Willow led the others out of the embassy at a hurried pace. He was eager to get to the ancient tree and even more eager to return to his homeland and give them aid.

******

The elementalist walked out into the hallway of the embassy concentrating on the next piece of the Crimson Dragon armor. She could see it clearly as clearly as she watched the rest of the party come out of the suite. The spirit of the gauntlets was urging her to go now but she knew she'd be walking into a land where war had come to Willow's people. And like most elves, they did not take kindly to interlopers.

Lazheros came out after bidding Armendes and the Emissary luck with finding more aid and came over to Alyson without saying a word. ~ The swordsman wants a swift end to the conflict with the hopes that I will be the one to do it. The truth of the matter is that he is far from seeing the WHOLE picture.~

"I know." Was all she said to him.

Lazheros waited for the rest to join them in the lobby with Alyson. "Is everyone ready to leave for the Ancient Oak? Caliaphy, I am going to need your assistance on this one if you don't mind."

"I am," Irzen mentioned.

"I am as well," Willow noted.

The kurori made herself visible and let go of Serna's hair, "Awww! I was having fun pretending the shield maiden was my noble steed." Caliaphy floated down and assumed her true self. "Okay, hold hands everyone. Ready whenever you're ready bronze man."

"I am not your noble steed!" Serna protested once more before she took Caliaphy's hand and Willow's as well.

Alyson was already holding hands with the Bronze man and Caliaphy. In turn, the kurori held onto Serna's hand.

Irzen took Willow's hand and the Bronze Man's hand as he waited for the spell to be cast. The Prince took the hand of the Swordsman and accepted Serna's hand as well, "Whenever you are ready, Lazheros and Caliaphy."

Lazheros closed his eyes as the entire party started to glow in a soft white light. The kurori winked twice for added affect and the party vanished from inside the Embassy and reappeared inside the massive tree outside of the city.

***

Once more they were all swarmed by fairies and various other fey wild kin wondering who Caliaphy and the Bronze Man brought with them this time.

"Good Lord, there are certainly a lot of fairies here," Irzen quipped as he looked around the tree.

There was the sound of hard wood tapping on the massive limb where the party stood and all at once the fairies parted to allow the Elder through.

"Mae govannen."

"Vedui'! saesa forgive lye bragol entula. Can lle help lye?" Willow stepped forward and bowed to the Elder.

Lazheros usually came here in his true form as he bowed to the Elder out of respect, "We seek passage to Northaven."

"Out of curiosity, Caliaphy, where is your home if not here?" Serna whispered to her friend.