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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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 Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 10:41 pm
"Shouldn't joke about it, might come true and then we'll all be sorry adn won't you just feel so bad." It wasn't like he could fix it all up in a jiffy like he could when runes were at his disposal, now could he? Nope which posed a slight problem if things went south regarding their uninvited guest. She had a feeling Khaiver had lost his magic the moment he'd crossed to the plane which put the two of them on a more even playing ground but she wasn't foolish enough to think it was that simple. Training an elf since nearly babyhood meant you knew things about them. Weaknesses and strengths, favored moves and worst fears. And all of that put Khaiver at a major advantage....
Kariel pointed out the misplaced number so his friend wouldn't mulitiply wrong and have to go back and change it all over again. "Move that two back over a litte bit so it goes with the four and not the six." Wasn't math fun? Indeed. Though his gaze had been moving over his parents, his ears perked. Unfortunately they were talking kind of low so it was hard to hear them really well but he caught snatches of the conversation and didn't like what he was hearing too much. "Khai? Sometimes you feel funny when bad stuff happens right?"
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Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 12:13 pm
"Keep your enemies but a door away...hm, easy enough. Whatever you please...though Sevilin can wait, after all have to draw up papers and such for Mahlari, make sure everything is nice and official. Besides, she may have her own counter for you of her own. Picky woman and such. Old friends and such can wait, now can't they? Business before pleasure afer all. That and I have things to report anyway. Sooner I get them down on paper, the better."
"We have enough earthquakes." Not that he was joking too much, after all he wasn't one to even joke at all. But he gave a sigh and shifted his weight, crossing his arms lightly. "Just be careful while he's around the plane okay? There's no need to have any sort of unneeded trouble. Which means no fighting between us right now, okay?"
Malikhai shuffled numbers some and then brought his attention back to his friend and away from his studies for the moment. He blinked and processed his friend's question. "When bad stuff happens to mommy or daddy I feel bad...but just my head. Kinda like there's rocks in the back of it that are rolling around or rubbing together to make that scratchy feeling. Why? Do you have it?"
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 1:24 pm
Typically, wind stired aroudn the little girl when Piper spoke to her, and she did not look directly at the elf.
Leaf suspected that it was an elemental taking the form of a human, thus she didn't really need things like eyes or mouth and wouldn't need to look at Piper to see her.
Her voice was high and had a strange vibrato undertone. "I can't find my way back in." Rather bluntly. "I can't find the door."
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Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 2:15 pm
"Don't worry, I won't do anything stupid." She watched him for a moment then glanced back at the boys, their heads so close together on the bed. Hmm, Zykariel's hair was a slightly different color than Malikhai's. She'd never actually noticed that before. "I have more than just myself to stay alive for." Her gaze traveled back to Sevilin and she fiddled with her ring for a moment. Should she take it off? "You don't want him to know we exist."
He listened, processing and shook his head. "Not really. Sometimes I get a funny feeling up there but it doesn't feel like rocks. It makes me want to run. And sometimes I get really happy." But he'd certainly keep in mind that bad things happened and rocky feeling might come. "Can you speak in your daddy's head like he can?"
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 3:25 pm
Wind...and her words were all they needed, wasn't it? Seems they had a little temple occupant on thier hands. Hm...how to approach this situation. "Do you need a door?" Wind didn't need doors after all...though a look to Serino and she gave a whistle...after all, he was wind itself too...he may be useful for something. "What did it look like." Frivilous question maybe, but could be useful...the whole temple couldn't of been destroyed, right?
A nod, was nice to know that she was thinking about someone other than herself for a change. She was growing up a bit it seemed. Made him smile, though it was that lopsided once of his. "It's not that...I just don't want him to use either of you...a lot of connotations I'm sure he can assign to either one of you, and well there are things I'm not proud of doing either and I would prefer he not tell you." He watched as she had played with her ring, and then reached out, and took her hand, giving it a little squeeze. "Leave it on." Khaiver he was just going to have to deal with.
"I get that too. Mommy says that's bonds talkin'. All elves have 'em and we're elves so we have them too. She says that sometimes we can feel what each other are feeling, and that can be a good thing. I remember when I was really really small, I never cried when I was upset and I couldn't even talk yet! Mommy always came to me before I did. Bonds can do things like that." But of course he was learning about them, he was establishing one with his father.
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Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 3:50 pm
She nodded, she could understand his feelings regarding that. There were a few things in her past that she'd much rather he know nothing about. Sometimes certain things were better left unsaid and unknown. But she fronwed slightly and glanced up at him. "Are you sure? They're suggestive..." Nodding to his as well. On a certain finger, given a certain look, well hers might be able to just pass for a ring but his she wasn't so sure about. His others were plainer, more for protection or decoration than symbolism. And her other two were functional, used to keep her gloves where they needed to be. Not that she didn't adore her 'engagement' ring, she absolutely did and didn't want to take it off.
"Bonds..." He hadn't heard of bonds before. "You never cried?" He knew for a fact he had, he often went back to those days when he was so little and he had to wake his parents up for a meal. But it was nice to see both of them happy with each other which was the way they usually were when he was small. "Can you have more than one?"
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 7:43 pm
Malik glanced at the ogre that had Khavier's linkstone, and the ogre handed it back while Malik got up and went though a desk of papers nad sat back down, writing in flowing nad quick script, though no less elegant for the haste, of the offer he presented, the name of the necromancer he was willing to send, and leaving the usual dealings and terms that bound one to another in there. and double checking nad making damned sure there was no loophole that woman coudl use to weasel out of anything.
"Down on paper. easy enough."
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Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 8:04 pm
He held up his other hand as if to say 'wear rings all the time, isn't really something different'. "I'm allowed to have fancy things too now, after all who's to say that I can't." He was his own rule maker now, and he'd do whatever he damn well pleased. Squish spiders and all. "Besides, maybe you'll be lucky and be able to walk around as you please...give him an evil look and such."
"Nope, never cried. Mommy always came first." And he liked the fact. Sure, daddy had never done it, but that was understandable and mommy had explained that to him, which that was being remedied every day as things grew stronger between father and son on bond levels. But he nodded. "Yup, 'cause I have one from mommy because I was living in her tummy, and I'm making one with my daddy right now."
He took his linkstone back, slipping it into his pocket as he waited patiently for Malik to write things down. Elves were being of binging words after all. He waited for Malik to finish it up, signature, House crest and all and then took it as it was handed over. Reaching to his boot, he withdrew a vial and threw it on the floor, letting it shatter as he held out the paperwork. A breath of air from the broken vial and the paper was gone from his hand a second later. Zephyrs were lovely creatures. "We'll just have to wait for a response in a bit of time or so. Maybe a day or two."
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 8:14 pm
"That would be rather delightful. Maybe I could entice him with a nice meal and casually poison him over dinner. Could be fun." She had no intentions of letting him have free reign of the house while she stayed upstairs like the delicate flower. And yes she now knew flowers were delicate. But she was no dainty bud. She was an Underdark rose, thorns, venom and all. And she was ready to make Khaiver bleed.
"I lived in my Mommy's tummy too but she didn't do that. And I know I did because it was squishy and warm in there and I could play as much as I wanted." But then nothing in his life had ever gone the way Malikhai's had gone. Maybe it had something to do with the love and marriage thing? Well, his parents were married and in love now so there. "You can make them yourself?" That was good news. Meant he could make one with his parents. "Is it like building blocks?"
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Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 10:28 pm
A slight grin.
"Odds of her throwing a fit at my requests and someone getting hurt?"
the zephyr in a vial thing didn't bother him too much. after all, he often threatened to put serino in a glass jar. though his thoughts turned to his son for a moment. he didn't particularly want Khavier knowing he had a son, but odds are they guessed as much. word probably got out from Fianna or Kieran on the matter.
"Though do enlighten me, if you can. what's this uneasiness that has Kieran barred from the Requias Penninsula? last I heard, it was under his semi proection, was it not?"
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Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 9:31 am
The elemental shook her head, still looking around and poking about the rubble. "I don't need a door to get in. The people who come here need the door to get in. How will the flesh and blood and get in without a door?'
She picked up a piece of white rubble that looked just like all the other rubble. "It loooks like this."
Fin and Leaf were not idle thorugh this conversation, they were searching amoungst the rubble for anything that might have resmbled a door.
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Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 2:39 pm
"Poison he would blink at...might want to think of something a bit more devious." SHaking his head lightly, sure she talked but he knew she was smart enough than to actually do something stupid. "All I'm saying is be careful...and try to keep Zykariel out of his sight. If I'm not with him, I want you to be with him...and if I know anything Malik probably wouldn't be too happy if Khaiver knew of Malikhai too...afrer all, the little prince is yet another link in the throne chain. Might want to try and keep the boys together." Depending on Malik's opinion on it all of course.
"Mommy talked to me while I was still in there, daddy did too. I forgot what they's called though...a big word that starts with a 'c'." Hey not everything came to mind when he wanted it too sometimes. But a brush of his hands over his eyes, they were bothering him a bit today. A nod. "Yeah, you can make them yourself. Mommy said all elves can, some just don't know that they can do so." Squinting as he thought about it. "It's more like...holding hands."
"Hmm...chance of nine out of ten..." She was going to throw a fit that was for sure, but she'd just calm herself down and be compliant if she really wanted something and had no way to get it but to do so through another. But a raise of an eyebrow a moment before a casual shrug and he raised a hand, tapping a gloved finger to his head. "Those two, are much like rams. Always butting heads over one issue or another...Kieran has what Mahlari wants and he won't cut a deal of any sorts with her So yes you could say it's for his own protection, but more likely the Brigade stepped in...and took away the toy the two refused to share with one another...so to speak."
"They can squeeze through a window." A thought..."What does the temple look like? I mean is it up high...or, you know...just something other than like white stone..." Maybe it was indeed in front of thier noses or something. Of course...if they couldn't find a door...well she had an alternate plan. Serino could take one anywhere wind could go, even if they were flesh and blood, they merely had to his riders and have his consent.
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 3:32 pm
"So she wants Requias, he won't yield anything of it, and the brigade stepped in before someone was assaulted more so than something minor, like cutting hair."
taking a drink from his glass.
"Well for the moment, until your mistress confirms or sends her counter offer, it appears buisness in pretty much concluded. in light of that, would you like me to have Sevilin summoned here for you to to get done whatever it is you want to get done about this supposed debt he owes you?"
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Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 4:11 pm
She nodded. "Makes sense to me. I'm not allowing the boys to be used or even see him. And if he lays even a finger on either of their heads, he'll have Malik to deal with. And an angry Malik is not fun. Found that one out from personal experience." Try getting hit with a helmet in the chest or your hand crushed under a wooden mallet. She still wanted to brain him for that. Nope, hadn't let that go yet. "I don't want you seeing him, regardless. He ******** with you entirely too much when you were a kid and beyond."
Nobody had talked to him though he had heard voices more than once. He didn't think that was quite what Malikhai was referring to though. It sounded more like the kind of talking Mr. Malik did now, in his head. He perked right up though hearing he could indeed build a bond with whomever he chose. "How can you build stuff by holding hands, Khai?"
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 4:37 pm
Khaiver held in a chuckle. "He should learn to never turn his back on a drow...no matter how safe he feels or thinks himself to be and no matter how innocent he can see an Obsidian. He's quite lucky that he didn't loose his head or his spine, actually." Yes he had quite an amused look about all of that now didn't he?
But a shake of his head. "No, I'll let him settle down a little...he was quite startled to see me earlier and if I know Sevilin...and I do...he's probably in a highly paranoid state, his mind is locking down on things that he doesn't want to think about, and bringing about every piece of knowledge he knows that may help him. No sense to pull frightened dogs out of corners, they bite when you do." A sigh and he seemed rather at home didn't he. "So, I assume you're not leaving me alone...who's my babysitter?"
"This is true." No one wanted to deal with an angry Malik...especially when it came to his family..and seeing as Piper was gone, he was probably even more on protective mode...which meant he'd probably cripple you for life or kill you. Though a blink as she then tried to order him about when it came to Khaiver. "Yes well...that may be unavoidable unless I hide away in a room for his stay here..."
Got the thinking look. "Because...you're not letting go so you get to know someone really really good. Soon you know what they need and stuffs." Or that's how mommy tried to explain it...it was still all very complicated to him. "You can't hold hands all the time outside your head, but you're supposed to hold hands all the time inside." Patting his chest to indicate inside the body as opposed to outside of it and thus literally.
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