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 Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 9:54 am
Aiketh passed the stone back to Illusia, giving it one last curious look. It was obviously very powerful even if it didn't appear to be
"No," she said, "not that I can think of. If something does come to mind, I'll come find you."
He seemed... cold. This was surely the most important thing that Baran had said. It had not been mentioned in any of the reports as, seemingly, whatever it was had been discreet enough to be mistaken for mere stress and weariness. This, however, was what Aiketh felt needed to be looked at first; the first sign of something unusual in Lord Jett. Although... the storm itself was strange, too. She had been wondering about that since recieving the reports. There had been tales of huge storms between Dusis and Arinas in the years past, but she had been led to believe that they were the result of a spell laid by a Youkai in Arinas long ago or as he result of the vast amounts of demonic power there. Was this still the case?
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Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 4:32 pm
Sujika Celia wandered around dismally, not willing to attempt to invision the layout of the castle again, and thus remaining rather annoyingly stuck being lost. "I should know my way around better than this by now..."She mumbled, seeming a little dissappointed with herself.'Don't worry about it...If I'm not mistaken, though, its that way from where we are now...'Said Kahaku, gesturing with his tail. He seemed more awake now, and far more allert as to where they were and where they were going."Right, okay..."Celia replied, turning in the direction he indicated. She let her eyes slip to the floor, and by the time she brought them back up, she had nearly walked into someone.
"Oops! Sorry..."she said, backing away quickly from the person infront of her. She had seen him before...He was the castle seer, but she couldn't actually think of his name at the moment...
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Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 4:39 pm
Celia blinked, suprised, wondering what had just transpired, exactly. She looked out into the garden as well, the same way he was, quizzicly thinking of what it could be he was looking at.
"Is...Is something...Out there?"she asked, very quietly. her eyes kept flickering up to his face for an instant, trying to look him in the eyes, and then slipping back to her shoes.
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Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 4:51 pm
The seer turned his head slightly to the side, askew, looking at Celia out of the corner of his eyes. He seemed to contemplate her for a moment, then slowly yawned. "It's early..."
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Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 5:11 pm
Micoi smiled brightly at the knight and gave a nod. "Alright." And off they went... further into the green surroundings until the lushness had swallowed all trace of them.
((XD;;; Ok, that sounded so final but... it just means we won't see them... for a while. No, she's not about to cheat on you, Jett. XD;;; ))
"Well, then," Illusia said with a short nod and a smile. "If something comes up, anything at all, please come and talk to me," he said before walking over to the door and exiting the room. "I'll be in my office," was his parting words as he closed the wooden object behind him, leaving Aiketh alone.
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Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 5:11 pm
"Oh...uh...Yeah,"She said, smiling and trying to be friendly. 'Remember! I can be confident too...!...I think...'Celia tried very hard to mentally convince herself she could talk to people.
"Um...This is...going to sound silly...but...I know I've seen you around before, I just...Can't remember your name..."she felt bad, but thought it was better for her to confess it than try and hide it.
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Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 5:32 pm
He gave her another long ruby stare. "Madiir. You're Celia and Kahaku." At least this time, when he was done speaking, he continued to look at her with an unfathomable expression.
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Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 5:40 pm
Celia's eyes opened a little wider. She didn't think she had been introduced to him before...But he probably just knew all the knights, as he was on castle staff. As for knowing Kahaku, most people did, didn't they?
Kahaku either bowed his head slightly, or just took his time while nodding. The nod was more likely, but it was hard to tell.
"Well alright then. Madiir. I'll remember it this time, I promise,"She said, hoping it really would stick...
She couldn't help but think about those odd lights she had sort of seen a little while ago as she stood there...He was the seer after all...Maybe he could tell her what they were...After all, it wasn't really all that normal for people to see that kind of thing...was it?
"...um...Could I...maybe ask you a question?"she said, hoping he would think she was stupid for not knowing the answer, if it really was some kind of common occurance.
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Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 6:04 pm
"...Do I look like I'm going to stop you?" His tone was dry now, almost sarcastic. "Ask away." He shrugged, his thin robe falling off one shoulder.
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Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 6:09 pm
"Well...um..."Celia was still struggling to maintain her confidence. It wasn't much fo a battle though.
'Go on, ask...'encouraged Kahaku, hoping she'd just spit it out before she changed her mind.
"Well...I was sort of...Confused, as to...Where I was exactally, in the castle that is, a little while ago...And...So...I tried to sort of...um...Picture, the layout of the castle in my head..."She wasn't looking up at him, she was speaking slowly, and she was stuttering a bit, but at least she kept going, "And...Well...I started to...kind of...see these little lights...in the hallways...and...outside...I think they might have been people...But um...Is that...Is that weird? Or...Does that mean something...?"
At this point, Celia honestly had started to wish she had just not aksed. Her face was slightly twinged with pink, embarrased that she had asked such a strange question.
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Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 7:49 pm
The robe slipped further down his arm, revealing a gaunt chest and rib bones plainly visible, before he tugged it back up onto his shoulder. He stared at her, clearly nonplussed. "You...what? I have no idea what you've just said,"
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Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 9:25 pm
"Um...Nevermind..."She said quietly, now wishing even more that she hadn't said anything. She hadn't been particularly good at explaining, and she recognized it.
Celia seemed as if she was going to ask again, attempting to rephrase, but in the same instant, she changed her mind, "Could you just tell me where the kitchen is? I got a little bit lost..." The knight was speaking as quietly now as she had when she first came to the castle; barely loud eneough to be heard over footsteps.
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Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 9:58 am
"Hm?"
Baran, coming from Aiketh's office, had been letting his body run on autopilot as he thought about what had just happened. He was shaken out of it now, however, as he found he had walked by chance right up to Celia. Well, Celia and Madiir. Still, Celia was Celia and this was the perfect opportunity to speak with her.
"Hey, Celia!" Baran called, waving to her. "I had a lot of fun last night."
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Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 1:28 pm
Immediately, Celia seemed to calm down a bit. She was comfortable around Baran already, and it did help her to have someone near by she wasn't so uneasy with.
"Hi Baran! So did I,"She said happily, very glad to hear he had a good time.
From her shoulder, Kahaku waved to Baran, and then put his head down on Celia's shoulder. He was still sleepy.
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Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:17 pm
"I'm glad to hear that," he said with a grin, glancing uneasily at Madiir. Was he interrupting anything? Well, this would not take very long.
"Listen," Baran continued, turning back to Celia, "I wanted to know if you'd like to get together again sometime. I've got duty tonight and tomorrow, but what about the night after that?"
Honestly, he was a bit nervous about sneaking out again so soon, especially after getting called in and spoken to about his report. He was not going to be watched or something, was he? Knowing the Black Dragon Officer, probably not, but it still made him uncomfortable. Guilt? Nah... Well, maybe.
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