Dukal Lee
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Post by Dukal Lee on Nov 14, 2015 13:29:56 GMT -6
Both of Dukal's brows rose in a rare outward expression of surprise from what he could hear of the conversation inside. He glanced at Nathallie. "Damn," he muttered. "It seems our large friend has gone and stuck his foot into his mouth. As interesting a mental image that may be, this could prove dangerous. He's done exactly what I had hoped to avoid inadvertently doing myself. Perhaps now would be a good time for you to make an appearance." He was hoping that she could head off any further untimely revelations, though it seemed the damage had already been done. There was little that he could do, himself, to ameliorate it. He could only make things worse than they already were, therefore he was going to stay right where he was.
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Post by Nathallie Demetry on Nov 14, 2015 19:28:32 GMT -6
She blinks, as well she heard Ken, she looks at Dukal and nods, only nods...She turns away and walks to the Inn, smiling she walks in and goes right to Ken's side. She looks into Ken's eyes and smiles gently, beautifuly, in a way she knows he won't resist but at same time her eyes were saying something else.."Don't! he is really confused already, alright to know the real name but say you aren't able to say nothing else, because you do not remember ...do not say about the woman..." then she looks at Milenko still smiling..."Please Sir, I believe the long trip made you and your men tired, eat, drink, enjoy the place.." her senses and feelings all blocked already.."This conversation can wait until tomorrow, right? I know you want answers but , now, both of you are really confuse...too much going on...Tomorrow I will take both of you to my library and then you will talk , 'alone' ". She gives a special tone to her last word, it wasn't good to let the men around also know who Milenko is, or his real name and about his life as Ken was doing, revealing secrets there, in the bar...She grabs Ken hand hoping he will understand her and do as she is asking.."I need you, remember?" she smiles again...
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Post by kenryo on Nov 15, 2015 15:58:57 GMT -6
(Kenryo)
Part of him was surprised by Nathalie's sudden involvement. But something about how she was acting made him feel a little wary of what was going on. But he looked back to "Milenko" just gazed at him for a moment. He knew who he was now... "Maybe the lady is right, this is enough for the moment. I don't need to respond to what you just said.... you know it's true. Which means you should also know, there isn't a living creature on this planet that cares more about your safety than the man standing across from you." With that he gave him a final nod before saying "We'll discuss this further when composure can be restored and privacy can be given... if that's what you desire.." He then turned to Nathalie "I need a moment...." With that he turned and began to walk back upstairs towards his room.
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Post by Nathallie Demetry on Nov 16, 2015 15:17:57 GMT -6
Ah! well, she sighs as she looks at Ken walking away watching him, she smiles slightly and then she looks at Milenko, "I think is better this way, all this conversation about you Sir, I didn't mean to be rude, but Ken is also confused, too much going on as well, I believe is really better you both to have this conversation later. I know you want and need some answers, but we also know it will be much better to have some privacy " she smiles gently, " For now, is there anything I can do for you?" She looks at the other men and then back to Milenko, staring at his face, the same she had seen once, a long time ago. Her thoughts fly so far away now, she wishes she was able to help and say she knows him as well, his son a beautiful boy and his wife Beatrice, she will never forget her name, the lady with a soft voice, so kind with people, she smiles remembering how sweety and polite the woman was, a real lady, but was just once and she had no more information, but she can't help, wondering if the woman Beatrice is still alive and if she is, where. As an old man walks inside the Inn, she returns to real life and realizes she was deeply watching inside the man's eyes and she blinks and cleans her throat, looking at them man who just entered.." Ah...Walter, so glad to see you, where are the others? Today no one seems to be thirsty.." she chuckles and walks over the old man , he smiles and whispers.."They are afraid Lady Ellena, that big man from last night, the one who sent we all away, you know? "She chuckles and nods.."My dear Walter" she smiles even more as she leans and whispers something into the man's ear and it is inaudible.."no Walter, forget all this, say the others they can return , the girls are waiting"...she leans back and winks to him, giving him a beautiful smiles, the man was blushing and really lost staring at her.."Yes, Lady Ellena" she smiles and nods..."Come here now, I will serve you some of my best wine" she looks at Milenko really wishing he had not realized her silly behavior before, her smile fades a little, she nods and holding Walter's arm they walk to the bar where Nath serves the man and they talk. The man looks like rapt and hypnotized by her, she avoids to look at their table hoping Milenko and the others do not realize why the man was acting this way around Nath, and as well that he was calling her Ellena. After sometime Walter leaves the place and she looks at the stairs wondering how is Ken. But she can't leave the place , her servant is away dating the country girl, Dukal is out there. She sighs and grabs a bottle down on the balcony serving herself some of her 'wine', she drinks it as she wishes hard someone was coming so she would able to check if Ken is alright.
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Milenko
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Post by Milenko on Nov 17, 2015 22:49:49 GMT -6
Milenko had not quite yet regained equilibrium, but he was recovered enough to realize what was going on. He kept his mouth shut, simply nodding to Ken's suggestion. Indeed, they would be continuing this later.
He watched as the woman, Ellena it seemed her name was, went about the business of keeping the Inn running smoothly. A faint smile played around the edges of his lips while she drank her "wine". He'd known enough of her kind to have already pegged her as one of "those", though likely protected in some fashion from the sunlight. He ate and supped with Oni and Talon, then slid from the chair, rising and heading in the woman's direction. "M'lady," he said. "My companions and I are tired, and a bit dusty from the road. You do not need to show us yourself, but I was wondering about rooms for the three of us, and perhaps baths?" He knew that, if Kenryo wished to speak with him alone, he'd get plenty of opportunity.
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Post by Nathallie Demetry on Nov 18, 2015 14:34:19 GMT -6
Hans walks inside the Inn almost running, Nathalie lifts her eyes from the glass to the door, why was he running? She lifts her eyebrow and at same time Milenko walks over her, she looks at both of them and then she nods to Milenko, "Sure, one minute, MyLord" She looks at Hans and smiles but not gently, "What is going on? Why are you running ?" The boys was pale.."I, Miss Nathallie, I..." the boy looks at Milenko and then over her again. "Alright Hans, stay here, I'll be right back" she looks at Milenko.."Please, come with me, I am gonna show you and your men the bedrooms" she opens a drawer and gets some keys from it, she nods at Milenko and walks over to the stairs, "This way, please" she shows them the way and wait for them to follow her. As they get close she walks upstairs and stops in front of the first door, she opens it, then she does the same with the other two, she looks at them.."Here, the last one is yours Lord Milenko", she hands him the key and smiles.."Here is calm and safety, I hope you all have a good rest...now please excuse me, I must to the return. I believe here is all you need for a bath and rest, but if there is something you need please ask me" she smiles, nods at them and leaves. As she goes downstairs she walks over Hans whispering.."Are you crazy, boy? How do you come in here running this way? We have customers in here, why didn't enter by the back door?" The boy was drinking some water, and seems really nervous..."When I was coming back here from the woods, a woman, well seemed a woman but was more like a shadow, a blurry"he shakes his head as he wanted to put the thoughts in orther" flying right to Saint Joseph", Nathallie raises her brow and laughs.."Come on Hans, What did you drink?, Are you drunk?" the boys shakes his head.."Please Lady Nathallie, is true, please, believe me...was flying right to the convent". Nathallie couldn't help but laugh.."Hans my dear, the sun outside is really strong...go to your room, take a long bath, you are really raving..." The boy shakes his head and walks to the front door, at this time Nathallie was already contacting Dukal outside..."Did you hear the boy? Is that possible?" she walks over to Hans who was already pointing to the horizon in the back of the Inn where the mountains were...the sun was really hot, but back there, far away enough, above the place which Saint Joseph was probably located the sky was cloudy, black , a circle , as if a storm was forming just above it, she blinks, as her voice remains calm because was really weird, "Hans, the day is really hot, maybe it is just a storm and the convent is really far from here, we have nothing to worry about, probably it's the same storm we had last night, it must have moved to there now...it's pretty normal...Come on, go to your room, go rest" she smiles gently caressing the boys face and looks over to the stables, as Hans goes to his room Nathallie looks to the back cloud again and sighs.."What now fate?" she shakes her head and walks inside the Inn, she sighs and watches over to the stairs, wondering about Ken, she walks over there and slowly step by step goes down...she stops in front of Ken's door and sighs.."Ken, it's me Nathallie...Everything alright?"
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Dukal Lee
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Post by Dukal Lee on Nov 19, 2015 15:26:20 GMT -6
Dukal watched as the young man, Hans, came running excitedly into the Inn. He tuned his hearing in on what the lad was saying to Nathalie about a woman flying to a convent. He seriously doubted that it was any sort of flying nun...after all, just how idiotic would an idea like that be?...but it couldn't be good. He exited the stables, heading down the road at a run so fast, he was already out of view before the dust raised by his passage could even begin to billow behind him.
The very wind seemed afraid to stand before him, parting before his steely-eyed gaze. He knew that the convent that was spoken of happened to be Milenko's destination. Given the pace of the mage's wagon, it would have taken at least another week for them to get there. But, for the Hunter, at his speed, he could reach it scant minutes after whomever it was flying there did. He just hoped that the woman did not have harmful intentions, or that the inhabitants could hold her off until he arrive. It was imperative that, at the least, one woman and one Nephilim in particular survive...
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Post by Milenko on Nov 19, 2015 16:37:50 GMT -6
Milenko went with the woman, studiously keeping his reaction to hearing her real name spoken by the boy downstairs from appearing on his face. As he walked up the stairs, he gave a glance at Talon and Oni, nodding downstairs with a leading look in his eyes. He then said, "My thanks, Lady Ellena. I shall come to the common room later for an evening meal. If we could, I'd like to speak more with you then. If nothing else, at least we can negotiate the price of our staying. Adieu..." He took her hand in his and bowed over it genteelly, then retreated to his room, shutting the door behind him.
Talon went to his own room, dropping his bag on the floor beside the bed. He pulled a fresh change of clothes from the bag, discarded the travel-worn ones he was wearing, then cleaned the dust from the road from his body before pulling the clean clothes on. He went downstairs just as Hans was coming up them, moving to the side enough to let the boy pass. He went to the common room, then took over the duties that the boy had been performing, serving the drinks and food. Though speechless, his demeanor bespoke his experience at being subservient, perhaps having once been a slave. He quickly fell into the role he'd taken on. He'd learned long ago that most people tended to ignore "the help", especially when they were silent and quickly and efficiently obedient, even anticipatory of their needs and tending to them before they were aware of those needs themselves. He listened attentively for any information his employer would wish to know.
As for Oni, he took a different track. Once ensconced in his room, he strapped hooks to the palms of his hands and the toes of his boots, then began to climb out the window, his compact muscles allowing him to pull himself up onto the Inn's roof. Cat-like, he moved across the tiles silently, then lowered himself to just above the window to the room he'd seen Kenryo disappear into. From his belt, he produced a device he'd brought from his homeland: a tiny suction-cup at the end of a thin leather tube, inside of which was a long hair so thin and fine that it was able to transmit sound from the butterfly wing inside of the suction-cup to the end-piece he'd stuck into his left ear. He stuck the cup onto the very top right corner of the window pane, hoping it would be unobtrusive there. He hung there, upside-down, clamped to the very wall with the climbing gear, his strength and endurance more than enough to keep him there for hours, if need be.
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Post by kenryo on Nov 19, 2015 17:17:52 GMT -6
(Kenryo)
After going into the room he sat in a corner. Things were becoming a little overwhelmingly obvious that all this had to happen for a reason. Within a short period of time he managed to find both Nathalie and Shakaar. After sitting there for some time he heard Nathalie call out to check on him. "Yes dear, I'm alright... just needing a little bit of time to process everything. I'll come to you in after awhile once I'm all together." He then sat there and continued to mull over everything. What Shakaar's new form ment, why he had so few memories of him. But the fact that knew now who he was left him hopeful. It told him this was something that was for the pair to conquer once again. But this time, he'd have to learn to be a little subtle.
After sometime, he stood up and unbuttoned his coat throwing it over his bed. He then stretched using the ceiling to make it a good one. "Ahh!!" Man, the aches and relief of stretching. Yet another small, yet enjoyable sensation he was new to. After a little bit, he walked over to the window. After looking out for a short bit he wanted to enjoy the cool breeze. The room after all had grown a little stuffy being closed up. Opening the window he put his hands on the board in front of him and leaned out. He looked around for a moment at everything beneath him, then he looked up to the sky.....
As his eyes went up, they caught right above where he was looking a figure above him. Tilting his head up further he noticed the one Oni.... hanging there, upside down like a latched onto the roof like a spider. As he looked at him, Ken's right eye started to twitch out of frustration followed by a large growl. With a quick switch he pulled himself back into the room, balled up both fists and drove them threw the side of the building one on each side of Oni. He then wrapped his arms around the man and pulled hard. He didn't pull the man threw the wall, he pulled that section of the wall into the room with them pancaking Oni against the boards... "Now... what in the name of the seven hells are you doing outside my room little man!" He held him there, upside down squeezing tight enough to make it uncomfortable and keep him held there, but not tight enough to harm him.
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Post by Milenko on Nov 19, 2015 17:50:11 GMT -6
Oni, having been brought rather abruptly through the wall...indeed, part of the wall was pulled inside with him...started to reach for the katana at his back, but halted his movement knowing that the behemoth that had a hold of him could crush him before he could untie the peace knot that held the sword in its sheath. Instead, he decided to answer honestly, "I was trying to be circumspect in my actions, you oaf! My employer wants the thief and I to ferret out anything we can, only it seems that the thief is the only subtle one around here! Now, let me down, before I'm forced to make you."
Milenko, hearing the commotion from Kenryo's room, stood and headed through his door, striding down the hallway toward Kenryo's door.
Talon, for his part, did everything he could to try and calm the guests in the aftermath of the loud crash from the giant's room. However, it was unfortunate that this would happen just after the eerie events with the Hunter the night before, and a few of the patrons headed out the door. Damn, he thought. I just hope that I won't be blamed for this...
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Post by Nathallie Demetry on Nov 19, 2015 18:11:14 GMT -6
She sighs...and for a moment she closes her eyes and rests her forehead on his door, her mind and ears connected with his mind, the "Ahh" made her chuckle, she opens her eyes and whispers.."Alright Ken", she turns away and at same time she feels Dukal moviment, she prepares to goes upstairs as she hears someone was in the commom room, she lifts and eyebrow and as she moves over there a strong noise comes from Ken's room, she growls and enters Ken's room just pushing the door as it goes down, she looks at the wall first, her lips apart but not to say something, she was really dropped jaw, both hands on her forehead, "What the Hell is going on?" It would be a normal scream if it wasn't Nathallie screaming, and it was really loud..she looks at Milenko as Oni speaks and shakes her head.."Unnecessary MyLord"...she then looks at the men .."Ken let the man down..." her eyes was colorful, she talks to Oni.."Don't you dare little one..." and then to Ken.."Ken...now"
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Post by kenryo on Nov 19, 2015 18:58:31 GMT -6
(Kenryo)
Kenryo stood there shaking his head back and forth as he heard the man's rant. He knew he was in no position to be making demands. But at this point he had no intention of actually harming him. His attention was quickly diverted to Nathalie storming the room, followed by Milenko. "Well... just making a point. I don't like being spied on." He then turned his head around a portion of the wall to directly let the man know he was talking to him. "And you, never tell me what to do... I've snapped tougher men in half for invading my privacy." He then heard Nathalie yell for him to put him down... "Sure... if you wish" With that he simply released him, allowing the man to drop down onto his head and shoulders with the wall landing on top of him. With that his attention went back to Milenko... "And with you, this was all a complete waste of time. And now building materials... I have no reason to keep things from you, but I prefer these things stay between people I know and trust..." With that he gripped the wall and threw it off Oni... "Now you get out before I launch you out of the hole I made..." With that he crossed his large arms under his chest. Watching him with almost that expression a dad would give a kid for doing something stupid...
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Post by Milenko on Nov 23, 2015 14:27:49 GMT -6
Oni, as soon as he'd been dropped, placed his strong fingertips on the floor and flipped away before the wall could fall on him, utilizing the opportunity that the fact the wall itself would be blocking Kenryo's line of sight to him, as well as his attention not quite being fully on him, and exited the room through the hole in the wall, ending up just below the window before the section of wood even hit the floor. However, when Ken had lifted the section of wall back up, and had spoken to him with that imperious tone of his, he swung back up into the room, settling into a fighting stance. "My Lord, Milenko," he said to the mage. "It seems this man may be your old friend, though forgotten. But, I cannot allow my honor to be..."
Milenko, having already seen what was coming, had pulled a large iron nail from the pouch at his side, inscribing a magical sigil in the air with the tip that threw blue sparks as he said, "Don't be so inflexible, Oni." With that, magical energies slammed around Oni's body with a hold so strong that he would have seemed to be encased in molten metal after cooling. He gave an apologetic expression to the Oriental, saying, "I am sorry, my friend, but I can't let you do something that would either deprive me of your services, kill a source of information, or estrange him from being willing to speak. At times, in our lands, honor must take a secondary role to diplomacy. At any rate, I would think that we dishonored him first, so his response is very understandable. For that..." He now turned his expression toward Kenryo, offering a slight bow in his direction. "For that," he said, "we apologize greatly. With all that has happened, with those that I've encountered lately, I little know whom I can trust or not. I felt it necessary to see just what games might be being played, if any at all."
With that, he turned and looked at Nathallie, saying, "While I'm apologizing, Lady Ellena, if I still have your name right, I convey my wish to make amends for the damage to your wall." He bowed to her, then straightened and extended a hand toward the ripped-out section of wall on the floor, uttering a string of arcane-sounding words, pulling on the strings of the Weave. Blue light enveloped the detritus of Ken's expression of rage, sinking into the wood, nails, and splinters, breaking it down to its elemental properties. Even the bits and pieces of wood that had landed outside the room were enveloped in the same fashion. The light then, responding to Milenko's magical commands, moved to the hole in the wall, reassembling those elements and refusing them in their proper place once more. As the light faded, it revealed the wall was again whole, hale, and solid.
He then looked to Oni, saying, "Now, I'm going to release the "hold" spell I put on you, my friend. Please behave, hmm? We can address your feeling of being insulted at a later time. For now, the important thing is that we try to all be friends here. All I want from our giant friend is for him to tell me what it is he knows of my past. We'll worry about the rest later." He then passed a hand between Oni and himself, saying simply, "Willow," releasing the spell's effects.
Oni, for his part, once released, looked between Milenko and Kenryo, his anger wrote clear on his face. He gave the matter, and Milenko's words, a few moments' thought. He then bowed to them stiffly, muttering his own apology. He then faced Ellena, his bow to her a little less hostile as he said, "Please, excuse my behavior, my Lady. It was not my intention to offend, or be the cause of damage to your establishment." Giving a final bow to them all, he retreated from the room, keeping his eyes locked on the floor, heading to his own room.
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Post by kenryo on Nov 23, 2015 19:25:24 GMT -6
(Kenryo)
He watched as Oni made his hostility known. He was completely surprised by it. After all who was the one wronged here? He then watched as Milenko used his what he assumed was Magick to restrain him. It let him know that this form of Shakaar was still more than capable, albeit in a completely different way than he was used to. As he listened to Milenko make his apology, then hear the "muttering" from Oni it did little to curb his anger. He knew he wasn't always the most tactful person, but he knew when he was in the right. This man had been spying on him, he was the one who acted dishonorably. Also the sheer accusation of being untrustworthy after Milenko was able to piece together who he was... was an even sharper blow than the man spying on him in the first place. If he remembered even a half memory of who Ken was he should've known he didn't have it in him to be dishonest. The look on his face changed sharply, from slightly inconvenienced to irate.
He stood there, stewing as he waited for Oni to leave the room. As he exited his gaze met with Milenko... "I told you.... I would give you details in due time. If I wanted there to be bloodshed, anyone will tell you I don't wait for pleasantries...." He then made a quick look back at Nathalie then returned to Milenko."I was the wronged one, and he threatens ME?! Next time, his spine will be the point I tie his body in a knot... I have wronged no one, nor will I tolerate this even from you..." He then let his arms hang to his side his breathing was heavy, and his heart was pumping so fast the thick veins in his neck appeared to be vibrating. He was containing the anger, but it was taking everything. "Now, if you don't mind.... I would like the evening alone, so I don't overreact to the situation. Kindly put your men back on their leashes. I will speak to you, and you alone... looking for whispers is a waste of their time, and yours." He then glanced back at Nathalie one last time before turning around and heading back to the now fixed wall and window. Bracing himself on the ledge he leaned against it and gave a "thousand yard stare" straight out.
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Post by Nathallie Demetry on Nov 23, 2015 19:54:09 GMT -6
Nathallie couldn't help, all the time her eyes were inside Oni's ones, even after Milenko's magic, her eyes was a mix of colors. Then suddenly as Milenko talked to her, she blinks and looks at him, without a word she smiles slightly, not as always she was used to do, so polite, so kind, and then she nods, "Nathallie, that is my name, some people call me Ellena, but it's not something to explain right now" she looks at Ken as their eyes connect fot a brief moment and as Milenko fixes her wall she only watches. No reaction, no explosive yells, she was really, really mad right now. As Oni passes her by to go to his room, she holds the man's wrists and looks into his eyes, saying nothing her eyes glows red, she was grabbing so hard she was about to rip his flash...was really brief , she releases the man's arm and looks at Ken as he speaks about being alone, and then she looks at Milenko, she nods and turns away going downstairs , she walks right behind the bar, and then she finds Talon, she observes the man not really paying attention, she was really dizzy...she grabs a glass filling it with 'wine' and drinks it all...she glances down at it. Slowly, she tries to recover,wondering where Dukal was and if he was able to feel all that just happened over there. She walks to the door and looks outside, observing people around, her eyes were teared, as she was trying to remain calm...
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