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Post by Nikkii O'seth on May 17, 2007 17:21:11 GMT -5
"Never in all my life did I ever hear those words from her or any praise... She rejected Tailu and distanced herself from Zealott." Darlena said holding Nikkii. "Now she just gives up her life without a second thought..... No she took the easy way out, wake up mother. " Darlena started shaking Nikkii's body thinking she was mearly asleep or pulling another trick but the heat from her body was going and there still was no life.
Zealott tried to push off Naldany to turn back to see again. "Mommy let me go what's wrong with grandmother?" Naldany held her tight kept her from looking.
"Darlena please stop that..... She's not sleeping." Naldany asked.
"Shut up!" Darlena yelled. "She cheated me out of so much. How will I know if I could beat her...... why did she do this... I worked so hard to equal her and now I will never know.... And I want to hate her, but how can I? I can't do what she has done." Darlena wiped Nikkii's face clean.
"You think it's only you she cheated... what about me I still was learning things from her that she took knowledge with her that is now lost to me forever." Naldany started getting angry with Darlena, Olantar wanted to intervene but didn't know how to go about it.
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Post by Phelan on May 17, 2007 18:20:59 GMT -5
Phelan pushed his thoughts aside for the moment and stepped between the two women and gently seperated them.
"We have a bit of a problem" Phelan said quietly. "I think we are about to have a group of raging and rioting humans, when they find out what has happened to Nikkii."
Phelan glanced at Olantar and both of their hands brushed the hilts of their swords. Dantherian shifted, Phelan knew that they were ready for them, but who was going to tell them. Phelan sighed and knew it would be his job, because he didn't want to endanger anyone else.
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Post by Nikkii O'seth on May 17, 2007 19:56:36 GMT -5
"They won't lay a hand on her I want her buried here and no human will tell me any different." Darlena's anger turn to them and Naldany felt the same.
"She deserves to remain here.... Zealott go inside, I'll be behind you in a few. " Naldany gently pushed Zealott towards the cabin. "I will protect mother's body while you get rid of the humans."
Olantar gently grabbed Darlena's hand. "My'lady please remain here, your dealing with alot and right now you need to have a calm approach."
Darlena looked at him with a bit of shock but there was wisdom in his words. Darlena nodded and picked up Nikkii. "I'm going to take her somewhere safe to lay her to rest." Naldany followed Darlena off into the woods leaving the three men to do what must be done.
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Post by Phelan on May 18, 2007 18:20:51 GMT -5
The humans started walking toward Phelan.
"Hey, where are they taking her?!" They yelled hands darting to their swords.
Olantar and Dantherian shifted nervously glancing at Phelan who gave them a subtle head shake that told them to wait.
Phelan and the other two stood non threatening as the men approached.
"Gentleman, we have had a development. The short story is she died."
"What kind of trick is this?!" Now the men had pulled their swords free of their scabards.
"There is no deception involved. Lady Nikkii of the House O'seth is no more. She died saving my daughters life. I'm sorry that this hasn't went the way it was supposed to." Phelan said.
"You wanted her dead and now she is... isn't that convienent?" The man in front of him sneered and took a step toward Phelan.
Olantar took a step forward, but Phelan placed his hand on Olantars chest pressing him back.
"There is no reason for a confrontation, this is no different than if she had died in the battle or if she had perished on the trip back. All of those were possiblities too. Think rationally. I understand that this is a frustration, but it wasn't an unpredictable outcome." Phelan pleaded.
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Post by Nikkii O'seth on May 18, 2007 23:00:19 GMT -5
"The thing is she didn't perish until you came messing with her, so what are we suppose to do? Go back without the very thing we was sent to bring back to our boss....." The man was not going to be calmed and the others was getting ready to back him up.
"She was to play an important part in ridding Norrath of the elven goddess. Now we face a major setback because of this..... I demand to have the body or maybe one of her daughters, the smaller magic user." They moved forward as if they would go through Phelan to get Naldany. The was seven humans total desperate to return to where they came from with some compensation.
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Post by Phelan on May 19, 2007 2:00:18 GMT -5
"That won't be happening gentleman." Phelan said curtly. "Now why don't you just go back to the rock you crawled out from under?" Phelan said his voice growing deep and gravely as he stepped forward with his giant sword in hand.
Olantar and Dantherian stepped forward with him and a ringing filled the air as the remaining Dark elves about them drew their swords as well.
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Post by Nikkii O'seth on May 20, 2007 0:31:07 GMT -5
The men looked around and realized that there was no way that they would leave the fight with their lives, their leader put his hand on the forward most man. "Let them have this round."
The men reluctantly agreed with their captain. "We'll be back for her you haven't herd the end of this..... Let's move out boys."
The humans gathered their belongings and left the village behind. The rest of the community was curious now as to what just occured, they knew Nikkii was there but not what else had happened as the elves came to reinforce the dark elves. Darlena and Naldany was now finishing laying Nikkii to rest placing flowers and a marker where they buried her still comming to terms with what she did for them.
Meanwhile in Seriak Aramis had arrived with a few of the elite J'narus gaurd that was quick to usher him to his lodging for the evening.
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Post by Phelan on May 21, 2007 18:24:26 GMT -5
A short while later Phelan and Naldany stood gazing into the fire blazing in thier fireplace. Phelan has his arm around Naldany.
"What do you think prompted her to do what she did? It was the first selfless act I have ever seen from the woman." Phelan said softly.
Naldany was quiet for a long time, she didn't want to talk about this anymore. Phelan kept pestering her though. She finally sighed knowing that he was far more patient than her and would keep waiting until she said something. She let out a great sigh of frustration before turning to her husband to speak.
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Post by Nikkii O'seth on May 21, 2007 20:27:10 GMT -5
"I think it was her way of sparing us the pain she went through when our brothers died and she buried each one of them.... She never wanted to talk about them and if we ever mentioned them she would get upset and leave our sight for hours.." Naldany took another breath and paused before going on. "Before I met you and before you came across Darlena she would shelter me from nearly everything, I guess thats where the spoiled little princess title came from I guess. She would have her moments when she acted like a caring mother however rare but she was trying to make me more uncaring of others than she was a my age." Naldany looked at all of the jewlery she had now from Nikkii.
"I think she chose you because she wanted a protecter for me and since Darlena barely stuck around Neriak she musta figured that I was going to be the one that would settle down and take over after she left. Still like Darlena said we never once herd a word of praise or that she loved us till her dying breath. I feel so much worst now that she died saving our child and we tried to kill her not but a few hours earlier...... I didn't ask her to do that."
Naldany started crying holding Phelan. " I will find out what illness that was so that will never happen again... I swear it... That was unfair for someone of her power to die like that. She knew what it was..... but there has to be a better way to deal with it. And Aramis ..... He is still our son and I worry about him even if he doesn't feel the same."
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Post by Phelan on May 21, 2007 20:40:17 GMT -5
"We will bring him around. Your Mother changed, my sister changed her heart, Olantar, we have influnced many to see the error in our peoples ways. It may take a great deal of pain, but it will happen. And when he does come around, we will go establish our house here and still be part of Neriak. That in itself will be a great feat, but I have no doubt that we will achieve it. We have faced far worse." Phelan said kissing Naldany on the forehead.
"You've had a long day my love, why don't you go to bed and I will check on Darlena and Zealott before coming back to bed?" Phelan asked her.
He knew what she felt. He had felt the same empty void in his heart when Adaun was murdered. He took solace in her change of heart and the short time that they had together as a true brother and sister should be. He understood that this would take time for her and Darlena to heal from and that the anger would linger for awhile. But eventually, they will wake up one day and realize that life still goes on and that it won't wait for them.
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Post by Nikkii O'seth on May 21, 2007 23:19:13 GMT -5
Darlena sat outside with her sword in her lap as she polished the blade Tailu asleep beside her wrapped up in a blanket. Naldany nodded and went on into bed, Zealott was sitting with a few lit candles all around her with a mirror in her hand. She was looking at her hair's new color, for her it was all so confusing her throat still hurt some but her body felt stronger and she could feel where her father and aunt was now as well as tell them apart without seeing them.
Outside Olantar saw to the gaurds shifts with Jalivara at his side assisting him as he went around to check in on their once again captive Andrea V'gen.
Dantherian came over two where Darlena was sitting to try an offer her his condolences but she was a bit intimidating but he still walked up to her with the best of intentions.
"It was scuffed pretty bad." Darlena said not even looking at him as she kept rubbing the cloth over the large red blade. " I was going to be a general in Neriak's army..... Kinda funny I never cared about such things but still a leader would never carry a dirty weapon or have banged up armor."
He could tell she was holding back a great deal of grief so he decided to take a seat next to her and watch her. " Your daughter ..... she is half elf is she not.?" He asked glancing at Tailu.
"Yes... her father had to return to see to some bussiness. You are new here aren't you? What is your name?" Darlena stopped polishing her sword for a moment but did not raise her head to look at him.
" Dantherian." He responded
Darlena started to polish again. " What brings you to this place? It doesn't bother you being so close to teir'dal?" Darlena asked.
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Post by Dantherian on May 22, 2007 0:32:44 GMT -5
"Ahh, I suppose that is a fitting question." Dantherian said and he glanced at her with his penatrating blue eyes before continuing. "Healing and perhaps redemption." He said quietly.
"What do you mean?" Darlena asked cautiously.
"Well you see years ago I was fresh from the training I recieved at the Paladin's guild in Fayspire. I was arrogant and hot headed.... young. Shortly there after I ran off thinking I could protect the world. That I alone would make a name for myself doing the good work of Tunare.
I soon found out what pride can do to a vision that is given to you. Myself and a young girl ended up in the midst of something that neither of us were prepared for and it cost that young monk her life. I lost faith for a long time after that.
It was an elf that had stolen a baby, a baby Tier Dal and though I despised the Tier Dal at the time I felt obligated to help. That baby was your nephew. You probably don't remmeber me, but I learned from your brother in law that you can't trust what you have been taught. That young girl died because I couldn't protect her and I have carried that with me for a very long time."
Dantherian said quietly.
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Post by Nikkii O'seth on May 22, 2007 21:50:05 GMT -5
"So we owe you a debt in a way. I remeber hearing about when an elf named Keyra snuck into the house and stole Aramis from his caretakers. If you hadn't did what you did Keyra would have been long out of our reach." Darlena sheathed her sword and layed it down beside Tailu. " Keyra is our next issue that needs dealing with but I need to get this collar off, unfortunately mother and a shaman of kithicor are the only ones in the area that can remove it.... But she is gone and the Kithicor woods are unfamiliar to me."
Now Phelan had walked up barely making a sound as the two spoke.
"The rumor is it's a village ran by outlaw lycanthropes of all types maybe Keyra and Loveless might be taking shelter amongst them, and if that is so going their might be suicide for us." Darlena said.
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Post by Phelan on May 24, 2007 21:52:44 GMT -5
"It could be for us if we don't go. We are vunerable right now, I'm up for your ideas." Phelan said pointing to his collar.
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Post by Nikkii O'seth on May 25, 2007 0:47:23 GMT -5
"Well the way things are now we have little choice then in the morning you and I will look for the shaman, honestly right now Naldany is the most powerful here right now so she should be able to handle anything for a few days." Darlena said went to pull at her collar and got a shock. "Olantar will need some help around here, so Dantherian...... interested in taking an assistant posisition here?"
Familiar eyes watched the village from a distance. She drew out one of her poisoned tipped blades watching as it shimmered with a light green glow. She sniffed the air as a wind blew towards the village from Seriak.
"OOooo who who... I think I have a pupil comming to meet me." Keyra said putting her sword back up. " The forest is at peace for the moment and I got no orders to do anything so let's have some fun." Keyra smirked and used her vanish spell.
Before Dantherian could respond both Darlena and Phelan both frowned, Phelan's hand went to the hilt of his sword.
"I smell trouble ...... The gaurd can't be slack tonight, you know that scent Phelan?" Darlena asked scooping up Tailu. "I'm going to put her with Zealott for now.... This is such bad timing."
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