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 Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 9:26 am
Rhiannon looked up as they re-entered, the smile returning to her face as she saw Damien. She restrained herself from going over and grabbing his hand again, and merely sat still. She nodded at Eirnae, still curious as to what was going on, and more curious as to what they had to leave the room to discuss, and reached for his hand again when he was once more seated next to her.
Rhiannon watched Lenore's usage of magic with curiosity, fascinated as always by anything remotely magickal. Rhiannon looked blankly at Damien, ask her something? She felt a tad panicked, was she being asked to stop seeing Damien or something? Her insecurities flared up again and she thought to keep her breath even.
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Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 10:01 am
Ah, so she's been appointed the revealer of her idea? She mentally shrugs, secretly pleased that Damien was willing to let her ask this question instead of taking up the call himself. She makes a mental note to break into the subject of magically silencing the walls of the room Rhiannon will be taking as hers as well as Damien's later, so she won't spoil the moment. She takes her time in swallowing her sip of wine, smirking a bit at the face Lenore makes when she discovers that the blood in her glass had gotten cold while they had their disccusion in the hall. Her glass comes down to rest on her lap, her slender fingers a graceful cage of flesh as she nods to Damien's prompting. "No doubt you are wondering why I felt it necessary to pull Damien and Lenore to the side earlier. I assure you, my dear, that it is about nothing negative."
She gives Rhiannon a few seconds to let that sink in before she goes on, "I feel that the quickest way to bring new stability into your mother's life, and possibly your own, would be for you to move to a new residence. One that wouldn't hold within it the ghosts of bad memories."
She lifts a hand away from her lap to gesture in the air, an indication of the sitting room itself. "It has been agreed amongst those present that your family is welcome here, if our manor would suit your needs." Her tone grows softer as she adds, "We would be honored to have you and your mother here with us, as members of our family."
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Eirnae Slytherin-Natenhar
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Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 7:44 am
Rhiannon nodded slowly;
'I did wonder,' she said quietly. At Eirnae's assurance that they hadnt been talking about finding a way of getting rid of Rhiannon, she felt a little bit of relief. She blinked at Eirnae's next statements, wondering how that was to be solved...after all it could take weeks, months even to find a new place to live and move out. She was about to ask if they had an idea as to to somewhere they could go, when their offer knocked her for six.
'...live here?' she stammered, eyes rounded. It was an interesting proposition she knew, and the thought of being able to see Damien easier was very appealing, but her own mother...she had no idea how she would react.
'I know I would be very grateful to take you up on your most generous offer,' she nodded.
'But I don't know about my mother...someone would... or I'd have to ask her,' Rhiannon frowned, wondering how should approach her mother about it. She might accuse her of meddling, involving others in their family problems.
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Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 7:59 am
Damien covers his smile at Rhiannon's reaction with a scaled hand, and turns twinkling eyes to Rhiannon.
Lenore leans forward, sipping thoughtfully on the blood in her glass. "Well," she starts. "I could always talk to her?" she offers. "If you would rather pass that baton on to someone else, that is."
"And, if not," Damien pipes in. "I could be there with you, if you need support."
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Lenore Silme-Natenhar Crew
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Eirnae Slytherin-Natenhar
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Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:05 am
"I'll also be glad to take up the baton, as Lenore put it," Eirnae offers with a nod. "Sayuri and I never much had a chance to be close friends, but she does know me through the HQ, as well as Lenore. We could even go all together, and cheer her up with a bit of an event. Perhaps even bring some of Emme's delicous food for added effect."
The last is added when she spots Emme peeking out into the sitting room from the dining area, looking rather anxious. "Perhaps we'd best relieve our dear house elf of her concern if her delectable delights are to our liking by trying some and proving her worries wrong." She chuckles as she keeps a grip on her glass as she gets up and walks around the back of the couch to stand just behind Lenore. "We can decide how we'll chat up Sayuri after our bellies have something to work on."
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Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 5:50 am
Rhiannon leaned and kissed Damien tenderly on the cheek before looking over at Eirnae and Lenore again.
'I really am very grateful for your offers, to help and to live here.'
Damien was so lucky she thought; this was what a family should be like, not the mess that hers had become. A tight feeling caught in her throat and she swiped at her forming tears with her free hand.
'Excuse me,' she mumbled, turning away on the seat as she tried to compose herself.
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Lenore Silme-Natenhar Crew
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Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 6:16 am
Damien, a slightly worried expression on his, reaches for Rhi, to put his arms around her. "It's alright," he murmers, in elven.
Lenore frowns a little, and looks over at Eirnae, before returning her attention to Rhiannon. "It's our pleasure," she says, softly. "Really," she wrings her scaled hands in her lap, wondering if they had, really, offended the poor girl.
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Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 10:09 am
Alimus seems to be as fond of stepping out of seemingly nothing as much as his Bond as of late, proving so by stepping up behind Eirnae to slip his grey fingers around the brim of her wine glass and sliding it out of her gentle grip. 'Go to her then, 'Nae,' his says with warmth through their link, 'I'll take this to the table for you.'
'Thank you, old friend,' Eirnae sends back, her concern for Rhiannon overriding what would usually be registered as a fondness for the Shadowkin, 'You always know just when to 'pop up', don't you?'
'Consider it a hobby, my friend,' he replies with a quick peck on Eirnae's cheek before heading for the kitchen. 'Oh, Itzel is napping, and I can't stay for dinner. I promised Lucius a date this evening.'
'A date...?' Eirnae starts, but cuts off that train of thought. She'll just have to get used to Alimus courting Lucius. If not now, when? "Take all the time you need, Rhiannon," she assures their guest as she leans over the back of the couch to lightly knead at Lenore's shoulders by the base of her love's neck. "We are here and listening if you wish to tell us what is bothering you."
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Kamus surprises himself by whining in response to the scent of distress on the air, twisting to get up on his hind legs and plant his front paws to the side of Rhiannon's bent knees. He lays his head down on her lap, hissing softly in hopes of comforting the sad female.
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Eirnae Slytherin-Natenhar
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Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 10:37 am
Rhiannon took deep breaths, letting Damien hold onto her.
'I'm okay,' she said to Damien in a low voice, not entirely sure what he had said but understanding the tone. She was startled a little when Kamus lay his head on her lap, and she smiled, reaching a hand tentatively out towards him. She stopped short of touching him though and looked at Eirnae and Lenore.
'I'm just...' she began, then stopped, unsure of how to explain it.
'It's just a weight off to tell someone about what's been happening with my mother, and I just. I don't remember ever feeling so welcomed, or safe...or loved. Just got a little..overwhelming,' she nodded.
'Umm, could I get a tissue please?' she asked, not sure who to look at when she uttered her question.
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Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 11:46 am
Damien glances over at his mums, not wanting to leave Rhiannon alone at the moment.
Nodding, Lenore puts a hand gently over Eirnae's, and looks up at her. When she is released, she stands, and hurries toward the hallway.
Moments later, she returns with a box of tissues, and hands them to Damien.
Damien sets them in his lap, and takes one. "Here you are," he says, still softly. He leans forward to pet Kamus's head, even as he rubs Rhi's back.
Pushing back her own maternal instincts, Lenore bites her crimson, bottom lip, and looks over at Rhiannon, warmly. She will let Damien hold her for now.
She does, however, manage a smile. "Rhiannon, like it or not, when you got Damien, you got this whole big, crazy family with him," she says. "And, I am glad that you seem to like those things, because that is how we all are. We love to the point of smothering at times." She reaches for Eirnae's hand, then, not looking for it. She just seems to know where she is.
Damien chuckles, glancing over at his mums, continuing to rub Rhiannon's back. "She's right. Before long, you might run, screaming, from the house." He is hoping the light teasing of his family will help her feel more at ease. He doesn't like to see her upset.
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Lenore Silme-Natenhar Crew
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Eirnae Slytherin-Natenhar
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Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 1:05 pm
"I believe what Lenore said covers it best, Rhiannon," Eirnae agrees, not leaving her post behind Lenore's recently reseated form. Her hands have since gone back to frame the sides of Lenore's pale throat with their fingers, her thumbs working into the muscles at the base of Lenore's neck. "As I said, we already regard you as family, and that means you get the full package."
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Kamus pushes his head up so his muzzle makes contact with Rhiannon's hand, nuzzling it like a kitten would their owner's hand for attention. He hisses quietly, the escape of air likely tickling her palm as he tilts his head up more to encourage her to rub under his chin.
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Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 6:01 am
Rhiannon took the tissue gratefully from Damien, addressing Lenore.
'Thank you,' she said before attending to her soggy face. She stuck the used tissues to one side, not sure where to deposit them as she couldnt see a bin near her. She giggled at their comments, gratified that they hadnt made a big fuss over her tears. Blinking at Kamus, she moved her hand so that she could stroke with her fingertips under his chin.
'I appreciate everything.' she nodded, then sniffed the air a little.
'Do I smell cooking?' she asked, wanting to steer the subject away from emotional things so that she wouldnt leave with the impression of just her crying.
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Lenore Silme-Natenhar Crew
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Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 10:52 am
Lenore takes her wand out once more, and points it at the tissues. They disappear, and so does her wand once the task is complete.
At the mention of food, she has to chuckle. "I'll go and inform Emme that she can start putting the food out," she says, and begins to stand. "Melamin, would you care to help me wrestle Emme into letting us set the table? If she hasn't done it already?" Sure that Eirnae will get her subtle hint, Lenore leaves the room.
Damien watches her go, before looking back at Rhiannon and Kamus. "It'll take Emme just a few minutes to get her dinner out. Prepare to be full tonight. She has pulled out all the stops. But, if you are hungry now, there is still the appetizers," he says, indicating the plate on the table.
He smiles over at Eirnae then. He'd already thanked them for being so ready to invite Rhiannon into the home for something as major as this dinner. This smile is in thanks of the idea of Rhiannon and her mum moving in with them.
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Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 11:48 am
She had been in the process of nodding as Rhiannon spoke, her smile softening as she touches on what this young woman must have gone through much of her life to bring her to this point. Despite it all, she cannot bring herself to place blame on either of Rhiannon's parents. She pities David for missing so much of his daughter's life, but again cannot understand why such came to be. Her musings aren't enough, however, to brush away her awareness of the rest of the room. When she hears Lenore's request, she looks in that direction, her smile becoming that of one who knows the answer to a secret joke. "I'll see what I can do," she replies before Lenore heads out for the archway that leads into the dining room and then the kitchen.
She straightens up and rolls her shoulders back, looking like a warrior about to head into a grande melee. She winks to Damien's smile, then heads after Lenore.
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At the contact of skin brushing under his chin, Kamus closes his eyes and gives a raspy purr, his ears swiveling forward and twitching slightly at the tips as he enjoys this bit of attention. Perhaps the female isn't that bad of a choice for his Master.
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Eirnae Slytherin-Natenhar
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Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 6:46 am
Rhiannon smiled a little as her soggy tissues magically vanished, and nodded.
'I'm sure it will be lovely,' she spoke only once his mothers had left them alone.
'I know they are there,' she gestured with her free hand towards the food on the tables.
'I just really needed a breather is all,' she tickled Kamus a little longer, before shifting on the seat and folding her arms around Damien.
'Love you,' she whispered, close to his ear. She had been waiting since she had arrived to greet him properly, and she hoped that they wouldnt get called to dinner for at least a couple of minutes.
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