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"It's not that bad, just deep enough to be annoying." Cori murmured, though she did pull her shirt up to just under her breasts, tying the excess fabric to one side to keep it up without having to hold it. She leaned slightly to one side, looking at the cut and gently probing at it with her fingers, nodding faintly to confirm what she'd said. It wasn't deep, just enough to need something to keep from bleeding when she moved.

Cori nodded, twisting around to face him moreso with a faint smile after a second. "You're still red." she said before kissing him softly, teasingly. She pulled back just enough to be able to speak without her lips brushing his. "What'll you do if I take it off next time then, if you're blushing at just my stomach?" she teased softly with a faint smirk.

Cori grinned at that. "In that case I'll have to-" she started, before being cut off by someone barking her name.
"Cori! What are you doing?" a man demanded, coming up to the two and acting furious.
"Sitting. What do you want?" Cori replied, not appearing concerned by him, or intimidated.
"You're fooling around with him," he sneered at the word, "while you're supposed to be training the two who are god-knows where. What're you thinking?" Her answer hadn't helped, and he looked about ready to murder her for it.
"They're both practicing throwing their knives and I can see them both from here. We were sparring to show them what a normal fight would look like, and I sent them to practice while I catch my breath before showing them individual moves to practice with each other." Cori said, now sounding annoyed.
"Practice? They need to learn, not waste their time-"Cori cut him off before he could continue. "It's not a waste. They know it but they have to have the skills embedded to where they react without thinking, so that it come naturally. It's pointless to know how to shoot without being able to do it instinctually, the same goes for fighting and throwing." she snapped, returning his glare. "There's a reason you aren't the one training them, despite the fact that Anna came from one of your towns."
"Yes the brat who left and was overcome by a simple mage is able to? They shouldn't have let you back Cori, much left entrusted the two to you." he said coldly with a faint smirk. He started to leave, hand clenching at her next comment though he kept walking.
"At least I don't have to resort to bringing up things like that everytime I'm loosing an argument." She sighed softly once he was gone, unconsiously tracing the scar on the back of her hand again.

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"Don't even think about doing anything to him. He's an idiot, but still a good shot." Cori murmured, leaning into him before explaining a moment later. "He's a Ranger, 'bout ten years older than me or so. I'm pretty sure he has little to none Elven blood but anyway. HE's always been old-fasioned, thinking that women shouldn't be in the corps, much less an elven one. He's disliked me from the beginning because of that, and he tends to be lazier and doesn't realize things most of us find common sense. But, like I said. He can fight, somehow." she paused, knowing he'd need to know what had happened when she got back if anything the others said was to make sense to him.

"When I went back to the rangers I was a wreck, in every way possible. It was one of the few times they all get together, to pool everything that's happened and to test the apprentices, if there are any. I came in the middle of the meetings. They knew what had happened to me, that I'd quit to stay with him... Most were wary, thinking I was still under his control and now here to join again and act as a spy for him, and thus Altarion. Lyle, the one who was just here, was one of the most vehement supporters of those who wanted to send me away or have me killed to keep me from telling anything. Finally they decided to have Kaely and another telepath see what had happened, as I couldn't lie that way. Not easily now, and certainly not now... They said what they'd seen. Most either were more for allowing me back in, some were now undecided or slightly less against me. They showed them, the ones that still didn't believe what I'd said. Only a handful still didn't want me, Lyle being one of them. Some still don't trust me, a couple still flat out hate me for leaving. He's one of them, and is constantly trying to find fault with everything I do or make me remember it." she explained softly, not looking to him and staring off at nothing as she recounted it.

"That's why he doesn't like me, a couple others too. Just, don't do anything to them for it. And you'll get hell for being with me from more of them, various reasons. Distracting me, or trying to take me away will be the most common ones. Two that I know of due to jealousy. Just, ignore them." she murmured after a moment.

Cori smiled faintly, returning the kiss. "Way beside the point." she retorted, resting her head against him. "You know, I doubt anyone would be too upset if a crazed hawk happened to terrorize him. So long as no one realized that said hawk happened to also stay with me. Not anyone would would care anyway. And as long as the hawk doesn't do anything major, just acts as an annoyance." she said innocently after a moment, looking up to him as though she'd never suggest he hurt someone intentionally.

"Define 'major'." Cori replied with a soft chuckle. She saw the two apprentices start competing, or at least that's what it looked like. She paused before she smiled, only a few more days. She could only imagine what would be done though, between the triplets and Kaely knowing if they remembered.

"You know, I can't say I ever thought I'd be trying to figure out how to help someone claw a person's eyes out..." Cori mused, mind coming up blank. They still needed him, she couldn't let him be killed or blinded just yet. "Just breathe. I've delt with him for years, you can suck it up." she murmured, gentler than before.

Cori smiled, getting up with a sigh as well and looking to the two. "Somehow I doubt they'll complain if you keep me longer." Cori said, grinning as she watched them run around, chasing after each other. Playing. "I'll see you later then." she said with a soft smile, supressing a sigh as she headed down to the two. She didn't want to make them stop, didn't want to ruin their fun. They wouldn't be able to have much for a while, and by the time they would when everything was over they could be dead. Her stride faltered for a moment as she let her eyes shut, steeling herself for making them stop before she started walking again, if a bit slower than before.