Heterosexual
✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧
"You never have to prove yourself to anyone who doesn't accept you for who you are."
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Post by ✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧ on Nov 1, 2020 17:28:32 GMT -5
( So, wait... if Sol's there, Parker will be MORE likely to get wasted? xD )
Sol snickered and Henry laughed outright. "Thos sounds like an entertaining story. You'll have to tell it to me the next time you're here." He looked from Parker to Sol. "I hate to bail on you so soon, but I have an appointment across town I can't miss. Are you staying in the city long?"
Sol shook his head. "Setting sail in the morning with the first tide."
Henry grinned ruefully. "Always leaving with the tide, this one," he commented, half to himself and half to Parker. "Impossible to pin him down. Well, you take care then, and be sure to visit again next time you're in town."
"I always do," Sol promised.
Henry turned back to Parker. "That goes for you too, lad. There are no strangers here."
~ • ~ • ~ Seth shrugged. "I doubt it. That was a once a week thing, and the subject was always art, not relationships. And even if I had been asked, I would have just pointed them to Isla and told them to ask her instead."
~ • ~ • ~ ( Alrighty! I'll start whipping up a post. ;D )
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*Nightwhisper
"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Nov 1, 2020 18:26:58 GMT -5
(Oh, 100%. XD Maybe not this time, but all the other times Sol allows him to. XD)
"And always putting a rush on the rest of us," Parker said in return. He chuckled before nodding to Henry as he made his leave. "Thank you, sir," he said before lifting a hand in farewell. It was a shame he had to leave, as well as a shame he wouldn't get a chance to speak with him again. But he let it roll off as he followed Sol into the restuarant.
~•~•~
"Well, now you got Aidan, so good luck with that," Anya said, laughing.
~•~•~
(Okay!)
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Heterosexual
✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧
"You never have to prove yourself to anyone who doesn't accept you for who you are."
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Post by ✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧ on Nov 1, 2020 19:44:23 GMT -5
( Oh goodie. xD )
Just before he left, Henry gave each of Sol's dogs a treat. They had both been waiting very patiently, and it was clear they were as familiar with Henry as Sol was. They accepted the treats he gave them, then watched him go before following Sol and Parker further into the restaurant. Some people gave Sol dirty looks for bringing dogs in, but most didn't give them a second look. Sol ignored it all. He brought his dogs everywhere; he wasn't about to change that now, especially not when they were better behaved than half the people in here.
He picked a seat in the back, near the kitchen but not too close that any conversation would be interrupted by kitchen sounds. As soon as he sat down, the dogs made themselves comfortable at his feet, with Apollo half under the table. The better to be snuck food.
~ • ~ • ~ Seth snorted and leaned back on one elbow. "Now you tell me." He didn't sound that annoyed by it though. "I just hope I can put it off for a few more years. Eight is a little young."
~ • ~ • ~ Morgan was still mulling over Callum's confusing behavior when he got to Lawrence's tent. He heard low voices coming from inside, but didn't pay them much attention. He was just going to tune them out and wait outside until whomever it was left, until he heard Kyra's name. Against his better judgment, his attention zeroed in on the tent and the quiet conversation happening within, but by then it was too late. All he heard were curt goodbyes, and then Ian stepped through the tent flaps. Morgan watched him closely in an attempt to gain some sort of insight into what he and Lawrence had been talking about.
"Hey," he said casually. He hadn't really hung out with Ian since that night he left the bar with Kyra, but he still tried to be civil whenever they ran into each other. "Got a new mission?"
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*Nightwhisper
"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Nov 1, 2020 20:39:16 GMT -5
"So," Parker started as they got seated, casting a glance around the place, "is this where you go while the others go to hang out with Angel and the other women?" He couldn't remember the name of the bar they went to, he'd been swept inside and distracted as soon as they had gotten to the place.
~•~•~
"I give it until he's thirteen at least," Anya replied, smirking down at him. "Unless, of course, he overhears something from someone else and learns about it much sooner. Parker and I had to have The Talk when we were eleven takes to older brothers."
~•~•~
Ian exited the tent, focused on the task at hand, and had to stop short before he ran into Morgan. The last he saw of him, he had been leaving the bar with Kyra. Part of him had been curious to find and ask him how he managed it. The other part of him was a bit jealous of the other man. But tight now wasn't the time to focus on that.
"Hey," he greeted in turn. "Yeah, I've got to to leave now actually, so sorry I can't stay and chat more. If you'll excuse me." And with that, he slipped past Morgan and headed off at a jog to go get his stuff ready.
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✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧
"You never have to prove yourself to anyone who doesn't accept you for who you are."
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Post by ✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧ on Nov 1, 2020 21:02:09 GMT -5
A waitress arrived with two glasses of water before Sol could respond. She gave both men a grin. "Your food will be right out, on the house. Would you like anything to drink?"
Sol sighed. "No thank you, but tell Charlotte that I can pay."
The waitress just gave him a look. "How about I send her out here so you can tell her yourself? Cause I don't know about you, hot stuff, but I know better than to argue with Charlotte."
Sol arched a brow at the "hot stuff" comment, but couldn't help a smile. "That would be greatly appreciated. Thank you."
She winked. "Be right back." She flounced off toward the kitchen, leaving Sol shaking his head in amusement at her retreating figure.
He turned back to Parker, one hand wrapping around his water glass. "Sorry. No. Usually I'm at the Sleeping Siren with them. I don't normally go as crazy as they do, but I'm there. This is the city I was stationed in while in the king's navy, so I'm familiar with a lot of the locals, including the girls that work out of the Siren."
~ • ~ • ~ Seth smirked. "Guess I better keep him away from Morgan then, otherwise I won't even get the rest of the year to mentally prepare myself." He fell quiet, his smile fading, as his mention of Morgan reminded him of his best friend, and his family. He hadn't had contact with them since Senza's house. He hadn't forgotten about them for a minute, but he had been doing pretty well at ignoring the knot of fear and worry that just wouldn't go away. Now, he had kind of just thrown it in his own face.
~ • ~ • ~ Morgan could tell something was up, both from Ian's demeanor when he came out of the tent, and because his hasty exit practically screamed "classified business." Morgan could only nod and wish him a hasty good luck before the other man was gone. Morgan watched him go, then quickly turned around and ducked into the tent with a "Knock, knock" in lieu of an actual door to knock on. "You wanted to see me?"
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*Nightwhisper
"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Nov 1, 2020 21:22:32 GMT -5
Parker watched the waitress without "watching" her, aware of the way she flirted with Sol. He felt the urge to draw attention to him, but held back. After all, they were really anything offical, so what right did he have to get offended by someone else flirting with Sol. "Apparently you're familiar with the girls here too," He teased, taking a sip of his water.
~•~•~
At the mention of Morgan, Anya noticed the change in his expression. She settled onto the ground beside him. "We'll figure out where they went," she told him. "I guess we need to start making plans about what to do about where to look for them, don't we?"
~•~•~
Lawrence was in the process of scanning the recently sent report written in Kyra's name when Morgan enter the tent. He glanced up at the man's before folding the paper and putting it away. "Yes, come in, I have a task for you," he replied.
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Heterosexual
✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧
"You never have to prove yourself to anyone who doesn't accept you for who you are."
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Post by ✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧ on Nov 1, 2020 22:17:34 GMT -5
Sol shrugged. "Probably, but it doesn't go beyond that." He glanced down at his water before meeting Parker's gaze and admitting, "Not with these women, anyway." He wasn't secretive about his past relationships, but he was still pretty private about things like that in general. But if Parker wanted to know, all he had to do was ask. And it was pretty clear he wanted to ask, so Sol opened the door for him. Now it was just up to Parker to step through or not.
~ • ~ • ~ Seth sighed and flopped all the way down onto his back. He tucked one arm behind his head, and used the other to fend off the puppies who tried to take advantage of his position by kissing his whole face. "I guess. I just don't want to rush you. You haven't been home in a while, and it's obvious you've missed it, and that they've missed you. We don't have to leave until you're ready."
~ • ~ • ~ ( 👍 )
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*Nightwhisper
"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Nov 2, 2020 19:18:53 GMT -5
Was it a good idea to ask about past lovers? Probably not, but what could it hurt? They'd be parting ways soon enough, and he'd be added to the list along with them. "And just which girls would remember you for more than a face? All those women you collect dresses from, hm?" He was, of course, joking on the last part, but he had been dying to know what he meant when he said those dresses had been an investment.
~•~•~
Anya nodded. :I'd like to stay until my birthday, if it's possible," she admitted, but her birthday was still several weeks away. "But that doesn't mean we can't make plans before then."
~•~•~
(Getting there. XD)
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*Nightwhisper
"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Nov 2, 2020 21:01:17 GMT -5
"I figured it had to be something like that, but I wasn't sure if you had actually put money into acquiring them or not," Parker said. "Thought I'd ask to be sure."
~*~*~
(We've never mentioned it rp wise, but we can say it might have been mentioned in a skipped over hangout moment between them. They both could have told each other of their birthdays.)
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"If you're to be stationed here for a while, we need to start testing your skills," Lawrence started. "Back in Ilirea, you only had the one task: keeping up informed about Genevieve and her plans. Here, though, you'll be expected to do more. So, I need you to meet with the weapons master and spell masters to get a proper assessment of your physical abilities before we start giving you jobs."
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*Nightwhisper
"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Nov 3, 2020 7:24:02 GMT -5
"So it's either given or stolen. Or do you prefer the term 'liberated'?" Parker asking, trying hard to keep a straight face and somewhat failing.
~•~•~
(I was thinking things got too hectic and she just forgot. Because I could see her trying to think up good gift idea to get him a head of time, but then chaos ensued and she forgot.)
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"And no offense to you, but you're not the only one Nick had a hand in training," Lawrence shot back. Of course, Nick never personally trained anyone himself, but there were times when he would help with assessments and gave pointers to during training. So, while he had no doubt of this young man's training, it would do no good to have him coming in and telling him how to run his job. "You want to boast about yourself, you can wait until you've proven it to those of us who haven't seen it in action before.
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✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧
"You never have to prove yourself to anyone who doesn't accept you for who you are."
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Post by ✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧ on Nov 3, 2020 13:23:24 GMT -5
Sol shrugged one shoulder. "Call it what you want. I take from pompous asses who make more money in a day doing next to nothing than hard working men and women make in a year. I'm no Robin Hood, but I've been on both ends of the spectrum so I do what I can without going broke myself. Then I wouldn't be helping anyone."³
~ • ~ • ~ ( Okie dokie. ;D )
Seth nodded. Her birthday was still a month away, but if she wanted to spend it with her family, he wasn't going to deny her. "We'll make it work. Is there anything in particular you want to do for your birthday?"
~ • ~ • ~ Morgan crossed his arms. "Fair point. I still think its unnecessary, but fine. You want me to show off if front of everyone then who am I to say no? Will we be starting now, or waiting until Kyra comes back? I promised her a demonstration before we got here, and this seems like the perfect way to give her one. Two birds, right?" The lie slid smoothly from his tongue, with no hitch or tell to give him away. Nick had tought them all to lie like that. He made sure they all knew their tells, and showed them ways to disguise them, to play a role rather than shove bullshit in someone's face. It was acting at its darkest — and Morgan was a great actor.
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*Nightwhisper
"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Nov 3, 2020 20:03:10 GMT -5
Parker has to smile a bit at that. "No, if you were playing Robin Hood, then you'd be stealing from Jupiter, and then you might not be here today," he said in amusement.
~*~*~
Anya shrugged. "I haven't thought of it," she replied. She really didn't want to do anything. She and Parker always spent their birthday together. Sure, they would have been apart had things not gone south with the Circle, but she had been hoping to work things out to where she might have been able to visit for a day or two. But now she was here, and her brother wasn't. If didn't feel right to celebrate without him, yet she didn't say that out loud. She'd already used that phrase to describe nearly everything recently, and didn't want to sound like a broken record.
~*~*~
"Kyra is a little tied up at the moment, and I don't know when she'll be back," Lawrence replied, probably more literal than he intended. "But I'm sure you won't mind giving another demonstration upon her return."
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✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧
"You never have to prove yourself to anyone who doesn't accept you for who you are."
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Post by ✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧ on Nov 3, 2020 21:43:07 GMT -5
"Well, actually..." Sol trailed off when the waitress returned with a helper and several plates of buffet style foods. They set it all out on the table, and then their waitress turned to Sol. "Charlotte said she'd be out to see you as soon as she finished with the dinner rush. Until then, enjoy."
"Thank you, Maggie." Sol returned her smile, but turned back to Parker as soon as she was gone. "Anyway... I have actually stolen from Jupiter before. To this day, he still has no idea."
~ • ~ • ~ Seth had been expecting that answer, but it still had part of his mind brainstorming ways that he could help her to enjoy her birthday, even with Parker missing. A lot if it hinged on his dangerous idea working out. "Well, what do you guys normally do?"
~ • ~ • ~ Morgan, keeping up the act, tilted his head. "Is she? I thought the governor mission was a slam dunk. She was already half finished it before she even left. Did something happen to delay her?" He made a face. "Or is she avoiding me?"
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*Nightwhisper
"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Nov 4, 2020 6:58:55 GMT -5
Parker looked up and thanked the waitress and the helper as they brought out their food. Everything looked and smelled great, and he had picked his fork to begin eating. When Sol continued, he raised an eyebrow in surprise. "What did you steal?" He asked.
~•~•~
("Dangerous idea". Seth, that's never good. XD)
"Normally are family just makes a big dinner, and either that night or the next, depending in work, we would go hang out with our friends at one of the bars. Nothing grand or fancy," Anya replied.
~•~•~
Lawrence studied the man before him. He guessed Kyra had told him of the job before she had left, that part wasn't a surprise. However, just like Morgan, he'd been trained to lie and act. "While I don't know anything about personal grievances, sometimes there are unexpected delays to every plan," he answered. "I'm sure you can attest to that."
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✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧
"You never have to prove yourself to anyone who doesn't accept you for who you are."
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Post by ✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧ on Nov 4, 2020 13:33:23 GMT -5
Sol chuckled. "A lot of things, actually. Most of it I made sure he got back... eventually. I was never cut out for court life, so I had to do something to entertain myself."
~ • ~ • ~ ( "Nope. But if it pans out, it'll be worth it. ;)" )
Seth had to laugh. "That's pretty much exactly how most of my birthdays play out. Especially when I was still in the Program. I only got the one day off — two, if it fell on a weekend – so that's really all I had time for. And then later, when I started... working, Genevieve liked to make sure I was away for my birthday."
~ • ~ • ~ There was nothing concerning about the words themselves, but something about Lawrence's demeanor as he said them set Morgan on edge. He gave no sign of that, however, as he sighed and nodded. "True enough. All right. Well, when she gets back, will you let her know I'm looking for her?"
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*Nightwhisper
"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Nov 4, 2020 20:31:34 GMT -5
"Why'd you give them back? You should have made him think he was losing his mind, deny that those items had even existed in the the first place," Parker said impishly. "That's what me and Anya would do to are brothers."
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(I sure hope it does. XD)
"Yeah, we don't do much more than, mainly since we have too much to do the next mornings," Anya said. "But maybe we will be able to do something for your birthday this year."
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"If all goes well, she might be back at the end of the day," Lawrence told him, "so if I don't get too busy, I'll try to pass the message along. Until then, you can spend the time with Master Rhea. She'll be able to asses your skills while you wait."
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✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧
"You never have to prove yourself to anyone who doesn't accept you for who you are."
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Post by ✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧ on Nov 4, 2020 21:13:42 GMT -5
"Oh, I didn't give them back." Sol smirked. "After a few hours or days, I just made sure they ended up somewhere he would find them. He has a good poker face, but it totally started freaking him out after a while."
~ • ~ • ~ ( xD )
Seth smiled. "Maybe. But your birthday is first. If we're going to plan a more interesting party, we should start with yours, don't you think?"
~ • ~ • ~ Morgan didn't like the sound of that, of the "if" and "might." Lawrence sounded confident, but those words said he was anything but. Morgan doubted he would get any more information from the older man, however, so he readily agreed with him, listened to instructions on how to find Master Rhea, and as soon as he was dismissed, he headed off in the opposite direction he'd been told. He had to find Ian, and see if he could get any info from him instead.
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*Nightwhisper
"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Nov 4, 2020 21:50:37 GMT -5
"Well, so long as you didn't make it easy on him," Parker said, laughing as he took a bite of his food.
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Anya glanced over at him. "Please don't do anything big," she said, knowing there would be no way of talking him into not doing anything for her birthday. At least, maybe, she could convince him to not go to any trouble for any huge plans. "I don't know how I'll be feeling when it rolls around, and I don't want to ruin any hard work on your end."
~*~*~
Ian was just getting all of his gear together and loading the items into Shara's saddle. He wasn't sure what he'd be facing in Bell's Mill, but he was going to be prepared for the worst. His weapon's belt was fully loaded, equipped with a few extra blades in case he needed to lend some to Kyra. There was also medical supplies tucked into a neat little kit. While he might be able to use magic to heal simple injures, healing was not his area of strength, so there would only be so much he could do there without risk of making things worse. There were also a small kit of poison that, if needed, he would take the more subtle route of getting rid of the men who held Kyra captive if a direct approach was out of the option. All of this he carried with care and stowed away so he could sort out a plan of action once he knew the situation better.
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✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧
"You never have to prove yourself to anyone who doesn't accept you for who you are."
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Post by ✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧ on Nov 4, 2020 22:46:14 GMT -5
Sol chuckled. "No worries there. I never made anything easy for His Royal Highness."
~ • ~ • ~ Seth sat up and wrapped his arms loosely around bent knees. "Thank you for the vote of confidence, but even I can't work miracles. It will be nearly impossible to plan anything big in this little town. Even if I could, your birthday is about you. That means finding something you will enjoy, and I've known you long enough to know big bashers aren't it." He sighed and looked skyward. "No, you're perfect birthday at this point would be having Parker back. Or, at the very least, knowing where he is and that he's okay." He lowered his gaze to hers. "And birthday or not, I'm not going to stop looking for those answers for you."
~ • ~ • ~ Luckily for Morgan, Kyon was camped out near enough to Shara that he was able to let his Rider in on what Ian was doing. Kyon couldn't see everything Ian packed away in his saddle bags, but he saw enough that Morgan's worst fears were all but confirmed. Kyra was in trouble.
Morgan didn't care that Ian was being sent to rescue her. He was going, and it had nothing to do with jealousy. He had to see that she was all right, and if she wasn't there was not one single thing he wouldn't do to save her.
He wanted to run, but that would draw too much attention. As it was, his rapid walk was drawing eyes, though perhaps that had more to do with the furiously focused look on his face. He didn't care either way, he just cared that nobody tried to stop him.
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*Nightwhisper
"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Nov 5, 2020 13:56:44 GMT -5
"Good," Parker said, then switched gears. "But enough of him. What of your other siblings? Didn't you say you had a pair of twins in your family too?"
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Anya laughed slightly at the first statement. No large parties weren't her thing. She did good to do well in the smaller parties her friends would throw, but at least she would normally have a sibling or two with her on those occasions. To the second statement, there was a small moment of pause before she leaned over to rest her head on his shoulder. "Thank you," she said. "If there's something I can do in that effort, let me know. It's about time I actually took part in it."
~•~•~
It took thirty minutes to get everything situated and to form a plan. As anxious as they were to get going, they knew that rushing themselves would leave room to error. Only once the last item was tucked away and secured, Ian climbed into the saddle. He was an experienced Rider, so the need for the safety straps were no longer required. If anything, it would have slowed him down. With her Rider settled, Shara stood and walked over to a spot cleared out for the sole purpose of dragons taking off and landing.
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✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧
"You never have to prove yourself to anyone who doesn't accept you for who you are."
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Post by ✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧ on Nov 5, 2020 14:57:32 GMT -5
Sol's smile turned genuine and affectionate. "Yeah. Kylo and Cleo. I wasn't thrilled my mom had kids with Phineas once, but now I'm glad to have them in my life, even if it's not as often as I'd like. They just turned fifteen, and they've been clamoring to come spend some extended time with me on the ship. Kylo might actually be able to swing it next summer, but I don't think my mother will let Cleo. She's already too "unladylike" for my mom's sake." He rolled his eyes. "Cleo is Cleo, and she is more than capable of being a lady and a hooligan. Mom just doesn't want to see it."
~ • ~ • ~ Seth wrapped an arm around her shoulders and gave her a reassuring squeeze. "Well, actually. I know we talked about it yesterday, but I have this idea and I would feel better about it if you had more training."
~ • ~ • ~ Morgan approached Kyon from the back so Ian wouldn't see him. He was almost there when Kyon told him they were leaving. Morgan swore and broke into a run. He could see Kyon's golden scales shinning through the trees, and before long he was breaking from the trees into Kyon's little clearing. Kyon was already on his feet, so Morgan didn't break stride as he ran and jumped up onto his back. Kyon started walking as soon as Morgan was up and before long they were lifting off and winging after Ian and Shara.
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"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Nov 5, 2020 19:08:03 GMT -5
"If Anya can manage it, I'm sure Cleo could," Parker said in amusement. "You might not believe it if you met her now, but we were a pair of trouble markers ourselves. I guess that's just what happens when there's one of each in a set of twins. At least you'll get to see them when you go home for Solstice. There's a positive."
~*~*~
"I want more training too," Anya agreed. "I don't want to feel as helpless as I did with the Reaper. I want to be able to have a better chance to stop whatever disasters come our way."
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It wasn't long after they were in the air when Shara gave him warning that they were being followed. Glancing back, Ian caught sight of the hard to miss golden scales of Kyon. His eyes narrowed in confusion. What was he doing? Morgan was with him. Ian had to use his dragon's sense of sight to pick him out from the shine of Kyon's scales, but sure enough, he was there.
Should we see what he wants? Shara asked.
No, we don't have time to lose. If he's looking to talking, he can catch up. I'm not stopping unless it's dire.
What if he has news from Lawrence?
Now there was a point. Lawrence might have gotten another letter from the people who had Kyra. If that was the case, then he would need to know what new events had taken place. Slow down, but keep flying.
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✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧
"You never have to prove yourself to anyone who doesn't accept you for who you are."
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Post by ✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧ on Nov 5, 2020 19:44:49 GMT -5
Sol nodded. "Pretty much the only positive, but I guess it could be worse." He poked at his food thoughtfully. "What does your family usually do for Solstice?"
~ • ~ • ~ "Good. Then as soon as this Festival is over, I say we get started on that."
And speaking of getting started, an announcement went out just then, declaring that the junior herding even was about to begin. Seth got to his feet and offered a hand to pull her up too. "But for now we can focus on cheering Aidan to victory," he said with a grin.
~ • ~ • ~ Once they were in the air, Kyon asked if Morgan wanted to hide their presence, but Morgan told him not to bother. Ian was bound to find out Morgan was following him sooner or later, so there was really no point in trying to hide it. All he cared about was getting to Kyra.
Kyon was flying fast enough that he was already slowly gaining on Shara, but when she slowed down it suddenly took no time at all to catch up. He pulled up alongside her and checked his pace so he didn't just shoot right on by. He looked over at the other dragon and huffed smoke from his nostrils, but he didn't say anything.
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"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Nov 5, 2020 20:02:22 GMT -5
"My family's pretty big, especially since my oldest brother has a new baby. We normally get together, have a huge dinner and we'll even do this big bonfire. Really, we make bonfires for any occasion, but it's still fun. We'll sing, play games among ourselves, that kind of thing."
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Anya nodded, lifting her head as the announcement for the competition to begin. She smiled and stood up, taking one of the pups into her arms so she wouldn't have to worry about it getting stepped on.
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"What is it, Reilly? I don't have time to chat," Ian called, using a bit of magic to amplify his voice over the wind.
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*Nightwhisper
"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Nov 5, 2020 20:36:51 GMT -5
"I mean, you could do that and just play it off as an accident. Who's going to talk back to the Queen's first born? Legitimate prince or not, insulting you would be a good way to lose her favor I would think," Parker pointed out. Then again, he knew nothing of court life, so he really had no room to talk. He shrugged to his question. "Yeah, a bit. I'm not the best in the world, but we all dabble with it. That's kind of the pastime we have when working the fields in the spring and fall. Ryner plays the guitar and is the one with the most musical talents, but the rest of us aren't too bad."
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(Just breeze over. I would image Aidan coming in at second or third since Star isn't exactly a trained sheep dog. She might work on instincts, but she'd still need full training to win. But I say she's good enough to bit be last.)
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"Too bad, you aren't working on offical orders. Go back before you get the both of us in trouble. I'm not going to let put more risk to this situation. "
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