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Post by Aiden on Aug 30, 2016 18:02:36 GMT -6
Nicholas looked down "He is my master" Hurled then grabbed the girls collar and pulled himself close to her ear "if you don't wish this boys death then you would take me as a hostage, these men around us are just the beginning. But if you have a hostage they won't come in with blazing fire, and even if you could fight them our friends are not fire proof are they?"
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Post by FairyTaleArista on Aug 30, 2016 22:53:37 GMT -6
Stardrana gave a growl. "Hostage would mean that I have intentions of giving you back. Unhand me, sir, or it's not my fault if I bite. My fire is hot, and I stand on the knife's edge of giving in. Your men might not be so loyal if I tell them that they can divide your worldly goods - barring any other slaves - among themselves." She jerked her head sharply towards one of the men. "How loyal are you to this scoundrel?"
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Post by Aiden on Aug 31, 2016 14:21:27 GMT -6
the men looked among themselves before answering "Until the job is done" one man replied
Nicholas walked over to Zeph and whispered "We need to get them out of here, can you make it look like my master has me in chains or something?"
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Post by FairyTaleArista on Aug 31, 2016 15:42:02 GMT -6
"And what about him inspires this loyalty? His shining integrity or his shining coin?" Stardrana asks. "And, sir, unhand me before I'm forced to cut off your hand. I would do it."
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Post by Aiden on Aug 31, 2016 15:56:54 GMT -6
the men replied in union "the coin" Hurled let Stradrana's collar go
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Post by FairyTaleArista on Aug 31, 2016 16:34:39 GMT -6
"Thank you sir," said Stardrana. "Ah, the coin, never quite understood the fascination with so mutilating the precious ores ... but it does make them shinier, and you can never have too much of that. Well, as it happens, I'm not short on the stuff myself..."
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Post by Aiden on Sept 1, 2016 14:47:14 GMT -6
the men lowered their bows "How much you got?"
Nicholas elbowed Zeph "she can't be carrying that much right?"
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Post by FairyTaleArista on Sept 1, 2016 16:01:43 GMT -6
"On me, not much - some gold pieces and some silvers, not to mention a few small gems that I like to play with, but I have access to the coffers of two kings, and both would consider this a worthy cause," Stardrana answered. She pulled a silver coin out of her bag. "This is for the man who tells me the name of this scoundrel."
Suddenly a unhuman cry tore the air. A large, dark blue dragon circled above them.
"Ah," said Stardrana. "Aoril must have received my message." Then she shouted, "I hear you, Starwarter. I have things under control at the moment, but stand by if I need you."
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Post by Aiden on Sept 1, 2016 16:20:54 GMT -6
the men looked up at the dragon then back down "his name is Harold. where is the map to these coffers?"
Harold smiled "Oh a fellow dragon rider eh?"
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Post by FairyTaleArista on Sept 1, 2016 16:34:11 GMT -6
Stardrana faltered, then pressed her knife harder against the man's throat. "Fellow? I'm the only Dragon Rider in six hundred years, and I know for a fact that a dragon rider would never own slaves - the dragon would never allow it." She raised her head. "As for maps - I said that I'd pay out of them, not that I'd let you see them."
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Post by Aiden on Sept 5, 2016 12:19:29 GMT -6
Nicholas whispered to Zeph "uuu does Stardrana know that there are tons of dragon riders here?"
The men pointed their arrows at Stardrana "Either give us the money or give us back the man who is paying us!"
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Post by FairyTaleArista on Sept 5, 2016 15:37:59 GMT -6
Stardrana withdrew her knife from the man's neck and stood. "You may have this man. I want to meet his dragon and see why the Earthshaker's vow has been broken. As for Nicolas, he shall stay a free man."
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Post by Aiden on Sept 6, 2016 13:40:48 GMT -6
Hurled walked over to the men "Let's go, we found my slave and you need to be paid," He then turned back to see the group "I will return, try and stay alive till then" and with that they disappeared into the woods. Nicolas went to over to Stardrana "we should have let just him stay"
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Post by FairyTaleArista on Sept 6, 2016 15:35:10 GMT -6
"What do you mean?" asked Stardrana as she signaled for Starwater to land.
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Post by Aiden on Sept 7, 2016 15:47:55 GMT -6
"I know your not from here so let me tell you, my people and the humans are at war, I was to die at the hands of my people because I was white. My Father brought to his human friend Hurled and asked him to keep me safe. But here is the thing humans can't adopt my kind because of the war so he took me as a slave. But he treated me with honor and respect. In foolish anger I ran away to see the world. But a run-away slave is worth quit a lot so he came after me. I needed more people with me so I could over-power the people with him so I could talk with Hurled. Is there anyway your dragon could just grab him and bring him to us?" Nicolas said as he looked to the ground
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Post by FairyTaleArista on Sept 7, 2016 17:53:43 GMT -6
Stardrana rocked back on her heels. "I see. I'm ... I'm sorry. I'm young, still, and haven't mastered my fire. I..."
The dragon landed behind Stardrana with a low growl. There was a woman on her back, with black hair and dressed in armor that appeared to made of black dragon scales. Her fingernails were black, as were the knives she wore in her belt.
"I say you is, youngling," she said, in a thick ascent. "But you is also nearly mature, near as we figure. You must learn to control yourself."
"Thorn!" Stardrana cried, spinning around. "Oh, I need advice."
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Post by Aiden on Sept 8, 2016 16:36:24 GMT -6
Nicholas hissed as the dragon landed. He had never seen one this close and was a little intimidated by it
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Post by FairyTaleArista on Sept 8, 2016 16:48:17 GMT -6
The Dragon tilted her head to the side and hissed back.
Stardrana giggled. "Starwater says that you shouldn't be so easily intimidated and invites you to come smell her."
"So what advice is you seeking?" asked Thorn. "Is it have anything to do with the man you fight."
Stardrana blushed. "Yes, Thorn. It seems that I made a huge blunder. I thought the man was a cruel slave owner, but it seems that the slave was merely a guise for protection and that the man himself is a Dragon Rider - though I'm frankly confused on that one, given the vow..."
Thorn shook her head. "Not every dragon agreeing with the Earthshaker's vow, nor do all know of it. Some places is still good to dragons, and they still take riders." Her eye darkened. "But those places grow few and far between, thanks to the cruelty of man."
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Post by Aiden on Sept 9, 2016 13:47:46 GMT -6
Nicholas tilts his head to one side "the dragon said that?" he inched closer and stretched his hand out to feel the scales by it's neck.
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Post by FairyTaleArista on Sept 9, 2016 16:06:54 GMT -6
"In so many words, yes," said Stardrana, as the dragon gave a low rumble in her throat. "But she didn't say you could pet her. She's no more an animal than you, Nicolas."
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Post by Aiden on Sept 13, 2016 15:18:04 GMT -6
Nicholas pulled his had back "oh sorry dragon" he then looked around "so can the dragon get Hurled?"
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Post by FairyTaleArista on Sept 13, 2016 21:03:40 GMT -6
"Her name is Starwater," said Thorn, tightly. "Who is Hurled?"
"I think that's the man who I was trying to kill when you got here," said Stardrana, glancing down. "Nicolas thinks that if we can get the man alone, we could talk with him peacefully. So, if you think you can extract him from the men without killing him or yourself, can you."
Starwater tilted her head to the side, made a sort of clicking noise, and then spread her wings and took to the side.
"Don't be too reckless, it's just a human, after all!" Thorn shouted after her.
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Post by Aiden on Sept 15, 2016 15:50:32 GMT -6
Nicolas smiled as the air from the take-off blew throw his hair "wow!"
Hurled looked back and saw a dragon coming from the forest Must be the girls dragon, got to make this sound good or these guys won't leave "DRAGON! RUNN!" Hurled shouted with as much fake terror as he could. the men looked behind them and saw the black beast and started to run
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Post by FairyTaleArista on Sept 15, 2016 16:07:21 GMT -6
((Starwater is blue and gold, hence her name))
"Watching her fly never grows old," muttered Stardrana.
Starwater tucked in her wings for a dive, caught Hurled in her claw, and took to the air again with one seamless motion.
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Post by Aiden on Sept 21, 2016 19:04:23 GMT -6
((ops sorry, my bad)) Once out of ear shot Hurled tapped the dragon on her claw "Hello there daring, would it be to much trouble to ask if I could ride on the back? I don't really like being carried"
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Post by FairyTaleArista on Sept 21, 2016 20:56:13 GMT -6
((No problem. I think I confused you when describing Thorn's armor))
Starwater gave a growling chuckle that might be understood as, "Well, because you asked nicely," tossed him in the air and dove under him.
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Post by Aiden on Sept 26, 2016 13:42:53 GMT -6
(sorry got busy with life)
"Aaahhh" Hurled said as he took in the feelings of flying "it's been to long since I rode atop a dragon, so who send you to retrieve me miss?"
Nicholas listened to the forest "So when do you think that Starwater will return?"
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Post by FairyTaleArista on Sept 26, 2016 17:38:53 GMT -6
"My mate sent me to retrieve the wayward Stardrana, and Stardrana sent me after you," Starwater responded. "Your dragon no longer flies?"
"Depends on how much fight happens and how much distance to fly," Thorn answered.
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Post by Aiden on Sept 27, 2016 15:08:41 GMT -6
Hurled smiled as he stroked the scales on the side of the dragons neck "no he can still fly, he is currently protecting slaves that have run away due to the war"
Nicolas looked around "Oh, okay"
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Post by FairyTaleArista on Sept 27, 2016 16:11:12 GMT -6
"So many dragons have fallen, especially in recent days," said Starwater. "There are so few of us left in the sky, only thirty in the whole of my country. There are more in other lands. Soon, soon, though, Stardrana will change that. And here we are."
She dove into the clearing and landed in front of the party.
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