Post by Rae on Apr 23, 2016 12:32:04 GMT -5
11:32:56†Λяıkέȴ† : -= He was standing on the railing of the ship watching the preparations with a steady gaze. Keeping track as preperations where put into place. The final modifications where almost complete and it was almost time to head back out once more. He did not ... mind the city ... but it was far better when he was out in the wilds doing what he did best. Regardless of what the world at large thought of him or his actions, He would always, do what he thought best to protect people. He pushed down from the >>
11:38:16†Λяıkέȴ† : Railing, landing upon the deck. The ship was truly the most unique one in the yards at the moment, in more than just outward appearances. He sighed and stepped across the deck checking the various cages and dials that ran the engines to the ships heart. Good good... "keep them running ... I have to run into the city and check on a few things" he waved off the salutes and made his way towards the gang ramp that lead to the dock. It was simple honestly, he had to make money, history was his thing, >>
11:40:29†Λяıkέȴ† : Gratned he was helping Sorra on this particular run. But he had been collecting antiquities for quite some time. Most he sold, the common antiquities, the scrolls and books had gone for translation still no word back on those. So it was time to make another run, Sponsered this time around, so yes he was taking personal interest in the preperations for such a trip, plus the addition of passangers ... well it was not like the ship was not designed with people in mind. it was just ...different ... he >>
11:42:08†Λяıkέȴ† : frowned slowly considering for a few minutes. Well he should bring those with him. He looked back at the ship before he made his way to his manse. He did not let his mind wander, keeping a particular focus. He would get something to eat as soon as he picked up those items. Then back to the ship to await the completion of the ships loading =-
Iolana: -The sky loomed overhead like a brooding monster that might at any moment unleash its fury upon them and for the fourth day it seemed as though it would rain in torrent. This but a break in that monotony as if some vicious tease. It seemed to her an unnatural thing, but then she was not attuned to the nature of this world. Apart, but separate that
was the curse that had been layered upon them if one believed in such things. From her perch she watched a man enter into her particular section of the city, a man that belonged to the keepers. She had made a point of learning all their members. From that crazy fellow with the skull to this one here. Anyone that knew Lana would have found
it strange that she’d not sought them out in order to join their ranks given her particular love of history and the wealth of knowledge she possessed not only of this time, but of times before. Yet, it was for that very reason she had kept her distant. They weren’t the sort of group to permit secrets and mystery, they were the kind that would ferret
ferret it out with their very last breath and Lana had too many of those to put at such risk. Not the least of which among their number was her nature and so she had gone to the Knights and found a happy home with them…well happy was relative. Riley wasn’t as bad as she had imagined he might be, but then her opinion of blood takers was
was relatively low in most instances. The felt she didn’t feel a need to eradicate him from this earth was a good sign then. She was getting distracted now wasn’t she? Her head tilted turned watching the man pass by on the street below a smirk lifting over her lips. It never ceased to stir amazement in her the number of people that never
looked up especially with such contraptions as air ships floating about, but then most were too focused on what they were about and she couldn’t hardly blame them for that could she. She rose up from her squat and walked to the opposite side of the building where she made short work of jumping down as if she had good sense. Grabbing
a rail bar she knew would be there to push off the edge of the wall on the opposite side to land with practiced perfection upon the wood planks that set outside one of the doors She moved with a grace that belied her training, but then there wasn’t any in the alley to see it. She was counting again, the measured steps that Arikel
had been making and upon the step of twenty two she emerged from the alley and if right would step right into Arikel. A chance meeting. She was playing with fire interacting with the Keepers she knew, but curiosity always won her over in the end….much to her dismay she was certain.-end
12:04:05†Λяıkέȴ† : -= He was aware of someone or something thing watching him, he did not survive what he did with out some form of ... fore sense. Well that and the city was not the safest place in any sense of the word it dictated that one would walk with their senses wide open. Still he did not feel ... an immediate threat... so he let it be and continued with his path. the arrival of a person in this path though was ... not entirely unexpected, but it cause him to react in something was far more reactionary then he >>
12:08:55†Λяıkέȴ† : would have preferred. His hand moved up catching her along an arm keeping her from being able to reach upon his person as he stepped to the side slightly almost feet coming to rest in a position that would have left his other hand to free to draw the rapier like blade at his side, well ... He lifted his hand away from her arm straightening his jacked out "My apologies madam ... I did not see you" well politeness was always a forte, you never know who was skulking around the streets, nor who they where >>
12:12:41†Λяıkέȴ† : connected with. This one if memory served was part of a different house. Well this was probably either a day light robbery in which case they would be sorely disappointed or this was just a "accidental" bump into him ... which he rather doubted. You didnt just run into other people. especially not those from other houses. Every one he had met here had a specific purpose in what they where going and did not have time it seemed to ... wander... around with out some purpose or task already being set upon>
12:12:59†Λяıkέȴ† : them. Even he had some tasks.. well they where ones he set himself. =-
- 12:16:45ǀσℓαηαƲαня : -Her form was draped in the customary grey and purple that she wore when about her work, those high black boots muddied from the streets, though the fringes of that overcoat had somehow managed to remain pristine. Not a small feat, but manageable if one knew where to walk and more pointedly how. The belts about her waist<
12:16:59ǀσℓαηαƲαня : insinuated attachments of pouches or holsters beneath the coat, though such was not visible nor even able to be told from how the fabric rested, designed to intentionally flair out slightly to conceal such accoutrements. His reaction had not been anticipated in the strictest sense, he was much more responsive then she had estimated. A mental<
12:17:07ǀσℓαηαƲαня : note checked off in her mind for later consumption, but it seemed to make the game all the more thrilling for her. The ripple of tenseness beneath his hold indicated likewise inherent reaction, but the stern rigidness to them that followed indicated an override of those instincts. Forcing herself to have no reaction at all. That took discipline.<
12:17:17ǀσℓαηαƲαня : Emerald orbs rimmed and flecked with gold flicked up as he spoke and he would not doubt read amusement in their reflection even if not a sense of one who was pleased with their findings. This had nothing to do with her house, it might have been better if such had been the case. Yet, Lana had always been something of a rebel, yet they kept<
12:20:14ǀσℓαηαƲαня : Her if only because her skill was neigh onto irreplaceable…never stop being useful, that was the trick of it. She had been sent to the roughs for her own good in truth and there had done much for the knights. The city by comparison was nearly suffocating despite its size.- Didn’t you? – She asked those lucid tones twining in not one tone but<
12:20:23ǀσℓαηαƲαня : two that formed to make a singular. Each distinct, yet inseparable from the other. She took a step back as her arm was freed.- “I hadn’t expected that from a keeper.”- she said seemingly content to let him know her aim or not rather to conceal it.-“are you sure you’re in the right house keeper?”- she asked with seeming sincerity and then almost<
12:21:48ǀσℓαηαƲαня : as an after thought added-"Iolana Vahr"-It wasn't her real name, no one in the whole of Eonhiem knew the true words, but it was as real a moniker as anyone here could receive from her. his reward for having surprised her. Few things did these days.-end-
12:25:09†Λяıkέȴ† : -= He looked at her his eyes narrowing something very dangerous there for a moment before it was gone just as quickly "Quite sure ... My particular ...skills are most suited for that house" he chose to ignore the comment about him seeing here right where she had been. never let on more then you had to. History was a most excellent teacher if you payed attention to the lessons it had. Unfortunately to many did not, so they where doomed to repeat it. Or in some cases ... well they were simply doomed >>
12:29:05†Λяıkέȴ† : because they learned history wrong ... "Arikel" He did not use a surname, such was not ... something that he gave out, even assuming he had one. Then again regardless of his role in the world he had a specific purpose "What then draws you into my path Iolana Vahr?" he was not rude, but as he had observed, people rarely did anything around her with out reason. whether that reason was beneficial or not ... well that remained to be seen at this current point in time. So he would play out the actions as >>
12:31:32†Λяıkέȴ† : reaction was needed. If you looked at it like a chess game, or the boarding practices used in air ship battles you would not be far removed, in this case he was taking a more defensive position. She really had the upper hand. He had a name and a house, which gave him some leverage, just not very much. He seemed to surprise alot of people, well more would be surprised in time to come as well. That how ever ... well that was his own little secret to keep and hold onto. Some would figure out ...>>
12:31:36†Λяıkέȴ† : Eventually ... =-
2:31:41ϿЅѻггΛϾ : A rather large Moggy prowled through the near by area, its pelt sleek and black, while its eyes flashed fiercely as felines hues often did, when they were on the hunt. Sorra had taken the risk, and had melded into what she had been desperate to, for the past week or so. Now here she was a four legged predator, with refined senses..time to mesmerize something o some one with her cat like moves? Due to the type of pelt the were cat had, it made it excellent for skulking and lurking in closed in environments>
12:34:34ϿЅѻггΛϾ : forests, long grass and vegetation..even cities. Alas this was not the hour of dusk and night, so rather blatantly obvious that the cat was about. Tail aloft, keeping the creature balanced as it prowled across walls as well as fences, so to close the distance between herself and the one the cat sought. Whiskers bristling, nose flaring, as it lifted its nose to the wind..smelling its environment. Eyes narrowing, while both ears went to the side, indication it as a little perturbed. Ignoring the gawking>
12:37:49ϿЅѻггΛϾ : how quite a few people kept a distance from the overly large leopard, who for the most part ignored all of them, but not its environment. There was no fee-sable way for anyone to know or comprehend that the cat was actually sorra, for the felines eyes were a intense shade of green come amber rather than one blue and one verdant green of the affiliate of Keepers. Homing on on the familiar octaves and scent..like a beacon..she would scale the wall tops, walking down one to get to the ground. Having >
12:40:58ϿЅѻггΛϾ : paws that could turn inward assisted Sorra to doing such, while the every day domestic kitty would not be able to, hence they got stuck up trees. Shaking itself It would not take long for her to sight Arik..and the others whose company Sorra did not know nor recognize. Felines were unpredictable creatures at the best of times, they did not befriend easily. People fit into several categories (lol) Enemy, work colleague, acquaintance, friend and lover. There were no finer shades of grey, it was really that>
12:43:30ϿЅѻггΛϾ : black and white. Coming up to ariks right hand side, it would brush its flank across the side of his legs, before sitting, giving its self a goo scratch. As for the woman..oh yes they would get a good sniff..but the large feline did not close the distance between herself and the other feminine..whiskers bristled again..The tip of its tail twitching..Basic cat behavior nothing more nor less. <e>
12:47:09ǀσℓαηαƲαня : -Dangerous games were always the best games to play. The fact she had left the safety and security of her homeland was enough to testify to that. An entire lifetime of being trained, but kept utterly protected…the entirety of it was preposterous and the younger generations, those like her, were beginning to break free of the invisible cages<
12:47:14ǀσℓαηαƲαня : that had been built for them. There were some that weren’t ready, some that had paid the price for their inquisitiveness, those that hadn’t adequately assessed what they were getting into only to find themselves the focal point of some experiment. She hadn’t been one of those, no she had carefully watched, planned, and chosen<
12:47:21ǀσℓαηαƲαня : her field…eonhiem, you could go there, but you could never leave….well almost never leave. Arikel, well that much had been right then and she was pleased for it. Spying was her game, though she had not been set to any task since her arrival within Gaerdon. Boredom was her demise and she’d been left too long to her own devices.<
12:47:28ǀσℓαηαƲαня : That is how she had found herself in this moment wasn’t it? A smile trickled over those features as he came with a direct response. There was an appreciation for that sort of thing and few enough within Gaerdon seemed capable of it, using always flowery prose. She could do such with the best of them when required, but sometimes it <
12:47:33ǀσℓαηαƲαня : Was pleasant to be…blunt.- “Curiosity, and before you remark it let us both be glad I am not a cat hm?” - She took another step back, her stance relaxing into something more congenially as her form leaned against the corner edge of the wall looking for all the world as though she were in the most comfortable place imaginable.-“I’ve been watching<
12:47:38ǀσℓαηαƲαня : The keepers some time now…you are an anomaly among their number, I think. I wanted to test it and I wasn’t wrong. I am not sure that I am quite right either though.” – her brows furrowing slightly at that statement. To most her candid words would be strange to most. It was either a masterful feint to construe real intentions or <
12:47:44ǀσℓαηαƲαня : Lana just became the most honest person in the city. The truth was likely somewhere in the middle. She pushed off the side of the wall to standing straight once more-“That ship you’ve been dallying with…you should delay your departure and have your mechanics go through it with a fine tooth comb. They won’t let it slip to common <
12:47:50ǀσℓαηαƲαня : knowledge, panic and all, but bad things are happening…tinkers tinkering with things that go boom.”- Some would misconstrue it as a threat, but it was rather a friendly warning of her observations. Why divulge this to him? She hadn’t quite decided on the why, but it had seemed in her estimations right. It was difficult to play<
12:48:52ǀσℓαηαƲαня : chess with someone that kept knocking over pieces and lana would turn over the table in most cases. The only predictable thing about her usually was her uncanny nature to be unpredictable. Patterns got you killed, patterns got you caught. She fell silent at the nearing approach of the cat, a difficult sight to miss, though if such a<
12:49:11ǀσℓαηαƲαня : presence alarmed her it didn’t register as such. More that brow arched once more curiously, well she hadn’t lied on that score. She had the inherent need to discern a good mystery just as any keeper might.-end-
12:50:55†Λяıkέȴ† : -= His hand fell to the side coming to rest atop the kittens head gently scratching at one of its ears, that spot slighty behind and above, where they always had a problem reaching, yes he knew cats, was particularly fond of them as it where. He did how ever keep a wary eye on it. after all appearances where everything. He considered her words "I am often mistaken for being more then I really am ... quite the curse really ... A few lucky breaks and every one assumes the most absurd notions ... " he >>
12:53:38†Λяıkέȴ† : gave a rather tight smile as she mentioned certain ...anomalies... that had come up with the ship "Ah yes ...we did seem to have a few ... issues ... but they where sorted out relatively easily ... We had a few ...additions that most tinks dont seem to fully understand ... strictly off the record of course ... but being out for so long we have a few things that make us not exactly in compliance with several of the local customs, always having to get waivers for them of course ... but its better then >>
12:56:32†Λяıkέȴ† : needing a refit every couple of weeks. Or having a part fail some where over the wilds ... I am sure you can understand." his hand flattened against the top of the cats head, stroking it idly well ... such actions where quite calm "Though ... it would be interesting to know ... how such information has come to be relayed via this method ... " If such was the information flow in town he would have to be far more careful about certain actions and dealings while he was in the city. Well that also was one >>
12:56:32†Λяıkέȴ† : needing a refit every couple of weeks. Or having a part fail some where over the wilds ... I am sure you can understand." his hand flattened against the top of the cats head, stroking it idly well ... such actions where quite calm "Though ... it would be interesting to know ... how such information has come to be relayed via this method ... " If such was the information flow in town he would have to be far more careful about certain actions and dealings while he was in the city. Well that also was one >>
12:59:45†Λяıkέȴ† : reason why he stayed out for as long as he did. "what could possibly make you so curious about little old me ... Our house has no real influence over any meetings so its not like we can be used to curry favor for any one. Nor do we have any political standing ... " oh yes now he was watching her most intently. Since alot of times people gave things away with out realizing. =-
13:00:06ϿЅѻггΛϾ : A yawn, bringing ears to flatten briefly against head, stretching its form as if it had just recently been roused from slumber or perhaps contemplating a doze. For some one to seen with such a companion even pet, could put across power and station, not just fear and apprehension. Eyes closing in kitty bliss, as Ariks fingers found that spot..leaning into the touch, but at the same time back leg coming up to adjoin the attentive fingers. Pet it was then. Coast clear no reason to be alarmed? This was the>
13:03:57ϿЅѻггΛϾ : subliminal messages being given of, not giving anything away that the moggy was anything more than that. Just one huge kitty, that by some mysterious means had come to associate its self with Arik. Maybe the man took to feeding wild creatures, leaving bread crumbs and cat meat out to strays. Not that the beast looked to be a stray...feral perhaps. It observed the woman with feline curiosity inching its nose a little closer, but not too close. Sorra on the other hand who inhabited that feline form was >
13:07:37ϿЅѻггΛϾ : becoming all too aware of undercurrents..pushing its head up into the hand that came to press down, straightening its front paws so to make the most of the attentions to was been given. Unfamiliarity, the sensation of feelers in behind converse. Fur rippled from head to tip of tail..Pre-curser of another good shake. Oh yes she comprehended the signals and what Arik was saying..or not saying in that exchange. Lets go of a snarffle, a sound made when showing affection, and then it would make a move to go>
13:08:55ϿЅѻггΛϾ : it had come it had seen and now because it was likely to be bored or tired..it was back on the prowl..Oh yes Arik was a mysterious male..no doubt more so due to what had come to pay him a visit..all be it briefly <e>
13:12:43ǀσℓαηαƲαня : -She would refrain from arguing the point with them that if one had to protest their mundanity that it was even more likely they were far from normal in terms of people such as they went. No, she wouldn’t be beguiled, but neither would she attribute you with an over abundance either. She was a creature of facts and continued observation<
13:12:54ǀσℓαηαƲαня : was the only way to discern truth, but even then one could not always trust their own senses and so other methods would be deployed undoubtedly. She had such intentions of doing so with several members of each house. You want shady characters to look into, well Mae was about as shady as they came. His reactions were telling, yet <
13:13:03ǀσℓαηαƲαня : controlled and thus not giving over much away. Still a reaction at all was enough of a sign. She had heard some of the house of harmony mentioning similar issues with the trains, it seemed to reason out then that the ships of the sea and air might likewise succumb to such…abnormities. Breaking the law? But not breaking the law through <
13:13:11ǀσℓαηαƲαня : exceptions, she wondered if he had finally realized she was with the knights. Of course even if he had admitted to her that he were stealing she wouldn’t have likely taken action against him, at least not this day. She wasn’t on assignment and so apathy remained a predominant force in her life. Non investiture did great things in terms<
13:13:17ǀσℓαηαƲαня : of freeing one from obligation. She drank in the information like a sponge absorbing water cataloged for later use should it become needful. That is how she worked wasn’t it? Gather bits of information from many sources and then analyze what you had. That was the thing about spy craft, most people thought you went in on a mark and<
13:13:25ǀσℓαηαƲαня : that was that. It was much more closely related to what the keepers did then most could appreciate, intentions were all that often separated them. She rocked back lightly on her heels, her eyes dipping occasionally to the cat only to rise to the man once more. It was an assessing look, like two people sizing up the measure of a fight, though it<
13:13:32ǀσℓαηαƲαня : lacked that measure of animosity.-“I imagine you would like to know a great many things Arikel.” A pause to regard him as the cat inched its nose out towards her, no doubt scenting her. Her flavor was unique in the sense was sorra a real cat would find her akin to catnip. There was in eonhiem no other like it, save for one, though he had <
13:13:40ǀσℓαηαƲαня : been gone from the city nearly as long as she. Such was the nature of their blood, a siren song to blood takers of all varieties. From what she had gathered, each person scented them differently and often akin to their preferred tastes. It was a disconcerting revelation, but in new gaerdon with the suppression field such as it was she had found<
13:16:34ǀσℓαηαƲαня : those effects were muted. It is why she had chosen Gaerdon in the first place.-“In my experience, a house with little influence or political sway does not remain so for long either through destruction, subjugation, or by gaining influence. Knowledge is its own brand of power, but I think you know that already. I am just interested in what you and <
13:19:26ǀσℓαηαƲαня : your are going to do with it...call it a pet project." - She could have remained in the shadows watching from a distance and gleaned just as much information over the long term, but she found this approach much more...preferred. “Until we meet again Arikel.”- she mused thoughtfully and when his attention turned to watch the cat leave, she did what she did best and disappeared. -end-
11:38:16†Λяıkέȴ† : Railing, landing upon the deck. The ship was truly the most unique one in the yards at the moment, in more than just outward appearances. He sighed and stepped across the deck checking the various cages and dials that ran the engines to the ships heart. Good good... "keep them running ... I have to run into the city and check on a few things" he waved off the salutes and made his way towards the gang ramp that lead to the dock. It was simple honestly, he had to make money, history was his thing, >>
11:40:29†Λяıkέȴ† : Gratned he was helping Sorra on this particular run. But he had been collecting antiquities for quite some time. Most he sold, the common antiquities, the scrolls and books had gone for translation still no word back on those. So it was time to make another run, Sponsered this time around, so yes he was taking personal interest in the preperations for such a trip, plus the addition of passangers ... well it was not like the ship was not designed with people in mind. it was just ...different ... he >>
11:42:08†Λяıkέȴ† : frowned slowly considering for a few minutes. Well he should bring those with him. He looked back at the ship before he made his way to his manse. He did not let his mind wander, keeping a particular focus. He would get something to eat as soon as he picked up those items. Then back to the ship to await the completion of the ships loading =-
Iolana: -The sky loomed overhead like a brooding monster that might at any moment unleash its fury upon them and for the fourth day it seemed as though it would rain in torrent. This but a break in that monotony as if some vicious tease. It seemed to her an unnatural thing, but then she was not attuned to the nature of this world. Apart, but separate that
was the curse that had been layered upon them if one believed in such things. From her perch she watched a man enter into her particular section of the city, a man that belonged to the keepers. She had made a point of learning all their members. From that crazy fellow with the skull to this one here. Anyone that knew Lana would have found
it strange that she’d not sought them out in order to join their ranks given her particular love of history and the wealth of knowledge she possessed not only of this time, but of times before. Yet, it was for that very reason she had kept her distant. They weren’t the sort of group to permit secrets and mystery, they were the kind that would ferret
ferret it out with their very last breath and Lana had too many of those to put at such risk. Not the least of which among their number was her nature and so she had gone to the Knights and found a happy home with them…well happy was relative. Riley wasn’t as bad as she had imagined he might be, but then her opinion of blood takers was
was relatively low in most instances. The felt she didn’t feel a need to eradicate him from this earth was a good sign then. She was getting distracted now wasn’t she? Her head tilted turned watching the man pass by on the street below a smirk lifting over her lips. It never ceased to stir amazement in her the number of people that never
looked up especially with such contraptions as air ships floating about, but then most were too focused on what they were about and she couldn’t hardly blame them for that could she. She rose up from her squat and walked to the opposite side of the building where she made short work of jumping down as if she had good sense. Grabbing
a rail bar she knew would be there to push off the edge of the wall on the opposite side to land with practiced perfection upon the wood planks that set outside one of the doors She moved with a grace that belied her training, but then there wasn’t any in the alley to see it. She was counting again, the measured steps that Arikel
had been making and upon the step of twenty two she emerged from the alley and if right would step right into Arikel. A chance meeting. She was playing with fire interacting with the Keepers she knew, but curiosity always won her over in the end….much to her dismay she was certain.-end
12:04:05†Λяıkέȴ† : -= He was aware of someone or something thing watching him, he did not survive what he did with out some form of ... fore sense. Well that and the city was not the safest place in any sense of the word it dictated that one would walk with their senses wide open. Still he did not feel ... an immediate threat... so he let it be and continued with his path. the arrival of a person in this path though was ... not entirely unexpected, but it cause him to react in something was far more reactionary then he >>
12:08:55†Λяıkέȴ† : would have preferred. His hand moved up catching her along an arm keeping her from being able to reach upon his person as he stepped to the side slightly almost feet coming to rest in a position that would have left his other hand to free to draw the rapier like blade at his side, well ... He lifted his hand away from her arm straightening his jacked out "My apologies madam ... I did not see you" well politeness was always a forte, you never know who was skulking around the streets, nor who they where >>
12:12:41†Λяıkέȴ† : connected with. This one if memory served was part of a different house. Well this was probably either a day light robbery in which case they would be sorely disappointed or this was just a "accidental" bump into him ... which he rather doubted. You didnt just run into other people. especially not those from other houses. Every one he had met here had a specific purpose in what they where going and did not have time it seemed to ... wander... around with out some purpose or task already being set upon>
12:12:59†Λяıkέȴ† : them. Even he had some tasks.. well they where ones he set himself. =-
- 12:16:45ǀσℓαηαƲαня : -Her form was draped in the customary grey and purple that she wore when about her work, those high black boots muddied from the streets, though the fringes of that overcoat had somehow managed to remain pristine. Not a small feat, but manageable if one knew where to walk and more pointedly how. The belts about her waist<
12:16:59ǀσℓαηαƲαня : insinuated attachments of pouches or holsters beneath the coat, though such was not visible nor even able to be told from how the fabric rested, designed to intentionally flair out slightly to conceal such accoutrements. His reaction had not been anticipated in the strictest sense, he was much more responsive then she had estimated. A mental<
12:17:07ǀσℓαηαƲαня : note checked off in her mind for later consumption, but it seemed to make the game all the more thrilling for her. The ripple of tenseness beneath his hold indicated likewise inherent reaction, but the stern rigidness to them that followed indicated an override of those instincts. Forcing herself to have no reaction at all. That took discipline.<
12:17:17ǀσℓαηαƲαня : Emerald orbs rimmed and flecked with gold flicked up as he spoke and he would not doubt read amusement in their reflection even if not a sense of one who was pleased with their findings. This had nothing to do with her house, it might have been better if such had been the case. Yet, Lana had always been something of a rebel, yet they kept<
12:20:14ǀσℓαηαƲαня : Her if only because her skill was neigh onto irreplaceable…never stop being useful, that was the trick of it. She had been sent to the roughs for her own good in truth and there had done much for the knights. The city by comparison was nearly suffocating despite its size.- Didn’t you? – She asked those lucid tones twining in not one tone but<
12:20:23ǀσℓαηαƲαня : two that formed to make a singular. Each distinct, yet inseparable from the other. She took a step back as her arm was freed.- “I hadn’t expected that from a keeper.”- she said seemingly content to let him know her aim or not rather to conceal it.-“are you sure you’re in the right house keeper?”- she asked with seeming sincerity and then almost<
12:21:48ǀσℓαηαƲαня : as an after thought added-"Iolana Vahr"-It wasn't her real name, no one in the whole of Eonhiem knew the true words, but it was as real a moniker as anyone here could receive from her. his reward for having surprised her. Few things did these days.-end-
12:25:09†Λяıkέȴ† : -= He looked at her his eyes narrowing something very dangerous there for a moment before it was gone just as quickly "Quite sure ... My particular ...skills are most suited for that house" he chose to ignore the comment about him seeing here right where she had been. never let on more then you had to. History was a most excellent teacher if you payed attention to the lessons it had. Unfortunately to many did not, so they where doomed to repeat it. Or in some cases ... well they were simply doomed >>
12:29:05†Λяıkέȴ† : because they learned history wrong ... "Arikel" He did not use a surname, such was not ... something that he gave out, even assuming he had one. Then again regardless of his role in the world he had a specific purpose "What then draws you into my path Iolana Vahr?" he was not rude, but as he had observed, people rarely did anything around her with out reason. whether that reason was beneficial or not ... well that remained to be seen at this current point in time. So he would play out the actions as >>
12:31:32†Λяıkέȴ† : reaction was needed. If you looked at it like a chess game, or the boarding practices used in air ship battles you would not be far removed, in this case he was taking a more defensive position. She really had the upper hand. He had a name and a house, which gave him some leverage, just not very much. He seemed to surprise alot of people, well more would be surprised in time to come as well. That how ever ... well that was his own little secret to keep and hold onto. Some would figure out ...>>
12:31:36†Λяıkέȴ† : Eventually ... =-
2:31:41ϿЅѻггΛϾ : A rather large Moggy prowled through the near by area, its pelt sleek and black, while its eyes flashed fiercely as felines hues often did, when they were on the hunt. Sorra had taken the risk, and had melded into what she had been desperate to, for the past week or so. Now here she was a four legged predator, with refined senses..time to mesmerize something o some one with her cat like moves? Due to the type of pelt the were cat had, it made it excellent for skulking and lurking in closed in environments>
12:34:34ϿЅѻггΛϾ : forests, long grass and vegetation..even cities. Alas this was not the hour of dusk and night, so rather blatantly obvious that the cat was about. Tail aloft, keeping the creature balanced as it prowled across walls as well as fences, so to close the distance between herself and the one the cat sought. Whiskers bristling, nose flaring, as it lifted its nose to the wind..smelling its environment. Eyes narrowing, while both ears went to the side, indication it as a little perturbed. Ignoring the gawking>
12:37:49ϿЅѻггΛϾ : how quite a few people kept a distance from the overly large leopard, who for the most part ignored all of them, but not its environment. There was no fee-sable way for anyone to know or comprehend that the cat was actually sorra, for the felines eyes were a intense shade of green come amber rather than one blue and one verdant green of the affiliate of Keepers. Homing on on the familiar octaves and scent..like a beacon..she would scale the wall tops, walking down one to get to the ground. Having >
12:40:58ϿЅѻггΛϾ : paws that could turn inward assisted Sorra to doing such, while the every day domestic kitty would not be able to, hence they got stuck up trees. Shaking itself It would not take long for her to sight Arik..and the others whose company Sorra did not know nor recognize. Felines were unpredictable creatures at the best of times, they did not befriend easily. People fit into several categories (lol) Enemy, work colleague, acquaintance, friend and lover. There were no finer shades of grey, it was really that>
12:43:30ϿЅѻггΛϾ : black and white. Coming up to ariks right hand side, it would brush its flank across the side of his legs, before sitting, giving its self a goo scratch. As for the woman..oh yes they would get a good sniff..but the large feline did not close the distance between herself and the other feminine..whiskers bristled again..The tip of its tail twitching..Basic cat behavior nothing more nor less. <e>
12:47:09ǀσℓαηαƲαня : -Dangerous games were always the best games to play. The fact she had left the safety and security of her homeland was enough to testify to that. An entire lifetime of being trained, but kept utterly protected…the entirety of it was preposterous and the younger generations, those like her, were beginning to break free of the invisible cages<
12:47:14ǀσℓαηαƲαня : that had been built for them. There were some that weren’t ready, some that had paid the price for their inquisitiveness, those that hadn’t adequately assessed what they were getting into only to find themselves the focal point of some experiment. She hadn’t been one of those, no she had carefully watched, planned, and chosen<
12:47:21ǀσℓαηαƲαня : her field…eonhiem, you could go there, but you could never leave….well almost never leave. Arikel, well that much had been right then and she was pleased for it. Spying was her game, though she had not been set to any task since her arrival within Gaerdon. Boredom was her demise and she’d been left too long to her own devices.<
12:47:28ǀσℓαηαƲαня : That is how she had found herself in this moment wasn’t it? A smile trickled over those features as he came with a direct response. There was an appreciation for that sort of thing and few enough within Gaerdon seemed capable of it, using always flowery prose. She could do such with the best of them when required, but sometimes it <
12:47:33ǀσℓαηαƲαня : Was pleasant to be…blunt.- “Curiosity, and before you remark it let us both be glad I am not a cat hm?” - She took another step back, her stance relaxing into something more congenially as her form leaned against the corner edge of the wall looking for all the world as though she were in the most comfortable place imaginable.-“I’ve been watching<
12:47:38ǀσℓαηαƲαня : The keepers some time now…you are an anomaly among their number, I think. I wanted to test it and I wasn’t wrong. I am not sure that I am quite right either though.” – her brows furrowing slightly at that statement. To most her candid words would be strange to most. It was either a masterful feint to construe real intentions or <
12:47:44ǀσℓαηαƲαня : Lana just became the most honest person in the city. The truth was likely somewhere in the middle. She pushed off the side of the wall to standing straight once more-“That ship you’ve been dallying with…you should delay your departure and have your mechanics go through it with a fine tooth comb. They won’t let it slip to common <
12:47:50ǀσℓαηαƲαня : knowledge, panic and all, but bad things are happening…tinkers tinkering with things that go boom.”- Some would misconstrue it as a threat, but it was rather a friendly warning of her observations. Why divulge this to him? She hadn’t quite decided on the why, but it had seemed in her estimations right. It was difficult to play<
12:48:52ǀσℓαηαƲαня : chess with someone that kept knocking over pieces and lana would turn over the table in most cases. The only predictable thing about her usually was her uncanny nature to be unpredictable. Patterns got you killed, patterns got you caught. She fell silent at the nearing approach of the cat, a difficult sight to miss, though if such a<
12:49:11ǀσℓαηαƲαня : presence alarmed her it didn’t register as such. More that brow arched once more curiously, well she hadn’t lied on that score. She had the inherent need to discern a good mystery just as any keeper might.-end-
12:50:55†Λяıkέȴ† : -= His hand fell to the side coming to rest atop the kittens head gently scratching at one of its ears, that spot slighty behind and above, where they always had a problem reaching, yes he knew cats, was particularly fond of them as it where. He did how ever keep a wary eye on it. after all appearances where everything. He considered her words "I am often mistaken for being more then I really am ... quite the curse really ... A few lucky breaks and every one assumes the most absurd notions ... " he >>
12:53:38†Λяıkέȴ† : gave a rather tight smile as she mentioned certain ...anomalies... that had come up with the ship "Ah yes ...we did seem to have a few ... issues ... but they where sorted out relatively easily ... We had a few ...additions that most tinks dont seem to fully understand ... strictly off the record of course ... but being out for so long we have a few things that make us not exactly in compliance with several of the local customs, always having to get waivers for them of course ... but its better then >>
12:56:32†Λяıkέȴ† : needing a refit every couple of weeks. Or having a part fail some where over the wilds ... I am sure you can understand." his hand flattened against the top of the cats head, stroking it idly well ... such actions where quite calm "Though ... it would be interesting to know ... how such information has come to be relayed via this method ... " If such was the information flow in town he would have to be far more careful about certain actions and dealings while he was in the city. Well that also was one >>
12:56:32†Λяıkέȴ† : needing a refit every couple of weeks. Or having a part fail some where over the wilds ... I am sure you can understand." his hand flattened against the top of the cats head, stroking it idly well ... such actions where quite calm "Though ... it would be interesting to know ... how such information has come to be relayed via this method ... " If such was the information flow in town he would have to be far more careful about certain actions and dealings while he was in the city. Well that also was one >>
12:59:45†Λяıkέȴ† : reason why he stayed out for as long as he did. "what could possibly make you so curious about little old me ... Our house has no real influence over any meetings so its not like we can be used to curry favor for any one. Nor do we have any political standing ... " oh yes now he was watching her most intently. Since alot of times people gave things away with out realizing. =-
13:00:06ϿЅѻггΛϾ : A yawn, bringing ears to flatten briefly against head, stretching its form as if it had just recently been roused from slumber or perhaps contemplating a doze. For some one to seen with such a companion even pet, could put across power and station, not just fear and apprehension. Eyes closing in kitty bliss, as Ariks fingers found that spot..leaning into the touch, but at the same time back leg coming up to adjoin the attentive fingers. Pet it was then. Coast clear no reason to be alarmed? This was the>
13:03:57ϿЅѻггΛϾ : subliminal messages being given of, not giving anything away that the moggy was anything more than that. Just one huge kitty, that by some mysterious means had come to associate its self with Arik. Maybe the man took to feeding wild creatures, leaving bread crumbs and cat meat out to strays. Not that the beast looked to be a stray...feral perhaps. It observed the woman with feline curiosity inching its nose a little closer, but not too close. Sorra on the other hand who inhabited that feline form was >
13:07:37ϿЅѻггΛϾ : becoming all too aware of undercurrents..pushing its head up into the hand that came to press down, straightening its front paws so to make the most of the attentions to was been given. Unfamiliarity, the sensation of feelers in behind converse. Fur rippled from head to tip of tail..Pre-curser of another good shake. Oh yes she comprehended the signals and what Arik was saying..or not saying in that exchange. Lets go of a snarffle, a sound made when showing affection, and then it would make a move to go>
13:08:55ϿЅѻггΛϾ : it had come it had seen and now because it was likely to be bored or tired..it was back on the prowl..Oh yes Arik was a mysterious male..no doubt more so due to what had come to pay him a visit..all be it briefly <e>
13:12:43ǀσℓαηαƲαня : -She would refrain from arguing the point with them that if one had to protest their mundanity that it was even more likely they were far from normal in terms of people such as they went. No, she wouldn’t be beguiled, but neither would she attribute you with an over abundance either. She was a creature of facts and continued observation<
13:12:54ǀσℓαηαƲαня : was the only way to discern truth, but even then one could not always trust their own senses and so other methods would be deployed undoubtedly. She had such intentions of doing so with several members of each house. You want shady characters to look into, well Mae was about as shady as they came. His reactions were telling, yet <
13:13:03ǀσℓαηαƲαня : controlled and thus not giving over much away. Still a reaction at all was enough of a sign. She had heard some of the house of harmony mentioning similar issues with the trains, it seemed to reason out then that the ships of the sea and air might likewise succumb to such…abnormities. Breaking the law? But not breaking the law through <
13:13:11ǀσℓαηαƲαня : exceptions, she wondered if he had finally realized she was with the knights. Of course even if he had admitted to her that he were stealing she wouldn’t have likely taken action against him, at least not this day. She wasn’t on assignment and so apathy remained a predominant force in her life. Non investiture did great things in terms<
13:13:17ǀσℓαηαƲαня : of freeing one from obligation. She drank in the information like a sponge absorbing water cataloged for later use should it become needful. That is how she worked wasn’t it? Gather bits of information from many sources and then analyze what you had. That was the thing about spy craft, most people thought you went in on a mark and<
13:13:25ǀσℓαηαƲαня : that was that. It was much more closely related to what the keepers did then most could appreciate, intentions were all that often separated them. She rocked back lightly on her heels, her eyes dipping occasionally to the cat only to rise to the man once more. It was an assessing look, like two people sizing up the measure of a fight, though it<
13:13:32ǀσℓαηαƲαня : lacked that measure of animosity.-“I imagine you would like to know a great many things Arikel.” A pause to regard him as the cat inched its nose out towards her, no doubt scenting her. Her flavor was unique in the sense was sorra a real cat would find her akin to catnip. There was in eonhiem no other like it, save for one, though he had <
13:13:40ǀσℓαηαƲαня : been gone from the city nearly as long as she. Such was the nature of their blood, a siren song to blood takers of all varieties. From what she had gathered, each person scented them differently and often akin to their preferred tastes. It was a disconcerting revelation, but in new gaerdon with the suppression field such as it was she had found<
13:16:34ǀσℓαηαƲαня : those effects were muted. It is why she had chosen Gaerdon in the first place.-“In my experience, a house with little influence or political sway does not remain so for long either through destruction, subjugation, or by gaining influence. Knowledge is its own brand of power, but I think you know that already. I am just interested in what you and <
13:19:26ǀσℓαηαƲαня : your are going to do with it...call it a pet project." - She could have remained in the shadows watching from a distance and gleaned just as much information over the long term, but she found this approach much more...preferred. “Until we meet again Arikel.”- she mused thoughtfully and when his attention turned to watch the cat leave, she did what she did best and disappeared. -end-