[[NOTICE: Rejalyn Athenlar is © Samantha Schneider (Author), Marisa Van'Kre is © Marisa Hudson, and Carmencita Inez is © Samantha (Leigh) Janeston.
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//A bond as firm as ours..
Another like it I should like to find,
Try as they like, those Powers,
Couldn't make me believe of another tie of our kind.
Each day there was another fall,
But we climbed back up the rope knowing we should,
If we did not slip then between us there was a wall
Did we really do all we could?
It seems we had failed,
What made that day so different - I must think,
The wind had wailed,
And then you were gone before I could blink.
I rarely saw you,
'Twas like you'd disappeared,
And then I knew,
Together would come the things I feared.//
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"Keep your eyes on the road! Do you have a death wish for us all?!"
"I can't steer when you're screaming in my ears, damn it!" Carmencita snapped back at Marisa.
Rejal chimed in with her two cents: "You can't steer at all, you roadrager!"
"You wait till we get to Vendell," Carmen promised them. "You'll be sorry you doubted my superior driving skills then, you both will!"
"If we manage to survive the trip //to// Vendell," Marisa muttered darkly.
"Get back on the otherside of the path!" Rejal screamed, making Carmen go temporarily deaf (as it was screamed in her ear). "Gods! I didn't know carriages could go this fast on these old ruddy paths!"
"Wazzat you said, Rejallerz?"
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Amazingly enough, it may seem, the three women did make it to Vendell alive.
"Rejal drives next time," Marisa said as she stepped out of the coach..
"Woohoo!" The woman's fist flew up in the air in triumph as she danced around with a grin.
The drow's features wavered then. "On second thought, I'll drive. Apparently I'm the only one who can handle the major responsibility of transporting all three of us from city to city."
That brought snickers from the other two women.
Carmen went over to the front of the carriage to see to the two horses that she had pushed hard on the journey. She let her lustrous black hair down from its 'tail and stepped forward to give the horses a thankful comb-over with a curry brush. Her brown eyes noted that despite being slightly weary, the horses were in perfect condition and the carriage was still in tact. She dusted off her red tunic and then clapped her hands together. "Well, now where do we go, Mari?"
The drow, Marisa Van'kre, smiled innocently. "Why, to the inn you so cleverly made us stop in front of, dear Cita." Her brown, orb-like eyes mimicked the innocence the smile portrayed. She brushed the long, silver/white hair on the right side of her head behind her ear with a hand with skin as ebony colored as the rest of her body, leaving the hair on the left side hanging freely. She placed her hands on her hips and looked questioningly to the sign beside the building. "La Vieille Taverne."
"Looks old, alright," Rejal said. The olive-skinned Greek shook her head in an unsure way, thinking about the whole trip in general. Her medium brown hair swayed back and forth as her head shook. Her light brown eyes gleamed as she extended her arms out and called: "Styx! C'mere Styx!"
Carmen shook her head, thinking Rejal's attempts were futile, but suddenly the carriage began to shake. Styx stumbled out.
Styx was an excitable, young Great Dane. His fur was almost entirely black, except for one white-tipped ear. He scrambled into his owner's arms and gave her face a lick of appreciation.
"You had better hope they allow dogs here, Rejallerz," Carmen said, opening the door as Marisa made the carriage secure.
Rejal smiled calmly. "I'm sure Styx is an exception," she said with a smirk. "And, if not, then I see to it that he be made an exception."
Marisa saw the Greek's hand float over to a dagger hidden beneath her vest. The drow eyed Rejal seriously. "Now don't you be making any trouble here. We don't want to be run out of town before we can accomplish anything. That dog's been too much trouble already."
"Sh!"
Marisa's hands floated to her hips. "Don't tell me to be quiet; you already said the dog was deaf!"
"Styx can still /sense/ what you're saying!" Rejal said protectively, "He's really sensitive!"
"He's still more -"
"Ssshhh!!!"
"Did I not tell you to NOT tell me to be quiet?!"
"That wasn't me.." Rejal whispered.
A man's face peered out from between the gap in his window shutters. "Do you people not know HOW to be QUIET?!"
"Sshhh!" Marisa mimicked.
The man murmured a curse, but went back to his bed.
Carmen smirked, leaning in the doorway. "If you two are done making fun of the paying customers now. . . I've managed to get our rooms. They were the only rooms left. Mari and I are sharing a room with two beds, and Rej is in a smaller room with only one bed with Styx. Styx /is/ allowed inside as long as he causes no trouble."
"Did 'oo 'ear that, Styxie? Yousa gets to sleep wiv me tonight, yes 'oo do!" Rejal cooed.
Marisa snickered. "Some reward for being a good boy. . ."
Carmen chuckled, then made a dash for the upstairs inside. "I call the window-bed!"
"Oh! No, you don't! Get back here, 'Cita!!"
"Come on Styxie-boy, let's go get ready for nighty-night. Yes we will! Yes we will!"
"SSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
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//A bond as firm as ours..
Another like it I should like to find,
Try as they like, those Powers,
Couldn't make me believe of another tie of our kind.
Each day there was another fall,
But we climbed back up the rope knowing we should,
If we did not slip then between us there was a wall
Did we really do all we could?
It seems we had failed,
What made that day so different - I must think,
The wind had wailed,
And then you were gone before I could blink.
I rarely saw you,
'Twas like you'd disappeared,
And then I knew,
Together would come the things I feared.//
* * *
"Keep your eyes on the road! Do you have a death wish for us all?!"
"I can't steer when you're screaming in my ears, damn it!" Carmencita snapped back at Marisa.
Rejal chimed in with her two cents: "You can't steer at all, you roadrager!"
"You wait till we get to Vendell," Carmen promised them. "You'll be sorry you doubted my superior driving skills then, you both will!"
"If we manage to survive the trip //to// Vendell," Marisa muttered darkly.
"Get back on the otherside of the path!" Rejal screamed, making Carmen go temporarily deaf (as it was screamed in her ear). "Gods! I didn't know carriages could go this fast on these old ruddy paths!"
"Wazzat you said, Rejallerz?"
* * *
Amazingly enough, it may seem, the three women did make it to Vendell alive.
"Rejal drives next time," Marisa said as she stepped out of the coach..
"Woohoo!" The woman's fist flew up in the air in triumph as she danced around with a grin.
The drow's features wavered then. "On second thought, I'll drive. Apparently I'm the only one who can handle the major responsibility of transporting all three of us from city to city."
That brought snickers from the other two women.
Carmen went over to the front of the carriage to see to the two horses that she had pushed hard on the journey. She let her lustrous black hair down from its 'tail and stepped forward to give the horses a thankful comb-over with a curry brush. Her brown eyes noted that despite being slightly weary, the horses were in perfect condition and the carriage was still in tact. She dusted off her red tunic and then clapped her hands together. "Well, now where do we go, Mari?"
The drow, Marisa Van'kre, smiled innocently. "Why, to the inn you so cleverly made us stop in front of, dear Cita." Her brown, orb-like eyes mimicked the innocence the smile portrayed. She brushed the long, silver/white hair on the right side of her head behind her ear with a hand with skin as ebony colored as the rest of her body, leaving the hair on the left side hanging freely. She placed her hands on her hips and looked questioningly to the sign beside the building. "La Vieille Taverne."
"Looks old, alright," Rejal said. The olive-skinned Greek shook her head in an unsure way, thinking about the whole trip in general. Her medium brown hair swayed back and forth as her head shook. Her light brown eyes gleamed as she extended her arms out and called: "Styx! C'mere Styx!"
Carmen shook her head, thinking Rejal's attempts were futile, but suddenly the carriage began to shake. Styx stumbled out.
Styx was an excitable, young Great Dane. His fur was almost entirely black, except for one white-tipped ear. He scrambled into his owner's arms and gave her face a lick of appreciation.
"You had better hope they allow dogs here, Rejallerz," Carmen said, opening the door as Marisa made the carriage secure.
Rejal smiled calmly. "I'm sure Styx is an exception," she said with a smirk. "And, if not, then I see to it that he be made an exception."
Marisa saw the Greek's hand float over to a dagger hidden beneath her vest. The drow eyed Rejal seriously. "Now don't you be making any trouble here. We don't want to be run out of town before we can accomplish anything. That dog's been too much trouble already."
"Sh!"
Marisa's hands floated to her hips. "Don't tell me to be quiet; you already said the dog was deaf!"
"Styx can still /sense/ what you're saying!" Rejal said protectively, "He's really sensitive!"
"He's still more -"
"Ssshhh!!!"
"Did I not tell you to NOT tell me to be quiet?!"
"That wasn't me.." Rejal whispered.
A man's face peered out from between the gap in his window shutters. "Do you people not know HOW to be QUIET?!"
"Sshhh!" Marisa mimicked.
The man murmured a curse, but went back to his bed.
Carmen smirked, leaning in the doorway. "If you two are done making fun of the paying customers now. . . I've managed to get our rooms. They were the only rooms left. Mari and I are sharing a room with two beds, and Rej is in a smaller room with only one bed with Styx. Styx /is/ allowed inside as long as he causes no trouble."
"Did 'oo 'ear that, Styxie? Yousa gets to sleep wiv me tonight, yes 'oo do!" Rejal cooed.
Marisa snickered. "Some reward for being a good boy. . ."
Carmen chuckled, then made a dash for the upstairs inside. "I call the window-bed!"
"Oh! No, you don't! Get back here, 'Cita!!"
"Come on Styxie-boy, let's go get ready for nighty-night. Yes we will! Yes we will!"
"SSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
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