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 Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 8:30 pm
Malik snickered lightly.
"I do all the books. she still has no head for numbers and buisness. but it has been a wonderful for Ramoth, she's been enjoying her growing herd. not to mention we're getting a good financial income. since my other trade has been retired due to Piper's advancement in this field."
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 8:44 pm
"Nightmares are nightmares...they've got enough pride for use all." But a blink and one of those not really mad but partially annoyed glares at Malik. "Careful, I may think you're calling me stupid then we'll see where you end up tonight." She'd kicked him out of bed before after all. "And I do my own books, you just get annoyed with my complaining." Though one of those 'ha' looks at the mention of what she had accomplished. Yup, no more slave trade.
She rolled her eyes at Lateef...some things did excite him so...usually it was work related. She personally praised Kieran when he forced his friend to take a break. "You certinally won't find any of those on Andal." Watching them play around as a woman watched anything little. But a chuckle at Malik and Piper. "Careful Malik, she still looks like she has it in her to thump you on the head with something."
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 8:53 pm
Zykariel stared between his mother and father. They were going to let this happen?! He didn't want Arthur as a Daddy, he wanted his. And now they were both using that tone he hated. THe one that meant if he didn't comply he could expect to be sitting in his room for the next hour or so until he did. "But only you give her pretty stuff. You promise he can't have her?" At the acknowledgement of that, he handed the box to his mother.
Zahara reached up and ruffled his hair. "That's exactly right. He can't have me. I'm all yours and daddy's." She took the box from him and gave him a smile in thanks then pulled out the necklace and grinned. "Amber! Thanks Arthur. It's beautiful and it goes so wonderfully with my current outfit. She unhooked the clasp and handed it up to Sevilin so he could do it.
"I wanna do it." Because that would make it seem like it was okay. If he or Daddy did it but he wanted to. He waited for the necklace to be laced around her neck and then blinked at the clasp, attempting to get it to open and the other piece in. Getting frustrated he ended up dropping the pieces and sighed. "I guess you can do it, Daddy."
Lateef laughed, "Pip never did have a head for numbers but her creativity and enthusiasm made up for it. I can still hear some of her explanations on those answers she gave when she was little. Somehow it always worked out alright." A shake of his head and he pressed a kiss to the top of his wife's head. "Caprice has no head for numbers either. I think it's a woman thing..." He glanced down and then back at Malik. "And I think I join you in the 'can be thumped' corner."
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 9:16 pm
Of course Arthur kept looking back between the drow in front of him and smiled inside, both Zahara and Sevilin really know how to handle thier child and by seeing this he knew that the boy would grow up to be a good man, his parents will see to that for sure. But when Sevilin gave him a look he knew what it ment and said. "Alright then Sevilin, she's yours." Again another smile inside as he looked at them, the little guy was calming down pretty quickly which was good, he never saw a child calm down so fast before.
Though when Zahara was able to take out the necklace he grinned a little and chuckled. "Not a problem, it took me a lot to get it for you but it was worth it, I knew you always liked amber so it didn't take much to realize that you would love that necklace." He was still grinning of course as he crossed his arms a little bit. But even though he would like to stay and chat he had somethings to do. "Well I hope you and Zykariel enjoy your gifts, I gotta be heading off to take care of a few things before heading down to the arena, it was great to see you all again." He gave his goodbyes then left.
Once he left he quickly when to his horse and took him home, once inside he unloaded everything he brought with him and checked the house to see if things were exactly the way he left it, well having an elven memory came in handy then. So after everything checked out he took Brahnel back to Twilight and let him go to the stables, then he headed to the arena where for the next hour he trained by himself to get the feeling of his blade and movements once again, after all with his new eye things will be off for him now.
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 9:22 pm
Well...that was relatively painless. But he set the child down after his attempt at Zahara's necklas and then went about clasping it himself around her neck, reaching down and resting a hand on his son's head afterward giving him a pat. "See, everything is fine." Shaking his head as Arthur headed off, he turned his attention back to his...well he guessed he could go as far as to say family. "Presents...leave it to Arthur."
Caprice duely elbowed Lateef and then reached up and thumped him over the head with a loose fist. "You're darn right you are Lord Rainsong. No bells for you." Giving him a rather girlish 'ha I win' grin to him and crossing her arms lightly over her chest the single bell on the tear like cuff of each sleeve on her surcoat giving a light ring.
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 10:04 pm
She chuckled and shook her head then kneeled down and opened her arms to her son. "Come here Kariel." Crushing the little boy in her embrace she ran her fingers through his hair and whispered gently into his ear. "You and Daddy will always have me, no matter what. Nobody else can ever steal me away and I'll never leave you. Alright?" Kissing his cheek, she gave him a nuzzle. "There, don't you feel better?"
"I like my present." He grinned and ran into his mother's arms holding her just as tightly as she was holding him. "You promise?...okay." He nodded and kissed her cheek back then tilted his head at her necklace. "I guess it is pretty and you should get pretty stuff. But you're not allowed to get any rings from anybody else, right?" Looking back at his father for confirmation.
Lateef winced both times rather exaggeratedly and then clapped a hand over his heart. "You, my lovely imp, have wounded me which is going to force me to preserve the only thing I have left." He grinned and flicked teh bell on her sleeve. "Well, maybe I should just throw you over my shoulder and ring the bells for you. How would you like that Lady Rainsong?"
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 11:12 pm
Malik only shook his head at the Rainsongs, and a glance at Piper.
"your books were short two hundred. and as you might have guessed, the one trying to pull the wool over the eyes got a worriedly frustrated reaction in the negative. which is why your books are now in three hundred excess."
A look over at the Rainsongs again though.
"speaking of music. I have gifts for you both in that arena. every member of my family gets one. Kieran and Fianna got thiers, Isle just has to pick hers out, and the same goes with you two. not to mention you'll get to see the infamous packrat Vault of mine."
a muss of Piper's hair at her ha look.
"and I do hope Kieran didn't make you too upset on his return trip with Isle?"
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Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 2:48 pm
"Right, no rings that go on your fingers. Other things are okay." Said for the boy to calm him...yeah he really really hoped that he grew out of that. Crest Brigade uniforms...quite the nice idea from Arthur really, but the boy did have his moments. Was a little pissed the elf got away scott free on the happenings here. "Andal is coming out of the wood work here...and I plan on moving back to our own place as soon as we can. Just so you know."
"Aw, did I wound you? I think not, you'll know when I choose to wound you." Shaking her head lightly and swatting at him. These two were playful like that. "You'll lose your ears if you try." Caprice turned herself back to Malik and gave him her attention. "A valut and presents...well you are very hospitable aren't you Lord D'vinn?" Giving him a smile lightly before shaking her head. "I was quite upset she came home like that, but from what I told, it was nothing negative in the way she got into that state. Then again I didn't enjoy Galesen around too much either." Ah mothers.
"You never have any word of praise in you." Crossing her arms and shaking her head. But a sigh from her and she looked to then all, then to her son, holding out a hand to him. "Come on Malikhai, daddy's going downstairs." The child knew what that meant...and well Piper wasn't going to be able to stay on her feet very much longer, she could already feel herself starting to shake in protest of bearing her own weight. She would stay in reverie for three days if she knew it wouldn't upset Malikhai, but she knew it would. "I need to sit." Said to the others there before she lead the child back to the fortress and inside, plopping down in a chair next to the fireplace, her son crawling up to sit in her lap again.
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 3:05 pm
"That's right." Ruffling his hair again, she stood back up and looked to Sevilin. "Seems like it doesn't it? Everyday another one appears. Malik's trying to make sure Piper doesn't miss out on seeing anyone." She was quiet for a minute, her own thoughts aligning with his. It would be easier to carry out Khaiver's deed at their own home but she ran the risk of Kariel interrupting. That child would be scarred for life if he walked in on that, even more so than he'd be if he happened to interrupt sex. They were always careful about those sorts of things, making sure their son was deep in reverie and then going about it as quietly as possible. Which wasn't all that difficult since they weren't noisy anyway. This was a whole different ballgame though. "That sounds good. I'll start gathering all my stuff together."
Zykariel glanced up at his father and nodded. "We gotta finish cleaning up the kitchen. Mommy doesn't like it when her spices are all over the floor." He still remembered the scene they'd walked into when the earthquakes had shaken the land. Shortly after that, they'd moved into Twilight. He lifted his arms to his mother but she steered him gently towards his father.
"Oh come now, you like my ears far too much to rip them off." And demonstrating he reached down and lifted her straight off the ground, though not over his shoulder but bride style instead. "See, this isn't so bad." He rocked slightly so that the chiming of the bells could be heard then gave her a nuzzle and set her back on her feet. "I was less than pleased and let her know it too. Then again, I'm used to seeing her like that and she doesn't really listen to me anyway. But presents do sound nice, do we choose now?"
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Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 6:57 pm
A very concerned look to Piper, before back to the Rainsongs.
"Of course, if you would follow me please. adn don't mind any...uncomfortable sounds you may hear."
a slight grin before leading them down toward the vault, and past it's security. of course on teh way were many necromancers doing thier work again and not quite understanding that what they talk about in such excitement isn't always exciting or pleasent for others that may happen to overhear them.
Of course once in the vault, Malik motioned them over to a wide selection of musical items.
"I have drums from the plane of earth, flutes of dragonbone, others of combine make, which was a very ancient empire of norrath..a harp from teh plane of water, the singing shortsword. usable as both weapon and musical instrument. can play it like a flute I'm told. a golden violin from someplace you'd rather not know about, and another from the plane of air. a saxaphone and a trumpet from the plane of fire. I would have taken the Maestro's organ from the home of my patron diety, but it was just to damn big."
a slight chuckle there.
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Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 7:08 pm
He made a noise that spoke of his slight displeasure over all the Andalians, but he merely shook his head. "As soon as I get all the runes back up on this place and around the borders, then I we can go back home...and clean." Because the place was absolutely a wreck...grout was probably festering with things. A look to the child that was turned toward him and he picked the boy up. "Now then son...what happened to those fish we brought back? Can't let them go bad."
He was happy to be cuddled in mommy's lap, wrapped in her arms and knowing that she was safe and sound, no rocks in his head or anything. But pretty soon he looked up to her as he sat up in her lap. "Mommy?" No response from her and he turned to look at her. "Mommy?" Piper's eyes were closed, her head propped up on the back of a hand, elbow propped on the arm of the chair, her breathing a little labored. watching her a moment he slipped down to the floor and toddled over to the couch, grabbing the blanket that was usually there and put his effort into putting it over his mother, tucking her in where she lay and pushing her legs up so she could lay better. Grabbing a throw pillow he tucked it behind her head and pulled her arm so that her head fell back to the pillow. Obviously mommy was tired. A toddle into the kitchen where he came back with a glass of water, setting it on the table next to where she was on the couch, just in case she got thirsty. That's what she did for him. A kiss to her cheek. "Sweet memories mommy." Hm...now what to do with himself.
Yeah this was nice...but she didn't betray anything she was feeling, merely stayed tucked to Lateef's side as they followed Malik down to the vault, Malik motioning to his little musical stash. Caprice gave a chuckle. "My my, you're a little music thief and pack rat. How amusing." A look to Lateef. "Well? Go on. Be like Kieran in an undiscovered library."
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Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 7:23 pm
Of course they were going to clean, that's what they did. At least Sevilin did. It was his way to keep control, one of those things Khaiver didn't understand about him. "You know we're going to have to go shopping again. Various Underdark things probably ate all the food in the house." And there had been quite a bit of it but then they'd both gotten that hefty bonus from Malik and she'd been reimbursed for the extra supplies she'd paid for out of it too. THat would leave them with plenty of steel for a while at least.
Thinking about it for a moment he pointed to the kitchen. "We left them in there so they could be cooked and taken care of when you got back home with Mommy. The serfs promised to make sure nobody tried to get them either." Squirming in his hold slightly, he glanced back at his friend. "Malikhai!" Then noticing Miss Piper in reverie he lowered his voice. "Can you go get the fish we caught? Gotta show Mommy what good providers we are."
Lateef was already doing so. He was reverently touching each one and wondering just how he was going to decide. "Isle hasn't picked hers yet either?" She'd go with a flute of some kind, maybe even the one that coudl be used as a sword too. That solid gold violin looked might tempting but so did the one from the plane of air. He picked up the air one and began to play, nearly crying with joy at the beautiful sounds that came from the delicate instrument. It was as though he was playing as the wind. Not just an imitation through careful choosing but the actual wind.
"I admire your taste, Malik, even if they are stolen items." He drew the golden bow across the strings as well and was amazed at the quality of sound. It was metallic to be sure and that affected it slightly but it still sang beautifully. "So many choices, so little time." He could even mix and match, take the air bow and the golden violin. "I think I'll take this one. My gratitude to you. I've never beheld such a beautifully crafted instrument. Elven make?" He motioned to the violin from the plane of air. "Caprice, love? He has a harp."
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Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 8:02 pm
He set the boy down and let him go off for his friend before turning his attention back to Zahara. "They were quite the productive children today...and they now wish to brag to you." A chuckle at he children, they could be quite cute at times.
He raised a finger to his lips. "Shh...mommy's really really tired." Making sure that mommy at least looked comfortable before toddling off to the kitchen with his friend and getting thier fish which were still tied in a bundle by thier gills, carrying them all with the help of his friend. "See how good providers we are? We caught 'em all by ourselves too." He would brag to mommy but she was out...and hoprfully okay. Usually she didn't breath like that when she was in reverie. Thus a worried look over to her then back to Zahara.
Wasn't he just cute, rifling through things in a childish way almost...indeed like Kieran in an undiscovered library. A look to Malik and a chuckle, glowing pale green eyes watching him a moment. "He can be quite excitible, can't he?" Before she took to looking things over in a much more sober way, trailing her fingers along things in some sort of intuitive way. A look over to Lateef, how long had he been trying to get her to get a harp? Forever...she preferred a lyre, what with the portability. Thus over to it, plucking at strings some. "Oh alright, I'll go with the harp."
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Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 8:09 pm
Zahara gave a smile as the boys raced off and then turned her attention towards Piper. Walking over she shifted the elf a little bit, elevating her back so that her lungs didn't have to work nearly as hard. With that broken rib, her left lung had trouble expanding all the way which led to the sound of her breathing like that. The elevation helped slightly though there was nothing that was going to get rid of it completely. "Sweet dreams Piper." She would move her up to the bed but Piper was a little too heavy for her to move alone. "Sevilin, take her upstairs. She'll be better off in her own bed. Prop her slightly so she can breathe."
Zykariel nodded and then raced off to help bring back the fish as well. "We sure did. Daddy didn't help us at all except for making the poles, which we aren't allowed to do." He didn't know why, just knew he wasn't supposed to. "Aren't we the best providers, Mommy?"
She laid a hand against each of their cheeks and nodded. "Yes, fine providers indeed. We'll eat wonderfully tonight just as soon as Daddy gets them ready for me to cook. I'm so proud of you both and your mother would be too, Malikhai." Pausing a moment she crouched down to his level and took hold of his shoulders, "She's going to be just fine. Do you trust me?"
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Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 8:33 pm
Well training was a bit of a pain, the biggest reason because the drow he asked for easily picked out about the new eye and used it against the elf until Arthur did his best to knock the drow on his butt. He was still getting use to the whole part of a crystal now in his eye and still trying to being able to see out of it, it felt odd at first but he has gotten use to it, he just needs to take his training more seriously now. So once the elf had finished off what Malik had asked him to do he made his way to the kitchen first off to grab a drink then head on down the living room where he came across the others. So with a small smile and a hello to them he sat down in a chair near by with a small sigh. "So Zahara how was everything when I was away? I heard form Malik about what happened with the magic and all."
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