Zeryn's Aquariu- er, room
Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2014 1:33 amZeryn opened the door to the room, holding it open to let Mariuset enter before him.
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Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2014 1:33 amRe: Zeryn's Aquariu- er, room
Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2014 1:45 am"May I sit in your pool?" she asked "I am in need of the comfort of water."
Re: Zeryn's Aquariu- er, room
Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2014 1:48 am"Of course," he said, closing the door behind them. "That must have been quite an ordeal, I quite understand."
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Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 12:45 amMariuset slipped into the pool, starting to shake.
Re: Zeryn's Aquariu- er, room
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 12:47 amZeryn watched her for a moment, then locked the door before crossing the room and slipping in behind her. "Come," he said quietly. "We're alone, no more facades are needed."
Re: Zeryn's Aquariu- er, room
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 10:44 pm"We.....we could have been killed at any time. We were not only because they wished to toy with us."
Re: Zeryn's Aquariu- er, room
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 10:53 pm"Perhaps," he said, drifting closer behind her and slipping his arms around her. "Or perhaps you held an import to the fiend we don't know. Or perhaps you simply had more wits about you than you give yourself credit for."
Re: Zeryn's Aquariu- er, room
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 10:56 pm"I've not felt so helpless in a very, very long time."
Re: Zeryn's Aquariu- er, room
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 11:16 pm"Yet you stayed strong," he said softly. "You maintained your wits while it was important. You are far from powerless."
Re: Zeryn's Aquariu- er, room
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 11:21 pm"And yet my power was only useful a few times." she said, smiling wryly.
Re: Zeryn's Aquariu- er, room
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 11:23 pm"And those times, you were prepared to use it. I'm hardly suited for every situation myself," he said reasonably.
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Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 11:35 pm"On rare occasions." Mariuset conceded "Of course, those occasions are when my own abilities are most likely to prove useful."
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Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 11:37 pm"Quite true," he said. "One more reason that we are quite well suited," he added... playfully? Well, for Zeryn, at least.
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Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 11:48 pm"I have often thought so." she said, daring to touch his arm affectionately.
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Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 12:36 pmHe slid his arm more securely around her waist. "And I would not have agreed to be bound to a girl with no sense."
Re: Zeryn's Aquariu- er, room
Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 9:29 pm"I did not realize that my good sense was one of the reasons for our bethrothal."
Re: Zeryn's Aquariu- er, room
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 12:34 am"One of the reasons that I did not avoid yet another arranged betrothal from my father."
Re: Zeryn's Aquariu- er, room
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 12:32 pm"And I had feared it was entirely from duty."
Re: Zeryn's Aquariu- er, room
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 12:46 pmZeryn chuckled humorlessly. "My duty to someone who holds me in no regard is... limited. You weren't the first bride he'd tried to pair me with."
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Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 12:49 pm"I didn't imagine I was." she said quietly
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Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 12:53 pmHe smiled, slightly amused. "Does that displease you?"
Re: Zeryn's Aquariu- er, room
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 12:55 pm"It does, a little. Does that seem foolish to you?"
Re: Zeryn's Aquariu- er, room
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 12:56 pmHe shrugged. "If anything, this should displease them rather greatly. It probably does," he said, now definitely sounding amused.
Re: Zeryn's Aquariu- er, room
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 4:24 pm"Perhaps. Or perhaps they pity you."
Re: Zeryn's Aquariu- er, room
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 9:20 pm"I've proven thrice that I am capable of besting my brothers in battle for right of refusal. They can say what they wish in their little corners, but anyone with sense can see clearly that what I do, I do because I choose it. Not because he Warlord wishes it."
Re: Zeryn's Aquariu- er, room
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 9:50 pm"I shall remember that." Mariuset replied "And inform them that you were taken in by my wicked Lemurian wiles."
Re: Zeryn's Aquariu- er, room
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 10:04 pmAnd to this, Zeryn seemed just as amused. "And need I be the only one smitten?"
Re: Zeryn's Aquariu- er, room
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 10:39 pm"Who can parse the emotions of a Lemurian, one who worships Set, at that?"
Re: Zeryn's Aquariu- er, room
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 10:47 pm"Unknowable. Unfathomable. Only a brave or foolish man would attempt to brave her deadly passions alone."
Re: Zeryn's Aquariu- er, room
Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2014 12:11 am"Then I was most fortunate to find a man who is both." she said, a smile playing at the corners of her mouth to show that yes, she was teasing.
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Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2014 12:34 am"The lady likes to tread in dangerous waters," Zeryn observed, leaning closer to her ear.
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Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2014 12:37 am"All waters are dangerous to me." she replied, moving closer "Happily I have you to keep me safe."
Re: Zeryn's Aquariu- er, room
Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2014 12:59 am"And does the god-chosen of Lemuria admit that she needs the Atlantean lordling to see to her safety?" he mused, loosening his grip around her waist to let her turn toward him.
Re: Zeryn's Aquariu- er, room
Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 12:22 am"Have I ever denied that?"
Re: Zeryn's Aquariu- er, room
Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 12:36 am"Perhaps not. But you've never quite said it, either," he pointed out.
Re: Zeryn's Aquariu- er, room
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2014 1:42 am"I may have neglected to do so. A most unfortunate oversight on my part."
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Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2014 1:53 am"And it would be unseemly for me to force such a statement," he admitted, letting his fingers trace idly over her gills.
Re: Zeryn's Aquariu- er, room
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2014 1:56 am"Naturally. It would not beseem a warrior to fish for compliments,"
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Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2014 12:34 pm"An unwilling lady must be treated with care," he confirmed.
Re: Zeryn's Aquariu- er, room
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2014 12:37 pm"I have never been unwilling, merely unsure if I was wanted."