[center][color=33d6c2][h3][i]Saisri Tyalanthe[/i][/h3]
[sub]Bride of Exon Xe’Jah [@Ellion], sister-bride to Nadia Parnel [@Vesuvius00][/sub][/color][/center]

Oh gods… Saisri had opened her mouth to say something about Nadia suddenly being taken, but then Exon noticed. Before she could offer to accompany her husband to go after the small fire Gem, she was left in the hands of…. One of the elder brothers. The bloodthirsty one, the one whom had looked at her with murder in his eyes.

His words trailed down her neck like ice and she shuddered slightly, shutting her eyes. Imagining herself as a pool of water, calm, still, unmoving.

But the words, so artfully crafted, dripped down into the pool, creating ripples, distorting it with ribbons of water the color of blood. Saisri drew in a slow, slow breath, then exhaled. Blowing her anger and fear onto her pool of water, causing it to bubble. Her heart began beating so fast she was sure the Drakken lord could hear it; her face gained a rosy color. As turquoise eyes half-opened, she spoke demurely, her voice breathy and shaking.

[color=33d6c2]“My lord, if it please you…”[/color] she began, her body trembling and face rosy with what was presumably desire. Her heart continued to race as the water in her churned, angrier now, bubbling. [color=33d6c2]“I do not mean to presume my place here, but…”[/color] She dithered for a moment more. Water under pressure gets hot, and turns to steam…

And eventually the steam explodes.

Saisri jumped off the ground, ramming the back of her head into the Drakken’s face. She felt a satisfying crunch as the top of her skull collided squarely with the soft part of his nose. A sprinkle of blood showered in her hair as she turned and shoved the large Drakken away from her; it shouldn’t have worked but seemingly he’d been startled enough that he stumbled, blood streaming from his nose.

[color=33d6c2]“…But I do not believe I should be required to give the “first sampling” to ANYONE unless I so CHOOSE TO HONOR THEM WITH IT!”[/color] She squarely faced the downed Drakken, her fury causing steam to rise into the air around her.

Then she sighed and bowed her head, murmuring, [color=33d6c2]“Lady Naia have mercy on my soul…”[/color] She crossed herself and took another deep, shuddering breath. As the pool of water in her calmed itself and resumed it’s normal state, so did her heart rate, so did everything else. By the time her husband would come back with his bride in tow, everything would look normal, save for his brother on the ground and the blood in Saisri’s hair.

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[center][color=fda5e7][h3][i]Aerienna Cassiel[/i][/h3]
[sub]Bride of Lugft Huron [@agentmanatee], sister-bride to Atallia Faeron [@NarcissisticPotato][/sub][/color][/center]
Aery smiled politely up at the mountain of a man that was to be her husband. 
[color=fda5e7]“My name is Aerienna Cassiel, but most call me Aery. As the nickname implies, I am a child of Auram.”[/color] She blushed as he mentioned the shoes. [color=fda5e7]“It flatters me that my Lord Huron would appreciate my shoes.”[/color] Her language was needlessly formal, perhaps, but then, two could play at this game of courting. [color=fda5e7]“They’re called heel-risers, if it please my lord. Designed specifically to… attract attention.”[/color]

She spotted the girl that her husband was going for at exactly the same time he did… goodness, he really did have a thing for small girls, didn’t he?

Aery stiffened, as the monstrous Lord mockingly asked the girl to twirl, then asked for Aery’s own opinion. Trying to pit the girls against each other, likely. She could tell from the cut of the dress that the moment she did, everything would be on display. So thus, the little Air gem subtly knotted her fingers together, concentrating to make it so that the air would hold Talli’s dress down. Then she smiled sweetly up at Lugft and leaned against his side, and said, [color=fda5e7]“Why of [i]course[/i] I’d love to see her twirl!”[/color]

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[color=33d6c2][b]Saisri:[/b] Headbutted Atreyu in the nose and probably broke it. Did I mention she’s a little crazy?[/color]
[color=fda5e7][b]Aerienna:[/b] Trying to both play along with, and foil, Lugft’s plans. Hopefully won’t get killed by Talli.[/color]
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