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Post by DarkElfFira on Aug 20, 2009 16:25:00 GMT -5
Sera stood and faced the group she'd had assembled. kylara for the elven dragon riders and other elves. Kalles from her military. Lady Lorana, a leader of one of her father's most successful cities, for the peoples best intrest. As well as Murtagh, Shurikan, and the pair of Eldunari, which had been silenced for the moment. Also, Orik, who'd shown up in the city onnly hours earlier, to speak for his own dwrven people and Nar Garzhvog of the Urgals.
"I know many here, if not the individuals than the people you represent, take issue with my claim to the throne. I bring you here now so that you may speak on behalf of your demographic and the concerns of all people. Before I establish my rule and to prevent another war.," Sera said.
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Post by piratelord on Aug 23, 2009 17:28:22 GMT -5
Kylara couldn't even beleive what she was hearing. sera was talking about peace like she actually ment it. shruikan intruded slightly and said "don't start planing your summer home just yet. listen to what she has to say. she might actually mean it this time." ky starred up at the young queen she had changed so much sense the two had fought in oromis clearing just a few days before. she seemed calmer and happier. that was when kylara saw it in the queens eyes. she looked as if she actually regretted killing eragon and safira. maybe something had gotten through to her. Kylara rubbed her nose she was still feeeling avlittle sick but she thought she would be able to make it through the speech and the corronation. maybe now there would be peace she thought. then kyle got into her head. he started yelling at her then she realized why she felt so bad. her stomach was really hurting and her vision blury. she could barely hear her dragon but knew he was flying to the castle as fast as possible. but she knew he wouldn't get there in time that was when she fell to the floor passed out completly with barely a pulse. soemone had spiked her breakfast and they had intentions of getting rid of her. she could feel peole lifting her and carrying her somewhere but in her state they could have been taking her to the dungeoun and she wouldn't have known. then she felt soft sheets and matress. the hands were gone and she was unconcious again. four or five hours later she came to in the same room she had slept in last night. she looked around and saw sera sitting next to the bed. she was sleeping with her head on the bed. Ky looke daround and saw ner clothes on the floor where someone had undressed her. then she felt her throat. it was raw on the inside and she could barely moan. when she did make a signifigant sound though sera woke up and locked gaze with her. then surprisingly the queen smiled and asked "are you feeling better?" Ky nodded and croaked "could i get some water i feel dry as the hadrac desert."
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Post by DarkElfFira on Aug 23, 2009 21:15:51 GMT -5
"Of course," Sera responded quickly as she stood and turned on the spot with an elfish grace. She tried to suppress all links to her half-elven life. It made her sick to even look at the changes Serenity had brought about as far as her own apperence. She'd not been the same when it came to her looks since her father had told her who her mother was. But she wouldn't be parting with that name unless there was no other choice.
She passed a glass of water to Kylara, who was sitting up in the bed with the blankets drawn close around her. She smiled in a knowing sort of way. "The dissenter who tried to kill you was dealt with most severly this morning when he was caught bragging to a soldier about killing an elf. I'll let you alone so that you may dres and return to the Throne room once you are prepared. We waited on you. The elves have a very large army that I would like to see kept in Du Weldenvarden.," She explained quickly before sweeping from the room.
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Post by piratelord on Aug 24, 2009 5:29:41 GMT -5
as soon as sera was gone Ky sanck back into thepillows. she groaned and rolled out of the bed. as she was sitting on the side of the bed she heard Kyle's voice. he said "i'm glad you're awake you had everyone worried whe you passed out." Ky looked at the window and smiled she was glad no one hd hurt Kyle. then she picked up her clothes and dressed. Kyle said "you going to the throne room now?" "Yes", said Ky then she left the room. it was a long walk and she was a little out of breath when she got up to the throne room. as she pushed open the large door everyone turned to look.. Ky walked up and quickly took her place in the room. and for a second time sera fima started her speech. Ky thought "maybe sera will actualy get to finish her speech this time." she could just see the dragons crouding at the windows to watch.
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Post by DarkElfFira on Aug 24, 2009 20:21:46 GMT -5
Sera smiled gentlly at Kylara and at the dragons who stared in the window. Nicolae and Gabriel had arrived in the night.
"Ky, are you alright?," Nicolae asked quickly. He'd been asked to return to keep Kylara company and now, hearing she'd almost been killed, he had rushed to the castle.
Sera tapped her fingers, knowing that Nico had to assure himself of Ky's well-being.
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Post by piratelord on Aug 25, 2009 5:39:11 GMT -5
Ky nodded and said "yeah i'm fine just a little shaky. i'll be able to make it through the speech though." Nicolae nodded. he had been really worried about ky being here all alone. when they had met in the dessert she had been bent on killing sera. now the two were friends like nothing had ever happened. sera was sitting on her throne waiting for the two elves to quit talking. when she finally had the attention of both the elves. she finally started her speech. maybe now i'll get to say what i was going to say.
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Post by DarkElfFira on Aug 25, 2009 16:33:05 GMT -5
As Nicolae and Kylara moved to one side, Sera smiled and rose to her feet to get everyone's attention. She cleared her throat.
"Now that our ambassadors from the Elves have both arrived and healed, it seems I may be able to continue. Now, I know that you have all grown to hate my father. But i swear on my own life, that will not happen so long as I carry the title of Queen. This land must band together and fight as a single unit. Urgals and elves, human and dwarf. All working for the Common Good. I will also do everything within my power to compensate those families who have lost loved ones and property.," Sera said, slowly and clearly.
Nicolae entered only Kylara's mind so that none of the others could hear. What do you think about all this Ky? Is she being honest?
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Post by piratelord on Aug 25, 2009 17:14:09 GMT -5
Ky who was trying to remember how to breath nodded her head nad said "i think she had a long talk with a few wise old dragons. also the threaght i gave her probably didn't go over in her brain to well." Nico nodded and as ky left ky le entered her mind. he asked "so what now? do we still go off into the mountains?" Ky mentally shook her head and said "no i think we will stick around for a while jsut to see what she does. also her father had an extensive library that i would like to look at." "in other words", said kyle "you still don't feel all that well." Ky admited to it and she walked down the stairs ky watched her breathing and would rest if her breathing became to labored. once she got down to the grounds Kyle had been saddled by one of the stable hands. Ky climed on and just before she left sera came down stairs and gave her a questioning look. ky said "i'm just going for a ride. i'll be back before dinner." once they were out of ear shot of shruikan kyle asked just how ell she felt. kylara said " i feel better than i did when i passed out but i'm still kind of weak from the cold and the poisoning." Kyle agreeded and they continued on for a while before turning back. ky unsaddled Kyle and then went up to dinner. she had to stop twice to catch her breath. she was pale when she entered the dining room but didn't complain or even speak until she ha deaten a little. sera was worried and so was nicolae it was written plainly on both their faces but they said nothing because kylara didn't like people to make a fuss over her.
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Post by DarkElfFira on Aug 25, 2009 17:30:10 GMT -5
Sera had been worried about Kylara ever since the poisoning. Sure, it hadn't been her doing this time, but after a few tests it was discovered that the same substance-- Olivander-- had been used on both the elf and her father. She felt it had been a warning to her, from someone who knew more then they should.
As she st down the table from Kylara, she noticed the paling of the elf's skin. She'd never seen an elf sik, and it bothered her. But she ate in silence, exchanging the occational glance with Nicolae.
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Post by piratelord on Aug 26, 2009 5:59:11 GMT -5
Ky was picking at her food while talking to kyle. they were arguing about whether or not Ky should tell her friends she still felt really bad. Ky said "sera and nicolae have alot to do right now i'll tell them tomorrow." Kyle said "o.k. aslong as you tell them first thing tomorrw morning." Ky agreeded and then Kyle left so that she could eat in peace. Ky ate about three/fourths of her food before excusing herself from the table to go to bed. once she was in her room and settled in her bed kyle came up and poked his head into the room and they talked for a while and then Kyle finally left about midbight and ky rolled over and went right to sleep. she heard some sort of disturbance about three in the morning but rolled over and ignored it. the next mroning nico came in and asked if she had heard anything in the night. Ky said "yeah but i didn't think naything about it." nico was about to say something when sera walked in.
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Post by DarkElfFira on Aug 26, 2009 6:13:43 GMT -5
"We have a problem." Those were the first words out of Sera's mouth as she spotted Nico and Ky alone. Murtagh was on her heels.
"As it is, Kalles has found evidence of and attack by Ra'zac. A skeleton was found outside my window. The bones were stripped of flesh and sucked ry of marrow as no other being can. And beside him was the garb of an Imperial Soldier.," Sera said.
"No one here save or Galbaatorix could control the creatures. There's nothing Sera and I can do besides kill the things.," Murtagh picked up the thread of the conversation.
"And killing the Ra'zac is a task easier said then done. Especially when they are as young as these are believed to be. The younger they are, the more powerful they can get quickly.," Sera finished.
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Post by piratelord on Aug 26, 2009 6:28:21 GMT -5
Ky looked at each person in turn. they were all young but murtagh had been the rider the longest. Ky thought while the others sat around and argued. then finally she spoke, "hey sera do you think it could have been the razac that poisoned me?" the other riders looked at each other and it kind of made since. the razac would have been able to get poison into food and the people of the palace had seen them before so they would ahve passed it off as normal. upon furthur thought Ky finally came up with a way that they could kill the razac. she explained how if they could find out where exactly the razac were hiding they could ambush them in the middle of the day. the other riders were like o.k. but how do we find their cave.
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Post by DarkElfFira on Aug 26, 2009 15:58:37 GMT -5
"You don't think that they would....," Sera began. She trailed off. No way would they be that foolish. "Return to Helgrind?," Nico finished. Murtagh and Sera both gave him surprised looks as he shrugged. "If i were to go somewhere like that, I would go to the last place I could trace the scent of my own kind. Which would be Helgrind. Right?," Nicolae said, explaining his thoughts.
"I don't know. The parents weren't quite that foolish, and they must ave some kind of instinct or something.," Murtagh argued. Sera stood. "Either way, I think the threat must be dealt with. Quickly and throughly. The poisoning was a threat. They, who apparently didn't know the defiance of an elf, tried to use Ollivander. That is what I killed my father with. And the skeletal remains left under my window. Meaning these have been threats not only to me, but to the Empire as a whole. As well as the elves.," She said quickly. "Kylara, Nico, get messages to the Varden, Elves, and to Tronjheim as quickly as possible. Murtagh, have Kalles ut all soldiers on alert. The ra'zac, if seen, are not to be approached. Alert one of the Riders immediatly." She added as she swept from the room and through the corridors of the castle until she reached the bowels of the castle where Galbatorix had hidden his geatest secrets. besides the Eldunari, which Sera still planned to get ahold of.
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Post by piratelord on Aug 27, 2009 5:44:20 GMT -5
Kylara looked at the two riders still standing around in her room. they had begun arguing after sera had left and after a few minutes sera yelled "GET OUT OF MY ROOM!" both boys left like the razac were chasing them. once gone Kylara cralled out of bed and got dressed. Kyle was hovering at her window. ky opened the window and he clung to the side of the castle with his head poking in the room. the pair talked for a while about how Ky was feeling and what the plan was for finding and destroying the razac. once ky was dressed and had eaten some breakfast she went to find sera. she had an idea about getting the messages out to the different people. ky could go to ellesmere and nico could go to the Varden and Tronjheim. then meet up with sera murtagh at the hellgrind once they were done. four riders had a better chance against the razac than just two or one.
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Post by DarkElfFira on Aug 30, 2009 8:04:35 GMT -5
Sera had emergeed from under the castle with a sigh and an armful of scrolls and papers. Anything even alluding to the Ra'zac had been gathered from her father's record rooms.
She now sat in her father's study, Serenity with her head in the window, trying to find something- anything!- that could be used to kill the foul beasts.
Murtagh ha passed along messages to all generals in the Imperial military. Most shivered in fear at the thought of an uncontrollable group of Ra'zac. I'm going to fly patrol for a bit, Sera. Murtagh thought to her as he and Thorn took off.
"Queen Sera, Kylara the elven Rider, is looking for you. Should I find her and lead her here?," A frightened looking girl (she couldn't be any older then twelve or thirteen) asked timidly from the study door.
"Yes, of course. I thank you for sking first, though, Artemisia.," Sera said with a smile. The girl shot from the room after a quick bow andfound Kylara.
"K--Kylara Argetlam? I'm to lead you to Queen Sera.," the girl stammered, not looking at the elf.
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Post by piratelord on Aug 30, 2009 17:13:37 GMT -5
Kylara got up and followed the girl. kyle was loosely connected with her mind. as she walked to gabatorix study he asked her how she felt. when she didn't answer he asked again. this time she answered curtly that she was fine. he said "i know your not. you could barely finish your food this morning and when the yelling started in your room i could see you break out in a cold sweat your still weak. why don't you tell sera she will understand and maybe she wont make you go any where until you are completly well." Ky shook her head and said " i need to go back to ellesmera to talk wiuth my mom. i need answers ti questions about what happened after i left her when i was younger. sera is old enough that ..." Kyle questioned her nad she said well its just that i left my mom very early in my life and so she could have had another child. its not really likly but it is possible since i have not spoken to my mom in about eighty years." kyle agreed but then said "what are you going to do if she is related to you. that would reflect upon you badly." Ky shrugged and just about that same time they got to the study. ky was ever trying to get her hands on somthing new to read. though she knew sera would never allow her to borrow anything from the castle. before she knew it the servant was knocking on the door and she was being invited in
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Post by DarkElfFira on Sept 2, 2009 14:55:55 GMT -5
"Someone said you were searching for me, kylara. Here I am. What's the problem?," Sera said. She didn't glance up from her scroll. Nothing on this one. She laid it gently among the growing pile of scros that offered no help at all.
I need the help of an elder dragon. One who was riden by one of the Forsworn. Those two babbling beings Kylara brought me have reached my last nerve. I need help, though, Sera thought to Serenity.
"Also, Kylara, when y go take those with you.," SHe nodded to the Eldunari Kylara had left with her. She wanted nothing more then to destroy them, and therefore they should be taken to safety.
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Post by piratelord on Sept 3, 2009 5:51:06 GMT -5
Ky smiled at the queens frustration with the eldunary. "I thought you wanted all the eldunary?" the queen gave off an exasperated sigh. it was twilight outside and Murtagh still had not come back. Ky sat down in one of the chairs and said "how are we going to work this. you can't have all four of us gone at the same time. that would leave urubaen completly unprotected. " when no reply was forth coming kylara got up and left the room. just as she was about to enter her room she heard a noise from outside. she knew Murtagh should have been back a while ago but she didn't really think anythign of the noise. maybe the gaurds were jsut having some fun. as she sat down on her bed Ky decided to scry her mother. once hse had a bowl of water and kyle had his head poking in the window. then she did the spell and what came up in the water was the house she had lived in as a child. her mom was there. the guy she had been with five years ago was no where to be seen but what she saw on the mantle were picturs of ehr father and one she wished was not there. she could barely see it but she knew just by the shape of the person and the aura it let off that this was Galbatorix. Ky released the magic and sat back against her bed as Kyle tried to get her to snap out of the shock this had been on her. she walked over to Kyle and hugged him. then asked "what should i do? should i go home and confornt her on that marriage?" kyle shook his head and said "regardless of what you do don't brign up a relationship like that to someone. you know she probably regrets having been in that realtionship." Ky shook her head and said "knowing her she doesn't even care, she didn't care what she said about my dad to other people when i was little. and if i had continued to live there she probably would have forced me to see her way. anyway i'm not going back to that house unless something bad happens to her and i have to decide what to do with the house." and with that ky layed down and took a nap.
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Post by DarkElfFira on Sept 3, 2009 6:06:42 GMT -5
As Kylara left, Sera sighed. She hated when her plans didn't work out.
"She's right Serenity. All of us can't be gone. But what else can we do?," Sera said crossing the room to lay a loving hand on the Emerald creature's snout. Serenity snorted before she answered.
What about Shurikan? You and I protected Uru'baen before, we can do so again. Send Shurikan for only those Eldunari that belonged to the Forsworn. Send Kylara and Orik to the Dwarves in Ttronjheim. Let Murtagh handle the elves of Ellesmera, Thorn is quick, so they won't be the last to know. And let Nicolae head to Surda and the Varden. Serenity finally responded.
"I can't keep ordering Kylara and Nicolae to do anything. They aren't Imperial subjects. They are elven Dragon Riders...And where is Murtagh?"
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Post by piratelord on Sept 3, 2009 17:46:36 GMT -5
kylara sat bolt up right in bed and looked around wildly. she had been dreaming but it felt si real. she sanck back onto her pillows and sighed. Kyle had gone on full alert when she sat up. he still had his head sticking in the window. once he realized nothing was wrong he relaxed and went back to sleep when Ky fell out of bed. Ky looked up and cursed quietly as she got to her feet. then she said "somethings telling me to get out of bed and go somewhere. sorry i'm not getting the full message. she kept hearing something from outside but just ignored it. as she sat there and tried to get her bearings she began to remember herr dream. it had been about the worst night of her life. somthing about it was troubeling her. there was part of the dream that troubeled her. she had been watching the dream from a distance and when the other elves managed to find her they starrrted talking and when they picked up her dad they looked at each other. both had gone pale and she could see herself laying on the ground. the looks on the evlfs faces were like they hadn't expected somethign which made her think she had some of the details wrong about that night. one fo the elfs carried her dad away and the other one carried her back to the palace. the next part of her dream she was alying in the medical room of the palace and she had just woken up. the queen was standing over her and she started to explain that her dad was gone. then Ky realized that maybe what she ha dthought all these years about her dad beeng dead may have been wrong. then she snapped out of it nd shook her head. if he was alive why ha dshe not seen him since the battle he would have come back and to see her atleast. wouldn't he? Kyle realized she had been sitting there for a while and he nudged her mind and she jerked. then when he asked what was the matter she said oh its nothing and walked out of the room.
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