Riemman
Junior mage
Official WTF
Shira: "You are the icing to my cake."
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Post by Riemman on Jul 21, 2006 0:31:56 GMT -5
Riemman hummed in reply. "It is almost the equinox isn't it. If I'd never been taken, this would be my Zurka," he murmured.
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Post by Shira on Jul 21, 2006 0:37:11 GMT -5
"It still is. You being taken dosen't change that." Joniak said.
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Riemman
Junior mage
Official WTF
Shira: "You are the icing to my cake."
Posts: 176
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Post by Riemman on Jul 21, 2006 0:40:57 GMT -5
"I'm still a Ryder, Joniak," he reminded the other softly. "I doubt the other gypsies would want to give me the rites, no matter who I used to be."
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Post by Shira on Jul 21, 2006 19:35:43 GMT -5
"You're not the only one that was afraid of coming back. Just last year a girl from Solren's group escaped from another base. Cassandra had been turned into a Ryder just like yourself, and even though Solren refused to do Zurkamora on her, Zaza did it on her even though it was several years past her ninteenth. I'm sure she's not going to turn you away -- you were always her favorite." Joniak said.
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Riemman
Junior mage
Official WTF
Shira: "You are the icing to my cake."
Posts: 176
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Post by Riemman on Jul 21, 2006 19:46:38 GMT -5
Riemman tried to quash the rising hope within him to no avail. "Do you think so?"
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Post by Shira on Jul 21, 2006 19:50:11 GMT -5
"I know so. Trust me." Joniak said. "Cassandra's still at the camp now, one of the best watchs we have, other than Josselin."
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Riemman
Junior mage
Official WTF
Shira: "You are the icing to my cake."
Posts: 176
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Post by Riemman on Jul 21, 2006 20:03:54 GMT -5
Riemman's heart soared, until Kyvvas let out a soft grunt. Glancing over at the napping wyvern, his heart plummeted.
"But she wasn't bonded, was she?" he asks softly. He shakes his head. "She couldn't have been. No bonded Ryder would ever willingly leave their dragon, and the Ryders have ways of tracking down wayward wyverns."
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Post by Shira on Jul 21, 2006 20:15:25 GMT -5
"Bonded? I don't know....I mean, she never talks about any of it, just to say that she was there for nearly nine years." Joniak said, heart sinking. He had been so happy to find an old friend....and now it seemed like it was missing.
Then he had an idea. "What if you don't become an renegade? I mean, you do the assignments they give you, but instead of going back right afterwards, you come back for a while?......."
It had seriously sounded easier in his head.
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Riemman
Junior mage
Official WTF
Shira: "You are the icing to my cake."
Posts: 176
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Post by Riemman on Jul 21, 2006 20:29:49 GMT -5
"Maybe," Riemman murmurs. His left hand drifts to rub a spot on his right shoulder.
"But then I'd be an even worse traitor," he adds softly.
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Post by Shira on Jul 21, 2006 20:34:18 GMT -5
Joniak sighed, not sure what to say. He had tried the best he could, and if that wasn't enough, he didn't know what was...
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Riemman
Junior mage
Official WTF
Shira: "You are the icing to my cake."
Posts: 176
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Post by Riemman on Jul 21, 2006 20:37:03 GMT -5
Riemman glanced at Joniak when he heard the other sigh. Letting out a soft laugh he didn't really feel, he tried to make the other feel better, "Look, lets just go back and see how things work out, alright?"
He felt like an ass. Joniak was trying to give him options but he was just shooting them down as if they didn't have any merit. Maybe, just maybe, one might work.
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Post by Shira on Jul 21, 2006 21:27:33 GMT -5
"Alright." It wasn't like there wasn't anything else to do.
Or was there? He had an idea, not sure if it would work, but it might be something.
"Why don't we get some sleep before we pass out here, okay?" Joniak suggested, gritting his teeth against a yawn.
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Riemman
Junior mage
Official WTF
Shira: "You are the icing to my cake."
Posts: 176
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Post by Riemman on Jul 21, 2006 21:34:03 GMT -5
"Sounds good," Riemman replies, getting up and moving towards Kyvvas. "Good night," he calls over his shoulder, curling up against his wyvern, the large dragon only shifting enough to wrap a wing around his Ryder to keep him warm.
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Post by Shira on Jul 21, 2006 21:35:58 GMT -5
Joniak gathered up what consisted of his bedrolls, and moved over to where Shira was laying. He covered the both of them up.
"Three weeks," she mumbled, wrapping one of his arms around herself.
He just groaned and closed his eyes.
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Riemman
Junior mage
Official WTF
Shira: "You are the icing to my cake."
Posts: 176
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Post by Riemman on Jul 21, 2006 21:43:13 GMT -5
Riemman heard the comment just before he dozed off and smirked lightly, being able to guess what she meant.
When Riemman opened his eyes it was rapidly approaching dawn. The eastern sky was starting to turn a purply-blue, announcing the impending sunrise. Poking Kyvvas in the side, he was rewarded with a soft grunt.
'If you want food, you'll have to hunt yourself.' he muttered, before getting up and retrieving a piece of soft lamb-wool cloth from a small pouch around Kyvvas's neck. He proceeded to then rub down Kyvvas's scales.
Kyvvas, although annoyed at the hunting comment, melted happily at the attention, letting out a low rumble that might have been a purr if he were a cat.
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Post by Shira on Jul 21, 2006 21:54:03 GMT -5
Shira was the first one up, blinking at the incoming sun. She turned and watched Riemman for a moment before last night's happenings caught up with her. Resisting the urge to elbow him in the ribs, she lay there, staring at him as she continued to wake up, trying to piece together what exactly happened last night.
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Riemman
Junior mage
Official WTF
Shira: "You are the icing to my cake."
Posts: 176
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Post by Riemman on Jul 21, 2006 21:57:42 GMT -5
Riemman noticed Shira getting up, but chose to ignore her in favor of finishing his task of grooming Kyvvas. He finished quickly and with a muttered, 'Go hunt,' he moved to sit leaning back against a tree.
Kyvvas growled in annoyance, huffing at him, but lifted up into the air nonetheless, in search of prey.
Riemman just closed his eyes and waited for the others to get up.
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Post by Shira on Jul 21, 2006 22:05:53 GMT -5
Shira finally did wake Joniak up by elbowing him in the ribs. Even though she was nicer than she wanted to be, he winced, grabbing his side. Add that new bruise to all the other one's he had sustained last night, and he was definatly going to have a bad day with the traveling they had to do.
"Why do I always get beat on?" He asked softly.
"Because you annoy people more," Shira answered, sitting up and streching out.
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Riemman
Junior mage
Official WTF
Shira: "You are the icing to my cake."
Posts: 176
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Post by Riemman on Jul 21, 2006 22:10:55 GMT -5
Riemman snorted at the comment. "She's right you know," he drawls out lazily.
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Post by Shira on Jul 22, 2006 19:35:34 GMT -5
Joniak scowled at his old friend, sitting up to do damage control. It felt like two bruised ribs, with one nearly broken, bruises everywhere, and what had to be the imprint of a fist on his thigh. It was a good reason to sneak off with Josselin, who, even though he wouldn't believe it, had a decent healing spell that got rid of bruises really well. "You aren't perfect yourself," he snapped back at Shira.
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