Bladecrest

[Gobbo]

Eli chuckled a bit at that, his face going red. "Thanks... Each of the markings has a different meaning." he explained. "Marks of valor in war, that sort of thing." he said with a little shrug. "I didn't always used to be a thief... In fact, I was a war-mage for my tribe. It's how I know so much about magic now." He realized that his cup kept emptying quicker than he thought, a soothing warmth sliding through his body. He refilled his cup and hers, smiling a little. "I can trust that you won't say anything... You're the only person I've told this to."

 

[Shura]

Iris stared at him a moment before taking another sip. "Not a soul." She smiled finding little bits of information interesting. "So you were a war mage... that's really cool. Why did you become a theif then?"

 

[Gobbo]

"Not as cool as you think... I became a thief because I was tired of killing people." he explained, his voice taking on a somber tone. He swirled the wine in the glass with a little sigh. "Most of these marks are my kill count. A new part of the artwork for every soul I've claimed." he said with a little shrug, sipping at his wine.


"Once I had done my war time for the tribe, I left. I was only 16 at the time." He looked at her for a moment with a little smile. "Been wandering since. I've been just about everywhere on the three continents since then."

 

[Shura]

Iris's eyes widen significantly as she realized how many he had killed by the age of 16 no less. "Wow..." she muttered softly. She had never been in war or anything even similar so she couldn't even imagine what it would have been like.

 

[Gobbo]

Elias smiled sadly at her, his eyes meeting hers. There was a look in his eyes of regret."It wasn't pretty... We had to learn to fight and cast from a young age. Our tribe had moments of peace, sure... but they were hard to come by." he admitted with a hollow little laugh, folding his arms on his knees and resting his chin on them. "I'm glad that's all behind me now, but the memories will never go away."

 

[Shura]

Iris's ears folded down slightly as she felt bad for the dark elf "Wow... that sounds really rough..." she muttered softly "I'm sorry..." she added not really sure what else to say before taking another sip from her glass finishing what was left.

 

[Gobbo]

Eli smiled a little, refilling her glass for her. "Don't be sorry... We all have our trying times, it's what we make out of it that defines us. You were locked up like a pet, and I was forced to kill in the name of gods I don't even believe in. That doesn't mean that's who we are." he said with a little nod, sipping at his wine. His glass was empty as well, so he refilled it with a little smile.


"There's a reason we're here now... We may not know what it is yet, but I'm sure we'll find out at some point."

 

[Shura]

"Hm my trying times seem like nothing compared to yours..." she muttered softly before taking another sip. "Sure it was fairly suffocating and no one really understood me..." she muttered. "I really was treated like some pet after a while... they kind of gave up on making me 'civil'" she took a longer sip than before feeling delightfully buzz and perhaps a little past. "Spent most of my time in my room.... or ditching guards. I was actually grounded when you came through the house. "Couldn't leave my room for three weeks..."

 

[Gobbo]

"A girl after my own heart then. I certainly don't see myself being cooped up like that." he said with a little chuckle, his depressed mood lifting. He'd spent so much time drinking alone, it was nice to have someone to keep him company.


"It's a good thing I came around to steal your father's money then. You know, I was sorely tempted just to leave you there... If I had, I probably would have been caught. I don't think I want to face the noose any time soon."

 

[Shura]

Iris smirked slightly "I kind of figured as much. You did have the option to just leave the money and escape." She chuckled softly before shifting slightly closer finishing off her glass. "So yeah.... I mean I'm glade thing's worked out like this... even with this." she held her hand up with the bracelet

 

[Gobbo]

Eli nodded and smiled a little, topping off her glass once more. Once he refilled his, the second bottle was nearly empty. He let out a small sigh and looked at the bracelet for a few moments, holding it close to hers. "Yeah, I think things worked out pretty well..." he admitted with a small smile. "Everything happens for a reason... I can't wait to find out the reason for why these things decided to latch onto us."

 

[Shura]

Iris chuckled softly feeling fairly light headed. "mmm I don't think I should drink much more..." she muttered taking along sup regardless of her statement.

 

[Gobbo]

"Sure you could." he said with a small laugh, scooting a bit closer to her. His elbow touched hers lightly before he leaned against her, smiling a little. He was decently drunk at this point.


"I won't force you to, though. If you don't finish what you have, I can finish it for you."

 

[Shura]

"hmmm I think I can finish this. I just don't want to get too drunk." She nuzzled her face into his shoulder a soft purr escaping her. Her slim tail swaying lazily behind her brushing up against his arm.

 

[Gobbo]

Eli tilted his head a bit, watching her for a moment as she started purring. He smiled faintly, the feel of her tail against his arm causing chills to slide through his body.


"Even after I've been such an ass, you still don't mind being around me, huh?" he asked with a grin.


"Maybe what he was saying about the bracelets was true. They'd only attach like this when there's an attraction between two people." his face lit up bright red when he said that, his words coming out before he could stop himself. That seemed to happen when he drank...

 

[Shura]

Iris blushed lightly but didn't pull away. Somewhere in the back of her mind she knew she should and get some distance. "You're nice..." she mutter softly. "Yes you're a jerk sometimes but you don't yell at me for purring or hissing. You're not trying to change me... and your nice to talk to." She closed her eyes. "Only person I ever really stalked to was my tutor... and even then it was frustrating because everything was a lecture...."

 

[Gobbo]

Eli smiled softly at that. "Iris, I'm the last person to try and change who you are. You've had enough of that already, you don't need to hear it from a thief." he said quietly. "Anyways, I like hearing you purr. It's relaxing... The hissing, not so much. You're a neko though, if I ever tried to get you to stop either one it would be futile to even try." He laughed a little, reaching down to brush his fingers along her tail lightly.


"I may ask you to do things you don't want... Or things that you might find too difficult. The one thing I'm never going to ask is for you to change who you are."

 

[Shura]

Iris chuckled softy leaning more against the Thief . "I Thank you..." Her tail flinched slightly as a shiver ran up her spine. no one had ever really pet her tail any kind of grabbing of it was met with claws but it was pleasant

 

[Gobbo]

"It's the least I could do... I wouldn't feel right trying to force you into doing or changing anything." he said, surprised at how soft her fur was. He noticed that she didn't seem to mind it, so he kept stroking her tail softly, smiling contentedly with the warm girl next to him.

 

[Shura]

Iris purred softly as she nuzzled his shoulder her mind sinking more to a more simple state. her tail wrapped around his hand as he continued to pet

 

[Gobbo]

Eli couldn't help but smile a little at her reaction, his other hand reaching up to scratch under her chin again. She really was just a big cat, and he couldn't help but find it endearing. "Even though you can be a hot-tempered brat sometimes... You're pretty cute." he admitted, his fingers stroking under her chin softly.

 

[Shura]

Iris purred louder as her chin was stroked tilting her had back slightly with a purr "Hmmmm you really think so," she opened her eyes slightly emerald green darkened by the effects of the wine. "I've never really been petted... it's weird... but nice..." She admitted

 

[Gobbo]

Eli nodded, smiling softly as he scratched under her chin. "Yeah, I really think so. I'm glad you enjoy it..." he said quietly, his half-lidded eyes meeting hers. He felt a slow shiver slide through his body as he got lost in her eyes, wondering if this was just because of the wine, or something more. He figured it would be too much to hope for, a desert elf finding a mate of a different race like this. He could feel her breath on his lips, their faces were that close, which only caused another shiver to shoot through his body.

 

[Shura]

Iris stared into his icy eyes finding the odd coloring to be fairly interesting. Light blue sparked with flecks of white bleeding into dark blue before the pupil. Different then any of the other eyes she has seen before. A small spark of bubbliness struck a cord in her and a sly Cheshire chat grin crossed her face.

 

[Gobbo]

Eli blinked, his eyes scanning her face for a moment. His fingers slowly stopped scratching, though they lingered on her cheek for a moment, his thumb barely brushing her bottom lip as she grinned. He smiled a bit as well, though it was obvious he was unsure. "Hey... What's that grin all about?" he asked quietly, tilting his head slightly.