You leave the dancing square, heading for the peaceful garden. Pleasant
scents, and soft sounds--wind through leaves, water burbling--envelop
 you.
Garden of Shade and Sweet Water

Sunfire lays down on the grass and rests.

Flashfire frowns, crouching next to Sunfire. "Aye, just rest for a few
minutes, where it's quiet."

Sunfire nods. "Yeah. I'm sleepy."

Flashfire nods, too. "Well, I'm here..and I still don't trust those
strangers."

Sunfire blinkblinks. "Urgh...I don't think they mean much harm." She
 stands and sways. "Probably should sleep in my tent."

"If you wanna, I'll help you to it." Flashfire answers. "Do you mind if
 I borrow your bow, just in case?"

Sunfire nods. "I'll stay in the square."
Sunfire heads down the path towards the dancing square, leaves 
fluttering in her wake.

You leave the peace of the garden for the bustle of the dancing square.
Dancing Square

Pike laughs, "What? You think I could keep this to myself?"

Tyleet smirks, nudging Pike lightly. "You can't keep -anything- to
yourself."

Dreamchaser has a faint smile on her face, out cold.

Silverdew idly glances over toward Dreamchaser and acks! She elbows Pale
and slides off the bench, walking toward her tribesmate that has passed
 out.

Treestump lowers the mug and smirks, shaking his head, snickering softly
 at Tyleet's words and rumbling his agreement. "Just remember that it
 was -your- idea."

Jadesong smiles up at Brightfall and nods.

Pike winks a berry eye at Tyleet, "Sure I can, but I keep the Howl, so I
have to tell them _something_."

Sunfire looks at the passed-out elves. "What's wrong with them?"

Flashfire murmurs, "They probably drank too much.."

Pale erks, she glances around quickly, then lets out a loud shriek, she
darts up and is by her sisters side, frantic. "Dreamchaser?!! Wake up!!"

Pike laughs! "How could I forget it was my idea? I'm very proud right
 now."

Blackwatch frowns and looks about for a water skin.

Tyleet chuckles softly, sipping her wine.

Sunfire sits on the ground, apparently not yet recovered from her wine.

Silverdew gives Pale a hardy thwack. "C'mon, lets just take her to a
 bench in the shade where she can sleep it off."

Flashfire stays next to Sunfire, ready to get her somewhere if she
 passes out.

Pale leans over her sister, she lets out a startled yelp, rubbing where
Silverdew hit her and glaring up at her. "Hey!! That hurt!!"

Treestump smirks broader and shakes his head again, drowning any other
replies in another gulp from the contents of his mug.

Savah speaks softly to a villager.

Tempest hmms and pours Shad some more wine, taking a mug for herself.
 **I think I see why Mother likes this stuff...**

Blackwatch helps lift Dreamchaser up, to move her to the shade.

Flashfire thinks . o O (They all drink too much.)

Savah watches the wine-drinking elves. "Zemmil will be well pleased at 
the success of his creation."

Greyriver stands and goes over to Dreamchaser, kneeling beside her for a
few moments and looking closely at her. **She will be alright, too much
 of that brew is all**

Shadowhunter smiles ** Don't tell me this is your first taste of it? **

Silverdew smiles to Blackwatch, thanking her for her help as they move
Dreamchaser to a bench.

Pike chuckles and then seems to frown, taking the rest of his wine at
 once, "Where is Clearbrook?"

Pale stands up, and kneels down to her sister as she's on cooler ground.
"Is she -okay-? I don't want her to be sick now!!"

Tempest hmms, drinking some more. **Of the wine? Yes. . .I've had the
berries though**

Silverdew pokes Pale and gestures to Greyriver.

Blackwatch chuckles. ** Too much spirits. She'll be okay, **

Treestump shakes his head to Pike, lowering the mug and eyeing its 
sudden emptiness for a moment. "Not a clue, lad. Must be off somewhere 
or lost in the Festival. Haven't seen her.'

Tyleet pauses slightly, glancing to the entrance of the Square. "Good
question..."

Pale furrows her brows, glancing to point said.

Jadesong chuckles softly and once more nods to Brightfall. ** I will, 
yes. Later. My fingers are stinging now. I should practice more often. 
That never used to happen. **

Sunfire sits quietly, watching. Her eyes are a bit glazed, but she seems 
to be in no danger of passing out.

Greyriver helps settle Dreamchaser in the shade and hands Blackwatch a 
bit of a reddish root. **Have her chew this when she wakes for her 
headache. Unless you take her to a true healer**

Tempest hmms, decidedly mellow, **Hmf. Maybe mother had a good idea 
after all....**

Pike refills his and Treestump's glasses. Then he looks at Tyleet's 
glass, then refilling it too. "Well, she'll hear the story enough."

Shadowhunter grins ** I remember my first howl with the tribe. That was 
a long time ago. Evening was RiverMist then. Before the holt. None of us
could stand up by the end of the night. **

Pale looks confused, she glances to Silverdew again. "What?" Then acks,
glancing up at Greyriver again.

Brightfall smiles, nods to Jadesong.

Tyleet hmms, she chuckles quietly, glancing down at her glass and 
sipping the wine. "No doubt."

Silverdew says "She just passed out Pale, she'll be fine."

Blackwatch nods in agreement as she takes the rot. ** Spit the pulp once
the taste is gone, right? **

Tempest grins at Shadowhunter, **Really? Well then....** She pours out 
some more wine.
Tempest looks at Deer, **You want?**

Greyriver nods to Blackwatch **Yes, she'll be well, just unused to 
drinking that brew**

WildDeer shakes her head, **I have had enough wine here to last me for
days...**

"Clearbrook, I trust," Treestump answers evenly, sniffing a bit at his 
mug as it is refilled and inclines his head in thanks to Pike. "The 
rest, though," he continues. "..will probably be chittering about it for 
moons."

Shadowhunter nudges Deer ** Come on, my welcome home celebration. **

Blackwatch nods. ** I only took once sip and I feel lightheaded. **

Pale leans down, nearly pouting as she looks at her sister. "Are you
-sure-?"

((Morganthe made it back on at this time, and though his connection 
bombed a couple more times, he managed to stick around))

Tempest aws and grins, **Says you. We should really take some of this 
home. . .maybe get someone to teach us how to make it...**

WildDeer sighs and smiles, **Oh alright. In your honor..**

Silverdew puts a reassuring hand on Pale. "Yep."

Pike laughs, "Of course! How could we ever stop, old wolf?"

Pale lets out a relieved breath, glancing at Silverdew and whapping her.

Greyriver brushes a bit of hair away from Dremachaser's face and nods
**Yes, her head will ache and she'll not feel well, but she will live**

Flashfire murmurs softly to Sunfire, "You feeling any better yet?"

Treestump inclines his head to Pike and smirks a bit, lifting his mug in
affirmation of that. "How indeed," he answers, grinning lopsidedly.

Morganthe smiles as he is standing next to Savah. ** So tell me Savah.. 
how do you foresee unity? **

WildDeer takes a mug and sips at the wine...

Greyriver smiles at the elves she is near and stands, turning and
 looking for Brightfall among the crowd

Silverdew moves to sit on the bench with Dreamchaser, motioning for Pale 
to do the same.

Blackwatch sits by the unconscious Dreamchaser in the shade, determined 
to watch over her.

Jadesong is seated towards the outskirts of the gathering, her knees 
drawn  up to her chest and her arms about her knees. She seems to be in 
quiet conversation with another red-haired young elf. She smiles at him,
appearing slightly embarassed perhaps.

Sunfire nods to Flashfire. "I'm all right."

Pale crawls over next to her tribemate, leaning over.

Tempest grins at Deer, **Come on...if _Mom_ can stand this stuff....a
little won't hurt you**

Pike lifts his glass and downs a gulp, "Never could we ever ever forget,
old wolf! That dance was ... it was magic! Magic indeed."

Shay'la nods slightly to Morganthe

ColdFire boredly wacks the half spear shaft against his leg in some 
random beat.

Meyika draws her hands underneath her cloak, otherwise still.

Anahita stands up from her crouch and holds her cloak tight around her.

Tyleet chuckles, finishing her wine and nudging Pike slightly, smiling
wanly, "Some more..." She murmurs.

Ivy, who has been drinking along with her sister, giggles at Deer,
decidedly more affected than Tempest.

WildDeer takes a drink, **I never said I couldn't handle it..**

Overhead, Nummi glides down from above.

Savah mms to Morganthe. ** I believe all elves must be united, before we
can hope for peace with the humans. **

Sunfire walks unsteadily over to the table and gets herself some water.

"Magic," Treestump repeats, leaning forward slightly to prop his chin on
his palm, his elbow to his knee. "It'll be magic if I ever live this 
down, eh?" He grins and winks. This time he doesn't seem quite so 
embarrassed as before. he can laugh about this.

Silverdew looks at Dreamchaser's face, glad that she only drank a little
bit.

Pike grins wide and refills Tyleet's glass, "Something we have a lot of:
more." 

Savah sends openly ** We are scattered, but no more so than for sending 
to tie us together. **

Flashfire nods to Sunfire, his friend, and he begins to pick out a 
couple bits of ground that found their way into her hair, after 
following Sunfire. "Hold still.."

Brightfall smiles, leaning back, his hands behind him - sending to
Jadesong, eyes sparkling merrily.

Pale oofs, squinting slightly as she looks at Silverdew. "You look all
fuzzy, Silverdew!! What's wrong with you?!"

Pike laughs and pats Treestump on the shoulder, "You'll live it down and
live it up, old wolf."

Tyleet grins softly at Pike, "Good enough, I'll be content then."

Blackwatch chuckles and wonders if Pale had some of the root.

Savah tilts her head at Morganthe. ** And what do you feel? **

Silverdew grins. "Nothing wrong with me, you've had too much to drink."

Greyriver glances up as a glider enters....she quickly moves to
Brightfall's side and keeps her eyes fixed on the gliders every move.

Sunfire grins at Flashfire, slowly recovering. "Thanks." She grabs some
water and her eyes start to clear a little more. "Pike, I hate wine!"

Ivy, fortified by much drink, decides to go find that Peytianna she was
looking at eariler....hmmm....yeah.....I can do that.......

Pale? Yeah right. She looks a little nervous, glancing at her sister and
letting out a yelp. "Her too!! You're all sick!! What's wrong!?"

Morganthe sends openly ** Oh I feel much differently... you see there is
one thing that binds almost every elf together.... with but few
exceptions... **

WildDeer drinks some more of the wine

Sunfire looks around, shaking her head a little. "Sick?"

Tempest laughs at her sister, laying down flat on the ground, watching
things start to swim.

ColdFire sends openly ** I don't think it's so much being sick normally 
as too much dreamberries.. **

Silverdew oy's. "Shh Pale. I'll go get you some water."

Blackwatch looks up sharply at the tall one's chuckles, perhaps sensing
something ugly.

Flashfire nods to Sunfire, becoming distracted by Morganthe's sends, as 
he glances towards him.

WildDeer looks up at Morg...

Shadowhunter puts his mug down and focuses on the conversation between
Savah and Morganthe

Pale ohhhs, she giggles, clutching onto Silverdew. "Nonononono!! I'm 
good!"

Sunfire turns to Silverdew. "Do you want me to get her something?"

Savah sends openly ** And what might that be? **

Suntop arrives from the crossroads, looking around to see who is here.

Pike grins wide, "Oh I'm quite content, for now."

Sunfire listens to the conversation with interest.

Greyriver watches the glider very carefully from a shaded area

Jadesong smiles as she watches Brightfall. She shrugs a little, the
delicate undulation of her shoulders tossing her hair a little.

Brightfall smiles up at Greyriver. ** Came to join us, cousin? :) **

Treestump chuckles and shakes his head in reply, lifting the mug to his
lips again, pale blue eyes twinkling merrily.

Tyleet laughs, "Aren't you always though...?"

Shadowhunter nudges Tempest, ** You're drunk cub. **

Silverdew shakes her head to Sunfire and prys Pale's fingers off, going 
to fetch a cup of water and glancing at Savah and the rest as she 
passes.

Suntop walks in from the desert, having just arrived in Sorrow's End and
stops still, blinking at all the others gathered in the area. It seems 
he made it in time for the Festival after all!

Pike looks up as Suntop enters and starts to applaud again. "Oh sure, oh
sure! Look who it is!"

Flashfire checks the bow at his shoulder once more, and again, his arms
fold and he gets a serious look on his face. He's still not sure about 
this Morganthe character.

Sunfire waves to Suntop. "Hello. Nice to see someone new."

Tyleet blinks, she blinks, squinting as she sees Suntop. "Suntop!!" She
exclaims.

WildDeer nods to Shad, **Yes she is**

Savah is deep in conversation with Morganthe, not noticing Suntop right
away. 

Morganthe chuckles at a locksend. then turns to Savah, ** oh.. just 
merely this... ** He moves in a sudden motion to grab her, with a sneer 
on his lips, ** That you are all insignificant and lesser beings.. meant 
only to serve the ones who remember the old ways of our... my fathers. 
**

Sunfire puts an arm on Flashfire. "Calm."

Tempest smirks, **Am not. . .** She takes her finger and moves it very
slowly to her nose, just barely touching the tip, **See? Not drunk.**

ColdFire looks over and blinks.

Pike jumps up and runs at Suntop, arms wide and he embraces Suntop in a
bear-hug.

Grishnak arrives from the crossroads, looking around to see who is here.

Suntop smiles to Pike and Tyleet and then at Sunfire, starting a reply, 
but getting bear-hugged by Pike!

Treestump grins faintly, then his eyes flicker up at the exclamation. . 
o O (Suntop?) Only to look up further at Morganthe's sudden send and as 
he grabs at Savah. The old wolf's eyes widen and he starts to his feet.

Sunfire stands at Morganthe's motion. "Hey!"

Shadowhunter snaps his head around at that send

Savah gasps, lifting her hands to fend off the grab.

Anahita smiles under her hood, face and everything else hidden there.

Jadesong's head snaps over to look at the commotion going on over by 
where Savah and Morganthe were speaking but a moment ago. And the 
arrival of - oh! Her eyes go *wide*...

Pale drops to the ground, she sighs, streching out on the ground and
blinking as she looks at Morganthe and Savah. She draws her brows 
together, sitting up a little. "Hey!! Let go of her!!"

Grishnak walks in and stands behind Morganthe

Sunfire draws her dagger.

Flashfire's eyes widen, and he steps away from Sunfire, reaching for the
bow. ** I knew something was up! **

Meyika smiles faintly beneath her mask.

Blackwatch gasps as her face goes white, her hand flicking toward her
dagger automatically. She rolls Dreamchaser off the bench and crouches 
in front of her.

Tempest blinkblinks at that, **What???**

Greyriver nods to Brightfall's send and moves over to sit near
him...crossing the clearing towards Savah and Morganthe **Let her go**

Tyleet tilts her head slightly, she quirks a brow, standing up and 
putting her glass down. "Savah!!"

Shay'la moves to Morg's side

Silverdew yipes and forgets about the water.

Suntop looks quickly over at Savah's gasp, wriggling out of Pike's arms.

ColdFire stands up and looks unhappily at his half-a-spear.

Pike blinks his berry eyes and lets go of Suntop.

Sunfire runs to help Savah. "let go of her!"

WildDeer jumps up, her knife drawn, the wine spilling across the ground

The mug falls from Treestump's fingers, clattering on the ground and
bearing a crack. Already, the old wolf has his axe out and the sheath is
all but torn off. "Let her go!" he growls, eyes wide and flashing in 
blend of emotions.

Meyika draws closer to Morganthe, releasing her whip from beneath her 
cloak.

Shadowhunter jumps to his feet, and loosens the loop holding his staff
across his back, and drops it into his hand.

What a healer's hands can heal, they can also rip asunder. He tries to 
turn the ancient elf to meet his eyes.

Brightfall jumps up into a crouch, startled, eyes narrowing.

Grishnak cradles a large two headed axe in her hands daring anyone to 
move towards Morganthe....

Sunfire growls under her throat. She stands in front of Flashfire,
protecting the cub.

Morganthe tries to turn the ancient elf to meet his eyes.

Sunfire locksends ** Find somewhere safe! Go! **

Greyriver draws her dagger with a growl as she moves towards the dias 
where Savah is slowly, stopping as she sees Grishnak

Silverdew stands in frozen horror for a moment before dashing 
protectively back to her own tribesmates.

Morganthe sends openly ** If you wish your precious Savah to live you 
will stand your place,. **

Blackwatch snarls, her dagger flashing free in the sun, her teeth bared 
in a feral grimace.

ColdFire steps forward, tentatively, still not sure what is going on, 
not wanting to screw up again.

Suntop's eyes widen and he charges at the Elf holding Savah. "No!"

Pike looks around as if looking for a weapon, "Someone stop him!"

Flashfire swallows, already reaching to pull out an arrow. He shakes his
head at Sunfire, sending something to her.

Jadesong slowly stands, her eyes very wide as she watches the running
about. She bends to pick up her harp, cradling it close against her 
chest, unsure of what she can do having no weapons with her at all.

WildDeer looks at the massive troll, and the other elves, once guests, 
now invaders and her eyes blaze with anger

Tyleet's eyes widen, her face paling as she looks at the...troll. 
"Somebody help Savah!!"

You locksend ** No! I'm not going to run! ** to Sunfire.

Treestump growls, glancing towards Tyleet and jerking his head in the
direction of Morganthe. HE, then, moves forward as well, his axe held 
tight in his hands.. then stopping at Morganthe's threat, his lips 
curled back from his teeth.

Sunfire steps forward. **LET HER GO!!!***

Tempest gets to her feet, glaring at this blasted underworld, and 
reaching for the knife in her boot.

Savah struggles with Morganthe, looking at him in disbelief.

Grishnak moves between Morg and Treestump, daring him...

Brightfall reaches for his dagger, eyes flashing from elf to elf.

Pale moves to stand up, letting out a whimper as she hears the loud 
send. She stands shakily, "No!" She exclaims, "You can't do this!! Not 
now!"

Greyriver growls her assent to a send

Shay'la pulls a sword and shifts its weight in her hands, as if getting 
a feel for it...

Anahita tsk tsks at all the commotion and wanders around looking for
someone that might know where she could get some cloth, not really 
paying much attention to the shouts and growls.

Silverdew tugs Pale hard, back to the bench.

Pike finds an empty goblet and moves in front of and to the side of
Treestump, eying the troll, "Try it, grub-eater."

Sunfire steps forward beside Treestump. She offers him her support. "Let
her go now!"

Suntop continues to charge at Morganthe, not quite knowing how he will
attack, but knowing that this strange elf cannot hurt the Mother of 
Memory!

Silverdew curses under her breath that she does not have her bow and 
arrow.

Treestump glances at Greyriver briefly, then back to Morganthe only to 
find Grishnak between them. He starts to growl again only to blink, 
staring at the troll-thing in front of him. His grip tightens about the 
axe, knuckles turning white, and then growls upon earning support from 
other elves. "Let. Her. Go."

Tyleet takes a few steps foward, but no more, she's not a fighter. She
frowns, though ready to protect her tribesmates.

Grishnak chuckles at Pike, a deep roaring chuckle that turns into a 
laugh...

ColdFire watches quietly, he slowly readies his spear shaft that this 
has the head on it as his eyes begin to semi-glaze over. He starts very 
still, seeming to almost wait for some action.

Sunfire realizes that her dagger looks pitifully small. She turns to
Shatter, calling him.

Shadowhunter's eyes go flat, and his lips pull into a snarl, he crouches
and moves up to the front of the line of elves

WildDeer stands there, knife in hand, unsure of what to do...

Flashfire hurries to stand with Sunfire, Treestump, and Pike, stringing 
an arrow quickly, though he doesn't yet speak. He's afraid, but not 
showing it.

Blackwatch crouches on the ground near Pale, Silverdew and the sleeping
Dreamchaser, wondering if her knife will do any good.

Pale pulls away from Silverdew, pushing past some elves and trying to 
get Grishnak's attention. "Hey!! Ugly!!" She exclaims, waving her arms.

Pike's eyes narrow and brandishes the goblet at Grishnak, "That's right,
mud-sucking bottom-feeder."

Silverdew shrieks and leaps after Pale. "Pale, no!"

Tempest frowns, scanning the crowd for elves from her tribe, determined 
to get them out of here at least.

Sunfire tries to edge around Grishnak.

Grishnak laughs at the elves and shifts her axe in her hands,

Savah reels at some unseen action of Morganthe's. She closes her eyes,
apparently in pain.

Flashfire aims the bow and arrow at Grishnak. He speaks, in a growl. 
"Move."

Morganthe squeezes at Savah's throat with his hands. A psychotic grin on
his lips.

Grishnak turns her glare to Sunfire momentarily. She seems to be 
awaiting either a signal or an attack...

Jadesong winces as she watches Savah's expression. Tears make her eyes
glitter. Tears of frustration...

Meyika forms a tight grip on her whip handle, letting it uncurl and hit 
the ground in a small cloud of dust.

"HEY!!" Pale screams again, pushing past the few and stumbling over to
Grishnak. "You ugly fungus heap!! Look at me!!" She squeals.

Tyleet nods at something, she turns around, ducking slightly as she
disappears into the canopy.

Treestump's voice rumbles, underlined with a growl much deeper, that 
makes the elder's voice scratch out, so much different than the gentle 
growl that seems to touch it now and then. "Move.. you.. mud-eating, 
dung-dipping pile of troll scat."
Treestump jumps, but only slightly, as Meyika's whip hits the ground.

Sunfire holds her dagger, edging around Grishnak some more. Her dagger 
is held defiently in her hand. She nears the troll's side, moving closer 
to Savah.

Pike takes a step at Grishnak, looking relieved as Tyleet goes off.

Suntop send-shouts, his send full of concern as he sees the pain on 
Savah's face, ** SAVAH! ** He tries to find a way to get to her and help 
her.

Greyriver Narrows her eyes at morganthe as Savah cries out **You will
regret harming her, I can promise you**

Brightfall steps back, away from the crowd - then circling around, eyes
narrow, jaw set.

Shay'la moves forward to stop Sunfire, cutting off her passage...

Savah crumples in Morganthe's grip. It is obvious to all that she is
entirely at his mercy, and that she can be killed before anyone could 
reach them.

Silverdew runs after Pale, arms groping to restrain her friend and drag 
her back to safety, knowing full well she can't stand up to 
that...thing.

Treestump's eyes flicker, briefly, to Pale and he glares back at 
Grishnak, suddenly quiet and tightlipped, shifting to hold his axe in 
two hands rather than one, waiting.. and growling softly.

ColdFire looks and suddenly bolts towards the leader. Another of the
attacking elves gets in his way but he swings the spear horizontally
towards the attacker. He gets hit by the attackers swing on his left arm
but the sharp spear head somehow opens the underworlder's stomach with 
the beserking strength Coldfire is weilding. He doesn't even pause as he 
runs forward to meet his destiny.

WildDeer mvoves by Shad's side...

Tyleet slips out of the canopy, she glances around, she steps up behind
Pike, slipping something in his hand she kept hidden.

Flashfire hesitates for a moment, eyes darting between Savah and 
Morganthe, to Sunfire. He swallows, keeping the arrow trained on 
Grishnak.

Overhead, HollyBerry rises up from below.

Sunfire holds her dagger ready, aimed at Shay'la.

Flashfire sends openly, ** Everyone..he might kill her! She's helpless! **

Treestump growls, softly, then lets out a slow breath, loosing one hand
from about its tight grip on his axe and lifting it. "Hold on, cubs," he
snarls, half to them and half to the Underworlders. "Hold -now-."

WildDeer sends openly ** Everyone, careful... He has Savah... Watch what
you do... **

Pike grins, showing sharp teeth, berry eyes alive with blood-lust as he
takes his spear in his hand, still brandishing the goblet.

Suntop sendshouts ** Everyone stop fighting! **

Tempest's head snaps up, pausing momentarily in her quest to get her 
tribe out of her, eyes following Coldfire. **Coldfire, don't!**

WildDeer turns to see Coldfire's charge

Sunfire stops fighting, but keeps her eyes on Shay'la.

Jadesong swallows, having taken a step forward... though what she would 
do with simply her bare hands and her harp is anybody's guess.

Pike herms at Suntop, keeping his spear down.

Meyika keeps her position near her Lord and the one he has at his mercy.
Her whip is drawn, but not yet raised.

Treestump's sending suddenly flicks out to all minds, tempered wisdom
finally straining beyond the frantic wolf to growl, ** Stop now. He has
Savah. He could hurt her. **

Pale slumps down to the ground, tears staining her cheeks as she turns 
her head to look at Suntop, not fighting against Silverdew anymore.

Grishnak chuckles as the elves stand there... She shifts the axe in her
hands, idly from one hand to the next...

Tyleet tilts her head down, worried green eyes travelling to rest on 
Suntop.

Sunfire sends openly ** We have to do something <<fear and desperation
tinge her send, as does a slowly rising, uncontrollable fury>> **

Shadowhunter stays where he is, holding his staff ready, but heeding
Treestump's send

Silverdew beckons Pale back to Dreamchaser's bench, unsure what to do 
for the moment.

Shay'la smiles coldly at Sunfire from under her hood....

The spear point runs into the side of Morganthe as ColdFire charges. The
coldness in the underworlder's eyes turn into fire. He sends a wave of
blacksending at the attacker.

Greyriver sends openly ** We -THINK- before we rush in...otherwise we'll
all get killed **

Pike eyes Grishnak with open disgust, "Muck-eating festering-soar." He
keeps his spear ready to stab.

Flashfire has the arrow drawn all the way back on the bow, but with the
clear threat to Savah's safety, he growls, golden eyes narrowed. But the
arrow is slowly loosened, as he begins to lower it.

Sunfire whirls. "Coldfire!!"

Suntop shakes his head, his eyes betraying the anger his send does not 
show as he looks upon the strange elves. ** Don't you see? They'd just 
as soon kill her...then where would we be? **

ColdFire wobbles slightly at the attack, now completely out of any 
control, even his own as he keeps moving forward, stumbling but stay on 
his feet. 

Pale wipes her eyes as she stays with Silverdew, her eyes widening 
slightly as she looks a Morganthe and Coldfire.

Grishnak turns to see Coldfire and lets out a growl, "FATHER!"

Flashfire sends, ** Somebody stop ColdFire! **

Meyika raises her whip to strike Coldfire. ** Foolish elf. **

Sunfire tries to get to ColdFire, desperate to help him. **Run!**

Morganthe dragging the limp Savah forward as well approaches the elf.

Tempest grrrs, why -now- of all times to be brave, Coldfire?

** No! ** Tyleet sends frantically, darting out to try to stop Meyika. 
** Stop it!! Please!! **

Greyriver sheaths her dagger and nocks an arrow as a tribesmate brings 
her bow to her. She holds but keeps her aim firm and ready if needed.

Savah seems dazed, but is at least still alive.

Suntop tries to get as close to Savah as the others will let him.

Grishnak moves to get near Coldfire, her eyes blazing to kill...

Anahita looks at all the elves pleading with Grish and Mey, ** Foolish
cubs, you shouldn't beg. It's unbecoming. **

Sunfire shouts, trying to distract Grishnak from Coldfire.

Meyika whirls, figuring ColdFire is well taken care of. She looks at
Tyleet, whip gripped tightly. "Tsk. Cooperate little one."

Treestump's eyes narrow, suddenly reaching up towards Morganthe, meeting
them should the Underworld lord look towards him. The burly elf 
struggles, but straightens his stance, moving to look up towards the 
taller elf. ** What do you want, mud-grubber? Why are you doing this? ** 
he sends tensely, trying to cut through the thick of the sendings flying 
about the Square.

Jadesong looks over at Anahita... then back at Morganthe. ** What do you
*want*?? We ask you not to harm, Savah. What is it you want from us? **

Pike matches Grishnak, keeping the troll in his sights, "Watch your 
back, muck-sucker!"

Treestump sends openly ** Everyone. -Stand down-. Now. **

Anahita smiles at Jadesong, ** A weaver of your type little one. **

Tyleet's eyes widen, she steps back slightly, her face paling as Meyika
looks at her. She hesitates, turning her gaze down as she looks to
Treestump.

Sunfire turns to Treestump.

Grishnak's gaze is on Morganthe, watching th others only out of the 
corner of her eye...

Silverdew seethes silently, keeping a watchful eye on those of her tribe
that are present.

With a heavy sigh, Suntop moves over by Treestump.

Morganthe reaches Coldfire, placing his hand on his throat, ** On your
feet, beast! **

Shadowhunter growls deeply "I think these ones are not so much elves. 
Maybe they share their furs with the five-fingers. They sound like 
them."

Flashfire looks at Treestump, still close to him, and he swallows again,
finally removing the arrow from its place in the bow. He watches Suntop
near.

ColdFire doesn't seem to understand what is going on. Even as his throat 
it grabbed he swings his spear half at morg, wrong end first as he tries 
to get balance back.

(( To avoid completely overwhelming everyone with poses and such, the 
scene breaks up into two separate locations at this time ))

Shay'la goes north.

Clearsoul emerges from the shelter of the canopy.

Silvermist arrives from the Garden of Shade and Sweet Water, brushing an
errant leaf from her shoulder.