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Post by Peregrinus on Jan 4, 2008 22:36:51 GMT -5
Pere paid little heed to the girl until her last question. He turned and locked eyes with her, his face built up in frustration, anger, and sadness. However, he didn't say anything as he shrugged off the girl's grasp and walked out the door into the cold night air.
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Post by Fearn on Jan 4, 2008 23:06:24 GMT -5
Fearn leaped from her seat, and winding around the rowdy people drinking and laughing in the tavern, she managed to make her way outside. Dodging past Peregrinus, she went to where Aurum was tied, and pulled the knot out. She didn't fully trust either Knife or Peregrinus yet, and leaving her pony outside where they were hardly seemed wise.
"And you probably should give Knife the map, seeing as apparently you stole it from her," Fearn shouted over her shoulder to Peregrinus.
Leading Aurum around to a stump, Fearn tripped over a heavy object. She slowly looked down to see a body. Fearn grimaced and stepped away, realizing with disgust that she would need to clean the unfortunate person's blood off her boots.
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Post by Princess Anne on Jan 5, 2008 0:45:22 GMT -5
Anne nodded to Fearn's comment about the ancient map. She noticed her also tending to her pony, something that Anne had always wanted to own.
"You know, I just realized something." said the female warrior, who had now ran in front of Peregrinus, blocking his walking path. "It doesn't matter wether you give me the map or not. In the end, I'll find that legendary treasure, its already been decided. You can run from those images as much as you can, but from What the dragon's eye says, your fate has been written. Do what you like with my map, but you're not going to get far without me navigating for you. It is my old kingdom, after all."
Anne froze at what She had just blurted out. A few people in the crowds stopped and looked at her.
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Post by Peregrinus on Jan 5, 2008 1:05:29 GMT -5
If Pere was in his regular mood, he probably would have told Fearn that she shouldn't have dropped it carelessly. However, what the ranger did scared even him. In a fit of rage, Pere slammed Anne against the wall. His boot knife was at her throat before he even knew he had done it. The ranger's eyes were full of hatred and malice as he spoke with a rasping voice almost whispering in Anne's ear.
"Do you know what I saw, little girl? I saw the most horrid creature in this world. The only beast vile enough that the very infernal plane itself won't take it in. I saw it once before, and that was the day I lost my master."
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Post by Fearn on Jan 5, 2008 2:00:39 GMT -5
Fearn, seeing Peregrinus apparently trying to kill Knife, launched herself away from Aurum and attempted to tackle him away, forgetting how much smaller she was. "So it's you who's the lying one, &^%$#!" she growled, savagely kicking him. "And here I was thinking it was Knife I had to watch out for. I hope you rot, *&^%$^#."
Pulling her dagger out again, Fearn slashed wildly at Peregrinus. However, she had never been trained in using it, and if anything put Knife at as muh risk as her intended target.
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Post by Princess Anne on Jan 5, 2008 10:59:39 GMT -5
Anne had the breath taken out of her after her back had hit the wall. Normally She would've immediately fought back, but then She heard Peregrinus' comment about a beast and his master. Anne watched as Fearn began to pummel her troubled attacker with kicks and knife slashes.
"Fearn, please don't make him anymore upset than he is!" Anne breathed and spoke quickly and a droplet of sweat ran down her face due to the intense moment. She looked down at the knife at her throat then took her hand, grasping the blade and slowly moved it away from her neck. Cut up hands are better then a slashed throat.
"Peregrinus, has your whole family, every single one of your friends, and any other person that was special to you been destroyed? Or is it just your master that you've lost? Tell me." since his knife was moved away, Anne moved her face right into his, whispering right back at him.
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Post by Peregrinus on Jan 5, 2008 13:52:42 GMT -5
Pere allowed Anne to move the blade away. The vision hadn't been her fault. He turned a gaze at Fearn that would have frozen water in hell. Pere was silent many seconds as the tension built between Anne and him. Finally, he spoke.
"He was my only family."
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Post by Fearn on Jan 5, 2008 14:07:28 GMT -5
Fearn dropped back as Anne moved the knife to the side. She caught the look that Peregrinus gave her, and quickly turned her eyes to the ground, partly embarrassed for her previous actions (seeing as he most likely wasn't a homicidal madman) and partly intimidated.
"If you saw the thing again, it probably means its not going to last very long," she muttered to the ground. Fearn could never understand why Peregrinus was to upset by the loss of his master. Her only family had disowned her, and the only living soul she was close to was the pony. His actions only caused her to become even more bewildered.
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Post by Dante Reach™ on Jan 5, 2008 15:22:47 GMT -5
Dante was walking into the tavern. He usually went in there to get information or just to talk around, and occasionally to get a drink when no one was looking. He was about to walk in when Pere walked past him. Then Knife then someone he hadn't met before. He didn't go in then closed the door and listened in on there conversation. He really wasn't listening untill Anne had metioned something about her kingdom. Then he stepped closer to the group and listened in on them.
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Post by Princess Anne on Jan 5, 2008 20:00:51 GMT -5
"Well." Anne had pity for him, and could relate her family situation to hers somewhat. "We're not that much different from each other, are we? I'll do something that'll make you feel better."
Anne backed away from Pere, taking the Dragon's eye out of her side pouch. She set it on the ground and unsheathed her sword, and started to take aim on the eye right in its iris area. She swiftly raised her blade above her head, aiming down at the dragon's eye, and thrusted it down, shattering the orb into pieces. Oddly, steaming ooze bled out of it after the impact.
Anne got up and looked to Fearn. "Heh, you said you didn't look any richer in that eye? Well, forget that eye, its history! Once I find my treasure, I'll make you stinkin' rich, How's that!?" she smiled optimistically. "Hey, Peregrinus, I bet a few bars of gold will put a smile on your face too, right? Why don't you guys help me find this legendary pathway? We'll all profit from it, I promise. I could use some traveling companions. What do ya say?"
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Post by Dante Reach™ on Jan 5, 2008 20:10:47 GMT -5
Dante who was listening in eye opened wide when she said she was searching for treasure that could make them rich.
[glow=blue,2,300]Treasure!?[/glow]
He accidentaly blurted out. He tried to make it seem like it wasn't him that said it but it was pretty obvious it was.
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Post by Fearn on Jan 5, 2008 21:27:49 GMT -5
Fearn twitched as the eye bled. It disgusted her, in a way. She looked around at Dante, curious as to why he was listening in. Probably for the same reason she had been before. She shrugged off his comment, assuming he was innocent until proven guilty, despite the fact that he seemed rather odd (the response of the others would be fair judgement of him as well, she thought).
"I'll go. I certainly need money. This might mean an end to munching on rats," Fearn said enthusiastically.
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Post by Peregrinus on Jan 5, 2008 21:48:10 GMT -5
"I'll go too." Pere said quietly.
"However, that beast is mine." He said fiercely pointing the knife towards them as if daring them to step in his way.
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Post by Princess Anne on Jan 5, 2008 22:36:06 GMT -5
Anne quickly extended both her arms and grabbed both Pere and Fearn into a hug-like formation. For the first time in a long time, she had reliable allies, at least she thought so. Anne had an odd way of showing affection so she eventually found herself rubbing the right side of her face against Fearn's left side of her face, like a happy house cat.
"Cool, now I have another girl to trade clothes with! We can actually talk about "girl" stuff, ya know!?" Anne was thrilled and grabbed Fearn's hand, dragging her over to the bar, but that whole idea was ruined after she had ran over Dante's foot and went crashing to the floor.
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Post by Dante Reach™ on Jan 5, 2008 22:50:37 GMT -5
Dante put his hand over his mouth then looked at Pere, then at the girl named Fearn, then at Anne. He took her hand and helped her up.
[glow=blue,2,300]Ehh....Sorry about that...Hey I Couldn't help notice you said something about treasure....And you names really Anne...oh and your a princess.[/glow]
He looked at her then said.
[glow=blue,2,300]I would like to accompany you on this search for treasure for a far share of the treasure, And the company of both you ladies.....Oh and Pere.[/glow]
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Post by Fearn on Jan 5, 2008 22:56:28 GMT -5
Fearn allowed herself to be dragged by Anne, though she was rather confuse by her excitment. No normal person would want to trade clothes with Fearn, being as they had been worn a few too many times without washing, and smelled like a stable.
She stared at the person Anne had tripped over in confusion. "Who the hey are you?" she asked bluntly. "And why do you know that? How do you know that?"
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Post by Dante Reach™ on Jan 5, 2008 23:16:36 GMT -5
Dante looked at the girl they were calling Fearn.
[glow=blue,2,300]WELL........First off my name is Dante...Then second I was standing right over there so it was that hard to listen in on you guys. I mean hear your conversation.[/glow]
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Post by Princess Anne on Jan 5, 2008 23:42:36 GMT -5
Anne stared at Dante with a horribly surprised and confused mixture on her face. She was quiet for a while and just stood there, staring at Dante with widened eyes and a dropped jaw.
"H...H...." Anne didn't know what to do after Dante had openly revealed her true identity. Out of shock and frustration, Anne promptly removed the thick metal chest plate with her family's emblem on it from her upper torso and threw it to the floor, and it made a small crater. Despite her anger, she felt alot lighter and quicker without the armor weighing her down, and she remembered that she had a form under all that armor. She stomped over to Dante.
"Where and how do you know that I am actually this Princess Anne person you're talking about!? How can you associate me with her!?!?!" Anne was in a rage, still trying to cover up her identity. "My name is KNIFE!!!"
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Post by Peregrinus on Jan 5, 2008 23:48:36 GMT -5
Pere coughed a little from surprise as 'Knife' went a little crazy. The outburst cleared his head from the vision and he came back to reality. Well maybe not the outburst, but the sudden removal of armor from Anne's body.
"I'll be inside if ya'll need need." Pere said quickly and slipped on inside. He needed another Dragon's Breath.
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Post by Dante Reach™ on Jan 5, 2008 23:50:18 GMT -5
Dante looked at her and saw how mad she was. He looked at her then started.
[glow=blue,2,300]Well I studied. I'm not dumb...I knew that chest plate the fact you were good with a sword and that you said you name was knife was pretty weird. Aren't many girls out there with the name Knife. You can try and cover it up as much as you want...I figured it out. [/glow]
He said then gave a small smirk to her. He could tell she was getting mad. He braced himself because he figured she was about to try to stab him or punch him...or slap him.
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