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

[Katsuya]

Minnie really wanted to smack her face with her palm when the twins continued to run. She should've grabbed their shirts or ran in front of them. Then a huge beak came up and the little gunner can hear the twins screaming. "Bloody he@$..."

She looked over at the creature who she listened to and asked if he could help before aiming her gun at the beak, loading her explosive bullets. Desperate times calls for desperate measures.

"Can you help me save them?" Her tone is grave and a bit urgent for a monotone voice. Then she shoot the beak. If it attacked, she would dodge before aiming again.

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-Ricket-
"Molaje Steppes"
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The girl thing heard him, the boy things did not. The black lips beneath his sandy colored fur were easily seen, as were the sharp points of his teeth where they lined his mouth as he had opened his mouth wide when he yelled out to them only for his voice to fail reaching all of them. He skidded to a halt as he reached the girl, his furry paws kicking up sand. His feet then moved frantically as he did an awkward little dance on all four of his feet before looking up at the girl, "erm... erm..." he snorted then and charged towards the giant worm

His movement shifted as he momentarily ran on two feet, drawing his little dagger from its sheathe and placing it between his teeth. He didn't stop moving, going back to all fours and using his feline agility and muscle to spring up onto the worm before taking a Stabby Stab at a squishy spot. The girl could probably guess what his answer to her question had been.

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-Lydia Dubois-
"Master Warship"
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Her lips pursed slightly, shifting to the side as she looked away from him in thought for a moment before those green eyes were back on him and her nose wrinkled slightly as she smiled, "well, let's just call it payback for when I tricked you," of course she was talking about the incident with a certain Oriental soldier and a closet and if James seemed confused, she'd explain that.

Her breath caught as his hand took hers and the smile on her face faltered a moment in slight surprise before it returned as bright as ever. She leaned her head into his hand slightly as he played with her hair, giggled when he touched her ear and closed her eyes when his hand cupped her cheek, nuzzling against it slightly before her eyes opened and looked to James again, "James..." she blushed and looked away from him shyly, "y-you're already... um.. you are making me happy... y-you... you make me feel.." she wriggled her shoulders slightly, nervously, "um..." she giggled slightly, struggling to find the right word, "wanted."

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[Zer0]

- Sen & Seth Pendragon -
" Molaje Steppes "​

BOOM

Minnie's shots exploded on the giant worm's hide and it thrashed wildly in pain. The twins yelled, terrified. "Don't blow us up too!" cried Sen's voice that was slowly descending lower into the worm.

SKREE!

The worm shrieked, slamming its bulbous head into the ground when Ricket stabbed a squishy spot, flattening him to the sand. It withdrew into its hole, burying deep into the dark sandy cavern where in the darkness they couldn't see, only heard the sound of shifting sand and dirt as the ground sunk around them and a mound appeared, moving rapidly towards the rocks away from Minnie and Ricket.

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Spoiler: Battle Statistics

1. Minnie (1-7 gun success) = 9
   Hp 3/3
   Phys Def = 8 || Mag. Def = 2
2. Ricket (1-3 Stabby stab success) = 1
   Hp 2/3
   Phys Def = 2 || Mag. Def = 2
3. Sen (1-2 unarmed success) = 2
   Hp 2/3
   Phys Def = 3 || Mag. Def = 2
4. Seth (1-7 one-handed success) = 4
   Hp 2/3
   Phys Def = 6 || Mag. Def = 3

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1. Giant Dune Worm = 7
   Hp 3/6
   *Deals 1 dmg every round to targets inside belly.

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- James Pendragon -​

James' made that embarrassed expression again as he chuckled goofily into Lydia's palm, and was just too stumped and happy to form proper words. Squeezing her hand, he brushed her plump cheek as he gazed at her fondly. "You're someone I don't want to lose."

That day when they were under the ocean, when James was deciding whether to stay with her or go after Serena, he felt like he had taken a gamble not going after the violinist who liked him back, thought he was hot, gave him peace with her music, and cared for his family too, and instead chose Lydia whom he wasn't sure like-liked him or just saw him as a crush. Yet he remembered thinking he'd rather not regret not having those times he and Lydia just sat reading together.

James scooted closer, their shoulders touching. "Lydia, you make me feel . . . enough and like I'm eating oatmeal. Warm and sweet in my soul," he slowly enveloped her in a big hug, "simple and nice." then pressed her close if she didn't resist, breathing in the scent of her hair, and pouring into the hug all his affection for this adorably shy, comfortingly clever, naturally funny, and caring woman, who loves sandwiches, Sasha, has big owl eyes, and likes wearing black clothes and striped stockings.

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[Katsuya]

She liked this fuzzy creature.

Hearing Sen's yell relieved her a bit. The twins are still alive...Thank goodness...

That is until the beak is trying to escape-!

"Oh no you don't." Minnie muttered and she quickly changed her ammo with frozen bullets. Then she aimed and fired rapid shots so the beak monster wouldn't run away.

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[Roleplay Skittle]

-Ricket-
"Molaje Steppes"
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The cat-like creature's eyes widened to the sound of the girl thing's weapon and he froze up, dagger stuck in the worm's hide, his lack of attention to the creature he currently clung to not working in his favor as he soon found himself embedded in a Ricket shaped groove in the sand. When the worm lifted from him, he lay there in the sand a moment, those yellow eyes just staring up at the at the holes in the cavern's ceiling, "holes in the cheezies made by the meezies..." he hummed only loud enough for him to hear before he snatched up his fallen dagger, once again holding it between his teeth before he scampered off on all fours after the worm.

He dove into the hole after the worm and bound as quickly as he could to catch up with it, it was virtually a straight line under the sand in the worm's tunnel so he followed in the direction he had seen it go making a running leap and attempting to land on the creature and impale it with his dagger in the hopes of both injuring it to help those inside as well as find purchase for himself to stay on the creature as it moved about in the sand.

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-Lydia Dubois-
"Master Warship, Atelier"
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Those big green eyes closed again as he brushed her cheek and she leaned into his palm happily, looking to him again as he spoke, her brow furrowing slightly and those eyes of her glistening just a bit, "oh James..." she said softly, at a loss for words. She didn't think anyone had said anything sweeter to her ever in her life.

She didn't scoot away as he neared her, her emotions taking over her senses and she warmly and firmly returned his hug when it was given, laughing slightly as he described to her how she made him feel. She had that soft scent of books with the faintly mingled tart smell of ink but on top of it all was the lavender and she felt small in his arms. That did it though and soon Lydia was softly weeping, burying her face against James neck as she spoke softly, surprisingly calm despite the fact that she was crying, "J-James... when... when I summon Sasha... I think of you... I think of the first times.." she laughed slightly and nuzzled him in embarrassment, "the first times y-you sat and read with me."

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[Zer0]

- Sen & Seth Pendragon -
" Victory! "​

The dune worm erupted out of the ground, breaking through the freezing frost. Hooked on its writhing tail was Ricket holding on to his dagger.

The monster slammed into the rocks in its agony, cracking the surface. There was a deep rumble and the sound of shifting rocks. Dust fell as a section of the roof began to cave in, falling debris some the size of garden sheds rained down upon the dune worm, Ricket, and Minnie, breaking on the gunner's back painfully.

The avalanche of rocks was like a thunder and echoed all through out the cavern-like cliffs, lifting a huge cloud of dust. When it all settled the dune worm was no longer moving and the twins no longer speaking.

It took a long time to cut through the worm's thick hide, the easiest route was to go into its hot smelly mouth and drag the twins out.

Sen and Seth were knocked out cold, some of their clothes and hair partially dissolved in acid. They needed medical attention, not to mention food and water.

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Spoiler: Battle Statistics

1. Minnie (1-7 gun success) = 9
   Hp 2/3
   Phys Def 8 || Mag. Def 2
2. Ricket (1-3 Stabby stab success) = 2
   Hp 2/3
   Phys Def 2 || Mag. Def 2
3. Sen (1-2 unarmed success) = 6
   Hp 0/3
   Phys Def 3 || Mag. Def 2
4. Seth (1-7 one-handed success) = 10
   Hp 0/3
   Phys Def 6 || Mag. Def 3

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1. Giant Dune Worm = 10
   Hp 0/6
   *Deals 1 dmg every round to targets inside belly.

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- James Pendragon -​

In that moment, James hugged Lydia a tad tighter as he pressed his warm cheek on her head and gently rubbed her back. "That was when we were travelling through Dumald Road, right?" chuckled his voice in her hair as he protectively cocooned her in his robes like a mother hen her chicks.

"I remember when you first walked with me when I was hiking instead of riding my horse. We spent so much time just talking about magic while catching our breath." He sunk into the warmth of her body, stomach fluttering at the feeling of it pressed against his.

Lydia in his arms made the room warmer somehow, and the wooden floor cozy as he bathed in her tart scent of ink and lavender. The world seemed to melt away. James didn't want this moment to end.

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[Katsuya]

Minnie couldn't dodge all of the debris and grunted loudly when a rock broke on her back, making her fall on her knees.

"That's...going to leave a bruise." She muttered before struggling to stand up and limped towards the dead dune worm, using her gun as a walking stick.

Realizing that cutting through it would take too long, Minnie covered her nose and mouth with her hood and walked in the smelly mouth. It reeks-! It reeks so much-! Why is it that every time they travel, somehow they get into trouble?! What's next, hmm? A flying potato monster with claws that screams 'Kwee-Wee~'?

Once she found the twins, the little gunner grabbed the both of them and dragged them out by their hoods. Though she was worried about the acid that's burning their clothes. Without food or water, how are they going to survive? Even worse when there's no medical help nearby?

Minnie groaned, panting and sweating bullets as she finally got the twins out before falling on her hands and knees. She needs to get out of here soon! There's no telling what other predator will be coming and it might kill them all if they don't find some sort of safe space to rest and eat.

Then she remembered of the little creature. The little gunner looked up from her position and gasped out, looking desperate and uncomfortable for what she was about to say. "Do...do you know any place where we can get help? Please...we need food and water..." For once in a long while, Minnie plead for help.

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[Roleplay Skittle]

-Ricket-
"Victory!"
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"Eeeeeeeeeyaaaaaaaa!" Ricket's voice echoed as he shot up out of the ground attached to the dune worm's tail, tugging the dagger free and somersaulting in the air, landing steadily on all four of his feet before his weapon again went between his teeth and he began hopping and flipping around, dodging the falling debris. When things settled down, he skittered on all fours over to the worm's carcass, crawling into its gaping maw without any sign of hesitation as he called back to the girl thing, "come, follow Rrrrrricket! We get thems out!" his voice was squeaky but gravelly at the same time and when he said his name, he rolled the R probably more than was actually necessary before he continued to crawl into the worm in search of the two boy things.

Once they had gotten them both out, Ricket scurried off in the direction they all had come from, running directly to his hidey hole. It wasn't a hidey hole for nothing. The trio had wandered into the vicinity as Ricket had been digging into one of the many stashes of supplies he had scattered about the desert. He soon returned with canteens of fresh water, preserved meats and fruits. He also brought some healing salves derived from various desert plants and bandages and set to work on the boy things' wounds.

He chucked to himself as he applied the salve to one of them and bandaged the area, "these its same looking."

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-Lydia Dubois-
"Master Warship, Atelier"
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Heaven. There was no other way to describe it. Never in Lydia's wildest dreams had she ever thought that she would find herself in James' arms, being held so firmly but so delicately at the same time. She nodded in response to his question, reveling in his warmth. She laughed slightly and squeezed him more tightly, committing everything about this moment to memory, his scent, the feel of his robes, the sound of his voice as it reverberated in his chest when he spoke, how she felt in his arms, the words he was saying: Everything.

"I-I remember... watching you... when you were really interested in what you were reading..." she said shyly, a hint of embarrassed laughter in her voice, "I-I'd.. I'd wait.. for.. um.. for you to have something to tell me... something you wanted to share," she was wiping the quiet tears she had shed from her cheeks, a steady smile on her features. It was so embarrassing to admit these things to him and she didn't really know why she was saying them, but they made her soft cheeks flush and she was somewhat glad that James couldn't see her face.

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[Katsuya]

As she watched the helpful little creature, Minnie panted, tiny hands digging into the sandy ground as she worries for the twins and their injuries from the acidic burns if they have any. She sat up to check on their bodies and sighed in a bit of relief. Their hair has the acidic burns, not their skin. It seems the clothes served as a barrier. Good.

When Ricket came back with medical items, food and canteen water, Minnie started to tear up in her teal-blue eyes. Finally something good happened and it came with a very nice and helpful creature that doesn't want to eat them! She listened and nodded at the cat-like creature, following and copying it's movements while applying the salve on the other twin. She'll worry about her back later. Seth and Sen comes first.

Once that was done, the little gunner thanked the cat-like creature with one of her rare and small smiles.

"Thank you, Rrrricket, for saving our lives. My name is Minnie and these two is Sen and Seth." She pointed at the twins with their names respectively, knowing who is who despite looking exactly the same. The little gunner grabbed one of the canteens, opened it and drank a bit before pouring a bit in Sen's mouth, lightly rubbing on his throat so he wouldn't drown. She did the same for Seth as well. Then she started to eat the beef jerky, her stomach is rejoicing for having food in the empty space now.

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[Zer0]

- James Pendragon -​

"And then we'd talk about Adalbert Waffling's theories on experimental charms and study arithmancy." said James nostalgically, his breathing deep and slow as he continued to massage Lydia's back. He buried his nose in her hair as he made himself comfortable enough to sleep.

"I liked the times we read at night, right after a hot meal, near the campfire and wrapped in blankets." he kneaded the space between her neck and shoulders. "I'd usually fall asleep first." he suddenly chuckled, recalling a memory. "Remember that time Seifer slept with that green facial mask and slices of cucumber over his eyes? He was so mad when he woke up to Butters eating it."

He gently stroked her hair. As their talk went on, James steadily became sleepier, and sleepier. He asked Lydia to stay with him until finally his eyelids closed, his muscles relaxed and he was at total peace.

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-Ricket-
"Molaje Steppes"
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He went about his business, checking the twins' various spots of exposed skin where the acid from the worm had burned through their clothes and when he was satisfied that he had done as good a job as he could, he stood aside and watched the girl who introduced herself as 'Minnie' as she tended to the other two. He pointed at each of them as he repeated their names, "Minnie-it... and same lookings Sen-it and Seth-it," the corners of his furry mouth curled upwards slightly and his ears flickered a bit as his yellow eyes watched her tend to the two boys, his paws moving to clasp behind his back, "Rrrrrrricket glad you not band of its. They's bad. Theys take Rrrrrricket's stuffs."

Ricket helped Minnie keep an eye on the twins, letting her rest and get back her strength while he continually checked the boys to see if they were still breathing and helping Minnie by doing the same thing he had seen her do and giving them water and by nightfall they looked at least a little less dehydrated. He used his little hatchet to hack up some desert shrubs to create makeshift sleds so that they could drag the boys elsewhere before it was dark out.

He did his best to help Minnie pull the twins through the sand, leading them to an actual oasis, yet another of his bases and here he carefully dusted away the sand in a particular spot to reveal a wooden door that lead down to a small underground bunker. It wasn't likely that any of the three Humans would be able to rise further than their knees when inside and there wasn't much room for moving around but enough that they could all lay and rest comfortably.

The whole of the little bunker was one room and it had various chests and knick-knacks lining the walls. It was evidently dug into the rock that the opening was near because the walls and floor were stone but there were little shelves chiseled into the walls as well. A woven carpet, exotic in appearance decorated the floor and it was here that Ricket directed Minnie to lay the twins since his bed was only big enough for him and they'd probably break it. Once they were all settled inside and Ricket had lit a few lanterns around the cavern which seemed to be ventilated by a vent that went up through the stone and second entrance on the opposite side from the first, he covered the main entrance and settled in with a piece of jerky, sitting on his bed to give the Humans more room.

"You not lookie like sand people or pointy ears. What thems doing in sand pile?" Ricket took a loud bite of his jerky, his back teeth tearing the dried meat briskly before he chewed, blinking slowly as he watched Minnie with his yellow eyes.

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-Lydia Dubois-
"Master Warship, Atelier"
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Lydia smiled as James' recalled his memories with her, listening to his steady breathing relaxing her. It made her happy to know that he thought fondly of those memories and she laughed slightly, glad she wasn't the only one that treasured them, "you were the first person I could talk to about stuff like that... I was so excited, anyone else I had tried to talk about conjuring and spell circles with looked at me like I was speaking a different language."

She giggled a bit and squeezed him gently, rubbing his back a bit as well, "of course I guess to them I sort of was," if she were a cat, she'd be purring under his touch and when his hands moved to her neck, she shivered slightly, giggling. It was likely that the area he touched was very tense, primarily because while she was thoroughly enjoying herself she was still incredibly nervous. Being held so close by James, being held like this by a man for the first time in her life, it was all so intimidating and she kept thinking this was just a dream and she'd wake up and be back in her room.

"You know, we can do that again... it might not be a camp fire, but we do have a fireplace," she tilted her head back to look at him, resting her forehead against his chin a moment and laughing, "that's probably why Seth was able to draw eyes on my eyelids that one time... you can blame him for the pranks!" she laughed and actually wondered if she was the only girl he had pranked back then, "I don't remember that, but I do remember when he and Renee fell from the waterfall and he was screaming the whole way down," she had to resist laughing wildly at the memory, hugging James' a little tighter to keep from doing so, "my favorite part of that was watching you hammer his head after Renee resuscitated him."

She had no issue staying there with him when he asked, she was just as content to be there with him as he was to have her there and as he relaxed and began to fall asleep, she did too.

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[Katsuya]

The more time she spends with Ricket, the more she's starting to get used to his odd method of talking. Throughout the whole journey to the cat-like creature's place was hard but pleasant as she finally has someone sensible as company who understands the sandy terrain. "Yea...Glad that you're not going to eat us too." Was her quiet words of gratefulness.

Minnie trusted him oddly enough though it could be because he helped and defeated a large dune worm practically on his own. He even fed them and made sure they will be safe for the night in his little cozy bunker. Once she got the twins settled on the floor using their hooded cloaks as pillows, almost like puppies cuddling each other, the little gunner folded her gun and laid it on her lap. She was sitting on the floor too so that she can have an even eye level with Ricket. She respected this little creature for being this generous to them and she will punch the twins if they cause him trouble, bosses or not.

When he asked what they were doing all the way out in the desert, the little gunner answered as she lowered the canteen, her tone a bit tired. "We want to go back to Dalaran." She sighed. "We had to run away from the shades in Pointy ear's forest and we got lost in the sand pile...." Minnie gave him a half smile, though it looked a little dead because of what has happened to them in the last few days.

"We have a job to deliver something very important to Pointy Ears and run away from Shady monsters."

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[Roleplay Skittle]

-Ricket-
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"Eats thems?!" Ricket looked taken aback on the brink of being mortified, but that expression was short lived on his furry face as he soon squinted his eyes shut and grabbed his furry toes with his front paws, rocking back and forth as he laughed merrily, the sound almost akin to the sound a hyperactive chipmunk would make. Eventually the sound died down and Ricket wiped a tear from his eye, "Minnie-it funny girl thing."

He continued to munch on his jerky as he watched Minnie, looking thoughtful after a moment, "Dollar-an..." he nodded understandingly and shivered slightly, "black ghosties..." he put the rest of his jerky in his mouth, smacking loudly as he stood up on his little bed and walked over to the stone wall, collecting neatly folded blankets from a shelf chiseled in the wall there before ambling back over to where Minnie was and holding them out to her, "black ghosties not come here. Not things they want, just Rrrrrricket and band of its. You sleeps now."

He nodded to her, the most important thing he ever had to do was watch his own hide, he sat back down on his bed, lifting the canteen he had at his hip and drinking from it and continuing to watch Minnie and the twins.

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[Katsuya]

Minnie nodded back, giving Ricket a small smile and opened the blankets he handed to her. She covered the twins first, tucking them in gently as if they were fragile before covering herself. The little gunner made herself comfortable while sitting up against the wall, her gun held close to her chest like a teddy bear before looking back at the creature.

"...Ricket, thank you for everything...Goodnight..." The little gunner never thought that she would be so happy about the twins being alive, considering the both of them really drive her up the wall with their antics. They were clever though, especially Sen when he deals with people and business...

She closed her weary eyes, finally relaxing a bit as they were in a safe space for a night and slept the night away. Minnie did wake up sometimes whenever she hears something close by, but then she would go back to sleep. It's almost like she's paranoid of anybody attacking them despite the comfort Ricket gave.

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- Sen & Seth Pendragon -
" Ricket's Hidey Hole, Molaje Steppes "​

The next day, Sen was drooling on his cloak. "Ten more minutes . . ." he mumbled half-asleep whenever someone would poke him. And then when that was up, "Ten more minutes . . ." He was using his twin as a pillow and eventually drooled on his brother's back.

Seth's eyes slowly blinked open. It was dark and cool. There was a strong smell of cats and he heard three things breathing other than himself. The memory of what happened yesterday came back to him and he looked around wondering where he was.

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-Ricket-
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While he was small, his blankets were actually normal sized, which made sense since it would probably be easier to get an average sized blanket then it would to get one made specifically for someone his size. Unless it was a baby blanket, but Ricket wasn't a baby and he wouldn't be insulted like that. When Minnie made herself comfortable and thanked him, he nodded and curled up on his bed. He slept much the same way as Minnie, waking up periodically every time he heard a sound, mainly because he wasn't used to sleeping in a room full of people as it was usually just him when he was out in the desert. His third eyelid visible each time he was disturbed and opened his eyes. He'd look around and remember what was going on before he would roll over and go back to sleep. He didn't know about the two boy things, but the girl thing seemed nice to him so he didn't think they would do anything that would make him sad.

The next morning, before the sun was up, Ricket was up and about, when Minnie woke up to the sound of him moving around, he told her he was going to get breakfast and came back sometime later with a loaf of bread, fresh dates, and water from the oasis. The faint light from outside poured into the bunker behind him as he climbed inside, munching on a date and seeing that one of the twins was awake. He swallowed his snack and sniffed the air, "aaaaah... Seth-it awake. Breakfast now, yes?"

He shuffled inside and put all the items he carried on a little table in the corner, carrying a date over to Minnie, "Rrrrrricket bring sweet meats from trees."

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[Katsuya]

Minnie woke up to Ricket moving around and she noticed that it was morning this time, staying quiet as she looked over to the twins. Blinking the sleep away, the little gunner took in the adorable scene of these two crafting dorks sleeping. Then she lightly poked Sen with her gun, smiling a bit as she usually does this to the twin. It's a strange hobby, but she liked to know that he's alive.

Plus...him muttering is just...really funny.

When she saw Seth wake up and Ricket coming in with breakfast, Minnie greeted him. "Morning Seth....Morning Ricket." The little gunner continued to smile at the creature, taking the date and nodded at him.

"Thank you for the food and drinks." She looked over at Seth and said quietly, "This is Ricket...he saved us. Eat." She insisted lightly as she put her gun away and began eating and drinking.

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- Sen & Seth Pendragon -
" Ricket's Hidey Hole, Molaje Steppes "​

Seth instinctively leaned sideways, crossing an arm in front of his sleeping brother protectively the moment he saw Ricket. But the moment Minnie spoke, his suspicions faded away. "Morning --- ah, you saved us?" he glanced at Minnie with an expression that said, 'For real?'.

Seth looked at Ricket up and down and was obviously not impressed. He let out a laugh, "And here I thought you didn't have a sense of humor, Minnie. What happened, really?"

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- Trinity Spire -
" One week Ago "​

Madam Suliman watched the hustle and bustle of the streets of Dalaran outside a tall arching glass window. The portals had closed and the city was recovering better than she'd hoped thanks to the efforts of the Order. But really, casting a powerful spell like that out of the blue whenever one wanted to . . . now that was power.

She drew out a gold pocket watch to check the time. She was waiting for a certain someone to arrive. Sometimes it baffled her why the most powerful beings in the world chose the Pendragons and their friends for such a critical quest, yet she partly understood one possible reason why. They were very naïve and seemed to have no care for power.

Anyone in their position would have amassed riches and taken whatever they wanted. That girl, Dubois, why with her popularity she could sway masses to her side, yet she coops herself up in that room Kenren forbade anyone other than the kids and their bodyguard to enter; and there was Rathmore. Princess Mia told her about his power, the ability to make people do whatever he wants, yet he's wasting his time flirting with Ms. Pendragon when he could be training to use his ability in the frontlines.

Collectively, they could make a lot of people do whatever they want. And now, even her twin brothers were carrying the manna tree essence to Dalaran not even realizing all the things they could do with the manna capacity of that tree.

So yes, perhaps the manna tree in Paroosia did know what it was doing choosing these kids. They didn't care about the things people usually cared about.

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[Katsuya]

Minnie's expression deadpanned though it didn't look different from her usual face. The only difference was her frown of disapproval. "Not kidding...He saved us." She poked his head.

"Don't be rude." She quietly scolded him.

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Renee walked in the hallways to meet up with Madam Suliman, remembering the promise she made with the older witch. Her wings fluttered nervously. After the whole argument with the Order, the Pendragon sister didn't want to deal with anyone right now, but...the Madam is here and she still needed to ask her what she wanted from her.

As she walked in the room where the wheeled witch was in, Renee cleared her throat and making her presence known. "Hello Madam Suliman... I'm sorry about running out before...when Luthein came." She sat next the older witch, her orange eyes peering through her white fringes.

"So...What do you want from me, Madam?" Renee questioned bluntly as she's not one to take the subtle route very well. Her wings tucked against her head.

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-Ricket-
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The feline humanoid didn't seem to think anything of Seth protecting his sleeping brother, though he would have thought it funny if he did since while he seemed like he could be afraid one second, he was acting like Ricket wasn't that tough the next. He drew one of his little daggers from its sheath and used it to slice the bread he had brought with him. It smelled very yeasty and oaty and he drew a jar from the cabinet that had jam in it and spread this on the bread, handing the first slice to Minnie before carrying a second over to Seth, "theys was eaten by wormies," he grinned, all of his sharp little cat teeth shining in the dim light coming from outside," Rrrrrricket and Minnie-it saved thems."

Ricket nodded firmly, waiting for Seth to take the bread and jam before he would retreat. If Seth didn't take it, Ricket would only shrug before eating it himself.

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- Trinity Spire -
" One week Ago "​

"Straight to the point, I like that, Ms. Pendragon. " said Madam Suliman smiling. She adjusted her wheel chair to face Renee properly; she raised her staff and tapped the ground once, the subtlest wave of magic rippled through the air from it, but from the looks of things, it seemed that nothing changed.

"As you know, in two days time you will be flying to the Storm Wall under Kenren Taisho's command. My request is two-fold." she raised one finger. "Firstly, I would like you to seal the prince's alliance with the House of Montegue by convincing him to marry Princess Mia. And secondly, " she raised another finger, "if by chance you make it through the Storm Wall, bring me a dragon egg."

Katsuya

- Sen & Seth Pendragon -
" Ricket's Hidey Hole, Molaje Steppes "​

"Ow --- for real?" Seth accepted the bread. "Erm . . . thanks. And for the food too. Yo!" he nudged Sen's cheek with a toe.

"Ten minutes . . . "mumbled Sen curling up. Seth poked his nose with his toe. "Oh --- augh, that smells!" Sen made a disgusted face, pushing his brother's foot away. "Okay, okay, I'm up!".

Seth grinned. "Food, brah." he offered him the bread.

"Who are you?" Sen pointed at Ricket. "Didn't we die?" he looked at his brother confused.

"Yeah, but he and Minnie rescued us. This is Rrrrricket." said Seth, offering him the bread again.

"Oh, wow, thanks, Rrricket. But how did you two kill it? The worm was so huge and you two are so short." he wolfed down the bread his brother gave him. "Where's your food?" he added to his twin.

"Already ate mine, going to have a second slice." lied Seth smoothly.

The twins were amazed at the story of how the two defeated the worm. Seth's opinion of Ricket went up, while Sen kept asking him where they were and if there was a way to get out of these cavern cliffs and into the Sonoran Desert. The main goal of the three was to get off this continent and then reach the continent of Alfenia where Dalaran was.

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[Katsuya]

Once again, Renee was left speechless at what she's hearing. First the Order's angry warlock and now...the Madam too? Her feathers fluffed up as her wings tensed, her eyes wide in her confusion. What?!

"...I don't think Ken-chan and Mia need my help in that department, Madam Suliman." The Pendragon teen told her, recalling of Kenren's alliance to Mia at the Order's welcoming party. "I saw them dancing together...just give them time and I'm sure those two will hit it off without anyone's help or influence."

Her tone was certain as she knew those two has been through so much together and she has a feeling that they will get together on their own terms. Besides...she's not going to convince Prince Kenren or Princess Mia to marrying each other without them liking each other first. Even then, she's not going to pressure them.

Though the second term...that's a different matter. "Why do you want a dragon's egg? I don't think that's a good idea, Madam Suliman." Renee said as her eyebrows furrowed in a worrying manner, frowning a bit. "Can you tell me why?" She has enough with people in power not explaining first or their vagueness of things.

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[Zer0]

- Trinity Spire -
" One week Ago "​

"I am afraid I cannot tell you, Ms. Pendragon." said Madam Suliman pleasantly. "This is a matter of national secrecy, and I cannot in good honor to the House of Montegue reveal it. I only ask that you trust me, at least for this matter. I take it then that you are unwilling to do any of the requests I've given you?"


Katsuya

Spoiler: Persuade Success

Renee (1-5 persuade success) = 9

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[Katsuya]

Renee grimaced at the idea, once again the Madam was vague. She's starting to get a headache from this. Honestly, why do powerful people do that?! Why can't they be honest? Why can't they just be friends and not plan things in the dark? Then again...people can be fickle with loyalty, she guessed.

Sighing quietly, the Pendragon teen thought for a moment, looking over the window as she wanted to think over the pros and cons about this. Her mother warned her about Madam Suliman long time ago, which is why she barely wants to deal with her in general only to be polite and greet her if it's necessary....but she owed her a favor for what she did for her. A deal is a deal. A promise is a promise...

Why does she stick to her word? It always bring trouble!

"...I'll try help the alliance between Ken-chan and Mia strengthen. I still don't think they need my help, but...I'll try." Her orange eyes glowed a bit as they looked over the wheelchair sitting witch, revealing her wary towards her. "The dragon's egg, however...I'm not a thief. If there's a way to bring one over here with permission and without any sort of trouble, then I'll bring one to you." Her wings fluttered in her agitation.

"But, Madam Suliman, I would like that you tell me why you need a dragon's egg if I manage to bring one from the Storm Wall to you afterwards. I need to know what sort of trouble I might be in so I can be more careful with my words....Those are my terms for the second request of yours." Her eyes narrowed.

"Is that okay with you, Madam?"

Zer0

 

[Zer0]

- Trinity Spire -
" One week Ago "​

The sorceress didn't answer for a couple of minutes. "As it stands, among the kingdoms of the world, ours is suffering the most. The economy is failing, poverty and crime are on the rise and people are leaving our country. All because the nidhogg is in Paroosia. Our kingdom is dying, no one wishes to trade with us anymore and I do not want us to end up like the elves --- homeless. Our army has weakened considerably, many kingdoms are already springing up to take advantage of our misfortune. That is why I want a dragon egg. If Mia cannot secure our country through a solid alliance with the Orients, then we can at least have military power to stand strong."


Katsuya

Spoiler: Persuasion Success

Renee (1-5 persuade success) = 3

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