Aurelias Accipitris
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Post by Aurelias Accipitris on Feb 22, 2017 17:44:52 GMT -8
Aurelias gives her a flat look when she stops in front of him, listening to her prattle on. "I killed three men last night." He says as he walks past her, he doesn't try and match her pace so he is soon ahead of her. "My exact words." He says looking back at her. "I recommend you try dropping the chip from your shoulder. Attitudes like yours do more harm than good if you can't back them up. That last bit is the important part." He says turning back to face to road saying with a hint of dry amusement. "I can back my attitude up, so I get to have a chip on my shoulder. When you can kill three men in single combat, feel free to have an attitude."
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2017 18:11:52 GMT -8
"I do not care whether you backed it up or not, you're still an ass. For the record, I never asked for your help. You did that all on your own!!" She pishawed at him. "If you must know, I was a blasted nun until yesterday, I have a very good blasted excuse for being inept and angry." She snorted and stalked ahead of him, "But yes, do keep on chastising me. Call me stupid... But don't be a hypocrite." She flipped her hand back at him in a graceful movement. "If I can swallow my pride to thank you for your unsolicited help, surely you can keep a civil tongue in your head."
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Aurelias Accipitris
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Post by Aurelias Accipitris on Feb 22, 2017 18:27:18 GMT -8
With a sigh, Aurelias lengthens his stride and keeps ahead of her easily. "No, you didn't ask for my help. Notice how I didn't ask for anything in return or demand you thank me. Also being as you put it, a blasted nun." He imitates her voice as he says this. "Is a terrible excuse for being inept and angry. Nuns are supposed to be calm and serene, not angry and not so blinded by their pride they act like suicidal idiots." Then he whirls on her and says in a low growl.
"Also I am no ass, I am a royal bastard in every sense of those words. As for my supposed hypocrisy, let me clarify. If you were capable of defending yourself, then you could afford to be rude, angry, and irritated at the uncouth man with a sword not actively trying to kill you. However, since you lack that skill pissing that man off is a poor idea. Regardless of the way I chose to speak to you, my actions have thus far been far kinder than you deserve. Keep pushing and I might change my attitude so my actions match my words, instead of being in opposition to them." With that, he turns and takes off again.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2017 18:58:34 GMT -8
She yelled at his back, "You're right. I was terribly stupid. I admit it... I never wanted to be there! I never had faith to begin with. I did not stay there for me, I stayed there for my daughter after learning I was with child. My husband left me there for not giving him an heir. The empire killed him after he tried to get a son by casting a spell, not knowing I would give him a daughter. I dared to stand up to the emperor, and for that, I put my daughter and the convent in danger, but that man believes that killing a desperate man is justified by one spell and twisted my words to his own gain. So here I am, knowing I could die or get hurt, because I cannot let the others die or get hurt for my foolishness. The only thing I can do is try to make it to Swavia alive whether I have help or not."
"But you don't even care, so why do I bother?" she slowed her pace, for that last part was choked out. She would be damned if she would start the waterworks... Nope... Not so he could chide her further for crying!
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Aurelias Accipitris
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Post by Aurelias Accipitris on Feb 22, 2017 19:08:10 GMT -8
At first, Aurelias doesn't stop walking, not until he notices her voice getting distant. With a sigh he turns around and walks back to her as she finishes her rant, bent over and looking like she was going to cry. "You are right I don't care. I have my own damn problems." He pauses and it seems for a long moment that he might just say more but after a moment he shakes his head. "Now stop standing around and get moving. Swavia is weeks away and I do not have an infinite well of patience to wait for you."
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2017 19:21:03 GMT -8
She sighed, shook her head in annoyance. He didn't care, yet he kept helping her. It was confusing. Hayan followed and remained quiet behind him for hours from that point, tired of arguing and pleading her case. She did not even complain when her feet hurt from all the walking. She eventually spoke up to say, "I'm sorry." And that was pretty much it. Her voice was ragged sounding. She must have done her crying in silence, for her eyes were dry, but red and swollen.
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Aurelias Accipitris
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Post by Aurelias Accipitris on Feb 22, 2017 19:52:40 GMT -8
Aurelias doesn't say anything to her apology instead he leads her off the road to a clearing. With her help he gets a camp set up, a fire going, dinner, cooking, and bedrolls laid out. Finally, once everything is finished he says from his lazy reclined position. "Someone once said you should judge a man by his deeds, not by his words. I've very rarely found anyone who actually understands this, those few that do I have found to be the truly exceptional people in this world. Perhaps as a stress test of who is worth my time, it isn't a very good one but being abrasive has its uses when you are a bastard." It wasn't an apology, just an explanation.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2017 20:10:37 GMT -8
"It is a defense mechanism of one who feels they are unwanted," she said softly, moving about to set things up before sinking to her knees by the fire. The smell of meat, something she had not touched in a long time in her attempt at piety, she tried not to pay attention to the cooking food. She'd turn to trying to untangle her hair in order to braid it. "Just as much as stupidly opening your mouth during a dangerous moment after years of silence." She gave a sigh, "Sometimes anger is misdirected when one has been perpetually spat upon for a long time." She was obviously in agreement, her vice soft and haggard. She let her gaze fall upon his face, and dropped the tangled hair.
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Aurelias Accipitris
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Roleplay posts: 115
Age: 26
Registered: Nov 24, 2016 18:21:49 GMT -8
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Post by Aurelias Accipitris on Feb 22, 2017 20:24:08 GMT -8
Aurelias tries not to scowl as Hayan talks far too much in his opinion. This is what he got for saying a not mean word, she was trying to understand him. Still, he supposed he'd asked for it when he'd tried to explain himself. "Perhaps." Is all he offers on the subject of it being a defense mechanism, he wasn't talking about himself no way no how. Instead, he focuses on dinner and once the meet is ready he hands one spit to Hayan keeping the other to himself. "At least you have the wisdom to see that." He finally says to the rest of what she had to say.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2017 20:46:02 GMT -8
She gave a slight nod, "Trying to," she admitted and then gave a shrug. She was quiet again, and dug into her meager rations, obviously not going to beg for a morsel of meat no matter how tempting it was; it would probably make her ill anyways. She nibbled on a stale crust of bread made softer by the vegetable broth. It was another hour or so before she spoke again, "I am not going to ask why you decided I was worth helping... But thank you..." She moved to put some things away, then pulled a small crock of balm out and began to change the dressing for her hand, absently rubbing a rather pleasant smelling ointment over the wound that looked like the star of the divine one.
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Aurelias Accipitris
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Roleplay posts: 115
Age: 26
Registered: Nov 24, 2016 18:21:49 GMT -8
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Post by Aurelias Accipitris on Feb 22, 2017 21:08:06 GMT -8
Aurelias rolls his eyes when she refuses the offered skewer of meat. "More for me I suppose." He mutters settling the other skewer down near the fire and tearing into his own portion. Her words get an odd look from him and he snorts. "You're welcome, but I didn't decide anything." He'd helped her for a number of reasons and none of them had to do with her worth, mostly it had to do with a lingering sense of duty and the dusty remains of his conscious.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2017 8:23:55 GMT -8
When she saw him roll his eyes, she rolled hers, "I have not eaten meat since joining the convent, it would not do for me to get sick. Not that it matters." She shook her head. She did not even bother to reply to his logic. He thought he did not decide, but he certainly did not have to help her! For someone so gruff and snotty, underneath was a sense of propriety and she was not about to call him out on being "soft" for helping her out.
She stood and cleared her throat, "Not going far." Then she walked off, making sure to keep the camp in sight. She was rubbing her head and just trying to have a private moment without his silent disapproval of whatever she did.
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Aurelias Accipitris
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Age: 26
Registered: Nov 24, 2016 18:21:49 GMT -8
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Post by Aurelias Accipitris on Feb 23, 2017 11:56:38 GMT -8
Aurelias gives her a slightly mystified look, wondering why she felt the need to explain herself to him. He finish the first skewer and hefts the second tearing into it, she might be right maybe he was a softy under all that gruffness. Still, he'd not admit anything like that aloud. He doesn't react when she gets up but she'd likely feel his eye upon her, even when he takes up his reclined position against his pack eyes half lidded as they usually were in the evening.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2017 12:21:34 GMT -8
She took the time she needed to allow the chaos to leave her thoughts, the shell shock of what her life had turned into in a few days time. She wondered how her little one was doing and knew Anise was taking good care of her. After she reflected, she returned to camp and sat down in the grass.
"I took the time to ponder your words. Most of what happened to get me to this point no longer matters. Tomorrow does. I want to back my words up. I only have a dagger, but I will practice with it. Not asking for your help, merely telling you that you're right. I will try not to bother you too much at all... Though I cannot promise never to speak..."
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Aurelias Accipitris
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Age: 26
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Post by Aurelias Accipitris on Feb 23, 2017 14:28:00 GMT -8
Again Aurelias doesn't show any outward signs of paying her mind, but that half-lidded gaze is on her. When she finishes talking he stands up without a word and walks from the camp. He's left his gear so he can't be taking off but what he is doing is hard to tell.
It takes him ten minutes but he returns with a stout length of straight wood that would be about shoulder height to Hayan. Settling down he begins to strip off the bark and smooth it with a large knife. "Daggers a fine weapon to even the playing field for a woman, but still not ideal. You have to get close to use one and at close range a man has an advantage because he's bigger and probably stronger. If you can I'd recommend getting your hands on a quarter staff. May not be as deadly, but it's easy to learn, offers a better range, and can be quite devastating if you learn how to use it."
He falls into silence continuing to work on the stick in silence for almost an hour. Once it is free of bark and adequately planned, he chucks the piece of green wood onto the ground. Green wood was good since it still had some spring to it while still being hard, less likely to snap in half when you smacked someone with it. With his task done he settles back against his pack not saying anything about the perfectly serviceable quarterstaff he'd just left on the ground.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2017 18:38:45 GMT -8
She canted her head, moved to pick the staff up and examined it, then she gave a nod. She had him figured out enough to know not to ask him why he was helping her that way. Hayan strightened her form and lifted her chin. The woman moved to sit down, pulling the object to her lap.
"Thank you." She was starting to feel more respect for the man who so annoyed her the day before and that morning. Maybe he understood better than he let on or maybe he was seeing a reason to respect her more than he had. She did not know, but she was feeling much better than she had about him. Tomorrow seemed like it was going to turn out well.
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Aurelias Accipitris
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Post by Aurelias Accipitris on Feb 23, 2017 19:15:16 GMT -8
"For what?" Aurelias says neutrally, he knows that his attitude is rather silly. He was helping this woman in such a way that he could say he wasn't but only if one were incredibly dense. He honestly doesn't even know why he was doing it, he wasn't a kind man and certainly wasn't particularly chivalrous. Maybe he just needed to help someone now that Nikandros was dead he had nothing but revenge, but he'd spent years being a guardian maybe he needed to know he was doing good for at least one person. Bah, he was over thinking things he needed to stay focused.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2017 19:54:49 GMT -8
"For helping." She said, looking at his face for a moment befire she gently lay the staff next to her bedroll and crawled in. She gave a tired smile, the first one cracked his way since their meeting, and heaved a sigh as her eyes drifted closed. She fell asleep almost immediately, she was just really tired and needed to sleep.
She awoke before the sun was up, and found a place to start practicing. She was not sure what she was doing yet but she had to start somewhere, right? It was actually pretty peaceful feeling to her. The sun was coming up at some point and she was dressed only in a tunic, sweat glistening on her skin.
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Aurelias Accipitris
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Age: 26
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Post by Aurelias Accipitris on Feb 24, 2017 13:44:43 GMT -8
Grunting he decides not to do anything stupid like try to claim he wasn't helping. Instead, he just waits for her to go to sleep as he rests. He'd set up some noise makers around the camp along likely avenues where people might try and approach. Just little things that a group might accidently step on waking him up. He was a light sleeper and was up before her though he doesn't move, even if it wasn't full on sleep just resting was good for you.
As he gets breakfast started, once the dawn's rays were upon him, he can't help but notice her flailing the staff around like an idiot. It was fairly obvious she had no idea what she was doing but at least she was working up a sweat. Still, he can't help but wonder how long she will go before hurting herself either with the stick or just by turning the wrong way because she didn't know what she was doing. Well, he wasn't about to give out martial lessons to some nun, he had to draw the line of help he'd provide without being asked somewhere.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2017 14:20:38 GMT -8
She was trying... She was being true to her word by leaving him be for the most part, staying out of his hair. She whacked herself plenty, but made no sounds to indicate the pain. She eventually set the staff down and sat in the grass, admiring the extremely blue sky for a time before hunger won out and she'd return to camp.
She gave him a nod as she sat down to tend to the welts without freaking out about it. Some of them looked particularly painful, but she would not have done what she did without knowing the risk. "Good mo-" she did her best to not flinch but a breath hissed through her teeth as she rubbed salve onto the worst welt... "Horning..."
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