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[sorcerous]

I require supplies.

Hand-forged iron. Bones that have seen the stars. Filaments that cast shadow instead of light. A tesseract.

And energy.

I am willing to bargain.

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voice;

[atwar]

You twist my words.

voice;

[sorcerous]

It is my way.

voice;

[atwar]

[ She bites back an angry retort, her conversations with Wing and Kara still fresh in her mind. No answer from Heimdall, and only two Asgardians against some unknown threat. The flight from Jotunheim is fresh in her mind, too. ]

I am trying to meet you partway in this. I have already acknowledged I may have been too hasty in my accusations.

voice;

[sorcerous]

Help me to secure the pieces of the spell, and I will consider it.

voice;

[atwar]

Tell me what the spell is for.

voice;

[sorcerous]

Transportation, of course. I mean to open a path offworld.

voice;

[atwar]

[ That still isn't a guarantee he won't in some way prevent her from leaving. ]

Very well. What would you have me retrieve, and where would it be?

voice;

[sorcerous]

A thousand windfallen leaves.

Windfallen, not plucked or shaken. I will know the difference.

voice;

[atwar]

Leaves. [ of all the petty-- ]

Need they be fresh and green, or just after their autumn turning?

voice;

[sorcerous]

Just -- windfallen.

voice;

[atwar]

I will have them on the morrow.