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Post by Aiden on Aug 16, 2016 11:52:21 GMT -6
Nicholas ears tilted back as he flicked his tail around "it should. My Father said the gems where all over the realms so I think it should" He then looked around "you want to keep moving? the human village should not be far if we head east"
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Post by FairyTaleArista on Aug 16, 2016 17:21:45 GMT -6
Stardrana tilted her head to the side. "That is probably wise. Wait a moment while I leave a mark that my people would recognize if they were to follow me. Not that I don't trust your gem, but I want something tangible."
With a quick motion, she pulled her knife from her belt and sliced the palm of her hand. Then she held the cut against a nearby tree. Smoke rose from between her fingers, and when she removed her hand, there was a burn the shape of her hand, and her wound had healed.
"Now I'm ready," she announced.
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Post by Aiden on Aug 17, 2016 18:13:09 GMT -6
Nicholas smelled the spot where she burned the tree "are you made of fire?"
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Post by FairyTaleArista on Aug 18, 2016 16:08:27 GMT -6
"No, but I have fire in my blood," Stardrana answers.
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Post by Aiden on Aug 19, 2016 15:18:22 GMT -6
"Oh. Does it burn you?" Nicholas said as he started moving east
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Post by FairyTaleArista on Aug 19, 2016 15:32:40 GMT -6
"No, it heals me."
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Post by Aiden on Aug 20, 2016 14:32:55 GMT -6
Nicholas smiled "Well then, lets see if it can help you keep up with me" and with that he took off running east. Towards the city
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Post by FairyTaleArista on Aug 21, 2016 15:33:03 GMT -6
Stardrana's eyes narrowed. "I don't have wings," she muttered. She chose to follow at a brisk, but slower pace. He'd left an easy trail for her to follow, and she was confident that she could handle any trouble she'd meet with.
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Post by Aiden on Aug 21, 2016 18:04:00 GMT -6
Nicholas looked behind as he noticed Stardrana wasn't behind him. As he looked around a stick snapped in the distance, "Hello?" . Then WAP! the next thing Nicholas knew he was hanging upside down from a net in a tree. Men jumped out from behind trees and bushes pointing bow's and arrows at him "Well, well, well, Look what we got here boys." a man said as he walked out to the middle of the group, he was tell with a little stubble around his chine. He wore animal hides and had a frohawk "Looks like we got a wild animal"
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Post by FairyTaleArista on Aug 21, 2016 22:30:05 GMT -6
Stardrana's nostrils flared as she caught the scent of strange men. Drawing her knife again, she stalked forward more carefully until she could hear what was going on.
Fire boiled in her stomach, but she fought it down. These were mere men. Not the wyrmen. She couldn't take life wantonly.
She found the tree where his rope was tied ...
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Post by Aiden on Aug 23, 2016 11:20:00 GMT -6
Nicholas pulled at the net "wait! I'm not an animal!" The Hunters gasped, and all but Hurled stepped back "So it speaks. That makes you more valuable" Nicholas looked into the mans eyes "I am no animal, I am of the northern tride" the man smiled "well, even if you are you will fetch a nice price"
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Post by FairyTaleArista on Aug 23, 2016 18:46:57 GMT -6
Stardrana climbed the tree and cut the rope.
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Post by Aiden on Aug 24, 2016 11:52:16 GMT -6
Nicholas hit the floor hard. the men around him reacted, half aiming at the boy and the others to the trees. the main hunter looked to the trees "So you have friends here don't you pet?" As Nicholas stood he was pocked with spears "I'm not with anyone and not your pet" he said hoping is traveling companion wouldn't get into trouble because of him.
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Post by MistyofGreenshire on Aug 24, 2016 12:30:12 GMT -6
((I'm here! I didn't get the notification that the thread was active again, sorry!))
"Let him go." Zeph stepped out of the bushes, backed by a tough looking group. A girl stepped out of the group, flipping her blonde hair over her shoulder. "Let us all go and you won't have to start a fight you can't win." she said, smiling sweetly, though there was danger lurking beneath her tone.
((also just a heads up this is all an illusion Zeph is creating, the group, I mean. Except him, he's really there.))
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Post by FairyTaleArista on Aug 24, 2016 16:43:18 GMT -6
Stardrana stayed silent in the tree. She couldn't smell the group behind Zeph, which meant that they were probably another of his illusions. If that was the case, Nicolai's attackers might take a hint and leave, and her own appearance would only aggravate them. If they didn't do the smart thing - or if they somehow saw through the illusion, she'd be there as a silent assassin from above.
She refrained from giggling at that thought.
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Post by Aiden on Aug 24, 2016 17:40:00 GMT -6
(no problem Misty, sorry we continued without you)
The main hunter smiled "well so your the friends of my pet are you?" the other hunters looked back and forth from the group behind Zeph
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Post by FairyTaleArista on Aug 24, 2016 22:07:06 GMT -6
Stardrana's mirth died as she heard the comment about "pet." Nicolas was no pet, no mindless beast to be made a pet. He spoke, for crying out loud! He had kind eyes and a caring soul. Even if his body was strange, that made him no less a person!
It was all she could to do to keep a hold of her fire and keep silent. Hopefully, these men would see sense and leave, but she was ready if they didn't.
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Post by Aiden on Aug 25, 2016 15:38:18 GMT -6
"No doubt he sold you some story about wanting to see a human village for the first time? that he came from the north? let me ask you this, if he was in danger why run east to a human village and not north towards help?" He then eyed Zeph and the crew behind him, Hurled the hunter also looked over his shoulder into the trees. "Here are the papers that prove he is my pet." he then pulled out a paper signed with the mark of a king
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Post by FairyTaleArista on Aug 25, 2016 15:53:56 GMT -6
That was the straw that Stardrana couldn't take. With an inhuman cry, she sprang from the tree onto the man, knocking him to the ground as she pressed her knife against his throat. It took every ounce of her self-control to keep herself from pressing the knife harder. She leaned close to the man's face, fire flickering in her eyes. "Not even kings," she hissed, "have the right to call a man a mere beast and make them a pet."
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Post by MistyofGreenshire on Aug 25, 2016 18:31:19 GMT -6
Zeph smiled, and seconds later the paper went up in flames, giving off the illusion of heat, just as any real fire would. "Papers?" he asked, raising an eyebrow. "What papers?"
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Post by FairyTaleArista on Aug 25, 2016 18:55:38 GMT -6
"You enjoy calling your own bluff, don't you, Zeph," said Stardrana. "Those papers are in the man's hand. Even if he can't see the papers anymore, he can still feel them. However..." She leaned over, just enough to snatch the invisible papers out of the man's hand, then she pressed her fingers against her knife and allowed the fire in her blood to consume them even as the wound closed. "Now, what papers? Sir, I wouldn't make a wrong move if I were you. I have killed men before and not regretted it. I don't know that I would regret your death."
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Post by Aiden on Aug 25, 2016 20:31:17 GMT -6
Nicholas shouted "STOP!" He then looked down at the ground "What he says it true, I am his slave" Hurled Look at the girl holding the knife to his neck "Does your god let you kill innocent men and steal a man property?" He then looked back at Nicholas "How disappointed your father will be"
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Post by FairyTaleArista on Aug 25, 2016 21:11:53 GMT -6
"Your god," Stardrana spat, "allows you to treat another soul as your property. I said that I have taken life and not regretted it - I didn't say that I am proud of it. Sir, that is the only thing that kept me from plunging my knife into your heart. I am not stealing your property, you rob that man of his freedom and decency. However..." she leaned back, a smug smile twisting her lips. "Perhaps you're right, perhaps killing you would be a mistake. Maybe I should get a piece of paper, write some fancy words, sign my name and use my signet seal, and declare you MY pet."
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Post by MistyofGreenshire on Aug 25, 2016 21:27:28 GMT -6
((*facepalms* I thought he had dropped the papers when Stardrana jumped him, sorry))
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Post by FairyTaleArista on Aug 25, 2016 21:40:26 GMT -6
((Apparently not...))
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Post by Aiden on Aug 26, 2016 11:43:16 GMT -6
Hurled smiled at Nicholas "it seem like you have aliied yourself with very DANGEROUS people" he then turned to Stardrana and whispered "take me hostage"
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Post by FairyTaleArista on Aug 26, 2016 12:31:31 GMT -6
"My people are often considered the epitome of danger," Stardrana admited. She leaned forward. "I didn't say that I'd take you hostage. I said I'd make you my pet. There's a very distinct difference. Zeph, Nicolas - do either of you know how to write?"
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Post by MistyofGreenshire on Aug 27, 2016 5:05:39 GMT -6
"As a matter of fact, I do." Zeph said, stepping forward.
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Post by FairyTaleArista on Aug 27, 2016 6:20:59 GMT -6
Stardrana reached into her satchel with her free hand and pulled out some paper and a pen. "Then write what I dictate," she said, holding them up. Glancing towards Nicolas, she added, "Can you tell me this man's name and any titles he might possess?"
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Post by MistyofGreenshire on Aug 30, 2016 14:12:21 GMT -6
Zeph stepped forward and took the paper and pen. "Ready."
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