The Amell Legacy: Transgressions

[Tethras Clan]

Maeve snickers a little. "And found him you did," she says, cocking her head towards the dragon. "Heard about his little show yesterday and I wanted to paint it." Yesterday? 

[Merrill]

Sighing softly, Merrill starts kissing at Carver's neck.

[Carver Amell]

"Oh! He-hello Dau. I uh, I came about my Quest..."

He wraps an arm around Merrill, half-closing his eyes. 

[Jassinth]

"Quest?" Jass blurts out, tension filling him.

[NPCs]

Giving Maeve a somewhat wary look, the dragon plant nods slightly. "Greetings Carver, son of Malcolm Gold Hawk. Your preparations to depart are complete then?"

[Carver Amell]

"Almost," he agrees. "I cannot leave leave without repaying my debt to you."

[NPCs]

"That is true," Dau says, nodding again. Foreboding... "I am ready to explain your quest if you are prepared to accept."

[Carver Amell]

Carver takes a deep breath, then another, before nodding. "Alright. I am prepared."

[NPCs]

"Due to the nature of your debts and the limits of your new pack-"

"Family for mortals. Or party, if they're not family," Maeve chimes in.

"Thank you Sister. The limits of your new..."

[Merrill]

"We're a family," Merrill murmurs as she licks Carver's neck.

[NPCs]

"Family then, my quest is two-fold and should not involve combat of any significant nature, if at all. Upon understanding of your status in Nyra, Father has decided that you may be of service of a different nature. He wishes for a sapling grown from a seed He shall provide to be grown on your land in Nyra, to be cared for by your family for as long as they remain in Nyra. In recognition that this task will last beyond your life, you and your family will be free to eat of the fruit it creates. In addition, Ranger Jassinth will accompany you, to both assist with the planting as a native of the Oak and to learn some of the ways of the city." Dau finally falls silent, studying the human.

[Carver Amell]

Carver stares at him for a long moment. Finally, hesitantly, as if he can't believe his luck, he asks, "Is it... a dangerous tree?"

[NPCs]

Dau blinks. "...it could fall on you, once it is large? But only if you do not care for it properly." A pause. "Care for it properly."

[Carver Amell]

"Does it have, um, special needs?"

[Tethras Clan]

Maeve clears her throat, taking over the explanation. "It's a seedling of Raplin, so it'll count as holy ground around it. Letting it be destroyed counts as a sin against Father- and thus Uryll. Just failing despite your best efforts is a sin washed away with a sincere acknowledgment of the failure. Worse degrees of failure will require greater penance, up to destroying it yourself being... resuming the debt thrice over or the equivalent." She offers a smile. "But other than that? Normal tree needs really but easier- it's a sacred, magical tree, so no disease will touch it, no animal or fungus. And once it's big enough, it'll even provide some boons, to you and to us."