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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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 Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 10:36 am
"Oh lord he's going somewhere. And usualy you do go somewhere to cause havoc...like now. If I hear screaming, I'm coming after you."
He let his parents help settle him before giving a look over to his friend. "It was a combination of moms." Picking up a spoon as a bowl of breakfast something was set down in front of him. "I feel a little better though I suppose. But I'm not getting too comfortable. After all, still going to be jousting after all. Add hurt on top of other hurt and maybe it will just go numb."
Dhairiss blinked as one parent walked off and then turned back to the table. Zahara drew his attention farther from a potential upset. "Toast and eggs." Well well that was oddly specific wasn't it? "And cider."
"Probably, I wouldn't worry about it Faate." Following the son's lead on that one. No reason to make the girl worry. A look over as his wife'f voice made his ears twitch. "Walking, to be specific." Still patting at the child to calm him down a little, quite surprised that Zahara hadn't taken him instantly. Letting the little boy move around though he helped him turn and what not, reaching across the table to bring the untopped cup over into the boy's reach. "Showing mommy are you? Good show."
And he was caught...but not in the worst sense. He was just caught with the fact that he was somewhere he wasn't supposed to be last night. Taking the knives he merely seemed to think a moment before a shrug as if it wasn't any big deal. "Well, I don't have any reservations here. I camp on the far shore, so I have to ferry back and forth between there and here in Deepwater for tournament. Faate decided that I could just stay here with her for the night." Blinking as he suddenly realized how that may of ocme out. "Not that it was for anything wrong, just a place to sleep and such..."
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 11:19 am
"I would suggest, for future reference, to not take up an overnight stay in Faate's room. Her father is not as forgiving a person as some. you're liable to be missing limbs or internal organs if he catches you, and he will the next time, I'm sure. Faate's abilities are a far cry form her father in many areas."
a glance over him.
"Do you know how to use those, or do you need any instruction before your first outing in this event?"
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 11:31 am
"Yeah, moms tend to pair up when one of us is hurt. I remember when I was puking horribly after I got kicked in the stomach that time." Shaking his head and sighing. "I'm not going to say anything because you've heard it before and it doesn't do me any good."
"Alright. Plate of toast and eggs with some cider for Dhairiss here and I'll take a breakfast omelette if you don't mind. And some tea." Slight twinge in her head that was only going to get worse if she didn't take care of it. She glanced up at little voices hailing her attention and tilted her head, watching her son drink. "Well, look at you. Daddy took your top off, did he? No spills, I hope."
Faate was still worried. Chewing on her bottom lip, she nodded but she was still worried. Hopefully everything they'd done would work in their favor...
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 12:25 pm
"I'll remember." Nodding his head and twitching his ears at the thought of things that could happen. Didn't sound pleasant at all. But at least Malik only questioned about that and he didn't have to worry abotu spot lying at the moment. Taking one of the knives out, he flipped it in his hand and aimed by a nearby support beam before flicking his wrist to sent the blade on its way. Wasn't an expert anything, but he knew how to use it. "Accuracy and such comes with practice."
"I remember it too, you wore your hair longer and my mom had to hold it back for you." It was funny in retrospect really. Though Zykariel had learned better than to do things to get himself hurt in such a manner after that. But he merely contented himself with eating for the time being.
"Only one spill, but he learned that he can't flail when he doesn't have a top." We got past the drinking without a top part, but we're still unwilling to walk. Apparently we're worried about falling." Fixing the child's hair again as he was preoccupied with drinking. "Don't bite your lip like that Faate." Keeping an eye on everyone around the table wasn't as easy as one thought.
He more or less squealed in delight as he got what he wanted and mommy didn't protest. Usually it was milk or juice for breakfast but this worked well enough for him. ANd when his food did come, he took to rather cutely digging into it...but halfway through the fork was handed to mommy to help feed him/let her eat some so none was left on the plate.
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 2:22 pm
"It does. now before you think you've slipped a noose, I know your hiding more than that. and I've got my guesses. but right now, competition comes first. if your already and good to go, then go lets get back to the table for some food and drink. I'm sure Faate is wondering what I'm doing to you."
before heading back inside to the table and smirking at his wife.
"See, no havoc just yet."
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 2:39 pm
"One of my less glorious moments for sure." Making a face at that and shaking his head. "I think that's the only time in my life I chose to purposefully give up food."
Zahara nodded and watched her youngest drink. He was being rather careful wasn't he, watching her with his big red eyes and searching for approval. He was a carbon copy of his father, moreso than Zykariel or any of the others ever were. "Very good, Kel. You're growing up on me." Taking a bite of her omelette as it arrived, she nodded. "He'll get it when he's ready. The ground is quite hard when you're plopping down on it and he can still crawl quickly." Reaching over and wiping her youngest's mouth with a napkin. "Lyssie, don't play with your food." She was rather quiet, wasn't she? What was going on there? "Did you sleep well, Lyssthyren?"
Lyssie threw a look at Faate and merely nodded then went back to her oatmeal, playing more than eating. Faate kicked her sister under the table and then spoke up for both of them. "Yes, we did, Mama. Did you?" Sighing in relief when Mykorian and Malik came back in. "Everything okay?" Way too bright of a smile? Most likely.
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 2:48 pm
Noose? That was a strong word wasn't it? Muchly. But at least right now other things weren't being questioned on. "Sounds good to me, sir." Thusly retrieving the knife and then heading back in following Malik before plopping down next to Faate once more and the bowl of food that had previously been there. "Yeah I'm good. He wanted to make sure I knew what I was doing."
She ate a bite off the fork that her son was holding for her because the little elf just found it oh so fun to feed his mother the things he didn't want to eat. Swallowing she turned a look over to Malik. "Indeed, I think I'm impressed. Are you armoring him up before we leave or just before he jousts?" Nodding to thier eldest son who was quite enamored with his food. Apparently, he was quite hungry.
He merely paused for a moment so he didn't choke on his food as he gave a laugh that was followed by a cringe in pain to his friend. "And your hair hasn't been that long since."
"Except I can't stand the fact of him crawling on public floors, with his hands touching where people walk among other things and then he likes to put his hands in his mouth still." Oh yeah one could easily hear the disgust in his voice. Hey his floors were damn clean enough to eat off of, he didn't mind the child crawling around there. But here? Oh he wanted to die everytime it happened. Raising an eyebrow at his daughters though as they were acting funny.
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 3:44 pm
"I have to armor him up before then. we'll have to make the proper adjustments and get it fitting the way it needs to before he gets out there. we don't want things getting worse bruise-wise because a piece of armor was too loose or too tight."
a bit of a somewhat concerned frown at his oldest.
"I haven't seen that girl of yours since we interrupted your moment in the rom there. I do hope we haven't frightened her off completely just yet. I haven't gotten to give her the 'you better take good care of my son' lecture yet."
and a glance at Sevilin, with a covert look to the half and half.
"And I found out a few things here and there, but nothing spectacular. so far all the lance checks have come back with okays, nothing magically enhanced or the like. and that includes the Paladin. they checked over Malikhai's as well so he's completely in the clear with exception to the previously mentioned armor fitting."
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 4:54 pm
A look around to all the elves that were at the table and he raised an eyebrow. "Well I guess I have been gone for so long I haven't realized how big both families are." He muttered lightly and chuckled a bit. He gave a light hello to Zahara and Piper before he realized that Malik had come back with the kid. "It's good to see that everything went well." And so on he went to eating before Malik presented something of the youngest blue elf. Turning to Malikhai he grinned a little. "So there's a girl in your life eh? What's her name?" Young teenage love, it can be so cute sometimes.
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 10:23 pm
"Too risky," he agreed with a laugh before turning his attention back to the family. He'd ordered himself a cup of juice as well and was drinking when Malik made his comment so he snorted and very nearly had orange juice go through his nose. "Ow...okay, never laugh while drinking, just not good. But I thought that was a father's line when it came to his daughter, not son."
Zahara nodded, "I know it is quite disturbing, isn't it?" Especially for Sevilin who was OCD and had serious issues with germs. "I don't much like him crawling around on these floors either and I clean his hands religiously because of it. But that just means we carry him if he's not willing to walk. It'll come." Turning back to her daughters, she frowned. "Faate, don't answer for you sister. I'm glad to know you slept well. Lyssie, what's the matter?"
Lyssie glanced at her sister again and then gave her mother a smile. "Nothing. I just had a bad reverie is all. It wasn't that bad so I didn't come bother you and Daddy. And hten I had some trouble coming out of it this morning so I'm a little tired still, I think." Faate knew she was lying, knew she was worried about the threat she'd made against her sister if she even breathed a word of Mykorian's staying the night with them. Giving her younger sister a meaningful look, she glanced back at her mother. "Sorry, Mama." Then over to Mykorian. "Oh, well that's good. So now you're all signed up and you'll be competing? How exciting!"
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 12:54 pm
"Fair enough, I've coddled now you can have your fun going about the normal manly things and what not." Though she was still apprehensive about him jousting, she knew he was going to end up more hurt. The only tournament she had seen was when Malik was entered years ago and those hits even put him for a loop too. Malikhai was still much smaller than his father overall. "Nice to know you've checked everything out though.
And he almost choked on his food again. "Dad!" Was that embarassing or what? "I'm sure she's just hanging out with her friends. She does have a whole pack of them." He was beginning ot think that maybe it was better when he wasn't actively involved with girls...older adults seemed to have a fascination with it. Thusly a look to Galesen, "Her name is Kaelin. And she's just a friend." He frowned at Zykariel. "If this is the part where you try to call me a girl, I'll hurl my fork at you." Shaking his head seeing as his friend practically lost his juice.
"Disturbing doesn't quite cover it." Shaking his head at the thought. It was just horrible to him. "It'll come when he gets tired of being carried around because he's not allowed to crawl on nasty surfaces." Every child eventually wanted their independence to go where they wished and not have mom and dad carry them around where they didn't necessarily want to go at the time. "Spectacular sometimes is the best information."
Well Lyssie was quite worried about her parents finding out about him wasn't she? But he tried to play dumb to that and nodded to her as she had changed the subject. "Yeah, sure is exciting. New things often are." And back to his food for him, trying to ignore what Malik was saying seeing as he could see behind those words. He merely stayed at the table though, seeing as he didn't have anything to do like change his clothes and all. Just waiting for competition.
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Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 1:16 pm
"No, the daughter line is, if you do anything to hurt my little girl, I'll show you all new definitions of pain, suffering, and the phrase 'eternity of torment'."
a slight smirk.
"we'll let him finish eating and getting settled a bit. armor fitting won't take too long. what about you, 'Chev? any word from our incoming guest yet? even an 'I'm on my way?'"
She was upset, and not happy at all when her husband did finally find her near the Deepwater docks, staring at the black water. which meant had to be careful, since he didn't know if she was mad at him about something, or someone else. after all, recently he'd perturbed her a bit.
"What's the matter?"
she straighted up, but didn't turn around.
"That...that woman. How dare she assume I have some kind of mental control on you that I can make you do whatever I might wish. and then...then she holds out that promise and takes it back in one swift stroke."
Okay...what woman was this? and what promise.
"Dearest...we're in the underfoot. the courtesy and normalcy of the surface is not present here. this is a land of Tier'dal and darker cousins. and what promise are you talking about?"
"That one woman...not his wife, the other one. she said she can help us have a baby. but then she took that away because she wanted me to make sure you couldn't do what your honor says you need to. you gave me a way to sooth it but they don't want to see if it works. she wants me to make you smear your personal honor and holds out the promise of a child as her leverage."
Okay. now he got it.
"that's what they do. they find a weakness and exploit it. there are no redeemed or decent Tier'dal and these drow. I've been telling you that for years."
She turned around and felling into his arms, crying against his armor.
"I want children. Or at least to know if I can have them. and she taunts me with that, and makes impossible demands of me. I can't make you smear your honor, even if I disagree with the terms. That's not my place to decide."
He ran his hand through her hair, holding on to her.
"It's the mother's place to let me know if my honor is absolved. this method I gave you if it works will show that this D'vinn is not the D'vinn I knew then. and you've been trying hard, I imagine, to get that arranged. is there anything else I can do for you, A'mael?"
"the younger d'vinn is still jousting, that woman, thier personal cleric, is giving him permission along with his parents."
looking up at him.
"Make her regret that decision."
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 1:58 pm
"Most girls do. That's how they travel and whatnot." Giving Malikhai a grin as he caught his breath and was able to actually settle down. "I wouldn't call you a girl in your condition. There's no challenge." Though he frowned as calls started reverberating. "Better hurry, they're calling for starting lineup."
Zahara chuckled and patted his knee lightly, careful to avoid her son's boot. A few more words to the girls and the families began finishing up. After all, competitions to be had and whatnot. Shortly thereafter she was kissing her husband and children goodbye and making her way back into the healing area to handle thsoe who ended up hurt in today's competitions. Jousting would begin soon.
Faate was sitting in the stands, watching avidly. The whole idea of competition was thrilling to her and she watched the various bodies on the field attempt to win the crowd's approval and improve their standings all at the same time. It was intoxicating. "Daddy is that pretty horse going to be in the race, too?"
Kaelin was watching, halfheartedly, as her mother competed a few times but didn't get anywhere spectacular. She hadn't expected anything more from that anyway. She'd checked the listings and noticed that not only was the D'vinn boy jousting but he was eventually slated against Wyndrider. After a bit of questioning and some bribing she'd learned a bit more about the ostentatious surface elf in his shiny armor.
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Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 2:18 pm
He was as comfortable as he could be, which was highly uncomfortable. After a good bit of time getting armor on and fitted right as well as a pep talk and tip or two from his father, he was standing once more in the pit, this time with his horse beside him. He wasn't so sure about this and all he really knew was that he had a rune on him for something or other and his parents seemed a bit thankful for that. Easily he patted Kerick's neck as the nose nuzzled him lightly. "We'll do fine you'll see." And do fine indeed...at least against his first two opponents. There were only six of them that had point qualified to joust and while he took care of two, Wyndrider took care of hte other two. Now if they weren't ranked to match before...they were now.
Thusly it was up on his horse again, a new sort of sore settling into his body as he had done so and lance in hand as it was the tense period of waiting at his end of the line, little time to think and calculate in the time before flags were dropped to signal go. For the moment...he focused on Rainmare, that one thought in his head again that he had to stop him here, or risk his father in confrontation.
Mykorian had managed himself a third place medal in his own competition. Which for him it was a good thing...because it was made of bronze. Which was a very very good thing to have down here and sold quite well. Thus he was a happy little elf with a medal around his neck as he sat next to Faate and her family as they watched the rest of the competitions.
He was charged with the children again, keeping an eye on them as they all played spectator. But he seemed to stiffen as he recognized a certain prescene in the air and he had to remind himself that he had children with him. And thus he focused in on them. "Maybe, that one looks fast enough, hm?"
Piper...well she just could barely watch this jousting business. And she only watched because she was afraid what it was going to be like if she didn't watch. But all of her tension was spiraled into one ball that consisted of Rainmre and Malikhai being lined up. She just hoped that Justwysper had convinced her husband to maybe in part take it a tad easy on the boy. And in her head she was concoting a plan of her own should her fist plan fail. It was perhaps cruel to Malik in it's workings...but it would make him see how serious she was.
Almost casually, he came to stand behind the couple. "Funny, isn't this the setting that I first met Malik in? And now you call me back because of other issues that involve him. But here he is sitting in the stands, sure you didn't mean Malikhai?" Blinking as he was assulted by his daughter with a hug. She didn't need to correct him either, because he knew why he was here...it was a sad and hateful reason. Another pure example of how Surface elves were just as much as part of the problem as drow and underdark elves were. He hugged his daughter, soothing her lightly. "There there Pip, it's alright."
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 4:16 pm
"Yeah okay just a friend." A small chuckle from him before it was time for everyone to leave and get ready for the jousting part of the tournament. Moments later the elf founded himself sitting with the rest of both families as Malikhai and the surface elf who handed the boy's own butt to him were going through the other opponents who were also in the joust. Of course none of the other opponents were good enough and they were defeated with ease. Still as he continued to watch Galesen's ears twitched lightly and a small smile appeared on his face, moments later a familiar voice could be heard and turned to see Kieran. "Well hello there, it's good to see you again. How are things?" Well he had the up most respect for Kieran of course, the man was old yet wise and kind. He had every reason to show the man his respect.
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