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Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 5:23 pm
shin looked at the creture scilently, taking a quiet step to the side, watching its head and eyes. black shadows seemed to wrreath her entire left arm, while her blue eyes warily stared at the reptilian.
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Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 5:26 pm
"Well, Im sure he cant be too mad if he left you to wander the manor. Elias? I had heard something of his... current state, but I wasnt sure on the matter. Its good to know hes well in some way." With marked relief now, Saradin was able to relax and rumage through what remained in the cupboards for any remaining ingredients. "Anyways, like I was saying, people wander in and out of here on many occasions, its hard to even know everyone that lives here. Would you like anything in particular?"
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Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 5:28 pm
Elias shot a look at Shin's hand, it seemed that the young girl was preparing to attack, the dragon on the other looked around the cave, his nostrils trying desperately to pick up some scent of the intruders. Elias put his arm delicately upon Shin's shoulder. "Don't attack her, look she's blind." Elias said in a loud voice, loud enough to be heard by the dragron, who let out a powerful roar of frustration, her secret had been discovered. SHe let out another powerful roar, this time it was filled with sandness.
"I will not let you take it, the egg is mine, I will not be denied another child!!!" the she dragon roared in sorrow
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Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 5:31 pm
At seeing how much this strange man had relaxed at hearing Elias's name mentioned, she too relaxed. "No not really, I am new to this world, so I have to sample it delicassies." she said with a sly smirk. "Did you know Elias's before he died?" she asked the strange man, she had never been able to convince Elias's to tell her what he was like before her late grandfather had remade him. "Oh...I am Ling Tao de la Santa." she said extending her hand in salutionation. "But my sisters call me Ling." she smiled.
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Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 5:31 pm
"I am not so low as to attack a mother, Elias. Nor am i that stupid to not notice that she cannot see. " she said calmly, bowing to the dragon, as was the custom of her people.
"We are not here to steal your child, Great One. Well...At least, I am not. Elias would have to speak for himself, no?" she asked, a thick accent floating through her voice, something unusual, russian, but not, the words were accented wrongly.
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Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 5:38 pm
Elias shout Shin a werid sideways glance at her as he made his way closer to where the she dragon stood. A large smile erupted across his face, as he now stood directly underneath the dragon, extending one large and powerful hand, he began to softly rub the area right under the dragon's neck. "See I told you, she was trustworthy, Lady Shiar. Now can we tell her, or does she have to go slay a human or something." Elias laughed, it seemed that the pair already knew each other.
"Ver well young Mexica, but have pity on this old fool, I have suffered greatly at the hands of humans." she said with a heay sigh. "Now it is a pleasure to meet you Lady Shinga, I have heard many great thing about you from our mutual friend Elias." the dragon spoke to the fox girl in a tender voice.
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Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 5:41 pm
"Ling Tao... a nice name. Mine would be Saradin." Though considerably relaxed and at ease, Saradin still lacked the social graces that made one feel completely comfortable when he first me them, his mannerism a bit on the side of simply acknowledging you. Though it was obvious he was trying to be more friendly. "Yes I knew Elias, in fact, I saw him die. It was one of the more depressing days I've seen in recent memory." All the while he moved from one cabinet to the next quickly emptying them and putting together what he needed for spaghetti. It wasnt exactly complicated or a 'delicacy', but it would make a good meal.
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Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 5:44 pm
Saradin had now grabbed the young seventeen's attencion. "Look I know that he is going to strangle me for askin this, but was Elias like before he died, and how exactly did he, he has been less than forthcoming about his past with me and my sisters, and I would frankly really like to know more about the man that was brought back from the dead to protect us." she said curious as to what Saradin was making.
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Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 5:47 pm
"none of its true. Im actually a nice girl." she growled at the man, before shaking her head, shadow still dancing around her arm, as she bowed again.
"I do not understand, Great One.....what is going on?"
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Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 5:52 pm
The next step was where Saradin shined. As if a man possesed, he went to work, boiling mixing tasting checking and measuring ingredients in a disturbingly quick manner while still managing to pay attention to his conversation. "He was a good man, he did die to protect this place. But if he doesnt want you knowing everything that happened, then maybe it isnt my place to say. If the changes he went through when he died are still in effect, then I can at least that I'd put my life in his hands if need be."
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Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 5:53 pm
The blind dragon looked at Elias with that cetain look that mothers often give there children. Elias only responce was a smile and shrug. "Elias sometime you are truly aggraveting." she said with a slight wave of her head. "As you can see young Shin, I am having a child, that emerald lookg round rock is the egg. Elias stumbled across this cave sevaral months as I was giving birth, but he was not the only one, several human hunters also found me ans stole most of all eggs, Elias was oonly to save one, I have never had children of my own, but I am afraid that I will never know that jot of raising this unborn dragon. I am dying young Shinga, and I ask one favor of you take my egg and raise it, protect it and see that it comes to no harm, it is the final wish of a dying dragon." she said in a solemn voice.
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Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 5:58 pm
Ling Tao could not help but pout as she heard the man's answer. "It seems that you two have more in common that even you know. " she said with sly look on her face, "Well his body was removed of all magics and was literaaly recontrsuted from the ground up, so I can't really way what changes he went through before dying." she said with a shrug. "As much as I would love to keeo talking, I have to get going, If i don't show up to Elias's training session, he is going to wring me by the neck, it was a real pleasure to meet you though , mister Saradin." she laughed as she made her out the door.
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Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 5:59 pm
she blinked.
"...Me? Great one, I am truly honored, but I don't think I am the right person for this....guarding your child, I can do, but to raise her, and teach her, that I fear i cannot do...I am no mother."
she shook her head sadly, ears drooping.
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Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 6:07 pm
This time it was Elias who spoke, "Come on, I trust you, Shin, besides as much as I have tried the ladies wounds are beyond help, her time has come, I though you of all people would consider this and honor, look tell you what, the egg will not hatch for about another two days, and I have ensured that the lady will survive to as least her child born, I have to go to train with Ling Tao, the only thing I ask is that you think about it. Your going to be the perfect mother, trust me." he said speaking this last phrase delicately into her ear. "As always it was a pleasure to see you again my dragon." he said as he walked out of the castle making his way to meet Ling Tao.
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Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 6:21 pm
she watched Elias leave, before turning back to the dragon.
"Tell me about yourself. So I can tell your child about her mother when she asks."
she said, sitting on the ground, watching the dragon with serene blue eyes.
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