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       #Post#: 140861--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Demonreach and Faelan. 
       By: Demonreach Date: March 5, 2012, 8:35 pm
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       As he felt her grasp his shirt and pull his body towards hers,
       his hands found her hips, and before she could pull away, his
       pointed teeth nipped at her neck roughly, his hands reluctantly
       leaving her waist as she moved away and he shrugged, "I am not
       entirely sure you could all of what I can show you." He winked
       at her, his silver eyes appraising her as a predator does prey
       though it was more... lustful. He sighed at her question and
       looked away, shrugging. "A long, long time ago." Which was the
       truth, in part. It had been many, many centuries since the curse
       that robbed him of his hair and eyes and skin, not that it
       wasn't a bad thing but he missed having black hair and blue eyes
       with a naturally tanned skin. Pushing the thoughts away, he
       looked at her as she named where she was from, his face blank.
       "Styrax? Sounds... interesting." Seeing her guarded expression
       about her homeland, he didn't quest further into where she was
       from lest he acquire he ire. But he had to admit, she was rather
       alluring when she was upset. Even though it was brief moment
       when he called her rude, he rather enjoyed the look in her eyes.
       As she asked where he was from, he chuckled, "You would never
       believe me. Besides, I doubt you would've heard about the age I
       lived in or the place, or places. Technically, I am from two
       places, that I know of. The human world and the Nevernever,
       where other creatures, such as the Fae, dwell. Various other
       creatures, bother malevolent and benevolent, live there, though
       the former is more... prominent. And, the great thing about the
       Nevernever, I can access it from anywhere in the world. But, as
       to where I am from in this world..." He paused as he thought,
       choosing his words carefully. "I was born in the fifteenth
       century, around the time of Rome was being thought of, I
       believe." He sighed and shrugged. "Honestly, I have no clue
       where I am from. My earliest memories are of Ancient Rome and of
       the Nevernever. Dragons, the full-blooded ones, weren't entirely
       all the welcoming of my existence. But they tolerated me as long
       as my father was still around and when he died during the Second
       Crusade, they all but killed me and when I was at Death's door,
       some noble woman took me in. And that's where my memory gets
       hazy and the part I do remember, it's as if it was yesterday,
       and that's why my hair and eyes and skin are like this. Because
       some woman was being kind." Even though there should've been
       some emotion, something there to show how much he felt about the
       memory his words brought, his face and eyes were devoid of
       everything, which showed just as much as it hid, if one knew
       where to look.
       As he was lost in his thoughts, he felt her stumble and her arm
       beginning to tug at him to come with, he eyed her curiously
       before realizing that Mariposa had stumbled upon something. As
       she sat down upon the rock, he knelt beside her and held out his
       hand, "Give me your foot." Whether she did or not, he would take
       the slender leg, his rough hands caressing the soft flesh of her
       calf faintly as he felt the lean, hard muscle. His other hand
       lifted her foot up so that he could look at the bottom of it. He
       sighed and whispered a few words in a dead, ancient language and
       breathed softly on the offended area. While he wasn't very good
       at healing, this would help dull the pain and speed up the
       process of healing, as well keep out infection should it have
       punctured the skin. As his breath stopped, and he inhaled
       inaudibly, his teeth nipped at her leg before pressing his lips
       to the bitten flesh, his rough tongue running along the bone
       before his teeth nipped at her calf, playfully. As he realized
       what he had done, he started and backed away a few steps as he
       straightened himself. "Excuse me." He cleared his throat and
       spoke again, "Well, hopefully that helps, eh?" He gave her a
       small smile. "Shall we continue on our way?" He asked, gently;
       still unsure how she would react. Mentally, he was bashing his
       head against a wall. But she was rather appealing...
       Dracierous' mouth started to water at the thought and he quickly
       swallowed, hoping he wasn't too obvious about his conflicting
       emotions. When will you think before acting? Fool! While he
       agreed with the voice, he knew it would never stick. He enjoyed
       the pleasures of the flesh way too much. Idiot! Isn't that what
       got you in trouble the first place? You survive a death curse
       and you think you can just hump away at anything with a vagina?
       While he was lecturing himself, he couldn't help but disagree
       that he didn't hump everything with a vagina. He shook his head
       and returned to the present. Damnit! Focus and quit getting
       sidetracked! He sighed and nodded at the thought, believing it
       had a point.
       #Post#: 141546--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Demonreach and Faelan. 
       By: Samantha Date: March 6, 2012, 6:00 pm
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       Mariposa's mouth cracked open as Alistair's teeth nipped at the
       soft flesh that decorated her neck. Was it an action of
       endearment, or did he just want to eat her? The question was all
       but answered as she gazed back into his eyes; his silver,
       predacious and lust filled orbs contrasting greatly with her
       blue sapphire, smoldering eyes. She watched in silence as his
       eyes ran over her, devouring each inch of revealed tanned skin
       -- and she had no doubt that his thoughts were most likely
       venturing beneath the thin fabric that covered her. Wearing such
       simple and revealing clothing was normal where she came from,
       but it hadn't really occurred to her that the dress she wore,
       which settled about mid-thigh on her body, was quite exposing to
       these people; however, she was too caught up in this heated
       moment to worry about such things. nstead, she found herself
       placing her hand on her hip, the fabric riding up just slightly,
       as her smoldering eyes rested intently on his face. "I'm sure I
       could handle it," Mari purred to him, her pink tongue running
       along her lower lip before her teeth took it captive once more.
       Mariposa gave a quick nod, confirming the "Styrax?" he had
       repeated. It wasn't like she hated the place, in fact she loved
       it to bits, but she had left for a reason. Listening to
       Alistair, Mari only nodded her head every once in a while, mind
       jumbling up as new, foreign words were made known to her. Fae,
       Rome, Dragons, Nevernever, Second Crusade. They were all things
       she had never heard of, or at least she had different names for
       them. Finally, Mariposa nodded, blinking numerous times to allow
       her eyes to focus on him. She reached her hand out, letting her
       fingertips run over the smooth, rough skin that was stretched
       taut over his jawline, following it up until her fingers moved
       over his cheekbones, into his nose where she traced them up the
       bridge of his nose before allowing her fingers to fan out into
       his hair. "What did you look like?" She asked, eyes looking
       intently into his own, expecting to see solar flares of
       compassion and admiration for the woman who saved him in his
       eyes instead of the blank expression he had.
       Slowly lowering herself down onto the rock, Mariposa shook her
       head fiercely, not wanting Alistair to poke at her foot like the
       people at Styrax would do. They'd pokepokepoke just to hear Mari
       crycrycry. But before she could vocalize her distaste for such a
       thing happening, he was already grabbing her foot and whispering
       to it, or at least that was what it looked like. She didn't hear
       any sound from him, only saw his thin lips move, forming
       unspoken words. A cool breeze wafted across her foot, travelling
       up her leg and numbing the pain in her foot. Her brows drew
       together out of confusion, confusion for more than one thing.
       Now, after Alistair had nipped, kissed, and licked her flesh
       --which received spouts of childish and innocent giggles from
       the girl--, Mari was beginning to believe that he actually
       wanted to eat her. He'd already devoured her with his eyes, and
       she knew that the temptation was beginning to increase within
       him.
       She nodded her head, slowly getting to her feet with the aid of
       Alistair; her hands moving to his shoulders to elegantly heave
       herself up to her feet. The pain in her foot was all but gone,
       and only a little ache remained. She tested how much it could
       handle, placing her foot down flat onto the ground and leaning
       her weight on it. With a nod she decided that she would be able
       to walk with ease, however she left one hand on Alistair,
       sliding it down from his shoulder so she could clutch gently
       onto his forearm, using it to drag him along with her as she
       began moving forward towards the city.
       #Post#: 141937--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Demonreach and Faelan. 
       By: Demonreach Date: March 6, 2012, 9:26 pm
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       As her hand explored his face, her fingers fanning out into his
       hair, which his head leaned into the touch as his eyes closed;
       his hand moved to rest on her head, his thumb and middle finger
       at her temples, "Just relax and don't fight. You will feel a
       faint pressure on your mind. It's just me. Or well, my mind." As
       he finished speaking, he opened his mind and pushed his
       awareness out towards her own and with that awareness was an
       image. For a brief moment, his mind touched hers, cautiously at
       first because of how vast his own mind was compared to hers, and
       slowly, as to not scare her, slipped his awareness into her
       mind. His own was like two sides of a quarter: one side was
       dark, primal, and seething with cold anger while the other was
       more calm, indifferent to all things and, if it was possible,
       even more dark and primal than the other side, and hungry, like
       a raging fire. He spoke, gently, though it was words within the
       mind, "This is how my mind feels." And with that, an image would
       appear in her mind.
       It was of Dracierous, or Alistair as she knew him, and instead
       of silver hair, it was replaced with black strands of straight
       hair; his silver eyes a dark blue that held the predatory gaze
       and the easy confidence; his pallor was dark, sun-weathered. But
       his clothes were different. Well, his pants were as he wore no
       shirt, which revealed the lean hard muscles of his upper body,
       which was criss-crossed with white and pink scars, said scars
       still around though they were hard to see due to the pale silver
       pallor of his skin. The predatory gaze was also held an amused
       indifference, and they held a sort of allure to them that caught
       the eye; the faint smile was easy and confident, and also
       revealed the pointed teeth, giving the faint tug of the lips a
       sort of dangerous look. As soon as the image was there, he
       released it; holding it there long enough for her to see it
       clearly before leaving her mind, carefully as to not harm her
       delicate mind.
       Releasing his breath, he removed his hand from her head, "Well,
       there you have it. What I looked like before... this." He
       indicated to all of himself and shrugged. "Do I miss it? Yes. I
       long for what I was before this. But, my savior wasn't
       exactly... honest in her... dealing with me. And that day ended
       in quite a disaster." Sighing, he smiled as he felt her weight
       as she pushed herself up; the smile widening some as she hooked
       her arm around his once more, his hands stuffing themselves into
       his pockets as he starting walking alongside her, enjoying the
       closeness of her body. A small smile was planted on his face as
       he walked with the beautiful woman.
       #Post#: 142696--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Demonreach and Faelan. 
       By: Samantha Date: March 7, 2012, 7:15 pm
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       Her fingers swam through his hair before leaving the soft
       tresses, her hand swinging down back to her side. With a small
       nod, Mariposa closed her eyes and slowly exhaled, preparing for
       some weird feeling to overcome her. Instead, she felt a little
       splish; a fish testing the worm on the end of a hook, causing
       ripples to break the clear sheen of the water before it latched
       onto the hook and was reeled in. What Alistair had described as
       a faint pressure felt more like an airiness; like her mind was a
       balloon and he had poked a hole in it. But instead of feeling
       deflated, Mari felt more elated. And then she noticed the
       two-sided coin. She didn't see it, rather felt it; like a
       tornado, you had the wild and wicked wall of the tornado and the
       calm and hungry eye. When Alistair's words echoed in her head,
       she merely nodded as a response, clueless as to how to reply
       mentally. But even before she could venture into that thought,
       she saw him. She saw Alistair, young and different. It could be
       easily said that what she was seeing was the exact opposite of
       what he looked like now; however, he was beautiful none the
       less.
       The first thing that caught her eyes were his own, hypnotizing
       her, freezing her where she stood. The next thing to catch her
       attention were the scars that littered his chest, the pink
       easily noticeable against his tan skin. It caused her brows to
       furrow. And before she knew it, the image was gone and the hole
       in her mind-balloon was repaired. Even with Alistair out of her
       head, her eyes remained closed. Mari's hands moved to the
       waistline of Alistair's pants, nimble fingers swiftly slipping
       underneath his shirt to touch his defined stomach. She took note
       of the ridges of his muscles; following one to the other until
       her fingertips finally touched one of the raised scars. She ran
       her fingers over the length of it, surpassing that scar's full
       length to encounter another one, tracing it thoroughly before
       moving on to the next. "There are to many.." She mumbled,
       eyelids slowly raising, however her eyes were looking at her
       feet. "The pain must have been unbearable.." The blue orbs
       finally raised, taking only a small peek at his now exposed
       chest, which caused her to grimace, before settling on his face.
       Mariposa gave him a small nod, eyes downcast once more as they
       began to walk, her body leaning slightly against his as if to
       comfort him despite the time for comfort being long gone.
       #Post#: 142725--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Demonreach and Faelan. 
       By: Demonreach Date: March 7, 2012, 7:50 pm
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       He shrugged as he felt her fingers exploring the scars that
       seemed endless, "At first, yes." He paused a moment as he
       thought of what to say next before continuing, "But, like all
       pain, no matter how intense, it fades over time." His silver
       eyes grew distant, and seemingly haunted. "Though there is one
       pain I will never forget and that was when this happened. When I
       became separated from myself, from my other half. The man, who
       was my saviors lover, cursed me. I was supposed to be split in
       two, which was the intent of the death magic, but I was stronger
       and molded the magic to take on a different form but it rendered
       my existence into separate beings. I am still the same person
       but different mindsets, I suppose. The human and the dragon." He
       took a deep breath and offered a small smile as she leaned
       against him. "The dragon slumbers, you could say. It doesn't
       show itself very often but it does every now and then. I can't
       remember what happens, though I get some images. It's like...
       blacking out. I can draw out the dragon's power, such as when I
       blew fire, but it... stirs when I do that, so I don't do it too
       often." He gave her a wistful smile. "Unless it's to impress
       beautiful maidens like yourself." He chuckled lightly before
       letting out a slow breath. "But that was a long time ago and not
       all that important anymore." After annihilating most of your
       half family for what they did, it didn't really matter. He had
       gotten what he wanted and that was that.
       "If you want, you could get a closer look when we are in better
       light, which is in the town. Maybe it will help your infinite
       curiosity with all things, eh?" He nudged her gently with his
       elbow, hoping to lighten the mood. "Don't be so glum, Mariposa.
       It's all in the past and won't, can't, happen again." But, like
       his scars, his curse was irreversible. Maybe he could've broken
       it back then, when it was raw and not entirely formed but now
       that it has had it's grip on his soul, or souls, there was no
       removing it. His body leaned against hers lightly, as if to let
       her know it would be alright. But, in truth, he enjoyed being
       close to the woman, sharing the warmth between their bodies. It
       had taken some serious restraint when she was tracing his scars
       and he didn't think he could hold out much longer. He shook the
       thoughts from his head and rolled his shoulders in a light shrug
       as he yawned. Within a few minutes they would be in the town and
       they could find a place to stay and talk further. Maybe he could
       get the woman to talk more of her home. He did, truly, want to
       hear of this Styrax that she was from.
       #Post#: 143477--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Demonreach and Faelan. 
       By: Samantha Date: March 8, 2012, 7:59 pm
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       Alistair hadn't explained to Mari what a dragon actually was,
       but the more he talked about them, or rather himself, the more
       she was able to understand and piece together. So far, dragons
       were powerful, strong, scary, dark, and seemed to be the
       complete opposite of what Alistair was -- of course there were
       moments when such a thing was questionable. She still didn't
       know what they looked like, and she wasn't too keen on the idea.
       Shaking her head, Mariposa leaned her forehead on his shoulder
       as they walked, closing her eyes with a sigh. "If breathing fire
       rouses it, then you didn't have to do it," She mumbled into his
       arm, sighing once more. If the beast were to be roused into
       awakening, she was the one who would most likely pay for it. She
       was the one closest to him, and had no intentions of leaving him
       any time soon; he was the only person she knew thus far, and she
       knew that it would be nearly impossible to find someone who was
       able to get past the oddity that she was. Besides, like her,
       Alistair was quite different. The two odd balls should stick
       together, at least for a little while longer, Mari had many more
       questions to ask, and she had a feeling that when they entered
       the city she would have even more.
       "Beautiful? Yeah right." She scoffed, lifting her head up to
       roll her eyes at him. Where she came from, she was abnormally
       normal looking for being of such high power. Instead of
       extravegantly shaped pupils, she had normal round balls; instead
       of dark straight hair, she had wavy blonde locks; instead of
       porcelain skin, she had a sun kissed hide. She was completely
       average. Brushing the subject off with a shrug, Mariposa shook
       her head, eyes moving down to the ground to make sure she
       wouldn't step on anything sharp like she had previously. She
       didn't want to look at the scars any more, in fact, she wanted
       to completely forget about them, to pretend that they were never
       there. However, despite this, she couldn't help but to giggle at
       the nudge, nudging him back in return as a smile lit up her
       face. Mariposa felt comfort as Alistair leaned back against her,
       gently placing her head on his shoulder as they walked.
       #Post#: 150965--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Demonreach and Faelan. 
       By: Demonreach Date: March 19, 2012, 5:44 pm
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       He merely shrugged, "Can't live in constant worry and fear at
       everything around you, even yourself. I mean, if you can't
       accept who you are, what you, who can you accept? If you can't
       accept yourself, then how do you expect others to accept you?
       You live with curiosity and I live with this. It happens and we
       have to deal with, accept it, and move on, trying to not be what
       you fear the most in becoming." He looked up at the stars, a
       small smile tugging at his lips. "How can you look in a mirror
       each day and look at yourself? Knowing you are some monster that
       you will forever denounce and not try to be. But, the harder you
       try to push away that monster, the more like it you become until
       those around you, and you yourself if you realize what you are
       becoming, can't discern who is who and which is which." He
       paused as he yawned lightly, his free hand brushing back his
       hair absently before continuing, "Maybe you ask yourself each
       morning who you are. What you are and you get no answer, and so,
       you go out and try to find yourself and who and what you are
       but, in your last moments as you are thinking back on your past,
       you realize you had the answer all along and were merely running
       from the truth, hiding and lying to yourself, trying to become
       something you are not." Once more he shrugged as silence became
       dominant once more and his silver eyes watched the woman with
       keen interest, gauging her and her reaction but the mysterious
       woman, with her endless questions and curiosity, mesmerized him.
       He chuckled as she rolled her eyes at him but let the subject
       drop. His nostrils flared as he smelled the smoke of fires and
       the smell of food and his pace increased some, knowing that
       there would be alcohol in which to dose his thirst. Something of
       medium strength... Enough to get a buzz going within a few
       glasses... He nodded, pleased with his minds choice. Within a
       few more feet, the town became within in sight, a few windows
       were dark and, based on his own ears, he could hear something of
       a celebration going on. He inhaled deeply and released it
       slowly, "Ah. Nothing like the smell of merriment and the
       potential of a few drunk fights to get the heart going, eh?" He
       nudged the woman at his arm and winked at her, his face spread
       in a broad grin at the prospect of a good bar fight or, at
       least, the prospect of getting drunk, not that he did often. And
       he wouldn't tonight, not with Mariposa around.
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       Re: Demonreach and Faelan. 
       By: Samantha Date: March 24, 2012, 4:56 pm
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       Mariposa's fingers found the hem of her dress, fiddling with a
       loose thread in an almost nervous manner as Alistair spoke, eyes
       turned down to the ground. "Tell me then," She began, looking up
       at him with a mischievious twinkle in her sapphire orbs,
       curiosity daring to peek out. "What were you running from?"
       Allowing her tongue to moistorize her bottom lip, Mari kept her
       eyes on him, following every movement he made as she awaited an
       answer. When he brushed back his hair, her hand reached out to
       him on impulse, fingers running through the long white tresses
       that adorned his head, complimenting his angular face perfectly.
       Nearing the ends of his hair, Mari's fingers curled, grasping
       hold of the fine silk gently. However, as she felt his gaze on
       her, her hand instinctively left his hair and fell down to her
       side as her twinkling eyes peered back into his own dull ones,
       the back of her hand grazing the back of his. The more they
       walked, the closer Mari moved to the man until their shoulders
       were now lightly touching. However, noticing such a thing dind't
       make her move away, instead she moved slightly closer, the cold
       air having finally taken its toll on her body.
       Alistair's slight increase of pace told Mari that he was eager
       to reach the city. Without a second thought, she hopped up onto
       his back --legs wrapping around his waist, arms slung around his
       neck-- in attempts to slow his pace down even more. She assumed
       that once they were in the city, which seemed aglow in
       celebration, he would dump her off somewhere; he didn't appear
       as the type who'd like babysitting someone like Mari the whole
       night when there's action happening in the city. Placing her
       chin lightly on his shoulder, Mariposa huffed. "What's going on
       down there?" She whispered against his ear, lips grazing the
       sensitive flesh before she nuzzled her face into the back of his
       neck, huffing silently once more. Despite her dreading the
       moment they reach the city, she was inexplicably eager and
       curious to see all of the different things.
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       Re: Demonreach and Faelan. 
       By: Demonreach Date: March 24, 2012, 10:15 pm
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       He shrugged at her question, "Well, that is another story for
       another day and one you aren't going to likely here." How could
       he explain to this woman what words couldn't capture? He
       couldn't and, in time, if they ever met again after this night,
       or if they continued whatever it is they had at the moment, then
       he might, one day, find the right words and share them. One
       simply does not stop running after nearly killing an entire
       race. Especially if that race was dragons. But, thanks to a
       Knight of the Cross, there was only one dragon left. Alistair
       rolled his shoulders and returned his focus onto the woman
       before him.
       His eyes narrowed briefly as her fingers moved through his hair,
       grasping at the ends of the silver tresses, but his body relaxed
       slightly, leaning into the touch a bit before straightening
       himself as her fingers left his hair. He eyed her wryly,
       chuckling softly. The faint touch of her hand against his rose
       his eyebrows but he remained quiet, his body leaning back into
       hers as she leaned into him. Whispering beneath his breath, the
       air around them, mainly her, rising in temperature just enough
       to banish the cold. Dracierous hardly felt the cold, as his boy
       temperature was usually pretty high. And, though he thought the
       woman at his side attractive if a little annoying at times, he
       knew not of why his heart had sped up, if only just. Maybe it's
       the excitement within the town... That has to be it. But, deep
       down, the man didn't believe a word of it.
       Just as the smell of the celebration hit him, he felt a sudden
       lack of weight leaning against him and frowned, slowing his
       steps and then, he felt said weight upon his back, clinging to
       him much like a monkey. Resisting the urge, the instinct, to
       throw the woman off, he glanced at her as she rested her chin
       upon his shoulder and shrugged, "As best as I can guess, a
       celebration of some sort." His silver eyes looked at her more
       closely and he laughed lightly, shaking his head, "Don't worry,
       my infinitely curious friend, I shall not abandon you." His
       hands moved to grasp beneath her thighs, shifting her body to a
       more comfortable resting place, his hands remaining fixed upon
       the soft skin, hoping the roughness of his hands wouldn't offer
       too much discomfort, and continued to walk on, "For as long as
       we are together, I shall do my best to offer what little wisdom
       I have." He looked over at her once more, adding with a wink,
       "Besides, you need new clothes. And shoes. Definitely shoes. On
       the morrow, we shall go out and anything that strikes your
       fancy, I will buy for you. But," his eyes, though still soft,
       hardened a bit, "You might have to answer a few of my questions,
       if you don't mind." Though he wasn't asking, he wouldn't push
       the subject if she refused.
       #Post#: 155166--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Demonreach and Faelan. 
       By: Samantha Date: March 26, 2012, 7:12 pm
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       Just as Mari was getting cold, the air around her warmed up
       several degrees to accomodate her nicely. A soft sigh of content
       poured through her lips, eyelids lowering until she was almost
       unable to see as her skin prickled with pleasure. Despite the
       air now being warm and comfortable, she didn't move away from
       Alistair. Surprisingly, his skin was warm despite his cold,
       seemingly dead appearance, and the closeness and warmth only
       aided to her comfort. She could only guess that the temperature
       increase was Alistair's doing; surely if he could blow fire and
       do other mind thingies, he would be able to warm her up. If
       anything, she bet he would have given her his jacket if it came
       down to it. Compared to what Alistair was wearing, Mari was
       nearly nude.
       Peeking up from behind his neck, Mariposa glanced at the city.
       There were many things she has never seen before, but she
       refrained herself from bursting out with questions. His
       annoyance with her curiosity was obvious now, and she didn't
       want him to get angry with her and leave her alone some where.
       His promises to not leave her side comforted her only slightly.
       But that didn't mean he would lose her in the hub-bub in the
       city. So many things were going on, and it would be so easy to
       lose track of him. At the thought, Mari tightened her grip
       around his neck, though not enough to harm him in any way. "What
       do you people do at celebrations?" She asked quietly, placing
       her chin back onto his shoulder and leaned her head against his.
       The touch beneath her thighs caused her skin to tingle, much
       like it had when she was warmed up by the man. The roughness of
       his hands contrasted greatly with Mari's own soft, unblemished
       skin, and she liked it. At the mention of new clothes, Mari's
       face brightened, her head perking up slightly as her eyes
       instantly moved to look at his face. A smile spread across her
       lips, but as he mentioned shoes, the smile vanished. Now
       scowling, Mari slumped down against him once more, huffing as
       her arms hung limp down his chest. "Why do I have to get shoes?"
       She whined, nipping gently at his neck out of protest. Just by
       the look at them, Mari knew that shoes would pinch and constrict
       her feet, and, most likely, be hard and uncomfortable.
       Raising a brow, Mariposa turned her head to the side to watch
       the trees as they, or rather he, moved past them. Allowing a
       gentle shrug to roll off her shoulders and a yawn to slip lazily
       through her lips, she spoke in a careless voice, "What do you
       want to know?" Even though she didn't want to talk about
       herself, she couldn't deny Alistair like that. In this short
       amount of time, she had begun to like the man and grow attached
       to him. Not to mention he had done so much for her already, and
       deserved to be paid back, even if the currency would be her
       secrets.
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