The Dragon Riders Forum The Ruins

Adrian: " And why is that?" I ask turning to face her.

Kasumi: I enter the temple cautiously, looking around and peering into the shadows to make sure there is nothing that can easily ambush us. Then I see glittering golden eyes near the back of the temple's ground floor and place my hand, palm side, against Adrian's chest gently to stop him and, with my eyes only, indicate the spot where the eyes had been a moment before. I lay one hand on the hilt of my katana, popping it from the sheath as quietly as I can, but I don't draw the blade just yet. I begin to circle to the left, hoping that he'll circle to the right. I sense Einasze come into the temple behind us and hope that the others are willing to follow

Einasze: "Why can't we leave, Celeste?" I ask calmly, drawing my great axe and great sword slowly. "I don't wish to fight you, but I will not allow you to keep me a prisoner here."

Coat'l Attor lumbers up to my left and tilts his head back and forth and then grins. "Is this where we get to hear a good joke? I need more jokes for my trove. Anyone wanna hear a good joke?"

"Seriously?" I say, looking at him with a raised eyebrow. "This is not the time for jokes, dragon!"

Adrian: " And why would we help you? As you said we don't know about this prophecy, and I'm willing to bet most of us don't care. I've worked just fine within the darkness, and I don't plan on it changing anytime soon. " 

Einasze: "Uh, Celeste, what happens if there are two extra dragon riders?"

Adrian: " Alright, suppose we agree to help you. What happens then?"

Einasze: "I never knew my parents, but considering I look the way I do, I doubt very much I was given to any dragon and, even if I had been, Coat'l and I didn't meet 'til I was thirteen after...well, it doesn't matter right now," I say.

Kasumi walks over to me and locks her eyes with mine, then nods once; emphatically.

"Are you sure?" I ask.

She stares at me coldly, slowly drawing both of her katana. "All right," I say. She walks over to Celeste and kneels in front of her, laying the blades of her katana across her open palms, almost in an offering to her.

"We'll help as best we can," I say. "But I will not be held by an oath or bound by any word to you and yours. I am free to leave when I see fit."

Adrian: I remember Strygius saying to play along and sigh. " Alright, I'll help. Not like anything interesting way happening in my life anyway."

(Uh, folks, Einasze and Kasumi are both female. Please correct for whom is NOT a dragon rider)

Aria Mist, Adrian Crevan, Carissa, Rood Chrishi, Sweeney Lilac, Einasze, and Yuki Inu. Kasumi is just a basic blond haired human female.

I miscounted. Oops!

Adalric: "I will not allow Carissa to be part of the war." I say firmly "I know the prophesy full well and know people will die. I will not risk her being one of them."

(Just roll with it! That's what I do in D&D and Pathfinder)

Einasze: "Adalric, you might not have a choice in the matter. War tends to sweep away or make part of itself anyone it sees fit to draw into its maw. The only way to keep her out of it is to bring her to another world, which I don't know if that is possible," I say.

Ethereal: I become my usual size and look at Aldaric. " Aldaric, follow me outside." I tell him.

Adrian: " Figures." I say melting into the shadows. " I'm going to put up a barrier"