Jim
*Closed his eyes and took a soft breath as he exhaled softly breathing weakly bylin still hadn't curred the fever not that it would change him being weak he tries to reach out to grab the teacup but his hands shook and trembled a bit* `"I was escaping bandits... Who held me captive..."` *He spoke softly*
Stephanie
"I had assume that was the case but I wanted to make sure, also I'm sorry I didn't carry your fever just yet I wanted to make sure something first." *Reaches my hand up to his forehead, casting lesser restoration once more completely taking away the fever as I bring up the teacup to his mouth.*
Jim
*Gasps softly as he felt the fever being fully taken away it was a strange feeling the cold that seeped into his bones was finally giving way to all the heat and woolen clothing he felt soft socks on his feet and warm clothes on his skin from his chest and pants it felt snug like a warm hug but it was loose enough it wasn't uncomfortable plus the blanket it was much much different then being asleep curled up by a warm fire his heart began to pump slightly faster as bylin brought his hand up to his head when he was taking the fever away but he didn't do anything except close his eyes a bit but seeing no bad will then the cup of tea towards his mouth he drank the tea with his help the warm liquid also a different contrast to the cold water he had drank in the snowy plains* `"Are you demons? What will you do with me?"` *He asked weakly wanting to know what they're plans were for him*
Stephanie
"Do not be mistaken I am no demon nor is anyone here, you are currently in a kingdom of humans and demi-humans, and at its center a dragon and a wolf as it's King you are standing before the king of this Kingdom and I mean you no harm, our plans are simply to hear about what you've gone through in the mountains and take care of you, and if you are willing maybe even integrate you into our kingdom so you no longer need to fear for your life." *I would sit down on the foot of the bed my tail moving itself over my lap, my claws glinting in the subtle candle light next to the bed however my dark vision allowing me to see you as you are and trying to get a feel for your emotions as I tell you all of this.*
Jim
*Winces as the magic crystals began to spark with electricity like magic and arcs to the side of each other one arm blue the other red magic it was very subtle it wasn't huge just small sparks he moans in pain a bit as he tilts his head to the side his hand gripping the bed sheet this was a normal occurrence for him at least the pain of the crystals never go away as he uses his forearms he flexes his muscles causing the crystals the shift and bury or grind against his skin as he said he was the king of the kingdom he was brought to then he put two and two together he was in the kings house??? How did he go from being half dead in a mountain to a kings house?? Why would a king let a lower class stay inside there home* `"Why would a king let a lower class stay inside there home... Let alone save a person like me...?"` *He said softly and weakly with a troubled and pained expression as he said he no longer needed to fear for his life he highly doubted that he was still scared being captured for a year and half and tortured for a year and half it messes with the pysche he was a little unhinged where he can fall into a ptsd pisode of the right trigger happens bylin would see the aura of fear, confusion, and deep sadness within the boy and anger, all a melting pot for disaster he looked at the faint candle glow that illuminated the room and grits his teeth a bit as he thought about his time as a prisoner of the bandits.*
Stephanie
"Because I am not one of your fat bellied, cocky overconfident human Kings I am one who seeks his people to not only survive but thrive in their Kingdom, let me ask you something out of all the run-ins with people that you've had in your life if I wanted to hurt you don't you think I have the ability to or would have done so by now?" *I would slowly hold out my claw, giving him the option to put his hand in there as a gesture of will that I wouldn't hurt him.* "I see myself as above no one although my people appointed me and my husband as King, I pride myself in not trying to seem as though I am better than anyone else."
Teresa
`"Maybe I am but that was something I shouldn't have done I have every right to have a distain for what I did. It was behavior unfit for someone who is supposed to set an example and abide by the honor of not harming one's guest."` *He stares softly but understood her point of view his paws would pad over to the door of the room and stood outside leaning against the wall quietly*
Jim
*Thought about his words yes this could be a ploy a trick this is what he knows it is to good to be true waiting for him to let his guard down he thought that's what he learned from the bandits nothing is given for free the world is unforgiving.* `"You could have... You could kill me now if you wanted I wouldn't be able to stop you."` *He admitted* `"The world is for the strong and the weak are there to be crushed."` *He says softly wincing in pain as he grips the sheets of the bed a bit more the crystals in his skin shifting a bit he pants for a few seconds with a strained face his words were still weak and low* `"This is something that i never seen before... It's overwhelming."` *He does get overstimulated quickly as was seen before when he first came into the kingdom he could hear everything, feel, everything, and see almost everything if not with his eyes with his mana sense, the crystals made it extremely hard to not get overwhelmed as it amplifies his hearing to super human levels along with his sight being able to see through echolocation and feeling the presence of people through mana he could see where everyone or everything was at when his eyes were closed. However in this weak state it helped it allowed him to now be overstimulated and talk with bylin even if it took longer then normal to get words out he tried to lean up but he felt himself to weak to get up he was only able to lean up slightly with great struggle before he laid back down panting seeing bylins hand being out towards him he looked at it with a soft expression on his face and lifted his hand a bit fear took over again and he slowly brought it close to his claws barely away from touching it as he catches his breath blinking occasionally his different colored eyes filled with uncertainty.*
Stephanie
"I will admit this world is unfair it's taken the people who need no harm and thrown them through the ringer simply because they were weak, many people have thought the life I say I will give them is too good to be true, take my dear husband for example I only have a year ago did we truly meet up for the first time I help them deal with a couple of scummy humans who are trying to degrade them simply for being a demi human, I taught them a lesson he stopped me from doing anything too brash, although back then he had little knowledge of the common tongue we understood each other I held back my frustration and my rage for humanity being as it is putting down those who they don't understand, butts with his help I've been able to temper my rage into something more productive and I've been able to help him get stronger so that he no longer has to suffer the abuse that other people seek to put him through, that was the happiest moment of my life." *I would lift my claw only slightly so that it was touching his hand, and beginning to slowly feed him the memories of what me and eirias had gone through throughout our adventures, tempering the sad and frustrating moments with happy memories, mixing the moments I was fueled with rage with those that he helped calm me down in.* "I do not disagree with you this world is unfair it chews up and spits out the people who it deems too weak to survive, but that is why me and my dear wolf have made this Kingdom so those who have dealt with that kind of suffering no longer have to do with it again, and I know it sounds too good to be true but I want to subvert those expectations, that's something that sounds too good to be true is sometimes so good it can be true."
Jim
*Listened to him quietly the fire of the candle gently dancing in the relatively dark room with the faint illumination of fire it was perfect for him to focus on bylins words but as he felt his claw barely touching his hand he saw alot of memories of bylin and eirias he began to understand he was in no danger here there kingdom was filled with all kinds of different races and people's all with unique features he wouldn't be seen as an outcast here.* `"I understand now... That I see..."` *His nose began to bleed a bit as he closed his eyes and began to fade into the darkness as he passed out as he was about to speak once his brain had found out he was safe here it allowed him to rest without forcing him awake to be on guard it would happen in the future as it takes time to break through habits but for now he was able to fall asleep blood trickled down his soft pale skin down his pink and red lips*
Teresa
*Heard them talking and gently knocked seeing if he was allowed to come in but opened the door slowly hearing quietness follow wondering if everything was alright he looked at bylin with a troubled expression and saw the boy unconscious with a nose bleed he spoke softly* `"Is everything alright my love why is his nose bleeding?"` *He asked as he padded a bit closer but staying away from getting to close to him*
Stephanie
"Yeah he's all right sweetheart, admittedly I showed him a couple of our memories together to prove that he was in no danger, most of those memories consisting of my love for you." *I would grab a warm towel wiping the blood from his nose and laying him down so that he could sleep, realizing how exhausted he was from this home or do you but also happy that he felt safety here.*
Teresa
`"That's alright my love"` *He blushes softly as he said he showed him a couple memories of bylins love for him he sighs softly and walks forward towards the sleeping boy after bylin wipes the blood from his nose and looks at his hair and the red streak he then went to his arm and lifted his arm with his paws gently to see if it was still injured looking at the crystals that seemingly pulsating with magic he lifted it a bit more and showed it to bylin* `"We need more information on these crystals what do they do, how do they effect him and can they be dangerous to him these were forced into his skin."`
Stephanie
"You're right about that and now that he's not worried that he's in any danger I can do this while he's asleep, and it'll cause him less pain this way too." *I would reach inside of my coat pulling out a rather large Pearl, the white glow being seen even in the dim light of the candles, as I hold it in my hand and put my other hand onto the crystals embedded in his arm, closing my eyes as I take 10 minutes to cast identify on the crystals.*
Teresa
`"What if the crystals react badly to the pearl my love?"` *He asked as he gently held one of the boys arms up for bylin as he placed his claws onto the crystals embedded into his arms as the process began he watched intently hoping bylin knew what he was doing.*
Michelle
*As bylin began to cast appraise the crystals something began to happen in the room the candle lights began to flicker and the room shake slight as darkness began to consume the room the boy began to groan loudly in agony as the crystals seemed to shift in his skin the groans only got louder as if he was being tortured, only got worse the longer it went on bylin and eirias would feel weight descend upon there shoulders as if something was amiss here, the crystals sparked lightning mana into the wall and then into the pearl with blinding sparks, a shadow seemed to creep up the wall behind the boys head four eyes watching bylin and eirias small tears of began to form inside the house as if it reality itself was ripping open the condensation of mana ripped portals of the underworld open and into the physical plain one being inside the room they began to form into the sky above there kingdom demons on the other side began to look through and some began to climb out and fly or fall towards the kingdom a demon inside the room came out of the portal of hellish red skin and fiery sword in hand it swung it at bylin breathing fire with a heinous roar it smacked eirias to the side slicing is left eye down his cheek and up his forehead and through a wall there nation was going to experience there first calamity.*

*However it would only be an illusion and bylin would be brought back to see the crystals shining and lighting up the room in a mystical light, he would find the crystals have unique properties to store mana, open portals increase physical power, stamina, senses, has the power to open portals and make illusions however the cost is great it causes damage to the host making them sick lose blood, and makes them lose there mind over time the more uses and overstimulates the user.*

*It also has self defense mechanisms where if the user is at risk of dying to an attack it or becomes to incapable it makes the person go into an autopilot like state and takes control for a bit to ensure maximum effectiveness of spells and fighting power the user has no control of this and it can do so at varying degrees it can put up a small shield of mana for a blast attack without users control for instance or take full control like an ai*
Stephanie
*Seeing all these shadows creep across the wall I would immediately end the ritual, getting ready to kill something but immediately realizing that it was just an illusion with a panicked look on my face, I would look down at the crystals knowing exactly what they could do now, still fairly panicked and with his hand gripped tightly around his largest blade he would begin thinking of ways that he could safely remove them from his body or if he was unable to remove them at least suppress their power.*
Teresa
*Looked at bylins troubled face and seen him grabbing onto his large blad he would let go of the boys arm and grab bylins hand softly with his paws it was like he seen a ghost or something he gently caressed his claws and spoke trying to bring bylin back* `"My love it's ok I'm here what's wrong is everything alright."`

*The list of powers shown on the appraisal is*

1. Rift magic 
2. Auto smart protection autopilot 
3. Magic reservoir storage unit for magic.
4. Illusions.
5. Increases all sense's
6. Increases physical capabilities.
Jim
*Was panting in pain with a troubled face his whole face was beat red and strained as bylin could hear heavy panting the appraisal on the crystals activated it's power to protect itself but in turn caused harm on the host veins appeared on his head from the strain that was out*
Stephanie
"I'm sorry honey I was just these things have the ability to cause illusions and other things but cause great pain to the person who has them, so I need to find ways to suppress that." *Let's go the blade before lifting another hand to his forehead, channeling more healing magic into it to stop whatever pain or headache was running through his body.*
Teresa
`"Oh alright my love I was worried for a second I have never seen you become so concerned like that before."` *The pain on the boy that would fade away and he would go back to sleep peacefully* `"What about removing it would it be possible? Why can't we like use a knife and cut the pieces out while he is passed out?"` *He asked looking for a solution or was it more complex than that eirias didn't know what bylin knows*
Stephanie
"As I imagine someone went through Great lengths to put these in and I would also imagine that they went through even greater lengths to make sure that they can't come out, so if we were to take them out one of three things could happen, one they could come out and leave this boy permanently crippled, two we take them out and they kill him on the spot, or three we try and take them out and this entire kingdom suffers a calamity of demons and shadows all of these things I would very much like to avoid." *I would pick up the arm in my claw, figuring out that I need to study these a lot more if I am to find out a way to get rid of them.* "But for now let us stay here let us let him sleep and when he wakes up we can ask more questions but for now he's been through enough."
Teresa
`"You right I'm silly for thinking about removing them with a knife from what I seen so far they cause him discomfort and pain no matter what even if it isn't being used. I also don't wish for him to die, be crippled or are nation to fall under attack.* `"I think the best way to study them is with a greater appraisal spell but that might warrant an even greater reaction... Perhaps you can do research in the library we are currently building magic spells and items around the world and there descriptions.* `"Of these crystals. Also from how he looks it may be awhile before he will be fine on his own to take care himself he looks so weak now that I look at him was you able to get him to eat some food or was he to scared?"`
Stephanie
"He'll eat more than likely when he wakes up, but for right now I'm not too worried about that he needs to get some sleep, and sadly the libraries aren't open just yet but I do have my spell book, honey you've been up for quite some time and you've been moving through the snow just as much as I have, head over to our bedroom and get some sleep I'll stay here for now and make sure nothing happens." *I would pick him up and give him some kisses, not telling him that I didn't want him In harm's Way so that he didn't get more worried, wanting to keep a closer eye on our new guest and continue to study these crystals using my spell book.*
Teresa
`"Are you certain my love?"` *He asked but seeing bylin was determined he nodded and kissed bylins lips gently as he was picked up once he was set down he nodded* `"I will go to the room to sleep but don't stay up to late I don't like when your not in bed with me."` *He admits as he kisses bylins neck then cheek before heading off to bed for the night*
Stephanie
"Worry not honey I'll try not to stay up for too long of course I don't want to worry you~" *I would wave goodbye before sitting back down on the bed and pulling out my spell book flipping through it to find ways of removing magic items namely looking to see if those crystals in his arms could be considered a curse.*
Jim
*Would turn his head to the side as he layed flat sleeping quietly bylin would find the crystals used in his arms are extremely rare and found in the high elvish kingdom mountain mines the rarest of crystals also having a few soul crystals imbued into his arm meaning sacrifices could be done and a soul could be sealed in them. The way the crystals reacted can lead one to believe there is curse protection magic on the crystals or... It could be there crystals have became a sperate sentient entity that of a parasite with a symbiotic relationship with the host.*
Stephanie
*I would continue reading about these crystals thinking they would be very useful if they could be taken out, but reading up on if there's a safe way to take them out of a host if they've been implanted inside of somebody, and if there is a way to do it without hurting the person involved.*
Michelle
*Bylin would come to a dead on the crystals on being able to remove them as it seems there intended purpose was never meant to be used in a person this was a unique experiment and the shards are called the shards of the isle's however I'm the book it would explain side effects it has on people who use them as a magic item such as increases senses, more prone to being sick, getting weak going insane ect everything else that was explain but now bylin knows for sure since it is in the book if akiya was to stay in the kingdom bylin would need to devise a way so he could manage and not get overwhelmed from to many sounds or stimulus.*

*Hours and hours pass as bylin conducts his research on the crystal*

*Bylin may have to remove a crystal to be able to get a better understanding but who knows what that may cause removing even a single crystal.*
Stephanie
*I would close my spellbook and put it back into my coat, deciding not to do anything now but knowing I would have to take one out very soon, but with two discoveries having being made, one that this experiment would need to be conducted outside of the Kingdom to not cause any further harm, and to avoid what that illusion showed me, and also that it needs to be done in some place with not a lot of noise or visual stimulus to keep the user of these crystals calm, so until more answers could be received he would continue sitting at the foot of the bed watching over his new guest as he slept.*
Jim
*He slowly began to wake up a full day later he groans softly and weakly raising his hand up to his face but the blanket stopped him everything felt heavy he was very groggy his different colored eyes wandered around tiredly until he saw the dim candy light as he had bad visions as his ptsd began to kick in the world seemingly was fractured and he saw faces and voices echoing of bandits and bylin laughing and talking about him he put his hands over his head and face as he shook his head slightly and weakly trying to get it out of his head he began to cry out then laugh then get serious on his face a mix of emotions his eyes looked forward it was as if reality Infront of him was slashed in half the candle even contoured into a demon and started creeping towards him* `"Get back from me stay away."` *He screams weakly*
Stephanie
*Having gone back to sleep with my dear husband, I would have been asleep as this started but as soon as I heard it I would immediately wake up and proceed to run over to the room knowing that something was off, seeing our new guest flailing around on the bed I would walk over to him and gently hold his hands trying to calm him down.* "Its ok its ok no one's here to hurt you you're in shock right now just take a couple deep breaths and close your eyes."
Teresa
*Was woken from his sleep to bylin slipping out of bed his hair fell across his tired face he spoke softly to bylin as he was leaving* `"Everything alright my king?"` *He grudgingly got up and his paws hit the warm floor and he walked out the room he forgot to put clothes on as he prefers to sleep bare he went to the bathroom his tail swishing on the floor as he walked*
Jim
*Wasn't flailing like crazy it was in his mind and how it felt to him however he did shift left and right feeling his hands being taken he could see bylin enter then as if he teleported bylin was now Infront of him standing beside the bed shifting and distorted he gritted his teeth as he felt his hands in bylins claws he couldn't hear bylin only mumbled and jumbled distorted talking* `"Shock hurt? Here?"` *Was all he could get out of bylins words his eyes terrified and scared then angry but he was to weak to push bylin away or use his magic it was being nullified by bylin* `"Get off of me! Let me go I won't go back into a cage! I won't ever!"` *He yelled weakly* `"You'll have to kill me!"` *He laughed slightly while his eyes retaining a fearful now confused look*
Kathleen
*Heard the commotion and slowly entered the room with bylin she was still here just sleeping in the other guest bedroom she had him bathed and changed into new clothes again same black woolen clothes so he wasn't dirty but now he was acting strange he was acting like a madman* `"Should I call the guards my king to help subdue him so he doesn't hurt himself?"`