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 Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 11:54 am
"Not too much. I was able to cover most of it..I have a reputation in Neriak. it was other places that were a bit more trouble. Kaladim and Ak'Anon. but we did stay in Neriak most of the time."
A glance at Fianna, and back to Kieran.
"But right now, I think we should see what Piper is up to. A slave bringing her a note means someone wants her for something. and I have a guess as to whom."
Broog just gave a nod, but a longer look at Piper. he knew when his mistress was upset. He'd have to do somethign to make her happy again if the master didn't. but why was she upset about him making a collar like hers for the darkie? maybe she didn't want someone else to have a collar like hers. or maybe she didn't want the darkie in one?
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Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 12:11 pm
Piper cleared her throat and ran a hand through her hair, pulling up another smile as she looked to Broog once more, petting him again. "Well fine work indeed, Broog. As usual...your pick of a treat for yourself within reasonable means." It was always a reward system with Piper, wasn't it? Hey it worked and she was sticking to it. Her look faded over to Zahara. "Are wo done then? Get your collar, ring, and leash and let's be on our way."
"Reputations are good to have sometimes, no matter thier nature. Helps to avoid problems." A tug on Fianna, getting her into walking motions. She indeed was a little out of it right now. He'd put her to bed and let her rest a bit and regain her composure. "Indeed, better make sure she's not...schemeing ir something." The short walk inside was a little slow going before Kieran picked Fianna up bride style as they got into the place, the poor elf already half gone in a comfort induced reverie. "I'll be back down in a moment." A nod to Malik before he made his way upstairs with Fianna.
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Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 12:14 pm
Zahara nodded and took all three from Broog. "Thanks again Broog. I'll come back and visit you another time. You did a wonderful job." She followed Piper back up to the higher levels of the manor but stopped her before they got far enough up. "Now Piper...I'm sorry if I upset you..." Zahara wasn't sure what to do. She didn't want Piper to be upset with her. "Do you think I should let Malik put it on or just go see him with it already around my neck?" She reached down and changed out the navel rings, pushing the new one into place. "Not bad.."
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Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 12:31 pm
Oh did she have to ask her that? Couldn't Zahara try to involve her in this less than she was now? All adivce Piper had was based on her own experience with collar 'submission'. But she only stared at Zahara a long moment. Part of her wanted this to work agaisnt Zahara, but her better half had always been stronger than the half that wanted to purposefully do wrong. Which lead to an answer she really didn't want to give. "If let him put it on, you're letting him collar you with his full knowledge that he now owns you. Wether you were driven to a collar by fear or something else. It isn't your choice anymore. If you put it on and give him the leash...well it shows in essence you making a peace offering...and that you're not afraid of him. This is your plan...so it's not my decision to be made..." The part about her being upset? Well she just lied over that because she didn't want to get into it. "And I'm not upset...I just don't like being down there long." On her way again.
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Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 1:11 pm
Zahara hadn't even thought of that but it was very true. If she did it, she was keeping some of the control but if she let him do it she was giving all of it up. She nodded and reached up snapping teh collar around her neck. The locking mechanism snapped into place and teh collar basically fused itself together. She tugged at teh unfamiliar collar and swallowed a few times. It wasn't going anywhere and she would get used to it. She took a deep breath and looked at her leash then sighed, "Alright...I suppose we should get this over with. But I need to get Malik alone, your mother and father don't need to see this little exchange. What do you propose Piper?" She didn't think Piper was alright but then she couldn't very well say Piper was lying. Zahara herself, didn't much like being down there and she was a drow...hmm.
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Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 1:16 pm
Reaching the top of the stairs she stopped a moment, tilting her head to the side. "They're upstairs together...which means Malik is alone." Sometimes that tight bond paid off. Over thier stay Piper had leanred to guage where they were in the house by how close thier bondings felt. Piper tugged her own collar and then motioned Zahara ahead of her. "Better get to it before you loose your chance." Frankly, Piper didn't want to see the little exchange either.
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Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 1:41 pm
Zahara nodded and said softly, "Thank you Piper, for all of your help and...everything you've done for me so far. I really do appreciate it even if sometimes it seems that I'm not properly grateful." She left Piper alone on the stairs and hurried up the rest of the way moving through the manor until she found Malik. He had his back to her so he didn't see the collar right away and she came to stand behind him. "Malik...
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Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 2:07 pm
Broog sat in his chair. he wasn't hungry, but he was concerned. and the big lovable ogre gave all his little mind to trying to understand why piper didn't seem as pleased as she acted. Was is the collar? did piper not like there being more than one like hers? well broog coudl fix that, yes he could! so he got teh unsealer out of his chest and actually got up, and started lumbering his way up the stairs, looking around for Piper. much to the unsettling of other slaves. Broog was an ogre, after all, and a Breaker before he became the collarmaker. many feared it when something motivated him enough to come upstairs.
"What do you want, priestess?"
Malik's voice was instantly colder when dealing with the llothian, fully expecting more barbs or some happy comment about those two damned imps eating or destroyign somethign of his. of course at present he was near the stables, watching Nightmare and her foals, as well as the other zephyrs. his hands were behidn his back, and on one of course, was the master leash.
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Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 2:15 pm
"Drow just aren't naturally that way...but your welcome." Oh the pleasnt nature that was her own. She hated it sometimes. But she resolved to let it go for now...she was jumping to conclusions after all, now wasn't she? Or maybe not. No, stop letting your mind mess with you...all this inner fuss over a little collar...please. Not to mention you're thinking badly about the man you're to marry...and you're talking to yourself in your head. Cut that out too. Though her attention was drawn to the sound of Broog coming up the stairs that she was still stationed at. A raised eyebrow at him when he noticed what he carried. "What do you intend to do with that?"
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Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 2:32 pm
Broog went over to Piper, and titled his head at her lightly.
"Broog tinks he gots it figered. yous not like da colla on da darkie cause it like da mistrez and that makes da mistrezes not so specia."
He gave a solem looking nod.
"So..mez wants ta take yous colla offs, and makes it betta, and den mez puts it back ons. meza knows da mistrez likes her colla, and broog make it extra specials so da mistrez dun hafta worriez abouts da darkies."
Another nod, and he waited for permission to take hers off. surely that was the reason, right? that had to be it.
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Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 2:42 pm
Both hands were instantly gripped to her collar at that little declaration of knowledge. He wanted to take it off, mess with it, then give it back? No to the first part, no to the second, and there didn't even need an answer to the third because the answer to the first two was no. The thought of not having her collar on seemed to spark a certain fear in her, the thought of it being changed perhaps made it worse because them it wasn't its original self. Now if it was broken or hurting her, that would be different. "N-no. That's not it Broog." Oh great...audible discomfort. "I just...I can't take it off." Oh wait, correct that before he pointed out that he could take it off. "I mean...I don't want to take it off. Really...I love it the way it is. I just..." Piper didn't want to tell him the real reason...an irrational threatened feeling because of a little collar. It was silly really. "I need to have it on. Zahara having one on is just a little odd for me...just something I have to get used to." Though along with her irrational threatened feeling came the one of fear from Broog. He was after all an ogre...and she did have a discomfort with them and she knew very well he could take it if he really wanted to, far surpassed her in a few ways. Though her mind did venture the thought of what Broog meant by 'special'.
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Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 2:58 pm
Broog frown, and scratched his head. it wasn't the collar? then way did she act like that? he didn't understand.
"But...me knowz you not happiez wit da darkie havin a colla. but me not undastandz whys. meez thought it was dat da darkies was likes yous, and yous didn't feelz specials no more. but youz say dat's not da reason. so's what da reasons, so broog can fixes?"
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Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 3:13 pm
"Uh..." How to explain this to Broog...if there was one thing she didn't like about him it was that he always wanted to know 'why?'. Though she guessed that matched his mentality really. But it got her trouble like this. "No, I'm not too happy with it." Problem was he was kinda getting it right in a way. After all...this wouldn't make her the one person to put on a collar and not worry about it. But she was also assuming that Zahara didn't care about her collar. She just didn't want to be usurped in Malik's affections...ah, cut it out...you're doing it again. "Broog...it's really something that can't be fixed. Even with your skill...it's not that simple this time." A pat to his arm and a weary look to that collar key device in his hand. Not to mention it was hard to explain things that happened...that didn't happen on this plane. Interesting question in her head. "Broog...do you know why I wear a collar?" Looked like a sort of test question for him when she was really fishing for answers.
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Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 3:38 pm
Her eyes were drawn immediately to that master leash. It carried new meaning for her now, it could actually do her harm. A swallow and hten she stepped forward. "It's not really fair for me to claim that title anymore since I no longer serve Lloth." She stepped beside him and her gaze was drawn to teh frolicking Zephmares. "Beautiful aren't they?" she said almost reverently. She wasn't sure exactly how to do this so she simply said, "I have a...peace offering for you if you want to call it that."
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Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 3:44 pm
"Meez knows that. da mistrez wear da colla because da mistrez think it's purdy and likes it. and becauz da masta gaves it to her and she knowz it's specialz. And cuase da masta neva usez da leashie. dat prolly makez da mistrez happies too."
Broog nodded, and waited for the next question or the answer for his.
Malik didn't turn to her, didn't look at her.
"They are a wonder of ancient times nad powers. and you will always be a llothian. that's not somethign you cna just toss aside. anymore than I can simly toss aside being faithful to Innoruuk."
A moment of silence though.
"Peace offering. what can you possibly offer."
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