Rowaini Musketeers: One For All and All For One

[unleashed]

*Gabriel finds the young noblewoman he is looking for grabbing another glass of wine. She turns to appraise him as he approaches her.*

"And you're the third Musketeer, is that right? Gabriel?" she asks, "I'm reminded of the story where a girl finds three chairs, and one is too big, and one is too small, but the third one is just right," she winks, "My name is Anne. Nice to meet you."

“A pleasure to meet you, Anne,” Gabriel replies with a grin, bringing her hand to his lips, palm up, up for a kiss, “And you are correct on both counts, I am Gabriel, fellow Musketeer to Tristan and Jacen. Ah yes, I recall that story, and you are welcome to sit on my lap anytime you’d like, my lady,” he adds with a wink of his own, “Especially while wearing such a splendidly daring dress, which shows your beauty so wonderfully well.”

 

[Fenris]

"I don't know, I would think fighting a threat to the king would be dangerous, not boring," Sabine opines.

"For some men, perhaps the constant peril reaches the point where it becomes blase," Eric suggests.

"Well I said dull, not boring. There are those moments of danger yes. But they are interspersed with bouts of guard duty and escort service. This mission we are on now is at the least a change of pace, and has let us see some of the country, and may yet be fruitfull thanks to Tommy. But as Eric has suggested some men to come to find danger commonplace and forget it's hazards. But as I tell Jacen everyday, 'you never know when you will catch a belly full of steel'. And indeed it is true. There have been several times where my companions and I have been on death's door. I am keenly aware of the danger we are in, but happily serve my sovereign with my life. Still, I try to live each day to the fullest, enjoying wine, food and love as I can, because I don't know if I will be able to tomorrow." Tristan raises his glass to the group "à votre santé" and drains the glass.

"And in that spirit, Mademoiselle Sabine, may I have the pleasure of the next dance with you" ask Tristan with a bow.

 

[Shayuri]

(ping?)

 

[Shayuri]

(wow...doubleping... Rystil, I know yer online, are we waiting for anything in particular here?)

 

[Rystil Arden]

"It's beautiful," he answers honestly, looking at the flower closely, but careful not to touch it. "Why does it bloom at night though? And...didn't you say it was an omen or something?"

(OOC: Basically, I had another thread I really really needed to update first if I updated any adventure (since there's like 50 people waiting on it), but I never had time to finish that over break because it was long, so that's why I took so long )

"Nobody knows exactly why...some say that the blossom absorbs the moonlight. But yes, it has bloomed early this year, and it is usually extremely precise in its yearly cycle, ready just in time for the Lunar Festival. That means it will have wilted if we wait for that festival...so I think it must have been an omen about tonight, that something important is going to happen. Jacen..."

 

[Rystil Arden]

“A pleasure to meet you, Anne,” Gabriel replies with a grin, bringing her hand to his lips, palm up, up for a kiss, “And you are correct on both counts, I am Gabriel, fellow Musketeer to Tristan and Jacen. Ah yes, I recall that story, and you are welcome to sit on my lap anytime you’d like, my lady,” he adds with a wink of his own, “Especially while wearing such a splendidly daring dress, which shows your beauty so wonderfully well.”

"The pleasure, my lord, is all mine," Anne replies, "Of course, I seem to remember that the little girl from the story broke the 'just right' chair because it wasn't chair enough to handle her. We wouldn't want that, would we? How about you--are you chair enough?"

 

[Rystil Arden]

"Well I said dull, not boring. There are those moments of danger yes. But they are interspersed with bouts of guard duty and escort service. This mission we are on now is at the least a change of pace, and has let us see some of the country, and may yet be fruitfull thanks to Tommy. But as Eric has suggested some men to come to find danger commonplace and forget it's hazards. But as I tell Jacen everyday, 'you never know when you will catch a belly full of steel'. And indeed it is true. There have been several times where my companions and I have been on death's door. I am keenly aware of the danger we are in, but happily serve my sovereign with my life. Still, I try to live each day to the fullest, enjoying wine, food and love as I can, because I don't know if I will be able to tomorrow." Tristan raises his glass to the group "à votre santé" and drains the glass.

"And in that spirit, Mademoiselle Sabine, may I have the pleasure of the next dance with you" ask Tristan with a bow.

"Well said. Only a fool would lose his focus to blinf pride when his life is on the line," Eric agrees.

"The next dance...I think I have promised that one already. But you can have the one just after that my lord Tristan," Sabine replies with a smile, "From what you say, it may be my last chance after all!"

 

[Fenris]

"Well said. Only a fool would lose his focus to blinf pride when his life is on the line," Eric agrees.

"The next dance...I think I have promised that one already. But you can have the one just after that my lord Tristan," Sabine replies with a smile, "From what you say, it may be my last chance after all!"

Tristan bows to Eric in acknowledgement of the compliment.

He bows to Sabine as well. "Wonderful. The dance shall be made the better by the anticipation. I dearly hope it will not be your last chance, but I am honored to have the chance while I am able."

 

[unleashed]

"The pleasure, my lord, is all mine," Anne replies, "Of course, I seem to remember that the little girl from the story broke the 'just right' chair because it wasn't chair enough to handle her. We wouldn't want that, would we? How about you--are you chair enough?"

“She did, didn’t she. Well, I’ve not heard any complaints to date, my lady, so I believe I’m ‘chair enough’ for anything you might wish,” Gabriel replies with a chuckle, “Though the prospect of being driven beyond my physical limits by a beautiful young lady, such as yourself, certainly sets my mind to wondering what delightful events might leave me in such a state.”

 

[Shayuri]

(OOC: Basically, I had another thread I really really needed to update first if I updated any adventure (since there's like 50 people waiting on it), but I never had time to finish that over break because it was long, so that's why I took so long )

"Nobody knows exactly why...some say that the blossom absorbs the moonlight. But yes, it has bloomed early this year, and it is usually extremely precise in its yearly cycle, ready just in time for the Lunar Festival. That means it will have wilted if we wait for that festival...so I think it must have been an omen about tonight, that something important is going to happen. Jacen..."

Jacen allows himself to just barely brush a petal with his fingertip, then smiles.

"Maybe something important already has."

He shrugs.

"I've never been much for omens or foretellings...but it is for certain a very pretty flower. It reminds me a little of you."