Catching Rasha as he leapt toward him made him relax a bit more. The little bits of reassurance knowing that his minions were okay and that they weren’t afraid of him were helpful. Unfortunately, he couldn’t hold Rasha for long. Enasi gently set the cat down, sharing some of his energy to keep him calm as the nightmares aided Seishu. He was hesitant at first, but the purring from the cat minion let him know it was fine. He had nothing to say to the others besides, “be careful” so he turned to where Harper waited. Passing Crios, he started to rest his hand on the fox doctor’s shoulder but he paused and returned his hand to his side. “I suggest getting him as much energy as possible. Take him into a few dreams- well nightmares. I don’t want him home until he’s able to at least walk on his own.” Crios nodded in full understanding. After the damage Seishu took, it was best not to have him take on an entire realm of positive energy. “Thank you.” He whispered before walking off to stand beside Harper and the plant siblings. 

The guardian continued to glance over at the prisoners, more worried than he was upset. Sure he was furious with their decisions, but he was still terrified they were hurt. Finn quietly held the guardian’s hand, obviously spotting the worry easily. He said nothing, simply offering a small smile to Enasi before they all walked through the portal. 

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Rue, similar to his guardian, blubbered barely coherent words of how worried he was and how scared he was and how Lord Enasi had started acting stranger and stranger. After sometime, he finally managed to calm down and relax, still hugging Seishu.

“How are you feeling?” Rasha mumbled as he nuzzled closer to Seishu. The nightmare minions, still rather confused by the display mentally debate if they should be okay with it or even a tad jealous. After all, the dream minions had the fortune of seeing [b]their[/b] guardian everyday. Instead of any confrontation about it, they waited quietly and watched.

As Crios treated Seishu, he began to speak. His eyes were still trained on the spots he had been treating. “Lord Enasi believes it’s best you get as much energy as possible. Well, he doesn’t want you back home- our home that is, until you’ve done so.” He began to clean the materials he had and put them away. “I think you should as well. After all the positive energy you’ve had, it’s better to be sure.” He glanced in the direction of the nightmare minions. “I suggest going with them. Finding a few dreams to...taint and such. Whatever you nightmares do.” He gave a small smile as he noticed the life finally finding its way back into Seishu. “Besides, they were worried sick. I’m sure they want your attention and Rasha and Rue are stealing that.” He teased and then stood up. 

He had done the best he could. He nodded to Kaila, indicating that he was done and then stood back to watch what Seishu planned to do next. 

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Prison bars closed and plant vines slithered back towards Starla before disappearing completely. “Thank you. You two can take a break for now. Though when you’re done, I’d like you to go back out and see if things have changed- well, gone back to normal. See if we remain unseen.” The siblings looked at each other, both immediately deciding to do the work first, and then saluted their guardian. Right after, they darted off. Enasi then looked over at Harper, who had still been glaring daggers at the prisoners. When he heard the guardian step forward, he relaxed a little and stepped back. “You can go check on the realm or check on Seishu. It’s your choice.” 

The rabbit wondered what the guardian had planned, but simply bowed. “Of course sir. I’ll check on our own. I’m sure Night has enough people in his face.” 

Soon enough, it was Enasi and the prisoners left in the cell. For a long moment, he could only stare at them with sad eyes, trying to figure out just why they didn’t understand the consequences of their actions. He sighed and walked into the cell, making the five stiffen. Their reaction threaten to sadden him again, but he steels himself and gets close to each one, healing them. “I apologize for my own behavior. It wasn’t natural and I could have harmed you all. However, your actions would have caused greater damage if I did nothing…” His voice trailed off as he bent down in front of Fuan. She was the most terrified, having seen the shocking murderous intent in her guardian’s eyes. He healed her as well, but took the antler she was cradling away. Reaching up, he touched her antler that was still intact. A light glow circled near the bottom of it and the antler fell off. 

Fuan’s eyes widened as her second antler was taken from her. “You don’t deserve these. Not until you understand- not until you all understand what you’ve nearly caused.” He went back to each of them, taking something important from them whether it was physical or simply their status. He heaved a sigh again and paced back and forth. The prisoners said nothing. 

“Since you don’t seem to realize it, I’ll explain it again.” He continued to pace as he explained the Balance between the Dreams and Nightmares, going further to explain how if one fell so would the other. He explained the dangerous of being seen by humans. All of it took well over an hour as the guardian made sure they understood. A few times, one or the other wanted to protest and tell him that it couldn’t have been true, but the guardian raised his hand to silence them. “You’re going to be here for awhile. It’ll give you time to think about that. I’m disappointed in you all. We spread positive energy and you were no better than the ‘monsters’ you were trying to get rid of. I expect better from you all.” He turned away, locking the cell door behind him. 

A guard met him at the door  and gave a slightly worried expression. “Are you alright sir?” 

Enasi nodded. “I’m fine, just a little tired.” He smiled gently and then walked off. The items he took were all placed in Crios’ office since all of them had been doctors, save for Haru. But it didn’t matter too much. He wandered past the room he was designated to for treatment and went into his own room. He hadn’t been there in awhile, but by the looks of it everything was still as he left it. Even the black flower given to him by Seishu was in tact. He didn’t realize just how much the prior events tired him until he collapsed in his bed. The searching, the worry and panic, the fighting and angry energy had finally started taking a toll. It wasn’t just physically exhausting, but mentally and emotionally too. The deep red sheets encompassed him in such a welcoming manner. Not even trying to climb onto the bed fully, he simply pulled one of the closest pillows and pushed it under him. [i]’It won’t hurt. . .to just rest for a little while. . .’[/i]

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Finn and Starla had returned to Earth, where the others were still standing around. They received a few confused looks, wondering what they were doing. “Lord Enasi wants us to check and make sure that things are falling back into place. If things are ‘normal’ again.” 

Finn nodded and then further clarified. “He asked Starla and I to make sure we couldn’t be seen by humans now. Now that Seishu is better, hopefully the Balance isn’t being tipped too far.”