The evening went well and it was into the evening when the trio of Nirael, Lunari, and Nilari fell asleep in Nilari's bed once again.  But Their sleep was broken in the dark of the night by a pounding on the door to Nilari's home.  The trained warrior was alert and out of bed almost instantly.  Not bothering to dress she bounded from the bed, her white hair flashing in the moonlight through the window, purple skin gleaming as she sped from the room to determine the source of the noise even as Nirael still struggled to fight off sleep.<br/><br/>It was a minute later as Nirael finally had regained his senses and Lunari was sitting up, listening intently, when Nilari, along with the druidess Anju entered the bedroom.  The druid spoke,<strong>"The matriach requires you.  She said that the time has come and the demon is upon us.  Gather your belongings but make haste, for we have only until the moon sets before the blessings of Eiliastree fade from our villiage."</strong>The look on the faces of all three elven women was taxed and serious, and Nirael thought that if anything Nilari's skin looked almost 'pale' in comparison to her normal coloration, so shocked was she by this news.  There was no mistaking the severity of this situation at hand.<br/><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">ooc</div><div class="spoiler_body">We're all done with 'planning' at this point, and your encounter with the demon approaches.  I just wanted to give you a chance to say or do anything (short and within reason) before it was time.  Also just so you know there was a definite reason why this happened now, it's not me just trying to move things along.  :)</div></div>