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 Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 7:13 pm
Tarathiel bowed to Meilikki, "Thank you my dear." He smiled, softly. Then without a another word he turned his head towards Aella, "But, how would you know where to send him?" HE smiled.
"You will travel with the rest to the location, and then travel to Malik's. I only offered Orko so you could maintain your energies incase Malik decides he would like you as a play thing, but I do foresee that a certian black cat would cross his path if he tried. I know that you can do this on your own, I am just giving you the option to take someone with you, even if it is just a half-rate non-drow wizard." Tarathiel blew a kiss to the corner, "You know I love you Orko."
"Now... The location of this keep is within a days walk of Lostagrace, so you will find that more vagabonds will try to reach you, but the groundskeeper has rrected a maze. If you are not careful, you will get lost. I do not recomend climbing the walls, Stoneshaper insists that he placed certain security percautions to prevent that type of travel. Assassin Vines I assume, interesting little plants. They eat people."
Shifting the conversation, as he was pressed for time, he walked to Meilikki and took her hand and gently kissed it. "Please, be a rock for Special. She needs guidence." He locked his eyes onto the blind womans. "I'll be sure to bring you a gift the next time I see you."
Turning to Aella, Tarathiel approached the woman, and took her hand and kissed it as well. "Do be careful, Significant needs your eyes, and protection from certain body guards. I think you know who I mean... centaurs and wizards... " Tarahtiel shoke his head slighlty at that comment. "I;ll be sure to bring you a gift as well."
With those words Tarathiel turned to leave the cabin. "Be careful you two." He walked silently out of the room, and so kindly ordered Orko so send a message to Earth Fire to tell him where to go to find Meilikki.
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 7:16 pm
"The K-man..." Oh yes, Kieran was amused, but he shook his head lightly and smiled again, releasing the two imps from his hold. "There you see, they're sorry what what they did, aren't you boys? Besides...one chandelier won't be the end of the world...if anything they....rid the fortress of a potential hazard." Yes, Kieran like twisting the occasional words. He didn't think Malik would hurt them...not with Piper there anyway.
"Or play with the horses." That was added in after a little wind stirred her hair. Serino thought it would be fun to get payback on the little things. Then again he also knew Nightmare would stomp on them...but they'd probably enjoy that too. Stepping out from behind Malik now she stood next to him, closer than she'd been in a while on her own, but still not touching or clinging on him.
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 7:26 pm
Alla rolled her eyes. "My mistake," she chuckled. Though she didn't think she had to worry about Malik at all. No one was ever touching her aigain, and she would amke sure of it. Exaughsted or not. The location seemed good to Aella, but then anywehere would have seemed good, the girl just did not know, much about where was bets, having not traveled much fo anywhere..save where Salmander's whip had taken her. The she frowned at the corner where Orko either was or was looking through. "Have you been there the whole time peeping?"
She seemed to take the kiss on the hand as quite natural. Indeed she was used to this kind of thing. Though it did make her smile to have a little bit of Tarathiel's attention drawn her way for a moment. Perhaps she really was special. "I'll take care of her as if she were my own mother." Then back to Orko. "Take us to this place and lets go. I want to get this message delivered."
Those yes never blinked, as they Rarely did when Melikki sensed that someone was looking into them. Foolish as it was, she always had a fleeting hope that she might see them if she looked at their eyes. Eyes being the windows to the soul. Of course, this thought also brought back the images she had been privy too under the hooded man's care. "Guidance will be freely given, to any freind." She tried a soft smile. She turned to Aella, at elast where she thought the woman was.
Whirlwind took the Oracle's arm, fell into the role of guide easily. Orko then transported them out, to this Stonekeep.
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 7:28 pm
bah. that's all he could say to that.
"Don't think that I couldn't catch you. but that's besides the point. go play, enjoy yourselves with the horses or something. eat horseshoes. just don't destroy anything else in the house, woudl you?"
A look at piper, and he gentle reached adn took her hand, squeezed it only a little before letting go as her reaction woudl be to jerk it away anyhow, and looked at Kieran.
"Got any dress designs? Piper would like a few done and I think we can accomodate her."
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 7:38 pm
The two threw up the arms. "Yay!" they shouted! And running around the K-man they took off down the ahllway. Where too? They weren't sure, they'd just keep running until they found whatever it was they thought thy were looking foor.
Jaun found a set of stairs and ran up the banister, Jell ran full tild into a wall. Laughing and a bit dazed, Jell followed his brother up the stairs. He yelled, "Let's go to the stables, the scary man said i could eat horseshoes!"
"In a minute! I want to see what's in these rooms!"
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 7:41 pm
A look at Piper and Malik and then a smile and a soft chuckle. "You mean you think you can get her in a dress?" His little girl has sworn those off when she figured she could rough house more when she wore pants and a tunic. He hadn't seen her in a dress since then...unless it was a special occasion or she was forced to wear one, but that was besides the point. "Yes, I think I might have a few in mind. In my head or in a journal, both easily accessible."
She looked down at her hand, almost amazed about it. Contrary to belief or what she herself expected in reaction, her hand didn't jerk, she didn't flinch either. The only thing that seemed to happen was a quick twitch of two fingers. Well...that was odd. Good maybe? Her mind wandered a little to the night before...Malik had been holding her hand and it didn't bother her them either. Maybe it was because she had been hanging by her wrists and her hands had gone numb during it all that her body didn't react when her hands got touched. And so she tested it, fingers reaching out to touch to Malik's own and grasp lightly.
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 7:42 pm
Warhammer was sitting in the room that Orko brought the two women too. THe wizard had not been in the room, but watching the captian in his scrying glass as he normally did. He went into the room, and openedthe portal that brought thr trio to the littlw hole in the earth that was Stonekeep. This room looked much like Meilikki's previous residence, with a strange and exotic divination theme, with all sorts of mysterious and unidentifyable objects, a show really.
To the north was a second room, as was to the east, the west lead to a staircase that went to the second floor. The keep was rather square, with only two floors and the single parapeetted rooftop. The little keep would serve its purpose. Connected to the eastern room was the kitchen to the north. The small complex felt like a fortress to those who had access to all the rooms in the little house, but to any who went to the diviner, they would only feel like they entered a small hole in the ground. The outside of the keep had been disguised mostly, to resemble a ruined tower. The rooftop offered a view of the maze, a series of squared stone walls that seemed to extend to as far as the eye could see. The tops of the maze was littered with different types of vegiation, along with some areas with glowing fungi. The yard around the keep itself was grassy, but that seemed rather stunted by poor lighting. It was fairly dark here, a eternal twilight. In the distant eastsoutheast, one could see the light that was Deep Water.
Aven spent much time marching around the keep, often runing as fast as he could for exercise. He felt fat and lazy from his time on the ship. Orko retreated to the second floor, where the single large room was divided into a study and meditation area. Stoneshaper and some women were there, which surprised, and yet didn't, Orko.
Warhammer stood up when the women were finished there transpotation, and smiled, sort of. He was wearing a strange breast plate, and a helm. It was strange to see him in these pieces of armour, but it also made him appear to be part of the scenery at the same time. "I am in disguise, I am you slave now, Meilikki."
Tames was currled up in a ball infront of the small central fire, that seemed to actually not be burning anything. It was fairly warm in the keep.
The northern room had two gigantic beds in it, both appearing to be trees that grew in the shape of beds. The eastern room held similar styled beds, but more of them.
"You are lucky, the Captain wanted you to have your own Room." Warhammer told the women.
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 7:57 pm
She stood where they landed for quite some time, until Aella directed her towards Warhammer.The place was warm, of which she was quite greatful. And it seemed to have a pleasent air for oen such as her. The place seemed lived in, much more then either her hovel in Deep Water or her large house in the catacombs.
Tentativly, she reached out and touched fingertips to Warhammer's breastplate, feeling it's textrue and getting an idea of what it might look like. She smiled softely. "It's fitting." Her head turned a bit, listening to the sounds of other people in the house, getting a rough count to how many where there. "Yes, a lovely place. Our own beds? I am pleased." She ws still weak though, and Aella, bless the dear was as good at this as the dragon was, lead her to a chair to sit in.
"You can get a feel for the palce when you are a littel stronger, Oracle." She gave stern looks to everyone in the room, although she didn't think it was needed to glare at warhammer. "Unless you want her tripping over everything and possibly breaking bones, which you don't, don't move anything." She nodded at that.
"Our own room? Well, Taratheil is considerate isn't he? What about your dragon, Oracle?"
"He will sleep where he pleases."
"Allright then." She jingled her staff. "Orko gave me the coordinates, I'll be back in a little while. Oracle, I will see you soon." She pulled her staff close and mumbled a momoment, until the winds seemed to gather around her and wisk her out of sight.
Outside of Triumverate Fortress, she materialized again, and this time was only a littel wobbley. A better landing. In time she'd get better, and the travle woud be flawless. Straightening her veil, but realizing that she had left all of her little magical items back on the ship, as well as let her hair down, made her a tad self concoious. Trying to ignroed that feeling, she travled up the steps to the fortress and rapped on the door with her staff, frowing at the gaurds. Who ignored her it seemed.
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 8:25 pm
They didn't ignore here. and were read yo slam thier hammers into her at the first provocation...Malik smiled at Piper, and squeezed her hand, lifting it up to kiss it lightly, before shaking his head lightly.
"Kieran...can you try and make sure those two don't get in our rooms, while I get the door?"
Malik walked over to the door, opening it up and smirking lightly.
"Well well. Whirlwind. what do I owe the pleasure?"
Onyx's ear perked up. and his wings twitched, which got a wince...good lord they were sore. but he knew the scent, and flugn open the door, not noticing he slammed it right into someone, and took off odwnstairs to meet Whirlwind again.
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 8:33 pm
"Sure, I can imp sit. Like watching children anyway. And I'll get those designs down on paper for you." A nod ot them both, a smile to PIper seeing as she was being attentive a bit before he headed upstairs, in time to see and imp get slammed by a door and Onyx go rushign out. "My...that had to hurt..." But he really didn't mind watching them...they were kind of fun to watch anyway.
Piper managed a smile to Malik...it wasn't much, but at least she was trying right? Her fingers twitched lightly at his attentions, but she didn't pull away and following after him, still holding his hand, though again behind him sligtly when he answered the door as if she was wary of who was on the other side.
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 8:36 pm
Okay, so she misjuged the gaurds. They were just...slow on the uptake. But the door was answered and Aella bowed, seeing as how now she had to be polite. At elast, she was pretty sure she had to be. She tried not too look too tired.
"I have information that was promissed to you by Captain Tarathiel, so that you might visit the Oracle."
She heard Onyx's running before she saw him. But since she was engaged with malik at the moment, she merley nodded a him so that he knew she aknowledged his presence.
Jaun, runing full tilt...suddenly hit a door and fell over backwards. On hs back, legs in the air, he rubbed his nose.
Jell ran up laughing beside him "Did you see that? You hit this door with your nose!"
"I missed it!" he groaned. Damn, he missed all the fun. "Hey hey hye, I wanna see it. You run into a door, okay?" Jaun turned around to see K-man watching them "You want to trying, K-man? It's really fun! Although I didn't get to see much, except what wood looks like up real close."
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 8:41 pm
Kieran could only laugh and try to look dignified. They really were quite the little cut ups. "No thank you...I'll let you two have all the fun." Were they honetly going to run each other into doors to get a laugh? Then again...they were imps and he didn't put anything beyond them at all anymore. He just had to try and keep thier destruction to a minimum.
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 9:01 pm
Jaun held the door while Jell proceeded to run full tilt at it, raming his face into it and falling over much like his brother had. Jaun let out a peel of laugher. "That was great!"
"Wow! it's better the second time around!" refering to when he had run into the wall downstairs.
"No way!"
"Way!"
"Excelent!"
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 9:02 pm
"Where is she then? and waht about you...and let me guess, how many of the crew are waiting to capture or maim whomever I send to verify this information?"
He offered her to come in, and glanced at Onyx. poor cat. anyone who had a few centuries of experience knew that look of having a crush even when they tried to hide it.
Onyx nodded back, and gave a small smile, winceing when hsi wings fluttered and his tail waved at her, before he went into the kitchen...noting no chandilier, and several slaves leaving the area with bits of it in containers. who broke it? they were in deep trouble probably for that. but he got out food and drink and set some on the table in case whirlwind was hungry or thirsty.
"Did you find out about Ironsides?"
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 9:07 pm
Kieran had reached a conclusion...they had a few screws loose...but that didn't seem to deter him from his study of the two. Yes, he was bracing a journal in one hand, scribbling away with the others. Talk about mood elevators, these little guys could light up a room. "No remember you two...don't break the door."
Well, seemed that Onyx knew her and that put her a bit at ease. Hey, you get tortured then be happy bouncy welcoming to people...it just didn't happen. Her free hand took to gripping at her collar once more in that defensive of it fashion, her other hand still in Malik's hold, keeping hold of his hand. Looked much the skittish elf, slightly hiding behind Malik.
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