Rosa Rubicundior, Lillior Candidor [Hollow Bastion - Closed]

[seventhcrown]

For several days, Kairi's unmanned body laid within the circle, still and silent as the grave. With out her dismissal, sculpted elemental forms swarmed and stalked within the circle's confines, seemingly guarding her body until she was returned. While her body was still, her eyes wide with the sense of fear and surprise she had felt as she had been

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[livre_du_coeur]

As Belle left the library, a few minutes after Vincent, she remembered a promise she'd made to Kairi days before. They were going to make plans together for Kairi's formal presentation. I really have to keep better track of these things, she chided herself. With that in mind she made her way up to the girl's room, hoping to find her there

[madkefka]

Kefka dropped the spoon with a curse as the doors to the kitchen banged open. Or rather it would have been with a curse, had he not starting coughing as the soup he had been eating went down the wrong way

[livre_du_coeur]

Belle was obviously flustered as she turned to face the pale mage. Her words nearly tripped over themselves as she attempted to explain.

"She's in there, not moving, won't answer." She stood aside and pulled Kefka toward the door. "Look for yourself, I don't know what's wrong."

The curtains had been opened to allow more light into the room, but other than that and the battered candlestick everything was exactly as when Belle had entered.

[madkefka]

Kefka tried to survey the room, but got annoyed at the dim light.

"Light!" He said, clapping his hands before him. Obediantly, the ceiling became infused with a pale glow that offered a surpising amount of illumination.

Kefka took in the room, from Kairi's motionless body to the bubble that surrounded her to the protective circle. His confident look slowly changed into one of perplexity. "what on earth..."

He turned his head, half looking at Belle. "My lady, there should be a book in the room. an open book. Eight-pointed Star is the title. Help me find it, quickly, and mark the page." Contradicting his own words, he opened himself to the room, letting his magical senses flow outward...and immediatly pulled them back in again, a quick intake of breath following it.

"Be careful..." he warned.

[seventhcrown]

As Belle made the turn down the hall, Kairi went back into her room, deciding for her own reasons that taking a book might be a good idea