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 Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 9:57 am
Nox nodded, still staring at the window. "They are anethma to us, trying to tame our spirits and make us more like humans...like the docile sheep they themselves have become. We were created to dominate the other races, to feed off their dreams, not to elevate them to our equals..."
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Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 10:10 am
'So I should be making my Kithain do what I wish?' said Aranea, her crimson eyes sparkling a little at that thought.
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Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 10:13 am
Nox blinked and turned to look at the girl. "Do you not already? They are tools for our use, servants...nothing more than that. Although it sometimes doesn't hurt to let them think they are more."
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Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 10:15 am
'I've been adjusting. I worried that I might be cursed again if I did too much against my Kithain.' she looked worried, worried that she had not been behaving as she had.
'I will remember that.' she said.
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Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 10:19 am
Nox snorted softly. "The Kithain had naught to do with our curse. It was my mother's bad judgement. She underestimated the wiles of my father." She sighed softly.
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Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 10:25 am
Aranea nodded;
'I am glad about that at least.' she mumbled softly. She shifted on the dais, fidgeting a little. She stood again.
'I feel I have taken too much of your time up Majesty,' she said, bowing again.
'I should find the laboratory and study in earnest to be of use to you.'
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Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 10:27 am
Nox inclined her head slightly. "Very well. If there are any items lacking which you need to have supplied, let Corvus know. He is acting as Seneschal of the castle at this time."
With a wave of her hand the Majestrix gave the child her permission to depart.
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Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 10:32 am
'I will, thank you Majesty,' she said, her footsteps taking her swiftly from Nox's presence, her mind awhirl with all that she had learned.
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Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 9:20 am
PLANNING NEW YEAR'S SABOTAGE
A fire burned in a brazier in the center of the floor of the Inner Sanctum. Herbs had been added to the oils to give the flames strange purple and green hues as they danced around the iron lip of the cauldron. In front of it, Majestrix Nox sat in the circle of Moon Court Fey surrounding the conflagration. Her eyes were closed in contemplation, but in due course they opened, the twilight orbs sweeping over the assembled members of her court.
"The time has arrived my people. Our numbers increase, and the Sun Court is blissfully unaware of our return. My Kithain has provided me intelligence on a forthcoming revel by our foolish brethren to celebrate the New Year, and I believe it will be a good time to show our hand. Are you ready to stand by me as we deal a blow to the fools who treat humans as equals rather than servants?"
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Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 10:35 am
Feles watched, pale eyes reflecting the lights from the brazier as he listened. He hated this... hated being small and weak. He WANTED to help. He wanted to do something more than sit and muddle through things that the older Fey did with an astonishing ease. Still, there had to be something that he could do.
Snapping his attention back to Nox as her question rang out, he stepped forward, the crisp white of his tabard gleaming against equally white skin. He didn't say a word... he didn't want to make a fool of himself when he already knew that he could barely form a coherent sentence.
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Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 3:35 pm
Spina listen to the Majestrix, her words were like music to her ears. Finally they would be able to show themselves and her magic could be put to use. She was paying attention to no one else, only Nox. It was about time they did something, took a step forward. The Sun Court seemed quite useless, even with their high numbers she felt they would the Moon Court would stand over them.
She nodded, a grin acros her face. It was first time she had been so happy since woken. "My Majestrix, your plan is beyond perfect. And i am more them willing to make a stand on that night." she siad, her white teeth visible threw her smirk. But worss words felt like a lie, would she help, or did she only want to see the outcome of is meeting between the two courts. She was unsure about that, but sure that the action they would take would most definatly be worth writing in a history book.
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Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2004 6:25 am
Aranea finished filling the phials, aware that she was probably late and would be the last one to arrive in the Majestrix's presence. She hoped as she sealed the phials with wax stoppers that what she had made for use against the Sun Court would appease Nox for her tardiness. She unrolled a leather pack, sliding each phial into the straps, and rolled the pack up. She tucked it away, rinsing her hands in a stone bowl of spring water to remove any trace of chemicals, then she ran her fingers through her hair and left the gloomy laboratory. She pattered up the stairs quickly and ran along corridors, finally entering the Inner Sanctum. She brushed down her dress, and made a courtly bow to Majestrix Nox, regaining her breath as she stood amongst her fellow Fey.
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Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2004 6:28 am
Nox's starry gaze rested first on Feles, to whom she granted a smile of approval. She seemed inordinately pleased with the newest child escaped from the curse.
Spina's words drew her eyes to the returned Sleeper and she nodded her head. "Your support is both heartening and invigorating, Oracle. Later this evening perhaps you can scry for me the outcome of our actions. But let me further lay out my intent."
She rose from where she had been seated, and began to stalk around the outside of the circle of fey, her fingers steepled before her chin. "Sajhiri has informed me that King Cervus intends to hold a Masquerade ball in honor of the revel. This is a perfect opportunity for us to slip in costumed and unrecognized. I suspect it will take even the most observant of them a few hours to realize there are more fey present than their numbers should amount to. Especially as I have a plan to muddle their senses. This requires the skills of Aranea and a brave volunteer to be the first to venture in."
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Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2005 11:37 am
Feles thought for a moment, a frown crossing his lips as he tried to think. He was a child... no one really suspected a child of anything. By the same token, the stupid Sun Court Fey might take it upon themselves to 'watch out' for him, and might prevent him from being able to do something unseen. He looked up at Nox then willing to let her make the decision. "Fes go. Can sneak aroun'... but dumb Fey might 'fink Fes need hand held." He made a face then, displaying exactly what he thought of being coddled. "Dey maybe 'fink lil kid not bad. Can look good." With that, he looked up at Nox with his best 'Oh lookit that, he's such a little ANGEL' expression, eyes wide and ears pricked straight up from his pale hair.
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Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2005 1:51 pm
Lupinus saw Aranea when he entered and had stared, not recognizing her at first, and looking away quickly when he realized who it was. She'd grown too, then, and she was very pret... tall, he thought firmly.
Well, and what did he expect, that Aranea would stay a child forever? He felt awkward watching how graceful she was now. His cheeks felt warm, and he avoided her gaze, focusing instead on the Majestrix.
He nodded as Nox revealed her plan. It sounded good, the perfect chance for them to reveal themselves. Carefully not looking at Aranea, he stepped forward and bowed. "I will volunteer myself to be the first to enter, Majestrix," he said.
A thought came to him, and he looked down at the small cat fey with narrowed eyes. Sacrifices must be made for the plan, he sighed, and continued, though not thrilled with the thought of dealing with a child. "Perhaps Feles could accompany me, as the Sun Court may wonder why a small child fey is arriving alone."
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