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Post by Phelan on Sept 15, 2006 21:45:50 GMT -5
"They are safe, I sent them for your mother and told them to protect each other. They will be fine. Why don't you and your mother address them, give a speech or something, I will slip out and get the guards to come and close off the entrance to the church." Phelan said and gave her a kiss.
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Post by Nikkii O'seth on Sept 16, 2006 0:59:02 GMT -5
"I can do that. " Naldany walked over to Nikkii and took her hand. "We need to distact those acolytes .... Keyra has to be one of them."
Nikkii raised an eyebrow to what Naldany ws saying then nodded. "Ok verywell we will go straight to the house introduction... do you remeber what to say?"
"I do but if I stumble your there to catch me." Naldany said as the two women went to the group."
"Ladies if we may have your attention we have decided to have you skip the first part of your registration process." Nikkii said clasping her hand together. " My daughter will tell you of the next requierments for advancement here and your expectations for remaining here."
Naldany then started to go into her briefing with the women. Nikkii scanned them over but, still could not single her out.
"Again all I can sense is that there is a lycanthrope here but that could be Darlena" Nikkii thought.
Keyra kept her calm but kept her eyes on the women speaking, Phelan had went behind and now had clear opening to make it to the gaurd.
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Post by Phelan on Sept 18, 2006 18:09:07 GMT -5
Phelan took the opening to slip out and alert the guards that there was an imposter in the O'Seth courtyard and no one was to leave the house. Phelan then slipped back in unoticed and went into the church through a window on the back side. He sprinted forward looking for Darlena as fast as his feet would carry him.
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Post by Nikkii O'seth on Sept 18, 2006 19:24:53 GMT -5
Naldany went as slow as she could with the inbrief block of instruction allowing Phelan to get everything into place. Most of the women was being patient but a few was starting to think something was wrong.
Darlena and Olantar was discussing the new assignments that was to be handed out gaurd postings in the future when Phelan came up. He looked like something was weighing heavy on his mind and a bit of sweat on his brow.
"Hello Phelan.... how is Aramis' training going?.... and don't tell me he has you winded. We was going over the new postings for dealing with Keyra should she come here.... here have a look." Darlena said motioning him to come closer.
Aramis had a look around the training room. "There .... some real weapons and ....... hey these are ...." Aramis picked up the swords Darlena placed in the weapons case. "These belong to the devil-elf..... I'll run her thru with her own swords."
"Aramis father said for us to hide not fight.... protect eachother.... remeber?" Zealott said trying to get him to leave.
Aramis fastened the swords to his belf and yanked his sister by the arm. "Look I have something to prove .... Father accepts you as the weak little pest you are but I must show him that I'm better than he is.... in all things. Now you'll be safe in the kitchen with the servants she has never seen you so she will pass you by."
"Now I assume ladies you have your registraition fees... if not well will have you stand to the back..... but of coarse you if you have no money with you then we will have to seee the head of your houses if you have one."
Keyra looked infront of her and skillfully snatched the woman in front of her's coin purse and tucked it into her sash.
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Post by Phelan on Sept 18, 2006 19:53:19 GMT -5
Phelan grabbed Darlena by the shoulder.
"She's ... here now..." He panted. " You're the... only one that... can see through her... diguise, or should I say smell? " Phelan added with a forced grin. "She doesn't know that we know she's here. So she thinks she has the element of suprise." Phelan said his breath returning to normal.
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Post by Nikkii O'seth on Sept 18, 2006 20:25:12 GMT -5
Darlena and Olantar looked at eachother before she looked back to Phelan.
"She as in Keyra..." Darlena's voice alterd a bit. She gripped the table and cracked it a bit. " Where is she at ... the area ..." She picked up her beheader and strapped it to her back.
"Olantar have Tailu sent to my chambers, Phelan take me to her... please." Darlena was using alot of restraint to calm herself.
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Post by Phelan on Sept 18, 2006 20:32:17 GMT -5
"Well she is out front with all of the new maidens, somewhere. Naldany didn't have time to explain, other than that she is disguised. I assume you can smell her our, once we get there. This way." Phelan led them through the house at full speed and stolled out non-chalantly as they walked through the door. He came up right next to Naldany and put his arm around her as she was finishing her speech.
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Post by Nikkii O'seth on Sept 18, 2006 21:20:18 GMT -5
Keyra saw that something was going on now and it didn't look good for her. She looked back and saw that the gate had been shut and gaurds was beginning to gather. She smirked and continued to stand there but slowly drawing out a vial of grey liquid. Carefully she opened it and then placed it into the pocket of the girl standing next to her. Darlena started walking down the lines of the maidens smelling as she passed by.
"Now if you would be so kind as to show that you have you fee money we can begin the sign up process." Naldany said pulling Phelan closer. "This is scary she has really improved that trick Nikkii taught her ..... and with these girls being nervous I can't single out her thoughts."
As the girls went to raise their coin purses for collection the one that was missing hers turned to the girl beside her. "You wretched theif!!!!" She shouted and struck the other.
Keyra used this opportunty to push the next girl making the vial spill. The liquid made a rancid smell that got on most of the girls.
"Ladies calm yourselfs... Maidens of the dark father do not conduct themselves in such an fashion. " Nikkii said searching for the one that started it. Darlena was now unable to tell them apart as well now too, they all smelled like that liquid.
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Post by Phelan on Sept 18, 2006 21:31:52 GMT -5
Phelan made to move forward and help sort out the situation, but Naldany held him back. Phelan looked at her.
"What? You don't think she will slip out of the courtyard? Or even worse into the house? That was probably her goal to start with, why else would she be here?" Phelan said to her quietly.
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Post by Nikkii O'seth on Sept 18, 2006 22:14:12 GMT -5
"Testing us maybe or... her weapons that Darlena brought back maybe she is here for them. If escape was her goal she could have done so but I count them all still here standing infront of Nikkii now." Naldany said still looking them over. "But we can't tell them why we are holding them... they will panic and Keyra could get inside."
Darlena pulled the girl that started the uproar out and had her behind the group. She frowned when she saw that it wasn't Keyra. The smell was starting to make her head hurt from attempting to sniff her out. Nikkii walked over to Phelan and Naldany.
"I can't tell which she is and searching them all one by one is looking like our last option..... but this could come back to haunt us... men are forbidden to search women in the church. I don't want Naldany or Darlena having to put themselves off their gaurd to do that either."
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Post by Phelan on Sept 18, 2006 22:23:11 GMT -5
"Then we should dismiss them. Use the outburst as an excuse to send them all away, until the next group comes in and then they can try again and act civil." Phelan said to Nikkii. "It won't break tradition, it won't rouse too much suspicion and we can give Keyra the chance to leave, so that there doesn't have to be an incident right now." Phelan said glancing out over the faces of all the young women looking up to them.
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Post by Nikkii O'seth on Sept 18, 2006 23:31:26 GMT -5
One of the young women approached them from behind and lowered her head.
"My'ladies and lord I have nowhere else to go and used up all our tunar in hopes that I could make it into this academy.... if you cancel this today serveral of us also have nothing else to turn to."
Nikkii didn't know what to say in this situation, Keyra could be this very girl in front but with Darlena so close she can't tell. Sending them away would bring unwanted eyes from the upper houses. Nikkii pulled Phelan closer so she could whisper in his ear.
"Ok listen have them seated in the ceremony chamber all in single file line, Keyra will lack the posture suppose to have been praticed by all hopefulls. Look closely at the hands.... now hurry."
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Post by Phelan on Sept 18, 2006 23:36:24 GMT -5
Phelan did as he was told. He rounded them up and ushered them into the ceremony chambers. He still wasn't sure what he was looking for as they all took their seats.
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Post by Nikkii O'seth on Sept 19, 2006 0:03:56 GMT -5
As they sat they began to do as they was suppose to all expcept for one that seemed to be just mimicing the others. Nikkii motioned to the gaurds to close in and detain the woman. The gaurds neared her and when one grabbed her on the shoulder she jumped up. He held her tightly and she yelled and fought till the disguise dropped, Keyra looked right into Nikkii's eyes.
"You knew I was here..... I should have known." Keyra then brought her hands behind the gaurds back and clawed him. He left go blood spilling onto the wall. Keyra smiled her hair falling into her face.
"I want my tools back ..... and the boy..... he wants me to kill him." She turned to bite the wounded gaurd and let him fall after.
"Finish him off he will turn...."Nikkii said pulling Naldany back.
Keyra ducked down the closest hall she was next to.... now the race was on.
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Post by Phelan on Sept 19, 2006 0:09:28 GMT -5
Phelan gave chase immediately. His legs pumped hard and propelled him forward. He caught a glimpse of her as she dashed around a corner.
"Keyra! Just leave!! I will make sure you aren't followed!" Phelan yelled behind her as he made the turn.
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