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 Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 4:56 pm
Lucid glanced up at the group of people that stood before him. He smiled warmly at his daughter.
"Hello, Dear." he said softly. "I wondered when you were going to come pounce on your brother." Holding her close to his side, he turned his attention to the rest of the group, the warmth fading from his face. "Ivory, who are these people?"
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Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 5:13 pm
Ivy bit at her bottom lip, then strode forward, dragging Jigsaw with her.
"This is Jigsaw." she said, keeping her voice level. "He popped into my room and he's really nice." She gave her Master a small smile. "So he can stay, right?"
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Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 5:26 pm
The fool bowed deeply. "I am Jigsaw, my lord. Master of Puzzles, Puzzler of Masters, and self proclaimed King of All Fools" As he bowed, the bells on every part of his costume all began to tinkle, almost mystically, in a mysterious, almost ethereal way. "My talents are many, and my needs are few. And I have a small proposition for you. Employment is the balm that I seek. Mighten you need a fool at you feet?" The sing songy way of his speech carried with it an almost magical connotation. Nothing direct, just a presence, thereof.
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Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 5:27 pm
Julian looked over his sister with an exasperated expression. He took a step toward his father, intending to reach out and pull his sister to him, when the others walked in. All emotion left his face, and in truth, knowing the expression on his twins face, he knew that she had something to do with it. Curious to know what other female would dare to address his father in such a manner, he glanced over his shoulder and immediately wished he hadn't. Great...demon boy had a sister of some kind..maybe. As for the others, he didn't want to know. he really didn't. As it was, he was exhausted and not to put to fine a point on it but he ******** hurt. Getting that information had been anything but easy, and while he thrived on a challenge, generally he let himself heal before heading back. And his father obviously wasn't pleased with the info regardless. Shaking his head, he returned his gaze to his father once more.
"Forget it. Hello Christiana...I left and now I have returned." he answered softly before turning and heading down the back stairs that led to the pool and another exit from the room.
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Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 6:07 pm
Lucid shifted his gaze around the group, then touched Julian's mind.
:Thank you for digging that up for me, Son.: he said quietly, using their private mind link.
His gaze focused on the jester. He wondered for a moment what in the world he would have need of a jester for, then sighed.
"If it is work you seek, then I'm afraid you have asked the wrong person." he said. "But since my Pet seems so very fond of you, I do not mind if you stay and keep her company. I only have three rules. The first, Never try to enter my lair without my permission. The second, try to leave the animate object in the castle alone..they can be dangerous. And lastly, do not pester the other inhabitants of this Haven..I won't tolerate obscene amounts of trouble making." He glanced warning at Ivory, then returned his gaze to the one called Jigsaw. "What say you?"
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Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 6:12 pm
"The first, my lord, is my pleasure. The second, I will do my best to live by. Although my jests can be worrisome at times, hopefully, I will not wear to muchly on their last nerves." Jumping up, he then landed neatly in Ivy's arms. Looking up into her beautiful face, he said, "I am yours, apparently, to do with as you please, my lady."
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Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 8:54 pm
Kyatora had followed the group down into a room where she saw several people she didn't know, seeing the one that Crissy had referred to as her father she could feel her being tensing with anxiousness. He knew she didn't have a real reason to be in the castle, all she knew was that she was told to come to it by the vampire that had attacked her twice, the second time being saved the Crissy. Other than being told to come here for most likely her own safety from him, she didn't have any real reason to stay or to be in the castle at all.
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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 7:03 pm
Lacara sat in the center of the huge bed that dominated the far left corner of the room. The room which suited Gabriel perfectly. Right down to the chains that were still attached to the bedposts, discreetly of course. He must have forgotten about them or he probably would have put them away before I spotted them. Shaking her head, she drew her knees up to her chest ad rested her chin on them. She was tired, but she doubted she could sleep. It was more of a mental exhaustion than a physical one regardless. After informing her that she would sleep in his room, Gabriel had drug her along behind him here. And they had slept, or she had, for a few hours. She had awoken rather violently though and was actually grateful to find the demon gone.
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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 7:15 pm
Incoming message. . .
Gabriel pushed the door to his room open as quietly as he could, then frowned when he saw that his guest was already awake. He glanced at the chains hanging from the bedposts, then mentally shrugged. No way he could remove them anyway as they were a permanent fixture of the bed. He made his way over to her, sitting beside her on the bed.
"Everything okay?" he asked. He put his arm about her, pulling her into the shelter of his body in a sort of hug. "How did you sleep?"
End of message.
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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 7:24 pm
Cara mentally frowned as she thought of how to answer the question. She didn't believe in lying, it wasted time, energy and was to hard to keep track of. However she didn't really want to go into why she didn't sleep well.
"I slept," she finally answered with a shrug, leaning into the hug for a moment. Pulling back she looked him over, studying his eyes only for a moment before she shifted her gaze to the rest of his face. Gabriel's eyes were an unchanging mask when he chose, it was near impossible to tell what thoughts lie inside his mind by looking at his eyes. Even those who knew him had trouble reading him, but if you knew him well enough, you figured out that by watching the rest of his expression and discarding his eyes you could sometimes get small hints at his true feelings.
"Did you?"
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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 7:30 pm
Incoming message. . .
He shrugged.
"I slept for a little while." he said, dropping his arm and lowering his gaze to the floor. "There are guests with my Master at the moment, so I could not greet him the way I wished to." He kept his voice even, and his expression a careful mask. Things had been so crazy lately that, in truth, he hadn't gotten much time alone with his master at all. He was starting to feel it too. Shifting, he stood, returning his gaze to her. "If you're hungry or anything, just let me know and I'll go get you whatever you need..alright?"
End of message.
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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 7:37 pm
Catching the quick, brief glimpse of emotion, Cara went with instinct, reaching out she grabbed Gabriel's hand with her own, and clasped tightly.
"What's wrong?" she asked softly, brushing one of her curls absently away from her face.
"I know you better than that...or did you forget?" she teased, a small smile lighting her face.
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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 8:01 pm
Incoming message. . .
Gabriel sighed softly and sat back down on the bed. He didn't really want to share his problem with her, but he had no one else to listen.
"I'm starting to feel a bit neglected is all.." he said quietly, laying back on he bed. "Nothing too awful." He looked at her and smiled. "I promise."
End of message.
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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 8:21 pm
Seeing the smile, Cara shook her head, but returned it, even though they both knew it was slightly forced...most likely for her benefit.
"If you say so...I am sorry though." she added, her voice hesitant. She wasn't really good at the whole people thing, much less at the whole friend thing. In fact Gabriel was her only friend...which was sad when you thought about it but still. And only because he was to stubborn to listen to reason and kept hanging around her. She had ignored him for weeks, as he followed her all over the Erayou, the elven lands. Finally he had showed up and infuriated her enough that she went off on him, she couldn't even remember all of the insulting things she had said to him...with the exception of creepy stalker. that one had stuck and had even been her nickname for him for a while, another small way for her to discourage him...none of it had worked. Giving his hand a tight squeeze to let him know she understood his reluctance to discuss it, she let the subject drop.
"So...your master...he seems a little harsh."
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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 8:30 pm
Incoming message. . .
He braced up on one elbow, his face going serious again.
"He is my Master and I disobeyed him by not telling him that I was leaving or where I was going." he said. "He was within his rights to punish me in any way he saw fit." He ran a finger over the bed cover. "I'm glad he let you stay though. I've really missed you a lot."
End of message.
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