Log Date: June 11, 1996
Log Cast:
	Ayerth, Alorn, Karga
Log Intro:
	Having caught Ayerth trying to befriend her human, Karga, Alorn
has punished him by using her magic to block off his ability to glide,
and by throwing him into the Cage. Karga has grown troubled by this,
not understanding why Alorn has taken such a drastic step towards
someone who was being nice to her -- but she is also troubled by
Alorn's claim that Ayerth consorts with demons. Alorn takes the chance
to use this as an excuse to teach Karga a lesson she is not expecting....

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From behind the bars, Ayerth looks up from his seat behind the bars in the 
  cage. . .

Alorn moves to the edge of the bars and looks in. She smiles faintly at it's 
  occupant. "Are you enjoying your stay?"

Karga hangs back behind Alorn, frowning, her amber gaze unreadable.

From behind the bars, "What kind of question is that? I hate this . . ." his 
  eyes flick behind alorn. . ."<H'llo Karga. . .>"

Karga says uncertainly, "<Hello...>"

From behind the bars, Ayerth shifts uncomfortably behind the bars.. .his cloak 
  has been tossed in one corner, a makeshift pillow, and behind it a small 
  dall in the chosen style. . ."Happy now Alorn? I am out of the way now. . 
  .your manipulation of Karga can continue unhindered. . ."

"You were warned, Ayerth." Alorn glances over her shoulder at Karga for a 
  moment before looking back in the Cage. "You should know by now that I 
  always make good my threats."

Karga, recognizing her name in the flow of elf-words, chews at the back of her 
  lower lip for a moment.

From behind the bars, Ayerth says "But to this extent Alorn? Tossing me in the 
  cage and taking my powers? Nothing I have ever done deserves this treatment. 
  ."

Alorn shakes her head. "Wrong as usual, Ayerth. <Tell me, Karga, what do you 
  see in the Cage?>"

From behind the bars, Ayerth looks back at Karga, then moves to the back of 
  the cage. . .

Karga blinks, a bit surprised, when Alorn suddenly switches to words she can 
  understand. "<Shadows,>" she says slowly, "<like night-time. In the forest.>"

Alorn considers that for a moment before nodding. "<Anything else?>"

You look through the bars into the shadows beyond, and see..
The Cage
Shadows, dark and dank and cold, flicker in the dim torch light that sheds 
  faint light in the place beyond you. Twisted, thorn-laced bars keep you from 
  that, and keep you locked in a small cavern which gives you no place to 
  hide. All you do is visable, though you are probably so broken by now that 
  you do not care.
Contents:
Ayerth
Obvious exits:
Out <O>  

Karga says, lowly, "<Yrth is there.>"

From behind the bars, Ayerth looks up as his name is mentioned. . .

Alorn nods again, lightly. She steps up next to the bars, resting her chin on 
  one of them. "<And do you know why he is there?>"

From behind the bars, Ayerth says "<Because Lrn is Being mean>"

Karga's features are very still. "<You>," and she has a slight emphasis on the 
  pronoun, "<said he spends time with demons.>"

From behind the bars, Ayerth says "<And she is *NOT* a demon.>"

"<Is that the only reason, Karga?>" Alorn then smiles at Ayerth. "<Ah, but she 
  is. And you were with other demons when you were Out there anyway.>"

From behind the bars, Ayerth shakes his head in disgust. . ."<They were 
  helping her. . .>"

Karga points out, her child's face extremely solemn, "<I do not know elf 
  words. You say one thing, Lrn, and Yrth says another thing.>"

Alorn turns to face Karga, tipping her head slightly to one side. "<Well then. 
  You must decide who it is you intend to believe.>"

From behind the bars, Ayerth says "<Have I ever lied to you Karga? I showed 
  pai-nts and place of fire. . .treated you like a friend. . .>"

From behind the bars, "<Even when I knew>" a glare at alorn. "<I would get in 
  trouble for doing so.>"

Looking troubled, the human girl turns away, frowning off down the stairs. 
  "<What difference would anything I say make here?>" Her voice is very low, 
  dejected.

From behind the bars, Ayerth says "<Lrn wishes to control you Karga. By 
  beleiving her, you give over more control. . .>""

Alorn does not speak, she mearly stands, watching Karga.

Karga then turns her head back, abruptly. Her gaze has turned hot and pained, 
  and she cries to Alorn, "<This place is no different from the village! 
  Everyone has more power than me! Everyone has better food, and better 
  clothes, and the good places to sleep! In the village, everyone made the 
  sign to keep away evil at me, and here, everyone looks at me like I am no 
  better than a beast!>" Her voice grows rough. "<In the village, I had a 
  friend, until the other children beat her and the elders punished her!>"

From behind the bars, Ayerth says "<I still am your friend, Karga. . .>"
From behind the bars, Ayerth says "<Lrn won't change that.>"

Alorn frowns slightly and shakes her head. "<What do you want me to do to 
  change that, Karga?>"

From behind the bars, Ayerth says "<KArga. . .you not want Yrth as friend?>"

"<You eat the same food we do, you wear our clothes..>" Alorn folds her arms 
  over her stomach. "<I am trying to find somewhere else for you to sleep, and 
  I have as well my Lord's order that others are to stay away from you.>"

Karga glances at Ayerth, then up at Alorn, and says bluntly, "<The village 
  said I am Demonmarked and that _I_ called demons, but I didn't! You say Yrth 
  is has gone to demons, but he says he hasn't! Why is what you say different 
  from what the village said?>"
Karga suddenly grows much more quiet, and asks, "<If I were a floating one and 
  not a human, would I have to sleep in the hole?>"

Alorn pushes up her right sleeve, baring an arm that bears the scars of what 
  might be bite marks, as well as several long, slender scars. "<I too might 
  be considered 'demonmarked', Karga. And no, you would not. You will not any 
  longer, however.>"

From behind the bars, Ayerth says "That's good alorn. . .treat her like a 
  person when your control is threatened. .."
From behind the bars, Ayerth grins at alorn. . .

Alorn watches Karga.

From behind the bars, Ayerth says "<Karga. . .You can use my room if you want. 
  . .Lrn will be keeping me here for a time.>"

Karga's stance eases, but only somewhat; the offer of a better place to sleep 
  has perhaps mollified her, but not entirely, for her eyes are still wary. 
  "<So why is it different when the village says I'm a demon-lover, and when 
  you say Yrth is?>"

Alorn shrugs faintly. "<There isn't, really, except that I've seen him with 
  demons.. you don't seem to like them much.>"

From behind the bars, Ayerth sighs and lays back, one arm around a small 
  doll..."<Lrn not playing fair. . .>

Alorn sighs softly. "Ayerth <doesn't like me very much, Karga. Every time he 
  says something, it's to try and get you to dislike me. Half of what he says 
  is partially true, but he taints everything with that dislike.>"

Now, the human girl's eyes flicker unsurely from the elf in the cage to the 
  elf without, and back again.

From behind the bars, Ayerth sighs again. . ."<It no secret I do not like Lrn. 
  But I am not a demon lover, because>Shadowfox<Is no demon.>
From behind the bars, Ayerth just huddles in the back of the cage. . .looking 
  tired and a bit afraid. . .

Alorn snorts softly, turning back to look at Ayerth. "<Do you even know what a 
  demon is defined as,> Ayerth?"

From behind the bars, Ayerth says "<A malevont spirit that causes harm to the 
  living for no reason.>"

Alorn nods a little. "<And if> Shadowfox <is not a demon, why did she attack 
  me?>"

Karga frowns.

From behind the bars, Ayerth says "<Because, if you will recall, you attacked 
  first. And didn't she try to help you later that evening? Do demons help, 
  Karga?>"

Alorn shakes her head. "<No,> Ayerth. <She attacked first.>"

"<And what she did was hardly help.>"

From behind the bars, Ayerth says "<But she did try to help. If she was evil, 
  she wouldn't have even tried.>"

[Not knowing what to make of this, Karga retreats from the scene. End log.]