{Well well well...isn't this kinky? (I'm sorry, I just had to say that...*^^*) Nah, it's just kinda sad that she has to leave so soon..}
"Leave? LEAVE?! I'm not going to leave!" Liana almost yelled as she stared at the floor. Dilandau knew that she couldn't stay aboard the Vione unless she had business there or was-
"A Dragonslayer!" Dilandau voiced suddenly. Liana looked at him, lost. Then, her face seemed to become brighter. "You could stay as a Dragonslayer~ if you can pass the basic skills test," he finished slowly.
"What kind of test is it?" she asked anxiously.
"You have to prove your skills in swordfighting and in the control and use of an Asleides," he remarked glumly.
"What's the matter? Don't think I can handle a 'melef? F.Y.I- I can. I've seen other people use them, and I think I basically have the idea."
"But, it's an Asleides. They're different than your standard Guymelef. The stealth cloaks, the claws, the flamethrowers-"
Liana walked up to him and put her hands on his broad shoulders. "I can handle it, Dilandau. Show me the way to the hangar and I'll pass your test," she said determinedly. Dilandau sighed and opened the door.
" I've got to first tell Folken of the idea and have him observe the test. I'll be back as soon as I can reach him," he voiced as he slipped out of the door. He locked it behind him and Liana was left to prepare herself for the test, *that is, if Dilandau can persuade Folken,* she thought.
In Folken's chambers, Dilandau waited for him to address him.
"Yes, Dilandau?"
"It's about the girl you captured. I think she would make an excellent Dragonslayer. She's got the wits, the strength-"
"And how would you know this Dilandau? You purposely went down there against my orders and did who knows what to her."
Dilandau appeared shocked that he knew, but quickly gained his 'And I am supposed to care why...?' look. "I still say that she would a good addition to my troops."
Folken sighed and nodded. "I'll allow her to prove herself. Go retrieve her," he said to one of the soldiers that was standing next to his chair. He nodded and ran out of the door. Folken stood up and began walking to the hangar in silence. Dilandau trailed behind him, his mind spinning with questions and worries. *Will she pass? What if she can't work it? What if she does pass, what will happen then? I've got to think positive for her sake,* he convinced himself.
They arrived in the hangar, and Liana was already waiting to start her test.
"Board the Alseides," Dilandau shouted, his voice wobbling a little. She nodded and almost expertly jumped backwards up the front of the robotic suit. She then climbed in and closed the headpiece.
Inside, she knew where the buttons were. She had seen her Gaen father work on one of these, and she had learned where all the switches. She turned on the viewscreen and the little sphere moved in front of her right eye. She turned the melef around to look down at Dilandau and Folken. The controls felt comfortable to her, and she wanted to prove herself to Dilandau and Folken.
"Switch to flight mode and go down into the forest," Dilandau yelled up at her. She walked to the edge, and there was a loud metallic sound as she successfully was able to switch it. She took off and gracefully landed back in the woods and put up her stealth cloak. It was Dilandau's job to spot her, but he couldn't, and neither could Folken.
"Fire a claw at the tree four hundred yards north," he yelled and pointed at an old oak tree that was dead and leafless. He looked to where he thought she was, but the claw came from the left. He watched as the silver claw impaled the tree exactly in the middle of the trunk. She then fired a blast of flame with such accuracy that it didn't even singe another tree in the way.
"Impressive," Dilandau heard Folken say approvingly. "Come back up here," he yelled down to her. Liana came back up on the dock and hopped out of the cockpit. She stood on the ground and put her hands on her narrow hips.
"Well?" she asked. Folken took a step forward and spoke.
"You passed this part."
{Hmm..well, I guess I'll elaborate more on the next test, ne?}
"Leave? LEAVE?! I'm not going to leave!" Liana almost yelled as she stared at the floor. Dilandau knew that she couldn't stay aboard the Vione unless she had business there or was-
"A Dragonslayer!" Dilandau voiced suddenly. Liana looked at him, lost. Then, her face seemed to become brighter. "You could stay as a Dragonslayer~ if you can pass the basic skills test," he finished slowly.
"What kind of test is it?" she asked anxiously.
"You have to prove your skills in swordfighting and in the control and use of an Asleides," he remarked glumly.
"What's the matter? Don't think I can handle a 'melef? F.Y.I- I can. I've seen other people use them, and I think I basically have the idea."
"But, it's an Asleides. They're different than your standard Guymelef. The stealth cloaks, the claws, the flamethrowers-"
Liana walked up to him and put her hands on his broad shoulders. "I can handle it, Dilandau. Show me the way to the hangar and I'll pass your test," she said determinedly. Dilandau sighed and opened the door.
" I've got to first tell Folken of the idea and have him observe the test. I'll be back as soon as I can reach him," he voiced as he slipped out of the door. He locked it behind him and Liana was left to prepare herself for the test, *that is, if Dilandau can persuade Folken,* she thought.
In Folken's chambers, Dilandau waited for him to address him.
"Yes, Dilandau?"
"It's about the girl you captured. I think she would make an excellent Dragonslayer. She's got the wits, the strength-"
"And how would you know this Dilandau? You purposely went down there against my orders and did who knows what to her."
Dilandau appeared shocked that he knew, but quickly gained his 'And I am supposed to care why...?' look. "I still say that she would a good addition to my troops."
Folken sighed and nodded. "I'll allow her to prove herself. Go retrieve her," he said to one of the soldiers that was standing next to his chair. He nodded and ran out of the door. Folken stood up and began walking to the hangar in silence. Dilandau trailed behind him, his mind spinning with questions and worries. *Will she pass? What if she can't work it? What if she does pass, what will happen then? I've got to think positive for her sake,* he convinced himself.
They arrived in the hangar, and Liana was already waiting to start her test.
"Board the Alseides," Dilandau shouted, his voice wobbling a little. She nodded and almost expertly jumped backwards up the front of the robotic suit. She then climbed in and closed the headpiece.
Inside, she knew where the buttons were. She had seen her Gaen father work on one of these, and she had learned where all the switches. She turned on the viewscreen and the little sphere moved in front of her right eye. She turned the melef around to look down at Dilandau and Folken. The controls felt comfortable to her, and she wanted to prove herself to Dilandau and Folken.
"Switch to flight mode and go down into the forest," Dilandau yelled up at her. She walked to the edge, and there was a loud metallic sound as she successfully was able to switch it. She took off and gracefully landed back in the woods and put up her stealth cloak. It was Dilandau's job to spot her, but he couldn't, and neither could Folken.
"Fire a claw at the tree four hundred yards north," he yelled and pointed at an old oak tree that was dead and leafless. He looked to where he thought she was, but the claw came from the left. He watched as the silver claw impaled the tree exactly in the middle of the trunk. She then fired a blast of flame with such accuracy that it didn't even singe another tree in the way.
"Impressive," Dilandau heard Folken say approvingly. "Come back up here," he yelled down to her. Liana came back up on the dock and hopped out of the cockpit. She stood on the ground and put her hands on her narrow hips.
"Well?" she asked. Folken took a step forward and spoke.
"You passed this part."
{Hmm..well, I guess I'll elaborate more on the next test, ne?}
