Rowaini Musketeers: One For All and All For One

[Rystil Arden]

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."

"Then it shall be splendid to give you the honour," Sabine replies, then she glances around, "Hmm, have you seen my little sister?"

 

[Rystil Arden]

“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.”

"Oh dear, Monsieur! I can only blush to imagine what you might be thinking! I assure you, I am not that kind of girl. I like to get to know a man first, you know, as is proper. Is this not for the best, Monsieur Gabriel?"

 

[Rystil Arden]

"Maybe something important already has."

"Perhaps..." Marie seems lost in thought for a moment, "Well in that case, I must tell you, Jacen, that this year, the Midnight Jacinth shall wilt before the Lunar Festival...and...so..."

*She gently reaches down to touch the flower's base, and the jacinth seems to remain in her hand as if by its own accord, without her even plucking it. She presents it to Jacen.*

"Won't you take this, Jacen? The Midnight Jacinth is meant to be shared...I must do so before it is too late, don't you think?"

 

[Fenris]

"Then it shall be splendid to give you the honour," Sabine replies, then she glances around, "Hmm, have you seen my little sister?"

"I do not, but I believe Belinda knows where both Marie and Jacen are, do you not my dear?" ask Tristan

 

[unleashed]

"Oh dear, Monsieur! I can only blush to imagine what you might be thinking! I assure you, I am not that kind of girl. I like to get to know a man first, you know, as is proper. Is this not for the best, Monsieur Gabriel?"

“Of course that is for the best, lovely Anne, and I would surely like to get to know you better, in a manner befitting a beautiful lady such as yourself, though I fear that my wishes are secondary to those of the King,” Gabriel smiles. “As for the words which seem to have set you all aflutter, they were simply playful musings on where our conversation seemed to have had taken us ... I hope I didn’t offend,” he adds with a mischievous wink.

 

[Shayuri]

"Perhaps..." Marie seems lost in thought for a moment, "Well in that case, I must tell you, Jacen, that this year, the Midnight Jacinth shall wilt before the Lunar Festival...and...so..."

*She gently reaches down to touch the flower's base, and the jacinth seems to remain in her hand as if by its own accord, without her even plucking it. She presents it to Jacen.*

"Won't you take this, Jacen? The Midnight Jacinth is meant to be shared...I must do so before it is too late, don't you think?"

Touched by the gesture, Jacen accepts the flower.

"I...don't know what to say. Thank you. I wish I had more to offer in return than just an invitation to the capital."

 

[Rystil Arden]

"I do not, but I believe Belinda knows where both Marie and Jacen are, do you not my dear?" ask Tristan

"Yes I do, but I'm not telling!" Belinda smiles mischievously.

"Ah yes, that line again. Well, as long as she's OK. Hmm...she might miss the second dance section though. And she was supposed to bring me something from upstairs during the break. Oh, by Lunisiel's name, I'm sure she forgot. And it wouldn't be proper for me to leave, or else we would have no de facto hostess for a time...Ah well."

 

[Rystil Arden]

“Of course that is for the best, lovely Anne, and I would surely like to get to know you better, in a manner befitting a beautiful lady such as yourself, though I fear that my wishes are secondary to those of the King,” Gabriel smiles. “As for the words which seem to have set you all aflutter, they were simply playful musings on where our conversation seemed to have had taken us ... I hope I didn’t offend,” he adds with a mischievous wink.

"What, are you saying the King wants to get to know me better too? Monsieur, after the time of the Red Emperor, we no longer have a right of the first night, may the angels have mercy!" she laughs, "You know, in the stories, the valiant knight would show his valour and good will towards a lady by defending her honour. I wonder, is that something a Musketeer does too?" she asks innocently.

 

[Rystil Arden]

Touched by the gesture, Jacen accepts the flower.

"I...don't know what to say. Thank you. I wish I had more to offer in return than just an invitation to the capital."

"You already have..." Marie casts her eyes down slightly, perhaps to hide a blush, "And besides, you showed me those sword techniques. That was amazing too--and like big brother said, it could get you in a lot of trouble to teach that to a lady...right?"

 

[Shayuri]

"Looks like it could get us both into trouble," Jacen admits, giving a the flower a gentle twirl around its stem.

"It makes me wonder how many skilled Musketeers the land's never knew it had...wasting away untrained, unfound. All because..." he pauses. Frowns. Looks at Marie.

"Why IS there such a strong custom against women and swords? Has anyone ever explained it?"