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Monopoly on Truth Captain
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 Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 7:02 pm
The bodies of over a dozen servants littered the castle halls, all of them having been stabbed to death. One might wonder who had done such an awful thing, of course, they would know once they saw the baroness. Her face was covered in splattered blood and her gown was drenched. Clutched tightly in her hand was a dagger, soaked to the hilt. Shoulders heaving, she was trembling with rage. "Traitors... The lot of them."
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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 7:45 pm
A pair of shadows rose up behind the Baroness, two figures stepping out of the shadows. The nobles looked concerned and Emma's hands were half-bent into the gesture of a protective spell.
"Alnette? We heard something had gone wrong."
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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 7:51 pm
Loki stepped lightly around the bodies, carefully trying to avoid tripping. "Mistress?" he inquired, somewhat scared.
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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 7:58 pm
"They were traitors... Traitors I had welcomed as servants... Not all of them, but I had to be sure..." The dagger slipped from her fingers as she loosened her grip. "I'm so stupid. I should have known they weren't loyal. None but fools and thieves would work for me."
She sighed, before turning to face the nobles, her expression wary.
"How did you hear something so fast, anyway?! Were you involved with this?" Her suspicion, though unfounded, was somewhat understandable.
"Loki... Are you a traitor like the others?" She turned to face him. "So many have come. Was this a plot to overthrow me?"
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Monopoly on Truth Captain
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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:04 pm
Izual gazed around at the carcasses, a look of shock on his face...Alnette was so off as of late, and he had not a clue what could cause such a change in his beloved 'big-sister'. He stepped around the bodies, rather repulsed by them and made his way nearer her.
"Alnette..." he muttered, softly. "What is wrong?"
He came in time to hear her speak of traitors, and he frowned. "Who betrayed you?"
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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:05 pm
"Hardly. We could feel your anger, Baroness, and bloodshed always leaves a mark."
"And there is no plot, from what I have heard."
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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:05 pm
"No Mistress, I came because I heard you, and I heard stabbing. I wanted to make sure you were safe. As to a plot, I cannot say, there are many rooms with thick walls safe from my ears." Loki's ears went back as he seemed to shrink smaller, his tail wrapped tightly around his leg.
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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:18 pm
With Izual arriving, that was four people. Feeling outnumbered and overwhelmed, Alnette backed away a bit, still not even trusting those she had called friends. After all, even some of the servants she carefully hand-picked had turned out to be traitors.
"For there being no plot, I came awfully close to receiving a dagger in my back." She still watched the others warily. "Things just seem too convenient."
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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:19 pm
"You have a large circle of those who value your safety. Baroness, this is not the best place to have this discussion. We should get you somewhere safe."
Emma took a step forward, hand outstretched for Alnette to take in a friendly, nonviolent gesture.
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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:24 pm
Loki showed his open hands, that combining with the fact he wore nothing else but some tight silk pants, was a clear 'I have no knife' gesture. He then shifted to his original form, that of a slightly larger than normal fox and hopped over a few more bodies to try to rub against her leg.
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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:26 pm
"Please, Alnette..We love you. We would never hurt you." assured Izual, with a gentle smile. He too took a few steps closer to Alnette, though very slowly in an attempt to prevent her getting too nervous,
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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:27 pm
Somewhere safe. Yes... That sounded good.She looked at Emma, eyes wild, but a glint of the familiar trust in them. "Yes... I'd like that."
Taking what she thought was a gamble, she stepped forward, reaching for Emma's hand.
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Monopoly on Truth Captain
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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:29 pm
"Good."
Emma took her hand, holding it tightly as violet light surrounded the two of them, vanishing to reveal the sitting room of the Estate instead.
"Sit down, please. I'll get you something to calm your nerves." Emma said softly, indicating one of the sofas to the shaken Baroness.
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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:33 pm
Loki sighed as his Mistress was teleported without him. He turned to the bodies and began to walk on them, his tail multiplying as he began to freeze them and the blood they had leaked, turning them all the way to pure ice then breaking them up into pieces to let the natural warmth melt them down.
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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:37 pm
"Oh....Goodbye Alnette?" said Izual in surprise as she was suddenly teleported somewhere by Emma. He sighed, he'd wait for her return.
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