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 Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 9:57 pm
"Council? do tell about this little event. I'm curious."
Back to pleasentries, slave cleaning what needed to be cleaned, but not touching the cake. nope, no way in hell were they risking the cinnamon addict's wrath on that one.
"But I do thank for the advice, and apologize for the unpleasentness at the table."
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Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 10:08 pm
Zahara noted the slaves hesitancy to cut the cake and rolled her eyes. She didn't particularly want them massacring her cake anyway. Waiting for them to clear her plate, she reached out and grabbed ahold of the cake plate, pulling it over to her until it sat right in front of her where her plate had been. Then she picked up the knife sitting on the plate and quickly sliced the cake into pieces. Gesturing to one of the slaves, "Plates." They were brought and set down beside her and she loaded one wiht a piece of cake and handed it down to Piper. Then repeated the process until Kieran and Fianna had a piece and so did Malik, then Sevilin got one pushed at him wiht that look that said, 'don't you say a damn word.' If even one of them commented on her being a servant....
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 10:21 pm
"Unpleasantness at the table is exaggerating. You want to see unpleasantness, then I pick the perfect example of these councils you're inquiring about. Stick six elven rulers from four subraces in one big room to discuss the matters of the plane, throw in the Crest Brigade, as well as everyone wanting to make sure thier own personal nation problems are resolved and it's one big fiasco." But hey look, dessert. That made things better didn't it? A look to Zahara, giving her a little smile.
Fianna gave a chuckle. He really didn't like those. "He's only angry because Lady Talithia fussed him out last year." Oh yes, the little fight between those two had been the highlight of the thing. A small shake of her head and a look to Malik. "It's just basically a 'let's stay in touch' thing. Of course the drow don't participate but that's thier choice. You know, discuss supply route, renew trade routes, treaties, allowances, that kind of thing. They're tedious." But cake meant to melt away those faults.
Despite her being the first to get her cake...she just stared at it. Oh elvish gods the smell of cinnamon. Tree bark spice that she was denying herself. Though Malik wouldn't be cruel enough to have cake set out, cinnamon frosted cake at that, only to let her not eat it...be it by his own saying or her own stubborness. Well, no need to waste cake. Fork picked up and cake duly dug in to. She'd make up what she didn't eat for dinner in dessert serving.
Sevilin...stared at that cake. The smell of it was actually totally new to him. Which intrigued him to a degree...and of course made him weary. But apparently he was expected to eat it...if it kept her mouth shut he would do it. Thus he took to, without objection, eating it. Though if he was letting himself taste it or not was debatable. And of course that in mind he was first to finish and thus merely sat there...felt like a child being forced to stay at the table.
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Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 10:42 pm
"Interesting. I wonder. if by the imment more personal alliance between you and I, and the trade route already in service cross planar, if perhaps this council may not b eable to include perhaps myself?"
Yes, Malik did have the wheels always working, and a grin at Piper inahling her cake as well as Sevilin.
"You might have wanted to actually taste it, Sevilin. it wasn't poisonus. and cinnamon I find is one of the few surface foods that seems to complement even underdark varieties rather nicely. or perhaps your little friend may have wanted to try it."
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Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 10:54 pm
Malik's words gave her an idea and she cut a much smaller piece than all the rest and plopped it on the last plate that had been set out for her. She didn't want any cake but Nym might. Snapping off a tiny piece she held it out to him and said, "Here you go fuzzball, try it. You'll probably like it." Her and animals...she couldn't help it, they were so cute and cuddly and well, she just couldn't help it. Besides it would give her something to occupy herself wiht until the dinner came to a close
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Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 11:00 pm
Kieran and Fianna exchanged a glance at Malik's little proposed question. Then he looked back to the tier'dal. "Well...technically you have the right to be there...because no doubt me and Fianna both are going to particularly have that brought up. And the Crest Brigade will want to check you out anyway." Though that begged another question. What about Piper? Would she go to Andal with Malik or stay here...if Malik would even let her stay there without him.
"With percautions and what not taken of course." Because he was drow...though probably wouldn't be picked off as one right off. But it was indeed a bit of protocal...besides, no one wanted the Crest loyals to get on your case about anything.
She could care less about Malik's wheels turning right now, she was too busy enjoying her cake...had been close to a month since she had cinnamon and this was just oh so enjoyable. Fighting drow? Lost gods? Troubles? What of it all? Eh, the world and all there would be there when she finished.
"If I fearing it poisonous then I wouldn't have touched it." Though a raised eyebrow as Malik more or less spoke in favor for the concotion...go figure, he actually had good words to say on something other than his precious little pet or himself. Then a look to Nym at him being mentioned.
A chitter to Malik then and he leapt over Sevilin's plate, padding to Zahara and eating that piece of cake from her hand. Hey he wasn't descriminatory when it came to food.
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Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 11:29 pm
"Indeed. the Crest Brigade...I suppose this is like the Dragoons of Neriak. the elite, the royal guards and whatnot. But in the event, in either way..I'm sure Kieran has several journals on the subject of those meetings and what securities they entail."
Though a small smile at Piper, deep into a cinnamon fix. she wouldn't realize what was being talked about for at least a good fifteen minutes. though a look at Zahara with amusement. animals were her weakness. Still have to find Sevilin's...but once he did, squeeze it like a ripe plum in the hand.
"Perhaps..but this also brings to light another discussion for us to have after dinner, after a small discussion I need to have with our drow priestess."
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Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 11:38 pm
Zahara's head snapped up at the mention of her, she was the only drow priestess at the table after all and she nodded. "Shall we then?" Pushing the plate to the ferret so he could eat the rest of the cake if he so chose and lightly scratching behind his little ears, before she pushed her chair back and stood. There was no way in hell she was going to sit there and discuss whatever it was in front of everyone else. "In private if you don't mind Lord D'Vinn." Oh look, she was being formal, might as well, it might inflate his ego and he might not be as mean to her. So she nodded to the others and walked back through the doorway into the living area then crossed her arms and waited for Malik to follow and 'discuss' with her. It would be the perfect opportuinity to get him back for what he'd done to her but she'd leave that alone...for now anyway.
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Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 11:42 pm
"Not exactly. Elves who swear fealty to Andal herself and serve the plane's Crest and essentially the plane. Free to be used by the other nations though will refuse if they feel the actions you wish will adversly affect the plane." Fierce as a wild cat mother over her cubs about Andal too. Mostly Bridge elves these days. But they probably rivaled even the drow and high elves in thier fierceness when it really counted."And of course I do."
Fianna chuckled. "Darling, this is dinner, not a lecture. You and Malik can sit down sometime and you can educate him on it all later. No need to bore the rest of us."
Sevilin merely shook his head at Nym as he continued to eat and then watched Zahara go off. Oh gods...he was going to get left with the surface elves if he didn't do soemthing. So a quick look to Malik. "I take it that means we're free to vacate the table?"
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Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 11:44 pm
"Certainly Sevilin..And I'll be there in a second, Zahara. if you'll excuse me."
A little nod to the rest, and a slightly fond grin at the ravenous, cinnamon starved and gorging Piper. before excusing himself and walking out after Zahara, and giving a light smirk.
"Fertility enhancers. what you know, and what will work on a surface born elf, and any clerical magics to that effect as well."
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Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 11:54 pm
She raised an eyebrow and tapped her fingers against her chin. "Magic will do you no good. It cannot be used to enhance or destroy fertility, unless you petition the patron God or Godess and they agree but I wouldn't suggest that except as a last resort. There is no rune to do this either, at least not one that I've discovered yet. If you wish to try that aspect you'd have to ask Sevilin." She paused for a moment. "There are enhancers that can easily be ingested through the mouth like any potion but you mean for Piper and that narrows it down quite a bit now doesn't it?" Reaching into her pocket, she pulled out the list that had been shoved into her hand at one point or another with all the ingredients Piper could ingest without harm. "Problem is, any potion you're going to find down here is going to be chock full of things that aren't on this list. Even the ones that have been created are rare and very expensive. No matter where you go, but especially the black market, it's going to cost you."
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Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 12:02 am
Merciful reprieve as Malik left and on that note, Sevilin got himself up and left the dinning room, walking past Zahara and Malik as well as he went. He had a few more runes to place seeing as Zahara had distracted him earlier.
Funny how it seemed tension was lifted off of thier shoulders as Sevilin peacefully went away and both elves focused on thier daughter who was enjoying her cinnamon. Itwas a cute sight really.
Of course with her cake more or less gone now, he attention refocused and she looked around the table with the blink. Oh lord, all the drow were gone. Taking a drink of her wine she looked to her parents. "I missed something didn't I?"
A chuckle from them both. "I'm sure Malik will discuss it with you later."
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Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 12:07 am
"Cost is not a concern to me at present, Zahara. Find something that will work, get it. I don't care how. I don't even care if you have to go terrorize someone and beat them with your whip or bring a Breaker with you to aquire it. I want it done."
And that was all that he stated on the subject, turning his back and heading back into teh kitchen and grining lightly at Piper.
"Finished I see. Good. us four have some things to dicuss."
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Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 12:14 am
Well, he was pretty serious about this now wasn't he? She watched him head back into the dining room and remained where she was thinking. He wanted Piper pregnant, that much was fairly obvious. He was asking the impossible but then Malik frequently asked for just that and achieved it. He'd gotten her to study with Sevilin, now hadn't he? Speaking of which...she was curious. Now where had that drow gone off to? She'd seen him head off past them during their little 'discussion' which wasn't much of one at all and now he was doing something or other. So let's roam the halls and find him shall we? It didn't take long to find him again, doing much the same thing he was earlier. She tapped him lightly on the shoulder and then stepped back. "I have a question for you. And it won't take long to answer either..so don't go getting upset."
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Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 12:16 am
"I knew it...you buttered me up with cinnamon because you want to talk." And lords only knew what about. After all, Malik's mind was a playground of vast interests, hey she'd was in there, she knew if he was or not. "And here I thought he would spend more time with Zahara." Pushing her empty plate away some and tending to her drink. "Very well then, what do you want to...discuss?"
Don't go getting upset...well seeing as she was apparently stalking him and trying to distract him from what he wanted to do, he had a right to be. But he took a breath, held it a moment and then turned to her. "Yes?"
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