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<blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 8599765" data-attributes="member: 2012"><p><span style="color: rgb(243, 121, 52)">"Gentle soul or not,"</span> Aureus says warily. <span style="color: rgb(243, 121, 52)">"I'd rather she choose someone else."</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #F3ECE7"><em>"Either give me to the one called Aureus,"</em></span> Qi replies. <span style="color: #F3ECE7"><em>"Or throw me in a dragon's horde, if you find one that won't eat you. I don't care if I stay close to the others, so you can leave me in Carnell. The one called Aries is right that violence often erupts around us. But I will not go willingly with him either. If you force me to stay with my kin, I ask that someone else but Maur carry me. However, if no one is willing, I ask the dwarf to store me away so I may meditate in solace."</em></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(243, 121, 52)">"It should be Phar,"</span> Aureus suggests again.</p><p></p><p>Maur can feel Qi bristling at the thought of another wizard getting a hold of her, but he also can feel that she'd rather travel with the elf than with him... but not by much.</p><p></p><p><strong>OOC:</strong> From now on, I'm going to write Qi's responses as if Phar has already translated them from Draconic.</p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #F3ECE7"><em>"I can see the difference,"</em></span> Qi replies. <span style="color: #F3ECE7"><em>"But I have also had bad experiences with <u>adventurers</u> in the past. So quick to violence when things go wrong. In your fight against Tarrak, the creature and his minions left you little choice. But so many didn't have to die. The villagers should not have been put in harms way. They were not skilled enough. Their deaths were needless."</em></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(243, 121, 52)">"They chose to fight,"</span> Aureus insists.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #F3ECE7"><em>"Did they?"</em></span> Qi replies. <span style="color: #F3ECE7"><em>"Or did you all whip them up into a frenzy and lead them into a battle many of them had no hope of surviving. You had the choice to retreat from the region & protect the innocent and yet you chose to fight and convinced many of them to fight, including Lady Pendour. Do not forget that I was there. I bore witness."</em></span></p><p></p><p>Aureus looks as if she is going to say something, but she just sits in her chair and looks down at the table.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #F3ECE7"><em>"War is a poor mistress."</em></span></p><p></p><p></p><p>Aries shakes his head. "You speak as if these <em>weapons</em> are people with souls. The Star Arms are a creation of magical will by powerful living beings with souls. Yes, some of each creators' spirit was infused in them during their creation, but these items are not <em>alive</em> in the same way as you or me. Many among my brotherhood would consider them just as unnatural as Tarrak."</p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(243, 121, 52)">"That is completely unreasonable!"</span> Aureus snaps at the Soldier of Iron.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #F3ECE7"><em>"And untrue,"</em></span> Qi adds. <span style="color: #F3ECE7"><em>"We existed as living energy in the depths of space long before our home fell to Kulan thousands of years ago..."</em></span></p><p></p><p>"<strong>No!</strong> Your rock was a cast off from Trel after Mussin destroyed that planet," Aries insists. "The evidence in the annals is clear on that fact. I will not have you spin that old godstone myth that your souls are millions of years old. That is a falsehood."</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #F3ECE7"><em>"That <u>myth</u> was written by and for humans,"</em></span> Qi replies calmly. <span style="color: #F3ECE7"><em>"While we are not gods, we were living energy long before our home fell from the sky and crashed onto this continent you call Harqual."</em></span></p><p></p><p>Aries sits back in his chair and shakes his head over and over. The man is fanatical is what he believes.</p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #F3ECE7"><em>"If Ta’kira’kerymor is there, then they must be found and given a chance to find someone to bond with, but Ta'kira tends to go their own way. Ta'kira is an willful child who has a love for nature and all things elvish. Humans call Ta'kira by the name Swordbreaker. While Ta'kira is similar to Kang, my child is different than their brother in that Ta'kira is a defender and can easily sunder any opponent."</em></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(243, 121, 52)">"Child?</span> Aureus says surprised.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #F3ECE7"><em>"Azurak. Kang. Ta’kira’kerymor. They are our children."</em></span></p><p></p><p>Aries throws his hands up in disgust. <strong>"I will hear no more of these lies!"</strong></p><p></p><p>The Soldier of Iron gets up from the table and heads into the inn. He slams the door behind him. Ivoron comes out of the inn with a bewildered look on his face. He brings some more food and a fresh pitcher of well water.</p><p></p><p>"What is wrong with your friend? He looks so angry."</p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(243, 121, 52)">"He is <strong><u>not</u></strong> our friend,"</span> Aureus says.</p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #F3ECE7"><em>"Familiarity is Cruel Justice's excuse, not mine,"</em></span> Qi replies to Caerth. <span style="color: #F3ECE7"><em>"I do not believe we should always be together. In fact, us being together has caused strife in your world in the past, but is that not true of any powerful magicks that exist in this world?"</em></span></p><p></p><p>Qi pauses to reflect on the half-orc druid's words. <span style="color: #F3ECE7"><em>"I care about my children, yet they can be willful and easily influenced by people. Of the three of them, Ta’kira’kerymor is the strongest."</em></span> She sighs. <span style="color: #F3ECE7"><em>"And while I do care about my husband, he is very stubborn and prone to violence. He always says 'the law this', and 'the law that' as an excuse to inflict violence. After centuries of arguing with him, I have no more patience for his outbursts."</em></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(243, 121, 52)">"I would never have thought CJ would have a wife,"</span> Aureus says. <span style="color: rgb(243, 121, 52)">"That is... new information."</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #F3ECE7"><em>"He has flirted with you, hasn't he?"</em></span> Qi asks.</p><p></p><p>Aureus nods. <span style="color: rgb(243, 121, 52)">"It's one of the reasons he and I clashed so much. Don't get me wrong, the attention was nice and he wasn't crass, it was just all... the... time!"</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #F3ECE7"><em>"It does not surprise me,"</em></span> Qi says. <span style="color: #F3ECE7"><em>"For all his talk of the law, if he had a humanoid form, he would be a horrible philanderer."</em></span></p><p></p><p>You can sense a hint of sadness in Qi's voice.</p><p></p><p>Aureus looks towards Cruel Justice and then back to Qi. She looks at Maur. <span style="color: rgb(243, 121, 52)">"Okay, if she is still willing to travel with me, I accept, for now. It will give us a chance to talk about CJ. But once we get back to Carnell, I will give her to someone else or leave her in the manor's vault so she can meditate in peace."</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #F3ECE7"><em>"I agree,"</em></span> Qi says.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Knightfall, post: 8599765, member: 2012"] [COLOR=rgb(243, 121, 52)]"Gentle soul or not,"[/COLOR] Aureus says warily. [COLOR=rgb(243, 121, 52)]"I'd rather she choose someone else."[/COLOR] [COLOR=#F3ECE7][I]"Either give me to the one called Aureus,"[/I][/COLOR] Qi replies. [COLOR=#F3ECE7][I]"Or throw me in a dragon's horde, if you find one that won't eat you. I don't care if I stay close to the others, so you can leave me in Carnell. The one called Aries is right that violence often erupts around us. But I will not go willingly with him either. If you force me to stay with my kin, I ask that someone else but Maur carry me. However, if no one is willing, I ask the dwarf to store me away so I may meditate in solace."[/I][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(243, 121, 52)]"It should be Phar,"[/COLOR] Aureus suggests again. Maur can feel Qi bristling at the thought of another wizard getting a hold of her, but he also can feel that she'd rather travel with the elf than with him... but not by much. [B]OOC:[/B] From now on, I'm going to write Qi's responses as if Phar has already translated them from Draconic. [COLOR=#F3ECE7][I]"I can see the difference,"[/I][/COLOR] Qi replies. [COLOR=#F3ECE7][I]"But I have also had bad experiences with [U]adventurers[/U] in the past. So quick to violence when things go wrong. In your fight against Tarrak, the creature and his minions left you little choice. But so many didn't have to die. The villagers should not have been put in harms way. They were not skilled enough. Their deaths were needless."[/I][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(243, 121, 52)]"They chose to fight,"[/COLOR] Aureus insists. [COLOR=#F3ECE7][I]"Did they?"[/I][/COLOR] Qi replies. [COLOR=#F3ECE7][I]"Or did you all whip them up into a frenzy and lead them into a battle many of them had no hope of surviving. You had the choice to retreat from the region & protect the innocent and yet you chose to fight and convinced many of them to fight, including Lady Pendour. Do not forget that I was there. I bore witness."[/I][/COLOR] Aureus looks as if she is going to say something, but she just sits in her chair and looks down at the table. [COLOR=#F3ECE7][I]"War is a poor mistress."[/I][/COLOR] Aries shakes his head. "You speak as if these [I]weapons[/I] are people with souls. The Star Arms are a creation of magical will by powerful living beings with souls. Yes, some of each creators' spirit was infused in them during their creation, but these items are not [I]alive[/I] in the same way as you or me. Many among my brotherhood would consider them just as unnatural as Tarrak." [COLOR=rgb(243, 121, 52)]"That is completely unreasonable!"[/COLOR] Aureus snaps at the Soldier of Iron. [COLOR=#F3ECE7][I]"And untrue,"[/I][/COLOR] Qi adds. [COLOR=#F3ECE7][I]"We existed as living energy in the depths of space long before our home fell to Kulan thousands of years ago..."[/I][/COLOR] "[B]No![/B] Your rock was a cast off from Trel after Mussin destroyed that planet," Aries insists. "The evidence in the annals is clear on that fact. I will not have you spin that old godstone myth that your souls are millions of years old. That is a falsehood." [COLOR=#F3ECE7][I]"That [U]myth[/U] was written by and for humans,"[/I][/COLOR] Qi replies calmly. [COLOR=#F3ECE7][I]"While we are not gods, we were living energy long before our home fell from the sky and crashed onto this continent you call Harqual."[/I][/COLOR] Aries sits back in his chair and shakes his head over and over. The man is fanatical is what he believes. [COLOR=#F3ECE7][I]"If Ta’kira’kerymor is there, then they must be found and given a chance to find someone to bond with, but Ta'kira tends to go their own way. Ta'kira is an willful child who has a love for nature and all things elvish. Humans call Ta'kira by the name Swordbreaker. While Ta'kira is similar to Kang, my child is different than their brother in that Ta'kira is a defender and can easily sunder any opponent."[/I][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(243, 121, 52)]"Child?[/COLOR] Aureus says surprised. [COLOR=#F3ECE7][I]"Azurak. Kang. Ta’kira’kerymor. They are our children."[/I][/COLOR] Aries throws his hands up in disgust. [B]"I will hear no more of these lies!"[/B] The Soldier of Iron gets up from the table and heads into the inn. He slams the door behind him. Ivoron comes out of the inn with a bewildered look on his face. He brings some more food and a fresh pitcher of well water. "What is wrong with your friend? He looks so angry." [COLOR=rgb(243, 121, 52)]"He is [B][U]not[/U][/B] our friend,"[/COLOR] Aureus says. [COLOR=#F3ECE7][I]"Familiarity is Cruel Justice's excuse, not mine,"[/I][/COLOR] Qi replies to Caerth. [COLOR=#F3ECE7][I]"I do not believe we should always be together. In fact, us being together has caused strife in your world in the past, but is that not true of any powerful magicks that exist in this world?"[/I][/COLOR] Qi pauses to reflect on the half-orc druid's words. [COLOR=#F3ECE7][I]"I care about my children, yet they can be willful and easily influenced by people. Of the three of them, Ta’kira’kerymor is the strongest."[/I][/COLOR] She sighs. [COLOR=#F3ECE7][I]"And while I do care about my husband, he is very stubborn and prone to violence. He always says 'the law this', and 'the law that' as an excuse to inflict violence. After centuries of arguing with him, I have no more patience for his outbursts."[/I][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(243, 121, 52)]"I would never have thought CJ would have a wife,"[/COLOR] Aureus says. [COLOR=rgb(243, 121, 52)]"That is... new information."[/COLOR] [COLOR=#F3ECE7][I]"He has flirted with you, hasn't he?"[/I][/COLOR] Qi asks. Aureus nods. [COLOR=rgb(243, 121, 52)]"It's one of the reasons he and I clashed so much. Don't get me wrong, the attention was nice and he wasn't crass, it was just all... the... time!"[/COLOR] [COLOR=#F3ECE7][I]"It does not surprise me,"[/I][/COLOR] Qi says. [COLOR=#F3ECE7][I]"For all his talk of the law, if he had a humanoid form, he would be a horrible philanderer."[/I][/COLOR] You can sense a hint of sadness in Qi's voice. Aureus looks towards Cruel Justice and then back to Qi. She looks at Maur. [COLOR=rgb(243, 121, 52)]"Okay, if she is still willing to travel with me, I accept, for now. It will give us a chance to talk about CJ. But once we get back to Carnell, I will give her to someone else or leave her in the manor's vault so she can meditate in peace."[/COLOR] [COLOR=#F3ECE7][I]"I agree,"[/I][/COLOR] Qi says. [/QUOTE]
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