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 Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 8:03 pm
She tilted her head. This question was odd. The two of them had been working with the child for years, why is it that they had to ask such a question? Oh well, it was not really that much of a big deal. Maybe it was another test! Malik had done tests before! Okay, she'd play along.
She gave a happy little growl and walked out of the room. When she came back, she had a little onyx figureine in her beak. She dropped it in Piper's hands. It was a little running fox, and to hold it meant to feel a strange inner heat.
She tapped the figure with her beak as if to say, "That child."
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Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 8:10 pm
Okay...made no sense to Piper. But she held up the little figure and looked it over as she held it....though it had a unique little heat to it...or maybe that was just Piper seeing as she dressed in no less than three layers all the time. What? She easily got cold down here. Now she just let it lay in the palm of her hand as she looked at it more and threw a look to Malik. "This...is...okay I don't get it. A little stone running fox." But Ashlyn got another pat to the head at bringing the trinket regardless. "I think we need...whoever it is that we work with...or something..." Piper turned to Malik, fully showing him the fox. "Any idea?"
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 8:21 pm
Malik looked at it, picked it up, and gave it back with one of those grins that made people get nervous.
"I have a pretty good idea."
Then back to Ashlyn, with a more serious look.
"Who lost her, how did they lose her, and why haven't they had you help look for her rather than sending you back here to tell me she's lost? That is foolish to get you in trouble for that. I'd rather not be told and have her back here like she's supposed to be than knwo that such a valuable creature is lost right now."
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Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 8:31 pm
She lowered her head and growled at Malik. This was out of character for him. But then, he smelled different to. Maybe something had happened to change him.
Suffice to say, he hadn't made her very happy. A simple appology, that's all! OF all the nerve. She reached out and snapped threateningly at his ankles. She didn't want to hurt the man, but she would if it came to that.
She tilted her head, looked right back at the elf as if to ay, "Now ask again. Nicely."
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Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 8:34 pm
Piper merely went about stifling a laugh. "I don't think she likes you..." Another stifled laugh. Sure, it was amusing to watch to say the least. Three things usually only gave Malik a hard time. Serino, his Nightmare, and then herself. So it was nice to see him handling something new now. Her attention however returned back to the little fox figurine, looking it over once more.
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Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 9:14 pm
Malik looked at the snap at his ankle, and Malvolence came out and tapped the Griffin on the beak.
"I've killed for such things. don't think I won't you."
His eyes were cold, and hard.
"I'm not here to make apologies, and your not here to get them. this is to relay information."
Then Malvolence got sheathed, neverminding the bit of blood from teh bite of the weapon.
"But you prideful creatures. fine. I apologize, but that's probably the last time. Now how did the child get lost, and who lost her."
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Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 9:23 pm
She growled deeply. Oh she didn't like that one at all. He acted like an apology might kill him. She rolled her eyes, she had eventually gotten what she wanted. She left a moment, and when she came back she was carrying a large painting of a tall ship that had been on ne of the walls. Next xhe found a bottle of black ink. With her spiols now infront of her Master, she promptly spilled the ink on to the painting.
She pawed at the mess. That's what had happened. As to who had done it? She tapped the black figurine again. The child had.
Ashlyn didn't know all that much about condits. Couldn't bother with them. She did not understand that the child could not control her or even access them. Someone had worked through her. But her Master was much more knowledgeable about such things. Surely he new that.
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Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 9:43 pm
Malik looked down, forwning a bit at the ruined painting, but he got the idea. that black..ooze..that came out of the Conduit had done it. he'd seen that from the other one he'd met.
"Alright then. Do we know where the ship docked in at..did it make it's destination or did this..problem..steer it off course."
Eyes back on teh griffin, a glance at Piper, mouthing the word 'Rand' to her.
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Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 9:54 pm
Piper cocked her head to the side. Rand? Wait, she got it now....kinda. Of course she wasn't going to say that she'd only earn another round of teasing for it. She was just going to do what she usually did...follow Malik's lead on things and play the puppy on the leash part. Another look down at the figure in her hand before she crossed her arms...mumbling again as she was taking to her own musing as Malik probed for information. "For some reason...I don't think the me of here was very nice..."
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Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 8:46 pm
Ashlyn snorted. Well of course the ship got there! How else had they found out that the child had been lost? And really, there was only one place it could dock at. But very well, very well. She'd comply. She looked around a moment, wondering how to convey this little bit of information.
Eventually she found her broken scroll case. On it was a very distinctive marking, though it did not have a seel. The case was black, and had a picture of a half sunken city in gold ink traced onto it. She picked it up, dropped it in Malik's hand, tapped it with her beak.
Then a shake of her head to Piper. No she wasn't very nice...was she different now?
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Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 9:09 pm
Malik looked at the scrollcase, so the ship was there, gotten where it needed to be. and the only reason he would send someone like that there was becuase they were an enemy. Then a grin at Piper.
"Seems you were the wicked one as well, by our friend's reaction."
Then a small grin.
"A name, dear Ashlyn. That's what I need."
Then a glance to another slave.
"Bring me a map, right now."
And that slave bolted, seing as he had dared to draw steel on a griffin, and came back with a map which he presented to teh griffin.
"On here, where is the symbol from. and they are our enemy, I'm sure..so what else are we doing against them?"
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Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 9:31 pm
She peered at the map a moment. Nt really understnading the color meanigs, or the symbols printed on it. But she had been around enough to understand that that big symbol on the right was the place. She tapped it lightly with her beak, careful not to puncture the map.
What else? A host of things, more then she knew. More then she could count. She caught a passing slave, tossed him down, tugged at the poor fellow's ears. Elves. Then put a paw on his head and forced him to crouch low. And Dwarves. That was her Master's business after all.
What else? She scanned around. There were suits of armor scattered around, one wielded a lance of one of the lizard riders. She grabbed it, swung it around a bit. Prentended like she was galoping. The Tourney games were rigged. That always made them lost of money on bets.
There were a few others, but she lacked props to display them. They'd have to wait.
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Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 9:44 pm
He nodded lightly. one hand rests on malvolence, the psionic abilities of the blade giving him a better idea of her symbolism.
"I see. Are you the third memeber of our Triumverate, or is there someone else? and do we have any other methods of striking back at.." a look at the map " Deepwater?"
A grin at Piper, and he produced for her a cinnamon stick.
"I know you need one."
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Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 9:54 pm
The third party? Oh most assuradly not. She was just here to help and have fun. But she did not know who the third one was. SHe had never been interested, never been told. She tilted her head, gave a quizzicle look.
She shook her head, then sat down and preened her feathers. Man but this wa wied. Didn't tehy know all of this? Pretty wierd test if she ever saw one.
As for methods...well that had been the reason for the child really. She gave an uninterested nod toward the fox figure.
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Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:00 pm
"You've been most helpful and a good sport, Ashlyn. Now if you would be so kind, I want you to see if you can find the child, see if things are going as planned. Any signs of her being captured or the like, let me know."
He looked over the map.
"And if you see the third memeber of the Triumverate, sned them to me immediatly. We have other plans to discuss as well."
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