Standing in one place, Etzer fidgeted with his coat collar as he shuffled in place, debating about whether or not to go to the invited event.
Glancing around at the others, not really knowing anyone, the frost mage decided to go after all. He picked someone at random and followed, making sure to avoid the King a little bit; he didn't want to offend, but he was unsure about the cheek-squishing and wasn't sure how that made him feel exactly.
Walking into the gardens, Etzer was amazed, tilting his head at all the sights. He had never been here before, and found it extravagant and beautiful all at once.
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 2:14 pm
[ Entering from Silver Kingdom ]
And just like that, everything that Thannas had ever known had been stripped away. The tiny youth was aghast, some part of his mind flinching away from the reality of what had just happened to him. He hardly had time to contemplate his position in the scheme of the universe before the portal, unstable as it was, spat him out a few feet higher in the air than he would have liked. Tumbling forward, he was lucky twice over, as he didn't fall far, and when he did, he went careening into the nearest person, the poor fellow in question cushioning most of the fall.
Luckily Than didn't weigh all that much.
Dizzy from the repeated blows he'd weathered in an attempt to escape his own kingdom, he was visibly bruised and bleeding, a rather nasty-looking gash above his eye, which had swollen, obscuring vision in his right eye, was the likely reason for his unsteadiness. Trembling in exertion and the aftermath of adrenaline, his hands found purchase in the clothing of his accidental savior. As luck would have it, Etzer was the unfortunate victim. "Th-Than...Than is so sorries!" It was a tremulous whisper, good eye going wide as he realized belatedly that he had a human crash cushion.
Whoops.
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Thannas is a 5'3" pale-skinned young man with long dark hair, the top half pulled up into a high ponytail. He's sporting a white peasant's shirt, dark pants and a blue-trimmed silver tunic. He is barefoot.
Etzer was all but flattened to the ground, his view of the gardens marred. He groaned as he attempted to get up, unsure of what hit him, but something was weighing on his chest. What...?
"T-Than... Than is so sorries!"
Opening his eyes, he looked up to see another person on top of him. Where had he come from?
"Nnhhghh?" Was all he could manage, attempting to lift his hand with no avail. He let it drop to the ground. Damn it.
Azure Desiderium
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 2:39 pm
Pushing himself off of the mage with both hands, Than tumbled to the ground, the slight lad not entirely in possession of that necessary factor of balance. Sitting there on his rump, entirely disheveled, he stared at his 'rescuer' for a moment in utter, terrified silence. "H-helloes...are...are yous all rightlike?" A soft, almost musical intonation characterized the words, though it was far more subtle than usual, the collapse of his kingdom taking a rather severe toll on his normal peppy disposition.
"Than...Than came from the Silver Kingdom. It...it broke...it..." He looked over his shoulder and upwards, from whence he'd come. "It's gonelike..." The words were a heartbroken whisper, and liquid began to shimmer in the boy's eyes. Oh he was not going to cry. He was far too old to cry. With a bit of a hiccup he quickly dried the oncoming tears on one dirtied, shredded sleeve. "But Than is lucky...Than is alivelike..." His hand was still shaking as he reached it in Etzer's direction. "...can get ups...?" That question was more towards the other, concern now bleeding through as he realized that he might have injured the other teen, falling as he had.
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Thannas is a 5'3" pale-skinned young man with long dark hair, the top half pulled up into a high ponytail. He's sporting a white peasant's shirt, dark pants and a blue-trimmed silver tunic. He is barefoot.
Terra jerked as she realized people were falling from the sky. Her mind was taken off death completely as she rushed forward. "I will get the healing supplies!" she said, looking as if she was torn between trying to help now--or getting the things NEEDED to help.
She finally scampered off into the palace to get supplies.
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 2:56 pm
Demi knew the hazards of a big celebration. it meant a big mess.
He just didn't expect for it to ever happen in the gardens. his workplace. His own second home for that matter. "What are you doing to the plants!?" he barked up in a rush and dashed over to the duo trampling over his hard work.
the look of stark horror was written all over his features as he tried to help the dup up and away form the flower bed subtly and not fling them across the field like he truly desired to see. 'you need to be careful, you might hurt yourself." he chided softly and clucked at his tongue at the situation.
Grimacing as the other got off, Etzer finally sat up and listened to the other's words, pity filling him.
"Ah, really, it's okay..." He winced as he stretched, rolling his shoulders back as he fixed his hair, frowning at his unkempt and mussed up braid. It would have to be rebraided.
"Your kingdom fell?" Etzer asked, glancing up and around his own kingdom. He felt sorry for the guy, and wondered how in the world he'd dropped from the sky. Etzer didn't really understand, but he stood up and brushed himself off, offering a hand to the other.
"I'm Etzer. It is wonderful to make your acquaintance." Even though he was weak, it was still nice to be polite to those that could potentially aid you. "Are you alright?"
Azure Desiderium
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 3:03 pm
Upon the Phoenix announcing that tea would be held in the gardens, she gave her a queer smile before piping up. "Shall I start brewing then, Phoenix? Any specific flavors you might like?" She wasn't the only tea maker in the Kingdom, of course, but she felt she should at least offer - the King had an affinity for her teas, too.
"I'll have to go get my pots, of course. My leaves and such will need to be fetched as well." She continued to muse, walking in a small circle around the Queen. "Well, it's settled then. I'll be off, and we'll have as much tea as I can provide."
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Upon entering the garden, many would find a certain Tortoise sitting in the middle of a heinous amount of teapots, cups, and dried leaves on a plush red blanket. She asked anyone who came up what they preferred, and would go through the ritual of making the tea; adding hot water to temper the cup, throwing the water out, putting the leaves into the cup, and then adding more hot water. She kept the tea leaves loose, as she'd been taught.
Than suddenly became swiftly and terribly aware of his surroundings, having unconsciously encased himself in a mental bubble wherein only he and the poor bowled over ice mage had existed, and he turned a brilliant, startling shade of red as demi scolded him. "THAN IS SORRIES!" He quickly apologized, all but jumping to his feet to backpedal, still unsteady, and almost tripping over his own feet in an attempt to be mindful of the plant life around him. With a rather guilty gulp, he then patted the nearest bit of flora as though in apology, looking around to see who all else had noticed his abysmally disappointing entrance. "A-are the plants youuuuuuurs?" He inquired politely, stammering as he tried to pacify Demi's wrath.
Etzer, at least, wasn't yelling at him. "Than is Thannas." He introduced properly, wrapping arms around himself as though by doing so he could make himself even smaller. "And yesly-yes. Silver is gone..." The words rang hollow, like the toll of a funeral bell. That life was now another world away, and the young man bore the knowledge that he would never return to that existence.
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 3:23 pm
Azure Desiderium
The anger that was boiling was brief and damien found his irritation quickly subsiding. The deflated pup found his peace again when the shoulders dropped and air was going back into his lungs. It was just a mistake after all, a careless mistake.
After after watching the person his the plant that was crushed, he just couldn't find the energy to be mad anymore. "it's fine, the plants are resilient, they will grow and forgive." he assured him and brushed off the traces of dirt from his clothes. "No the plants are not mine, they belong to all of us. I'm just one of the few that takes care of then as part of my purpose. damien.' he concluded, extending a hand to the guest.
He couldn't recall seeing the person around before. strange, this Than.
Rosy shook her head before turning towards the girl that spoke to her, her eyes showing a small amount of confusion as she nods "I think so, if you call hitting cobble stone alright." she looks herself over, checking for any cuts or broken bones. That had to be the worse portal jump of all times or her, and she didn't want to do it ever again. Turning her eyes back towards the other girl, she looks her over "Are you okay?"
It was at the other voice, that she turns her head. Red eyes widen as she looks up towards the two before her, then quickly looks down "No, ma'am. I'm from the Silver Kingdom, well not anymore. Its gone..." she balls her fist up into her skirt as she looks towards the other girl for a moment.
Looking towards the two before her, she chews on her lip before she bows her head "Is this the Red Kingdom? Did I actually make it to the right place?" she was really hoping she made it to the right place, her eyes gazing over the area in hopes of seeing another person.
Kaiyumi
Blade Kuroda
Tasinei
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 4:11 pm
Some of the fearful tension that Than had built up in his shoulders dissipated at Damien's words, and he took a slow breath in, glancing over at the bush carefully again before he patted it once more, just for good measure. "That's goodlike then...Than likes plants...he was veryveryvery all rightlike at growing the teensy ones..." Back home, before everything collapsed. Eyes lidding, he had a moment where he could still hear and see everything shattering about him, and he shuddered, trying to shake it off as he felt tears mounting to duet with the lump in his throat.
No crying.
Offering up his hand in return, he curled fingers 'round the pup's own, smiling weakly. "Is nice to meet thee, Damien." At least he had a new friend, maybe two, if the other fellow forgave him for using him as a crash cushion.
Sure enough, there were intruders in the kingdom. Shun looked at the two women up ahead, letting the King speak first. In the meantime, he just stared hard at them, watching them both very carefully. He was wary of them, especially considering what was to be happening rather soon.
If they were to make a wrong move, most likely he'd be on them in a blink of an eye. He was a little more on edge considering who he was escorting right at the moment.
Though, he furrowed his brow when the one spoke up and said that the silver kingdom was gone.
Had the kingdoms begun to fall already? Inwardly, he wondered if white still stood...
No. Right now he just needed to deal with what was before him.
The Tiger continued to be silent, just acting as a sort of menacing guard for the time being.
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 4:20 pm
"Than." Etzer spoke, smiling at the name. "It's a good name." Tugging his coat around his lithe form, the ice mage walked up to Than and offered his own hand to shake.
"Hey, maybe we can go to the King. Since your kingdom is..." He trailed off, looking sympathetic. "You could possibly join ours. If you'd like?" Etzer so badly wanted to help this person, but it really wasn't his call.
Good, no major injuries to worry about. Kaguya chuckled lightly at the girl’s remark, indeed a cobble stone landing wasn’t the best they could have had. “I’m fine thanks.” Bruises and a bit of stiffness could be dealt with a good night’s rest and some nice herbal tea. Kaguya’s face fell, tea… She’d lost everything coming here, the only reminder of where she’d come from was the card still in her sash and the clothing on her back, which wasn’t much really. She’d find a way back, there was always a way back right? The Silver kingdom couldn’t really be gone, there was just no way.
The two approaching them captured her eye, and she turned to look at them, picking herself up from the floor. No, they certainly were not from the dream kingdom, their grey outfits certainly jutted out of place here. Kaguya simply shook her head sadly, she’d caught the girls look and returned it, she knew the feeling all too well. Moving towards the small group now, she extends her arm down towards the girl. “Let me help you up.” This girl was the only one she trusted right now, and she was going to help her out as best she could. The other one accompanying the one who had spoken was giving her a creepy air, a guard perhaps? He certainly seemed on edge with them.
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