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 Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 8:33 pm
"Gotcha." Jake stopped swinging his legs and looked around as the dragons stared at them, not used to such a small boy being so friendly with their emporer. Jake couldn't blame them.
Demios smiled at Jake and Rore, the two making an obvious pair. He went over to a large table with a map of the area on it. "Okay Elistral umm, you mind showing us where the civilians were taken?"
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Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 9:16 pm
Elistral came over and leaned on the table with both hands, scanning the map. It was well detailed. "I honestly don't know. I let the Protectors figure that out while I focused on the defense..."
Rore stared back at the dragons, except he was interested in their armor and weapon choice. "I heard they were headed east to the old Ravager caves; but I'm not sure."
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Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 9:56 pm
"That would make sense. This small hill around the area..." Demios was tracing the hill and bumped into one of Elistral's fingers and paused for a moment. "Would make for a good place for arrow defense and the caves themselves would make good defense as well." Demios looked up from the map to his generals. "Okay boys you know where to start. I'd like a party sent by noon of anyone willing to go. This meeting's adjourned." The generals nodded and bowed as they left. leaving Demios and the others alone in the tent. "Well, there we go. A searching party will be sent soon."
"That's good. But hey Rore, let's go see if Strider's up." Jake looked at Rore with a smile.
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Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 10:28 pm
"We sent them off early, so they should all be safe. Wherever they are." Elistral tried to feign ignorance and study the map closer, hoping at the same time that her face wasn't getting pink.
"Are you sure?" Rore watched the dragons leave before glancing at Jake. "Isn't he still hurt?"
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Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 11:07 pm
"Yeah but i'd like to go see him at least. Wouldn't you?" Jake patted Rore's head. "Come on, let's go." Jake leaned down and whispered in Rore's ear. "Also I think leaving these two alone would be very interesting, you see how they've been acting around each other." Jake sat up. "Hey Elistral do you think you should stay here? I'm sure there are other things Demios and you should go over, like the clean up and rebuilding, since you're both leaders and such?"
"Well...you do kinda have a point." Demios was thinking but when he looked at Elistral he knew it would be awkward. "But...!"
"It's decided then. You two go over the repairs and the clean up and we'll go see Strider. You guys can come catch up later, okay?" Jake smiled at them. "Come on Rore."
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Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 11:37 pm
"Oh, okay." Elistral knew that they'd leave either way, even if there wasn't anything to discuss. She thought the look on Jake's face had been suspicious but hadn't been sure. "So...The front gate is pretty torn up..." She started off, glancing at Demios.
"Uh, sure. That makes more sense than just standing around here." Rore began to head to the door and went to step over Fenrir, who instead stood up and trotted out with the pair. "Where are you headed off to?" He asked him.
"I have to make sure that the help I lent gets back home," Fenrir explained, sniffing the air. It smelled much like dragons.
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Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 12:03 am
"Yeah..." Demios glanced at Elistral when she glanced at him and he quickly looked away. His heart was beating. He knew it'd turn up like this.
"Hey, where are they from any way? I can't jog my memory of where they came from. I read so many books when I was learning from Strider too." Jake thought hard but couldn't seem to remember.
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Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 12:21 am
Elistral felt warmth rush to her face a little. "I...am glad that you weren't killed on the hill top. More then I thought I would be."
"Er, a different place on this planet," Fenrir replied over his shoulder. "It's a little secluded from everything else so maybe that's why you haven't heard of it."
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Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 12:33 am
Demios turned red in an instant. "And I was glad that you were so glad...more...then I thought I would...be..." Demios' heart was beating faster then before. He tried to look again but found that he couldn't. "I uh...got really furious when you got hurt...and when you went to fight the dragons. I wanted to beat myself for letting you go up...alone..." Demios felt himself getting even redder as he spoke.
Jake sat for a while, not saying anything until he looked back at Demios' tent. "I wonder what they're talking about..."
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Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 12:48 am
"It's not your fault." Elistral edged over to him, using the table as a support. Then she looked up into Demios's eyes with concern. "Someone had to go up there...And your wing is still hurt." She placed a reassuring hand on his shoulder. "That and you had my ring with you, so I wasn't really alone."
"I don't know." Rore kept walking. "You can read minds, can't you?"
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Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 12:57 am
Jake looked forward again. "Yeah but in this case it'd be rude. I'd rather learn second hand in this case."
Demios layed his hand on hers and looked into her eyes. "I know, but if you had gotten hurt. I don't know what I would've done. I'm sorry I wasn't strong enough to protect you on the hill. I feel so useless."
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Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 1:17 am
"You couldn't have known that would happen." Elistral flushed but didn't look away, her blue eyes searching. "You are a dragon king, don't feel that way."
"Eh, true." Rore shrugged in agreement.
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Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 1:27 am
Demios was searching Elistral's eyes as well, looking for any sign as to her thoughts. "When it comes to you, I just can't help it." Demios took Elistral's hand in his now, holding it tightly but gentley.
They had started to come up to the tent as Rore shrugged, Jake almost losing his balance. "So you heading down to the front gate Fenrir?"
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Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 1:40 am
Elistral lowered her head a fraction, unsure of what to say. "I, uh, I'm flattered, Demios..."
"Mm, near there." Fenrir licked his muzzle absently. At some point he'd have to wash all of the blood off. It was starting to make his stomach rumble just the tiniest bit. "Why?"
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Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 2:42 pm
Demios took Elistral's hand and kissed it. "I mean what I say and say what I mean."
"Cuz we're here. Unless you're coming in too." Jake looked at Fenrir's form and then inside the tent. "I don't know how the healers would take a big wolf walking right into their tent. Where there's blood. They'd think you were going to attack something."
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