Lukas was up in the kitchen early, making some eggs and what looked like a porridge of some sort when Dagny came downstairs, Kuma in her arms. He even had a bottle of warm milk ready for her bear. Vinland brightened happily, wondering what the occasion was. Norway was certainly in a good mood if he was up making a big breakfast so early. Lukas was not a morning person.
"Did one of our goats have a baby?" asked Dagny, sitting up at the table after making a little nest of blankets for the still sleeping bear. Lukas raised an eyebrow as he turned to look at her. "What makes you think that?" he asked. "Because you're in a good mood!" she blurted out without thinking. The corners of Lukas's lips quirked. "You think I'm that much of a grouch?" he asked teasingly.
Dagny's cheeks turned pink. "N-Nej! You're just...usually not a morning person," she said shyly, not wanting to hurt her brother's feelings. Lukas frowned slightly. His morning moods must be bad considering Dagny's comment and how much of the 'wake up' potion he had to drink to feel human, humanish, again. Lukas shrugged. "I was just thinking that you would like a good breakfast after last night. I don't think I've had the chance to feed you a good dinner with how busy I've been and how much exploring you've been doing," he said.
Dagny's stomach grumbled, confirming Lukas's suspicions. Lukas smirked watching as she giggled. He served her a bowl before sitting across from her. "Aren't you going to eat?" asked Dagny, frowning. Lukas sighed. He was too tense to eat but if it'd get her to not get suspicious… "No I already ate. Tino left a basket of cookies or some sort of treat on the counter. I had them for breakfast," he said.
"Okay!" said Dagny plesantly as she dug into her meal. Kuma let out a small sigh as he woke up from his slumber. "Can you feed Kuma while I eat?" she asked. Lukas nodded and hesitantly picked up the bear, petting it gently. "You know Emil, Iceland that is, has a animal companion too. A Puffin. His name wasn't as creative," said Norway, holding the bottle to the animal's mouth.
Dagny's eyes widened. "He does? What is it's name?" she asked. Lukas smirked. "Mr. Puffin. It will be something I get to tease him about for ages to come," he said. Vinland smiled but frowned. "What's a puffin?" she asked. Lukas smirked again. "A black bird with a colorful beak, and a white face and stomach," he said. "It sounds really pretty...Prettier than a lot of the birds here," said Dagny before trailing off and looking down.
Lukas frowned. "What's wrong?" he asked. "Is the stuff I have not as good as Greenland's and Iceland's? Is that why I made Mathias upset?" she asked quietly, tearing up slightly. Lukas mentally swore before setting the bear down and putting an arm around his sister. "I want you to know that none of us are upset with you. Mathias was just being overdramatic. You know how he is. He's really sorry about hurting your feelings," he said gently.
"I-I just don't want to be a disappointment. I want to give you nice stuff and nice animals the way Emil and Aili do," she said. Lukas sighed and gave her a hug. "Of course you do. You're so good with animals and you're the only one that seems to really want to learn about magic," he assured her. Dagny blinks. "Emil and Aili can't do magic?" she asked. "Aili hasn't show signs but she's too reclusive to really ask about it. Emil has shown signs...but he has other excuses as for why they're coming up so I'm not sure about him," admits Lukas.
Dagny hugged her brother tightly. "B-But they have better things...Greenland has ivory...And Iceland-" Norway hugged her, rubbing her back. "Has farms and iron like you do," he said nicely. Dagny blinks. "Iron?" she asked. "Those rocks you showed Mathias? He brought a couple of them back. Berwald confirmed that they were iron," he said. Dagny glanced at him. "That's a good thing?" she asked.
Lukas snorted. "Of course it is. We can use it to make weapons and build things. It might not be as shiny as silver or gold but it works a lot harder than the two of them put together. It's very useful. Mathias said he just had never seen them come in an ore like that. That's why he didn't recognize them. You're not a disappointment," he huffed, trying to be comforting in his own way.
Dagny squeezed her brother's hand. "Promise?" she asked. He nodded, kissing the top of her head before handing her the bear and the bottle. "I think he likes it better when you hold him. I think he smells troll on me," he said. Dagny laughed, wrinkling her nose. "Okay. Thank you for making breakfast," she said. Lukas hesitated. "I don't have just breakfast planned," he said.
Dagny frowned. "What do you mean?" she asked, petting the bear gently. "Well…" He didn't know how to say this. It wasn't until then that Lukas realized that it would have been better if Tino had stayed to help him phrase things gentler. Heck, even Mathias would be more help. "Why don't you set Kuma for a nap when you're done feeding him and get dressed? I need to run an errand real quick with the others. I'll try back quickly but don't open the door unless you know it's me," he said.
Dagny gave him a confused look but nodded. Lukas slipped out the front door, nearly running into the other Nordics. "Are you ready?" asked Mathias, holding a certain wooden box. Lukas sighed. "As ready as I can be when we have to be the ones to deliver the news," he said, rubbing his hands together to try to get them to warm up. "You tell her?" asked Berwald. Lukas shook his head. "Didn't want to tell her and have to leave so soon," he said.
"That's understandable...Let's get this done quickly. His poor parents have been worried about him long enough," said Tino, shifting his weight from foot to foot. The others nodded and trudged their way to Birger's parents' house. An older woman opened the door and blanched at the sight of the box, covering her mouth. "W-What is this?" she asked, looking up at their solemn faces.
"We're so sorry...but we found Birger," said Tino, eyes welling up. The woman reached for the box's lid. Mathias gently stopped her. "It's not a pretty sight. I'd wait until your husband comes to look…" he said, not sure what to say. "I want to see my son!" snapped the woman, tottering between anger and hysteria. "He's been dead for some time now...the animals got to him long before we did," said Lukas quietly.
The woman swallowed before swinging around. "Edgar! Edgar they-they found Birger. He's dead! My baby's dead," she hollered before collapsing to lean against the doorway. A red bearded man showed up at the door, a napkin tucked into his shirt indicating that he had just sat down for breakfast. He stared at the box. "Please..Please no. W-Where did you find him?" he asked. Lukas sighed. "In a cave. We found iron and his remains...It look like he had gone exploring and got lost around the time we had that three day rain," he said.
The woman started sobbing, covering her mouth. "My poor baby. He probably was scared and sick, all by himself. I told you he was too young to explore! I told Birger! My poor baby!" she cried. Edgar's chin wobbled. "I want to see where he died. Please, could you lead me there?" he asked in a shaking voice. "Ja, Tino and I can lead you there," said Mathias. "I'm going too. I need to see what happened to him…" said the woman.
"M-May we take the body?" asked Edgar, holding a trembling hand out toward the wooden box. "Of course, but I have to warn you. The animals got there before we did. There isn't much left…" said Lukas, not wanting them to open the box expecting to see an intact body and find instead what was mostly a skeleton. Edgar swallowed, the sorrow in his eyes making it clear he understood. "I see...Thank you," he said.
Lukas shifted his feet before taking a step forward. "Since it seems that Birger was so intent on becoming an explorer, we would be happy to let him have a funeral that celebrates him as one. If you do not have a boat to burn, I would be happy to provide him with one," he said. Edgar nodded, tears starting to well up in his eyes. "Thank you so much. I don't think we could ever repay your kindness," he said.
"You don't have to. You already do plenty for us," said Norway. Mathias nodded. "Ja. We'd be happy to show you where we found the body today if you like. We can do it whenever you feel up to the trip," he said. "C-Can we go now? I'll have Agnus and Aili start making the arrangements. I want to be able to see where he's been all this time before we have the funeral," begged Birger's mom, clinging to her husband's arm.
"O-Of course...J-Just give us an hour or two to...absorb this and view the body. W-We'll send for you if that's alright," said Edgar, fighting tears and a tight throat as he spoke. "Of course. Let us know if you need anything at all. We're always happy to help. I'd be happy to cook the meal after the funeral," said Tino gently. "Thank you," whispered Edgar before leading his wife into their home and closing the door, tightly holding the box that contained their son.
The four men let out a sigh they didn't realize they have been holding and started walking back in the direction of their homes. "So...Have you spoken to Dagny yet?" asked Tino hesitantly. Lukas sighed. "I started to about what happened...She was upset because she thought she disappointed us and wasn't as good as her siblings. I think I convinced her otherwise, telling her about the iron thing. I haven't hit the major stuff yet…" he said.
"Well...Good luck! I'm sure she's going to be fine!" said Mathias, stopping at his cabin first. Lukas just made a face at his comrade before proceeding to his own house, still annoyed that Mathias decided to live so close to him. It was nice when he needed someone to watch Dagny but it also meant the Dane could keep dropping by unexpectedly and leave building bricks everywhere.
When Lukas entered his house, Dagny was playing with said blocks that had been left behind by Mathias. She looked up. "How was your chore?" she asked. Lukas sighed. "It wasn't a pleasant one but it needed to be done. Dagny, I would like to talk to you for a second if that's alright," he said, too emotionally exhausted after talking to Birger's parents to think of a roundabout way of having the conversation.
Dagny frowned. "Am I in trouble?" she asked, slightly taken back by this sudden change in her brother's mood. Lukas sighed and shook his head. "Let's go sit on the bench over there okay?" he asked. Dagny bit her lip as she got up, putting Kuma back on the cushion Tino had left for the bear to sleep on. "You look upset...Did something happen during the chore? You did say it wasn't pleasant," she asked.
Lukas patted the place next to him on the bench. "Well, part of what I have to talk to you about does relate to how the others and I spent the last hour," he said. Dagny nodded and sat down next to him, nervously kicking her legs. Lukas sighed. "Dagny, Birger is dead," he said, slightly cringing at how bluntly he let that phrase slip out. Dagny blinked. "W-What?" she asked. "Birger died…" said Lukas, watching her eyes go wide.
"B-But I just talked to him yesterday...He can't be dead!" she said, voice shaking. Lukas swallowed. "Yes about that...I need to talk to you about your magic," he said slowly. Dagny's eyes started tearing up. "D-Did I do something wrong? Did I accidentally kill him?" she asked. "Nei, nothing like that. You are in no way responsible for his death. In fact, without you we might not have been able to find his body," he said gently.
"H-How did my magic help you guys find his body? W-When and where did you even find his body?" she demanded. "The cave you took the others too? That's where they found the body. Tino said you were asking about strange rocks with rags and talking to Birger...After you ran away he ducked his head in there to double check if the boy was stuck in there some how...He didn't find anything," said Lukas, trying his best to break this gently.
"B-But...I saw him! I'm not crazy Lukas, I really saw him! He was really scared and sad and...I promise I saw him. This keeps happening!" she said. Lukas blinks. "What keeps happening?" he prodded her. "I-I keep seeing peole and t-they keep dying after...I-I think I'm cursed," she said, starting to cry. Lukas bit his lip. He probably should have practiced this with someone before actually having the conversation.
"No, you are seeing them after they're dying. Dagny, you can see ghosts," he said. Dagny blinks. "What? B-But you said you couldn't see ghosts…" she said, confused. Lukas smoothed her hair. "No, I can't see the dead unless I use a spell to do so. I went to the cave with Tino and Mathias to retrieve Birger's body and used the spell while we were there. I spoke to Birger yesterday as well. He confirmed it. You can see the dead," he said.
Dagny wrinkled her nose. "L-Like see spirits? Spirits of the dead?" she asked. Lukas nodded. "Exactly. The people you are seeing are those who are dead. You cannot be blamed for any of their deaths because you can't interfere with them so easily magically before they die. In order to do that, you would need spells or potions. But once their dead, you are able to dispel weaker ones with a word or call them too you if you concentrate enough," said Lukas.
"I-Is it normal to just develop something like that?" she asked, sounding scared. Lukas frowned. "I don't know. I've never met anyone who has been able to do it, though I have read about it in my studies. Mother would have known...I do have a friend who does play with the darker magics who might have an idea, but he's at home and a bit sore that I kinda invaded him with the others a few years ago," said Lukas.
"So...You don't know how to make it stop if it gets too much or how to control it?" asked Dagny. Lukas shook his head. "I will do research, I promise you that. But what do you mean but it just developing? How long have you been able to see spirits?" he asked. Dagny plays with a stray strand of hair. "A few weeks...I haven't told anyone because I thought if I spent more time in the woods it would stop happening," she said.
Lukas sighed and tucked the loose strand of hair behind her ear. "I'm sorry Dagny. But it shouldn't be too different from seeing fairies and the like. You still need to be careful about when and where you talk to them. You are safe around the other Nordics and I, but anyone else shouldn't know about your ability. Not only because of what they might think about you and any possible backlash, but because they might start asking for favors," he said.
Dagny sighs and nods. "What about the ghosts? Should I let them know if I can see them?" she asked. "They don't already notice it? Usually they're drawn to people that can see them," said Lukas a bit surprised. Dagny shrugs. "They...pop up around me but they're usually confused. When I talk to them, they never tell me I'm dead. They just kinda look at me all sad and tell me to pass someone a message," she said.
Lukas nodded. "It could be because of your age. Sometimes young kids and animals can sense the dead, but it's been happening a lot more less often than normal for some reason. For now, I would prefer that you don't let them know until we know more about all of this. If you have to pretend that you're having trouble seeing them or something to make it seem like you can only see them based on your age, do that," he said.
Dagny nodded. "Do you know what else this could mean? I thought you said my magic wasn't supposed to change this much this fast," she asked quietly. Lukas sighed and looked her in the eye. "I was hoping you could tell me that Lillesøster. Earlier you were muttering about a prophecy. Birger mentioned hearing other people near the place where he died. There is something going on here that I don't know about but you do," said Lukas.
Dagny shrank back a bit. "Nei...Y-You're just imagining that I do," she lied, not sure what to say. Kuma woke up with a whimper, sensing her unease. Lukas raised an eyebrow. "Dagny, you're a horrible liar. I promise that I won't judge or punish you if it's something bad. I think there's something big happening here and it might have to do with whatever is causing you to develop your powers so quickly and grow so fast," he said.
Dagny picked up Kuma and came back to the couch. "You won't punish me? You promise? Because I don't like it when you make me scale the fish," she said, wrinkling her nose. Lukas smirked slightly and shook his head. "No punishment. I just want to figure this out," he said. Dagny sighed. "Bror...Do you know anything about Native America?" she asked quietly.
Lukas raised an eyebrow at the unexpected question but shook his head. "Nei. I can't say I have," he said patiently, leaning back even. Dagny pet Kuma, taking a deep breath. "Shesthepersonificationofthislandandshe'smyfriendwellkindamyfriendand-" Lukas snorted and stopped her. "Dagny, I can't understand one thing you're saying," he said. Dagny blushed. "She's the personifcation of this land. She's my friend, her name is Aiyanna," she said.
Lukas blinked. "Wait, so you met the personification? How much of the land do they represent?" he asked. Dagny shrugged. "I never asked. I think she once mentioned that it was all the earth on this side...whatever that means. She at least said it was everything around me. I don't think she likes it when I ask her those kind of questions. She can be a bit cranky but she was the one who told me what to do when I found Kuma," said Dagny slowly, watching has her brother's face betrayed amazement.
"How long have you known about her?" he asked, incrediously. Dagny bit her lip and didn't look her brother in the eye. "About a couple of decades now...Sometimes I see her when I go spend time in the woods. Other times I kinda follow her around without her knowing. There's a tribe a few hours away from here. They seem pretty nice," she said, playing with the strand of hair that had gotten loose once again.
Lukas stared at her for a few seconds before finally speaking. "You knew about this for two years and you never thought to tell us?" he asked, still looking as if something had bit him. "I'm sorry...She made me promise not to tell you. And grandma said that she needed to talk to her before I could tell anyone anyways. She said Aiyanna was too upset about something to think straight," said Dagny.
Lukas roughly rubbed his face. "Back up a little. Grandma? Dagny, Grandma left when mom faded away," he said. Dagny frowns. "What do you mean? Grandma didn't leave. I talk to her pretty often when I'm in the woods...but she says she doesn't have much power to make herself known to too many countries anymore. She says something about too much neglect and conflict," she said.
Lukas took a deep breath to keep from blowing up and or freaking out. Usually he was pretty good about handling his emotions, something necessary for his brand of magic, but this was absolutely insane. She kept extremely valuable information they all needed to know to herself for such a long time. He pinched the bridge of his nose. "Dagny, you're not in trouble but I think given what you just told me I need to bring the others here so we can figure this out," he said.
Dagny looked down. "I'm so sorry Lukas...I should have told you...I was going to until they started talking about the prophecy...then I got too scared to," she said. Lukas frowned. "What did the prophecy say?" he asked. Dagny quickly recited it to him. His eyes widened and he jumped up, bolting to the front door. "Tell Berwald Oxenstierna to grab Tino and Mathias and get to my house right away. They should be just coming back from the forest," he shouted to a group of teenagers who were playing nearby. "Whoever gets here first gets a coin," he added.
Lukas then came back into the house, running a hand through his hair as the teenagers scrambled to run into the forest to find the trail the others would have left. Dagny gave her brother a scared look. "I-I know I should have told you earlier...b-but why are you acting so scared? I-Is there something bad going on?" she asked. Lukas forced a smile for her. "I'm not sure but if there is something bad going on, we'll be able to handle it," he said.
Dagny blinked. "You sound like Mathias," she said accusingly. That got a genuine smirk out of her older brother. "Maybe I took too much of that potion to help me be cheerful in the morning. There's no way I would normally sound like that idiot now, is there?" he said teasingly, sitting down next to her. She scooted closer so she could hug her brother. "You took a potion so you could make me breakfast?" she asked. "You can't tell the others," said Lukas, making her smile slightly.
They made friendly small talk until Mathias crashed through the door, followed by a frantic looking Berwald and a frightened Tino. "What's the emergency? What happened?!" asked Mathias, his sword drawn. He and the others were looking around the house, their weapons at the ready. Lukas scowled. "Put those away before you break something. It's not a physical threat...yet at least. Dagny has some stuff to tell us," he said.
The four Nordics turned to her and Dagny resisted the urge to shrink back. Tino blinked. He knew she only did that when she felt guilty. "Dagny, what do you have to tell us?" asked Mathias, somewhat oblivious to the obvious tension. "Well...There's a personification walking around who calls herself Native America and represents all the surrounding land. She also says that I'm involved in some sort of prophecy," said Dagny quickly.
The other three froze. Mathias gave Lukas a look of horror. "She met this other personification? And talked to her! That means there's other people here! She could have gotten herself killed!" he said. "How long have you been talking to her?" asked Berwald. Dagny squirmed. "About twenty years...give or take," she said in a small voice. "What?!" asked Tino, eyes wide. "I'm sorry...I lost track of time...and got scared after the first fifteen years," she said.
"And I don't blame here," cut in Lukas quickly, "The prophecy she found out about doesn't sound plesant. In fact, I should probably write it down so I can research it." He started to search through a nearby desk for something to write with. "Go ahead and tell them," said Lukas. Dagny hesitantly repeated the prophecy, fidgeting nervously as she did so. She didn't know why, but her skin felt tingly and her bones ached.
"I don't like that first line," said Mathias, face completely serious. "D-Dagny..Go get some cheese and bread from the kitchen," said Tino. Dagny jumped up and walked over to the kitchen before putting her hear against the wall. "I know. I don't like that either. As much as I want to deny it, it's obvious that the prophecy is referring to her. She's Vinland, the land of vines. Our first settlement on this land. I'll check with my runes but…" Lukas trailed off.
"You don't think she's going to make it," stated Berwald plainly. Dagny's breath hitched and she felt tears welling up. "Nei...She's been aging so fast...It's like nothing I've seen before. Usually if a settlement is to die this fast, I-I would assume that the representation wouldn't exist. B-But then again, there's never been settlements this far away from europe. It could be that everything is different," said Lukas, stuttering for the first time Dagny has ever heard.
She backed up from the door and sat down, the tingling sensation geting stronger. She closed her eyes and tried not to start weeping like a baby. She knew it was bad, just not this bad. Dagny wondered how long she had left as the ache and burning sensation subsided. She stood up and stumbled slightly, her center of balance suddenly off. Dagny frowned and found it again, pulling at her cuffs and waistband. She felt constricted.
Dagny grabbed the cheese and bread before going to the living room, making sure she didn't look like she had been crying minutes before. The boys' conversation immediately stopped when they heard her enter. Lukas turned to talk to her before dropping his spell book, jaw nearly hitting the floor. "Dagny?" he asked, sounding hesitant. She gave her brother a confused look before handing a stunned Tino the tray.
"It's me...why is everyone staring at me like that?" she asked. "You had another growth spurt," mumbled Berwald quietly, unable to believe the young woman standing before him was ten years old less than five minutes ago. Dagny's eyes widened and she ran to the nearest mirror, blinking at the pretty girl in the reflection. "...Is that me?" she asked. The woman's mouth in the reflection moved as well, confirming that it was her.
"S-She only looks a year or two younger than you...at most," said Mathias to Lukas, sounding shocked. "That makes her about fifteen…" mumbles Lukas, staring at the mirror without expression. "I-I'll go see if one of the neighbor girls have any extra dresses she can use for now…I don't think people are going to believe we're viking warriors anymore…" said Tino, picking up Kuma and petting him.
"..We'll tell them we're warrior spirits or minor demigods or something. That usually work on them. They have already known we were different since the chief said that we had power and would bring luck to the trip," said Lukas, eyes still on what used to be his little sister. Dagny spun around. "I-I didn't do this on purpose! I-I don't know what caused it!" she choked out, blinking when she found that her voice was a bit less shrill.
Lukas continued staring, speechless. "Tell us what you were doing before you came in," said Sweden, frowning. "I-I…" she swallowed. "I was eavesdropping...Y-You guys think I'm going to die…" she choked out. Tino's eyes started watering. "I-I'm going to get those dresses," he said before leaving, doing his best to make sure no one saw him start crying. "What about before that?" asked Berwald, expresion unchanged. He had guessed that much.
"I had been feeling weird...After I started telling you guys what happened my bones started hurtting and my skin felt all tingly," she said, rubbing her arm. Norway started swearing. "This is my fault. I should have come up with another way to go about this. I should have made sure you couldn't eavesdrop," he said in a shaking voice. Mathias put a hand on his shoulder. "What do you think is going on?" he asked.
"I think the growth spurts are caused by stress...or thinking about the future. I-It makes sense. She turned ten when I chastised her about learning how to run a settlement. She turned five when I asked her to help us figure out how to farm here," said Lukas, angrily looking at his feet. Dagny frowns and shifted on her feet. "Actually...It's been happening everytime I've been around the other personification...though I think the first few times it might have just been because of the settlement doing better," she said.
Mathias frowned. "Wait, you've been having growth spurts everytime you see that lady?" he asked. Dagny hesitantly nodded. "Usually before or after I see her...yes," she said. "We need to talk to her. I want to have a better understanding of what she's like and what she's able to do," he said. Berwald nodded as well. Lukas frowned. "I already have a vague idea of what she might be able to do," he said, eyes narrowing.
"What do you mean?" asked Mathias, watching Tino stop crying outside and make his way to the neighbor's house through the window. "She has magic. Or, at least, I highly suspect that she does," said Lukas, looking at Dagny. Dagny bit her lip and nodded. "She has magic. I haven't seen her do much besides summon spirits. She doesn't talk much about herself when I see her," said Dagny.
"Spirits? She sees spirits too?" asked Lukas, eyes widening. "They're not the same kind of spirits I can see...at least I don't think they're the spirits of the dead. They usually came in the form of animals. They're the ones that told me about the prophecy. They kept warning Aiyanna from doing something...I'm not sure. She seemed to get hostile with them when they kept warning her not to make some sort of request," said Dagny.
Lukas let out a small growl, making the others jump. "She's a necromancer. Of everything she could have been, she's a necromancer," he said. "Necromancer?" asked Mathias, not fully understanding what he meant by that. "A person who practices one of the darkest arts there are, bringing back the dead and making spirits do her bidding. If Dagny is able to see spirits, its no wonder why she's interested in her," he said.
"But if they both can see spirits, doesn't that make Dagny a necrowhater too?" asked Mathias. Lukas shook his head, seeming irritated with the very suggestion. "No. Dagny has the potential to be a great necromancer or medium but her ability to see the dead doesn't automatically make her one. It's just an extra magical ability, such as my ability to summon and order around trolls. That ability is unique to me only," said Norway.
"What do you mean unique to you?" asked Dagny quietly. Lukas sighed, slightly annoyed that Mathias had changed the subject. "Every country that has magic has a magic ability that is unique to them, representing how their country's magic culture is different from others. Mine is the troll thing. England is able to do both white magic, such as calling fairytale creatures, and dark magic, attempts to summon demons. Romania has the same capabilities as vampires, mostly in the form of shapeshifting into bats, without the need to drink blood," he said.
"And Dagny's is the ability to see dead people...why would the other personification want that if she can already summon them?" asked Mathias, still confused. Tino came in and handed Dagny a pile of dresses. "It seems the neighbor girls had growth spurts too and won't be needing any of this. I already dropped off some jerky in exchange for them," he said before hugging Dagny.
"T-Thanks," she said hugging him back. Berwald cleared his throat and Tino pulled away before he could start crying again. "Aiyanna, that's the personification's human name, could try to manipulate Dagny into doing more complicated spells that would normally drain her but not Dagny. She could also make Dagny the focus of any angry spirits if Dagny were doing the spells instead of her," said Lukas, frowning.
"But I don't think her spirits are the same kind as mine…They felt different," she mumbled. "Why don't you go get dressed Dagny? Lukas is just upset. We'll calm him down and see if we can get him to think about this clearer," said Tino gently. She hesitates but goes upstairs and gets dressed. Kuma sighed contently on her bed, blissfully unaware of the storm brewing downstairs.
Think Dagny can turn them into a happy little family? Me neither! Reviews appreciated!