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Fandom High Welcome Picnic, Front Lawn of the School, All Day: Part III

The food? Still there. The school? Still standing. Students? Still mingling.

Ahhhh. What fun this weekend was for us all. WHAT FUN. And this time it was actually the good weather for shirt removing!

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Wooooord. Karla was finally going to understand the Skywalkers' continued apprehension about who each new crop of newbies might bring.

"After the war, Kaeleer closed its borders to Terreille," Karla murmured absently. "After fifty-thousand years, most Terreillians think the Shadow Realm is a myth. But, yes. I'm going to have to write home and ask Uncle Saetan about her."

She wasn't Lucivar's get, she knew that. Perhaps some descendant of Mephis's?

"You do not think she is a danger to you, do you?" Raven said. Karla's world confused her sometimes, and she wasn't entirely certain who was to be trusted.

Karla didn't answer immediately, thinking instead about the violent way that Surreal had reacted when she'd pointed to her Jewel. "I...don't know," she admitted. "I outrank her, Jewel-wise, but..."

But she'd seen how fast Surreal was with a knife. And there was no arguing that Terreille was dangerous.

"I think she could be dangerous," she said finally. "Maybe not specifically to me? But just because an Arcerian cat doesn't mean me any personal ill-will doesn't mean I want to be in his hunting range when he's hungry."

"She may be assigned as my little sister, but you are my true family," Raven said. "If she ever were to intend you harm, I would not let her get away with it."

She'd be meeting a demon up close and personal. But Raven hoped it would never come to that, and that Surreal would be harmless.

Karla had to smile about that and give Raven another hug. "She's from Terrielle, which means we have no idea what to expect, really. She doesn't seem particularly fond of me right now, but I'm hoping that just manifests as avoidance," she admitted. "I'd tell you to be kind to her until she gives us reason to be otherwise, but it's not like I really need to."

Raven was the kind one. Karla was...the other one.

"And I will not speak of Kaeleer or your uncle or anything about your home," Raven promised. "Not until you speak to him and see if you can learn anything about her."

Her being from Terrielle made Raven feel uneasy, since her only experience with that place had been Briarwood.

Karla couldn't agree more. She had learned a few more things about Terreille beyond Briarwood, but not many. And none of them were much more comforting.

"I'm going home this weekend..." Karla murmured. "I'll ask him then." Which, now that she was thinking about it...

"Are you doing anything Saturday?"

"I do not have any plans as of yet," Raven said. "Would you like me to accompany you?"

She could probably use a trip to get her mind off her bailing boyfriend.

Karla laughed a little at that. "I would, but not for reasons you think. Dinah and I have decided to play 'Break the Boyfriend' and so Saturday we're going to the beach. At the Fyreborn Islands."

Because Kyle needed to play with dragons, obviously. "Warren will be coming, too. I meant to invite you earlier, but..."

Graduation. Triela. Hawaii. Take your pic of distractions.

"If it is going to be couples, perhaps I should not intrude," Raven said. She didn't want to be a third -- or fifth -- wheel.

"Well, Lucivar and Jaenelle will be there, too," Karla offered. "And it's not like it's going to be some kind of romantic getaway."

That's what Hawaii was for.

"It's just kind of a mini-vacation, partially to celebrate the semester being over for Dinah and Kyle. And partially because, well, we really need one."

"I would be happy to join you, then," Raven said. "Thank you for inviting me."

Hopefully she wouldn't be the Mistress of Moping on the trip.

...With everything that would happen in the next week, Raven probably would. She also probably wouldn't be the only one.

"Of course, darling," Karla said, reaching down to give Raven's hand a squeeze. "I would have missed you if you didn't come."

"Are the Fyreborn Islands a safe place?" Raven had to ask. She'd seen many of Kaeleer's dangers and just wanted to be prepared. She could keep an eye on everyone and teleport them away if any danger presented itself.

"It is," Karla assured her. "It's the dragons' Territory, which means it's closed to almost everyone."

Jaenelle being the obvious exception.

"So, as long as we don't do something horrifically stupid, we should all be fine."

Funny how it wasn't the dragons that Karla considered to be a danger.

"I trust you will explain to us any rules that we must follow while there," Raven said. She didn't want to inadvertently do something stupid out of ignorance.

"We've been there before, darling," Karla reminded. "The trip where I invited almost half the school to come home with me? Just be as polite to the dragons as you would be to anyone else--" because that was such a concern with Raven, really "--and everything will be fine. If you want to make friends with them, gather a lap full of pickleberries and offer to share."

Yes, Raven being rude was always such a problem.

"They will not be disturbed because of what I am?" The unicorns hadn't been, so she didn't see why the dragons would, especially since demons weren't uncommon in Karla's world. Just...different.

"Oh, Raven," Karla sighed and squeezed her hand again. "No one in my world has any idea what your father was and how that affected you. We don't have any concept of the kind of demon he was."

Sure, they might have a problem with it if Raven demoned out in front of them, but then who wouldn't be taken aback by a girl growing red skin and four eyes?

"No one will know that about you unless you say. And, even then, no one will understand. Promise."

Raven squeezed Karla's hand back and leaned against her shoulder. She worried about these things! She couldn't help it! "I am being foolish," she admitted. "I should not worry so much."

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