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Kingdom of Aeraya
Forum-Index → Roleplay → Kingdom of AerayaAnd so, she was soon near the inner city.
Raising an eyebrow, Elliot knew better than to questions the workings of a mage and simply accepted it. This little chase has gone on for far too long and he was willing to accept aid if it meant that he could drag his brother from town. "Very well, I thank you for your aid." He nodded, sighing. At this point, he wasn't even focused on murdering Noah as his rage had subsided into a wave of simmering anger. Noah was skipping out his duties as a prince at this point and he wouldn't cover for his brother anymore. Doing the duties of both the first and second prince was too much for him. "I shall enlist the aid of your Moulder than, please."
"You look impatient... don't worry, we'll take care of those little outlaws soon enough, meet back here in ten minutes, then we'll go" Scarlet orders. She heads down one of the tunnels, leaving Ace to stand by himself. Did those outlaws have ten minutes? Ace wonders fearfully. Yes, those people were criminals, but Ace didn't want to be the reason for their deaths. Especially if he could've done something about it.
"Thank you and of course. It's only suitable that the punishment fits the crime." Elliot nodded, before pausing. How... did he dismiss the ghoul? After a moment of awkward standing around, Elliot hesitantly waved his hand which did the trick and the summon was dismissed easily in a light airy puff of magic. Letting out a sigh, he nearly jumped out of his skin when someone spoke to him and turned around with a bit of a tired smile on his face.
"Good morning, sister. You look lovely today. Hopefully, my own bellowing hasn't been any cause for alarm." He apologized wryly. By now his anger had mostly left him and the calm and sensible side of him had more or less returned. "Unfortunately, I'll have to decline such an offer. Our dearest brother has gone ahead and escaped into town and I'm afraid it falls on me to bring him back. Would sharing some afternoon tea instead sound amendable?"
"Must you always be equipped for war?" Ace snaps. He flushes slightly when Scarlet glares at him.
"You have so much to learn" she places a hand on his cheek, a usually romantic gesture if it weren't for the fact that she had suddenly tightened her grip on his jaw and was forcing him to look at her. "You've been lacking lately... do you need to retire Ace?" Scarlet asks threateningly. Ace gulps down a wave of panic. As one would guess, retiring meant something different now.
"No" he responds evenly.
"Good boy, I like that answer" she releases him and walks away, leaving him to follow and discreetly rub his jaw.
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Luck must've been on their side, as the two make their way back to the town they almost immediately run into a knight- Regina was her name? Scarlet straightens up and confidently strolls towards the girl.
"Excuse me! We need your assistance. There are two outlaws that you must arrest." Scarlet knew better than to order a knight around, but she liked to push her luck every now and then.
"That fool was lucky that I wasn't holding any books when I opened that door," Elliot grumbled crossing his arms. "My wrath wouldn't be the only thing he would've had to face. A hefty ledger to replace priceless books father has collected over the years could have accompanied that. I'm more vexed at the knowledge that could have been lost due to his childish pranks than the pranks themselves. Noah is ingenious when it comes to his trickery, and if directed correctly it could help the nation flourish. Yet he only shows interest in causing others distress for his own enjoyment. Such talent is wasted on a man like him."
Letting out a long-suffering sigh, Elliot waved goodbye to his sisters and departed, following the Mouldur which Tirik had given him to aid in his search for his irresponsible brother.
"Hopefully alive" Ace mutters quietly. He keeps his head forward, not wanting to look at Scarlet, who was giving him a warning look.