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[OPEN] who needs friends? [ thieves, scholars, interested parties]

Roland Posts: 230
Aurora Basin Phantom atk: 7.5 | def: 10 | dam: 2.5
Stallion :: Unicorn :: 16 hh :: 8 yrs HP: 60.0 | Buff: NOVICE
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Fatigue was drawing Roland towards his cave for the night when he heard the Lady’s call echo across the lake towards him. He had been standing by the water’s edge, tracing the pattern of shattered moonlight falling across uneven slate and glassy water, listening to the wind sing through every hollow in the rocks, whistling a mournful tune as it swept across the flat valley and sent soft waves rippling across the smooth surface of the lake. The reflection of stars rippled across its surface, distorting his reflection in the dark pool as he heard a familiar voice calling out for sneaks and scholars, and Roland responded as the former.

One could only assume she was calling upon them for some task, some duty to assign to them, and lately Roland had been thirsting for a way to avoid drowning in the monotonous cadence of his existence. If he could put himself to work perhaps it could take his mind off the darkness and the cold, and replace the self pity swirling toxically in his mind with a pleasant feeling of self worth. So he answered, turning away from his cave and towards the familiar sound of Illynx’s voice, stepping warily through the inky darkness and watching his shadow move beside him, sketched out by the light of the moon shining on his opposite side.

It wasn’t a far walk towards her; he merely followed the bank of the lake, water lapping at his hooves and surging rhythmically against the icy bank. It was a peaceful night, all things considered, and as time drew on the Impersonator was growing more and more accustomed to the idea of a permanent darkness. The sun was but a distant memory now, fading, yet warm, like what little he recalled of his mother. And he didn’t expect to get either back. Voices reached him across the water and he glanced up, squinting through the darkness. His eyes came to rest upon a pair of figures standing, shadow swathed, against a backdrop of stars.

He approached them silently, his arrival announced only by the sound of his hooves thudding against the soft ground. There was just the three of them for now, a trio bathed in soft moonlight by the lakeside. Roland drew up beside D’artagnan, nodding politely towards the Time Mender before fixing Illynx with an expectant look. “Hello, my Lady,” he murmured into the still air, feeling awkwardly formal when there had once been a time when he had not practiced such courtesies. Why, he remembered berating her once for speaking ill of a member of the Grey to his face. How the times had changed.


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RE: who needs friends? [ thieves, scholars, interested parties] - by Roland - 09-22-2013, 04:56 PM

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