Rowaini Musketeers: One For All and All For One

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"I...you..." Melisante was sort of slumped against the wall before, not in a chair. She sniffles and starts crying wordlessly against Gabriel's chest before pulling herself back to say one word, pregnant with a variety of strong emotions, "Why!?"

OOC: Well, you shouldn’t just say sitting in the corner then.

“If you’re asking why the duel, Melisante, I told him the matter would be concluded once it was over, so I won’t raise the particulars of why I first confronted him again. In fact we likely would not have dueled at all, as I was ready to walk away, but he continued to insult me over the matter I approached him about, and pricked my pride one too many times with his arrogant and condescending attitude. I’m sorry if hearing such about your brother hurts you, but I feel it better to speak truthfully on such matters,” Gabriel replies, looking into her eyes so she can see the sincerity in his.

 

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OOC: Well, you shouldn’t just say sitting in the corner then.

“If you’re asking why the duel, Melisante, I told him the matter would be concluded once it was over, so I won’t raise the particulars of why I first confronted him again. In fact we likely would not have dueled at all, as I was ready to walk away, but he continued to insult me over the matter I approached him about, and pricked my pride one too many times with his arrogant and condescending attitude. I’m sorry if hearing such about your brother hurts you, but I feel it better to speak truthfully on such matters,” Gabriel replies, looking into her eyes so she can see the sincerity in his.

*Melisante frowns.*

"I'm sure there's another side of that story, but we'll never hear it because he's..." she starts crying again, "And no one even seems to care! How did he just die? Did you poison him?!"

 

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*Melisante frowns.*

"I'm sure there's another side of that story, but we'll never hear it because he's..." she starts crying again, "And no one even seems to care! How did he just die? Did you poison him?!"

“Come now Melisante, I care, it bothers me greatly that I may have contributed to Meleagant’s death in some way, considering it was not my intention, I just don’t see what I can do about it,” Gabriel replies, wiping away a few of her tears. “And no, I didn’t poison him, not that I’m aware of anyway, though a lady did tell me he had a dose of Contravira Extract in his system, but I have no idea how she came by that information or if it’s even true.”

 

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“Come now Melisante, I care, it bothers me greatly that I may have contributed to Meleagant’s death in some way, considering it was not my intention, I just don’t see what I can do about it,” Gabriel replies, wiping away a few of her tears. “And no, I didn’t poison him, not that I’m aware of anyway, though a lady did tell me he had a dose of Contravira Extract in his system, but I have no idea how she came by that information or if it’s even true.”

"Contravira extract? Is that a poison? I...I don't..." Melisante laments in frustration as Gabriel wipes away her tears, then she leans forward and starts to kiss him.

 

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"Contravira extract? Is that a poison? I...I don't..." Melisante laments in frustration as Gabriel wipes away her tears, then she leans forward and starts to kiss him.

Pushing Melisante back gently as she beings to kiss him, Gabriel thinks to himself, “Refusing two ladies in one night, even if they are a little compromised, there must be something wrong with me ... perhaps Adrienne’s comments struck more deeply than I thought.”

“While I appreciate the gesture, Melisante, I don’t think you’re in complete control of your emotions at the moment,” Gabriel says with a good-natured smile. “Now, back to the Contravira Extract. From what I was told, it is a poison, one that must be inserted directly into the blood stream, which causes blood flow problems that can sometimes lead to shortness of breath, stunted muscle growth, and often impotence in men.”

 

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Pushing Melisante back gently as she beings to kiss him, Gabriel thinks to himself, “Refusing two ladies in one night, even if they are a little compromised, there must be something wrong with me ... perhaps Adrienne’s comments struck more deeply than I thought.”

“While I appreciate the gesture, Melisante, I don’t think you’re in complete control of your emotions at the moment,” Gabriel says with a good-natured smile. “Now, back to the Contravira Extract. From what I was told, it is a poison, one that must be inserted directly into the blood stream, which causes blood flow problems that can sometimes lead to shortness of breath, stunted muscle growth, and often impotence in men.”

"Into...like...but...with a sword," she still seems a bit flustered, but she pulls away more and backs several feet from him.

 

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"Into...like...but...with a sword," she still seems a bit flustered, but she pulls away more and backs several feet from him.

“Well, yes, I suppose it’s possible, but I didn’t notice anything on the blade I dueled your brother with. Of course, I wouldn’t know what I was looking for, as I know nothing of Contravira Extract or any other poison except what I was told, but the blade seemed clean,” Gabriel replies with a frown, unsettled by the fact that he may have been the one to deliver the poison into Meleagant’s system.

 

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“Well, yes, I suppose it’s possible, but I didn’t notice anything on the blade I dueled your brother with. Of course, I wouldn’t know what I was looking for, as I know nothing of Contravira Extract or any other poison except what I was told, but the blade seemed clean,” Gabriel replies with a frown, unsettled by the fact that he may have been the one to deliver the poison into Meleagant’s system.

*Melisante simply shakes her head and turns away. She's not in a very good way right now, and she probably feels pretty bad about herself for coming onto the man who killed her brother, especially after being rebuffed. She's probably too embarrassed to want to see him any more.*

 

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*Melisante simply shakes her head and turns away. She's not in a very good way right now, and she probably feels pretty bad about herself for coming onto the man who killed her brother, especially after being rebuffed. She's probably too embarrassed to want to see him any more.*

Gabriel puts a hand gently on her shoulder, as he says, “Don’t worry about the kiss, Melisante, I know you’re confused at the moment, otherwise I would have been more than pleased to return your kiss, but the way things stand I just felt as if I’d be taking advantage of your fragile state. I’m really am sorry about Meleagant, I’ll leave now if you’d like to be alone...”

 

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Gabriel puts a hand gently on her shoulder, as he says, “Don’t worry about the kiss, Melisante, I know you’re confused at the moment, otherwise I would have been more than pleased to return your kiss, but the way things stand I just felt as if I’d be taking advantage of your fragile state. I’m really am sorry about Meleagant, I’ll leave now if you’d like to be alone...”

"Yes, please leave...Anne...I will..." Melisante sniffles and stands up, heading towards her brother's body.