Tauer [M:150:160:][D3v:http://rpgmenagerie.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=cs&thread=540&page=1#18960][b]While the Light's away, the Shadows will play.[/b]
Joff's surprise was nothing compared to Tauer's. Ouch! He covered the throbbing part of his face with a hand. Who knew a little girl's slap could sting so much.
I'm sorry, I...
The demon prince knew he deserved her angry outburst. He could have just ran without dragging these two into it. Merik would have done the right thing, what with all his combat training. But then again, Tauer's older brother hadn't been the one to inherit such dark powers without warning.
He looked at Nissa's face where a wayward stone had made contact. They were both going to have bruises the next day.
How's your face?
Tauer would have offered her something to wipe away the blood, but all he had on his person was his clothes, and experience had taught him that it was near impossible to get blood stains out with river water.
::She reaches up to give the cut a tentative touch, flinching at the pain. Whatever resolve she has crumbles a bit at the sight of the blood on her fingertips before quickly being put back in place as she goes to check out her brother.::
"It'll heal.
Joff, are you ok? Are you hurt?"
::Joff squirms to try and get away.::
"I'm fine, stop touching me."
::There is sadness in her eyes that Joff misses completly.::
"Little brother, it looks like we are going to have to leave the town after all."
"I don't wanna go."
"Me either, but we have to. We have no where else to go now."
Tauer [M:150:160:][D3v:http://rpgmenagerie.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=cs&thread=540&page=1#18960][b]While the Light's away, the Shadows will play.[/b]
"You're not evil, you gave me an apple. Evil people don't do that."
::Nissa::
"They also don't try to save the stubborn little brothers of people they just met. Even if the trouble is their fault to begin with.
And no, their will be no talking to them. At first they thought you either an easy mark, or a guard in disguise. Now they know you as a dark mage. And they have seen you help Joff, and I help you in return. Unfortunatly there is no way to explain my way out of this."
::With a sigh she gets to her feet and looks up at the sky to judge the time.::
"Come on, Joff. We need to find some food before we leave."
"But I dont wanna go. I like it here."
Silent as a shadow on padded feet...
Tauer [M:150:160:][D3v:http://rpgmenagerie.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=cs&thread=540&page=1#18960][b]While the Light's away, the Shadows will play.[/b]
Tauer pondered. Didn't this town have an orphanage or somewhere else these kids to call home? The demon couldn't leave Nissa and Joff like this, maybe they had relatives they could stay with. He had to do something to remedy the situation.
How did you two come to live on the streets anyway? Where are you parents?
::Joff plopped down in the dirt with his arms crossed, determined not to move. ::
::Nissa:: "Our parents passed away a few years ago. They were sick, and we couldn't afford a healer. The Sentinels wanted to send us to the orphanage, but that would have meant splitting us up, and we didn't want that. Piper took us in instead. And now thats gone. The little birds will have got to him already, and there's nowhere you can hide once he decides he wants to find you."
::Joff:: "I didn't like him anyway. He made you work too much. I missed you. 'sides, Piper dont scare me. It's Macavity..."
::Nissa with an eyeroll:: "Joff, there IS no Macavity. That's just a story..."
"Is to..."
"Is not..."
"Is TO. I saw him."
"You saw no such thing."
::Joff goes back to his sullen, arm crossed state.:: "Did to..."
Tauer [M:150:160:][D3v:http://rpgmenagerie.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=cs&thread=540&page=1#18960][b]While the Light's away, the Shadows will play.[/b]
"Not that old, but older than the others. And don't worry about "Macavity", he's just a story Piper uses to scares the kids.
We can go look for food, but we need to be careful. His little birds are everywhere..."
::Taking Joff by the hand, she leads him back to the loose plank and slides it slowly to the side to peek out before slipping out into the alley again.::
Silent as a shadow on padded feet...
Tauer [M:150:160:][D3v:http://rpgmenagerie.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=cs&thread=540&page=1#18960][b]While the Light's away, the Shadows will play.[/b]
Tauer followed. Once he had his fill of food the demon would pay this Piper fellow a visit. He could just imagine him; some bossy punk of a kid who liked to rule over his little playground. Tauer wasn't exactly thrilled at the prospect of Nissa and Joff living under such tyranny but surely it was better than having to find another home in a new and strange town.
Leave the little birdies up to me. I'm going to make sure you don't have to leave town.
"Yeah! Gonna make his shadow jump out and GRAB him! That was so AWESOME! I wanna learn to do that!"
::Nissa looks shocked, but smiles it away as another childish whim. Looking around nervously, she makes her way to the end of the alley and peeks around the corner. ::
"There's a group of people coming this way. If you're careful, we can slip in with them and hopefully not be seen.
Look. I don't know what you plan on doing. Or even WHY you're doing it, but remember. Most of these people are just kids. Lost and lonely, like me and Joff... "
::Joff is happily moving about trying to make his shadow look like a monster...::
"Raarrr!"
Silent as a shadow on padded feet...
Tauer [M:150:160:][D3v:http://rpgmenagerie.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=cs&thread=540&page=1#18960][b]While the Light's away, the Shadows will play.[/b]
Tauer didn't want to tell Joff the bad news that the demon wouldn't know how to teach him his dark gift. Instead, he focused his attention on Nissa. She seemed both smart and worried and in need of some reassurance.
I'll follow your lead. And you needn't worry, I'm not in the business of harming children. I'm a prince, after all.
But something told the demon that Nissa wasn't the type to believe in the fantasy of princes and princesses and happily ever afters. If Tauer had a home of his own, here in town, he would be more than willing to take these two siblings in.
::She seems a bit taken aback by Tauer's comments.::
"A prince?... I guess that explains the clothes... Prince of where?"
Silent as a shadow on padded feet...
Tauer [M:150:160:][D3v:http://rpgmenagerie.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=cs&thread=540&page=1#18960][b]While the Light's away, the Shadows will play.[/b]
::As the crowd moved past the entrance to the alley, Nissa grabbed Joff by the arm and slipped in seamlessly with the passing group of people. ::
Silent as a shadow on padded feet...
Tauer [M:150:160:][D3v:http://rpgmenagerie.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=cs&thread=540&page=1#18960][b]While the Light's away, the Shadows will play.[/b]
Tauer followed suit and attempted to blend in with the passers-by. The demon's eyes darted from the kids to his surroundings; making certain that they were safe from further attacks.