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 Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 8:55 pm
Kanis laughed and moved forward. "Wait...we need to fix yours first." she takes a brush and turns the smear into a bright heart. "Alright lets get dad. We can both put a dot on him!" she giggled and took her sister's hand. "Lets go ask!"
Niyana nods, "Yes lay down. I think I almost have what to put on you." she still tried to think. Not a dragon but something that would not be too childish or scary.
Joruri smiles and hugged his mistress, "It is special because mistress gave it to Joruri...and Joruri loves it." He kissed the top of her head, "Thank you mistress."
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Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 9:01 pm
"Yay!" Aras cheered, giggling as Kanis finished the smudge on her cheek; and then she took Kanis's hand and grinned.
"Daddy!" she called out, starting off with Kanis. "Daddy!"
Celebor had been watching Niyana and Ruque, but at the sound of his name he looked over at his daughters as they ran up to him. He smiled brightly down at the two of them.
"Well if you two aren't the cutest little girls around," he laughed, lying on his stomach so that his head would be at the same height as theirs. "And what can I do for my two such beautiful daughters?"
Ruque grinned happily. "Okay!" he agreed cheerfully, lying flat on the grass and spreading his arms and legs. "Look Mama! I'm a star!" he giggled, kicking his feet against the ground a bit.
Idhril smiled warmly and lay her head against Joruri's shoulder. She felt so warm and so comfortable there that she could feel herself growing a little drowsy. Her sleep of the night before hadn't been the greatest, after all, and she was a little tired.
"You're very welcome, Joruri," she said warmly, smiling up at him, her golden eyes shining brightly at him.
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Elnara Aldrich Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 9:25 pm
Kanis smiled at her father's praise of her sister and her, "Thank you dad...we wanted to make dad handsome too. Can we paint a handsome mark on dad please?"
Niyana laughed and nods, "Oh my your are. Your almost as bright as the stars up above my little man." She nods, "Alright here we go. Now stay still." She started to paint on him in soft tan and brown colors.
Joruri shifts and carefully picks Idhril up. He looks over at Elnara and tried to motion that he was going to put Idhril to bed for a wail with out saying anything to 'wake' Idhril back up a bit, "Misstress...maybe we should take a short nap. He said gently as he started to take her towards the cave.
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Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 9:32 pm
Celebor chuckled softly at his daughters. "Of course you can," he told them proudly. "But just remember to save some room for others to paint on me, okay?"
He propped himself up on his elbows. "Now, where would you like to paint on me?"
"On your face!" Aras said gleefully. "Just like us!"
Ruque giggled, but he did his best to hold still while he did so. "That kind of tickles, Mama," he said softly. "But it's okay, I'll hold still for you!"
He didn't want to ruin his Mama's special picture, after all.
Elnara smiled at Joruri and nodded. Yes, Idhril looked exhausted - it would indeed be best if she went off for a nap for a while.
Idhril turned her head to Joruri's chest and one fist closed around a handful of his shirt.
"Yes," she mumbled softly, her eyes closed. "But you won't leave me alone ... right?"
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Elnara Aldrich Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 10:20 pm
Kanis looked at her sister then back at her dad and nods, "Yup right under the eye...we wont poke you in the eyes, but we would like to be able to put two under each maybe." She smiled brightly, "One from each of us under each eye."
Niyana laughed, "Oh I am sorry i will try not to tickle so much but you are doing great." she mixed orange with a brown to darken it and painted it on in certain places then moved to take a olive color and started to line the figure and work it into something real.
Joruri felt her hand tighten on his shirt, "Joruri will not ever leave you alone mistress Idhril...my little princess." he whispered and carried her in to the darken cave and over towards the bed. "Joruri will be your doll for alway..." he whispered again gently and he kissed the top of her head very gently.
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Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 5:33 am
Celebor laughed and lowered his head until his chin was resting on his hands.
"How can I say no to my little girls?" he smiled warmly at them. "I think that sounds like a wonderful idea."
And he sat perfectly still, smiling brightly at his daughters. He loved them so much already ...
Ruque grinned at Niyana. "It's okay," he told her again. "It's not too much tickle. Just a bit."
He paused, his green eyes sparkling. "It feels really nice, actually," he admitted, closing his eyes and laying his head back comfortably.
Idhril was too far asleep already to hear exactly what Joruri was saying, but she could still sense the tone of his voice. It made her feel warm inside: comforted, safe, and most of all, not alone; and she pressed her face to his chest and smiled warmly.
When he kissed the top of her head, her body reacted without her even meaning to: her own lips pressed against his shirt where she was leaning against him, and she snuggled even further into him.
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Elnara Aldrich Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:54 am
Kanis giggled and ran over to get a bright purple color to dot on her dad's eyes but then thought again and grabbed a dark blue color. "Dad will look so handsome!"
Niyana laughed, Ruque was just like his father when it came to being painted. She would have to tell that to who ever his mate might be one day. She laughed again and nods, "I am glad...I love the feel of paint on me...each stoke can tell you something about the painter too." she said softly as she moved for blue and white paint.
Joruri felt all too clearly the soft kiss to the fabric of his silken shirt and the feel of her pressing against him, wriggling closer to him. He looked down at her small frame against him and new that things could not work out.
He was too old for her...and she was too gentle and kind....and alive. It would not be fair to her. He must always be just a doll to her. He knew that that was all he could really be it was the only thing fair.
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Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 10:04 am
Aras giggled and dipped her brush into the green. "Maybe we can do Mommy after, too!" she exclaimed. "And then Mommy and Daddy can match!"
Celebor chuckled. "My girls are so good to me," he grinned at them.
Ruque grinned at Niyana. "Like how you brush so soft so I can feel you're really gentle?" he guessed. "Stuff like that? Or how you can tell what people like by what kind of stuff they paint?"
Idhril was beyond knowing what was going on anymore, she was fast asleep.
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Elnara Aldrich Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 8:54 pm
Kanis giggles and nods, "Yes yes we can do mom!" she smiled at her dad painting one dot then moving over to his other eye to dot another bit of paint.
Niyana smiled and nods, "Yes just like that dear. Your a bright one." she slowed her brush strokes until she stopped. "Alright Ruque your done...you can look."
Curled on his small chest was a young griffin that was sleeping peacefully with a couple shooting stars over it's head.
Joruri tried softly to remove her hand from his shirt and being successful he laid on the bed with his arms around her wing shielding her.
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Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:02 pm
Aras spotted Celebor's cheekbone and then exchanged places with her sister to dot his other one.
"We can make Mommy and Daddy match," she grinned at Kanis. "This is gonna be lots of fun!"
Ruque grinned and looked down to see what his mother had painted on him. It took him a moment, but when he saw the creature on his chest, his eyes grew wide with excitement, and he jumped to his feet.
"That's so neat!" he exclaimed, clapping his hands together. He looked up at Niyana and blinked. "What kind of animal is it?" he asked sheepishly.
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Elnara Aldrich Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:24 pm
Kanis giggled and putting the brush down claps her hands, "Oh we should we should! They will be so handsome together and matching and they will know that they are mates!"
Niyana laughed and blushes a bit. She blushed she had forgotten that no one had told him about griffins. "Well they are a mystical beast in legends. It is considered the divine guardian as well as king of all beasts. Even a defender of gods. But I showed him as a peaceful protector."
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Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:35 pm
"Yay!" Aras giggled, adding another dot to Celebor's nose and skittering off mischievously, heading over towards Niyana.
Celebor laughed and raised himself onto his elbows once more. "You'll certainly do a good job of it," he grinned at Kanis, since Aras had run off now. "Come one, let's go show your mom."
Ruque was in awe. "Really?" he breathed.
Elnara moved a bit closer to take part in the conversation now.
"One of my ... very distant relations once knew a griffin," she smiled at Ruque and Niyana. "She saved his life, and he became protector for her family for generations, until he finally became too old to serve them."
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Elnara Aldrich Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 5:45 am
Kanis nods and turned to walk with her dad. She was really enjoying this family time.
Niyana smiled and nods, "See a very noble and respectable animal. Just like you Ruque. I know you will be just as noble when you grow up and I will be very proud of you." she smiled and ruffled his hair before smiling at Elnara. "Your relations were very lucky." she said warmly.
Ruran moved towards the cave. If everyone was busy no one would see him. He had to do some research and see just how this doll thing of Idhril's worked.
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Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 7:33 am
Aras ran up to Niyana and tugged on her shirt to get her attention. "Mommy!" she called up to her with a grin. "We want to paint you just like we painted Daddy!"
Celebor followed after Kanis with a grin, making sure not to step on her as they went.
Elnara smiled at Niyana. "They are," she agreed softly, thinking of everything that was going on with them at the moment. "They're also the ones that are in charge of the ranch where Celebor goes from time to time to hunt slave traders," she added. "I'm sure he must have told you about that."
Ruque smiled up at his mother, but he was distracted by Ruran, whom he saw heading into the cave. His brow furrowed slightly. Why was he going inside, when so much was happening out here? Thinking on that, hadn't Aunt Idhril and Joruri gone inside? Well maybe he was going to spend some time with them, then.
He smiled and turned his attention back to Niyana and his grandmother. "Well," he mumbled, a little embarrassed by his mother's words, "I don't think I'm noble ... I'm not like the people in Papa's stories, they're the ones that are noble and good ... like Kanis."
Inside the cave, Idhril sneezed once in her sleep: but her eyes remained closed, and only a moment later she was fast asleep once more and completely oblivious to what was going on around her.
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Elnara Aldrich Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 2:01 pm
Niyana nods, "Yes miss Elnara he has told me. They are very kind people to risk so much for such a good reason. They are very brave."
She felt a tug and looked down, "Oh you painted on your daddy did you? Sure you my paint on me." she turn to look at her husband seeing the dots under his eyes and the one on his nose. Luckily for her her nose was full.
Ruque there are lots of ways to be noble. And you have not heard that many stories..there are lots of ones where people who think they don't matter or are too weak turn out to be the greatest hero. You are very noble to admit that you might not be. It is wise not to brag about one's skills." She kissed the top of his head.
Joruri tightened around his sleeping mistress just slightly as he heard the faint sound of someone entering.
Ruran sighed, even if the doll was not an elf he could sense things. No matter he would just have to find ways around the doll...like Elnara's bath time or gaining her trust enough for her to want to be alone with her nephew. He moved to climb up onto the bed and in a loud voice made to sound sleeping he called out, "Aunt Idhril....I am tired can I nap with you too?"
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