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 Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2017 7:34 pm
 Alistair DrosselmeyerThe Baroness seemed the one to have been hit the most by the information. Alistair made a mental note to maybe talk to her at a different time. she might have a lot of questions, maybe even some he did not know the answer to yet. The lady seemed more composed. she might be from a very old family. The count. he was glad he got to the point at asking questions. if only at least the important one. "because it has been over a year " he began softly but let emotion show in his eyes. " in my journey i have discovered that the longer the wall is up the worse it will get for us. the death of all creatures especially insects will starting next harvest have negative effect on our soil... i came back, and the walls where as strong as before. so i knew no one talked to her about it " he seemed saddened for a few seconds before a smile came on his lips. " there is no wind that can extinguish my interest. my interest is the stability of the Empire and the well being of all its citizen, and i am starting with my home, with Ethe "
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Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2017 8:18 pm
✺Forgotten SonEC: 100 The looks on the women's faces were all the response and confirmation Dixon needed; they were all on the same wavelength when it came to the crudely interjected news from the sitting royal.
Dixon, taking his apologetic smile from the lady Chusi Chhatrapati and the stewardess Youkimi Kai and flattened his pen next to him, leveling a wry grin at the prince. He waited for him to finish, but it was much easier said he was quite finished with what he heard from the start.
"Oh, brilliant!" said the count, slapping his head into a supportive hand. He curled that hand into a fist so he could face Alistair without leaving his unamused stance. "Suppose that were the case, old boy," he continued, calling how he once had, "why couldn't Her Grace just fix that as well?" The fact such a thing could be overlooked was annoying to the count; in a moment, instead of howling for his removal, a slow icicle-crack of laughter began from the count's semi-parted maw. Soon he was up out of his chair, howling indeed--with laughter.
"Mavelous! Stupendous, old boy! You must tell me these mysteries: whereby does a man come to this hidden knowledge, how is he called, after spending his life in the empire, to an unheardof spiritual home, and wherefor is the man with the gal! ... to insinuate that we do not take care of our own in the hospitality of his 'brothers?'" However cold it may have been outside seemed to be a non-issue; the fact was, Dixon would not be able to control the heat his frustration brought, and it clearly emanated from him. There were those who saw him as an outsider in Ethe, but if the leader of the multicultural hub known as Titania was one of these it would say even more of his standing.
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Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2017 8:51 pm
Lady Chusi Chhatrapati350EC clothing: PaleChusi took a deep breath and picked up a cloth napkin to wipe the corners of her mouth before she looked at the count whom quite splendidly seemed like an Insane person "COUNT Titanus" she said, her voice becoming shrill as she raised it in order to get his attention "Your current actions are not befitting of a person of your station or that of a host. Control yourself." she said crossly "Do not give me any reason to treat you with anything other then respect in your own home."Chusi stood up, pushing the chair out in order to look over at him "To show any sort of disrespect to this man, despite his lineage, is to disrespect the goddess. I was at her side when he came to the Obsidian City in the south and She called him friend as was Lady Kai's.... she trailed off and looked over at Youkimi "...Sir Susumu? I am unsure if he is a guard or a knight but I believe he was or is in your employ" Her eyes turned back to Count Titanus "Though I no not of what they spoke about after my departure, since he speaks of the wall I can only guess what he is thinking now and I am inclined to agree with him" Chusi stood up straighter "The goddess will not protect us forever, The Barrier will not remain forever, and growing dependent on the goddesses Kindness will only weaken us when the barrier finally does fall and she is gone. The gods to not play by mortal rules...and... Chusi took a deep breath and let her shoulders relax "Historically, gods are not known for being kind"
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Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2017 9:01 pm
Baroness Youkimi Kai
Sir Asoka was present...? Her heart twisted in her at this, softening somewhat from its initial worry, but it did not entirely relinquish the new anxiety and the feelings that continued to tumble behind her expression. She set the fruit aside for now and lifted the simple chopsticks and rice bowl to her face, where she ate in silence.
Yes... she knew and worried about the day that the barrier would fall... and she had always known that it would fall eventually, but it was a terrifying and stress-inducing thought to consider that the day it would fall was tampered with by someone... that she had no other warning of it. That she was left so uninformed, so that they were simply to be left shocked when it happened.
But... if the knight was there, the steward she left in charge of Kaishin in her absence... what had the general said? The fact that the barrier still stood... had that been his doing?
She set down the bowl and requested paper, ink, and a quill so that she might pen a letter. She needed to contact Susumu immediately, to have his account. She trusted his word on these matters, as he had been loyal to her father and their family for as long as she could remember.
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Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 3:55 am
Alistair DrosselmeyerAlistair did not expect the reaction that he got from the count. He interlaced his hands' letting his head rest on it as he did not look away from the count. " thank you lady chusi, but i can understand his reaction. We have met with the goddess before. I was there when he found and freed her. Well not there when he did it but a few minutes if not seconds afterwards." he spoke as calmly as he could. Making mental notes on how everyone including himself reacted. " count to answer your questions. Aside from bellriss last year year everyone has lived in the empire. he licked his lips as he controlled that bit of sadness he felt at having to defend himself in such a manner in ethe again. " i have lived most of my life in ethe. Mostly living and studying in the now destroyed school. I dont claim ethe as my home out of spirituality. To me it is my home. My mother is from this land and i grew up and learned here. I have come upon the information about the connection between the land in insects through the study of the lands around the empire and bellriss. As well as old text in ruins of the ancients." tho what he said was truth what he did not tell any of them is that he learnrd this almost first hand as he became one of the creatures in an ecosystem
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Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 9:17 am
✺Forgotten SonEC: 100 At the lady's counter-outburst, Dixon stopped and gave a half-pivot toward her, showing a face of intense incredulity in the way it turned his eyebrows into warring caterpillars; and his mouth seemed to offer a 'what??' as his head rocked side to side ever so slightly, as if to say 'really?' All this in the moment it took Bernard the faithful to close the gap between himself and the lady from Solidon.
"Milady," he addressed, standing firmly before her, "please sit. You may think my lord uncouth, but it is he who holds rank in this house--a house he owns. Please do not pretend to have authority here." He glanced back at the count. "Beside this, this is how we have grown accustomed to him behaving. He may seem out of control, but I have never seen him do anything really drastic. He is simply passionate..." He lifted a glove and maids took away what food was unfinished from everyone. Dixon, wringing the life out of his nose, seemed to cool in the theatrical corner of his discontent.
"You've all missed the bloody point anyway--it's like trying to see one star clearly when the beauty is in all of them twinkling as one tapestry, far far away..." he muttered to himself, taking to pacing for just a few steps before stopping, turning sharply, and training himself on the prince. "That is, you should all know that whatever we have been doing is for the benefit of the country--need I recall that Her Grace is the soul of Ethe?--and that since I have been working, we have done exactly as his Eminence suggests?" He shrugged. "Perhaps not to the letter, but you understand me nonetheless," he said, doubting this last bit just a little now.
"When I met with Her Grace in the mountain, she gave me her blessing: I was to keep doing as I was; do we pretend to know better than the omniscient??" He held up a hand, wishing no one to pursue his rhetoric on account of its design. "--beside all this, I have not opposed the wall coming down, but am thankful for every second we had to prepare for what will greet us in that flashing moment of truth." He paused, giving each of them a look and settling on the prince. "However... If His Eminence wishes to serve as a native of Ethe, he shall do so under the close watch and correspondence of our peerage--or shall we not treat him as one of our own after all but some special case? Some faraway magistrate or godly man with no connexion to his people than an ill-requited reverence? In the name of progress, I call for those who have done the most work to be venerated... Shall we forget the one who has stepped into the heavy shoes of our queen!" He gestured to Youkimi, leaving his arm out and flick his wrist once, twice--"No work shall be done without the wise council of our sitting steward; let there be a swift death to autonomy."
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Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 9:44 am
Lady Chusi Chhatrapati350EC clothing: PaleChusi looked like she was about to explode as her face started to darken, and then she laughed. It was a sarcastic malice filled laugh that cut off all to soon as she looked at Bernard "If it wasn't for this storm I would not have to ENDURE your counts quaint hospitality" she hissed at him "I would rather face the storm then stay here another second." she then turned to look once more at the Count "Perhaps you should attempt to keep people in the loop Count Titanus, ostracizing your allies has never lead to good fortune" she then walked toward the door "Of course I miss the ******** point, none of you tell me anything unless its convenient for you. she said as she took a very long deep breath "I am not a smart woman. I do not pretend to catch onto every little hint. But even I can smell the bullshit in the air." She said, her shoulders tensing again Prince Alistair, if you wish it, you are welcome in Solidon" she said, her hand going to the door handle "The way I see it, Count Titanus wants to do everything himself, so he can." She turned the handle "Unless the Queens seal adorns the summons Solidon will not come. Solidon protects its own, Its armies are its own. Its people are its own. And so help me, Goddess" she looked up for a second before her hand tightened on the handle, the sound of her gritting her teeth could be heard as she stopped herself from saying anything more that would damage anything beyond repair "You'll probably be receiving a letter of apology from my brother, the Duke. Do try to remember that I did not and will not consent to it" she said before she opened the door, feeling the cold sink into her entire body as she changed into a golden phoenix, sending gusts of wind up into the air as she did the Phoenix equivalent of storming off. [exit]
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Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 7:30 pm
] Baroness Youkimi Kai
Youkimi's eyes lifted again, watching the interaction between the Count's second and the Lady Chhatrapati, and she was unfortunate enough to watch the same lady leave the hall in a great hurry. As this happened, Youkimi was sad to see her go, as well as a little disappointed. She would have wanted her support....
The inclined her head to the count, grateful that he turned the floor over to her, in this little way. As a guest, she hadn't felt that it was proper to interject before now, despite the work that she had been trying to maintain the last many months and the backend of the year before.
Her eyes shifted then to the prince. Her face suggested composure, but there was a weight behind her eyes. A burden she wouldn't dare let others know fully.
"It distresses me that I've heard so little from the various stewards, lords, beyond a few of the citizenry who have come to me to request specific relief." When a servant arrived with what she requested, she thanked him and set these things aside. She had long been told that it was rude to distract herself like this at a meal-table... She could wait long enough to finish and excuse herself before writing.
"You sound worried, but why have I not heard your objections and your concerns before you spoke to the goddess?" It was at this point the Baroness allowed her hurt disappointment to be visible in her expression. "To go over my head to such a degree, to not bring your concerns to my attention, or to council with me on the matter suggests that you do not trust the crown or trust me to attend to the nation in my care. You shame this chair."
So now... she had to ask. "Why did you not call on, write, or council with me?"
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Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2017 8:26 am
Alistair DrosselmeyerAlistair watched the Lady leave. her words made him wonder just what he had missed by not being in the political world that seemed to enveloped the whole world. he truly felt sad that he had remained so separate from the world. he did not stay sad for long. The cold air that hit helped to hardened his resolved. The count was behaving oddly. did the storm effect him stronger then it did anyone else. his passion was clear but to effect him so much. as he turned to face the Baroness he begun to wonder. just why did his action seem so .. like his father. " I came to talk to the goddess about many subjects. when i entered Ethe. it was not with the idea that i would talk to the goddess of the fire wall. " he sighed. " and when i was there and i saw the lady i thought she was here to talk in your behalf. and once i learned that was not the case. i decided to talk too her about it." he had a bit of a calming smile. " if you did not talk to her in the whole year. no one brought it to your attention. i fully believed the old mayor would have told you to get the queen to talk to her. When i learned that no one talked to her o t he wall. well... i was in front of the goddess. i decided to talk to her. "
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Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2017 9:20 am
Baroness Youkimi Kai
The smile was disconcerting to Youkimi, as she found it did not match what she felt in the words. She couldn't doubt that he was trying to calm her down, but she worried that he couldn't understand the ramifications of his actions, or that he was rude enough to presume to speak for Ethe, on behalf of Ethe, and never at any point considered that this daughter of Ethe might have been trying to work with the blessing the Goddess had given her concerning the land of her birth and blood. The prince did not have the same weight to his claim, and as prince, it was not his duty to speak solely for Ethe.
"You presume too much..." She said lowly as she felt additional pressure in the center of her chest. "Your assumption places you immediately in the wrong, because you chose not to act with fact, but with you thought you knew."
Her eyes, blue as ice reflecting a cloudless sky, seemed to hold all the chill of the winter storm as she continued to watch the prince and look to the eyes shielded by his glasses. "Did it occur to you that we did not trouble our goddess concerning the wall because we trusted her to lower it in her good time? Did it occur to you that we might need the wall for a while yet? Or what yet of the people who live on the border of the wall? Where just beyond there have been violent lynchings, murders, and the warlike destruction of our people?"
She shook her head. "Your Highness, do not seek to interfere on our behalf. I fear you don't know the half of what goes on regarding our kingdom's relations with her neighbors. We are not ready for war.... For now, we still need the wall and cannot afford for it to fall yet. It will fall, make no mistake, but have more faith in us."
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Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2017 9:56 am
✺Forgotten SonEC: 100 She decided to brave the cold instead of spending another moment here in his company--that's how offensive the count was to the lady from Solidon who was so strong-willed as to speak and make the threats of movement from her house by her own tongue: the sigh of the count was profound indeed as sound returned to the room. A hand at his lower lip,
the count took to pacing for a moment as conversation slowly resumed.
How to fix this... How to fix. The country must stand together now more than ever--blind me, that's why I haven't kicked them all out...--except Youkimi. Youkimi has her sense; she gave it to me; it's my sense too. Securing the military powerhouse would mean we can defend ourselves; doing this, by reverse, would protect them, save them from themselves, stop the hot-blooded warriors from starting a war with our new friends in Phobos--and the empire! Lest we not forget the prince was here. He was speaking, wasn't he?
The count snapped out of his pacing stupor and rejoined the group with a fleeting startle in his eye. He caught the gist of what Alistair had said, and, clearing his throat, endeavored to salvage the day. "Right. Everyone can agree that this facile explanation is the best we can do for the moment." He leveled his gaze on the others once again. "As far as apologies go... I will assume the prince has more faith in us than he has shown for the real and tangible goddess he has met--though he has an awfully funny way of showing it." Yes, hilarious. Dixon's eyes narrowed for just a second or so. He shoulders seemed to heave a heavy load off. He waited patiently while Youkimi said her piece. She was perhaps the most hurt by what the man had done.
"Look, friend," he said, adding to what Youkimi's thought, "We appreciate the concern--on some level, I'm sure--but if you truly do seek to aide us... You have all the tools to do that as a sitting prince, do you not?" He came up to the table and rested his palms down, casually supporting himself as he leaned over his end just a bit. "Ethe needs materials for building--don't pretend my projects are not up to scale--we need the people to see their goddess as infallible--if only to be inspired--we need arms to defend ourselves when the time comes; we need the support of rich, celebrated houses of our art, our culture, our precious gems: above all, my good prince, we need leaders who are not rash but brave enough to be discerning..." He began to pace again. Bernard spoke up.
"Sir," he intoned with an air of apology--he'd already ruined one person's stay--"please understand. In the wake of the eruption and all the trouble since, the good count has been the most level-headed of anyone. He plows the fields and works the mines with the others by day and studies by night--anything at all we read him he asks for opposing opinions so that he may make the best decision for us. Please..." He almost said 'understand' again. "--if you intend to work with us, I would implore you to follow the lead and example of my master. He--"
"--That'll be all, Bernard, thank you." Dixon returned, just a couple steps again, back to the others at the table. "We do want to treat you as an ally--if only because we need so many now in our hour of need--but I must ask you to act as a son of Ethe..." The count's face grew sullen in his trailing off of voice. His hands lost their normal tension, and for just a moment his eyes betrayed a weariness that he hadn't allowed any but his own staff and Youkimi to see.
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Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2017 10:58 am
Alistair Drosselmeyer His smile turned into a half smirk as he heard them, even as his shoulders dropped.there was truth in the words of yokimy. he did not know half of what was happening int he land of Ethe. politics where never his concern. hie interwoven hand came near his mouth. his gaze moving ever slightly as he felt the tingle of his tattoos. secrets pissed him of. " When i came into ethe i passed trough Bellriss. the lynching and murders have long been low. Ethians living in bellriss are being risen in ways that are astounding, peace seems lot more likely in bellriss." he placed his hands on his lap. "gods rarely walk the lands to have one rise could mean a very bad thing could happen. for we do not know if the gods cause cataclysms or are summoned by them. and i know of no god that is said to be all knowing. the need of the wall did come to my mind." as he spoke his eyes seemed to somewhat glaze over as if he was speaking of things that had happened years ago as he looked and studied them. To the learned begins he would appear as a teacher explaining things. "I cannot fallow the lead of your master, i am not one to work hard to do everything myself. those that work should work, those that think should think. As a sitting prince i have control of about 200 of the empire forces. as the second prince i have put my backing behind the School of ethe once more, even as bellriss blooms and brings even my eyes to its borders for ideas of government." he sighed. " i try as hard as possible to not enter this realm. i detest politics. it reminds me that i am nothing but a back up. since birth till now its what i am. the goddess tasked me with coming into this world. " he looked around at the room at the people, at the furniture, at the very air that was Titania. " Baroness. i did not act with thoughts But fallowing all the possible variables i could see without going to the smartest man i know. the old mayor has a hold on a lot of wisdom, he can see things that i could never hope to see. if you are to use all the tools in your arsenal." he looked at booth of them. " you would booth have already talked to him, and he would have told you to get the queen or your baroness to talk to the goddess. while war is an immediate threat. i look to the threat of the years. the wall is bad for Ethe. Susumo was there for the conversation.
if you believe i was wrong i can understand. but as you talk to me about me not talking to you. i know you did not talk to or listen to a wise old man.
since i was the only one to speak to her about it."
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Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2017 11:10 am
Baroness Youkimi Kai
The baroness slowly stood from her chair. He still claimed from what he knew. He accused her of not doing her job because of the words he chose to use. By his insistence at defending himself, he denounced her work, ignored her position in the kingdom, and he declared by his actions that she was not doing what was best for Ethe.
It was his actions that shamed her and he did not apologize.
Unable to say anything further to the gentleman in an estate that they were both merely guests in, she abandoned the writing supplies, what remained of her meal, and turned from the room. The servants stood aside, and she suspected they watched her leave the room, but none spoke to stop her.
Once outside the dining room, the door closed behind her. She lifted a hand to shield her eyes as she fought against the irritating tingle in her nose. The sensation crawled into her eyes and was exacerbated by the mounting pain above her heart. Her shoulders shuddered as she struggled to keep her emotions contained, to bring them back under control.
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Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2017 12:45 pm
✺Forgotten SonEC: 100
Dixon was left holding the bridge of his nose when the prince was finished with his rebuttal. He refused to follow their lead, those who had their heads to the grindstone each day? Then that was fine by him--although regrettable; they could've used the help, innit? Was he suggesting they follow his lead? That, too, was out of the question.
"Youkimi!" Dixon reached out a hand, but it just hung there pathetically in the air. His eyes turned to Alistair as he began after her. "You have your mind set o helping the mayor? Good. Help him rebuild the school just as you have," he said, his voice with something of a lower gravel to it. "But please... Do not help us any more without contacting at least everyone here." His head whipped to the side. "Politics has its place. I pray you see this... That'll be all for today," he said, letting the anger drain from his voice as he pulled together a professional countenance for the prince. "Please, do take your time in preparing for the cold."
And so, now refocused on the one who taught him how to be who he was today--who he believed he was born to be--Dixon approached Youkimi in the hall. "Hey..." He waited for any startle to pass, and went to hug his dear friend. They had seen quite a day, and he was sure Youkimi needed this as much as he did.
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Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2017 1:24 pm
Alistair Drosselmeyer As The baroness left It dawned on him. his worst fear might have been realized. Could he have been behaving like his father? for his words and presence to cause people to almost visibly to bee over taken by emotion. his eyes hardened as the door closed behind the Baroness. she wanted me to go to her when she cant even take some small observations?He found his smirk turning into a smile. and he shook his head as he heard the words of dixons. no one could understand him? is this what the angel wanted him to see? " you are right politics has its place. perhaps its time i go to the seat of power and learned this trait. I will help Ethe not the mayor." he stood up. " If the baroness is the talking head of the queen i shall speak to her. bbut if we are talking politics then do keep in mind what you just thought me. I dont need to talk to you about what i do in ethe. i Answer to the queen as do all of you." flames began to apear on his body. " if what you truly want is to help Ethe i can be an ally. but if you ever do anything to hurt the land. to hurt the peace. i will personally dine on the corpse of your land. learned to read the land Dixon. it will tell you what it needs. " he did not know if his words where heard. but it did not matter. he had some stops to make. he needed to set some things in motion. he opened the same doors the windows the emotional girl opened. he could feel his transformation comming closer to completion. he walked, the cold not really bothering him as he flew high into the sky, he had other forms for dealing with it if it really became an issue. a screeching roar was let out. Ethe would be protected from itself. this was his land. [exit]
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