[IC] Magic RP (Open to new players)

[Aristocles]

Larek blinked a few times as he heard Nyx's last words. He was going to get some water for Castor, but he waited for a moment.

"Your mother is with egg again?"

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Orna was already up. She knew that Tran would be back home soon, so she had some food ready. Right on time, she heard the door open and close.

"Food is on the table love. And thanks for cleaning. I can smell the soap from here."

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Veax had finished some farmwork of his own. He had wanted to spend some time tuning up his guitar, but he didn't want to neglect Hermia. He walked into the kitchen, and gently hugged her from behind, looking down at her, eye-to-eye.

"Hey, beautiful. What's cooking?" Veax followed up by nuzzling her and giving her a little lick.

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Kos wrangled one of his bulls into a pen. Even for a male dracon, the ability to wrestle a fully-grown bovine was quite the feat of strength. He and Sasha had the idea that they could bring in more money by selling some cows for beef and hides, but they would have to pair up their cows with a bull, obviously. Besides, they could use the extra meat around the house. And it didn't hurt that Kosjurec now had a chance to show off his great strength to his wife. It also didn't hurt that he was dressed only in a pair of shorts and that his large musculature was covered in sweat under the hot sun. It was a bit of a show off, in truth.

"Alright, Sasha! Close the gate!"

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It wasn't often that Nyx managed to suprise Larek, and she smiled, taking a moment to enjoy it, as she shifted Castor slightly, to a more comfortable position for her, and for him. "Yes"

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"Well, I do try to remember before coming in the house" tran said, "It smells delicious, thank you!" He smiled, enjoying this home life, "How are you this morning?"

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And this was perhaps the highlight of it all. These moments, the comfort of simply being with your mate. "Breakfast, love. You'll like it" Hermia said, brightly. It was clear that she was happy, and she returned Veax hug

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Watching Kos was always entertaining. As he physically manipulated the bull into it's pen, Sasha let herself enjoy the show. As Kos called for her to shut the gate, she hurried to do so, quickly shutting and securing the gate so the bulls couldn't get out. She imagined that they weren't happy about being locked up, and hoped Kos would get out soon. "Alright!"

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Larek smiled at that. "Good! She seemed unhappy with an empty nest, and it's good to see that she's still fertile. And you'll be having more siblings before too much longer. And, if I may say so, it's good that your father still 'has it', if you know what I mean."

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"I'm fine, my love. Food is cooked, I'm feeling great, nice and cool, loose muscles, and yes, I'm happy too see you." Orna gave Tran a hug. "And I just love a clean male."

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Veax let Hermia go. "Alright!" He proceeded to sit down and beckoned for her to sit down too. "Let's eat! Thanks for the food!"

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Kos climbed out of the enclosure, leaping from the pen as the bull rammed it just a moment later. He was sweating, but was still not out of breath. The bull hadn't hurt him, but he had a few little bruises.

"How was that, dear?" he asked, wiping some sweat from his brow. "I trust the bull dragon has trumped over the bull cow this day!" He didn't care that the term "bull cow" was a contradiction.

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"Well, I don't really think that they were trying, really" Nyx said, rising with Castor, "It will be a bit weird becoming an older sibling, after all this time" She said

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Tran returned the hug, enjoying the contact, "That's good, don't want you feeling bad in anyway" He said, giving her a smile.

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Hermia joined Veax, "I enjoy cooking, and it's good to be able to do it, often" She said brightly

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"Will the enclosure hold it?" Sasha asked as the bull rammed it, wondering if they'd have a ticked of bovine running about. "It was definitely effective, but I think that bull would happily gorge you if it could" She said, "Are you alright?" She didn't ask because she thought he would be hurt, as he appeared okay, but just in case something was wrong.

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"Oh. Well, I am glad to see them have more children." Larek gently pat Castor on the head a couple of times, feeling his son's stubby little horns. "In the meantime, I know it is early, but we should start thinking about where to send our son to school."

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"Is there anything you need, love?" Orna asked. "Clothes need mending? Any tight muscles? Or an itch you can't reach?"

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"If you enjoy it as much as I enjoy the guitar, then we have nothing to worry about" Veax replied.

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"Oh, it'll hold the bull. And yes, I'm fine, Sasha. Thanks for asking." Kos flexed his muscles, and only then did he realize that he was covered in sweat and dirt. "That said, I could use a bath after all that."

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Nyx watched as Castor made to grab Larek's hand. She smiled, "Well, I don't know too many schools. What about you?"

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"Not presently" Tran replied, "What about you, do you need anything?"

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"Quite true, although I do miss cooking for a horde" Hermia mused, taking a bite.

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Sasha eyed the pen, but trusted Kos. "You could, yes" She agreed, "It's entertaining watching you work"

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"We could try one in Minbenthac or Naugoa" Larek suggested. "I don't know any off the top of my head."

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"Well, perhaps we could exercise together?" Orna wondered.

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"Perhaps we could hatch a horde of our own" Veax replied, smiling.

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"I hope you find me entertaining once I'm cleaned off, too" Kos said, stretching out.

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"Well, perhaps we should begin gathering information on some schools" Nyx said, letting Castor play with her flngers, careful to avoid her claws scratching his skin.

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"That would be quite enjoyable" Tran said, with a smile, "What do you have in mind?"

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"I would like that, especially being able to teach them what we are both good at" Hermia said brightly

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"I find you entertaining all the time, my love" Sasha replied

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"We can visit Minbenthac and Naugoa for that. It'll be good if Castor sees those cities too. Once he's old enough to travel, of course" Larek replied.

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"Perhaps some push-ups, to start?" Orna asked. She loved seeing her husband do those.

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"Hah! A group of young musicians and cooks?" Veax wondered.

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"Good! Then maybe we can entertain each other later. For now, I'm going to get clean." Kos explained.

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"It could be good, to let him see them. Perhaps he'll like one a lot" nyx said

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Tran nodded, doing a quick stretch, before dropping to the ground, and starting some push up, moving through some smoothly.

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Hermia laughed "and they'll take over the world with entertainment and good food" she said jokingly, amused

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"Well, we could do that together too" Sasha said, although she would want to check on the egg first

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"Yeah. We just need to avoid Hekaga. Other than that, we will only be limited by time and budget" Larek explained. "The farm is doing well. We have enough to send him to school."

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Orna did some jumping jacks, careful not to let her tail fly around wildly.

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"Oh, if only the world worked that way, instead of armies and conquerers" Veax said. "Of course, fighting is still necessary, so I train when there's time."

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"Alright. I'd enjoy the that. Nice to have your company. But, uh, don't you want to check on the egg first? You usually do at about this time." Kos replied.

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Nyx nodded, pondering it, before asking "where did you go to school?" she had never considered asking Larek that before, and was curious to see where he had gone.

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Tran moved through his push ups easily, doing several before he rose, looking over to Orna, watching her for a moment.

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"Well, there's peace, you just have to find it. This is peace, sitting here together, or working around. There's too many different people in the world, to many different views for fighting to be obsolete" Hermia said

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Sasha nodded, "Yes, I'll check on it first" She said brightly

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(Had very little time to check this. Sorry!)

"Oh. I went to school in Minbenthac. My mother let me use a stone to teleport when I was old enough. Before that, I was taught at home by hired tutors, and when I was needed to help with the harvest, I had to take some time off from school and be tutored at home." Larek explained.

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Orna continued her exercises, smiling at Tran. "You know, they say that a male's display of strength makes him all the more desirable. Means he can keep his female safe, fed, and that he's an excellent sire for her eggs."

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Veax sighed. "I guess so, my love. We'll just have to make due by living in peace with each other. The two of us."

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Kos went upstairs to wash up. He turned on some water and began to clean himself. Good thing the plumbing in their house was powered by magic. Very convenient in the absence of a connection to a sewer system.

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Intrigued, wondering if perhaps their paths had crossed even then, Nyx Said "When did you go to school in Minbenthac?"

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Tran thought on that for a moment, giving a brief nod, "While that is generally true, I imagine there are physically strong males who aren't strong in courage, or the need to protect their mate, and children. Fortunately, I'd protect you against anything"

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"That we will" Hermia agreed, "but that doesn't mean things in the world can't change. Perhaps there needs to be conflict in order for things like this to be important"

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Even knowing the house was safe, and that the egg should be well kept, Sasha preferred to check on it, simply to make sure and ease worry that something had happened.

Once satisfied everything was as it should be, Sasha retreated upstairs

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"On and off, from when I was five until eighteen" Larek replied.

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"Well, no one likes a braggart who doesn't back up his show of strength with actual feats" Orna replied. "Fortunately for you, I believe you when you say you'd keep me safe. You don't have to be a genius who wrestles crocodiles to win my eye."

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Veax nodded. "That sounds like what my father once said. While I don't agree with him on everything, he is right when he said that happiness comes from appreciating what you have, and that in order to appreciate something, you have to be without it for a while. My mother put it a bit more simply. She said that you don't realize how nice it is to be comfortable if you've never been in pain. She told me that while giving me a foot rub when I was about fourteen. I didn't believe her at first, but then she pinched my middle right toe. It wasn't harmful, but it hurt. Then, she took care of the pain she caused, and it felt far better than it had been normally."

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Kos continued washing up, making sure that his horns were clean. He waited until Sasha arrived.

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"Interesting to think our paths may have crossed, even then" Nyx said musingly, shifting Castor and giving the child a smile.

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Tran smiled, recalling how they had met, "Well now, what did catch your eye, if it wasn't wrestling crocdiles?"

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"Indeed. You appreciate something when you do not have it. I never thought my life was lacking anything, until meeting you" She said to Veax,

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reaching the washroom, Sasha said "The egg seems to be good" Like always, she wondered what their child would be like, but knew she'd just have to be patient.

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"Perhaps we did meet, but I don't think either of us would recall if we did" Larek replied.

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Orna thought about it. "Your sense of hard work, responsibility, honesty, and that you could be depended on to do good by the female you loved. Oh, and while you may not be a dragon-wrangler, you still have quite an impressive physique. That helped too."

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"I feel the same way. Used to be that I cared only for my music and my family, Larek and the others. Now with you, I can't imagine living with anyone else" Veax explained.

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"Yeah" Kos looked at the egg, peering at the shell. "Suppose that's a son in there, or a daughter?"

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"Maybe" nyx agreed, rising "well now, what shall we do now?"

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"Well, that's quite a package after a few moments of meeting. I was just simply drawn to you" tran said

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"I can't either" hermia said, "it just seems better, living together, making something together"

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"There are probably ways of finding out" Sasha said, "and we'll have plenty of time to make some of each. Guess we will find out when it hatches"

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"Well, maybe we could give each other a mutual foot rub" Larek smiled. "I remember the first time we did that. Not sure if it was the decisive factor, but just after that, you asked me if we wanted to "do it" for the first time. And then we did. Maybe we don't have to do that second one, but it would be nice to make you feel good. Gods knows you deserve it." He looked at her scars. Nyx indeed had been through quite a bit.

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"Love is hard to explain" Orna replied. "But it is important. So many females these days put pleasure above love, and while I can see how that is important too, it doesn't make for a home or a family."

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"Making something like an egg?" Veax wondered. "Our siblings seem to be doing that. Uniting their flesh to make new life, as my mother always said."

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Kos thought about that. "Well, we have plenty of time to do that, for sure. You know who'd be a good person to talk to about that? My stepmother. Aerta knows more about laying eggs and raising children than I ever will."

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Nyx gave a smile, "well, it wasn't necessarily one single thing that decided it for me. It was just simply...you"

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"No, it doesn't. And in the end, there's so much more pleasure in love" tran said, "and in raising a family"

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"I want a family, but we shouldn't just make an egg because our siblings are doing it" hernia said

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"We can talk to her, it would be reassuring to figure stuff out before the egg hatches" Sasha said