PrinceAlexus

Realms of Sun & Shadow

Daphne

Lunaris Temple

Medical hand holding is a thing. Temple. Of the Heart....

Daphne slowly turned her head to see Nathanial and there was confusion in her violet eyes, she could hide her body language more but not that feature so easily and she sighed feeling helpless, unable to know what's going on, what's going on in Dawn Haven and News of the current events and yet to reach them isolated on the edge. That was partly why she decided to go defensive as there was a wide expense of unknown status ground between them and the town square.

She turned to face him, He was right, she called him a friend she should not be upset he chose to voice an opinion. “Its, hard. I'm not Coswain, Abel… I have a few more years than the green recruits, but I'm no veteran. Training to be a knight is a lot longer than a guard.” Daphne admitted, she did her best and tried her hardest but she still was just Daphne… Squire Daphne.

“I know, I just hope I don't ruin it. She was so cute…and I guess I like blondes. Alot. It was one thing I could decide, orders…alarms..” Daphne laughed and made a little Fun of herself, she did admit she had let herself just do something, take control of one thing, when everything else was chaos.

“My.. Coswain, he out there, alone maybe. I'm meant to be at his back, and Prince ordered me away.. “ Daphne said with frustration and glanced down at the pair of honour blades at her waist, hers and her master's.

Daphne nodded at the advice and waited, she was restless and paced a little to try and use some of her energy, much as she wanted to, practicing blade drill in a Temple would be wrong, just felt wrong.. She chose to pace, and to think as she did running though things, and the crazy day from feast to murders.

Her wait proved that she would be given a sign and as it turned out waiting was a good thing after all.

Daphne was standing, leaning against a wall as she waited, a noise caused her to turn her head and she caught the eyes of Kat, she definitely was complicated and what she could tell said that she would act in her own time. Daphne gave her the time she needed, a curious tilt to her head a a glitter of hope in the violet eyes of the Cadian Daphne, an local quirk that was rather rare in Lunaris

Kat moved closer and she was rather bold In her own way, arms extended around her neck and she was right on her toes to reach her lips. Daphne did not stop her and was caught too off guard to bend her knees. Softer, slower but there was something meaningful and more about this kiss than the bold kiss that started all this.

Her layers of armour meant she did not feel her press against Daphne as much, her more Amazonian form was solid and she put an arm to behind to hold Kat steady and help her keep her tiptoed balance.

Her words came out after Kat broke the contact of their lips and spoke, it made little sense, it made every sense to Daphne at the same time. Daphne did not break eye contact and just gave her a quick peck to confirm her apology, with an almost sparkle in the violet eyes again.

“I should ask you to forgive me, you where…and I…” She meandered off, not sorry but very reminded she was so forward and Kat had such a day. They both had a rather less than normal day in different ways.

Daphne had been partly concerned it was a really bad kiss, well a woman had to wonder when that happened, it turned out to be something deeper. Daphne would not pry, but she could not just ignore what she said, it was important.

She flashed Nathanial a thumbs up and a genuine smile for a quick second, in thanks, it had all worked out and spoke quietly to Katherine, he would understand she was sure.

“I'll not pry, we all had a rough day, your secrets are safe Kat. I'm not gonna push you.” Daphne reached for a hand and pulled her with little force to a small wooden bench where they could sit and talk, Kat looked a little… something Daphne could not place. She was not experienced at this, this was new to her, this…feeling….

If Kat chose to Snuggle into Daphne's side, well that would be a chore, or sit on her lap for sure… how dreadful her mind added with a major slice of sarcasm. It was more the spot was quieter, in a corner, safer, and hopefully made the woman she had these unknown feelings running through her mind more comfortable and feel safe.

Whatever secrets, we'll that could wait,m as even her limited understanding told her to let the woman be, and to let her open up if she chose to in own time.

Daphne somehow managed to mantain her calm, despite her emotions beating hard in confused places her voice remained softer, calmer and much more gentle than the guardswoman used in her duties. “kat. Breathe, slow, in, out… with me, you're safe with me.” She said to calm Kat down, remembering a lesson from Persephone as she tried to help Kat manage what she was not sure if another trauma response.

A gentle pressure on Kats hand hopefully would help her feel more grounded as she hopefully helped, Daphne had been in kats place more than once before.

What were they? Who honestly cared at this point the world was cast in eternal night as it was. Just two people taking a risk.

She spoke after a few minutes of quiet, a little curiosity. I'm her tone, had they met before? “So, Capitol? have we lived in circles and never met before? The Temple was one place where I could get time to breathe and feel calm even for a few minutes. I ended up being a recruit 3 times over. Cadia was busy, but the capital was something else.“ Daphne asked, interested in learning if they had a shared experience or been in similar places. She decided to break the subject and try to open something fresh, past, maybe comment how they may have met in passing, anything really to pull the cute blonde Kat out her shadows.

Daphne was feeling a little teasing trying to up the mood as she joked. “Unless my lap is more comfortable and our lips closer.” She joked with a smile and glitter to those Violet eyes, an off ramp, if she just did not want to open up and cuddle or anything really. Daphne had not exactly had an easy start and could tell the signs Someone was having a rough time of it.

By Selene the least she could show her was some kindness after a rough day.

...

She did not spot the older woman Persephone look out a little outside the door before she decided to rest a little more, the alarms would last for may hours and no one was gonna be going anywhere soon. She just smiled and returned to sit back, going over her meditations to try and help make sense of what was painfully forced into her brain. Visions where rough and she was struggling to make it all fit together.

At least Daphne was having fun, she trusted her Husband would return even as she worried. It was a soldiers life to take risks, and a partners life to have to be the one waiting.

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@PrinceAlexus, there are a few grammatical errors, but I usually don’t nix a writer for those on RPG, especially since I make the same mistakes in the same space — abundantly. They didn’t take too much away from the story, anyways.

The story is touching, bitter but sweet, cold but warm. I am glad you have seated yourself amongst the winners. ☺️

Thank you for taking my request, @Loksfjoer!

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Thanks, it came out pretty good, I was trying to keep them in balence

How many RPs do you have at the same time?

2-3 is most I can easily keep track of

Realms of Sun & Shadow

Daphne

Lunaris Temple

Medical hand holding is a thing. Temple. Of the Heart....

Daphne's joy as she felt…whatever that feeling was from their kiss was certainly very different to what she normally felt from a first kiss and she did not know exactly what she meant to do about that feeling. She had fun, but this felt like something else and she had no frame of reference to exactly describe or make things make sense.

Her lips parted from Kat and she let her hand go from the woman's cheek, it was soft and warm in her palm and fingers, she wanted to ask but was scared to even describe what her mind was running through trying to make any sense at all.

Then it all went upside down, backwards and turned into a reaction she had no idea and this was entirely different to anything else she had experienced again. Most people were happy and had returned the kiss, or at least grabbed her ass… She was in excellent shape. Daphne looked as Kat left her, excused herself from the situation. Talk about a kill to a woman's confidence or ability to kiss, she had no idea about the reaction or why and very much unsure what to do.

She was a confident guard, but in personal situations she was not as calm and confident as might have been seen.

She flopped down onto the floor next to the pool and dropped the swords with a clatter, followed by dropping her face into her hands and sighing as she looked down at the pool. Looking up after a few minutes she looked at the sky, a large vista of stars and light glittered from the skies. A cool breeze came from the centre of the temple where the building's centre formed a window into the night sky, fully open to the heavens.

Then something came to her in the peace of the movement, she saw part of the glow of the moon that never left them, the eternal night that had cloaked the land in darkness for months on end.

“Seluna, help me…” She said softly as she looked up and admired the stark bright lights against the deep and endless black.

“Did I manage to offend you, or did I hurt Kat, did I do something wrong, because they said never to lie in a Temple.. “ Her brain wandered off to the kiss and her inability to hide her feeling that she wanted to kiss the smaller woman, she did not normally go for those, but something pulled her that way.

“What did I do wrong, she Is cute, interesting and something else entirely. Sir Abel is dead, monsters lurk, and we have Only a small hope that light will return. What else, What else do you want from us, what else do we need to do? How can I protect people from all this and themselves?” Daphne asked, maybe the goddess could change things, hopefully.Daphne had done all of her service in times of the blight, in the darkness and the depths of the end times.

“If I cannot hold it together , how can those I'm meant to serve ? Keep my friends and those risking their lives aafe this day, and the others, the danger does not stop and we alone cannot be lucky every single time. ” Daphne asked into the cold night, even the calm Squire had a limit and a breaking point.

Daphne looked down at her hands, worn, she had small Scars and marks, she had a damaged nail from clipping it against her belt. Her training had been brutal, basic, selection and then under Lord Coswain and Hector, everything had been a hard road but she was here…

She did not move for a little while and just contemplated things, thought and how life had led her here from the Orphanage of Selene in Garrison Town Cadia. She still could recall the rough stone and the small fire that kept them warm on cold nights, when ice snuck though and tried to turn even the drinking water to ice.

One thing never froze. The Holy Pool, it had been a salvation for many, in religion and also always provided a safe place to seek shelter, clean water for travelers in need of those not Inhabited. People kept them clean and left a coin or two in thanks to the lady's grace and kindness.

Daphne rose slowly to her feet as she put the swords away without any real answers and no more idea of what to do than before. She hoped guidance would find her.

Slowly she made a stiff walk having been sat on the cold stones of the Temple, Holy but not comfortable!

Something felt very wrong deep in her feelings, her gut feeling, something was off and she was alive because she never ignored that.

“Kat, Kat…” She said softly as she approached braced to feel the hot and bitter sting of being rejected by someone whom you risked a chance to open yourself to. Guard or not she was still human and still a woman with a sense of pride and self.

She nudged at the door gingerly and it seemed to be almost pitch black in the gap, not just dark…not just grey…pitch utter black.

“Kat, are you OK, please, regardless of if you want to kiss me again? Whatever happens, its my job to keep you safe.” She said trying to project her aura of calm and control like she was taught. Kat, was the name her mind gave the woman, she was Kat, and it felt.. right however forward as it was and an assumption.

Always be calm, if you are calm, the situation could be handled safely, fear was what got you and others hurt or even killed.

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Banned.

Now I will have Garlic Bread and dip it in gravy and serve it with afternoon tea.

Dracula is not happy, but we gave him the nice blood to make up.

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Banned, do not talk about Cluthu like that, he is quite polite at Tea time for the Evil adventure club.