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 Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 7:18 pm
SHe narrowed her eyes. Smarter than most. Give her a broad question so she had to give a broad answer. "Usually I ask that you preform for me a task as payment before I answer your question. And it has onyl ahppened once before where I ahve not stuck true to this. But, the item I require can only be found by me first providing you with an answer."
She took out a black velvet bag, reached in and threw a handful of coloured stones out onto her table. They found their spots as if drawn there by magnets. A cluster of black and blue stones stood one one side, on the other were a few scatterings of green. She didn't even look at them. She didn't need to.
"You're course is as of now a healthy choice. Bring down the top of the tower, the first step already done. Those that have lived in fear may now seize hiding. Useful, both to you, and to Labyrinth. The ruler and his lineage are next. Get rid of them. They are only important in that they must be gotten rid of. Soon after that, our real enemy will show himself. When the king is gone, stick around for a while. You'll find there are a few issues that interest you."
She picked up a blue stone. Fumbled a moment, and found the drow's hand. "Keep her safe. She is valuable. In what ways, I am not allowed to say." She picked up another stone, this one looked like it had a hole runnign through it. She handed it to him as well. "Do not use the child, by any means. You have many enemies. They will destroy you, through her, should you attempt to harness her power."
She sat back. "I ask now, for payment. When you have found your way inside the castle, go to down to the lowest levels. Then go further. There is a slave working on a large granit coffin, a dwarf. Ask him for the staff. He will give it to you. Then bring the staff to me."
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Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 7:25 pm
The drow sat back and listened keenly... "So.. The child... The one who's blood causes the sea to burn..." He pictured the girl in his mind, trying to recall all the details. "And the girl who I should keep safe is in my possession... Do you mean the warrior who wishes my agenda well?" The drow looked at the stones, "hmm." He said lightly.
"Would this staff be made of wood from the surface?"
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Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 7:31 pm
"Yes. That's the one. On both accounts. One is too innocnet to be controled , the other does not see herself as a warrior. You may have to convinver her otherwise but she should be willing to help, as long as you keep her safe." She looked straight at Tarathiel's eyse then. Sometihng she very rarely did with anyone. "Do not betray her. Not once. You will lose what advantages you gain form her freindship."
The Oracle smiled when he asked about the staff. He knew. That was good.. "It might."
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Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 7:33 pm
"The best servent is a friend who wishes you well." Tarathiel replied to the issue of trust. "She will betray herself, or she will suffer no betrayal. Simple enough, loyalty and desire must be in the same derection for one to recieve what they wish for, and I think she wishes for that staff you seek... Do you know of another that I could give her then?"
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Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 7:38 pm
"Well put, Tarathiel."
"There is no other. The Wizen have destroyed them. Foolish creatures. Wood from the surface? Who could not see such a thing as highly valuable, irriplacable." She smiled. "Lucky for you, I do not need the staff. I just need to make sure that soemone sles does not have it. When you come back with it, I will allow you to keep it. For a price." She chuckled. "So i suppose I am asking for two payments. But as a bonus, I will allow you to come back again, and ask more questions."
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Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 7:41 pm
"What price would that be? The love of an elf? Or a drow... As I have no elves..." Tarathiel chuckled, he wasn't completely kidding.
"Gold, jewels, magic? Name it and it shall be yours, Oracle." Tarathiel paused, "It will pay for more questions, probably the ones I just asked, but I will accept whatever you choose to offer..."
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Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 7:46 pm
"Intriguing, to say the least. It is lonely as an Oracle. But you would hardley find the experiance pleasurable. Seeing the future is....usually fatal. That is why us Oracles are so rare."
She stood again and stirred hr pot. The potion was nearly ready. "I hardly need gold. The need for jewls is small. Few o my potions require such pretty things. All I ask is that if a dragon suddenly appears before you, head his sommuns and seek me out. I will have need of you." She looked at him agian. "Do you have any more questions?"
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Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 7:48 pm
"Get my feather's ruffled over what?"
Malik walked down to where Piper and Neiran were sparring, and noticed Serino. He was in his armor, sans helmet, which was now a more custom outfit for him. the attack may come anytime and he was by Innoruuk going to be ready for it.
"Something the matter that I should know about?"
Onyx shook his head.
"Moonstone! if that is who you think it is..he's going to kill you. our father was better than both of us in comabt and if he assumes first and asks questions later you rgoing to be a winged corpse!"
as Onyx took off after his sibling. Damn the luck and timing. damn them both.
Simon got no answer, and stayed put, waiting. more than Likely Piper or Malik woudl be coming to either barter for teh child's life or take him too. They weren't going to find him so easy a target. both daggers lay in his hands as he resumed a stealthy, hidden crouch, watching, waiting. he wasn't going without a fight.
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Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 7:52 pm
"Someone needs to try and calm him. He's going to want answers, and since we were Bode's gaurdians we should be out there. If he's like Fathjer it measn he's reasonable to a point, and I'll be able to get some words in before he attacks."
He did not spare a glance for his brother. "I told Malik and Piper I would help protect this place, at elast for now. This is part of the package." He walked out of the room, down the stairs, and outside. He followed the almost Bode smell.
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Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 7:52 pm
The elf looked at the woman with some internal desire... Not the lust usually held by most males, but some need for a fufillment that he could not get in his homeland, much to that Malik's knowledge. he paused for a moment, and looked at the brew.
"How far is too far in my usurpation?"
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Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 7:58 pm
"Seems Bode's father is lurking the property." A look at Malik up in down a moment...she would never get used to that constant armor look now would she. "Now whether that is a problem or not is the question." A look to Serino. "You did what? Serino...see now I have to go play nice..." A shake of her head and she walked past Serino, heading outside and standing there. Seems Onyx and Moon were a step ahead of her. And rather than look for him she rather announced first. "Okay first off before we start at each other I think you should know I'm not the Piper Silverfeather you think I am. Also, your daughter is perfectly safe and unharmed."
Kieran looked to Malik and tilted his head. "You should of broken her into sword fighting." A crack of his whip before he coiled it in his hand. Then he gave a pat to Serino. "No she was right Serino...that wasn't very good...could be taken wrong."A look back to Malik and a gesture the way Piper had went. "Shall we?"
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Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 8:02 pm
She cocked her head a moment. His voice had taken a differnt tone. To be honest, she hadn't thought that he cared how far he went. "Too far? Destroying Deep Water, is too far. Demolishing any more than the castle itself, is too far. This place is home to a lot of lives, however worthy or unworthy they may be."
"Too far is leaving a friened behind in the rubble." She took out a little vile, found a laddle that hung over top of her fire, and slowly poored some of the viscus liquid into it. "There are many who see themselves as loyal to you, Tarathiel." She placed the vile in front of him, making a little "clack" as it hit the table. "Most drow do not know the meaning of the word "freind." Even if they are no longer of use to you," and by that she meant 'if they were dying,' no smile here..."don't leave them just for death."
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Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 8:13 pm
"I will try to keep the slaughter to a minimum, then." Tarathiel said calmly. He looked at the vial, "Would you like me to deliver that for you?" He asked as he pointed at the vial.
He thought on her words for a moment, Dagger and Jiscal might fall under the pawns of war lot, Shield and his dwarves were not important to Tarathiel either, but he was directly responsible for them prepairing these last twenty years for this invasion... Tames and the wild kobolds? The wild ones meant nothing, but life with out Tames would not be so worth while... Sstrl? Warhammer? Jin? Well, maybe Jin... He was getting a little to deep into the chaos.
"I guess, after that last question, one final for this visit." Tarathiel paused, "Can you offer me some insight as to why I so love to usurp thrones and cause great chaos?"
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Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 8:14 pm
"I see.."
Then piper went out after teh twins, and Malik glanced at Keiran.
"She would have fought me tooth and nail on it. hell I had to literally hold her down for weeks to get her to wear the chainmail shirt. though with a whip and a dagger she's quit deadly for human standards. hell, for human standards old elves like me and you are practically walking armies unto ourselves."
But he followed the gesture, keeping in line with Keiran.
"The real threat is the Captian. drow are a lot more dangerous than humans."
Onyx didn't say anything, just kept by his brother, until soemthign hard nad sharp hit the ground right in front of them both, in teh middle. one way or another it probably would have hit a twin in a potentially fatal or dangerous fashion.
"Oh hell. he's pissed."
He just stood, and waited this time after hearing Piper's voice from behind them.
Simon got himself up. he was big, muscular for a human, though not near the mass and size of thier actual parent. impressive for a human though. Red eyes watched them, hair down to his shoulder and left free. pants and boots made of some kind of liazrd or alligatorish hide, and a tunic of leather who's decor was a fairly large rock spider carapace. the other dagger was being deftly twirled in his other hand.
"I want my daughter. I don't beleive your promises or words, winged cats. nor do I turst that Piper Silverfeather is different than the woman who broke me so many years ago. Give me my daughter, and we'll be on our way home for now. I'll settle the score with her armorer pet another day for my wife."
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Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 8:23 pm
She shook her head. "No. That is so you do not leave a friend just for death." She waved her hadn and the ire underneath the cast iron put wnet out. That awa spretty much the extent of her own magics, helpful though they were. The room got a little darker. She took a seat again, steepled her fingers in fron og her nose.
"Does it bother you?" She took on an almost motherly tone. "Some might argue that it is your drow nature. Others might say that you are a particuarily...cheerful drow. And therefore have more fun with what you do. I would say that it is because out of chaos, a new dawn will rise. There is enver and end. A ruined citiy will find it's foudnations once more. A tree chopped down will still grow, given the right chance. As for usurping power...you do not like those to have power who do not deserve it. And there are few who deserve it.".
She shrugged. "Your percieve self is not so bad in the eyes of one who sees what will become of your actions."
Moonstone flinched, oh how close that came to hurting... Every inch their father. It was....odd. Very odd.
Moon held up his hands. "We aren't here to fight, Simon. Bode is fine, really. Give us some time and she'll be back here and you can take her safely home." He kept his wings folded and against his back, trying to be as none threatening as possible.
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