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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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 Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:10 am
He merely shook his head and turned his attention to his soup, knowing that he wasn't invited or implied in the conversation about trips to Andal, seeing as he never went there and never planned to go back there. Last thing he wanted to do was somehow have a run in with his sisters, most of all Marrkellyn. But a look to his wife, "You don't want to go?" She always wanted to go.
Malikhai watched in amused fashion at Lyssie and Zykariel...he was a good older brother when he wanted to be. He just didn't relate well with large age gaps. For Malikhai, the ten years between him and his brother didn't seem to matter...hm, he wondered if that was kinda a surface thing. "So you're training to the point of wrecking yourself? That's dangerous, even I know that." And Galesen was much older. But he turned a grin to his grandmother. "What did Isleandra have anyway?"
"I'm not quite certain on the paramenters of the trip, I think that's Malik and Piper's decisions. I do know that he requested responsibility papers this time for him and whoever goes." Shifting eyes to Galesen, "Oh you mean Isleandra and her pack of rough and tumble friends that will no doubt have much to tease you about and the like?" Returning Malikhai's smile and giving the table in general a look as if to inform all there. "A boy. His name is Nillrik...though just looking at him you still can't tell who his father is." Not that that was a bad thing though. "I think she's starting to enjoy being a mother, just not all the way yet."
"Even the imaginary ones." Shaking her head lightly and giving him at least a half hearted smile. "You never did like walking on eggshells, I'm surprised you ever consider it." Then again it made sense...Malik had issues about his own father even if he didn't dwell on them too much. It was understandable. Taking a moment she had to work some to get the child first off her collar then off of her, handing him over to Malik much to his resistance. But he did settled against Malik, one hand grabbing to the elf's hair the other to his shirt. Seemed he didn't care who was giving the cmfort right now, he just wanted it. "He's like that because he's never had that drained but not to reverie feeling...as far as the whole thing...well it's no so much you around me or just you in general. It's your temper and it's potential that can come from it that's the bother."
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Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:31 pm
She hadn't been to Andal in years but the urge to go just wasn't there. The wonder had passed and she no longer wanted to leave her husband. Reaching over, she patted his knee. "No, I don't. But I can guarantee you some of the others will so we'll discuss this later." She forced herself not to jump up and help out when her children began spilling things and nearly burning people and simply attempted to contain the cake in the toddler's space on the table. He was never that messy....
She was very nearly upset by her accidental spillage but her brother cleaned it up and she jerked her hands away. "Lemme see." Thus studying her hands at close range, she nodded. "I'm okay." Executing a curtsy to Arthur, she scampered off with a giggle and climbed up into her father's lap, showing her hands. "I'm okay, right Daddy?"
"Niilrik Rainsong? Or did she use his father's name?" Knowing Isleandra, it was the former but when he'd been born, he'd automatically been an Inthara. "Well, I don't blame her. Babies aren't all that great; they cry and make messes and never leave you alone once they can walk and talk. Now me, I'm never ever having kids. They are way too much trouble." Then a thought. "Why don't you take that kid? He's half and half, he'll fit in just fine."
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 5:22 pm
"My temper? I've never let my temper show around him, that I know of. how bad does he think I get?"
patting his son on the back and just holding him for the moment, keeping him as calm and comforted as he could.
"I don't like the idea of someone using my temper as a weapon against my son, especially if they used some kind of images from a time long before I met you."
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Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 6:26 pm
Galesen shook his head a little at the small elf. "No I was just trying to test out a few ideas and I just went a little too far that's all. The last thing I want to do is turn my hands into two large chunks of ice." A small chuckle before he looked over to Fianna with a raised eyebrow and a grin. "Well I can stand the teasing and whatnot, it be nice to see how they are all doing anyway." A blink as Isle's child was brought up, quietly he ate his soup to let the elder elf speak first. "Nillrik huh? That's a pretty good name for a boy." A pause as he ate some more soup before he allowed the spoon to rattle in the bowl a little bit.
He smiled at Lyssie when she gave her curtsy and he nodded to her before she went off to her father. Turning back to the others he gave a small shrug. "Well soon enough we'll hear stories about how the little one is doing things that'll drive her mad." A small chuckle before he reached for his drink and took a sip. A look to Zykariel and he raised an eyebrow before shrugging. "Well I don't think that'll be a bad idea. Mykorian could come see what Andal is like if he wants to and is allowed." Speaking of which where is the kid anyway?
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:56 pm
"Yes, Rainsong. I think Lateef still doesn't know how he feels about it all." Giving a laugh at that before a sigh and turning a look to Galesen. "A pretty good name for a boy? That's an odd thing to say...I wouldn't repeat it if I were you or Isleandra is likely to hurt you." Shaking her head at the odd and offensive in some circles comment. Frankly she was surprised that Galesen was so unaffected by it all...some may believe he wasn't in the potential pool to be the father, but in reality he was in there. Who knew really? But a look between them and a blink, "The little tawny white haired elf is half and half?"
"Nillrik. I like it. Has that certain Rainsong quality to it." Shaking his head lightly with a grin before leaning back in his chair some. "This trip party seems to be getting bigger even with people speculating that they're not going. Mykorian, Kaelin, us. Will be kinda nice I think. Lot's of trouble to get in if anything."
"Babies are a lot less cumbersome than you think, Zykariel. You just don't want to see it that way right now." HIs hand resting on top of his wife's under the table but his attention turned to his daughter as she climbed up into his lap and displayed her hands. Giving her a grin, he kissed each little hand. "If they weren't before, they are now."
"Not in front of him...but you forget that he can still feel with when you do get upset and you don't deny that you have a bad one. Your bond with him isn't concerete...but it's still there. As far as his thinking...it's a matter of what could happen when you may lose it. He knows you shove around your staff when they misstep, and they just used that and pushed it forward. When you and I disagree and start yelling at each other...we usually walk away from one another and let things settle. Merely a change of situation...in layman's terms, you don't take my crap anymore and aren't afraid to show me that you're the one who's right. By physcical means if needed. But I don't think they used anything prior to me...though there was a fair bit of our beginnings....and we both know what you intended for me then."
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Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:30 pm
He shook his head, not willing to fight with his father about it just now. He didn't want kids. Ever. His father had wanted kids. Badly. See the difference? Finishing off his soup easily enough, he settled back in his chair. "Yeah, mom was a drow and dad was a surface elf. Weird, huh?"
"It will have to be cleared through your parents, Malikhai. And Kieran and Fianna. I assume all going will be under Kieran's name just like last time? And you must remember the rules of Andal are different from Labyrinth's." Flipping her hand and interlacing their fingers before she found herself smiling at the touching picture of father and daughter. It was moments like these that she loved to reverie about. Monitoring Kelligrin's progress on the cake, she pushed the empty plate away and began cleaning his face. "There's more to children than just messes as well. They're quite cute when they want to be." Witnessed as Kelligrin wrinkled his nose at being wiped down but then nuzzled his mother once he was clean.
She gave him a big 'my daddy created the plane and can do anything' grin and threw her arms around his neck, hugging him tightly. "Daddy's kisses makes everything all better. You're feeling better right? I can get you blankets or soup or even kisses. Kisses make the bad stuff go far far away."
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:48 pm
"Well that is something isn't it. and much easier to fix then what I might have thought they did."
rubbing his son's back and settling down by his wife and giving her a kiss.
"I was more concerned that they'd used some kind of doppleganger of me actually hurting you. which is much more traumatizing and harder to undo. But we'll work on it. if I have to I'll cement this bond through a communion if I need to. my children and my family are above anything else."
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Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 10:06 am
Fianna chuckled and turned a look as well as pointed a finger to Malikhai. "Not that weird Zykariel." SObering herself and turning a look back to Zahara. "Not this time. Malik wanted to be the one who held the responsibility. I got him the clearance papers to do so, after all he technically is a member of the plane and he can have the right. I just reminded him to not do anything stupid because of that. Kieran...isn't in the best means to take such responsibilities right now...he's busy." White lies were okay.
He frowned at his friend who was more like a brother. "Hey I take offense to that." His grandmother having pointed out the obvious. But a sigh to Zahara in typical teenage fashion as she mothered him. "Yeah I know Zahara. You're just messing with me, you know I meant the harmless trouble that results in things like broken arms." Looking to Kelligrin. "My brother is mostly amusing when he does that stupid kids things."
"Yes dear, I'm feeling better. And all because you're such a good nurse with soup and everything." He didn't want to talk abou Andal, seeing if it was up to him he didn't even want his kids going...but he knew they'd want to. At least one of them. He was always afraid they'd blurt out their last name in front of the wrong people.
"Well...they did that too. But they set up the situation to something that was familiar for him to think that it was all too real. Us fighting and things escalating to a place that you've personally never gone. Besides...if you ever laid your hands on me like that, I'd cut them off and slap you with them." Sure...in the beginning he had raised a hand at her several times but he had never struck her. Or used collar means either. "If he can appease your temper...you won't lose it and go after me, or anyone else that caused it to flare." Giggling, "You're just old and cranky like that." Poking fun at him to perhaps try and lighten the mood a little. "Malik, you haven't even had another real one with Malikhai yet. Just that little one before. We don't need you forcing yourself to do that if you don't want to." Malik had always had...reservations when it come to communions. He had the right to ahve them though, she'd admit that.
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 10:08 am
A blink at Fianna, it seemed every time he tried an say something with good intentions it always comes out wrong for everyone else. "Well it wasn't suppose to be odd, I like the name." A small shrug before he let it go and turned back to his drink, taking a pull before focusing his attention on Zykariel. "Yeah it's true, though I don't think it's that werid really Zykariel. Still if Mykorian wants to come up then hopefully he can, it's always good to go somewhere new." A small chuckle at Malikhai and Galesen grinned a little. "Well it seems like Andal is going to have a bit of surprise when we go then huh?" Finishing his drink Galesen flexed his fingers again, now they felt better, maybe he might go at it again that is if his body would let him. Though a look to Fianna or a moment. "Clearance papers? Well that's good to know, at least then Kieran doesn't have to worry about everyone."
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Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 1:15 pm
He rolled his eyes. "I meant that his mother is a drow, not that he has surface and drow blood." Bopping Malikhai on the head in half-brotherly teasing fashion. "Your dad is a drow and your mom is a surface elf, a combo I've seen more than once. It wouldn't even surprise me if my dad had ended up with a surface elf."
Shaking her head, she chuckled. She knew without a doubt that Sevilin would have never ended up with a surface elf because he could hardly stand them. Fianna had respect because they both knew what each other was capable of. Piper had respect only because of Malik. "But he didn't and you are half drow, half Obsidian instead." The information Fianna gave would absolutely be factoring into her decision. "I think he's asserted himself on the plane enough that he hopefully won't need to cause anymore trouble."
Well, that meant he just didn't need anything at all, did he? "I'll give you kisses anyway, just in case. Keeps the bad stuff away." Thus littering his face with kisses and then resting her head against his shoulder. "Kariel's mean, Daddy."
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 1:39 pm
"I am not old and cranky. I'm just well seasoned and moody."
A slight grin to her, before rubbing his son's back again.
"I don't like it either way. I don't want anymore issues then might already happen to show up, and I don't want my youngest terrified of me being upset. So how long do you think it'll take to pack up and get ready to go, barring any additions to the crew other than our family?"
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Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 11:29 am
"Oh you mean the fact that his father picked an underdark elf over another surface elf. I dunno maybe I'm biased. But Mykorian isn't that old it looked either...so maybe that whole cultural thing that was horrid didn't factor into how it all went."
He held back that frown that wanted out. Him with surface trash? In his opinion the traitrous breed of surface trash elves were worse than Llothian culture. At least one you knew was going to try and do bad things while the others you had to keep guessing if they would turn on you. But an amused look to his wife. "I keep telling you, they're the same thing." Technically. Just like Tier'dal were technically drow. But why argue semantics too much. Thusly he turned his attention back to his daughter, rubbing her back lightly, "Why is Kariel mean this time?"
"You have to remember your words still on things young elf. What you say in your head and what comes out of your mouth sometimes don't mean the same, especially to elves. And yes, clearance papers...you had some when you came to plane and everytime you came back afterwards. Lateef was your life line so to speak." It was kinda cute watching that little drow family even if they weren't all at the table. She was frankly surprised Sevilin was up though, seeing as she herself didn't really want to be up too much. She hadn't bled from the ears in years. "Then again, he is like a big trouble making child sometimes." Giggling lightly at that
"Same difference. No worries...I'm sure we'll work this out...we just have to go about it carefully without being scared of what we ourselves do. Like if you and me do start fighting over something...don't curb it. You've never hit me or anything for disagreeing with you before and I don't think you're going to start now. Maybe that's what he needs to see and such." Running a hand through her hair and shaking her head lightly, pinching the bridge of her nose against her slight headache. "Barring any additions? Three. One and a half to back, half to unpack and repack things and then the other half to make sure everyone is ready to go."
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 6:34 pm
"Well it's just simple, surface elf meets underdark elf, they fall for each other and have a child. I've seen a few of surface elves and underdark elves getting together for awhile now, and now that the surface is restored people have been traveling back and forth like mad so there is bound to be a crossing between both elves." A small shrug before he finished off his drink and asked the servant close to them for another. A turn to Fianna and he gave a small nod to the elder. "Understood, though I didn't know about the papers much, I need to thank Lateef when we go to Andal." Grabbing his drink when it was handed to him Galesen took a sip, sighing he looked over his hands once more, they were a little bit red but they were back to normal. Maybe he could get in some more practice later on.
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Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 7:20 pm
"Yeah, same age as Faate." Shaking his head and then looking rather abashed as Fianna scolded, albeit gently. Galesen got a frown though and he shook his head. "I don't think it's that simple. Relationships are horribly messy and complicated and full of twists and turns and all kinds of crap. That's a pretty neat summation but I think a lot more than that goes into it. And maybe Khai's right that they didn't have to deal with the issues and backlash but still. Certain types of elves usually remain with those certain types of elves. Of course anyone in Piper's family seems to deviate." Giving his pseudo-grandmother a grin. "But that's more the exception than the rule."
"Almost the same." Giving a chuckle and shifting Kelligrin who had quieted down and was happily playing with one of the jars from her bag of tricks. "Your skin is darker and your hair is more silvery than mine. Kel and Lyssie both have that silvery quality to their hair." Brushing her fingers through her son's hair and braiding it gently then finger-combing and braiding again. "I'm right, aren't I, Kelli?" Giving Fianna a smile and nodding. "He is that for sure. But as long as he keeps to stealing cookies, I think we'll be fine."
He glanced up and grinned. "Right!" Thus, back to playing.
"He hit Malikhai." Rubbing her eyes and yawning then snuggling her face into his neck. "You should tell him no, Daddy. It's not nice to hit."
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 9:09 pm
"Well there are at least two possible additions. this Kaelin girl, and since we know that Galesen will go, he might bring that boy with him. He'll have to go play with Isle."
working on relaxing his son into reverie.
"So we'll get enough setup to cover trips to the koada'dal, and lucana. and possibly to the fier'dal. I'll get a trunk of mana done so that we can have more then enough to cover myself, any of the inthara children, malikahi, dhairiss, and any other guests. and possibly Zahara as well in case. not to mention, I can talk to some people about some future trade ideas. with the expansion of our empire into honoursfield, we have access to some new wares."
then a bit of a grin.
"But I promise I will relax and have a good vacation and you won't have to lock me in a room to keep me from working."
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