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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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 Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 6:49 am
Piper merely let Zahara investigate as she may, let the drow give a look over, and also put across that poin that while yes, Zahara did leave a mark, it didn't hurt. Pain was something that Piper could tolerate rather well, and this just didn't bother her. It was just the fair complexion of her skin showing off that she wasn't so delicate in her activities. Though she shook her head at the apology and the forced smile, which had been followed by a subject change. Well she wasn't ready to change it yet. "You're forgiven, but listen to me. When you let down all your barriers, all of your guards, and you give into your emotions and feelings, the feelings of those with you...you can't help but give into reaction. Malik doesn't leave bruises on purpose anymore than I try to purposely leave scratches on him. Though to ourselves and to others we may think that they're nothing but pain...but they're all not. Just...unbridled expression. And I'm just a screamer is all...that sound isn't always bad you know." A little bashful look with that one. It was important to her that Zahara understood all of this. "I don't know why you felt so strongly to protect me from what you thought was being done...and I doubt you'd tell me if I asked. So I won't...you'll tell me if you need to and not before." That said, she allowed the little slip in subject. "Erm...I'm just humoring Malik really...I've never been comofrtable in revealing things. Perhaps I'm looking to be more so..."
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Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 8:18 am
The castle was on it's last dregs, the only thing left of the once proud stalagmite reduced to it's foundations. Magics and other defenses had of course been released agaisnt the dragon that continually tore at it, but whether he was injured or in anyway affected was uncertain. Perhaps except for the blood. Great waves of golden red fluid slopped over everything, covering the grounds and broken building in a slippery, drying goo. That blood would in time dry and harden, becoming a substance that appeared to be something like copper, but more like gold. A dragon ore.
He pawed frantically through the remaining ruins, claws ripped against and through whatever he could. His eyes were red with madness, large stings of saliva flowed freely from his open maw.
The castle was destroyed, the dragon had found nothing. His chest heaving with primitve grunts and gutteral rumblings, his muscles twitching with the glorious strength granted on the insane. His unseeing eyes cast about in all directions before he speed off into the dark.
His direction was random, his purpose was not. "MEILIKKI!" Screamed both with his mind and his tounge.
They continued on their way towards the academy, though now things seemed strange. Aella had been told that large white lions garded the entrance, but the veranda was empty, the long flight of steps deserted. Everything seemed very quiet, and strangly so.
"Um...this is the right Academy....right?"
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Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 10:18 am
"The smell of magic is strong here. I would guess this is the place. thier are scents of many, many people..despite the deserted look. I woudl think either an evacuation or a holiday has occured."
A sniff to teh air at his height, head tilted to give his nose the extra air.
"I'll look from above..see if I see any movement."
And a standing jump and flapping of wings, that gave a shower of black feathers...he still didn't get why he was molting as much as he was...and he was airborn, and started in a circular pattern aroudn the building, looking for signs of life..or evidence of a hasty depature or battle perhaps.
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Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 10:31 am
Aella stuck one of those feathers in her pocket.
She nodded, though her brow was knit with concern. This place felt so very weird. From stories she had heard. Roarke had always been there to great his guests. She had been expecting the same now.
Roarke was there, kind of, just not beign as forward as he used to be. He watched carefully from behind one of the pillars on the veranda. Well, they didn't look threatening. That one with the staff was probablly the girl her heard about from his cousin, the other one of the winged feline's he had seen briefly at malik's place. Watch for a couple moments more, just in case.
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Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 10:42 am
Onyx gave it a few circles, before landing on the roofing of the veranda.
"No signs of battle, no signs of fleeing or the heavy use of magics. I'd say best bet is everyone is on a holiday...or..."
Sniff..sniff..walking around the Veranda..momentarily distracted..before crounching down and hanging his head over the side, tail sticking up in the air and twitching, to see Roarke.
"..Hiding?"
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Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 10:48 am
"Wa!.." Roarke was momentarily caught off gaurd. Well, he wasn't really his normal self these days. He chuckled nervously. "Ha ha...yes. Hiding, sent home, cowering in fear, whichever you like is good, I suppose."
Again with that nervous chuckle. "You'll have to forgive my discomposition...ah..." he rolled a wrist searching for a name...but it seemed to have escaped him..."friend."
His eyes searched in all directions, "Now come down from there, before someone sees you." He waved to the girl with the staff, who seemed to get the hint and started on her way over.
His voice dropped to a whisper. "And do be carefull, we're being watched."
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Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 11:07 am
And in typical, freak you out make you think felines are possessed by demons method, and crawled under the veranda roofing while keeping attached to it, before dropping down and landing silently on his feet.
"Onyx. easy to remember, color of my fur. Watched? by whom? or what? and what is it that has a master magi spooked?"
Ears twitching around, trying to see if he heard something that might make Roarke think he was being watched.
"wouldn't have anything to do with a missing person and a seriously upset green dragon, would it?"
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Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 11:15 am
"Ha ha, right. Onyx." To bad he hadn't seen Onyx come down, he was too busy looking around.
"A salvating and infinitly dangerous insane reptile I could handle...uh, I think. But he's only part of the problem."
"Who's watching? Him. He's always been watching. I found out a week or too ago, just before my cousin was kidnapped." He looked frightened agian for a sec, put a finger in front of his mouth. "But we need to be quite, no can't talk to loud about this stuff, ha ha. The louder we are the better he can here."
That staff girl had made it to the top of the steps, and Roarke was pretty sure they all thought he was crazy at this point. He puched them both towards the door. "Hurry and get isnide, it's minisculy safer in there."
"H-hey!"
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Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 11:50 am
Onyx shurgged lightly and moved inside as instructed, and then turned to Roarke. He didn't think he was crazed...but perhaps...paranoid. Who was this 'Him' and what was it that had a mage acting like a child fearing the boogeyman under his bed.
"What troubles you, Mage? You're name and power are well know to most places of human inhabitant. what frightens you into such a state of paranoia?"
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Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 11:59 am
She didn't want to hear it, couldn't hear it, couldn't handle it at this point. Sex was not a subject she wanted to discuss and her stony expression hopefully made that clear. As Piper went on the drow turned away from her unable to listen to her words. Letting down barriers? That made her quit listening right there. She'd never let down her barriers, no drow did, that was just asking for trouble. Glaring down at the bed, she stared murderously at a spot that had appeared seemingly overnight on her crisp sheets. Out damned spot! Unbridled expression...screaming is good? Zahara couldn't take anymore of it and she really hoped Piper quit soon. Instincts were bad enough, the last thing she needed to hear about was unbridled expression and feelings. Her thoughts drifted to Sevilin, rather strange she thought but then since she'd fantasized about shoving him down and taking care of him her way, well it really wasn't all that strange...
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 12:08 pm
His chuckle was not one of mirth, but of hoplessness. "My power. It is miniscule. It is less than a tenth of what he has. I have reason to fear for the lives of my commrades, and if you value your life you'd be wise to fear too. Fear, and keep your voice low. Sound waves trigger receptors in your ears, sending messages to your brain to then interpret those sounds. But, if your sound waves fade before reaching those ears, then we are alright." he was tlaking a near whisper. "The eyes though, ic an't do anything about the eyes. I can try to put a wall between us but where? Where are the eyes?"
Aella was one to think this guy was crazy. "Maybe we should try asking someone else for help."
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Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 12:15 pm
Onyx reached out, claws unsheathed, and simply backhanded him. left four nice long slices in his cheek too. before grabbign his robe and lifting him up and shaking him a bit.
"Fear. what do I have to fear in a shade and a shadow that is just reffered to as 'him'? Should I fear your robes for what they may be hiding? or fear the forest becuase there are predators? Fear begets you nothing. it's a prison, just that. a prison made by your own hand."
And he dropped him down.
"Now, if you woudl be so kind, and tell us who 'he' is, I might be more inclined to not slap you again in an vain attempt to bring you back to your senses."
Then a glance at Whirlwind.
"According the scents, he's probably the only one left here. the other scents of human or animal origin are somewhat old. days to weeks perhaps. so if we need answers, he's giving them."
And a kneel down, baring fangs.
"Or I'll give him somethign else to fear besides shadows."
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Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 12:47 pm
"You quite well that you need not say a thing to your employer, he'll simply extract it from you without your permission, as he always does." The drow smilled, "You have told me enough to equal this bill, Sevilin of No house that is Imporant Here."
"Perhaps though, you wish to know anything inperticular... Like the Drow interest in this small corner of the Dark?"
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Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 1:00 pm
Roarke let his cheek bleed, since that didn't concern him. Neither did the winged cat, for that matter. His eyes grew cold and steely. His early demenor merley a facade. "Fear is a necessary element of life. It produces chemicals that allow you to boost strength and speed, hightens your senses. Confidence, primal instinct, blocks parts of you."
"What other HE would I be talkign about? The Blood Magi, The Brother, The Black One, The Other. The one you know as The Hooded One, Dimitri. He's been watching us, and is still watching us, so take the subtle clues I'm dropping you and keep your damn voice down. Acting scared is a better defence, when your enemy doesn't think they have to make you frightened by attacking."
He snorted, not bothering to heal himself, it would look good. The blood too, even though it was staining some of his good forest garb.
Aella watched, a little at a loss for words.
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 1:04 pm
Piper only sighed and leaned back against the door, crossing her arms lightly. It didn't matter at all did it? She knew just by the drow turning around that she wasn't really listening to her at all. Though Piper was quite used to being ignored by drow at this point, though it did upset her a bit that her friend would disregard words she had to say...seemed Zahara would always be on the side that everyone else she was friends with were on...the one against Malik, who thought Piper trapped or delusional. "Forget I said anything, it's not important." No need to waste words on deaf ears. "Is that all you wanted?" Of course her tone was slightly flat as she more or less watched the floor, waiting to hear an answer.
He snickered lightly. Sevilin know about Malik's bad habit of stealing into the mind of those unsuspecting...he was already looking on countering that, no one needed to be in his head but him. But again he trusted this one in front of him no more...
A gesture of decline from one drow to another. Sevilin had no need to let his ears hear that which may cause more waves in his ocean, it was rough enough as it was and he liked smooth sailing preferably. "What the drow do here is none of my concern in the least, nor is much of anything that I can get by with absolute certainty." He wasn't about to tag himself to two drow down here, be it through a 'you owe me' especially.
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