Perhaps the magister placed more faith in Lys than he should have. It was with great effort that she reached out and took the sunshard, spent as she was, and it was quite the struggle simply understanding what it was he tasked her with. She was... being put in charge? Temporarily, of course, but nevertheless, it was a daunting realization for the tired young mage to come to. She'd never even been allowed to control her own life, and yet now she was to hold authority over this whole camp? If anyone looked upon her as she took this in, they would be able to easily see the lost look in her eyes. She didn't know how to do this.
She wouldn't get the chance.
A man entered, with a sharp gaze and a solid stance that exuded an aura of both wisdom and authority. His eyes did not linger long on anyone in the tent - he seemed to be searching for a figure of authority, and wouldn't waste time on any foolish Farstriders or wayward priests - but just as he was about to wordlessly turn and leave the triage center, unsatisfied with all he found present, he spotted Lys on the floor, and froze in his tracks. Lys met his stare with wide eyes... and a heart full of horror.
With a cry of surprise and delight, the man fell to his knees at the mageling's side and gingerly took her into his arms. "Dalah'surfal! My love, my love!" he called her over and over, his authorative composure falling apart as he is moved to tears at their reunion. "I thought you were dead! Oh, the Light has blessed us! I thought you were dead!"
Lys did not share his enthusiasm. Though she was weak and weary from the portal she'd helped create, she tried her best to push herself away from him and free herself from his suffocating show of affection. But Lysander Lightseeker did not take notice of her discomfort, and he did not let go. He promised quite the opposite. "I'm never letting you out of my sight, my love. I won't lose you again."
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How about a little setting recap, to put us all on the same page? There may have been a little confusion over the course of the story - and a few details that can help things along.
It's been a few weeks since Silvermoon fell. The High Elves have yet to fully regroup after the tragedy, and recovery efforts are paced at an agonizing crawl. The camp they'd made some distance outside of Silvermoon, in the thick of Eversong Woods, was merely one of many makeshift retreats. It was a place for active Farstriders to rest and gather resources before jumping back into the fray - as well as a place for wounded rangers to get a little quick fixing up, before being moved to a safer location. Refugees and casualties are being moved to Sunstrider Isle in the northwest, which was left completely untouched by the Scourge and made easily defensible, or to the Sunsail Anchorage in the southwest, where many refugees have gone to flee overseas, and where the Farstriders manage resource distribution.
The camp they are currently residing in is without a commanding officer at the time, leaving the weak and wounded rangers to fend for themselves until one returns to take control. Again, things are in a state of disarray. It was previously located in an indefensible position, because they were not designed to be held onto - it's a temporary retreat, not a permanent position. But as the relief efforts went on, the camp was saddled with more wounded than it could heal, making it even more difficult to defend, and impossible to abandon. Without help from more Farstriders to transfer the wounded fighters and survivors, they're all stranded in the woods until they can move themselves, or until enough of the casualties die off and lessen the load to be carried. Facing this dilemma, the would-be Magister Lorellan Sunshard assumes command and sets up measures to protect the camp until more help can arrive, teleporting everyone to a nearby plateau, which would be easier for the few combat-ready Farstriders to fight from.
The camp would be sizeable, with three or four tents, all of which filled by either injured or recuperating soldiers. The camp's ranks would be populated mostly by Farstriders, but among them would also be a small group of priests and priestesses of the clergy, led and guarded by the paladin Lysander Lightseeker, called upon to heal the wounded. The fewest in the camp would be actual survivors rescued from the city - possibly only two or three - as the weeks since Silvermoon's fall see the city growing more and more dangerous, and survival steadily grows less likely with each passing day.
Setting details can be rewritten and overwritten if someone needs something adjusted for their story and character. Otherwise, these be the facts, dawg. *Flexes DM muscles.*
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