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 Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2015 5:38 pm
 
Romi nodded and quickly left the room. He went down the stairs and into the kitchen behind the large barrels of ale. He grabbed a towel and bowl of water, below that was a basket of bread and a sack filled with fruit. Romi swung the sack over his shoulder and carried the bread and water in his arms.
He returned to the upper floor and kicked open the door. He marched inside and set down the food. "I paid for it. So don't worry." Romi smiled wide and set everything down, the fruit sack first, then the water bowl and next the bread basket. "I'm going to wash up a bit, hope you don't mind." He took the bowl of water to the bed and soaked a piece of cloth in it then washed his face.
LeaderOfTheFallen Sorry, half awake while writing this.
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Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2015 4:03 pm
¯¯Thoran ¯¯"Black Knight"¯¯Ironwood
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_______________________________________________________________________________________________ "To The Darkness I bring Light. To the Lost I bring faith. Those who welcome these gifts may live, but I will visit naught but death on those who refuse them" The knight sat there, His head was spinning with moral choices as what to do next. When Romi left the room, Thoran's hands finally reached up to his helmet. His hands undid the clasps for the helmet as he removed it from his head. The face that was revealed was scored with the marks of batle. Two very obvious scars ran across thorans face. His golden eye's looked around the room. The door opened at this moment and Romi entered back into the room. Thoran looked up at him and accepted the food from Romi. "Thank you Romi" he said bringing the bread to his mouth. He bit into it and began to chew. His mind was busy trying to process what he was going to do to get back to his village. "I have loved justice and hated iniquity: therefore I die in exile."_______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ Sadanori The knight has been demasked
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Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2015 4:19 pm
Romi pulled his hood off and the lowered the jacket. He pulled his shirt off and revealed a strange marking on his back. He took the cloth and soaked it in water then rang it out. He washed over his chest and then under his arms. Romi had no hair as if he was still adolescent and his body wasn't very intimidating. He stared at the wall as he washed his upper half. After a second wash on his chest he removed the goggles on his head and his white hair covered the mark on his eye. Romi shook his head and dirt fell out. He was slightly embarrassed by that, but it wasn't much of a deal, they were men right? Nothing wrong with being a little dirty.
Once he was satisfied he placed the bowl under the bed and covered up in the blanket on the bed, turning to face Thoran. Romi gasped loudly and stared. "I like your face, sir." He smiled, showing his teeth in a full grin. Was it wrong to say such things. He didn't know. It wasn't a lie either. The scars looked admirable, like stories written into his own flesh. Romi tried not to stare and would ever so often look away.
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Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2015 10:33 pm
¯¯Thoran ¯¯"Black Knight"¯¯Ironwood
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_______________________________________________________________________________________________ "To The Darkness I bring Light. To the Lost I bring faith. Those who welcome these gifts may live, but I will visit naught but death on those who refuse them" The knight's face became stern at the talk of his face. He almost seemed to become hostile at Romi's words. "My face is not something to be proud of, These scars are those of a man changed by war and the acts of merciless blood shed." Thoran barked Making the marks that ran across his face very apparent.His anger seemed to seep from the anger in his eyes, out into an aura that began to swirl and surround the knight. Thoran took one least bite of the bread finishing it in but a few chews before swallowing. He turned away from Romi and lay in the bed. The bliss was that his muscles and back didn't have to lay on the hard ground for tonight. 'Just the little things' he thought as he closed his eyes. "Awake me if anything happens in the next hour if not use my pauldons to block the door.Also make sure you sleep Romi I do not want a tired companion."With that said Thoran entered a warrior's state of sleep that allowed him to remain alert through his other senses but also rest his body for a time period. "I have loved justice and hated iniquity: therefore I die in exile."_______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________
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Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2015 5:37 am
Romi pressed his lips together like a blow-fish and sighed. He blew out the candle and turned onto his back to stare at the ceiling. "No one asked you to go out and get those scars. To go to war or to kill others.. I wonder. If someone asked you to live peacefully, would you do it? Would you find a wife and have a family? Grow corn on a farm and walk to the market ever morning just to sell it? Could you live like that, truly?" Rom thought, blinking his eyes. He had a difficult time when it came to sleeping. He tried really, really hard, but still couldn't. Romi decided to count sheep.
An hour passed and he was at 405 sheep. He stopped and just stayed wide awake. As another hour passed his eyes shut just a bit more and then he was out! Romi snored quietly and tossed around, kicking the blankets off him and even falling off the bed a couple times.
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Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2015 6:47 pm
¯¯Thoran ¯¯"Black Knight"¯¯Ironwood
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_______________________________________________________________________________________________ "To The Darkness I bring Light. To the Lost I bring faith. Those who welcome these gifts may live, but I will visit naught but death on those who refuse them" The night seemed to pass slowly for the knight who had fgor once slept peacfully through the night. Thoran had been enjoying a blissful sleep, not having to worry about being killed in his sleep. Thorans eyes opened, he sat up in bed and found he had remained almost still through out the night. The soldier let out a yawn as he rose from the bed. He lumbered over to the door. he opened it and left heading down to the bar where he orded a plate of food. "I have loved justice and hated iniquity: therefore I die in exile."_______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________
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Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2015 7:48 pm
Romi had the pillow folded up under his chin and his butt in the air as he continued to sleep. His legs were slightly tucked under him and was on the verge of falling off the bed for the third time. "Mn.. Hnph.. No, mom.. Wait..!" He snored loudly and woke himself up and tumbled to the floor. He yelled and hit his head, clearly startled. He sighed with relief when he realized it was just a dream.
Romi sat up and spread his legs, but when he did a kunai was launched right below his crotch. Romi gasped and jolted, looking up at the ceiling. A girl with black hair hung upside down on a wire, smiling at him. "Hello, Romi. It's been a while since you last reported in.. What are you up to?" She asked him. Romi was hesitant to say anything to Emily. He no longer wanted to work for the organization. "I'm here. I was sleeping. I ate some blood. I also tripped and fell.. Oh! And I also--" Another kunai flew at him, skimming his right cheek and cutting it. The small blade landed further in the floor behind him. His eyes were wide now. "Get to the point." Emily demanded and shifted on the wire.
Romi laughed nervously and nodded. "I'm in debt to someone. I'll be filling it until I have repaid it. Until I'm done, leave me alone. Okay?" He said, suddenly serious. Emily stared at him for a long while before laughing. She jumped down and walked over to him. "You're so naive.. Do you think I don't know that? I've watched you, little runt. You think he'll treat you any better than us? I bet when the time comes he'll toss you aside like you're nothing. At least with me you have a home to return to. A family. You'll get nowhere traveling with that knight." Romi was angered by her comments. "You're wrong and I don't mind being used! I'm use to it..!" He yelled with his eyes closed and when he opened them she was gone.
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Posted: Fri May 01, 2015 12:06 am
¯¯Thoran ¯¯"Black Knight"¯¯Ironwood
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_______________________________________________________________________________________________ "To The Darkness I bring Light. To the Lost I bring faith. Those who welcome these gifts may live, but I will visit naught but death on those who refuse them" Thoran sat at the counter to the inns bar. before him sat a plate of eggs a slice of ham and a small loaf of bread.the hearty food filled thoran with a civilized glow that he had not felt since his days as a child. "This is real food" the knight exclaimed. He reached down with his fork to grab another snatch of the eggs and shovel them into the mouth when he heard Romi scream out. Thoran was out of his chair in a second before romi even stopped. This chair clattered to the floor as Thoran crossed the large tavern sitting room to the stair well.His boots thumped heavy against the wooden stairs as they squeaked and groaned threatening to break under his weight. Thoran reached the top of the stair and only took a few bounds down the hallway before he slamed into the door forcing it off it's hinges. "Romi whats wrong?" Thoran barked his fists raised in a combat stance encase of an intruder. Thoran's eyes scanned the room looking for any type of hostile force. His eyes passed over Romi who lay on the floor almost puzzled as if he had been looking at some one. The knight noticed the blood on his young charges face." What happen Romi?" Thoran barked his eyes now falling onto the kuni that where impaled into the wall behind romi.Thoran moved past the boy and removed the two weapons from the wall moving them over in his hand examining them. "I have loved justice and hated iniquity: therefore I die in exile."_______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________
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Posted: Fri May 01, 2015 7:41 am
Romi breathed out heavily and blinked quickly, regaining his grips on reality. "N-nothing, sir! I just.. Fell out of bed. My tools went flying as I did." He quickly gathered them from Thoran's hands and placed them in his side pouch. Romi quickly bowed to the knight. "I'm sorry." He was obviously lying under his teeth, but he really couldn't let Thoran know anything about Emily. It was dangerous. His eyes stared down at the floor as he awaited the punishment for lying. "If you went after them.. If anything connected you to them, it could kill you. I don't want that. Please.. Just don't worry about it." He prayed, maybe underestimating Thoran's abilities, but he just couldn't allow that battle to take place.
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Posted: Fri May 01, 2015 4:26 pm
¯¯Thoran ¯¯"Black Knight"¯¯Ironwood
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_______________________________________________________________________________________________ "To The Darkness I bring Light. To the Lost I bring faith. Those who welcome these gifts may live, but I will visit naught but death on those who refuse them" Thoran let the kuni be taken because that's when he knew some one else had been in the room. Thoran moved to where his pauldons lay. he picked them up and reattached them to his shoulders. The Black cross displayed proudly on his person. The white reflecting the morning light to the ground. Thoran grabbed his helmet and hefted the massive sword onto his shoulder. He turned on his heel. Romi stood there seeming to wish to be punished. Thoran approached the boy and in his eyes every thing he needed to know resided there for him. "Lead me to them Romi" he said confidently and yet softly for Romi. Thoran placed his helmet over his head. The hellish red of the helmets lenses glowed with a stern hatred. "I have loved justice and hated iniquity: therefore I die in exile."_______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________
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Posted: Fri May 01, 2015 6:05 pm
Romi respected Thoran's orders but he had to decline. He was hesitant to say it and scared, no doubt. "..I-I will not, sir." He looked up and stared at the battle scarred helmet that Thoran wore. "Please, punish me as you will, but do not burden yourself with my matters." It was true that Romi hadn't felt comfortable around Thoran yet and therefore he spoke properly, but he couldn't lead the knight to his death. Even if he did hold his ground against the assassins it would prove meaningless. The assassins ne'er forgave, ne'er forgot any act of aggression.
Romi's serious face broke down, almost to tears. He placed his hands upon the knight's torso coverings and looked up at him with tears brimming his eyes. "Please, Thoran. Don't do this for me. I'm.. Begging you." He sank to the floor in guilt that he was unable to do much for himself, let alone the sake of others. He didn't want Thoran to face the assassins. It was much too dangerous.
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Posted: Fri May 01, 2015 8:56 pm
¯¯Thoran ¯¯"Black Knight"¯¯Ironwood
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_______________________________________________________________________________________________ "To The Darkness I bring Light. To the Lost I bring faith. Those who welcome these gifts may live, but I will visit naught but death on those who refuse them" Thoran looked down on Romi, he found his willingness to stand against him admirable. "You have ties that i must quell, especially if they are to follow or pester us." Thoran said his voice steeled but not angry.The knight stapled out the boys ple for him no to peruse this new agenda of his. Yet thoran would not rest until he knew romi's past would not come to haunt him at a later date. Thoran moved past his young companion and exited the room. The havy clinking of his armor was audiable with a sound of purpose, one he has not had since the crusade. A holy power seemed to surround the knight as he made it down to the tavern main room and waited for his young charge. "I have loved justice and hated iniquity: therefore I die in exile."_______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________
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Posted: Fri May 01, 2015 9:24 pm
Romi tried to grip the wooden floor but was unable. He pulled on his shirt, dragging out the process of getting dressed as long as he could. When he had finally gotten his goggles in place on his head he was in tears.
The soft, salty water traced down his cheeks and dropped off the line of his jaw. Romi couldn't stand the feeling he got in his middle. It was that of defeat. Not because he couldn't stand up and demand to be listened to, but because he felt like Thoran was walking to meet Death.
Romi exited the room and brought the key back to the front desk. He looked up at Thoran and frowned. "Don't do this." Is what he muttered. "If you.. If you do this then I'm leaving you.. I won't return to your side and I'll just walk away and never return. I mean it." Romi said, his lower lip quivering with doubt and fear. He reached out and took Thoran's armored hand, trying to pull him back, to make him stay. "Please, let us just go.. I am happy with you right now. Thoran, please. I can deal with my past later.. Please." Romi stopped talking and released Thoran's hand once he realized what he was doing. He backed away, looking down. "You won't find them without my help. I will not tell you." Romi looked up, his face slightly clear now. It was true.. Would Thoran find them without his help?
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Posted: Sat May 02, 2015 10:41 am
¯¯Thoran ¯¯"Black Knight"¯¯Ironwood
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_______________________________________________________________________________________________ "To The Darkness I bring Light. To the Lost I bring faith. Those who welcome these gifts may live, but I will visit naught but death on those who refuse them" While Thoran waited for romi to get dressed,he pulled out a golden amulet from his pack.He placed the rosarius around his neck. This holy icon was an item was a very protective charm. The origin of it was unknown even to the greatest jewelers thoran had met on the crusades. It laid against his breast plate and swung as he shifted his weight. when the boy finally came down he kept trying to beg thoran to not go after them. This though only caused thoran to snap. Anger flowed from the knight. "SO YOU WANT TO PROTECT THEM, SEE IF THEY WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ME" The knight roared. He brought a clenched fist into Romi's jaw line. with the hit Thoran brought the same hand to romi's hair. Grabbing a fist full he yanked threw Romi out of the Bar,Thoran following angerly after him. Thoran hoped his plan would work as a means to draw out the group that romi was affiliated with. [exit] "I have loved justice and hated iniquity: therefore I die in exile."_______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________
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Posted: Sat May 02, 2015 2:37 pm
Romi felt his jaw buckle and shift from the force of the punch. He nearly screamed as his hair was grabbed. He flew out onto the ground, tumbling on the dirt road. He scrambled to back away from Thoran with wide eyes. "Punishment..? I shall.. accept it." He said through near pained gasps.
Romi was barely able to move his jaw to talk and his words came out almost inaudible. Romi gave a proper bow on his knees with his hands on the ground. The bandages upon his arm were still gone and it showed scars of his own.. But he wouldn't expect Thoran to sympathize. Even upon his bare chest were scars from his own battles.
He shook with fear and pain, but he would not fight Thoran. A couple figures moved in the shadows. They were watching.. Waiting.
[Exits]
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