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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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 Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 5:16 pm
A smile to his nod as she only kept following him, maybe two steps behind. See...not all her ideas were bad. And she quite appreciated that he was indeed letting her go about this in her own way at her own pace. After all...he still had one hundred and fifty to call his own. Though outside at the stables, Nightmare got a raised eyebrow from the young elf...okay...she had a mood swing maybe? Piper could probably understand her about as well as she could ride her...that being not too well at all. "You know...she's just...a nightmare sometimes." Easy to see where the name of the breed came into play. Then a look to her father who was looking at her with that 'so what did he say?' look. "Don't look at me like that, because I don't know. I got maybe two or three words." Though a look over as Serino more or less slunk out of the stables and over to Piper where he plunked his snout on her shoulder...he looked all defeated. "Aw, is she giving you a bad time again?" A pet to his ears. Serino snorted...the elf had no freaking idea...
Yes, he liked messing with her like that. It gave him something to poke an agrvate hre with. A look to Malik and Nightmare. "Well, she seems rather...chipper...doesn't she?" A walk past them both and into the stables, ocming out a few moments later with a reined pegasus and Nerian in tow. He tied his letter into the reins and then offered the reins to Nerian who took it in his mouth, giving Kieran a 'what am I doing?' look. Followed by a breath of wind of course of the same question. "You get to go home. Take the letter and the horse to Fianna. Then wait for her to send what I request back, and her own writings. Okay?" A pat to the horses snout, who nuzzled Kieran in return, before he gave a tug to his tied friend, walking off and fading into nothingness as he changed them first to his element, then crossed planes.
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 5:23 pm
"There is a big difference when intent is invloved, Onyx. Bode is not dirty, she doesn't intend, nor want, to kill or hurt or do the bad things that she has no control over. It's not about killing the weak to spare them being killed later on, that's flawed. It's like saying 'I'll kill my mother now so that old age does not calim her.' And animals, as we are, don't kill for sport. to eat and live is one thing, to destroy an mutialte for joy is another." He sighed. "In order to slay a soul, you must first make those actuions that kill a part of yours. It's the trade off. You kill someone, but they are takling a piece of you with them"
Blue watched all of the pretty horses intently. Taking in their names, their colours, their personalities. Every little detailw as something to feast on. He drank it all in like a sponge.
"Why is there a breeze inside here? Do the horses control it? How can the nightmare be that hot, and not be burning anything?"
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 6:13 pm
Eliot smiled as she read about the little blue man. She seemed to remember having a friend like him once, when she was very little. Maybe it was just a dream she had once, that was drudged up from the core of her memory just now. She seemed to have a hard time differenciating between her dreams and what really happened when she was a pup.
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 6:20 pm
"You kill them, they die. simple as that. adn you really think even bode hasn't done things on purpose, out of anger or fear? it's all a matter of degrees. the same reason a soldier killing a thousand men is considered a hero, while a civilian killing that same thousand is called a monster."
He grabbed a turkey leg and started eatting on it.
"We're all beasts to a point. it's how much you want to let that part have of you."
Malik glanced at Piper.
"Just asking is she felt better, is all. and once again teh reason for her being pissy before was Serino's defiance, she says."
Then to Blue.
"Nightmare's fire can burn. but the fire is extra planar..to her it is the same as a regular steed's mane and tail. the Zephyr's are horses of teh winds..so yes they make the breeze. speaking of which..why don't you ask Serino what the fuss was over?"
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 6:41 pm
She also gave a look over to her father and Blue. My her certinally was an inquisitive little thing wasn't he? Almost like he never missed a detail, and never wanted to miss anything else. It was a littler unnerving for her maybe and she idly wondered if Malik was getting the same vibe. After all, he was far more paranoid than her. But a blink at Serino as Malik made his suggestion. "Well? What was it all about?" A snort was her answer and a bit of wind that rustled her hair. She was quiet for a moment, staring at the creature...before breaking out into an absolute uncontrolled laugh. the kind that makes you hold your stomach. "And you did it?" Spoken through laughter of course and he gave her an angry look and a snort, more wind. And she laughed harder.
Kieran laughed also. Though he was trying to pretend he wasn't...or that he wasn't laughing just as hard as his daughter. My how the mighty have fallen. Serino gave him an angry look as well, pawing at the ground in almost angry fashion. "Well...her change in attitude makes sense now." Of course he was oblivious to the fact that Malik couldn't understand Zephyrs and well Piper was just laughing so hard she couldn't get anything out. But Kieran tried to sober himself, looking to Malik with a grin. "Well...seems your Nightmare does indeed get anything she wants."
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 6:56 pm
"We'll never agree on the issue, Onyx. You see life to simply. You don't just kill and that's that. You make a concious decision to take a life, and are forfiting part of your own. Intent, as I said carreis it's own role. A soldier protecting his country, a civilian trying to protect his life, makes little difference though. They both intent to kill to save something else. But if the man were a soldier simply to kill, that is ill intent. If the civilianw as murdering sadistic pleasure, that is ill intent. It's complicated. The soul isn't like the physical body, and behaves on it's own accord, regardless of what the mind might tell you."
"I don't beleive that Bode has used her powers with ill intent."
He thought about this monster buisness. He didn't want to be one. That in itself might have been the reason why he didn't like to hunt.
There was a very intent look on Blue's face. "Really? Wow..." He cocked his ehad, and tried to keep his balance as Kieran started laughing. "How dot he hroses turn into wind? Do they have that control over their atoms and molecules? Are they perhaps able to compress the space between the aprticles of their body, makign it smaller, or stretch them out to make them lighter?"
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 6:59 pm
Malik gave a look to them both. the 'what is so funny' look. then a glance at Nightmare, petting along her nose, and a look at Serino. whatever it was he certainly didn't like being laughed at about it, did he.
and another look at Blue.
"You do know, that if your purpose is really to gather information and I find that out, I will be personally feeding you to teh imps. and piper won't save you."
"And I think you overcomplicate things. Father is a master of teh ways of spirit and soul. it's part of his Path. and I don't see him thinking that killing someone kills a part of you. Where did you even come up with that anyway? what wierd books are you reading?"
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 7:02 pm
Blue blinked, cocked his head. "Find what out?" Put the threat hit home, and he ducked himself onto Kieran's shoudler, hiding himself behind ear and hair.
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 7:07 pm
Oh it was too funny. And poor Serino's ego was being brusied over it all. A pet between his ears, running her fingers through his mane. "I'm sorry...it's just..." Oh yes, too funny indeed. Perhaps he could be called brave for it, or maybe one shoudl jsut feel sorry. Piper managed to sober herself a little, looking to Malik who was out of the loop on the funny. "Remember, how you mentioned all that attention she wants from him. Well it's a specific type of attention." And she giggled some more. It wasn't the subject matter that was funny, it was the situation.
Kieran sobered himself as well. And raised a hand to Blue, patting him on the head with a finger in perhaps a form of comfort from imp threats. Though he heeded Malik's little warning on information gathering via the little guy, and kept his answer to quell the questions, simple. "Zephyrs, are merely wind. No more, no less." Then another slight chuckle before he composed himself and grinned at Malik. "So...what do you think about the prospect of Zephmares?"
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 7:16 pm
Eliot paused in her reading for a moment. She really aught to get some sturdy cotton for her wrappings, this silk was driving her insane. It was all slippering and she kept finding her neck at an awkward angle beasue she kept slipping down on her shelf. she once again picked herslef back up again and got comfortable.
That blue guy, she thought, i wonder what happened to him to make him lose his memory? I would hate for that to happen to me, memories are precous, something to cherish. I sure hope this author explains what happened at some point.
Eliot tried to judge what time it was but she couln't tell in her little spot high up on some shelf, in some odd and somewhat cozy lybrary. She wondered when Roarke would be around to talk about what they had seen in the domed room. She sighed, she supposed he would find her when he was good and ready. After all how was she supposed to know where he was? He had magic, she was sure he could use that.
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 7:17 pm
"You're all one sided Onyx. What books have I been reading? anytihng I can get my hands on. Which I can't say much for Mr. Brawler. Whenw as the last time you read a book from front to back? And sincee when were you the one to beleive everything Father tells you? He knows the ways of Vah spirit and soul. But we aren't just Vah, we are conduit born. We have both sides to work with. More philosphy to work with. Father doesn't know everything, Onyx."
Blue smlied. "Ah, I see." but he gave a glare to malik. Come on, he hadn't done anything wrong! He was just insanly curious about it all. And then the prospect of half-breeds came to attention. Hmm, that would be interesing wouldn't it? A horse with both the powers of a Ngihtmare and a Zephyr. Hmm, logged that bit away.
"I mean no hamr to anyone here. Really. Kieran, you don't think I was....made..." he was pretty sure they had all agreed on that little part...."just to be cruel, do you?" Big fairy eyes....
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 7:27 pm
Malik raised a brow at that..and glanced at Nightmare who held her head up proudly and snorted and highsteeped her feet.
"Well well. That's what all the fuss was about."
Then a glance at Serino, and a small grin.
"Consider yourself lucky. Nightmare is very picky. I tried to breed her to another Nightmare once and she killed and ate him. I was very displeased. damn male cost me quite a bit."
Nightmare gave a derisive snort at that, and pawed the ground.
"Don't start. I don't care if he wouldn't submit the point was he was expensive. your refusal woudl have been fine. instead I come in to fine him half eaten."
"I didn't say he has all the answers. but we're not conduits. we're nto Vah. but we seem to be alot more vah than conduit, woudln't you think? hell, you don't even have a Conduit's energy..adn I just barely have any of that. And the last time I read a book cover to cover..it was on Taxadermy."
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 7:37 pm
He rolled his eyes. "Figures. Only book you ever read is about skinning animal skinning and stuffing. Real insightful."
He shook his head. "We're more conduit that you think, Onyx. Despite our physical appears. It's in out genetics. We are half vah, half conduit. There isn't any way around it. We were lucky to be bron without Mother's void, and without Father's Gift."
There were a few other things that ended to make Monstone think he was quiet the conduit, but that was something he hadn't told anybody, not even Onyx. He wasn't even all that certian that his parents knew. But he decided not to think about that.
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 7:44 pm
Well...Kieran had always been a blunt elf. "Well Blue, you could of been made for any number of reasons. You missing your memory is a bit troublesome. Us elves by nature are cautious creatures, a bit paranoid if you will of anything that seems to dig too deep into things. Even the harmless questions of children can be seen as a threat. It's just our nature, not that we're blaming you."
Malik merely got a snort and a gust of wind. Consider himself lucky? Yes in a way, no in a way. After all...did she really have to chase him down and be mean to him about it. Nightmares. Though he also gave one of those cautious little snorts of his at the mentioning of Nightmare killing another nightmare. For about the millionth time, he was glad that he couldn't technically be hurt. Stomped to death and eaten by Nightmare wasn't looking fun at all.
"Well...I'm just surrounded by all the picks of the menfolk aren't I? Nightmare's choice, Elven king, tournament champion. Quite the lucky little elf aren't I?" She gave another laugh, petting at Serino again. "Aw, don't be mad, we're just playing with you." Then a look to Malik as she brushed a few stands of silver and read from her eyes. "Seems your Nightmare is more like you than one originally though. Persistent in her ways when she wants something."
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 8:11 pm
"Of course. I trained her, what woudl you expect. she's teh best, and she knows it and she expects to get treated in the same manner."
Another pat to Nightmare, who was giving Serino a look. he knew what it ment.
"And it's good to be hearing you laugh agian, Piper. and now that we have that settled, I have a task for Serino. I have to items that need to be shipped to Deepwater palace, into the main audience chamber. and axe and a shawl. think you can do it?"
And Malik this time got a n**. Nightmare had other plans fo Serino. that made malik chuckle.
"Then again. I don't think you'll have time for that right now, Serino."
"Well it was the only book that appealed to me. I'm a hunter, what can I say. and lucky? I wish we had father's gift, as I said before. this demonic aura and little parlor trick wizardry is just pathetic compared to what either of them can do."
Then a closer look at Moonstone.
"You're hiding something. what is it?"
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