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Post by Kasatsu on Mar 20, 2009 1:05:05 GMT -5
"Greetings, Vicious" He replied back in greeting. At the strange boy's question he was about to reply with an answer before he suddenly seemed distracted and raced out of the room again.
Lofting an eyebrow in silent question he glanced once towards the zorse and silent man in the chair before looking back towards the door. When the lad came back in with a . . . . skeleton bird in tow his eyes widened. That . . . was not normal. Not that all that much about the boy himself seemed to be normal. But those opinions he would keep to himself.
Not quite sure what to do with the situation at hand he shifted his eyes between the zorse and young boy, occasionally to the man in the chair, wondering and hoping one of them would take care of the situation at hand. He was not in position to take any control on the matters, mostly those of conversation, was out of his range to take control.
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Post by seraaches on Mar 20, 2009 1:16:44 GMT -5
Now that he had Julia by his side again, Vic seemed more composed. He cleared his throat and regarded the people in the room again, without any further outbursts.
Enyo glanced down at her master and touched his shoulder gently. He didn't need her prompting, but only waited another beat before speaking quietly. This time, however, he spoke loud enough for everyone in the room.
"Vic, Zeev will take you to the Capital City so you can meet with Aderlass' daughter, Elyse. He is your chaperone and guard; you will obey him."
Vic turned towards his father, ears coming forward and eyes widening in barely contained glee. "Really? I get to go all the way to the Capital? How long do I get to stay?"
The stallion turned his head towards his weapon and Enyo piped up on this cue. "You'll be there at least a few weeks. If Elyse needs you for longer, she'll send a message."
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Post by Kasatsu on Mar 20, 2009 1:28:52 GMT -5
The small change in the boy was noted by the wolf. If he was going to have to deal with him almost daily for the next few weeks he was going to need to note the boy's nature and reactions to things. The . . . skeleton thing seemed to be something that was special to the boy.
At the man's words as to his duty he gave another small quick bow. "It was will be a pleasure. I will make sure that his trip is made and he is kept safe." He, after all, did not want to have to deal with both an angry Queen, mate, and sister-in-law of sorts should he fail.
Seeing an opportune time he spoke up in his deep voice. "It would be best if we head out soon, if it pleases you, in order to make good time while the sun is still in the sky."
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Post by seraaches on Mar 20, 2009 1:36:24 GMT -5
"Is anyone else coming?" Vic couldn't help asking; with so many siblings, he was immediately suspicious of anything that appeared to be some sort of special treatment. There were, after all, ten of them. That made it difficult to treat just one.
"Only you this time," Whip answered, watching his son thoughtfully. His reply caused the boy to perk up again and Vic turned to glance appraisingly at his bodyguard yet again.
"I can pack quickly. May I go, Papa?" Vicious asked turning to glance back at his father yet again.
"Yes. Be safe, Vic." The first real hint of emotion entered the Queen's voice. "We'll miss you."
Vic was torn between his excitement and the strange sound in his papa's voice. He came closer and hugged his father's good arm; if he got too close, he would burn the man. "I will, I promise." He sent a sudden smile at his father and whistled for Julia to follow.
Whip watched the boy leave and turned his head slightly to look at Zeev. "Keep him safe, Zeev. We can't afford any more losses." He motioned to Enyo and she took up her position as the driving force behind the wheelchair again, though she rolled her eyes at his drama as she passed by Zeev.
"Give Iphis our love when you see. . . her next!" She said cheerfully as they exited the room.
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Post by Kasatsu on Mar 20, 2009 1:57:33 GMT -5
~Time Jump Past Trip~ It had been a long trip indeed. Most of it spent with Vic asking various questions of a 'why?' nature and the wolf mostly remaining silent. He was quickly learning that he was not really wanting children and if he ever did get Iphis pregnant she was going to be the one dealing with them. Yep, all her. Arriving outside of the apartment he motioned with one paw. "This is where you will be staying with Iphis and myself." It was at that moment that the front door opened and a head popped out. "Yay! You are back!" Khloris come scampering from around the door to stand before the wolf and stranger. "Wot do you think?" She asked, doing a small twirl, to show off the newest dress that Iphis had made for her, on her hind legs before dropping down to all four again. |
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Post by seraaches on Mar 20, 2009 2:07:32 GMT -5
There were certain things that had been explained previously. Zeev and Iphis were a couple. Like his two daddies had once been. Well, that part was under argument. Enyo thought it was funny to go off on such rants at times, but, for the most part, there was a distinction between Zeev and Iphis couples-- they were like the guards at the palace or some of the other servants who had long-term pairings-- and then single coupling pairings that he thought was like his daddies.
In any case. Vicious had been prepared for a lot. This was not one of those eventualities.
The girl was cute, he guessed, and the dress was. . . a dress. She was older than him but not that much horribly older than him. He turned to stare at the wolf for a very long, almost disgusted moment before he pronounced loudly and clearly, "Pedophile!"
If his daddies had known, they would not have wanted him to stay here; of that he was certain. "Come on, Julia," he told his pet. "We're going to a hotel." And he turned to go find one now.
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Post by Kasatsu on Mar 20, 2009 12:21:58 GMT -5
A softness came into the wolf's eyes at the sight of the girl though he tried his hardest to keep his stoicism in place. The girl had grown on him over time and her seemingly constant presence in their house had gotten him used to her.
He was just about to greet her and compliment her on her dress when his charge made his sudden announcement and proceeded to walk off. Startled and confused about the kid's conclusion he could just simply stand there.
Tilting her head to the side she considered the young bi-pedal boy. She was a little envious of his cool form. Bi-pedal would be so much more convenient than the form she had now. "Uncle Zeev, who is this?" She asked softly.
"Vicious! Get back here, now." He demanded just managing to keep the growl out of his voice. It would only take a second to clear up this confusion and conclusion that the boy had come to. There was no way that the young child was going to go haring off to find a hotel.
"Vicious let me introduce you to Khloris. She is one of the daughters of Elyse, Aderlass' eldest daughter. That makes her your niece." He still could not get over the matters of relations present in this family from the simple ties he was growing to learn through conversations with Elyse and Iphis.
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Post by seraaches on Mar 20, 2009 12:49:37 GMT -5
Vic stopped instinctively at the order-- he had been told to obey the wolf after all-- and the bipedal turned back to inform the Mid-Ranger in no uncertain terms that he might have been told to do as the guard told him to, but he was certainly under no obligation to fulfill any sort of sexual desires the older man might have. He knew that instinctively.
Still, when the wolf-- mayhaps with exaggerated patience-- explained that this was not, indeed, Iphis, but some random girl named Khloris, the boy felt a distinct surge of relief. Deep down, he'd been horribly disappointed that this man had such a bad secret. He was, perhaps, beginning to idolize the wolf a bit.
"Oh." This response didn't hold a great deal in it, but the underlying relief was probably clear to anyone used to listening for tones. He gestured instinctively towards his bone heron to follow and moved back. "Hullo," he told the girl dutifully. "Do you know Daddy?"
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Post by Kasatsu on Mar 20, 2009 13:27:05 GMT -5
Zeev watched the boy carefully to make sure that he was indeed not going to continue off on his own, though not enough to seem vulture-like.
Khloris considered him for a moment before giving him one of her big smiles. "Hi! Of course I know my daddy." It was a moment before she realized that was not really who he was referring to. "Oh, you mean Granpa Ader? Of course I know him" She gave another happy smile. "He is really cool, you agree? He comes every now and then to visit and he always brings gifts"
Zeev was relieved to know that Vicious was getting along seemingly well enough. It would have been more of a pain if the lad did not have someone his own age to hang out with. Putting up with kids was already pushing a line, troublemakers was going over the line.
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Post by seraaches on Mar 20, 2009 13:36:12 GMT -5
Vicious ignored the stare from the guard; he was well used to being stared at, though the speculation in others' gazes was likely from a variety of sources and not just his odd mutations. He didn't know that part yet, but it was just as well. He wouldn't have liked the other reasons behind the stares he and his siblings so easily garnered.
"Who's your daddy?" the boy asked next, curiousity beginning to overwhelm his desire to be reticent. Anyone who talked so excited of his own Daddy had to be okay at least, though. Because Daddy really was very cool.
The boy drew closer with Julia shambling along beside him. He thought to check the girl's rank next since Julia tended to make the lowbies run away. As funny as that was, it wouldn't be good to scare family. At least, that's what Papa had told him.
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