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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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 Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 6:35 pm
Zykariel blinked at Malikhai for a moment then looked back at Malik and Piper just in case. Didn't want to make Malik angry, he was intimidating enough when he wasn't upset, Zykariel hated to think of him really angry. But he turned his attention back to the floating sea creatures and grinned. What would happen if he reached out and moved his hand through the shark's stomach? Would it bite him? And could it really hurt him if it was made of water?
His stomach chose that moment to growl loudly reminding him taht he hadn't eaten since that morning when Zara had made him breakfast. "I'm done." He announced then patted his tummy. "It's lunchtime and Zara gets upset when Daddy and I don't eat." Why? He didn't really know, something about him growing up big and strong like his father. But his father was already big and strong, did he need to get bigger or stronger? Zykariel didn't think so or he wouldn't fit in the house anymore. He started to walk away and then remembered his manners. "Thanks for showing us. It was lots of fun!" The exclamation was more or less called back over his shoulder as he started heading out of the arena to go back upstairs. He had so much to tell his father!
Zahara easily popped right back through teh cliff face and hurried off on her way home. She stopped Arthur about halfway to his house, right as the path split. This was her break. "Alright Arthur, thanks for going with me. I do appreciate it. Now I've got to take these home and get them put away. I'll probably see you later though." It most likely wasn't a lie, after all, she did plan to go back to Twilight, but first she had to get those groceries put up before they went bad on her and she needed to begin working on her surprise.
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Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 6:51 pm
Arthur easily followed Zahara back up to the cliff on his ride and after a little while they stopped about half way to his own home on the road where it split into two paths, it seemed that Zahara had to go somewhere else to put away her groceries. "Hey it's not a big deal I was glad to help you out Zahara, see you around." So with those words Arthur took off to his home and from there he went back to Twilight where he put his ride back in the stable. After he was finished he decided to head inside in order to get a drink or two but once he got through the doors he was told by the slave to go meet Malik in the arena. So knowing that if he didn't comply he could be bugged by Malik for it, Arthur headed downstairs to where the drow wanted to meet him.
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Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 6:57 pm
"I'm allowed to be affectionate, especially when we get the opportunity to be."
though it seemed the boys were done with thier inspections. which of course ment the casters were leaving through thier own means. shadowstepping, translocation, or thier feet. which ment stopping both boys when they got close enough.
"So, what did you think?"
Not paying overly large amount of attention to arthur when he arrived, as his child had first dibs on his attention, but another slave went to get Malvolence, adn brought it back, holding it in a scabbard. yes no one else was allowed to touch itself other than malik and piper.
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Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 7:08 pm
"Yes yes you are and I highly encourage it." After all, it was quite often that they were interuppted, something which they had learned to adapt to quite well in fact. At least Malikhai didn't invade thier bed too often. Of course a running off Zykariel was duely caught by the back of his tunic with one hand. That was a skill Piper had gotten a hold of right quick, often having to snatch Malikhai by the back of his usual vest to keep him from running off after Malik when he didn't need to. Kid snatching, a fine art indeed. "Ah ah, no running and certinally no running off on your own." Turning her attention to Malikhai who made his way back to his parents, though she did sideglance an incoming Arthur as well as a brought Malvolence.
Yes, he more or less meandered his way back after a few moments of blinking when Zykariel had run off. That wasn't something you did down here. But he walked himself back to his parents, rocking on his heels lightly as he looked up to them, hands still behind his back much like Malik stood from time to time when he wasn't in close contact to him or his mother. "Um, I like two." Holding up two fingers upon that announcement and then stepping closer, lifting his arms up in the 'pick me up please' gesture.
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 7:15 pm
When Arthur arrived in the arena he saw Piper and Malik with both their son Malikhai and Zykariel, just what were they doing with those two boys down here? Well he couldn't ask them that it was their own issue of what they were doing down here, after all this was their home; but as the elf stood off to the side he happened to noticed that a slave was bringing Malik's sword Malvolence in it's scabbard, okay what did that drow call him down here for? Arthur was happy he decided to carry his katana with him today, he now had a deep feeling that he might be fighting Malik after all these years but he still wasn't sure about it.
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Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 7:21 pm
Zykariel was stopped dead in his tracks by that yank on his tunic. He frowned and nodded. "Sorry." Then started to walk when he got yanked again. Sighing he turned back around to wait for someone to walk upstairs with him. He eyed his friend for a moment but didn't say anything. This was Malikhai's deal, not his. Instead, he slipped his hand in Piper's and made little tugging motions towards the door. He was going to be ready teh moment she could leave.
Zahara got home with little to no trouble, Faete was quite helpful in that area and she was soon in the kitchen preparing away. She'd already prepped things that morning and it was of little matter to shave off the less than desirable parts of steak, then plop the meat into the pan and shove it in the oven. That would cook all day and be nice and juicy by the time dinner rolled around. The potatoes were also washed and set aside to dry and she hummed as she chopped up veggies for salad. Wine was chilling, steak was cooking, ah yes, dinner was underway. But she needed to confer with Piper so she picked up her link stone and waved her hand over it to activate it and link to Piper's.
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 7:32 pm
A grin a malikhai, and picking him up and mussing his hair.
"Good. well, it's up to mom, but you want to stay here a litle bit longer, or do you want to go back upstairs and play with Zykariel?"
Though his free hand went out to grasp malvolence, and putting it on his hip where it belonged, and glancing at Arthur and gesturing with that hand for him to get moving down to the arena.
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Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 7:40 pm
Of course a smile at being picked up, his hand so used to gripping to his mother's collar, it merely took to gripping at his father's shirt collar in abscense of a stylized metal one. A little squint, letting he free hand come up to try and straighten his hair back out with a chuckle. "I wanna stay." Big imploring eyes to mother on that one.
Piper sighed. "Don't do anything bad...that means both of you." She was fine with letting them have thier father son time, not to mention the incessent little tugs on her hand caused her to chuckle before she gave into him and let him pull her a little. "Alright Zykariel, let's go." Thus leading the boy upstairs where she was only intercepted by Keely with a link crystal. A pat to Zykariel's hair, letting his hand go in gesture of him being allowed to run off now as she took the crystal in hand. "Piper."
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:07 pm
Zykariel was overjoyed when Piper began to leave and he tugged on her to get her to walk faster, hurrying his way through the basement and up the stairs not even listening to what all was going on down there. He didn't care. He had too much to tell. The moment she let go he was off like a shot, racing into the library and jerking to a stop just before his father. No need to be scolded for running. He crawled up onto the couch and sat close to his dad, waiting for him to finish his page so he could tell him all the things he'd seen.
Zahara tapped her foot impatiently while she waited. "Pick up the damn crystal, Piper. Come on!" And still she waited. Zahara was just about to deactivate it when Piper's voice cam through, loud and clear. "Oh good Piper. Are you around Sevilin or Zykariel or Malikhai? If you are you need to get out of there right now and get to a place where you wont' be overheard by anyone with a big mouth. I don't want anyone else knowing about this. At all."
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Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:25 pm
Sevilin heard the boy way before he even got to the library, the tell tale sound of leather boots hitting stone floors rather hard as he ran, but he tired to cover up that running, thought he was sneaky. It was rather cute. But he watched from the corner of his eye as Zykariel climbed up on the couch and waited patiently. Sevilin had already finished his page by that point but made the boy wait a second or two before he closed his book and set it aside again, reaching over and pulling Zykariel over to sit on his knee. "Alright, I'm listening."
"No, I'm not around any of the menfolk, they've sent me off to spare my soft womanly tender sensibilities." Oh it was so nice to joke sometimes, the statement said with a chuckle even as she walked, heading upstairs to her room for the moment pushing the door shut, just to add that privacy that Zahara requested. "Okay, I'm in my lovely sound proofed room, what's the word that you don't want anyone else to hear?"
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:30 pm
Well..Arthur was right now staring into space or wiating for something to happen, and he simply pushed Arthur down into the arena and let him handle six on one combat fights for a bit. build him up some steam beforehand. and he sat Malikhai down on his lap, and unfastened Malvolence and held it up by the scabbard.
"Do you know what this is, Malikhai?"
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Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:35 pm
He tilted his head and watched the blade a moment before giving a look to his father and nodding. Yup he knew what that was, recognized it by the hilt, thus a point at it...because little boys pointed as well as poked. "That's Malvolence, and I'm not supposed to touch it or play with it because I'm too little...right?" Repeating well versed information that he had heard from both his parents before. The only sword he got to mess with was his wooden one he used for pirates...or knights...whichever game him and Zykariel were playing at the time.
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:38 pm
Patience, Zykariel repeated to himself. Patience. He was nearly bursting with the need to tell all of the neat things he'd seen but he had to give his father the respect he deserved and let him choose when he should tell. But the moment he was moved onto his lap, his eyes lit up and he began to speak rapidly, taking a page from his mother's book when she got excited, a literal bundle of energy.
"There were four of them. The first one neither of us liked. He was mean in black robes and he said all this scary and mean stuff about talking to dead elves and warriors and things. I told him that everything he could do, you could do and that I didn't like him. But he got sent away and then we talked to a blue lady who reminded me of Mr. Malik and Khai. And she showed us a really neat trick with flutterbys. That was kinda cool but then she said she could make you fall in love with a pig and I gots mad at her 'cause she can't do that." He nodded emphatically and took a big long breath to continue what he had been saying.
"Then there were two more. A really nice lady who kinda reminded me of Miss Piper 'cept not but I can't tell yolu why. I just know there was something different about her." He was recognizing the innate ability to tell his own kind apart from others, regardless of the lengths of their ears but he didn't know that. Trailing off for a moment, he tilted his head and then lit up once again. "Oh and then the last one was a funny looking man who was really short and he made these monsters come out of thin air! He called them...monty rays." A nod and he grinned. "And I want to learn magic with Khai, Daddy, can I please? Please? It's not dangerous at all, I promise." He got that pouting child look just in case his father was on the verge of saying no.
"Oh good." She was mixing the salad, the link stone sitting on the counter before her. "I need you to do me a slight favor. Can you keep Zykariel for the night? I'll pay you back the same Piper, I just need tonight." She licked a bit of sauce off her finger and then pushed the salad back into the refrigerator. "Well?"
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Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:40 pm
"Quite correct. but do you understand why you aren't supposed to touch it? What about this blade that makes it different than your wooden sword?"
Though the occasional glance down toward arthur while watching his son. He was going to talk to him, and spend some quality time with his son despite the original plan of showing his son some swordplay by beating arthur's head in.
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:51 pm
Sevilin's ears merely twitched at the speed with which his son took to explaining things. He got that from his mother, had taken Sevilin a while to train his ears to keep up with it all too. But he gave the boy a grin and ruffled his hair. "Really now? Well that sounds exciting now doesn't it?" A slight shake of his head...needed to work on his language just a bit more, he was still messing some words. "Manta rays? Don't you need water for those?" Giving a fake skeptical look.
Though he merely took a moment to smooth out the boys hair which he had ruffled a moment earlier and then tried not to frown. Tried really really hard not to. And then a sigh oh it was the pouty look that he couldn't say no to. "You want to learn magic is Malikhai..." Of course he did..those boys were stuck to each other. "If I say yes, there had to be certain rules and things, you understand me? Because your magic is...a lot."
"Favor, sure." Playing with her hair a moment as she usually did these days. Sometimes it just got in her way...needed to pull it back more. "Keep Zykariel for the night? I suppose I can...after all the boys would be thrilled for the extra time and can keep each other company, maybe I can catch some time alone with Malik." Then a little chuckle. "I'm sure I can think up a suitable repayment."
He blinked, thinking a moment. Why wasn't she supposed to touch it? "It's....made of metal and too heavy for me? And it has sharp edges." There we go, that was the right answer. Or at least of the few that he had heard. "And it's old, and if I mess with it and it falls, then you'll be mad with me." The last one said with that sort of upset at the concept of that.
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