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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2017 19:36:13 GMT -5
Alden wasn't going to make him speak anymore. They can talk later, perhaps a drink would assist Erin in speaking about his feelings. There seemed to be more to the story, and the part that intruiged him the most was the part where he mentioned that the girl was a princess, not only that, but one from another kingdom. He wasn't interesting in what value she held in money, but what value she had to Erin, and why he had her with him in the first place. "It'll be okay." Alden didn't know if it would, and whether Erin would catch on to his empty promises or not, didn't matter. He needed some form of hope didn't he? "Let's get on with it. You'll only hurt more the longer you see him." Alden stood up from where he was sitting, and motioned Erin to follow suit.
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Alice wiped each tear as it came, a bit surprised that he hasn't told her to stop crying about him. But she had to remember that he was their father, there had to be some connection there. "How am I supposed to know?" She snapped, too emotional to check her tone of voice. It not only wasn't improper for a lady, but it wouldn't get her very far with the leader of the group here. Although, she never planned to get closer than a ten foot radius to him.
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Post by Jaica on Feb 19, 2017 19:44:58 GMT -5
Erin stood as Elden did. He was right. The longer he stayed holding onto Ethan the longer it would take for him to accept it. "We can bury him in the back, I don't really know of anywhere else we could do it" he said and begun to walk, not really caring if Elden would follow. As he got to the back of the house he placed Ethans body down and stared for a minute before shaking his head to clear his mind. he went inside and grabbed two shovels so they could begin. He wanted that day to be over, nothing had gone right after losing Alice and Ethan.
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Astral sighed before turning back to her, "have you not seen anyone with the body? How did he die?" He asked as he made his way in front of the girl, he crouched down as he stopped in front of her "clearly you cared, and I thank you for that. But surely you must know some detail to my sons death" he said quietly to her, hoping she'd know even the slightest about who it was. He wasn't sure of his plan for when he found out, but he needed to know.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2017 20:02:16 GMT -5
Alden didn't see anything wrong with the back of the house, it seemed suitable, and it would be easy to visit the grave if need be. He set his drink to the side and took a shovel from Erin. It was a good thing he had a couple, it would have been very difficult to bury the boy otherwise. He started digging a hole that he figured would be close enough in measurements for Ethan, and if not, it would be a little bigger. He worked hard and fast, trying to be quick about this. It was hard for Alden if he was being honest having to bury someone who had their whole life ahead of him. Once the hole was dug, he, with the help of Erin, carefully placed Ethan inside of the grave. He would have liked to clean him up, but Alden wasn't sure how to prepare a body and didn't want to damage the body anymore than what was already done. However, he did use some water from a well in the back to clean his face and neck of blood before scooping earth back on top of him.
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Alice didn't know what he planned when he moved in front of her, and why he was so calm. It was almost calming in an odd way. If that was what he was going for, it was unfortunately working. She tried to remove any sign of her sobbing from her face before speaking. However, her red eyes would stay the same until they went away on their own. "I...I know he was beaten before he died. I heard him screaming...oh his screams..." she trailed off, the thoughts making her shiver and her eyes grow wide in fright. "When I saw him, he was cut across the abdomen, and the throat...it's all my fault. All of it."
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Post by Jaica on Feb 19, 2017 20:09:15 GMT -5
Erin did as much as he could to help, burying his younger would easily be the hardest thing he'd ever do in his lifetime. Before he began to bury him he reached down and ran a hand across his cheek, one final touch before he was gone. As soon as he was buried and everything was finished he sat down again, crying more than he had before. but how could he not? All the time he'd spent with Ethan he had never once thought this was how they'd part ways. He hoped Ethan would have had a peacful death, not this bloody mess that he felt he caused. "Thank you" he let out after a minute of crying
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Astral let a few tears slide down his face, he didn't wipe them, just left them there. He couldn't handle the thought of Ethan being murdered, by one of his own men nontheless. "I'm sorry you had to be there for it..." he said wuietly before standing up again. He didn't know when he'd find out who had killed his son but he intended on finding out. They were to be punished by means of death, there was no need for the murder of his boy Ethan and he was sure they all knew it.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2017 20:28:42 GMT -5
Alden wrapped an arm around Erin's shoulders, almost as if he was truly his son. Considering how old he assumed Erin was, he could be his son. "Did you want to say anything about him?" He asked quietly to the young, grieving man. He honestly felt terrible about the events that must have occurred. No one should go through that, and the murderer needed to go to hell.
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Alice watched as the leader stood up from where he was. She looked at him curiously, but her expression was still pained. "When was the last time you saw your sons?" She asked suddenly, hoping to stop him in his tracks. She wanted answers as much as he did. But for different reasons.
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Post by Jaica on Feb 19, 2017 20:32:59 GMT -5
"I wouldn't even know where to start" Erin said to Elden, leaning against him slightly. He truly did have so much he could say but didn't want to cry anymore, if he had said anything he'd definitely end up crying even more. "I think we should let him rest now" he hesitated to say that, he was scared to leave Ethan behind.
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Astral was about to leave, but Alice had spoke up. "Too long." He answered, and that was a lie. He truly didn't care how long he had been away, the only thing keeping him tied to Ethan and Erin was the fact that they were family. "By the way you reacted to me asking about them, you must have been close. What was your relationship with them?" He then asked as he looked over his shoulder to Alice
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2017 20:49:03 GMT -5
Alden knew he would have to be satisfied with that. He must not want to think about it anymore, and he couldn't blame him for that. "Come on, let's get you cleaned up." He said simply with a nod of his head before directing Erin back into his house, "I want to take you out for a drink if you don't mind. You look like you could use one."
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Alice looked at him curiously as he questioned her. But she felt herself grow very pale, and knew that he could see it. If only she hadn't had intercourse with Erin she wouldn't have felt so worried. "My uh relationship with Ethan was strained." She said, trying to not make it seem like she hadn't like him. Because that wasn't the case, she regretted not being nice to Ethan while they were under the same roof. "Erin and I were...very...close." Alice wasn't sure how else to say it, and was honestly quite afraid to say she saw his son in that way.
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Post by Jaica on Feb 19, 2017 20:55:10 GMT -5
Erin looked down at his clothing, he was covered in blood and his collar soaked with tears. "That would be nice, thank you" he said as they went inside. After he went in he went upstairs and washed his face and changed his clothes, the only room he could find extra clothing was the one Alice had previously been staying in, and it hurt to be around it. It still smelled like her, everything had been left from the morning when they were laying there and.. the other thing. He left the room with a frown on his face for a new reason. He missed her now, he really wanted to go out and search for her.
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Astral nodded, "close with Erin? How so?" He continued to question, he wanted to know everything he could about them but wouldn't push to hard on the subject. "And how long have you been 'very close'?" He asked afterwards curiously. He didn't exactly care, he didn't want to. But he still did. He didn't know how much Alice might tell him, but he'd take all he could get out of her.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2017 21:11:20 GMT -5
{Now you've done it alice} Alden waited for Erin to clean himself up, and once Erin did he guided him out of the house and to the pub where he was before he started to take a walk. The pub was quaint, but still had people inside. Most were gone at this hour, but there were still some. He sat Erin down at the bar and ordered a shot for Erin and a mug for himself. "Why were those men after you two in the first place?"
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Did he have to pry? What did it matter? He didn't seem to care much about his sons anyway, besides the fact that one of them had died. She felt herself almost grow angry at his question, and had to keep herself from blurting what he wanted to know in angry retort. Alice put a hand on her own cheek before answering. "He...he took my virginity if that's what you mean." She said quietly. And hoped he hadn't heard.
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Post by Jaica on Feb 19, 2017 21:20:49 GMT -5
(Great answer xD not at all what he meant, but great answer!)
Erin downed his shot before he looked over to Alden before answering "they wanted the princess, for unknown reasons, though I think it was something to do with money" he answered before ordering another shot and downing it instantly. "I just hope she's okay, whoever took her better not harm a hair on her head" he said angrily. He didn't want to start freaking out then and there so he took a few deep breaths before closing his eyes momentarily to settle himself.
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Astral raised an eyebrow at her answer, unsure if he'd heard her right. He hadn't expected that to come out of her, but he took it as information nontheless "so you must be more than very close" he said with a huff. As much as he wanted Erin to lead a good life, this was one thing he needed to take from him, Alice. He wanted to use her for the money, but was uncertain of that option hearing this. After a moment of thought he had his answer, he would use her to get close to him again. Not close as a father son relationship, but close enough to see him once more, one final time. He figured after all this time Erin wouldn't want to see his father, which Erin definitely didn't if he'd found out Ethan had died because of his fathers men he would surely make an attempt at his head.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2017 21:33:58 GMT -5
Alden decided to get Erin a mug as well, though not filled with something as strong. He didn't need to be too drunk, but just enough to talk. "I see. But why did you have her?" He had to ask, it would help him figure out what this whole mess was about. But it seemed that it happened to be revolving around the girl, which was understandable. But why did he care so much about her?
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Alice narrowed her eyes at the man as she spoke, "What did you want me to say? You asked, and I answered. I love him." She didn't even realize what she had said until the words came out of her mouth, but if she didn't love him, why had they done what they did with one another? It wasn't lust, that was very different from what she felt for him.
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Post by Jaica on Feb 19, 2017 21:39:17 GMT -5
(Erin would be heart broken if she didn't love him the same as he did her xD)
Erin took a swig from the mug before answering "it was a job, a risky one at that. But I did it for the pay, it was supposed to help me and my brother survive" he wasn't hesitating on his words anymore, he was feeling the liqour already and his emotions were absent at this point.
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Astral nodded "I wasn't expecting you to answer with that, is all." He said with a small smile, trying not to anger her "so you claim to love my son, yes?" He then said in a quiet tone, he wasn't sure how true that was, she could easily be making all of this up but by the look on her face it was clear to him that it was all true. "I'd like to see him again, one day. But I'm not sure how I could do that, but you give me a chance I intend to take." He added as he walked towards a window and looked out "as much as it pains me to say i don't care for the boy, I'd still like to see how he's changed over the years."
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2017 21:52:00 GMT -5
{Poor Erin, he's made me cry one or twice lol} it was saddening to Alden, and quite ironic that the job that Erin had taken up ultimately killed his brother. But he said nothing about it. That would definitely add insult to injury. "When you talk about the girl though, you make it wound like she was closer than a girl you kidnapped." He commented curiously in a way that would hopefully push him to answer the question he had in his mind.
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When Erin's father asked if she claimed to love his son, she nodded, knowing full and well that she meant it. "He's a very wonderful man..." she murmured. And if she was alone she would have added on loving, kind, brave, and many many other things. If only she could see him now, if only she could taste his kiss again, she would feel safe again in his arms. But he felt so far away now, he felt too far away the moment she left with the other men to be taken to this place.
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Post by Jaica on Feb 19, 2017 21:56:16 GMT -5
Erin let outba sigh "I'm in love with her, Alden. I've never met anyone as special as her and I wish I could find her again, she's perfect." He said and took another swig of his drink, feeling more and more intoxicated every second that passed.
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"I'm sorry you have to feel that way" he muttered to her, he fogured after that day they would never see each other again, he didn't feel bad though, he was a very cold old man. "You may see him once again, but who knows. He'd surely kill me if we were to ever meet face to face" Astral said, still staring out the window. "But why is he so special to you? Surely you're mad at him for kidnaping you from your kingdom."
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Post by Jaica on Feb 19, 2017 21:56:57 GMT -5
(I lowkey get way too far into my characters and the rp's. My eyes watered when Ethan died and Erin was left with his body)
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2017 22:07:08 GMT -5
Alden was slightly taken by surprise as Erin answered him in that way. He wasn't expecting anything like that, but it explained a lot. The way he spoke about her seemed to be very dreamy, like a young man would sound who was in love. "I'm assuming she loves you too then?" He asked with a raised brow, barely sipping his drink, trying to stay as sober as possible to ask questions.
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Alice didn't know why she was telling Erin's father this, or why she let him keep asking these things. But she couldn't help it when she spoke about Erin. "I was angry, and part of me still is. But then I look at Ethan, and him, and I couldn't stay mad. Not when he cared for me as if I was an old friend, and then...we became more." She knew it was all very sappy, but she couldn't help that either. She was always finding herself feeling so passionate about him whenever he came to mind.
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Post by Jaica on Feb 19, 2017 22:12:21 GMT -5
"Well I'd like to assume so, it was only this morning we were laying together when we sorta had intercourse" Erin said and looked down, his face going quite red. "She's a very proper lady, I don't see why she would do that with me if she hadn't felt the same as I." He responded to Alden with a sort of quiet tone, he wasn't embarrased to say it, more he was deep in thought thinking of how theyMd lay there holding each other happily.
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"I can understand you being mad, but what made you come to trust Erin? Surely there must be a reason?" Astral asked, it was like he could ask these questions all day, he didn't know why but he enjoyed hearing of his son, Erin. As much as he truly didn't care for the boy it still intruiged him when they talked about him. After a moments pause he looked over to her "has he ever spoke of me? Or his mother?"
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2017 22:21:27 GMT -5
Alden couldn't help but let out a small laugh at Erin's words. He almost found it hard to believe, but what reason did he have to not believe him? When you're drunk, or close to it, you normally say things that were a bit too honest. "Good on you then." He chuckled, patting him on the back. If Alden had known this Alice character, he probably would have reacted differently, but he didn't, and couldn't help but said what he did.
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Alice let out a sigh at his first few questions. "There are some people you know who are good people, and there are others whom you can tell are not. Erin is one of those good people." She concluded, speaking in an almost dreamy tone. But his next question had snapped her out of her state. "He has once, but I don't really remember what he said. It wasn't much though."
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Post by Jaica on Feb 19, 2017 22:28:38 GMT -5
Erin gave a smile to Alden before slamming the rest of his drink "I just wish I could find the men who took her from me. If only I could have stopped it." He said with a sad tone to his voice. But regardless of knowing who they were, he planned on searching for her, he wouldn't stop until he found her or he died. After all she was all he had, and losing her would surely be the death of him.
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Astral gave a small smile hearing her, he thought it was quite cute knowing how she thought of his som, Erin. But the smile soon faded as she stated Erin hadn't really spoke of him. He didn't know what he expected but he had hoped that maybe he still thought of him, although he had no reason to, he had left at an early stage of his life and understood any emotion he might hahe had towards his father.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2017 22:41:25 GMT -5
Alden nodded solemnly and took a large swig of his drink. "You did what you could though I'm assuming?" Alden wouldn't think he did any less than what he could. He wanted to protect Ethan and the princess, and if he wanted to do that by himself, he would have to fight his hardest. But Alden wasn't there, so he couldn't make assumptions. Assumption get you into trouble.
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Alice raised a challenging eyebrow at him, "did you expect him to?" If she remembered correctly, Erin had told her that his parents left. But that was if she was remembering correctly. "What happened to his mother? Why did you leave him? What happened between...all of you?" She wasn't sure how else to say it. They were questions she desperately wanted answer to. She cared about Erin too much to not know.
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Post by Jaica on Feb 19, 2017 22:49:47 GMT -5
"If you consider trying my hardest to be watching my brother be murdered and the love of my life be taken from me then yes, I tried my hardest." Erin didn't mean to have that come out so rude towards Alden, but more he was still mad at himself for acting so helpess. "I'm sorry" he added after a moment of silence.
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"Don't start with me." Astral snapped at Alice. "As much as you 'love' my son that's our buisness. Not yours. He sId before huffing loudly "maybe if you ask him later when you see him- oh I'm sorry, I'd forgotten he's not going to be able to see you for a long time" Astral didn't mean to be rude, he was just trying to get her off of the topic of why he left, and where Erin's mother was. He never liked to talk about that stuff, he didn't know if he would ever be able to get over it.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2017 23:02:18 GMT -5
Alden raised his eyebrows as Erin snapped at him, but he said nothing. He had to vent in one way or another but he didn't understand why he just stood there. Or so he claimed he just stood there anyway. "Why though? If she was the love of your life, why didn't you do something?" He hoped he didn't make it sound like it was Erin's fault, that wasn't his intention, he just wanted answers
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Alice looked at him in disbelief, her lip quivering ever so slightly. "Why would you question my love for him? If I didn't love him, I certainly wouldn't have given him my body, I wouldn't have changed his outlook on life, and I certainly wouldn't be saying so." Alice knew she meant a lot to Erin, but he meant just as much, if not more, to Alice.
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Post by Jaica on Feb 19, 2017 23:10:18 GMT -5
"That's all I could do. There were more than a few of them surrounding the house and me. If I had done anything but stand there I'd surely have died with my brother. I guess I just thought maybe I could save Alice and Ethan if I didn't do anything, but I was far from right" Erin replied to Alden through gritted teeth. He was furious with himself at this point but tried his best to compress his emotions. He couldn't hate himself over it, that wouldn't fix anything.
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Astral scoffed at her answer, he had plenty of reasons to question it, but would only bring up a few, "so you mean to tell me, that a man can kidnap you and treat you nicely and you'd fall in love with him? I'd assume you two have barely known each other more than a few days!" He remarked before letting out a sigh "you're both young, I bet you don't even understand what the term love means. You'll understand over time, if you ever get to see him again, that Erin is hard to love. He's too paranoid of everything, he can't go a day without worrying about one thing or another. How cpuld you say to me you love someone like that? I bet he hardly trusts you on your own."
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Post by ӄɨքքɛʀɛռ on Feb 19, 2017 23:17:51 GMT -5
( Jaica, do you mind checking up on Ceslos?)
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2017 23:19:43 GMT -5
{Ughhh...I had a long reply and then the forums glitched and it deleted itself....give me a minute to type it up again}
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Post by Jaica on Feb 19, 2017 23:21:14 GMT -5
(No worries, gumball. And yes oh my sorry I forgot Kip!)
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2017 23:34:53 GMT -5
Well in that case, there really wasn't much Erin could do. He would only hurt more people if he fought back, and not all of them would the antagonists. "I can understand then, if those were the circumstances. It was smart of you, to not lash out." Alden paused, swirling his drink as he moved his mug around before replying again. "Do you know who did it? I might be able to help you with that too." Alden had been part of a group of criminals, the only way he got out was because he had obtained enough money before hand to pay his way out of prison. However, he didn't feel like going back, so he stayed as a civilian.
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{Ouch, you're killing Alice internally Astral}
Alice looked at him with disbelief, utterly shocked at what he had to say on the matter. "How would you know what love is?" She whispered, but the emotion she would have used if she was speaking louder, was still there. "You avoided that love: your sons. And now one of them is gone, and the other is broken inside because of it. When was the last time your eldest son had ever called anyone 'perfect'? When was the last time he admitted his feelings to anyone? When was the last time he had a friend? You wouldn't know, would you? Or you don't even remember."
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Post by Jaica on Feb 19, 2017 23:42:42 GMT -5
"I wish I did know, then I'd be after them right now. If I did know who it was, that is." Erin replied and let out a sigh, he really wished he had a way of tracking them down, but there was no way he could ever find them. "How could you help me? It's not like you know them" he added and looked to the ground.
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(Oh man, Astrals going to be nothing but cold to her.)
Astral clesred his throat before answering in a very low tone of voice, it was practically a growl. "And how exactly would YOU know what love is? You look no older than 16. If you hadn't realized I've had a wife. She meant the world to me, but Erin and Ethan came along and things went south. And how would Erin know what a 'perfect' person is? He's known nothing but hatred and lonesome. There's no way HE of all people could know anything about it." He wasn't wrong, Erin hadn't known what it was like to be loved, until Alice came along. But Erin was certaineith himself that he loved Alice and she was beyonf perfect to him.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2017 23:53:32 GMT -5
Alden looked at Erin with a small spark of hope in his eyes, "Actually, you would be quite surprised. I have a lot of connections. Could you describe the main man for me, if there was one anyway." He asked, putting a thoughtful hand to his chin as he tried to make conclusions hums about criminals who should kill a child no older than 14 or 15 even.
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"He doesn't have to know what a 'perfect' person is, he just needs someone who is perfect for him. Erin deserves that. Is there something wrong with wanting to be that girl to him?" Alice asked almost desperately as she started to cry again. The tears came out very slowly, almost unnoticeable. Erin was her everything, and she wanted to be that for gim, she wanted to do whatever she can do to become that person if she wasnt.
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Post by Jaica on Feb 19, 2017 23:59:04 GMT -5
Erin raised an eyebrow 'connections'? He didn't care what that meant. He saw it as his chance to get Alice back from whoever had taken her. "He was.. tall. Very tall, at least 6 foot 4" he said and looked over to Alden "but he didn't seem like he was the leader, maybe a second in command type. Not too sure" he got another drink after this and took a swig
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Astral shook his head at the girl, he thought she was nothing more than foolish. "And how do you know he loves you anyways? How can you tell he does? What leads you to believe he really thinks you're the perfect girl? What if he just wants a way into your kingdom. For the fortune he could gain?" He asked all these questions quite quickly, he didn't look at Alice, as he didn't care what she had to say. But she was entertaining to him. "I doubt he does care for you."
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