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 Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 10:11 pm
Arthur took one deep breath and let it out, gods that was simply...amazing, well he could of done more but it's been two weeks since he and Zahara had been together like this and his needed what she gave him which was satisfying though he had a deep feeling that she wasn't; oh well there will be a lot of times where he could make up for this that's for sure. He let out a small playful growl as he felt Zahara's body curl up against his and he slowly turned his head towards her with a light smile, he needs was for now filled and she could notice this easily without a doubt, so he wrapped one arm around her beautiful dark body and pulled her a little bit closer, half her body on him while the rest was on the bed; he has always loved the feeling of her skin. Though his eye turned down as he watched Zahara trace a finger down his chest then slowly turned his gaze towards her own violet eyes and his smile turned into a grin again. "Yeah training as always but when Isle and Lark came down I want on a 'tour' with them with Piper's son as the leader...then me and Isle went to my place where she showed me the sky on the surface and we played some music together after that we went to Honorsfeild checked the market place and met some of my old friends...then back at Twilight where me and Isle passed the time with music and food..." There nothing big he just played host to the surface elf though right now he will leave out the whole kiss thing that happened between them, Zahara did not need to know about that. "So what have you been up to?" He asked lightly as the hand that was around her body began to slide up and down her arm int a slow motion just for the heck of it.
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 10:15 pm
"It's time to get up." Simply stated of course, after all he really had no concept of surface to underdark transition. He hadn't been to the surface yet. And still rubbing his eyes he watched her as she went about looking out the window and such. Though a shake of his head at her. "No, I'm not hungry yet." Walking over to the dresser in the room and pulling open the lower drawers where his clothes were kept.
And that made him stop mid-bite in breakfast. The boy never passed up Malikhai when books was the other option. "You like books with pictures. You sure you want to sit around with me? We're going to be over there anyway." After all, he had to work his new setup with the old ones he had in the fortress and around the land Malik proclaimed and made his own.
Okay she wasn't going to get anything done just lying here...oh but she did not want to move. However...she was just going to feel worse if she laid here any longer. Thus getting up and pulling on some clothes, foregoing all things in the leather accessory department and snapped on her capes...mostly because she was noticing the temperature difference a little. Hm...the Depths wasn't so great in the....morning...well she thought it was morning. Hm...tea sounded nice. Thus Isleandra left her room with the intention of seeking out said beverage.
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 10:22 pm
Malik snorted lightly when his nose was flicked..before he just pinned her down.
"and whom says I am half out of it?"
course he had been till she flicked his nose...but then he made especially sure that she got everything he wanted to give to her, and she was probably thanking all those gods she screamed for that the room was sound proofed. of course after that, Malik stretched himself lightly, and grinned slightly at her.
"In the mood now for breakfast?"
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 10:28 pm
She blinked at him for a moment and longed to crawl back in bed for just a bit more reverie. it didn't feel like it was time to get up at all. But she nodded and pulled out her own clothes then went about getting dressed. "Just let me know when you are Malikhai, we'll get you something to eat." Climbing up onto her bed, she balanced on her knees and went about making it as best she could, smoothing out wrinkles and whatnot, then picked up around the nursery a little bit from Malikhai's pajamas and hers and a few stuffed toys. "So what now?"
He contemplated for a moment. If they were going to be at Khai's then maybe he could... no! Mother wasn't around this morning which meant she was probably already over there. And that meant he couldn't risk her running into Daddy without being at his side. Shaking his head he ate the last bit of pancake on his plate and said with absolute certainty. "I like books."
She nodded lightly and curled a bit closer. "Well, you had an eventful two weeks, didn't you?" She thought briefly about apologizing for snapping at him that day in the marketplace but why should she? He had been the one to hang up on her and not answer her question correctly, so he got what he deserved, in her opinion anyway. Ah Isle's music, what a great way to make a friend down here. She knew Galesen played the violin, though it probably wasn't anything like Isleandra Rainsong's flute playing. That elf gave it a flourish like nothing she'd heard before or since. "That's good that you were keeping Isle company. Piper's probably too busy to do so and she's new to the Underdark. Is she adjusting well?"
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 10:37 pm
Arthur was happy that Zahara curled closer to him now, that meant he could feel more of her body pressed against his and nothing felt better than that at the moment. "Yeah of course I did, I'm surprised it turned out to be that way, if it wasn't for Lark coming down I think everything would of been the same..." He let his voice trail off as he looked at the ceiling for a moment. "Except for your two week absence." He stated and sighed lightly before he looked back at the beautiful drow, lowering his head a little so it could be closer to hers, hey if he could sneak in a kiss sometime soon it be better of him to be closer now wouldn't it? "Your right Malik and Piper had their own things to do so I took care of trying to get Isle settled in the Underdark, she's coming along fine but, I'm making a guess here, that the little things like waking up and stuff will get to her for now." Yeah that's gotta be the strangest thing for Isle, she's to somethings on the surface telling her what to do or helping her out but down here some maybe taken away, oh well she should be able to get use to it. "Oh I also bought a horse from Piper..." Yeah he almost let that slipped his mind, though at the moment Zahara's instincts went to town on him he was going to use that moment to ask her for one, but even though he went through Piper he got one in the end. "So how's things with Sevilin and little Zykariel?" Hey she wanted to know about him so why not ask her things as well?
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 10:40 pm
A giggle at his reaction to getting flicked but that giggle died in the good way as she noticed that he had taken the advantage of the moment. "I do." That saucey little attitude of her's being presented before the morning became just as enjoyable as the night before. And yes...sound proofed room was a wonderful thing because well...some people could probably assume bad things were happening in that room. Of course she had learned to take retribution for him ruining her voice in her ruining his back and making his shirts horribly uncomfortable on him for the rest of the day. Though yes a wonderfully content sigh and turning to look at him, playfully glaring at him. Well he was just oh so proud of himself for what he could do her. And thus a slap on the chest for him. "I was before you burned more of my energy off, that in itself should make you happy." So then was this an affectionate mood today or a stress relief seeking one for her dear husband?
Meanwhile he had returned to his bed and had Ashlyn by the wing, trying to pull her off the bed...to which he got a look and a very gentle bat away. "I can't make my bed, Ashlyn won't move her butt." Giving a little frown before he got a prissy squak back and he decided to just leave it alone for now. Another rub at his eyes. "You don't got to clean, the other people do that." But then a shrug, he'd usually be bothering his parents by now, but he wasn't in the bounciest of moods. Eye rub.
"Okay...you like books. But you have to be quiet and not bothersome, you know that's how it is. I have to concentrate or I might mess up and then bad things will happen to everyone. It's probably not going to be fun..."Personally he knew that the child wouldn't be able to stand it long...he'd want snack breaks and what not.
Well she had made it to the kitchen, and had acquired herself a cup of some kinds of spiced tea with something...she probably didn't want to know. But than Rinc Kier for serfs because she wasn't up to helpoing herself today. In fact...she had head on the table...just slumped there. Oh where was the sun when you needed it...or the moon for that matter.
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 11:07 pm
Lharika glanced over at teh sounds of a less than happy griffin and shook her head. Something was definitely up with Malikhai this morning, wasn't there? He wasn't happy and he kept on rubbing his eyes. She climbed off her own bed and walked over, gently taking down his fists from his eyes and sitting on her knees so she was at his level. "Malikhai? What's wrong?"
"I know, Daddy. We did this before remember?" Of course that time before had been when he had learned that he had to be quiet and had lost interest in studying with Daddy really quickly. Mother and Daddy had both told him but he hadn't listened. "I'll bring Rawr and some blocks just in case. 'Kay?"
He didn't wait for an answer just ran upstairs, got dressed and packed a small bag with some quiet toys that would keep him entertained while Daddy worked. He couldn't risk leaving him alone though, too many people to steal away his attention. Speaking of which...where was Nym?
"You bought a horse...well good. What kind did you end up getting? Not a full blooded Nightmare I hope, they're rather a handful." He could handle a nice zephmare and some of them even had wings. Beautiful horses really, she loved them all the same. Of course the moment he mentioned Zykariel she frowned lightly. "Sevilin's fine, Zykariel on the other hand. He's acting very strange lately...but then I think I might just be paranoid or too suspecting. Seems like he's getting much more clingy to his father and refusing to do a lot of things he used to. I actually had to convince the boy to make cookies with me last night, which is odd. But he might have just been being stubborn since he was throwing a fit." A glance at Arthur and she explained. "He apparently wanted to come with Sevilin to Twilight but it was too dangerous or late or something like that."
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 11:23 pm
He blinked at her like she had asked a stupid question. "Nothing's wrong. Why would you say something's wrong? Is there something wrong?" And now was he was all worried and what not in that cute toddler way.
"Alright then." Taking to finishing up his breakfast and then heading back upstairs himself to change and make sure he had everything he needed. Before going to gather the boy and one ferret up.
Nym was of course sleeping on Sevilin's bed, on his back with paws up in the air and what he...and he was merely scooped up by Sevilin and dropped down the front of his tunice before Sevilin went to collect the boy as well. "You almost ready?"
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 11:24 pm
Arthur shook his head lightly and gave Zahara a light kiss on the forehead. "No of course I didn't buy a Nightmare, they aren't my type of horse to ride ssin'urn. I got zephmare with some Nightmare mixed into it, his name is Brahnel he's really good I think me and him will get along just fine." Though he frowned a little bit himself with Zahara did, he didn't like it when she was upset it was not fair in his opinion, she had been though hell most of her life she deserves some happy times too. Well of course Arthur just laid there listening quietly as she explained what was going on with her son, it seemed the child had changed a lot since he had last seen the little kid but it wasn't really his problem, though he ran his thumb lightly down the side of Zahara's face as it was activated with magic to give her some sort of comfort. "Well did you try to speak to him? He's your son after all maybe you might have done something wrong to him by mistake or something...just try and find out what has happened to cause this rift between you two, you deserve that much." He gave a small kiss on the lips before pulling away just a couple of inches as he kept his gaze locked onto hers. "Well I hope the little guy doesn't take it too hard, he's still young so whatever happens now will leave a good mark on him for a very long time." Though Arthur did worry about Zahara parenting skills, from what he had seen she doesn't try and connect with him like Piper does with Malikhai, but then again he was a worry wart sometimes. So slowly Arthur allowed his fingers to trail down Zahara's neck, over her shoulder and down her arms until they reached her ribs. "I believe everything with turn out fine in the end Zahara, just Do. What. You. Can." Each last word in his sentence was backed up with his fingers poking her side, his magic leaving light warm marks in her skin as he trailed up and down her ribs.
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 11:26 pm
"Even so...we should get something to eat all the same, if you can still walk."
A chuckle again and he got up, just putting on loose pair of pants, as his back looked like someone and tried to put it through a shredder, and chuckle at her.
"Or should I bring it back up here to you?"
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 11:35 pm
"Careful, that ego of yours gets too big and it's liable to pop. Then where will you be?" Giving one of those little melodic laughs of hers that she often did when he mood proved well, rolling over as he got up out of bed to lay on her stomach, and more or less playing with a few strands of red and silver. After all, it was long enough to play with and amuse her. "Mmmm, breakfast in bed...you're trying to spoil me. Now do I dare ask what for or merely accept it and assume you're trying to butter me up for something?" Another one of those playful smiles before sitting up though and grabbing her robe off the back of the headboard...where hse had left it when she had tried to get food in the middle of the night but Malik had other ideas. So with a sigh she merely shrugged into it and got herself out of bed. "But I have things to do today...can't lay around and be all spoiled...though maybe later I'll let you."
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 11:37 pm
Uh-oh...child was upset. "Nothing's wrong Malikhai," she soothed, "You just didn't seem happy. But you're probably just not quite out of reverie yet." She gave him a hug and gently rubbed at his back before releasing him. "As long as you feel okay, nothing's wrong at all. Okay?" She gently pushed some hair out of his eyes and then grinned at him. "Let's go get some food." Holding out her hand to the toddler. He seemed cranky for some reason this morning.
He couldn't find Nym, but assumed he was sleeping in his hidey holes around the house. While Daddy was getting ready he had taken stuffed animals and blocks and blocked the openings of the holes with them. That way if Nym was inside his house, he'd be stuck there and if he wasn't, then he'd be much easier to find and put inside.
He had just finished blocking up the last of the holes and picked up his bag when his father came into the room. "Yup." He was even already wearing his boots and cloak like he was supposed to. "I even brushed my teeth already." Walking over and taking his father's hand. "Let's go."
She shook her head. "He's not my son, he's Sevilin's son. I have no real connection with the boy whatsoever aside from helping out when Sevilin has to work and whatnot. I mean I did give birth to him but I'm not his mother per se." It was hard to explain, especially to someone like Arthur who held family in such high regard. How to tell him without coming out heartless? "There's really nothing going on, he just gets cranky from time to time. Lack of good reverie most likely. He's like his father in that department." She trailed off for a moment and stiffened immediately as she realized the direction his hands were going. Too close for comfort. Two more ribs and he'd be hovering just above the danger zone and she wasn't about to risk that when things were going semi well. Capturing his hands she moved them to an area that held interest for him, her chest, and said quietly, "You know better than that."
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Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 1:27 pm
Arthur sighed lightly as he watched Zahara, she claimed that Zykariel was not her child only Sevilin's; well there was the fact that elven mothers do connect with their children when they are carrying them but if she wants to say that she has no attachment to her child them he wasn't the one to argue with her over that topic. "Alright then well just do whatever you think is right for the little guy and hopefully he wont be cranky anymore." Well that topic was now long and gone they didn't need to speak much of it anymore so Arthur decided to strop caring all together about it, no need to get worked up over something that was out of your hands right? But speaking of hands he noticed that Zahara made the move of grabbing the one that was trailing along her side and placed it at her chest giving him a light warning about it; he knew right off the bat what she was talking about, her hips, the 'no touch' zone that she has warned him from time to time to stay away from. "Zahara I wasn't even going there..." Though he paused for a minute as he looked down at those beautiful dark hips before looking back at her with a blank stare. "Zahara...can you tell me why you don't want me to ever touch your hips? I mean even since you told me not to I just put it off but now...I would like to know if you don't mind." Hell it has been three years since he found out about her 'no touch' zones so why not ask her the reason behind it?
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Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 1:39 pm
He merely nodded in agreement and ran over to the bathroom, grabbing his brush and bandana, before coming back to Lark and taking her hand. He would just bring the two articles with him and have mommy brush his hair when she got up. She knew how to make his hair behave and so that the colors showed right. "Okay...maybe I'll be hungry by the time we get down there." And maybe mommy and daddy would be up too. Some days they stayed in their room longer than usual, though he had yet to figure out why. "Can we do things for the eggs after breakfast aunt Lharika?"
"Good boy." He gave the child a ruffle of his hair before giving his hand a squeeze and a little tug, heading downstairs and out the house, grabbing his polearm and strapping it to his back in normal fashion on the way out. "We're going to walk today, alright?" Besides...the boy would probably find something to pick up and thus shove in a pocket only to quietly study later alone the way...like a snail or a harmless bug or something.
She would ocassionally raise her head and take a sip of tear or a bite of toast that had been brought to her. But it all came back to the same thing, resting her cheek against the wood of the table, slumped over and just being dead weight and a space occupation mass. Isle felt....well she could call it something akin to sick...whatever it was exactly, she'd never felt this way.
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Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 1:51 pm
"That's Sevilin's department. It's his job to keep that boy happy, not mine. I told you, he's not my son. All I did was give birth to him and let him steal half of my nutrients and food for a year while taking up space in my belly. That's it." The words were true enough but they didn't match the way she felt in her heart and her mind. She felt responsible for the child's happiness, hated that he seemed to be upset more and more often lately. But Arthur wasn't finished questioning apparently, she'd really thought he would just shut up and get to it like he usually did if she even initiated anything in two general areas. Inwardly taking a deep breath, she forced her body to remain relaxed even though she was instantly feeling threatened. And in true Zahara style, she refused to admit she had a problem, just turned it back around on him. "Yes as a matter of fact I do mind. Why do you men always have to poke and prod at things that are none of your concern? If I say I don't like something, why do you have to question it? Do I question you for wearing that eye patch all the time? Do I question your own insecurities?"
She took his hand and squeezed it lightly then nodded. "Sure we can. We can go check up on them and see if any of them are getting ready to hatch. It'll be fun." Walking downstairs with the little one in tow she left him at the table and walked up to the servant to request breakfast. They set down bacon, eggs, and toast with cinnamon and sugar coating the melting butter, fruit and orange juice. "Eat up Malikhai." She glanced at Isle and frowned. "Isle..." Tug. "Are you okay? You don't look so good..."
Zykariel nodded and followed along though it didn't take long to let go of his hand and scamper off on his own to study things. Consequently Underdark things would randomly disappear into his pockets for him to study and play with later. After they got about halfway there though, he began to stick to his father's side and not move all the way up to their arrival at Twilight. "Are we going to the library Daddy?" He didn't want Malikhai to be sad since he wasn't able to play with him today. But then Malikhai wasn't usually up this early, now was he?
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