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 Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 8:43 pm
Hope, violently unexpected, bubbled up in Lenore. He knew...he knew!
"Well, uh, um..." she spluttered, her cool air shattered in an instant. Pulling away again slightly, she cocked her head to one side, eyes narrowed in suspicion.
"What do you want?"
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 8:47 pm
Erebus smirked widely. "A kiss. Just one.." He said simply, tapping his lips. He'd been very lonely for a very long time and he sorely missed one of his favorite passtimes from back when he was alive, which happened to be wooing and kissing women.
'Hell no! EREBUS!!!
Deimos thrashed out, making Erebus wince slightly, foricing himself to keep control and look back up to Lenore. "Just one and I'll tell you all you wish to know about the Unseelie court."
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 8:58 pm
"Ah, crap."
She couldn't...she wouldn't. No way. Not a chance.
But....
"Agh. Dei, I'm sorry," she whispered, almost to softly for anyone to hear. Squirming in indecision, wishing she hadn't said anything at all, she looked at Erebus with a bitter expression.
"...Fine. But this is the -ONLY- time. EVER." she said coldly. He'd dangled the bait, and she'd have to go for it - she decided to ignore the fact that she'd brought this mess upon herself.
"Sorry, Captain," she said softly, before leaning in and kissing Erebus with a mix of resentment and guilt.
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 9:03 pm
Erebus enjoyed this, he relished in it and as dreaful it was to say he was damned good at it. His tail curved around her again, out of pure instict and he ahd a sly grin plastered onto his face as they parted. "That was lovely, Ms. Lenore." He said. "I'll answer any questions you have about the Unseelie Court now." He said. He'd hold up on his end of the deal.
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 9:08 pm
Reeling in guilt at what she'd done, Len wiped at her mouth in disgust with the back of her hand.
Deimos is gonna hate me now...
"I...ugh. OKay, then." she said, looking away in embarrassment. What would Deimos say when he came back? How could she face him?
"What is it?"
Brilliant starter, really.
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 9:13 pm
Erebus smirked. So she knew nothing about it. Well, he may as well start from ground zero. "The world of the fey, the magical world, to put it simply, is divided into two courts. The Seelie Court is the court of light, where the beautiful creatures of magic reside, though beauty there can only be skin deep. The Unseelie court is the dark court of the fey, where all the being to dark, or imperfect to be accepted into the Seelie court reside. The Unseelie court is filled with the things of nightmares, if you're the type who si afraid of the dark."
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Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 7:52 pm
"I ain't afraid of the dark. I ain't afraid of anything." Lenore replied stiffly, toying absently with the razor feathers in her hair.
Well, except cats.
And Sabriel. He was just plain scary.
"Jul-....uh, I heard someone mention something called the Horde once. What is that?"
Realizing she was already running out of questions, she decided to stall a bit for time.
"And just to go off-topic for a second, if you don't mind me asking.... How is it that Deimos got stuck with you?"
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Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 8:12 pm
"The less you deal with the Horde, the better. They spread thier wings at night to plauge the world, and such things. Stealking, attacking, killing, that sort of low life thing." Erebus replied with a shrug, though at her secodn question, hsi eyes went narrow with anger.
"I fear I was the one stuck with Deimos.. I made enemies with some rather powerful people and they sent someone after me. ALmost killed me, I was taken in by an old woman.. Lady Zir tended to me while I recovered and how they repay her.. They kill her. I was in Lady Zir's debt and died defending her.. A priest fouled up the spell supposed to banish me,a dn created Deimos, trapping me here.."
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Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 8:22 pm
Lenore bowed her head slightly. Killing?
Had she killed people, before?
Ah, Alecto, what did you do?
If only Alecto was stuck with her, like poor Dei was stuck with Erebus. Then she'd get some answers. But, no. Perhaps it was better that Alecto was gone - after all, who knew what she'd done as an Unseelie?
"Alright, alright. Sorry I asked it impolitely," she replied absently, looking down at her oddly-digited hands and wondering what they'd looked like before. Perhaps they'd been skeletal, hooked and clawed. Maybe they'd been paws.
"Why did she take care of you?"
She hadn't meant to voice the question - it'd just slipped out. Len eyed Erebus warily, hoping a bit that she hadn't insulted him. He was the only source of information she had.
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Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 8:26 pm
Erebus sighed and shrugged. "Honestly.. I still haven't figured it out. The community shunned her for helping me, but she never backed down.." Erebus said. Lady Zir's reasoning still baffled him to this day. "I do belive that is enough questions about my past for today, however.."
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 10:46 am
"She sounds like a good person."
Twirling a thatch of hair around a finger unthinkingly, Lenore cast her brain around for another question to ask. She'd covered the basics, really - what the Unseelies where, the whole "Horde" thing...
"I wonder if I could go back?" she asked aloud, musing.
But, then, if she could... what would she do?
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 12:45 pm
"To the court?" He said, his eyebrow wings flapping in amusement. "You can only get there by magic.. I could take you, but I'd have to think up a price.. " Erebus said. He never did much for free. "Oh the look of surprise on thier faces. I'm supposed to be dead, you see." He smirking broadly in exitement and malice.
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 7:15 pm
Feeling distinctly uncomfortable at Erebus's sudden excitement, Lenore shook her head firmly.
"No. I have to find that Aubrey Tenbloom chick first - she's the one got me into this whole mess to begin with."
She eyed him curiously.
"Dei already promised to help burn stuff- er, help me when I go do the whole interrogation thing. Maybe when... if I find her, you can, I dunno, sic one of your minions on her or something."
Standing and stomping her legs where they tingled with sleep, she winced as her numbed knees buckled. Grumbling as she tried to get the feeling back in, she cocked her head to one side as she regarded him.
"You must really hate being stuck here, don't you." she said, more statement than question.
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 7:18 pm
"You have no idea." Erebus said, remaining seated, but streching slightly. "Most of the time.. how can I describe it. It's like I'm stuck inside a room, with my only view beign a very small window." He said, rolling his eyes. "I rarely get this kind of freedom anymore.."
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 7:25 pm
Lenore watched Erebus silently for a moment, a trace of pity playing on her face.
"I'm sorry," she said quietly, bright eyes searching his. "That must really suck."
Wincing again at the horrific tingling in her legs that signaled the return of blood flow, she sat down again, careful not to cross them.
"Is there any way you and Dei could separate?"
She wondered briefly what would happen to Erebus if he did try to leave - would he gain a body again, or become some sad, wispy little ghost of himself, clinging to life? The thought brought another swell of pity, and she placed her hand on top of his on a whim.
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