1203: Ayluin Saelion, Erik Leroux and Kro

[Rhun Tolihzeh]

A light chuckle escaped the moonelf when Erik cracked a joke about himself. Despite the seriousness of this situation and the looming, and no doubt uncomfortable, conversation, it was hard for Ayluin not to smile at his friend. He nodded gratefully when the other male said they could talk inside once he was done and walked back to the house. As much as the snow was soft and kind of funny at times, the cold of it just seemed to permeate his entire body to the core. Ayluin idly wondered if some mage might be to blame, but he shook it off as he got close to the house. There was no way a mage in Soleil would bother to come and pick on him and the King and his men were miles and miles away, it was impossible. Ayluin sighed in relief when he stepped inside the house and felt the warmth wash over him like a comforting embrace and he closed the door behind him, though it was easy to open from the outside.

He quickly walked to the kitchen and made himself a cup of warm chocolate which he brought with him to the living room. He hadn’t known chocolate until he came to this city and he had to admit he liked it. Ayluin had turned off the television for now and waited with cup in hand. When he heard the door open again and felt the unmistakable cold air lower the temperature inside a bit before he heard it close, the moonelf put his cup on the table and sat up as Erik walked past him to the same chair. He opened his mouth to ask if they wanted a hot chocolate as well, but he didn’t get to utter a word before the young man suddenly spoke. Ayluin stopped himself and just listened to Erik, who suddenly had fired straight into the fray that was between them since
New Year’s events. By the sound of it Erik had just been drunk and looking for a way, any way, to get out of the New Year rut. While Ayluin had not expected the other to suddenly go for partners, the words that Erik spoke still stung.

But why they did and why they saddened him, Ayluin couldn’t tell and it made it painfully obvious to even him just how inexperienced he was with life. A touch of resentment maybe, but not towards Erik, but to himself. It didn’t sound like it was all bad though, as Erik went on about wanting them to be ok. But whatever did that mean? For a moment Ayluin went silent as he was trying to process this sudden flood of information and he didn’t catch himself on it till after some moments at which point he was reeling to find words to say, without making Erik feel bad about anything. The elf put a brave smile on his face, even if he knew he felt a little sad, and nodded. "I see. Don’t worry. My people don’t really have any rules about this sort of thing and even if they did, I am no longer with my people." he said, his voice a tad timid, though he hoped it could be mistaken for the fact that he just missed his homeland.

He picked up his warm cacao from the table. "And don’t be silly, I wouldn’t throw you out over this, this is your home as long as you wish for it to be. I’ll add some cinnamon to my drink. Let me get you some coffee so you can warm up from being outside. Unless you’d prefer a warm chocolate like I have." he said and got up. At least it was true he wouldn’t just throw them out, Ayluin wasn’t like that. He waited just long enough to get an answer about the warm drink before he would move to the kitchen. If only to just buy himself some time to think this over about what just happened. It felt kind of painful even if he didn’t get why it should be painful at all. They were friends weren’t they? He rubbed his eyes a bit and banished the feeling as much as he could. Only stopping when he heard an odd sound from outside. It kind of sounded like a bird, but not a bird at the same time.

The sound was beautiful yet haunting at the same time but for some reason held a sense of familiarity to the wayward prince and felt like it generated a warmth deep inside of him, lifting his mood some in the process. He glanced outside to see if he could spot whatever he had heard, but he saw nothing. It baffled the young man but since he couldn’t find a source he just shrugged it off for now and with a last check to make sure he looked completely normal he would return to the living room, holding a drink of Erik’s choosing or none depending on what they had answered. "Did you hear that sound just now?" he asked curiously as he placed whatever he held on the table and looked at Erik and Kro, kind of grateful he had a topic changer. Still one reply was left in the air, so the moonelf wouldn’t wait too long with an answer. "To answer your earlier words though. You and I are fine. I’m more than ok with you here, my friend. So please don’t worry about that." he said, as natural as possible. And he meant it at least.



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[Address : 1203 Pasadena]xxx[Profile: Link]

[Where : Home] xxx

[With : Erik, Kro, bird sounding mystery guest?] xxx

[Thinking : Things] xxx

[Notables : special or eye catching things on Ay]
Royal mark on his forehead.

"Ay speaking"
OOC: Words Words xxx

’Lughnasadh’

Quotes: xxx

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[Rhun Tolihzeh]

"I see, maybe I imagined it… You’re welcome." Ayluin said in reply to both their answer and the thanks. The moonelf let go of the mug when Erik took it. The drink safely changed hands, he walked back to his own seat, where he had been sitting most of this time. So they hadn’t heard the sound he had. Perhaps it had been too soft to reach further than the kitchen. It had been odd, yet familiar. It was difficult to explain. Ayluin hadn’t caught any of the conversation in the kitchen, he had been too distracted and only narrowly managed to regain control of his emotions, but it was enough, or so he hoped. For a moment he sat in silence while his mind was racing. About what was going on, why he felt the way he felt, the mysterious sound outside it seemed only he had heard, at least in this house.

The rest of the time passed in as normal a way as he could manage. Talking a bit if they were open to conversation, cleaning up and of course making food. But at the end of the day, Ayluin did go to bed early, much earlier than usual. He just felt…so tired. Fatigued from everything going on. While the house was calm enough, it felt like a maelstrom was raging inside that was eating away at his energy. All kinds of feelings he annoyingly couldn't give a place for the sheer lack of knowing what was going on with himself. Perhaps he just needed to sleep it off. As such it was barely after it got dark, that the moonelf had uncharacteristically retreated to his room. Not even the moon outside could replenish his energy right now. Still, he didn’t worry about his home nor his possessions. Ayluin’s trust in Erik was unblemished. Once inside his room, the elf closed his door and walked to his window and opened it as he stared outside. He could feel the bite of the cold sending a shiver down his spine, but he ignored it.

There had been something about that sound. Even the way he had heard it just after the crushing reply from Erik. As much as the elf knew little of these kinds of affairs, he could tell he was hurting inside. A pain that had dulled a bit once he heard the cry. The moonelf let out a deep sigh, looking down to the floor, his breath forming clouds in the cold air. When he looked back up though, he startled and jumped backward. It caused him to trip but the elf just flinched, still sore from the training of the day before, and stared forward. In the window sat the selfsame blue bird, which much reminded Ayluin of a paradise bird that had visited them once before and something dawned on the young man. "T..that sound, was that you?" he asked, surprised and the bird nodded. ”Indeed it was, your majesty. My name is Lughnasadh.” the bird said and bowed low, spreading its wings before he straightened up. ”It felt like you were in some distress, so I hoped it would soothe you. As it has many of your line before.” the avian added as he walked closer to the former Prince. While Ayluin had a lot of questions though, he was too tired to stay up much longer and in the end he fell asleep on his bed with the bird next to him.



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[Address : 1203 Pasadena]xxx[Profile: Link]

[Where : Home] xxx

[With : Erik, Kro, Lughnasadh] xxx

[Thinking : Things] xxx

[Notables : special or eye catching things on Ay]
Royal mark on his forehead.

"Ay speaking"
OOC: Words Words xxx

’Lughnasadh’

Quotes: xxx

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[Rhun Tolihzeh]

Ayluin yawned a bit as he walked down the stairs to the kitchen. He hadn’t slept all too well the past nights, but at least they talked about what happened with New Year’s. While the conversation could have gone better and it had upset Ayluin more than he wanted to show, it did feel like a relief it at least didn’t hover between them anymore as it had. At least, he hoped not. It had also given him a lot to think about. What was it that he was feeling? Why did he feel so upset when Erik called him just a convenient warm body, though not in so many words. It made no sense to him. He sighed a bit as he walked into the kitchen. It didn’t take long before the blue phoenix also flew into the kitchen and then landed on the moonelf’s shoulder. This time, the bird had stayed with Ayluin rather than leaving again for who knows how long or to where. Other than company wherever he went, Lugh never let him walk alone, the phoenix had also told him a few things. Like that he was a moonelf, something Drizz had mused as well a while back, and even that the king who raised him was not his father.

As for the King’s role in as well as the demise of Ayluin’s people the phoenix just hadn’t been able to get the words out. Not while seeing how curious the young man was and how naïve they seemed even with a few days together. Naïve and ignorant was fine, for now. The phoenix had made himself a perch from the bedrest of Ayluin’s bed where he slept and he had observed the two with his charge too. Ayluin turned on the coffee machine, something Lugh had startled from the first time, now he just curiously looked at the weird thing that had black liquid coming out of it for the red haired male. Erik, he believed Ay had called them. ”Just what is this black liquid oozing out of this machine? Does the other male live on slimes and oozes?” Lugh wondered out loud and looked at the moonelf. Alright it was more water than ooze, but he had seen weirder things in his long life.

"They call it coffee. It’s a hot sort of water. I tried it once, but it wasn't my thing. Erik loves the stuff though." he explained. ”Aha.” the bird said before turning to the elf. ”And why are you making his drinks and such like a servant? You’re a prince, not a pauper.” he asked and ayluin chuckled a bit for the first time since that talk. "I like doing it. Getting everything ready. And I am the first up and about. Why not? And I’m not a prince. You said it yourself, the king is not even my father." he reminded the phoenix. ”Ah yes, that. Well…you are a prince, but of the moonelves. This king and your parents were good friends once.” he said but stopped not wanting to say too much. Ayluin looked at them with some surprise. "You sound like you hate the highelf king. What did he do to you?" Ayluin asked genuinely curious.

Well, that is to say…hm. Lugh started as he found the best way to put this. But he was spared the trouble when a loud sound came from outside causing the elf to look out of the window. His gaze went around the area he could see, but he could find nothing that may have made that sound. With a shrug, Ayluin picked up the juice he had made himself and after grabbing a decorated bowl filled with water he walked with both to the living room. Lughnasadh had mentioned their preference for plain water and explained that for food he usually ate embers but faerie fire would do. Ayluin sat down on the couch while Lugh landed on the backrest and watched him. As always, as it was the least loud activity he could do while Erik slept, the elf turned on the television for now and would watch until his friend came downstairs too. At least, Ay still considered them friends and it looked like Erik did too, somewhat.



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[Address : 1203 Pasadena]xxx[Profile: Link]

[Where : Home] xxx

[With : Lugh] xxx

[Thinking : Things] xxx

[Notables : special or eye catching things on Ay]
Royal mark on his forehead.

"Ay speaking"
OOC: Words Words xxx

’Lughnasadh’

Quotes: xxx

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[Rhun Tolihzeh]

Ayluin was lying awake in his bed as he thought about his life since he left his home and came to Soleil. But none of it, not even his recent training with Driz in fighting, had been as strange to him as the past few days. Ever since they got intimate together that one night, the atmosphere could best be described as kind of awkward, or the moonelf thought that was the word. He himself had become more self-conscious whenever Erik was nearby and it almost felt like Erik was trying to avoid him. He sighed a bit but when he heard a sound from the room next to his, he looked at the door and sat up. At first he wondered who it could be, having become a little more cautious since the darker events he had experienced, but then he recognized Erik and Kro’s voice and relaxed, though he looked at the digital clock on his nightstand in surprise.

For a moment he thought he may have slept in longer due to having trouble catching his sleep the night before, but as the clock showed him it was Erik who was early today. Lughnasadh landed on his bed when Erik moved downstairs and looked up at his Master and charge. ”Isn’t he unusually early? Maybe he couldn’t sleep, much like you couldn’t so well. Yes, I noticed.” he spoke and then added the latter when he saw Ayluin’s questioning look. But the elf shook his head. "I don’t think so. Maybe he is going to work again. He has been doing that an awful lot lately." he corrected the Phoenix. For a moment he hesitated, looking at his bed. But deciding he wouldn’t fall asleep again anytime soon anyway, Ayluin got up as well and walked to his wardrobe.

After putting down clothes for the day, warm jeans, white shirt and a sky blue hoodie, he went to the connected bathroom. Due to his lightweight he barely made a sound. Ayluin took a warm shower, partly to wake himself up more it wasn’t a hot one, and then dried himself and put on the clothes. His hair took the longest to dry as usual, but the moonelf had learned to use a hairdryer by now, so it wasn’t as bad as it used to be. Lugh watched him as he went about getting ready for the day, still kind of puzzled by the weird machines this place had. It wasn’t extremely long after Erik went downstairs that Ayluin followed in his footsteps down the stairs. As he walked he was still working on his long hair, tying it in a ponytail so it was out of his face.

Ayluin had briefly entertained the thought of cutting it shorter, but in the end he couldn’t go through with it. ”You know, your people tend to braid their hair in different ways to deal with the long strands.” the phoenix offered some knowledge of the moonelves but Ayluin shrugged. "I don’t know how to braid it, no one ever taught me. So I will have to keep it to a ponytail." he replied. Lugh had to agree and nodded. It wasn’t like he could teach his prince, he lacked the hands for it. ”Still, if you ever can learn from someone, I am certain you would look great in the traditional braided styles.” he said confidently. Ayluin smiled and chuckled before softly caressing the bird’s chest just before he walked into the living room. He didn’t see Erik, but he could scent the delicious smell of fried eggs so he walked into the kitchen. "Goodmorning Erik, Mr. Kro. I hope you slept well." he said and smiled at them. He could have brought up the early wake up, but he decided to act as usual. Other than the change of feelings that he noticed, nothing else seemed to be obviously wrong.



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[Address : 1203 Pasadena]xxx[Profile: Link]

[Where : Home] xxx

[With : Erik, Kro, Lugh] xxx

[Thinking : I wonder if he has to work again.] xxx

[Notables : special or eye catching things on Ay]
Royal mark on his forehead.

"Ay speaking"
OOC: Words Words xxx

’Lughnasadh’

Quotes: xxx

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Katze Allemon-Schatten

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