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Post by Brian on Nov 24, 2022 12:44:25 GMT
I brace for what I expect to be a turbo booster
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Post by Ovid on Nov 24, 2022 14:09:44 GMT
Ovid pressed it when the wheels straightened out. Like when they were mid air there is a loud sound from behind them and they rocket forward. Behind them a similar roar was heard and then they were taking peppered fire. Ovid gritted his teeth pressing another button and the side panels shuddered then rocketed off flying backwards. A loud crack of one of the panels hitting the vehicle behind them resounded. Oil spilled out to lighten the load even more.
The flags wave as Ovid crosses the finish line and very quickly behind the catgirls car spins into second place.
Ovid slowed to a stop, "Welcome to K-city."
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Post by Brian on Nov 24, 2022 15:36:43 GMT
I take a moment to enjoy the celebration...and a Drink with Ovid. I sip the drink slowly and ponderously. "I suppose its only fair you finish this leg of the trip wth me....if you want? Hopefully its my final leg."
Hal gives Brian an odd look "Yes.....I know my friend......but you know I'm right." The bird shrugs....you think
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Post by Ovid on Nov 24, 2022 16:06:53 GMT
Ovid enjoys his fans showering the vehicle with flowers. Later after all the showiness was over and he was having a drink. He looked over at Brian, "Tapestries? Sure why not." He lifts his glass to Brian, "You were good on the weapons, surprised me with throwing that spear. Hope it wasn't something special."
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Post by Brian on Nov 24, 2022 16:12:53 GMT
"Spear is one of the oldest human weapons.....I'd not throw a spear at a motorcycle if it was....would be a waste." I grin a bit. And there is a section of the museum "Under construction" that I sneak into that has a closed-off section of Tapestries.
The Tapestries show a series of scenes and a boat trip....a boat trip leading to Amber. If one was lost in Shadow and cold walk in Shadows to Amber.....this Tapestry would be a map.
It was from some lost Kingdom in this world. A story about a woman going on a journey to marry some god. Something the people in K city would think of as superstition.
A few of the places would even be familiar to Ovid.
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Post by Ovid on Nov 24, 2022 16:56:27 GMT
When they do get there Ovid has used some of his winnings to buy a nice new suit. A sharp mostly black suit with a stylish red patterned vest and silver clasps. He had something that was not a walking stick though he used it as one. It shown like black glass. Touring the tapestries and following Brian when he went into the under construction are.
There he looked at the tapestries of the boat trip to Amber. His eyes studied it with more precision then casual interest.
"Is that your ultimate destination? Amber." He turned to Brian and if he was there Hal as well.
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Post by Brian on Nov 24, 2022 17:20:07 GMT
I nod and turn to Hal "Told you." I return my attention to Ovid. "Yes.....I have questions that need to be answered and Amber is the place I need to go. This was my second pass getting lost. But with this map....I should be able to get there from here. Last time I got lost I ended up in the snow."
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Post by Ovid on Nov 24, 2022 17:44:44 GMT
"They are short on answers there. Still I have been there, it is real. What kind of questions do you have ?" He looked from the tapestry version of Amber to Brian.
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Post by Brian on Nov 24, 2022 17:47:43 GMT
I laugh softly "I mean....Who are my parents? Did the Parents I was raised with know.....were their minds altered? Was I plucked from my home world and thrown onto another world on purpose?.....Is my parent dead?" I turn to Ovid "Probably going to come up with some other questions after that...."
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Post by Ovid on Nov 24, 2022 18:36:09 GMT
"Come with me then, you have the right to know. You speak of their royals, yes?" "There is a long tradition to scatter their children to the wind. Yet something brings them back."
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Post by Brian on Nov 24, 2022 18:56:45 GMT
I nod to Ovid "Thats what I've been told.....before I knew of such things I only heard stories of Amber. I've met some folks I suspect are of the family out there. When I was told about the race and about you....then I had reason to suspect you might be the same. " I look at Hal and think for a moment. "My wife is interested in kids and well....starting a family is something I want. She's never really had that with human children." I smirk and scritch the head of the Raven. "And an heir to part stuff onto would be useful. "
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Post by Ovid on Nov 24, 2022 20:36:44 GMT
"I can tell you what little I know on the way. They are powerful and capricious. Unless your mother is there, the men might not even know if you are their get. If you are truly and wholly sure that you are family, there is one way to affirm this as so. If you are not though, it is a sure way to death. It is part of your heritage though if you are and gives one divine powers. Ask to prove your blood rite. To walk the divine lines called Pattern. They may mock you and place bets on your life if so, remain resolute. Fear can kill one on the divine lines. Walk even if you walk slow do not stop until you have walked the whole of it. One of them should tell you this but just in case they don't. Also never step off the lines once you are on. If you make congratulations, we are kin. If not, I am sorry that someone may have convinced you of a false heritage."
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Post by Brian on Nov 24, 2022 21:19:11 GMT
I smile at Ovid nodding " yeah....as I said blood is how I know and the power of it is how I got here....however I didnt take a normal path to Amber last time....and now that I know the path..." he points to the port. " I go there....sail into Amber and try to talk to King Random. Hopefully that wont be difficult. "
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Post by Ovid on Nov 24, 2022 21:45:50 GMT
"He has gotten moody, though claiming kinship should gain you an audience that is for sure, as long as you don't make a huge show of it. Like trying to do it while some huge event is going on. As I said he is moody. You want me to go with you, as I said I have been there before and have been in your shoes to coin a phrase."
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Post by Brian on Nov 24, 2022 21:53:39 GMT
I take a while to think on that.
" Its a good offer and fair offer. But I found my way out of slave pits, became a leader of men....I'd be more comfortable walking in on my own. At least now I can get there without getting lost."
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