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Post by Lovely on Jan 26, 2018 11:41:11 GMT -5
Haven was being pulled and his hold on her was strong. She wasn't going to break free . It wasn't until they made way into a tavern that they sat in the darkest corner. They were now in hiding once more. But in Nosferatu you can't be hiding for much longer because someone will bound to find you. They needed to head to Treset.
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Post by smg9000 on Jan 26, 2018 18:59:14 GMT -5
Shane sat quietly and ordered an ale for both of them and some food. "We have to just keep our heads down." As Shane said this he looked up and saw the familiar hair of Liz. "Sneak out the back. I'll distract her. Take the boat even if I'm not there got it." He whispered before standing up and joining the lone Liz at the bar.
"Bottle of the finest elvish wine you got." Shane said to the bartender and he looked to Liz. "You know the only people I regretted leaving behind when I left Forelock were my sister and you guys. The shit we went through, only can bring people together even if it a bunch of psychos like us."
Liz smiled as she poured both Shane and herself a goblet. It was a tradition in Forelock that the youngest poured while the eldest bought the drinks. "We didn't care you left. Our last job rattled all of us, you can't do what we did and not be rattled then I heard your sister became the apprentice to that Lich after all you talked about while on the battlefield was you were doing this your sister didn't have to do things like that." Liz said
Shane nodded then the both of them took a big sip silent of the wine. The Liz continued, "We will find this girl, our orders are to take her alive, apparently she is a high value target. Some higher up believe she is the Lost Queen of Azriel." Liz said
Shane gave a small laugh. "If she is she is the most useless queen I ever met and I should charge her double." Shane said.
Liz laughed, "We don't care about catching you. Just stay out of our way and we will have no issues."
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Post by Lovely on Jan 26, 2018 19:32:23 GMT -5
She did as she was told. From the back She snuck out, She released a heavy sigh. "Be safe Shane" she whispered to herself before breaking into a sprint her cloak covering her head and face hiding the person that was under it. There was still a few hours before the ship would leave still plenty of time before she could see Shane coming back. She wasn't fully out of the city. Before noticing more soldiers surrounding the area 'oh this isn't good' she hid behind a wall it was a man who's hair was dark and long and upon his face had several tattooed markings from the way things were playing out it was clear to see that Nosferatu was being barricaded. That man looked to familiar.
"Stomper and Liz are scouting, retrieve the girl to me we need to assure the key is intact and cannot be harmed" his words were serious and she knew what the key was. The key was her.
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Post by smg9000 on Jan 26, 2018 19:54:08 GMT -5
"I would Liz, and by all means I don't want to fight you and Stomper." Shane said finishing his drink. "But I also can't tell you where she is. She is my only bargaining chip."
Shane looked at Liz and Liz looked back before she said with a sigh. "I know. I never hated you for leaving, I envied you. You had the guts to flee and stop doing the evils we did. What we did to those villages still haunts me too. I looked up to you as a brother."
Shane put a hand on Liz's shoulder. "Do what you need to do." Shane said then he started to get up and walked to the door before giving a sigh knowing what was coming as he saw his breath. Shane the was hit in the back by a chilling ray that freezes his muscles and caused him to be paralyzed.
Liz then walked over shane and put her hand on his shoulder. "Then you know it isn't personal. It is just business." Liz said.
Shane was dragged by guards with Stomper and Liz behind him. He was thrown before a man with long hair and several tattoos. Shane was shackled and gagged his weapons know at Liz's waist. Liz then said, "This one was the one working with the woman."
"I'll give you one chance to tell us where she is." The man said. "If you lie you will not enjoy our time together."
"I doubt I will anyways." Shane said, "South port, she will be on a ship leaving for Rosplayn."
"Good but again if this is a lie." The man said and patted Shane's cheek. "Take him to the dungeons. I want the southern ports locked down no one leaves till we find the key."
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Post by Lovely on Jan 26, 2018 21:25:00 GMT -5
'The dungeon...' Haven watched the event unfold she knew she had something to do. She couldn't leave until Shane was free. She watched the man get dragged away. Among the neck of Liz was her momento that was stolen. She needed it back and it was in convenience that the two dragged him away to Nosferatu's dungeon. ×××× Haven went unnoticed and she saw that Liz and Stomped were keeping guard. Stomper being closer and it seemed he noticed her but before he had a chance to react she blew in her hands causing the heavy log to fall asleep and to her her convenience into a chair. She continued a little further and Liz had her back facing away, she placed her finger in from of her mouth telling Shane to be quiet. She was going to rescue them. She grabbed the nearest stone from years of poor maintenance to this place and with it she called out to the girl "hey ice witch" when she proceeded to react Haven swung the stone connecting it by the side of her neck closer to her skull a hit hard enough to knock her out and it did. She reacted quickly but not before she claimed the necklace around her neck. She grabbed the keys and freed the man in the cellar.
"We got to go before we get caught"
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Post by smg9000 on Jan 26, 2018 21:38:45 GMT -5
Shane didn't have his coat, or armor and was shirtless and shackled and gagged. Once Shane was ungagged he looked at her. "Thanks I think that makes us even." Shane took his sword from Liz he then slipped a coin into her hand before running off with Haven through the dungeon.
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Post by Lovely on Jan 26, 2018 21:52:22 GMT -5
She held her momento a shiny gem on a silver chain. She tied it around her neck the gem hanging elegantly above her chest. She stopped at Stomper looting him of his gold. It wasn't something she normally did but they needed money. They found themselves out and managed to make way to the boat that would eventually lead them to Treset. She tossed the coin to Shane. "I don't know how much there is but with everything they've put me through I feel it's the lease they owe me and I owe you." ×××× Chains could be heard going down the dungeons stairs. The tattooed face man looked at the two who was knocked out what made this event even worse. Their prisoner was missing. "What is the meaning of this!?"
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Post by smg9000 on Jan 26, 2018 22:02:35 GMT -5
Shane got to the boat and made his way under the deck to the shared room they got, since that was all he could afford at the time. Shane looked at Haven and sat down on the bed in a fair amount of pain. He had taken bit of a beating before Haven showed up and Liz ice blast did hurt. Shane caught the coins and then placed it on the night stand. "Mmmm... well I guess that will helps. I'm glad we could get that pendent back." Shane said taking off his shirt. He had bruises as well as old scars. He was fit and lithe.
*****
Liz looked at the man as she was coming too she kept the coin and palmed it away. "That girl ambushed us and took the prisoner." Liz said.
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Post by Lovely on Jan 26, 2018 22:39:21 GMT -5
Haven watched him sit down the half-elf was appealing to her. She wasn't going to lie the first time she laid eyes on him something inside her wanted him. She would clearly ignore it. Especially considering how both of them had history or in her case lack of history. He was sore and from the way he migrated his way to the bed. "Your sore..." She sat on the opposite side of the bed. "Here let me help you" she wasn't going to wait to hear him object, she forcefully laid him down and she towered over him from the opposite direction her hands grazing the scars that peppered his body. It was evident that he as been through alot. It wasn't her place to reawaken his demons. Her hands began to glow touching his side's and building her way to his shoulders, and eventually she no longer was crowding over him and her hands soothed the side of his neck. "...Im sorry I'm getting you involved in all this" her voice was melodic and soft. Her ocean colored eyes met his.
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Post by smg9000 on Jan 26, 2018 22:49:00 GMT -5
Shane didn't have much energy to resist even if he wanted to. He found Haven rather attractive, although he knew that he had to be careful with relationships. He felt curse and knew that the people that wanted to hurt him wouldn't hesitate to hurt someone he loved to hurt him. Shane held back soft moans enjoying the feeling of Haven's glowing hands over his bruises releasing the stress and knots. Shane looked up at her feeling a small blush form on his cheeks as he looked up into her beautiful ocean blue eyes. "It's fine, with the people that are hunting you I was bound to get caught up in it anyways. Maybe it is the threads of fate crossing us. So Liz told me why the Forelock is after you." People that assigned her and Stomper to your hunting believe your the Lost Queen of Azriel." Shane said feeling the need to move hair out of her eyes.
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Post by Lovely on Jan 26, 2018 22:54:20 GMT -5
He reached up to move strands away from her face she felt her face heat up was she blushing? She pushed back. "None sense that's an ancient story. Only because I have a similarity to a tale of old there's no way I can be her" it was almost an offense at this point. But the possibility could be there she didn't know who she was...how old she's been. She didn't want to put the connection, believing it frightened her. "Im sorry...i...im haven a summoner from was I can remember being Esfrodante." Even that could be a lie.
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Post by smg9000 on Jan 26, 2018 23:07:34 GMT -5
"Well your Haven to me. Who ever you were is less important then who you try to be now." Shane said sitting up to show a tattoo on his back. The tattoo was of nine raven wings in a circle. This was the tattoo the terror nine all had. "So when the terror nine were formed we made vows to each other and to a deity in Forelock we call the Raven Queen, She is a goddess of death and fate. A vow of never to judge leave that to the gods, live in the moment and let fate guide us. So don't worry about who you were, worry about who you are and who you want to be." Shane sat looked back into her eyes his cheeks still a little flushed but so were hers.
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Post by Lovely on Jan 26, 2018 23:22:31 GMT -5
He was right whatever happened then played no affect now. The fact of the matter was that she made it a new journey and her decisions now could reflect on her as person now. He was wise and she loved it. A broken man, a lost woman now meeting out of unusual circumstances, and now I'm a single bedroom on route to Treset. She smiled her strand of hair making way to her face once more she brushed it behind her ear her eyes never seemed to have left his. "You're entirely right. I am Haven now whatever Haven then as done has no affect in the decisions I should be making now." His words of wisdom caused shiver across her body. She laid down on her back.
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Post by smg9000 on Jan 26, 2018 23:36:44 GMT -5
Shane laid down beside Haven since they had to share a bed. "I'll have your back as long as you want me around you. Maybe by your side I can try and be a better person." Shane said as and looked at her. She was really pretty with the moonlight shining through the porthole. Shane found his hand finding Haven's hand taking it gently. He didn't know what was compelling him to do this but he thought to himself. 'Let fate guide me.'
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Post by Lovely on Jan 27, 2018 8:51:00 GMT -5
She felt his hand on hers a gentle hand on return she grabbed his. She knew that this journey would bring her closer to herself that she ever wanted to be. She held his hand even tighter and to herself she thought. 'If this is only for temporary sake please gods and spirits make this last' she closed her eyes, a single tear trickling to the sad of her face. She was finally happy.
(To be continue on the 12 seas board?)
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