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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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 Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2005 6:06 am
Zahara made her way slowly back outside. She passed by Malik and Piper but ignored them both and went back to the spot she had been standing in when she'd given Malik her leash. She had known full well what she was getting into just like she'd known that Malik would use the leash the first chance he got. She'd prepared for that and told Piper she could handle it. And she could. There was nothing Malik could do to her that hadn't already been done before. Choking was nothing, it used to happen all the time anyway. The only difference was now the person doing it expended no real strength to do it. Both of them despised her and she them so it really was no difference. And Malik was going to continue to look at her heritage and the color of her skin and judge probably until the day she left and then still he was going to judge her. But she'd done what seh thought was a good thing and there was no changing it now. In time Malik would either learn to trust her the way she was trying so hard to trust him or he wouldn't and there was really nothing she could do about it. She watched the Zephmares and their parents for a while. They were so happy, life was carefree for them. She had sugar cubes but they didn't know that. She knew better than to do anything yet, Nightmare and she had a bit of a misunderstanding to deal with. The first time she'd met her, Nightmare hadn't been happy but then she'd been pregnant too. And currently Nightmare was off to the side a bit keeping an eye on her kids and Serino. Zahara moved over by her and held out her hand, the sugar cube visible. "Ramoth...doer Usstan orn naut jivviim dos."
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Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2005 7:46 am
Nightmare snorted lightly. saw the sugarcube, and swiped it up of her hand without much of a second thought, sucking on it and staying put, keeping one ear and eye on her foals and the other two Zephyrs. those sugar cubes weren't bad. and she nuzzled Zahara's hand, looking for more of them.
"I'll agree to that. but you have good reason to be selfish. after all I am one hell of a catch. powerful, a extraordinary lover..good looking to boot."
Yes, ego stroking. but he gave her kiss back, and gently caressed her cheek, and traced his finger over her collar.
"We'll try to keep teh fighting down to a minimum, I'm sure. So what are your plans for now?"
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2005 1:22 pm
Zahara chuckled and reached down and pulled out another. "See, I'm not so bad, am I?" She held it out to teh Nightmare and said softly, "You have beautiful foals Nightmare, but then I wouldn't expect anything else looking at their mother." She was quiet for a moment watching the Zephmares frolick and play and thinking about Malik and her collar. He'd certainly proven that he would use it though there really hadn't been any doubt about that. She believed he'd use it from the beginning. "You're going to get addicted to this stuff Ramoth."
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Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2005 3:37 pm
The farmer was dead.
He lay on his back, looking quite at peace. His laboured breathes had long ceased, and the life that once shown brightly in his eyes faded hours before. The coldness of his touch was proof enough of his state of non-life.
The odd thing about this farmer, is there are no signs of struggle or of any exterior wounds. The people who looked upon his thouht at first his heart failed him, but in truth, his expression showed that he died rather peacefully, like a man who died quietly in his sleep.
A local shaman was brought to the body to check for any signs of sickness or plague, but nothing out of the ordinary was found. The people dismissed this death merely as the end of this man's life, and continued about thier lives.
Soon, another person was found with the same fate. A small girl, not much older than five. Her eyes were quiet, her face calm. This frightened the people, for this obviously must be the result of some ghost stalking the area.
Rumours leeched out of the settlement, and throughout the country side. The events of the twon brought several heroes and wizards to investigate, but they only found death as well.
Time passed, and the village roted. The people who survived the night fled during the day, never to return. This evil grew in the backs of many peoples minds, but no one could place a face or a creature to the attacks.
It had been fifteen years before the rumour reached Deep Water, and the halls of the Triumverate Fortress. Oddly enough, with the arrival of the rumours, the same suspicious death lurked in the streets and the ally ways. The endless night became more terrifying, and few spoke truthfully about this spectre of death.
At first, it was suggested that the evil was a ghost, a person who survived the ancient catastrophy that forced the peoples of the earth into the dark.
Then it evolved into the workings of a Lich, rumoured to be stalking the depths of the city.
The usual wizards and dragons were blamed, but no educated person would ever believe those rumours.
In the end, only the number of dead increased, and the truth faded into the supersition and horror of the common peasentry.
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 10:53 am
Oh look, look it! That's interesting! Let's go snuffle at it and stuffs! And indeed two little Zephmares were now snuffling at her. One at her boots, the other at her hand. Hey! Hey look it! I can smell those things! A look up to mom, hey, mom is getting them! Why aren't we? Because it's not the one with the funny hair. Then who's this one? Well I don't know. Mom!Dad!
Serino looked up from superficial grazing on moss as well as his attention from Nerian drifted. A little paw at the ground and a nicker in the direction of Zahara and the foals. Serino wasn't too keen on her...had barely been around her really and was a bit hesitant to let his kids play around her. Then a look to Nerian as a little wind raised. Scared? No, cautious.
She rolled her eyes, giving a soft melodic laugh at his self ego stroking. He really was just too much sometimes. "Oh you are, are you?" Another laugh. "You also do this cute thing when you reverie." Then she let her head tilt a little to the side, first into his touch at her cheek and then as if allowing him to touch her collar. "Honestly, you're going to try? You come on just as agressive to her as she does to you. So you have to try too." Then she blinked at him. "Plans...since when do I plan? If anything, my father maybe teaching me to control this vision thing...once he's done doing mother's bidding that is. And who knows when that is. I swear if she said go get the moon, he would."
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Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 5:11 pm
Nightmare snorted lightly at her foals, and nudged them back. this was not one they could play around with. at least not right now. Nightmare might not mind the gifts, but she wasn't just going to let her foals go messing with someone either. but she would allow them sugar cubes.
"I said I'd try and I will. not saying I'll succeed. and you have had plans before."
A lift of his hand to show the ring on it.
"I believe you planned this..and the evening that followed it, didn't you? and that was what I was reffering to. you rfather teaching you about how to control that special vision ability of yours. it woudl be great benifit for you down here, if you could control it."
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 6:44 pm
Zahara could understand Nightmare not liking her enough to allow her foals near her. She didn't trust her, and Zahara was okay with that. She'd give it time and soon Ramoth would learn to trust her. She reached down and picked up two more sugar cubes and offered them to the foals. "Here you go my beauties. Have something sweet." A glance at Serino, yeah he didn't trust her either. It was Drow society all over again. She had often wondered if some mothers showed any affection to their children. She had no bond with hers, she'd only seen hers maybe five times her entire life. Her sister was supposed to raise her but if her sister loved her she wanted no part of love. Of course Piper loved Malik and she wasn't forever beaten and tortured. Yet another confusing thing about this new life. It brought up the conversation she'd had with Piper, the one thing she was missing. Indeed. Another glance at Ramoth and she smiled softly. A mother's protective instincts. A mother who actually cared about her child. It really was a novel concept. "A mother forever, huh Ramoth?" And for that Nightmare could have another sugar cube, which was once again offered. "This one's for you Ramoth. You deserve it."
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2005 10:04 am
A look at mom as she snorted, getting a nicker from each back as they were nudged. Right, not to close. For a moment the little flame tempest stumbled on her brothers feet and her coloring shifted, going transparent a moment as he regained her footing. Her brother nipped at her ear, rearing up a little in play, she reared back at him. Thier ears pricked to Zahara though, as the smell of sugar became fresh. She may not have funny hair, but she does that the good tasting square things! So with a few cautioned steps forward they snatched thier treats, happy as could be.
Serino padded over, Nerian in tow and both about an inch off the ground each. They seemed to do it so effortlessly...more often than not, a Zephyr's hooves never touched the ground. A little nuzzle for Nightmare and then he dropped his head to nuzzle his foals as well. They were so cute when they lost thier color from being disorented.
Hey...how can dad to that...and the other one. Snuffle at dad's hooves and the ground near then, frolic over to mom, why can't mom do it? Why is dad off the ground. Can I be off the ground. You can't be off the ground if I'm not off the ground. Who made you boss? First born. Mom! Dad! Then they took to aking little bounding steps, trying to make thier hooves stay off the ground.
She took his hand, holding it with both of hers a moment. "This was only half planned...more like a spur of the moment appiffany and there after it's delivery method was entirely spontaneous on my part...well mostly. Okay, rephrase...I don't make plans, like you do." He could be possitively a**l about his planning sometimes. But Piper shrugged lightly. "We haven't discussed it really...if mentioned to him he'd probably take it up in a second." A smile at him as she kept one hand with his own, intertwining thier fingers, the other taking leave of his to have a finger poke him in the nose. "You just want to see how it's done as well. You try to hide it but I know you...you can be quite the curious elf, Malik D'Vinn." But if he really did want to see how Kieran did it, then by all means she would let him.
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2005 10:38 am
Nightmare gave Zahara a once over, and then to her foals. your father is a Zephyr. they do that. Nightmares, like me, do not. we're a tougher bredd we don't need to cushion out hooves. but back to Zahara. you shoudl have known better than to put yourself on that yoke. it's not healthy.
Malik lifted her hand and kissed it lightly.
"Curious, of course. it is not a skill that I can possess, it is a unique trait to you and yours. I have dark vision instead. and it's not triggered, it's a natural shift in vision in darker places. Kieran is not the only one who enjoys learning about a race of elf directly from the source."
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2005 2:23 pm
The shadow shifted about the small cave rather irritated. He was hungry, and was being denied his feast by the clever pride.
He would wait, and focus on his true desires. He would not allow his anger to interfere with his greed. His desires hadto be fufilled, they must be quenched. He could only live to see his desires sedated for a short time, and enjoy the rise of his addiction before he would be able or allowed to sudate them again.
Only in the pain and woe of others, whould this shadow be content.
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2005 3:46 pm
Serino gave a snort. Did she just really say that? Ears flexed flat and then back up, and he gave a paw of a hoof. Tougher breed...we aren't cushioning our hooves...this is just a natural thing...
Yeah we're just as tough as you when we want to be. A litttle nicker from him as well as he shook his head.
Serino flicked his ears at Nerian. Since when did you get guts?
Shut up you.
The twins stopped thier little bounding steps. They stared and looked up between all those in thier company. Grown ups were apparently fighting...or being silly, they couldn't decide. Okay...but can we do it too? They weren't concerned with the implications they were all making about each other, only if they could do it. Looked kind of like fun...and probably got rid of that tripping detail they ran into every now and-hey look it that! What's that? I dunno, but it's got lots of legs! Which lead to the short distance of a sprint from the two, snuffled at said newfound wonder. Can we eat it? Why do you want to eat it? I dunno...because I can? No you can't, you can't even eat the bed stuff. Neither can you. They butt heads with one another.
"You men, you all reach a certain age and suddenly everything is fascinating again." She gave a soft laugh. "But that's a good thing...means I can drag you into all the curious things I want to get into at my age as well. It works out for us all." Piper shifted her eyes a bit, making the gold flecks spark a little just because she could. "There are still many many things you don't know about Ithil'quessir, moreso thier eyes,... and also more so one of dual blood." She pushed up on her toes, giving him a soft loving kiss before she pulled back from him some, clasping her hands behind her back and closing her eyes. Oh Kieran Donaith...I know of something you'll find fun in while mother takes reverie. And you get to show off too.
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2005 8:20 pm
Nightmare gave Nerian a glare. Who gave you permission to speak to me? though a look and a nicker to Serino. You have strength, which is why I chose you, but you also don't have near as tough hooves as mine, built on years of war and hard ground. A bit of pawing nad sparking up flame to emphasis the point. and you two...not eatting of any strange two legged things, you might get sick.
Malik grinned lightly, and shook his head.
"I'm sure there are many things that I'll do with you as you get older and your curiousity about them comes."
He loved that little spark of gold, and kissed her back, before chuckling lightly and running his hand through her hair and down her cheek, brushing along her ears as well.
"I woudl adore knowing and learning everything you can do, sweet Piper. and I think I'll enjoy it as much as you'll enjoy showing off, I'm sure."
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2005 2:28 pm
Nerian tried to act like he wasn't scared. He was tired of being told he had to buck up when around Nightmare. So he was actually trying to now. Could of said it a little nicer like just now...
Nerian, quit while you're ahead buddy. Hey he didn't want to see his friend get chased to hell and back...he'd been through that, it was tirimg. A look to Nightmare, twitching his ears. They're tough...wind isn't a soft a fluffy as people tend to think you know. Our winds tracks feel like your actual ground. Though I will admit, yours are probably better....what with having to carry Malik everywhere. Serino also knew when to quite when he was aheadas well and let her win.
But mom it doesn't have two legs, its gotsed more! Can we eat that? It doesn't look good...looks like work...What were they snuffling at? Oh a spider that wasn't taking too kindly to being snuffled at by little horses. Hey what's it doing...ooh...look at those pinchy things on its face. That doesn't look to good...what's it dripping? I'm not having fun anymore...neither am I...which resulted in two foals running back, one hiding under Nightmare, the other under Serino.
Piper chuckled, opening her eyes to look at him again chuckling lightly. "Oh really? Then you mean I do have something to look forward to as I get older? Nice to know." Then one of those little mischevious looks of hers, one hand going to twirl her finger around the ends of his hair. "Well then, we'll just have to set aside some more personal learned time, eh? I'm pretty sure I haven't leaked you of everything yet either."
"Not going to turn into rabbits right in front of me are you?" A small amused smile from him as he came down the stairs, answering that mental call. Hey...he liked to show off sometimes. "So then...what am I showing off about Pip?" Or better yet, what trouble are you causing?
No trouble this time. She blinked at him. "Where's your gloves?" Sure enough, Kieran had just his bracers on. Which was odd, because like Piper, he more often than not wore those things. "And you get to show off about these." Piper pointed to her eyes.
A point to Malik. "He happened. Your mother insited she mend the one and wouldn't let me wear the other alone. So here I am. Though I'd say it was worth it eh Malik?" A soft chuckle at that. "Ah, so you're wanting to know how our breed control that. Very well...simple task. You won't like it at all, but it's relatively simple."
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Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2005 2:36 pm
"Well worth it. Of course it's probably a good thing piper didn't see it, she'd have had a stroke or a siezure I'm sure."
A bit of a concerned look to the 'not going to like it' phrase.
"this is true. my dark vision comes and goes as I need it entirely on it's own. you have to..trigger yours and then turn it off or wait for it to fade. from the prospect of a curious nature, it is interesting. and from a militant nature...interesting to know how difficult it is. woudl be quite amusing to find that I can disable an entire army with a large enough flash of light."
Nightmare lookd at her foals, and snorted lightly. you don't play with things like that. spiders are dangerous here. especially rockspiders. surface spiders..those make nice treats and snacks. but the ones in teh underfoot are not for playing with.
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2005 2:57 pm
A look between them both. What had they been doing...thought then again she though she wouldn't ask...because they both indicated she wouldn't like the answer. Though...Piper had a pretty good idea...men.
"Well with Ithil'Quessir, it goes from normal vision, to infravision, and then to thier own kind. No, we don't have a name for it, seeing as we don't like too many others knowing of it. Most think the gold is just a breed trait." Though his grin got turned on Malik. "We don't leave ourselves that vulnerable to our own abilities either Malik. Believe me, it's been tried before. A well prepared army, won't fall victim to a flash of light made to blind them." It was really a complex matter. "Now, you come here." Which he then grabbed Piper by the back of her shirt and pulled her off of Malik. Facing her he took one of her hands in his own and cupped them around hers. "We'll take this slow. First off, you learn while being able to see...and repeat after me. On huine."
A blink at him then a look at thier hands as she felt something stir as he had said that. Elvish spell words...who knew what was brewing between thier palms. Whatever it was, it was one she hadn't learned at all. "On huine.." And a blink from her as she felt that equal stirring a seeping feeling almost coming from her own hand. Oh yeah...she wasn't liking that at all.
Kieran pulled his own hand away, his palm covered in a slick black something or other. Looked like black blood almost. Piper's was covered in the same substance. Yeah, that was disturbing to look at. He'd let her settle with that feeling. For both thier benifit he turned his hand over, the stuff dripping to the floor, showing that inded it was born from him. "Get used to that...it'll be going in your eyes."
Said eyes widened as she looked at her own hand, flexing her fingers some which only caused more to puddle in her palm. It was what now? Oh by elvish Gods. "You're right...I'm not liking this."
A little snort from each foal to mom, the one under her nuzzling at her leg. We're sorry...no more spiders. So that's what it was called...and they made note that they didn't like it. There were better things to mess with. Oh like each other and people that mom and dad messed with. Those were called elves.
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