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Post by Arashi on Feb 24, 2019 4:41:40 GMT -5
Enfurnus sat and listened quietly to the conversation. There was starting to be no doubt in his mind that something was...unique about Rion. He would, however, keep that thought to himself. Most people didn't believe the legends anyway, so it didn't particularly matter...
"Hm? Oh, yeah I guess you could say that. Kind of like psuedo-dragons I guess...they are pretty intelligent, but can't talk like us and they don't have the powerful magical abilities dragons tend to have either. They shouldn't be underestimated though." He shrugged. "To be honest, I don't know much about 'em. Their territories don't really intersect with dragon territories, and I'm not one to learn much about critters. Silver might know more than me, she likes every sort of critter and spends a lot of her time studying everything that's out there."
He leaned back a bit, thinking about something that he couldn't quite shake from his mind. The dragon looked around, making sure nobody else was in the room. He got serious for a moment, and spoke a bit quiet. He looked at Rion, since well, he knew what was going on, but didn't make any efforts to stop Arne from hearing too since he seemed to be part of the group now.
"Hm...I wonder when Celestrus will show up. You guys wanna know something? He told me they're targeting us now. As in...my guys back at my base. At least, he thinks they are. Saw some real suspicious looking guys in the area while scouting. I'm not sure what to do about that right now. They're being real sneaky about it."
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Post by Swim on Mar 10, 2019 4:44:16 GMT -5
Both Silver and Frida seemed to have different opinions about what hair color might suit Terra, and Terra herself wasn't quite sure what she wanted apart from a fresh look. Maybe the spa would have a stylist who could suggest something. A short while later an attendant came to collect the women who quickly dried themselves and followed her into another room. The worker directed the three of them to be seated in a row of plush chairs. On the floor beneath them was a shallow basin they could dip their feet into. Terra didn't immediately notice the fish they contained until one tickled her foot, causing her to jump slightly. The attendant laughed and informed her that was part of the spa treatment, the little fish would actually eat the dead skin on her feet and leave her feeling rejuvenated. Terra raised an eyebrow and slowly placed her feet back in the basin. It was a peculiar sensation but it wasn't bad... It just hadn't been something she'd been expecting.
Once the women were comfortable more spa attendants entered and began to work on their nails. Terra had chipped several in the course of all the fighting she'd been doing, to say nothing of punching through the side of a mountain. It was nice to have them professionally filed, and the hand massage was something Terra had never known she'd needed. The attendants were using an odd mixture of salt and oils, but whatever it was left her hands feeling softer than Terra had ever felt. While this was all going on the original attendant returned with the refreshments Terra had requested. "We weren't able to procure the mead you requested," the woman apologized, "But we hope you'll find this to be an acceptable substitute." On the cart were grapes and assorted berries, as well as honey and various dipping cremes. Terra devoured a honey covered grape, she still wanted her mead but she could hardly be disappointed right now. Even before she'd been orphaned and left to fend for herself she'd lived a very modest life, this spa experience was far and away more luxury than she'd ever known. She ate a strawberry with whipped cream next as she flipped lazily through a catalog of different hairstyles she might like.
After finishing up in the nail salon, Terra, Frida and Silver were led into the massage parlor. For herself, Terra had requested The Works, an intensive deep tissue massage that would hopefully get rid of all the kinks and knots that had formed in her back. Terra reached behind her and untied the string holding up her swimming top and lay down on the massage table. After she signaled her readiness the masseuse carefully applied basaltic lava stones to the key pressure points in her back. The incredible heat penetrated her skin and muscles, warming her down to the bones. Terra exhaled loudly, she could feel the tension melting away. The hot stones served as a primer, making her body more receptive to the hard work ahead. The masseuse was incredible, expertly working to unstick the fibers in her back and elongate contracted muscles. When it was over Terra got up from the table feeling lighter than air with a full range of motion.
There was just one more thing to do. Terra put her top back on and followed an attendant into the hair salon. When she emerged her hair was a full two inches shorter and sporting a new color. She'd decided to combine Frida and Silver's suggestions and gone with a blonde base with some red streaks. The stylist had also done something to make her hair light and wavy, when she moved her head it looked like her hair was ablaze. The stylist said she looked like she'd been kissed by fire. Terra couldn't have been happier, she was excited to see what Frida and Silver would think of her new look.
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Post by Bloodbane on Mar 24, 2019 14:04:58 GMT -5
Rion nodded. "So Silver might know more about 'em... got it." Something to talk about later, he supposed; he was at least curious about the wyverns, but he figured if it was something Silver was more knowledgeable of then a conversation might help her come out of her shell a bit more. He looked back over in the direction of Hien, chuckling a bit as the small creatures continued to splash about happily, before Enfurnus spoke up again which returned Rion's attention to the dragon.
"Is that so...? But why would that be?" he asked. Wasn't Enfurnus' presence enough to indicate that his people were just as much on their side as anyone else? "As for Celestrus, I'm sure it won't be long, that dragon seems to have a way of popping up right where he needs to... but you're pretty high up in the ranks for your people; can you think of anything they'd have against us? Seems a little strange given you're on our side."
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Post by Arashi on May 2, 2019 22:25:31 GMT -5
Silver followed along, in a somewhat hesitant manner. She became even more hesitant when she was directed to sit in a chair, not really sure what to expect. After a few seconds of wondering what was going on, she sat down...and looked in to the basin full of...fish? Were those supposed to be for eating or something? She looked puzzled. She listened in as a spa attendant explained what they did to Terra, and made a bit of a funny face after hearing that description. She didn't understand the point, but put her feet in anyway because well...everyone else was. It felt weird, but wasn't really that bad.
As soon as it came to be time to get her nails done though, Silver flinched a bit at the touch. She never would even think of doing her nails and didn't really understand the purpose of doing that.
However, she did enjoy the food cart, and she ate several of the fruit items off of it. Despite primarily being a carnivore, she did love berries and fruit when she would come across them on her travels. These ones were even better.
And then came the massage...as soon as she figured out what that entailed, she politely refused. She didn't like the idea of some random human touching her like that. While they seemed nice...it ws not her thing. So, she opted to sit quietly in a chair and look around at the parlor while the other girls got their massage. It was so elegant inside.
When Terra came out with her new hair, Silver couldn't help but stare a little bit. The way it moved and framed her face just...suited her so well. She didn't really know what to say, so she decided to wait until Aqua spoke.
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"Yeah, and I'm sure she would love to talk to you about it too." Enfurnus smirked.
Enfurnus shook then his head a bit after Rion's reply to his statement about "them" targetting "us". Rion must have misunderstood his word choice, and for good reason. It was vague.
"Sorry. I am being careful of what I say and how I say it since we are in public, but I suppose...absolutely nobody else is here anyway, so it's okay for me to just say it."
The dragon crossed his arms. He spoke quietly again.
"I don't mean the dragons. I mean the blighted armies. I may have mentioned this but I don't remember, so...Celestrus is my scout. If you didn't figure it out by now, he's well...different. As in, he uses dark magic. We think he is a dark magic archmage, but he refuses to tell us for certain. Was born that way, unlike the others, so it is no cause for alarm...and he is very much on our side. So, what I'm getting at here is... he can get by undetected. They just think he's one of them. He's also absurdly strong, so...he is my assassin as well. Of course, that doesn't solve all of our problems because the enemy is smart, but you get the idea, yeah? Gives you a bit more context."
He paused for a moment, and then continued with a more serious look on his face.
"Anyway, back to the point. He told me he spotted some suspicious dark magic archmages cloaking themselves and scouting out my home territory, which is the base of my dragon military operation. They have never been that brave in the past; they left us completely alone. So, I think they are planning something big. Which...doesn't exactly bode well, but I need more information before I ask that we act on it."
The dragon sighed.
"Sorry to have confused you. Also sorry to ruin the party a bit, because I think I may have to involve you. If there are archmages, they could take our dragons potentially. Which would...well, it would be bad. You don't want to deal with blighted dragons..." He got quiet for a moment and looked at Arne, then looked back at Rion. "...Silver is nothing compared to them. Seriously. I don't know if that is what they want to accomplish though. They may just want to decimate our numbers. But y'know, for them, I always assume it's bothof those things. "
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Post by Sorrum on May 9, 2019 23:14:18 GMT -5
Aqua didn't have much to say after Terra's inquiry. She thought saying much more might dissuade the girl from dyeing her hair or make her come off as dishonest.
Along with Terra and Silver, Aqua was led to a seat in front of a pool of water. She dipped her feet in, and felt a nibble at her feet. It scared her for a second, but after the attendant said they were harmless, she put her feet back in alongside Terra. The tingling feeling went away, and was replaced by a feeling like tiny hands focusing on the skin. It was strangely pleasant.
When the attendants came by to do her nails, Aqua politely refused. "It's not that I don't like that sort of thing, but these nails can't look pretty inside a metal glove.."
Later, when the massage began, Aqua asked for the masseuse to focus on the shoulder that the ghoul from the mountain cave had struck. It was still a little sore, thankfully it was the worst of her injuries.
Terra disappeared to have her hair styled, which left Aqua to sit peacefully with Silver. The girl didn't say much to the dragon this time around, instead enjoying the rejuvenation from the treatment. Her thoughts washed over with Terra and getting her away to The Frontier. What could the girl do? She seemed comfortable fighting, so it wouldn't be an issue to put her in somewhere with the military or defense force. But, maybe she'd like to get away from fighting. "I bet she'd make a great cook," she mused.
When Terra came out with her new fiery hair, Aqua lit up with a smile from ear to ear. "Oh my gosh! That looks amazing Terra!" It was the red streaks in her hair which stood out to Aqua the most, and she genuinely liked the girls new do.
After gossing about Terra's new hair to the girl's likely sheepishness, Aqua drew the girls attention.
"Alright. Let's take off. We've got to hit the road and find that damned mage."
After meeting back up with the guys, the party stopped over at the hotel they'd been staying at.
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