You press on, trying not to think of what lies ahead. As you're just about to lose hope, you see a light. It's a warm, purple-ish light, and you walk through a set of magnificently gaunt double-doors, inlaid with what looks like human skulls. As you walk through the doors, you enter the ancient Crypt of the le Fey family. Magnificent in size, and illuminated by enchanted purple and orange flames, to give it a permanently mauve glow, the gothic crypt it breathtaking. You can smell thick heavy incense, which soothes you, especially after the swampy catacombs. Stone gargoyles look down upon you, with eyes that seem to follow you as you make your way around the crypt. You take a moment to blow the dust from each grave and see the name. Guinevere Pendragon…Ygraine Pendragon…Uther Pendragon…Mordred le Fey…Morgause le Fey…Morgana le Fey… — the names of dead ancestors to Sabrina, the stuff of legend. Perhaps, however, the most impressive is the one in the centre - the eldest of them all…Merlin Ambrosius — the Merlin.
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Renee and Tessa
「 Tessa Bellerose 」slytherin alum • businesswoman
25 y/o
Witch
Businesswoman
Single, not looking
She'd been hiding down here after training with Karith, without the nevessary energy to climb to the Watchtower, where she usually slept best in the Citadel. She was a small ball, in the edge of the place, hidden in the shadows. She's in a state of semi-consciousness, too scared to fall asleep and risk the usual terrors that plagued her, but also too exhausted to make it to an appropriate place to crash. She hears footsteps, though, from somewhere, and she blinks, looking around blearily.
Message Me • 18:54, July 15, 2017 (UTC)
「 Tessa Bellerose 」slytherin alum • businesswoman
25 y/o
Witch
Businesswoman
Single, not looking
Her eyebrows knit together when she hears the jumble of French words. The voice is eerily familiar, but she doesn't put a mame or face to it until she meets striking blue eyes and realization dawns on her. "I don't speak French," she says groggily. "The one language I said I wouldn't learn," she adds, hands flying to her eyes to rub the sleep out of them. "I am exhausted. And in pain. Ugh."
Message Me • 19:09, July 15, 2017 (UTC)
「 Tessa Bellerose 」slytherin alum • businesswoman
25 y/o
Witch
Businesswoman
Single, not looking
"But Tilly..." she objects weakly as she shifts into a more comfortable position and rubs the nape of her neck. It hurts. "I've been training with Karith, three days a week, and he apparently wasn't joking when he said he wouldn't take it easy."
Message Me • 19:22, July 15, 2017 (UTC)
「 Tessa Bellerose 」slytherin alum • businesswoman
25 y/o
Witch
Businesswoman
Single, not looking
"Ice Cream and apples are passable combination for food," she objects, a little absentmindedly when her eyes fall to Renee's hand. She thinks she sees something, but it's dark and she's drained and wrote it off as a figment of her imagination. She takes it, though, standing up and brushing herself off. "I'm glad you've found me, though. It's been a while since we last talked," she remarks, mustering a small smile that's tinged with just a pinch of the sadness she feels. "It's my fault, I know. But, well - killing a guy makes you step back and think a lot, doesn't it?"
Message Me • 23:06, July 15, 2017 (UTC)
「 Tessa Bellerose 」slytherin alum • businesswoman
25 y/o
Witch
Businesswoman
Single, not looking
"Isn't it going to be just another burden for you? I've been processing it on my own. Having Tilly helps, too, but I've avoided talking about it with her unless I have to. It's not really something you just bring up casually. And I've spoken with Apollinariya, though I have to admit, I dread talking with Vlad. He's... intimidating, to put it lightly," she says, rolling her neck. "Training with Karith has helped me, too. I feel better now, like I can defend myself better than I did a while ago, even if it's not by much."
Message Me • 23:16, July 15, 2017 (UTC)
「 Tessa Bellerose 」slytherin alum • businesswoman
25 y/o
Witch
Businesswoman
Single, not looking
"Does that mean you've told Sabrina?" she asks, releasing a small sigh of relief when her mum rubs her neck. "I've been trying to get better. Trying to process things. Please tell me you've been doing the same," she adds, quietly, hesitantly. She doesn't want this to lead down to an argument or anything of the sort, like it did last time, hence her reluctance to broach the topic.
Message Me • 23:24, July 15, 2017 (UTC)
「 Tessa Bellerose 」slytherin alum • businesswoman
25 y/o
Witch
Businesswoman
Single, not looking
There's a long stretch of silence, in which Tessa is processing this new piece of information. Thoughts swirl in her head, remarks rest at the tip of her tongue, and she looks like she's about to burst and start firing questions at her, but all she says is a brilliant, "...oh."
Message Me • 23:30, July 15, 2017 (UTC)
「 Tessa Bellerose 」slytherin alum • businesswoman
25 y/o
Witch
Businesswoman
Single, not looking
Renee's words snap her out of her thoughts, shaking her head insistently as her mouth snaps open to reply. "I- no, wait, hey! I never said that," she says, huffing. "I'm just surprised. Weren't you two dodging your feelings for each other since I was adopted? Or before that, most likely? Really, it was like one incredibly long romantic drama," she pauses, though, still reeling from the news. "I'm happy for you. Really. You deserve this - it - her. A happy... ending? Whatever you want to call it."
Message Me • 23:38, July 15, 2017 (UTC)
「 Tessa Bellerose 」slytherin alum • businesswoman
25 y/o
Witch
Businesswoman
Single, not looking
"I wouldn't necessarily say dark. Not yet, anyways," she drawls innocently, drumming her fingers against her thigh; it's a nervous tick of hers. "Maybe I'm not observant. But, well, in my defense, I must say - my mum's love life is something I don't really wish to be overly involved with," she adds on, grimacing slightly as she closes her mouth again. She really doesn't want to risk mental images. Not worth it.
Message Me • 23:44, July 15, 2017 (UTC)
「 Tessa Bellerose 」slytherin alum • businesswoman
25 y/o
Witch
Businesswoman
Single, not looking
"I hate you," she deadpans, rolling her eyes as she catches the tone in her mother's voice. "You could ask her yourself. Maybe. With me in the room. Without you being insufferable towards either one of us," she prompts, trying not to wince at how she worded it. I could have said that in a smoother way, she muses silently. "I mean - you should, shouldn't you? Since Hogwarts starts soon - oh, and by the way, I got like two pending Hogwarts letters that I'm too nervous to open by my lonesome and need you to eye for me - and we'll likely drown in work unless it's Hogsmeade Weekend."
Message Me • 23:52, July 15, 2017 (UTC)
「 Tessa Bellerose 」slytherin alum • businesswoman
25 y/o
Witch
Businesswoman
Single, not looking
"And out the window went any and every possibility of me moving right back in," she sighs heavily, already regretting ever allowing her girlfriend to be a topic of conversation. "Well, I'm in it for the long haul, so you might as well. Now, if you could just go back to braiding my hair and stop being dramatic, that would be amazing."
Message Me • 00:03, July 16, 2017 (UTC)
「 Tessa Bellerose 」slytherin alum • businesswoman
25 y/o
Witch
Businesswoman
Single, not looking
"I will let you know, my strict eat-all ice cream diet is still in motion," Tessa remarks, but a soft smile spreads. She doesn't miss the nostalgia, at all, and it's a feeling she can relate to. "That's good to know," she adds quietly, and it is. It puts at ease most of her worries, because she knows her mother is being genuine here, and she has nothing to worry of. "I've been staying in my room, here in the Citadel, you know. And, well, I was rummaging through my stuff, both old and recent..." she trails off, a little unsure of how to continue. Her mum is having a soft moment, one that Tessa knows is rare as is, and she kind of wants to broach the topic now, given she hasn't got a clue when she'll have a chance again.
Message Me • 00:12, July 16, 2017 (UTC)
「 Tessa Bellerose 」slytherin alum • businesswoman
25 y/o
Witch
Businesswoman
Single, not looking
"I did," she confirms. "Can we head down to my room? It's there."
Message Me • 00:19, July 16, 2017 (UTC)