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Post by seraaches on Dec 30, 2008 23:27:18 GMT -5
Dre was quick to follow after her spouse and she dragged her Ace along with her. She called for the coachman to bring in their things and hurried after the other King.
Drostan had his feet flying as he sought to keep up with his mistress. They were dashing through the halls until they came into more and more familiar territory. In fact, he very much knew this area and it made him terribly nervous.
"It'd be fine if I knew where it was," the familiar voice echoed out into the hallway, the edge on it clear. Se stalked suddenly forward, though is attention was still focused back behind him.
"Don't worry, Se," Ira answered with a smile. "We'll find it soon. Your mind knows, I'm sure." Ira was counting on that, actually. And the fact that they were ready to finish their preparations at a moment's notice.
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Post by Kasatsu on Dec 30, 2008 23:39:15 GMT -5
"Roger that, we will meet you there."
He barely paused a moment before taking off. Without much thought he navigated thought the many hallways and levels for the Heart Palace, making his way toward their destination.
Reaching the last hallway he caught snippets of familiar voices. Knowing that they were drawing near he slowed his pace down so that they could catch their breaths some what before reaching the group. Making it look like he had simply been out for a stroll rather than rushing from miles a way he approached them, placing himself slightly in front of Dre and Drostan in case Se took his approach too negatively.
"What are you looking for?" He called out, sounding for all the world as if he was at peace. "If you let me know I can help you find it. Two is always better than one, any day." He made a one shoulder shrug.
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Post by seraaches on Dec 31, 2008 0:35:26 GMT -5
It was like seeing someone flip a switch. Dre found this just as fascinating, though she simply acted as calm and easy going as her spouse. Drostan's sides were heaving slightly as he tried to catch his breath as they abruptly strolled nonchalantly around a corner to see the King and Queen that made up Ignatius' foster brothers.
"I can't find it," Se snarled. He paused for a single moment, staring at Dre and Drostan, but the white Tulgey Ace seemed to remind him and he simply stalked forward without pause, obviously expecting his mind to come with him. "Ira always says I know, but I don't always remember where I know it!" The way he spoke made it sound as though Ira wasn't just standing right there.
The King, however, simply smiled and waved at his 'ghost' daughter cheerfully.
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Post by Trebias on Dec 31, 2008 0:49:15 GMT -5
Elias was similarly wowed by the sudden change. It was a little spooky seeing how it worked like that. Did Iggy have some sort of aura El didn't know about that could calm the card like that?
Elias still didn't trust that Se was a loose cannon, and he knew for a fact that the winged horror would be more intent on killing his sire than Rai would be on returning the favor. Rai was powerful, and Rai was cunning, but he wasn't going to kill his offspring without extreme provocation, and he wasn't crazy. Those were two distinct advantages to Perseus at this point. Hopefully Se wouldn't stab Rai more than once or twice if he did win, that might make things work out. Any more than that and Elyse would have her work cut out for her sewing the stallion back together again.
Dropping his Jack ability, whether Dre could see him or not at this point, he spoke. "I swear to you, Queen Shinrai is not this crazy. I blame it all on Mnem."
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Post by Kasatsu on Dec 31, 2008 8:15:40 GMT -5
Iggy easily fell into the common way of things when around Se, falling in step behind the winged-mix without a word being said. He was careful to not be taken out with the large wings, though. At the 'knowingly but not remembering' comment he nodded his head, as if it made perfect sense, carefully hiding a smirk. It would not do to provoke the man.
"What are we looking for again?" He asked, keeping his tone light and quizzical, as if he merely had forgotten what he was doing mid-search instead of not knowing at all. "Once I remember finding it should not be hard at all." A 'full of triumph' nod was given.
Glancing over his shoulder he looked to see if Dre was still following along for the ride or if she had stayed to catch up on the information from her father and Elias.
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Post by seraaches on Dec 31, 2008 11:52:43 GMT -5
Dre flinched when she first saw Elias again, but she was quick to recover. He'd blessed her with her Kinghood, the least she could do was pretend she wasn't afraid of him. Of course, the canine probably enjoyed the reactions in a less stressful situation. Drostan made a small sound and only Dre's quick reflexes kept him from haring off. She kept a grip on her Ace and simply fell in behind the party. "You know wot I need! I need my d--" The Queen fell suddenly silent, pausing in his tracks. Ira stopped next to him, his face suddenly going unreadable. He sent Iggy one swift glance as they stared down the hall. After the earlier altercation, Shinrai had been quick to retreat; Se had gotten so worked up, so quickly, for a moment Rai had expected his son to throw himself at his father and try to tear him apart. Mental note: never ask about Xylia. Now the Queen of Hearts stood frozen, uncertain of exactly how Se would react to see him. Se snarled, tensing his body to leap at his father again; all of his earlier rage and terror flooded back in a heartbeat. Ira quickly stepped in front of him, catching the beginning of his brother's lunge and murmuring softly, "You have to do this right, remember Se? Do it the right way. Wot's the right way? Do it right. That's wot she would want. Remember? You don't want to disappoint her."Se trembled against his brother, switching from pushing to leaning in an instant. Xylia, Xylia! Why had that pispard killed her?! Nothing matter with her gone! She was supposed to be protected; she was-- his mind flashed to violent images. . . two skinny, pale men. . . Being attacked and Xylia just staring, staring, her eyes a horrified white in the beautiful black of her face. "You have to do it right, Se, do it the right way."Se flung back his wings and gave a howl of despair. Dre shivered, clutching suddenly to Drostan. The Ace stared in his own terror, and gladly burrowed into his mistress. "I challenge you!" Se snarled. "For the Queenship!"The colour drained out of Rai's face, but his mask remained still, his voice calm. "I accept. Tomorrow morning, then." He turned on his heel and returned the way he had come; refusing to meet the eyes of anyone present. He. . . couldn't face them. Especially not El. Not now. |
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Post by Trebias on Dec 31, 2008 12:18:05 GMT -5
Elias tensed, prepared to unleash whatever he had to at this point, but Ira intervened. Things were calmed down for now, as had been planned. Elias supposed that just the promise of the chance to kill Rai would keep Se calm for a while, but he wouldn't take any chances. He would make sure that Iggy would stay with Se the rest of the day and through the night, making sure the Queen wouldn't get restless.
When Rai walked away, Elias moved down the corridor after him, but didn't follow him yet. Now, Whip would get all the pep talk he could stand later, but for right now, he was just covering the stallion's retreat. It was quite a blow that Rai seemed oddly unprepared for given that he had told Iggy to warn The Queen of Hearts of his impending duel to the death. He filed that away for later, though, pushing all thoughts aside save for preparation to call one of his abilities to use against the winged equine should the need arise.
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Post by Nathalia on Jan 13, 2009 11:25:07 GMT -5
For hitting 505 Woooo! you all receive the following prize!
Odd Pillbugs: Three brightly colored pillbugs roll about before you. One is pink and seems friendliest, one is red and bites, one is blue and stays curled up almost as though dead. You each get one of them, please make a note as to which you choose. The Pillbugs can be turned into familiars, eaten, or used in a breeding. <3
~Nathalia
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Post by Kasatsu on Mar 19, 2009 16:28:59 GMT -5
((Time Jump))
Standing at the window the hybrid starred into the garden that was visible from outside of their bedroom window without really seeing anything that was there. A lot of things had changed over the last few days, many of them directly linked to him in some way or the other.
There were quite a few things that the mix was starting to wonder about. A thought kept circling around in his head and he could not shake, for some reason. Had he really done the best thing for everyone involved?
Juris shifted uneasily in his confinements within the scarf. Being married to Dre had changed some things in how he treated the poor little guy. He was a little fearful of how Dre would take to it, if she would accept it at all, so he had made sure to keep him more under wraps than it was usually used to.
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Post by seraaches on Mar 19, 2009 16:45:06 GMT -5
When she woke alone-- again-- she knew where her spouse would be. Dierdre took a moment to stretch languidly in the large, down-filled bed, then rose. She seemed completely unaware of the fact that she didn't have a stitch of clothing on her lithe body. If she had realized it, she still wouldn't really care, though. There was only one person here to see and be impressed and she already knew that he certainly was. Her tail twitched as she spotted the mouse mix standing by the window.
When the woman got out of bed, Drostan lifted his head from his small bed in the corner. He only watch her for a moment, however, before laying his back down. He would listen, but he didn't need to follow her just now.
She moved quietly, though certainly not silently; her talons were too long for such a thing and she wouldn't clip such lovely things for something as silly as silence. In any case, Ignatius was mentally in the same category as such people as her father and Uncle Elias; there were certain people you did not want to scare.
The woman slipped her arms around Ignatius' shoulders and rested her head against his without a word.
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