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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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 Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 5:32 pm
Spiked drinks...that was something Malik would definitely do. But not Piper. She refused to believe it. Piper wouldn't do that to her, she knew how she felt about Sevilin. But her mind was recalling a cup of tea brought to her from Keely and a conversation they'd had in the hallway and all sorts of strange feelings she'd gotten. She did rear back as though she'd been slapped at the disgust in his voice. Had it been that horrible for him? Of course it had, Sevilin couldn't stand her and she couldn't stand him, it hadn't been any better for her. She was confused, unsure of what to do. The rune jerked lightly, not moving her feet but pulling her so she bent back a bit involuntarily and she tightened her grip on the dagger, keeping all emotion out of her face but her eyes betrayed her and her uncertainty. "Ripping Kieran to pieces isn't going to solve anything." she said, stubbornly staying where she was. "Let it go Sevilin, so he brought you here, that doesn't mean he drugged you, if that's what happened. Go after Malik. Leave Kieran alone." She'd deal with Piper later. But then Malik appeared and gave his little speech and she felt anger rising sure and fast. She was no longer unsure, Malik had just admitted it and she turned very slowly, her gaze full of fire and her hands clenched tightly. "You! Shut the hell up!" she spat out and launched herself at him, those daggers going for his unprotected chest.
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Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 5:55 pm
He jumped slightly, much to the amusement of his comrades to which he gave a glare over his shoulder at. He'd punch them in the face later. Well that was an unexpected response from her. And he opened his mouth to say something before Onyx popped up and pretty much took it out of his hands. That was okay wiht him...he had peers to beat up.
Piper sat up in thier room on the bed, knees pulled up to her chest and bracing her hands at her temples. What had alerted Malik to what was going on outside? The distress that spiked though to her from her father, whether it was intentional or not. She was trying to not freak out...or beat herself up over her lack of ability to go stop any of it. Collar gone, seemed her boldness against Sevilin was some. So out of sorts she didn't know how to react really.
His attention slid to the voice of Malik, who decided to join the party. How fitting that the pet's master get involved. "Oh quite the contrary...I've owed Silvercrest for quite some time. I tell you as I have told her...he and I are none of your business." Family to be or not. "Why would your pet do it. Because you told her to...because she does indeed hate mate and know's I would despise nothing more than that action." Though his eyes narrowed at Malik as he continued in his accusations.
"I feel nothing for her....nothing but false pretenses and ones you put there...banking on biology to get your way....to get your kicks. My body may have....but I didn't. Then again my body is used to that sort of thing...working against me of it's own volition. Just as it always has." He felt that rage well up...and as Zahara launched at him he yanked back on his arm and thus the rune on her. Malik was his as far as he was concerned and the moment he finished that movement a runic circle flared around Malik....he wasn't stupid enough to attack him straight on.
Kieran was a second ahead of the two, going to Malik's defense. After all, Malik was in no condition for a fight and he was already family as far as Kieran was concerned. Not to mention Malik wasn't trained in any way to deal with Andalian runes. Skidding in front of him he threw up his cloak so it flared in front of the tier'dal and closed his own eyes. "Now Raziel!" A command for the little faerie to flip open that sunspot holder. Uncontrolled...it was akin to the sun itself flashing you in the eyes. And down in the dark and to beings whose eyes were sensitive to light, that hurt like hell, enough to induce physiacal pain. Thus why he had thrown up his cloak in front of Malik to keep his eyes sheilded and closed his own. No pain or flash blindess for them.
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 6:05 pm
She blushed at the hug, though for different reasons than one would think. She introduced Cedric. "This is Cedric, yes he's my escort. He's one of.." didn't want to sya 'Tarathiels freind' for two reasons. it might set Onyx off, and two, she wasn't sure if that would be right. "Roarke's freind. Helping him collect seeds for the surface world."
He did as commanded on que, flipping open the holder in front of Kieran and shutting his eyes tight. It could blind him perimantly if he wasn't careful.
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Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 6:07 pm
Malik stood quite still. letting her come running, hands still behind his back. though being flash blinded wouldn't have bothered him too much.
"No disrespect intended to you, Zahara. Piper adores you. I told her about your infactuation with Sevilin, your desire for him..or young love, you coudl say. And she wanted you to know what passion was. the kind of passion me and her share. so I arranged it so Sevilin was more than willing."
His eyes didn't really leave Sevilin.
"Any drugs I gave you, Zahara, were to increase your fertility rate. to make you more suseptable to pregnancy."
And he looked at Sevilin carefully.
"Oh? what about those thoughts of yours...your roaming eyes. before I even considered your drinks. don't you recall that little hallway incident? I know how you berated yourself then for nearly kissing her, nearly giving in. becuae you always assume she's trying to break your guard, trying to decieve you, trying to get you under her boot. I know you alot better than you might think, Sevilin. You couldn't hide your thoughts from me, even the ones buried deep down."
A slight smirk.
"You're fight with Kieran is no concern of mine directly. but I have need of all my allies. which means you hunting and putting Kieran out of commission hurts my House by lacking his sword and skills. if you two want to settle this debt with wooden weapons in the arena, go right ahead. other than that, though..I'm afraid I need to protect my investments."
He looked down, seeing the runic circle, and while Sevilin was flahs blinded, walked out of it's range, pulling a stable boy into it, just to see what happens.
Onyx looked back at whirlwind.
"You don't have to lie to me. he's one of Tarathiel's allies, obviously. your escort service is tarathiel's doing. I may not be pleased with your unjust punishment...but that does not mean that you have to hide it."
And gave a knock on teh door that was tot he Oracle's room.
"Are you decent? Whirlwind is here to see you."
Then a little grin.
"I almost forgot. I met Catawa. she's int eh form of a..kinda Vah like Piperish body. she's not very people skilled I don't think. but she's alive. apparently Dimitri foudn her spirit and shoved it into a body for some reason. she's stay here with us for now too."
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 6:12 pm
Malik's words only enraged her more and Zahara screamed in outrage as she was yanked from her target, hurtling back through the air. "Noooo!" She knew exactly who did it and the son of a b***h had done it because he wanted Malik all to himself. Not to protect her, not out of chivalry, but because he wanted to tear Malik into little tiny pieces. Well, he wasn't the only one affected by the b*****d's plan and she wanted her revenge as well. She was horribly off balance and slammed back into Sevilin just as she felt the rune's grip on her release at the same time a horribly bright flash struck her eyes. A thousand daggers were piercing her eyes in that moment, dropping her own blades, she began clawing at them, desperately trying to keep the pain away. The flash exploded in her brain as well and she whimpered. She felt herself stumble, already being jerked back caused her to have more momentum than she would have had and the added force knocked both drow to the ground. Zahara could care less that he was under her right now though and she rolled off him, still rubbing at her eyes. This is what she got for stepping in, gods be damned! But now she had to listen to waht Malik was saying, listen to all the thing she didn't want to hear...she knew she wasn't pregnant. She'd taken enough potions to ensure that.
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Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 6:23 pm
She blinked. "I'm not lieing. Cedric is more of Roarke's friend that Tarathiel's." She shrugged a bit in appology to Cedric, in case what she said wasn't true. "At least, as far as I know." She watched as Onyx knocked on the door, her excitment rising.
She put a hand on the door before Onyx opened it. "Can you go make some raspberry tea, please?" she leaned the quarter staff Cedric had lent her agianst the wall.
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Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 6:27 pm
Cedric watched Aella defend him, which seemed rather odd. "Raspberry tea?" He decided he'd rather just not dive into that fight. "That is an interesting flavour, usually quite rare."
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Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 6:29 pm
It was like dominos. Zahara knocked back into him, just as Kieran light flashed then, the suddeness of it all allowing for both drow to get knocked to the ground. Sevilin jerked his head to the side, eyes closing with a vartitable snarl from the drow as he dropped his weapon as hands instinctively went to cover his eyes from pain that pricked at them. Damnable tricky b*****d. Couldn't even opem his eyes it hurt so bad, wasn't even caring about Zahara on top of him at all, but when she rolled off, he raised to a knee with one hand braced on the ground to keep himself up. Felt like someone had shoved red hot pokers into his eyes.
Which of course mean that the runic circle, that Malik had shoved someone else into, died down with the broken concentration. By Vhaeran...it felt almost as bad as when runes made his eyes bleed all on thier own.
And as soon as they were both put down, he reached a hand back, clicking the thign closed. It all took about five seconds to actually happen, his cloak flitting down from it's flared motion, settling down back around his shoulders. And others wondered how he escaped drow so easily? Well now a few knew. And he merely stood there in front of Malik, sheathing his scimitar, neverminding his arm for a moment as it more or less hung limp at his side. Merely listening as Malik laid things out for them. So that was what this was all about hm?
Sevilin struggled to open his eyes and look at Malik, but he couldn't bring himself to do it,thus he was forced to just listen like a child who had no choice in the matter As he gritted his teeth, trying to ward off pain. Make her more suseptable to...damn it. Malik's web was more complicated than he ever thought. It pissed him off to no end to know Malik played around in his head. Empty feelings nothing more, nothing more than a body's lust and nothing more than just that. Nothing.
Kieran reached into his surcoat and pulled out a leather bag, tossing it on the ground near the two drow, it knocking into Zahara's boot. "Use that for your eyes." Filled with a moss that was soaked with the very creations of the spell the moon elves used to soothe thier own eyes. Delivering punishment and salvation all in one swift move. Though he turned to Malik, and laid a hand to his shoulder, pushing him back toward the fortress. As far as he was concerned, this was done. At least for the time being.
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 6:30 pm
"Malik has access to a wide variety of rarites. But I think what she want is for me to not be present. So yes, I'll go make your tea for you. you want anything with that?"
Okay his ears drooped a little bit. But like he said, he was her hunter, and he woudl hunt her down some raspberry tea.
"Anything for you, Cedric?"
Malik took Kieran's hand, and shook his head lightly.
"You first. your arm needs tended to. and I'm not entirely defenseless. it also puts a buffer between you and Sevilin. I value both your abilities..besides, I'm your host, you are my guest. it's my job to make sure you are safe before myself."
He walked over, silent since there was not shoe or boot to make noise, and picked up the bag, handing it to Zahara first..before grabbing Sevilin by the wrist, and jerking him up to a crouch.
"I value both your skills, believe it or not. despite Sevilin's disrespect to Piper, and despite your hatred of me, Zahara. However...either of your go after Piper, and I don't care how you do it..I will take measures to ensure it doesn't happen again. if oyu have problems, they are with me. not her."
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Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 6:40 pm
"Thanks Onyx. But it's not for me. It's Meilikki's favorite." She opened the door and let herself in.
Meilikki looked like she was still asleep, her breath seemed labored, and there was a knit in her eyebrows that was never there before. Aella rubbed her arm. She knew that look...that feeling..she remembered the only things she wanted when she felt like that. But she was unsure if she should give it. She watched the woman for a ltitle while as she slept.
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Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 6:43 pm
"No thank you." Cedric replied to Onyx's question. He watched Aella and noted her hesitation. "We do not have a time restriction, unless some one here creates it." The elf said softly, "Take your time, make your decission."
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Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 6:47 pm
Zahara pushed herself to her knees with a great deal of effort, tears streaming from her burning eyes in reflex. She felt something bump into her boot and then the soft leather brushed against her fingers and she closed them around it, pulling it up to her, taking it from Malik. Taking deep breaths, attempting to stem the pain in her eyes, and keep her mind rational, she forced herself to ignore the flames shooting just above her nose and reached her fingers in, something soft and slimy touching her fingers. But she knew that healing wasn't always pretty and so she pulled it out and broke off a large piece, breaking it in half and then quarters, laying two pieces, respectively on her eyes, feeling the burn begin to soothe. "Here, Sevilin." She threw out her arm and somehow found him, grabbing his fingers, while keeping her head tilted back to keep the moss on them and her fingers climbed their way up to his face, slapping his pieces onto his eyes. She heard Malik but didn't acknowledge him. She would deal with Piper and what she'd done and Malik would have no say in the matter.
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 6:53 pm
She nodded a little bit.
Still she hesitated. She wasn't sure how to offer comfort, when she so desperatly wanted it herself. She looked back at Cedric a moment before approaching the bed. She knelt down, but Meilikki jerked awake before she could do anything else.
She felt a presence in her uneasy sleep, and snapped awake. There was a sharp intake of breath before her vison told her that yes, it really was Aella who who was beside her. "Aella." She offered a soft smile, though that smile did not touch her eyes.
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Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 6:59 pm
He stared at Malik a moment, his stern look he had had softening toward the tier'dal. "When will you stop treating me like a guest Malik and start treating me like family?" Half joking and half serious actually. But he nodded and took Malik on his advice. Those two drow had the fight taken out of them pretty good. And even if they could see they would be in some irritating pain for a good few hours.
A look to his arm before heading indeed inside. Healed one day and then torn up the next. Well it was to a cleric for him...he didn't relish the thought of loosing performance in his more inclined arm. Though his attention turned to Raziel. "Are you alright my friend?"
Quiet as she ever had been she had come downstiars, sticking to walls and railings and the like as she had done so. But approached her father who had taken a seat in the main sitting room while he had sent a slave to fetch him a cleric. "Father?" Stepping closer as he acknowledged her with a smile she crouched down next to him, taking hold of his arm and inspecting the wound. Then a look up to him. "And Malik?" She was overly fidgety though from lack of collar.
"He's just fine."
Needless to say, Sevilin's pride was hurting. Kieran had more or less put him to this knees with a little flash of light that made it seem like someone was trying to pry his eyes from his head. Though as Malik jerked him by his wrist he instinctively tensed his arm up and also held back an urge to lash out at him. It was foolish to lash out when you couldn't see. Though he didn't acknowledge Malik on his statement, whether he'd back down or not.
Though his attention had jerked from the tier'dal at another touch on him, one he liked even less than Malik jerking him around. And he would of jerked from her and protest...if she didn't have what he needed. Though a slight gerk as she slapped that moss over his eyes before he raised a hand to cover over and hold it there. Damn surface elves.
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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