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Post by Lady Kamille Verlithax on Sept 29, 2022 9:58:20 GMT -5
Kamille laughed softly at the implication, leaning towards Sarris with a mischievous smile.
"For future reference........... If you ever find yourself in need of a few tips on how to sneak a man in or out of your room, I may know a thing or two......."
She clearly took the role of the big sister, despite tutoring Sarris, not even blushing as she implied such things. She turned to Heian once again. He didn’t sound like the most calculating type, and his inner conflicted personalities seemed, so far, to be always pulling at different directions.
"And since then you've been adventuring together, I suppose? And what about your...... roomate agreement? How did that come to pass?"
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Post by HeianWood on Oct 1, 2022 7:55:12 GMT -5
Breathe. Heian put himself together relatively quickly. After all it wasn't their first awkward moment. Just in time to respond to Sarri's objections. -Are you saying those couple kittens were too much for you? -Do you regret saving us?
When Kamilie asked for a story Heian smiled. Time to erase bad impression. -Wood saved me from a certain death after messing with wrong people. Would rather not talk about my situation back then, if you're fine with that. About Wood, for a longer while he was a right hand of one of nether kings, but got killed for his political view -I tried to weaken the tyranny. Don't speak like I was a peaceful victim of system -Fine, you know it's hard to tell the story in the same way every time Ok. Now time to erase a bad impression.
After that short pause Wood took the lead. -The guy was dangerous, to everyone including his own servants. And the remains of my family, someone had to take a stand. An open rebellion would only make things 100 times worse, so I tried to sneakily reform what I could. But it didn't work out and my body died, burned in soul fire. I fleed only thanks to my knowledge about holy ways and met this gentleman I sit inside right now -Wood didn't possess me in a common sense of the word. He offered me a choice to find another body for him, but after a couple years of searching we both agreed to stay together. We may seem chaotic right now, but it's because of a constant contact. We are yet to create a soul container big enough for Wood, after it's done things should calm down. And it is possible hier, Sarris helped with tests and they look promising
The situation seemed to be under control again. -Now you know me better than my own mother does, your turn to tell us something about yourself. How did you meet Sarris?
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Post by Sarris on Oct 1, 2022 16:16:11 GMT -5
Sarris listened with some interest. There were details that she had not heard before being shared. Being a teenager if it did not pertain to her she paid little interest. It was not that she did not care or want to know, it was just not in her thinking.
Sarris blushed a deep red at the comment about sneaking a boy into her place. There were more than enough eyes watching her that she was not sure that even an invisibility spell would work. To make matters worse her children would rat her out and Cook Leah did not need anything more to gossip about when it came to her life.
Sarris grabbed a bit of bread from the barmaid's tray and started to feed Mischief.
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Post by Lady Kamille Verlithax on Oct 3, 2022 17:31:57 GMT -5
Mischief got a bit distracted by Sarris giving him the bread, but from time to time would still glare at Heian. That bird would certainly poop on him sometime soon, and was probably calculating the right angle. " That's..... an interesting story. But what was your part in all of this to start with? If you achieved some part of success in all of this, before it all went wrong, certainly you had some involvement with the system? Systems are often broken from within, not without. So tell me: What was your role on this tyranny?" Kamille seemed genuinely interested in his story, going so far as to gesture for Gerart to bring in another round of meed. "And what about now? From what I gather, your situation changed a lot from then...... What do you intend on doing from now on?"
Kamille seemed to notice Sarris embarrassement, and chuckled lightly.
"Or.... If you don't like the idea of sneaking in and out.... You could always openly bring people into my house. It went through a renovation, you know? It's bigger now than the last time you saw it."
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Post by HeianWood on Oct 4, 2022 14:43:45 GMT -5
Sarris seemed to back ouy from the conversation for now, focusing on Mischief. The bird seemingly lost interest in his humble person, only glancing at him from time to time.
Kamilie didn't bother to answer his question, only adding up her own. Then he noticed how nearby people stared at her, she was well known around hier. The elements of puzzle started to connect. -This conversation very much seems like an interrogation - Wood as subtly as a minute before said his thing. They all remained silent for a longer while, staring at each other. Someone had to break the tension to save the table from breaking. And maybe other guests. -It does, but I know what's behind that. I will not laid out my plans hier, but I can ensure you Moonglade is not a part of them
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Post by Sarris on Oct 9, 2022 22:32:41 GMT -5
Sarris blushed even redder to the point that her ears and chest were fleshed.
Noting the tension, Sarris came back to the conversation with the tension.
“If I can interject a few things. The first is I believe that if anyone tried to harm me, Heian and Wood would probably kill them before they had a chance. I think, even before Lord Sarne got to them. The second is, that they have helped some people in tough spots. Finally, he has some interesting dreams that could help a lot of people and speed up lots of things. Yes, he has a temper and can be violent. Yes, he was involved in some bad stuff in his past. ” Sarris said in a serious tone to vouch for him.
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Post by Lady Kamille Verlithax on Oct 10, 2022 7:33:00 GMT -5
"You seem to misunderstand me...."
Kamille crossed her arms and legs, leaning back and staring at the young man in front of her with determination - and maybe more than a bit of mischief.
"Sarris may be my apprentice, but I consider her much more than that. And I can’t help but wonder, Mr. Henry, if companies such as yourself are the best for Sarris. What are your intentions towards her? Have you gone on a date yet? I fully expect you to follow the whole protocol here, without missing a step. Are you willing to do that, Mr. William."
Once Sarris had put her on the role of the "big sister", Kamille gladly stepped into it, specially the part of it that involved making her embarrassed and constantly changing Heian's name for something else. She turned to Sarris once again.
"Sometimes we can be willfully blind to things that are right before us. But don’t worry, I'll draw my own conclusions about your............................ friend."
The long unnecessary pause was telling.
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Post by HeianWood on Oct 10, 2022 11:30:19 GMT -5
-Oh Well, that was a rather huge miss. But they still could work with that. -William... I like it. Henry, call me Wiliam from now on Just stop. Let me save our faces. -My intensions towards her are simple, responding to kindness with kindness. Sarris haven't decided yet if she wants to join my plans - mainly because you didn't give her an offer - ...shut. Back on track, I would accept her denial Heian could feel himself getting a little too emotional, so he took a short break to calm down. -I know demons aren't usually known from their benevolence, but William and I agree on that. Freedom is a key He looked at Sarris apologeticly.
-Just adopt her, you'll be legally allowed to perform parential arguments And his head went back into the cover of his hands. They had to think of something quick, it was getting out of hand.
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Post by Sarris on Oct 11, 2022 21:09:20 GMT -5
“Date? ” Sarris said loud enough to get a reaction from other patrons. Still blushing all the way down to her shoulders. “I am not courting anyone, yet. Sarne has a fit every time I go run off to the Otherworld , the Vanguard interrogate every man that looks at me the wrong way, and there are family rules and traditions that would need to be followed,” she said with some seriousness to her tone. With that Kamille had caught her in a trap of her own making. For all her independence and thumbing her nose at the Elvian and therefore family rules, she still wanted the protection of them. That was part of the reason that she liked the Fae Court, she knew the rules and the games they played. She was just like her mother and it was the breaking of the rules that caused her to be living the life she now lives.. Her mother had fallen in love and broke the rules but there was more to it. More than she had been told. She was following her own mother’s path. “To the Elves I am a child, the Fae and demons consider me a baby, and the humans consider me an adult…” she said as she was processing all this. She slid her chair back, rose and walked over to the fire place. Her red blush now pale and she sipped the ale watching the flames thinking. The Prince had called her amusing not desirable or even beautiful. The Vanguard treated her as a little sister most of the time. The guild treated her as one of the boys. She traveled a lot with men…. Like most young girls she dreamed of being in love and the Fae had a way of feeding on dreams like that. She came back to the table after a few moments and Mischief settled back in her lap. “Mistress - Heian, Wood, and I are just friends. They have a dream about a flying ship and I would love to see that happen. I have traveled with them, fought with them. They have has protected me when I was badly hurt and they did not even try to take advantage of the situation. I trust them not to hurt me,” Sarris said. “I actually think the pair of them would hurt anyone trying to hurt me. I would protect them if I could. They seems like family in a way… brothers,” she said with a puzzled look “I realize that I am a child of the Winter Queen and Court now,” Sarris said in a shock. “My Prince traded me to the Winter Queen,” she said. The Fall Prince had tricked her into eating and drinking and then trade her as a pawn on the chess board. A cold breeze blew through the room making the candles and fire flutter.
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Post by Lady Kamille Verlithax on Oct 13, 2022 9:45:41 GMT -5
It always worked.
Heian was starting to clam up upon her questioning, so she pursued another angle. The implication of romance between them was effective to have them both start spewing all kinds of interesting things, not only Heian, but Sarris as well. Kamille looked from Heian to Sarris, wondering. Despite the comment being used to throw off their guards, she did sense some tension that, but it felt a bit... assymetrical, maybe? She wouldn’t pry further, though. She got enough for that subject.
"Winter Queen? What’s that about? And flying ship?"
She looked from one to the other, trying to decide which course of action to act upon. She decided to reinforce her existing connection, as well as inviting a new one.
"Sarris, life is complicated enough, you don’t need to do anything alone. I've been a pawn at the Court of the Sun King for a good while before deciding to trail off to carve my own path. Whatever kind of assistance you need, you name it. I'll take your side. Even in your.... unusual.... choices of friendship."
As she said that, she offered a small, gentle smile to Heian. She quickly added:
"Just don’t use my bed, for Ginma's sake. And put a knot on the doorhandle."
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Post by HeianWood on Oct 13, 2022 17:14:56 GMT -5
Well, there goes one secret. At least it wasn't anything significantly threatening. Hearing Sarris complaining about her age, Heian snorted. -Let them think what they want to. All warfare is based on deception The latter part of her speech however drew his attention. That was something new. -Ah, some good old noble slavery. Do you seek vengenance by any chance?
After that Heian backed out from the talk, letting the two women talk about dating or whatever Kamilie insisted on. Wood could dish out whatever he wanted, but they both knew it wouldn't work out.
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Post by Sarris on Oct 14, 2022 6:22:16 GMT -5
Sarris continued on. “Yes, it is a wonderful design. A ship that had two sets of bird wings that people cranked by rowing.” “I thought six flying drakes would work better, but it is hard to find two drakes that get along let alone six,” Sarris said in complete sincerity. She had actually been thinking about the flying problem.
“Do you have any good ideas on how to make drakes behave around other drakes?” She asked Kamille. It would be good knowledge to have.
“The two of them have lots of big ideas like that,” Sarris said leaning forward.
“Faerie Queens do not seem to play nice or take no for an answer,” Sarris said. It was a close to “I am in over my head” as she could get at this point. She also knew the Queen might use her as a messenger. Winter liked to get its message out.
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Post by Lady Kamille Verlithax on Oct 16, 2022 15:53:26 GMT -5
The issue didn't seem to impress her.
"If you are to consider drakes as mere mules, I think there is so much more than you can do but have them pull a ship. But they aren't mere mules and ordinary beasts, and there lies the main issue."
If there was a way, Kamille didn't seem interested in helping. She could only wonder what kind of use he'd have for that, and none too good came to mind. It was a warfare machine for sure.... but against whom? She'd certainly need to keep an eye on that one. And on Sarris too. Once again she turned to Sarris.
"I consider you young, Sarris, but old enough to have a good grip on your own life. You'll be always welcome at my home, and I will always protect you if you need it. All you need to do is talk to me. Reach out - directly. You know where to find me. I have my ways. And I also have some people I want you to meet, whenever you get the chance."
She stood up. It felt like she had a fairly good grip on those two for now. She wouldn't pry any further - let them decompress and move around a bit on their own accord. Kamille looked over to Heian.
"I hope I won't hear of you seeking trouble here at Moonglade."
And with that, abruptly as she approached, she turned to leave. Mischief took his chance and flew over to perch at her shoulder.
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Post by HeianWood on Oct 16, 2022 16:55:11 GMT -5
When Kamilie headed out their table, Wood chuckled. -Charming woman, curious how our next talk will go -You heard her. I think we both know how it will go -Her bed is closed for us. Everything can happen Acting or not acting, Wood really felt worse than usual. -I guess Moonglade is a closed region for us now. Sarris, could you tell me anything about Kamilie? Preferably including her secrets but you probably will keep those? -Not our first time working against one's will and not last one. Our hands will just have to be cleaner than usual
They had nothing else to do hier, evidently not welcomed anymore. Soon they would go their way. -Actually, be honest with me now, if you would be so kind. Would you betray me for Kamilie? I know how it sounds, but I see your connection. I want to know now so I won't hold a grudge on you later
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Post by Sarris on Oct 17, 2022 15:04:20 GMT -5
Sarris nodded to her teacher and friend. She got the message that she had thing she was “suppose” to be learning.
After Kamille left the tabled Heian got serious.
Heian asked her, “Actually, be honest with me now, if you would be so kind. Would you betray me for Kamilie? I know how it sounds, but I see your connection. I want to know now so I won't hold a grudge on you later. “
Sarris had no desire or need to lie. “Who would he holding her hostage and why?” She asked taking a drink. “That ‘for’ is a critical word. To get her back, it depends. If you meant ‘to’, I would not if you were not hurting her and her’s or me and mine. You hurt my children or my family and you will see how crazy of a redhead I can be,” she said leaning forward still smiling. She would sell her soul to the Winter Queen to make him pay if that happened. “I consider you a friend. She is also a friend. I am loyal to my friends and hold their secrets as best I can. I sometimes make a mistake, and I am sorry for that,” she said that with all sincerity.
She looked at him for a moment studying him. “I am also a noble woman that has very little. I live in a barn and take care of orphans…” she said taking a drink. “I am hoping someday to have my position and title restored,” setting the mug down.
Sliding her chair back while standing up and leaning forward she said to them softly and sweetly, “You are not the only one who dreams of power. Some use weapons and others use other means.”
Sarris barely knew the family’s enemies.
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