Kiss of Darkness: Part 1--A Hint of Shadow

[Rystil Arden]

"Because..." the cloaked figure takes a deep breath in and then out, "Valerie...I am your--"

*With a flick of the wrist, the figure whirls off the cloak, simultaneously closing in quickly, revealing a giggling Princess Elenia just as she grips Valerie in a big hug.*

"Val! I heard about the hubbub at the gate last night. I'm so glad you're alright!"

 

[Bront]

Val laughs and hugs the Princess back, "Yeah, the gate guards are pretty stuborn, they could teach the castle guards a thing or two."

She straightens herself out, gets rather stiff and stands at attention. She then begins speeking in an exageratedly formal voice, "Princess, these are my friends, Baeleth, Rhaka, and Vera. And this is Dhistan, a man we rescued durring our... research."

She cracks a grin at the end.

 

[unleashed]

Baeleth Dawnmist, Male High Elf Swashbuckler/Wizard

Once he’s introduced, Baeleth smiles and simply says, “Princess,” as he bows his head politely.

 

[Nonlethal Force]

Rhaka mimics the elfs bow, figuring it was the polite thing do do.

 

[Rystil Arden]

*Verra seems a bit out of it.*

"Oh, that explains that," she offers.

*Dhistan mutters something unintelligible.*

[SBLOCK=Listen DC 25]"Bah, humans and their foolishness. Now we know where the girl gets it."[/SBLOCK]

*Elenia arches an eyebrow.*

"It's like you've brought all of Sil'derran to come visit. What a strange coincidence, but I can only begin to guess at once it means. A rogue baelnorn gone mad? A dark elf incursion from below? A crazed elf declared outcast--what's the word for that, 'Irenicus'?--and starting a row here? Is the badger a symbol of one of the gods of the mysterious gnomes, or was that a raccoon? Oh, but it must be so exciting."

"And speaking of exciting--we've got a few exciting options right this moment actually! Val, would you like to be me and turn yourself in at the palace? If not, our other option is a fast-paced chase and game of hide-and-seek in the worse part of town, which is altogether fun too--I've brought along some valuables and magic items that we can use to help the less fortunate if we do that!"

 

[unleashed]

Baeleth Dawnmist, Male High Elf Swashbuckler/Wizard

*Baeleth chuckles and his eyes sparkle with mirth, as the princess rattles off her list of possible events which might have brought them here, shaking his head as each is mentioned in turn, as he waits for a chance to speak without interrupting.*

“Well, while all those options are certainly something which might bring a group from Sil'derran to your kingdom, princess, you hit on the exact reason beforehand... strange coincidence... as we all happened to be here for our own reasons, before hearing Valerie’s cry for help and running to her aid...”

 

[Rystil Arden]

"You don't have to call me 'princess' or 'your majesty'. Elenia is just fine."

 

[unleashed]

Baeleth Dawnmist, Male High Elf Swashbuckler/Wizard

“Well, I didn’t want to appear presumptuous, Elenia, as some people put a lot of weight in titles... plus I’m still not too sure about human customs,” Baeleth grins.

 

[Bront]

"Oh, I know how you love hide and seek," Val says with a grin and a gleem in her eye. "Harile will know I'm back soon enough, so we best be getting to the fun while we can."

 

[Nonlethal Force]

Rhaka shakes her head. "Fun? We have not traveled for how many days to come into yet another city to play a game, have we? We have a purpose to accomplish. When that is complete we can have fun. When the pups of a young wolf are hungry, the mother wolf does not encourage them to play. She teaches them to hunt. Wisdom does not play when there is work to be done. Unless, of course, like the mother wolf you can do both at the same time. Play if you will, but only in a direction that leads to the accomplishment of our purpose." Any other direction is unwise.