters, magic, and even the sands themselves swallowing victims whole.
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[personal profile] isleofnpcs 2021-05-03 08:48 pm (UTC)(link)
I do not know he specifics, but there are security measures to be aware of in the case of attempted damage to the environment. So long as you or your guests do not attempt to destroy anything, there shouldn't be a problem. Morganna was vague on the matter.

[ And Arthur wasn't about to intentionally set off security measures without knowing what they were.. ]
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[personal profile] isleofnpcs 2021-05-10 07:03 am (UTC)(link)
You have my gratitude, Ambassador Ardenbury. If you see any troubles in your task, seek me out again and we will see what we can do to ease the process.

[ ...Though he can't really account for troublemakers from other worlds, sorry. ]

Fare well.