Attempting to lay some what low was easy for Judith, but it was worrying when Judith had not been spotted over all with in magnolia for a few days and no one in the guild knew where she was, Any attempts to knock on her door was met with her husband telling people to leave because they where not welcomed here. Which made the matter at hand even more worrying to anyone who had actually paid attention for Judith always told at least one person where she went when she disappeared, In this case Anders did actually know but most people could not figure out a way to get him to tell them.

Having brought herself a quiet place mostly left uncheck by most people Judith was back in the area she set up with her family a while a go. She was here to removed all of the dead flowers and plant new ones for the spring. She seemed about half way done the task she had removed all of the dead plants and seemingly was just laying in the field. looking upon the sky asking her anything at this point would yield that she seemed to be in a state of almost confusion she could not explain how long she had been here, Just it was day time when she was here to start with. But her mind was drifting away in many different thoughts.

It was almost like Judith was in a trance in some manner, she was staring blanky up at the sky and that was it. the only sign she was still alive was the fact you could see the stomach raising and falling from breathing. This graveyard looked different with the sunflowers gone, almost like it could be unsettling with Judith just laying there.

It was worrying to ponder upon many things and have your thoughts fracture. Judith always considered that a dangerous thing. Just when it happen to her she never really talked about it because she was one who never needed to be worried about in her view, Even if it was not true and she was just trying to get people to go continue their tasks.

Judith needed to most likely address these problems in the future but for now it was not the time, no one needed to see Judith in a state of worry or any way beyond just being herself. The happy there and reliable Guild Mother there was no exceptions to this.

finally getting up from where she was staring upon the sky Judith would finish the work she started out here to start with. Or at least try too anyway. Any previous visitors here last Judith noted left this place leaving it even more empty. Since that day Judith had dread that thought with in her mind, It in some manner emotionally struck Judith harder after the fact rather than when it first happen.

In some manner even now having the power to fix things. There was a moral obligation to never alter time in Judith's view for all it did was risky causing more problems, For if something was meant to happen it was meant to. But staring a gravestone with no body under it when you knew what happen almost felt wrong.

But things had to be in line for a reason and kept secret, Judith had to focus on the things before her now and that is what she did. After all there was still two other people here as well. She knew Regis had not visited them in a long time either, But alas that did not stop Judith to continue planting the green in which would grow around here soon.

Magnolia magnolia. How the town seemed to roll off at the tip of her tongue. The famous town to the home of the light guild, Fairy Tail. Was a mighty guild of a history linage of powerful mages. Some twisted and hard pasts for sure, some former dark mages that caused trouble to the nation of Fiore started their journeys here. And other became the statues of saviors and guardians. By all means it was a guild that held its ups and downs but respected in its history for sure. And better yet, the best wine location from what Jikan could tell of the rumors. And there was one lady responsible for it!

But there was just one simple small tiny thing. Jikan had no idea where Judith was!! She had a bit of a bad reputation right now, and as much she enjoyed a good fight she did not want to show up at Fairy Tail and have the upstarts turn rowdy and cause Jikan to get active. She was sure if she did not crack some heads too bad Judith would not mind but still. Bahh...

Jikan just walked and walked. An aimless walk that somehow ended in a sacred ground for the dead. A cemetery. With a start Jikan found Judith deep in thought, cleaning graves or rather a specific one. In respect Jikan chose to hold her tongue, keeping her figure leaned against a tree as she watched the guild master of Fairy tail.

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If anyone really looked into it, Finding Judith was easy. She only expected you to respect rules she set in places in areas, Even this graveyard had rules for she funded it herself. It was a graveyard for the Karlinius family members who passed on. Thus the only people who are more often then naught seen here are Judith and her family members.

Even if most of the time it was Judith and Anders casually cleaning the spot. Working away was simple. The field of sun flowers was easy to maintain for Judith. No one came around and damaged them after all.

With the gravestones cleans and the flowers tended too. Jikan could almost feel like Judith knew she was their the entire time. But Judith being the way she was did often make people expect things at different times. But as Judith seemingly stood still for a moment.

She seeming to have vanish, A smart mind would realize that she most likely just used her magic to do something. But leaving Jikan most likely to ponder what that was.

Jikan was quite curious about this situation that she found Judith in. Well, not really in full honesty. It was nothing new for people to visit graves. To give respect to the dead, fallen comrades, loved ones, even the innocent. It was of human nature, even more so for the pure hearted light mages that Judith found herself apart of. Leaving out that she was the guild master of Fairy Tail, the goodiest good children of the Fiorian government. That was just how Judith was, a sweet old lady who had suffered through the ups and downs of time. Not many cleaned the whole graveyard up though, was this a job she was doing or...?

The further she was in thought watching the Fairy Mother, the more the Amazon wonder if her prescence was known. It was not like Jikan was trying to hide after all, and even in the worst hiders in hide and seek would be aware that standing in broad day light, in the sun, uncamouflaged would make you viable from a side glance. Just when Jikan thought she would begin to walk over to her acquaintance finding her done standing still. She just...vanished.

Blink blink blink

Jikan finished taking a couple steps forward before crossing her arms over her chest. Hmmm, she had heard rumors that Judith had acquired a new magic, one that was previously only in possession of Karisa. Chronos Dragon Slayer magic. Maybe that was true after all. "After not seeing each other after so long to get a prank from you? I did not know you were such a jokester", Jikan said in an attempt of a light hearted tone.

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Suppose while there was many things one could ponder about Judith, the most her humour ever was noted was just plays on her nature magic, Or that former nature magic. Suppose was Judith playing a joke.

If it was, It was almost going to be seemingly a bit cruel. But Judith did return. While she was still seemingly the same in looks, There was an odd sense that whatever magical presence one normally felt, Was off. If Jikan knew what void energy was like. It was that feeling. But as this progress.

Judith was giving Jikan a history lessons of this are....but rather then explaining it. Judith was going to show her through time magic. From the various hours Judith and her husband did to work on this place, the progression of Ander's age of a human continuing to show. in his hair graying more and more. The setting up of the bench, The tome stones. Moving the bodies over.

To random passerbys who where not Judith or kin seemingly finding it and either paying their respects or leaving. One young man with short blue hair came by at one point, But as the progress before Jikan showed they would not be around often But he left something on Judina's Grave.

Then slowly the old rusted set of armor showed up at point and fell before the other two graves here. While hearing was hard to make out as they were watching this as a fast forwarding film he was weeping. It was Regis before the current series of events made his life better.

Then, There was the grave robbers who dug up Judina's decaying corpse from it's casket, only to take all of it's armor and it there. seeing past Judith hang over it all to sweep, Being carried away by Anders.

Upon them bringing back the stolen items, for a while the garden of sun flowers and galdius flowers seems to blossom. Then another figure came and stole Judina's body's outright. While two graves next to her seemingly were never touched. Eventually however a figure that looked like Kazimir, returned it.

But eventually the grim parts seem to end. Kaito seemed to have showed up here to pay his respects, Miriko brought Alistair here to let out his owes of his first masters' passing, Miriko made a Judina statue with some help,Alisa for Blue Pegasus left a crystal.

But suppose as the time lapse came to and end and Jikan was brought back to the current time. Judith simply asked."Is it a prank now?"

All things as they were, the aged guild master of Fairy Tail was a very unknown individual for Jikan. For a person like Jikan, she did not come off as opposition when they were on different sides to a scale in the past, but not the same. She felt different. Something foreign and trustworthy but needed to be cautious of. This act she was going on with right now was something she did not expect someone of her age, even if she was an elf. Jikan really did not take her as a jokester when they first met so long ago.

When she finally ‘appeared’ again, Jikan tried to get an understanding about what she was feeling. Judith had a different aura about her, she looked the same by all accounts. And as far as she could tell, no longer blessed by her old use of dragon slayer magic, she smelled the same at least. Hair, yep. Eyes, same old color. But, this magical presence felt odd, maybe even, otherworldly.

With a startled blink Jikan found the environment gone. Well, different. The large trees were sprouting seedlings. The worn out stone was freshly layered gravel, it felt like she hovered from this place. A bystander. A man was near suddenly, his appearance foreign to her, but there was someone next to him. It..looked like a younger Judith, maybe? On and on it rolled like a camera film, with the woman slowly changing while the man shifted like he was growing before fading in a shrinking size. The growth and loss of well tone muscles, the graying of hair, the wisdom forming on his face through experiences in life. They moved and took care of it all, creating the bench, the tome stones, the care and burying of bodies. The tears, mourning, the quietness of remembrance.

More and more, images of the past flowed through to Jikan. Pieces of a puzzle that made sense, and others where it was unknown to her ability to comprehend. But soon it was very clear. Faces she knew well enough. Each bringing something. Each showing respect and sadness. Honor. Love.

With reality, time, coming back to the present. Jikan felt a bit, overwhelmed with all of the information given at once. It was a lifetime of events, long and heavy, coming quick to this red headed by stander. But at Judith’s words Jikan slowly walked up. Giving a second as she stood before the grave but kneeling down and giving a soft pat to the stone tomb. “So this is your family rests. I am sorry to have bothered you then, Judith”.


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Judith did not seem like she was bothered if anything she had questions for her. But first she patted Jikan on the shoulder. Judith's point was made entirely for a reason and she would reveal it now."It was to show you, how important this place is. Hopefully you will forgive me for such a large emotional brick."Judith mentioned as she stood beside what Mirko made that long time a go. it was as clean as the day it was left there.

Judith might just go on flowing with thought."Here it reminds me at times...I miss these three...But I need to remember to be able to try and live life even with the loss i feel."Judith mentioned almost like it was a mention to herself more then anything.

The it would be Judith with the questions for the moment."What are you doing here? After all a well known Dark mage going to a grave year of a known legal mage's daughter, Most people might not assume good."While Judina's grave was touched and affected. Regis' wife and daughters grave;s where clean and left untouched. Judith was trying to not make it seem like Jikan was up to trouble. If anything the fact that Judith was here to talk to her was most likely the benefit to the problem.

Externally, Jikan was the same woman that Judith had gotten to learn about. But on the inside, the Amazon had a little bit of events going through inside of her. It was the first time she had really gone under the influence of a mental spell. The flash of time and reality, years, in what was mere seconds was astonishing. She wanted to process it, had to. But that was in a strange crave that she had to put to the side. In all truth she overreacted to all of this knowledge a bit. And why? Was it because she had a cordial relationship with this woman? Was it because she was the mother of a former guild member under her care? Or was it simply because it was a pull to her softer side. To the sanctity of family; a child's life and its value to parents. "Your life has not been easy".

"Did you". Hearing her shock pass, Jikan let out a sigh. It was fine. Judith had no hostility about her just being present here. And if she did it was nothing a quick fight could not resolve if words did not good. But she doubted from what she knew about Judith and her demeanor that that was of any current concern. "Find out who messed with the graves. Why?".

Turning her head to look up at Judith as she felt her shoulder patted. “If that was the aim of you using your magic then it succeeded. Although, it is a surprise that you would choose to do that instead of your words. I suppose like some things in life, words cannot do justice”, Jikan stated turning her back before standing back up. A hand reaching down to dust off a few pieces of cut grass and pebbles from her thighs and legs. “I am fine, it was just a lot of information all at once. Some are still going through my mind right now as I piece things together”. Jikan eyes would look over to the item Mirko had made, a soft smile coming to her lips as she envisioned that quiet little artist putting her intense focus into each and every speck of detail. Even if it was so long ago, Jikan was very appreciative at the care the family had taken with it.

Those words came more as an externally sentence of power than anything else. “That's …harder said than done though. A loss that deep is never something you can just ‘live’ with. You aren't the same after it happens. Nor will you ever be”. Jikan said in a relaxed reflection. The lost of her older brother, as sudden and mysterious as it was had cut her deep. There was no closure, no information. And at worse her younger brother disappeared in this nation. Over these years silent, for all purposes he could be, could be…

"It is brave to try and remember that though. Many people become stuck in the past after such an event. Let alone three with their own shocks”.

Hearing Judith’s question, Jikan would grow silent for a second. With a soft shuffle she would turn her body to look at Judith. Her hands crossed in front of her torso as she spoke, “well, given that my guild is gone i have a lot more free time. So I figured some exploring would be nice and since I never come to this region I have no well else to really stop by”.

Jikan said a bit of untruth in her words. Ahe could have gone anywhere. Heck, she could have stayed in the North at the same time. While the front of their organization went away, there were always connections and resources made by her hand there. Perhaps she wanted to see a different sight of scenery. Perhaps she just wanted to travel to Fiore again. Or perhaps. She was here specifically for Judith. “However, I did. Have a bit of news that could be of interest to you”.

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In some manner Judith's life was interesting one when she actually spoke about it. There was things she would mention merely to allow people to ponder how far she will just be managed this stuff in the future."And it may some day be even more saddening."Judith mentioned in this casual form of conversation. Logically Judith's struggle will not be over just long delayed."I will outlive most of my family....I will out live my husband, my sons and whatever family they will have in the future as well most likely."It was most likely not the most fun things to think about. outliving everyone you loved.

As for that ponder."I learned all what happen, Who it was and why will be kept personal, While I do not mind telling you some things. The two piece there. Will be let out for now, Just that I learned who and why."She merely stated that one bluntly trying not to be rude about it. One could only learned so many things because it became too in depth.

But what exactly Jikan felt that problem was, Judith would mention was starting to become a problem."These events had happen...I just haven't moved on for long it has been..."This could be very well foreshadowing if some one felt like it was needed. The foreshadowing that Judith was not letting and it was effecting her, Even when now of all people had a chance to outlive everyone. Future prospects mean lead one to think, Judith will slowly have her mental health degrade she was the only actual elf in her family at this time, Everyone else human.


So exploring the answer? Not a bad idea."Well that is not bad idea at all, Even if being in a guild or not should have not stopped you from exploring and visiting to start with."Judith was over all seemingly trying to get a laugh out of Jikan because she knew that their was various other reason for why that could not happen.

Maybe now Jikan was about to pull a trick on Judith after all this was an unexpected question, For while she had powers of time she made sure to barely use them, only because she risks many things if she ever really did to forward in time before anything and tripped some kind of butterfly effect that in the future was nothing but lingering ties to horrible events."I am sure there is plenty of news that could interest me."It seemed to have her attention thus she waited.

“I hope you get justice then. But, I would say all that matters is the grave and her dignity. Right? I don't have to know”. Interesting was the short way of saying it. From the pieces that were gleaned minutes ago. Judith had a long life with even longer hardships. Many such events that stretched and weighed on those old elven shoulders as if they were only events a month ago. For what it was worth. There was no telling how much was only pieces of pages towards a bigger book that Judith had allowed Jikan to see. What were the full details? What was the causes? Such curious things that made her wonder for a second. Why did she care? Why did she want to know? There was no power, no growth, no outright obvious evolution from it. It was just…life. “I feel that that is how our world is most of the time unfortunately”, Jikan said with a soft pause.

“Unless we make our own paths towards a happy ending. What is, your happy ending?”. It was that curiosity. If this magic was what she was thinking, there was a lot she could do. But would she? What made this Mage of Fairy Tail the Fairy Mother as they called her? If she knew it, it was hard. She was a being with life for longer all who she loved. Partner. Children. Cherished friends. The world would come and go hut she would stay the same a lot longer.

With her words Jikan did not know what quite to say in response to it. Who would move on quickly from that in addition to losing more people in their lives after all? Jikan liked to portray herself as a calm, powerful person, but she was human all the same. Not a machine. Emotions were as much of a part of her as her focused logic. She would jot be able to tell if this was a cloud over Judith that would ever fade or not. But how would such a fate impact the mind and spirit?

Jikan let out a chuckle. A soft sweet one filled with amusement. “Maybe. Maybe. I tend to need a bigger rapport before I consider that though. Big bad Amazon as they say”, Jikan said, pulling back a strand of her hair behind her ear. “Noisy ‘children’ and Mage hunters, etc etc. I would rather not bring a fight to your door steps despite the fun I would have”. Drama…was not a fan of her nor it of her. Even if she kept a clean surface and upper level, there was always someone causing a pain in her plans and endeavors in a way.

Jikan would continue to speak. She did have a main-ish reason for coming here and wanting to talk to Judith after all. Given her and the topic causes relationship she doubted she would have gotten the message from the man directly. “Have you gotten any word about your son, Regis? He has been doing quite well since Sleeping Calamity's disbandment”.

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Is Justice really something Judith considered fleeting at times. But in some manner she settled it long a go. Over all honouring what was left behind here was more important now. Suppose Judith was also just being hooked on to this."the problem is solved now...but for some reason..I can't let it all go."Judith showing and reflecting something dangerous behaviour most people would not pick up on, She was not letting it go. She knew it was dangerous for how knows how long and in depth her thoughts could lead her.

what was her happy ending? it was a good question and she had a simple answer."All i ever desired was just raising a family...just to see it completely through and pass on from old age or whatever fate chose."Judith mentioned this, but if you add up all of the things that had happen, everyone else was passing on, She was starting to going to be still alive and youthful. With being the Dragon Slayer of Time. It if anything would start to show, It was a form of curse. A curse of being immortal.

But she asked of Regis, as she walked over to the gravestone that was the ones most people did walk past."Regis? Last I heard of my son, he is hiding away with a woman named Nadine living in the woods alone."It was the most information she had of Regis. The only thing else she could mention was the following piece of information.

"He is at peace, They are building a log cabin to live in. Regis hopefully will have a life he truly should."Judith was being as honest as she could about it. she only knew that much over all very little but it was over all the starting points of a new life for him.

Justice or revenge. But one or another there was a payment that needed to be paid for such an action. It was settled and ratified. The impact of it though was to stay for far longer than time should let it be. Emotions worked that way, they could cut deeper than any blade and linger longer than any burn. “Well, that is normal don't you think?”, Jikan started turning her head to the grave. “It is…where your precious child is laid to rest. Why would it be something you can just ‘let go’ “, Jikan said in a soft emphasis. “Some things cant be. Forgiven but not forgotten as they say. Some things are just both”. Jikan would not really see the dangerousness in this. She was a twisted person after all. A gray, within the light game of light and dark the people in Fiore loved to play. It was life, it was truth, and it was real. Grudges existed for a reason, and such a person had a right to them when it came to their deepest wells of importance.

“That is a sweet thing. But I can feel that that, is a curse for you though, no?”, Jikan said turning her gaze back to Judith. Her blue green eye cutting deep into Judith’s eyes as if she was looking into her life and very soul. “A pure elf living so long, you get to raise your family. And perhaps their family family. Normally, you would have a long slow tick to old age calling you, along the way a lot to see and let pass”. Jikan said choosing to not add further to it. That was a fact hard enough without her magic Jikan felt Judith had right now. Currently…the prospect probably felt like an eternal wait.

Jikan let out a chuckle for once. A soft weak girlish one at the amusement. Information traveled fasted even about such a private and low key man. “Well, seems I came all the way for no reason. Given that he was under my care I figured it was a final duty to tell his mother how he ended. I know…you two do not have the best talks right now. I do not prey then with him, nor you now. But I do know he seemed to think of you and his ‘family’. As he tries to have some peace I figured some good will to spread that information. One…mother to another, was nice”. Jikan thought, she heard a rumor about him about to be a father again, but that was best to verify first before opening her mouth about that. “I suppose a lot of my business here is over with then”.

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But if her business was gone, Judith seemingly would just leave. But before she did."I do hope everything in my family's ties settle soon...Not because I just value everyone, But for the sake of my own sanity."Judith mentioned almost like it seemed, In some manner a reality in which she just kept watching family live and grow was not entirely not what she wanted. She wanted to actually die at one point

But maybe it was just how Judith was now days, A lot of things wearing away the mind that did not wish to have it go as far as she had ended up too. But this was not a Jikan problem. It was a Judith problem. But she merely patted Jikan on the shoulder, Seemingly much like how she came in, Judith seemingly vanish not too long after she patted Jikan on the shoulder. An odd feeling, Judith's struggles are most likely not over now.

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