Aces Away

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@Sombrero he can just have the drink already if it's easier than having me use my NPC

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you can enter the bar, we've got a few folks in there.

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Cool! Whoever is able to can make their posts then

Castle Grimm [A Fantasy Drama]

Kehah had tensed even more as they entered a courtyard and came face to face with the Onyx Empire convoy, flicking a blade into her hand. Muscles coiled tight and senses on high alert, she kept her place behind the representative she'd fallen behind as they walked through the gate. She didn't have an instinct to protect, per se, but she knew that if a boy no older than 20 was chosen as a representative, he had to have skill and strength; this made him both beneficial to stay near, and- if she could help it- ensured his longevity.

The green Knight announced that they could rest and Kehah had to resist the scoff that built in her throat. Rest how? The two enemy convoys were within spitting distance of each other. However, the representative let his shoulders slump just the slightest bit, belying his weariness.

She watched him walk to a corner and stare out; he'd chosen a resting place with vantage points. Good. Her purple hair fell over her gray eyes as she tilted her head and glared across the courtyard, arms still crossed and hidden blade held tight. 'These are the people that took you, Zav,' she thought, her calculating gaze falling on a portly man in lavish clothes unfit for the journey to Grimm. 'This pathetic bunch of royals and soldiers took you from me.' if possible, her glare grew colder just as she felt eyes fall upon her.

It was the Representative, most likely sizing people up. Though she'd like to act like she didn't know why his gaze fell on her, she knew; shocking purple hair, clouded gray eyes of steel, and an intimidating presence tended to either draw people to her or scare them away. She idly wondered what her volunteer file said to gain her the look he was giving; he seemed to be deciding whether or not she'd bite his head off as his eyes fell away from her piercing ones and continuedo across the courtyard.

With the steady resolve she's known for, she walked over to him without turning her back to the enemy. Reaching his corner, she promptly hopped up and sat on an abandoned barrel, crossing her legs. The blade in her hand was balanced lightlyon her knee as she pulled one of her gloves off with her teeth, then the other. Once her hands were free, she picked the dagger up and placed the tip of the blade under a fingernail, picking at them and cutting them down to an acceptable length. She gave a tilt of the head and a small smirk towards the man.

"Representative." She offered plainly.

Castle Grimm [A Fantasy Drama]

Despite just setting my character up behind Vashonn's, I'm going probably wait to post after them.

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I'm here of course, and ready for this to pick back up again :)

Castle Grimm [A Fantasy Drama]

The last sentence of my post is just a stab at the fact that Kehah is only 20 and just barely 5 foot 2.

Castle Grimm [A Fantasy Drama]

Kehah tilted her head critically at the Green Knight's obvious threat. One of her higher ranking officers lead the way in and the company started moving once more, following their Knight into the newly opened area. The merchants picked up their conversations, questioning who they might trade with once the issues were resolved. She felt a stab of pain when she realized that- since the invitation called for top representatives from each side, regardless of them saying it was for negotiations- some of these people risked not making it all out alive. All of them risked that, of course, but these merchants weren't fighters or killers like her and the soldiers.

"What do you think, Ms. Mercy?" The merchant who'd hired her once upon a time asked. She stopped herself from flinching at the man's nickname for her, and slid her eyes to the side to meet his, questioning.

"About what, Tagar?" She questioned in return, causing the older man to smile.

"Do you think we'll make good sales? Good deals and the like?" He repeated. She allowed her eyes to slide back to the castle, and the giant mirror above. She took in the feeling of her raised hairs on her arms and neck- thankfully covered by her hair and armor.

"I think," She began, tone allowing no warmth. "That if you enter with fanciful dreams of peace, you'll be one of the first to die." She finished, leveling the stricken man with a warning look before drifting back to the front of the line. It may have sounded cold, but she didn't mind the man and was even finding herself wanting him to make it out alive; the world needed people with pure optimism like his.

As she settled into step behind the Confederacy representative- a boy just a year or two her senior with light auburn hair and determined posture- she kept her senses on alert for any chance of ambush or misdeed that could lead to an early demise on White Rock's side. There was a light berth around her as the soldiers attempted to avoid her cold exterior, and she couldn't help the small huff of laughter that escaped her lips at the big army men avoiding a girl just out of adolescence and barely reaching their collar bones.

Castle Grimm [A Fantasy Drama]

Just got off work, I'll be posting within the next hour or so

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I have a 7am-3pm shift tomorrow*, then a new yer party at 8pm. My work schedule is horrible so I haven't gotten much sleep and I'm ready to crash tbh. I hope I can at least get these 5 hours in before I have to wake up again.

*Edit: today, technically since it's passed midnight.