Take Back the Crown

"If you're going to pin this on me again, I'm here." Dorian joked as he chased the animal down the stairs. He watched as a dark blur weaved between the horses, moving too fast to be recognized. He cursed right before the horses realized what was happening and spooked, creating a veritable mayhem.


"Watch out!" He yelled as one of the animals reared up, and was about to bring its hooves down on Thora. He managed to tackle her out of the way, barely escaping without getting hit himself.


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Thora didn't even have time to react to the blur between the horses (she would have tried to blow it off as another prank anyway) before she was nearly trampled. Her wide, ruby eyes stared at Dorian in shock. He was supposed to be the one pranking everyone and yet here he is, in human form. "What is going on?" she worriedly whispered after thanking him for saving her from a painful end. She no longer held any resentment (not that she had much in the first place anyway) for the familiar.


@L1d1ja
 
"Sorry. Some animal got in here." Dorian said as he quickly got back to his feet. Another, louder growl came from the darkness at the edge of the room.


"Try and calm the horses. I do not wish to get trampled." He said with a smile, the command voiced almost like a playful suggestion. He then dove back to try and catch whatever was the source of this chaos.


@plasticlizard022
 
Of course there actually was a creature below deck. There just had to be. Bo stood up amidst the chaos, his eyes following the fast moving creature around the room. The horses were right to be disturbed, as the thing looked far from friendly, because in the brief glimpses he caught of it, it looked scaly, and dragon-like (apart from being about the size of a larger dog).


With a gravelly groan, he turned to Thora and the horses. "You're better with the animals. You try to calm them down, and I'll watch your back." He drew his dagger from it's sheath and looked to the corner where the thing had run off to, and where Dorian and Oceana were following.


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Thora nodded at Bo and carefully neared her horse. She gently hushed it, her heart racing the whole time, and reached out to grab his reigns. She managed to get a good grip on his face. She looked deep into his cedar eyes and whispered softly in her native tongue. Once her steed was calm enough that Thora could touch her forehead to his and leave him with some parting words of gentleness. He shook his head and exhaled loudly in reply.


The nymph then moved on to Bo's horse and calmed her in a similar manner. First by whispering quietly and then by sharing energies. That's what the forehead touching was for. Since she couldn't audibly hear the horse's thoughts, she was able to sense its fear through touch. Her own serene touch was enough to help the mare begin calm down. She repeated the process with the few other horses below deck.


This took her a moment to do, but when she was finished she retrieved her bow and arrows from her steed and stood beside Bo. Her knuckles were white around the riser and her knees felt weak but she wasn't going to run off this time. If Bo could learn to face his fears then so could she. And she wasn't going to leave him alone again either. She wasn't about to break up the thalassophobic (fear of open water) duo.


@soundofmind
 
Foxrun had been confused at the woman's sudden turn on him. He held his tongue however, while she yelled something that he had no clue about. It was clearly affecting her thoughts. But then the growl, and the familiar made to actually protect those he had just tricked. Maybe second impressions would change his opinion of this man. He was right behind the other two when he saw what was flashing from corner to corner. And then Dorian saved Thora. And despite his fear of the water, Bo quickly adapted to help with the situation. And Thora even managed to stand her ground. Amazing....even when they were all on edge they could pull it together. He called out to the others "I've got the stairs in case it tries to back out!" And he took a cautious stance, blocking the exit.


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It was all chaos below deck. As to why, Hjalmar could only guess. Thankful for the interruption, as he didn't want to answer the princess' questions, he unsheathed his weapons and stood in front of her protectively. Everyone was running to the lower deck, he assumed they wouldn't need his help. So he took it upon himself to be the first line of defense for the princess in case that chaos made it's way upstairs. They had been standing by the door when it happened, which meant the shadows and noises he noticed before weren't just his imagination!


Yaroslav wished he could go below deck to set things right on his ship. But leaving the helm was a bad idea. He sighed in relief as he saw his grandmother calmly stride over the deck towards the stairs, bent on putting an end to the disorder. If anyone could set things straight, it was she.


The steps creaked under her light weight as she gently pushed past Foxrun and entered the dim lit room. She could already sense what manner of creature it was, having the same blood running through her veins. It was a dragon, or a kind like it. She could see its silhouette in the shadows, its eyes glaring from behind the veil. She flicked her hand at the candles which lit the room, turning them green. It emphasized her dominance on the boat, which was something you needed to demonstrate to any dragon.


"Bróðir minn, að vera enn." She spoke softly in the draconic tongue, slowly walking past the small crowd toward the beast, "Ég er öldungurinn. Koma fram og sýna sjálfur." She spoke a little more firmly, having asked the dragon to step out of the shadows and reveal itself. She hoped it wouldn't challenge her authority, she hadn't preformed a dragon duel in quite some time, and it drained her energy something awful. Though if it did, she had not doubt she could best it. If she were a dragon, she'd be a great wyrm, the size of a mountain at her age. Her slit eyes burned slightly, making sure to hold eye contact with the serpent.


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The wyvern stared at Svetlana, frightened. It was young, and barely could comprehend the tongue in which she spoke, so its first idea was to escape.


When Dorian neared the corner, the animal leaped at him, clawing at his clothes, making Dorian momentarily happy to be in armor. The creature tried to leap back towards Thora, But Dorian grabbed at its hind legs to stop it. That apparently was a terrible idea, because the animal lashed out with its tail, burying the barb at its end deep into Dorian's forearm. The familiar recoiled and the animal made a mad dash towards the stairs, weaving between Foxrun's legs and then clawing frantically at the door to get out.


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The candles returned to their original warm color, "Oh, so you're that kind of dragon." She chuckled to herself, rudely pushing Foxrun out of the way, though it was only because she wanted to detain it before it could cause anymore harm.


She decided to take a different approach realizing it was but a youngling, and a less intelligent species of dragon at that. Instead, she crouched in front of it to make herself seem smaller and less threatening. Instead of using words, as it was clear it didn't understand even it's own tongue, she reached out with her mind, conveying warm feelings and good will. She hoped it would calm the small beast, as it seemed she was being a little too dominant. She stretched her arm out slowly, allowing him to hopefully warm up to her.


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The little wyvern turned around, glaring suspiciously at the woman. It hissed angrily at her outstretched hand, before finally submitting to curiosity and sniffing at it. It then started acting almost like a cat, rubbing against it. It was actually starting to purr, happy to find someone non-threatening.


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Meanwhile Dorian was cursing in his own mind, looking at the wound on his arm. "Poison. Great." He muttered quietly as he slowly lost all sense in his arm.
 
Foxrun had let the elder pass easily the first time. She was full of so much knowledge, it wasn't a surprise she could speak this language, he actually grinned at it. Leave it to the mother figure of the group to help every one and set things at ease. When the scaley creature weaved right under him, he had turned to try to get it, then was shoved away, once again by Svetlana. Kind, yet still just as feisty as any of these others when she wanted to be. He went ahead and stepped further aside, allowing her to hopefully calm the frazzled creature. There was no reason to be hostile now that she had obviously proved who was in charge. But knowing how it got here would be very helpful. He had to admit, now that it wasn't hiding or threatening them, it was a very admirable little beast. Then he heard the utterance that came from Dorian. He scowled slightly before going up to him "that looks pretty nasty." He gestured to the arm "you should have one of the healers look at it." He then realized he wasn't sure what all of this man's abilities even were. "Er, that is if you can't manage it? I wouldn't know." He trailed off awkwardly. "Look, you rose to the occasion. And you saved thora. Clearly you care more than you wanted to let on...so I'm sorry I got carried away earlier." He spoke sincerely, he hadn't liked the idea of him playing with their emotions, but he really did step up to protect them, which really mattered.


@L1d1ja @Lo Alyssa
 
"Don't worry about it. Those words you think hurtful were kinder than most throw my way." Dorian stated truthfully to Foxrun. "And apology accepted." He added, knowing that that was what was expected of him.


@GalacticRam
 
"I wasn't intending hurtful words, I had just wanted an explanation honestly." He shrugged a bit, it made him uneasy to know he had grown accustomed to being spoke down to. That was something he wished on nobody. So he really did just put up a tough act. It seemed many of the people here were far more complicated than they let on.


@L1d1ja
 
"I was trying to see how each of you react, to then know your powers and strengths in unknown situations. That way in battle I can exploit your strengths and hide the weaknesses. Now I know that Chuckles is quick to react and Rowan is bad with surprises. Tiny tries to defend others." He explained. "That's the explanation. And as I said, you should try way harder if you intend to hurt me with words." He grinned.


@GalacticRam
 
Oceana cried out when Dorian's arm got stabbed by the wicked tail spikes.


Seeing that Svetlana was dealing with the Wyvern, the elf rushed over and was going to get out bandages when she caught a whiff of something sour, almost spicy.


Venom.


Letting out a hissing breath of sympathetic annoyance, and slight fear, she quickly removed Dorian's gauntlet.


"Don't move." She said gruffly


"Stay calm and sit there."


She payed no attention to Foxrun's babble. But she was glad Dorian was so nonchalant. He was calm.


she then held his arm so it was lower than his heart, and proceeded to suck out the venom, her canines pressing into the human's arm. Her nimble hand dug into her waist pouch for a bottle.


She could taste it, beyond the tang of Dorian's blood she tasted the acrid venom, coursing up into his flesh.


She sucked up the human's blood, and the venom, careful to spit it out and then tipped some of the liquid in the bottle into her mouth and spat again. She repeated this twice before sticking some leaves in her mouth and chewing them, and smearing this paste on the wound.


"Even if we had Valeiah here" she said as she wrapped a temporary bandage around Dorian's arm, "she seems too inexperienced in visceral magic to extract liquid toxins. Healing magic coaxes the flesh to mend faster but healing a wound over poison wouldnae do anything to stop it from spreading."


She grunted as she withdrew a long, straight piece of antler from her pack with one hand. She tied it into a splint so Dorian's arm couldn't bend or move.


"We'll have to hope my herbs will work or wait for Svetlana. By the jelly-like texture of your arm I assume it's a numbing poison. Stay calm and don't try to get up."


The elf stood and wiped the blood from her face, it slightly tingled from the venom it had touched.


"I'm going to go get Garrett for you."


Racing up to the deck, the elf called out for the Mage, inky locks tossing in the wind.


"Garrett, Dorian's hurt! He may need magic!"


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Garrett cursed under his breath when he heard what Oceana said. "So that's why the idiot cut the link off." He grumbled before walking off to go find Dorian. "Thanks for informing me." He told Oceana as he passed.


Meanwhile Dorian was actually quite happy about the fact that his whole arm had gone numb: away from everyone's sight, purposefully covered by the armor, were numerous wounds and scars, little phantom pains that often plagued him.


@OlKaJa77
 
That actually makes a lot of sense. "So it was your own way of looking out for everybody." He stated with a grin. Foxrun let loose a sigh as the elf mended to the shifters wound. As much as she disregarded him and his presence, he was thankful she took action in lessening the effects from any real harm to his system. "Luckily she isn't holding your earlier actions against you in this moment." He chuckled then turned away, there was nothing he could do to help anything here. And seeing as he somehow managed to constantly anger the elf with his presence anyways, he saw no point to stick around.


Decidedly, he went over to where Thora and Bo were instead. "How is everyone over here?" He questioned, concerned this had made their fear worse by chance


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Thora's gazed had been honed in on Dorian. He had saved her once again, except this time his arm was hurt and he was poisoned. The guilt that plagued her was more overwhelming than the fear that had previously claimed her. Thora didn't turn her attention to Foxrun until she spoke. "I am -" she began and stopped. How was she? Really? These sea monsters were real and that terrified her. She was on a boat and so her connection to the earth was gone leaving her to feel lost. A few of the others had guarded her back and saved her from danger leaving her grateful. And she was still guilty about Dorian. So how did she feel? "I am alive," she decided as her racing heart began to slow down. That was one thing she knew for sure.


@GalacticRam
 
His gaze softened in the slightest. He could tell whatever she was feeling was eating at her. "He will be alright you know." He took notice of how often she glanced at Dorian. "Oceana is making sure of that. And he seems pretty sure of it as well." He stated and smiled reassuringly to her. "I'm sorry this trip has become so hectic for you. I had really hoped it would have gone smoother than this."
 
"Hopefully from now on, things will be smooth sailing." Bo added, holding back a grin. He might not have been enjoying his time on the water all that much, but he had to admit, there were plenty of jokes you could make about ships.


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The elf grabbed Garret's arm as he passed by. The worry was obvious in her eyes.


"It's venom. The paralysis type. I tried my best to extract it but I know I didnae get all of it. It could be fatal if it reaches his heart or lungs."


Oceana released the Mage and turned to watch Svetlana, just in case the elder needed back-up.


"Thankfully it seems slow moving so we have at least a couple hours."


She suddenly dashed to the side of the ship, her sensitive taste sense causing her to gag up what she had just swallowed, her body's own defense against the toxin.


So for the second day in a row the elf maiden up-chucked her stomach contents, right into the blue, blue sea, trying her hardest to convince herself that it wasn't because of worry, or heartache or fear.


Sliding down to sit against the rail of the ship, Oceana put her head between her knees.


And just breathed.
 
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Foxrun raised a brow at the giant of a man, before loosing it completely "you're an odd fellow. I like it." He grinned and shook his head "always brightening the situation somehow it seems. I mean, unless you were to block the sun." He joked "although that would be welcoming on many occasions to be truthful. And I must admit, even if the trip has not been too great, I have enjoyed the companionship between each other at least."


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Thora was reassured by Foxrun kind words. She agreed, she had also hoped that the trip would have gone smoother. At least the fae was able to convince her that Dorian would be alright. She chuckled quietly at the conversation between him and Bo. Their lightheartedness warmed her worried heart and calmed her shaky body. "I, too, have enjoyed the companionship," she grinned.


@soundofmind @GalacticRam
 
"Likewise." He smiled, glad that Foxrun caught on to the joke. And he wasn't sure if Foxrun and Thora's puns were intentional - companionship - but he chuckled to himself anyways. Truthfully though, he was ready to sit back down now. The chaos of the past few minutes was distracting, to say the least, but every now and then his thoughts were pulled back to the ocean. He was greatly looking forward to when they would finally be on land. "Aaaand... I think I'm going to sit back down now. I don't care much for the rocking." He plopped down beside them, a little surprised that his head actually didn't sit that far below them - especially Thora. He smiled to himself again, thinking it was funny, and shrugged at the two. They could do what they wanted, but he was sitting. He felt much more steady on his bum.


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