A sight at Shadowdale Woods

The small woman wrinkled her nose, eyes remaining upon Uragu long enough to see that the gensai is winning, so far. May's words return her attention fully to the body of the almost familiar, skeletal form, and she stepped to where Leo was dropped unceremoniously. His head was at an angle that made it clear the neck had been broken. 'Well, you can't have everything perfect, right?' The thought was accompanied by a sigh.

"Well, t'fella is still dead, so e'en iffen he woz torn apart, ain't like it'd matter much." She replied to May, stepping forward to the body. With a sharp dagger, she cut what remained of the plant from Leo's body, careful to not catch herself upon any of the thorns, and then grabbed an arm and began to tug the body free of the plants remains, slowly. Due to the lack of body mass, the task was slightly easier than it could have been, but the comical sight of the hin-sized wizard dragging a full sized humanoid could still be rather amusing to the observers.

As soon as she is free of the plants thorns, she would rifle through the remaining pockets.

Lily pulls a bundle of arrows from her quiver, placing them in her bow hand, then nocks two more arrows, but doesn't draw her bow. She's ready to fire again should the creature move. That seemed a bit too easy..

May give a glance toward Uragu and Lilly for a moment then then look toward Shimmer with a mutter.

"Well it does matter, bringing back a torn apart body take more then just bringing one back in a whole body."

She watches Shimmer dragging the body free, giving a faint smirk under the mask briefly at the sight before adjusting the gloves one by one. "I suppose the question truly is, do you know someone who able to do try and do it?."

May then glances around bit paranoid and onguard.

She finished digging through the pack, and scowls. Between the catnip and the milk, there was little doubt in her mind as to who it was. And it made her inclination to see if his spirit was still able to be called back to his body larger. Desoite the craziness and eccentric nature of the Lyons, she knew them as allies, and Leo in particular she could even perhaps be a little fond of. Not that she would ever admit to such.

Looking at May, she wrinkled her nose again. "Well, I got a figuring uv who he be. As fer a folk t'see iffen he c'n be called back... That I ought t'find. Seems like its just his neck bein' broke. GOod healer c'n fix that. " She mutters about clerics never beig around when you need them.

Her ever suspicious gaze snapped over to Ivy. "Wot, y'think I'm some sort uv life-sucker, leaf-lady? IT was yon plant that drained him, 'n wote'er scorpion snake thing that Uragu's chewin on o'er there!" She stuffed the milk and salt back into the pack. "Seein' wot a folk carries c'n make it known who they be when they are unrecognizable."

Glowering, she continued to mutter about people accusing folk before they know the whole of a situation.

Jewel stands up straight to her towerin height of just under three feet tall, and glowers even more at Ivy. "Ain't got nuthin t'do wit' t'Circle. Any one uv 'em would have a fit, finding this here. Demonic or not, it's being taken care uv, 'n' who this bloke be ain't none uv yer business." She put her hands on her hips, wrinklin her nose up at Ivy. "So, unless yer intendin t'help see iffen this fella's spirit is still lurkin' nearby enuff t'get back in his body 'n be healed, why dun't ya just move along 'n' bugger off, hm?"

Rude, most definitely, she puts herself between Leo's body and Ivy, quite clearly staking claim to whoever it is, and taking control of what happens to him as well.

uragu falls oblivious to the sounds around her as she happily grunts and chuffs taking her time to eat, Ice bones scales and all dissapear slowly into teh giant as she crunches and chews on her prize.

any approaching her while eating woud be warned with a deep rumble.

"The Circle did no such thing."

Out stepped the man known as Hawkley. He wore no hood and mask; So the frusterated contortion of his face was easily seen. He paid no mind to Ivy's accusatory statements further as he looked down upon Leo.

"What happened to you, my friend?"

Though, as all would know- A corpse gives no answers. Just like that, the mans Falcon-like eyes began to search the nearby area. Signs, tracks.. Anything!

"Please.. Bring him back to this world, this mans job is not finished."

Speaking to those present, the mans back remained turned as he scoured each detail.

For the moment, Shimmer remained between Ivy and Leo, not trusting the red-haired woman. She stiffened at Hawk's appearance, but then seemed to relax. Another that she knew and could even say she liked. Her voice came in explanation. "I found him hangin' in t'thorny bush y'see scattered 'bout. Uragu over there is eatin' at wote'er it was in t'roots that woz drainin' him. Came out after Uragu ripped him free uv t'thorns."

As if remembering something, she dug under her cloak, pulling out a thick rod(Rod of Resurrection). She muttered as she activated the magic within it, and jabbed at Leo's distorted ribs with it, waiting for the life to return to his body expectantly.

Lily glances around staying on guard, she nods to Hawklay in a greeting, but ignores Ivy completely. She glances over the body and then to Shimmer as she pull out the thick rod. Would be better if we get a priest, or priestess to do this, it's not always those things work right.

The hin frowned. grumbling about magic and how things never work how you want when you need them to. She hit the rod a couple times before tucking it away, and then she looked to Ivy. "So. You c'n stick his spirit back in t'body then, yea?"

A bit grudgingly, she moved out of the way, allowing Ivy closer to Leo, but hovering, suspicious. After a moment, she provides his name. "His name's Leo." She wrinkled her nose, looking a bit sulky, as though she resented allowing anyone near to the corpse.

Jewel's nose wrinkles further, her expression a familiar scowl as Ivy speaks. She obviously doesn't buy into the kind, innocent manner of the woman. Her thoughts are obviously racing, and then she looked to Ivy. "Ain't lettin' him outta my sight. There's always a third option. I dun't trust Shadowdale, 'n' I dun't trust you wit' him neither. Too convenient. Hawk!" She calls out to the man, beckoning him over and gesturing him down to murmur in his ear.

For those with good hearing:

She gestures to Leo as she speaks, staring up at the ranger, waiting for his response.

"The light only makes a shadow darker."

The man said back to Ivy; A cryptic phrase, but some may understand what the Woodsman mean. He looked to Ivy, a moment of thought, before he spoke once more.

"I do not distrust you. Though you've given me very little reason to trust you. Therefore, I will remain ever neutral to your stance as of now. Forgive me for that."

Green eyes then turned towards Shimmer, whom he walked towards with the softest of steps. He then said, to all present.

"This man has family.. Family like no others do - Many of whom drip with magic. I would like to bring him to them first. Let them decide."

He looked between each at that point, even down to Shimmer once more.

"Do we all agree?"

Lily listens to Ivy go on and on and just shakes her head at it. She looks Hawkley as he speak and nods in agreement with him. Besides.. Leo doesn't seem to like the thought of being close to Shadowdale and taking him into Shadowdale would just be doing wrong on him. We need to find Maya and let her take it from there.

The dark-skinned, elfin woman stared at Hawk. "Not like I cared iffen anyfolk objected. They can agree or disagree. I'm takin' him home." With that, she snags Leo's foot in one hand, and grabs Hawk's hand in her other. A swift chant and a surge of magic slips them all into the ethereal plane, disappearing from the view of those there.

For Hawk:

Lily watches as they disappear. Least they are taking him where he need to go, not somewhere where he would hate to go. Leo have on a couple of occasions come across as being on guard when being close to Shadowdale, so taking him there would just be doing wrong by him. She says looking at Ivy, then looks to May and nods to her. Not much more we can do for him now, let's just head back. I'm sure we'll see him again.

May'katcha been silient and mostly listen to the talking, strangely also seem to keep a eye on the body. When Shimmer and Hawk dissappear with the body. May then give a arcane murmur and wave a hand in gesture as she cast True Seeing on herself. Then Lily words make her focus fall on Lily before nodding.

She then grumbles and start to walk off and away "They better have it from here and go do it "