Academy of Drell, Part 7

[Tokiwong]

"Would you say something?" Charlotte asks gruffly, looking to Keith. "You've been quiet the whole time. You've said nothing... don't you have any thoughts?"

Damnit, I'm being too harsh... now I'm lashing out at Keith...
He deserves it, doesn't he? He didn't support you when you needed it.
But Lyrique was right... I'm just being stubborn...

"I'm sorry, Keith." Charlotte says, sighing. "I'm just a little... tense, is all. I think I'm going to go sit down somewhere... Rallyn had a good idea. What we all need right now is some good times... something to take our minds off of what's happened. If you want to see me later, I'll be at Dorac'z."

With that, she heads for Dorac'z.

Keith follows Charlotte and once they are outside, he places a hand on her shoulder, “Hey Charlotte, I apologize for back there, I really did not have much to say, and frankly most of them don’t accept my ways or my actions, so I am trying not to get in their way. Besides, I really think Rallyn has a good idea, we should try and get our mind off the bad, and focus on the good.”

He spins her around and gives her a passionate kiss, “Remember what I said on the island, about having a brief respite later, well lets try and just relax and enjoy the night, our victory and each other?”

Keith shows a slow, but warm smile to Charlotte after the kiss.

 

[Tokiwong]

Double Post

 

[GnomeWorks]

Keith
"Hey Charlotte, I apologize for back there, I really did not have much to say, and frankly most of them don’t accept my ways or my actions, so I am trying not to get in their way. Besides, I really think Rallyn has a good idea, we should try and get our mind off the bad, and focus on the good."

Apologies...

"I know. No one else seems to get along with you... and Rallyn had a good idea, that's why I'm heading out."

Keith
"Remember what I said on the island, about having a brief respite later, well lets try and just relax and enjoy the night, our victory and each other?"

That certainly surprised me...

Charlotte nods, but says nothing.

Keith shows a slow, but warm smile to Charlotte after the kiss.

Charlotte smiles back at Keith, then puts her arm around him. "Let's go, then."

 

[Tokiwong]

Keith follows, placing his arm around her, and walking with her to Dorac'z, "Humans are not as long lived as we elves, but your smile is eternal, Charlotte. It will haunt me to till the end of my days..." speaking in a soft, unhurried tone....

 

[GnomeWorks]

Keith
"Humans are not as long lived as we elves, but your smile is eternal, Charlotte. It will haunt me to till the end of my days..."

What do I say to that? What can I say? I mean... I know that he's an elf, and that he'll live for a long time, long after... I'm gone... but is it really necessary to remind me of my own mortality? Perhaps I'm being selfish... he'll suffer for a long time after I'm gone...

"Let's not worry about that." Charlotte says. "Let's just enjoy the time we have together."

...or will he? After I'm gone... will he find someone else to fill the void I'll leave behind? ...I can't think like this, it will make me worry too much. If he does, who am I to blame him? He will live for centuries... could I blame him if he tries to find someone else?

I don't know...

 

[Tokiwong]

What do I say to that? What can I say? I mean... I know that he's an elf, and that he'll live for a long time, long after... I'm gone... but is it really necessary to remind me of my own mortality? Perhaps I'm being selfish... he'll suffer for a long time after I'm gone...

"Let's not worry about that." Charlotte says. "Let's just enjoy the time we have together."

...or will he? After I'm gone... will he find someone else to fill the void I'll leave behind? ...I can't think like this, it will make me worry too much. If he does, who am I to blame him? He will live for centuries... could I blame him if he tries to find someone else?

I don't know...

“There is nothing to worry about," he says as they walk together, "perhaps my words trouble you. I am not a man that speaks his heart, as well as perhaps our peers, this we both know to be true. I prefer action, to words and thoughts,” Keith paused as he thought over what he wanted to say.

Keith continued in silence for a long moment before speaking, “The time we have together, is precious to me, Charlotte. We should make tonight, a beautiful memory for both of us,” as he opens the door to Dorac’z…

 

[Argent Silvermage]

Lyrique stands waiting for Carnan to give the OK to enter. He is very nervous and becoming increasingly paranoid. He keeps glancing over at Mortimer and finally says, "If not for your being here with me I think I might just have dropped the book in the dirt by now and run for the hills."

 

[Jarval]

"Oh, don't let me stop you." Mortimer says jokingly. He pats Lyrique on the shoulder, turning serious for a moment.

"To be honest, I'm a bit nervous myself, but don't worry. Once we hand the book over, we can put it out of our minds. Just think about your mother's food waiting for us."

 

[GnomeWorks]

Keith
There is nothing to worry about, perhaps my words trouble you. I am not a man that speaks his heart, as well as perhaps our peers, this we both know to be true. I prefer action, to words and thoughts,"

Charlotte nods. "I know."

Keith
"The time we have together, is precious to me, Charlotte. We should make tonight, a beautiful memory for both of us,"

Charlotte nods, smiling at Keith, then walks through the opened door.

 

[Tokiwong]

Keith follows Charlotte inside, and grabs a table and orders drinks and food for Charlotte, whatever she likes. Out of habit though he looks to the corners, gauges the escape routes, and takes in each person, sizing them up as he looks for suspicious individuals. Once satisfied he took a drink, well within moderation, each motion deliberate, not practiced but with extreme grace and poise.

I wonder what she is thinking, humans are so strange, so alien in ways, so focused on the now, so short term… so mortal. I see, she will die so very soon, in the time it takes for a true romance to blossom, she will be on her deathbed… but perhaps that is the path I must take. There will never be another, and I can welcome that thought.

“So what is on your mind, Charlotte,” Keith asks in an almost unconcerned tone, his eyes focusing on her solely, though they have that same cold dispassionate look, he normally carries.