Destiny's Tears-Prologue: A Jewel in the Shadow Part I

[Brother Shatterstone]

Molpe Lilypetals: Limnad/Female (Siren)

[sblock]* Molpe frowned in confusion and would have rubbed her forehead at the news if she hadn’t been holding Esperanza. It didn’t make sense to her, then again she thought to herself, most of this place didn’t make any sense to her so why should this? *

“So let me get this straight; there’s a group called the Rosethornes that is ambushing outsiders, and it was pure chance that we were among them, but their also masquerading as the city guards and we may have lost are only connection to Arire, the Rosethornes leader.”

* Molpe sighs for a second as she looks towards Esperanza offering a large grin in an effort to keep the little girl from misbehaving to badly. *

“Wei-Han, how does this world handle its trials? I know back home that as witness we would have been called to testify to what we shall...”[/sblock]

 

[Eonthar]

Abdiel Lyanthra, Mojiin Preserver

Zykovian and Rystil:
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* A confused look appears on Abdiel's phase. He states something in Seelie. *
[SBLOCK]"I am sorry, I do not understand you. By any chance do you speak Seelie?"[/SBLOCK][/SBLOCK]

 

[Rystil Arden]

Molpe:
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*Wei-Han nods.*

"You have it light, though I would guess that armost arr the city guards would be regitimate, with only a few that are actuarry outraws, though with Arire's vendetta, I think that we can expect a mole-than-usuar chance to encountel these few false guards, that we can."

"As fol justice, foltunatery fol us, arthough pelhaps unfoltunatery for the citisens of the Labourer's Ward, the guards there are not vely stlict about the exact ploceedings of the raw. My testimony and the Rosethorne emblem on the cleature's weapon were enough to convince them of its guirt."
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[Eonthar]

Abdiel Lyanthra, Mojiin Preserver

Rystil, Zykovian & Melody:

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"Please, both of you, have a seat." Abdiel's deep voice intones in Seelie. He continues, talking to the newcomer, "I am Abdiel, are you a friend of Amity's? May I inquire as to what your name may be?"

Abdiel is a tall muscular humanoid creature with wide shoulders and a broad chest. His skin is covered in silver scales that have a slight blue tinge that gleam like liquid silver. His reptilian head, shaped like a dragon's with an elongated snout with a smooth shiny plate over the nose, rests atop his snaky neck. Between two small, smooth, shiny horns that taper back, a frill rises in the center of his head and runs down his back to the tip of his tail. He has completely black eyes. Abdiel wears blue robes covering a breastplate that is made of treated Gyrthra tree leaves, his robes are crossed by a pair of thick belts on which hangs a number of belt pouches. He wears no further ornamentation.

Once they are seated, Abdiel continues. "What do you know of this convocation? I only know that it concerns some type of Spelljamming expedition. That and that it will be held in the 'Grand Ampitheatre' in the 'Ducal Ward.' Where ever, or what ever, that may be. As you may have guessed I am new to this city ... actually I am pretty new to cities in general. My people do not have them."

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[Brother Shatterstone]

Molpe Lilypetals: Limnad/Female (Siren)

[sblock]“Well, it just seems like its all a dead end to me,” Molpe signed not sure what else to do but she quickly turns her attention her to Esperanza, giving the young girl a beaming smile as she reaches with her free hand and pokes her in the nose, “Okay! I poked your nosey you can now talk, little one! What was it you wanted to say a few minutes ago?”[/sblock]

 

[Rystil Arden]

Molpe:
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*Esperanza giggles when Molpe pokes her 'nosey' and bubbles enthusiastically.*

"You fight the bad guys too? And beat them up to save the children from their mean old plans to be mean to people? You're so awesome! You do everything from the stories, and I thought they were just make-believe! You're my hero Miss Molpe!"

"A dead end," Wei-Han ponders, "Or perhaps simpry a beauteous new beginning, with you praying the part of the radiant Dawn Goddess Amatherasu. Thele is still no reason why you cannot simpry ignore the dishonourable acts of the Rosethornes and have a good time on youl filst visit to Erdiz. After all, just think of it as a way to dishonour that nasty Arire, that you can not onry defeat her when she comes against you, but arso continue on your happy joulney as if nothing happened, as if her attack was simpry insignificant."
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[Brother Shatterstone]

Molpe Lilypetals: Limnad/Female (Siren)

[sblock]* Molpe manages to continue to smile as she blushes from the praise but Wei-Han interrupts and changes the subject back to the business at hand before Molpe can tell the young one the truth of what happened, Molpe wasn’t a hero, plain in simple. *

* Molpe frowned at Wei-Han’s suggestion, she didn’t want to abandon all hope in regards to Arire, she could harm, maim, or kill another innocent but she realized that even with Wei-Han’s help she probably wasn’t the right one person for that task. *

“Well you do speak the truth Wei-Han… I desperately crave the cool lake waters of home and though the city lacks a lake these bath houses did sound fun.”[/sblock]

 

[Rystil Arden]

Molpe:
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*Wei-Han nods*

"Yes. To do othelwise, except at your command, but be suplemely dishonourabre. I sharr take you thele right away if you desile. Sharr the rittre one come arong as well? She's vely cute; what's her name?"

"Hiya Mr-Molpe's-Boyfriend! My name's Esperanza!" the little girl takes mention of her name as a cue to speak, "Are you her Witch-Knight? In the stories, a Witch-Knight is a handsome knight who protects the beautiful good witch from the big scary fire-breathing dragons, and he always talks of 'honour' and 'glory' and the 'honour of his lady.' They're almost as brave as Knight-Arrants. Those are the bravest ones of all. Mommy says that my daddy was a Knight-Arrant, but I dunno because he never comes to visit me."
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[Brother Shatterstone]

Molpe Lilypetals: Limnad/Female (Siren)

[sblock]* Molpe, not yet wanting to be the voice of reason, they didn’t have Esperanza’s mother’s permission so it simply wouldn’t be right to take the child, looked amused as she watched Esperanza toss wave after wave of questions at Wei-Han. Molpe offered no reprieve, instead she looked on curious to see how he would reply. *[/sblock]

 

[Rystil Arden]

Molpe:
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*Wei-Han looks somewhat uncomfortable, squirming a bit under Esparanza's constant barrage of questions, until he can finally get a word in edgewise.*

"Errm, no deal chird, I am no Knight. I am Wei-Han, initiate of the ancient alt of Ryuko. And we have not fought any file-bleathing dlagons, onry some mean climinars, arthough I have no doubt that Molpe's radiant beauty could charm even the heart of a four Zalan-Lung untir it rost the wirr to lesist her, and then she would defeat it without my humbre aid, that she would."

"What kind of art is Ryuko? Is it like finger-painting? Because I do that sometimes in the mud. Does that mean I can fight dragons?"

"Errm, no chird. Ryuko is a vely selious alt, invorving tlaining of the body and the mind together as one to act in halmony and self-defense."

"That sounds fun! I'd like to learn how to do that, but I don't think I'll have enough time cuz I'll be practising really really hard on learning to sing magic songs so I can be just like my hero, Miss Molpe!"
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