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 Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 4:22 pm
Remove Oqaia "I hope so. ...For their sakes." She sighed, and reached around to pat Amkia gently.
Keeping hold of Kala, Heather looked around. "What do you want to do now Susa? If you don't mind I would like to hang around with you a bit more. I don't have much else to do and my friends could be... anywhere." She smiled and looked at Amkia who was getting a little more bold and coming out of hiding."I'd be delighted to stay with you. At the very least, I might help keep these... temporarily fighting two apart." It was as if she refused to believe that siblings could be so dire against one another. She indicated the path that the others in the crowd were following. "After you."
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Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 4:23 pm
Oqaia "Anything, of course." She whistled a tune to a Food Bearer and watched as he came nearer.
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Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 4:31 pm
Oqaia "Oh, I'll be fine. After the ...ceremony, we head for the river. I'll just celebrate from the water." She smiled, thanking Marissa for the concern. She peered through the slats of the cart at the wooden carved heart. "That looks like a Woodland Heart. It compells Earth Elements to come to you."
At the mention of water, she reminded herself to travel to the docks as soon as possible.
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Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 4:32 pm
Heather led the way down the path, holding Kala tightly. She wasn't running off again. The leopard walked irritated by her side though there wasn't a doubt that she wasn't happy and wanted to run off again.
"You dont think you could make this girl grow do you?" She was joking of course. "At least then she can't run off!" She chuckled and looked back at Amkia who had taken a great liking to Susa and was basically clinging to her.
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Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 4:35 pm
Sizzla Oqaia "Anything, of course." She whistled a tune to a Food Bearer and watched as he came nearer. The Food Bearer came up promptly, with a tray laden with treats. Of these, one were obviously a white mushroom, stuffed with a sort of greyish green herb. The Bearer looked to the priestess, who nodded her approval and then looked to Irina.
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Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 4:36 pm
M i s s a Marissa looked surprised. "Oh, how curious. Thank you for telling me. But...how is it used? Must I saw somethine, a magic word perhaps, or..." She trailed off. She hadn't a clue.
At the mention of water, she reminded herself to travel to the docks as soon as possible. "Just wearing it usually does... the trick."
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Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 4:41 pm
Oqaia Sizzla Oqaia "Anything, of course." She whistled a tune to a Food Bearer and watched as he came nearer. The Food Bearer came up promptly, with a tray laden with treats. Of these, one were obviously a white mushroom, stuffed with a sort of greyish green herb. The Bearer looked to the priestess, who nodded her approval and then looked to Irina.
Kalpana sniffed at the tray, and then the scent of the mushroom caught her nose and she pushed up on Irina's arm to smell it more easily. It seemed awfully enticing.
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Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 4:44 pm
Sizzla "Ooh, I'll bet this one is the right one. It looks like it would be," she said, picking up the mushroom with the green herbs in it. "This is White Fire, right?" she asked, looking up at the Food Bearer.
Kalpana sniffed at the tray, and then the scent of the mushroom caught her nose and she pushed up on Irina's arm to smell it more easily. It seemed awfully enticing. "White Fire. I hope you enjoy." He was polite and perfunctory, and then bowed and disappeared back into the crowd.
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Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 4:47 pm
Oqaia There was a surprise, and even a sort of sadness behind his green eyes. He did not come any closer to her- but lowered his voice into a husky, emotional whisper that would seem like he was right upon her, whispering in her ear. "I call any woman a lady who posesses of her such grace... beauty... and the kindness of a mother. You are a Lady, Gwynna. And I do not know how intriguing you are to others. I only know my own mind." Gwynna shivered slightly, her dark skin flushing. "Well then," she mumbled, rather at a loss. An enquiring chitter from Nusa brought Gwynna back to herself. She was no blushing virgin to be so easily perturbed! "Well then!" Gwynna repeated, tossing her hair. "Would the dashing winged one escort this lady to the festivities?" Nusa giggled and clapped her paw-like hands. This was more like the mother she knew!
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Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 4:49 pm
Kimie Kitty Gwynna shivered slightly, her dark skin flushing. "Well then," she mumbled, rather at a loss. An enquiring chitter from Nusa brought Gwynna back to herself. She was no blushing virgin to be so easily perturbed! "Well then!" Gwynna repeated, tossing her hair. "Would the dashing winged one escort this lady to the festivities?" Nusa giggled and clapped her paw-like hands. This was more like the mother she knew! "To the festivals. ...As a start." He took her arm, drawing her fingers down the edge of her arm surrepitously as he did so.
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Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 4:50 pm
Oqaia Sizzla "Ooh, I'll bet this one is the right one. It looks like it would be," she said, picking up the mushroom with the green herbs in it. "This is White Fire, right?" she asked, looking up at the Food Bearer.
Kalpana sniffed at the tray, and then the scent of the mushroom caught her nose and she pushed up on Irina's arm to smell it more easily. It seemed awfully enticing. "White Fire. I hope you enjoy." He was polite and perfunctory, and then bowed and disappeared back into the crowd.
Kal sniffed it again before opening her mouth and gently closing it around the mushroom. She chewed a couple of times, enjoying the flavor of the interesting treat.
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Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 4:54 pm
White Fire is spicy. It is hot, it causes mouth-watering... and it is also a very mild narcotic. What sort of child would need a narcotic to find growth to the most peculiar toddler ever? ...Why... the delusional little one that Irina had found herself being mother to. A purple light- made up not of a wash... but bubbles- overtook the little badger... and when they disappeared, the thing in its mothers arms was... a largish toddler with a beautiful, but peculiar visage. All infants are Darkling Infants, due to the transferrance of the darker meij that causes the transformation. However... Kalpana was not an Infant of Darkling. What was she? ...As was much with this little one, it was... unknown. 
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Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 5:03 pm
If Irina knew that White Fire was a narcotic, she probably wouldn't have given it to Kal in the first place. She was a responsible mother after all!
As a wash of bubbles overtook Kalpana's form, Irina's eyes went wide, and quickly changed hues to a strange, icy-blue color. Her aura reading had kicked in for the first time in months, and as she saw the little girl's aura, she was very confused. Her aura was all colors, pulsating and moving in a strange rhythm.
In her arms was a strange little girl, with fun, multi-colored hair, and the features of the badger that she once was. Kalpana was now a toddler.
"Oh my gosh, Kal!! You're so beautiful!" she exclaimed, hugging her daughter tightly. "Look at you! I can't believe that's all it took to make you grow up."
She held the girl at arm's length, and smiled more brightly than she had in ages.
Kal squirmed a bit in her mother's arms, not used to her new form quite yet. She gripped Irina's arms with clawed fingers, digging in a bit to make sure that she wouldn't fall. She smiled at her mother and gave a little squeak, whiskers twitching a bit as she gazed with new eyes upon Irina.
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Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 5:08 pm
Oqaia "To the festivals. ...As a start." He took her arm, drawing her fingers down the edge of her arm surrepitously as he did so. Gwynna raised a brow and suppressed less-than-innocent smile. "We'll see," she said, shifting Nusa up on her hip. But she didn't move away from Orrel or protest his boldness.
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Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 7:16 pm
Oqaia He seemed surprised by the question... but not angered. He stopped in his step for the first time, but it was a momentary falter, and then he was back to his gentle leading through the crowd. "Well... my mother was a priestess, so I suppose I was sort of born into this world. But the choice was my own, to follow the White Magic. It is the purest in this world, and the most beautiful. I'm blessed to be able to be in the service of the White Magic, and the Spirit that will draw even more of it into the world." He brushed his fingers gently along Mirela's arm. "And you are blessed, as well, for being here, and being in this presence."
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