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 Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 6:25 pm
And down in flames we go for that one. ears drooped, wings sagged, shoulders slumped some.
"Oh. Well friends is good, isn't it? and at least...you'll stay a bit? I don't bite."
well...not hard, anyway. growl. of course that got one of those semi-adorable feline smile. He looked harmless enough, didn't he. He stepped a bit closer, this worked for dad, didn't it? at least it made some people more at ease..and a gentle caress of her cheek with his claw, but he grabbed his tail before it tried to do somethign else on it's own.
"Please?"
Malik looked at Keiran, and drew Malvolence, whistling for Nightmare.
"She's not back yet, is she."
He jumped up on her back, looking at Keiran.
"Where was this race at? Adn are you comign with me to butcher a Mr. Gale?"
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Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 6:26 pm
Eliot pushed what was left of her food in her father's direction.
"And why are you so eager to help?" She didn't understand this woman at all. What did she want? Surely she just didn't fall to the request of anyone she met? shouldn't she be giving her a hard time about freeing slaves, barging through the castle..
"We could live alone, we learn to live."
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 6:35 pm
He now turned to Nerian, pulling off the Zephyr's reins and letting them fall to the ground as they may, pulling himself up on Nerian easily after that. "She should of been back hours ago." Oh yes, serious indeed and deadly worried...and you didn't want to deal with Kieran when he was serious...he could be down right vicious when he needed. Seemed him and Malik shared the ever growing malice for a certain Terran Gale, and the every growing worry for Piper. Another look to Malik, the gold aglow in Kieran's eyes looking dangerous in itself. "Southeast of here, near the end of the land was their meeting point. We'll start there." Dangerous looking indeed, Kieran could be. "And so help him if he's done anything to my daughter..."
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Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 6:39 pm
She did not like to see that hurt look, so obvious on the feline's face. She felt like she had just scolded him or something.
She couldn't back up anymore, her back was almost up against the balcony wall. His calw touched her cheek, adn she swallowed. This whole thing was bringing back unpleasant memories. She didn't know what to say, or do. She was confused....
"I...uh...freinds are good..."
"I have to take care of the Oracle, she's been brutally tortured, and I can't have a man on that ship touching her...."
Ouch, her head hurt. She did want to be freinds...but she didn't like what that touch suggested....
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Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 7:51 pm
Onyx moved back farther, twitching a bit, and wringing his tail in his hands.
"Sorry..I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable. My father used to to do that and it calmed my mother and Nailah. it looks like it just made it worse for you."
Now he was fidgity and nervous.
"I'm sorry. would you like a flight to the inn? I can get us rooms."
And I can hold you. but his wings falred a bit, flapping some, a little wince at that, he'd strained himself getting here that quickly.
Malik rode with Keiran, scowling lightly.
"if so much as a hair is damaged on her head, thier going to need a necromancer just to identify what's left of his body is even elvish."
Malvolence flared with fire, glowing brightly in joyful pleasure..Malvolence loved it when Malik got this upset, it ment someone was getting fed to him.
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Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 8:05 pm
She swallowed again. He was being much too...sincere for her to outright refuse. This was not the kind of confrontation she was used to, not at all.
"But...Tarathiel...the dragon....Meilikki..."
"I uh..." god, why was she so frightened by this? Giver her a dark alley and a man with a knife. Giver her ten stroy jump above a pit of perana's in a lake of acid. She'd take, and she wouldn't be afraid. At least, not as afraid.
But she couldn't hurt him either..."How about I...stay for a little bit? I have some time bfore Tanundra is supposed to be visitng Melikki..."
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Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 8:07 pm
"Let us hope that he's smart enough to know the consequences of harming her." A dangerous set of elves to cross no doubt, traversing across Labyrinth at a steady pace. May some think it too fast to actually catch anything of importance, bit not to elvish eyes. Especially to Kieran's right now. Soon enough though Kieran was coaxing Nerian into a slowed walk and then a stop. Well, this was the place...but no sign of Piper or Terran. But Kieran dismounted and took to looking around, after all he was a well seasoned elvish ranger. He seemed to walk and look with no distinct pattern or method, letting his feet lead him where they may eventually he was at the water's edge. Crouching down he looked at the single print just visible in the soft dirt of the shore. "Got a track. Heading east." He stood, looking out again, gold in his eyes intensifying it seemed more for a second. "Across the water...no doubt more on the opposing bank..." And a look over to Malik that was slightly questioning. "What exactly do you know of this Terran Gale?" Best to share whatever he knew to make this easier.
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Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 8:32 pm
Okay, time to seal this before she backed out on him on it. so a step and a quick scoop, and off the balcony he went, with her kept near him and gliding down twoard the inn he and his brother had stayed at during the tournamet, landing in a room that was on the second floor, that Piper and Malik had used, setting her down.
"Thank you very much for staying for at least a little bit, Whirlwind."
he coudln't stop it, and his tail snaked about her waist in a gentl hug before he stepped away from her.
Malik stayed on horseback, and waited for Keiran to remount his horse, before heading in teh direction of the track he found.
"he was sent here by someone to find piper. other than that, he's a typical Koada'Dal. arrogant, snobby, and entirely too nosey for my comfort. I don't know whom he was working for, but I intend to beat it out of him before I give him several decades of tormenting pain and agony."
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Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 8:41 pm
She nearly screamed when he picked her up like that, and then taking off from the balconey.
She was shaking when he set her down. "I uh...." swallow "I just want to keep a freind...that's all." She stiffened when the tail wrapped around her waist, and was more than relieved when he stepped back from her.
She couldn't help but think of the implications of an inn...to say the least she was weak with fright.
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Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 8:45 pm
"He must be from Andal then..." That was his conclusion, seeing as Piper wasn't exactly widespread knowledge outside of the plane. And on the plane, she had really been pushed out of the elves' minds. One of those incidents one didn't mention too much. Besides, she wasn't the only of her particular breed of elf anymore which meant all the less attention to what had happened to her. "Which means whoever he is working for must be from there too." Briefly his mind turned to Fianna...but no. Fianna would come to him if she had intentions of continuing to look for Piper...or more pointedly she would have to believe Piper to be alive. Another look to Malik as horses crossed water with ease from their particular gifts. "Did she say anything about him to you about anything he said besides bridges and sleeping?" And indeed on the bank they came to, more tracks covered with wind blown mud slightly. On the right track, though Kieran again brought Nerian to a stop. Hm...what to look for now. Indeed the Underdark terrain took a bit more time to figure out for Kieran. What with not broken or matted brush and the like, it was indeed different. Perhaps a little frustrating.
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 8:48 pm
"You know, you don't have to be afriad of me. I'm not an animal you know, I might be attracted to you but it's not like I'm about to force anything on you."
Another semi-hurt look. did she really feel that uncomfortable with him around right now?
"would you liike soemthing to eat or drink?"
A smile, and a purring sound, just to try and help her relax.
Malik shook his head lightly.
"She wouldn't tell me anything else. only that he really took offense to myself and her engagement..but that's typical. but the sleeping and bridge thing...that sounded to me like a threat."
A small smirk.
"I almost curshed his throat for it..but she stopped me. and he was rather flirtatious with her, another thing I didn't like. and what your looking for is over here."
he got off Nightmare, and walked a litte farther over, pointing at straches on the rock.
"Horseshoe marks."
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Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 8:56 pm
"I...I can't really explain to you how I feel right now," confused...that was as much as she could accuratly pick out. She never thought she would have to face this, always thought she'd be a slave forever.
"I don't want to hurt you Onyx. I...I'm not afraid of you...." And she wasn't afraid of him. Just the things that might happen. And thinking about what might happen brought back the pain. As Malik had said, she was nothing but a pleasure slave.
"I am not hungry, or thirsty, thank you." She was certian that if she ingested anytihng that she would throw it up. The purr was nice though.
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Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 9:20 pm
"Andallian high elves are more sensitive on the whole drow issue than the other surface breeds. No surprise indeed. But since he's stirring trouble now it probably was a threat." Walking Nerian over Kieran took a closer look at what Malik pointed out. Ah, so that's what he needed to be looking for, worked for him. Kieran shook his head lightly. "She's too trusting or compassionate for her own good sometimes. Even I remember that much about her." He was quiet a moment as Malik mounted back up and both continued on, following that single trail of a horse's path. Good thing Terran didn't ride a Zephyr...or they'd be getting nowhere fast. Eventually their path started sloping downward into a ravine of sorts.
Serino was exhausted. Damn that Terran Gale. He was at this point lying on the ground, head held up at on odd angle from his reins being tied up. Every few moments he'd yank his head to the side, still trying to get out of those reins. Zephyr Reins...truly made to hold a Zephyr and practically indestructible since they were too made out of a wind of sorts. Counter current to that of a Zephyr, which is why they held. He gave an angry snort, struggling tiredly to all four once again, giving another tug, only to slide himself forward and plop to the ground again. A side glance at Piper's daggers, bow, and that one arrow on the ground still, along with some blood. That only heated his temper, making him snort once more.
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Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 9:21 pm
He smiled lightly.
"no need to lie either. I can smell fear. it has a scent. you may not be afriad of me, persay...more likely afriad of being around me knowing that I have an attraction to you. A harem girl..I heard stories about that from father. It's a horrible life, to be used like that. Of course...Father siad he was used like that a few times. trying to 'breed his gift'."
He did notice the seeming enjoying of the purring, so he kept that up under his breath.
"Tell me about this ship..the Salamander's Whip."
Maybe he could figure some way to get along with the captian, if it ment getting to see more of Whirlwind.
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Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 9:30 pm
You have no idea...until it happens...
She swallowed back some tears, and her voice was shakey. "I...I can't..." No, she wasn't about to explore that road right yet. The wounds were too fresh, the words were too painful. She veritably jumped at the opportunity to change the subject.
"It's always running. They awlays have some kind of plan or adventure...if not they make up one. It'd full of drow, and wizards. To them I am another salve, but taratheil keeps them at bay." She would too, if she had too. She had her staff, she knew how to use it and what it could do.
She calmed a little bit. "I like ships. They are always rockking, like a cradle. They harness the wind, the water...the Salmander's Whip...is a fabulous ship." And Meilikki was currently trying to recuperate on it...was she okay? The men...they hadn't touched her ahd they?
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