Rowaini Musketeers: One For All and All For One

[Fenris]

"Our father is the Baron Guy Dechevres, who rules nearby in this province, and so we received an invitation as well. Wow, keeping the lands safe? What dangers lurk in our beloved province?"

"The Baron is a blessed man then" says Tristan with a small bow to Triel and Angelique.

"I have no doubt that your lovely province is safe. There have been reports of strange shapes in the woods. We have dutifully examined the woods and have found no signs, so I am sure your province is safe. But the King wanted to assure the residents that he took their concerns seriously. And I for one am glad. Otherwise I would not have been invited!" adds Tristan with a smile.

 

[Rystil Arden]

“Oh well, I was hoping that you’d singled me out specifically, but I suppose I’ll just have to accept my role as a simple target of opportunity,” he remarks with a laugh. “You’re probably right about Jacen though, that’s the young lad, as he’s usually a little reticent around women, though he seems to be doing well enough at the moment.”

“So Gerard, what makes you inestimable in the eyes of such beautiful ladies?” he asks with a grin.

"What makes any man inestimable in the eyes of women? If I knew the answer to that riddle, I would be a rich man selling the secret," Gerard flashes a winning smile, "The important thing is to realise that you will never understand how women think. That is only the first step, of course."

"If only it was so easy, eh Gerard?" Zoe laughs.

 

[Rystil Arden]

Jacen grins, reliving that fateful moment in a quick flash. "It's...amazing," he replies. "It's like a dream. For a little while, I kept expecting them to take it back, like they'd accepted me by mistake or as a joke...but of course that's not how they do things. Still...for days afterwards, I just walked around with this big smile on my face. Since then it's been a lot of work, but it's all worth it."

"We've mostly had pretty routine missions so far...no big fights or anything...but we've only just started. But what about here? Anything going on?" He grins and adds, "Any villagers disappearing in the dead of night?"

"Wow, that ceremony at the capital must have been amazing. Nothing like what we have here in our province. Is it true what they say about the gardens in the capital? That all the colours of the rainbow greet you in arrangements both marvelous and wonderful?"

 

[Rystil Arden]

"The Baron is a blessed man then" says Tristan with a small bow to Triel and Angelique.

"I have no doubt that your lovely province is safe. There have been reports of strange shapes in the woods. We have dutifully examined the woods and have found no signs, so I am sure your province is safe. But the King wanted to assure the residents that he took their concerns seriously. And I for one am glad. Otherwise I would not have been invited!" adds Tristan with a smile.

"Shapes in the woods? Good heavens! It is a good thing that we have you Musketeers to keep us safe."

"Does this have anything to do with the legend of the Kataramu?"

 

[Shayuri]

Jacen nods. "It is! You should SEE the gardens...everyone should at least once before they die. It's like walking into a painting, only made of living flowers and plants. First the colors of the flag, all in arcs that you walk under...then the great fountains...three of them, one for each path through the main gardens. And the smell! Like bathing in perfume, only...that would be kind of tawdry. This is pure and sweet and natural...all the flowers in the world all wrapped up into one..."

"And the middle path goes down to the river under the castle...and you can see all these incredible plants that grow down there...out of the sun. Glowing vines and mosses as soft and dry and supple as human hair...mushrooms as big as my fist..."

He takes a deep breath, then regards the women with a rueful smile. "If any of you ever get the chance to go...jump at it. It'll stay with you all your days."

 

[unleashed]

OOC: BTW Zoe’s (dark orange) changed to Elise’s (lime) in your last post.

"What makes any man inestimable in the eyes of women? If I knew the answer to that riddle, I would be a rich man selling the secret," Gerard flashes a winning smile, "The important thing is to realise that you will never understand how women think. That is only the first step, of course."

"If only it was so easy, eh Gerard?" Zoe laughs.

“Well, I can’t say I expected a different answer, Gerard, but there’s no harm in asking,” Gabriel chuckles.

“So, what interests such lovely young ladies, when they’re not attending galas or playing pranks on visiting musketeers?” Gabriel asks, as he flashes a winning smile of his own.

 

[Fenris]

"Shapes in the woods? Good heavens! It is a good thing that we have you Musketeers to keep us safe."

"Does this have anything to do with the legend of the Kataramu?"

"What is this legend Tommy? I haven't heard of it." asks Tristan suddenly very interested.

 

[Rystil Arden]

Jacen nods. "It is! You should SEE the gardens...everyone should at least once before they die. It's like walking into a painting, only made of living flowers and plants. First the colors of the flag, all in arcs that you walk under...then the great fountains...three of them, one for each path through the main gardens. And the smell! Like bathing in perfume, only...that would be kind of tawdry. This is pure and sweet and natural...all the flowers in the world all wrapped up into one..."

"And the middle path goes down to the river under the castle...and you can see all these incredible plants that grow down there...out of the sun. Glowing vines and mosses as soft and dry and supple as human hair...mushrooms as big as my fist..."

He takes a deep breath, then regards the women with a rueful smile. "If any of you ever get the chance to go...jump at it. It'll stay with you all your days."

"Wow!..." Marie's eyes widen like saucers and she leans in as Jacen describes the gardens, "That's..." her cheeks redden and she looks a bit flustered.

"It sounds amazing, doesn't it Marie? Too bad we won't likely get a chance to visit the capital, at least not for a long time I suspect."

"Well, I don't know. If you like some day, I could take the two of you," Valmont offers.

 

[Rystil Arden]

OOC: BTW Zoe’s (dark orange) changed to Elise’s (lime) in your last post.

“Well, I can’t say I expected a different answer, Gerard, but there’s no harm in asking,” Gabriel chuckles.

“So, what interests such lovely young ladies, when they’re not attending galas or playing pranks on visiting musketeers?” Gabriel asks, as he flashes a winning smile of his own.

"Well, I think that actually is what Zoe does in her spare time," Elise laughs, "Myself, I love dances, music, and parties, and just meeting new people."

"I like reading books. There's all kinds of amazing things you can find in a book."

 

[Rystil Arden]

"What is this legend Tommy? I haven't heard of it." asks Tristan suddenly very interested.

"I'm afraid I'm not much of a storyteller. The Katamaru is a legendary fey entity that may not even exist. They say he was once human, a bard of some renown, but a scrawny man...but he sold away his humanity when his true love left him for a handsome muscular warrior. People claim to hear the eerie sounds of his flute in the forest on the new moon, but there have been no confirmed sightings. They say that his favourite prey are muscular heroic sorts and beautiful women. With his dark powers, the irresistible melody of his flute slowly transforms any woman into his simpering pet and steals the vigour and masculinity of even the mightiest warrior."

"Heh, it's just a silly fairy tale though."