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Post by Nightfall Siofra on Aug 1, 2008 18:12:38 GMT -5
You shouldn't say such things, I could start imagining things that may never happen!
*Nightfall blushed by his words, but took an apple and sat down by the table, to keep him company. She peeled her apple and cut it into tiny pieces before putting the bits one by one in her mouth. Now and then she looked over at Gawain.*
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Post by Gawain on Aug 1, 2008 18:58:22 GMT -5
*Gawain watched her eat quietly, studying her.*
"Why is it that you are suddenly so shy around me? Only yesterday you defended me to our mentors. Now it is as if you fear I might strike you."
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Post by Nightfall Siofra on Aug 1, 2008 23:59:08 GMT -5
*Nightfall smiled and looked at him.*
"Yesterday you were a child. Now you are a man. And not just any man. The New Guardian of The Holy Grail. With the powers you have, it would be easy for you to strike me."
*She lowered her head and mumbled, barely audible.*
"And your good looks and noble personality will not make you less attractive."
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Post by Gawain on Aug 2, 2008 6:52:54 GMT -5
*Gawain politely decided not to respond to her more private thought, though he did appreciate her compliment.*
"But you also have a rich and powerful heritage, do you not? Surely your power is not so much less than mine."
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Post by Nightfall Siofra on Aug 2, 2008 6:56:20 GMT -5
*Nightfall looked sadly up at him, this was clearly the source for her sadness.*
"I would gladly have given it away, if I didn't have to go through what I was meant for."
*She swallowed hard, trying desperately to fight back her tears.*
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Post by Gawain on Aug 2, 2008 13:49:18 GMT -5
*Gawain looked pained, shaking his head.*
"Shh...I did not mean to upset you. Please...it hurts me to see you cry. Let me help you find your smile."
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Post by Nightfall Siofra on Aug 2, 2008 13:57:51 GMT -5
*Nightfall looked over to him, noticing his pain. Seeing him hurt was more painful than any hurt she had felt before. For his sake she tried to fight back the tears and smile, even if her smile felt a little shivering.*
"Gawain, please... I mean Sir Gawain... you didn't upset me. It's - it's my parents. The thing they have decided is my job...."
*She looked up at him with tears in her eyes.*
"They... they want me to KILL, Gawain.... And-and I don't want to....."
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Post by Gawain on Aug 2, 2008 15:53:09 GMT -5
"Please..." *Gawain lifted his hand to slow her.*
"First...I have not been knighted, so the Sir is not necessary but...this other matter...they wish to force you to murder?"
*He looked affronted.*
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Post by Nightfall Siofra on Aug 2, 2008 15:58:05 GMT -5
*Nightfall looked up at him.*
"All my life I have heard that I was born to be a warrior. That I am the one who will take care of the Hidden Threat of Lorien. The devilish people, so easily summoned that nobody dare to use their name. My brother Figwit has collected plants for a potion which will kill them all. And - they want me to go to the second expedition - to destroy this people."
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Post by Gawain on Aug 2, 2008 16:05:34 GMT -5
((What about her twin? Isn't he supposed to help them too?))
*Gawain watched her as he listened closely. Finally, he spoke thoughtfully.*
"But...these creatures...they are evil and would extinguish your people, would they not?"
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Post by Nightfall Siofra on Aug 2, 2008 16:08:43 GMT -5
*Nightfall looked up at him, seriously.*
"They would, and they try, every time they get the chance. So far, my mother and Wild has kept them out by magic. But my mother is ill, and when she disappears, Lorien will be destroyed. Forever. My mother has used so much of her magic to keep Lorien alive that she has become the SOUL of the forest."
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Post by Gawain on Aug 2, 2008 16:17:54 GMT -5
((Wow. Glad you didn't let her give her spirit up so Arwen could have her body then. That would suck for like...everyone else.))
*Gawain nodded slowly, taking in the information.*
"So what they are asking of you...it must be done. Otherwise, you're people will die."
*His brow furrowed slightly.*
"I would think it would be an honor to save your race, not a burden."
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Post by Nightfall Siofra on Aug 2, 2008 16:20:28 GMT -5
((Yeah, I found out that too. ))
*Nightfall looked up at him.*
"You think so? You won't look at me as a murderer if I survive?"
*Even if she tried to keep her tone neutral, there was a faint trace of a trembling in her voice.*
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Post by Gawain on Aug 2, 2008 16:22:34 GMT -5
((Found out what?))
*Gawain looked a little confused, but a soft smile curled one corner of his mouth.*
"Of course I wouldn't. Why would you think that?"
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Post by Nightfall Siofra on Aug 2, 2008 16:40:08 GMT -5
((That it would be a bad idea for Leetah to give her soul to another woman )) *Nightfall blushed and looked down at her hands in her lap.* "Ehhh, because you were bred for purity, and murder is not normally considered to be a pure action?"
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