Days of War (anyone)

[Belladandy]

"I am called Ralius..." Elneil answered using a his fake name something that he picked and asked others to use when he was hidding in secret.

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"Where are we going?" The faun asked feeling both scared and excited at the same time.

[Stormelle]

Anatros nodded, " Very well Ralius." Anatros said clapping hsi hands so one of the servent girls who had served the food walked forward bowing.

" Yesem Master?" she asked looking at Anatros momentarily then down.

"Take Ralius to one of our empty rooms and allow him to leave whenever he wants with some extra food and suplies. Suply him with an extra horse if needs be." Anatros said and then untied Ralius waiting for him to move from his seat." Also Ralius if you want food call for this young lady, Mi. She will assist you in anything you need."

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" First after Fara then Stormelle...Where ever she is...Pip can you carry all of us or do you want me to run?" Zidane said moving to Pip's head and putting his fourhead to her's. " ramsey, be prepared to speak with Pip if you need...I'm going to run. Fly pip, follow Fara's sent!" Zidane said as he transform and Pip took flight.

[Belladandy]

“I give you thanks for your hospitality.” Elneil said getting up and bowing slightly. He had the suspicion though that all this was not out of mere charity. He was dealing with renegades and outlaws and there was a chance that all this was just a trap.

But when is spying ever without it’s dangers? The elf thought following the maid to his room. For now he decided to cooperate but be on his guard and pray that the renegades she elf wouldn’t have an unexpected reunion.

Feyna watched the stranger leave and close the door she whispered to Anatros. “My, are we being generous.” She said smiling as she fingered the hilt of a jeweled dagger. “Still I would like to know a great deal about this Ralius. I do have a feeling that he’s an outlaw.”

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Despite the whole situation Pallo couldn’t help but laugh. “Dragonback riding they’ll never believe this back at home!”

[Stormelle]

Anatros grinned, " Don't worry...He's not dealing with a human here. I will know who he is for sure soon enough.." he whispered back. " So...When do you want to go hunting Feyna?" Anatros said as he poored himself some wine and sipped it slowly, " I'm free tommorow...And I can bring my hounds if you want." Anatros sat boredly waiting for Feyna's reply.

Stormelle finished her food and looked at Anatros, " Umm...Can I go...Somewhere?" Stormelle ended the question and wondered where she would be taken and what they would do with her next.

Anatros gave her a cold, and unexpected look. " My mother is allowing you a room...For now...Be prepahred to fight the beast once more if she chooses you to do so." he said clapped his hand so another maid girl came out and lead Stormelle to an extra room.

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Ramsey laughed, " Get used to it. Pip is a good friend...Not only a dragon. Once you've ridden her she can track you down anywhere. She knows your mind's pattern." she said as she huged Pip's neck.
So? Your name is Pallo fawn? Pleased to meet you. Hold tight now. Both of you. came a vocie inside both of the rider's heads.

[Belladandy]

The mage just shrugged. "Early mornings are best so I'm told."
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The faun said nothing but helded on tightly not wanting to fall off of Pip as the dragon leaped off the ground taking wing into the air.

[Stormelle]

Anatros nodded, " Well, I have work to attend to. So if you'll excuse me." Anatros said getting up and moving from his seat and swiftly toward the room his mother was in.

Moving into the room he took on his wolf fourm and wandered over to his mother putting his nose under her hand. She looked down at him, " Must you really take that fourm my son?" she asked raising an eyebrow.

He seemed to srugh and morphed to a point inbetween the human fourm an wolf, an anthro. " I suppose not but it's the easiest and least power draining fourm I can take." he said as he sat down and put his ehad on the table infront of him.

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Zidane could be seen on the ground below moving just as fast as the fling Pip. Pip finialy found Fara's trail and let out a gleefuly yip through all three of the other's minds. Following the trail she noted where it ended. At the place it had all began. At the place Stormelle had found Pip....But why? Pip wondered and she called to Zidane telling him she found the end of the trail and swooping in to land.

[Belladandy]

Feyna stood there for a few seconds then helped the servants clear the table afterwards with nothing else to do the mage returned to her own privete room.

As for Elneil closeing the door making sure that it was properly locked he sat down upon the bed taking off his hood. Letting fall down his head revilling the long pointed ears of his heritage.

"Well what now?" He asked the air around him.
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"Urrp!"
The faun felt his belly do a few flip flops as the great dragon landed on the ground.
"Did we find something?" He called out to Zidane.

[Stormelle]

Stormelle now free from the ropes on her arms and legs but not of the magic bond sat on her bed. Wishing that she could contact someone. Anyone. Scrabbling to her feet she looked through the room and the many doors conected to it. One of which led to a bathing room. Letting out a slight gleeful yip she pulled off her raggedy clothes as soon as the bath was filled and jumped in.

Spilling some bubble bath into the tub she began to wash herself. Jumping out she wrapped herself in a towel and looked at her matty and wet hair. Sighing she looked at the burrow. On it stood a brush an some toher things. Then moving to it she looked through the drawers and found some sizors.

Looking at herself in the mirror she sighed and began to cut away he long streeming hair till it was almost like the har of a boy. Bittign her lip she looked at her silver locks that now strewn the ground.

Sighing slightly regretfuly Stormelle pulled out of a dresser some clean, but simple clothes. Putting them on she flopped onto her bed and slipped into a weary sleep.

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Zidane nodded, " But why would she come here? Any ideas any of you?" he asked jsut as he transformed.

Then out of nowhere he looked at Pip, Ramsey, then Pallo and collapsed. In his sleep he felt the pressence of a friend. He however couldn't recognize the pressence. Wait. Was it?Could it be? No! She was far to far away to contact him, let alone would her captor let her contact him. Or did her captor not know of her ablity to contact people in her sleep?

[Belladandy]

Feyna too wanted to take a bath but when mage opened the door and the found the pile of silver hair of Stromelle she let out a gasp.

In the culture that Feyna grew up in, the cutting of hair was done as a sign of dishonor. Dishonor and often suicide.

"So has her highness really fallen into such despair?" The mage growled and bending down she grab a handful of hair looking at it coldly.
"Pathetic weakling!"
She hiss and ran full speed to the Stromelle's room banging loudly on her door.
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"Zidane!" The faun cried seeing the man collapsed to the ground and rushed to his side.
"Zidane! Wake up!" He shook his shoulders gently hoping that Zidane would respond

[Stormelle]

Stormelle woke from her sleep with a sudden fright. Stepping off of the ebd she went to the door calling, " I can't open it. The maid locked it."

Then came the nosie came of the lock being undone and the door opened. Stormelle put her hand on her hips and looked at Feyna annoyedly, " What?"

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Zidane woke with a start his eyes fixing on Ramsey, " I think I know the general area of Stormelle's possision. She contacted me but left suddenly." he spoke franticaly trying to get the information from him to someone else.

[Belladandy]

"What have you done to yourself?" The mage shoved Stormelle aside looking around her room as if searching for something.
"What kind of Queen are you?" Feyna pointed at her angrily. "Where is your sense of pride? Your authority? A weepy maiden who dresses in rags, cuts her hair in dishonor and perhaps..."
Her eyes narrowed. "Kills herself. Or tries to. "
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Baffled the faun spoke up. "I don't understand what do you mean?"

[Stormelle]

Stormelle gritted her teeth hiding her anger as best she could, " What are you saying? I can cut my hair if I want to! It was a mess of knots and it was just getting in the way!" Stormelle paused relizing what she ahd say. " Wha? But...whay would I want to kill myself? Doing such a thing is foolish." Stormelle said growling the last words.

Sitting down in a chair she umbed the temples of ehr ehad, she only hoped her bond hadn't been broken to soon and that Zidane had relized that it had been her. Sighing she looked at Feyna, " I'd like to sleep if you don't mind. That's what I was trying to do when you came knocking."

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Zidane took a deep breath and closed his eyes for a moment, " I think I knwo where to find Stormelle." he said softly and as calmly as he could.

[Belladandy]

The mage clenched her fists the painful knot inside her tighten once again. She wanted nothing more then to grab the Queen by the hair (what was left of it) and scream right in her ear.
“I know you’re hiding him! Where is he? Where is my father’s murderer!”

Instead she bit her lip hard till it bled trying hold down the both the rage and the threatening tears.
“In some cultures it is better to die then to be taken captive.” She said at last. “I just came here to make sure you didn’t kill yourself.”

Feyna’s shoulders slumped as looked sadly at the ground. “Yes I’ll leave you to rest to await whatever fate my mistress has in store for you.”

With that she left the room, gently shut the door. Not even noticing the figure of an elf hidden in the shadows as the mage returned to her own room.

So that is where she’s keeping the Queen. Elneil thought looking down the hallways making sure that noone would see him entering Stormelle’s room/cell and scratched on the wood.
“Forgive me my lady.” He whispered. “But would you mind a brief visit from an old friend?”
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The faun looked at him oddly. How on earth did he find out were Stromelle was when all he did was pass out on the ground. Still he concluded did it really matter? Long as Zidane could find the Queen was more import then to ponder about Zidane’s strange...phenomenon.

[Stormelle]

Stormelle sighed and dragged her hand through her short hair. Her hand felt empty. She was deffinetly going to grow it out again. As she stood up ready to see if there was anything intresting in the book cabinet she ehard a faint knock at the door.

Moving toward it she heard Elneil's faint vocie and wiggeled the handle only to discover that the mage had not locked it. So with a relevied sigh she opened the door. " It's good to see you. But come in. If they find my door unlocked we will both be in troble." stormelle said pulling the elf in.

She longed to talk to him and see why he had avioded seeing Ramsey all this time but she knew better. Now was not the time. Perhapse if it where on ehr own ground or atleast in a more sacure area. Sighing she looked at Elneil slightly confused, " Where....Er...How did you get here?" she asked chaning her words to fit to moment.

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Zidane sighed, " If only Fara could hear us...Come now. We must find her or I don't know what will happen to Stormelle." he stood brushing the dirt off him. " Pip stay here! Make sure no one comes in after us! Ramsey, Pallo, let's go!" he said as he ran into the cave. His mind working rapidly. Why, he still wondered, would Fara come here. Of all places!

[Belladandy]

From under the hood Elneil smiled at her. “Fate...lead me here.” He answered her speaking softly. “But it was more to do with the Renegade. I feared Lady Elena was up to something so I left the safe havens of Storm Crow and traveled to places where I suspected she would hide and during my wanderings I heard tales about this castle and I knew I had found her.”

The elf sighed sadly and looked at Stormelle. “Much as suspected she’s planing something and it involves your kiddnapping. Forgive me my lady but it’s too risky to free you just yet. A chance will come I promise.”