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| | From:  copper_cutie (Original Message) | Sent: 7/12/2006 3:15 AM |
:: Kit awoke hungry and realized she was bound up. She growled softly and struggled against the strong ropes made of material shed never seen. She struggled to break free and ended up falling over onto her side. She signed softly she felt so weak and tired, She knew the wounds on her back and arm were not fully healed and she had not fed. She hadnt even the energy to call on her elemental gifts. She rested for a moment and listened, She heard her captures not to far behind, conversing by a lake. She smelled the water and heard 4 heart beats.
She looked up it was night, they had that consideration not to leave her in the sun. Though the suns rays wouldnt kill her shed be one irritable captive. She was in unfamiliar territory. The forrest was thick and the nightlife chattered away having no care for her. She send out her telepathy as far as she could ignoring the thoughts of her captures. Loyalty was out of reach.
Who were these people and why had they taken her? What cowards to strike when she was weak! She struggled again and growled fiercely, she had no weopons on her, she was dressed only in a loose nightgown. ::
She thought crossly. <These men will pay once im free...>
:: She rested again and listened to the conversation of her captures trying to decipher the language and pick up on their thoughts:: |
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:: Kit pulled up the hood of the stealth outfit she wore and covered her face.::
We should find suitable shelter. |
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| | | From: Dwyer | Sent: 7/13/2006 5:24 AM |
:: Dwyer notices Kit shielding her face with the hood and decides they had better hasten their pace until they can find a suitable shelter ::
It looks like there is a clearing up ahead. Maybe we can find some sort of shelter to take refuge in. |
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:: She noticed him watching her and spoke cooly::
We dont have to rush, ill not die if the sun comes up, i just wont be very pleasent. Please continue telling me about yourself |
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| | | From: Dwyer | Sent: 7/13/2006 5:53 AM |
there isn't much to tell I was born a blacksmiths son, and as the youngest I had no family duties to keep me bound to my home.
As a child I learned all there was to know about smithing in a small town and even tho weapons were few and far between I found plenty of time to practice with them. As I got older I decided I could not stay in Millar all my life and decided to travel to other places, meeting blacksmiths and sharing knowledge with them.
stillicidium, the japanese longsword I carry was the first sword I ever forged, and in my travels it was imbued with the element of water by a noble mage.
that's about it. What about you? |
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:: "He may be useful to us then" She thought to herself and they continued on to the shelter::
You know all you need to know about me at this time
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| | | From: Dwyer | Sent: 7/17/2006 3:49 AM |
:: they come upon a clearing where they see a waterfall flowing from the mountains above into a natural spring. The spring gives way to a shallow creek that flows directly into the lake they were at before ::
How can I trust someone who asks personal questions yet does not give answers in return? |
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::She surveyed the clearly and closed her eyes sending out her telepathy....she still was unable to contact Loyalty. She opened her eyes and looked toward him::
I don't remember ever suggesting you should trust me. |
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| | | From: Dwyer | Sent: 7/17/2006 5:06 AM |
| If I am unable to trust you then why should I even bother going along with your plan? Death is death no matter where it happens. |
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:: she looked to him drawing the hood back so he could see her sweet smile and the wicked glint in her eyes::
Because if you dont, you'll find out what things are worse then death... Now please you must be hungry..
:: She nodded toward the spring where fish were clearly visible:: |
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| | | From: Dwyer | Sent: 7/17/2006 5:27 AM |
| It seems that there is a problem with your assumption there. I'm a blacksmith not a fisherman, how do you expect me to catch fish without a pole? |
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:: Kit raised a brow sincerly surprised that he couldnt catch a fish without a pole She dismounted her horse:: alright, ill catch them, please, tend to the horses?
:: She made sure he was occupied and began to remove the suit she was wearing, she was however still covered by under clothing. She watched for a moment then dove into the water. She had considered shifting into a feline form as they were excellent at catching fish but she decided against it for two reasons, One she wasnt sure how he'd react to a large tiger taking her place, and two, she didnt want the taste of fish in her mouth. So she swam deeper and deeper watching how the water moved beneath the waterfall. She enjoyed the silence for a moment, the cool water nursing her not fully healed wounds. The fish swam this way and that not particularly paying much attention to her until she struck for them and caught two ending their lives before she went up.
She surfaced and flipped her long hair behind her now scolding herself for not properly tieing it back, but then again it had been quite a lot of years since she'd had to actually fish. She Swam to where he was, got out and walked to him treding water. She skewered the fish on a long stick and put a small firepit together and simply by using her gift it ignighted into a camp fire. She waited for him to finish tending the horses then asked.::
Can you cook?
:: She tilted her head curiously and began to wring out her long long hair, once again scolding herself for not tieing it back properly:: |
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| | | From: Dwyer | Sent: 7/17/2006 5:49 AM |
:: He looks at her puzzled ::
do you not hear the echo of the waterfall, that usually denotes a cave formation.
:: he points towards the waterfall he is refering to
He then proceeds to climb the rocks and walk behind the fall ::
you coming? or did you not wish to get out of the sun? |
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:: She looked up toward the sun feeling its heat upon her skin. She thanked Letifer silently that she did not burn up from its rays but still she hadnt his tolerance for it. She closed her fist and the fire she had created snuffed out, She grabbed the sticks and the fish and followed him with incredible grace till she was safely inside the cave and set it up once more.
She wrung out her hair once more and sighed. She held up her hand and the flames grew so that she may dry quicker. She handed him the fish assuming he could cook them for himself and closed her eyes and began to meditate:: |
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| | | From: Dwyer | Sent: 7/17/2006 6:03 AM |
:: he cooked and ate the fish, then after he had finished he left the cave to climb up the waterfall.
Upon reaching the top he found a lone tree which he sat down resting his back against and watched the clearing below :: |
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After a long time of meditating Kit sighed softly feeling fatigue. She noted that Dwyer was gone and couldn’t shake why she felt so terrible, she had recently fed there was no reason she should be feeling ill. She checked a few of her wounds and her eyes widen lightly to see they were not healing but in fact appeared to be worsening.
“Poison…how clever...�?She said softly
She felt it now running through her veins, the arrows shed been ambushed with, had been covered with a slow acting poison that surfaced days after. She had seen it before, and knew there was an antidote�?.but she had to get to it first.
I have to get to Dade�?she thought feeling almost panicked. But how far away was she? What direction to go in. She couldn’t make a portal in her weakened condition she wasn’t able to concentrate and could end up anywhere. She gathered up her clothing and dressed tying her hair back tightly and took a moment to rest, the poison would become stronger as time went by she didn’t have much, she desperately needed the antidote Dade’s healers had.
She exited the cave and looked up seeing Dwyer occupied. Information or not, she had bigger things to worry about. Dade could certainly send Kingley, her hell hound, after him if he was so desperately needed. Kit saddled up the horse and led it deep into the woods, she sent out her connection to loyalty desperately hoping for some sign of her but found none. She punched a tree indenting it and cursed in 5 different languages. She couldn’t trust to go in the direction Dwyer was leading her, he could be lying.
She winced as the wounds on her back began to worsen, soon they would start to bleed, and then a pseudo infection would take place until the poison killed her. She saddled up and thought for a moment about when she had awoken. She was covered and she felt a heat on her back...the sun. She calculated where the camp was on a map and how far they could have gotten in the time she had been unconscious. It was risky but the best she had, she urged her horse forward into a trot then into a gallop as she abandoned the black smith’s son and raced to her sister.
Kit rode for what seem to be a few hours every now and then sending out her connection to loyalty until with great joy she felt it, the faintest feeling of her guardian.
“Yah!�?She kicked her tiring horse into a gallop and raced to the direction. �? bushels of apples for you if we make it!�?She cried as she leaned on the horse holding on as her body weakened. The poison was growing vicious and she felt blood beginning to dampen her back.
~Search party~
Loyalty’s head shot up and she shouted into the mind of Dade who was now personally searching with her soldiers.
“Ahh! Not so loud...What?! There! That way!�?Dade pointed and all the soldiers mounted up and everyone was into a fierce gallop toward the direction loyalty instructed
“Faster you dogs she’s wounded!�?Dade urged her horse ahead she’s dieing... She thought fearfully. Hang on Kit…I’m coming�?BR>
~Not to far away~
Kits brow held beads of sweat She had not felt such pain since she was mortal; She couldn’t remember ever sweating since she was sired. Was it an illusion? Like the pseudo infections? Kit leaned over her horse and retched blood. She stared at it as the horse trotted on. Her vision becoming blurry she held on for as long as she could and until she felt her body slip from the saddle and collapse in a heap onto the ground. The Horse trotted for a moment then paused and returned to nudge her. She looked up at her usually neon green eyes now grey, her lips had lost all of there color and were as ivory white as her skin.
“Leti�?�?She whispered to the sky as her eyes closed. She began to lose consciousness feeling the poison destroying her immortal body and then…hoof beats�?BR>
<Stay awake!> she heard Loyalty command in her head
“Kitiana!�?Dade's voice “Healer! Come now!�?BR>
Her lips mouthed “Letifer�?and she lost consciousness.
When she awoke she was in a tent. She looked up feeling hungry but hadn’t the strength to eat. Loyalty lay at her side purring loudly and she meant to lift her hand to pet the guardian but couldn’t will herself to move.
<Just rest�? the cat instructed and Kit fell back to sleep.
She awoke again and looked to the right to see her sister writing on parchment in the lamp light.
“Dade?...�?BR>
“Good morning�?Dade smirked “You look awful�?BR>
Kit smiled and laughed a little.
“We’ve been feeding you, whether you realize it or not. You’re lucky Kitten, had we not found you in the next candle mark you would have died. My men are already working to have every soldier equipped with a vial of the antidote for that poison, I never believed the elves would use it.�?BR>
“Clever aren’t they?...�?Kit sat up slowly feeling a bit better.
“Or scared.�?Dade smirked again showing her fangs.
Kit stood she wore another nightgown and her hair was back in a braid. The wounds on her back had healed and she felt only hungry, a good sign. Dade expecting this handed Kit a water skin filled with blood, she drank greedily from it and felt her strength returning but was still not fully healed.
“I’m not accustom to feeling weak�?BR>
“None of us are Kitten, the poison was a dirty trick, trust me we’ll get them back for it. My healers say your full strength will return in a few nights. Tonight you go home.�?BR>
Kit looked to her sister.
“I don’t need to be shipped out of harms way I’m not a child. It was bad judgment that all this happened it will not happen again�?BR>
“I don’t doubt that, but others need you more then I, tonight you will be sent home, now pack up�?Dade nodded toward Kits things and hugged the younger vampires.
“And I thank you. My men as well, who by the way will miss you far more then I will�?BR>
Dade chuckled as Kit scowled at her and dressed for the journey.
~Later~
Because of her weakened state Kit was not able to travel through the fire, nor could she create a portal. Dade's mages gathered together to create a portal and the priests gathered to say a prayer for safe travel as Kit returned home with many letters to her embarrassment from Dade’s soldiers. Kit hugged her sister good bye. And she and loyalty entered the portal and her body felt flung forward through the air until her feet hit the solid floor of the GTI. She looked to the people within the GTI and smiled a little hoping no one noticed her weakened appearance.
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