Bladecrest

[Shura]

Iris smiled slightly as she went over to the Elias' s friend blushing lightly when he mentioned the night before despite trying not to. "Ah yeah... too much wine. Not really used to drinking much of it and he nearly had two bottles on his own." She chuckled "Elias is ok just really hung over... I was just trying to find some food to see if it'll help him feel better."


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[Gobbo]

"Ah, yes... The wine can awaken certain passions in people. I'm surprised that he hasn't marked you yet." he said with a grin. "Food? Oh, of course. Come." he said, leading her towards one of the buildings. "I've been doing some research into your bracelets. The inscription I told you about is our best lead so far. It will require a ritual... The only problem is, the two of you will probably have to stay here for a few days longer than you expected."

 

[Shura]

Iris' s blush darkened further at the mentioned of being marked. She wasn't sure if it was a good or bad thing that it had been healed. She followed the elf trying not to get lost in her own thoughts. Her ears perked up at the mention of the bracelets. "Hm? Why? I mean it's really nice here but what do we have to do for the ritual? "


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[Gobbo]

"We need to wait for the full moon for it to work. Those bracelets are actually ancient artifacts, once rumored to be the wedding bands for the god and goddess." he said with a small smile, gathering up some food for them. "Removing them requires a link between the two of you, a permanent one..." he said, offering a small smile. "The mixing of blood. You'll always have a part of each other, it's the only way to release the bond."

 

[Shura]

"Wedding bands?!" That was not what she wanted to hear, definitely not so soon after escaping. She sighed softly "I guess that makes sense..." she muttered softly


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[Gobbo]

The elf was a bit surprised at her reaction towards the news. "Yes, wedding bands... Don't worry, they're only binding in the physical sense. I'm sure the two of you are familiar with that." he teased, helping carry her food back towards the small cabin. "The ritual should be performed three days from now. Make sure he's fully healed up, okay?"

 

[Shura]

Iris noticed the Elfs expression and sighed softly "Sorry... just don't exactly have the best view when it comes to wedding." She muttered softly nodded slightly "Alrighty I'll make sure he doesn't push himself too far and gets enough rest." she smiled slightly slightly worried about what the procedure could entail.

 

[Gobbo]

"I see... Well, take care of him. He can be headstrong at times, but he has a good heart." the elf said with a smile. "If you need anything at all, we're here to help." With a bow he turned and walked off, leaving her at the door.

 

[Shura]

Iris nodded slightly "I will." She smiled "And I'll keep that in mind." She added before accepting the food and going inside. She sighed softly as she went into the room kicking the door shut softly before setting the food down on the table. "So I have some good news and some bad." She said looking over to Elias

 

[Gobbo]

Eli glanced over, frowning a bit at her words. "Hm? How so?" he asked, tilting his head a bit. He had managed to unlock three of his practice locks, but set the fourth down in his lap when she spoke. He looked worried for a few moments, her mention of 'bad news' overshadowing the good news.

 

[Shura]

"Well..." she poured some soup from a large container into a smaller bowl and offered it to the dark elf with a chunk of bread. "Good news is your friend might have found a way to get the bands of... bad news is they are legend to be the marriage bands of the gods so in order top get them off we do have to make a blood bond on the night of the full moon which is three nights away."

 

[Gobbo]

Eli nodded, thinking for a few moments. "I see... Well, a blood bond isn't anything like a marriage, if that's what you're worried about. It just means that we need to mix our blood." he explained. "Sort of like... blood brothers, I guess? We cut our hands and join them together, that's about it." he said, thinking. "Well, it's a little more involved than that, but it's nothing too scary."

 

[Shura]

Iris grabbed herself bowl of soup as well and sat on the bed with a nod. "I know... just kind of worrying... he said to make sure you were fully recovered by then so... yeah it just worries me." She smiled slightly. "Last thing I want is either of us to get seriously hurt just to get these things off, even if they do hurt like hell sometimes." She muttered holding up her band.

 

[Gobbo]

Eli smiled a bit and ate quietly. "Well... It's going to be draining, but I don't think it'll kill either of us." he said with a shrug. "It's going to be painful, but if everything goes right, we can get these bracelets off." He smiled a little, though there was a hint of sadness, like he was afraid of losing her when they were off.

 

[Shura]

Iris nodded slightly still a great deal weary about the ritual they were getting into. Still they couldn't continue to be linked in such away. Heaven forbid one of them were captured or fell down stream. They would both be crippled with no way of making it stop. The thought sent a chill down her spine as she rubbed her arm. "Well at least we won't have to worry being too far apart." She smirked slightly. "Should make doing missions easier."

 

[Gobbo]

Eli sighed quietly and nodded. "Yeah... You're right." he said with a small, forced smile. "I'm sure things will be easier once they're gone. I can't wait to finally sell them off." he said with a small laugh, another stab of pain shooting through his head. After a few long moments he looked over at her. "If... if you want, I wouldn't mind if you stuck around after we get these things off. I'm starting to grow attached to you."

 

[Shura]

Iris looked up from her bowl of soup a bit surprised by his last statement. She knew things between them had been rocky at best, and that he was gun-ho about dropping her at the nearest town. She smiled slightly feeling a bit more at lease about being free from the cuffs and nodded. "I wouldn't mind traveling with you."

 

[Gobbo]

Eli let out a small sigh of relief. "I'm glad to hear that. Despite everything, I've kinda grown attached to you. Even if you are just a spoiled brat." he teased lightly, watching her. For some reason, he was starting to find little things about her fascinating. The way her ears twitched, the way her tail swayed... He blushed a bit at the thought, smiling.

 

[Shura]

Iris smirked slightly "Eh and your not to bad for a moody jerk." she teased back before continuing to eat her stew feeling a little happier about the situation. Her improved moved showed as her tail swayed and flicked against the bed. "How are you feeling now though?"

 

[Gobbo]

He smiled a little, watching her tail flit back and forth. "Much better... Thanks for taking care of me like this. It means a lot." he said quietly, reaching over to poke her tail for a moment with a small grin. "I like seeing you happy like this."

 

[Shura]

Iris grinned. "We gotta watch out for each other right?" She chuckled before finishing off what was left of her soup. Her tail flicked away once poked curling up by her leg from reflex. She smirked slightly. "And it's good to see you more sociable side." she pointed out before getting off of the bed and setting her bowl on the table. She took a sip form her water skin

 

[Gobbo]

Eli was a bit surprised at how quick her tail flicked away, but tried not to think about it too much. "I can be perfectly sociable... Most of the time." he said with a little smile, watching her. For some reason he just couldn't keep his eyes off of the girl... He shook his head quickly and tried not to think about it, though it wasn't working quite as expected. "So, uh... What do you want to do while I'm bedridden?" he asked with a small laugh.

 

[Shura]

"Hm I dono... we could work on thief stuff... no magic involved there." She muttered softly going back to sit on the bed. She curled her legs up by her side. "There's still a whole book I need to read took." She smirked knowing that he still had a lot to show her even if there was not magic involved.

 

[Gobbo]

Eli nodded, pulling the book out of his bag. "We can do that. What would you like to learn first?" he asked, thumbing through the pages. "There's a lot of ground we can cover... Pickpocketing, opening locks, figuring out safe combinations.."

 

[Shura]

Iris nodded slightly "Lock picking could be a good place to start." She muttered softly shifting closer to the dark elf. She had been learning how to pick basic locks things like doors, locks, restraints and other smaller things but she hadn't really tacked any of the more advanced locks. Her tail flicked excitedly as they got the lock picks and supplies out. Even if it was illegal she like being able to learn these things. They were much more interesting than floral arraignments or sewing. She was honestly happy learning how to be stealthy and sneak around. plus she would need to know all of it to survive now that she didn't have her family to rely on.