Raven was blushing when she finally emerged from her meditation. She was still a touch peeved that her robe gave her a false name, but she let it slide at the small squeeze she felt from it. Should I start saying that my robe was a guy? At the mental suggestion of 'no', she smiled and nodded. In time, it may be possible. Right now, it was best to play it out that I have my robe. A silent and wary guardian that helped me and protected me against the unknown Fae forces. At the knock on her door, she sighed. It was time to go to Elvey's castle. Even her robe wanted to go to learn what he could.

She seemed to sigh again. She had a lot of mixed feelings now. At another knock on the door, she reluctantly got up to answer it. On seeing Beast Boy there with his usual cheesy grin, she gave a small smile back. Beast Boy was a touch surprised. She'd usually glare at me. Something good must have happened to put her in such a calm state of mind.

"Are ya ready to go?" he asked slowly.

"I am," she nodded. As they walked, he thought a bit. Deciding to go ahead and do something a bit daring, he took in a slightly deep breath for control to act normal.

"Oh, I wanted to ask you something," he said.

"What's that?" she asked, as they walked to the main room.

"Um...if there was a movie you wanted to watch, what would it be? As in...eh...with me. That is. Maybe. I dunno..."

"Wait," she said. Her robe was laughing at her. "Are you asking me out?"

"Maaaybe?" he grinned. She actually blushed a bit. At the impression to do it, she sighed. Her robe did want to know about human culture, and this would help.

"It can't be a horror flick. It has to be tasteful. And, it has to be something that can hold my attention longer than the title screen," she said. He sighed and hung his head down. Then he got an idea.

"Okay!" he beamed and looked at her. "You pick the movie. I'll just go along with it."

"And you won't complain at all?" she asked with a raised brow.

"Nope!" he smiled. "You have my word!"

"I'm holding you to that. If you complain even once, then you will punish yourself by letting Cyborg beat you in your next racing game. For an entire hour."

"WHAT?!" he gaped. "But...but..."

"It's if you complain," she smirked. Her robe gave the mental image of taking a controller with her to dangle in front of him to remind him of his agreement. That had her grinning.

"Dude, what's with the grin?" he asked.

"Oh, I'm going to bring something to remind you of what will happen if you mess up. You can blame Robe for giving me the idea," she snickered.

"Robe?! Oh, man! Now I know it hates me!" he grumbled.

"Nah. Robe just likes to see how well you own up to what you say," she chuckled. He stuck out his tongue at the garment. The feeling of his tongue getting mildly zapped was felt as a retort. He squealed and grabbed his tongue in retaliation. That had her laughing.

"Ith like habing a babythidder!" he managed to mumble, as he massaged his tongue.

"If you want to see it like that, go ahead," she chuckled again and saw the others by the small indoor gazebo. Ambrosia's chair was now like a recliner with a back warmer built in. She was mildly dozing off now. Jericho and Robin were standing next to her and keeping at least one hand on her belly. Aelfric was in a very demanding mood.

"Hello, Raven," Jericho nodded respectfully. "Good to see you and Robe, too. Looking forward to our little adventure?"

"Definitely," she grinned softly. "Oh. Um...can I talk to Tintagel and Elvey? Maybe even Esmiralda? Not now, but soon? Well...maybe it should be now..."

"We will have a dream training tonight," Elvey said when he emerged. "We can all talk then."

"Well...it's important," Raven frowned. At this Jericho rose a brow. Tintagel was clearly present now. At his nod, she sighed. "I'm sorry, Robe. I have to. Tintagel...Robe was able to become a form for me. Through meditation."

"What?" Elvey asked.

"I second that!" Tintagel blinked.

"I am not surprised," Esmiralda said softly from Ambrosia's exhausted form. "Robe is very ancient. Likely one of the first ones, correct?"

"Robe is, actually, the very first one," Raven said. Now they all looked at her.

"Wait," Beast Boy frowned.

"I know, Beast Boy. It's fine," Raven said with a smile. "It's why I'm telling you all now."

"I can understand that," Robin nodded. Then Elvey took over and said, "I would suggest to have Robe attempt to become the form it appeared to you as in our next dream training. The knowledge that it holds could benefit all of us."

"He agrees," Raven smiled. Then she blinked at what she just said. Beast Boy gaped.

"Your robe is dude?!" Cyborg asked.

"Is he cute?!" Starfire beamed now. Beast Boy was frowning. Then he suddenly paused when Raven moved to cover him with her robe.

"Close your eyes and focus. He wants to try something really quick. Okay?" Raven muttered.

"Wha?!" Beast Boy asked incredulously.

"Just trust me!" she sighed. As much as he wanted to be afraid of feeling pins and needles, he actually felt a calming sensation around him. "We don't have much time."

"Fine," he muttered. When he closed his eyes, he saw Robe's apparition. He was standing behind Raven as a protective stand-point. He was proving that he meant her no harm.

"Good. You can see me. And hear me, apparently," Robe chuckled.

"Dude..." Beast Boy gaped.

"Beast Boy, you have my word that I will do nothing to foul Raven's mindset. I am to help her in this form as a teacher and a mentor. And, yes, I will be appearing in various dream trainings to teach everyone what I know. And, don't worry. I'll make sure that Raven is a touch nicer to you, though."

"Just me?" he grinned.

"Well, if you plan to start dating her," Robe grinned back. That got a small blush from Raven. "Just always think that she's chaperoned."

"Dude, come on!" Beast Boy grumbled. Robe laughed softly and had Raven remove the cloak from around Beast Boy. "Okay. He's not that bad."

"Of course, he isn't," Raven smiled softly. "He just wants to be for me like how Elvey is to Robin. A mentor and a close friend."

"Good," Robin smiled. "Ah, we will get to meet him, too?"

"At the next dream training," Raven nodded. Jericho was very curious. Tintagel was just amazed at how powerful her robe truly was. Elvey was going to be very curious of what was going to happen at the next training. But, it was when they finally got to Elvey's castle that the real adventure started.

They walked away from the gazebo that overlooked the new hanging gardens. The Fae were hard at work to restore everything back to rights. Robin gave a soft sigh at Elvey's gaze around the place. The castle was almost back to the way it was. Ambrosia placed a hand over his with a soft smile.

"Guys, I need to check on something for Elvey. Jericho and Ambrosia need to come with me. I'll meet you all in the library. Okay?" he smiled.

"You will not be long?" Starfire asked.

"No. I just need to check on a grave," Elvey said softly. She remembered where Aethelwyne was buried, and she nodded. The others could only agree with him, and they split up.

"What's wrong?" Ambrosia frowned. He said nothing, but guided them to the slender tomb. As he stood over the statuette of the deceased Queen, he tensed.

"I should not have married her," Elvey whispered in confession.

"What?!" Tintagel asked from Jericho.

"Elvey, dear?" Esmiralda now asked, as Ambrosia was able to adjust the seat to sit up.

"If I had known how I was going to treat her..." Elvey hissed out with clenched fists. "She deserved so much better than the lack of support I gave her! I only married her to be with you...Essi..."

"Elvey..." Esmiralda said softly. She was able to gently move her daughter's body to walk over carefully and rest her hands on his shoulders. "She could have spoken with you at any time. She voiced no concerns. In truth...the fault was purely hers in the end."

"But...Essi...I never loved her..." he said with a cringe. Now Jericho stared at him in shock. "I thought I did. I cared deeply for her. But...I never loved her..."

"I know," Esmiralda sighed. He was rambling. Something else was going on.

"You knew?" he asked with a touch of surprise.

"Darling...you were life-mated to me. Even to Tintagel. Yes, the marriage gave you Aelfric as a son. But...you couldn't give over your heart, anyways. You know this."

"I..." Elvey shivered.

"Elvey, dear, why did you really come here? To what purpose do you hope to achieve?" she asked gently. "What is going on in that mind of yours?"

"I want to move her tomb away from my castle. To where she will have better care," he said.

"Are you serious?" Tintagel asked.

"I do. I don't deserve to have her body rest here. Not while my heart isn't hers. She deserves more," Elvey swallowed. "And Aelfric isn't here to cement the fact that she needs to stay. He is being reborn, and his original body was burned to honor him. I...also don't want her desecrated again. I know it won't happen...but I'm not really here anymore..."

Ambrosia's mithril crystal pendant shimmered, and Jericho was quick to look over to study it. At what it was suggesting, he voiced out, "The pendant is saying to let Earth hold her tomb for you. Earth will honor her body for all eternity."

"Yes. Please..." Elvey nodded deeply. "She can have that honor. To be kept safe by an elemental would be the best thing to do."

They all backed away at the shimmering her star sapphire pendant now did. As much as they all had one, it was always hers that seemed to do the summoning. But, it was only because they would only call on the Earth Elemental for emergency aid. All her mithril crystal pendant did now was relay the decision of what had to be done and the importance of it.

Within seconds, the ground trembled slightly, and the grave gently sunk into the earth. What appeared in its place was a delicate, mossy waterfall spring glade. It would complement the castle, offer refreshingly sweet water, and remind many that there used to be something of importance there.

"It is done," Ambrosia said softly.

"Thank you," Robin said for Elvey. His mentor had to regain himself from crushing blow he had to deal with all over again. "Elvey will be fine. He just has to recollect his thoughts."

"He'll have to. We still need to do some research. He would know where to look," Jericho said.

"I know. Just...give me a moment..." Elvey muttered through Robin. Ambrosia still kept her hands on his shoulders. Robin closed his eyes and took several deep, calming breaths. The gentle sounds of the new waterfall actually helped with that. "Okay. Ambrosia, please lay back down in the chair."

"I can do that," she nodded. Both Jericho and Robin had to help her settle back into it, though. Once she was comfortable, it was time to head into the library.

"You are sure you're all right?" Tintagel muttered through Jericho.

"As well as I can be, brother," Elvey muttered back. "As well as I can be."

But, even as they walked into the castle, Tintagel knew him all too well. At this, he seemed to glare and growl out, "Don't lie to me!"

"What more is there for me to say?!" Elvey retorted back. Ambrosia cleared her throat when Esmiralda came out to console them both.

"Dearests, stop walking. Sit down," she ordered lightly when they passed by some chairs. After they did that, she sat up a bit. "Elvey, dear. Stop your nonsense now! We are about to meet up with our allies. If they see you moping about over a just decision, then they will question young Robin. He doesn't deserve that! So quit it!"

"But..." Elvey winced.

"No! I won't tolerate it," she said sternly. "Aethelwyne's body is now set down to rest with honor. With utmost respect. Don't grieve for her anymore. You gave her some peace this way. Her body is safe. And you did honor her by going straight to her grave to fix it when it was destroyed. Do not dwell on this issue. We need to see about researching Unseelie souls now. You cannot have any doubts in your mind! They will hear us, if you do!"

"You're right, Essi," he sighed.

"And, Tintagel, if he starts to relapse, smack him!" she ordered. That had Jericho grinning softly with amusement. "It will get the others to laugh and lighten the mood."

"You are telling him to hit me?!" Elvey gaped.

"I could punch you," Tintagel grinned.

"Enough, children," Esmiralda giggled softly. "Our daughter will need to eat when we get to the library. So, we need to move on."

"Of course, dear," Tintagel nodded.

"As you say," Elvey said with a small smile.

"I'll be keeping an eye on you," Jericho finally said when he had control back.

"Shut up," Robin smirked. "You always want to hit me!"

"It's fun," he shrugged. "Can you blame me?"

"Enough, please!" Ambrosia said with weary exhaustion. She yawned and winced at a sharp kick. The hunger was setting in. When they finally got to the library, a freezer compartment was opened under the chair for her to start eating her continuous tub of ice cream.

"I felt a vibration," Raven said when she walked over to them. Jericho was able to tell them what happened with Aethelwyne's tomb. They were all silent for a moment as though to pay their own respects. After that, they had to search for books.

"So, what kind are we looking for?" Beast Boy asked to break the silence.

"Any that look very old. Like this," Elvey said, as Robin picked up a large, heavy tome.

"They all look like that," Cyborg frowned.

"Not much else to say," Elvey grinned. "Start reading!"

"Awww," Beast Boy moped.

"It's something to do," Raven winked at him. Beast Boy blinked, grinned, and tackled a shelf of books. Jericho kept a hand on his wife's belly, as he flipped through some pages. Jinx and Herald were quick to find them to start assisting. When other Fae started to appear, Tintagel took over to tell them what they were doing. They were quick to assist. News quickly spread, and a small crowd was carefully moving about the library now.

Starfire couldn't read the Fae language yet, so she helped bring down books from the tallest shelves. She also helped to put them back, too. Cyborg was scanning through them quickly to store up his own database for personal references. Beast Boy was assisting with Ambrosia's help. She was able to mentally read to him what he was looking at. Raven was getting brief history lessons from Robe, as she read. There were even some excerpts in a few books that were incorrect. Robe would enjoy pointing those out when the time was right.

"I think I found something!" a young Fae girl said.

"Oh?" Jericho asked. She brought over the dusty tome and pointed to what she saw. "Hmm. This is close! Very close! It says here that, should an Unseelie soul seek redemption, it may be possible to be reborn. But, we don't know if Orin was thinking of redemption at all."

"I don't see why he would," Ambrosia frowned.

"I mean, if he willingly shook hands with the enemy, then I don't see how he could get redemption," Robin snorted. "On top of that, he willingly acted out with the Unseelie by trying to harm Aelfric."

"I think there is more," Raven said when she came over. "Robe is starting to recall something. From what I'm getting, he remembers that Orin tried to cause stress to Ambrosia one last time. It's doubtful that he can even possibly come back just for doing that."

"He?" Jinx blinked.

"Ah...yeah..." Raven smiled. "My robe is a guy. To an extent."

"Really?" Herald grinned.

"You'll meet him at the next dream training," Raven said.

"Did he tell you his name?" Jinx asked now.

"He did. And I'm not blabbing it. I promised that I wouldn't," she said sternly.

"I just wanted to make sure," Jinx giggled softly.

"I don't think a dream training can wait," Robin said when Elvey came through. "We need to speak with Robe now. He knows things that may be crucial in our research."

"Well..." Raven frowned. She blinked at a thought she got and walked over to Ambrosia. "Can your mithril crystal make an area for him to appear? Just for a little bit?"

"Like a hologram?" Ambrosia thought. Her pendant shimmered happily.

"It can do it. About an hour," Jericho translated.

"That should be plenty," Raven nodded. When the room started to glow a soft blue, her robe wavered to make a projection. At the regal Fae man that appeared, they all seemed to drop their jaws.

"Hello! I'm Raven's robe. Please, call me Robe," he winked. "I'm not very solid, but that's fine. What all did you want to ask?"

"You are a very powerful robe," Elvey grinned. "I knew you were."

"I know. And, you should know that her pendant could do the same thing for you as it's doing for me," Robe grinned. Robin's jaw dropped. Now Jericho seemed to blink with disbelief. "Likely not as long, since it would be for a larger group of people, but it could. Anyways, questions?"

"Yes," Elvey said and cleared his throat. "What do you know about Unseelie souls?"

"Okay," Robe said. "From what I know, once a soul is claimed, it's dead. But, there has been one instance that I've witnessed the soul become free. The soul was willing, at first. When it realized what it was doing, it gained second thoughts. When it was released, it was able to be reborn. What's more was that it remembered everything the Unseelie Court had it do. It became a touch wiser, but none the better, either. You may know this...now Fae man...as the Elder Foster."

"Wait...are you serious?!" Jericho gaped.

"Yes. He was, indeed, a Fae King long ago. But, he gave himself over to Unseelie. This was five hundred years before his rebirth. However, on being reborn as a former Unseelie, he was unable to reclaim his lost power. It was a punishment. To this day he has been trying to get his Kingship and powers back. And he still has a touch of that vile taint. You saw how he disrespected us at the grove! It's also why I was so mistrusting of him and on guard. That is a part of his taint. He is eternally marked by Unseelie, and his true potentials are locked. There is nothing he can do," Robe frowned. "Can the Unseelie touch him? No. They rejected him. He has lost his keep with them. Can we aid him? No. To do that would give the Unseelie another trump card to possibly reclaim him. He is best left as he is now."

"I never would have guessed that," Elvey thought.

"Exactly. So, from what I know, any that are used and freed by the Unseelie have their magic cut from them almost completely. I sensed the Unseelie taint and made the connection. I didn't want to alarm anyone. And, Raven, yes, I know. I kept it from you, too. I didn't want another fuss raised. His wardrobe was blinding enough!" Robe sighed.

"Tell me about it," Raven shuddered. Robin could only crack a grin at the memory.

"So, you think that Orin cannot be free?" Starfire frowned. "To be reborn?"

"I am afraid not," Robe said gently. "He attacked Queen Ambrosia far too many times. He tried to make her suffer one last time. The only way we will know is if he is reborn. There is no way for me to tell. And, if he is, he will be a shadow of his former self and forever marked by Unseelie."

"What would happen, if our enemy is reborn?" Cyborg asked. Robe knew who was being spoken of. The look that Robe gave now was very grim.

"Then we are all in dire trouble," Robe said carefully. "We cannot let that happen."

"What do we do, if his soul is freed, anyways?" Jinx asked.

"Crystal locks!" Robe said quickly. "We can make some!"

"Crystal...oh..." Elvey grinned. "I see..."

"Almost like dream catchers, but they are made with moon crystals," Tintagel mused. "I think we talked about it before, actually."

"We will need a very powerful one made to keep around Queen Ambrosia," Robe said. "However, in order to even make them, we need to find a Dwarven Master of the Forge. If there are crowns still being made, then King Elvin, or King Warren, could point us in the right direction. We don't have much time. Those tests will be upon us within the week. We need to act now."

"Right!" Robin said when he took over. "Titans! Allied Fae! You know what we need to do!"

"I will contact His Majesty!" a Fae man said. "I am under King Warren."

"I shall contact King Elvin. Queen Gelsey is my dear friend," a Fae woman said.

"We should meet with them soon," Jericho nodded.

"I shall withdraw for now. I may come back out when the meeting happens," Robe said.

"Good," Jericho nodded. "Nice meeting you, though."

"The same," Robe chuckled and vanished. Ambrosia's mithril crystal pendant shimmered down to rest and recover. Raven smiled at the thoughts she got and nodded.

"Let's put these books back," she said to Starfire.

"I can assist!" Starfire beamed and started to help. When the library books were all neatly set back, it was decided to hold a small feast in the castle.

"If there are royal Fae coming, it would be nice," Jericho smiled.

"Now that the castle is nearly rebuilt," Robin agreed. "it would be best."

"We can have various Fae bring their favorite dishes," Ambrosia smiled. "I don't think I should have any human food present. I could get ill."

"What do you guys think?" Robin asked the others.

"I'm up for trying new things! Bring it!" Cyborg grinned.

"Sure. I can do that," Raven nodded.

"We can get pizza, too! And more tofu burgers, and...oh. Right. No human food. Okay. I'll go with whatever they bring," Beast Boy said. Ambrosia had to gently remind him of what happened last time she smelled pizza. He moved to her side to get a soft pat to the top of his head.

"Would zorkaberries be okay?" Starfire asked.

"Um...it should be..." Robin chuckled. "Just don't bring Silkie."

"Okay! I shall bring my delicious treats!" she beamed and flew off to the portal.

"They don't make Ambrosia ill, so it's fine," Jericho chuckled.

"Now I want to see who makes a face first if they try one," Robin grinned. That got Jericho laughing at the thought of it. Ambrosia gave a tired smile and yawned. They wouldn't be surprised if she slept through the whole thing. With how fast Aelfric was growing now, it was just a matter of time for the dangerous part of her pregnancy to truly hit. No one wanted her to lose the pregnancy or die with it.