Fantasy Howl's Flying Castle (Finished! ---Whoo! (*＾▽＾)／)

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Lydia just shook her head at James expression and offered him a sympathetic smile as she took his face in her hands, "stop that... we'll get them back... just like we got Seth and Serena back," she rubbed her nose against his, "you can even help me prank them back like I promised I would."

A somewhat dumbfounded expression remained on her face during the interaction with the goblin chieftain mainly because of his seeming exuberance at the idea of blowing things up. With a somewhat nervous laugh she shook her head and said that his presence was only necessary to assure the orcs that what they said was true and that they would be counted as just as important as anyone else siding with the allies against Valdanr. She wanted him to understand and to help her help anyone that they tried to convince to their side that they were on the side of life where Valdanr represented nothing but death and once his prince had filled himself on all of those that had opposed him, he would then go after those that he had used to assure his victory and Lydia didn't want to see anyone being unwittingly enslaved. Primarily Lydia was relying on having fought Ruk, and even hopeful that they would see him again with the orcs because she thought that maybe he would help their cause. She just didn't want any of them to think they were being fooled because that wouldn't be good for anyone, even though they might not know it.

She felt a little embarrassed by Kenren's statement and she wasn't really sure why, but she just nodded her head, her hands held together in front of her. Her eyes widened slightly as he stated that Bourgeaus would be the first to be rebuilt and couldn't help but smile about the idea, Bourgaeus did have rich mining plots and they had already made some leeway as far as the war was concerned so it would actually be a pretty excellent place to start, especially since it was a factory city and the factories would still be used even after they had served their purposes as far as helping the other states rebuild. She couldn't help but smile brightly and look at James, full of hope. She had been fully prepared to put her homeland on the back burner to help rebuild other cities in other states, but when the logistics of it were brought up to her, she realized how much sense it would actually make to start right there in Bourgeaus.

She shuffled her feet slightly as Kenren complimented her and nodded her head, smiling shyly, "I... I just do what feels right," she giggled nervously, "b-but... thank you... and if it would help, I can draw copies of the exorcism rune I used here to be sent to the outposts... I did teach it to some of the witches and warlocks here that helped fortify Bourgeaus and they might be able to help elsewhere."

Lydia paused a moment in thought as she made her suggestions, she knew she would have to go, "I know I won't have much time once I leave... but I'll try and come up with a solution as far as sealing the shades," she smiled slightly, she had already developed the exorcism circle so some modifications to that might work. She was silent as he then brought up another thing which he evidently didn't want to name just yet and she watched him curiously before nodding and taking her leave, holding James' hand as they exited the tent.

She was curious what sort of thing Kenren would need to talk to her about that wouldn't be necessary until the war was over, there wasn't a single thing she could think of that would be necessary, but she chose not to think about it and instead just enjoyed her time with James once they were alone in her tent and he had gotten all of the things he needed to be more comfortable. When he asked if she wanted something from the kitchens, she declined to ask for anything and waited for him to return before she went to clean up for the night.

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The following morning when Lydia woke, she stretched her arms over her head and lay there for a moment staring at the ceiling of the tent before looking over to James to see if he was awake yet, a sweet smile on her face which quickly turned to one of amusement when all she saw was feet. A mischievous smile crossed her features then and she slowly shifted so as not to wake James before she woke him up with a storm of tickles on his woolly covered feet.

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[Katsuya]

After whispering a bit more to Seifer, Renee slept peacefully, and snuggling as she mumbled her dreams again.

Tonight's dream is about a flying ice cream scoop with James' face on it and a bowl with a bunch of mini-Lydias, saying 'James' over and over again as the James ice cream just melted into the bowl...which turned into a rainbow and Serena sliding on it with a Seth backpack plush...and Minnie's shooting confetti...

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To anyone that's coming close to the kitchen that early morning, they can smell something delicious with soft chatter and the clicks and clanks of a large spoon stirring in a pot. Once again, Renee woke up early to cook while Echo reminded her on the amount of certain plants and meats she can use for the day.

Then the fawn left her alone with Seifer whom Renee asked for help to prepare the tables for the early risers as she checked on the scrambled eggs and rice. She already checked on the dried pieces of jerky and disturbed them for the ones who are going out to the front lines today while making food for everyone else that will be staying.

"I think that should do it. Is the tables ready, Sweetheart?"

Meanwhile Echo hummed her song to the plants she's checking on, ears twitching as she smiled sadly. She's happy that she gets to see Johnny today, but she's sad that it has to happen while they are deported to fight. It...It isn't ideal for a reunion that's for sure. She pondered on the meeting between the goblin chief and Kenren, her worry about them loving explosives reminded her of her goblin friend back in Scree...when he offered to blow up the wolves to escape.

The fawn shook her head and continued to sing.

Chenglei was busy with checking on their supplies again, wanting to make sure nothing else was stolen again by the enemy.

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- ?? -
" Ruins of Paroosia "​

If Serena opened her eyes, she'd find herself looking at the face of her mother, but it wasn't her mother. It was black like a shade and had many mask-like heads that were turning into the faces of Serena's dear ones, mimicking their voices. There was a clinking from the very large necklace it was wearing around its neck, and one long-fingered hand with an eye on its palm was touching the violinist' face.

And in the center of its dark chest, a red philosopher's stone pulsed.

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- Seifer Rathmore -
" Mill Fort, Bourgeaus "​

"Yes, she'd like that." said Seifer, smiling at Renee. He's glad she's feeling better, and snuggled with her too, listening in amusement as she mumbled in her dreams.

The next day he told her about Serena riding a James ice cream rainbow with a Seth backpack plushie, while he helped her prepare breakfast. He set the tables elegantly, fit for nobles. "Ready, babe!" he called from the mess hall as he added final fancy touches to Renee's seat. He placed their seats at the head of one table like a king and queen.

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Chenglei would find that ever since Lydia's completed work sealing manholes in the city, no spy or saboteur had broken into their storages. Today was a big day for him and the battalion under his leadership. They were going to make a strong push towards Paroosia today to secure the railroad tracks in the city after Bourgeaus. The portal was opening in five days and there was not a moment to lose.

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Meanhile, word came that Minnie and Johnny, who are travelling with reinforcements will be arriving at night. They hadn't stopped flying since yesterday, taking turns with each dragon while the rest rested as little mice on the one who was flying.

Katsuya

- James Pendragon -
" Mill Fort, Bourgeaus "​

James toes curled, before muffled laughing erupted from the opposite end of his cot, and he suddenly wiggled like a silk worm away from Lydia's tickle storm. "S-stop, Lydia! Hahaha!" he tried to untangle himself from his blanket, but the rolling wrapped him in it further as he ended up against the tent wall.

His messy hair popped out from the end, followed by the rest of his shaking head that had blanket lines across his cheek to his forehead. He huffed his bangs away from his eyes, his breathing winded. He narrowed his eyes at Lydia in challenge before he wiggled his rear end towards her. Something was coming.

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[Katsuya]

Serena didn't really open her eyes; she peeked through her blonde eyelashes and almost jerked back in surprise. Why is her mother here- Oh...

Wait, that's not her mother. When she focused more and more on the details, she moved again like she would when she slept and getting away from this creature's hand.

As she leans her head down, through her blonde lashes and her horror, Serena sees a red stone...This creature is a Deathknight...

Not again-!

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When Renee came in with breakfast, she blinked and giggled with Seifer's setup. Well, at least the soldiers will feel comfortable, appreciated, and fancy.

"Thank you, Snugglebunny." She chirped, kissing his cheek as she sets up breakfast for everyone. She wondered why he would set up their chairs like that but she wouldn't question it. Instead she just sat down with Seifer on the chair he prepared for her and served him breakfast before kissing his cheeks.

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Chenglei checked and sighed in relief as he finished recounting the supplies. Today's the day where they have to secure the rail tracks and under his lead too. It's nothing new for him; he already went to war before and had to lead men into battle but he will always worry about his men.

"Lydia did a great job with these." He muttered to himself.

The blonde prayed to his ancestors quietly, thinking of what they can do to secure the place.

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Echo heard of the news with Johnny and Minnie, sighing again. They really are meeting up in battle.

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Lydia giggled chirpily as James' muffled laughter was heard from the other end of the cot and pursued him relentlessly as he wriggled away from her, "what? Is there something wrong with 'good morning tickles'?"

She had moved to where she was sitting, as was necessary to chase after him with her wriggling fingers, her lower half now completely out from under the blanket. She pressed back a few feathery strands of her black hair which had come loose from the length of it that was woven into a loose bun on the top of her head to keep it from getting tangled. The smile was still on her face as James' own face made an appearance, though to his unusual rearward motion, she developed a confused and somewhat nervous look, "James... what are you doing?"

If he didn't stop and respond, she would start to back away from him, even falling off the cot to keep scurrying backwards. What was he about to do? "James... you... oh you better not!" She exclaimed and grabbed a pillow to hit him with, "I'm warning you!" she said trying to keep a straight face but the end of the exclamation arrived with an abrupt laugh.

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[Zer0]

- James Pendragon -
" Mill Fort, Bourgeaus "​

'Poooot', sang James' rear end as he curled up, sniggering, to defend himself from Lydia's pillow. "Oh, it's rising to me, Lydia!" he cried as he pushed his head out, wrinkling his nose, and closed the tangling blankets tighter around his neck. "Hahaha, smells like the dinner we had, whoo!"

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- ?? -
" Ruins of Paroosia "​

"I know you're awake, my dear." said the voice of Serena's mom in a creepy loving way. "You cannot hide your thoughts from me." the violinist could feel eyelashes on the palm touching her head. "Maybe you'll open your eyes to this."

Seth's voice yelped in pain. The thing was holding him up by the hair. "Don't touch, Serena!" he growled angrily trying to swing his body to kick the deathknight, despite his bound feet, but to no avail. "Oh, I won't, but you will." One of the masks shape shifted exactly like Serena's head, only more beautiful and yet terrible.

The twin closed his eyes, but a palm stuck to his forehead and he writhed as the deathknight was doing something in his head. It dropped him to the ground, an arcane mark on his forehead fading away in his skin. Seth opened his eyes, he had the same not-really-seeing-what's-in-front-of-him look James had whenever he was looking through his bees. "You . . ." he said angrily to Serena.

"Seth, he-he hurt me." sobbed the deathknight Serena head in his ear. "That goblin he . . ." The deathknight watched, amused as it unbound Seth and he, looking at Serena as though she was the goblin, attacked her. Cruel laughter filled the chamber they were in as the deathknight reveled in the violence.

"Don't worry, I won't let him kill you. " said the monster. "Your prowess at sneaking in to places is too good to waste. There's a couple of friends of yours that are long due for an assassination."

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"Uuuuck!!" Lydia cried out amidst her giggles as she swung her pillow at James, partially as vengeance and partially to waft his stench back towards him and away from her, "good!" she continued to laugh and took one final swing of her pillow before collecting her boots and pulling them on over her own fuzzy gray socks, her nose wrinkling, "well I'll leave you to enjoy last night's supper a second time around!" She shook her head and laughed again before pulling on a black woolen poncho and slipping out through the tent's entrance.

"Honestly..." she sounded exasperated, but she was smiling happily as she trudged towards the kitchen.

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[Katsuya]

Serena opened her eyes when she heard Seth's yelp, glaring angrily at the distorted monster.

"Hey! Don't touch him, you bas**rd!!" She wildly tugged on her cuffs, her eyes widened in horror and panic when the evil creature was doing something to Seth. So she struggled even more against her chains.

"Don't touch him! Stop it! Seth! S-Seth?!" The blonde violinist stuttered when he looked at her with dull looking eyes, her brows furrowed in worry as she stopped struggling. She looked at him in disbelief as he believed the Deathknight's fake crying and she realized what it might have done to the twin.

"No-! Seth! Don't believe it! It's a trick-!" Loud screams echoed in the chamber as Seth attacked Serena. To her grief and dismay, the violinist listened to the Deathknight's terrible plan and cried in agony...

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[Zer0]

- James Pendragon -
" Mill Fort, Bourgeaus "​

James' peeked out of his blanket cocoon, chuckling, his messy hair even messier from Lydia's pillow swings. He huffed his hair out of his eyes again. "Lydia, wait, I need your help out of these blankets!" he squirmed from within the tent.

Chortling, he started the business of untangling himself, looking for another opening to have his trapped gas go out thata' way. After making their beds and combing down his messy hair somewhat, he put on a jacket and stepped out to air the farted blanket. He had planned to heat up some coffee and watch the sunrise from Echo and Renee's garden, but the smell of Renee's cooking wafting from the mess hall drew his nose.

"What is this set up?" he said to himself when he ducked his head in and saw that everything was arranged all fancy. Was one of the country leaders visiting them today? Some soldiers seemed to think the same thing as they looked around, but no, apparently it was like this because Seifer set up the long tables. And there he was at the head of one, sitting on a chair with Renee beside him like a king and queen, and she serving him breakfast. " . . ." That guy really got it good, being pampered and spoiled by his sister.

He looked for a familiar black head with a loose bun, and, after helping himself to some hot potato soup, bread, sausages, and a mug of coffee, strode towards where Lydia was and tried to kiss the top of her head as he passed. "I'll be in the gardens, Lydia." he smiled charmingly, too charmingly (probably to compensate for his farting), before making his way outside to enjoy the sunrise in the gardens.

James met Echo there and had a nice chat with her about the plants there where he recognized some from the Storm Wall. They were growing nicely, and all the green and pleasant colors of the crops and flowers was a nice change to the black, brown, grey, and metal everywhere else.

The sunrise was pretty. He sat atop a ruined tower right above the greenhouse, where a horizontal garden of alchemical herbs were growing on trellises on the walls. He warmed his hands with his mug of coffee and watched the sky change from purplish blue, to pink shot with gold.

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"No way!" Was Lydia's response to James, she wasn't about to get caught in his gas cloud, then she added while giggling, "reap what you've sown!" Her footsteps hurried along to the kitchen, closing her eyes as she smelled the scent of Renee's cooking and upon seeing the table settings she couldn't help but smile and laugh slightly. It was obviously Seifer's doing. She shook her head slightly before taking a seat and preparing to fill her plate, after all, she didn't know when she would be able to eat like this again so may as well make the most of it.

She sat beside Renee and smiled to her brightly, "it all looks great, Renee!" She looked at Seifer, giving him a teasing smile, "the table setting too," she was actually surprised that he knew how to set a table since it was something that one typically learned in etiquette classes, which she had attended when she was younger but had lost interest in once she discovered magic. Though she guessed she shouldn't be surprised, with how he was it was very likely that he had taken those classes, probably all his life and she contemplated if that was something that embarrassed him or not having other people know it as she took a large bite out of the breakfast Renee had prepared.

She was still chewing steadily when James came up and kissed the top of her head, smiling cheerily and leaning into him momentarily before he left, giving him a nod of acknowledgement as he departed.

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[Zer0]

- ?? -
" Ruins of Paroosia "​

There was a rush of wings. Immediately, the deathknight made Seth cease, as a black shadow fell across the glass dome of the chambers. Valdanr landed with a heavy thud outside, then a jaw of steel descended until one fierce orange eye looked down upon them.

"Master." bowed the deathknight, still in Serena's voice; Sen followed suit.

The glaring eye, piercing, and encompassing, with a heavy presence that smothered the soul, swept through the room, then fell on Serena. She was going to die now.

Or not. There was a rumbling growl like an earthquake and the eye snapped back to the deathknight.

"Apologies, my master, she will be sent out with the boy immediately after I've sifted through their thoughts." There was silence for a while. "Yes, as you wish, your servant Lust is ready to obey." Without explanation, the deathknight yanked up Serena by the chains with three of its many arms and carried her like luggage outside; Seth followed wordlessly like a zombie.

There was a cackling of bone as wings grew out from Lust's back, and grabbing Seth too, followed Valdanr as the giant dragon crawled to a great black tower that looked like it had been built by giants. They had never seen this tower outside of Paroosia, not even its silhouette from a distance. There must be some enchantment on it that had hidden it from their eyes.

It was of a strange architecture similar to the sealed gate of the Nameless One's servant back in the city of Numenor. It pulsed with power that rivaled Luthien's when she summoned portals all around Dalaran. Serena was taken inside, where there was a shimmering lake of glowing blue in the center. She could recognize that this was the place where Sunny the manna tree once stood, but in its place was the engorged black dragon egg, bigger than a city that she had probably seen in Renee's drawings. Except now it looked ready to hatch.

The thing inside was evil and hungry, hungry, hungry. Its eyes caught Serena and they were even more terrible than Valdanr's. The black dragon's fierceness was the danger, but in the eyes of this thing, the danger was an emptiness, a nothingness where they all would dwell forever and ever. It was like looking into a pit with no bottom, just falling forever, alone, and never dying.

"Serena Lock, and Seth Pendragon, o' mighty one." bowed the deathknight. Valdanr, who could fit inside the tower, bowed his head.

The violinist could see Sen here in the distance, working on the machines with other frightened looking engineers who dare not look; there was Lykon here too, and . . . . stone statues of people. There were stone statues of people circling the lake of the evil egg. And among those statues, were two people in Renee's drawings: Howl and Sophie Pendragon.

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- Seifer Rathmore -
" Mill Fort, Bourgeaus "​

"Why thank you, Dubois." said Seifer airily, as he held up a fork of potatoes for Renee. "Nothing but the best from yours truly."

He watched the exchange between her and James. "So, me and Renee have been talking. Since you're chastity does that mean you will be all chastity-ish until your dying day, or it just means you can control yourself, but then eventually you will no longer be chastity-ish?"

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[Katsuya]

Renee's wings fluttered happily as she smiled at Lydia. "Thank you, Lydia." Then she leaned in to eat the potato Seifer is offering, blushing a bit shyly. She listened in the conversation as she picked up her fork to get the eggs and rice, only to look at Seifer in disbelief.

"Seifer, that's...you should re-word the question, Sweetie." She understood that Seifer is curious. The problem was the words. It just sounds like he wants to know if she stays pure forever or ...not be pure? Goodness that's weird to word it out too...

Then she shook her head and smiled apologetically at the tiny witch. "I'm sorry...I tried my best at explain what chastity means but...I guess it took a wrong turn...I never was good at explaining in speech, just in writing." She lifted a fork with eggs and rice to offer it up to Seifer.

Meanwhile Echo chatted with James when he came by, talking about some of the plants that's coming from the other side of the Storm Wall. "Oh! You noticed. Yes, these are from the other side. We had the seeds for them in jars for more experiments later on, but food is important."

Then she nodded in agreement. "Yes, it's a fresh view from the ashes of war..." Her ears flattened and hidden in her red hair. She waved James 'good-bye' before going back to her work.

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She stayed quiet through this whole thing, not caring about the chains that's weighing her down.

Serena stood there, covered in injuries and bruises caused by Seth who is standing next to her, and trembling from pain and seeing this massive dragon egg that's swimming in a pool of...Is that Manna?

It's orange blank eye made her freeze in place and she could barely breathe from the pressure of it just looking at her. She didn't know what this...thing inside the dragon egg wants exactly. Maybe information and that's not good. She does know that this thing is completely dangerous; without her magic, she can't do anything to defend herself either or the twins.

Speaking of, her blue eyes spotted Sen working hard to make this weird contraption that reminded her of the gates. Serena can only hope that everyone back at the fort is doing okay...

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Lydia rolled her eyes and took a bite of sausage, returning her cutlery to the plate as she began to cut another piece of sausage, though her actions stopped entirely once Seifer so nonchalantly asked his completely tactless question.

Those green eyes widened as she stared at him in mild shock, her gaze shifting to Renee for a moment before she snorted and went back to cutting the sausage, "it's alright Renee, it's not your fault he's stupid," and she stuck her tongue out at him briefly before she collected the morsel of sausage she had cut, "and he has already invaded my privacy about as much as one can, you know that."

She stared at Seifer a moment before looking away, trying to handle this awkward discussion with as much maturity as she could muster despite the appearance of the red on her cheeks, "in any case... Seifer... I suppose that... chastity was needed because of the prophecy... and my choices in life led me to where I fit the description. I guess it's a good thing that the description is very specific or you very well could have ruined that."

She cleared her throat gently before pausing a moment as she considered how to continue, "I think that the importance of my role only matters so long as Valdanr and the Nameless One exist... but once they are gone... well..." she smiled shyly and shook her head, "well... my chastity doesn't go anywhere without my heart so in a way even then I'll still be chaste."

She sat still a moment before narrowing her eyes on Seifer and pointing her knife at him, "now, no more weird questions, creep!" And she lifted her plate to hurriedly join James in the garden and avoid any further strangeness from her possible future brother-in-law.

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[Katsuya]

Renee grinned again but it was awkward this time. "Yes...I remember.." The memory popped in her head; with Seifer apologizing to Lydia about what happened before when they switched bodies.
It's not something she can forget either...unfortunately.

As she listened in to Lydia's answer, Renee grinned a bit in good humor. "Oh but I thought it was fate that we go through what we went through...perhaps it was meant to be as a...test of sorts?" The Pendragon sister cringed at the end, suggesting that what everyone went through in the past was a big test and that only made her feel like fate was just really cruel. If that was true...

"I take that back. I really hope it's not a test..."Then she giggled a bit when Lydia sped off, shaking her head. "Bye Lydia!"

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[Zer0]

- Mill Fort -
" Bourgeaus "​

"Since you're chastity, does that mean the forest down under will stay the same?" Seifer reworded the question as Lydia just stared at him in mild shock. He was about to eat the eggs and rice his girlfriend offered him when he heard that remark. "I am not stupid." he said affronted, chomping down on Renee's fork. He stuck out a tongue with bits of rice at her back.

"I said I was sorry." he rolled his eyes at Lydia. "How was I supposed to know I wasn't supposed to ruin anything? My gentle touch doesn't ruin, if you must know, and you should consider it a privilege, a lot of women would beg to go to bed with ---" he froze, then looked at Renee, " --- but that was before we got together. I'm not like that now." he added hastily.

"And what you just said did not make any sense." he said after Lydia's talk about her heart. "Chastity is gone when, you know, the forest . . . is deforested --- and I'm not a creep!" he called after her. "I thought we were friends and I can talk how I usually talk?"

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James cheerful voice hollered at Lydia from atop a ruined tower beside the gardens. He waved at her, and when she arrived, he scooted to the side to make room, cleaning the dust and dirt off with a wave of his tattooed hand. "Did you come to see the sunrise too?"

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Lydia had just shrugged her shoulders slightly at Renee's comment, "It's not a test if it's destiny, if we were always meant to be what we are, I think that fate would have found a way to guide us here regardless of our choices."

Her responses to Seifer's additions to the conversation were little because she really couldn't do anything but stifle a gag. He obviously thought too much of himself so as she departed she added, "sure we're friends, but that doesn't mean that any line of conversation is appropriate... aaaaaand I'll have you know, that your looks never affected me because when I first met you, I found your personality repulsive," she took a bite of potato and grinned at him smugly, walking backwards for a few paces before she turned back to face the other way and hurried on.

Once she arrived at the garden she looked around for James and upon hearing him call out, she waved and laughed slightly, snorting softly, "no, I came to escape Seifer's awkward line of questioning.

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[Katsuya]

Renee looked at the table, wincing when Seifer boosted about his past with the other women. Then she nodded at his hasty add on, believing his word as she took another bite from her plate.

She didn't say anything as Lydia can handle herself with her boyfriend's very blunt questioning. Besides Seifer can't just learn from Renee; he needs to learn from others too. Maybe from Lydia, he can learn how to be careful with his wording or can tell when it's appropriate to talk about certain things? The Pendragon sister wondered what he would learn from James and Johnny if they ever hang out together?

Somehow Renee really doubts her brother will get to know Seifer after the war is over unless he was forced to and she doesn't want to force him either. Then again he did say that he will try to get to know him and Seifer said the same about James. She wondered when though...if ever...

She shook her head and picked up the fork to offer food again to Seifer, smiling awkwardly. "She's saying that her being chaste is part of who she is. That's what she means when she said chastity is in her heart. What you are thinking is just the physical carnal sense, Sweetie."

'It's a new outlook in the word' Renee thought, smiling a bit as she's happy to learn something new today.

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[Zer0]

- Mill Fort -
" Bourgeaus "​

"Ohhhh." said Seifer in understanding, eating up the food Renee offered. "Sho', you mean --- chew, chew, gulp --- not a lot of love making in the future, Renee?" he speared a strawberry with his fork and offered it to her.

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Meanwhile, up at the tower, James gave Lydia a deadpanned expression as he leaned against the rubble wall. "I won't ask then." he said. He set his face to the sunrise and watched as the first ember streaks shine out from the mountain peaks, bathing the shadowy war-torn land in a warm glow.

"Beautiful . . ." whispered James. His hand, warm from the hot coffee mug, found Lydia's and held it. "I've always wanted to watch the sunrise with you like this, Lydia." he smiled. "With coffee and it cold and you're warm. Feels so cozy." he slid down a few inches down the wall and leaned his head on her shoulder, his feet waving comfortably.

"I had an odd dream last night. I was eating seedless grapes, but then they actually had seeds. Then I turned around and the lady who sold it to me was there, so I asked her why there were seeds and she said, so that there will be more seedless grape vines. I nodded in understanding --- I'm so gullible in my dreams --- and then the scene changed and I found myself in a vineyard where there were grapes without seeds."

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- ?? -
" Ruins of Paroosia "​

Serena was hauled in front of the massive egg in the lake of blue. She was right, they wanted information. Before she hit the ground an impatient, tendril of thought, like a nail digging into her head was sifting through her memories carelessly, looking at them and then tossing them aside once it was done.

Suddenly a terrible ancient voice like a gale shrieked in her mind upon stumbling on the memory of Draco's Seal being drawn and made by Lydia. It feared it. And now it was angry. 'HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?!' thundered the voice in Serena's head. 'THAT IS ANCIENT MAGIC, HOW COULD ONE MERE MORTAL, A CHILD, BRING BACK THE SEAL? VALDANR, CHANGE YOUR PLANS, DESTROY LYDIA DUBOIS AND RENEE PENDRAGON, AND ALL KNOWLEDGE OF THAT DESPICABLE SPELL. HASTEN THE RIFT, BRING MORE SLAVES TO THE TOWER!'

They know of the plan. The plan to seal Valdanr from within. Something alight and glowing like Sunny in Renee's drawings, came out of the lake. It seemed to be a little girl, and Serena would recognize her as Rhea from her friend's drawings.

Lust's palm touched Serena's head, and next thing she knew she was seeing, smelling, and touching the world differently. Feelings of love, devotion, and self-sacrifice amplified for the one most precious to her. And now that someone was telling her to kill someone.

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[Katsuya]

Renee giggled, shaking her head a bit. "No, Sweetie. That's not it at all." Then she thought for a moment.

"Okay, for example: let's say Lydia's dying for a cheese cake and there's a whole cheese cake right in front of her. However she can't have the cheese cake because it's for someone's birthday. So she doesn't get a bite of the cheese cake because she can walk away from it until the time is right. That's what she means, Sweetie. It's not just with the tango of passionate nights and love making; it's also with everything else."

She's trying. She's trying really hard on explaining this to a curious Seifer. Hopefully this example will work on what Lydia was talking about.

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Serena screamed in pain when a tendril of thought pierce through her brain, clenching her eyes closed and struggling away from the the blue blue; it didn't work. Then she winced when it screamed in her mind.

By the end of it, the blonde violinist trembled in pain and looked up when the lake glowed. Her dull blue eyes widened in surprise when she saw Rhea, the youngest Pendragon sibling coming out form the lake.

". . . What-?" What is she doing here?! In the lake filled with Manna!? What is going on?!

Then when someone grabbed her head from behind, Serena yelped and struggled at first before relaxing and going limp as she believed wholehearted that one precious person in her life wanted her to kill someone . . . and she didn't know why but she didn't question it either . . . because he knows better then her and she would do anything for him.

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[Roleplay Skittle]

Setting her food down before she sat down beside James, once she was at his side, she bumped him slightly, smiling, "no need to look so serious, I can handle Chicken Boy," she set her plate on her lap and pushed any thoughts regarding what Seifer had mentioned aside for the moment. That wasn't any place to have her head right now and she'd worry about those sorts of things in the future, though she did stand by her answer that once the world was safe again, retaining her title wasn't necessarily something that she needed to concern herself with, but before these thoughts went any further, she took a big chomp out of her bread.

With her cheeks full and her exasperation dissipating, she leaned her head against James' when he rested his on her shoulder and smiled, chewing and swallowing her food, "well... maybe when everything's settled... we can make a point to do this... every morning," she smiled and rubbed her cheek against his head slightly before taking a drink of the water she had brought with her.

She listened silently as he talked about his dream, "you know.. that's really funny," she giggled slightly, "how do they breed seedless foods? There are no seeds to plant from one crop to the next so where do they get their crops from?" Perhaps that was a question better left to the botanists of the group.

"I don't know if I really dream recently... I don't actually think I sleep enough to dream, or I am just so tired I don't remember."

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[Zer0]

- Seifer Rathmore -
" Mill Fort, Bourgeaus "​

"Oh, so it's the ability to control yourself! Not a change of physical state." Seifer laughed, waving his spoon. "Why didn't she just say so, Dubois' explanation was too vague." he busied himself with cutting into a potato, for a while.

"Renee, is my personality really repulsive?" he said suddenly, looking at her earnestly.

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- James Pendragon -
" Mill Fort, Bourgeaus "​

"I'd like that." James smiled up at Lydia, closing his eyes and rubbing back. He chuckled, "Your puffy cheeks make you look like a hamster." he poked her cheek.

"You do look very tired every night." he nodded at her. "I heard you've been really busy making the fort shade-proof." he rubbed her hand as he drank from his mug. "Thanks for that, everyone's more safe now. You want a foot massage with warm water and a back massage at night when we get to the frontlines, Lydia? I can do both our laundry too and the cleaning to ease the work load off you."

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[Roleplay Skittle]

She smiled and swallowed the food in her cheeks laughing before puckering her lips and puffing her cheeks up, crossing her eyes for an added element of silliness before poofering his cheek which was basically just pushing the air in her mouth out against his cheek to make a farting sound before laughing a little more and finishing her meal.

She nodded her head in agreement with his statement, "we couldn't make an progress towards winning if we were constantly trying to defend the fort so I just did what I needed to do to make sure everyone was safe," her eyes squinted slightly as she smiled at him, nuzzling his cheek a bit, "I love you for the gesture, but I don't want you doing extra just so I don't have to... we need to do everything as equals so we are both in top condition for facing Valdanr."

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[Katsuya]

Renee thought for a moment.

". . . No, your personality isn't repulsive. I know that because I spend more time with you then anyone else here. You know that I would tell you if you made a grave mistake too." She started, her wings flapping before laying still. "However I think the reason why Lydia said such things is because she didn't like the topic, sweetie. Especially when it's a touchy subject for her. It's like. . .someone making fun of your family name or your friends. When you brush it off, it makes her feel like you don't care as a friend and she will say things that she knows as truth. It's callous moves like that, that will make Lydia back away. "

Then she sighed, frowning a bit. "Though to be fair, she hasn't tried to spend time with you, right? or even try to get to know you while I was away with Kenren and Chenglei? Honestly, I wish she would stop thinking about the past and see what's in front of her when it comes to people who are changing or anything really."

Renee gets it; Lydia is still hurting and while she doesn't fault her for being angry about what Seifer did in the past, the Pendragon sister believes that Lydia needs to stop hiding from others and confront them instead of hinting like they would understand what she is saying. Hinting is not gonna help much when a person wants to know what's wrong and they don't know her that much!

Just because James can do that with barely any issues doesn't mean everyone else in this planet can too!

"Here's an idea: how about you and her hangout for a day? See what happens. Maybe the both of you will find a common ground or something that you can relate?" She suggested, smiling a bit. "I'll do my best on the same with James too. . . Since I haven't spend time with him either."

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[Zer0]

- James Pendragon -
" Mill Fort, Bourgeaus "​

"You fart-kissed me!" exclaimed James, good-humoredly. He had been enjoying Lydia's lips, thinking he was receiving a kiss on the cheek, then was surprised and then amused at the poofering.

He kissed her cheek. "But I want to do extra." he smiled at her kindly. "Allow me to do extra, Lydia, at least for the cleaning and laundry. I want to take care of you too, let you have some sleep. It's only just a wave of my hand, just a little sliver of manna expended from my great well of arcane power. " Then his ears went red. "And also because I want to prove how I feel for you and because . . . well, I want you to feel my . . . love." he looked embarrassed, and looked away rubbing the back of his nape for a moment, before looking back up at her.

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- Seifer Rathmore -
" Mill Fort, Bourgeaus "​

"Spend time . . . with Lydia?" repeated Seifer, looking like that's going to be awkward. But if Renee wants it . . . "I'll try." he said finally, thinking. "We're all going to the front lines, maybe we can . . . fight together? Or . . . dig ditches together?"

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[Roleplay Skittle]

Lydia laughed a little wildly at James' reaction and his title for what she did, "eew James! You make it sound so gross when you call it that!"

"I know you do... but we'll have the rest of our lives to do extra for each other," she looked to him smiling, "okay... but just a little... and you know if we do the work together it'll get done faster and we'll both have more time for other things."

She gave him a kiss right at the corner of his mouth, "I do feel your love... I feel it every time you want to do more than you need to just to prove it to me. I feel it in all the silly little mannerisms you have that you don't show anyone but me," she kissed him full on his lips, "you don't need to prove yourself."

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