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 Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 12:56 pm
Moonstone nodded along with his brother. yes...there as all of that as well. Although Onyx seemed a little bitter about the whole description.
"For the moment, Bode isn't here. We sent her with one of the Zephyrs. We are expecting...well to be blunt we are expecting open warfare. Here, and soon." He gave a shrewd glance Malik's way, but did not explain why. "We felt it best that she, a child, was far away from the fighting."
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:01 pm
A tendril of wind whipped out to encircle Bode as she had slipped off to retrieve the dagger. Not enough to restrain her but it was there to merely hold her and know she was still indeed there. Though Nerian turned and sniffed at the dagger then nudged at Bode who was being extremely cute and hey...he could get pears out of the deal...and if Bode's father was there then he was allowed to bring her back, wasn't he? He would ask Serino first.
Back outside and already with Nightmare again, Serino shook his head as the little movement of air spoke to him of Nerian's question. Hm...a check on the group and...well seemed everything was fine. And if need be, Nerian could just leave with Bode and Simon together. Worked, answer was yes.
Nerian snuffled at the air as it gave its answer back and nudged Bode again with his nose before she was again on his back and both had disappeared into the air. Of course the trip was short considering the means of travel and in no time, they both reappeared a good fifty feet from where Simon, Onyx, and Moonstone stood, and Nerian gently sat her down on the ground.
And Piper...well she took to pouting. "But Malik..." Yes, she would whine about it. She could use a whip, she could use daggers...did she really really have to learn to use a sword too? She just...wasn't a sword person at all. Hold one and look threatening yes, use one well, no. Then she jerked a thumb at her father. "If he can't teach me, then what makes you thing that you can, Mr. D'vinn?" Although there was challenge in her voice...it was that just for show tone she used on occasion. "Can't I just like...sit up in a tree and hope for the best?" Sure...
Kieran was all smiles. One, because he was indeed right, and two because it was just too amusing watching how they reacted to each other really. "Tree's can be cut down, did you forget?" Yes he had his own subtle little ways of messing with her.
"You tell me, can they? I haven't seen a true one in quite a bit of time now." And now she was getting an attitude about this. Really didn't want to learn to swordfight...
A laugh was the only response before he looked to Malik. "I do wish you extreme luck with her...stubborn as anything." Though Piper did have her point too. How did Malik expect to succeed where he wasn't having much luck with her? Not that he was a bad teacher...she was just an unwilling student.
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:12 pm
Bode squealed with delight When Mr. Nerian seemed to answer her question with a yes. He put her on his back, adn then there was that fleeting feeling of weigtlessness, of being nothing but a tohught. And then, when she was Bode again she could see the fortress. SHe slid off of mr. Nerian's back, and shyly hid behind his leg. Peeking out, sothat only one big puppy dog eye was showing.
"Daddy?"
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:18 pm
Malik was quite confident.
"Because if you don't learn, I'm going to use Malvolence to teach you. and we both know what happens when I use Malvolence, don't we."
A sweet little smile.
"Not that I think you'll get within range of a sword, but better to know just in case. at least enough to be able to defend yourself and kill an attacker with it. And I saw how well you handled your father..however most of these humans will probably be using sword and shield, which makes your whips skill and little dagger not overly useful. Now we cna do this the easy way, where your a good girl adn train like I want you to, or the hard way, where I lock you in the arena and keep you there till I think your good enough or till Dimitri's fleet arrives."
Onyx nodded as well.
"Piper's father's horse, to be exact..and speak of the devil.."
There was the Zephyr, and little Bode placed right in front of him in affectionate manner.
Simon didn't hear much after seeing Bode, and shoved past both twins and threw himself down to his daughter, picking her up in his lap and holding her tight, putting her clip back in her hair.
"My sweet little girl! You alright? everyone been treating you well? no accidents except the colloseum, right? you haven't been hurt or anything have you?"
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:28 pm
Again Bode squealed. "Daddy! You found me!" She said it as if they had been playing a game of hide and seek. She giggled, threw her hands around his neck and squeezed as hard as she could.
"Daddy, Daddy! It was really awefull! They were sending me to Deep Water on a ship to be a slave! But something happened and everybody became dead, so i was in Deep Water all alone! I had to run alot, cause you told me to run if sometihng ever happens." A little tear leaked out of her happy eyes. "But then My brother's found me! Do you know them Daddy? Moonstone and Gauridan onyx! They promissed to protect me, cause I'm their little sister!" She leaned in close. "And Piper...the one that killed mommey, isn't the one that killed Mommy. They told me so. She's nice now! She gave me this tunic to wear when i got all muddy." She whispered. "Mr. Malik is still mean though. He made people dead in the col...cols...arena."
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:35 pm
Oh yes, they both knew what happened when he used Malvolence. And how could he smile like that...not to mention threaten her about it to, no matter how gentle his threats may be. Then she turned sharply to her father. "You wouldn't let him do that to me, right? That's...just mean."
He blinked at her, grinning again. "Well...you won't listen to me and-"
"Father!" Why wasn't she winning at all? How very overly frustrating. Figured Kieran wasn't going to help her out on this one...it was how he'd always been. Always made her try the hard things alone before he offered any type of help what so ever. "Fine, I'll do it...but I won't like it. And you won't like me later."
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:49 pm
"I'll love you later, and be proud of you know that no matter what you'll be able to handle it and you'll be safe, Piper. if somethign happens to me and Keiran, I want to know that no matter what you'll be able to get away and stay safe."
Then a look at Keiran.
"You got any spare swords? I can use Ebony to train her with for myself...but I'm not sure if we have any others."
Simon listened, and picked her up, cradling her in his arms.
"So they tell me. Though at least one person si still like they used to be. murder in the Colloseum. no wonder Dimitri is coming. that must have been the straw that broke the camel's back."
And back to Onyx and Moonstone.
"You have me gratitude for protecting my daughter. In return I will give you what talismans I can to help protect you in the coming battle. As you have stated, you are sons of mine that I might have had if things had gone differently. SO I'll help you as any father might."
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:58 pm
"Dimitri is a bad man, daddy! He tried to poison Mr. malik. I took care fo him whe he was sick. it was really scary! He was sweating and yelling alot! But when Mr.s Piper came back, he got better." She cuddled as deep as she could into her farther's skins. She was never ever gonna let go!
Moonstone was farily relieved. Simon had proved to be reasonable, and quickly resonable. He refrained from shacking his head. It was really still so weird to be talking to his father like this...
"Thank you..." uh oh...more wierdness about to happen, "Father. We appreciated all the help we can get." He looked out over owards the water, expecting to see a ship on the horizon at any moment.
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 4:06 pm
"I thought you didn't like my little 'I can handle it' phrase..." Okay she was being sore about this...but she really really didn't want to learn this. But she sighed, surrendering to it...at least she knew that Malik wouldn't rough her up too badly in this little thing. Though she didn't relish the though of a sword in the hands of Malik being swung at her...oh this would be quite the thing wouldn't it.
Kieran nodded. "Always do." A look over to Nerian and a whistle to draw the Zephyr over to him. A pet to Nerian's nose in affection first though. Walking around to the side he seemingly laid his hands to air and even reached into that air and withdrew a scimitar similar in fashion to the one he had on, complete with plain crest. So he was pulling things from no where? No of course not...Nerian had saddle bags on...they were just cloaked. And he walked back over to them, holding the sword out to Piper.
"Gee...thanks..." Wow, lack of enthusiasm there. Though she took the offending object and gave another sigh. Figures Kieran would take Malik's side on the issue. She just couldn't win.
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 5:03 pm
Simon nodded to them both, the silent Onyx and the more gentle Moonstone, keeping his duaghter close against him.
"Then I will be back later. I have to make my preparations, and make the items for you. and you , little one, can help with with that."
A smile at Bode, runnign his fingers through her hair.
"You have always wanted to help dad do this kind of thing, and here's your chance."
Malik nodded lightly.
"Come on then."
And He lead her back to teh Arena, unbuckling the belt that held Malvolence, and having a solid black version of it brought to him. nothing sentient of magical about this one.
"Now, Piper. Come over here, we'll start out very simple. basics, and a little dance of the blade. it's a training used to improve reflexes while using a sword. though in our society..it can be fatal..you know I won't do anything like that to you."
He lifted his blade, and in slow motion had her follow with him. cross up, cross down. block to the side, swing at the other, step back, block to the side, parry a straight thrust. swing at the head, duck, bring the blade across the gut. that repeated back and forth each taking a different side of the sequence for whom was assaulting.
"You got that?"
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 5:13 pm
Grumbling the entire way to arena...not enjoying this at all. But she took on her role as diligent student...after all, she knew her options here now didn't she, not to mention that she would never hear the end of it from him or from Kieran for that matter. One would harp, the other tease. Besides...this would appease her father's concerns as well. But at least he made it easy enough to follow along as the case may be...unlike father who said 'okay, get ready, go'. And her natural combat instincts came easily into play, watching movements and mimicking easily...though this was all slow. Good for memorization of movement technique, bad for real situation. But of course she knew that would be dropped soon enough...or in her opinion all too soon. "Yeah, I got it..." Not enjoying it, but getting it.
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 5:20 pm
"alright. lets kick it up a notch then."
And that blade came and came fast. same sequence, just now in a fast, combat mode type situation, that depended on teh other person knowing the sequence and being able to parry, block, swing and duck at the right times. Of course if she missed a marker..he stopped the blade before it coudl hurt and would go over that part of the sequence again. Now you coudl understand in drow society that was why this was more than dangerous. a drow wouldn't stop teh blade if his sparring partner mis-stepped. he'd have to get a new one.
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 5:26 pm
Bode raised her hands in the air. "Yay! I get to help Daddy!" She giggled and fixed her hair clips. Daddy always messed them up.
"What do I get to do Daddy? Gaurdian Onyx and moonsotne have helped make me safe, i wanna help make them safe too! Cause they were super nice to me. Brother Onyx let me ride Ironsides our lizard." She pouted. "But we think we lost Ironsides when we were attacked on the raft. He fell in the water, but he never came out."
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 5:32 pm
Well at least she had been mentally preparing herself to his notch kicking, and thus was ready for the initial burst of speed in his motions, picking up her own speed as well...still a little slower than him but enough to keep up. But she was more back stepping as she kept her motions...flee response that she was keeping at bay and he wasn't letting her give into seeing as he was always right there at the same distance even when she did take two steps back. Though she wasn't enjoying it when she messed up and had a blade...what was it, centimeters from her? That just wasn't fun. Oh yeah...he wasn't going to like her at all later. It was all a game of repetitive motions and repressing that flee response. Surprisingly enough she was picking it up a bit easily...probably because she was concentrating. Messing up with father was one thing, messing up with Malik was another.
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 6:05 pm
"that Captian took him. and Whirlwind."
Onyx growled lightly.
"and I still intend on getting them back."
Simon smiled at his daughter.
"You can make the beaded necklaces while I make the talismans."
Then a look at Onyx.
"Lizards are amphibous, to a degree. they can surivive underwater for extended times..it's thier mass that is a problem. too deep and the pressure of the air in them kills them. unless your lizard was captured, or can't swim..he's proably going to be coming home to you anytime."
But he took Bode, and waent off into the misted wilds, and vanished. Taking Bode to a place he kenw was safe to work on teh items he had promised is...alternate planar sons.
Malik watched her movements, she was catching on very well. and not fleeing nad dropping the weapon in fear. fear from piper..he knew better than that.
"Alright. now that we've worked on your footwork abit. Give me what you got. come at me with everything you can think of, and I'll show you want needs work and how to fix it."
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