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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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 Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 8:37 pm
She faltered at the nickname, her mind automatically bringing up memories when she was smaller and running around with one long braid. Not that much has changed since she was small; she still believed her daddy was capable of anything. It almost made her want to throw her arms around him and tell him exactly how she was feeling but she couldn't. She just...couldn't. Nodding, she watched him walk off and then shook her head, hitting the library to study.
"I was afraid of that. She will though. Just has to come to terms with what's happened is all." Glancing up from where she was reclined, holding a deep in reverie Kelligrin, she frowned and shifted the baby, still reluctant to let him go just yet. "A fight? Physical or verbal? And why are we fighting? Expenditure of energy? Because if that's the case, I have to say not just yet. You're still recovering, Sevilin. Maybe in a day or two, okay? Now come sit down and snuggle me and your son." Patting the bed beside her.
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 8:45 pm
"Verbal, about the eldest and a deal I struck with him." Though he let it lay at that. If she wanted to wait it was fine by him because he was quite worn feeling and wanted nothing more than to lay down and rest. Thusly he wandered over to the bed and slipping in next to her, pulling her close and nuzzling at her neck before pressing a kiss to her neck. "Love you Sweetheart, you know that right?" Moving his hand to brush over Kelligrin...there was nothing like the feeling of loosing your child, no matter what number in line they were. At least he didn't look sick as death anymore.
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 8:51 pm
Deals with teenagers...this was going to be a whopper of a fight, wasn't it? Suddenly she was very glad she hadn't agreed to fight it out with him and really didn't want to know what kind of deal had been struck. "It doesn't have anything to do with him venturing off on his own in the next few days, does it? As long as he's remaining safe for at least a week, I don't want to hear about it. I just can't have him taking on a brand new risk or anything right now." It was just too soon after, well, everything. Closing her eyes at his affection, she nodded. "I know. I love you, too." Grabbing one of the blankets and settling it in between their legs, she set their son down on his back so he could sleep and leaned against her husband, taking comfort in his strength. "I can't believe how close we came to losing him."
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 9:04 pm
"Nothing like that, don't worry. He'll be perfectly safe." Watching her idly as she adjusted for their son to lay down comfortably and be able to have him close without holding him as well as seeking her own comfort. Wrapping and arm around her he brushed her hair out of her face with his free hand. He may have his bangs in his eyes on purpose but he didn't want hers in her eyes, he knew she still hadn't really dealt with this all yet. "Don't dwell on it...we got him back. Anyone who's smart should know you never come between a parent and their child. It was all a matter of time before we got him back safe and sound."
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 9:23 pm
She let out an audible sigh of relief and felt much better knowing her son wasn't getting it in his head to play hero and go after the thing that Malik hadn't killed off. She was still mad at him for that despite the reasons why he didn't being such good ones. "Yes, we did. It's not all better though is it?" Shaking her head, dwelling on it was one thing but trying to figure out how best to move on from here was something they needed to talk about. "I mean Faate was obviously hit hard and Kel looked really bad when we first got him back. I don't know what they told them or did to them or anything. And they did it as us which is really scary..."
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 9:30 pm
"Not yet, but things can only look up from here I'm sure." Giving his own sigh and resting his head on top of hers. "I'm sure whatever happened we'll be able to set right. Children are impressionable...whatever you do to them can be undone if need be. Faate has to talk to us though before we can really do anything for her...she's older and that kind of thing won't work with her...she probably feels some loyalty betrayal and what not."
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 10:15 pm
At times like these the thing that brought her the most comfort was his smell. A combination of leather, male elf, and a blend of spices that she couldn't even fully describe. She wrapped her arms around his waist tightly and closed her eyes, willing herself not to cry. Her children's safety and wellbeing came first. "I hope so. He didn't seem upset by anything I tried to say or do so I'm taking that as a good sign." And Faate...well, Sevilin had likely hit the nail on the head. "That and the fact that they could trick her so easily. She was already questioning many things before this and now... she's going to be questioning so much more. She didn't know who was who and that had to hit her hard. She barely let me give her a hug even when she so badly needed one after seeing you all bloody."
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 10:40 pm
"Your mother also frustrated me to no end as well."
a slight snort at the mention of the fortress being 'intimidating', but a shrug at the parent comment.
"I can handle a mother, if need be. the point is, how bad do you want it, and are you willing to try for it. Because I'm not going to help with this unless her mother stops her. So you'll have to be the one to convince her to go. and be the one to entice her to do things once your both there that you might want to do. be that going to the pendent isles of going shopping for souvenirs."
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 10:50 pm
"I think he was more affected in the bodily sense than in the mental sense like Faate had to deal with. Which is probably worse for her." Gently he pet through her hair in that soothing motion that he had learned worked with her to help relax her and what not. "We'll just have to openly answer whatever she asks and reassure her on things that she'll need to be reassured on. And for furture references....throw up a blinder spell next time that happens. Zykariel didn't handle it well either." Shaking his head lightly before a sigh and just holding her, waiting.
"But you still got her." Shaking his head lightly before watching his father once more. "No really, I'll ask her if she wants to go and do my whole play up the place and what not thing. Maybe be a tad manipulative or something." he was still damn good at that when he wanted to be. "Besides roaming around Andal is fun. So many ways to cause trouble without really getting in trouble."
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 10:57 pm
She didn't like knowing that she had to wait for her not quiet teenage daughter to come to terms with things herself but she knew pushing wouldn't get either of them anywhere. She wanted to hit herself when he mentioned the blinder spell...she hadn't even thought of it just been too concerned with healing him and she hadn't really even been able to do that. The only one she'd even been able to protect had been Lyssthyren and even that girl was mad at her. Those thoughts mixed with his petting started the flow of tears. "None of them are happy...I know it's not my fault but I feel like it is. There's nothing I can do...nothing..."
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:05 pm
"Good, you do that. I'll leave you to plot and plan, but if you need me for anything, I'll be in the downstairs study. probably talking to your grandmother and having a drink. I could use one right about now."
So he left his oldest son, and went down tot he main living/study area and got himself some of the really good elven wine with a larger goblet, more like a brandy glass. At least one of the kids seemed relatively unharmed. but he hoped he could help the other one. That was his biggest concern.
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:18 pm
"Things will pass and tomorrow will be better. I promise you Sweetheart." Merely soothing her till she fell into reverie and then falling into it himself shortly after her. And easy enough bright and early he was up again, though he didn't move from the bed, merely continued to lay there with her and holding her to him, eyes moving to watch his son where he was laying between them on the bed. Well, at least his eyes probably looked a bit better...he could guess because they felt a bit better.
Fianna was up early...or at least she thought she was. She knew she had been up before a lot of the serfs around the house. Which was rather pleasant really as it let her wander around without being bothered. It was odd not having Kiearn here with her. She had stationed herself in the dinning room with a sheet of paper and a pencil, seemingly marking down things on said sheet of paper.
He coughed and sat up from where he had spend the night in his parents' bed, rubbing his eyes and then tugging at his mother. "Mommy up." Dhairiss looked much better today at least maybe his blue tipping still not as dark as it usually was from Malik's genes but he at least looked alive and kicking now and not so miserable.
Ugh...did not want to go to school today, but hey even if he didn't want to go, he had to go. Was important for his lessons...and well the social exposure and now there was a goal in mind. Was it okay to even ask a girl you only kinda knew to go on a trip with you? Could at least feel her out today about the idea. Temporary boost of confidence.
He was up, about and already out the house, heading for Twilight. Hell Galesen said get up when he usually got up and the plan was to head to Twilight...he knew the way back and Galesen wasn't up yet.
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 12:26 am
No reverie for Malik. just staring into space, a third of a wine bottle gone. hundred of plans, thousands of scenarios, options, ideas. those things had remarkable abilities. but he had to find out how to counter them. how to defeat them, and how to prevent thier use in the first place.
He had no illusion that the leader of those 'Nells had only agreed out of survival. live to plan another day. she'd probably known about Malikhai's captive, which is why she'd given him the flower.
And then of course, his son. he could feel, almost feed on the fear in his little heart. wondering when he was going to strike piper next, and how good he was going to have to be..though there was some slight confusion as to why he hadn't done anything yet. but it was almost like the toddler was just waiting for it to go bad.
So malik was sitting there, letting his mind wander, but not going to reverie. probably too wound up from the kidnappings and the mental trauma on his children for his mind to let him drift off into memories past.
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Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 12:43 am
She hated crying herself into reverie because she never felt very good when she finally resurfaced from her memories. Stirring slightly, she glanced down to make sure the soft hair pressed against her cheek was her son's and then up to see Sevilin's face as well. Making a pained noise, she reaching out and brushed aside his bangs to study his eyes. "You look better. Feel any better?"
Faate had yet to fall into reverie, despite her consistent attempts at it. She knew her body would likely drop her whenever it finally became impossible to avoid but she wasn't looking forward to that. She'd passed the night staring off into space in the library and replaying over and over again the events of the last however many days. Every word, every action, searching for something that she had seen that was different.
Kelligrin shifted and fussed slightly, pulling out of his mother's near death grip and glancing between his parents before turning into his father's chest and snuggling back down into reverie. He wasn't quite ready to move yet.
He knew his sisters weren't going to school and that his father's deal hadn't been set in stone yet since he'd yet to give anything up. Thus, it was all his classes for him and he would rather his siblings stay home anyway. Seeing Malikhai, he strolled over and cocked an eyebrow. "You look like an elf with something definite on your agenda today. What's up?"
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 7:49 am
Mommy was not getting up and that was upsetting. Well, she had gotten up but she had told him to go back to reverie. Why was she so tired? He was tired too…but he was hungry. Very very hungry. Well then he’d just have to find someone else to feed him. Getting out of bed he dropped to hands and knees, taking to crawling to make his way around…walking made him feel funny right now. Out of the room, taking the stairs one step at a time. He stopped at the bottom, watching his the back of his father from where he stood….daddy could get breakfast. But what if he was busy? He’d just be careful…more or less sneak crawling over, he poked his head from around the side of where Malik was sitting, watching his father as he stared. Light tug to Malik’s pant leg.
She was watching the little elf. More she knew how he was acting, the better it was for her to help things along and get things back to normal. Whatever the little elf wanted, she probably could of gotten for him but knew the boy wasn’t used to her being around as a readily available person to go to for things. At least he was able to approach his father.
Eyes turned to her at that noise she made and watched her as she brushed his hair from his eyes. “I am feeling better…my energy levels are getting back up to where they need to be. Soon as they get back to where they’re used to being I’ll feel much better. Insides feel a little sore. You? Don’t think you can get a pain noise by me. I know them all.” Eyes shifting to his son as he shifted…well someone seemed quite alright.
He blinked, honestly not expecting to see Zykariel. He thought his friend would be calling for a mental health day after the day prior but apparently he was wrong seeing as his friend was joining him in the hallway just outside his room. “I’m going to talk to Kaelin today and not let her friends get in my way or shut me out. And well, my dad’s planning a trip to Andal. Maybe she’d want to come and get away from her house for a while. She always seems eager enough to do so. If not that, I dunno…set something up of some sorts with her.”
“Hey, where’s your sister? I wanted to talk to her yesterday but I got dragged off.” Yup he was still being a bit bitter…he wasn’t adjusting well but that was probably expected after all. He had gone through a lot the last day or so. So he watched Zykariel, arms crossed over his chest and waiting for an answer.
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