[RP] The Inn of Peace - IoP (Open to all)

[Angeles Valentine]

Angeles watched the happenings of the inn take place and hummed in thought. There were probably better things that she should do, bounties to look up, brethren to kill. She smiled slightly at the last thought and her eyes studied the grain of the wood of the table she sat at. The only other chair seated there remained empty. Her clawed nails brushed against her knuckles as she seemed lost in thought, and a bit of white hair fell unheeded in front of her face.  

[Zulma san]

Zulma poured another glass to MacPere with a smile.
Then she headed to Angeles's table.

"You look thoughtful..." she said as she sat looking at the vampire.  

[Angeles Valentine]

Angeles smiled and looked up at Zulma, her eyes slowly focusing on the woman, "i just find it rather interesting that I can sit here in the shadows and no one would notice I was here. You think natural instincts would warn of my presence. A little voice that says 'pay attention. Danger is near. Something that can and will eat you is very close by, staring at you with the bright green eyes of a serpent,'" Angeles presented Zulma with the other chair to sit in, "it seems that years of evolution and thinking that humans were the top of the food chain have dulled that basic instinct. What do you think my friend?" she asked resting her chin on her laced fingers, "what do you feel when you look at me?"  

[Zulma san]

Zulma did not expect such an introduction, nor such a question. She accepted the seat with a smile and put her glass in front of her. She played with the feet of the wine glass, making the red liquid slowly swirling. For the first part of Angeles's speech, she had nothing to say. She simply agreed with her. She had noticed that even herself who was proud of her fighting and hunting skills did not always feel the vampire's presence.

"First I disagree about your eyes...nothing of the serpent, all of the beauty of nature." Zulma started. Her ton was lighter than the one of the vampire and yet she was taking the discussion seriously. "I find you more attractive than repulsive." she added with a smile.
"As for my feelings when I look at you...well...I am biased as I consider you my friend." she looked at the vampire. "I can feel your strength and sometimes the amount of feelings swirling in your mind, but I have never considered you a threat."

She leaned back on her chair and took a sip. "But you have to admit that people who are in this Inn are considering themselves in safety between those walls, therefore if you are here, it means that you are an ally." She bent over the table and looking at the vampire in the eyes, she asked. "How about you Countess, what do you feel when you look at me?" she was truly curious about the answer.
 

[Angeles Valentine]

Angeles chuckled as Zulma replied but did not interrupt her. She nodded at the compliments given and then took her hands apart, reaching into her pockets and her right hand found what she was looking for, pulling out the blood candy and setting it on the table before lacing her fingers together, "true this is a sanctuary, but even when the lion is not on the hunt the elephant knows to be wary of it," Angeles looked up at Zulma and looked deep into her eyes, feeling her strength and powers returning as the sun went down, "when I look at you Zulma, I see a human, a woman, who is both weak and strong in her own ways. I see you almost as one would see an angel, something that sheds light in a darkened world, to protect those innocent and those lost from the monstrosities set upon them. As I am one of those monstrosities I fear your light, I feel that I must take it away, snuff it out and plunge the world once more into fear. That is how vampires feel, Zulma," she sighed and closed her eyes, "humans have that strength which vampires can never have. We fear them for it, we fear them even as we crave their blood."

Angeles smiled and then reached down and took up the small candy, "now as your friend, it's different, even though I fear the light that you instill into your fellows, I wish only to strengthen and protect it, so that you may continue to shed this light on the darkened world and rid it of the fear and the pain," Angeles slipped the candy into her mouth and smiled at Zulma, "that is why I would do anything to make you happy, to cause you to be at peace," her eyes drifted over to the panther and smiled again, "so what is his name?"  

[Ale Posselna]

Ale decided to step outside, only to find Thanata waiting for her. " There you are." She said to the dragoness. " Did you get enougth to eat? It's a long journey across the ocean we're about to take. We're ready, we can leave whenever you like."  

[King Koolest Person]

As Legend was looking out over the balcony,he saw a large number of things.He squinted his eyes for a closer look.
"Hmmm...4 legs...big teeth...one of them dressed like royalty...!"he mumbled,shocked."The beasts!!!!!"he yelled in his mind.He ran towards the guest room and put on his armor.He ran back outside,remembering that he had Zefi's present.He snuck into the dining room and put it on table,leaving a note.

Sorry Zefi,I had to leave.Beast encounter.Please
open your present at anytime.Sorry I couldn't stay
Its for the best of the castle.Don't worry about me,
I'll probably return in a week or less.

Legend ran out the balcony,turned on the jetpack,and started flying towardas the beasts.The beasts were gaining towards the castle,and fast.
"Time to end this,once and for all."he muttered."ACES!!!!'he yelled loud enough so that everyone coud hear.
"Yesh?"Club said.
"Youre gonna have to fight.First adventure means first big fight when you're with me."Legend said.
"Boo-Yah!"Heart yelled.
And they started flying towards the beasts.  

[Zulma san]

Zulma listened with a growing interest at her friend. She raised an eyebrow at the world Angel, but Angeles's explanation quickly followed and the innkeeper understood what she meant. As the vampire was speaking Baldur had come closer and finally sat next to Zulma's chair. The woman was distractingly scratching his head as she listened.

"I thank you Angeles. I am not sure I deserve a friend such as you...." she paused and turned to the Panther. "...or such as him. He is Baldur." she looked back at the vampire. "What other name could he have than the name of the Norse God of Peace and Innocence..." she smiled.  

[Angeles Valentine]

Angeles smiled and nodded then traced the grain of the wood with the tip of a long pointed nail, "perhaps you don't deserve me as a friend perhaps you do. You of all people must understand that at any time I can become the enemy against my own will. I don't need to drink blood, but I crave it as all vampires do, it is like a drug, and staying away from it makes us desire it all the more," Angeles hummed and concentrated on the sweet and salty flavor of the blood candy, "now i have another couple of questions. How did you make the blood candy that you gave to me, and what was the 'nectar' you gave to me the previous night when I was thirsting after the child?"  

[The White Lily]

Zefi had been waiting a while and her sister came in. "Close your eyes and follow my voice" Zrenni said to her and she listened. They went at a slow pace Zefi working on not bumping into the deadly sharp door frames.

((sorry took way longer than expected. Ultima you can have someone teleport you instead of walking?))  

[Valentine Valtieri]

Ultima was back at the castle. A little later than he expected. He couldn't find any jeff. "If he has any sense he'll come." Ultima could only wait now. This was Zefi's party, he had to be there.


(It's been hours, so lets just say im back)  

[Zulma san]

Zulma nodded in silence at the comment of the vampire and blood being a drug.
A smile appeared on her face at the mention of her candy and nectar. "The nectar is more or less simple.." she bent over and lowered her voice. "It is blood, concentrated blood. I cook it with a particular method which makes it thicker and thicker and also reduces the amount of water in it."
she looked at Angeles, anticipating the next question: 'where did you learn that?'
She went on "The candies are nectar which is caramelized with sugar...yes there is sugar in it and yet it has taste...strange I know..."
She leaned back against the back of the chair and rocked it several times then stopped and asked very seriously "Do you have a donor when you really need blood?" she wondered if Angeles would understand.  

[The White Lily]

((sure why not))

Zefi wandered down the hallway with her sister... she held her hand over her closed eyes but the other in front of her like a zombie... She wondered what was happening and was shocked as someone picked her up. IT wasn't her sister she had smaller hands but she heard a voice and realized it was a guard. "Lets speed this up my lady if you don't mind..." He said and Zefi really didn't but still wondered where they were going. "Just... don't drop me' Her voice could be heard quietly and she felt him nod... or at least the movement she expected one would make if they were nodding... She heard her sister saying something about being right back and Zefi decided to put both hands over her eyes so she didn't whack something.

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Zrenni went down the hall and found the white-haired boy Zefi was friends with. "Glad to see you young sir. The celebration is this way" She said in a quick but still polite voice."  

[Angeles Valentine]

Angeles nodded at the explanation and then thought to herself for a moment, pinching her chin as her eyes dropped down and away from Zulma. The woman either knew much more about vampires than she was letting on, or knew a lot more about blood. When Zulma asked her other question Angeles looked up and smiled at her, an almost cold and cruel smile, "my friend," she said, "you recall the day i hypnotized you into telling me what was ailing you? If you were to donate your blood to me, you would not be able to resist me. If I told you to kill MacPere and Gren in their sleep you would have no choice but to obey. I do not wish to put you in that position, and I'm quite sure you do not want to be in it again."

Angeles closed her eyes and inhaled before opening them again, "so how did you learn to make nectar? Are you hiding something from me that i should know about? Are you a Dhampir perhaps? I think not you don't act like one, perhaps you are a daughter of a hunter?'  

[Zulma san]

Zulma smiled at Angeles. "But if I were to donate my blood to you, I would have already made the choice to accept your judgment and choices as mines..." her eyes were totally serious as she spoke.
She paused before answering the vampire's question.
"I am neither a daughter of your kind, neither a daughter of your profession. I am just a simple human. I learned about blood by necessity. I tried to save my brother..." she knew that Angeles was aware of her twin brother. She sighed. "As you know, it did not work..." she took a sip of wine.