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Post by Dionisia on Dec 21, 2022 10:54:00 GMT
Dio is sleeping as a large stray dog, trying so hard to reach out to her friends.
Now, for the first time, she invites people to her dream.
Dirk and Maeve sleep and enter a scene that is clearly not from their mind.
In a dark building, a great hall with glass stained windows stands a familiar shape. A dark, rough looking habit. Tied around a small waist with a coarse rope. White hair long and loose over shoulders. Her face staring up to a glass stained window depicting a warrior on a horse slaying demons with a sword.
She looks sideways. A broad smile appears when she sees them both
"I did it!"
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Post by Maeve on Dec 21, 2022 13:11:37 GMT
Maeve is dressed in a night dress? Well Maeve seemingly thinks it is night dress, other might say lingerie.
Her long hair is open and she moves a stray wisp of hair behind her ear.
She smiles at Dio. "Hellp Dio. How are you?" and raises an eyebrow at Dirk. "Hello Dirk." She does not seem to be really bothered about her dress.
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Post by Dirk on Dec 21, 2022 16:26:32 GMT
Dirk is in his huge cat form. He runs to Dio and almost pounces her. He's purring up a storm. "Hey Dio. I missed you." He sounds generally happy now.
His tail flicks and he looks back. "HI Maeve. Don't tell Flora."
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Post by Dionisia on Dec 21, 2022 16:40:51 GMT
Seeing Dirk charge her, she laughs almost a giggle.
She holds her arms open to catch the big cat cuddling with him.
She looks beyond the cat and smiled a big smile.
"Pania, Dirk. I found you! Well in a dream but that is the first step!"
She snuggles with Dirk. And tries to get up on her feet again but with the weight of the big cat she settles on her knees.
"I missed you too."
Smiling to Maeve she nods
"It is good to see you again. I followed your advice. Do what i feel i need and want to do. Find you."
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Post by Maeve on Dec 21, 2022 16:56:29 GMT
"Ah you both know each other." Maeve smiles happy. "That is good."
"Have you had time to heal?"
To Dirk Maeve appears a bit more relaxed, maybe more like the time he met her in Kasaban.
"You are looking for me, Dio. I'm in Amber."
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Post by Dirk on Dec 21, 2022 19:57:03 GMT
Dirk is busy getting his snuggles on. He purrs loudly and happily. Maeve hasn't seem him this happy since they met again.
Dirk says "I am in Amber too. I need hugs and snuggles please Dio. It's been forevers." His head rests over Dio's heart and his eye flicker closed. He's still in the dream with you both though.
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Post by Dionisia on Dec 21, 2022 20:04:55 GMT
Dio calmly pets Dirk's head. She nods to Maeve.
"Yes, we have first met face to face at Lord Suhuy's when i was about to be taken back to the convent. After that, we have dreamed of eachother. "
Wrapping her other arm around Dirk she keeps snuggling.
"I am healed thank you, it took a while and i am still not certain all parts were mine. But Lady Sand gave me the space time and food to recover myself. Sand said i had to look for friends and i thought of you both.
Though hearing you are in Amber might make it more difficult. Last time i was there. I wasn't very welcome by the decision of the Regentess Flora."
She looks down at the big cat head on her chest.
"I am sorry it took a while. But i am out of the convent. Still sought by them and hunted. But i am out."
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Post by Dirk on Dec 21, 2022 23:02:46 GMT
"We can stay on my ship. I made port in the harbor. And that way I don't get yelled at for leaving fur on the carpet."
Dirk leans against Dio and knocks her over. "My favorite person ever."
He purrs and looks to Maeve. "I have her feather and her coconut."
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Post by Dionisia on Dec 22, 2022 3:59:46 GMT
Dio laughs as she is knocked over. .
"Alright, your ship sounds good. And that you have my things and we met once in the flesh means i could focus on you with my Logrus. Pull myself through shadow. Might not be easy near the center of order "
She looks at Mawve from her prone position.
"What do you think? You have often good ideas of wise advice."
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Post by Maeve on Dec 22, 2022 9:00:53 GMT
Maeve seems to be glad that Dirks looks happy. "A feather and a coconut. That is worth a story to be heard."
"Wise." Maeve laughs lightly. "If I would be wise I would run from Amber in the minute and would not come back for the next century or so."
"But back to you, Dio. Yes you right Princess Flora is concerned about you. I have the feeling she will no be amused to have you back. I guess that has something to do with the fact that you run away from this covenant and she has no desire to add problems with the Courts to her list of problems."
"So if you come to Amber, even if you stay on Dirk's ship, you should come with something she wants."
"I have not told her about Prince Julian. Or that you met Dalt and Sand."
"The information about Julian should be of interest to her. And if you think telling about Dalt and Sand will not harm those two, you can use that too."
"I’ not sure which route to take to enter Amber. The seaway has become very dangerous, if you have no experience with sailing. Most ship that travel the shadow-paths stay in port because of those unpredictable storms."
"The land-route leads through Arden and you might run into Lord Rinaldo. It appears that he is loyal to Princess Flora and in favor with her. I’m not sure if you can evade the guard stations or the patrols. Especial since you will be using the Logrus to travel."
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Post by Dionisia on Dec 22, 2022 9:33:59 GMT
Dio keeps her arms around Dirk snuggling him. Besides her content look, she does listen intensely to Maeve she nods.
"Either way, i have to travel via a path back to Amber. And since i have no ways of traveling by sea. It must be land. I can pull myself as close to Arden as possible. And then surrender if stopped by Prince Rinaldo or his men.
I will state that i have traveled and found important news on a missing prince willing to give this to the Regent. That way, my intent is clear. "
She burries her face for a moment in Dirk's thick coat of fur.
"It will be unpleasant but surely not as unpleasant as the convent. I will carry no weapons or anything. "
She smiles.
"I hope this way i can see you both soon face to face. "
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Post by Dirk on Dec 22, 2022 18:35:53 GMT
"I am willing to sail out if you want to come to me that way. I'll take the chance. Plus if Rinaldo bothers you it will just give me a reason to bite his ass and punch his face."
Dirk grins "I am sure Aunt Flora would appreciate that." He laughs like a mischievous kid.
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Post by Maeve on Dec 22, 2022 18:47:19 GMT
Maeve chuckles softly. "Nope, Aunt Flora will not appreciate that, he is one of her favourites."
She looks couriously at Dio. "Tell me more how you finally manage to excape this dreadful place here." She gestures to her sourroundings.
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Post by Dionisia on Dec 22, 2022 18:56:25 GMT
Dio shifts a bit under the big black cat to be able to talk properly to Maeve. While moving, she pecks a kiss on the forehead of Dirk.
"Thank you, though, i think that my traveling by Logrus to Arden might be faster. So if you hear of a Chaosian invasion in Arden it might be me."
She then smiles to Maeve.
"Well like this it is calm and peaceful. The nuns and other girls make it dreadful.
But a few nights i started to dream if i was ready. Ready to fight. Ready for my duty. I really thought it were my parents reaching out. At a point i agreed and was pulled through the dream to the place these people were. They had summoned me by ritual. Not my parents. They had something with the number six. And i was there as a good luck charm and fighter.
We traveled to places. Fought forces of a Lady Vada. No clue who she is. When we reached a mountaintop i met Hammett Brian and Lorelei and there i fought with them. It was a mess. Some people were observing. Strange figures but awfully polite. Dalt was there as well."
She says with a bit of a sad voice.
"We fought back to back. Well from there i tagged along with Hammett and Lorelei."
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Post by Maeve on Dec 22, 2022 19:26:59 GMT
"Lady Vada of House Kempis, who was responsible for Prince Gerard's death." Maeve gets really curious.
"You were summoned to go after Lady Vada? Does that means that there are forces in the Courts that are working against Lady Vada and her Master?"
"And you was part of Lady Vada's demise?" Maeve asks. "Did anybod of Lady Vada's force escaped?"
"And People observering a fight, but not interfering and being polite, that sounds strange. Who were they ? Can you describe them?"
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