Queen Tearbird
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Someone's been very naughty...
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Post by Queen Tearbird on Feb 12, 2008 17:08:55 GMT -5
Queen Tearbird looked at him sharply. Was he joking with her? She smiled.
"You failed the test, my friend. Leetah is in no position to offer jobs to anyone. She is merely a maid. The only one who is in charge of employing people here at the Court is I, the Queen."
She tilted her head, and there was steel in her voice.
"Now let's try the truth for a change."
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Post by Steerpike on Feb 12, 2008 17:11:59 GMT -5
"She lied to me, then. She let me believe she was a princess..."
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Queen Tearbird
- Ingenious Pilot -
Someone's been very naughty...
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Post by Queen Tearbird on Feb 12, 2008 17:17:46 GMT -5
Tearbird smiled and looked at him sharply.
"And that was your SECOND lie! Leetah never lies. She might be spiteful and rude, but she always tells the truth. I have chosen her to take over the throne after me. Thus, she is a princess. But you, who claim to have lived in a castle, should know that the orders of a Queen outranks the orders of a princess."
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Post by Eleanor on Mar 20, 2008 14:57:51 GMT -5
**NEW DAY**
*The artist formerly known as Mrs. Lovett paced the halls, a bit fretfully. Steerpike...well, there was something going wrong in his head, she couldn't deny it. Not that something like insanity had stopped any of her previous relationships, but she really did care about him.*
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Post by Haldir of Lorien on Mar 20, 2008 15:03:02 GMT -5
*Haldir was at his day workshift, taking his regular round to see that everything was safe. When he saw Eleanor, he walked over to her.*
"Your Majesty, I need to speak to you...."
*By the sight of her worried face, he stopped himself in the middle of the sentence.*
"Is something wrong?"
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Post by Eleanor on Mar 20, 2008 15:04:40 GMT -5
"No, I'm fine. What is it?"
*She felt comfortable with Haldir- he'd always been polite to her when she was just a servant- though she did hope Steerpike never got wind of the meeting. It would only make things worse.*
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Post by Haldir of Lorien on Mar 20, 2008 15:10:31 GMT -5
*Haldir smiled warmly to her. It could not be easy for her, having a man like Steerpike. The rumors were already spreading through the castle. But now there were other pressing matters.*
"I just wanted you to know that my sister Leetah don't wish to fight with you. She thinks you have enough trouble right now. She wants to make peace with you."
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Post by Eleanor on Mar 20, 2008 15:11:44 GMT -5
*She sighed with relief*
"Thank goodness. I offered a truce to her, but she woldn't take it..."
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Post by Haldir of Lorien on Mar 20, 2008 15:15:33 GMT -5
*Haldir smiled.*
"My sister is mourning deeply Queen Tearbird's death. She has never gotten over it. Tearbird took care of her when our mother died. Please understand her wounded feelings. When she get hurt, she often says things she doesn't mean. She will not fight against you. But she feared for her safety and didn't dare to come here and see you herself."
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Post by Eleanor on Mar 20, 2008 15:18:23 GMT -5
"I understand it's hard for her. But what was I to do in my position?"
*She smiled*
"I promise you, she will not be harmed."
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Post by Haldir of Lorien on Mar 20, 2008 15:21:24 GMT -5
*Haldir smiled warmly.*
"You have nothing to fear from my sister, Your Majesty. She is the most loyal friend you can get. If you win her friendship, she will be your friend for the rest of your life. And with her powers, that could become useful."
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Post by Eleanor on Mar 20, 2008 15:25:16 GMT -5
"I imagine so. I'll have to ask my husband, though- he doesn't want me to do the ruling for him."
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Post by Haldir of Lorien on Mar 20, 2008 15:29:00 GMT -5
*Haldir smiled.*
"My sister is just offering you her friendship, a non-political one. She doesn't have time to meddling in politics these days. THEY are getting closer, and she needs all her energy to fight them back. Yesterday she saved Lorien from a complete breakdown. She and our cousin Wild united their forces and stopped the invaders."
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Post by Eleanor on Mar 20, 2008 22:50:30 GMT -5
"I must offer my sincerest thanks. If you tell Steerpike, perhaps he'd be willing to offer some sort of reward."
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Post by Haldir of Lorien on Mar 20, 2008 22:54:36 GMT -5
*Haldir smiled.*
"I doubt my sister is doing this to get a reward. All she thinks about is the security of the nation. But the security is threatened these days, more than usual. So Leetah has her hands full right now. And Wild too. I am training my soldiers harder, preparing them for the attacks we fear will come."
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