There Will Be An End

[Ricia]

Ray didn't answer, mostly because if she got into deeper territory with Zek, then she would become closer with him. It was something she should avoid. "Then keep trying."

 

[InsaneTruth]

"I am," he told her "but I gave my word I will not try to run, I won't abandon SKy, nor will I leave and have my teacher targeted,"

 

[Ricia]

"If you run off. I doubt anyone will target me... though Ashur may or may not blame me for it. But I am sure Mousey could call to my innocents." Ray told Zek.

 

[InsaneTruth]

"Thats true.. but i wont run, running is not freedom it is just a longer set of chains," Zek said

 

[Ricia]

"loving someone is a chain. Losing someone is a chain. living... is a chain. You can't escape the chains." Ray told Zek a bit snippy.

 

[InsaneTruth]

"Not all of them, but I can escape the one that ties me in a cage," Zek told her "I look forward to the day I can make myself want to stay with someone,"

 

[Ricia]

Ray went silent a moment. She had people she would like to stay by. She wouldn't mind being with them the rest of her life. Of course she'd never admit that to them. God if they knew they'd make fun of her... "I hope you find that someone."

 

[InsaneTruth]

"And I hope you get that joy too teacher," Zek told her. His words were a childs pure and without real knowlage of what they said.

 

[Ricia]

She really didn't want that joy. A lover... how ridiculous. However she did reach over and pat the top of his head. It was one of those rare ones that lasted a total of a half of second.


The next few days stated to pass before Axesort thought of how he wanted to mess with Mousey. In fact he thought of several ways. Of course he knew if he opened up this can of worms, Mouesy was going to retaliate back at him. Which he didn't mind, it was good sport, messing with the elf. Though this perticulour plan was going to be a bit painful for him on occasion.


One cloudy afternoon while walking about the Keep grounds, one of the servants ran up to tell him someone was here to see him. A women with a bunch of stuff. Axesort had a few blacksmith try out, but none even did remotely what he wanted them to do. But he thanked the servant before walking to the entrance.

 

[InsaneTruth]

When he got there he saw the smith from the city. Nina she was dressed in simple travel clothing and she looked pretty worn out the boat ride and the horse back riding had not been kind to her. She figited a bit out of her forge she wasn't a top smith out here she was just a girl with an odd hair cut who smelled of sweat and iron.

 

[Ricia]

Ashur grinned, "Go get Mousey please." He told the servant. He nodded before turning to go try and find the elf. It could be hard thing every now and again. "Nina." Axesort greeted, walking up to her. "I didn't think you were going to come." He told her. She did look rather uncomfortable. "Welcome Shadowmoor city and Resmar Keep. My home."

 

[InsaneTruth]

"Its big," Nina commented "I saved up the gold needed to make a trip like this... its good to finally get here... and to be remembered," she said.


Mousey was hard to find he smelled something fishy and was staying out of range.

 

[Ricia]

"Good good." Ashur said with a small smirk. "I suppose you'd like a good meal and some place to rest... and perhaps even a warm bath." Ashur said before turning and motioning one way. He took her first to the forge. It was pretty nice and rather large. There was two floors to it and some where close to the entrance of the Keep.


"You have your own living space up top." Axesort told her. "Of course if you rather live in the keep, that is fine too. If you want an assistant... I have a boy who has been eyeing the forge since it got built. He was previously a slave.. but I think he wants to give it a go." Axesort looked behind him a bit before sighing a bit, "I was hopping you'd meet my stuidest. But he is proububly out."

 

[InsaneTruth]

Nina followed him "a bath and a meal would be well, you say a boy has an eye to be a smith?" Nina smiled "I'll test his metal." She was very impressed by the forge and the keep living in the forge would be heaven to a true smith.

 

[Ricia]

"I'll send him in a few days when you've settled." Ashur said, "If you drop your things... I can have someone show you to the baths in the keep and the mess hall." Ashur said before looking around for a servant.

 

[InsaneTruth]

She set her things inside. She looked around "This is all very grand... Lord Ashur," she told him not wanting to seem ungrateful she took a wrapped parsel from her things "Before you go, this is for you, word of your crest came to me when I docked." She pulled a sheild it was not heavey but it was sturdy the griffin over the mountain was painted on the cold steel shield the shape was that of a noble coat of arms. "I am in firm belief, even if you do not use the shield of your coat of arms it should still be well made,"

 

[Ricia]

He was not sure what he should do with the shield.... however it was a very good a nice gift. He nodded before taking the shield. "I appreciate this. I would enjoy it if you did make equipment the crest into anything that belonged to the keep." Ashur told her before putting the shield under his arm. "You are welcome to anywhere in the keep. We... only have two keep guard at the moment. I believe the keep is safe, however." He told her. Not to mention he stopped a bandit problem before it even happened. "My daughters and sister are around her somewhere.... so is Mousey." Ashur said taking a quick look around the immediate area.

 

[InsaneTruth]

There was a few slaves and Fauns and Star was curiously peeking from around a box at the newcomer.

 

[Ricia]

"Starbright." Axesort called to the fox girl. "Nina, this is Starbright. Star is my frist daughter. Her sister Miuccia my second and Runa my third. They are adopted, but my joys. Starbright, this will be our blacksmith. I think Runa would be most happy with meeting you... as you made the smaller sword for her."

 

[InsaneTruth]

Starbright curtsied lightly in greeting "Hello, you made papa's swords right?"


"I did," Nina said "good to meet you kit," she used the name for a young fox but it sounded more kind then most would who used that name. :You need a wife now lord Ashur three daughters would be a handful,"

 

[Ricia]

"They practically take care of themselves." Axesort said with a chuckle. "I'm not currently looking for a wife." Though he didn't know how the girls felt in a situation like that. If they even wanted him to get a wife. However he'd never take one of callously. He'd think Runa would be against it... while Starbright or Miuccia would be for it.

 

[InsaneTruth]

Starbrights eyes lit up her papa was looking for a mama? She then giggled ears flicking "Its nice to meet you, but I got to go finish helping out, I promised Serafie I'd help him finish up then him and Adair are going to teach me a game called hopscotch," she said tail wagging a bit.

 

[Ricia]

"I see. Well i'm sure Adair and Serafie would enjoy a game with you. Have you seen Mousey today Starbright?" Axesort asked her, though he didn't miss the giggle.

 

[InsaneTruth]

"yeah he was just at the grain store room seems he was looking for something," Star said "he had a really spacey look,"

 

[Ricia]

Axesort rubbed his head lightly. "I see then. He is kind of spacey most the time though. Ah well i'm sure he will come to me when he does."