[RPG] Hana: Growth

[Quinth]

Answeri's shadowed eyes widened at the sight of Dirk, with a sexily ripped shirt and massive amounts of sparkles around his perfectly tan skin, beautiful golden eyes, silky black hair and adorable fox ears. "Oooh, you look just like that other pretty thing!" she told him, enchanted with stars swimming 'round her head. "If only that shadow lord hadn't taken it away... I'm Answeri Kagori, nice to meet you, shiny thingy."

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Sarya stuffed part of Blankie into her mouth in an attempt to stop crying uncontrollably. The blanket fell out, covered in spit, as she gawked. "E-Elly-!" she barely whispered, shakily pointing. "Look!!"

Between the trees stood a mighty stag, with a white coat so brilliant it glowed in the sharp moonlight and looked radiant among the dead trees. It's immense antlers were so large that there had to be something magical about the creature to allow it such free movement between the low tree branches here. It shied forward, staring intently at the trio.

Sarya swallowed hard and shivered, inching backward.  

[clubanimon]

Elly watched the Stag quiet a moment.
"Its ok sary..." elly whispered back. "Deer don't attack people for no reason...Besides, the bard is closer to be charged." He pointed out, a slight distaste in reguard to Lahn.
Ellys ears were up high, twitching at the slightest sound, not trusting the deer or the bard near them.

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"The other.." Dirk echoed confused a moment. "....ELLY!" he yelled in relivation. "KAGE!" he screamed, half in fear and in rage.
In a moment the shadow lords form appeared through Dirks own shadow, a sheepish posture.
"Wheres Elly!" Dirk demanded of his companion.
Kage bowed his head. "The bard ssstole him away...asss I deffended the door to the childrenssss..."  

[Maeth]

((how is the box Lahn's fault?!))

Lahn had a feeling he was going to be in a lot of trouble with important people.

Lahn had seen stag before, and had approached them easily enough. This one was different though so he decided not to get near it. Turning to the children he bowed.

"Goodbye." he said and walked away from them and the deer, his hand on his sword.  

[Quinth]

((It isn't your fault, children are just scared thus mistrusting. Especially these kids.))

Answeri blinked as Dirk left her line of vision and she spotted Peep once again. "Hi! You smell like magic stuff. What's your name, hm?" Again she tried to move closer, sniffing at him.

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As Lahn tried to move away, the children blinked and the stag disappeared in a second, reappearing before the bard to block his way, antlers lowered in threat. "I don't think he wants us to leave yet," Sarya tried meekly, fumbling as she tried to put the blanket over her head and keep her hands from the edges of the box while holding it.  

[clubanimon]

Peep leaned back from her sniffs.
"I-its Peep de Dirk..." He said slowly, watching her warily. She looked like a succubus.. "....you probably smell my wands.." he added after a moment showing her the one he had in his hand.
"They're yours?" Answeri leaned over, not noticing that it gave Peep a very clear view of cleavage. "Wow, you must have eaten a ton of sorcerers for this stuff!"
Stare. Still staring he blushed. "N-no...I....made..them.."
Answeri moved back to sit and look at him curiously. "So... you're a sorcerer."
"No." he shook his head. "I'm studying to be a cleric.." he had lost his cleavage shot so he was scooting back now.
"I didn't know clerics made wands," Answeri commented aloud. She noticed his backing away and looked slightly hurt. "What's wrong?"
"My dad said never to go near Shadow dragons..." He looked at her warily.
: "Why?" Suddenly she was an inch from his face, eyes hooded, breath on his lips. "Afraid of a little darkness...?"
His face went red. "N-n-n-no.."
Answeri pulled back again cheerfully. "Then what's the problem, hm?"
"...ones stalking my dad.."
Answeri's eyes widened. "You don't mean Dirk Fox do you!?"
He nodded. "I told you I was de dirk."
"Ohh..." Answeri thought hard and then sweatdropped. "Well um... that would be my mom, then... she still watches Scryovision rather than hunt these days."
"..............DAD!"
Answeri flailed. "I'm not like my mom! I don't coop up in the Shadow Plane like that at all! We're not all stalkers, I swear!"
Dirk was all but throttling kage who had lost Elly and hearing peeps yell he spun around.
"Peep?!"
"I didn't do anything!" Answeri ducked.
clubanimon: Dirk glared. "And just who the HELL are you young lady!" he stormed over.
"I'm Answeri Kagori, and I just came for the party..." she tried.
"Kagori...why do I know that name.."
"Well, don't shoot the messenger or offspring or anything, but um... my mom is Shari Kagori, a shadow dragoness who really likes Scryovision..."
".............oh beory..." Dirk paled. "your that..that….things child?!"
"Um... yes?"
"............................."
"But I'm not a stalker, I just wandered out of the Shadow Plane looking for my own place. Mom's really boring, and she won't share her hoard."
Dirk shuddered. "Stay away from my son."
"Maybe I take after my father," Answeri tried. "Besides, I was born before she even met you.. and now she's gained weight just from watching scryovision all the time! It's unhealthy!"
"tell me about it <=.=> I don’t get a moments peace now adays. Hell, She’s probably watching now." In fact he activates his scry check.
(bingo)
Dirk shuddered. "Say hallo to your mother, she’s watching."
"I'm on scryovision! COOL! HI MOM~"
Dirk rubbed his temples pulling peep up beside him. "Rubix!" he called.
"I bet all the other dragons are so jealous, well, it just serves them right ya know, always cooped up hoarding and watching the scryovision without thought for..."
Dirk looked around for Rubix. "Rubix, Allie! We have a problem!"
"I'm not a problem," Answeri insisted, standing up and moving next to Dirk angrily.
"Not you." he waived her off. "My sons been stolen."
"Oh no! The cute thing? I was gonna fight for that! Aww man..."
Dirk gave her a sharp glare.
Answeri shut up.  

[clubanimon]

'I-its just a deer...' elly said softly, though he squeezed Sarya in his arms. He thought a moment. "W-wait, a white stag, Sary, didn't uncle pwyll tell us stories about them? Daddy and papa said they saw one once too..." He looked up to his younger cousins face. "R-remember?" Sarya was like a book that knew everything to elly so hopefully she would remember about the stag!
Sarya tried to summon up some memory of stags. "Um, um, Owen de Lluth rode upon a stag in battle six years ago to lead the fey to our aid," she recalled."According to druidic myth, the stag is a symbol of..." Sarya groaned. "I WANNA GO HOOOOOOME!"
Lahn at this moment was just staring at the deer's pointy antlers..
Elly frowned then slowly started to move Forward to the deer. "Mister Stag.." he said softly, reaching a hand out to touch its head. "Can you help us?"
The stag moved forward very slightly, and looked up to stare Lahn in the eye. At Elly's approach it's eyes lowered softly.
Lahn raised an eyebrow at it.
Sarya scuttled next to Elly, braving the stag's closeness in order to not be alone.
Before Elly could touch it, the stag blinked out of existence again to reappear right beside Sarya, who shrieked in surprise and both Blankie and the box tumbled out of her arms.
Lahn picked up the box to examine it. The stag swiftly moved forward and used his massive horns to charge at Lahn suddenly.
"Oh.. deer."
The stag's horns snagged the box as it ran by, Lahn's speed able to dodge it, and the stag continued to run with the box in it's horns.
Lahn watched.. "I didn't want it anyway..." And giving a sigh walked briskly after it.
Elly stared a long moment then bent down to hand Sarya her blanket.
"We need that box to get home!"
Elly nodded. "hurry!." he gripped her hand and ran after it.
Sarya quickly followed after Elly and Lahn, following the amazing white stag
"Hurry up you slow butt bard!" elly yelled as he ran by him. "Or we'll leave you to be eaten!"
"Elly, don't call names," Sarya tried.
Lahn gave a chuckle, "Thank you for your deep concern young master."
"Hrmp, bards." he muttered.
"Hmph, kids."
"Hrmp, old men."
Sarya sweatdropped. "Hmph, boys."
"Touché.."
Sarya blushed.

The stag paused for a moment just before it would have gone from their sight, looking back.
Sarya looked puzzled. "Is it leading us...?"
Elly frowned. "...or playing with us."
"When you catch it you can ask." Pointed out Lahn as he jogged behind the children.
"W-w-what if it's a trap!" Sarya yelped, her grip on Blankie turning her knuckles white.
"Well there’s only one way to know." Elly kept going after it.
"Then we'll be speared to death in a glorious struggle."
"....Death is for romantics and fools.” Elly said with a shake of his head.
Sarya's eyes turned watery. "I don't want to be a martyr!"
"Don't worry, it'll trample the bard while we climb a tree."
"I'm glad I can be of service. But I believe if it wished to harm us it would have by now."
The trio nearly caught up with the stag before it bounded off again, the box rattling slightly between antlers.
: "I'm... out of shape..." panted Sarya unhappily.
"Where is it going?!" elly complained as he stumbled over a tree root.
Sarya tugged on his arm to help him back on balance. "Like we would know, Elly..."
Elly slowed to a walk. "Stupid deer! Slow down!"
Lahn turned to Sarya, "Climb on my back if you're tired, I can carry you a little ways until we reach the end of the chase."
"Although it has been a long while since I was in thise place."
"No good," Sarya moaned, plopping down. She pointed. "It's gone!" The stag had indeed disappeared.
".......its weird...but it feels like I've been here before too.." elly looked around.
Sayra gaped. "What! Why didn't you say so before!! So where are we?"
"Um....here."
Lahn stopped with them. "Good observation, lad."
Sarya buried her face in Blankie and recoiled suddenly. "Ahh! Spit, ew!"
"Its your own though." elly pointed out.
She rubbed her face. "But it's icky..."
"Unless I'm wrong, and I'm not usually not always am not, we're in Faerie. Perhaps Unseelie? It's been a while."  

[clubanimon]

"....Fey?!" Elly poundered. "I wonder...if were near uncle Aoldhand or Gramma.."
"Faerie?" Sarya considered. "According to the laws of Faerie.. umm... there's certain magics that are specially powerful here."
"AH!" Elly relized somthing. "That box! I know what it was!"
"You do!?" chirped Sarya.
"Gone now... with our annoying guide." Lahn said as he waved his hand in the direction of the vanished deer.
"Uh huh! When daddy was younger he fought off a Fey hunter and stole his stuff and in it was a box! the box transported him into Fey! But it was stole from him."
Sarya gave the bard a look.
"Uh huh! When daddy was younger he fought off a Fey hunter and stole his stuff and in it was a box! the box transported him into Fey! But it was stole from him."
"By who?"
"... The pretty deer." Added Lahn unhelpfully.
"No, I mean, who stole the box from Elly's dad." Sarya said slightly annoyed.
"Um...a thrice damn redcap...that’s what daddy always said."
"...so... a hat?"
"Any feathers?" Lahn perked up.
"what?" Elly asked confused.
'Nothing..."
"...freak." Elyl said as he rolled his eyes.
"Charming kids."
"A redcap is a small fae. About this big." elly gestured with his hands. "Daddy hates them."
"Well um..." Sarya glanced around. "Since you two seem to know about Faerie Realm, any chance we can figure out where we are somehow?"
"....Well its cold...and dark so....I'm guessing were some where in...Dark winter?"
"And the exit would be where?" asked Lahn.
"The fading lands, duh."
"I know that... wondering if you know which way that is. I'm no tracksman."
"....if we knew where a trod was.." Elly said softly looking around. "I've never been to dark winter before though..."
"If uncle Rubix were here he could track..." Sarya sniffled and tried to wipe away the drool so she could snuggle Blankie again. "What's a trod, Elly?"
"Oh um, its a path between two places." Elly nodded. "From one court to another, if you don't take one its easy to get lost....kinda...like we are." He sniffed. "..I wish papa was here too..."
"Me too, he can take my spot." Lahn said dryly.
Elly shot the bard a dark look. "Who even are you!"
Lahn straightened up, "I am Lahn Rook, musician and storyteller extraordinaire."
"Oh yeah, we're being rude!" Sarya blushed. Stupid! Augh, all those lessons go to waste on me. "I'm Sarya der Nawat."
Sarya elbowed Elly.
"Hrmp. I'm Ellylone de Dirk."
"Charmed, indeed."
"Your hats broken." Elly point out.
Lahn gazed up, "Yes.. an accident and a tragedy."
"OK well um... guys... lets try to look for someone to ask directions..."
".....we should be carful who we ask..." Elly looked around. "We don't have anything to give in return.."
"..huh?"
"We can give them your lovely wit. I've no use for it." Lahn suggested.
"..................." Elly growled softly at Lahn. "Watch it feather boy."
"...guyyys..."
"Relax, young master. Our arguing will not get us home any faster."
"Exactly," Sarya agreed, trying to be nice about it.
Elly really wanted to bite this man. "...Well when its time to repay a gift YOU can give it to them." he pointed at Lahn. "Your the adult after all."
"So I'm reminded."
"........" elly kicked Lahn in the shin for that.
"Elly!"
Lahn rubbed his shin. "You have the strength of your father in you... shall we go now before I have no use of my feet?"
Out of the forest came a hissing voice. "Lucky, lucky, how lucky I am..."
Elly froze, eyes giving off a soft blue glow as he looked around them. "Whos there."
"My guess is not a friend. When will this nightmare end.."
"When we're dead." Elly pulled Sarya between himself and Lahn. "Show yourself!"
Wheezing laughter ensued. "Not a friend, indeed... why ought I be?" Out of one of the trees dropped the front half of a huge snake, smirking. "I'll end your nightmare soon, mortal."
"I'd like to avoid all death if possible." Lahn remarked.
Elly stared. ".........snake..."
"How observant." Hissed the reptile.
"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!" Sarya screamed bloody murder.
"By the heavens she's got good lungs..." said Lahn with some sincerity.
"Silence," demanded the snake. "I want you for myself, damn the bells."
"..................um..." Elly stared. "...your from what court.."
"You have the honor of an audience with an Ambassador of Her Majesty Queen Maeve's court in the Pits of Sharpest Frost," he slid closer.
"Sounds like a lovely place." Nodded Lahn as he stepped in front of the children.
"I will take my gift in reward for this audience by taking your lives!" the snake lunged.
"I have to disagree." Lahn replied.
Snake jaws bit down hard just missing the bard.
Elly paled. "Q-qu-queen Maeve?!" Elly jolted back, knocking himself and sarya to the ground.
"Crap, that's the one who took over for the Hollow Prince," Sarya whimpered.
"Shes the one that nearly destroyed all of fae!" Elly added.
Lahn unsheathed his sword, "History lesson later, stop the snake from eating us is now."
"How, we have no weapons!" elly snapped.
"If only I could use magic," Sarya started to cry again.
Lahn passed his dagger to Elly, "Here... don't lose it."