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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rystil Arden" data-source="post: 2190305" data-attributes="member: 29014">*Irrespective of Samira's answer, when Jamilah sees that Marid is talking to Samira instead of she, she flies up into the air and perches on Marid's shoulder.* --Here, silly! Its me. I'm a psicrystal! Pretty cool, huh? I can even get spider-legs too and walk around! Don't you want to be my friend?-- *Jamilah feels self-satisfaction at keeping herself to a relatively low amount of chatter, as Shalah had asked, and if Marid gives his answer, she knows that Shalah will be pleased.* --Hey, Shalah! You'll never guess what Marid told me. I know the answer. Isn't that great? Want me to tell you? Huh, huh, want me to tell you?-- --Yes, please, little beauty. I would be honoured if you would tell me this-- --OK! But fiiiiiiiiiirst, you have to guess which colour I'm thinking of. Which colour is it? Do you know? I bet you don't know.-- --Let me guess: Is it the vibrant blazing red of Samira's hair......again?-- --Wow? How did you know? You must be psychic!-- --Well I am a telepath, dear.-- --Okiday! Marid said that he's OK with marrying both of them, but he wants to ask Malika first.--  *Shalah's mental voice laughs.*   --A wise man. He knows that now that he is engaged to Malika, he will not be the one to make the decisions. He should do well.-- "Honoured Kadar," Shalah says, "Marid agrees with the sagacity of your decision, although he wisely wishes to ask Malika, the fire nymph's opinion on the matter before committing. Indeed, it is possible that she will be averse to this arrangement, so it would behoove us to speak with her as soon as possible, while she is still relatively nearby. With your permission, my companions and I will take our leave for now and return when negotiations with Malika are fully resolved. Of course, Marid, as the nymph's beloved, should accompany us, with your permission, and he will find the journey in our company much safer than his solitary trysts to visit Malika in the past." *Asking the fire nymph's opinion...the thought couldn't help but make Shalah think that Jamilah might be right. Perhaps she should ask Samira for her opinion more often, even when Samira has already given it and Shalah does not need to ask, simply to show her care for the half-nymph's opinions.* *Meanwhile, feeling liberated by her success with Marid, Jamilah has decided to talk to Samira.* --O great and peerlessly Radiant Jewel, it is I, your humble servant Jamilah. I know you're mad at Shalah, and I think she was being a bit of a meanie when she didn't listen to you very well, but she's talking to me and I can tell that she's really sad now because it hurts her inside when you act aloof to her. She can't let it show in front of the Guardians and the other Heirs, but inside...she's crying.--  *Oooo, look at that,* thought the psicrystal, *I talked to Samira! I did it! And she didn't snap at me to quiet down, at least not yet! I think I said something helpful. And I didn't talk for too long. I did it! Hurray for me! I am the crystalline Queen of the Hidden Oasis!*</blockquote>

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