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 Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 9:09 pm
Raylan beamed happily as he floated inside, his green eyes practically shining with delight. She wasn't sending him away; such joy!
"Cheese?" he asked with interest, blinking once. "I don't think I've had cheese before, actually. Does it taste good?"
Ares waited for a moment before floating back toward the bell, her three red eyes a little hopeful as she looked up at the brass bell again. Perhaps now, it may work...
Grasping the metal chain once more, she gave a few flicks of her wrist and allowed the bell to ring, scanning her surrounds for any changes. Hopefully, she wasn't annoying the ancient with the second call, but she wasn't exactly sure how else to go about it.
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Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 9:13 pm
"Good day," came the deep voice from perilously close to her ear. Somehow, Julius had managed to approach within two inches of her before showing himself, with unsettling results. He was clad as immaculately as ever, fingers typically steepled, eyes predictably hidden behind that mysterious blindfold, his face in a position that gave the sense of him staring down his long nose at her. "Have you sorted yourself out?"
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Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 9:25 pm
Ares' hand that had grasped the chain was immediately held to her chest, her heart pounding hard from being startled. Goodness... He was really good at sneaking up on others, and here she thought she would rectify that by learning magic detection. However, one shouldn't expect any less from an ancient, now should they?
Taking in a breath to calm herself, she released it slowly before she looked to Julius, bringing her hands down to rest by her sides again. "Good day," she decided to begin with, giving him a slight bow. "I believe I have, which is why I've come here today. I seek knowledge, Julius. I would like to request a quest..."
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Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 9:46 pm
"A quest." His voice was cold, uninviting. It was amazing how such a steady tone could convey such a range of emotion merely by careful choice of words. "Have you thought much about what it would entail? Quests are dangerous undertakings, requiring great amounts of effort and determination. There can be no doubt in your heart and no fears in your mind."
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Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 10:00 pm
Ares was quiet while he spoke, her eyes unwavering as she thought about what he said. Her tail flicked lightly at the mention of danger, curious as to what may come of her accepting. She wouldn't back down, however, not after deciding that she'd do whatever it would take to learn the things she wanted to know.
"I am fully aware of the risk I might be taking by going on a quest," she admitted, closing her eyes for a moment. "I have thought about it, and I assure you... I haven't a doubt in my heart or fear in my mind."
She opened her eyes to look up at him, the only hint of emotion in them being hope. "If given a quest, I will do whatever it takes to finish it."
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Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2004 10:13 pm
His fingertips parted as his hands slid open in beckoning. "Please remain still," he instructed as he reached towards her. His hands stopped just short of actual physical contact and hovered over her skin as if trying to sense something deep within her.
There was a hint of strain on his usually stony face and his blindfold began to glow. The long cords tied to the blindfold in the back rose into the air, displaying shiny golden baubles. Julius's hands began to glow as well, the same soft pale blue light as the blindfold. After a moment he ceased. "You..." He reclasped his hands and fell back into his standard position. "You bear the mark of the Empress."
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Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2004 11:48 pm
Ares quirked a brow, not able to believe what she'd just heard him say at first. "Pardon?" she questioned, her tail flicking slightly.
This...would explain some things, but she'd hardly believed it to be true. No matter how many times someone else claimed to be her knight, or that she was a princess, most of her didn't want to believe it. It was a story... It was a childish point of view. And now, it was being told to her by an ancient.
"The... Empress?" she said softly, thinking it over again. It... It was all true, then? "May I ask for a bit of an explination on this?"
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Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2004 1:10 am
"In order to bear her mark, you must display a certain amount of her traits, and these are never to be found together without reason," he said.
Inwardly, Julius was cringing. He hated to admit such a thing to Ares; he had already marked her as a dangerously delusional feien. How the Mark of the Empress had landed on her was a great mystery. It were there, though, that much he could not deny. Even if none the mental traits were present, the physical traits were as plain as day. Damn that Corvus.
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Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2004 10:00 am
Ares looked down toward herself for a moment before looking to Julius again, wondering how it was she resembled the empress. There was a reason she carried the traits?
"All right then... What shall I do now?" she decided to ask.
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Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2004 10:54 am
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Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2004 7:25 pm
Ares thought over this for a moment, furrowing her brow a little bit. The Great Plains... That sounded familiar for one reason or another. A place where the sky meets the earth? Was he talking about a mountain?
"Her... mantle..." she finally echoed quietly, her expression softening once more. "May I ask where to find the Great Plains?"
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Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2004 7:42 am
"Try a map," the Ancient said.
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Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2004 11:33 am
Figures. It was worth a try asking, however.
"I have one more question," she said, looking toward the window to Em's house for a moment. "Just to be clear, if I were to bring someone with me, they'd only be able to go as far as the enterance, am I right? Or am I not allowed to have company on this quest?"
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Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2004 11:53 am
"They would not be able to enter the Empress's abode, no," said Julius. "Unless they themselves possessed the Empress's mark and passed the test."
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Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2004 12:06 pm
Ares nodded in understanding, looking back to Julius. She wasn't sure if anyone she knew held the mark as well, but she didn't want to trouble them to test themselves solely for the purpose of accompanying her. So long as someone would tag along for most of the way, that was good enough for her.
"Thank you, Julius," she said politely with a small bow, turning her eyes up to him. "When I complete the quest, will I be needing to come back here to meet with you again? Or will it be just that: completed?"
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