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[ After being given a quest, Ereshkigal had decided to go ahead and do it on her own. It was very clear the quest was designed to be dangerous and she'd wanted to ensure none would get caught in her own personal feud with Morganna... Which had been a fatal mistake. ]

Greetings. I am in dire need of assistance and would be very grateful should any of you still listen to me.

[ It is a blessing nobody can hear her whine through text. ]

I am in the Forest of the Felled and I am lost. I came here after Morganna gave me a quest, but I believe my words angered her and she led me into a trap. It appears she placed upon me a curse that makes it impossible for me to find my way. I have been here for over twenty-four now and my strengths are waning as a result of dehydration and hunger.

Should you be afraid of facing Morganna's wrath for assisting me, I understand. I shall face my own death with dignity if so. I only ask someone come after the kettle in my possession to finish this quest and establish a land of the dead after I am gone. I will endeavor to write instructions on how to manage such a place with what time I have left.

[ Not overly dramatic at all, nope. ]

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I had to come on foot, the trip was long. None of the residents of Avalon speak to me any more, in fact they are actively ignoring me. I think Morganna may have told them to treat me as a pariah. I was afraid this extended to all the offworlders as well.

[ She really shouldn't have lost her temper... But what's done is done. ]

I wouldn't allow that to happen.

[Not that Dust knows how he would fight off some sort of mental binding from one of the fundamental forces of the realm, but he sure as hell would. That much he's certain of and committed to.]

Can you send some sort of signal with your magic? Or... send me your location on the phone, that might work too.

I don't know how to send my coordinate through the phone.

[ ... She's got tens of thousands of years to catch up on, it's not easy okay. But she finds herself somewhat happy to read he wouldn't have allowed that to happen. ]

Would a signal using light magic suffice?

That's exactly what I was hoping for. I'll keep watch for it.

[Does that mean he'll be constantly climbing trees and jumping through them to see where she is? Yes. This will be a rescue AND a fun outing.]

Be careful please. There is no saying whether Morganna will also curse anyone daring to help me.

[ And the last thing she wanted was for anyone else to get hurt because of her mistake, especially friends. ]

...I wonder if I can break your curse. It might be too strong, but I do have Siphoning.

[Just gonna ignore that whole 'could be cursed too' thing. That won't stop Dust. Literal armies can't stop Dust when he's going all-out. They've tried!]

If you try, Morganna may come after you. Please do not do anything reckless.

[ Sure he'd survived armies, but she was a goddess and could do virtually anything within her domain. Removing the curse was too risky. ]

If she doesn't want it broken, she should have made it unbreakable. I'm sure she could.

[Which is why he doesn't expect to succeed, either, but he's still gonna try. What's the point of having power, of being him, if you don't at least try to fix things?]

That... That is a fair point.

[ Unfortunately, she doubts it is breakable too. No way things could go that well for her. ]

Right. I think I'm getting an idea where you are.
Keep signalling.

I do.

I'm not moving either.

[A few minutes pass, before a rustling in the trees becomes evident, approaching her at a reasonable speed. No need to panic, though; before it gets too close, Dust hops down, landing lightly on the ground so she can see him.]

[ Ereshkigal blinked in quick succession when she saw him. ]

You-You really came...

[ She hadn't doubted him, she had doubted herself being worth the trouble for anyone. ]

[The comment brings him up short, and though his eyes are hidden as ever, the confusion sounds out clear in his voice.]

I said I would. I would have even if I didn't say I would, for that matter. Why wouldn't I?

I figured... A goddess who fails at her mission isn't worth the trouble.

[ Self-esteem? What's that? ]

[The comment brings Dust up short, because it hits right to something he'd felt once and remembered very keenly indeed.]

Sometimes you do everything you can, everything you're supposed to... and it still doesn't work out. That's just -- life. Sometimes things aren't possible. But one failure, or even a dozen or a hundred, doesn't mean anything. It's what you do that counts. Don't be blind to what you've done, what you were trying to do, and why.

[ Just life, huh. But... She was supposed to be above making such mistakes. What of the souls that depended on her? She had failed them. Was it really alright to be that fallible when countless depended on you? ]

Thank you... [She tried smiling, regardless of her personal thoughts on the matter, she appreciated his kindness.] I-I'll try...

[Was it all right? Yes, because everyone is fallible. That's just what he'd learned, that some things are beyond what you can achieve. Not for lack of trying, not for lack of will, but simply because everything is what it is.]

Anyway, let me see if I can do anything with that curse, okay? [Perhaps ominously, Dust lifts his arm as he flips Ahrah into a forehand grip.]

[ Ereshkigal extends her hand and... And... Nothing happens. Morganna's authority can't be overwritten that easily it seems. ]

As expected. [She sighed.] Thanks for trying.

Wait, hold on --

[Putting a little more focus into it, Dust whaps her shoulder with Ahrah's flat. Not hard by any means, but no feather touch either.]

...okay, yeah. I didn't think it would work, but no harm in trying, right?

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