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 Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 8:19 pm
Malik was enjoying himself. Lord of the Castle again, and the first thing he did was grab Jacob and learn all transactions made. nothing out of sorts. Broog was his attentive self as ever, and that just left Sevilin to deal with. that also ment that he should tell sevilin about the fact he had to hand his name over to get the names of those other two. A grin at that. They'd paid thier just dues, and he didn't give a damn what Mahlari thought of it. So looking for sevilin was the task at hand. not to mention that they had a lot of surface supplies now, and gifts and such to sort through.
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Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 5:10 am
Arthur sighed a bit as he placed his violin back in it's case, it's been over three months since the others left he wondered when they would be coming back. So the young elf decided it be best to walk around the fortress today so he could just waste sometime and quietly left his room. While walking through the hallway he noticed how the slaves were acting, more hard working that they were last time and he happened to catch that they others have come home from their trip to the surface which made Arthur a little happy.
I wonder how everyone is...Zahara must be a little chubby Arthur chuckled at his little joke and placed his hands into his pockets. It be best not to bother the female drow at his moment, it's been over three months and he didn't want it to seem like he was back to his old self before she left; he had changed a bit and he wanted her to know that he wasn't the shy guy he was before.
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 8:45 am
"Dammmit Nym!" Rubbing her face she stood up adn walked over, picking up the book she'd thrown against the wall and shoving it back where it belonged on teh bookshelf. For some reason it decided not to go in so she finally, after shoving and shoving, just laid it on top of one of the shelves. She leaned down and picked up the socks and ring then walked over to the couch and looked under. Beady little red eyes stared back at her. Trying to calm down she snapped her fingers at him, "Nym, get out here."
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Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 11:51 am
Oh no I'm not coming out, you will try to skin me an make a purse out of me and then you will use my flesh for a nice salad or something like that, maybe dog food. I know what happens when you women get angry and I'm not falling for it. Hunkered down under the couch giving her little chitters...though one paw did reach out to try and reclaim his little treasures.
Sevilin of course was walking the halls by this point. He knew he had to see Malik...he was just being lazy about it is all. Not that he had too much to tell...really dull here the last three months. About the only worthwile things were the odd rumbles of thunder occassionally and the correspondances that Meilikki had been having with some king. Which he had indeed monitored and scared the living day lights out of a few messengers over for kicks.
A look to Arthur as he passed him and the boy got somewhat of a smirk from Sevilin. He was quite pleased with the turn that Arthur had taken, working to make himself into the elf that he was. Sure Sevilin was drow, but still an elf...no need for Arthur to make a mockery of the whole race. But heading back to the main room...Malik usually frequented there.
While Malik had decided to go find Sevilin, and she personally didn't want to see the fireworks that would start if he told him what he did with his name...Mahlari wasn't happy at all about that, but she tried to push that from her mind, Piper made her way up to thier room. Ah th familiarity of their own room. With a little giggle she flopped on the bed, reveling in the old familiar feeling of it. Felt so good to be home indeed. Yes, this was her home...though there would be no shortage of trips to Andal either.
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 2:09 pm
Malik was there indeed, with a glass of wine in one hand, and a rather annoyed expression.
"you've been avoiding me since I got back. however, I find it prudent to tell you something that happened on Andal, as it does have bearing on you. and you need to tell me what went on here in my absence."
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Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 4:46 pm
Zahara watched the ferret and then sighed "Alright fuzzball, have it your way." She shoved the socks and ring under the couch for him then stood up and decided to leave the room. There had to be something else to keep her busy. Zahara heard Sevilin and Malik in the other room and decided to steer clear of them. It felt strange being around Sevilin now that she was sporting obvious signs of carrying his child. And she had a feeling that wasn't the only reason things were odd, it probably had something to do with the fact they'd been gone for so long. Heading upstairs to completely avoid the men she went to Piper's room and knocked softly before heading in and flopping down on the bed next to her. "Happy?" she asked forgoing the normal platitudes and such in the name of deep friendship, even if she'd never admit it.
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 5:23 pm
"I haven't been avoiding you, I've just been doing things in my own time. Remember? By your influence I have a woman carrying my child that I need to check up on. And that comes before you I'm afraid." And he wasn't afraid to admit that to Malik either. After all, he wasn't his blood merely his boss. Though a raised eyebrow and he perhaps tensed a little. That wasn't good news to hear from Malik.
"Something happened that deals with me...why do I not like how that sounds at all." But Sevilin merely sighed and rested his hands in the small of his back. "Well...nothing really. Been quiet, you had few visitors. The ones that did come by were messengers from some King in Honorsfield, having corresspondance with Meilikki and her back to him. Of which I have been monitoring. Seems he wants her to reside in his kingdom, he agreed. She has refused to leave until Piper came back. Other than that, there's been a little odd thunder rumbles but nothing else."
Then a look around and a raise of an eyebrow. "Get rid of her on Andal or are you just sick of her after spending moment upon moment being dragged around in that horrid place?" Referring of course to the abscense of Piper, who he was unaccustomed to seeing without Malik, at most ten feet apart.
Piper opened her eyes at the knocking on the door, blinking once before Zahara more or less came in and flopped down on the bed next to her. She rushed her hands over blush stainded cheeks a moment, as well as brushed some hair out of her face. It was everywhere these days. A little smile. "Yes...I do believe I am. You know...for a while there I didn't think we were ever going to get married. But...good things come to those who wait." A short series of giggles from her and then she sobered. Potion fun....kind of. She wasn't sure how she felt about this constant feeling that had come about. It was uncomfortable sometimes. "How you feeling lately?" Common question, seeing as Zahara was pregnant.
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Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 5:41 pm
"Piper is in our room, no doubt unpacking and chatting about lord knows what with Zahara or whomever will listen. As to what happened. the name Mahlari I am sure is familiar to you. In excahnge for information, she wanted your name. so she knows what, and who you are, but not where you are. And you know as well as I do you can hide in this place as easily as a halfling can eat pie. not to mention she has noone to send after you, if she can even get the lock to this gate, that can match you power to power, or make it through my home without me knowing and being dealt with accordingly."
A slight shrug.
"Unfortunatly at council...to get a point across..I used some of the runic knowledge I aquired from you. the backlash was not pleasent. physically or verbally from Piper or her mother."
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 5:53 pm
"Well that's good." Zahara heard the giggles and had been keeping constant watch over Piper. She knew very well that Piper was experiencing a spike in her fertitlity and she'd like to go yank Malik up here to imprenant her already. One would think that as virile as that elf thought he was, Piper's fertility woudln't matter and a child would be in evidence. But no. "Not too bad. The cross through the gate was a little rough but once it settled down things got much better." And thus it came to question time. "Are they supposed to..." how did she explain the action from earlier? Glancing down she felt that flutter again adn watched as her stomach bulged then reached a hand down there and could have sworn she felt little toes...or fingers trying to push through. Was the baby kicking? "Are they supposed to move around a lot? Kick and things?"
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Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 5:58 pm
He would of scoffed, but knew better than to berate Piper in front of Malik...he was tired of being chastised like a child for it. "Oh well...your decision I suppose." A shurg.
And then Sevilin's look...spoke of utter shock...looked like he had just seen his own hand chopped off before himself. Something akin to that. But he was not happy...and then he frowned, hand tightening at his side. "You. Did. What?" Mahlari out of all people...knew what he was? Malik perhaps didn't know how grave a mistake that was...and if Sevilin knew he could touch Malik without getting a rather painful touch right back...he would of punched him in the face.
Great, now his paranoia was spiked back up...he had more things to worry about than just himself now. That didn't make him happy...and now he had to deal with that information weighing on his mind. Though for the moment he tried to relax and make it seem he wasn't too worried. Thusly focusing on Malik. "You did, did you? I imagine it was quite excruciating for you...learn your lesson? I told you that knowledge meant nothing..."
Piper sat up and brushed her hair off her face again, before leaning back on her hands with a little sigh. Blah, she felt hot and icky again. "Well that's good...I would think that since you're halfway through that things would be easier to overcome." Piper smiled fondly at Zahara, gave a short giggle for no reason...seh really wished she'd stop doing that...and then tilted her head lightly. "Move around? Yes...they're big enough by this point to do so...and they're just trying to say high to everyone else. Feeling it?" Why did Piper look more excited than Zahara?
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 6:34 pm
"I just told you. however. she knows better than to toy with me. I have some leverage in that department, Sevilin. You have nothing to worry about. and I have guards posted at the enterance, and I have other mystical traps in store. not to mention, learn any methods of combining necromancy and runics while I was gone?"
A small frown.
"I understand it's not somethign you want known, but that was the deal I had to make, take it or leave it."
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Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 6:36 pm
"To say the least." She'd prefer the child stop. Flutters were okay but now the kid was kicking her and she couldn't do anything to stop it. Why did it feel the need to say hi? Greetings could be exchanged once it was outside of her and in Sevilin's arms. Then all would go back to the way it was supposed to be and she'd be much happier. "It's strange though. My mother would have thrown me against the wall if I kicked her...yet it's okay now because nothing can be done about it..." She shook her head and sighed once again. Things were progressing normally though she still wasn't thrilled about it. This baby was causing her to do silly things. Silly as in smile one minute and then scream and throw things another. And she'd even bursted into tears...that had been new. She hadn't cried in so many years she'd long ago lost count. Didn't even think she could cry anymore but apparently so. "I just hope you'll soon be feeling things too. I know how badly you want one." Though why she had no idea.
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 6:45 pm
He didn't believe him, personally...when it came to matters like this, Sevilin didn't want to depend on anybody but himself. He was just going to have to be on his guard just in case now. A little frown. "A few...not that they're things you probably don't know already. I just happen to be able to match things in my head to things you know...though you don't even need me for that anymore seeing as you know all I do..."
Yes he was only useful to Malik now that he was able to preform the runics, not that he just knew them. Didn't know how that made him feel exactly but he had been doing a lot of thinking on it. He took a breath. "And do tell Malik...what was this information that you so desprately needed that you had to sell me out for..."
"Yes well...we can't really look in and see what's going on, so they feel the need to tell us themselves." A little shrug...she really did wish Zahara was happier about this...but the drow wasn't. Everything spoke of her not wanting anything to do with this. Which Piper couldn't understand at all. And that was another thing to add to her guilt pile...she had after all helped all of this along. "Well...it will all be over soon enough...and then you don't have to worry anymore." It felt wrong to say, but she said it none the less and then cleared her throat, triple colored eyes lookng back to Zahara with one of those fustrated feelings to the look. "Yes well...can't always have what I want..." Yes, it was a very frustrating thing. Then a little giggle. "I guess till then I can always harass you with my wants now can't I?"
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Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 7:04 pm
"Whom woudl betray the underdark to train and equip a surface bred elf in our rarest interrogation toys and our tracking skills. and I took care of them in due course, and gave that drow wench a proper warning. her chaindog won't be coming after you, I can promise you that. and those that did supply Kaden were dealt with. And it's not selling you out. they want you, they deal with me. and I will defend you with everything in my arsenal."
A shrug.
"Probably. but what I really am looking to try is find a way to get runics to work using necromantic power as opposed to life energies."
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 7:08 pm
Of course they do. And that therefore meant that this baby was going to mess with her as much as it wanted to. As long as she was able to reverie when she wanted she supposed it was okay. "Six more months and it becomes Sevilin's problem. I can hardly wait." She'd tired of carrying the child around very shortly after she'd begun puking her guts out every random point during the day. And she didn't have the motherhood thing most pregnant women have to look forward to since that wasn't going to happen either. "You know you can. How are you feeling Piper?" Zahara knew that she'd finally done her job since Piper was constantly flushed and giggly these days. Her fertility was probably as high as it was going to get and Malik had damn well better appreciate it. She was going to be exacting payment very soon.
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