Raineh Daze

Blades of Iron Roses: An Anime-Inspired Knight RP

Tyaethe

"Maybe? I've heard her name far too much today for it t be a coincidence," the vampire answered, gesturing vaguely around, "Although, I don't know when she got into dream manipulation; that was never something she's done before. Put people to sleep a few times to rearrange them into compromising positions, but dreams..."

She shook her head in answer to the second question, "I haven't slept, and she hasn't decided to bother me some other way. At least, not yet. I don't think she would have anything to gain from trying."

"Don't sell youself that short, though. You're still a bit younger than half of them--and I'm not even counting Lilette or myself--were when they joined, that's still plenty of time to improve."

@Crimson Paladin

Blades of Iron Roses: An Anime-Inspired Knight RP

Rui, Near Lein

"Hmph," the dwarf replied, handing the blade back over to its owner, "That's some interesting work ye have there, lass. Never seen anything like it, from the make down to the metal. Something about this steel dinnae feel grounded."

There was another fascinated look before he turned back to the forge and the weapon he had been working on. "There must be something else ye want, otherwise ye would nae be cleaning now."

For the girl's part, she gave Lein a look that must be altogether too familiar, even if this was a rather different face than he usually received it from. It was the ubiquitous 'are you trying to be stupid, or does it come naturally?' It seemed that some things were universal, transcending language, nationality, and race altogether.

"I have full responsibility for how I conduct my observation," she stated, swapping back to the obviously-less-strained Veltish. She also made no move to go for the soap, or indeed move at all, which probably wasn't surprising either.

@PigeonOfAstora

The Lion's Banner: A Fire Emblem-Inspired Anime Fantasy RP

Gisela

Although there was almost no lighting, it wasn't impossible to see for the Hundi--starlight was light after all, and her vision was better than a human's in such a condition... even if it was no patch on the nem's. Of course, if anyone were to light their direction up even vaguely, the reflection from her eyes would be something of a giveaway that there was something alive in this area. Maybe not a person, but it would still be a warning sign.

So, she was standing around with her eyes closed, ears twitching occasionally and listening for the sounds of battle, thinking about what might be more appropriate. Fire? If it came time to destroy the undead, fire was always an option. She'd spent some time to apprise Valmyra of the option of simply... taking over the necromancers' work and cancelling it, circumstances permitting, but if that wasn't possible, it was probably best to just burn everything.

And that would solve the issue of most of them having some difficulty seeing, too.

Blades of Iron Roses: An Anime-Inspired Knight RP

Tyaethe

That was... certainly an involved dream. Her fingers drummed against one leg, eyes closed. "That... sounds like Flori. He was a friendly, flirty bastard. Always got annoyed if he couldn't copy someone's style for some reason, although if he could but got forced to use his own style anyway... well, that was always exciting. I think that was why he liked to give people pointers so much, he wanted more people to duel with than me and Lilette."

Which made it stranger. Florian was dead. Very dead. She should know, she was at the funeral, and he'd been old. It wasn't like a violent death, where you could maybe fake it and slip away to start over somewhere else; it was just the end result of time marching ever-onwards. And he hadn't ever stopped coming around and giving pointers, right until the end, there was no case of mistaken identity.

But... this woman. Maybe she was overthinking it, but she'd heard the name too much today. Was it really a coincidence? "The watcher. Describe her again." Tyaethe waited for a response. "Not much taller than me? Eyes like ice? Just sitting on the air like it was a nice seat?"

With each answer, the feeling that some massive headache was waiting grew, until the paladin finally put her head in her hands with a groan. "That was Merilia. I don't know what she's doing, or why, or how, but she's behind this. It could just be a massive joke on her part, or maybe she's trying to help somehow, but... it can't be anyone else. Lilette is the only one around who knew everyone like that, and she's not the type."

At least Merilia couldn't hurt them, no matter what her plan was. That was something.

@Crimson Paladin

Blades of Iron Roses: An Anime-Inspired Knight RP

Lilia, Dining Hall

"L-Lilia, daughter of Lilette," the elf replied, returning the bow with such speed that she nearly headbutted Fionn and it was surprising that she hadn't given herself whiplash in the process. "It's fine, it's fine! You were busy, I saw the duel... really, there's no need to apologise, or rush, we don't need to bother the captain, I can wait."

Blades of Iron Roses: An Anime-Inspired Knight RP

Lilia, Dining Hall

"Ah, yes, I got an invitation with mum and auntie..." the girl mumbled, Ithillin accent stronger than ever as she looked away and seemingly doing her best attempt to hide behind Fionn entirely. It was going reasonably well, given the comparative dimensions of a buff human man and a slender elf, but that could really only offset the lanky girl's size so much. And if anything was seen, well... she might make a reasonably good attempt at blending in outdoors, but here she stuck out like a sore thumb.

At the mention of Cecilia, traces of a blush started on the girl's cheeks, eyes flicking over the entire room to make sure she wasn't there. "Oh, no, I was expecting to talk to the captain today, but there's no hurry..."

@HereComesTheSnow@The Otter

Blades of Iron Roses: An Anime-Inspired Knight RP

Tyaethe

"... a dream?" the girl asked, cocking her head curiously but continuing to settle into a comfortable position, "May as well. I've got two hundred years of the things."

Although, she wouldn't say that made her much of a specialist in the matter; she wasn't the sort to go around interrogating others about their dreams. Maybe there was something about this one that made her seem particularly relevant? The nearest member of the clergy was the right place to go if you started having some sort of prophetic dreams, or they got too heavy in religious symbolism.

@Crimson Paladin

Blades of Iron Roses: An Anime-Inspired Knight RP

Blacksmith's Forge, Near Lein

Lein got a grunt in response, the dwarf taking the hot metal and shoving it back into the forge to heat, only then stepping over to look at the sorted piles. "Five days, ye said? Tell whoever sent ye that they can use the usual spares before then."

'The usual spares' being the wall festooned with examples of perfectly adequate, for a dwarf, weaponry on the far side of the forge. It also meant that whoever was responsible would have to come and get lectured for placing an order on such short notice and not even having the decency to deliver it in person. Or they could go without weapons, of course, but then they would still need to collect the repairs.

"I speaks Thaln," the rabbit said after a pause, accent much stronger and run through with a pronunciation that was almost Ithillane, but at the same time quite distinct. "It is... new. Very newer? My owner instructed me everything about Candaeln before sending, no time for more language."

Although Ardor raised an eyebrow, his attention was unsurprisingly captured by the blades at her waist more than her foreign look, giving the weapons an examining eye. Gesturing at the swords, the redheaded dwarf asked, "Can I look?"

The rabbit swordswoman was visibly uncomfortable at the idea but, coming to some decision, carefully drew the smaller of the two swords and presented it for inspection. Now that it was drawn, the intricacy of the craftsmanship was quite impressive; the gilding around the hilt spelled out something in foreign characters, a regular, wavy pattern ran down the length of the blade, and the original smith had gone to some painstaking length to etch what appeared to be a mighty serpent along the blade.

@PigeonOfAstora

Blades of Iron Roses: An Anime-Inspired Knight RP

Rui, Near Lein

"How must you address him...?" the girl repeated, going over the phrase a few times in her own tongue, then working through the name. Eventually, the look of faint concentration left her face, and she replied--as the two entered the smithy--"Lady of Storms would be the most appropriate address that you would be permitted to use."

Despite Lein's best attempts, the smith's rhythm only wavered for a single swing, before picking up as if there had been no interruption at all, even though the stocky figure glanced sideways to make sure that nothing was being surreptitiously pocketed. His current work appeared to be nothing special, the blank slowly taking shape into a proper sword, yet without any of the runework or intricacies that could potentially be included even at this early stage.

"If ye gave me some idea when that would be, lad, then maybe I could give an answer," the dwarf grumbled, words punctuated by the ring of the hammer, "Ye cannae act like I hae no work."

If Rui had any response to the sudden revelation she had been using the wrong language, there was nothing on her face.

"A companion? I never expected ye to bring someone else."

@PigeonOfAstora

Blades of Iron Roses: An Anime-Inspired Knight RP

Rui, Near Lein

"By my lord, of course," the swordswoman stated, as if that explained everything. She made no move to obstruct Lein's passage and quietly fell in behind him. Perhaps too quietly--without checking over his shoulder, it was a little hard to tell that she was actually there. It wasn't the most descriptive explanation possible... but on the other hand, at least the ashen-haired swordswoman was answering questions.

It just might take more questions. Or working out the mindset of such a dedicated retainer.

@PigeonOfAstora