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Re: Kindled Embers (Asena & Septimus) [Y1057]
By: unknownmercury Date: November 2, 2020, 8:11 pm
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Septimus let himself be pulled into another kiss, ednjoying it
for a few moments before parting again. "You'll never have to
miss me again, dear one." He kissed her forehead and then
released his grip on her as he stepped back.
"Come, let's go change while the staff starts dinner."
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Re: Kindled Embers (Asena & Septimus) [Y1057]
By: Kimcora Date: November 3, 2020, 7:31 pm
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Asena was happy he returned the kiss and continued to humor her
desire for closeness. She pressed against him, letting his kiss
radiate through her as she focused on him. She let out a small
breath, hiding her disappointment well when he pulled away. It
was worth it when those sweet words left his lips, ones that
made her middle flutter and her heart swell a little. She needed
to hear that...After all the people in her life that she lost,
she needed someone that gave her some hope they wouldn't
disappear. With a half smile, she took his hand and walked with
him back to the house. Of course they had to part so they could
change, Asena leaving him with a kiss to the cheek before she
took herself to her own quarters.
She had time to get a proper bath, a proper dress on, and even
properly pleat her hair from her face as it dried. In time she
met with him in the dining room, thanking Lalasa for showing her
where to go. She was unsure of how dinner would go but perhaps
would try some of her finer dining lessons here. She would have
to use them eventually. When Septimus entered shortly after, she
gave him a small curtsy, a teasing motion due to something Uncle
once told her was polite in seeing your host. "Lord Vianacelli.
You clean up nicely." She told him, noticing he did in fact look
quite handsome.
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Re: Kindled Embers (Asena & Septimus) [Y1057]
By: unknownmercury Date: November 3, 2020, 11:46 pm
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Septimus came into the dining room in a fine white shirt and a
pair of looser trousers. His hair had been pulled back into a
low tail that brushed against the nape of his neck. He bowed in
response to Asena's curtsy and took her hand to kiss the tips of
her fingers. "You look lovely as well, my dear." He moved to
pull her chair out and pushed it in once she'd sat. He then
moved to sit across from her.
The meal came out of the kitchen shortly and the staff proceeded
to serve them, placing slices of the roast on plates along with
carrots and potatoes. The wine that Asena had brought was poured
into glasses for the pair, and Septimus smiled. "Thank you," he
said to the servers. "We can serve ourselves from here. Go relax
and I'll let you know when we're ready for you to clean up."
The servants bowed/curtsied and left, leaving Septimus and Asena
alone with each other. "It really is good to have you back,
Asena. The staff doesn't try to insist nearly as much when we
have guests."
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Re: Kindled Embers (Asena & Septimus) [Y1057]
By: Kimcora Date: November 4, 2020, 2:45 pm
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Asena blushed slightly with a pleased smile when complimented,
taking her seat across from Septimus as he pulled the chair out
for her. She gave him a gracious nod but noted that the kitchen
staff was already serving them. Asena still felt uneasy over
being fussed over, feeling like this was an odd turn of events
considering that she never had people do much for her. As a
warrior, she always took care of herself. As a young woman, she
was expected to learn to manage a household. As a child, her
parents were always gone so she usually was fending for herself
with what she could find. Now, when she had so many sweet people
offering to do things that she could easily do herself, she felt
a bit out of place, much like she was taking advantage of them.
Then again, she felt hardly at the right place to tell them to
leave. This was their job, so was it rude to ask them to leave
and let her handle it?
She gave each a pleasant smile, a certain uncertainty there that
she didn't often show as one man poured her wine for her.
Thankfully, Septimus ushered them away, as it seemed he was also
under the mind they could handle things from there. Asena gave
him a grateful glance as she reached for her wine. The taste was
fine, but after a few sips, she was opting for her water. Maybe
it was too rich for her?
Septimus's assessment of the servants' behavior made her give a
small glance toward the door they left through. "It's great to
be back...Honestly that was the longest few weeks I've had in a
long time." She then gave a small raise of her brow. "Really? I
do hope that's a good thing." She admitted playfully because
that might be a sign they didn't trust her alone with Septimus.
Or that perhaps they worried she wanted them to dote on her.
"Surely I'm not the only female guest to grace these halls, so
if it's not customary then perhaps they're trying to butter me
up?" She then gave a small shake of her head. "Well no worries
over that. You have quite the collection of kind and hardworking
people that work here. That cook phenomenally. Just look at all
this." She gave a small gesture to the plate before she folded
her hands a moment. She whispered a small prayer to Torgar
before her attention was back to the food. She popped a bite of
the roast in her mouth, only to find it was just as
mouthwatering as it smelled. Honestly, she now mourned that she
hadn't had it sooner. "Delicious. I have to stand by for a
lesson sometime."
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Re: Kindled Embers (Asena & Septimus) [Y1057]
By: unknownmercury Date: November 14, 2020, 10:43 am
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Septimus chuckled softly as he started eating. "Oh, you're the
first female guest in quite some time. I should have company
more often though. They don't want to seem disobedient or
impertinent in front of company, and that means I don't have to
repeatedly tell them to stop fawning over me."
He shook his head a bit in disgust. "Honestly, any other noble
would have them breaking their backs to labor around the estate.
I try to go easy and they insist on trying to cater to any small
need I might have. 'I'll fetch your jacket, sir. Let me draw
your bath. Do you need me to chew your steak for you?'"
He paused, glancing at her. "Anyways, enough about my staff. Is
there anything you'd like to talk about?"
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Re: Kindled Embers (Asena & Septimus) [Y1057]
By: Kimcora Date: November 16, 2020, 7:05 pm
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Septimus's annoyance with being cared for made Asena smirk a bit
to herself. Honestly, she understood the sentiment, but
understood it was out of care that his staff served him and not
obligation. It was clear that Lorenz and Lalasa cared for the
man...Well it was hard to imagine how they could not. Septimus
was quite the kind soul and had plans to help others in his
future. Not to mention Asena found herself a bit smitten with
him lately...
The topic change made her drop such a compliment from her lips,
figuring she should probably save his ego any extra fanning
tonight. So instead she gave a hum around a bite of potato. What
was there to talk about? Well, she couldn't talk about work. She
didn't think he wanted to listen to her rant about her business
dealings outside of the home. The campaign was pretty much done
save a little more politicking at events around the city...So
perhaps it was the time to start questioning him about himself.
Learning a bit more about the man that had her attention at the
moment. "Well, you and I haven't had a chance to just talk in a
while...How about things about ourselves? After all, staying
here I learned quite a bit about you, including your love for
tea, you started your career in politics to help others, you're
well traveled, that you have a library, and that you don't
entertain more female guests here." She gave him a teasing
smile. "Call me shocked that you're not more popular. I did
notice a few glances in your direction at the banquet." She
stated before she turned to her water and gave it a sip. "How
about something interesting, like what's the most interesting
thing you've done? Besides becoming a martial arts master of
Septimus style." She said with hopes that it wasn't cliche.
Honestly, she could get a bit more personal with the questions,
but felt that wasn't appropriate over a good dinner.
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Re: Kindled Embers (Asena & Septimus) [Y1057]
By: unknownmercury Date: November 17, 2020, 2:41 pm
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Septimus considered the question, chewing on it as he chewed on
the roast. He swallowed and took a sip of the wine to help wash
down the piece before he spoke.
"Traveling with Genievieve gave me no shortage of adventures.
I've encountered monsters and spirits of all sorts, sat in on
meetings between powerful mages, and visited all sorts of exotic
environments. Not to blow my own trumpet too loudly, but I'm a
very well-traveled man."
He smiled a bit, his eyes twinkling with mischief. He knew he
was stringing her along, teasing her with the buildup to his
answer. Now it was time for the payoff. "In terms of the most
exciting moment of my life, though? It would probably be the
time when I was ten and my friend Kri and I fought a Manticore
in its lair." With that said, he took another bite of his roast.
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Re: Kindled Embers (Asena & Septimus) [Y1057]
By: Kimcora Date: November 18, 2020, 9:03 am
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Asena got another forkful of meat in her mouth as he teased her
with information. All the tempting bits of information and
glazed over adventures made her brow arch, her eyes narrowing
some in humor. Oh, so he wanted to be coy? She had to admit that
the impish light in his eyes was cute, almost like a boyish
charm that showed his age. "Oh, I'm ready to be blown away,
dear." She said in response, her own expression taking on a
teasing light. However, that fell away when she nearly choked on
her next bite when he said he took on a manticore as a
10-year-old. She coughed a little, taking in some water to help
shake the irritation in her throat. "A manticore? You fought a
manticore at 10?!" She gave his face a searching glance, her
lips settling into an impressed but almost unconvinced smirk.
"I'd call you a liar but I know you aren't. So maybe just an
embellisher? Tell me, how did you not end up manticore chow?"
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Re: Kindled Embers (Asena & Septimus) [Y1057]
By: unknownmercury Date: November 19, 2020, 1:31 pm
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"Oh, no, I actually fought it. Kri was scared witless after its
first attack. To keep it from mauling or eating her, I used my
Misilm to throw rocks and upset its footing."
He smiled and leaned back in his chair. "Probably I'd say two or
so minutes alone with it before help showed up and dragged us
out of there. But a very exciting two minutes." He then took
another bite, savoring the roast's hearty flavor along with the
sweetness of the carrots.
"And yourself?" he asked once he'd swallowed that. "You were
with the Nomads almost your whole life, surely you have some
exciting adventures as well."
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Re: Kindled Embers (Asena & Septimus) [Y1057]
By: Kimcora Date: November 20, 2020, 1:40 pm
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Asena's shock clearly showed as Septimus told her that he
actually fought a manticore as a child. Either as a child he was
ruthless or he had a knack for trouble. She did as well as a
child, so she couldn't judge. Instead of manticores, she was
running around as an unwatched heathen in a mining town getting
into her own brand of trouble. Color her impressed that he
survived any time alone with a beast known to devour people in
one bite. She popped another carrot in her mouth when she was
asked about herself. She used that moment of chewing to mull
over her own life and all that she had done. Helping a lord
secure land here, catching a convict there, acting a guard one
day, and solving a town's water crisis another. "Well if we are
comparing creatures, I killed a basilisk with an old friend for
the town of Lytherwood. I'm not much for snakes, especially not
ones bigger than trees." She said with a shake of her head
before giving a hum of thought. "But most interesting were the
tribes of Uleplex. I met a few Viranne while I was visiting
Uleplex. They were always such kind people, strange though. They
like to keep secrets and constantly move. I almost wish I could
live like that... Just being free to do what you please when you
please... Oh well, one taught me how to do use my Magis to heat
my body temperature without bursting into a flame. You know, to
help me with hating the cold and all. Hence why I would never
live in Uleplex. I can't stand the snow." She said shivering
just thinking about it. "So what are somethings you dislike? Any
places you visited that you wouldn't go back to?"
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