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Post by geniusostrich on Jan 30, 2016 5:40:52 GMT
Arthuras smiled as you greeted him. "Yes, your aunt always finds a reason. I don't even remember what it is this time," Arthuras said as he bowed back. "I wish for the time all of you spend here to be enlightening. Aina needs the Knights to thrive."
Gloria raised one eyebrow and smirked. "Just like your father, everything needs to be theatrical," she said. "Are you going to tell your story about how you saved the region of Aina from an army of Kraken? I kid, I kid, I'm glad you could make it. I'll make you into a proper gentleman."
Lady Arcanus smiles and jitters a little as she takes the book. "The Ramblings of Sir Kyrus the Mad? Hope you're not trying to learn the itch behind the ears hex," She flips through it very quickly, skimming through the pages. "I'll make sure Sylvia gets it as soon as possible."
Everyone makes their introductions and waits for the others to finish their introductions. Once everyone is done, Arthuras begins to speak. "Thank you for coming at our request. There must have been a certain level of hesitation or confusion inherent in our request. We are asking a lot of you children. We hope to bring you up to be some of the greatest young men and women that Aina has ever seen. Now, we understand that each of you bring your own talents and personalities to the table. We ask that you work together to keep Aina as the greatest kingdom in the world. We know that none of you have likely ever met but we hope that you form bonds like the bonds between the current 7 Knights. I'll leave my speech at that as I know you all might have questions."
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Post by Zephias on Jan 31, 2016 19:39:15 GMT
Bryant raises his left hand slightly to sing he's got some questions.
"I've got a couple. First of all, what will our status as trainees entail?"
He then scratches the back of his head and a mild blush lights up his face.
"My other question is, well, what can we tell our family members about what goes on here? Any chances for a visit eventually?"
He was really embarrassed at the moment since he knew Arthuras would understand the reasons for the second question. He looked at his new mentor and gave a small shrug as if trying to say he couldn't help it.
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Post by Nether on Jan 31, 2016 21:33:31 GMT
"Uh.. yes." Egon nodded at the Bryant's questions. Those made perfect sense, and he'd have loved to know the answer himself. But there was something else that seemed a little bit off. "Also.." his voice had faded to a whisper on the 's' of 'also', but he managed to clear his throat and continue. "Also, why such secrecy? Today? We're not a secret.." and the knights themselves were most definitely not a secret, either. That only left a reasonable conclusion he could see "..what do you need to tell us?"
He was used to his mind working faster to his tongue, so when speaking he could seem to switch from the broken piece of a phrase to another with little continuity. But the end question was clear.
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Post by Crowned Crow on Jan 31, 2016 23:19:12 GMT
Aviss seemed to bounce in place a bit, her hand raising up with a grin. "Will we learn things like secret knight magic? Is that a thing?" She blinked a bit as she watched him. She was definitely full of energy from the thrill of all the events. She was a bundle of eager energy, Merlin fussing a bit in her other arm ass she kept it wrapped around her fluffy pokemon. As the others spoke she turned to watch them, as if out of habit focusing on where the noises were coming from.
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Post by platinum77 on Feb 1, 2016 9:41:42 GMT
Rinka finished regulated his breathing and aura, finally relaxing as Kago suggested, and Caliber had finished doing the same. For the most part, all the important questions he had were being asked by his fellow knights. But there were two things on his mind. "I have two questions I'd like to ask. First, how much freedom will we have in regards to exploring the castle? Will we be able to take our time looking around at some point? And if we can, my second question is....is there anywhere in the castle that we are strictly forbidden from entering?" Rinka felt like he was being a slight bit nosy, but he wished to make sure he didn't do anything improper. "I merely wish to ensure that neither my Pokemon or I stumble anywhere we shouldn't be by accident." The castle looked incredible, and Rinka was anxious to know if he could soon investigate it.
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Post by carnackiArdent on Feb 1, 2016 17:01:19 GMT
Sawyl was pretty confident at first that he didn't have any questions. And then the others all started asking some. Some of the questions Sawyl thought it would be good to know the answers to after all. Others just sounded a little childish. (Sawyl didn't consider himself a child; he was fifteen, and therefore absolutely mature, right?)
He glanced over at Rinka slyly when he heard his last question. That was a good one - though Sawyl privately resolved that if there was anywhere forbidden, he was probably going to try to get in there as soon as he saw an opportunity if it looked remotely interesting. He'd just have to know where he couldn't get caught.
Not wanting to be left out, he finally put in, "Are we going to be here at the castle all the time, or are we going to be traveling much?"
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Post by Seibo on Feb 1, 2016 20:37:35 GMT
Quill felt a bit of crimson brush his cheeks. He hadn't thought he would get this opportunity of asking questions to the knights. His normally inquisitive mind was overwhelmed by the freedom. There could be many questions only the great knights could answer, but the questions would not come. Instead, he settled on a more selfish question, glancing to his sponsor in particular.
"Will we have time to ourselves? To explore certain...pet projects?"
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Post by geniusostrich on Feb 1, 2016 21:20:38 GMT
Arthuras tries to answer all of your questions as politely and straight to the point as possible.
To Bryant's questions: "As trainees we expect that you will not only learn from your Knight sponsor about what your role you are taking entails but you will also learn general skills that are necessary to the greater cause. Family is allowed to be on the premises at any time that you would like. We welcome the people you love and cherish with open arms. As to what you can tell them, any matters of state not available to the greater public we ask you do not send outside of these walls, but we understand that sometimes you would like to let them know about the important things going on."
To Egon's question: "This meeting place was not to keep your selection or what we are saying secret. It was for another matter," Gloria shoots him a look, "...that we can not tell you about at this time."
To Avis's question: Maxima speaks up "I cannot promise anything, but I am willing to teach anyone who wants to learn, the more advanced magics".
To Rinka's question: Arthuras begins to speak again, "We will allow you some time to look around the castle after this meeting. We'll have any servants ready if you need them to tour you around . The only places we ask you don't enter are the Knight's personal bedrooms if you don't have previous permission."
To Sawyl's question: "You will be going on any quests the Knights may have on our backlog that we feel you have the ability to complete. You will be spending most of your time here but there will be short periods of time that you will be spending traveling."
To Quill's question: "You can have as much personal time for projects as need be. Just ask in the morning for a set period of time for yourself and we will accommodate you."
Arthuras stands up. "If there are no more questions then you may begin your tour of the castle." He knocks on the wall behind him and it opens up to reveal a staircase. "Just ascend the staircase and you will be taken to the main hall. It will take a second so feel free to talk among yourselves." He sits back down and motions you towards the stairs.
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Post by Nether on Feb 2, 2016 17:07:21 GMT
Egon peeks past the doorway and looks up, his gaze following the stairs as he begins setting foot on the first step. "Well." He looks at the other and attempts a smile, trying to start some conversation with the others "I guess it's time to explore the castle?" Then, as if suddenly remembering something "Or maybe find Elizabeth?"
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Post by platinum77 on Feb 2, 2016 17:47:15 GMT
"Exploring sounds like a good plan to me!" As soon as Rinka had left the room, his stature had finally completely relaxed, as if he'd just put down a massive weight. He may have respected the knights, but that didn't stop him from being overwhelmed by their presence. "Caliber and I are feeling a little anxious to look around. We want to know as much as we can about the castle we're going to be staying in! As for Elizabeth, we'll probably find her as we look around. If she isn't still sleeping that is. Not that I can understand how one could sleep in a situation like this..." Rinka shrugs, slowly ascending the steps as he speaks. "If any of us sees her, we should probably tell her what we were told, just in case. So, will anyone be joining Caliber and I? I figure everyone has their own stuff they want to go see, after all. I plan to go look for our rooms."
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Post by carnackiArdent on Feb 2, 2016 17:54:42 GMT
Sawyl grins widely at the prospect of exploring the massive castle. "Elizabeth can find her own way around, I'm sure. If she preferred to sleep in the coachyard instead of coming up here, that's her loss. Sir Gawain and those Arcanine will probably find her easily enough if she gets lost." Sawyl's fairly certain the captain of the castle guard here is knight enough to get a 'sir'. Etiquette where titles are concerned isn't quite his strongest suit.
"Our rooms sound like a good starting point. I hope you don't plan to stop there, though! This place is big enough to be an adventure all by itself." He points up the stairs dramatically. "Onward!"
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Post by Zephias on Feb 2, 2016 21:19:59 GMT
Bryant grinned at Sawyl's exuberance.
"You're a lively one, aren't you Sawyl? I don't think I'll get bored around you" he said and then waked behind Egon and Rinka, ruffling the other two's hair "I think I like you all"
When they started taking about Elizabeth he shrugged.
"Elizabeth'll be fine. I'm sure the Knights have eyes on her and won't let her get into too much trouble. So, the rooms? I can't carry this glaive all the time, you know"
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Post by Seibo on Feb 3, 2016 20:36:35 GMT
Quill bounded up the stairs after everyone else. Talk of exploring excited him, almost to the point where he considered ditching everyone else while they checked out their boring rooms. But then a thought occurred, "these wouldn't be normal bedrooms. These would be Squire Bedrooms. Surely something cool and magical would be in them?"
"Yes Yes, to the rooms!" Quill called as he mimicked Sawyl's dramatic point.
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Post by Nether on Feb 4, 2016 13:58:53 GMT
It was, apparently, pretty much unanimous. The rooms! Egon was actually looking more forwards to going back in the gardens - or to explore for a library. But it was -probably- a better idea to look for those after he dumped his spare clothes somewhere.. ... ..did he actually remember to pack spare clothes?
"To the rooms, then!" He joined on the chorus: it looked fun, although his enthusiasm was definitely lower than the others'.
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Post by geniusostrich on Feb 5, 2016 5:36:14 GMT
The stairs have several torches lined along the sides, lighting your way as you walk up the stairs. The stairs seem to go for several minutes until you walk out onto the front area of Stellarum Castle. You are standing right in front of the massive gates to the castle, formed from hard iron. The gates open slowly in front you as Oswald walks out to greet you. "I see you were taken to the secret meeting room. The Knights have informed me that you would like a tour of the castle in it's entirety. Is there anywhere in specific you would like to see?" Oswald stands dutifully waiting for you to answer.
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Post by Zephias on Feb 5, 2016 10:37:26 GMT
Bryant shrugged.
"Some of us wanted to go to the rooms but honestly, I don't think it's too urgent. I've been wanting to explore the gardens as well, and maybe some of the upper towers"
Bryant was curious about the castle, of course, but he was sure they'd have more than enough time to explore it and the surrounding areas in the near future. Right now he just wanted to get to know the place so he wouldn't get lost while trying to grab something to eat or searching for a place to train.
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Post by Nether on Feb 5, 2016 12:27:50 GMT
"Yes! The rooms." Then Egon had apparently had a mild change of heart. "Or the gardens, yes. Or books! There are lots of books, I bet."
Apparently, he just wanted to see all the things, possibly at the same time.
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Post by platinum77 on Feb 5, 2016 12:55:07 GMT
Rinka bowed to Oswald. "I say we continue with our original plan to go to the rooms. That way we can put away whatever we brought and explore to our leisure." Rinka didn't bring much, but carrying around a sleeping bag was getting a slight bit tiresome. "After that, I'd suggest we explore the upper floors like Bryant suggested. Less walking back and forth if we finish exploring the castle while we're there. Then we can head to the gardens!" Caliber nodded his head in agreement. "We both like calm places like that. It makes us feel at home~"
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Post by carnackiArdent on Feb 6, 2016 23:37:06 GMT
"I hate to look like I'm just going with the flow, but this once I think I'll bow to popular opinion." Sawyl stretched out languidly before mirroring Rinka's bow. "The rooms seem like a good first stop. After that... I bet you can see halfway to the coast from those towers. The view must be amazing."
He grinned as he looked up at them speculatively. If nothing else, it'd be a good place to get the lay of the land. It would be really embarrassing to manage to get lost just on the castle grounds, even as huge as they were, and make Gawain have to bail him out. Sawyl could be pretty shameless, but he didn't much like looking like an idiot.
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Post by Seibo on Feb 7, 2016 5:38:06 GMT
Quill nodded eagerly at Egon's suggestions. He was glad to know someone also enjoyed reading. He waited for everyone to speak before putting in his own vote. "The rooms like everyone says. And I agree with Egon, the library sounds like a good spot." For awhile he seemed lost in thought. Was that really all he wanted to see was there something else?
Then he suddenly slapped his forehead, loud enough for a tiny echo to bounce off of the walls. "Is there a chapel here?" he exclaimed, excitement beaming from his eyes.
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