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Post by Ryker Tremaine on Jan 16, 2016 4:18:01 GMT
Ryker and his friends walked through the forest to the predetermined area. He was not excited about this. He felt like in general he'd gotten used to his responsibilities as a captain, but this was one he didn't want to do. He had to meet with someone from the Knights of Purity and he really didn't want to. He didn't want to think about the battle that was coming, the one where he was going to ... No! He snapped himself out of it. Now was not the time to think of his vision. He had a job to do. When they reached the small meadow in question, Ryker looked around himself carefully before moving out into the open. He still didn't like this. He didn't trust the Knights and he certainly didn't want to meet for them, but he had to. They needed the Knights for this battle. Without them, things would not go well. Taking a deep breath, Ryker strode confidently into the meadow until he stood in the middle. "Well, I guess this is it," he told his companions. "Now we just have to wait for them to show up." His eyes scanned the perimeter of the meadow quickly, searching for any sign of movement, any sign that they weren't alone. MORGANA Nadine Blaire Adler Rodrigo Cabrera (OOC: Need two more people! Excalibur peeps to be Ryker's backing! Maybe ... PERSEUS CAREW , LEONORA NIKOLAEVNA , manisha , Ranulf Argentum North )
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Post by ROWEN BEHR on Jan 19, 2016 0:00:31 GMT
So, apparently they were going on a little escapade to speak with some of the Knights. Rowen volunteered for this, considering he used to be a knight and was sure he could communicate with them. He joined Ryker with another companion and stayed close, his bow always strung and drawn as they moved through. He trusted his Captain, wholeheartedly, and knew that if Ryker thought this was the right thing to do then it must be. He wasn't too thrilled about the idea of fraternizing with his old comrades, but he wasn't going to let Ryker go without him. "Ai, Ai, Captain. And if they don't show?" he asked, raising an eyebrow at the man. (found it! MORGANA Ryker Tremaine)
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Post by MORGANA on Jan 20, 2016 6:26:49 GMT
Morgana was not looking forward to this meeting. Soren had given her orders as to what he wanted and she would follow through, she always did, but that didn't mean she had to like it. Morgana, Rod, and Nadine stepped through the trees to the clearing where they were meeting the men from Excalibur. "Ryker!" she gasped as he came into view. Surprise rolled across her face, though the longer she thought about it the more sense it made. The last time they had spoken he had seemed different. She turned to see who his companion. She stiffened and stopped dead in her tracks. "You!.....But....your....Excalibur?" She uncharacteristically stumbled over her words. She thought she would never see that man again. He infuriated her and intrigued her at the same time! She hated it and she didn't even know his name! She stood there stunned, she was not prepared for this.
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Post by Rodrigo Cabrera on Jan 21, 2016 3:25:18 GMT
Rodrigo was excited for this opportunity. His most recent conversation with Soren informed him of the importance of this upcoming battle, as well as the importance of their strategy involving Excalibur. Rod was thrilled to be a part of this planning meeting ... of sorts. He wasn't sure exactly what to expect, but how bad could it be? After all, he got to come with Morgana. His thoughts darkened slightly as they turned to the beauty beside him. Over the years his feelings for her had increased exponentially, but she never seemed to favor him over anyone. She never seemed to favor anyone. His pride stung, and he wished that things were different between the two of them, but they were merely friends as they had always been. He still had a faint hope that someday she would notice him and realize how much she relied on him. Faint, but existing. They finally came to the clearing where the members of Excalibur were already waiting. As they entered, Rod couldn't stop a soft growl as his hidden hatred flooded through his body at the sight of him. Ryker. Oh, how he loathed that man. Ever since they were teenagers. Ryker thought he was so good, so perfect, so ... so much better than Rod. But he wasn't. One of these days he'd see. Rod would show him. He clenched his fists as he approached Ryker's group. So that's where the fool went. Rod smirked at Ryker as he glared at him through slitted eyes. Then he heard Morgana speak to the other man. He started to turn to face her, but stopped himself. He could reveal nothing, not even the fact that he'd never heard Morgana so ... discomposed. He turned his attention to the man next to Ryker and felt an instant dislike. Not as strong as his hatred for Ryker, but similar. "Morgana," he muttered, not sure exactly what to do as he quickly glanced over at her. "Who is that man? What is going on?" Rod hated being in the dark, and he hated the slight blush he could see rising to her cheeks. This meeting could not be off to a worse start. MORGANA Ryker Tremaine ROWEN BEHR
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Post by ROWEN BEHR on Jan 25, 2016 18:34:25 GMT
Rowan may or may not have choked when a very, very familiar woman came into view and addresses his captain by his first name. Then she made eye contact with him and was clearly very angry that was he was so dang gorgeous and was a part of an opposing team. He chuckled, taking a step forward before another Knight appeared beside her and asked what was going on.
Rowen took one more step toward the two Knights before giving a short bow, his eyes on Morgana the entire time. "Lieutenant Rowen Behr, at your humble service. Dear friend and colleague to Captain Ryker," he couldn't help but smirk at her as he finally gave her his name. He straightened up, taking a step back to stand a little behind Ryker once more.
Aw, he loved making her stutter.
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Post by Ryker Tremaine on Jan 27, 2016 4:47:04 GMT
Ryker turned his attention to one of his closest friends and shrugged. "Then they don't show up and I don't have to do a bunch of talking," he said cheerfully, liking the thought of not actually having to do this. Then his thoughts darkened slightly, "Though the alliance would probably be over with before it even started then ..." he trailed off, thinking over the implications of that. Nothing good would come of the Knights of Purity not showing up. They didn't have long to wait though. Merely minutes later, Ryker's attention was drawn by Morgana walking through the trees. " Oh good" he thought, relieved. If it was Morgana, he might actually be able to come to some sort of reasonable agreement. If the ambassador was Rod or Tarin, or someone like them, he probably would- " OH CRAP!" His enthusiasm died when he saw Rod walking right beside her. Great. Things would definitely be more complicated now. He grinned when Morgana gasped his name. For the first time he could remember in a really long time she looked surprised, which made him feel very proud ... of what, he wasn't sure. But he definitely was proud. Then she stared at Rowen, so much that Ryker noticed. He felt himself start to chuckle, but held it in. Morgana would not like it if he laughed at her. Then she started to stutter and Ryker couldn't hold it in completely any longer. Soft breaths of laughter escaped him while he tried to maintain his authoritative air, but this was almost too much to handle. What made it all better was Rodrigo's obvious confusion and frustration at what was going on. Ryker loved it. When he asked Morgana what was going on, Ryker lost it. He knew he'd probably pay dearly, but he couldn't help it. His laughter became audible. "Come on, Rod. It's not like she's going to tell you every time she meets someone," Ryker said sarcastically. If it was anyone else he'd probably stay quiet and let the matter go, but he didn't like Rod, so that was that. Then Rowen stepped forward, introducing himself and Ryker was pleased by how composed his friend was. Besides that, he loved the way Rowen teased Morgana with his tone. Once he stepped backwards Ryker thumped his back, not-so-subtly trying to push him forward so they were both right beside one another. He didn't want to feel like a leader, he wanted to work together with Rowen. "Well, now that we have the pleasantries out of the way, should we get started?" he asked, wondering if Morgana and Rodrigo would let him start so quickly or not. MORGANA Rodrigo Cabrera ROWEN BEHR
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Post by Nadine Blaire Adler on Jan 27, 2016 4:59:49 GMT
Nadine stood in the shadow of the trees, not quite entering the clearing yet. She'd taken it upon herself to scout the terrain, the area and make sure that Morgana and Rodrigo weren't being ambushed. Also, she still wasn't sure how she felt about being here. She didn't know these people- not like Morgana seemed to anyhow- and she didn't know why she'd been chosen. However, she could only hide in the shadows for so long. When the man who Morgana seemed to know as Ryker started laughing, she walked out of the trees until she stood a little behind Morgana, on the left side. The man spoke, but Nadine ignored him. She was too focused on Morgana. Her dear friend seemed stunned beyond words, something Nadine had believed impossible up to this point. She looked at the man next to Ryker. Who could he be? Then he introduced himself and Nadine was still confused. Why would Rowen be having such an impact on Morgana? Well he was handsome, and obviously quite charming, but Nadine still didn't see why Morgana had shut down for that. There were more than plenty of charming, good-looking men among the Knights of Purity, but Morgana had never looked at any of them that way. Nadine gave her a curious look, then looked forward, trying to catch the eyes of the men from Excalibur. Ryker and Rowen. "I might as well introduce myself, since the rest of you know one another. My name is Nadine," she said with a soft smile. She knew they were here on an alliance meeting, and she wanted to make sure everything worked out. For Morgana's sake more than hers, but no one needed to know that. ROWEN BEHR Ryker Tremaine MORGANA Rodrigo Cabrera
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Post by MORGANA on Jan 29, 2016 3:55:09 GMT
Morgana glared hard at both of the men as she regained her composure. She couldn't believe how much she had reacted to seeing that stupid man again, she hadn't realized how much their encounter had effected her. She turned to Rod ignoring Ryker and his obnoxious laughter "I'll explain later..." she whispered so that only he could hear, though she hoped Rod would forget about it and she wouldn't have to. That man stepped forward and introduced himself as Lieutenant Rowen, finally she knew his name, Rowen. He was going to be a thorn in her side she could tell. Ryker even more so if he figured out how much she was beginning to like Rowen, not that she would ever tell. She looked toward Rowen as she said "Nice to formally meet you Lieutenant" returning the smirk her offered her. Thankfully she heard movement behind her and Nadine stepped up and introduced herself. Morgana had never been more relieved, she knew Nadine would come in handy. She faced Ryker again now that he had finally stopped laughing. She gave him an icy glare and spoke just as coldly "Are you not waiting for a third? If not let us get down to business."
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Post by ROWEN BEHR on Jan 30, 2016 1:30:50 GMT
So, there was quite a bit of hilarious awkward tension within the group. That was fun! At the mention of a third, Rowen turned to Ryker and raised an eyebrow, "was Miss. Nikolevna coming?" his eyebrow raise was no only professional, but silly as well. Leonora Nikolevna had been spending a lot of time with his captain, he had noticed. Granted her rank was not as high and she would most likely not be invited to this meeting. But perhaps Pergues? No matter, the two of them could handle these knights. They both had their fair share of knight experience, after all. "Straight to the meat. I like your style," he said with a nod at Morgana. He then gave a nod to both Nadine and Rod in greeting as well. @peoples
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Post by Ryker Tremaine on Feb 4, 2016 4:28:42 GMT
Ryker met Morgana's glare, not really surprised by her attitude but a little disappointed. Where was the more relaxed Morgana that he ran into in the woods a few days ago? That Morgana had been easy to talk to, fun even. He figured her anger was probably fueled by how uncomfortable she felt at not knowing Rowen and Ryker laughing. From his experience, she hated being in the dark. Even just a little bit. He rolled his eyes at her as she asked her question and then turned to Rowen to answer him, knowing it would probably upset her more. Oh well. He'd rather respond to Rowen's teasing than her insufferable attitude. If she was going to act like a child, he was going to treat her like one. At his friend's question, Ryker couldn't stop a sly smile from crossing his face. "I wish," he mumbled under his breath, so only Rowen could hear him. He wasn't surprised that Rowen had picked up on how close he'd become with Leo and in a way he was glad. He didn't want anyone else going after her, after all. Then he raised his voice so everyone could hear him and shrugged, "I don't know who else was supposed to come. I figured they would meet us here, but since they haven't shown up yet, let's just start. We'll catch them up when they come." He paused a moment, before throwing the ball in Morgana's court. Let her start, since she wanted to be in charge. Clearly. Not much had changed since he'd left the Knights. "Go ahead Morgana. What do the Knights of Purity expect from this alliance? What would be the best battle strategies to help us work together?" ROWEN BEHR MORGANA Rodrigo Cabrera Nadine Blaire Adler
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Post by Rodrigo Cabrera on Feb 4, 2016 5:50:47 GMT
Rodrigo glowered. This situation was going from bad to worse and he could hardly stand it. Why was Morgana showing so much interest in this ... Rowen? What was so special about him? Morgana saying that she'd explain later only made it worse. That meant something really was going on. Rod discreetly took a deep breath to try and cool down his temper. It wouldn't help anyone for him to lose that right now. They had to trick Excalibur into thinking they would be good allies, after all. That's one of the reasons the Grand Prior insisted Rodrigo attend this meeting, after all. Then Ryker made his comment and Rod almost lost it anyway. "Come on, Rod. It's not like she's going to tell you every time she meets someone," Rod's fury peaked. Who did Ryker think he was? He'd been gone for years, yet he acted as though he'd never left, acted as though Rod was less than the dust he walked on. Rod's hatred for the man was beyond loathing, beyond explanation. Rod could hardly stop himself from attacking Ryker where he stood. But he had to. For the plan. Then he had a plan. A glorious plan! A plan that made everything worth it, even enduring Ryker's insults. It was just too perfect. Rod had dragons, dragons that Ryker didn't know about. They were just about to enter a battle where Rod was supposed to lead those dragons to attack any living thing that wasn't a Knight of Purity. So why couldn't he focus his attention on Ryker? There was no reason why not and Rod decided that was exactly what he was going to do. He would attack Ryker and kill him with a dragon. The ultimate irony: Ryker would be killed by the very creatures he was fighting to protect. He hardly heard what was going on, though somewhere in his mind he heard introductions and Morgana sounding frustrated with Ryker. What a surprise. But he couldn't dwell on that right now. He was too busy making more specific plans. Plans that involved Ryker's demise. A part of him hoped no one would notice his silence, but the other part- the larger part- didn't care. Finally, he was going to beat Ryker Tremaine. Ryker Tremaine MORGANA ROWEN BEHR Nadine Blaire Adler
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