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Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 4:50 pm
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Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 5:09 am
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Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 5:31 am
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Coursabal remained still, poised defensively by the young woman as if ready to do anything to keep her safety ensured. The young woman, in question, reached up to hook an errant strand of silver behind a delicate ear, a light frown kissing her features. 'Patron' was more less an understatement, though she wasn't about to tell him that.
"My plan, Sir Knight?" She looked over the side of her shoulder to regard Pedrius fully. He said much in the way he held himself. Perhaps more than he knew. He seemed unsure of himself, or at least unsure of her. He didn't want to start anything that could be avoided, and she found herself almost wanting to give an acknowledging nod to him. Almost. Perhaps they were alike...then again, perhaps they were as different as a bird from a rock.
She smirked lightly, almost a softly sad expression crossing her face. "I plan to get the money she owes him and teach her a lesson in manners...nothing more. Though I cannot guarantee her safety if she tries to attack me, surely you would not intend to destroy me for acting in self defense?"
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Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 5:45 am
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Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 6:05 am
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Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 6:24 am
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Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 6:40 am
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Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 6:52 am
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Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 7:05 am
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Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 7:24 am
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Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 7:45 am
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The ripple of power that washed through the air from behind made D'artra's step falter for a moment. but then the moment passed and she merely muttered as she continued once more. "Childish fool..."
Coursabal tensed. His trust growing thinner and thinner for this 'Holy knight'. He had seen what great power could do to a Player, and he had also seen long since the corruption that festered within such a person. It made no difference what they claimed they followed, because either way, they were all the same. Some, like D'artra, had come to learn to accept that while others...others hadn't. He stiffened, his muscular form tensing.
"Be calm, my friend..." she made a soft gesture with one hand, the other having almost defensively gone back to the pommels of her ketenes. He complied with her words. Her trust ran high. Always. But still... her judgment had never steered them wrong before. Then she explained further, "...he's merely pouting because I looked upon him as an equal, and not with reverence."
At that the wolf chuckled, a raspy sound that grew to a coarse laugh.
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Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 8:04 am
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Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 8:26 am
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Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 8:38 am
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Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 9:06 am
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They walked for a while in that comfortable companionship, well enough to just enjoy the company of the other without unnecessary banter. They seemed even more at home when they got closer to the growing line of trees of the Nytphera forest. There was something about the very land itself that seemed to sing throughout their blood.
D'artra paused once more, enjoying the steady tug of a light breeze that played with her silvery hair. Coursabal regained their bearings and waited. When nearly black eyes opened the young female managed a kind smile and gave a nod of her head. Coursabal walked alongside her now that they were once more down to just the two of them. Even if the 'Holy' one was hovering about somewhere. It didn't matter. Because she had put her trust in him.
She glanced at her large companion admiringly. His fur was so flawlessly beautiful. So different from the first time she had met him...the first time she had seen him.
He caught her expression and snarled softly, giving her a look that said to stop. She laughed, and his own expression became less intense.
"I will never forget your face when you first met my Dei'andri." She snickered again, recalling the face he had made. "It looked as though you'd just tried to drink from the downside of the river of Oshfells!"
It was at that moment in which from the ditch before the tree line sprang forth half a score of beings. They were all male, their leathery armor loose enough so that it made nary a sound with the movements. Each brandished a blade, each blade had varied lengths, as though they were the choice weapons. one carried a simple war-axe slung casually over his shoulder, the steel bracers upon his wrists holding the markings that clarified him as a bandit.
The group swiftly and easily took positions in a horseshoe shape about the two travelers. The man with the axe stepped forward and Coursabal tensed, easily putting himself just a step ahead of the silver-topped female. D'artra, however, put her hand out and let it brush soothingly against the fur of his muscular forearm. The motion was enough to still him from attack, no matter how subtle it was.
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