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 Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 7:30 pm
Noelle was feeding the phoenixes, grinning. She always liked to show Sean that no matter what locks he put on his potions, she'd always get them. She patted her pocket, where she always kept her lock-picking equipment. She glanced at Darren and Sean, still smiling. "All of those? That's a lot of money."
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Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 8:08 pm
Ophelia walked along the winding cobble stone path that lead to her favorite garden. The hood of her long, dark cloak was pulled above her head, covering her eyes from others, lest she be recognized.
She approached the large old tree and rested the palm of her right hand against it lovingly. Sinking to the ground, Ophelia rested her body inbetween the tree large roots, her head propped up againt the trunk.
She closed her eyes and drifted away into meditation.
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Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 8:12 pm
Noelle dusted her hands off. "I'm going to go explore~!" She grinned, and shapeshifted into a falcon, cawed, and flew off. She flew to a garden, and transformed into a horse, trotting along happily, not caring who saw her. She passed Ophelia, and stopped to examine her.
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Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 8:19 pm
Ophelia opened her eyes slowly, aware of anouther creatures prescence and gaze. She looked up to find a horse and her eyebrow rose in a quizical fashion. Standing, she brushed off herself and walked over to the horse, staring into its eyes with kindness.
"You are no normal horse." Ophelia said with a soft musical voice and a smile.
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Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 8:24 pm
The horse let out a light laugh as it transformed back into a human. Noelle grinned at the girl. "No, in fact, I'm not a horse at all!" She did a sweeping bow, and made a top hat roll down her arm to her hand. "I'm Noelle Prong, performer!" The crystal earring that dangled from her left earlobe marked her as a thief, although she hoped the girl didn't know that.
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Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 8:32 pm
"A pleasure." Ophelia said with a smile.
Suddenly, her eyes rolled in the back of her head and she fell to the ground. The inticate crystal neckalce around her neck began to glow with a pale light and Ophelia's right hand grasped it tightly.
Fire, a large fire consuming the halls of her home, set ablaze by one of the servants. A body contorting in agony...
"Father!" Ophelia screamed as her eyes rolled back, she looked at the girl with worry. Had her secret been revealed? She bit her lip and ran off toward her home.
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Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 8:36 pm
"Wait? What just happened?" Noelle's jaw dropped. What the hell just happened? "A-are you a?" She shook her head and ran off. "No way, she can't be... HEY!" She transformed into a horse and galloped towards the noble. "Where ever you're going, you seem to need to get there quick. Get on, and hold on."
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Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 8:40 pm
Ophelia bit her lip in thought again before jumping on the horse's back.
"To the Aurel mansion!" She cried.
Father...please don't let me be too late... She thought as the city blurred past. Panic ruled her body and she shook with fear.
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Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 8:42 pm
"Directions?" Noelle asked as she galloped. The girl was riding sidesaddle, bareback, as a noble would. She treated her like she treated every other noble, well, minus the stealing. The girl seemed distressed. "Are you a seer?" She asked.
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Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 8:50 pm
"Take a right!" Ophelia called, shocked to hear the girls question.
She considered telling the girl no, but what good wold it have done. She already knew anyway.
"Yes, I have been since birth. Left."
The mansion was straight ahead now, and flames reached heavenward from the glass windows.
No. Ophelia thought as they stopped in front of the gate.
She burst through the front door and ran through the heat and smoke straight to her fathers bedroom, to find him in a crumbled black heap in the floor. Tears streamed down her face and she pushed the hood of her cloak back. Distantly, she was aware of servants splashing the halls with water but she could not bring herself to move. Tiny flames still flickered around the room and she sat in the floor, frozen, staring at what was left of her father.
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Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 8:52 pm
Noelle transformed into a large hawk and grabbed the girl by the shoulders. "Nobles are insane!" She muttered, flying away from the house with the girl in her claws.
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Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 9:00 pm
"Stop it! Put me down this instant!" Ophelia called as she looked at her house, it was not damaged badly from the fire but her heart was. To make matters worse this girl knew her secret and was taking her god knows where.
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Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 9:05 pm
"I don't trust that you won't do something insane. I'm taking you to some place where I'll be able to give you some potions." Note: Tell Sean to brew more of those potions. She dropped into her room above the shop, and set Ophelia on the floor. "I have a few stashed away here." She said, walking over to a small set of drawers.
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Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 9:09 pm
Ophelia looked around the room in confusion. She rubbed her acheing shoulders and observed the room having never been in a peasent house before, she found it better than what she had always heard. Then suddenly one word caught her attention, potion.
"Potion, is this an apothacary?"
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Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 9:14 pm
"Apothecary?" Noelle looked at the noble strangely. "I don't speak noble, this is a potions shop, I help run it with my friend Sean." She took a small vial from the drawer. "He makes the potions, I picked up a few things." She handed the vial to the noble. "Basil, sage, and rosemary, the three ingredients that make a wonderful pick-me-up. People react differently to it though, so it might give you a slight energy boost, or it might make you happy. Depends." She shrugged.
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