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Post by Ryker Tremaine on May 8, 2016 6:32:41 GMT
Ryker smiled when Leo agreed to go with him and her grip on his hand tightened. He knew what this battle would bring, but right now he didn't care. As long as he was with her not only was he safe, but so was she. He knew that he would be attacked when he was alone, further on in the battle. He might as well enjoy what he could now. Honestly, all he wanted to do was spend time with her. He gently tugged on her hand as he started moving away from Elin stealthily. He knew that he and Leo could reach the Knights of Purity before the attack began, but they had to be quick. "How quietly can you move at a run?"he asked softly. He couldn't attract attention to them, but this was something he needed to know. He started moving a little more quickly, hoping she would be able to keep up without making too much noise. The urgency of this job was pressing down on him. Then he stopped, looking from one direction to the other. Was he heading in the right direction? "Uh, Leonora? Am I going the right way?" he asked, ashamed of the stupid question. He was normally very good about directions, but something about holding her hand and the importance of the job and how he was so close to her was distracting for him. He didn't know what way he needed to go. Oops. LEONORA NIKOLAEVNA
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Post by LEONORA NIKOLAEVNA on May 18, 2016 18:24:07 GMT
Leo allowed Ryker to tug on her hand and lead her away from the group to complete their mission. She was determined not to breath her promise to Selenthina. She would stay with him, no matter what. Isn't that what she would want to do, anyway? He asked about her ability to run stealthily and she smiled. "very quietly, come on," she said, taking her turn in squeezing his hand as they continued forward. Soon, though, he came to a stop and asked if he was going the right way. Even in the midst of battle, she felt those warm butterflies in her stomach as he stopped and looked at her, face slightly flushed, his hand still in hers. She instinctively lifted her free hand to place on his shoulder, "you are. Don't be so self conscious," then she did something she wasn't expecting. She leaned forward and kissed him lightly on his scruffed cheek before turning away from him and heading the right direction once more. "Okay, we should be getting close..." she said, bending down even more into the trees and grass as they turned slightly to the north, the lights from the other camp not far ahead of them... Ryker Tremaine
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Post by Ryker Tremaine on May 29, 2016 5:20:51 GMT
Ryker couldn't help it when a small smile covered his face. She kissed him on the cheek. And he liked it. He let her lead him through the bushes, content with taking the backseat for a minute. He'd have to take charge once they found the Gand Prior, but he wasn't exactly ready for that. At the moment he was distracted, terrible as that may be. She spoke again, right before they reached the lights and Ryker brought himself back to the present. He squeezed her hand and smiled at her. "We have to find Soren now," he muttered as he looked to the lights. Then he quickly lifted her hand to his lips and kissed them gently before starting to hurry toward the lights. "Where is the Grand Prior? I need to reach him. It's urgent business from Excalibur," he told the nearest person. They gestured toward a pavilion in the center front section of their camp and Ryker smiled at Leo before gently pulling her in that direction again. They needed to hurry. LEONORA NIKOLAEVNA
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Post by LEONORA NIKOLAEVNA on Jun 1, 2016 23:26:48 GMT
Leo wasn't sure about how professional it was to be holding hands while looking around for the leader of the Knights, so she gently pulled her hand away from Rykers as they neared the front where Soren would be. "Is he even going to talk to us? Rumor has it, the only person that he even shows an ounce of respect for is Elin, and there's barely any there... that's not counting his charming 'acting' skills," she grumbled. Leo wasn't stupid, she could know a snake when she saw one. Still, she trusted Ryker and if something bad was about to happen, well, at least she was in good hands, right?
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Post by Ryker Tremaine on Jun 3, 2016 14:40:00 GMT
Ryker accepting it calmly when she pulled her hand out of his own. The loss of contact helped him focus more on the job at hand. "What am I going to say to him?" he thought as they approached the grand pavilion- of course that's where Soren would be. Then he heard Leo's question and turned to face her, stopping for a moment. "I doubt he'll show any form of respect for us, and he may not even respond, but I don't really care. I only came to deliver a message to him, not to take one back. Let's get this over with," he led the way to the front of the pavilion and nodded at the guards. "I come carrying a message for the Grand Prior from Elin Dragon-Rider," he spoke in a quiet tone. To his surprise, the immediately parted to let him pass. He turned and raised an eyebrow at Leo before walking up the steps. He found himself standing in front of the Grand Prior and bowed. He knew that if he wanted this to be a pleasant encounter- which was necessary if they were going to maintain this truce with the Knights of Purity- he needed to show respect to Soren, no matter how much he hated it. "Grand Prior, I come carrying a message from Elin Dragon Rider," he began, pausing when he wasn't sure what exactly to say next. Should he just deliver the message or give Soren a chance to respond. He wasn't sure, so he settled on a short pause. LEONORA NIKOLAEVNA SOREN KRAUSS MORGANA (if you're near Soren, you can join too)
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Post by SOREN KRAUSS on Jun 3, 2016 17:11:31 GMT
The battle was about to begin and Soren was annoyed. How dare Dragon-Rider not keep her word? She told him she would inform him of any updates she received about the battle, yet she had sent no word of anything. No matter, he still had his prize ready to go, and take down Excalibur and Ryluth at the same time. She would pay for breaking her word. Soren stood upon his pavilion, fuming as he waited for the battle to begin. Surely it was almost here. Then he heard a voice speaking to his guards. Assuming that they would allow whoever it was to pass, he turned and looked out across his armies, watching them. He only turned when he heard himself being addressed respectfully. He turned and his eyes passed over the two in front of him. A rugged-looking man and a young woman. What business could they possibly have here, with him? Then he said he had a message from the Dragon-Rider. Soren was interested. He wanted to know what this message contained, but first he wanted to know who this man was and the lady with him. They looked like tough warriors and though he would never admit it to anyone, he was impressed. He raised an eyebrow at them, "And who, may I ask, is delivering this message from Elin Dragon-Rider?" He allowed himself the smallest of smiles, wanting to make sure he did no intimidate the pair too much. LEONORA NIKOLAEVNA Ryker Tremaine
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Post by LEONORA NIKOLAEVNA on Jun 12, 2016 17:34:30 GMT
Leo felt nervous as the guards let them through, not entirely thinking that was a good sign. She raised an eyebrow at Ryker as he did her and shrugged as they moved forward. He hand was gently resting at her side but it was ready to reach out and claim her sword from the sheath on her back at any moment. SHe didn't trust these people. She didn't trust them and she didn't like them. She stayed close to Ryker as they approached the Grand Prior, and stayed silent as Ryker began to deliver the message. Soren asked who they were, giving them an incredibly creep looking little smile, and Leo turned to Ryker with an expectant look. She wouldn't speak first, she was just a corporal. It would be Ryker place to go on...
And then she wanted to get the heck out of there.
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Post by Ryker Tremaine on Jun 17, 2016 0:32:47 GMT
Ryker kept his expression entirely blank as the Grand Prior addressed them. He could feel how tense Leo was beside him and he felt the same way. He did not trust this man and he did not want to be in the center of his camp, but he had no choice. He had a responsibility and he was going to fulfill it as quickly as he could so he and Leonora could go help Excalibur during this battle. Goodness knows they needed it. "I am Captain Tremaine and my companion is Corporal Nikolaevna. The dragons are almost upon us, Sir, and I was sent to inform you that there are many more than we anticipated. The fight will begin at any moment, but Elin Dragon-Rider wanted us to make sure you knew the circumstances are not what we thought they would be." Having delivered his news, Ryker waited to see how Soren reacted. Would the man be furious or take it all in stride? He had no idea what to expect. He glanced over at Leo, trying to tell her with his eyes that they wouldn't be there much longer. Only long enough to hear Soren's reactions (which may be of use if he lost his cool) and then say goodbye. He was ready to get to the battle. SOREN KRAUSS LEONORA NIKOLAEVNA
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Post by SOREN KRAUSS on Jun 17, 2016 19:45:04 GMT
Soren was interested in the couple in front of them. Not only were they clearly warriors (and good ones at that), but they were an attractive pair as well. As the man- Captain Tremaine, as he introduced himself- declared who he and his companion were, Soren found himself focused on the young woman. She was beautiful. Clearly nervous as well. Soren's first thought was that she was nervous about the battle, but another glance at her fit body and her weapons and he came to another conclusion. He made her nervous. Well good. About time some of that rebel scum respected and feared him. She seemed to want to stay close to her male companion, probably for protection. Typical. As if anyone could stop him from doing anything if he really wanted to. He half-listened to Captain Tremaine as he stared at her blatantly, interested to see how uncomfortable he could make her feel. Then the Captain's words registered in his mind and he felt himself filling with rage, though he was careful to hide these emotions from the pair in front of him. Of course, he thought to himself, of course that woman lied to me. She wants my men dead, I never should have agreed to this! Fine, she lied to me so now she deserves what is coming to her. Still, I won't tip her off as to what I'm up to.
He spoke calmly, though in a deeper tone than usual. "When did your commander learn of these new developments?" he asked lightly. It didn't matter; he didn't know why he was prolonging this conversation, but he was. Whatever, he had complete confidence in his soldiers, his knights. They could overcome as many dragons as necessary. Especially with his secret weapon. LEONORA NIKOLAEVNA Ryker Tremaine
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Post by LEONORA NIKOLAEVNA on Jun 23, 2016 14:34:06 GMT
He was staring at her, which succeeding in causing her to shift uncomfortably. She kept her eyes to his shoulder or side, trying not to lok the man in the ye. She didn't realize that this uncomfortablness was his intention, though.
Leo didn't trust Soren, not one bit. He asked when she knew of the developments in a way that made a shiver go up her spine. He sounded almost as if he didn't care, as if he already knew. Maybe he had scouts out there but... why wouldn't it worry him? She shifted uneasily, "only moments ago, sir," she said, taking a tiny step forward, "we were sent as soon as the message was brought to us. We still believe we can succeed if we work together, but we wanted to keep you informed," she explained. Her voice was a tad harsh, an example of how she was feeling about having to talk to him.
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Post by Ryker Tremaine on Jul 2, 2016 17:37:42 GMT
Ryker didn't like this situation one bit. As he waited for the Grand Prior's reaction, he noticed the man was staring blatantly at Leonora. Ryker felt himself slowly grow angry and Soren continued staring at his comrade. This was ridiculous and completely unnecessary. He didn't ask Leo to come with him so Soren could watch her this way. By the time Soren finally spoke, Ryker was furious. Something was strange about Soren's attitude, about how calm he was. It wasn't natural and Ryker was positive that he was hiding something. Most definitely hiding his emotions about the new development, but it felt like something more. As Ryker stared at Soren, trying to figure out what that was, Leo stepped forward and answered Soren's question. Her voice was short, angry and Ryker knew she was upset at Soren, just as he was. He glared at Soren and took control of the situation. "We'll be leaving now," he answered shortly, his tone gruff. Ryker tried to calm himself, but couldn't. He despised Soren and everything he stood for and his attention towards Leo put Ryker over the edge. "Good luck," he added, only because he felt it was his duty to try and keep the attitude somewhat peaceful. "Let's go," he grumbled to Leo, reaching over and grabbing her hand as he pulled her away from Soren. He wasn't going to waste another moment there. LEONORA NIKOLAEVNA SOREN KRAUSS
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Post by SOREN KRAUSS on Jul 2, 2016 17:52:50 GMT
Soren could sense the hostility radiating off of the couple as the interaction progressed. Obviously, she was uncomfortable and he was furious. Apparently his staring accomplished what he wanted. Neither of the two were comfortable and both simply wanted to leave. He was sure of it. When the woman stepped forward and answered his question Soren felt his own anger abate slightly. Apparently this wasn't old news, which was a good thing. Still, he would use his secret weapon and the rebels would get what was coming to them. He felt no guilt over the fact. "Thank you, my dear," he responded smoothly, allowing a small smile as he continued to stare at her. Then Tremaine spoke, declaring his departure. He was obviously furious and hardly able to maintain a semblance of control and Soren loved it! How easy it was to manipulate the pair, to get exactly what he wanted out of the interaction with them. "And to you," he answered softly, though his voice carried enough he knew they could both hear him, even as they were walking away. "You're going to need it," he added. They would have no idea what he was referring to and he was almost certain he had baited them enough that neither would turn back and demand an explanation. At least now he could say he did warn them. If he ever needed to defend himself and his actions, which he never did. No one would dare to challenge him. LEONORA NIKOLAEVNA Ryker Tremaine
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