The heavy pelting of the rain was driving Terra crazy. In addition,
Etai's absence was placing her even further over the edge than she wanted
to go. What made it worse was the fact she knew what he was out doing.
"Goddess, damn that infernal Bard! Almost every week, that stupid ass drunk
decides to go on a sober killing spree! I should kill him myself if he
didn't bring in some extra money and enough good cheer to keep us out of
trouble. Etai Valestom, what in all of hell am I to do with you?"
"Oh, cheer up Terra," Lia, another elven addition to their primarily elven adventuring party, and the only Cleric who served no deity, spat out in an annoyingly cheery voice. "You worry about that guy day and night when he's sober, and you always think he is going to get caught. Ease up; he's killed hundreds, if not thousands of innocents, and never been caught. Let him be."
"You're only 21 years older than he is, and you think you rule us all. You don't even worship anybody, and you're a Cleric!"
"Whatever…" A loud pound outside of their door interrupted her, as though someone hit it with a dead body. "Well, there he is…"
"Will somebody open this damned door!?! This boy is heavy!" Etai screamed through the wooden door, his clothes dripping wet as the water flooded underneath the doorframe. Terra shook her head as the red carpet beneath the door became soaked.
"Hold on, you impatient bastard!" She walked over to the door with a slow pace and she realized what 'Tai was holding before she got there. She grinned to herself. "Got yourself a playmate for the night 'Tai?" She said with an even wider grin. "Hope this one doesn't disappoint you. The last one only lasted about…" Her voice broke as Etai pounded on the door again.
"Shut up damn it! No, I think this might be the guy we were looking for. He is really, and I mean really, beautiful though." He stopped himself with a light sigh, but the dreamy look of Kris' beauty reflected across hazy eyes. He came to his senses enough to pound the door again, but missed as Terra yanked the heavy oak structure away from his fist. He fell on his face, tossing Kris before he fell with him. Terra barely caught the half- elf, and nearly fell over from the sudden dead weight of the boy added to the nothing she had held before.
"You know, for someone in a coma, he sure is light. Even with the dead weight. You're getting weaker 'Tai." She fumbled a bit while trying to find Kris' waist. "This kid has been cut in half!" She screamed with astonishment. "Where is his waist?!"
"You naïve little girl, he's just skinny as all hell." He quirked. "Well, now that you mention it," He said slyly, but keeping a poker face, "I never really checked. His tunic is slightly stained with blood you know. I think I got to watch him die. Wouldn't that be interesting? Me, watching the prophecy die at my feet, and dropping him off here for all to gaze at." He laughed sarcastically. "But, even I wouldn't do something that cruel."
Both Lia and Terra laughed in unison. Lia spoke between disgracing giggles. "You are… too much… 'Tai." With that, her voice shattered, and she went into an uncontrollable fit of laughter for a reason that was unapparent to even a mind reader. She never had much of any thoughts running through her head anyway.
Terra cut her own laughter short in turn for an annoyed solemn look. She walked over to Lia and kicked her with false anger. "It wasn't that funny. Anyway, 'Tai, you think this is the boy the prophecy speaks of? He sure doesn't look like Sorcerer material… more or less a Bard if anything. What's he sound like?"
Etai glared at her with disbelief, but answered her question soberly. "I don't know what he sounds like. He's very quiet from what I saw, but he was under an assault when I found him. I never heard him scream though. He must have been waiting to die. But I've never guessed on someone who may be part of the prophecy before, and this is my first try. Something told me he was that piece we are missing, and it appears that you doubt me. Give me a chance damn it! Even if he isn't the prophecy, I think I'm in love with him anyway. I'll stay back though; I don't want him to be afraid of me. Someone hurt him. You should have seen the fear in his eyes the second before he passed out."
"You assume I don't believe you 'Tai. And more or less, I at least find it difficult to believe a drunk. But I'll let him stay just because you think you love him. I still say he's a Bard, not a Sorcerer. Wait until he wakes up, and we'll see what he says. Good night 'Tai."
Lia picked herself up and retired to her room. She waved a 'Good Night' before she blew out the candle illuminating her bed, and disappeared into the darkness. There was a light rustle of cloth and the rest of the room knew she was getting undressed. A common occurrence, so no one paid any mind.
Lynnell Hikari, a runaway princess and the only human in their group, finally emerged from her bath, wrapped in a common cloth robe. Although the adventuring party knew who she was, she preferred to act as a commoner. She glanced at Etai hunched over what appeared to be a dead body, and decided to investigate. She wasn't concerned with her only wearing a robe, as 'Tai was 'si'ian', meaning he preferred other guys, instead of women. "Etai, why in all of hell did you bring a dead body into a royal suite?" She faltered at the last word, as she caught a glimpse of the boy. "Damn! He's pretty! Looks a little feminine, but…" Her voice faded as the same look that had clouded over 'Tai's face placed itself on hers.
"Don't get any ideas Lynnell. We have no idea who he is, nor what his preferences are. That's why I didn't get carried away. Besides, he may be part of the prophecy."
"You mean about there being only one Sorcerer?" She cracked into laughter. "He looks more like a Bard!" She stopped laughing. "What's he sound like? Pretty voice?"
Etai put obvious annoyance into his voice, and onto his face. "Why does everyone doubt me?! It's intuition damn it! Just give me a chance here! You know what? Just, just go away Lynnell. Let me be."
"What? I'm just stating my opinion. You don't have to get all moody. Whatever 'Tai, I'll leave you to your new friend. Good night." She stalked off toward Lia's room, where both Terra and Lia were sleeping. The same rustle of clothing was heard, and Lynnell swept her mind off into a deep slumber of meditation.
"Kris, why won't anyone believe me? I know it's you. I wish I knew why you were afraid of me my love, but I'll let you be for now. Just tell me someday, okay? In the meantime, don't get yourself killed, alright?" Etai sat there for the rest of the night, knowing Kris couldn't hear him, speaking his mind and every emotion that went with it.
"Oh, cheer up Terra," Lia, another elven addition to their primarily elven adventuring party, and the only Cleric who served no deity, spat out in an annoyingly cheery voice. "You worry about that guy day and night when he's sober, and you always think he is going to get caught. Ease up; he's killed hundreds, if not thousands of innocents, and never been caught. Let him be."
"You're only 21 years older than he is, and you think you rule us all. You don't even worship anybody, and you're a Cleric!"
"Whatever…" A loud pound outside of their door interrupted her, as though someone hit it with a dead body. "Well, there he is…"
"Will somebody open this damned door!?! This boy is heavy!" Etai screamed through the wooden door, his clothes dripping wet as the water flooded underneath the doorframe. Terra shook her head as the red carpet beneath the door became soaked.
"Hold on, you impatient bastard!" She walked over to the door with a slow pace and she realized what 'Tai was holding before she got there. She grinned to herself. "Got yourself a playmate for the night 'Tai?" She said with an even wider grin. "Hope this one doesn't disappoint you. The last one only lasted about…" Her voice broke as Etai pounded on the door again.
"Shut up damn it! No, I think this might be the guy we were looking for. He is really, and I mean really, beautiful though." He stopped himself with a light sigh, but the dreamy look of Kris' beauty reflected across hazy eyes. He came to his senses enough to pound the door again, but missed as Terra yanked the heavy oak structure away from his fist. He fell on his face, tossing Kris before he fell with him. Terra barely caught the half- elf, and nearly fell over from the sudden dead weight of the boy added to the nothing she had held before.
"You know, for someone in a coma, he sure is light. Even with the dead weight. You're getting weaker 'Tai." She fumbled a bit while trying to find Kris' waist. "This kid has been cut in half!" She screamed with astonishment. "Where is his waist?!"
"You naïve little girl, he's just skinny as all hell." He quirked. "Well, now that you mention it," He said slyly, but keeping a poker face, "I never really checked. His tunic is slightly stained with blood you know. I think I got to watch him die. Wouldn't that be interesting? Me, watching the prophecy die at my feet, and dropping him off here for all to gaze at." He laughed sarcastically. "But, even I wouldn't do something that cruel."
Both Lia and Terra laughed in unison. Lia spoke between disgracing giggles. "You are… too much… 'Tai." With that, her voice shattered, and she went into an uncontrollable fit of laughter for a reason that was unapparent to even a mind reader. She never had much of any thoughts running through her head anyway.
Terra cut her own laughter short in turn for an annoyed solemn look. She walked over to Lia and kicked her with false anger. "It wasn't that funny. Anyway, 'Tai, you think this is the boy the prophecy speaks of? He sure doesn't look like Sorcerer material… more or less a Bard if anything. What's he sound like?"
Etai glared at her with disbelief, but answered her question soberly. "I don't know what he sounds like. He's very quiet from what I saw, but he was under an assault when I found him. I never heard him scream though. He must have been waiting to die. But I've never guessed on someone who may be part of the prophecy before, and this is my first try. Something told me he was that piece we are missing, and it appears that you doubt me. Give me a chance damn it! Even if he isn't the prophecy, I think I'm in love with him anyway. I'll stay back though; I don't want him to be afraid of me. Someone hurt him. You should have seen the fear in his eyes the second before he passed out."
"You assume I don't believe you 'Tai. And more or less, I at least find it difficult to believe a drunk. But I'll let him stay just because you think you love him. I still say he's a Bard, not a Sorcerer. Wait until he wakes up, and we'll see what he says. Good night 'Tai."
Lia picked herself up and retired to her room. She waved a 'Good Night' before she blew out the candle illuminating her bed, and disappeared into the darkness. There was a light rustle of cloth and the rest of the room knew she was getting undressed. A common occurrence, so no one paid any mind.
Lynnell Hikari, a runaway princess and the only human in their group, finally emerged from her bath, wrapped in a common cloth robe. Although the adventuring party knew who she was, she preferred to act as a commoner. She glanced at Etai hunched over what appeared to be a dead body, and decided to investigate. She wasn't concerned with her only wearing a robe, as 'Tai was 'si'ian', meaning he preferred other guys, instead of women. "Etai, why in all of hell did you bring a dead body into a royal suite?" She faltered at the last word, as she caught a glimpse of the boy. "Damn! He's pretty! Looks a little feminine, but…" Her voice faded as the same look that had clouded over 'Tai's face placed itself on hers.
"Don't get any ideas Lynnell. We have no idea who he is, nor what his preferences are. That's why I didn't get carried away. Besides, he may be part of the prophecy."
"You mean about there being only one Sorcerer?" She cracked into laughter. "He looks more like a Bard!" She stopped laughing. "What's he sound like? Pretty voice?"
Etai put obvious annoyance into his voice, and onto his face. "Why does everyone doubt me?! It's intuition damn it! Just give me a chance here! You know what? Just, just go away Lynnell. Let me be."
"What? I'm just stating my opinion. You don't have to get all moody. Whatever 'Tai, I'll leave you to your new friend. Good night." She stalked off toward Lia's room, where both Terra and Lia were sleeping. The same rustle of clothing was heard, and Lynnell swept her mind off into a deep slumber of meditation.
"Kris, why won't anyone believe me? I know it's you. I wish I knew why you were afraid of me my love, but I'll let you be for now. Just tell me someday, okay? In the meantime, don't get yourself killed, alright?" Etai sat there for the rest of the night, knowing Kris couldn't hear him, speaking his mind and every emotion that went with it.