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

[Brother Shatterstone]

Molpe Lilypetals: Limnad/Female (Siren)

* Molpe turns to smile apoplectically towards Glamour before she returns her attention and lips back to Alire’s ear. *

Whispered Seelie (DC15) [sblock]“Well, Alire? Will that quench the trust of your anger?”[/sblock]

 

[Rystil Arden]

*Alire ponders for a while and then replies in Seelie:*
[SBLOCK]
"I know there must be a trick...You want me to become tainted by the killing...To fall from grace! I won't kill you to become corrupt like you..."
[/SBLOCK]

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

Molpe Lilypetals: Limnad/Female (Siren)

* Molpe replies as she pulls back, no longer whispering, with an honest smile. *

Seelie: [sblock]“Nope, Alire, no trick at all. I simply believe that my life should not be more valuable than that of a planet with, what millions of lives? If you’re willing to listen without such a sacrifice from me than I’m more than willing to have it not happen to me. At least in the end, with your denial of the offer, that I know your not as bad as a person as others claim you to be. Now please be civil and discuss the matter of this jewel with Zykovian. It is the real matter at hand here.” [/sblock]

 

[Rystil Arden]

*Alire frowns and says:*
[SBLOCK]
"Fine! Bounty hunter, it disgusts me to pay your ilk, but whatever the Dragonlords are paying you, I will double if I can. Just let me bring the Crazan Arris back to Arris. Surely even a Dragonlord pawn like you can feel for a dying planet? If not, then think of your gold."
[/SBLOCK]

 

[Keia]

Zykovian T’Erilan, Male Altanian Hp's: 08/18

[SBLOCK]

"Fine! Bounty hunter, it disgusts me to pay your ilk, but whatever the Dragonlords are paying you, I will double if I can. Just let me bring the Crazan Arris back to Arris. Surely even a Dragonlord pawn like you can feel for a dying planet? If not, then think of your gold."

[/SBLOCK]
*Zykovian laughed . . . a heathly full bodied laugh. With a smile on his face, he looked to Alire . . . giggled once . . . cleared his throat and tried to explain things to here.*
*In Seelie/ High Praetorian* (Mhrazhar has been left out in the cold too long)[sblock] "Alire, you really have no concepts other than white or black, do you? When you see a fresh wonderful looking fruit and take a bite and the fruit is bitter and rotten, do you continue to eat it? When you decide to have a picnic outside and a horrible storm comes . . . do you still have the picnic outside. Do you truly think so little of someone that they cannot make the same sort of decision?"

"I was offered a bounty . . . to recover a gem, a stolen gem . . . the bounty was a very cool 10,000 credits - though I had a name, a Zaryl Barryn - I didn't know of it, met no one who sponsored this bounty. It was given through an intermidiary . . . one I trust . . . but just because a bounty is given . . . it does not mean that it must be accepted. I made that decision for myself the moment Abdiel explained of his planet's peril and of his need to return it for the good of his planet . . . some things are worth more than money . . . worth more than life itself . . . I've been near death several times tonite . . . so have my friends . . . mostly at your hands . . . because you only see what you wanted to see . . . only you could be the righteous one, only you were the untainted uncorrupted . . . incorruptible . . . but your righteousness blinded you . . . your fury to attack us had costs on both sides . . . together we could have been mighty - we may yet be mighty. We should . . . we could return the gem where it belongs . . . together." [/sblock]

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

Molpe Lilypetals: Limnad/Female (Siren)

* Molpe smiles delighted to see such rapid progress but she couldn’t help but feel confused at some of the words and accusations. Did two different planets need the jewel or was Zykovian giving up the bounty after everything was said and done? As much as she wondered she remained quite, it wasn’t her place to ask questions or speak at the moment. *

 

[Rystil Arden]

*Alire looks somewhat disgruntled, but apparently something Molpe did has calmed her down. She replies in Seelie:*
[SBLOCK]
"You won't get very far insulting me, you know. You speak of your 'near-death' situations as if that makes you a martyr, but in reality, none of your motley crew has died, while you have killed my sisters...I entered an ongoing fight to hear that you had just murdered a helpless and unconscious sister of mine, and you then immediately killed another, poor Myrrhine, she was such a kind Oread..."

"As for Zaryl Barryn, I know that he has set bounties already and thus I know that you had a bounty from him. He found the Crazan Arris and plans on using its energy in a ritual to create a destructive artifact so he can conquer Valthas from the Valthynes...He and his allies must be stopped, and preferably slain...He is an awful man who deserves death a hundred times over...In any case, if you really care for Arris, just give the Jewel to me and you won't have to worry about it any more."
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[Brother Shatterstone]

Molpe Lilypetals: Limnad/Female (Siren)

* Molpe looks from Alire, with some pride at her ability to remain calm, to Zykovian in a confusing array of emotions, surprise, hurt, and worry dominated, but it’s easy to tell she searches for some truth in the words upon Zykovian’s face but she continued to remain quite pondering how a Oread could have become involved in this at all. *

 

[Keia]

Zykovian T’Erilan, Male Altanian Hp's: 08/18

*In seelie/high praetorian*[sblock]

"You won't get very far insulting me, you know. You speak of your 'near-death' situations as if that makes you a martyr, but in reality, none of your motley crew has died, while you have killed my sisters...I entered an ongoing fight to hear that you had just murdered a helpless and unconscious sister of mine, and you then immediately killed another, poor Myrrhine, she was such a kind Oread..."

"And you killed her. You attacked us with murderous intent after we discovered the body of the mojiin in the alley - a body with what appearred to be one of your hairs on the dagger, Molpe. If you would have observed, or asked, or even frelling thought a moment, we might have been working together ever since that moment. But noooooooooooo, you had to try and kill us, but you didn't even with our two Mojiin as possible evidence, even with us pleading to you to stop and discuss matters . . . you kept attacking, until you knew you would not win and fled," Zykovian replied.

. . . In any case, if you really care for Arris, just give the Jewel to me and you won't have to worry about it any more."

*Zykovian looked thoughtful for a moment.*
"Mmmmm, no. I'm not giving the gem to you. Somehow, I don't trust you to possess it. But I won't fulfill the bounty I was offered. I'm giving it to the one who has deserved it from the moment I met . . . I'm giving the gem to Abdiel," Zykovian explained. "It is his planet . . . I know he is a preserver . . . it is his dream . . . he should have the chance to make his dream reality and bring life back into his world."[/sblock]

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

Molpe Lilypetals: Limnad/Female (Siren)

* Molpe had been about to interject about the dagger and the hair but stopped short, squirmed uncomfortably for a moment, and let the two leaders discus matters but she wasn’t smiling as she had been before. *