[Game Thread] Lord Windos’ PokeRole Adventure 2: The Wild Lands

[Lord Windos]

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Towards Saph:

How incredibly adorable young and healthy Saph is... So much energy!~ And what a staaark contrast to the image of her being comatose, at the verge of death and coughing up + crying blood, Bernhard needs a few moments to adapt to this drastic change of hers. The image of her whimpering and squirming as the Panacea made its way into her system, the vileness and curse fighting back with vengance... Yeah, all of that will be remembered with a grim face for quite a while.

...But so does the success over HAVING MADE IT, of having BROKEN the curse.

The precious and young gemstone that Saph is receives her bright blue hair ruffled affectionately, similar like a grandfather would do to their beloved granddaughter. "Do not overdo it, dear one. You have all the time and opportunity now to catch up on what you've been missing while the vileness and blackness has been within you... I do hope you - no, I am certain - that you will make good use of having received a second chance. Just a little bit later and there would have been little hope for you..." Thinking about it, this whole thing could have gone a whole lot worse... No, Bernhard does not want to ponder about what would have happened if just one single thing would go differently.

...In hindsight also, he'd rather go by 'Mr. Mage' then. Too late now however!!


Towards Zephy:

For her, Bernhard has some sort of...plea, a request or favour to ask for if you wish. He'll carefully wave her over with a...happy(?) smile, and quietly speak to her: "Say, are you able to...create sort of an artwork of this whole scene of having cured dear Saph? With a focus on her, her ethereal mother, me, and Nirix please... Two exemplars please, if you can and wish to live out your artistic freedom and creative eagerness. One as a reminder on our side, and one as a gift to the Gleams." Saph herself may help and chip in here, if she wishes to do so. Bonding over art sounds fun!

(Read: That's another artwork that gets framed and hung-up in Bern's private quarters, among various other selected drawings and sketches of Zephy. The other one... Is saved for now, and shall be given to Mr.Gleam later)

And now...towards Nirix at last:

He's still there fainted on the ground unfortunately, but Bernhard's certain that his message, feelings and thanks are reaching through to him anyway in some way.

Bernhard will kneel beside his trusted magical steed, once more giving him a highly-appraising and mightily proud look. For a bit, he'd just be there, letting the thought of how far Nirix went to see this young girl happy again sink in, process everything that occured since Mr. Gleam approached them and inquired about the healing powers of Galarian Rapidash's horn... Bernhard will, in comfortable silence where nothing and everything was said, simply pet Nirix's strong neck and forehead, stroke through his soft pastel mane, take a few strands of it into his Gauntlet-hand and kiss it: The latter being a MASSIVE act of awe and respect in his books! "...Little could I have known that you'd go ever FARTHER than just letting me process your horn. With no regards of yourself, you have put your everything into seeing Saph healthy again, for the blackness that is the curse to be banished once and for all... Be proud of yourself, truly and utterly. You have expressed more trust, love and devotion than words can describe... Enough to make me bow to you." And so Bernhard does, it doesn't matter whether this goes against his belonging of Fraction and view on how to treat Pokemon.

Saph too is eventually beckoned over to Nirix, to join Bernhard's side. "Please, do express your gratitude to my unicorn as well, dear one. He has put his everything into seeing you healthy again, enough for him to be drained of energy and strength now... Just be careful to not overwhelm him with your thankfulness, he's quite the proud companion of mine. But I'm certain he'll appreciate personal thanks from the one that he saved."


Towards Ezmeralda:

The feeling of being in front of a Holy Relict or angelic spectral being intensifies the more she speaks, it too fills Bernhard with awe... And timid meekness, yes even embarassment over receiving so much gratitude from her! He'll look away to the side, smiling, giving Ezmeralda a hand gesture of waving things off.™ "...My pleasure. Truly so."

...Hold on though, 'resurrection magics'? 'Her return'?... Is that what has happened and occured, and why she is present here as a ghost in the first place? Simply thinking about him having unknowingly dabbled into THIS part of magics here causes Bernhard's mind to be overwhelmed and confused to the max. His gaze searches for that Saphire pendant around Ezmeralda's neck, he locks eyes with that...well, eye within it with a frown. Then looks back to Ezmeralda, trying and somewhat failing to make sense of what has occured. "If you do wish to express your gratitude... Then please, do allow me a closer look at that precious gemstone that has been around dear Saph's neck the whole time and is now around yours. There is...something about it that I cannot quite fathom..."

If allowed, we'll take it into our Gauntlet once more, bracing ourselves for what may happen by doing so.

The precious lil' girl pouts at your light chiding, but an 'Ahem' from their mother gets them to reluctantly nod.

"Alright... I wanna play and run around so much, though. Feels good to move again, and don't want to rest too much now! But I'll wait if you say so, Magic Sammy.

Aside from her lacking stamina you could see she was doing excellently for being a Curse-riddled, borderline in a Coma girl; Medicine and the Healing Arts were not your Specialty, however, so you can't be sure if their are any lingering issues lying in hiding. The Panacea should've fixed them, but who knows if it could after dealing with the evil sickness?


Your Partner is panting lightly after...that, eyes wide open as she placed a paw to calm her own racing heart. Your request nearly causing her to bolt up headfirst into the ceiling, but you caught her in time to prevent giving her a literally headache.

"Oh! Geeze, give a lady a little warning first! Don't know how you can shake off that so quickly, but it's got my heart beating like a Primeape going RAGE on the drums! Seesh, it's been awhile since something got to me like that...."

Your request - once she calms down - is meet with an eager grin as she gives you the closest she can to a thumbs up!

"Already brainstorming how to capture that scene in fine eternity, 'Sammy' . Will need some alone time and the right material to do it any justice, but maybe the Gleams would be willing to pitch in to speed things up. Maybe even give me some good supplies or pointers to get it down fantastically !"


Though Nirix is well and truly in dreamland for pulling one heaven of a hail marry, you thought you could see him smile as you gave him so well earned praise. Saph gave the healing unicorn a hug around the side of his neck and whispered her thanks, petting his mane and looking worried yet happy. 

"Thank you, Mr. Unicorn. You....helped save me. Me and Mama! Da da and her Wish came true! *Smiles* You a great horsey, the very best, yeah, yeah, so get better soon!!"


Ezmeralda look surprised at such a simple request being given to 'balane the books' , as well as the confusion about why, but she easily gave you a bow and a nod.

"Very well, though that is the least you deserve, Mark my words that you're be reward most richly for saving my Daughter - something my husband woud be much the same about.  *Frowns* I feel.... apprehensive about you getting close to it, now that I think about it, but perhaps merely 'nerves' talking. Come right here, dear."

You draw close to Inspect the Alter Pendant...

*Rolls*

...And you notice it blink and pull away from you at gripping it lightly - coincidentally, you hard a gasp from the spectral wife soon after touching the Pendant

"Oh! That...tickled? *Frowns* Odd...."

It's also around this time Bern probably got the message from Oz about her close call; perhaps you should hurry over to the cafe to comfort her in the time most dire for her indeed, before it gets too late and you have to get ready with Seddi for this 'Test' going on Tonight...