The Eye of Destiny

''Ah yes because every person of importance lives in a suspicious looking cave.'' Tyarnach groaned on arrival as he sniffed the area around the campsite. ''This hasn't been used in a very, very long time, I can't even smell the ash.'' He stated as he moved closer towards the entrance staying only a few feet behind the spirit. ''Did you really need to fetch me for this?''

The glow revealed the length of the cavelike tunnel and it went on for several meters ahead of where they were, the brambles grew larger as they drew near to what mystic had described exactly, a cage of thick thorn like vines walled off the larger section of the cave, but behind what could be considered 'bars' was not something one would expect.

It was a rather well lit area with various glowing lanterns made from wood, sap and fireflies with an assortment of books, jars and furniture. And it's captive did not appear as if it was deserving of such an aggressive looking form of natural security. Vee-Vee was roughly Tyarnach's height and sat quite comfortably on a wooden chair with several open books, some alchemy ingredients and what could be considered food for a bipedal ''man-eating'' Venus flytrap.

Appearance wise Vee-Vee had a large head and broad wing-like leaves for arms that seemed rather out of proportion for his actual body which consisted of a rather simple slim build and tail and he was known for his mentorship of Baylon, having raised the manifestation of light and darkness from a young age... and to much success.

''That I am.'' Replied the voice of the green plant like creature, though he did not look back to face his guests, at least not yet. ''Though for you to know my name and where I am I take it you want something of me and are not a visitor.'' a sad sigh could be heard. Though Vee-Vee wasn't necessarily lonely, clearly someone had given him access to quite a lot of luxury, fresh meat and insects seemed to have been in abundance so whomever helped him maintain such a condition must care about him a lot.

Tyarnach stood warily behind Kee, watching her and then the creature that they had come to visit.

''Caoimhe.'' Vee-Vee corrected her, despite it being her own name. ''Spirit of Nature, yes I know much about you as your predecessors knew much about me.'' Similar to a snake or other creature with a forked tongue, the plant spoke with a similar hiss when it came to words with the letters 's' and 'th'. However he made no comment on Kee's introduction to her bestial friend, it wasn't exactly a name he was all to familiar with. ''Though by no fault of my own, I'm in here to keep others such as yourself safe, I thought the chain of horrible events that I caused would have been famous by now, but I suppose it is something many would rather forget-- or rather not know.''

There was a connection between the three in the room as well as the two gods and numerous others that Kee and Tyarnach would meet on their journey and the link between each was of great importance, especially to the revival of Mystic. And Vee-Vee was a lore keeper of sorts, rumored to foresee the future and particularly good at recalling events, it seemed as if he was indeed an excellent person to start with if the two ever needed a point in the right direction, despite his past.

Tyarnach sat down, content with the distance he had between the cage and the stranger, though he could relate to the feeling of being in such a confinement, he never had the luxury that Vee-Vee had.

''It was, yes'' the plant creature replied, ''And I do, The goddess of balance quite frequently visits me and makes sure that I have everything I need but aside from her and occasionally Shadow, I don't see faces very often.'' He turned from where he was and removed himself from the chair before walking over to his guests. ''A pleasure to meet you both.''

"I'm not cruel." Vee-vee said defensively, "and yes, I figured that's why you're here- foresaw it actually, ask away and I'll do my best to answer and offer guidance." Interpreting ones visions was never an easy task, impossible for a mere mortals like Tyarnach, but Vee-Vee was a known scholar with ties to the great god and hence why he entrusted the small plant with his daughter who embodied a large fragment of his power.

"Heh," The plant coughed with a smile that revealed his sharp teeth. "Just one look at him should give you all the answers you need." He approached Tyarnach as close as the brambles would allow, "an elven heir of a dying civilization that once flourished for thousands of years, kidnapped and transformed into a fearsome beast. It's almost like a fairytale with a cruel twist, but his former self is easily seen in this alternate appearance. For example, his eyes. Such a hue is unique to only one race of elves, the Frostfyre, and his mane is the glossy colour that only the royal family has, it runs through only two bloodlines. And I suppose, lastly, his resilience is a quality that defines that of someone who will one day, or should I say, someone who was supposed to make a powerful and benevolent ruler."

He turned on his heel to retrieve some things from his shelves, the head on his tail watched the two in silence. "I'll show you something to prove it. But in order to help him turn back into what he's supposed to be, I'll need some details. Do you know what was used to turn him? How long has he been like this and what does he recall?" Though the scholar did not expect Kee to know all the answers to his questions, it seemed as if he was speaking strictly to her and not Tyarnach.

The blue beast however, had grown agitated and frowned at Kee, his mane glowing with an unsettled irritation, "if you don't mind, could I speak to you in private, before you go answering his questions?" He snarled a whisper to his spirit companion, quite concerned with what they had already been told.