Blood from Stone [AU]

[Carver Amell]

"Did you know this man? What did he look like?"

[Nikolaos "Niko" Kingfisher]

"He wore a suit, and he had parchment and quills... and, he smelled of sulphur."

[Tethras Clan]

Aveline goes very, very still for seven seconds. Without a hint of warning, she snaps to her feet and strides over to the lab area. "I need a vial, one you haven't tampered with yet," she barks out.

[GamesMaster]

Lady Huntinghawk nods, handing over the sealed vial without question.

[Tethras Clan]

Aveline stares at it steadily for a few seconds. "Gods damn and blast!" she snarls. "Do either of you have mental protections against possession?"

[Carver Amell]

"Possession?!" snarls Carver, hands balling into fists. Furred fists, actually, and there's a tinge of a wild scent in the air, something musky and furry and oddly familiar and comforting to Aveline.

[Tethras Clan]

"Stand fast, Corporal." Beka stirs, coming to her feet in preparation of... whatever needs doing. 

[Carver Amell]

"Someone tried to possess my sister?!" He doesn't move, his hands curled tightly, but she can almost feel the rage simmering off his body.

[Tethras Clan]

Oh. Fuck. "I don't know. Possibly, I'm just being- the vials are evil. The curse in it rather. Which implies the curse is sceleratis sourced so..." She shakes her head a little. "Seeker, Lady Huntinghawk, your answers. Now."

[Helene Dakesh]

"No," says Helene, in a small, tight voice. "This one is unprotected."

[GamesMaster]

"I as well," replies Huntinghawk.

[Tethras Clan]

Of course not. "Right." Ex-Light, high ranking Seeker- fuck it, I don't care about accounting costs right now. Hand dipping into her belt pouch, she pulls out a scroll and quickly incants it. "Everyone to me. Carver, drag Nikolaos here. Beka, ready to chase." Both casters would instantly recognize it as a Protection Circle, likely against evil- Carver would know what it is too, but he would simply be aware that Aveline, as a Guard Captain, has such a scroll on her.

[Carver Amell]

Carver loops Niko's arm around his shoulder, hauling him close. "I need to check on Liz," he snarls. "Do we know for sure she shrug it off?"

[Tethras Clan]

"Yes, your father paid a duke's ransom to ensure that his wards would detect even a hint of scelartis," Aveline says firmly. "They were cast by Bright Victoria herself, any hint of possession, even latent, would be detected quickly."

[Carver Amell]

Carver takes a deep breath, lets it out, tries to calm himself. "You're right. You're right, but..."