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 Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 10:50 pm
Silas Thorn  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Silas maintained the same fake smile he always wore now as Nora hugged him. Within the moments of their embrace he knew he had to lie to her. He she wouldn't want to know the truth but more importantly he knew he did not want to see her reaction to it. He didn't want her sympathy or joy that his sister was dead. He didn't want her to know.
"I am here for as long as I want. It is surprising how little a military general is needed in such a peaceful world. Every once in a while she may call on me but otherwise I am free to live my life."
That lie should have worked, it had enough going for it given what Nora actually knew. Silas sat down next to Nora and ordered a drink. He had entirely forgotten that he was still wearing the uniform his sister gave him.
Sword and all. He had left his spear behind with his children and their mothers. The spear would always be his best weapon but he could manage better than most with a sword and he figured he could ask Nora for help with the few mistakes he had in his form.
"So what about you? How is life back here? I can tell you preferred this place to Lympha."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"Most people live and die in the same corner which they were born. I do not want to be most people."» Main Ability: Personal Physical Powers
» Sub Ability 1: Superpower Interaction
» Sub Ability 2: Physical or Mental Domination
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Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 10:57 pm
 Nora Nora knew something wasn't right in his story. His sister was so keen on kicking Nora from the kingdom cause she would distract Silas, how would other worldly things not? How could a general not be distracted by traveling wherever he pleased, but a girl would? She kept this idea in the back of her thoughts, and would bring it up later.
"I only just back. But it is good to be back." When he asked her how she liked it here, she lied too. She had nothing here for her, she never wanted to leave him in lymph, what a better life she would have had. "So you can be here as long as you please, but how long do you plan on being here?"
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Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 11:07 pm
Silas Thorn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Oh, the pair they made. Lying so the other would be happy, but neither truly was. "Well I'm glad you're happy here." Silas finally said before downing his drink and getting another quickly. His smile faded for a moment after his glass had been emptied but it returned as he glass refilled. Then Silas responded to Nora's question. "I'm not sure. I have plenty of friends here but there is still so much to go out and see. New kingdoms, new people, new wars. All so... interesting."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"Most people live and die in the same corner which they were born. I do not want to be most people."» Main Ability: Personal Physical Powers
» Sub Ability 1: Superpower Interaction
» Sub Ability 2: Physical or Mental Domination
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Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 11:11 pm
Nora "So you're going to be traveling again?" Nora looked up at silas. She had enjoyed traveling with him, even when things had become rough, and the two of them were unhappy with one another. "This kingdom is empty, so it's probably for the best you travel. There isn't much left here." Finishing her drink not long after he had his, she asked for another. "I know the girls are happy you're back." Nora laughed to herself. She had yet to know Eleven had sided with Lucian, and that would make her feel there was truly nothing left for her here.
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Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2015 10:42 pm
Silas Thorn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Well I may travel again but I am not sure. Though you claim it is empty there is much left to see in this place. Everything has it's secrets. Even the ruin this place has become." Silas spoke wistfully as if he was looking for a reason to stay. Then he turned to Nora. "Besides, you're here and I may be needing your help." Silas paused for a moment and downed his second drink only to have it immediately refilled by the bartender. It was good to see that the bartender had not become slow in silas's absence. "My sister insisted I wear the sword as part of this outfit, I would at least like to be proficient in using it. Not to say I have no experience, but I believe you could help me improve."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"Most people live and die in the same corner which they were born. I do not want to be most people."» Main Ability: Personal Physical Powers
» Sub Ability 1: Superpower Interaction
» Sub Ability 2: Physical or Mental Domination
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Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 12:10 am
Nora
Nora laughed as she reached for his collar and played with the fabric between her fingers. “I’m a smith, not a seamstress. Don’t you have anything left in your room from before we left?” Lowering her hand she trailed her fingers over the decor of his uniform. “It’s cute.” Nora didn't want Silas to leave either, at least not without her, she wanted to go with him again, and be by his side. She ignored his comment about how there was a lot going on here. But really, there wasnt much left. "We can go look--" Nora suggested. "Or i might have some still in my bag."
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Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 3:31 pm
Silas Thorn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"All I'm asking is that you help me become more proficient with a sword. You don't have to sew me a new outfit, this one is fine." Silas wouldn't directly say the words "train me", nor would he change his outfit. Whether or not he liked it this was all Silas had left of his sister and her will. The rest had been burned and destroyed when she was killed.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"Most people live and die in the same corner which they were born. I do not want to be most people."» Main Ability: Personal Physical Powers
» Sub Ability 1: Superpower Interaction
» Sub Ability 2: Physical or Mental Domination
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Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 4:55 pm
Nora
Nora's eyes widen with shock as she looked up at Silas. "You need me to teach you? Silas you're just as skilled as me--why on earth would you need me?" Nora was confused, was he joking? By now her hand had completely left his top and was now back into his lap. "Well, you'll need a sword--A good one. If you don't have one, I'll need to make you one." This kind of gave Nora a reason to return to her old shop, she hadn't smithed in a long time, and she couldn't remember when she last did.
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Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 5:18 pm
Silas Thorn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"I am skilled with a spear, few can match my talent when it comes to spears, however I am a little rough around the edges with swords. I just need your help at refining my skill, you won't have to teach me everything. Besides at my age I have already developed a style, I need you to help me develop the skill." Style and skill were two very different things. One could have style but be absolutely useless in battle. One could have great skill but be a bore on the field. The best fighters had a little of both. Silas was a perfect example of the blend. When he fought with a spear he struck quickly in vital areas to weaken an opponent, he moved fast and with grace. That was his style. The skill came in the fact that few could beat him when he had a spear.
It was about then that Silas noticed where Nora's hand was resting. He looked down at her hand and then drew what remained of the sword his sister's tailors had given him. The blade itself had been weak, it hadn't survived the journey back, but the hilt and handle were strong. He would like to see them preserved. "A new blade would be welcomed."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"Most people live and die in the same corner which they were born. I do not want to be most people."» Main Ability: Personal Physical Powers
» Sub Ability 1: Superpower Interaction
» Sub Ability 2: Physical or Mental Domination
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Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 5:47 pm
Nora
Nora reached for his blade and grabbed it into her hands. She analyzed it. The handle was nice, but Silas was right, the blade looked like it had been made by a child. Not all blade were beautiful, most weren’t after battles and wear and tear from here and there, but this blade had been dented, the metal had been bent, and the edges were worn down. “Who made this? They need to be fired.” Nora looked disgusted as she handed it back to him. Making gorgeous and efficient blades was something she took pride in, and she knew she was good at it. She began to think of the last time Silas asked her to fix something. He had her do it over and over again, annoyingly, she did so. She wondered if it would be this way again. Maybe he would have her do it over and over again, it almost seemed like Silas wanted to stay. Making a blade, and training would take days, if not a week.
“This will be good for any training we do.” She said when she handed it back to him. “When I used to teach, which seemed like forever ago, I used to give my students defective blades to work with. They didn’t understand, they thought that they could rely on power only, but sometimes they encounter and enemy with your abilities. When that happens, what do they have to work with?” Nora reached for her drink and drank some before putting it down. “When your life is in danger, you need be able to use anything in reach and use it like a sword—so your defective blade will work fine, But I will make you a new one as well."
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Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 5:59 pm
Silas Thorn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Alright, but when you do make the new blade I would appreciate if you could use the handle from this one. I like to think my sister... would throw a fit if the sword she had the smith make for me suddenly vanished. " Silas had to mind his words. Every time he mentioned his sister he came closer to revealing the truth. Nora didn't need that burden. Silas deflected the question about who had made the blade with a simple shrug. In all honestly whoever made it had likely died, as many others in Lympha had.
Silas looked at the blade one more time then he returned it to the sheath. the Viper downed his drink once more but placed his hand on top of the cup signalling that he did not need any more when he put the cup back down. "So pretty flower, when shall we begin."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"Most people live and die in the same corner which they were born. I do not want to be most people."» Main Ability: Personal Physical Powers
» Sub Ability 1: Superpower Interaction
» Sub Ability 2: Physical or Mental Domination
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Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 6:12 pm
Nora
His sister would freak out. Nora knew this, she had experienced his sister’s wrath first hand. “I will keep the handle, no worries, it’s a beautiful handle anyways. Certainly not something I could make.” Nora was skilled in the arts as well, but there were some smith who could make such elegant handles, it made her jealous beyond words.
Nora smiled when he called her a pretty flower. She didn’t know if it was because he sounded silly or because she was flattered. “We can start today, but there is a war outside don’t forget.” Standing up, Nora leaned forward to reach her hand into the neck of Silas’s uniform. She pulled the shoulder down to expose his skin, looking for the wound he refused to let her heal. With a scab covering his skin, his natural healing process had already started and it more than likely no longer hurt. “And how’s the ankle?” If they were going out, he needed no injuries incase someone attacked him, or for him to reach his full potential in training him.
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Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 6:31 pm
Silas Thorn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"My ankle is fine, so is my shoulder. I don't feel the pain anymore and in a day or so only scars will remain. Trust me little flower, I have been through worse before." With that Silas stood and turned to face Nora. "Oh I doubt they will mind us." He said in response to her comment about the war going on outside as he made his way towards the door to the Casino. Several people passed by and patted Silas on the back or hugged him, several of the girls hugged him and got a little 'friendly.' When he finally reached the door Silas turned to wait for Nora.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"Most people live and die in the same corner which they were born. I do not want to be most people."» Main Ability: Personal Physical Powers
» Sub Ability 1: Superpower Interaction
» Sub Ability 2: Physical or Mental Domination
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Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 6:40 pm
Nora
Following Silas, Nora drew her sword from it’s holder, walking with her blade in her hands past the girls who swarmed Silas. She was trying to be a tad bit intimidating, but she didn’t need to be, She had silas’s full attention.
Walking outside Nora walked past silas into an open area where no one could be harmed if they came too close. “Speed—“ Nora said as she looked at him past her shoulder. “You can have skill, I’ve battled many men with skill, but without speed, you cannot win. That’s the only advantage I have ever had.” She was preparing Silas, he was going to have to be fast, faster than her, and she was determined to make him just as skilled as she was.
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Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 6:51 pm
Silas Thorn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Silas waited till Nora had passed through the doorway before following her out into the open still relatively close to the Casino. As she spoke he drew his sword and stood quietly with the same smile he wore inside the casino. He didn't boast about his speed, she had seen him fight with a spear before, she had seen his speed. With a spear he was the viper, a man who struck quickly and lethally without mercy, however with a sword he was just a man, and a sword it what he had right now. Silas spun the sword in his hand slightly and then bounced back and forth on his feet once or twice before motioning for Nora to begin. He knew the value of speed. Speed was why he was still alive. Silas had fought men far bigger and in far larger number than him and won because he was able to out think and outmaneuver them. He intended to carry that skill into swordplay.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"Most people live and die in the same corner which they were born. I do not want to be most people."» Main Ability: Personal Physical Powers
» Sub Ability 1: Superpower Interaction
» Sub Ability 2: Physical or Mental Domination
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