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Post by ventix on May 7, 2018 0:49:29 GMT
"While I would love to simply claim that I left it for you to find, the answer is unfortunately "neither". I was simply caught up in the chaos and forgot about it since I'm not the one who usually carries it around. Not that it matters at any rate, I was in fact planning on telling you whenever I could get a moment alone. So...Who do you want to talk to? Me? Or her?" Aluche says, waiting for Raoul's answer.
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Post by eltrou on May 7, 2018 1:22:27 GMT
Raoul tilted his head and raised an eyebrow at her when she clearly mentioned another person... and that person was in this as well. He wasn't sure if it would be the girl's handmaiden/priestess either....
"There are options? I had thought you were the one who wielded it underneath your guise considering those callouses on your palms that speak of sword usage." Raoul remarked. "But alright. I'd like to speak with the both of you. You're both equally involved in this, Princess Aluche."
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Post by ventix on May 7, 2018 1:33:35 GMT
"Heheheh...Sorry Wolfie! That's just not possible! Ya see, only one o' us can be in control at any one time!"
Aluche's body begins to glow pink. When the glow recedes, what stands before him is not the Aurian Princess Aluche, but the one known as the "Queen of Rebellion" Malvasia. She draws closer to Raoul until their faces are close enough that he can smell her breath, which smells surprisingly like strawberries. "Well, Wolfie? What'll it be?"
Malvasia's body flashes pink. "Aluche or Malvasia?" Another pink flash. "Which one..." "would you like to talk to first?"
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Post by eltrou on May 7, 2018 1:52:48 GMT
Raoul's eyebrows shot even higher when she started to shift between forms and personalities. Now this was an unexpected plot twist - the rebel princess has schizophrenia that manifests in her magic as well? He knew that Aurian was unstable but he didn't think that even their crown princess of all things reflected that. Jeez.
And now she was even actually pressing onto him and it was only the gravity of the situation and the fact that he was technically talking to a rebel leader and potential hostile in her territory that prevented his body from reacting to her or the smell of her breath.
"Interesting." He remarked as he regained his composure very quickly. "Malvasia first, then. I presume that the one not in control will still hear the conversation regardless, yes?"
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Post by ventix on May 7, 2018 2:03:28 GMT
Got it in one, Wolfie! Probably for the best, Ah tend to zone out during long conversations when Ah'm not in control, while that girl would take notes if she still had control of our arms. So whadya wanna talk about?" Malvasia says, as she assumes control again.
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Post by eltrou on May 7, 2018 2:05:18 GMT
"Are you sure you wish for me to ask those questions out in a hallway where anyone can recognize you?" Raoul asked dryly.
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Post by ventix on May 7, 2018 2:10:28 GMT
"Ah don't see why not? Most folk have gone to bed already and even with us talkin', Ah'm more than capable o' picking up the sounds of people approachin'. All Ah gotta do is switch real fast." Malvasia says with a confident smile.
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Post by eltrou on May 7, 2018 2:13:29 GMT
"How careless. Or is it perhaps reckless? Very well." Raoul remarked as he raised an eyebrow again.
"Alright then, I'll ask you straight - what exactly is the point of your rebellion? It's clearly not to gain power - as the heir you already have as much of that as you want when you get the throne, barring the Church. I could only hear so much from the courts and where I was, and that information has understandably been distorted by the court to their own ends by then."
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Post by ventix on May 7, 2018 2:20:16 GMT
"Straight to the point, eh? Ah like that, Wolfie. Ya want the truth? Well here it is. The purpose o' the rebellion is to prevent a catastrophe. Ya see, someone in the Aurian nobility is tryin' to do somethin' that can only end in one o' two ways, n' both o' them pretty spell the end of the world as we know it." Malvasia says, her smile quickly fading into deadly seriousness.
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Post by eltrou on May 7, 2018 4:23:12 GMT
Raoul stilled at the admission. He'd known that the kingdom had been performing shady experiments, but for it to be this severe... he was hoping that the girl was exaggerating. "How bad? Are they messing with the gods? Or worse, trying to do something stupid like bringing forth one into this world?"
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Post by ventix on May 7, 2018 4:30:39 GMT
"Well, well, well. Ain't ya a clever one, Wolfie. Unfortunately, bringin' one into the world n' controlin' it is exactly what they intend to do. Either they succeed in controlin' it n' they use it to enforce their own policies on the world...Or they fail n' the god runs rampant."
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Post by Veinexes on May 7, 2018 4:32:22 GMT
Meanwhile~~~
Valerie was already setting up for the night while Aurora took a curious look around. Not seeing Aluche she walked over to Erinna, "So, if I may can I ask some question about your lady? The first being... uhmm.. is she currently involved with anyone?" The dark rep had sensed something from Erinna, something a bit more wild and out there. She figured it was simply the girl trying to hide something from them and that she was overthinking it, but better safe then sorry.
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Post by Infynis on May 7, 2018 4:49:23 GMT
Erinna blushed slightly again at Aurora's question, unable to keep her thoughts from darting to possible implications considering what had transpired so far in the day. And to think, noblewomen actually apply makeup to get this effect, she mused to herself, before reigning in her unruly thoughts. "The princess of course has many suitors from Havelind, and beyond, my lady" Erinna answered the Braxius representative. "At this time however, her hand has been promised to no man." Truly, there were no men that deserved the princess anyway. And she'd be even farther above them once she was Champion, and queen of Aurian.
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Post by eltrou on May 7, 2018 5:08:12 GMT
Raoul's eyebrow started twitching at the audacity of it all. He would definitely to send work back soon - this was stupidity of a magnitude that needed to be known as soon as possible. But it was also needs he needed to deliver personally, and he was already making plans with Rose Red. Damn it.
"It's like they've never learned from the mistakes of the past at all...." Raoul muttered in disgust as he shook his head, trying not to show more overt displays of emotion it shaking her or shouting. "If... if you have solid, legitimate evidence of these I can bring back to mine own family, then we can definitely do something about that because this isn't mere rebellion anymore. This is one of the few times where my house will act, if true."
And frankly, he'd rather not see another Liend come to fore in present-day out of someone's mistakes.
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Post by ventix on May 7, 2018 5:14:28 GMT
"Ah'm afraid we don't have any solid proof. My other half found out about all this when someone accidentally dropped some documents detailing parts of the plan. We don't even have those anymore because they were enchanted with a frickin' fail safe that burned 'em to ash. That's why we got involved in the rebellion. We had no solid proof to bring to Father, n' we didn't know who to trust because we didn't know who was behind it at the time."
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Post by eltrou on May 7, 2018 5:32:01 GMT
No solid proof? Well, shit. He only had the word of a kinda mentally-unstable princess to believe... along with all of the information he'd known about before coming out here. And the fact that they were lining up all too well was telling, as well as certain other disconcerting records he'd read....
As the thoughts began to churn in his mind, he looked down at her. The turmoil and concern within his mind was leaking into his expression despite his best efforts. "...I see. And how does this all tie in to you intending to seek me out at all?"
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Post by ventix on May 7, 2018 5:45:04 GMT
Malvasia's confident smile comes back in full force as she begins to chuckle. "Heheheh...ten years...It's been ten years since she first found those documents. Do ya really think we've leadin' the rebels all this time without somethin' to show for it? We have a prime suspect: the Arch-Holier-Than-Frick'-Thou-Bishop himself. Our men are restless, they wanna take more...aggressive action. N' Ah can think o' few things more aggressive than attacking the Archbishop! N' last but not least, we've been studyin' n' preparin' a countermeasure for if they really do manage to summon a god. The stage is set, mah dear Wolfie. All it needs now is players. Players who're strong, cunning, or tenacious enough to go against a frickin' god! N' the two of us think ya more than qualify! So whadya say, Wolfie? Care to save the world with us?" Malvasia says, holding out her hand to Raoul.
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Post by eltrou on May 7, 2018 10:17:25 GMT
Raoul didn't think his eyebrows could creep higher, but he was proven wrong when she named the Archbishop was the one being implied to be responsible for this. Another thing that matched up with the things he'd heard before. Not only that, but they had contingencies for that possible disaster? He wasn't inclined to believe that part considering he'd seen and read about the effects of the mess a legendary could behind if sufficiently motivated, and just the thought was almost enough to make him physically cringe.
Still, normally he wasn't supposed to actively interfere in events like these. He was only supposed to let them play out and chronicle them. But he had already broken that when he opted to join in this damned competition in the first place. He wasn't about to let any other kingdom end up like Liend either, considering how long it took his ancestors to get even a semblance of order again within their lands. He wanted to do something for the good of all the kingdoms, and if taking a side in an internal matter would help....
"Very well. I will aid you in this endeavor. But I'll just consider this as a very big favor you both owe." He took her hand and shook it. If she listened closely, there was a bare hint of a light and jovial tone in his last sentence, meaning that it wasn't all too harsh a penalty. "And I'm not a wolf. That's more Ser Nafasi than me, what with his father's title. Perhaps you are more of a wolf yourself, though."
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Post by ventix on May 7, 2018 13:53:45 GMT
"Heh. Ya sure know how to compliment a girl. So where ya headed after this? Our group's headed for Broksin first." Malvasia says, leaning her back up against the wall.
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Post by eltrou on May 7, 2018 14:13:25 GMT
Raoul shrugged. "Most likely Broksin as well, but it depends on what else is in store. Rose Red -the dame Ameli insisted we call her that- asked for an information trade and for company."
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