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 Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 2:43 pm
Cassandra chuckled as she looked around at the others. "Well why don't you guys go ahead and we'll clean up? We shouldn't be too long." It may have been a while since she had last been here, but she still knew her way around. Her hand rested lightly Lorcan's arm. Constance smiled when she saw the prank that had been pulled, and it wasn't by Kasumi. She was sure the elderly mouse and Merrick's mother would get along just fine. They could talk pranks. Her fingers were still trailing lightly over Merrick's back. Merida laughed softly as she saw Lorcan wiping the sauce off of himself. He was worse off than Cassandra, but they were still both a mess.
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Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 2:58 pm
Merrick tilted his head thoughtfully.
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Lorcán sighed as he shifted his weight.
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Hobbs chuckled as he tilted his head. "Don' take too long; it may take a while ta gather the Dibbuns, but we are likely gonna eat soon," he said gruffly, amused.
Jess tilted her head with amusement, waving her forepaw at Cassandra playfully.
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Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 3:13 pm
"Don't worry, we won't be too long," Cassandra said with a smile and nod. She took a hold of Lorcan's hand and tugged him in the direction they needed to go. "Come on, let's get cleaned up."Constance watched as Cassandra tugged Lorcan in a different direction. She looked over at Merrick, nudging him a little. "How long do you think they'll be gone." She wiggled her eyebrows a little and then laughed, shaking her head. Her stomach rumbled a little and she blushed. Well apparently she was hungry.
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Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 3:41 pm
Merrick tilted his head back slightly before he shrugged. "No idea, but I think they'd prefer a private tour of their own," he said with amusement, deliberately teasing her. He scooped her up on purpose and jogged onward towards the Abbey and the 'Great Hall' inside.
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Kasumi shrugged as she walked onward towards the main Abbey.
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Lorcán blinked, though he followed Cassandra.
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Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 4:13 pm
Constance was about to reply when Merrick suddenly picked her up and began to jog towards the Abbey. She squealed in delight, wrapping her arms around his neck. Her eyes still darted back and forth as she took everything in. ~~~~ Cassandra smiled as she led Lorcan to a gentle stream. She turned to look at him, wiping some sauce from his face. "This has always been one of my favorite places here." She motioned behind her towards the stream. "So peaceful."
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Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 6:20 am
Merrick chuckled. Minutes later they reached the door a few seconds before Songbreeze opened it. Songesme looked amused, though Songbreeze didn't look all that surprised. "You'll be surprised," he said quietly as the dark stained oak door swung open to reveal the homey Hall within, dark cherry wood paneling on the walls with bookcases on either side. Interestingly, there was a double edged sword below a tapestry of a male mouse in dark brown leather and chain mail armor with the very same sword and a round sheild. It was the warrior mouse who had helped build this Abbey when it was little more than ruins: Martin. There was a long table below a small staircase and a couple of archways that led to the large kitchen and staircase that led upstairs to the dorms and infirmary. There were plates and pots of steaming food already on the table that sat above a deep blue and green carpet. Reddish gold woven covers sat over the bench seats.
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Kasumi cocked an eyebrow upward as Merrick loped past her, obviously not even trying.
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Lorcán was somewhat surprised but impressed at the simple beauty of the location. "It's funny how people underestimate the beauty even in simple things," he said softly.
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Jess grinned as Constance's eyes widened.
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Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 6:39 am
Constance's eyes darted around, taking everything in. It was so beautiful in here! And the food was already there for them, ready to eat. "It is so wonderful." She said as she looked up at Merrick with a smile on her face. She couldn't wait to try the food. From the way Merrick and Cassandra spoke of it, it was amazing. "Wow," Merida whistled softly as she looked around the place. The look was so elegant, so refined. When she saw the food her mouth began to water. "Oh, this is nice," Carolyn said as she looked around the place. ----------- Cassandra smiled and nodded. "It is amazing, isn't it?" She took a step back from him. "They don't usually come to this spot. Fishing is better a little further up. Whenever I come to visit here, I always come to this spot at least once."
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Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 6:54 am
Merrick tilted his head as he let Constance's feet drop lightly to the floor. "I'm certain they're cooking more food in the kitchen," he said quietly with amusement. He could already see strawberry fizz, tea scones with strawberry jam and cream, Squirrelmum's Blackberry and Apple Cake, Guosim Shrew Shortbread, and several other things.
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Kasumi cocked her head, her mouth watering as she caught the scents of the food. She laughed softly. "Homely without being overwhelming... yet subtle where it counts," she said quietly.
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Lorcán chuckled. "Beautiful, indeed. I must admit that most people would find this so impressive... if we were able to capture something like this in a painting," he said thoughtfully. He wasn't thinking of the possible profit from something like that, but simply of spreading the subtle beauty of the land.
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Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 7:42 am
Constance's feet touched the ground lightly as Merrick set her down. She took in the food that was already on the table. There was so much, and more was being made? She grinned a little. She supposed they needed to make a lot of food for all those who lived here. "Nala, don't you even think about it," Amelia said softly. The feline had been slinking her way towards the table. When she heard Amelia's voice, however, she stopped. With a soft meow and sniff she sat where she had stopped. Merida laughed and shook her head. "Well someone is obviously hungry." -------- Cassnadra nodded as she looked around. "Yes, I think people would benefit from the beauty of this place." She looked over her shoulder at Lorcan and smiled. "We had better clean up. We don't want to miss out on any of the food."
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Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 7:58 am
Merrick chuckled as he shifted, Chaosreaper flickering with a deep orange-gold aura before it vanished simultaneously with the nodaichi. He didn't realize the birthmark between his shoulder blades was glowing a dull orange before fading to its normal deep indigo color as a crimson circle formed around it. -_-_-_-_-_- Kasumi rolled her eyes, not all that surprised.-_-_-_-_-_- Lorcán chuckled as he shifted, drawing a couple of small inch diameter scrolls from his back pocket before opening one to reveal a half dozen kanji which held bathing supplies for both of them while the other held clean clothes. He also had three others that held everything from fresh food to camping supplies. "I assume you noticed about Merrick's eyes, how they sometimes shift in appearance... I have something similar, but I'm cautious in using it as most of the techniques associated with them are known as 'Tensei' techniques, literally taking weeks or months off of the user's life depending on how powerful the techniques are," he said quietly. -_-_-_-_-_-
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Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 10:50 am
Constance slipped her hand into Merrick's, tugging him towards the table. "I want to look at it first. Before everyone has a chance to mess it up." She wanted to check out the food, see how it was arranged and all that. Call it her curiousity as a chef. She loved to admire the hard work others put into theorem cooking. -------- Cassandra turned and walked slowly back to Lorcan. "I did notice, and I am glad that you are cautious about using yours. I don't want to lose you too soon after all." She smiled a little at him. "Merrick, who knows he might be able to live longer. Just because of his parentage. I wonder if he knows the consequences of that power though."
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Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 11:14 am
Merrick chuckled, not surprised. He followed her, noticing absently that the soups and cakes were closer to the middle while the scones and fizz was closer to the edges where they were easy to grab. He tilted his head as a couple of the sisters, dressed much like human nuns despite the fact they were anthromorphic mice, carried in a heaping plate of Mole's Favourite Deeper'n'Ever Turnip'n'Tater'n'Beetroot Pie and and a second plate of Bellringer's Reward. "Some of the roasted roots in the Bellringer's Reward are actually common, if you know where to look. Breadroot, Arnut, and Arrachacha are among them," he said thoughtfully. The reason he knew was because the first thing he'd done when he'd left back to the monastery was study up on edible roots and plants that could be found worldwide.-_-_-_-_-_- Kasumi tilted her head, her gaze scanning around the room. She noticed some interesting cookbooks that seemed to be mostly vegetarian in nature. It makes sense because most of the 'animals' here have sentience and more likely than not the talent of speech, she thought.-_-_-_-_-_- Lorcán frowned slightly, shifting. "I have studied unusual ocular talents, and the one that Merrick has is known as the Heōringan; supposedly the evolved form gives access to very powerful techniques, but can cause blindness from extended use," he said quietly. -_-_-_-_-_- Jess giggled with amusement as she saw Constance's interest in looking how the food was set up.
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Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 7:15 pm
Constance looked up at Merrick and grinned. She, of course, knew what he spoke of. She used those in her cooking. "This is great, all of this," she said as she motioned to the table. She stopped mid-stride, frowning a little. Her head tilted to the side a little, and her eyes narrowed. Her body shook a little as she squeezed her eyes shut, and gave a small whimper. Merida had been looking around the room when she heard the whimpering sound that Constance made. She spun around quickly and hurried to the young woman. "Constance, what's wrong?"~~~~~ Cassandra frowned as she stepped closer to Lorcan, looking up into his eyes. " When we get out of here, we need to see if he knows. He needs to know what these powers can do. Both him and Constance. I don't want to tell them while we are in the abbey. This is supposed to be a relaxed time."
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Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 6:35 am
Merrick's eyes narrowed as his irises shifted from their natural deep bluish teal to a deep crimson with three silvery tomoe rotating slowly in his irises. He cocked his head fractionally before the covers shifted slightly, the faint dark aura attempting to cover Constance's naturally bright aura being shredded by his energy pulse.
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Kasumi frowned slightly at Constance's whimper. She blinked when Merrick's eyes shifted, noticing they were subtly different from her own before she sensed the 'chi pulse' that was usually intended to shred illusions cast upon oneself and anyone nearby, and as close to Constance as Merrick was, she had no doubt it had shredded the illusion, if one was there. It was then that she sensed the particular sensation and even recognized the particular illusion. "Magen: Narakumi no Jutsu," she whispered, her voice edged with a low growl. It was a low level illusion, but not one that was easily noticeable immediately.
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Lorcán tilted his head as he shook his head. "We don't even know if he has unlocked the evolved form yet, and if he has, it is most likely extremely recent and hence he likely wouldn't even know about the abilities of the Heōringan, but first," he said with a half smile as he shifted his fingers over the scroll, releasing the items within; he knew it would surprise her that he'd thought ahead and had brought all-natural bathing supplies with them.
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Jess blinked when Constance shuddered, noticing how Merrick and Merida almost immediately tensed.
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Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 9:31 am
Constance took a deep breath, nodding at Merida's question. "I am fine," she managed to gasp out. Her arm was wrapped around her stomach. "Merrick...I am okay." She said as she looked at him. "It was just my mother. Apparently when we entered here I disappeared from her senses. She was afraid." She laughed dryly. "Well we know whatever protects this place from demons really works. She also told me the other demons couldn't sense me at all." Merida breathed a sigh of relief. "But your mother got through?" Constance nodded. "I could hear her in my head. She said she didn't know where I was, but it certainly must be a good hiding place." "Well I would hope that it still holds," Amelia said with a snort. When several of them turned her way she shrugged. "I found some old scrolls on Cassandra's family. Apparently her ancestors sealed this place from all evil. Be it mankind or demons. So long as someone from her bloodline still lives, this seal will remain perfectly intact." "That is some strong magic. How did they manage?" Merida asked. Amelia's head tilted slightly to the side. "It didn't say. That you would have to ask Cassandra. She would know." Although she was older than she looked, Amelia hadn't always been the coven leader for this particualr coven. It was only recently that she accepted the job. --------- Cassandra's face broke out into a grin when the items appeared. "Well it seems you thought of everything. I am glad one of us did." She chuckled softly and shook her head. "Now, come," she held her hand out to him. "Let's clean up."
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