"My name is Jhanandra Malanór, if any of you must know it. I was put in here for defending myself in a brawl... i suspect there are other motivations at play if I have been put in here with all of you." Her tone read stoicism and rational thinking not judgmental or prejudiced so it could be assumed that sbe was not attempting to cause any offence but simply stating aloud the line of reasoning she was following. "And what of you, new stranger?"
Jack grunted at Murcary’s assumption that he wasn’t ‘capable’, but he did nothing more than that. Again, he didn’t want them asking what he had done, for the subject was still fresh and admittedly painful. So he listened to them discuss amongst themselves, trying his best to fade into the stone wall behind him.
At Eona’s mention that she was half elf, half human, Jack perked up and stared intently at her. Half humans weren’t a very popular thing, at least not from Jack’s view, and he didn’t quite know how that worked with his curse. How much human was in her? Was it a clean 50/50 or maybe a 60/40? Did it matter??
Jhanandra’s strong tone pulled Jack from his chaotic thoughts enough to make him take a breath and he steadied himself. He chose to remain silent and waited for Murcary to answer the question asked of him, still mulling over Eona and his curse.
At Eona’s mention that she was half elf, half human, Jack perked up and stared intently at her. Half humans weren’t a very popular thing, at least not from Jack’s view, and he didn’t quite know how that worked with his curse. How much human was in her? Was it a clean 50/50 or maybe a 60/40? Did it matter??
Jhanandra’s strong tone pulled Jack from his chaotic thoughts enough to make him take a breath and he steadied himself. He chose to remain silent and waited for Murcary to answer the question asked of him, still mulling over Eona and his curse.
"Oh me?" he questioned wringing his neck again, "Well I Slaughtered five Dukes, their Family's, three fistfuls of nobles, and their servants" he said pausing as he wrings his neck once again muttering "Damn this things unbearable". "And well you know revenge isn't exactly a justified mean in this monarchy" He said before slumping against the wall. "There's my reasons for being here with you all and in this predicament before you, Anything else?" he said throwing the question out to the room.
Jack let out a short laugh when Murcary asked if there would be ‘anything else’, as if someone had just given him the third degree.
“Is there anything else?” Jack facetiously asked. “Did you kill the dog too?”
Whether Murcary’s reaction was good humored or not, Jack would smile to convey he meant no harm.
“I’m Jack,” he told the room cordially. “Just Jack.”
Then he looked at Jhanandra, having heard her try to deduce the reason they might have been ‘chosen'. “There doesn't seem to be any correlation to why we’re all here. Everyone's reasons, the way they look- It’s all random.”
(( just going to dialogue post until Assallya gets her blonde booty in here. unless she's gonna meet everyone in the jail wagon 😆😅 ))
“Is there anything else?” Jack facetiously asked. “Did you kill the dog too?”
Whether Murcary’s reaction was good humored or not, Jack would smile to convey he meant no harm.
“I’m Jack,” he told the room cordially. “Just Jack.”
Then he looked at Jhanandra, having heard her try to deduce the reason they might have been ‘chosen'. “There doesn't seem to be any correlation to why we’re all here. Everyone's reasons, the way they look- It’s all random.”
(( just going to dialogue post until Assallya gets her blonde booty in here. unless she's gonna meet everyone in the jail wagon 😆😅 ))
Eona tried not to act as nervous as she was starting to feel. These people seemed to have actually done some pretty bad things to have ended up in here. She couldn't image why she was being included with them, but she didn't think it could be good.
"I'm Eona," she said trying to give a friendly smile. No one was going to be intimidated by her, but maybe she could at least use her natural friendliness to make them not want to hurt her. "Eona Morrit."
((Slain contacted me about doing something special with Assallya. We were just figuring out one last detail before I move us all to the throne room.))
"I'm Eona," she said trying to give a friendly smile. No one was going to be intimidated by her, but maybe she could at least use her natural friendliness to make them not want to hurt her. "Eona Morrit."
((Slain contacted me about doing something special with Assallya. We were just figuring out one last detail before I move us all to the throne room.))
(( oooh, nice! i'm excited 😄 ))
Well Jhanandra was only in here for a brawl so that was not such a bad crime- not to say she was not dangerous but she was not the one in this cell to be concerned with the most... "We may be here for different offences but no crown just throws several wildly divergent prisoners into the same cell without cause."
(( So the storys going to start rolling soon? hopefuly atleast i'm exited to see how this is all going to play out" ))
“I agree,” Jack told Jhanandra. His eyes swept over the three of them again, still trying to figure it out.
Seeing how restricted Murcary was, Jack was beginning to feel grateful for his adequacy.
“What did you say your name was?” Jack asked the man. Maybe he had heard of him?
(( it is starting 😆 nothing wrong with laying down a little foundation
))
Seeing how restricted Murcary was, Jack was beginning to feel grateful for his adequacy.
“What did you say your name was?” Jack asked the man. Maybe he had heard of him?
(( it is starting 😆 nothing wrong with laying down a little foundation
))
"Murcary Levi, But you can call me Murcary" he said Looking towards jacks direction. "I third that, it is extremely unusual that were all in here together despite the varying extremities" He said as he stares up to the ceiling. "I'd love to know what the chancellor and his crowns are up to".
A thoughtful look came to Eona's face, nothing was making sense, but if they had more information maybe they could start coming up with answers. "How long have you all been here? I've been here a few days, but I don't think it's been a full week."
Jack nodded his acknowledgment to Murcary’s name and repeated all of their titles in his mind.
’Jahandra.. Fiona. And.. Murcury.’ He looked at each one, proud that he could remember all of them.
“This is only my second day,” Jack said, then joined Eona in the game of questions. "What kind of skills does everyone possess? I'm merely an expert with the sword."
’Jahandra.. Fiona. And.. Murcury.’ He looked at each one, proud that he could remember all of them.
“This is only my second day,” Jack said, then joined Eona in the game of questions. "What kind of skills does everyone possess? I'm merely an expert with the sword."
She was escorted towards the transitional cell by a full fist of five. The larger cell that houses Eona, Jhanandra, Jack, and Murcary was intended to keep prisoners for the shirt term, those that were about to be transported off, most often to either to the quarries for hard labor or the gallows.
The slip of a girl was fully restrained. Not in the common sense but in terms of magic. With fingers bound, and a gag in place, there was little that a magician could do to weave the flows that moved through all things.
There was something different about her since emerging from the cell. Once she'd known she was being transported she realized that her opportunity to play one of the guards had passed. Thus gone was the timid, meek girl that had sought aid from a burly, righteous, guardsman and now existed something else.
The blonde elven woman was a restrained queen, commanding in her presence, demanding the respect of her those that escorted her. Despite her situation the guards responded to her carriage without being conscious of it. At first glance one would think they were her guards, protecting her.
They opened the cell for for her and stepped aside but they remained, crossbows at the rest in case one of the other prisoners attempted to remove Assallya's bindings or gag.
The blonde elven sorceress' strode fourth as is it were her dungeon, not as if she were a prisoner in it, and entered the cell. As she couldn't speak she simply looked over each of the other prisoners in what was clearly a look of open appraisal, weighing them in heart, deed and manner.
The slip of a girl was fully restrained. Not in the common sense but in terms of magic. With fingers bound, and a gag in place, there was little that a magician could do to weave the flows that moved through all things.
There was something different about her since emerging from the cell. Once she'd known she was being transported she realized that her opportunity to play one of the guards had passed. Thus gone was the timid, meek girl that had sought aid from a burly, righteous, guardsman and now existed something else.
The blonde elven woman was a restrained queen, commanding in her presence, demanding the respect of her those that escorted her. Despite her situation the guards responded to her carriage without being conscious of it. At first glance one would think they were her guards, protecting her.
They opened the cell for for her and stepped aside but they remained, crossbows at the rest in case one of the other prisoners attempted to remove Assallya's bindings or gag.
The blonde elven sorceress' strode fourth as is it were her dungeon, not as if she were a prisoner in it, and entered the cell. As she couldn't speak she simply looked over each of the other prisoners in what was clearly a look of open appraisal, weighing them in heart, deed and manner.
"I have been here for only a night, things are moving quickly if we have all been put in this cell only now- there are guards approaching." Naturally she picked up the sound of heavy footfalls long before the others and not to her suprise yet another prisoner was added to the menagerie, an actual elf this time... "Ah, about time." Jhanandra said sarcastically. "Come, we all have been getting to know one another. Sit and speak of your misdeeds with us."
Vivid blonde eyes ruined back into their sockets in beseechment of delivery from simpletons.
In response all she did was look towards the guards for assent for permission to have her gag removed.
"We have crossbows," the guard said by easy of warning, "if one of us turns on his fellows you'll not live to see him taken down. Am I understood?"
A single unembellished bud was her only reply.
"One of you may do it but touch not her hands," the guard added getting the crossbow, "lest you wish to sprout branches."
In response all she did was look towards the guards for assent for permission to have her gag removed.
"We have crossbows," the guard said by easy of warning, "if one of us turns on his fellows you'll not live to see him taken down. Am I understood?"
A single unembellished bud was her only reply.
"One of you may do it but touch not her hands," the guard added getting the crossbow, "lest you wish to sprout branches."
No one moved at first, then Eona stood from where she was still sitting on the floor. The blonde elf must have do e something terrible to end up in such a condition, but something must connect them or else why would they all be in the same cell?
She walked cautiously across the cell, partially because she was still a bit tired and partially because she really wasn't sure this was a good idea. Eona approached the elf, tried to give a reassuring smile and took off the gag.
"Um, hi," she said. "I'm Eona."
She walked cautiously across the cell, partially because she was still a bit tired and partially because she really wasn't sure this was a good idea. Eona approached the elf, tried to give a reassuring smile and took off the gag.
"Um, hi," she said. "I'm Eona."
The poise, the commanding presence, it was but an act but the blonde sorceress was nothing if not a mistress of manipulation.
"Assa'alliyeh Kessanthair," the regal woman replied, "Sorceress as you'll discover soon enough. Buy me ten breaths with hands and mouth unhampered and I can free the lot of us."
It was brazen, making such a claim before the guards but Assallya knew their orders. She was only to be killed if she did something suspicious. A spell to unlock all locks within a hundred paces. Spells to turn guards against one another, spells to paralyze or place multiple guards to sleep, to summon creatures to aid them in battle.
"Oi! We're standing right here," a guard called out.
"Assa'alliyeh Kessanthair," the regal woman replied, "Sorceress as you'll discover soon enough. Buy me ten breaths with hands and mouth unhampered and I can free the lot of us."
It was brazen, making such a claim before the guards but Assallya knew their orders. She was only to be killed if she did something suspicious. A spell to unlock all locks within a hundred paces. Spells to turn guards against one another, spells to paralyze or place multiple guards to sleep, to summon creatures to aid them in battle.
"Oi! We're standing right here," a guard called out.
"Well I'm skilled in an assortment or weapons, both wielding and making them". "I can also take a large array of hits before going down, and i can recover pretty fast thanks to a certain magic bond, i can heal wounds that would take months in a week or two" He replies to Jack. "Oh and I've only been here since last night as well" he responds to Eona's question.
Looking towards the door as another person enters pretty restricted with guards on standby, "Well shes probably in here for something similar to me" he says with a smirk. After Eona removes her gag and the guard shuts up about being right there agreeing with Jhanandra "Yes come sit oh fifth one tell us your crimes and join your think bubble on why we're all in here" he says nodding toward the empty bench space.
Looking towards the door as another person enters pretty restricted with guards on standby, "Well shes probably in here for something similar to me" he says with a smirk. After Eona removes her gag and the guard shuts up about being right there agreeing with Jhanandra "Yes come sit oh fifth one tell us your crimes and join your think bubble on why we're all in here" he says nodding toward the empty bench space.
Regal but not come condescending, Assallya reminded herself, if you want to lead these ruffians and wastrels.
"My misdeeds are of no import. Let us say that even a blind man may strike true once or twice," she said, tilting her long, supple neck, "but as to why we're not swinging upon the gallows would suggest a need for something no single one of us can provide."
No shit Azuth, Assallya chided herself, if that wasn't completely obvious.
"However, I'm sure you all came to such a conclusion. Beyond that is just conjecture," she said as she began to theorize, "Based on what I can read of you it's not gladiatorial combat or a simple task any adventuring band might undertake. I would theorize they need deniable assets and thus surmise it's theft of something from some other power, a preemptive strike on an enemy they do not wish to be at war with or something along that ley line."
"My misdeeds are of no import. Let us say that even a blind man may strike true once or twice," she said, tilting her long, supple neck, "but as to why we're not swinging upon the gallows would suggest a need for something no single one of us can provide."
No shit Azuth, Assallya chided herself, if that wasn't completely obvious.
"However, I'm sure you all came to such a conclusion. Beyond that is just conjecture," she said as she began to theorize, "Based on what I can read of you it's not gladiatorial combat or a simple task any adventuring band might undertake. I would theorize they need deniable assets and thus surmise it's theft of something from some other power, a preemptive strike on an enemy they do not wish to be at war with or something along that ley line."
The door opened yet again but no new prisoners entered, just a guard captain and the court official who had taken Eona to her audience with the chancellor, a few more guards, crossbows at the ready, could be seen standing outside.
"You will all come with me now," said the official. "Captain Devlin's met have been ordered to shoot at will if any of you attempt to escape or cause any other trouble," he finished, then left the cell. With little choice, the five prisoners left as well and were led to the same audience chamber where their skills had been tested. Sitting in the same chair he had been before, was Chancellor Delmarin, right hand to the king.
"The five of you have been selected to perform a task for the benefit of his Majesty and the kingdom," the chancellor said once the prisoners had been placed in the center of the room and the guards had taken up their positions around the edges. "If you do well, your sentences may be...reconsidered."
"You will all come with me now," said the official. "Captain Devlin's met have been ordered to shoot at will if any of you attempt to escape or cause any other trouble," he finished, then left the cell. With little choice, the five prisoners left as well and were led to the same audience chamber where their skills had been tested. Sitting in the same chair he had been before, was Chancellor Delmarin, right hand to the king.
"The five of you have been selected to perform a task for the benefit of his Majesty and the kingdom," the chancellor said once the prisoners had been placed in the center of the room and the guards had taken up their positions around the edges. "If you do well, your sentences may be...reconsidered."
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