𝒴𝑒𝒶𝒽, 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓌𝒶𝓉𝑒𝓇'𝓈 𝒽𝒾𝑔𝒽

[the_keeper]

Who: Sabine
When: November
Where: Thorne, Horizon, Nocwich, Borrel
What: November Catch-All; open & closed
Warnings: None really.



𝒜𝓃𝒹 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝓂𝒾𝑔𝒽𝓉 𝒷𝑒 𝒶 𝓈𝒾𝓃𝓀𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓈𝒽𝒾𝓅
𝐵𝓊𝓉 𝓎𝑜𝓊'𝓇𝑒 𝓃𝑜𝓉 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝓎𝑒𝓉
𝒮𝑜 𝒷𝑒𝓈𝓉 𝓈𝓉𝒶𝓇𝓉 𝓈𝓌𝒾𝓂𝓂𝒾𝓃𝑔

𝒦𝑒𝑒𝓅 𝓎𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝒸𝒽𝒾𝓃 𝓊𝓅 𝒹𝑒𝒶𝓇

𝒩𝑜𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒽𝑒𝓇𝑒 𝒸𝒶𝓃'𝓉 𝒷𝑒 𝓉𝓊𝓇𝓃𝑒𝒹 𝒶𝓇𝑜𝓊𝓃𝒹

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[the_keeper]

Sabine waits to follow in a step behind Istredd, the first in who knows how many things to follow behind him in the wake of, but Sabine trusts him, and she only quasi-trusts three people here since Jack left. All of them were out of necessity, but Istredd has had several reasons for that to become less shaky the longer time went on. She trusts that if he has a plan for this and knows how to make it happen, he does, and he can.

Or at least that he will try his best with the means he has.

(And doubt would not help anyone if they could hope instead.
Especially when there was so much at stake with The Singulaity.)

Sabine inclined her head low with deferential respect at the acknowledgment of her name, her voice a soft response of—"High Mage."—and "Thank you."—as she took the seat proffered and looked to Istredd.

[magicalarchaeologist]

Istredd focuses his full attention on Ambrose at first, as he should out of respect, and nods his head to him. His eyes do dart around when they get a chance to take notes of details, he always finds it fascinating what people have in their own workspace. He doesn't have a whole lot here in Thorne, but people could tell a great deal about him from his labs back home or from his Horizon.

"Thank you for taking the time to meet with us. I was hoping we could speak about an idea we had regarding the Dimming this year." He waits for Sabine to sit before doing the same, right to the point as he knows people like Ambrose (and himself!) prefer.

"I don't think I've mentioned this before, but my main field in my sphere was archaeology." Though if Ambrose declares he knows everything about people from their spheres, he would already have known. "I studied magical digs and artifacts, and I believe that this year we should take samples of the ground at various places in the crater, including close to the Singularity, and see if there are any unusual magical readings."

He tilts his head toward Sabine. "Sabine here would be assisting me in getting samples if this was approved. I trust her, or I wouldn't have brought her into this." It is, technically, a private escapade.

[abraxasnpcs]

And prefer it he does with Ambrose settling readily as he leans back into his own high-backed chair. The mention of the dimming has him raising a singular bushy brow, but Istredd clearly has his attention.

"Samples from the crater?" He frowns as he considered, but anyone who has spent any time with Ambrose knows that it's his thinking face and not one of disapproval. "That would be of interest to me. What do you expect to find?"

Ambrose assumes there is a null hypothesis Istredd wants to test. His gaze slips back to Sabine, sitting quietly and politely. Istredd vouches for her, but Ambrose does want to form his own opinion.

"What exactly do you bring to this dig? Do you consider yourself another archaeologist?"

[the_keeper]

Sabine is dutifully following their exchange, so she meets the High Mage's gaze head-on when it shifts to her. It wasn't unexpected, given that she probably fell directly under that for him—being unexpected.

"I have been studying under Istredd since I arrived. Magic, originally, and still, but more so, the Singularity. The importance of it to this world, and possibly all others." Her voice was calm and still. Her why considered both publically and privately so many times since she'd heard of it, especially after managing to connect to it, however limitedly. "The need to keep it safe from those who would wish it harm."

There's a small glance toward Istredd and then back. "I would very much like the chance to help him and all of you in this. I can think of no better thing worth spending my time on since coming here."

That was a truth, whole and utter. If the details were edged slightly differently. (Especially since Jack vanished, but even before that in bringing them back together somewhere.) In the why and how, and wanting to know more about exactly what kind of god-like or supernatural being it was and whether its intentions toward this planet—and others—were of the same ilk as those that had once been the focus of Earth before The Rift was sealed.

[magicalarchaeologist]

"I am hoping to find out if there is anything different in the soil from close to the Singularity than in the common dirt around us. It may seem like a small thing, but I believe tests upon its magical properties would be worth trying."

This is to Ambrose. Since the locals rarely are able to go, outside of when they've done so carefully during the Dimming, it might not have occurred to them to try this. They must have been busy just hoping to stay alive as they did caskets. Istredd has the time to take samples from all parts of the crater and organize them into places. Either it will show that the soil right next to the Singularity is powerful and lesser so the farther they get away ... or it'll all be the same and they get a different type of answer.

Istredd turns his head to listen to Sabine's answer and he smiles because he's not surprised at all that she has the type of steady head to know what to say in this instance. And it is all the truth, it is ringing in her tone. He turns his attention back to Ambrose.

"I was hoping we could take Kyle with us to assist with the casket, so our attention isn't split in too many ways." Kyle has risen in ranks in the castle and he's well-respected by now. "And that will be if for this visit. Stephen has given his blessing." So Ambrose doesn't think that Istredd's snuck in there without their chief magical Summoned involved.

[abraxasnpcs]

Stern as his expression is, Sabine's answer earns a single nod of acceptance after a moment's pause.

"Everything we do here in Thorne is ultimately for the preservation of the Singularity," he says with finality. "For the sake of protecting this world, not only the Kingdom of Thorne."

A topic of speech that Istredd has doubtlessly heard before, but Sabine is saved from Ambrose going down that long-winded path for now.

"Very well. You may accompany Istredd." He motions from Sabine to Istredd. "And as his apprentice, I expect to see your name on his report whether or not there are unique properties to the ground around the Singularity."

He taps his fingers three times on the wooden desk as he considers the second half of Istredd's proposal.

"If Kyle isn't tasked with another delivery, he would be a fine choice to deliver the casket. If he is busy with something of markedly less importance..."

Plucking a quill from an inkwell, Ambrose scribbles down a quick note on a small piece of parchment and places magical seal in the bottom corner next to his signature. He holds it out to the pair.

"...then this should remind everyone the Singularity is our primary duty."

[the_keeper]

Sabine doesn't balk at the clarification so much as to even wrinkle a line or raise an eyebrow, though to hear tell of it from several other Summoned, she knows that several people believe that Thorne is, and is only, out for Thorne's sake. For power and control. Her consideration of the man who holds the power to give her approval or not is as much of him truly, too.

A piqued sort of curiosity herself—of how much he understands or doesn't the creature itself, the amount to which he's able to control what's happening and not in this world, how he indeed plays out on the larger stage than this so very castle and continent—a man of such immense power, and yet that: a single man.

"Yes, High Mage. Thank you." It's respectful, and there's more relief in her last two words than, perhaps, even Sabine expected. It's easier this way, rather than deciding whether to skip all the political hoops and find a way regardless, wondering what Istredd and Kyle would say to that. To put the necessity of the drive of needing to know, needing to see, to figure out how the macrocosm equation is.

It's nice for this to end up going this smoothly.

and can wrap here, thank you!

[magicalarchaeologist]

"You know that I share the same opinion, High Mage. I will share with you the soil and any findings we may see." That is the trade-off. They get the permission, they give something back. The silent part being whatever Sabine goes through in the meantime, a private detail for only the Summoned.

Istredd respectfully inclines his head to Ambrose again. He takes the parchment and smiles at Sabine. Well done indeed. "Thank you for your time." He opens the door for Sabine and heads out to plan the next steps with her and Kyle. Mission successful.