Lisa Aurora
Recruit
When you give your word on the lance, you give your word on your Honor.
Posts: 63
Profession: Blacksmith and Lance for Hire.
OoC Alias: The Crimson Rose
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Post by Lisa Aurora on Jan 17, 2014 22:08:14 GMT -6
Lisa wandred around little rock. Her armour was still badly damaged as she was looking for the black smith. It took her alittle while to find it, but when she did she took off her Cuirass. Looking at the black smith she would say to him. "As hard as they may sound to you, but I"m also a black smith and I need to fix my armour, may I use your forge to do such?" The massive black smith looked her up and began to laugh. This angered her a bit as she walked past him, grabbing his hammer. Sticking the back plate into the scorching hot embers, she would wait til it heated up and was bright red. Taking it out with a pair of heavy iron tongs, she placed it on the anvil and began to beat the armour back into shape. The black smith was surprised at how she was doing. A few spectaters would stop and watch her banging the hammer onto her armour plate, fixing the massive gashes in it. Picking it back up, she stuck it in a hole in the ground that was filled with water. Slowly taking it back out, she would examine at her repair work. It was almost flawless at how she did and made the black smith a bit annoyed that she proved him wrong. Placing it on his table to be sold, she grabbed a few pieces of iron and began to work on making another Cuirass that actually fit her. With the black smith getting even more annoyed, she would walk up to her and yell to her. "Listen you! I allowed you to fix your plate. Now you dare think you can make a new for free?!? That will cost you the skin off your back."
Putting the hammer down, she would look at the man. He was massive in size, but that meant that he would put alot in his swings making it slower. Avoiding his attacks would be easy for her. But she didn't provoke him any further. "How about I work for you? I'll pay off the armour I'm making and in turn, I make you iron weapons and Armour. What do you say sir black smith?" The black smith had to think about it for a moment and when he made up his mind, they both shook on it. She was hammering away at the forms of iron that was slowly taking the form of blades. She was able to make a dozen in an hour. The black smith would do the finishing touches, adding handles to them or poles for the lances. He was glad that he didn't beat her to a pulp.
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Post by Oya on Jan 18, 2014 20:23:46 GMT -6
It had been quite a pleasurable trip for Oya from Mark’s Town to Little rock. Even with the harsh terrain and unpredictable weather. Well in truth it wasn’t, but Oya had been on cloud nine since the beginning of the trip. Willow was actually a good conversational partner and he liked the way she looked. Oya was far to use to speaking to ignorant pirates who did not know anything beyond swinging there blade. Not to mention there foul breath and ugly faces. Even the female pirates that rode upon their ship were never pleasant. They usually had scars the crossed their faces and piecing in places that made them look weird. To make things worse he had to deal with the unwanted advancements of said pirates both the women and the men. Having such a womanly face and smooth skin was a blessing, but also a curse.
“Little Rock”, spoke Oya as the duo arrived at the gate. It was quite a pleasant town and seemed to have not changed since he seen it four years ago. It was here he first meet his cousins Butorga and Yashi. Rather than simply head to the twins home Oya decided that it would be best to have a look around town. Who knows he might find something interesting.
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Post by Willow on Jan 18, 2014 21:56:01 GMT -6
Willow smiled contentedly as Storm moved surefootedly down the road. It had been an interesting journey. Although Willow much preferred converting and saving souls than traveling, she couldn't deny that traveling with Oya was quite enjoyable. He was kind, and sensible, unlike many others, and was quick to help her. She was glad to have a friend to talk to and eat with, instead of a company of lusty, brazen soldier, with their wandering hands and negligible intellect. Plus, she never really was a fan of lancemen. They seemed... Well, cowardly, she supposed. Fighting with a sword seemed much more skillful, and axe wielders... "Mm," she thought. Axe wielders had great courage and bravery in her eyes.
The words "Little Rock" brought Willow back to her senses, and she turned to look at Oya, smiling.
"So I see," she said, her voice lilting in excitement. "What will we find here?"
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Lisa Aurora
Recruit
When you give your word on the lance, you give your word on your Honor.
Posts: 63
Profession: Blacksmith and Lance for Hire.
OoC Alias: The Crimson Rose
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Post by Lisa Aurora on Jan 19, 2014 18:04:42 GMT -6
She was going through orders left and right. The hammer slamming down making sparks fly everywhere. Stopping for a brief moment, lisa decided to put her hair into a ponytail and rolled up her slevees. After that was done, she went back to work. She felt more alive when she was making weapons, armour, and anything else that came to her to make. This one order was done, a heavy Steel axe. A woodchopper needed it so he could chop tree's down faster. With all the orders now done, she went back to her own needs. The Cuirass and new pauldron's. So getting back to work, alot of men gathered around the black smith shop to watch the red hair woman hammering out the hot steel. Slowly, the hammering became harder and faster as the armour began to take shape on the anvil. But soon she would have to stop since someone made a comment about it. "Hey sweety pie, you can come over to me and hammer out some of my needs." The man that said it high fived someone else that was beside him. Gripping the hammer, she would slowly exhale and went back to hammering out the flaws of the armour. Dunking it into the water, she would kick up a Javelin and throw it at him. The tip of the spear landed into the ground right between the legs. His skin turning pale, he made it a dash out of their since his honor was now tarnished...if he had any.
Letting the Cuirass cooldown in the cold water, she would now begin on the pauldrons. Those were easy for her since they were smaller. Pouring the liquid steel into molds for pauldrons, much like she did with her armour. Once the hammering was done to knock out the flaws, she dunked those into the water as well. Taking out the cuirass, she would wipe off the blackness off it. "Do you have any paint around here by any chance?" The black smith smiled a bit and pulled out a bunch of paint. Her eyes saw the red and quickly grabbed it. It was full, it seemed that no one wanted red. Shrugging her shoulders, she would begin to paint the armour red with a heavy paint brush. Putting the two pieces off to the side to let them dry, she went to the pauldrons where she did the cycle again.
After a thin amount of gold paint was added for the trim, she would put on the armour to get a feel for it. A perfect fit. with a smile on her face, she saw her old armour was still sitting there. Not even caring, she walked out but was stopped by the black smith. "Listen, about before. I wasn't thinking straight and once I saw how well you did....would you want a job here?" Looking at him, she would only nod her head and walked off hearing that she needed to be back at the shop the next morning to do another load of weapons and armour.
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Post by Oya on Jan 19, 2014 18:52:13 GMT -6
“Well I was doing some research into the history of my family. Back in Mark’s Town I found a bit of information in the library. I wondered if there was any more information to be had so I decided to visit my family in here. I have two cousins that live in this town. There are both twins. One is named Yashi and the other is named Butorega. Hopefully they have some family records I can look at.” As Oya finished speaking he noticed the crowd of people gathering around the smithy. It seemed to be dying down, but Oya figured it was worth a look into.
“I wonder what is going on over there”, spoke Oya as he began to wonder off. His curiosity was peaked. The pirate walked over to a man standing nearby. Before he moved to talk to him he removed the bandage keeping his long hair hidden. People were always more receptive to females than males. IF he was going to get any information out of a dude it was more than likely looking like a woman. “Excuse”, spoke Oya as he walked up to the man. The man looked up and immediately a blush came upon his face.
“Yes little missy”, spoke the man.
“Can you please tell me why the crowd was gathering in front of the shop.”
“Oh that”, spoke the man. “Well there was this woman working the forge and all the guys in the village wanted to see.”
“A woman”, spoke Oya with a bit of surprise. This seemed to be interesting. A female blacksmith was a rare sight to be seen, and Oya was always the curious sort.
“Surprised me to”, spoke the man.
“Well I am going to have a look for myself”, spoke Oya as he began to walk toward the shop. “Thanks for the information mister.”
“No problem”, spoke the man as he waved goodbye.
Oya arrived at the shop jut as Lisa was walking out. “Oh”, spoke Oya as he walked up to her. At first glance Oya immediately began to size her up. She looked as if she had been working the forge for a bit of time as he hands had the marks of a blacksmith. Still however the way she wore her armor told that she had fought a bit in it. She was use to the weight. She was probably a recruit not too long into the fight, but still as brave as any knight. “You must be the female blacksmith everyone is talking about”, spoke Oya. “Mind if I get your, oh how rude of me. I almost asked for your name before I gave my own. My name is Mimi and I am a traveling herbalist. May I ask your own maiden of steel
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Post by Willow on Jan 19, 2014 19:13:38 GMT -6
"Mmm," Willow responded. "Sounds good to me. Actually, I'd be interested in meeting family of yours, especially if they're as... unique... as you are!" Smiling, Willow gave a short laugh, letting Oya know she was just poking fun, not being judgemental.
As Oya wandered towards the small crowd, Willow took a look around the town. It was nice looking, and there was quite a bit of activity. Plus, as far as she could feel, there wasn't any impending doom, although she wasn't much of a diviner of the future... She just trusted her gut.
What WAS Oya doing...? Was he... A flare of jealousy ignited in her stomach as she saw Oya talking to a lady with shiny red armor and beautiful hair. Forcing herself to be calm, she spurred Storm, who gently and serenely walked over and licked Oya's hand. Dismounting, she made sure her hood was securely up -- with any luck, this woman wouldn't notice she was a woman yet.
"Hello," Willow said cordially, internally wincing as she heard Oya's last words. "Maiden of Steel?" she thought jealously. Hmmph. And it didn't help that this woman's eyes sparkled and fit perfectly in her face. Why couldn't St. Elimine have given me a little more on the physical side?
Despite her inner turmoil and jealousy, Willow managed to give a warm smile to the smith girl. "I'm Willow," she added to Oya's statement. "We've just arrived here."
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Lisa Aurora
Recruit
When you give your word on the lance, you give your word on your Honor.
Posts: 63
Profession: Blacksmith and Lance for Hire.
OoC Alias: The Crimson Rose
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Post by Lisa Aurora on Jan 19, 2014 19:28:43 GMT -6
Lisa smiled a bit as she would begin to speak to the 'female' infront of her first before Willow jumped in with jealousy. "I'm Lisa Aurora of Dragon's Peak. I arrived here yesterday and seeked shelter with a friend of mine in the village. And please, don't call me Maiden of Steel. I'm not a Valkyrie." Her emerald green eyes would shift over to the person dismounting from a Pegasus. She could hide her face as much as she liked, but one thing is clear. Only females ride the flying horses. Her smile was still across her face as she bowed to Willow. "A pleasure to meet you Lady Valkyrie. I'm actually taking a break since I had to test out this new cuirass I had to make. My last one got badly damaged and needed a new one anyways. So, what brings you two here to the lovely village of Little Rock?" She began to have a bad feeling about where this was actually going since she had the feeling that Willow was being somewhat Jealous with how she was talking. Cutting into someon's conversation, hiding her face underneath her hood. Two tall tell signs of a Jealous female. Still smiling, her cheeks blushed a bit as a few thoughts came to her mind.
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Post by Oya on Jan 19, 2014 19:51:30 GMT -6
“Oh Willow”, spoke Oya as he turned to see the maiden. Oya had not picked up on what was going on. Despite acting like a woman he was dense in the field of female jealousy. “Sorry about that I just saw the crowd gathering and got curious.”
“Well”, spoke Oya as he began to answer Lisa’s question. “We came here to meet my twin cousins. They live in this town. IF you have been here for a while you might have meet them. Their names are Butorega and Yashi. Buto is a bit on the brutish side, but Yashi is a bit more kindhearted. Don’t tell her I said this, but she can be much of a devil as Buto. She has a tendency to hold grudges.”
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Post by Willow on Jan 19, 2014 20:51:33 GMT -6
Willow watched the new woman closely as Oya talked on about his cousins. Hmph, she didn't look much older than a girl, in fact. Sure, Oya was younger, but... That was different. Willow tried not to scowl as the lady blushed.
"Mmmph," Willow thought. "She's so cocky..."
"Oya," Willow said, struggling not to sound petty or high-maintenance. "Perhaps we should let the nice lady go, she must be tired after a hard day's work making armor."
With that, Willow sniffed and wrapped her arm around Oya possessively.
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Lisa Aurora
Recruit
When you give your word on the lance, you give your word on your Honor.
Posts: 63
Profession: Blacksmith and Lance for Hire.
OoC Alias: The Crimson Rose
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Post by Lisa Aurora on Jan 19, 2014 21:08:07 GMT -6
Raising up an eyebrow, she watched the two as she could see that Willow's muscles were tensing up a bit. So Lisa did what she thought was right at the moment of time. "Ms. Willow, I'm sorry if I offended you in some way towards your Companion. If you say your not upset, your body will call you a lier. And as for me being tired? Nope, I'm actually about to go back and make some more weapons and armour. I do know both your cousins Oya, Buto does have a soft side to him. He just likes to hide it. Well, if you two are going to Yashi's I'll meet you there later on. Until then, safe travels." Undoing her cuirass again, she would walk back into the smith shop where she was the onl one there and would begin making the items again. She had to keep herself busy. Slevees up again and her hair in a ponytail, the Valkyrie would see how much muscle she really had as she worked on the hot metal. "That lady is something, wouldn't you two agree? It takes a whole lot of woman to do a man's job like that." Said a man who was walking by who saw Lisa going back to smithing.
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Post by Oya on Jan 19, 2014 21:27:35 GMT -6
As Willow wrapped her arms around him Oya was starting to realize what was going on. Normally he would try to defuse a situation like this, but he kind of liked it. Oya did have a crush on willow and from what he could see the feelings were a bit mutual. When Lisa began to speak about his cousins Oya face lit up a bit “Oh so you have meet them”, he spoke. When she spoke of Buto having a soft side I confused him a bit. Buto never showed anything like that four years ago. Then again he did poison him four years ago to prove a point so he would have never saw it.
“Well I guess we should go and see my cousin”, spoke Oya as he said his goodbyes to Lisa. Oya pulled out his headband and placed his long hair back under wraps. “Don’t worry Willow I am not going to run off. I was just making conversation. The lady smith just made me curious that is all. Besides what man in his right mind would down grade from a beauty like yourself.” As Oya finished speaking another woman caught his attention. The maiden had bright orange hair that was tied into two massive braids. She was carrying a healing staff and talking to a elderly gentleman.
“Yashi”, shouted Oya as he began to walk toward the woman. He had not seen the maiden in years, but could tell on first look.
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Post by Willow on Jan 19, 2014 21:46:26 GMT -6
Willow heaved a sigh of relief as Oya reassured her, calming her fears. So maybe she'd overreacted, but... Oya was hers. And by St. Elimine, no little girl would steal her man on her watch!
Suddenly Oya started off toward another woman. The same bubble flared up, but quickly subsided when she recognized the name. So that was one of Oya's cousins... Hmm, she looked nice enough, and a stave... Oooh.
"C'mon, Storm," Willow said cheerily, dragging the horse along. As she hurried after Oya she threw one more sour glance at the smithy, into which Lisa had disappeared.
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Post by Oya on Jan 19, 2014 22:05:47 GMT -6
Yashi turned around and looked at Oya with a blank stare. She did not even have to open her mouth for Oya to realize what was going on. She had forgotten him, or at the very least did not recognize him. The maiden opened her mouth to begin to talk. Oya already knew what was coming next.
“What are you doing around here Oya”, spoke Yashi with a blank stare. The first think that hit Oya mind was shock that he was wrong. He normally had a talent for reading people. He did not see such a cold welcoming coming.
“Well I did not see that coming”, spoke Oya.
Yashi took a deep breath and turned around to the man she was talking with before. She gave him some quick medical instructions and then turned back to Oya. “Oya the last time you were here you poisoned my brother, nearly burned down my garden, and talked my grandfather into telling us all his old war stories at one.”
“Oh come on poisoning Butorega was an accident,” In truth it was not. Oya needed to teach Butorega a lesson, but the brigand was too big to do it with straight physical force. “And burning your garden was happenstance.” Once again that was on purpose. The plants needed to cure the poison were growing in Yashi herbal garden so Oya got rid of them. “And that was the first time I had ever heard Grandpa Alexander War stories. I wanted to catalog them all for research later.” Oya then turned and whispered to Willow. “I told you she could hold a grude.”
Yashi eventually let out a sigh and walked up to her cousin. “I forgive you”, she spoke as she placed her hand on his shoulder. The maiden then turned to willow and began to talk. “So who is your traveling partner”, asked Yashi.
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Post by Willow on Jan 19, 2014 22:16:10 GMT -6
Willow chuckled softly to herself as Yashi began to lampoon Oya. "Ouch, Oya... Looks like you were naughty!" Turning to the woman, Willow smiled and removed her hood, letting her hair flow out.
"I'm Willow, a vicar of St. Elimine. I met dear Oya in Mark's Town, when a huge commotion broke out... I contracted sea fever, but he cared for me and nursed me back to health. He's just too sweet!"
Smiling widely, Willow energetically ran her hands over Storm's mane and fixed her eyes on Yashi. "So you're Oya's cousin, hmm? I've wanted to meet you ever since Oya told me about you!"
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Post by Oya on Jan 19, 2014 22:36:27 GMT -6
“Sea Fever”, spoke Yashi with great surprise. “What was a disease like that doing in Mark’s Town.”
Oh no, thought Oya. Yashi was not some ignorant pup like many others She knew about disease and illness. Sea Fever strikes fast and kills quick. It would almost be impossible for it to reach Mark’s Town without there being other incidents leading up to it. Yashi and Oya knew that this disease was not a coincidence, but rather someone made it happen. “I was wondering the same myself”, spoke Oya. “From what I saw in Mark’s Town there was a riot and lot of looting. Who knows what could have been released form some substance that was set ablaze. Luckily for Willow I happen to have the proper medical supplies to treat her. “
“Lucky indeed”, spoke yashi. He suspicions were never bolstered thanks to Oya quick explanation. However there was another thing on Yashi mind. “Oya what were you doing in Mark’s Town anyway. If I remember correctly they don’t allow orange hair men into the city. Butorega was quite ticked off about that when we passed by the town a few years back.“
“Oh that”, spoke Oya as he removed the bandana form his head. His hair flowed down and immediately Yashi understood.
“You’re still pulling off that old trick”, spoke the maiden in a bit of disbelief.
Yashi turned to Willow as she began to speak. “Well let me give you a proper introduction” spoke the maiden. “I am Yashi of Little rock. I am the head healer in the village. I hope you don’t mind me asking, but what is your relationship with Oya”, spoke the maiden. She had noticed the excessive grinning and made a guess, but wanted to confirm.
At this point Yashi noticed Willow excessive grinning.
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