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Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 2:53 pm
Mie-tanuki "Sounds nice." He picked a sort of sweet, flaky honey bread from his plate - something he'd neve had before, but was sure had to taste good - and munched down on it, a genuine smile of near ecstacy gracing his lips. "Nnn, I'm a sucker for honey," he said, reaching for another.
((xD Bit of a joke... "Honey" is the nickname of one of my characters... xD Tato knows him... *giggle*)) Dax gave a soft laugh at what pleasantries a simple pastry could bring. A sucker for honey, was he? Was that something he'd have to keep in mind for another time? Always a possibility. Breakfast went by generally quick, with only a few drawn out speeches and lectures from his mother before she either got side-tracked or the king told her to stop rambling. The young, blonde prince never seemed overly bothered by her topics. But once he finished eating, he tried to wait politely for Sayael to complete his meal. That was when Cilia seemed to want to get onto the subject of Dax's past relationships and their outcomes. He jumped to his feet and grabbed the other boy's wrist urgently. Giving him a slight tug, he said, "Come on. I think I may need some fresh air."
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Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 2:56 pm
"Right," he said, attempting to lick the fingers of the hand he had been eating with which was, unfortunately, the one Dax was holding. He gave up trying to clean the moving hand of honey and instead got up to follow the other. "I think that's a rather good idea," he said, eyeing the queen as they made their hurried escape.
((Off to the movie in like... two minutes. >.>;; ))
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Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 3:26 pm
Mie-tanuki He shrugged. "I suppose you're right. She'd probably think I was faking, anyway... Although, now that I think of it, I would like a sword or two as souvenier... Not that I'll get one," he grumbled the last part. "Hmm... So then... Just tell her... someone's sick and needs her help? I mean, she's a healer, it's her job to help people... And if she doesn't come, I'll disown myself. Well, let's at least start with some paper and a quill, or whatever you use here." Ceris nodded at the idea, "That's sounds like the best idea to me," he murmured with a slight look of concern as he glanced down at the pained boy crouched on the bed beside him. Ceris was no expert on long distance teleportation or transportation but if he knew an area well enough he could move nearly anything if he knew it's exact spot, such as what he had done with the prisoners the night before (the young mage made a mental note to talk to Xel later). He knew he had a pile of paper in his room as well as a pen in pocket...thus he quickly took the pen from his pocket while muttering something soft under his breath, a few sheets of paper appearing in his hand before he handed it all to Alti. "Will this do?" He asked, glancing as Haar had taken his spot beside Peyton's side. He figured he couldn't do much for the boy at this point anyway, so he let the commander be...he couldn't allow himself to knock him out because Peyton needed some sort of food soon.
Red eyes lowered towards the boy's leg before trailing up to his face. He couldn't believe he had been so hard on Peyton the night before and...
"I don't... I don't blame you f-for any of this," the blonde forced out in a strained whisper. "This is that man's fault and...you couldn't have done anything...anyway," he continued, his voice gradually fading. His leg hadn't hurt nearly as bad the night before, he just didn't understand why...why this was happening when his leg should've been getting better. Haar's eyes softened as he rest a hand against the boy's lower back. "I'm sorry," he murmured in a low tone, not really wanting Ceris or anyone besides his apprentice to hear what he had to say. "I'm sorry I'm so hard on you...a-and I'm sorry you have to put up...with me," he added with a sigh, calloused fingers running slowly up the boy's back in an effort to distract him from his obvious pain. Peyton leaned forward slightly, resting his forehead against his commander's shoulder, blue eyes closing. "It's oka- I forgive you." Haar shuddered at how weary Peyton sounded. What had Xel done to him?
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Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 3:52 pm
With Jillian's decision, Faryn was a little disappointed. He doubted Jillian's certainty that Enoth would forget about pursuing either of them. Nonetheless, the black, swirling curse was reabsorbed into Faryn's arm, leaving it blackened for the time being. Eventually, the traces that it had been called upon would fade and his forearm would return to its usual pale pigment. The prince retrieved the keys to Enoth's cell from the guard and unlocked the door. With a creaking swing of the door, Enoth's cell was opened and Faryn stood in front of it. "As Jillian preferred, you're being exiled," he reached out a hand to grab the man's arm and pull him out so that the guard could bind him. He stepped over the cell door's threshold toward Enoth. "Have anything to say?"
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Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 5:37 pm
The blonde ignored the sharp 'Dax!' he heard behind their retreating steps and continued out of the room, keeping Sayael's honey-covered hand in his grip. The last thing he needed was more of the Queen's stories. They always turned out to be so embarassing! He sighed in relief once a sudden rush of cold air hit him in the face when they were outside. "Whew.. Sorry about that," he said, finally releasing the other. "I shouldn't have made you sit through any of that."
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Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 6:00 pm
Sayael shrugged and began the process of licking his hand clean - something he was sure that no Prince Charming would do, but he didn't have to worry about that now that they were away from the queen. Finally finished with his hand, he licked his lips and asked, "Are you sure the two of you are related?"
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Enoth, who had remained silent, was smirking. He knew where Jillian thought he was going and while that was his eventual destination, he had some pressing matters to take care of before hand. "Jillian will know where to find me. Otherwise, I haven't anything to say that is useful here." Jillian watched, his expression stony, as his father was taken away. Finally, once the man was out of sight, he sighed and blinked, frowning. "I suppose that's that. He lives far away and he most likely won't be leaving again... It must have taken him over a month to reach this part of the Nation..."
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Alti nodded and took the paper, scribbling a quick note in swift, looping letters that were perfectly neat from his schooling. He handed the pen back and after a moment the paper he had been writing on vanished. He didn't know exactly where his mother would be, but he knew her so the paper should have... A sheet of crisp white paper appeared in the air above his hands and he caught it quickly, scanning the page as he did so. He smiled. "She says that while she doesn't beleive my idle threat, she'll be happy to help - especially since it's an excuse to get away from some boring meeting she's in that has no point what so ever..." He frowned. His mother was his mother, always trying to escape anything dull. She had been much wilder before Alti had been born, which was saying something. "She'll be here in a moment... I described the room and..." He closed his eyes, instinctively searching for the familiar essence of Allora. He found it, finally, although it was a long way distant. With their combined efforts, she was able to teleport into the room, although with rather less dignity than she might have wished. She had long waves of deep violet hair that reached down to her hips - nearly the same color as her son's, although a shade or two lighter. She was dressed in full court clothes and it was obvious she had been attending some formal meeting. Her dark eyes fixed almost instantly on Peyton and she hurried towards him, almost pushing Haar out of the way. "What happened to him?" she asked curiously as she began to examine the wound. "Alti was much less than detailed in his note..." she said, lips pursed in concentration.
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Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 6:41 pm
"The last I was told," Dax answered sarcastically, deciding to go ahead and make his way toward the stables. His feet barely made a sound on the snow beneath his boots. "But sometimes I even wonder myself. Maybe I was stolen away from your Kingdom of Darkness and placed here instead. Would that be at all plausible?"
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Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 6:46 pm
Sayael shrugged, following the other's steps through the clean snow. "Hmmm... maybe. Considering what happened to Mum, it wouldn't be too surprising... I'm almost glad that my mother's mute - yours says enough for ten people." He looked around himself at the white wonderland, a stark contrast from the life he lived. The bright light reflected from the sun to the snow was nearly blinding and he had to squint his eyes.
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Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 7:19 pm
"A mute? That couldn't be too good," he said, something what sounded like pity leaking through his voice. "Though my mother may talk excessively, it's still better than never getting to hear her voice." He paused, thinking back on what Sayael had said. "What exactly.. happened to your mother, Sayael?"
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Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 7:34 pm
He looked away. "It's... not important, not really. I'm sure if you asked someone who studies the kingdoms, they could tell you, but..." He bit his lip. He didn't want to tell Dax - it was akward and he didn't like talking about what had happened. Even though it was before his birth, it affected him almost more than any one else - except his mother. He usually open face had closed, a darkened expression coming across his eyes.
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Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 8:09 pm
Though Dax could feel the other boy's reluctance to talk on the subject, he grew curious as to why it was such a difficult subject. He must have had some sort of pent of affection for his mother if he cared to speak of her. Trying to press past the burdened expression shown, he prodded warily, "But?"
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Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 8:12 pm
Sayael frowned again, his teeth biting into his lip until he tasted blood. He quickly licked his lips, pulling the bloody part of his lip into his mouth. "It's a bit political... Haven't you wondered why I have mixed blood? I mean... my mother was raised to be queen from the day she was five."
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Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 8:31 pm
Haar stared at the woman as if he was truly disbelieving she was even there. Simply staring, lips parted slightly, for a moment or so before Ceris rather gently nudged his friend out of the way so he could explain (to the best of his knowledge) what was wrong. Apparently Peyton had other ideas though and cut off whatever the mage was going to say with a blunt, but still pained, "I was stabbed...i-in my leg," he started, brows furrowed as he pointed to the large, deep gash that tore through his upper leg. "...with a lance," he added in a mutter, hands clenched into tiny fists as he tried to continue. "It...it hurts a-and-" He couldn't quite finish, much to his obvious frustration. He looked up towards the kind enough looking healer with almost frightened blue eyes as Ceris attempted to explain why exactly they had needed expert help such as the woman's.
"I believe the lance had some sort of curse on it...his woundd won't heal, I-I mean it's stopped bleeding but that's it...and it's so deep, it shouldn't hurt anyway. I've tried to speed up the healing process, I've tried to numb the area, nothing works- it's as if there's some sort of barrier," he tried to explain, still unsure what exactly was wrong with the boy.
Haar stood off to the side, leaning against the wall with an expressionless face. He swore if Alti's mother couldn't do anything for the boy he wasn't sure what he'd do...but right then he simply had to stay...had to stay out of thinga for once because even though he was sure Peyton wouldn't mind his company he really didn't have much knowledge with healing past being able to identify broken bones and the like.
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Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 8:57 pm
The guard was soon joined by another and they bound and led Enoth away. The general procedure was a discreet exit from the Kingdom in a closed, but hardly luxurious carriage traveling due northeast. After that... well, it would depend where the one exiled was originally from.
Faryn watched Jillian's emotionless response as Enoth departed. His mind drifted to their bet. Was he a fool for even giving the other a chance? He was beginning to feel like one.
Faryn moved to the now open staircase. "I'll see you at tea, then," he stated matter-of-factly. The prince began the ascent of the stairs and soon was on his way back to his rooms.
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Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 8:38 am
Jillian nodded, although his mind barely registered the other's words. He sighed and turned so he could lean back against the cold iron bars. How could he have let that man go after all the pain he had been put through? He frowned, lips pursing in agitation. But he... he couldn't let someone die in front of him, no matter who it was. But Enoth would be very far away... Jillian doubted the guards would be able to think of where Enoth's home was... The man would probably tell them elsewhere - some small place he had stayed in and knew was free from prying eyes. Then, in the utmost secret, he would venture back to "home."
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