I have this image in my head where, when Chall does his thing, magical energy races through town and wraps around Wren's body doing. . .Whatever you want it to do. But this is a timing thing. The boy would get to Marge with just enough time for her to follow him back, and watch him tap the line, then she would notice the magic, connect the dots, and then insist Chall come back with her. BUT, because I didn't wanna control the whole happening, and I don't quite have Marge settled into my head, I thought I would stop where I did to give us a chance to talk, and if you want me to add a bit or wanna change the undertone altogether, we can do that with only a little shifting. It's up to you.

*Paws hopefully*

Hey there. It is sheer luck that I got on since I have not been online for almost a month.
I am still alive however it is another two weeks before I will be human. I have only office work at that point and as you well know, paper work is the easier part of any human services job. :)

I shall return. Soon, too!

Yaaaays! I will be sitting and waiting here all patient like! *Wags tail* Good luck with the job thing! *Cheers*

Heh - terribly sorry for the LOOOOOOONNNNG post here. I was balancing more than a few scenes at once. You definitely gave me a lot to go off of.

So I'm making an assumption that the light was some kind of sealing of the bond that was starting to be set into place. I hadn't meant to give Wren a flaw like this carrying of some nasty big bad thing, but it sort of demanded when the goblin showed up in my head. :) I'm not sure it can be outted. It may just be a challenge for them if it ever gets loose. Or perhaps Chall's presence in the bond will help push it out. I don't have a set role for it, something "wraith" like or some such, but it needn't be that even. It could be a dead tree of the past or a memory of a battle or something more old and hungry than that.

I don't know how much of a fight Chall gave when the boys grabbed him. They're nice enough boys, but have a complete lack of imagination so I'd not be surprised if one of them got rough with him had he thought to fight. They're accustomed to wrestling calves and sheep. ;) But I figured it'd be silly to assume what happened between the moment they caught him up and when they got him where he was supposed to have gone.

Let me know if anything needs to be changed. :) And I certainly hope it is enough to kick start that muse once more. It's been forced to lay by the wayside far too long. I'm sorry for leaving it alone.

Wooooooooow. . . .I'ma hafta read that several times, but it looks cool even if I am having a timeline issue in my mind. Like, she's at the field, then back at Wren, then being summoned, then back at field, and did SHE try and tap Chall's connection that THAT'S what made him break connection in pain? Also I like the idea of having something in there for them to try and get out, or have it gently pushed out eventually through extended contact/bonding. I. . . .And not quite sure if the goblin is a good guy or a bad guy, I'm kinda leaning towards good, but. . . .Just, wow, must reread that a few times before replying *Smiles* I hope your muse is jumpstarted too. it'll be nice to have this RP up an plodding again! Welcome back!

That was confusing. It was from the POV of Marge, Wren/Wren's soul, and the goblin at alternating situations. I can retool the post as my writing brain continues to turn on. :) Hopefully clarify it.

Heh - and yay for plodding. :D

I'm sure I can get the hang of it, I just need to re-read it a bit :P So, the tree was his soul? Also, you haven't answered my question about if Marge is the one who messed up the ritual.

I'm thinking the tree'ish thing is some part of him... soul or otherwise. It was a symbol of him... the small furry thing the "active" part of his soul, hiding deep within himself. it isn't necessary to put real words to it, other than to know that tiny mouse like thing was him and the dark sky and the vastness was what's inside of him (somewhat reminiscent if one meditates - a vastness inside of us).

I guess I'm not sure Marge messed up a ritual either. If it would serve you well to have her create a mess, she can. :) Otherwise, who knows. I'm pretty amenable to however you want to twist the mess I gave you and cook it down into something serviceable. Heh.

Let me know if that works for you?

Heh. We seem to keep missing each other. Kinda sad really. I love this RP. Despite the long lengths between posts, it's in my top 10 of all time. Funny, huh?