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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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 Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 12:58 pm
Zykariel thought about that one for a moment and then shrugged. "I think my daddy is going to teach me stuff like that. He said he would if I was really good so I'm going to try to be good and then we can both learn." sounded good anyway, didn't it? But he simply grinned and nodded. "Okay, what lesson are we teaching?"
Zahara chuckled wryly and mentally corrected a bit of his pronunciation. Surface elves just couldn't do drow very well. They could learn all the words, know the translations but when it came to the correct accents and wahtnot, well they fell apart. But it was sort of cute as long as she didn't think of it being massacred. "Naubol zhah dubo ulu z'reninth vel'drav l' draa d' udossa ph' ul'naus. Venorsh fridj mii'n folbol zhah kyorlin udossa, feithin ulu zotreth." A shake of her head for a moment and she gazed out on the river before jumping up. "I have a meeting today!" She was dressed in seconds and racing to Faete before glancing at Arthur. "Well...you're just going to have to come. Just stay quiet, agree with everything I say and do not under any circumstances piss off my client."
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Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 1:16 pm
Arthur paused for a moment as his mind did it's work in translating Zahara's comment from drow to common and smiled lightly when he finished the translation. "Dos aslu natha mon'tu gaer, ssin'urn." He said and chuckled a little bit as he laid there with a soft sigh but then sat up a little when Zahara jumped up and told him that she had a meeting today. So that meant that this was the end of their time together for now and so the young elf got up and out his cloths on, as he thought about going back to the twilight to drop of the steed he used to get here. But he was taken by surprise a little bit when Zahara told him that he had to come with her to this meeting, all he had to do was be quite, do what he was told and not piss off the client. "Alright then, and I wont be able to piss off your client if I'm silent right? So don't worry." He said with a light smile as he went over to his zephmare and quickly mounted it.
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 2:24 pm
"That works." Then another grin and he got that cute little trouble making look. "That dragons don't come into other dragon's lairs without being invited, that's what." Thus giving his best little dragon growl and roar, taking back to Ashlyn and 'bringing down' the other 'dragon'.
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Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 3:05 pm
"Well I've never met him so I don't know the way he regards surface elves but most drow hate them so I don't hold much hope. Just be careful. You can speak as long as you watch your words." She nodded to Arthur, mounted and rode off. She was already late, and that wasn't good for business. Besides she hadn't intended to be ravished in the Underdark but things happened didn't they. It was a breakneck pace but the horses were capable of meeting and she would have never passed them if they couldn't. Finally she pulled up at a random stone place and reached in her breast pocket. "Yup, this is the place. Come on. Stay behind me just in case." Hopping off Faete she stroked him softly then walked up to the door and used the hilt of her dagger to knock three times.
"That's not very nice of a dragon to do. She definitely needs to learn a lesson." He mimicked his friend and gave a cute little roar then leaped upon Ashlyn and began tickling her as well while giving little giggles in between.
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 3:13 pm
Nadai was watching the clock, tapping his fingers on the table as he waited. Late, late was not working for him. The drow was irriated and had half a mind to screw her over because of this. Though his attention turned to the door at the knocks and he got himself up and walked over to it, pulling it open. One look at her, an up and down calculating one and then a raise of an eyebrow at the male behind her. Was that a surface elf? Oh dark gods...just what he wanted to deal with. But he merely stepped out and gestured the two over to a little stable like structure, of course he was going to make them walk first, he wasn't going to give them his back. "Right over here."
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Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 3:14 pm
Arthur paused for a moment as he thought over Zahara's statement of the guy she was doing business with, if she hadn't met him yet and don't know the out look the guy has on surface elves then the one thing he should be doing is keeping his mouth shut. "Well for the best I'll keep myself quite, just incase." He stated and then with his body nestled in the saddle he took off with Zahara. With the horses speed it didn't take them that long to reach their destination of where Zahara's business partner lived and when they reached it Arthur stared in wonder and was shocked to see that someone would live in a area like this. "Alright then." He said and slowly got off his steed, with a quick few pats as a 'thank you' he walked behind Zahara up to the door with his hands stuffed in his pockets, now the only thing he had to do here was be silent and that's it, so no matter what he had to keep his mouth shut or he could screw up a potential business partner for Zahara. When the door opened they were both greeted by another drow and with the look Arthur got it was in his best interest to not say a word, when the elf gestured them both over to a stable the young surface elf just lightly nodded and followed Zahara.
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 3:27 pm
Zahara raised an eyebrow as if to ask 'are you done?' and waited. It was common between drow to study each other and locate potential weaknesses. If she was correct, he was probably thinking that the surface elf might be a weakness he could exploit. But then again maybe not. Nodding she turned and shoved Arthur to get him moving, not saying a word to him then followed along behind him over to the stable. She pushed it open and beheld the irritated nightmare kicking at the stall. From first look she'd put him as an adult male, well over yearling status. "This is the one?" Had to be, there weren't any others in the small space that she could see. "Bring him out so I have a better view," her voice was devoid of warmth, more in that business tone and she didn't want this guy to get any ideas that she was a pushover. "Arthur, stand back, he looks like a wild one and I'd hate for you to get kicked."
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Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 3:32 pm
Nadai merely gave a nod and opened the stall, taking the lead rope of the creature and giving a jerk to get it's attention and thus lead/pull it out of the stall. Why did he have a nightmare? Easy...he had stolen it from someone else...and he thought he would get a free good looking ride, but underestimated it's temper. Frankly he didn't want to deal with it. So then, he'd figure he'd turn a profit and sell it back to the original breeders. It was no secert that D'vinn and Val'Ril held a monopoly on horses down here. "Here he is, take a look as you please." Yes completely ignoring the surface thing.
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 3:42 pm
Arthur didn't look over at the drow that Zahara decided to do business with, if he looked at him the wrong way by mistake who knows what the elf would do to him? But right now all he did was kept himself quite and just keep his own gaze pointed somewhere else, but as he started to move he got a hard shove from someone, looking back a little bit he noticed it was Zahara but instead of asking her why she did it he just turned his gaze towards the stable as he walked up to it. When Zahara opened the door inside was a nightmare all irritated and angry, it was a strong one that's for sure, and she wanted to have this one? So Arthur listened in silence as Zahara spoke to the other drow, her voice seemed so cold and hard, she must be using it to put up a front so the other drow wouldn't think she's weak or anything, but Arthur did as he was told and stepped back far enough so when they brought the nightmare out it wouldn't hit him by mistake; that would be fun to experience, but he had to wonder how did this drow get a nightmare? Did he buy it and got screwed over on the deal or did he take it from someone? Well the only thing he really needed to worry about was how was he and Zahara going to get it back to the fortress if she was going to take it.
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Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 3:52 pm
She nodded curtly and walked up to the nightmare speaking soothingly to him in low tones and offering him a cube of sugar from her stash to calm him down. As usual when she got around horses, she softened and soon she was giving him affectionate pats and strokes on his nose while she surveyed him. "He's strong, opinionated too." At his snort, she smiled and patted him. "Nothing wrong with that." Lightly she ran her fingers along his sides, checking to see if he was malnourished but there was no evidence of it. His legs looked pretty decent as well. She'd noticed a slight limp when he was brought out and she wondered if he might have picked something up in his shoe or hit too hard at his stall door. Clearly he wanted out. "Well he looks like he's been somewhat taken care of. Did you ever let him out to run or has he been cooped up since you got him?" She recognized this one, it wasn't hard since most horses passed through them or came from them but her clients could always sell those they got from them. "How much did you get him for?" she asked softly, giving him another cube and grinning as he knocked his head against her shoulder.
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 3:58 pm
"Didn't pay anything for him. Those who are careless with thier things often find them lost to others." The elgant way of saying that he stole it, wasn't it? But Nadai shook his head. "I let him run the little corral over there, but not free range...understimated him I did. Which is why I'm willing to cut a deal with you." Before his eyes looked over to the surface elf that was with her. He was too quiet...too suspicious. Thus he walked over to the elf and grabbed him by the wrist in an almot vice like grip, dragging him over to the stables and promptly roping him to a pole by his wrist. Didn't need that thing running around, whether it was hers or not.
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Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 4:08 pm
Arthur watched quietly with a small smile as Zahara went over to the nightmare and did her best to calm the angered horse down, and as always it worked; with a sugar cube a few strokes with her hand and some soothing noises the horse was as calm as it would be. She always has a way with them, it's a good thing she got into making a business with them. He thought and smiled a little bit as Zahara went on to talk about the horse, and as hard as he could Arthur did not show any form of affection towards Zahara while she was close to the horse, though it seemed lovely to see her so caring to a point Arthur couldn't let the drow near him see him act all kind towards the female drow or he'll think something is up. But when the man answered Zahara question of how he got the nightmare Arthur's small theory came true and he wasn't surprised that much that he stole it from it's original owners, but he was kind of happy that the man was willing to make a deal with Zahara for the steed. But before he could do anything Arthur felt his wrist getting grabbed and when he looked to who was grabbing him he saw the drow looking right back at him, with the small shock still on him a little Arthur was then dragged over to the stables and in just a quick minute he found his wrist tied to one of the poles. Arthur growled a little bit but let it slip as he looked over at Zahara out of the corner of his eye, but since the deal was not yet made he just had to let this one go, so with a small sigh Arthur calmed down and stood there tugging on the rope a little bit every few minutes.
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 4:19 pm
Zahara slanted Nadai a look that was mostly unreadable and went on with her examination. Until she noticed the drow grabbing Arthur and when he tied him up she got irritated. "That's right. Those who don't watch close enough do, but you apparently like to snatch other people's property right from under their noses." She shoved Nadai back with one hand and shook her head her voice growing even colder as her dagger came out and got held to his throat. "Don't touch him, he belongs to me and I am the only one who ties him up. Got it? Now let's talk business."
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Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 4:31 pm
His hand flew up just as fast and clasped to her own wrist, his hand pressuring the bones and ligaments in her wrist in just the right way to cause some horrid pain and make her fingers react reflexively. "Or maybe you're not as careful an observer as you plan. He may be yours, but you should leash your pets or someone else will. I won't have your dog running around sniffing things on my property." And Nadai casually cleared his throat, still holding tight to her wrist. "But yes, business...I'm willing to sell him back to you."
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 4:50 pm
Arthur tugged on the rope again and sighed, this was just perfect he came along just to see what she was going to do and instead he gets tied to a pole like a bloody dog. Though he blinked a little bit when Zahara stood up and defended him like that, holding one of her own daggers to the other drow calming that he was actually hers like a pet; which he didn't mind at the moment as long as he got out of here with all of his limbs still on him. Though when the drow used his reflexes to grab Zahara's wrist Arthur jerked forwards as if he was going to go and strike him, but the rope that was around his own wrist held him back; his eye then slowly lowered into a hard glare when the drow told Zahara he was now willing to deal with her for the nightmare.
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