The castle is made out of the same rock as the columns! To enter you must use your winds to fly up. Careful, heavy guards stand by. This is the area where most usually enter into first.
Always granting two options
Signed, Rain.
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2014 3:06 pm
Prince Arthos would have either taken Shilga by the arm or walk beside her. Heavy guards stood around the entire perimeter of the floating castle. "Don't worry about them.. they're there to keep any unwanted guests out or lead the people of Ventus inside. Despite how it looks, Queen Haruka welcomes everyone." He smiled and nodded to a few of the guards. "Come, let's take you inside.." He made his way through the beautiful courtyard, most likely has a garden.
(just making a quick post here XD )
(exits to Floating Castle - inside XD I made the parts of the castle now, well some of them XP ))
----------------------♦My power flurries through the air into the ground. My soul is spiraling in frozen fractals all around♦------------------
Outside again, she felt a sense of relief fill within herself, the stress was too much to be honest. She didn't mean to make Arthos angry, she just didn't want people bending their back on something that was very minor. She planned on apologizing before going back to her Dad. Her eyes immediately met the roses, not having the great privilege to see the delicate things. She knew roses were always signs of Romance and maybe Erotica if one felt like it, and it was really pretty in real life like the ones in books. She squat down and let her pale fingers roam around the roses, careful to not get hurt by the thorns. Since she was little, she learned by touching, and movement. She preferred to learn by doing it rather than listening....it was just something she had to deal with. Of course somethings she had to learn by listening and reading, her Father barely afford the education. Shilga only went to school until turning 10 then she was working with her Father. So she knew the basics of reading and writing, otherwise the rest she learned on her own. "It is so nice, you can look at this every day."
-----------------------♦And one thought crystallizes like an icy blast. I'm never going back, the past is in the past♦-----------------------
Dart walked outside, not holding her hand or anything. He had his hands by his sides. He looked over at her smiling watching her admire the roses. "My father was a merchant.. Both of my parents died when i was young. I had to steal and live on the streets of Ventus. It wasn't until one night, I snuck into the princess's room that set my path. My life as a commoner changed the moment I met her. I decided against stealing from her, but she gave me something to help me anyways.. A few years later, I saved a woman from ...a disgraceful man. I was the one who got arrested because I was a commoner. No one ever trusts the word of a commoner.." He chuckled. "The princess had become a queen and remembered the face of a peasant boy who tried to steal from her bedroom. She was in the middle of selecting her adviser, and.. she chose me. Heh.. of all people. The street rat." He looked over at her. "You don't have to feel uneasy here. Seeing my brother and I argue for example. Every pair of siblings do it. It could be over a piece of pie or stepping on a bug. It varies. I don't want you to feel unwelcome here.." He stopped and picked a daisy from the massive amount of flowers in the courtyard. He smiled and held it out to her. "A daisy for a token of friendship, milady? That is.. if you will accept it. We can start over." He smiled sincerely.
----------------------♦My power flurries through the air into the ground. My soul is spiraling in frozen fractals all around♦------------------
She then nodded and had her hand on his, giving it a lite squeeze before nodding: "My Mom and Father were much in love, actually they were from different towns of Ventus. From what my Father told me, he rescued her from an abusive husband she was forced to marriage. A funny thing about it, my Mom was so scared of her savior getting caught...she cut off the head, hands, and feet from the dead abusive man, threw it to the lake, and butchered him like a pig and sold it as meat pies....no one got caught." She chuckled.
"But when I turned 2, my Mom got murdered by the abusive man's brother, finding out about her 'crime'. My Dad of course got revenge and honestly told me he was going to put me in the orphanage because he barely had resources for me....but here I am, I stayed with him." She then watched as he picked out a Daisy and gave it to her....as a token of friendship. She was shocked and held it as she then had it behind her ear. "Friend....it's been a long time since I heard that word. I accept it." She nodded as she then stared at the rose. "I do feel bad, I didn't mean to upset Arthos.....I just felt bad that he wanted to do everything to repair the shop....He is very kind and thoughtful...I didn't mean to be hurtful about how no one got hurt."
-----------------------♦And one thought crystallizes like an icy blast. I'm never going back, the past is in the past♦-----------------------
Dart looked over taken by surprised when she squeezed his hand, before he had given her the daisy. He lifted his eyebrow hearing this. "Good thing I'm hearing this.. The Queen might not be so.. forgiving of this task.. Unless... you.. are.. joking?" He wasn't quite sure, saying he did not know her. Once she chuckled he couldn't help but smile. He continued to listen hearing her follow through with the story. 'So it's not a joke.. I hope she didn't take offense to that.. Though, I've done my fair share.. No one has to know..' He smiled. "Well why not? You seem like you'd need a friend after all that. One who isn't so proper in his graceful elegance." He straightened up and waved his hand around, mocking his brother. He burst out laughing. "Hey! Don't even worry about it! My brother gets insulted by a lot of things. He's stuck up.. being raised in a castle in a different Kingdom after all. Unlike him, I got the life of a commoner with only half of my blood Royal. If you ask me, I prefer it that way. Commoners know how to have fun." He grinned and nudged her arm with him. "Right?" He sighed and nodded. "He'll be alright. You just gotta learn not to beat yourself up over something so simple. If anything, he's just worried about you." After a moment of silence, he realized he was now staring at the roses too. "I take it that's your favorite flower?" He laughed. "I noticed it was the first thing you noticed when you walked out here."
----------------------♦My power flurries through the air into the ground. My soul is spiraling in frozen fractals all around♦------------------
"I do not joke around, well...you can tell when I am joking from what I hear other people say." She then shrugged: "I don't mind having someone who is proper in.....graceful elegance. Just someone that's nice and sympathetic is all I ask." She then listened as the brother mocked his brother's tend to be insulted, and also stuck up.
IS he stuck-up? She asked herself but then shrugged again since she did not know him that well to judge. Upon that, he made a comment that commoners know how to have fun. "We do?" That was a major blow. "The only thing I remember doing anything fun was when we restocked at Aqua and there happened to be a parade, and then a dance which was slightly weird and foreign to me."
He then asked about the roses....the ones she stared at. "I guess since I have been reading books that sometimes have roses in them, it just seemed cool to see one in real life, the symbol of romance and possible erotica. Not that I read erotica anyway, my Dad might kill me if I ever did. But it signifies love, which is what I like. Now since I see them, I might be painting them a bit now. I always did landscapes of water, plains, and parks from Aqua...now I can do this garden." She then tipped her head at the sky: "Worried about me huh? He just met me. I can see the part where....I might've gotten hurt but I am fine now. And I guess I do beat myself up for little things, but the only people I really talk to is my Father, other people I see are either just customers or....well...just strangers...not friends."
She then knew she might have to leave. "I feel bad leaving my father behind. I know I came here because your brother felt bad in breaking one of my painting projects. I do need to get back before my Father worries about my safety....I am the only family he's got." She stood up and stretched her arms. "Please tell him thank you for his concern and I will probably...see you soon? We're at the market so we are easy to spot of course."
-----------------------♦And one thought crystallizes like an icy blast. I'm never going back, the past is in the past♦-----------------------
((Hey! Sorry it's been a while. Between work and school, and now being sick! I just didn't have time to post haha))
Dart laughed and nodded as she spoke. "Of course! It's always love when it comes to roses!" He smiled and looked up at the sky. "I prefer the daisy.. friendships grow into long lasting love. Same difference.. just less... pain.." There was a hint of sorrow in his voice. He nodded. "Let's get you home then.. you've been living no life at all if you haven't found any fun yet! Haha! Come on!" (we can just continue from here as she uses winds and has no wings XD it was just a bloop so it's ok haha we can just go and edit those posts later)) He jumped up pushing the air around him until he was spiraling upwards. He'd swoop downwards and scoop her up into his arms. "Come on! You've got to loosen up." He grinned, winked at her, and dropped her on purpose. He stayed in the air waiting for her to catch herself. He crossed his arms, smiling. "Any day now, market girl."
----------------------♦My power flurries through the air into the ground. My soul is spiraling in frozen fractals all around♦------------------
She then could see he was waiting for her but before she could move, he scooped her up and yelped slightly as she was let go. Letting out a short scream, she had to catch herself slightly with the air as now she was on a cloud. "Not funny!" She shouted, as she was able to get to where she was. "You're gonna pay for that." She was mostly sarcastic than serious as she followed him downward to where her father might be.
-----------------------♦And one thought crystallizes like an icy blast. I'm never going back, the past is in the past♦-----------------------
Dart landed, running out of the way of the air ship. He had a huge grin on his face. Once the ship landed, he would explode into a ball of excited energy. "OH MAN!! MAN!! That was AMAZING!! Did you see.. oh man.. OH MAN!! That was.. YUP! Definitely buying.." The guards swarmed out of the castle and circled them. Dart just kept laughing. "HOLY MOLLY! Guys! Tell me you guys saw that! Flying ship.. MAN! What. A. Demonstration. Marvelous!" He started clapping. The head guard ordered them to state their business. Dart turned around smiling. "Guys. Calm down. Don't take your jobs so harshly. You could be more nice to visitors." All the guards knelt down and apologized to him. Dart turned red. "Um.. guys.. please get up. You know I don't like that.. It's.. weird.. I'm just.. Dart right now.." The men stood up and nodded. Dart sighed annoyed. He never liked the royal life. He grew up as a peasant. He looked up at Jessica and Bavid, rubbing the back of his neck. "Sorry guy.." The head guard went up to Dart and whispered in his ear. His facial expression suddenly became serious. "Good thing we came.."
Reishella
rainshadowdirewolf
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2015 10:39 am
Bavid Montoya
Bavid had followed as best he could as Dart's magic was faster than the ship but his guards were already there when he arrived. Bavid was quite pleased with Dart's comments but worried about how much he might have been expecting as there were people who could fly faster and other ships that flew. Bavid's ship was just a very fast hot air balloon for most intents and purposes. The knelling of the guards had Bavid lean on the ships railing and looking around till he realized that he had been talking to royalty the whole time. "I need to get up to date more often..." Bavid did not like the look on his face and began to worry. "Should I go and grab my crossbow to join you sir?" He said as he was rather worried when someone that outgoing and naturally happy got serious and being that he was royalty and the number of guards just made matters worse.
Jessica had this weird feeling, but a pleasant one. Being someone who could fly as good as Dart yet riding on a ship and letting the breeze blow naturally flow onto her cheeks and long hair rather commanding it, felt a very relaxing experience. She had tried to come create a song inspired from this but by now, she found herself at a courtyard of a castle. Her intuitions were right all along and the guards reaction to Dart cemented the whole truth, as she glided down carefully next to Bavid.
There was a roar of excitement and thrills. Jess couldn't help but cup the smiles on her mouth as Dart went on about the guards and how he turned red like a tomato but that went by quickly as it came. When Dart turned to their attention and then a guard whispered something to his ear, his whole persona changed in an instant.
"Good thing we came.."
"Should I go and grab my crossbow to join you sir? asked Bavid
This atmosphere...it deosn't really take for a Ventus citizen to recognized the dire heaviness of it. She didn't like this feeling and it made her uneasy that she felt like running away but right now, this was the safest place she can be. She restrained herself from falling into a panic, especially not in the likes of royalty and these many guards. Had this something to do with the messenger bird?
Jessics braced herself of what comes next in the events to follow.
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 12:28 pm
Dart nodded at Bavid. "You may if you wish.. I'm afraid you both have to find out this way, but danger may be heading towards Ventus as we speak. We have worked hard to keep our kingdom under peace. We have not participated in any wars. Why anyone would attack us is beyond my understanding. Please. Walk with me. We must go to the Queen at once." He was walking the entire time he was speaking. His playful, relaxed expression was gone. He was now the Queen's right hand assistant.
Dart came rushing out from the castle in nothing but his underwear. He carried his two swords in his hand. He strapped it around his naked waist. He was nearing the edge of the floating castle when...
Arthos and Leonare arrived on a giant boulder. The boulder landed on the castle grounds. It nearly crushed Dart, and it would have if he didn't jump out of the way.
"Hey!! What's the big idea?!" He paused. "Arthos? Well, glad you came back. You can either stay here and protect Haruka or come with me. I'm going to check out the distress signals."
Arthos looked over at Leonare. "My dear. This is my brother. I'd like you to.."
At that moment, Dart was standing next to Arthos.. still not realizing he is naked. He held out his hand. If she would allow him, he'd politely kiss the top of her hand. "The pleasure is mine, milady. My name is D'Artagnan Eiori, Royal Adviser to the Queen and brother to this Royal Prince Arthos. Though, most call me Dart. Might I request to know the enchanting name that was given to such a beautiful, strong woman?"
Arthos rolled his eyes. "Dart.. your clothes." He placed his hand on his shoulder and slightly pulled him away from her. "She is under my command. Don't go flirting and flaunting yourself.. " He rubbed the back of his neck, embarrassed. "I am terribly sorry, Leonare.. I was going to ask you if you wouldn't mind accompany my brother.. If he has made you uncomfortable in any way.. you don't have to.. I was going to stay here and guard the Queen in case of any attacks that may be planned."
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