Into the Land of Plenty

Ergo simply didn't care about the Mansion or anything in it, he only cared about himself, to an extent, and the woman, again, to an extent. He was becoming more and more fond of her the more time he spent with her of course, but he didn't know what was expected of him at this point either. Jack waved to him from up in the tree and he just stared through her with pale blue eyes, wondering what that meant, was it a command or something? He then stared down at the items she had thrown down beside him, leaning down to sniff at them a little bit, seeing what was going on. They reeked of magic, and while he wasn't magical, not in the least, his brain at least put the pieces together from what was going on. This place was magical, and he wasn't sure he was entirely comfortable here, but if the woman brought him here, it must be for a good reason.

16
Jack: 16/20
Ergo: 18 1/5; 20 1/5

Maybe it was just her imagination, or maybe the gardens were playing tricks on her, but she thought she saw more eyes higher up in the tree before they disappeared again. Jack frowned and looked down at Ergo again, making sure he was still staying put. He was pretty obedient for a horse like creature though, and he was staying put even though he looked like he was going to bolt at any minute. Maybe she was just seeing things though, he never looked like that if he could help it. Jack shook her head and stared further up into the tree, climbing after the eyes to see if she could find what was up there. If she could just see what it was, then she would be happy, but she made it to the top of the tree without finding anything. A scowl hit her face as she looked around, then she was shocked at what she found.

18
Jack: 18/20
Ergo: 18 3/5; 20 3/5

Jack's breathing was shallow and raspy and there was blood slowly oozing out of her head. The halfbreed couldn't cure her, of course, but he could at least lay down next to her and protect her. He would scramble the brains of anything that tried to come near her, though he obviously didn't realize she wanted to find a Catterfly and take it home with her. She wasn't one to talk through her plans to one of her animals unless they had a Ribbon or something along those lines, it just didn't make sense, of course they weren't going to understand her if she explained it to them. Ergo sniffed at her again and looked at her with an ounce of concern in his pale eyes before they went dead again and he looked around to see what he could find. Nothing was going to scare him now, and he was rooted in place due to the command the woman had given her before she had climbed that dastardly tree.

20
Jack: 20/20 +1
Ergo: 18 5/5; 20 5/5 +1

Just when was she going to wake up anyway? At least she had made a sound, that was a good sign he figured with a tilted expression on his face. Oh well, if she didn't wake up at least they wouldn't have to go anywhere else today. Then again, he would have to stay in this spot indefinitely if she didn't wake up. Maybe that was the better option, getting her to wake up, and he leaned down and licked at the broken part of her head again. While he didn't see anything too alarming coming out of her head, he didn't really know what to look for either. That was alright, nothing was going to come of it and she would wake up soon, he knew it. She was a strong woman, and he admired her for that at least. Hopefully she would wake up, that was the only way he could move.

22
Jack: 2/20
Ergo: 19 2/5; 21 2/5

How was she supposed to find the light if Ergo wasn't helping her, however? Jack didn't know what to do but look for light, and so she slowed down to a walk and took a deep breath, wondering what she should do at the moment. It was a scary place, the darkness, but what could she really do? A faint feeling came to her head, it was wet, but that's all she knew about it at the moment. Ergo licked at her head again as she laid there, unconscious, wondering what was going to happen to him if she didn't wake up. For once his dull, pale blue eyes were focused on the woman and what she was doing, and they weren't even training right now. There was real concern for her in his expression, and he hoped that she would understand what he was trying to do when she woke back up, if she woke back up.

24
Jack: 4/20
Ergo: 19 4/5; 21 4/5

It was a good thing that she had found her way out of that difficult situation; because there was more loot to be had! Somewhere behind Ergo was another little lantern; this one bright pink and particularly pale-sunny. It glowed a soft pink that somehow still felt foreboding; the mansion really was a strange magical place! Beneath this lantern is a small ledge; and beside it on the ledge laid a single egg; specifically designed to spin in a circle instead of in wide arcs so as not to fall off of the taller ledge. It was pale and milky cream; with little dark spots. Perhaps this was a peace-offering by the mansion? Who knows.
If the egg was a peace-offering, than this was a curse; right above Jack's head pops a little stormy cloud; raining broodily above her head. It did not seem to want to leave her side... But at least it was cute?

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