Queen Celestius

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"Very good then, Captain. Missives will be sent to the Royal Boatswain at the docks, informing him to make his best materials and workmen avaliable for use, at your instruction. We will also inform our Quartermasters that you are allowed a portion of our stock of supplies-- five percent-- as well as a cut of currency to spend within the city, again, as you determine to be best," the Queen looked over the faces of the crew almost-warmly. Almost.

She continued, "Guest rooms outside the castle within the Rose Wing will be made avaliable, should you or your crew deem it necessary to stay on castle grounds. Otherwise. You are free to come and go as you please. A guard will be assigned to escort you through the castle-- I do hope you are fond of Craigfire Pixies."

At that, a sudden flaring of lights materialized around the Queen-- the multicolored glowing auras of a multitude of Craigfire Pixies-- so named for their affinity with lava magic. They were dangerous creatures, measured between six to twelve inches in stature, and were able to disappear and reappear at a moment's notice. Several of them flitted about the crew, as if taking in their appearences, before surrounding them in a circle.

"If you've nothing else for me, Captain, you may take your leave."

Blake watched and thought to himself as he looks around and sighed. He looks at Anya the walked out of the room he decided to go outside and explore.

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Anya rolled her eyes as Blake left the room. The meeting wasn't over yet and instead of staying to support the captain he left. Feeling like it would be beneficial to stay and find out what was going to happen next, she patiently stood in place with an occasional glance at the objects. The queen's words were quite generous and honestly, Anya felt like this all was too good to be true. On the other hand, the queen seemed too serious for this to be a joke or a weird ploy to execute them.

Once the pixies appeared, Anya silently shuffled backwards while observing them. Despite feeling like the queen wouldn't hurt them for now, it was better to be safe than sorry. She noted they were cute... in their own way and although she wanted to find out more about them, she would prefer to stay away from anything that was hot until she recharged more of her energy.

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@Utrax@Squirrel98

Nodding at the queen's words, Marcus tried to ignore the pixies' presence. He thought they were slightly creepy but he wasn't going to admit it, especially in front of Tol. So what if they might be capable of causing a fire? The kingdom was near the ocean and it could be put out- but it would be hard to get to the docks from the castle. Hiding the anxiety that began to build, Marcus responded stiffly: ''You are exceptionally generous your highness. Thank you for everything- we are grateful''.

Taking a second to calm his nerves, he bowed and turned to the crew. Finding that Blake had left already, he tiredly continued: '' We should get some rest. I doubt any of us got any sleep and I'm not in the mood to look for a certain someone.''

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Blake not knowing Anya saw, he did support the captain, he was only using the moment the get out the get the lay of the land and see how things are just in case it was a ploy,he wanted to distract the guards and also he checked out all the house for Way's to leave without being followed by the guard. He sketch out a map and all the areas and passages he found. Of course he hide this map in his coat pocket and came back to the lobby waiting for the others to come out as well as the captain.

Jack Pearson

He carefully bowed his head in respects for the Queen and was glad that they were safe at the castle for the moment, so that he wouldn't have to fight anyone. When the captain seemed to be done talking, he followed the guard towards the guest rooms in which they would be staying for the next couple of days. He hadn't realised how tired he was until the captain mentioned it.

Hope Hopkins

Hope softly smiled at the Queen, let go of her foot and nodded at the captain's comment. "I could indeed use some rest." When the guard escorted them to the rooms, she kept on flying close to the ground. She didn't fly straight, but it was at least more straight than before. @AnyAlex

Anya walked past Blake without a glance, annoyed at his sudden disappearance. She wasn't going to explain what was happening to him- it wasn't her fault that he left and honestly some silent treatment never hurt anybody. Following the guards with her head held high, she decided to ignore her surroundings until tomorrow. As Marcus said, everyone was tired and she was barely keeping it together- both mentally and physically. Not wanting to bother anyone with going back to the docks, she decided to go for a swim first thing after she got some sleep. The water served in the castle was good for a short burst of energy but it wouldn't help her like seawater.

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Once again he bowed to the royalty, before following the crew. This was the most infuriating night that he experienced in a while. With the queen and king out of sight, Marcus dropped his polite facade to reveal a scowl, that not so rarely graced his face. The entire scheme was ridiculous and while being in the presence of royalty greatly displeased him, something made him agree to the queen's terms. Whet ever it was his curiosity or the fear of execution, he wasn't sure. The presence of the royal guard didn't help either. Rubbing his eyes, he attempted to commit his surroundings to his memory, although in the morning Marcus would find that he wasn't able to memorise much. The corridors looked eerily similar in the morning light and he was pretty much sleep-walking at this point.

Focusing in on his crew, he noted that everyone seemed to be as tired as he was if not more. Taking into account Hope's slight injury he instructed: ''Anyone's who's injured in any way gets to have the first rooms we are lead to. Everyone else, feel free to pick amongst yourselves.''

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Blake looks at Anya and sighed. He knew she was pissed at him. He just nodded to what the captain said and he walked over to him and slipped the paper in his pocket and then he just followed, he was tired. He honestly thought,' I'll make it up to Anya later.'

Jack Pearson

He followed the group towards the rooms. He wasn't injured, so he probably should wait until the others had chosen a room and then he would choose the room that was left behind. He tried to concentrate on what the castle looked like, in case he needed to have that knowledge to escape, but he was simply too tired.

Hope Hopkins

A soft smile appeared on her face, but you could clearly see in her eyes and by her smile that she was hurting. "Thank you, Dove!" She said to the captain. When the guards showed them the first couple of rooms, she entered one of them and took a seat on the bed in order to rest her foot, before she even looked at what the room looked like. @AnyAlex

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Each of the rooms the crew is shown to is outfitted to make even a Noble feel comfortable. Large canopy beds, sized far bigger than should be legal, were the centerpieces in the rooms, and they were soft enough to be comfortable but firm enough not to leave one with a back ache in the morning. A desk, bookshelf, various tables and chairs for dining, were placed in the room, and each room had a set of large glass doors leading to a balcony.

All of the rooms were outfitted in slightly different decorations which followed a theme-- some themed after seasons, others after legendary creatures, and some after different animals. The rooms were quite vast with more than enough floor space for large gatherings and roof clearance to fly about in.

Servants and guards walked along the outside hallways regularly, not seeming particularly interested in the crew, and the pixies had since faded away into invisibility... but they were certainly around. Somewhere.

Anya waited for a few minutes before picking out a random empty room. Her current state didn't let her be too picky over how her room looked like as long as it wasn't a prison cell. Collapsing onto the bed, she shrugged off her capelet and boots and haphazardly dropped them onto the floor. They were dirty enough at this point for her not to care about worsening their state. The bed was certainly fancier then what she was used to (not to say the beds back on board were horrible- just smaller and not as soft), making her unsure if she would actually be able to fall asleep. Still, her mind was weaker than her body and she felt her eyes close involuntary. Too tired to explore the room, she snuggled under the covers and drifted off to sleep.

It was sometime in the early morning when Anya awoke again, parched and in a bad mood. She picked up the clothes from the floor. With her hands quickly lacing her boots, she wondered what to do while she was near the ship. There were some necessities that the crew could use while staying in the castle that had been left on board before they departed with Marcus. Besides, it would be better if the Queen didn't find out about the goods they had 'acquired' last night. Silently she crept out of her room, in hopes of not waking anyone else up. The pixies were nowhere in sight but she had no doubt that they would return once they heard someone woke up. Hurriedly, she headed out in order to return before anyone else was up.

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Marcus was one of the last people to choose a room, allowing himself to inspect the appearance of each remaining one. It wasn't every day he got to spend a night in such richly decorated chambers and if he had to work with royals he could at least enjoy himself. The pixes seemed to disappear for while which slightly reduced his anxiety. Out of all creatures, why did it have to be those with an affinity to fire that had to accompany them? He shuddered at the thought of what they could do- he should get someone to research them in more detail. Just in case of course. Wasting no time to get away from everyone else, he ventured into his chosen room and took off his slightly dirty coat. Marcus stared at the slight discolouration with disdain before folding the piece of clothing and gently placing it on one of the chairs. The laundry day was coming up soon anyway- he could get it cleaned then. Carefully, in an attempt not to dirty the sheets, he crawled into the bed and attempted to fall asleep.

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Blake sighed as he got the room next to Anya he was pretty tired as well as he closed the door behind him and said to himself," Man Anya is mad at me i support the captain but i was just scoping out the area. Something is fishy i could sense it." He looks around and continue talking," Man how am i going to explain it to Anya." He sighed.

When the morning comes, the crew would encounter a servant at the end of their common hallway, extending an invitation to breakfast. Said invitation is phrased as an, "Offer that can be declined or accepted," and it comes from Prince Tol... for some reason.

The servant makes it very clear that Prince Tol insists he wont be upset if they decline. He promises.

Blake sat up, of course did his daily morning routine and got ready. He then wanted to check on Anya but he didn't he figured she was still mad at him from yesterday. He waited for everyone outside his room leaning against the wall.

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Marcus woke up, stretched, and calmly got up from his bed. He had to admit, the bed was fantastic and a lack of any soreness in his body was a pleasant surprise. Brushing his hair out of his face, he scrutinized his clothes in the glass doors, and with a scowl, he realized that they were in a similar state to his cloak. Well, at least the cloak would be cover the other clothes He walked over to the chair, proceeding to put on the said cloak and searched for a ribbon inside of its pockets. Much to his relief, he found one. Marcus quickly tied his hair back for the first time since they arrived, now more confident to show his face in public. The royal family had them stay in the castle- there was no point in hiding their identity anymore.

Venturing into the hallway, Marcus noticed Blake and gave him a nod of acknowledgement, before moving further down. He was slightly taken aback by the servant's presence as well as the invitation he was relaying but ultimately he decided to accept. There would probably be servants and guards around so there was a smaller chance of something bad occurring and besides, it would be more convenient than looking for a tavern which would be open this early.

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Anya returned in a much better mood with some bags that she had the other crew members pack. She explained the situation and eventually convinced them to rent out some rooms in a nearby inn which would allow the crew to meet-up while in the town. The trip to the docks was overall a success and after a quick swim, Anya changed into some cleaner clothes she grabbed from the ship. Once she was in the ''crew's'' hallway, Anya ran into Marcus and with slight hesitation, she agreed to have the breakfast with the prince. Still wary of Tol, she was worried that another encounter would result in bloodshed. With her mood slightly soured, she finally arrived by the crew's bedrooms and began to look for a place for the bags.

The bags seemed to be filled to the brim with various belongings. She no idea what they contained and she wasn't going to check. The only things she got from the ship herself were her belongings and Jack's scarf. She placed the bags and the scarf on a table (surprisingly it was empty unlike the other ones that were littered with decorations). Rolling her eyes, she tossed Blake's bag at him:
'' We're having breakfast with the princeling today. Let Marcus know if you're coming or not.''

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As soon as the princess was escorted to her lessons, Jane found herself setting the table in one of the dining halls while the other servants cleaned around her. After hearing that Prince Tol invited the visitors for breakfast, she pounced on the opportunity. It took some convincing but eventually, the other maids allowed her to 'help out'. She did not doubt that Tol would mess up but at least this would allow her to learn more about the strangers and find a way for the princess to get ahead of her siblings. After all, if the queen allowed her to accompany the visitors, Jane would most certainly come along.

Prince Tol Anzi-de Carragua

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He was here to make sure that HE was the one that went on the little "sailing trip." Here, the room was clearly outfitted for simple lounging, but had had been rearranged with a few tables here and there with the dishes and utensils. The layout for breakfast was enough to be filling-- various treats and beverages for energy without making one feel too full. While he knew that his chances of going were likely already under threat, he had to make sure they were aware their other options were worse.

"Good Morning," Prince Tol would eventually greet his guests, "I'm here to apologize and make sure that I help you understand why it is I, Prince Tol, that should accompany you on this voyage."

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He nodded back to the captain and watch him leave, he hope that captain wasn't mad at him for scoping out the area, he just felt more comfortable know his area and he hope the captain notice the map he slipped into his pockets. Blake caught his bag and softly sighed and said," Anya om going. Wait up for me." He put on his bag and walked behind Anya. He was thinking to himself,' she's pissed at me.' He looks at her and said," Your looking better than yesterday, did you go for a swim?" He looks at her.

Once in the room he sat down and look at the prince. And listened to what he said. He sighed as he fiddled with his pendant. He was anxious. Of course this situation can go either good or bad. He was sitting next to Anya and Jack on the table.

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Marcus waited for the crew to get ready before following the servant to their destination. He was worried about how the encounter would go, now that everyone on the ship seemed to dislike the prince. Although he could not deny that he was curious about what would happen. There was no doubt that Tol was trying to get onto the queen's good side, but Marcus struggled to understand why he wanted to accompany them so much. No sane noble (if there were any) would try to travel alongside pirates.

Upon their arrival, Marcus was surprised to find that the room was adequately prepared and the Prince seemed somewhat less threatening now that he wasn't trying to invade their ship- not in the traditional sense at least. Marcus took a seat across from Tol, while eyeing the food hesitantly. The Queen no longer seemed like a threat but there was still a chance that Tol would not hesitate to kill them on the spot. The presence of servants reassured him slightly and so he looked up to listen to the prince, despite still feeling some unease. Stopping himself from rolling his eyes, he responded cooly to the prince: '' Morning, your highness and thank you for the breakfast''. Marcus paused for a second to pour himself some water before continuing: ''I'm sure you understand why I'm hesitant to forgive you, considering your behaviour last night. However, I must admit I'm curious about what you have to say. Please, do go on.''

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@Blade17

''No I just went for a run in the scorching sun'' answered Anya flatly as she threw her bag inside her room. She winced as she heard something break but did not make a move to check what it was. Shutting the door shut, she strode towards Marcus, ignoring the fact that Blake was behind her.

Much to her dismay, Blake decided to sit next to her and so to hide her annoyance, she began to fidget with a nearby napkin. She wasn't too interested in what the prince had to say but she felt obligated to come and support the crew during in case something tragic happened. The prince's words made her stop for a moment and put the napkin down. To say it was shocking would be an understatement- the prince did not hide the fact that he disliked the crew a mere hours ago, so why did he want to work together with them now?

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Jane covered her smiling mouth with a gloved hand as she patiently listened to the prince. It seemed that her assumption was correct- he was trying to convince the visitors to let him come along. Luckily, the visitors clearly weren't too fond of him which only made her job easier. Being stationed in the corner of the room, she had a good view of the visitors and they didn't look like nobles let alone royals. One would assume that a foreign nation would send representatives that didn't resemble outlaws but who was she to judge? The more she looked, the stranger they seemed. One of them seemed rather familiar but she could not put her finger on it. It wasn't unlikely that she saw him once in the princess's books however if he was indeed an aristocrat then why was he dressed in such a manner. On top of that many of them had visible scars, something that any noble would try to cover up. Jane feared the worst, as she gazed upon the crew. There was no doubt that they were from some barbaric nation overrun with poverty and crime.

Prince Tol Anzi-de Carragua

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"Come now I'm not seeking your forgiveness," Tol replied with cold amusement, "I simply said that I apologize." The Prince shrugged rather coldly then continued, "I'm here to help you understand why I'm the one that should go with you among anyone else. My brother is due back at any moment now but he is a brute and would cause quite an abrupt end to your journey on a whim."

He stood tall then, "And I admit that my sister is quite a deal more level headed than I and, while she does have a lot of patience, she can be very self serving and deceitful. With me, you know exactly what you are getting up front, since you've already experienced my nature. Rest assured I am telling you this because it is in your own of best interest to take me on this journey instead."

"And quite simply that is all I needed to say to you today. You should make good on this time to prepare yourselves for the upcoming journey-- take your leave as soon as you feel up to it as I won't hold you here." The Prince gestured to the doors and seemed content to in the discussion there.

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Blake noticed her annoyance and softly sighed and also heard what the prince said. He looks at them and crossed his arm still fiddling with his pendant. He sighed if only he could explain to Anya what he was doing yesterday but he thinks she very mad at me so he can't do much till she cools off.

Blake surprise as well from what the prince was saying. He huffed to what he said. Blake ate the food on the table and then once the prince finished talking he looks at Anya and said," Hey can we talk?"

Jack Pearson

It had been a long time since he slept that good. A soft, warm bed like the one in the castle was a lot... a lot more comfortable than the ones on the ship. Although he couldn't complain really. He quickly got ready and strolled to the area where they could eat their breakfast. He flashed a bit of a smile towards the captain and nodded in a friendly way towards Blake when he decided to sit next to him. He drank a little bit of a water and sighed deeply and annoyed when the prince started talking. He was obviously not the nicest person and they weren't going to get along much better in the long run. He looked around the room, but his glance lingered on Jane. Oh no, not that conceited lady who couldn't smile...

Hope Hopkins

When she woke up, she felt a ray of sunshine fell on her face through the window. It felt so nice. She wanted to stay there for her whole life if she could. She got out of bed and wobbled a bit, but her ankle seemed a lot better than the night before. She spread her wings, since flying put less weight on her feet than walking, and she flew close to the ground towards the room where their captain was waiting for them. She took a seat close to him and listened to the speech of the arrogant prince. He really wanted us to accept him?