lydyn

The Light of Our Oath

@Amy Well, calling this one quits, sorry... it's been 3 weeks since a reply from Vee. That's over a week in my usual wait period. ^.^ If you wanna have a go with someone else or a 1x1 with me, let me know! :D

The Fallen One

Evelyn has started to lean down, putting her book aside on the arm of the couch, trying to discern what Amerlia was whispering. However before she could fully commit to finding out, she heard the footsteps of the knight and quickly shot up, blushing in embarrassment of what it must've looked like - though she doubted Ellie had even caught it. That soft smile though, seemed to capture her attention, causing her to tilt her head in quiet wonder until the giantess finally spoke.

After hearing her declaration, Evelyn pursed her lips for a moment and let out a sigh, looking down the to dragoon for a brief moment. "... you're probably right. This mark of mine..." She lifted her hand up, slipping the bracelet back a little to reveal it. "Apparently it has ties to sealing and opening astral gates.. it seems too strange for you to appear now.. and for something not to be going on. I guess... it is a little scary.." She looked at Ellie and then Amelia for a few moments. She just put on a soft smile then and took in a short breath before nudging Amelia soflty, her hand trying to shake the dragoon's arm. "Wake up Amelia.. we have to start getting ready.. Amealia - wake up."

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"Sounds hard," she replied softly, taking the magical bottle and tucking it away into an pouch - no reason to have two of them going at once after all. Though her mind wanted to focus on the fact that Scarlet's magic drained her health, she knew it was probably a hard topic to really speak about and it was hard for Annora to imagine. Her magic had never taken that sort of toll on her, not so much as to drain her actual health.

"Never heard of those creatures though," she continued, changing the subject. "I suppose it's part that I've never been outside the towns as much... and this is my first exile from any of them..." She went silent for a few moments, pondering on just that - her exile. Even though she had never felt wanted or that accepted, it still hurt to know that people would rather or be out of their lives. It only proved that no one really wanted her around, that no one cared, or thought much of her. Even the witch, she was probably just looking for extra security. Chances are, once Scarlet had the chance, she'd leave Annora in the dust for either a stronger person or a group...

... at least for now, she had someone willing to talk to her. For now.

The Fallen One

@rivaan@Rekaigan - Assuming everyone is still around, I'm going to try and get a post up this weekend sometime. =3

The Fallen One

@rivaan@Rekaigan - I'm sure the same goes for both of you, but it's starting to be Christmas week! So I might be slow about my replies, hehe... hope you guys have a fun time with friends and/or family! (Same goes for our 1x1 rivaan.)

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The red magi smirked with some surprised as the witch introduced herself in such a fancy manner. She enjoyed the playful nature of her new companion, but she didn't seem all fun and games as she pointed out a route for them to follow. An elf though? To see one was as rare as a witch was or even more so - though it could've easily been some rumor the mayor believed or the trick of an eye... but it was outdated information as it was. Still, it peaked her interest none the less as she always fancied herself a bit of a learner or scholar of sorts.

As Annora began to follow after Scarlet, she looked more closely at the small bottle and smiled softly. "So.. is that witch magic too? Or just a trinket of sorts?" she asked in genuine curiosity. "I normally just cast a light myself, so I really don't know... actually, not a lot of people know much about witches, besides they use dark magics..." Strange, that she could be so shy at times, but Annora knew herself - new things to learn always made her wonder, even enough to get past her natural quietness.

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Annora paused in her step and looked back, blinking in surprise as she watched the witch catch up to her. As she was approached, she was able to get a much better look at the other woman, admiring and enjoying the contrast of deep red hair and green eyes against pale skin. Though it was even more obvious up close why the townsfolk had gathered around her - the marks and tattoos of a witch. She had suspected, but now it was easily confirm as she finally half-turned towards her new potential companion. Unlike many, Annora didn't seem that scared or off put by the witch, though she was secretly cautious of such dark magics. Then again, where did Annora's own black magic come from? She didn't feel like she could really judge just yet and instead gave Scarlet a soft smile.

"Sure... I wouldn't mind the company.." she admitted freely, adjusting the pack on her back and staring at Scarlet for a few moments. "My name is Annora... nice to meet you, fellow outcast," she said in a light tone, almost with a jesting edge to it as she smiled more. After moment, she looked back to the caverns and the several tunnels that led outwards from the town and motioned to them. "Which one do you think we should take?"

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^.^

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The crowd continue to mumble and converse among themselves, their hot temper being cooled by the real threat of injury and death, yet there was still a passion and drive to kill the witch and lift the curses brought by her presence. It was several moments that they stayed in this deadlock of a decision, that was until across the street, the tavern door creaked open to reveal three new figures to the scene. Two of them were similarly dressed and built men that had been escorting Scarlet all day, which seemed to make up the pitiful excuse of a militia in the town. The third figure however was a woman dressed in an unusually expensive outfit for the town, being made of cotton and pieces of leather, a cowl pulled over the top of her head and a sturdy pair of boots to match. The pack on her back making it easy to determine she was meaning to travel. Outside the obviousness of her clothing, the white hair that stuck out from the cowl was a clear indicator that she was not of the norm, since she was far from being aged.

The crowd slowly began to hush and look back to the mysterious woman, bouncing their focus between the two ladies as the white haired woman stared at Scarlet. It was not a look of disrespect or fear or disgust like a witch must be used to, but instead it was curiosity. She didn't seem off put by the witch in the least and the moment seemed to drag on, until the men finally started to prod her slightly, urging her to move on. She glanced back and let out a sigh, giving the witch one more look before heading towards the town's gates. Even as she walked away into the distance, the crowd was content on stayed quiet until finally, they slowly started to break away - leaving the witch to her guards. Whoever the white haired woman was, it was enough to get them to back away from Scarlet and their bloodlust. One of them yelling before leaving, giving her a simple, "just leave us alone!"

Meanwhile at the gates, the men prod her more until she's finally stepped outside them and stare her down. Crossing their arms to look more intimidating, they eagerly wait for her to start walking away, which she does with some measure of hesitation. Honestly, she wasn't sure where to go or where to head to next, settling on just picking a random direction and hoping her magics can keep her alive enough to find somewhere to call 'home.'

The Fallen One

Evelyn flashed a cute smile at Ameila before turning her head to the side as her cheeks flushed again, only for the Dragoon to quickly fall asleep. It hadn't been something she expected, for one of them to admitting to potential and so soon no less! It made her feel good, to be wanted, to be desirable in some sense. Even more so that she caught the giantess responding with a just slight bashfulness herself, apparently not deterred by Amelia's own comments, which made for a slight curiosity in Evelyn's mind. Though Ellie's comment about her own shyness only caused her pout playfully at the woman before suddenly she was being hailed from a distance. Before she knew it, the knight was gone, leaving her with a sleeping woman in her lap, a book in her hands, and thoughts to maul over slowly.

The first thing to slip into her mind was how unlike this situation was compared to any others. She couldn't shake the feeling of finding them both interesting - which wasn't entirely new of itself - but they both seemed oddly in tune with each other as they were with the former slave. Were they all flirting with one another, unhindered by normal forms of jealousy? Evelyn had to admit, the only thing that truly bothered her about the two flirting was the need to not be left out. 'Strange,' she thought, to think that she wasn't actually bothered by them being interested in each other, so long as they flirted with her. They were all clicking unusually well in a way that Evelyn was not used to at all. It was alien, but a nice feeling.

She looked down at Amelia's peaceful expression and smiled softly. 'No one would know,' she said to herself and gently brushed back a strand of Amelia's hair from her face, admiring her beauty, before blushing a little and moving her eyes back to the book. It was nice and she wanted to do something sweet for the woman, but she was far too shy right now to do that in front of Ellie. Instead, she shifted her focus and studied the book while the giantess was gone.

After a few moments, she caught onto the book's purpose. It was a study of dogmas, codes, ethics, personalities of the deities but also listed their champions and various marks that were bestowed upon them. Evelyn's mark did match that of Arete, goddess of virtue. It described how it was called the Mark of Gates, able to pull astral objects from the fabric of normal reality as well as open and close otherworldly gates and seals. Though certainly not among the most known ones, it had just as much power in it's unique use of it's magic. She wondered though, did that mean that something needed to be sealed or closed now - that she had appeared with this and vivid dreams brought her two guardians?