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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Brother Shatterstone" data-source="post: 1391171" data-attributes="member: 13442">Brystasia Purelove: Half-Nymph/Female (Avenger/Favored Soul/Heartwarder)The noise is soft and familiar but Brystasia is unable to place it as she stirs.  The movement causes a slight wave of pain to course between her temples but its gone as quickly as it showed.  Brystasia after wincing realizes that the noise had stopped and tries to remember where she is.“Sune’s blessing milady but the morning has arrived.  I truly hope you slept well.”  The voice is soft and pleasant but it sounds harsh to Brystasia as she groans in reply trying to opens her eyes in the process but she only sees an unfocused and blurred silvery yellow blob.  Not use to sleeping with her hair down it takes Brystasia a second to place the view, Great that’s going go to be a nightmarish mess to deal with.The persistent voice continues this time with a touch of worry, “Are you feeling alright milady?”Brystasia gentle rolls to her side carefully realizing that she is lying on her hair as she runs her fingers through it confirming her thoughts that indeed her hair was a tangled mess that would be near impossible to salvage without great effort, maybe I should just cut it off all off and start over. Her own suggestion sounds ridiculous as her eyes catch daylight for the first time.  The sight is a normal one as a young female about her age was smiling back at her.  A smile that Brystasia didn’t really feel at the moment, “Good morning Hestia and no need to worry I’m fine.”Hestia doesn’t hesitate as she continues talking the familiar sounds of her cleaning continue as Brystasia tries to focus on the world, “That’s good milady as today is the auction, right?”Brystasia frowns realizing that indeed today was the day of the auction and her hopes of staying in bed where crushed, “Indeed it is Hestia, and from what I’ve been hearing today might be some sort of a record turnout.”  Brystasia feels slightly better as she listens to her own words, “Today shall be a great day to spread Sune’s words and love.”Hestia, a pretty girl in her own right with dark hair and darker eyes, turns from the articles of clothing she was folding smiling fondly at Brystasia , “Indeed it shall be milady.”  Hestia turns back to the clothing and simply states, “Milady did you know you’re the talk of Waterdeep this morning?”Brystasia roles her Turquoise eyes in absolute disgust and sighs, When am I not the talk of the town…?  She bites her tongue though knowing that Hestia wasn’t going to be denied talking about her gossip and though Brystasia knew that Hestia told others of her comings and goings their friendship was true and no real secrets was ever spilled.Brystasia pulls herself up in her bed realizing that she slept in her dress’ strapless slip.  The slip was part of a radical change in Waterdeep’s high noble fashion and one that Brystasia was quite happy with as it meant the loss of nearly 15 pounds of clothing from the near endless petticoats and skirts that was high fashion last year, Sune, please never again with that style.Realizing Hestia is still waiting for a reply she replies not quite successful in hiding her annoyance as she pulls the slips back up adjusting her breasts to a more comfortable position, “Oh really?  What is it this time?”Hestia turns and looks shocked, “Why your date with your new unknown friend, milady!”Brystasia frowns deep in though honestly confused at what she was talking about, “Date?  I had no date…”  She rolls her eyes again in obviously disgust and quickly moves to put an end to the rumor, “Conan?  That was no date it was simply a celebration of our parties success.”Hestia looks at her with an unbelieving sidewise glance, “A party usually consists of more than two milady.”Brystasia stands upon her knees in the middle of the bed voicing her displeasure at the rumors, “Hestia it was simply friends getting together for drinks and nothing more.”Hestia winks and turns back to her work replying dryly, “Sure it was milady.  So how did your non date go then?”Brystasia contemplates throwing a pillow at her friend, It wasn’t a date. but thinks decides not too. “It seemed to go well enough… I guess.  He’s a hard man to get to open up its almost like he doesn’t trust anyone or its almost like he is two different people at times.  Like he complemented me in the middle of a dungeon comparing me to some undead goddess, or queen, I don’t really remember which but last night their where none.”  She thinks back to the tavern and the ever-present strangers that seem to flock to her.  She frowns, signs and continues soft-spoken, “Well at least not from him.”Hestia had been laughing at the complement that had been offered missed her frown and fallow up comments, “He compared you to what?” Brystasia simple shrugs trying to defend Conan’s words, “It was kind of cute in weird barbarian way.”Hestia curtsies and smiles apologetically, “With milady’s experience at complements if you like it then a decent and nice complement it was indeed.”  She nodded her head for emphasis.Brystasia grins as she rolls her eyes while waving at her hand dismissively at Hestia, “So anyhow this date what’s the gossip?Hestia grins as she heads to the closet looking at dresses for today’s auction holding each on up briefly if Brystasia raises an eyebrow in interest when she points to each.  “Well it seems your handsome stranger shortly after you left was seen holding one of the barmaids on his lap in a rather romantic nature.”Brystasia feels a slight twinge of jealously at the news but nothing except a smile is showing on her face, “Oh really?  Well good for him as I said it wasn’t a date at all.  Just friends.”Hestia carries on and Brystasia is left wondering if she really ever needs to respond to her gossip, “Well rumors, persistent rumors at that milady, is that Lord Acheron, of the merchant house by the same name, paid for the wench’s services in the hope of hurting your savage friends chances and also in hopes of bolstering Ragnar, his oldest son chances with you.”Brystasia had long ago grown accustomed to such gossip but it still struck a hurtful cord with her, Why do these people constantly do this?  She looks at Hestia her voice full of disdain, “That sounds like the good lord he’s tried everything else to win my affections…  Including his own son.”  She sits and wonders how such a cruel old man could be attracted to her but she quickly decided it’s simply skin-deep lust and nothing more.Hestia had pulled out a light but deep blue gown that made her eyes stand out and a stole that was highlighted with Sune’s symbol with her redheaded tendrils cascading through out it.  Hestia walks out of the room briefly turning the water on for Brystasia knowing that she prefers too bath in the morning and she also drops in a few drops of Brystasia’s favorite oils before returning to the room.Brystasia removes the rest of her clothing with no reservations to being naked in front of Hestia, to have something against nudity would be against Sune’s beliefs, as Hestia continues back into today’s gossip, “Oh milady Lord Agravain told me to tell you hello.”Brystasia looks slightly confused trying to place name finally realizing that he’s related to the one of the lords of Waterdeep but so far removed it was impossible for him to raise in power.  At least through his blood he was worth fortune in money wise but that’s not what bothered Brystasia, “Why?  He’s married and has a young child.”Hestia turns and smiles at Brystasia, “Oh you didn’t hear the good news then?  The good lord’s wife is pregnant again and they are suspecting twins.  Isn’t that just wonderful?”Brystasia frowns shocked at what she’s hearing, “My gods, I feel nothing but sorrow.  His wife is pregnant and all Lord Agravain can do is think about courting me.”Hestia simply shrugs smiling sadly, “Milady it’s not like he doesn’t love her.  If you could ever see them in public he truly adore her.  It’s just that Brystasia, milady and my closet friend, you’re hardly a normal woman.  Sune has truly blessed you all the men who look upon you realize this and most seem unable to resist your charms.  I wish you wouldn’t get like this as theirs little you can do about it.”  She reaches over and grasps Brystasia shoulder making their eyes meet.  “Enjoy your bath milady my Sune’s guidance easy your mind.”  She kisses Brystasia on the forehead and leaves her chambers.Brystasia sits on her bed thinking for a few minutes thinking upon her friend’s words before she heads for her bath still upset at what she heard, Sune's blessing and my mother’s curse.She immerges from her chambers in little more than an hour later hoping to find the others and seeing how she can help in the final hours from before the auction.</blockquote>

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