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 Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 9:13 pm
amestru leads him out onto a private balcony, grabbing up an armload of pillows and blankets as they go.... he makes certain the little dragon is confortable in a spot that is out of the wind but has a clear view of the star filled heavens... then he grabs up the last blanket and joins him, shifting for the first time into wolf form... surprisingly... at least to luceil, this wolf is small, hardly larger than lyssan' oldest kit....
why don't you begin at the beginning.. it is always good to start there than to skip and jump over the details... he suggests softly curling up next to the dragon, waiting for him to talk....
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Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 9:22 pm
*Luciel tells his story, projecting his thoughts out to Amestru. He tells him of is birth, and of how he was scorned for his bloodlines. He explains why his scales are dull...they're auricupride, not gold. He relates how his brother Emnast was his only friend, and how he fell to the shadows after Luciel was kidnapped. He goes on to relate how he became almost masochistic over his guilt at Emnast's fall. because of the mentality of the conversation, Amestru can sense every pang of guilt and loss, embarassment and sorrow, and most of all fear, coming through these memories*
And that's why I have nightmares...my brother turned wicked, and it's all my fault. Your mate says I should move on...but how can I when my big brother is a demon? I don't care what Kero says....I shouldn't be alive. If that green had killed me, at least Emnast would still be here.
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Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 9:34 pm
child, my mate spoke truly... it is time to put the past behind you.... you say your brother turned evil because of you and that is but a lie you keep telling yourself... yes... you do have a part to play... but in truth it be but a small part... his decisions... not yours put him across that line which divides good from bad... all power has both good and bad attached to it... aye, even the twilight can seduce and lead one astray... it is not the power that subverts... it is the why of the power's use that eventually leads one to a higher good or a darker depth...
he sighs and looks at the stars... you've heard it said, have you not that it is not the sword that kills but the hand that guides it... it is the same with the powers we wield... your brother saved ye, true... and at a terrible cost... but i fear his intentions were not all good or else the power would not have subdued him so readily... or rather his intentions may have been good when saving you... but the power came so readily to him he saw only the ease with which he could garner it's results... no doubt he was a natural mage and mayhaps... had he been any less he would not have been such a thorn in your side for oh so long...
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Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 9:39 pm
*Wipes a tear from his eye*
You're right...I just wish the nightmares would go away. I make dreamcatchers to keep them out...but they don't work. Mama always sang to me, but she taught me it was rude to ask anyone else to sing. Now I can't even smell her...except on Fueras, my leopard.
*Sniffs, a tear falling down to the balcony*
I can't even make toys like mama could...she could take human form, and did. She always made toys for the humans in the village, not far from our nest. She left them in the square. I had to go before she could teach me, though...I can't even make toys for myself, much less for anyone else in the castle.
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Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 9:42 pm
well, my voice would only scar yer ears... my howls be too mournful for even me mate... but speaking of her... she is a dab hand with a needle and thread... perhaps she could help ye in that task if it is what ye wish... and if ye wish to learn how to sculpt or carve... why tam makes all his own giftings come mid-winter's eve....
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Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 9:50 pm
*Luciel's eyes light up when he hears this*
You mean...I could make something again? That would be wonderful! Kero has already got the memories of.....
*Suddenly, his eyes widen as he realizes something*
I never apologized to Chaumphy! Dammit!
*Looks at Amestru*
Uh...hehe...sorry....I lost control for a second. I take it I just bought myself more time as a mute?
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Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 9:54 pm
naw... yer fine.... amestru says with a wide yawn... ye can speak to her in the morning... she'll be wanting ye to do a few chores i suspect... like weed the herb garden and such... but nothing big... actually she was more intrigued with how ye set it all up without her catching ye than anything... ye know... this is as good a spot to spend the rest of the night as any, youngling... why don't ye try to get some more rest, hmmm....
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Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 9:58 pm
*Curls up and falls asleep, startling Amestru with how peacefully he does it...until a nebulous shape comes drifting out of the dragon's body, slowly forming into the shape of a lion cub*
Ah....good to be free, even If it is only an astral projection. Amestru, Thank you...for what you did back there. I was...touched. I owe you one, Wolf King...and that is a heavy weight on a Voidmage's mind. What can I do for you...perhaps I could even do two things, if you can do something for me...or more specifically for sleeping beauty there.
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Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 10:02 pm
amestru yawns... tell me how to get rid of that beast then.... yon cub is not the only one suffering it's effects, though he be the most serious by far... and i suspect he'd be suffering even without that damn horse's interference...
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Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 10:05 pm
That's it!!!!
Jeez, Ookami...I took ye for intelligent! To get rid of a nightmare, all one has to do is assault it with positive emotions...get near the damned thing and start feeling happy...telling jokes to yer kids is a surefire way to drive the thing off.
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Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 10:07 pm
the wolf glares at him through lower lids for a moment then laughs freely, catching himself quickly and lowering it to a soft chuckle... so the beast feeds on itself, doe it... very well... we'll starve it to death, if need be... but that means this cub had best behave himself for the time being... he's a lively one and has the habit of triggering the temper of more than one with his escapades....
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Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 10:09 pm
Heh...that be part of the favor I was going to ask of ye.
Have ye seen the state of his playthings?
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Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 10:14 pm
aye... a sorry sight that be.... i never thought to think i fear... i merely assumed he had things of his own.... a poor father i be... even as a surrogate... i'll speak to tam and the others... as well as the women in m'lady's court... surely we can remedy this oversight post haste...
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Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 10:16 pm
That was all I asked...though I must make one special request...one thing I have in common with him is a love of reading. even 12,000,000 years can't change that. I would like him to have some books to read. And don't worry if they're chapter books...I'll read them to him...I should hope I can read. I've spent eons at a time doing it.
Now you know why I take naps of over two millenia.
Just don't touch our leopard.
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Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 10:19 pm
that toy is sacred, mage... books it be then... and now if ye dono't mind... i think i'll be settling down her for a bit meself... good night, mage... pleasant dreams...
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