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 Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 8:50 pm
"I plan to do as Corellon advises." Fin replied. "I know of the march in the south, but Corellon is quite confident in those who are between here and there." Fin smiled softly showing that he understood where she was coming from. "Do not worry. I am for the elves."
Cedric sat on a rock, looking down the long, long system of tunnels between Purian land, and the marching band of orcs. Normally, there would have been more than one passage for the orcs to use, but in the wanning days of their prepriations, the druids orginized to re-draw the map so that the army had only one path to walk.
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Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 8:55 pm
Zykariel nodded and followed his friend into the dining room, coming to stand by Zahara. He idly rocked on his heels, waiting for her to notice him. If she chose not to give him attention, he'd get it elsewhere. So he waited.
Zahara nodded. "Of course. There have certainly been a few of those over the years, haven't there?" A shake of her head idly before watching the boys come in. She glanced over at Zykariel who also had that 'can I have some attention?' look to him and she reached over and ruffled his hair, then went back to her books. "Sounds good. So do we have everything covered then? All bases set to go?" Then a thought. "Speaking of Deepwater, did we ever hear back on that Nightmare? The one we're going to steal?"
Zykariel smiled at the bit of attention he recieved and then glanced in Piper's direction. Mother wasn't going to pick him up, he knew her gestures well enough by now. A ruffle of his hair meant she was a little busy. He could wait it out or get attention elsewhere and since Malikhai currently occupied the other available lap, he'd have to wait it out. Thus standing there, one hand on his mother's chair, big eyes watching.
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 8:59 pm
Arthur sighed lightly as he stood up from his table, he had already went over speaking different words from surface elf and drow language so much he was annoying himself, he needed sometime back at his place maybe. So after moving away from the table he sat at and brushing himself off a little he started to make his way to the door when he saw Zahara, Malik and Piper sitting at a table, with a small smile he slowly walked over and stood a little bit behind the black skin drow with a light grin, but of course he let Zahara know he was coming by allowing his footsteps to be heard, no need to scare someone while they are busy. So with a small nod to the marry couple in respect he looked down at the drow sitting in front of him and smiled a little bit as he looked over the papers spread out before her. “Having fun with your business Mela?” He asked with a small chuckle as his eye looked back at her, the relationship between the two of them had grown stronger and more personal and now they are more friendly towards each other, which they don’t mind showing that much when around each other.
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Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 9:00 pm
Leaf sighed, her journey had been pointless.
"I cannot stay much longer. Ill wills have turned their sights on the peninsula. And I must defend it." She gave a small bow. "Good luck Fin. We weill speak again." She turned to leave.
Obediantly, Ashlyn pulled hersel off the floor and shoook crumbs from her beak. She padded after the boys into the room with adults. She sat near Piper, hopeing to get a pet out of her.
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Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 9:07 pm
"If you would like, I can come with you?" Fin replied to Leaf's attempted exit. "Though I may be an exile, I am still Purian."
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Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 9:13 pm
Leaf stopp and looked back over her shoulder. "Any Purian who wants to defend her is welcome." She moved a stray hair out of her eyes. "And I would indeed, like that."
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Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 9:15 pm
Fin bowed, "Good." He picked up his pace and stood beside Leaf, "Then let us make haste. May I ask you your name?"
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Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 9:17 pm
"I am Leaf." She led the way out the door, eager to be back to the Peninsula. "You do not remember me?" She still held that stoney face, so it was hard to tell if such a tihng bothered her or not.
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Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 9:19 pm
Fin looked into her eyes, "I thought you were taller... I guess I grew in my absence."
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Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 9:21 pm
She looked back, not even the ghost of a smile corssing her mouth. "Or perhaps my reputation preceded me, and made me seem taller than I am."
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Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 9:25 pm
"A fine reputation." He replied. "Where are we to go?" He asked as he started towards the door, they had a few ports to chose from, but he was not sure which one, or even if they were taking a ship.
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Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 9:28 pm
"Thank you." A little emotionlessly. Although, she had been told such things before to be somewhat careless in her responses to them. She did not always take well to praise, a childhood thing that came from limits to easily pressed, expectations too easily met.
"The South port. I have a small boat there waiting for me." A look. "Us."
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Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 9:30 pm
Fin smiled, and took to building hopping to get to the boat. He simply assumed that the master scout would do likewise (as it was quicker to go from building to buildign than to walk on most of the crowded and dark streets). "How does the Purian Fare?" He dared to ask at last, seeing that he was probably not going to soften her petrified heart.
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Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 9:37 pm
He did not see her again until they reached the boat. Such was the practice of a good scout. It had become second nature to not be seen when moving.
She appeared troubled, the first time her well practiced mannor had shifted in the least. She quickly remedied it. Those who saw her hard shall rarely listened to the words she spoke anyway.
"We are as strong as ever, new developments in weaponry and the fortififcations of our smaller villiges. But our numbers slowly dwindle from the shear amount of increased war activites. Our efforts to maintain peace with our neighbors has come to naught."
She hailed the driver for the boat, who untied it's morings and readyiied it for the short jounrey to the Peninsula. "I fear there will be none of us left to return to the surface."
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Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 9:38 pm
the marching Horde didn't really care that the lands had been rerouted. it was an effort to defend themselves. in fact, many liked it. it meant there was going to be a fight, not just a march over. but they certainly didn't stop. they were Steelfyst, and strong. the old orcish god had been abandoned for more 'powerful' ones. like the Sky Father...they knew about the lich. and the power he had commanded. they thought thier other neighbor, in the twilight lands, was also a powerful follower of that diety.
Many of these orc were dreadknights. they weren't able to draw on necromancy or the like, but they seemed to exclude an aura of fear, pain, and despair. Part of what made them so dangerous..nto to mention that living nad dying didn't mean anything to them. dying brought them to thier diety, why care if they died. even better...why not take a few with them?
Malik smirked lightly.
"Yes but potential usurpers to the throna aren't welcome either. And I coudl handle it, I'm sure. But if you don't want him going that's fine."
Then a look over to Arthur.
"you are due a training run, aren't you?"
Onyx knocked on the door lightly, before opening it and just sticking his head in, looking around.
"you awake? here? alive?"
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