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 Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 11:47 am
eliot jumped to her feet. Her body shenged from human to wolf and back again in a matter of seconds. Somone had followed her. Her afther had also woken up but not with a start. He lazily opened one eye and yawned.
"I think," he said rather sarcasticly, "we should open the door."
She smaked her father playfully. 'Ha ha dad very funny." She twirled two blades into her hands and went out side.
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Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 11:48 am
He sat down in the offered space, taking a look at Piper, and noting her bandana was missing..but not for long. he's picked it up before he had tied Kaden to his saddlehorn.
"After leaving Andal, she ran into a group of ogres. during her bid to escape them, she was forced to give up that part of her ear. At least that is what she told me, I don't know the details. She's very self concious about it, whihc is why she pins both ears back with the bandana."
He lifted Piper's hand, and kissed it lightly.
"She didn't want you to know about it. wanted you to remember her as she was before she left. I talked her out of earing the bandana all the time while you were here, but she still styled her hair to try and cover it."
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Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 11:55 am
Roarke smiled when he saw the girl climb out of the hole. "Well hello there, little wolf kin." He tried to look non-threatening.
He noticed the blades, but gave it little thought. If she attacked, well there was nothing she could do that would husrt him.
"I hope thid day finds you well," He offered his hand in greeting.
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Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 12:00 pm
Eliot merely looked at his hadn and said nothing. sh ebelived after what happened to her family she had good rason to be suspicoous.
"Who are you?" She asked, not so politly, but not roughly either.
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 12:00 pm
"Which is the reason for the puffy unkempt hair." Kieran nodded though. So his little Silverfeather had gotten herself into quite the mess and learned the value of self sacrifice early in life, hadn't she? Piper was still so young though...she hadn't need to learn her lesson that early or that way. Kieran shook his head lightly. "She's always been so afraid to disappoint. I don't know why she thought she ever did, but she's always had those thoughts."
Her fingers twitched in Malik's hold in response to his touching and something more. Elves didn't dream because they didn't sleep. But that didn't mean they took mind and bodily rest in complete darkness. Reverie brought with it memories, making them fresh in the mind every so often. Only drawback was it was the reverie that chose the memories, not the elven mind in it. And Piper was watching through her most current memory of Kaden...no where near like the old one of him. Of course who could possibly stay that long and watch, right. Piper's eyes snapped wide open, a few tears falling from still dull eyes and down her cheeks before they fell to half closed weary state. She was trembling again.
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Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 12:06 pm
He could feel her trembling, and looked at Kieran, and back to Piper.
"You're safe now, Piper. back home, where you belong. I got your ring ad your bandana back for you, and your father's been caring for you while I was out doing that. Would you like anything to eat or drink?"
His voice was soft and caring, then noting he was still in full armor, got up and took it off, leaving himself in just the chainmail and underclothes. at least he might appear less intimidating.
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Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 12:14 pm
He took his hand back, not insulted, not angrey. He flashed that pretty smile, straightend his back abd placed a hand to his chest. "I am Roarke Al'Blackbowman. Magi and dragon rider! Do tell, fair one. What is your name?"
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Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 12:19 pm
Eliot was a little put off by this...Roarke. He certainly was full of him slef, he was a good looking man, and new it. She though that if this man dated, he would be a player. Knowing exactly what to say at all of the rigth times.
"My name is Eliot, Father Daz." She point to the wolf who had appeared being her.
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Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 12:23 pm
Safe? How could he say safe...it was there, and it was never going away and who knew when it would come again. That wasn't safe enough for her. Her movements were slow, barely existent as she turned her head the slightest bit to look at her hand which lay limp in Malik's hold. Indeed, her ring was back on her finger. Then a particular look in her eyes as she looked up to Malik. She wasn't stupid...she knew what he had done to them, it wasn't beyond him to not be able to. A certain aspect of fear in her eyes was still there, even as she looked at him. Then a look over to her father who was watching over Malik's shoulder now at her. He looked worried. Then she looked away from them both, staring at nothing or through things again.
All Kieran could do was sigh and run a hand through his hair in frustration. It was heartbreaking to watch. Piper had always been full of such life and fire, always wanted to grab life as it came and challenge it. Now...now she looked like she wanted nothing to do with it, like she was letting it grab her by the throat and give her a good shake till she pleaded for it to stop. Very hard to watch indeed...but Kieran had seen it once before, had seen that fire go out in similar fashion. A much younger Piper who had come to him in tears and with a broken spirit, asking to be let out of a life she didn't want. "I've seen that look before..." And his tone really said it all.
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Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 12:36 pm
He bowed to them both. "Good day to you both, Eliot, Father Daz!" He cleared his throat, brought his clloak up to his face with a fist. With shifty eyes and a smile he said, "I have traveled far from lands hidden and mysterious, braved the treacherous winds and deep waters on my route..." he threw back his cloak in a large, flowing gesture.
"...all so that I might give a pretty maid," he twirled his wrist, "a flower." He hadned her a yellow daffadill.
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Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 12:50 pm
Eliot, having never been given a flower before took it gingerly.
"I don't understand she said...am I supposed to eat it?" She sniffed it but it did not smell apatizing.
"Thank, Mr. Roarke, but I'm afraid you have traveled for nothing. I am not pretty, nor am I maid. All the maids in my pack were killed.
This man was a very quizzickle person.
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Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 12:52 pm
"So have I. It's the look of a broken slave."
He got up, and took off his chainmail, and set it aside, and went out the door, takign the nearest slave by the arm.
"Bring me Broog."
Then back into the room, and sitting on the bed, taking her hand again, patting it lightly, before getting up and letting Kieran sit down.
"She fears me. I see the look in her eye."
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Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 1:01 pm
He laughed. "A maiden cannot classifie herself, other give you such a title." He beamed. "Eat the flower, or don't." It turned to a whisp of smoke in her hand, drifted away in the light breeze.
"Yes I heard of something like this. Peaceful people being taken from their homes and forced into slavery, hundreds being alughtered! Oh, it's a terrible thing for certain!." He leaned in. "And you know, I know someone who does these kinds of things." He put on a sad frown.
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Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 1:02 pm
Of course Kieran slipped into Malik's place, reaching over and brushing red and silver strands from his daughter's eyes, having to suppress the frown that wanted to show when she flinched at him touching. "I'm not so sure it's just you Malik." May Kaden suffer for many a century and then when his end came rot in the foulest of hells. She acted like almost any touch to her was going to throw her into a world of pain really.
Flinch indeed and a little noise of protest. Why did they all have to touch at her? Why couldn't they just keep their hands off of her? She didn't want to hurt again, she didn't want to feel someone's hands on her, she didn't want to feel wounds be created on her body, she didn't want to feel herself getting ripped apart again. Eyes moved to watch them both again in that eerie silence that was unnatural in the elf.
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 1:11 pm
"I'm going to personally deliver Kaden to Innoruuk."
Of course a knock on teh door, and the ogre called Broog, came in and sat on teh floor, a chest in his hand of all sorts of collars and gloves and rings and other types of jewelry.
"Ish wez puttin a shiny on da other elfie? mesa gots somes the go nicey on dat one."
Malik smirked lightly, and patted Broog on the head.
"No, we're not collaring anyone right now. in fact..I think it might be better if we take off Piper's collar. you have that device in your chest, don't you?"
Broog frowned.
"She not like broog's shiny no more? we cans make her a better ones if she wants."
"No Broog..Piper was really badly hurt. we need to take it off for her to heal."
"Hurtz? someone HURTZ da mistress! Wheres they at! Broog takes care of dem!"
The ogre got up, rather irrate, his chest on teh floor, looking like he was about to go rampagign through the fortress, before malik put a hand on him.
"Breaker room fifteen. you can go and play with him if you want, but first we need to take off Piper's collar."
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