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<blockquote data-quote="Danielle du Pris" data-source="post: 3805796" data-attributes="member: 49445"><p>The honey-haired child was prone to stomach aches, headaches, loud screaming fits broken by angelic sweetness and intense loving devotion that got her alternately indulged and punished and avoided. The country estate seemed a more fitting place, away from the raised eyebrows of the Theocracy's capital that might start raising in her father's direction for not having better control over his offspring The other four children were so much more biddable. And even if away from her family except for annual summer visits, she was happy. Happier still, when she discovered and was accepted into the hidden druidic circle, though even they cautioned her about her temper. </p><p></p><p>She kept it hidden. She played at being ladylike when under her parents' eyes, only stubborn about being separated from her dog, and made excuses for not going with them when each summer passed. But then they came outside the normal time, her father intense with the exhilaration of a new campaign against the chaos that was rumoured to plague the district. Three items of high magic came with him, to be given to the commanders of the coming divisions. She snuck away to warn the circle, and guarded it while they met. Whoever was traitor proved traitor again and a small contingent of the Pale's troops approached. Druidic magics were holding them back when her dog bounded out to meet the leader. A beast attacking him! He slew it, and Melyssa went wild, and wildshape, and by the end there were three of the troops dead and the rest scattered. She returned to the manor shattered and shaken, and others brought back the body of her brother and the two of his men that had died. </p><p></p><p>What was done must be rectified, and a druid can do that. But somehow having the corpse of her brother raised as a loudly angry and accusatory dwarf caused even more disruption. She fled, taking the items that would be used against the druids with her, for they also provided protection against magical searches. A warrant went out: Melyssa Andrea Turgenot, who murdered her brother.</p><p></p><p>Honey-haired Melyssa who preferred commoner's garb. Henna-haired Danielle, who dressed as a high lady. But they were after her. The warrants kept appearing and drove her farther and farther away. And she couldn't shapechange anymore, not without losing the protection of the magic that kept them from finding her. Maddening to watch the eagles circling over the river, the wolf shadows bounding through the forest, and not be able to join them. Enough to drive one to drink, or sharpen the tongue to razor edge even if it sliced both ways. And there were other dangers around. She gave one the slip by slipping loose the antimagic, but he knew her abilities then and found out the other secret. He'd protect her, but the protection was far from Oerth and a druid's oaths are hard to transplant to alien soil. At least there was a place to shapechange now. Then a bounty hunter showed up asking about Danielle more than Melyssa and that was too disturbing. Danielle left, leaving a note asking Nicholaus not to follow.</p><p></p><p>And Danton showed up. Short henna-red hair and a beardless face with bright wary eyes that shifted in colour as easily as Danielle's had. Rough in mien, a young man trying to act tougher than he was. But he made more friends than Danielle, including two who offered yet another way out and this time the ability to stay on Oerth. He hadn't decided, when the bounty hunter decided for him. Too much study had given the hunter too much knowledge and a vampire might find himself in permanently grave trouble if he attempted a rescue. But the other way out was still there, and Danton "died" trying to escape.</p><p></p><p>Now the only one left is Dhanya, of the short dark brown hair, who arrived too late to help her cousin Danton. Such a pity. Of course, she can't be <em>that</em> closely related: her eyes don't change colour.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Danielle du Pris, post: 3805796, member: 49445"] The honey-haired child was prone to stomach aches, headaches, loud screaming fits broken by angelic sweetness and intense loving devotion that got her alternately indulged and punished and avoided. The country estate seemed a more fitting place, away from the raised eyebrows of the Theocracy's capital that might start raising in her father's direction for not having better control over his offspring The other four children were so much more biddable. And even if away from her family except for annual summer visits, she was happy. Happier still, when she discovered and was accepted into the hidden druidic circle, though even they cautioned her about her temper. She kept it hidden. She played at being ladylike when under her parents' eyes, only stubborn about being separated from her dog, and made excuses for not going with them when each summer passed. But then they came outside the normal time, her father intense with the exhilaration of a new campaign against the chaos that was rumoured to plague the district. Three items of high magic came with him, to be given to the commanders of the coming divisions. She snuck away to warn the circle, and guarded it while they met. Whoever was traitor proved traitor again and a small contingent of the Pale's troops approached. Druidic magics were holding them back when her dog bounded out to meet the leader. A beast attacking him! He slew it, and Melyssa went wild, and wildshape, and by the end there were three of the troops dead and the rest scattered. She returned to the manor shattered and shaken, and others brought back the body of her brother and the two of his men that had died. What was done must be rectified, and a druid can do that. But somehow having the corpse of her brother raised as a loudly angry and accusatory dwarf caused even more disruption. She fled, taking the items that would be used against the druids with her, for they also provided protection against magical searches. A warrant went out: Melyssa Andrea Turgenot, who murdered her brother. Honey-haired Melyssa who preferred commoner's garb. Henna-haired Danielle, who dressed as a high lady. But they were after her. The warrants kept appearing and drove her farther and farther away. And she couldn't shapechange anymore, not without losing the protection of the magic that kept them from finding her. Maddening to watch the eagles circling over the river, the wolf shadows bounding through the forest, and not be able to join them. Enough to drive one to drink, or sharpen the tongue to razor edge even if it sliced both ways. And there were other dangers around. She gave one the slip by slipping loose the antimagic, but he knew her abilities then and found out the other secret. He'd protect her, but the protection was far from Oerth and a druid's oaths are hard to transplant to alien soil. At least there was a place to shapechange now. Then a bounty hunter showed up asking about Danielle more than Melyssa and that was too disturbing. Danielle left, leaving a note asking Nicholaus not to follow. And Danton showed up. Short henna-red hair and a beardless face with bright wary eyes that shifted in colour as easily as Danielle's had. Rough in mien, a young man trying to act tougher than he was. But he made more friends than Danielle, including two who offered yet another way out and this time the ability to stay on Oerth. He hadn't decided, when the bounty hunter decided for him. Too much study had given the hunter too much knowledge and a vampire might find himself in permanently grave trouble if he attempted a rescue. But the other way out was still there, and Danton "died" trying to escape. Now the only one left is Dhanya, of the short dark brown hair, who arrived too late to help her cousin Danton. Such a pity. Of course, she can't be [I]that[/I] closely related: her eyes don't change colour. [/QUOTE]
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