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Post by carabadgermum on Nov 2, 2007 23:11:08 GMT -5
Kolia picked up her dagger. She left Vrelt's on the ground. She didn't want it. It was large and clumsy. She wiped her chin with the back of her paw it came away twinged with Vrelt's blood. She held up the paw to show him, still unable to speak.
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Post by Vrelt on Nov 2, 2007 23:17:08 GMT -5
Vrelt picked up his own dagger and sheathed his rapier. He looked down at his arm that was now bleeding much more than the first time, he looked up at Kolia's paw. He cut off a large piece of his cape and wrapped it around his arm. Vrelt smiled at Kolia, "You seem to like the taste, Kolia."
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Post by carabadgermum on Nov 2, 2007 23:24:04 GMT -5
Kolia licked her paw and smiled wickedly at him. "Call it a craving," she shrugged and then rubbed at her stomach. The twins were awake again. They seemed to be swimming around and around. Maybe the bird meat had just gotten to them and now they were fighting over it. A hard kick all but certified her feeling.
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Post by Vrelt on Nov 2, 2007 23:32:54 GMT -5
Vrelt smiled at Kolia and sat back down, he felt weak after the loss of to much blood. He leaned against the tree as he cleaned his rapier. Vrelt took a sip of his damson wine and sheathed his rapier, then he sheathed his dagger back in his boot. "I need to rest, I think I lost a little to much blood."
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Post by carabadgermum on Nov 3, 2007 0:01:40 GMT -5
"Go to sleep, Vrelt," Kolia laughed at him. "But you might want to keep one eye open. You know with this poor defenseless female and injured old one here. We might need some big strong warlord to protect us."
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Post by Vrelt on Nov 3, 2007 0:09:19 GMT -5
Vrelt laughed, "I guess you really need me awake to protect you." His eyes half-closed, "I might just close my eyes for a minute, but I'm not going to sleep." Vrelt put his sack behind his shoulders and leaned back, his eyes closed, but he was still awake.
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Post by carabadgermum on Nov 3, 2007 0:19:06 GMT -5
Kolia was also tired but she didn't want to sleep. The thought of sleep made her remember her dream and she didn't want to risk dreaming again. However even awake the visions would not leave her mind. She saw Roask dead on the ground, the lighting and thunder twins, and the warrior mouse. She pounded the sides of her head with her paws as if this would knock the visions out of her memory. "Stop," she mumbled to herself. "I left there. I'm going back to Roask. He's not dead. I didn't kill him." Her voice raised slightly as she continued to beat her brow.
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Post by Vrelt on Nov 3, 2007 0:26:46 GMT -5
Vrelt opened his eyes and silently watched Kolia. He wanted to sleep, but he knew after seeing Kolia like this he couldn't. Vrelt moaned to himself and stood up, stretching. He blinked away sleep from his eyes and wished he was back at Riftgard. Vrelt walked over to Kolia and rested his paw gently on Kolia's shoulder, "What's wrong this time?"
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Post by carabadgermum on Nov 3, 2007 0:48:48 GMT -5
Kolia jerked away from his touch, "Nothing. Nothing's wrong! I'm fine!" She was unaware that she had been speaking out loud and was startled by his sudden appearance at her side. Her paws were now back on her stomach which at that moment gave a sudden jump that Vrelt couldn't possibly have missed seeing. "Oww," she cried. "It feels like they're beating me up from the inside."
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Post by Vrelt on Nov 3, 2007 0:55:06 GMT -5
Vrelt frowned, "Well there is something wrong, otherwise you wouldn't be talking to yourself." He looked up at the sun, which was falling lower in the west. Vrelt piled some more brush on their fire and then he walked back over to Kolia, his voice was soft, "You know you can trust me Kolia. I could help."
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Post by carabadgermum on Nov 3, 2007 1:06:42 GMT -5
Kolia was quiet for several moments, then she blurted out, "I killed my mother. She betrayed my father and he was killed because of it. So, I killed her." Kolia remembered the pain she felt when she saw her mother lying in the bed of the Warlord who had killed her father. She ground her teeth at the memory. She wasn't quite sure how to go on. It was confusing in her own mind. "My sons," she began and then started again, "Roask's sons, they know I tried to kill their father." She looked up at Vrelt. "That's why I need to know he's alive."
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Post by Vrelt on Nov 3, 2007 1:18:23 GMT -5
Vrelt was surprised at her story, but he didn't show it. "So we need to find Roask. But whats with all the urgency?" Vrelt rested his paw on her shoulder again, "I don't think just a dagger could kill Roask. But if your sons know..." The possibility came into Vrelt's mind, "They might try to kill you, if they think you killed their father."
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Post by carabadgermum on Nov 3, 2007 1:27:22 GMT -5
Kolia looked at him with a pitying, sarcastic look that said, "uh yeah, that's what I just said." She rubbed her stomach as another kick shook her and spoke aloud, "They're not even born yet and they're already at it."
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Post by Aalai on Nov 3, 2007 11:33:38 GMT -5
Pepp was leaning against a tree. To all appearences he was asleep. Yet his mind and ears were still working around the clock. Well he had known a bit about what had happened with Kolia, but now that her fears were laid out for him to see it all made sense. Forgtting the ruse of sleeping he nodded sagely, and slowly. That idea just might work, and who knows maybe it would stop whatever was bothering her when she slept. "Not gonna know---dunderpaws." After that he let out a obviously fake snore, Pepp didn't snore, years in the military had taught him that those who snored were stabbed first/ Seeing as everyoen thought they were the closest to beign awake.
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Post by carabadgermum on Nov 3, 2007 11:45:37 GMT -5
Kolia spun around to look at Pepp. She had heard him make some comment but not what it was and she knew very well he wasn't sleeping. She was sure whatever he had to say would be useful to her but she wouldn't admit that instead she called to him condescendingly, "What are you blabbering about, old one?"
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