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After a long silence somewhere between sleep and thought, Saradin finally answered. "That would serve this place well. A pheonix." He stood up after finishing his coffee. He wandered out of the room, thoughts wandering on and off of firey birds rising from ash. The soulforge sat motionless on the kitchen table still. Saradin though wandered the halls, mind not quite there, eventually finding himself in the library, reading some random book weary mind traveling about on its own.

((sorry, feeling oddly drained... gotta go.))

Checking his handiwork in the mirror on last time Khenu smiled. Having taken the angel feather Phea had given him he had tied it into his hair so that it hung just in front of his ear on the right side of his head. He gave it a tug, making sure it was secure and walked from his room humming.

As he walked he took out his boomerang, inspecting it and checking for any damage that may of occurred to it in the fight. Aside from some dirt and grimy black stuff it was fine. He could clean it right up.

After visiting the kitchen for a bowl of hot water and finding himself a small towel, Khenu sat himself down on the floor in the Great Hall with the objects and began to wash the ick from his boomerang.

Khenu smiled as white started to show through the grime. Next came the red of the diamond shaped mark and embedded ruby. Removing the guards, he began to clean the sharper edged with care.

Blue and green came out on the ends, the sharp points grabbing at the fabric of the towel, threatening to slice through completely and bite into his hand. He ran the wet towel along the inner edge, cleaning that as well.

He now was drying the object, satisfied that it wasn't damaged and was a trusty as ever to get him out of a jam. Looking at it harder he noticed that within the embedded ruby, what seemed like trapped electricity went off within it. Touching a fingertip to it, it made electricity crackle in his hand and run up his arm, but quickly died as it reached his shoulder. "Whoa..."

Khenu re-guarded his boomerang and watched Aura tend to both wolf and sword. "I didn't know you used a sword Aura." He laid down on his stomach, propping himself up on his elbows and watched Eclipse preen his feathers much like a bird. "Can I touch his feathers?"

Khenu smiled excitedly and sat up, moving himself closer to the wolf. First he scratched his ears...it would be rude just to yank a feather out. "Thanks Eclipse."

He moved his hands to the wolf's wings were he simply petted his feathers for a few moments. They did feel as soft as the angel one in his hair. He spied a feather that was close in size to the one he possessed and quickly plucked it out, trying not to cause the wolf pain.

Khenu stood then grabbed his boomerang and shoved it into his belt then picked up the bowl and towel his had used in the hand that wasn't holding the feather. Running them to the kitchen he cleaned up after himself then stopped by Aura again.

"Thanks again Eclipse, I'm going to go tie it in with the other one!" Giving them both a lopsided grin he raced off momentarily to his room.

((Argh cya, the computer's being hijacked from me.))

...and he watched, as he had found his niche, something to keep him sane. Sentry duty...he was the silent guardian. Simply call his name, and he would appear. Almost servant-like, but what else was there to do. it at least gave him a good reason to constantly be on the move, as people had things to attend to, and this way he wouldn't go stir crazy. his hair had returned to normal, a the red color only a temporary side-effect of the Blood Shift. though he was still physically blind in his right eye.

"....You're new here?"

The voice in the hallway seemed to come from nowhere in particular...

Heavy rain matted Saradin's hair and slid off of his coat as he stood admiring the symbol now emblazoned in front of the manor. The engraved pheonix was doused in rains, appropriate for the place, yet ironic in its setting. The fire bird's wing parted allowing him entrance to the halls.

Inside, Saradin removed his coat while water still dripped from it and looked around him and momentarily his gaze fell upon the chair he occupied the first time he came here, only a few feet from the door. It was a strong memory that marked the start in his paradigm shift. The longer he lived under this roof, the clearer his purpose and intent became and the more solidified his faith in it was. Reminiscence could wait for times when old joys were all one had however. He was now in the middle of the great hall, where Aurahkah and Eclipse lay with the Soulforge wrapped in a towel and tucked beneath soft ebony feathers. Taking a seat nearby, he examined their restfull state, eventually slipping into his own slumber.