Samael had been visiting the chrysalis area to start the day, but now that he had exited the forest, he had found something he had never seen in Pegasus- At least not like this. There was the goop that signified decay, yet it was in a trail. It was too much to be any being dragging a decaying corpse, and it had the fairy curious.

And so Samael followed from up high, until he at least reached the source. Much to his surprise, it was a large greater gembound, and they did not seem to be rotting. They were quite alive, so far as Samael could tell. And he found himself fascinated.

Here was a being full of life, that oozed death. It was as if they were between the crux of the living and the dead, and it fascinated Samael. He was meeting such interesting beings lately.

Though he stayed somewhat high, he called down to the gembound, his voice louder than one might expect from a six-inch tall fairy. "Greetings, may I have your name?" He inquired, hopefully drawing attention to himself. Already, he had an idea, though he knew not if the other gembound might be interested. "I am Samael."

@Sniffles

The snake, not usually one for travel, has somehow found their way to Pegasus. It's a pretty place, not that Sniffles has much thought on it in the first place. They do not have a place in mind, but there they go, slither-walking their way through the grasses. It tickles their scales, but the goop gives them a very nice texture to get through the growth.

The snake cannot smell the oil anymore - blocked out from their brain due to living with it for so long, but it does bring attention to them from other gembound.

"WOAH" The gembound yells, as a tiny thing comes into their wide vision. "SMALL" More yelling, of course.

"HELLO"

@Samael

Samael blinks, a bit startled at the other's manner of speech. They speak as he had spoken as a young child with short words, if infinitely louder. Yet Samael is fairly certain they are an adult. He considers this greater snake, magnificent in a way different from the lesser snake he has a stone from already.

He wonders whether the other's magic is connecting to the decay that lingers on their form and everywhere they go. And Samael makes a decision, a selfish one. "Hello," He repeats, tone kind. "Do you have a name?" He asks again.

"May I ask for your help, to give magic to a shard of my stone, and aid me in bringing new life into the world?" He inquires. "I would appreciate that greatly."

To get to the point, he carefully uses his magic to cleave his stone. Barely a shard of it, for his stone is his heart. He coughs it up, the motion painful, and then he holds it gently in his hands.

Moving closer to the snake, he shows the tiny shard of blue diamond to them. "Would be willing to give it your magic, please?"

His chrysalis site is not too far to the point where he cannot travel there from here. It will be enough time to get to the hidden area before the chrysalis begins to form.

@Sniffles

Sniffles' six eyes blink.

"Name? Sniffles!" Not yelling this time, just a happy exclaim of meeting someone new. Sniffles loves meeting someone new.

Especially small someones. Small things cute. Floaty small thing odd, but Sniffles still thinks they would pat it if they could. Well. Theoretically Sniffles could. But it would make Samael stinky.

Sniffles doesn't quite understand how the entire, creating new life thing works, but since Samael asked so nicely... Sniffles thinks they will. Out of curiosity, the snake nods, sloshing oil this way and that.

"Hurt?" The stone being shot out of the creatures' mouth did not give the snake any good thoughts, but they already agreed, so.

Besides, the diamond is pretty.

Sniffles channels the magic they didn't even know they had, sends it to the gemstone. it makes them feel weird, using magic does, but Sniffles has no idea how to replicate it afterward.

@Samael

The snake, Sniffles, is kind. With Sniffles speaking less loudly now, it is very apparent. Especially when the other asks after his health when he coughs up the stone. He smiles, a warm expression. "Thank you for your concern. There is some hurt, but it is a temporary pain. It will go away. And a new life is well worth such hurt."

Samael can tell it has worked, and he almost zooms off right there and then. But Sniffles is kind, and kindness deserves kindness. "I am currently keeping a chrysalis site in a carefully chosen spot in this cave. I would show you, but I fear your path is not the most subtle. But I would not deny you the chance to know your child. If you wish to meet the child in the future, once they hatch, come to the edge of the forest closest to Cepheus. I will find you," His voice and words are thorough and warm in tone, if hurried.

But he cannot wait long. He must get the the stone to the chrysalis site. "I must go for now and bring the stone to the site before the chrysalis grows and takes root. But you are a welcome presence," Samael states and assures.

And then the little fairy is flying off, off towards the forest.

[Exit Samael]

@Sniffles

Sniffles' tongue flicks out of their mouth. If the small one is not hurting that bad, it must not matter. Sniffles does not quite understand that what they've done is create new life, but perhaps they would with time. If they ever meet the child that comes from their endeavors.

The words go in one ear and out the other, but Sniffles may figure out how to get to where the babies are located in the future.

"BYE!" they yell as the small thing flies away.

[exit]