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 Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 10:02 am
Henna nodded and cringed inwardly when she heard Alex at the door. She moved around Zi to grab the door handle and pull it open. "Sorry Alex," She gave him a look that warned him to watch his language and actions. The middle child of the royal family was not as kind towards his servants as the others.
She took the books from Alex's hands and guided him towards the work table. "I'll finish it soon as possible.” She smiled at Zi as he was about to leave, and tucked the money into her pocket. “Oh, umm, I would like you to meat my new assistant, Alex.” She smiled and patted the little man’s shoulder. She wanted to make sure that the prince was clear on the fact that He was now her property and he could not push him around like he probably use to.
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Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 10:03 am
 Jewlet shook her head. "Oh, dear." She watched him flail around as she waited for him to calm down. "Yes it is me." She said crossing her arms as she sat Grog on his feet. She pulled out a pice of paper and something to write with, that was hidden away under her skirt. "The only thing I want you to do for me is get the chains off of me." She finished writing and put the stone back in its place. "I'll give you directions on how to get out with out getting caught." She began to write on the paper again as she knew the castle grounds all to well.
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Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 10:08 am
[Oh my god, so much has happen. Please bear with me while I organize the ideas bouncing around.]
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Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 10:23 am
"Greetings Prince Zireno Gladaron."
Alexander bowed politely before standing back up. Despite his calm appearance of an emotionless face, Alexander was actually quite nervous. Zireno was known for being bit of a jack a** or maybe a total jack a**, but Alexander only knew him from the occasional times he wanted musical entertainment during when he ate or was bossing others around. Alexander was glad Zireno only called him for music when he was a Minstrel, but ALexnader didn't know how Zireno would treat Alexander as Henna's assistant. He would probably be disappointed that Alexander wasn't a Minstrel anymore, but there wasn't much in his power to get him back into that job; he was a servant for Henna now and not a servant of the castle.
"You gave me a scare there Jewlet...Was that right? Nice name! Alright...Let me see..."
Sylvan was disappointed that was all Jewlet wanted; Grog wouldn't bother to break out till he spoke to a castle official to clear everything up. Grog always made sure they didn't have a wanted record to smudge their identity papers back home in the Tou Kingdom. Grog peered through the hole in the wall and held out his right hand towards Jewlet.
"Just hand me your chain and I'll see if I can break it."
Grog was good at using his weight to break things and knocking away opponents, but his physical strength was not as superior as his ability to make himself heavier. The best Grog could do was to make the chain lighter in his hands so it would be easier to break, but also trying not to hurt Jewlet in the process.
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Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 10:31 am
 Deep within the ground, a low growling sound echoed inside the tunnel. Niro put a hand to his stomach. "Ugh...maybe I should have ate breakfast before all this." Needless to say, it was kind of late to go back now. He has been walking along the tunnel for about an hour now. And he has yet to find what he was looking for. The only thing he manage to find was a fork in the path near the beginning of the tunnel. Niro remember what his father always told him. To use his better judgement and take the right path. So that exactly what he did, took the path to the right. But so far, nothing has turn up. Finally he found yet another fork in the road. Niro quicken his pace, "Great! Now I'm getting somewhere." He looked to his left. Then to his right. "Ok paps, right it is." It didn't take him long to find another trap door on the ceiling of the tunnel. "Alright, this is it. Time to find out what's going on." He went to the tips of his toes and began to push. Sun light shine through as he push the slat to the side. He carefully poked his head out to see if anybody was around. All clear, he thought as he pulled himself out. Like before, the door closed as soon as he got out. Niro looked around the area, then frown. "Awe man! This is the lower courtyard. I'm back were I started!" He plop down on the ground. All that work for nothing.
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Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 11:05 am
Jewlet looked at Grog and smiled lightly. She lifted the chains to where Grog could reach it. "I would do it myself, but I have failed many times within braking metal." She remembered the last time she tried that. She ended up getting a cut on her lower right arm. She pushed that away as she put the writing utensil away. Using her powers she placed the papers in Sylvan's hands. "That is directions and a little map. I'm sorry if my drawing is not all that good."
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Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 12:21 pm
 Zireno was startled by Henna's quick actions and stopped. When she opened the door Zi saw the minstrel boy come in he smirked. "So that's where you ran off to. I Just wanted to make sure that you where going to pla..." He was cut off by Henna's mention of Alex's new roll in the castle. "Pardon? Who authorized this change?" Zireno asked. "And who is going to play for me now?" Zi looked down at Alexander. "Well if this is the case you'll just have to find some time to come and play for me every now and again boy. A man of my stature nee-eeds music to sleep some times and I will not have any two bit musician playing for me. Henna I trust you can make any arrangements for such things."
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Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 12:23 pm
"We won't need them Ms. Jewlet; we 'were' here on a diplomatic mission, but Sylvan had to complicate things."
Grog gave a disappointed stare at Sylvan while she just stood there whistling and looking at the paper Jewlet had placed in her hands; it wasn't like they could use the paper since Grog was set on explaining everything once someone came down here. It was still nice of Jewlet to offer it though if they ever did need it.
"Now hold still...One mistake and this could hurt a bit."
Grog focused for a moment on the chain and first used his Tou abilities of Levitation to make the chain lighter. Now that the chain was lighter, it was now easier to lift. For a brief second there was a tug from Grog and then a snap; the chain was broken. This however exhausted Grog and made his hands a bit sore, but he was always up for helping others in need.
"There you go! The rest should come off easy now."
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Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 12:31 pm
Henna shook her head slowly. "I'm sorry, but he is very busy, and your brother gave him to me..." She looked up at the prince with apologetic eyes. "When I first got him he was to preoccupied with music so... I burned his instrument; I didn't think you had grown that attached to him." Henna saw Alex as her own child and someone that needed her protection from Zi's royal assholery. She rubbed small man's shoulder gently and tilted her head as she looked at the prince. "I'm sure you can find another mistral?" Henna hoped he would just let this go, and not think too much about it. He was not really that smart, and if he really stopped to think about it he would know that he had every right to take the boy back if henna was reimbursed for what he was worth.
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Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 1:11 pm
Alexander was a bit honored that Zireno liked his musical abilities and irritated that he was referring to Alexander as a 'boy'; he was fifty-seven damn it. There was still the matter of Alexander’s violin; he had left it at the Ball last night and it could be anywhere since everything was cleaned up. Henna said she burned it, but Alexander guessed that could have been a bluff. It would be ultimately up to Henna though; with the Slaver Seal on Alexander’s palm, she would make all of his decisions for him till it was removed. It wasn't like Alexander couldn't make decisions, but Henna held his contract and her word was law. Alexander hated being a Minstrel, but he liked be regarded as a musician since Minstrel was quite a lowly job for a Tou. Alexander wanted to put his own words into the conversation between the two, but it was as said before Henna's decision. It almost seemed like Henna was looking out for his best interests. Alexander really wanted to look at Henna and thank her, but he needed to retain his emotionless state; he didn't want to create any mistakes.
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Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 1:17 pm
[Hey guys, can you all please pm me what your character is doing right now. I have a lot to do right now and it would really help keep things organize.]
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Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 1:21 pm
"I haaaad a minstrel until you stole him. You always do this too. Every time I need something you take it out from under me." Zireno wined. "Why would you burn the interment too. That was royal property!" He sighed. "You'll be hearing from the treasurer about this." He fussed. "I want my outfit done by the end of the day!" He pointed at Alex. "Or its on him! Get to work." And with that Zireno stormed out followed quickly by his guard, maid, and assistant. As he left he knocked over some patters and things on a table and outside of the room he pushed over a priceless vase.
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Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 1:30 pm
Henna sighed knelt to pick up her patterns and pins. She was glad that there was no punishment promised she would be able to finish the outfit by the end of the day without a problem, but when someone messed up her work room she had the strong need to kill them. " god damned brat.” She whispered under her breath, she had a murderous look on her face and could not hide how she felt. He would pay for what he had done; She already had a plan in her mind for how she would repay him… She would sneak into his wardrobe for the next few nights and tighten the waistband on all of his pants a little big every day until he could no longer fit any of his clothes. It would be very uncomfortable for him.
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Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 1:32 pm
"He seems...Displeased..."
Alexander didn't like the way Zireno treated Henna; calling him a boy was one thing, but all of that had made it personal. There was no point to get angry though since that would only cause more of a mess. Instead Alexander quickly decided to make a note to find out why Zireno was so angry and such an a**; never judge a book by its cover. Alexander knew Henna had work to do, so he immediately started cleaning the mess Zireno had made outside of Henna's room; allowing Henna to go back to her work even thoguh she was cleaning up the other mess. Alexander felt what had happened was his fault, so if Henna was charged with anything he guessed his daggers from his father could pay off whatever the violin was worth.
"Don't worry Henna; if you do get charged for the violin I can probably sell something of mine to pay it off..."
It was the least Alexander could do; he was causing this mess to begin with and Henna shouldn't have been punished for it.
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Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 1:42 pm
Henna shook her head and moved back to her seat, starting to cut out the pattern. "no. No you are not paying one cent, And neither am I, I have connections in the treasury they won't make me pay for it." She smiled slightly and moved to get a nice black silk to line the inside of the shirt. "And don't worry, He'll get over it, it’s his life he's destroying, I've got plenty to live for besides his ‘friendship’.” She started to stitch up the shirt and sighed. “Do you know how to sew Alex?” She asked smirking. If he did her plan would be so much easier, if not she could teach him.
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