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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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 Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 9:27 pm
Sure enough Serino had followed but in his own way, manipulating what he was and for that fact, his rider, to make his own planar jumps. For a second though in decision making, he had half the mind not to follow Malik. But he didn't particularly want to avoid a Nightmare, or fight with Piper for that matter.
She...tried not to glare at him. "Yes I saw it...I...just...misjudged how big it was..." Okay...so Piper wasn't underground savvy. Barely, if at all really. Yes, she could see in the dark, but she was still less than good at this. Besides...when Malik got to walking fast she didn't have time to watch her feet. "Sorry?" Piper sighed, recovering herself and reaching back to tighten her bandana around her ears before looking around again. All looked the same to her. "So...any idea where we are exactly?"
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Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 9:38 pm
"So we came all teh way out here for nothing? for crying out loud why doesn't that guy just get himself a trained bird or somethign to deliver threaten notes for all the good this trip was."
He snorted and his wings flapped violently, tail lashing back and forth.
"Hell why don't we ask him to do something mean to Deep Water just so that they have a reason to send us out here next time."
Malik looked over at her.
"We've been in the underfoot for how long now and you haven't learned to judge things yet?"
His irritated voice softened a bit though, as he looked around.
"I don't know. I mean..I know we are still underground..but this looks alot like well..home. and I know those collar designs. but there's not one elvish slave. all humans."
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 9:45 pm
Piper stared at him a moment...before sneering as he turned his attention away from her as well as mocking him for a minute or so. Need he remind her that she was...horrible...at this underground thing? Not her fault she wasn't born down here. "Well excuse me and my clumsyness, Mr. Underfoot Savvy." And just for good measure, she clicked her tongue. And he was talking about collars again? A small coo to Serino to bring him along side Malik's nightmare and she took her own look around. No luck, always looked the same to her...but that didn't take any fun out of it. "Okay...so we're in someplce not even you know, but still underground and the like...what now then O'Great Leader?"
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Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 9:46 pm
Warren didn't say anything. Merely shurgged.
Moonstone frowned. He didn't particularily like any of this. "Perhaps we aught to have a word with this cheiften, brother. We cannot trust the words of this little man after all, can we?"
"By all means, go talk to him," Warren gestured to the house. "Father would be happy to see you. And would easily answer any questions you might have."
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Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 10:13 pm
Onyx looked at Warren with a look that said he was considering eating him.
"True enough. But if this chieftian is his father, how can we trust his word anymore than our mage 'guide' here. But it's better to question him than the Deep Water lackey with a bag of magic powder."
Malik smirked lightly at her, dismounting and setting the bags off the saddle.
"First things first. Find out where we are, and then figure out what we need to know about where we are. rather common sense you think, Piper, form the Fearless Leader?"
He could barb her right back.
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Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 10:20 pm
Warren bowed, not deeply but he still bowed. and led them inside. Simply furnishings, and no throne for this cheiften. Just s short wooden chair at a table made of reed. It was family type setting, and several other chairs were pulled up to the table. Warren took a seat, the chieften gestured for the others to do so as well."
Moonstone shook his head. "I will stand, thank you. I'll start by making this easy. Did you or your poeple cause the fire pillars?"
"Why no," smiled the chieften. "We did not."
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 10:23 pm
Another cross look at him...it was one of those days. "Do I get a new name again too?" Sarcasm in that one. Hell, she couldn't remember who she was supposed to be this week. Lucky for Malik she was even in girl mode this time. Sighing she dropped off Serino and gave a tug to her collar. "Good with me...and you can do all the talking like you always do, isn't that lovely darling?" Piper merely antagonized him at this moment because of the little problem she caused earlier that deemed this planar jump. Half shot at him, the other merely being fact.
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Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 9:08 pm
"Oh yes, a wonderful joy to be the only one that isn't afriad to talk to teh scary people."
A smirk, and a shake of his head, looking around.
"Oh lets see. We could call you Pip Si'Hund."
A snort and he moved to one of the human slaves, grabbing her roughly by the collar.
"Where are we?"
The slvae cowered, lowered her eyes and shook her head.
"You are home Master, Mistress. You are not testing me, are you?"
"Yes, I am." Confusion. How could they be home if they just got here? "Where is home, and How many slaves do we own?"
She stood still and shook, her eyes focused on the guantlet on his hand.
"Home is in Triumverate Fortress, and you own..200? of us. the other Master is away, monitoring the assualts on Deep Water."
Malik looked at Piper, and smirked lightly.
"Like I said. looks like home."
Onyx stood, shaking his head at the offered seat, flexing his claws and snarling some in his voice.
"You better have more to back yourself up than a simple 'no we didn't' becuase Deep Water thinks you did. and as paranoid as that guy is he'll be sending troops soon."
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 9:19 pm
She just stamped a foot and clenched her jaw. Sometimes she just wanted to strangle him. A short growl before she threw up her hands and took to following him around as she usually did, one hand on Serino's reins as he followed behind her. And she poked him in the arm. "Looks like home but isn't. This is...kind of off, don't you think?" A blink at him before she took her own look around then a look to the girl that Malik had hold of. "And where are we now...I mean exactly, or roughly?" Again, seemed like home but wasn't. Piper didn't like being confused, especially when she was underground. One thing was for sure, she didn't remember and Deep Water place.
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Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 9:41 pm
The girl looked at Piper as confused as ever.
"We are in the world of Laybrinth. under the surface of the harsh lands above on which nothign can survive."
Malik's turn, and he looked at Piper.
"I guess no going to the surface here anytime soon. So..why are we attacking Deep Water."
The slave's attention turned back to Malik.
"You demanded that thier lord set all the slaves of elven decent free. He refused. and you said that you would have them freed. since then you have been waging assualts on Deep Water, to which the Purians have been taking the blame."
A look at Piper, letting the girl go.
"Alright then. So I'm a slaver looking to free other slaves. And we run this place with some other guy, full of human slaves. how...interesting."
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Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 9:44 pm
"What do you expect me to say? If you do not believe me now, what could I say that would convince you?" He sighed, ran a hand through his greying hair. "I have no explination for these pillars. I have reasearchers on it but.." He held up his hands. "Our resorces are limited. There is only so much we can do."
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Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 9:47 pm
She blinked, raised an eyebrow then looked to Malik, still confused. "Did we hit our heads or something?" Piper scratched at her bandana a moment before sighing and basically giving up trying to take it all in at once. "So...you're a slaver...who wants slaves freed...who apparently are elvish in a way..." A blink and a bit at her lip. "So...who's the other guy?" A pivot on her heel to look around again...she was about to go with the hit their heads theory. Another poke back to Malik. "You think we've just finally lost it?" Look around again till she stepped back enough to bump into him, a little anxious at the confusion of present.
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 10:02 pm
"The king seems to think that it's you. Who else would attack? Lostagrace doesn't have..well muhc of anything from what we saw. that leaves only you."
"The Labyrinth is a large place, my dear feline. Do not delude yourself by tihnking that the only civilization exists on the map th king has. That's just the territory the man thinks he rules."
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Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 10:17 pm
Dark places are scary! She panted, snuggled between an old box and a filthy garbage can, having just run from on of those men on the giant lizards. He had looked right at her! And she felt like the man knew who she was, and where she was supposed to be.
But she didn't want to be there! They always frightened her! She didn't like the things they made her do. She sobbed into her hands, wondering how she could get away.
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Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 10:55 pm
"I'll agree to that. the man doesn't give a damn for what he has and has a look like Father did when he and mother wanted 'alone time'. Like he just can't be sated. SO...little Warren. Care to tell us what that sugar does yet? And what others do you know of, old man? perhaps a better target to look at?"
Malik looked at her, and shook his head.
"For all your planes crossing, you never came across this..or well...at least teh theory or this? It seems in this world we had alternate selves. when we jumped planes, thanks to a certain someone...we in essence took thier place."
He gave it a little more thought, and shook his head.
"Unfortunatly, we didn't inherit any of thier experiences. that might have been confusing as hell, but at least we'd know more."
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