Cedric walked through the gardens; he did not care that Phobos would know. Vathek was his friend. Several others had left the castle today and Vathek probably hadn't even been listening. Phobos was only being cruel. "Káto me psémata kai dyspistía, tha akolouthíso an móno gia na sas apodeíxoume."
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Will kicked at the side of the couch as she listened to the ticking of her clock. The girls were talking, but she wasn't really listening to them.. "Will?"
"Huh, what?"
The girls grinned, and Will felt herself instinctively shrink back a little, "Oh nothing, just commenting on how Caleb hasn't been walking straight for days."
"Yeah, I take it it wasn't only his pride you kicked in." Will pouted at Irma, she knew for a fact that Caleb was fine. He'd been successfully showing off and moaning for days. The only reason, she guessed, they hadn't brought it up before was pity that Cornelia might attack her if she insulted Caleb too much. Then again, Cornelia had started a new 'meaner' method of flirting herself, asking Will how she came up with the insults she did during history. 'It's simple.' she'd replied, 'I just say what comes to mind when I look at the bastard's face.'
It was safe to say that Cornelia hadn't taken that well. Taranee was grinning now. "And the shovel."
"And when you dropped that box on his foot." Will smiled, remembering each of her assaults with eager pride. Caleb'd learned his lesson, but she didn't feel nearly done.
Will stood up and raised her hands, "Look, I'll only say this once, now.." She winked at Irma and bowed down like a magician at the end of his show, though she was only out of tricks for the time being - five seconds with him would soon inspire her. "Thank you!"
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"That is surely the grand payment; these fine clothes are expensive throughout Metamoor." Vathek had given the passling his coat and bag, wondering if Caleb was worth it. "Now, the portal passling."
"Once blue thing on Earth, need guide?" Vathek sighed, the smuggler was looking for further payment. The worst thing was, by rights of the rebellion he'd get it. It had already been discussed that Caleb was the most important thing and getting information to him was worth all hey had. Vathek was sure, however, that once he found out, Caleb would scorn Aldarn's decision.
Screams. Screams grew closer and a larveck turned a corner. Vathek heard mention of a snake and Cedric came to mind. "Passling! Run!"
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Blunk fled and the beast that had appeared followed. Vathek was gone and all Blunk could focus on was getting away. Sadly he wasn't doing a good job of it though.. "Knives!"
The odd shoes were still on his feet. He jumped up over a stall table and heard smashing as the larveck followed - it's shrill cry being it's biggest giveaway. Blunk decided the clothes were not worth his life and threw his heavy backpack behind him, hearing peoples screams as they tried to get away and Blunk climbed a drainpipe to the roof of a thatched house.
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Cedric looked at the state of the road as the larveck's shrieks echoed in his ears. He pulled a scared villager toward him, the man's daughter screaming for her father, "Ssomeone ran. Which way?"
"B-b-both directions!" The feeble man threw either arm across his body, shaking as he pointed at the two alleys. The larveck had followed one runner.
Cedric turned to the guard who was with him, a glint in his eye, "You give chase. I'll reward thiss villager.."
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"Okay, whatever." Irma grew tired easily of Will's games - the girl was as quick witted as herself, only more violent. It meant that she was unlikely to win. A knock announced an uninvited guest and all eyes flew to the door.
"Um.." Will scrambled past them, looking back with embarrassment as Irma and the others followed her to the door. Will tried to wave them away and they took two steps back, Irma bounding forward again as soon as the redhead opened the door.
"Ding. Dong."
Káto me psémata kai dyspistía, tha akolouthíso an móno gia na sas apodeíxoume - Down with lies and mistrust, I will follow if only to prove an innocence.