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Elly shakes the leather tube in her hand. "Oh, there's a few. Since the fire, it's been an awful lot easier to transcribe songs I remember rather than books. I'm a bit short on 'lost in the woods' songs, but let's see..." She spends a moment thumbing through the various papers and parchments...

She laughs lightly. "Oh no, it's something I remember from Brighton. I remember writing it down some years ago to add to the repository. Though talking to others here, it almost seems as if it was written about Parson's Breach." She shrugs. "Could be about any dragon, I suppose... I do...

Elly jumps a little at the sound, hastily stuffing the parchment back into the leather case. She looks more flustered than usual. "Sorry, Gen, didn't see you there. Hope I didn't bother you. All the noise, you know."

Somewhere, deep in the Lux, a voice can be heard...

Elly sighs dramatically. "Alas, if only I was born with the correct headgear, I might not have been an eternal disappointment to my teacher." More seriously, she adds, "But thank you. I agree that the Lux could always use another bull-headed optimist." She begins to gather up her things...

Elly nods agreeably - "Myrdin was going to look into similar things, between the three of us we can probably get all those things looked into." With a laugh, she pushes off the tree she was resting against and returns Calan's teacup. "Well I think that's quite enough flattery for one day...

Elly gets a fit of the giggles for a moment. Wiping a tear from her eye, she says, "For goodness' sake, it wasn't a love letter. I was writing about how I was worried about Calan, et cetera, et cetera, I thought he might be a bit busy so I wanted to condense it..." She gives Jinn a knowing...

Elly nods, a little embarrassed. "In hindsight, I maybe spoke where it wasn't my place to. I'm still learning where I can be an advocate and where I need to hold my tongue," she chuckles. "I do still think we should help those who ask whenever we can, though maybe growing up in a library...

"When it comes to Jinn's exploits, I no longer have the novelty of being surprised." Her cheeks turn a little pink. "Faring? Good, I suppose, given I may have unraveled some elemental power and unleashed devastation on my hometown by touching a silly sword." She laughs nervously. "Hopefully...

Instinctively, Elly's hand goes to her sword, then relaxes hearing Jinn's voice more clearly. She looks back to Calan with a small smile. "Well, if you find yourself bored this month, I do need a little help finding out about that Brightborn clan I mentioned. I think they made the sword I...

"You sound like Xorta. But less vague and headache-y." She rubs her temple absent-mindedly at the thought. "Well I'm happy to hear this is an interest of yours because I don't know that I can wrap my head around it. Xorta described something like an ant walking a line on a beach. The ant...

Almost as if on cue, the rain finally seemed to stop. Wringing out her cloak, she says, "I know what you mean. I never thought this whole Brighton thing would be so complicated, never mind also worrying about a necromancer and a dragon and a vampire. It's hard to know what's most important."...

Elly jumps a little at the sound. "Should've known you'd be out here in the soaking wet, mister mysterious," she chuckles, brushing the newest coating of rain off her cloak. "I wanted to apologize, I rather ambushed you at the sanctum, I was just so excited..." She clears her throat. "Anyway...

Elly enters a clearing in the forest she's heard about. She looks around her, listening, though the heavy rain might mask the footsteps she's listening for. She draws her cloak tighter about herself, taking shelter under the trees as best she can. "Just my luck," she mutters to herself...

Elly finds her way out of the sanctum, on Calan's tail.