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Post by Kiri on Oct 6, 2012 19:54:29 GMT -5
Ariesti listened as the demonic woman explained about Cyllaron. After she had mentioned she was in her father's army. She kept replaying the fact she had served in his army. She held off on her curiosity, and when she got her answer about the Queen, she clenched her jaw. "...That explains it." She stated simply with a small shrug. That in and of itself explained why Lucas was so.... obsessed with her and Treset. But then again.... "Why do you say she's a witch? I've heard she's a faerie..." She bit her lip, "... She knows my brother, personally.... but he never speaks of her..." She mumbled and lightly rubbed the back of her neck. "If you served under my father... why are you not back in Forelock then?" Ari stated, changing the subject momentarily back to the mysterious woman.
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Post by Lovely on Oct 6, 2012 22:23:42 GMT -5
"Because I have my reasons" Her eyes now a deep yellow as she gritted her fangs, she felt her anger bubble within her as the king's daughter followed her, the dead trees surrounding them formed a small silhouette around them, and molded with Ariesti's shadow dancing among hers. She snickered at the thought that her statement about the queen being a witch amused her slightly, she shook her head as she turned to the princess "listen, I'm not a dictionary you can't just open me up and expect that everything that come out of me to be the truth, the fairie isn't a real witch she's just as horrible as any other monarch on this God forsaken world!"
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Post by Kiri on Oct 7, 2012 13:40:00 GMT -5
Ariesti clenched her jaw and narrowed her eyes. “Then you’re also saying you won’t take me to the kingdom… since I can’t trust your word.” Ari pointed out and stopped walking. She really had no reason to trust the woman, and was just taking her for granted that she would, in fact, take her to the castle… or to help her find Edwin. “I understand that you hate the Queen, hate my father and probably every other person in this world… And I could frankly care less. Much like you, I’m just trying to look out for myself, and all I want is to make it to the kingdom to tell them all I refuse to marry that….” She paused, so close to just calling the Prince a man… “that Prince… and to not jump into another war because I refuse to do a marriage.” She took in a deep breath. “I know you could care less about what is going on with my life… So look at it this way… the fast I get to the castle, the faster I’ll be out of your hair… and horns.” She added and folded her arms over her chest.
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Post by Lovely on Oct 7, 2012 20:31:26 GMT -5
Art wasn't going to fall for this princess tantrum, "You either follow or you stay" Art replied, "wherever your path leads you from there we'll see." She stated the annoyance visible under her voice. This child evidently did not know what Art had gone through, and her princess showed by the way she demanded Art to bring her to the Queen if she kept up this act Art would have to find a way to just simply abandon her. Perhaps a nice cave infested with other vampires would be the perfect place to leave that brat if she didn't knock it off. The thought caused her to snicker upon herself.
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Post by Kiri on Oct 7, 2012 22:48:03 GMT -5
Ariesti sighed heavily and looked at her. “All I asked was a simply question.. I’m sorry for getting bratty… I’m just…” She paused and looked at the ground and began to follow her again, “I’m just scared, and curious. I’ve never been away from home… and I haven’t really had experience with other people outside family. But I really am sorry.” She sincerely apologized to her. “Please… don’t leave me. I may not seem like much… but I have been trained in fighting if need be, and I do know some magic.” She stated; sounding like a whiny child again. She groaned and looked around; no matter what she did or said, she was sounding like a child and she hated it. “Lead the way.” She requested and looked up at the red-skinned woman.
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Post by Lovely on Oct 8, 2012 19:53:07 GMT -5
"Follow" the woman smirked as she continued onward. She knew the girl would follow her. The princess had alot more things to worry about knowing she was far away from home, and she didn't have much of a choice but to follow if her life really meant greatly to her. The girl would prove to be to good use to Art, the thoughts of what she could use her for caused her to smile among herself. "...We've got a long way until the next town, be careful, the darkness is thick in Treset you never know what to expect, nothing can be trusted in these lands"
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Post by Kiri on Oct 8, 2012 22:39:44 GMT -5
Ariesti sighed softly and pulled her dual bladed staff out and into her firm grip. "If this can even help..." She muttered more to herself than to Art. The only plus about this whole experience so far had been the fact she was finally having her own adventure. With a bite of her lip, she continued on after the demoness. "If you don't mind me asking, what is the next town?" Ari asked carefully and slowly began to twirl the weapon behind her back.
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Post by Lovely on Oct 8, 2012 23:23:57 GMT -5
The Tefling snickered as she began to question her yet again, so many questions from such a young girl. It was probably something to be expected considering that she had never been on her own before. "...Funny child" she began, "we're heading to the small slayer village of Van Hallen, I need to restock, if I am to be accompanied by you." She ended as she rested her hand among the hilt of her blade. Art was confident and from the way she was walking she expressed it from the heavy sway of her hips from one side to the other side. "...its about a dark away, we'll set camp soon, and I suggest that when we do, you'll be the one to gather the firewood, there's nothing but cemetary and pumpkin fields from here, and that's to be expected from Treset"
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Post by Kiri on Oct 10, 2012 18:08:14 GMT -5
Ariesti looked at her with a near-shocked expression. Her.. gather wood and do the hard work? That was unheard of... and she liked the sound of it. After a while longer of walking, the duo had found a nice place to rest. On the way in, Ari made mental notes as to what would be good ideas for some wood. After given the signal that it'd be good to start gathering, Ariesti left the clearing to gather the wood.
With an armful of dried wood, Ariesti came back to their camp and lightly set the wood down, "Would that be enough, or should I go get some more?" She asked and dusted her hands off; clearly liking the fact she was getting a bit dirty instead of keeping clean as a Princess should.
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Post by Lovely on Oct 10, 2012 18:26:13 GMT -5
Art knew it was enough but something inside her told her to keep the girl running. After all it wasn't every day that a warlord such as herself, would be able to tell a princess what to do. She smiled as she looked at the wood that was laid before her, "I need more" she ordered, "get me some" with that Art before to attempt fire. "When you return we shall eat, but not until you gather more wood" she had food in her satchel, water, broth, and dried meat. It wasn't what princesses would be accustomed in eating but it was their supper, so long as Ari obeyed her commands.
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Post by Kiri on Oct 10, 2012 19:59:18 GMT -5
Ariesti look at her and nodded. Without another word, the Princess walked back into the woods, carefully walking around. The dried leaves and sticks crunched under her footfall. This time around, she was out a bit longer than before. She grabbed many different sizes of sticks and other chunks of wood. At one point, she did get a little scratched up from of branches, but nothing that wouldn’t heal. After she came back, she looked at Art—a few scratches on her arms and a couple across her cheeks. “I hope this is enough now.” She stated and set the pile near the fire Art had built. For the first time in the growing darkness, Ariesti looked up at the night sky: the stars were very different and she frowned.
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Post by Lovely on Oct 11, 2012 8:56:37 GMT -5
"One day you won't be able to see those stars staring down on us" Art began as she gave a loaf of bread and a piece of dried meat to Ariesti, "the darkness is clouding Cyllaron day by day, it may be tomorrow or a hundred years from now, but we'll all be lost within the shadows that shall eventually destroy the homes we're in...That's what happened to Treset" She leaned back as she began to eat. "...I'm planning on stopping that" Her voice now more serious then ever. Though it would not seem like Art at all, her intentions were indeed pure.
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Post by Kiri on Oct 11, 2012 14:24:57 GMT -5
Her stomach churned in hunger. It wasn't up until the point she was handed the dried meat that Ariesti even noticed she was hungry. Her stomach let loose a mighty growl and the Princess' cheeks tinted a bright pink. Without a second though, she torn off a bite of the meat and chewed as she thought what Art had said. "I didn't think the darkness could be stopped." She stated after she finally finished chewing. "Perhaps, if it true it could be stopped... then Treset could be reversed and become the country it had been before." She mused and took a bite of the bread. "I want to help." She suddenly stated and looked at her very seriously.
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Post by Lovely on Oct 11, 2012 19:33:53 GMT -5
"Oh I'll need all the help I can get" She insisted as she began to eat. The food wasn't much but it was enough to quench her hunger at least until they got the Van Hallen. There was so much hope from this one, her eagerness to help sparked a small sense of hope within Art, she smirked as she leaned over her folded knees as she grew slightly closer to Ari, "You really want to make a difference don't you little one" She released a small chuckle, as she examined the young girl, almost as if trying to read her facial expressions.
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Post by Kiri on Oct 11, 2012 21:04:30 GMT -5
Ariesti leaned back a little as the woman leaned in closer to her. She looked to the side away from her, then looked back and forced a small smile, "Yes?" She laughed lightly and gently bit her lip. "I don't know much about the world... Except for the fact there is a darkness that is threatening to envelope all of Cyllaron... I would like to keep living... I don't exactly want to disappear like everyone else. I know a lot of people probably don't know about it, and it's probably better that they never do... So yes, I do want to make a difference." She stated with a small shrug. "And perhaps... as we get to my destination, we'll find more people to help."
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