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Post by Admin on Jun 30, 2016 3:09:42 GMT
She looked around at everyone. Their eyes on her and Talon. She turned bright red and grabbed his hand and drug him off away from everyone else. She was shaking, her voice trembling when she spoke in frantic whispers.
"You don't mean Royalty, you mean Nobility. Right?.... Right?" She knew she was noble, as crazy as even that was to her. She understood that. All Sidhe were to a certain point. He must be confused on the difference between the two. A lot of people thought that those words were interchangeable. It was a common mistake. That had to be it.
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Post by storyteller on Jun 30, 2016 3:27:45 GMT
"Sweetheart, calm down. I meant what I said. Yes you are noble but you are also royal. You are second in line to be the Queen of Arcadia. Should anything happen to the Queen or her successor, the responsibility will fall to you. Now the possibility of that happening is slim but I have been training my entire life to be part of the royal guard just as my father is. That is why I was assigned to you. This should have been told to you by your parents. I don't know why they didn't tell you."
He felt so sorry for her. This was quite a thing to find out especially from someone who was practically a stranger. He was holding both her hands as if to give her stability.
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Post by Admin on Jun 30, 2016 3:43:29 GMT
She couldn't believe what she was hearing. There was no way. But why? How? And he was right, why hadn't her parents ever told her? Was that why her parents had been cursed, to remove them from the line of succession? There was just too much to think about. She just starred down at her feet.
Wren tried to ignore the scene going on in the corner, but she worried for the girl. She was shy and quiet most of the time. But she seemed sweet. She turned to Raven, "Is she going to be ok?"
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Post by storyteller on Jun 30, 2016 10:29:39 GMT
Talon couldn't help himself. He wrapped the small girl up in a hug. This was the second time today that he had made someone feel horrible. First his best friend and now his charge. He could feel her starting to droop. They were both losing glamour fast. He reached into his pocket and grabbed one of Nan's candies. He whispered to Sabine. "Here. You need to eat this. It's Arcadian candy. You are at risk of losing too much glamour." He put the candy in her hand and then popped one in his own mouth before he started turning blue.
Raven watched the display though she couldn't hear what was being said. She was sure she'd be filled in later. She was mildly jealous that she wasn't in the know. Her focus was broken by Wren's question. "I'm sure she'll be fine. I don't know exactly what's going on but she's stronger than she looks."
Ivan eased into Sabine's mind, flooding her with warmth and love. "My Love, I cannot ignore your distress but I cannot come to you. I am close. Please make an excuse to leave the group and come to me before I lose my will and take you from that boy's arms."
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Post by Admin on Jun 30, 2016 14:00:17 GMT
Hearing Ivan's voice made her feel better than any candy ever could. "Of course. Give me just a moment." She really wanted nothing more than to be in her Lifemate's arms anyway. She popped the sweet in her mouth and looked up at Talon.
"Thank you, really. For everything. I'm going to go get myself together. I'll be right back." He looked beaten and she felt horrible for bringing him down with her. She placed her hand on his cheek. "It's alright, Talon. This isn't your fault. You had no idea that my parents were stupid. I'll be fine, it's just extremely unexpected." She gave him a smile and walked off towards the restroom, and towards her happy place.
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Post by storyteller on Jun 30, 2016 15:16:33 GMT
Ivan was waiting for Sabine in the hallway. As soon as he saw her he picked her up and wrapped her in his arms, hiding them from any prying eyes. He buried his face in the crook of her neck breathing in her scent. "Tell me what's wrong so I can fix it." He'd ask about the boy later. For right now he was obsessed with her well being and maybe about putting his scent all over her.
Talon didn't look at anyone, he just walked to the men's room and locked himself in a stall. He pulled his pants down and sat on the toilet. His finger absentmindedly traced the lines he knew should be on top of his thigh while his other hand fished the razor blade out of his pocket. He opened the little case, took a deep breath and with a practiced hand cut a deep line across his thigh. He let out the breath slowly, focusing on the pain and nothing else. He watched silently as the blood dripped down his leg. He'd clean it up in a minute but for right now he needed to watch it go.
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Post by Admin on Jun 30, 2016 18:36:18 GMT
Sabine just let herself be wrapped up in Ivan. "There's nothing to fix. Other than my parents refuse to be open with me. I'm Royalty, I'm in the direct line of succession. Like the Queen, someone else, me! That's why I've been issued a royal guard. I didn't know." It was just far too unbelievable. But just being in Ivan's arms was making her feel better.
Des looked at Seri, kissing get her forehead. "I'll be right back, I'm going to go check on Talon." He gave her butt a swat and walked over to Kyrian. "Hey, let's go check on the big guy."
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Post by storyteller on Jun 30, 2016 19:44:03 GMT
Ivan was finally putting two and two together. "This has to be why your father is so disapproving of our bond. Does he think that someday you might be queen? Changlings tend to live very long lives. What he needs to understand is that the fates don't care. They bond us to the person that will complete us perfectly. What are you going to do? Is there anything I can do for you?" He sensed that her mood was lifting but he still felt inadequate to help in any way.
Seri nodded to Des and Kyrian excused himself from Shay. He followed him to the bathroom Talon had entered and the first thing he smelled was blood. He looked at Des and tapped his nose. Talon was the only one in there and he wanted to know what he had done. He centered himself in front of the stall door and kicked it open.
Talon was broken out of his trance by the door being thrown open. As soon as he realized who it was he scrambled to pull his pants up and grab toilet paper at the same time to cover up his mess. "What the fuck man!"
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Post by Admin on Jun 30, 2016 20:12:40 GMT
"I think daddy was hoping that I would form a relationship with my guard. Apparently that's fairly common. I promise you, you have nothing to worry about from Talon. I told him about you and I. He knows what you are and what that means and he's not looking to interfere. My father will have to get over it." She looked up at him and smiled. Ivan made everything better, everything bearable.
Des nodded at Kyrian, he'd smelled the blood and as soon as the door was kicked he saw the puddle on the floor. Now he wss worried.
"Talon, brother.... Why?" He wasn't angry, he was scared for his friend. And part of him felt like he'd failed him somehow.
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Post by storyteller on Jun 30, 2016 20:40:40 GMT
Ivan smiled at her and kissed her softly on the lips. "I appreciate the fact that he respects our relationship. It means I won't have to throttle him. But I hope he realizes in time that you are the safest woman on the planet. I won't ever let anything happen to you. I'll make him a deal. I'll guard you here and he can guard you there because I cannot follow."
Talon was ashamed even more now. The candy he had wasn't helping at all now. His blue hands gathered toilet paper and pressed the wad to the wound he had created. "You weren't supposed to see this. It's nothing. It'll stop bleeding in a minute." He looked up at them with sparkling blue eyes. "I'm sorry. Please don't tell me da."
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Post by Admin on Jun 30, 2016 20:46:33 GMT
"You both can watch me here. Not that I need it. But that way you don't have to worry about the wrong people finding out about us. He's a good kid. I met him at the longest night ceremony. We were birth formally announced and assigned to one another. Thank you for coming to find me. You always make me feel better." She kissed him quickly.
Des just looked on, shocked. Sadly, he would have been less surprised if they had found Kyrian like this. He was always so hard on himself. But Talon always seemed like the one who had it all together. He felt like he should have seen it before. That he should have known.
"We're not gonna tell. But when we get home, you gotta talk. Deal?"
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Post by storyteller on Jun 30, 2016 20:59:18 GMT
"I will always be here for you my love. Though I should probably let you go back to your friends so that Raven doesn't have to cover for you anymore. I'll see you tonight. Doesn't matter where." He hated being apart from her. He was plotting something but finding a replacement would be difficult. He wanted the plan to be in place before they went back to school.
"Yeah. Deal. Although now I have a more insistent problem." He pulled up his pants and then showed off his blue skin. "Know any seasoned Changlings that could help me out? Or anyone who knows how to give someone a glamour boost?"
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Post by Admin on Jun 30, 2016 22:13:45 GMT
"I like the sound of that. Thank you." She kissed him again and squeezed him hard before turning and rejoining Raven.
Des took a deep breath. "Pop one of your magic candies, Kyrian smack him around a bit like when we were kids, find one of those awesome fail videos on your phone and I'll be right back. Seri and Alex both swear by double mochachinos. Chocolate, caffeine and stupid humour. It will all be ok. I'll just tell the group there wss a glamour emergency, none of them will question it! Your with friends, brother." He smiled at Talon and patted him in the shoulder.
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Post by storyteller on Jun 30, 2016 22:22:57 GMT
Raven smiled at Sabine when she rejoined them. "Hey. Everything alright? Do I need to kick the new guy's ass?" She was saying it in good humor but she would find a way to hurt him if he hurt her in any way.
Talon nodded with a solemn smile. "Thanks guys. I appreciate it. The last two years has been hell without you two. I promise I'll explain later." He grabbed Des' arm before he could leave. "Do me one more favor? Make sure Sabine is alright?"
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Post by Admin on Jun 30, 2016 22:30:03 GMT
"Not at all and I promise I'll explain everything. Where is Talon, anyway?" She looked around, trying to find him.
"I will, I promise. And don't worry, we're here now and we're not going nowhere. I'll be back in a flash, me." He headed out of the bath room. Catching up with Seri he whispered to the group, "a bit of a glamour emergency. I gotta grab some coffee, I'll be right back." He kissed Seri's temple and looked at Sabine. "You ok, cher? You need anything?"
She smiled politely, "I'm good, thank you for asking."
Des ran to Starbucks and got two of Seri's favorite. One for her and one for Talon. He brought her's to her and quickly headed back to the troll. "I come bearing coffee!"
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