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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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 Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 7:05 pm
Patience Zahara, patience. She opened her mouth to deliver a stinging retort adn then just as quickly snapped it closed. Moving her eyes to the floor and bowing her head slightly and unfolded her hands at her waist. "Malik I simply wish to say that I am sorry for all the difficulty I've caused you. I also wish to extend my apologies to Sevilin for causing the fight by slapping you earlier. And finally I will learn whatever Sevilin has to teach and I will help you in any future endeavours. Feel free to call upon me at any time. I beg your forgiveness for destroying both your personal possessions as well as your guest's first impression of both you and your house." The words burned her tongue like acid she wanted so badly to toss her cookies it was almost impossible to get the little speech out without gritting her teeth and she had to physically remind her fingers not to clench.
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 7:30 pm
Okay that got his attention. And he really stared at her like she was stupid for a moment there as she first apologized to Malik and then extended her apologies to him. Apologies? That was a laugh now wasn't it? In fact he felt a chuckly coming on...but he only held that in. Interesting turn here. It was either a trick or the slamming around she got was already sinking in. That was amusing too.
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 10:39 pm
Malik snatched that locket away from Din, holding it up in his hand, for the moment listening but showing no real sign of it to Zahara.
"Good, Zahara. I hope that you and Sevilin will get to work quickly, adn that you learn fast, at least enough to do some real good. we are going to see the Oracle tomorrow, and after that, we're marching against the Lich's Corn Fields. and I am going to burn it down. all of it. and you can start by using your priestly gifts to replace the ruined food and drink, I'll have others tend to the table and the chair and wall."
Then back to Din.
"Who are these two to you? what kind of relation. You may be of a great use, and you just put yourself into the hands of someone who so does love useful things. Speak quickly, or your now revealed potential secondary use will go into effect, and I promise you it won't be something you'll like."
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Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 7:19 am
Zahara nodded, "Of course." Well that wasn't....so bad. She did glance at Sevilin for a mometn, wondering what he was thinking. Yes, she'd actually apologized to him, shocking as that may be. So now she had work to do, was that it? Well, she could use her gifts but the food never turned out quite the same. It always had a tinge of poison in it too. So why not just remake breakfast? It couldnt' hurt she supposed, a bit of a peace offering. Though it would have to sit in the kitchen since the table was currently unable to be used. Moving into the kitchen, she told the slaves what she wanted to do. They were more than happy to let her do the majority of the work, fetching supplies and things that she needed, since she had been one of the main ones who had destroyed all her hard work. It didn't take her too long, about an hour or so since there was so much to redo and in such large quanitities, she knew a thing or two about cooking after all. Steaming plates set out on the sideboard and counters and she picked three up after piling them high with everything she'd made and carrying them like a waitress with one on each hand, and then one on her arm she brought them out to Malik, Din, and Sevilin. They would have to hold htem in their laps but hey food was food. "Can I get you three anything else?" Stay calm, stay calm, don't get pissy if they dont' say thank you. Be the slave Zahara. Be the slave.
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 9:33 am
Piper's motions of shining up her collar came to a slow stop as she was listening....tomrrow? Tomorrow?! He hadn't said anything to her on the matter about him putting his plans into action tomorrow. What was he planning on going without her? No he had said otherwise...or did he tell her last night and she just hadn't registered? That made anxiety spike easily in the dual blooded elf. "Keely."
And over came the little blonde haired ten year old that Piper was so fond of. Girl walked right over without and fear at all and even climbed up into Piper's lap,sitting on her knee with an inquisitive little gaze. "Yes Mistress Piper?"
A pet to Keely's hair, as if it was a common place practice for the two. Piper always had that soft spot for children."You're going to help me get ready for tomorrow, all right? So I need you to get some things for me. First go downstairs to Broog and Tremor, find me a scimitar. Then come upstairs and you can help me figure some things out." Like combining two pairs of armor. Though she had a good idea how to do it. Roarke's dragon scale armor would fit nicely under the set that she had worn to tournament. Okay...so she did like it.
Keely nodded and gave a happy giggle before slipping down to the floor and running off to go do what was asked of her. She knew how to handle most of the things that were asked of her now. A name drop or a cute look was really all she needed.
Piper sat there a moment longer. Hm, maybe she should enlist Zahara as well? But then again the drow seemed to be going about her own plans so Piper would leaver her to that. Plan put together in her mind she got herself up and headed upstairs.
Poison...poison served on a silver platter. That was his one thought. But it was food...and he hadn't eaten in a few days at this point. And about right now what with expending so much energy on a petty fight...he was hungry. But still...poison. Everything that left their hands brought pain and food was no exception to that rule at all. But still...starving.
A wary look to the plate, then to Zahara...before taking the plate from her as it was offered. The hell was she up to now? It had to be tained in some way. Of course one finger was set to the bottom of the plate, scribing a rune on it...well that would transfer nicely and kill anything she put in it even poison. Because he was going to eat damn it. But not so much as a look or word to her at all. He knew that his silence often irritated the females.
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Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 10:48 am
That got a riased brow at her. well well. why the sudden change of heart? had to be the rune. she probalby had no idea what it did, or if he had asked it placed on her or anything. he just nodded lightly.
"You can leave it on teh counter, I'll get to it in a moment. and make sure piper gets a full meal. Oh and please tell her we're going to see the Oracle tomorrow, not march out into the battlefield. I do want you prepared in some runic enhancers and preventers to clerical abilities before then. I have some important questions of the oracle, and I think our new aquaintace here is going to get them answered for relatively free."
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 11:25 am
She didn't say anything to Sevilin's silence though it was annoying and simply nodded to Malik. Of course the man would have to be difficult and tell her to leave the damn thing on the counter when she already had her hands full of the other plates. "Alright Malik, I'll be ready to go." No pressure Zahara, just learn a few runes by tomorrow and be prepared to use them. No pressure at all. A glance at Sevilin, "Let me wash up the dishes and then we can get started. We've got a lot of work to do." She disappeared into the kitchen, setting down Malik's plate on the counter. So tempted to just pitch and shrug when he asked where it went. It dind' take long to finish up the dishes, then she walked back through the dining room and upstairs. "Hey Piper, Malik says you need to get ready for tomorrow. We're going to see the Oracle not marching onto the battlefield. His words not mine. Oh and I"m supposed to learn a few runes by tomorrow so I'm going to be with Sevilin if you need anything."
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Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 11:37 am
Sevilin raised an eyebrow. He expected what now? By tomorrow he expected her to know runes and be able to manipulate them well. Did he not get the concept of runicc arts? That was next to impossible to do. Though he didn't say anything...he had another way to quickly give Zahara the bost she needed...it was a commonplace practice between Masters and thier students and also commonplace traveling party practice. Rune mages acted more as support.
Eh whatever, he could make it work. So he was currently content with his breakfast, Nym stealing from his plate from time to time and waiting for Zahara to do whatever it is she was to do. The longer it took her to get her act together, the harder he would have to push her. It was going to be a hard enough battle to ask for her to hand her weapons over and what not for scribing.
"Tell Malik that he could of told me a lot sooner than the day before." Okay, she was a little edgy. When she got anxious she got edgy. But marching into battle or not tomorrow, she still might as well start preparing for that day. Besides...the closer impending battle got the more ready she would have to be. Meaning armor needed to be adjusted and what not. So she had on dragonscale armor with her own red adn white leather and chain set layered over toop. Made for a very nice look actually. Of coure Keely was with her, having helped and what not. Though a raised eyebrow at the Sevilin thing. "Don't let him push you too hard on it. Runes are tiring."
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 11:46 am
"I won't. Don't worry about me. This will give me good practice at playing the weaker sex." She winked at Keely and then went back downstairs. "Piper asked me to tell you next time be more courteous and give her advanced warning. But she said she'll be ready to go." Now it was time for her to learn these stupid runes. He was insane telling her to learn them in a day's time but she would go with it. By the time she came back, Sevilin had finished his breakfast adn she could tell he'd been waiting a while. But it had taken her a little while to run around doing everything she'd needed to do. "Alright Sevilin. I'm ready."
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Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 11:59 am
"Very well then." His pole arm was put in it's rightful place on his back, held by the belt he had runnung across his chest. And he held out a hand to her, palm up. "Hand over your daggers, that and that," a point at her navel ring and her hair clip in turn. The three things he had yet to see her without.
"And let's get this straight right off. You're not going to like any of this and it's hard work. It will be frustrting and I can guarentee you won't know any by tomorrow. But that's what I'm here for."
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 12:09 pm
Okay did he have to make demands like that? And did they really have to do this training thing in the dining room in front of everyone else? No. But that was Sevilin Inthara for you. Hard? She could handle hard and she wasn't sure that she'd be able to learn these that quickly, but she was willing to try. She wanted to snap at him, she wanted to yell and scream about there was no way in hell she was giving him her daggers or her ring or her hair clip. She liked her stuff. The daggers she could sort of see why, so that if she got pissy, she'd not have them to jam into him. But her navel rign and hair clip? What was up with that? She looked at him funny and then reached up, unsnapping the clip so thta one unruly piece of hair fell down over her face in a way guys would find alluring and she found annoying. Her navel ring came out and she drew aside her skirt to grab her daggers, slowly removing them from their sheaths. All the items he'd requested in hand she raised an eyebrow, "I'm getting them back right?" And blew that damn hair out of her face.
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Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 12:13 pm
"Of cousre you're getting them back." With all asked for items in his possession he walked out the the room, motioning her to follow. 'Keep up, I don't have all day." Now standing in the nice open main room he was already working on the requested items. Runes were being scribed into each, glowing a second or two then disappearing. Outfitting them all with a certain chain of runes it seemed...and it was surrising how he could cram so many on.
Those eventially were handed back to the drow and he waited for her to finish compsosing herself before he pointed to the collar around her neck. "Tilt your head back."
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 12:24 pm
Okay again, she already had a rune on her forehead, why did she need all these extra ones? And how in the hell was he fitting them on her clip and ring?! She followed him silently watching him like a hawk with her possessions but not really making it obvious and then raised a hand to her collar. She wasn't so sure that that was a good idea. She wanted to look at him adn say, ' Is the one on my forehead not enough?' But that wouldnt' go with playing the weaker sex so she simply tilted her head back and dropped her hand, swallowing. "are you going to take the one off my forehead?"
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Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 12:30 pm
"What do you mean who are they? That's my uncle, Ton, and his wife, Eca. The one I'm looking for is her daughter. Uncle Ton, he was a hoot." He smiled, even at Malik's last comment. I'm not really afraid of that happening. I'm not an easy person to work with, for a few reasons."
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 12:54 pm
One hand hesitated a moment before it was placed on her shoulder, gripping to hold her still. The other hand ws brought to her collar, where it seemed the same series of runes was being scribed on as before with her other objects.
"No, I'm not. At least not anytime soon. A little caution when considering consequences to your actions will do you some good. Do well to mind yourself and you have no need to worry of it."
Stepping back from her he made more distance between them before the air seemed to get a bit thick and the runic circle was back under his feet...and one under Zahara's as well. "First...get used to this feeling."
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