"I will be fine. All I will need is somewhere to sleep." Callie stated, slipping into a more formal speech than normal. It was a natural reaction from her, and she wasn't entirely sure why. Probably her fathers raising of her.

"Please, ensure Adymir's recovery." She added as she laid him down where she had been directed.

"I fear that it has been too long." She added, and he could hear the sincerity, the honest fear for that, in her voice.

"If there is any way at all I can help, please just direct me."

♫You taste the silver, Sara! You taste the crown. | You thirst for blood from the roses in hand.♫

Callie paused a moment after accepting the crystal. She caught the 'runaway' comment, but wasn't sure it was a good point to bring it up.

"All right, thank you." She said simply.

"If you need me at any point, please, let me know." was the last thing she said before bidding him farewell.

Once outside she paused. Yeah, she did need to recharge, but ... considering the death of the guardian, she felt she had something a bit more pressing to do.

she had to talk to the one in charge there. So, she went to where she was told to, made sure she was cleared to be able to enter and exit at will, before asking where it was that she could find the one in charge. She figured maybe they would know? There was no way for her to know for certain, but it was the best idea she could come up with for the moment. If they didn't, maybe they could just point her in the right direction to someone who would know.

♫You taste the silver, Sara! You taste the crown. | You thirst for blood from the roses in hand.♫

Callie didn't pay the figure any mind, but she was on edge. She had her hand on her the hilt of the dagger that Adym had given her as she neared. Sure, she realised that there was a very good chance that this wasn't going to be a danger or a risk to her, but for all she knew that there was a chance.

Considering the hidden features really didn't help, either. For all she knew, they'd just killed the prefect

As they neared each other though, she paused, her steps faltering.

she'd caught a brief sight of something pink.

It can't be... she thought as she just watched the figure approach.

♫You taste the silver, Sara! You taste the crown. | You thirst for blood from the roses in hand.♫

Callie didn't even notice the elf that had stepped outside. She was too caught up in who had just sped past her.

"....." She didn't say anything, watched his figure fade into the distance as he took off. It took her a couple of minutes before she was able to shake her head and return to what she was meaning to do.

"Right... don't obsess over seeing him. Just take solace in the fact that he's alive." She said quietly before turning back to where he'd come from, where she was going. When she did, she saw the elf with the staff and paused before chuckling.

"That makes it easy." she muttered before approaching. As she neared, she took a knee, but maintaining eye contact, to show respect.

"Please, grant me some of your time. I must speak with you regarding the guardian of the shrine." She said, speaking respectfully, and in decent conversational elven. However, it wasn't perfect.

♫You taste the silver, Sara! You taste the crown. | You thirst for blood from the roses in hand.♫

"I am quite out of date with any of the elven tongues." Callie commented. "It would be greatly appreciated if you're all right with this one.' She added before pausing.

".... And .... that tea smells amazing." she added with a soft smile.

"However, the reason I am here is due to what had happened." She then said, sighing lightly.

"I do not know the rituals or rites of rebirth for your guardian here, but I had needed to kill the corrupted." She told him honestly.

"And think the corruption is solved, but with time will clear. I ... cannot say for certain. I cannlt guarantee that the next will not be corrupted."

♫You taste the silver, Sara! You taste the crown. | You thirst for blood from the roses in hand.♫

Callie was silent for a moment, shaking her head lightly before just resting it in her hands, her elbows atop the table.

"I know it was necessary, I know that if it wasn't taken care of then there would be far more trouble than I could hope to be in with this." She said.

"I ... just appreciate you not sentencing me for it." She added, her voice barely above a whisper. It wasn't hard to tell that it weighed on her. The situation may have been life or death, but it was still not something that anyone who respected the natural order would want to find themselves in.

♫You taste the silver, Sara! You taste the crown. | You thirst for blood from the roses in hand.♫

Callie was completely silent for a moment before sighing softly.

"I will not remain to trouble you and or the others here for long." She told him simply.

"I do not wish to stir any trouble by my presence, and while I am certain that Adymir would be more accepted, he may not due to what he is, and the nature of what we did." She continued before pausing.

"However, I refuse to leave before he is well enough to travel again." she added, her voice blunt, almost with an authoritative air. She was standing her ground here, and he could see that.

♫You taste the silver, Sara! You taste the crown. | You thirst for blood from the roses in hand.♫

Callie was silent before looking down at the mug. She just stared at it for a few seconds, longer than she should have before shaking her head.

"I ... have no idea why that happened." She admitted after a moment or two.

"I'm so sorry. That should melt and thaw easily." She added, hoping she wasn't wrong on that. As she went to lift it though, to try and withdraw the cold, she found it.. difficult.

It was frozen to the table.

And the ice was spreading out across the tabletop. Not super quickly, but it was quick enough. She reached out to stop it before pausing as her hand laid upon it. Again, for longer than one would expect, or think it should be.

Her eyes and hair streak seemed to get a bit more desaturated for a moment as some ice started to spread over her hand, as well.

♫Turn off my brain, this all feels the same♫

Callie was silent for a few seconds, closer to thirty, before shaking her head, bringing her hand back and just looking at it.

".... My apologies, I must be more tired than I thought." She said after a moment or two before getting to her feet, still seeming a bit off.

"I feel I should bid thee farewell." She continued, seeming to slip more into what could be argued as a more disconnected manner of speech. Considering he'd just sat and spent the last bit talking with her, it wasn't hard to tell this wasn't how she normally spoke.

♫Turn off my brain, this all feels the same♫

Callie was silent for a moment before nodding.

"Thank you." she said, in full elven.

"For ensuring he will be cared for, and for granting me your time." She added.

"Anyhow, I must but you farewell." With that, she headed off, not delaying any long. She hoped that some sleep might help, but she wasn't sure.

She didn't feel... right. All she knew was that she felt off, and it wasn't pleasant. Maybe some rest was all it would take though.... hopefully.

♫Turn off my brain, this all feels the same♫