"Fine, but first off... I keep telling you, spicy pies are gross... second...urg Anyway, mom and dad left for the monastery like a day ago for food from the mainland. We haven't seen them since. We keep seeing these guys with weird weapons that showed up a week ago so I bet they captured out parents. Nobody in the village is doin crap about these guys cause they're all wimps!"
"I also do not understand how you can be related. You appear like one of us, but we are the only of our kind in this area. Our only sister died before we were born. Father never talks about her much" Aliine says approaching Zemdi.
"I know it seems strange to believe, but I am your sister Aliine. The daughter of Trusia and Akar Finelle." Zemdi says to Aliine and taking hold of her hand when she comes close enough.
When Zemdi takes hold of her hand, Aliine shivers for a few moments and opens her eyes and says "It really is true after all. Although... I can not understand all of it or what you are now... but then this other girl is your daughter? Forgive me, this is all so much to understand... You can help save our parents though please help"
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Kratos could tell just from looking at the girl's eyes and how she knew from sight alone. "You have a gift. You can read people's minds through their eyes. If so, then you know the few robberies I've done were for the help of others and that we are not here to harm you." Wait, she knew he was hiding something. She either couldn't, or wouldn't, go far enough to know everything. He assumed the better for once and thought that she was kind enough to hold back her gift to not delve into people's personal lives.
Kratos smiled and nodded a little bit in understanding. "I am holding back. There's no use lying to someone who isn't meaning harm. We want to talk to your parents because one of the two you couldn't read is related to them." He tilted himself over to look at the pie. "You also use too much of that syrup compared to the fruit. To cook it through, you'd almost asuredly burn the crust."
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"Aliine no! We'll handle it ourselves... There's no point in asking people we can't trust.." The boy says to her grabbing her arm.
"Arnath, I know they can help though.. They have been through a lot together fighting bad people.." Aliine says looking deeply at Kratos and says to the group. "I know you are hiding something though, why are you really here?"
Statistics: Posted by Znath — November 6th, 2008, 12:53 am
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EDIT: Good job on the banner Kikori, it looks great.
Statistics: Posted by Chipp — October 28th, 2008, 7:37 pm
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"Well... It wasn't that bad growing up here. I rather liked it." Zemdi responded. "I know, Kratos, but it is a bit late to change my mind now." She walks up to the watermill house with a crude thin log fence. Not too far away a boy is working in the garden pulling weeds not noticing the group. Zemdi walks up to the door and knocks
Shortly after the door opens with a young lightgreen long haired girl answering in very light tone. "Um yes? Who is there?"
"We were wondering if the Finelle's still live here." Zemdi says to her happily.
"Um... well... We are the Finelle's. My parents are out right now. They should be back shortly so if you would like to wait on them... " She says leading them in to the main room. The house has several hand carved chairs in the main room which is open to the kitchen and a staircase leading upstairs. "I am sorry, I forgot. My name is Aliine." She says with a quick bow to them as they enter. She watches everyone enter and then a look of terror as the room smells slightly like smoke. "Oh dear! oh not again!" She says running into the kitchen and pulling out a partly burnt pie from the oven.
The boy wearing a gardening hat from outside comes in the back door and says "Burnt another... You're hopeless Aliine. Who're these guys?..." He says looking at the group while messing up Aliine's hair by rubbing his hands on her head.
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The group continued walking closer to the home, now knowing without a doubt which it was. "Ten steps from home... Are you two sure you're okay with this?"
OOC EDIT: I had fun making sprites of our four characters, thanks to Jack for transparentizing the banner that's now on page one.
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Statistics: Posted by Kikori — October 24th, 2008, 4:04 pm
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Zemdi says to a man sitting in front of his house, "Do the Finelle's still live at the mill house down the road?"
The man gets up and glares at Zemdi, "... Yea... been here for a long time just after I got here way back when... Say you related to them? You seem familiar."
"Yea, we're cousins from a bit far away. We heard they lived around here." Maria jumps in. The man shrugs and waves as the group moves down the road. "You all never did answer me about the schools either Mr. Kratos and Dr. Chipp"
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Kratos looked around and wondered which of the homes was Zemdi's. In the confusion of the fight and the trip to the village, he'd forgotten the details. "What kind of house are we looking for...? I see one with a fence, one with an opening in the roof, and a few other distinctions, but I can't remember which was yours. And, when we do find out, how do we get to it without drawing attention to ourselves? Or do we want to cause a distraction?" The idea of stirring up trouble wasn't something Kratos normally thought about. But in Zemdi's case, he was ready for an exception.
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"Mmm, no the school wasn't here when my family moved in and built the mill. My parents taught me. Djanzad taught me the technical things. So I suppose I never went to school either. I would guess the missionaries built the school here later..." Zemdi replies. "There didn't used to be many villages in this area. People moved in for mining resources and fishing I believe. Djanzad imports a lot of the gems from the village here. Probably less now with whoever these guys are here.." She adds thinking back to the strange soldiers with the handcannons. "I've never seen weapons like those. They looked like Djanzad's guns but more primitive."
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"Umm..... bleh gross" Maria says wiping her hands off on a leaf and then taking another to wipe her face off. She throws the leaf down with the blackish marks on it. "I guess that makes it official... I didn't even have time to get used to this body..." She says spitting out the remainder in her mouth. "I remember now, Djanzad gave me these to help!" She says taking out some small sandy colored bars and takes a bite off the end and continues with her mouth full. "Said it'd maffe ffings eafffier on mef or somffin... So that's the place? Seems lucky to be out of this place.."
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Kratos led the group further away from the monestary, but purposefully lagged back to Zemdi's position before stopping her. "If these men turn out to be attackers and you're cornered, please try to keep control. You can defend yourself well without resorting to that insane state of yours, but your family's here. If you can, don't risk their lives."
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The group makes their way away from the monastery when Maria grabs Zemdi's coat and points back. "Who the heck are those guys then." She says pointing at two men in red uniforms holding hand cannons and walking into the monastery. "Whoever they are, they're in good terms with the White Knights... and that doens't sit well with me. Wanna check it out or go to the village now?"
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When the crew members were done making the packs Chipp slung one over his back and looked at everybody in the group. "Ready to go?" he asked, unsheathing his scimitar.
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Kratos followed everyone out, glancing back and forth through the old book for advice on enchantments that work negative effects. Inadvertedly, he was ignoring what was being said; only looking for a solution.
OOC: I know it's not energy. So does Kratos. But, like I said. He'd rather an amulet get turned to dust than let a person wind up as ashes, since Zemdi apparently looks for energy.
Statistics: Posted by Kikori — September 28th, 2008, 9:31 am
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Zemdi stepped out placing a foot on the boarding ramp. She closed her eyes as she walked down until reaching the dock. She sighs in relief at making it to shore. "Kratos can make what he wants an thinks will work, Maria... Although I do believe you may be right on that I do not feel it is an energy problem, sorry Kratos. Maybe the village will have some of the things you need, I may have some material with me also." She looks around the port not recognizing anything. "Things change in 15 years... Which way now? A literal internal compass and I still get lost."
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Kratos sighed and turned around. "But the actual self-defense thing, if that's in her, I don't want to be here if it's removed. But..." He tried to find a few delicate words for it. "Zemdi's not as willing to fight all-out as you, Maria. It's saved her life where she may possibly have taken abuse, or worse, before. So, again, it's her call. I'll go outside if you say "yes" and want it done here."
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The cleaning of the bodies and blood on the ship took up most of the day and when he and his crew were done a shout came from the crow's nest, "land ahead!" Chipp ran to the kitchen and popped his head into the door "we're here."
Statistics: Posted by Chipp — September 27th, 2008, 12:53 pm
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