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 Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 4:47 pm
Bode had her hands full, what with picking up thrown items, cleaning up sweat, and trying to be cheerful about the whole thing. Daddy said you never act sad around someone who is sick, cause they'll get sad too and might not get well again. She wanted him to get well, becasue he had given Mrs. Piper a ring. She kept up with bringing cold towels for his forhead, and soon it seemd she had the man mummy wrapped in towles. Every thing..his hands, his arms, his forehead, everything her fingers touched burned hot, and she thought that she could see the towels steaming Soon she was bringing in ice to try and keep the feor down.
"that is all I ask." She cocked her head a bit. "And No rush on it really. Like I said, it could be after our lives are long lived that this task is completed." She stood up then and went to her bubbling cauldren, which still smelled like roses oddly enough. She filled three fist size viles. She handed them to the elf. "Give the balck one one of these as soon as you see him. Give him another an hour later, and the other two hours later. It will taste more awefull with each drink, but if he doesn't drink it he will die."
"He will be weak for the next little while, depending on his body type. The dragon will keep the spiders out of teh caves, so you can leave easily." She smiled. "And little hint to those who use daggers: rock spider fangs make exalent ones." Then a lean in on the elf. "The baby's fangs make good arrow tips too."
"Now, off with you!"
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Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 4:54 pm
Piper took all three, listening closely to what she was told. Immediate, hour later, two hours later. Easy enough to follow. Though...she was a little worried about Malik fussing with her about the taste...he was like that. But damn it, he would have to deal. Health never tasted good in her opinion anyway. Standing she nodded to the woman once more. "Thank you. And I'll keep our deal." Then she turned to the boys. "All right, let's get back to Deep Water." That said and vials secure on her person she walked of out of the house. "Serino, Ashlyn we're heading back. Ashlyn be a dear and grab some spider fangs if you would." But of course...the oracle mentioned it, she wanted to test it and it seemed that Ashlyn would do really anything for a pet. Which she got right after the question. Mounting Serino she looked back to the others. Idly she wondered how her eyes would react to the light outside the catacombs.
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 5:14 pm
Onyx heard the comment about spider fangs, and started digging around hoping the big one handn't gotten it's fangs eaten by a gluttonous dragon. hey every little bit helps.
"Is there a particular reason that these make good daggers and arrowheads?"
And a glance to Warren, he he'd been eavesdropping, and a chance to get the goat of the mage wasn't somethign he was about to pass up.
"and what, praytell, was the cure for your sickness, on mighty mage?"
A smirk and a snort, digging for those fangs.
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Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 5:22 pm
Moonstone two, kept his eyes open for fangs, and picked up two that would do well for small knives. Interesting idea useing the fangs for weapons.
Warren shrugged. "Id assume it's because they are sharp, and because the poinson in the young ones only numb when the cut, not actually kill." He sneered as he helped Ashlyn pick up some of the smaller fangs, dificult for her beak. "The cure was the gift of magic. It heals, but leaves the body thin and weak, no matter how one might try to build muscle." He had never claimed to be mighty, he'd never done anything to them, as far as he knew. Except tell them about the poinson, and how to get a cure. My but the lot were being grateful, weren't they?
"all right now, let's stop the verbal war and get on our way, shall we? the dragon has stopped his buzzing, lets before he thinks were are out of the caves, when we are still deep inside."
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Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 5:29 pm
"Moonstone has the idea." A click of her tongue to Serino who started off at an easy trot. Fast enough to sate Piper's fidgeting, but not fast enough as to leave the others behind at all. After all, when your hooves didn't touch the ground you had a natural advantage. At least the trek back out was uneventful, unlike the trek in. Rock spiders...she could go her whole lifetime without ever seeing one ever again. But coming once again to the entrance and also exit of the catacombs...she was squinting. Damn it, it had been way too dark in there to pull this little trick that she didn't know how to cut off other than letting it wear off. Getting Serino to stop she untied her bandana, scruffed up her hair so that it covered her ears and then retired her banadana lower so that it was covering her eyes now, then she waited for the others to catch up.
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Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 5:30 pm
"Hmph. I still don''t trust you, mage. The help is nice, but I still think there''s something in it for you that we don''t know about yet. or that all this help is going to amount to a really nasty favor your going to ask later."
But he followed Piper, after finding the big spiderfangs. the nice hunting dagger sized ones..and tossed one over to Moon.
"We''re in lucky. the dragon didn''t eat teh big ones fangs. I guess they aren''t tasty charbroiled."
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Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 5:35 pm
"Well what do you expect? They are just teeth after all." He handed Onyx one of the smaller ones in exchange for the big one. Short and long daggers were a good combination, after all.
Ashlyn tossed her head. She wanted to get back! That greedy dragon hadn''t let her have any of the spider! And now she was hungry. She didn''t buck all that much on the way back, just her way of saying thanks to Warren for helping her.
"belive what you will, Onyx. I feel need to prove myself or my motives to you or your kin."
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Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 5:42 pm
"Onyx stop been offensive, Warren stop being defensive. Males...I swear they just never quite. We have more important things to attend to." An inclination of her head to Serino. "I need you to be my eyes, so no funny business. Let''s just get back Deep Water as fast as we can...but don''t leave them behind...I know you can be where you want in an instant but still." Sure, if Serino knew the lay of the land, he could do it. "Well, no sense in burning time." A click of her tongue to send Serino on his way to Deep Water then at a reasonable to keep up with pace.
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 6:00 pm
Onyx snorted lightly at Warren..and kept up with Serino without too much trouble. after all cats coudl run at pretty good speeds too..though obviously not as fast as Serino.
"I don't mean to be a pessimist here..but what happens if we don't make it back in time?"
Malik wasn't getting any better, but only slowly getting worse. outbursts had been replaced with a constant unintelligable gibberish of tier'dal and common, Piper's name bing about the only word you could make out of the whole thing. viens stuck out agasint flesh, and made s searing sound when cold cloth or ice was placed on it. dark blue skin was plaing to a lighter blue that was spearding form the arm aong his neck and chest, the further it was getting the harder it was seeming to get for him to breath or think in any logical sense. Of course that what rock spider venom did. tried to sear and liquidate your insides, cuase that's how the spider eats. of course humans, being far more cruel than that, refined the stuff not to liquidate, but just sear and broil instead.
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Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 6:10 pm
Moonstone running, Warren on Ashlyn. That's how they kept up pace. Although it struck Moonstone as unncessesary. "Piper. you don't need us to escort you back to the hotel, I think it would be safe to say that you gcan go on ahead of us, if you want to."
Bode had been trying her best, but nothing seemed to help! Mommy had never been this sick before. She had done all that she thought she could do. So now she sat on the bed, trying not to get thrown off by Mr. Malik's thrashing, and had taken to tlaking to him. Half the time it was just mummblings, others it was her just telling silly stories about her and her parents, and sometimes..perhaps more for herself then for Mr. Malik...she would tell him that everything is going to eb all right, cause Mrs. Piper is gonna be back any minute with medicine.
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Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 6:22 pm
A look over in Onyx's direction, even though with her eyes covered as they were she couldn't see him. "Apparently he goes crazy, suffers a good deal, then dies. But that's not going to happen, because we are getting back in time. I'm sure Warren can explain it to you, seemed he spared my female tender sensibilities." Then her attention shifted to Moonstone. "That I will then, try not to get yourselves hurt or anything, I don't think I can take another situation like this." Tightening her fingers into Serino's mane she leaned close to his ear. "Vee' i' sul Serino." A snort by the horse who put on a quick burst of speed before his form shimmered, as well as Piper and he apparently blinked out of sight. Ah, wind transfer, wonderful. Where would be appear? Racing up the docks of Deep Water and thus into the city, skidding to a halt in front of the inn where Piper dismounted. Ungracefully, using her sense of touch she got upstairs, and to her room. Pushing up her bandana some she tested the light in the room. Damn it, couldn't see much. But she did manage the outline of Bode on the bed and Malik as well. "Bode, shut the window and pull the drapes, put all the lights out as well." That little command issues she felt her way over to Malik, touching her hand to his when she found it. His skin was on fire but she didn't pull her hand back. "Malik." Just to let him know she was there till she had enough darkness to see.
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Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 7:22 pm
Onyx glanced at his brother with a bit of annoyance.
"Great. the one person left with long range fighting and you sent her off ahead of us. least you could have waited until we were out of the catacombs. We run into another of those big spiders I'm going to beat you with your own tail."
Other than that, proceeded accordingly, giving the occasional glance to Ashlyn and Warren.
"I hope we're going the right way."
Malik squeezed her hand tightly, turning his head to her. hsi eyes were glazed and thier color had lightened, from the dark silver grey to a light grey. he was still sweating despite all the cold cloth and ice, and was proably soaking through the bedsheets by now.
"Piper, dos doerrus rath. Dos zhal'la naut inbal..l' cha'kohk orn inbau dos ichl. moran d'lil ilharn maunech l' dalharuk..alu uss lu' sevir uns'aa p'los dos zah'har nindol ap'za ichl. Plynn l' dalhar lu' inbau 'zil feir tarthe 'zil dos shlu'ta, 'chev. xal nindol zhah Innoruuk's jusron pholor uns'aa. Usstan xuat ssinssrin ulu kyorl dos rei xuil uns'aa piper. xuat zexen'uma whol mzild draeval taga dos inbal ulu. Dos zhaun Usstan ssinssrigg dos, Piper."
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Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 7:28 pm
Moonstone shrugged. "She has more important things then us to worry about for the moment. PLus, the dragon is keep all of those nasty spiders away, isn't he?" They reached the exit without incedent. So now they had to get back, easy enough. Moonstone stretched out a wing. "But we are out of the catacombs now, and look' he gestured around himself "no spiders. We were just fine after all." He took off into the air, not waiting to see if his brother followed.
Bode did as asked and sat in a corner, or more accuratly, with her back to a chest of drawers and the wall. The strange language was scary, much like someone possesed, and Bode feared that Mr. Malik was dieing. She didn't want any body else dead...not now...
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Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 7:35 pm
She caught about four things in tall that Tier'Dal rambling; her name, beloved, Innoruuk, and I love you. But all in all it sounded sort of like a goodbye or a dismissal. Well damn that idea, she wasn't going anywhere. As Bode did what she asked she only held his hand for a moment. With the lights dim she pulled off her bandana from her eyes, the gold flecks in them not as bright as before but still eerily holding light. But that pesky problem out of the way she sat on the edge of the bed, touching a hand to Malik's cheek. He had gotten so bad since she left him. Drenched in sweat, pale, eyes glazed, rambling. "Shh, remember, you said I wouldn't lose you, do you intend on going back on your word which you are so proud of?" She offered him a smile and didn't expect an answer, she was more or less reminding him. "You've always taken care of me, now it's my turn." She quickly assessed the situation. There was no way he was going to just straight up drink this stuff not in his condition. And of course the oracle had said it tasted bad...which meant provided she got him to drink it then he would just spit it out, let alone swallow it. So she made up her mind on how to force him to take it and made sure he swallowed. Piper took out a vile and uncorked it...and poured it into her mouth, but made sure not to swallow. Lord...it was disgusting. Leaning over Malik she brought her fingers to run along one of his ears, knowing that the action always got to him, perhaps mellowed him out. Then she pressed her mouth to his, transferring the liquid from her to him, and ended the action in a kiss that she held. He'd have to swallow eventually if he wanted air, and he was already breathing badly.
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 8:10 pm
"Okay so we went the right way and we're safe. now to get back to Malik and the tournament. Come on you big pincushion, and bring the halfelf with you."
A little runa nd up in the air with Onyx, a few hard beats of his wings to catch up to his brother.
"Think she's had a nervous breakdown yet? and how is sis doing?"
He didn't know what was in the vial, and after her talk about not leaving he thought it may have been a poison, to which he gave an alarmed look..before noting she didn't swallow..and her fingers playing with his ears got the same response they always did..his eyes half closed and his lips parted..and then his hand cletched when she put that god awful stuff in his mouth..but she hled it with a kiss, until he swallowed it. and when she broke that kiss he hacked and gasped and coughed. and laid back.
"Nindel zhahus rul'selozan...vel'bol zhahus ol?"
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