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 Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 11:03 pm
"What others? There are a few. There is said to be an Oracle in the Catacombes who holds some sway over whatever she feels like. There is a settlment some way from here that no one really goes near, or if they have then they have not made it back to tell us what is there. Are you looking for a fight, black one?"
Warren was caught a little off guard but did not answer right away. He looked at his bag a moment. "It is a development in progress, do not concern yourself with it."
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Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 11:09 pm
"First off, I don't choose to planes cross, he," A point o Serino as well as a jerk at his reins," Does all the planes crossing. I merely sit there like a happy little elf, or in some cases slumped as I bleed from a random wound, and he does all the crossing. I know next to nothing about it really." And she crossed her arms. "Really Malik..." A moment spent in silence in spite of herself. "Okay...so basically, we're stepping into our own shoes then. Don't know if I like that..." Then she turned to him and glared. "And must you be so...oh forget it..."
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 10:55 am
"Alright, sorry. I thought you studied it a bit more than letting Serino just tkae you where he pleased. and yes, we are stepping into our own shoes, as you put it."
Then a smirk and a grin at her last comment.
"Can be so what? smart, charming, skilled, learned...sexy?"
A chuckle as they proceeded to take alook around the home that bleonged to them before they got here.
"A fight I can deal with. I would much prefer my enemies in front of me where I can slaughter them than all this word fencing. Moonstone is the patient diplomat, I'm the bouncer of the local bar type. I enjoy a good fight, a good drink, and maybe a good female, in that order."
Then a colder look to Warren.
"I will concern myself with anything I see fit to concern myself with. that stuff is a potential danger to myself, and I want to know exactly what that will do or so help me I'm tossing that bag out in the middle of the water."
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Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 2:41 pm
"Been through this, it's an agreement, not a lead follow deal...and he was even being the follower this time..." A look to Serino again before she abandoned attention to Malik for a moment to undo the Zephyr's reins and to leave him to his own devices for a while before she returned that attention to Malik. Quiet again. "...Alright alright, I'm sorry for tripping over the very very large boulder and making you planes jump..." Questionable if he would continue to pick at her. It was like a sport for him sometimes, and usually she just picked at him back. Then shouting would ensue and then a good round of fighting before everything went back to normal between them. "So...aggrivating. You only think you're smart, charming, skilled, learned and sexy." A smile and smirk of her own to him. Then she got that slightly serious look to her. "Okay...so first we get our barrings, all the information we need, and fall into our steps. Though...I don't know how I feel about this third person. Since when did we work with a third person? Two's company, three's a crowd and we both...well we both are just overly anti-social."
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Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 7:49 pm
"She can be taught! yes, get our bearings, set ourselves up, and find out who this third person is and why the hell I woudl work with them. I mean I never worked with anyone until you, and I damn sure see no reason to give myself another headache."
He shook his head, looking around. the layout was familiar enough, so he was able to find the usually dining facilities and teh main chambers as well as teh down below..scent of lavender spoke of there still bein spas.
Slaves avoid them as best they could, even looking terrified of Piper. That gave him a bit of a surprise.
"Seems you aren't exactly a overly giddy and pleasent elf. either that or you were in a really pissy mood before we got here."
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Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 7:58 pm
An old griffen santered in, looking happy and content. She was mostly golden in color, though the uyears had faded it more of a burnt red. She wore a collar, much like Piper did but much less ornate. The word "Ashlyn" was inscribed on the collar. She carried a scroll case in her beak.
There were some odd new scents here, but not much fased of surprised the old griffen. She approached her master, thrrew the scroll case at his feet, and happily demanded a pat from Malik.
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Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 8:30 pm
Warren turned a cold eye towards the furry one. "And what should it matter to you? You are an Outsider. This is not your land, not your people. This is not your home." His expression clearly told them that he felt they were not meant tp be there.
The chieften waved an arm vaguly. "Then go back to Deep Water and fight there. We do not fight unless we have to here. You will not see us rais a hand in conquest." He shook his head saddly. "There will be fighting there soon enough I fear."
Moonstone was not really ure what to think of all this. The king thought it was the Purians that made the pillars of fire. They deny it. So that meant a third party was at work. But who would want control over such a..well such a place as Deep Water? It wasn't particularily valuable as far as he could see.
"Why don't we just head back to Deep Water, Onyx? We could have a chat with the king. There is a lot that he hasn't told us."
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Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 8:56 pm
The old griffen promptly cracked the seal of the scroll case herself with a calw. Inside there was a very short message.
"This child is lost."
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Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 9:16 pm
"What matters to me, human, Is my well being. Wether you like it or not, your subject to Deep Water's monarch, and I don't want any last second surprises from your bag of dirty tricks."
His claws flexed and his eyes were annoyed with deadly intent.
"I like to fight. I like to break people like you over my knee for the hell of it. Don't think that just becuase yuor father is sitting there that I won't rip you apart if I think that bag has something dangerous to me that you have been told to use while my back is turned."
Then he turned to his brother.
"You want to leave the mage here then, or drag him back with us?"
Malik looked at teh Griffin with a raised brow. Damn, he had some powerful influence to tame or capture a Griffin. in his native land..a griffin was a very deadly animal. only some of the best could even think about taming one. He did give teh griffin a pat, looking at Piper.
"Seems we are better off here than we might have supposed."
Then down at the note once the scroll was cracked open.
"This child is lost? How did a child get lost?! what damn trick could a child pull to get away from a such a mighty griffin..?"
His hand rested on Mavolence, more out of habit than anything else.
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Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 9:32 pm
Ashlyn cocked her head. She hadn't been the one to lose the child. She was just the bearer of bad news really. Even at her age she would be hard pressed to lose an infant.
With an indigant look she turned away from him, refusing to look. She was a priful animal, she ecpected and appology!
If he appologized then maybe, just maybe she'd tell him who had sent the scroll case.
"Last minute surprises? What good would it do me to use this on you? Your pressenc in Labyrinth was a convenience for the king. Nothing more. You want to fight, then fine." He took a pinch of sugar, threw it on Onyx. I did nothing as far as anyone could tell. But the effect was not supposed to be immediate.
It was nothing but a simple seditive. well, was currently being altered ti do other things...but this one just calmed, relaxed, or put to slee. Depending on the strength of the on administered.
"We'll take him back. I don't want to be imprisioned for losing him or something."
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Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 7:44 pm
"Okay, stop messing with me...it's getting to be patronizing now." And he got a swift slap to his arm. Why not just dumb me back on the surface if I irritate you and give you a headache that much? Do something wrong and suddenly he's mean..." A few more mumbles before she quit and took to checking the place out as he did but gave him another smirk. "You probably yelled at me again and put me in a bad mood..." Then a momentary of the griffin who had come...so what this was thier...pet? How horrible. A look to the name on the collar that was in a way like her own. Ashlyn, pretty name. Well if it was it's name then Piper probably picked it. Then a look back to Malik. "What child? Please don't tell me child as in our child...because that isn't flying with Piper." Didn't particularly want to fit the mother role about now...but she doubted it was their child that was being spoken of...they both had too many issues. Then a slap at his hand on the hilt of his sword. "What did I tell you about that?" Then she instinctively attended to the griffin, turning attention to her. "Aw, did he hurt your feelings too?"
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Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 1:47 pm
First a slap on the arm, then his hand from Malvolence.
"I'll stop picking at you is you stop picking at me. and don't lecture me about my hand on my dword. it's as much a habit for me as you climbing trees. And I seriously doubt it was a child of ours. or any servant of mine wouldn't be happy to see me."
He rolled his eyes lightly at the talk about hurting feelings.
"Oh you both will get over it. It's not that big a deal. but first, what child got lost, dear Ashlyn..?"
If there we copies of them here...perhaps he had someone from the Rayner Manor here under his thumb. wouldn't that be interesting.
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Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 5:16 pm
"Fine, I'll stop, now you stop. And we can do this again tomorrow..." A roll of her own tri colored eyes as she sighed and crossed her arms. "And I don't lecture you. Is it bad that I don't like you doing it because said sword freaks me out to various degrees and often makes you angry and or gives you bad ideas? AND I haven't climbed a tree in...well I don't know how long." But now Piper let it slide and turned to talking to herself as Malik questioned the griffin. She ran a hand through her hair, sighing again. "Remind me again self, why do I love him? I will kill a man for a cinnamon stick right now..." Currently she hadn't had any in some time. Not too easy to obtain really, and she had run out of her own.
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Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 7:47 pm
Ashlyn stuck her beak up in the air at Malik. Master he may be but she was the boss around here...well at least that's how she saw it. Again she was a very vain griffin. She cooed though when Piper adressed her so nicely. It was a long time since the Master's Mate had even spoken to her, following an incident including a red bandana and a bit of chewing...
Okay, she'd tell Piper what was going on. But until she had the appology she wanted, she wasn't saying nil to Malik.
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Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 7:55 pm
Piper looked back to Ashlyn at the sound with a smile then a smirk to Malik as the griffin obviously wasn't going to play nice with him at the moment.. "See what being mean gets you?" A walk closer to the griffin to pat her on the head. "I won't talk to an elf, but a griffin I have no problems with...unless it's trying to eat me, then I do." Another pat to Ashlyn. "So Ashlyn can I know what child is lost, hm?"
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