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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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 Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 9:36 am
She was captivated by his gentle demeanor and as such didn't really speak for a few moments. There was none of the admiration in her face or desire that had been there when she was drugged but her eyes did flicker with an unkown emotion briefly. "I don't believe that." A simple statement, an answer to both responses he had made. "You are not worthless and neither am I though both of us were taught to believe that we were. I don't know what is worth doing and what's not, I'm just trying to find my way in a world I don't understand. I just thought that maybe we could figure it out together..." Her fingers closed around the grape with his help and shook her head. "But if that's not possible, tell me now and I'll stop completely."
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Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 2:39 pm
"I never said you were...if someone has any value in this room, it would be you. At least you still have your years ahead of you to look forward to." Another gentle grasp at her arm, pulling her up to her feet as he stood, letting her go when she was on her feet and taking a step back from her. He actually gave her a light lop sided grin that he probably wasn't aware of.
"Someone once told me...it is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." He paused a breif moment. "But just because you are on your feet and still alive..does not mean that you are any more free than you were before, or that death will come. What happens...when we are left to pick our paths we walk...when we know not how to start, and we have no compass to guide us?"
That was one of those moments of his wasn't it? He turned on his boot heel, putting his back to her a moment as he sighed and shook his head lightly. "I'll drag you down." That was his answer to her, not yes but not no either. That said he walked his way out of the library. He needed to see Malik...for decisions had just been cemented.
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 2:44 pm
Malik only grinned lightly, he felt the shifts in the mental tides, Sevilin was heading this way. Might make for fireworks between him and fianna though.
"So myself, my intentions, and Piper. easy enough. Now..another qeustion..arm we allowed to be armed? for example, if I wish to have my blade on hand, will it be permitted or will it be denied?"
Good question. lord knows what might happen to the poor fool that tried to handle Malvolence without knowledge of the blade.
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Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 2:55 pm
"Weapons are permitted, but allowed under certain circumstances...secured and what not. Not easily drawable or something like that. It's a trust factor among us that is held in high esteem." That little thinking look then a point to Malik in that 'I thought of something important' look. "How fluent are you in your surface elvish now?" Because yes that would be a problem if it wasn't addressed, either on Malik's part of the council's.
Fianna...shifted a little uncomfortably. Sevilin was seen as two things to her right now...a respected peer in rune magery and then a threat to both her lover and her daughter, with enough proof against him to actually take up on the matter. Though she tried to stay focused on the task at hand.
She'd like to say that she was going to stay oblivious to Sevilin when he was around, but the discomfort was easy to pick up from Fianna, and Malik's own little mental twinges pointed out the same as well...couldn't he just leave already. Fine, she wouldn't say anything to him, just pretend he wasn't there.
A look to Malik as he approached the small group of surface things and the lone drow. Though he looked rather neutral in his attitude. "Forgive the intrustion...but, D'vinn...speak with me when you have your moment of free time from this...and bring your sword." That was all he said before he left the room once more, turning on his boot heel and wandering to some nodescript hallway. Malik could find him anywhere in this place and he didn't prefer to be someplace where he may run into someone he didn't want to see. Which was everyone these days.
Leaning back against the wall, he went to unlatching the bracer on his left forearm, tucking it in his belt for the moment.
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 2:56 pm
Well...what was she supposed to say to that? She was left questioning, thinking perhaps too hard about his words and wondering what the correct answer was. But when she came back to herself and blinked in awareness she caught the sight of him disappearing through the door. What if he was right? Parts of his speech had spoken directly to her, made her ponder if things really could change. After all, she was free of her sister's rule, free of her mother's attempts but now she had Malik to contend with and he could do almost the same things her mother could. The collar around her neck suddenly felt too tight, suffocating her, cutting off her air as well as her ability to scream. But it hadn't been squeezed; it was just her own fear of control manifesting itself. How had she fallen back into the same pattern as before? How had she let herself become what she had? She didn't bow down to the blue b*****d but there was precious little he couldn't do to her, and right now only Piper saved her. Her fate rested in the palm of a surface elf with a drow behind her ready to yank the chain. "How can you drag me down when I've already hit rock bottom?" she questioned the empty library, opening her fingers and rolling the grape around in her palm.
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Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 3:03 pm
Malik nodded lightly, then gave one of those, 'damned thing' type looks at the mention of his surface speech.
"I haven't been faring nearly as well as Piper learning drow, I'll give you that. probably better for me to speak in common, actually, then look like a fool in broken surface elvish."
And then attention went to Sevilin..well that was odd. what intention did he have for Malik but directly asking him to bring his blade? but a nod to Sevilin then back to the others.
"I understand it well enough, but have trouble speaking in it."
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 3:12 pm
"That could be debateable." Yes that was a little issue wasn't it...no one would think twice about speaking surface elvish in Andal, seeing as they were all elves...but that was bad for Malik seeing as he could probably only pick up half of what was said and respond not in the manner and with the words he wanted when asked on something. "Don't worry, it'll be worked out and you have a month or two to get on your studying." At least with him being to understand it somewhat decently it would make things a little easier.
Yeah...that didn't sound good from Sevilin, asking for Malik and his sword...though she supposed it was better for Malik to see him with a sword than without. Piper shook her head and gave a little laugh. "Well, A'mael if you practiced a little bit more like I did then you would be on par with me. I may still speak it through my nose but I can speak it."
And then with a chitter that grape was gone from her hands and sitting on her arm was Nym, said grape in his mouth, giving a muffled chitter to her through the grape he held in his teeth before leaping onto the table amid her mess that was still there, turning to face her and standing on his hind legs. Well that was interesting, you made him talk all deep like.
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Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 3:20 pm
She was startled by the sudden appearance of Nym, actually jerking when she felt little whiskers brush her hand. The chitter brought her back to herself, stopped her from musing on things she didn't want to think about and a chance to collect herself. Her gaze turned to the creature, following his graceful movements as he leaped through the air and landed, skidding a bit on the desk. She turned and gazed at the doorway as if she was waiting for him to come back then walked over and sat back down, fingers immediately finding soft ferret fur to scratch at. "Your friend is one of a kind Nym, one of a kind..." she said distantly, not really looking in any particular direction, just kind of staring. She had work to do and that might take her mind off everything else going on. Her gaze drifted back to the books and she sighed. Would things ever make sense?
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 4:26 pm
"Then I'll work on it and practice some more. I don't want to make a fool of myself nor seem a 'little country bumpkin' as a human might put it to request they speak common for me."
A slight smirk.
"But, since it seems Sevilin has something to dicuss with me, and I'm sure I've given Fianna enough deviltry to play with in mine and pipers room, and you Kieran, have horseshoes to retrieve...I think we best get to our respective needs and tasks."
A smile and pet to Piper.
"And you can play with mom and make sure that she doesn't do anything too devilish."
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Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 4:35 pm
You're telling me this? I've known this for a long long time, its mostly other people that don't see it. Very few have in him...though that doesn't make them any better...last one who did didn't pan out as well either. Are you going to go down that road to where he learns to trust you and then just betrays you? Surface elves do that you know. Chitter, ganwing on that grape some before more or less nuzzling her fingers and offering the half chewed grape to her.
A pat to his chest. "Well there you go, practice makes purpose. Careful, I'll do nothing but speak that around you and nothing else. If you miss something important or agree to something you normally wouldn't well...that would be then your problem." A little nod before pressing a kiss to his cheek, yes a little concerned about Sevilin and himself, before standing herself up. A look between parents. "I'd rather not know what deviltry she's up to...besides father needs someone to keep him out of trouble." Said as she was heading for the doors. "Come on Kieran."
A look to Fianna. "She's just like you...ordering me around and what not." He gave a little laugh as he stood up and nodded to Malik, giving him another look. "You'll do fine Malik, trust me." Turning on his boot heel and heading after his daughter.
Fianna watched them both head off with a laugh. "Couple of multicolored haired trouble makers, the both of them." But her look smoothed back over to Malik then. "Indeed, you'll do fine...and we'll see how creative I'm feeling today, eh? After all we have a challenge...three, remember?" A little laugh at the joke they had formed as she headed off upstairs.
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 4:54 pm
She had not a clue what the ferret was chittering about though she did blink for a moment when a half chewed grape was offered to her. "I've got one of my own, thank you though. It was very sweet of you to offer." He got a scratch for that while she picked up one of the grapes from the plate and popped it whole into her mouth chewing thoughtfully. She wasn't looking forward to hunting down herbs and things she'd never heard of and had no clue how to get..not looking forward to it at all. She sighed softly and picked Nym up cuddling his furry body close to her cheek. All of a sudden she needed physical touch from someone...didn't matter who though she would have preferred someone with pointy ears and skin. Nym would do just fine for now though.
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Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 5:00 pm
A slight grin as everyone departed to thier own devices, and Malik got himelf up, lightly drumming his fingers on Malvolence, before seeking out Sevilin, he wasn't hard to find if you knew how to look for him.
"So, what's on your mind, Master Rune Mage? I find it...unusual that you woudl not only ask for me but for the blade I carry."
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 5:11 pm
Oh okay, I'll just eat this one then. To which he proceeded to do with fervor, his little stomach already slightly curved outward with all the food he had shoved in himself within the last half hour. Though a cute little chitter as he was then being cuddled...and he only took to nuzzling her back and chewing at her hair.
"My unquestionable loyalty...that is what you seek isn't it? For me to swear fealty to you and only you? Let you ask what you will of m eand know it done without second glance?" He grasped the hilt of his dagger at his side and pulled it out, resting the tip of the blade at his wrist before pressuring and drawing back, splitting the skin of his forearm open so that blood rose in wake of the blade. "And this is what you wanted as well, yes? My blood known to your sword and thus have a permanent leash on me." He was all business wasn't he?
And he knew what he was doing too, and that once he 'belonged' to Malik...there would most likely be hell to pay for his transgression against Piper. Though it didnt' matter to him now...a few days and situations spent in contemplation, revealing to him things that he knew better than to fight. A look to the blook that was running his arm as he outstretched it to Malik. "I'm done playing this game."
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Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 5:24 pm
He was so cute with his little mouth stuffed full of grape and she snuggled him again taking a deep, shuddering breath. For a moment she just sat there, then felt her eyes blur and something slip down her cheek. The lone tear was absorbed by ferret fur and she gently mussed the spot where it had fallen. "I'm sorry Nym..." No need to get the little guy wet, now was there. Gently setting him down on the desk and resting her forehead in the palm of her hand, her elbow supporting both on the desk. Tears were not new, she'd let them fall before, but why had this one come up now? She had learned a long time ago not to cry, tears got you nowhere and only upset the one who was berating or beating you. Ebony fingertips swiped under and over her eyes but it seemed to be a one act show. How odd...
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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