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Post by Esmeralda on Oct 7, 2008 12:15:55 GMT -5
((According to this post, the beds are all in one room with an eating place beyond.))
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Post by Éowyn on Oct 7, 2008 12:23:19 GMT -5
((Sorry. I edited my last post. Thanks for telling me. ))
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Post by Esmeralda on Oct 7, 2008 12:26:19 GMT -5
She nodded, but Esmeralda didn't think she'd ever sleep again, and didn't care where, but as she turned a servant stepped forward and began to pour water into a basin for her to wash, so she stepped forward herself. She might as well be clean, she figured. She hadn't had a bath, oh, in ages.
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Post by Éowyn on Oct 7, 2008 12:32:04 GMT -5
Éowyn dropped her dress and started washing herself. She was a tall, slender woman. Slim, and yet strong enough to fight with a sword. As soon as she had washed, she changed her clothes. A servant gave her a hairbrush, and she started brushing her long, golden curls until they shone like gold.
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Post by Sorelli on Oct 7, 2008 12:34:07 GMT -5
*Sighting the food, Sorelli slowly made her way over, leaving Anastasia still sitting with Johanna and Adrienne.
The former ballerina gathered together a plate before sitting down once more*
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Post by Adrienne on Oct 7, 2008 12:36:44 GMT -5
*Adrienne merely looked around, trying to get a reading on her surroundings. It wasn't bribing them that she was thinking about--money bought information, and money bought force. And her father had plenty of money.*
*She had one of the servants brush her hair for her, the soft waves cascading down her back like a chestnut waterfall of chocolate and... no, no more romantic brown things for the author to compare it to. It was relaxing, at least, to have someone brushing her hair; her nerves were fraying, despite her cool exterior.*
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Post by Esmeralda on Oct 7, 2008 13:18:43 GMT -5
Esmeralda was not so confident, and confused by the strange trousers and veils, and so she let one of the servants dress her. This, too, was an odd sensation, and not one she wanted to get used to.
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Post by Éowyn on Oct 7, 2008 13:23:46 GMT -5
Éowyn noticed Esmeralda's face expression and moved over to her and whispered.
"This is only temporary. So we can get food. We need to keep our strength up to fight them back."
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Post by Esmeralda on Oct 7, 2008 15:41:27 GMT -5
Esmeralda nodded dumbly. She was hungry, and things hadn't been too bad so far. She hadn't been beaten or starved, and the room was pretty and neither too hot nor too cold.
"I don't know the last time I ate," she breathed, and moved towards the table.
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Post by Éowyn on Oct 7, 2008 15:44:34 GMT -5
*Éowyn was shocked. In spite of living in a war-torn country, she had always had enough to eat.*
"What? Awwww, poor dear. You must be starved."
*She moved towards the table as well, allowing Esmeralda to go first. She kept an eye on the young gypsy, making sure nobody tried to bother her.*
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Post by Esmeralda on Oct 7, 2008 15:50:39 GMT -5
Esmeralda's green eyes widened at the options that lay before her, and after a moment of stunned silence began to pile things onto her plate. She and Djali always shared their food, whatever they could get from the money she earned dancing in the street. Half a loaf of bread, an apple, some old cheese... This was the best food she had ever eaten.
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Post by Éowyn on Oct 7, 2008 15:59:17 GMT -5
Lady Éowyn pretended to not see Esmeralda filling up her plate. The girl was hungry, and there was more than enough food. She had also noticed the goat Esmeralda brought with her, and was glad the girl didn't forget her little friend.
Some girls looked at Esmeralda and started giggling, but Éowyn silenced them by just looking at them. Éowyn continued filling her own plate, discreetly keeping an eye on Esmeralda, to make sure nobody troubled her.*
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Post by Esmeralda on Oct 7, 2008 16:11:31 GMT -5
Esmeralda did not notice the girls, for after years of dancing shoeless in the streets she had become almost oblivious to the stares of others. Her food sufficient, she went to a wall and sat against it, Djali following and sitting beside her so she could pass little tidbits to him.
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Post by Éowyn on Oct 7, 2008 16:20:28 GMT -5
Éowyn looked at some of the girls that clearly didn't like the sight of Djali. She thought they might try to make problems for the gypsy girl. To support Esmeralda, Éowyn brought her own plate with her over to where the gypsy and the goat were seated. She gave Esmeralda a bright smile.
"Do you mind if I sit with you?"
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Post by Esmeralda on Oct 7, 2008 16:25:51 GMT -5
Esmeralda shook her head.
"No," she said. "Thank you."
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