It could be usable

[raavashing]

Characters: Wan & Zuko & possibly you!
Date: Jan 26th
Location: The Palace of Landed Sky
Situation: Exploring and scouting the palace for usability.
Warnings/Rating: None, it's mostly just exploring the now somewhat gutted palace

[After the races were over and Zuko had had a day to rest from the race and the feast that came right after, Wan insisted he come with him to the Palace of Landed Sky. They'd both been back in Keeliai for about a month and finding regular jobs to keep themselves fed and buy a few necessary possessions hadn't exactly been easy. They'd spent the time between the forum and the race working themselves to exhaustion just to earn the entrance fee for Zuko. They didn't exactly have a direction for what to do and it had gotten to the point that Wan was tired of feeling like he was 'drifting'. His life on the turtle didn't feel like it had purpose. So he decided to find one for himself.

Which was what led to exploring the palace. In the short term, it would give him a goal of making it livable if it wasn't bad off. Also, the garden would be a good place to meditate and grow a little food of their own until they could show they were trust-worthy enough to hire on a regular basis.]

Wow. The Kedan haven't been kind to this place, have they?

[Wan asked as he stared up at what was left of the outer walls and terraces. The fine marble that had once adorned it had been completely stripped away and didn't speak well of what might be left further in, past the most accessible part of the outer palace.]

Comments

[starbinder]

This place is a mess, Regulus commented as Lucina wandered the empty ruins of what she was certain had once been a beautiful place.

"This is all recent too," Lucina replied, running her fingers along the chisel scratches that marked one of the pillars. The place had been completely stripped of anything of value, leaving nothing but a sense of lost glory behind.

I'm going to scout, Regulus said, I'm tired of seeing through your dull senses.

Before Lucina could protest, the spectral lioness appeared before her and yawned, quite pleased with herself.

"What if someone sees you?" Lucina hissed.

Then at least they won't think you are crazy for talking to empty air. Regulus purred, stepping away. Lucina shook her head, trying not to smile, and followed the lioness through the ruins. They didn't often get to walk together and it was refreshing to actually see the spirit that she so often conversed with. Besides the Palace seemed deserted, so there was probably little danger of them being seen.

[raavashing]

Oh how wrong Lucina was. Wan and Zuko had spent quite a bit of time in the palace already, exploring the myriad halls, trying to figure out what rooms had been used for what, making mental notes about what rooms would be most defensible or not. That kind of work took hours and without proper mapping tools (because neither of them thought to bring paper and a charcoal) it was also repetitive work as they memorized what they could. And what they couldn't? Well, Wan's earthbending came in very handy for marking walls.

Which was how he came across the two as they wandered. The lion of light walking next to the strange woman Wan had yet to meet was enough to catch his attention as he finished marking a wall - a spot near the floor that wouldn't be obvious. He stood up and waved, calling out, "Hello!"

[starbinder]

Regulus was oddly quiet as they wandered the palace, but Lucina was thankful for the relief. Much as she had missed the lioness upon her arrival on the turtle, it was at times stressful to share her mind with another. She was slightly startled when a man called out after they turned the corner and Lucina hesitated when she saw him, wondering if he could see Regulus, but she smiled after a moment and waved back. "Hello."

[raavashing]

Wan jogged forward, grinning. He stopped when he was just short of the two and looked between them in an obvious way that said he very much saw Regulus, "I don't think I've seen you around the city before. Are you new?

[starbinder]

Silly human man, Regulus purred as the man came up to them and quite obviously could see Regulus. Lucina opted to ignore her guide, quite surprised that the man could see the spirit, but she took it in stride.

"A bit, yes," She said, "I'm Lucina and this," she gestured to the spectral lioness, "Is Regulus."

is Regulus talking only to Lucina or can Wan here him?

[raavashing]

"Lucina, Regulus," Wan said, giving a quick bow to both - though his one to Regulus was slightly deeper. "I'm Wan. I've been in the city for a few mo- no. Wait. It's been a year in this time since I was last in the city and before I left and returned, I was in the city for a few months. Things were, and I guess they still are, pretty complicated. Have you been settling in okay?"