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Post by Rayl Torien on Jan 9, 2011 20:14:02 GMT -6
Rayl gave a nod to Ralph as he took a few steps back and shut the door lightly for the man ( he'd probably need to change also!), and as he turned to go to the next door: There she was. He looked her up and down for a moment, the awkward humor of the situation not lost on him," Well, I wanted to make sure you were not running about in your night garb around here, but-"
He paused, having just noticed the hole in nightdress, then proceeded to look back up, extending the clothes out to her," Now then, you'd best get changed before every man in this fort and his brother come knocking on your door, hm?"...and give how she looked and the way she wa- he was now staring at her hair, which he had just come to notice after looking elsewhere. She was a beautiful young woman, that much was sure...of course he was seeing her in a slightly different light after the...dreams, which he was trying to flush out of his mind:
Hey, even Rayl is only human!
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Post by Karina on Jan 9, 2011 20:22:47 GMT -6
Karina smiled at Rayl, and, after thanking him, retreated back into he room. She threw off her nightgown, cursing at the hole she didn't notice, and put on her under-armor clothes. What most people didn't know if that the top and the short skirt were actually one piece of fabric, forming a sort of tunic.
After she was happy with her coverage, she strapped on her breastplate and greaves, then slid her gloves on. She finished it all off with her somewhat-heeled boots. She threw her pack over she shoulder and walked back out into the hall. She was happy to see that Rayl was still there. "Again, thank you, Rayl," she smiled. She noticed her lance was still strapped to his back. "All I need is Sascha and my lance, and I will be ready for anything!' she said happily.
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Post by Ralph Meglane on Jan 9, 2011 20:58:31 GMT -6
Content with his weapons, Ralph proceeded to put on a fresh set of clothes and his pack of supplies. "Caecus!" he called out of the window, within seconds an eagle landed on the window sill, "I have a message, Caecus. Tell Bill that I won't be home for awhile." The eagle blinked at Ralph and cawed, then took off to the skies again.
As Ralph exited to the hallway, he was greeted by an odd smell. Lilacs and Pegasi, must be a girl. "Hello, madam. The name's Ralph, am I correct in assuming you're also with Sir Rayl?" He did his best to be a gentleman to ladies, as Bill had taught him.
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Post by Karina on Jan 9, 2011 21:28:09 GMT -6
Karina looked at the man who had appeared from his room with interest. he wore a scarf over his eyes, as though... Has this man no eyes? She had never met a blind person before. "You are correct. I am Karina, a pegasus knight of Ilia, though I now serve only the Golden Lance. This puts me under Rayl," she told the man. She thought about extending her hand out for him to shake, but then remembered that he wouldn't see it... This could be tricky...
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Post by Ralph Meglane on Jan 9, 2011 21:50:00 GMT -6
Ralph stuck his hand out to shake, bumping into her hand. "Ah," he quickly grabbed her hand and shook it. "Nice to meet you, Miss Karina." He scratched the back of his head, "So, we going soon?"
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Post by Kelvin H. Calderon on Jan 10, 2011 19:54:00 GMT -6
Kelvin rolled out of bed, grumbling to himself. It had been another long dream filled night, and he was glad to see the sun was up. More dreams of Chelsea had filled his mind last night, and he was anxious to get traveling. Bern would be colder than Lycia, so Kelvin put on another layer of clothes, then pulled his armor on and finished with a scarf wrapped around his neck. He attempted to pat down his hair, but quickly abandoned the notion. He stepped out of the room and began looking for Rayl and the others. Still to proud to ask for directions, Kelvin wandered through the fort for roughly half an hour before he spotted Karina, who was talking with a man whose eyes were covered by a band of cloth. Walking up to them, Kelvin said, "Morning, Karina. And who would you be?" he said, turning his head towards the man.
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Post by Ralph Meglane on Jan 10, 2011 20:33:17 GMT -6
Another man, they all smelled like horses, was this a calvary unit? Not that it mattered, Ralph was pretty sure he wouldn't fall too far behind horsemen. "My name's Ralph, Rayl asked me to join. I hope I don't hold anyone back." Ralph was thinking of his skills when he said that, not his blindness. He certainly hoped no one would look down on him for being blind. Bill had thrown some men (literally) out of his bakery for doing that.
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Post by Rayl Torien on Jan 10, 2011 20:35:53 GMT -6
OOC: Hurr hurr, Karina is under Rayl.
IC: Rayl unstrapped the weapon and held it at his side for her to grab, watching as she introduced herself to Ralph, around the time Kelvin came in. Good, at least they'd all know each other enough beforehand. Around this time though, a soldier came running down the hall after Kelvin, standing at the green knight's side with hands on his knees: catching his breath before speaking," Sir! We need you out in the stables!"
Rayl grumbled as he already knew what was needed. leaning the lance against the wall, he took off down the hallway, ignoring his leg for the time being as the guard took a moment to look at the three people accompanying his commander: The paladin's cousin, that blind muffin man, and- oh look it's that woman! The young soldier looked at Karina sheepishly before taking off after his commander.
Running to a halt as he arrived in the courtyard, in time to see someone tossed out of the stable doors, he mumbled something to himself, put two fingers to his lips, and whistled sharply, and the commotion stopped, as Elibe strut is way out of the stable, dragging one of the stablehands behind him who was clinging to the side of the saddle so he wouldn't fall underneath the horse's hooves.
Rayl didn't blame the giant horse for the Reaction: he wasn't exactly all up for going back into Bern, as he stood there stroking the monster horse's mane, as the stable hands got up from where they fell down and watched: how did their commander handle that - that thing?!
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Post by Karina on Jan 10, 2011 20:54:11 GMT -6
Karina smacked her forehead with her palm when the cause of the commotion was found to be Rayl's horse. Bandits thieves, assassins! I need to stop getting so worked up over these sorts of things... especially around Rayl, he seems to be quite the attention getter... I wonder if his cousin is more refined? Karina kept her thoughts to herself, instead looking at Ralph. Her thoughts changed to the topic of how he would keep up with them.
"Say, Ralph. Would you like to ride with me on Sascha, my pegasus? She's very kind, and I'm sure she wouldn't mind having two passengers." She smiled at the blind man, hoping his super blind person senses would be able to detect her warmness.
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Post by Kelvin H. Calderon on Jan 10, 2011 20:54:47 GMT -6
"Nice to meet you, Ralph. I'm Kelvin, knight of Lycia and Rayl's cousin," Kelvin responded. As he said that, a soldier ran up to Rayl and demanded he go to the stables. Rayl took of at a full sprint, leaving the soldier to stand awkwardly staring at the group. His eyes passed over Kelvin, then Ralph, and came to rest on Karina. He blushed, then turned and ran after Rayl. Kelvin rolled his eyes then turned to the the blind man and the Pegasus Rider. "I should probably follow them. As it is, I have to get Kashmir ready for the trip." He then turned and took off down the hall. He arrived out at the stable just in time to see Elibe drag one of the stable-hands out into the yard. Kelvin shook his head and chuckled to himself. He stepped into and headed to where Kashmir stood waiting. "You ready for a long trip, boy?" Kelvin asked his horse. Kashmir scoffed and shook his head. "Well, the exercise will do ya good, boy," the cavalier assured, then went about preparing his horse for the trip.
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Post by Ralph Meglane on Jan 10, 2011 21:08:23 GMT -6
"Oh?" That was awful nice of Karina, offering him a ride. She probably just feels sorry for me. he thought. "I was under the impression that Pegasi only allowed women to ride them, that's why you never hear of male riders, right? Or is that just with some Pegasi?" He really didn't know, but if she was just being careless Ralph would rather not take his chances.
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Post by Karina on Jan 10, 2011 21:14:15 GMT -6
"Most people think that, and while it is true, if a pegasus is reared by a man, it will learn to trust him. But most men are not interested in them, as they have the stigma of being a female-only mount. Sascha knows that I would do nothing to hurt her, so if I said you would not harm her, then she would let you on. Though you may need to feed her a carrot first..." Karina trailed off, remembering how she was taught to care for her pegasus, and that her instructor had told her to only rescue men in dire need. "But you you want to play it safe, I would ride with Kelvin." She finally added.
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Post by Ralph Meglane on Jan 10, 2011 21:24:54 GMT -6
"Actually, I would rather enjoy riding on Sascha. I've always wondered what it feels like to fly, like my eagle, Caecus. Fly wherever you want with the wind blowing through you. I must sound selfish, but without my sight I do whatever I can to have a memorable experience with my over senses, that's why I took up bakery, for the most part." Ralph's head tilted towards the sky, as if he were looking to the heavens.
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Post by Karina on Jan 10, 2011 21:34:16 GMT -6
Karina smiled. "Alright, I'll introduce you two!" she said happily, taking Ralph's hand and running into the stables. "Sascha! I'm back!" she said, nuzzling her pegasus. "And I brought us a new friend. His name is Ralph, and I hear he makes the best pastries around. Here, sniff him." she told Sascha, leading her to Ralph.
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Post by Ralph Meglane on Jan 10, 2011 21:40:54 GMT -6
Karina seized Ralph hand rather unexpectedly, and he was drug off to the stable, as he could smell. "Ah, hello there." Ralph rubbed the long head of the Pegasus. It had been some time since he had been this close to one. "Please don't worry, I am quite nice." he said, hoping that the pegasus would trust him.
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