ravenwitch-lilith

[ravenwitch-lilith]

The boy looked ill. Lilith wanted to response with petulance, but thought better of it. The pair of them were both too scared to fully show their cards and expose how screwed they were.

Lilith was proud, revolutionary. She could set the example, even though she wanted to sneer and tell Hunter that she asked first.

She sighed, “it seems our emperor has neglected to inform many of his servants of his plans in this time of strife. Belos hasn’t spoken to me about his plans, I assume you are just as unknowledgeable?”

@thegcldenguard

So Begins the Dissent || Golden Shadow

[ravenwitch-lilith]

Lilith was a paranoid creature.

In order to quell her mind of threats, she kept tabs on everyone in her circle and on the outskirts of it. Hunter, boy wonder, was always on the outside of her circle. That is, until he became wanted shortly after she entrusted him to help her find a relic for the Emperor.

That was when she became the most interested in a Golden Guard that she ever had been. They were one in the same, lap dogs to the mighty and powerful, so what did he do to spark that wrath? She elected to ignore it for her own selfish gain, but now the paranoia in silence was getting to her. Lilith invited the fallen, once golden boy in to her shadowy abode.

She made tea. She set the fire. She lulled him in with hope of a break through in their hunt.

"So, Hunter... I've given you enough lead with your personal life, but it seems the times are changing, for all of us." Lilith set her nightshade colored tea cup closer to his side of the table they gathered around. "I'm afraid I can't ignore it anymore.

Why is the Golden Guard a wanted man?"

@thegcldenguard

So Begins the Dissent || Golden Shadow

[ravenwitch-lilith]

So Begins the Dissent || Golden Shadow

[ravenwitch-lilith]

Lilith was wound tighter than the shadows straining to cover the light in her office. They stretched in tendrils to lick the absence of them, ever creeping closer to consuming the dim brightness in the room that Lilith sat in.

She felt the darkness overtaking her in her toiling. Belos left her in the dark with everyone. She wanted to believe it was to protect some motive so dear that even she wasn't worthy to know. She usually felt more at ease in the dark than in the light, but the witch felt lost in a way no flame could save her. Could Lilith walk confidently through the dark in a blindfold like the rest of the lambs?

Lilith's resolve was shaking.

The footsteps in the hall pulled the sorceress from her lament and the shadows pulled back, leaving the candlelit office as it ever was.

"Darius. What a pleasant surprise. Have you found more information on the Stone? Or is this just a social call?" Even the Raven Witch had a sense of humor sometimes.

@darius-dues

In the Dark, Together || Daemonthorne

[ravenwitch-lilith]

In the Dark, Together || Daemonthorne

[ravenwitch-lilith]

December 18th: Lilith + Watercolor

@ravenwitch-lilith

[ravenwitch-lilith]

Lilith had, actually, seen the paper. The paper delivery kid was one of the few she didn't scowl to see coming up her long and cobbled walkway.

"Yes..." she replied suspiciously. "Did you know him?"

The elder witch knew of him only in the same way she knew her paper delivery boy. He was the mailman. When she read the paper, she merely let out a hum of somber acknowledgement then flipped to the crossword. Lilith wasn't the kind to weep over an acquaintance. She didn't weep for loved ones either and maybe that was why her interns didn't seem to want to open up to her. They didn't think she'd care.

"It's sad, what happened. You're allowed to be sad and take time if you need." She appealed to the softest parts of herself she could, hoping she didn't visibly shudder at the effort.

@halfawitch-willow

How to Outlive Your Enemies and Other Lessons from the Boiling Isles ❁ Willith

[ravenwitch-lilith]

It didn’t go unnoticed by Lilith that Willow seemed on edge with her verbiage. The elder witch wasn’t super in touch with her feelings and much less so with others’, but it wasn’t conducive to the research team if she was emotionally clouded.

She acknowledged the girl’s information and thoughts with a hum. “That would be smart. If you can ask them if any fairies from the Hollow were around during Merlin’s time it could be the key to finding the stone, and if not finding it then at least they could give a glimpse into Merlin’s mind.”

And then she bit the bullet as she set down the binder, “Willow, you seem off. Is something wrong?” Lilith asked in a way as if it weren’t completely out of character. She could be the doting professor or confidant.

@halfawitch-willow

How to Outlive Your Enemies and Other Lessons from the Boiling Isles ❁ Willith

[ravenwitch-lilith]

Lilith took a seat across the man and graciously accepted the paper. A quick skim proved exactly what she thought, the Magick prison wasn’t as secure as they wanted you to believe.

“Hm.” She mused, “this wouldn’t happen at the Conformatorium. Maybe Abracadabra could take a few tips from them in the Isles.”

@apirateslifefor--smee

Reading The News & It Sure Looks Bad | Open

[ravenwitch-lilith]

Hunt for the Stone Pt. 1

Synopsis: Lilith Clawthorne is recruiting some select students and colleagues to assist her in the search for the Philosopher's Stone, one of Merlin's Objects.

Takes place: Lilith's office, first week of August 2024.

Lilith recruits @blight-magic, @thegcldenguard, @madmagicmim, and @halfawitch-willow HERE! Lilith recruits @darius-dues, @owlwitch-eda, and @invisible-professor HERE!

[ravenwitch-lilith]

Lilith only kept up with Mundus news in the slightest capacity. However, this front page spread was shaking every community; Magick and Mundus.

Abracadabra was broken into, well, out of.

She noticed another concerned citizen grumbling to himself, reading the same article she was. "No, no, it's not..."

Then, Lilith had a thought. Maybe someone her age would be good for an insightful conversation. "May I sit?" She asked, gesturing with her mug.

@apirateslifefor--smee

Reading The News & It Sure Looks Bad | Open

[ravenwitch-lilith]

Lilith wanted to pretend along with Willow that everything was fine, but if anyone was not at the top of their game it could put them all at a disadvantage. The shadow sorcerer had seen her fair share of exhaustion, and this wasn't that. At least not entirely.

"Hm." She responded shortly, not accepting her answer. "Good job. Any first hand accounts will be paramount in the search. Are any of the documents written by anyone still alive?"

Lilith always kept her praises terse, lest anyone get a bigger head than they deserved. Starving them of that fundamental resource would keep the pupils grasping for more as she did when she was their age. Look where it got her, a world renowned sorceress. Willow would thank her in due time for the tough love.

What she didn't know about her choice wording was that someone was not alive in Willow's life. That the little flower wilted with guilt for the dead as well as vindication.

The witch took the folder from the younger and spied it over, ignoring the trepidation. If Willow were to get anywhere in life, she'd need to make herself like her namesake; strong but bendable, not so feeble like the bud she was now. "Surely, there are some fairies from Merlin's time. Scribe talents would be able to recall the stories as if they were, correct?"

That was one thing she would have to defer to Willow's expertise. Lilith knew very little of the fairies.

@halfawitch-willow

How to Outlive Your Enemies and Other Lessons from the Boiling Isles ❁ Willith

[ravenwitch-lilith]

The research phase was coming along about how Lilith expected; slowly.

She answered the door, welcoming the young witch in. "Willow, good that you're here."

Her office and her cottage had become a sort of home base for everyone. So this morning, when Willow trudged in, the air was willing to accept the excess energy brought by the young sorcerers that she recruited. Only the energy and reagents Willow dragged in with her was not her usual green and curly optimism.

The tendrils Lilith once equated to a new vine, sprouting from her mind, were now wilted and a choked purple.

Lilith would never be the kind to pry, but this time was different. If she tended this little flower, it could grow right in the palm of her hand.

"Is... something the matter?"

@halfawitch-willow

How to Outlive Your Enemies and Other Lessons from the Boiling Isles ❁ Willith

[ravenwitch-lilith]

"I know it's here." She led in. "In Swynlake. Merlin left most, if not all, of his objects here to be found or kept safe from those who'd use it for ill gain."

Lilith leaned in, fully enraptured by the story she was going to tell. "Supposedly, the stone was made by Merlin to save Arthur from his doom. We all know that story, he failed. And yet, the stone is linked to immortality and life in a way that makes it seem like something about the facts... are not fact. I've done a little more digging than the layman." She smirked.

@majkemaniiia

Sunday Meeting || Majthorne

[ravenwitch-lilith]

Lilith smiled. She was a cat with eyes gleaming, mouse completely cornered. This was much bigger than any artifact of light or shadow. It was, in fact, something much greater than any of them. The sorceress' secondary career highlighted her passions.

"Ah, I was hoping you'd ask. The Philosopher's Stone. My leads say it is here, in Swynlake. I'm sure you are aware of its legend?" The question was as much of a test as it was an invitation to Majke to ask. Lilith loved giving a lecture.

@majkemaniiia

Sunday Meeting || Majthorne

[ravenwitch-lilith]

Lilith hated that Majke seemed to read past her facade. Of course she craved approval and notoriety. She could achieve both under the watchful eye of Belos and the Titan. She wanted to seem above it all, expanding her horizons and taking claim of the glory all in her own name. But it never was, not for Lilith. Truly only she knew how the fame and glory only served to make others proud. The shining witch of shadows served everyone else’s purpose.

“I see.” Lilith parroted in response to Majke. “It seems to run in my family as well…” she said tersely. Reminding herself that Edalyn also had quite the collection, though Lilith would consider it all junk. The elder sister had her eye on a much larger prize.

“Since I am gathering a team, would you be interested in joining the research? There will of course be an extraction phase, but we can see how you like working under me first if you’d like.” She invited, still eyeing Majke’s every mannerism.

@majkemaniiia

Sunday Meeting || Majthorne

[ravenwitch-lilith]

A flame lit in Lilith's eyes, barely perceptible. She supposed her motives were all aligned with the Emperor and the Coven, but she had been so careful in planning her trials without heed from the Isles. How could Majke of all people worked it out that the ends to her scheme all served a higher purpose? Clever woman.

Lilith played none the wiser, "No, just my own personal project. I intend to ask some of the competitors for assistance with some research soon. Many of them exemplified skills that are very useful in my line of work; magical archaeology, history, et cetera. Do you have any interest in magical relics, Majke?"

The witch sipped her coffee, peering over the rim for the other sorceress' reaction and subsequent answer.

@majkemaniiia

Sunday Meeting || Majthorne