Aurelias Accipitris
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Post by Aurelias Accipitris on Mar 15, 2017 7:23:38 GMT -8
For a moment a hot flare of fury runs through his body, how dare she act like this! He'd never promised her anything, never showed any interest, never tried to take advantage of her. Yet she was acting like a spurned lover, as though he'd done her some great wrong in not what? Not lingering in her arms? No trying to claim her body as his own?
Scowling he realizes this was his own damn fault, she'd been around him too long and listened to well to his words. She'd judge him by his actions and found that he was the one thing he wished he wasn't. A good man. Now she was acting like a teenager with a crush, it was all so bloody stupid.
The anger drains from him as he realizes he is no better, every thought he had in his head was just his own speculation. He was just projecting what he feared she was thinking on her because they'd spent the night in a tent together. He could be wrong and if he was really the man he liked to think he was he'd broach the subject, find out for certain. But even if the thought hits him he know he won't because he is afraid he might be right or even worse, he might be wrong. Instead he just trudges after her in silence because they were still going the same way.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2017 7:51:45 GMT -8
She had no crush. Desire for human contact, for being treated kindly by a man and not expected to be some simpering house frau, is what she felt. She was alarmed with how much she craved touch... Then again, it had been at least five years since her husband had hanged. Her stay at the convent had been out of fear, a self imposed punishment for not being a good wife. But she didn't want just anyone, she thought... She contemplated the difference between the brief moment of desire she had for the blasted emperor, but it was a different way. With him, it had been a moment of lust that never came to fruition.
With Aurelias, it was different. Before she got too far, she whirled and snapped out, "I am a mere human, Aurelias... I desire what I desire just like you. It might not be what you want to know or hear, but I would rather you yell and scream at me than act like what happened last night wasn't even a possibility of happening."
She stormed right up to him, looking up at him with eyes that seemed to be like blue fire. "You made it clear, sir, that I am a burden. I will relieve you of your self declared duties once we get to this town. I never asked for your help and I will make do on my own. Like always!"
And then she started to walk away again... Not knowing until she heard and felt cracking ice underfoot, that she had done exactly what he kept ranting at her about in walking away. She had put herself in danger. She turned.... Slowly.... Grimacing as the cracking sound hit with every movement. Hardly daring to move from that point, she said loudly enough to hear, "Do not follow me..." Her voice wasn't angry that time, and a stark look had crossed her face... She winced as the ice buckled, then next thing, she disappeared under the ice.
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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 Mar 15, 2017 8:57:30 GMT -8
"I..." That is all he manages to get in as she rails at him, making wild accusations that he didn't even know how to begin addressing. That this was how she saw their relationship both relieved and troubled him to no end. But any more thought he might give to the swirling mix of emotion is discarded when the ice cracks. He doesn't even hear her request that he not follow her, he is already moving dropping his pack and cloak to the ground as he dives into the frigid icy water after her. His last thought was simple, I am an idiot, the only thing he could think given he was getting himself killed for a woman.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2017 14:00:13 GMT -8
She could only struggle, cloak tangling up about her legs, weighing her down. She scrambled to release the tie at her throat, but it was tangled too. She took out her dagger and tried like hell to saw at the ribbon, panic welling up as her lungs began to burn. She fumbled, slicing her hand and dropping the dagger. She just had to try and swim up somehow but she was so cold! She could feel the energy sapping from her.
Just close your eyes and sleep, said a soothing voice in her head. Yes... Sleep. She relaxed and floated, suspended there in the water, floating enough she was against the sheet of ice.
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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 Mar 15, 2017 16:09:36 GMT -8
Aurelias likely would have been letting out a stream of curses if he wasn't underwater, but he was so he had to content himself with thinking them as the frigid cold engulfs him like a thousand tiny knives digging into his skin. He doesn't pay attention to that though instead he just looks for her, he see's her struggling but by the time he reaches her she has stopped moving. Blasted fucking woman. His arms wrap around her chest as his lungs burn for air and he struggles towards the surface only to find ice blocking his pants.
He almost panics but he was a soldier and he manages to keep his calm drawing a dagger and ramming the pommel against the ice. Once, his lungs burn. Twice, he can feel her weight pulling him down. Thrice, he needs to breathe. Four times and there is a crack and he pulls them both into the open air. He heaves a great gasp dragging them towards shore, too distracted at the moment to feel the chill. When he gets there he looks at her prone form and begins pounding on her back, trying to get her to cough up the water she must have swallowed. "Come on, come on you stupid wench!" He snarls at her.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2017 16:27:39 GMT -8
It took a moment, but the water came up and out of her lungs, and then she drew in a deep, shuddering breath. "T-t-told you n-n-not.... T.... T.... To fafafafollow...." She chattered out weakly, then began to shudder pretty violently. She lay there trying to catch her breath, puffs of vapor coming from blue lips. It took her a moment,but she started to try to get the blasted cloak off, ignoring the blood oozing from her palm.
She needed to get warm... But moving was hard to do when the cold was so painful. Sleep, said the voice again... Sleep... Her eyes drifted closed, she felt the edges of her thoughts dissolving.
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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 Mar 15, 2017 17:48:07 GMT -8
"I-i-i-i-i-i, d-d-d-don't t-t-take or-r-rders f-r-r-rom wom-m-men." Aurelias chatters out as she coughs up the water and immediately complains at him. He moves to set up the tent moving as quick as he can, only stopping when he notices she has stopped moving and that she's bleeding. Moving to her side he slaps her, again and again until she wakes up increasing the strength until she stirs. "D-d-d-on't you d-d-dare sleep." He says as he binds her hand with a strip of dry cloth from his pack. This done he finishes the setting up the tent.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2017 18:20:52 GMT -8
She grabbed his wrist after the third or fourth smack, "Statatatopapapa...." With a sigh, she rolled to her side and started trying to free herself from the blasted cloak again, finally managed to get the damn thing off and moves to help for the sake of moving around. She draped the cloak over a branch to dry since it was all she had, and started to peel her wet clothes off to do the same as quick as she could. Everything was wet. She crawled into the tent, sitting down and curling up to try and get warm somehow.
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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 Mar 15, 2017 18:36:39 GMT -8
Aurelias soon joins her stripping off his clothing and hanging it up, it wouldn't really dry in the chill it would just freeze but whatever. Down to just his small clothes, he tries to sigh but instead just chatters his teeth taking them off as well, not wanting to sleep in wet underwear. Naked he drags himself and into the tent and rolls out their bedrolls to add insulation between the ground and their bodies.
Without a word, he rolls her huddled naked form onto the bed rolls and he throws both of his thick woolen blankets, her thinner blanket, and his cloak on top of her. Then he crawls in underneath her and draws her into his arms, sharing body heat was the only way either of them would survive the night without starting a fire which he didn't think he could survive. He was honestly surprised he'd done as much as he had since he literally hadn't been able to feel any of his limbs.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2017 19:19:01 GMT -8
It soon became evident that sleep was going to be rough. She did not argue, nor stiffen up as he curled up around her to share warmth. Hayan continued to shudder violently for a little while until the warmth finally started seeping in. Her eyes stayed open despite her exhaustion as she prayed inwardly to the divine one for her still being alive, and that her undesired hero lived too.
She lay as still as she could and stuffed her knuckle into her mouth to keep herself quiet, but despite her best efforts, he'd probably feel the hot splash of saline against his arm. Could she ever do anything without causing trouble for anyone? She squeezed her eyes shut in an attempt to get a hold of herself, scared of alerting him.
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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 Mar 16, 2017 8:24:07 GMT -8
They both laid there shuddering with the cold until finally the warmth seeped into their bodies, thawing out his frozen body. As this happens his breathing deepens and becomes even as relaxes into the embrace. He feels her tears spilling against his arm, he shifts and doubtless to her and even his own surprise instead of moving away he tightens his grip around her and strokes a hand through her hair. He offers her silent comfort without saying a single word.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2017 9:50:54 GMT -8
She stiffened at the unexpected touch, not sure what to think at first, then rolled to face him, not able to formulate words. Nobody, not even her mother, had stroked her hair, nor offered comfort. She hesitated, then pressed her wet face to his chest, drinking in the alien comfort someone gave to her as opposed to her giving to someone else. Her fingers clenched and unclenched, so unsure was she at this, but she did not give in to the temptation of touching his arm to feel the strength of his muscles, she did not yet give in to tilting her head back to offer a tentative kiss. She wanted one thing but left it unspoken and would not push it upon him.
Instead, all she could do was give in to stuffing her knuckle back into her mouth as she struggled to control her feelings. She was trying to do it for him, even though he didn't ask her to.
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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 Mar 16, 2017 12:54:00 GMT -8
Suddenly his hands move from her back and he takes her wrists pulling her knuckles from her mouth. He gently lead them around his waist as his arms once again wrap around her's pulling her tighter to his chest. Warm calloused palms once again stroke through her mane of hair as he wordless encourages her to take solace in him, to let out the pain she feels. He may not be able to confide in her but after everything she'd been through he couldn't call himself a man if he didn't let her confide in him.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2017 13:13:56 GMT -8
She tilted her head, searching through the darkness with her eyes. Why had he suddenly changed? She made a choking sound and said, "I am sorry that I am naught but a burden. I don't mean to be! I don't mean to cause trouble." Her face pressed against his neck and she finally gave in. Her hands moved to his arms and squeezed, and she took in a ragged and shuddering breath, "I didn't mean to turn your life to hell or to want what I do, I didn't mean for any of this to h-happen. I tried to be a good wife and failed, and I failed to be devoted to faith, and I cannot even get being on my own right!!" To be fair, she never asked to be abandoned, she never meant to hate her faith, nor to speak out when someone challenged her beliefs... She simply was never equipped mentally for leaving the safety of the four walls she'd been surrounded by. She had nothing more to say about it, it had already been said.
She just... Relaxed and gave in to holding fast to him.
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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 Mar 16, 2017 13:27:21 GMT -8
Aurelias is silent for several long moments before he finally murmurs back. "If you've been a burden it has one I bore by choice, you do not have to apologize for my decisions." Then he lapses into silence again stroking her hair and rocking her back and forth until he feels her drift off into sleep. He joins her soon after wondering what in god's name had possessed him.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2017 14:22:10 GMT -8
She slept... Then awoke well before the sun rose, her back to his chest. She gave a tired sigh and moved to face him again. Whether he was awake or not by then, she would watch him for a few moments. She was reluctant to pull away, half because of the warmth and half for other various reasons. If he was awake, she'd be searching his eyes, and bring her hand up to his face, and after a moment or two of indecision, she settled her palm against his face, feeling the rough whiskers that surely grew by this point.
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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 Mar 16, 2017 14:49:00 GMT -8
Aurelias wasn't awake, last nights activities had left him drained and exhausted he'd gone through almost the same thing she had but had been conscious and working towards their survival throughout. He doesn't stir until he feels her hand on his face, his eyes slowly open and his gaze meets hers. He just stares at her in silence for a moment before closing his eyes once again, not moving his hands from around her body, not pushing her hand from his face, just laying there holding her.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2017 15:11:23 GMT -8
She closed her eyes and drifted back to sleep, her fingers curling into his hair as she did so. After another amount of time, she left the warmth of his arms, braved the cold and started a fire. When he awoke, a warm and toasty fire was going, and two things were in pots in the coals one being some mulled drink using herbs and spices from the sachet she carried in the sack... They had to be used since they were in the sack she carried when she fell in. The second was some kind of porridge...lastly, there was something that looked like rabbit on a spit. If he asked, she'd shrug and explain she had to kill it, it was lame. As far as her clothes, she had done her best to do all of this with the blanket wrapped around her. At some point, she used the rope from her sack as a tie. There was a narrow path of melted snow which indicated she walked barefoot as she searched for wood, at some point she had wrapped cloth around her cold feet and had them close to the fire. Both his clothing and hers were also draped over a makeshift rack to let the warmth of the fire dry the clothes out, shoes shoved upside down
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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 Mar 17, 2017 11:03:25 GMT -8
When Aurelias emerges from the tent he is fully dressed he had a spare set of clothing in his pack, he eyes her in surprise. That she'd forced herself to do all this in the snow practically naked was a testament to her will and her continued stubborn stupidity. Still, he doesn't feel compelled to chastise her and start and argument instead just settling down at the fire and checking boots. They were still damp unfortunately they'd frozen overnight and it'd be a long few hours before they'd be completely dry and only if he kept them near the fire. With a sigh he gets up and heads into the woods in his thick woolen socks to gather more wood for the fire.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2017 13:04:28 GMT -8
She looked up at him as he left the tent, watched him quietly from tired eyes. Hayan was pretty cozy by the fire despite the fact she was clad only in her the blanket. After he finished getting more wood, she wrapped the blanket about herself a bit more. She had spare clothing too, but her sack had been in the water too, therefore she had an excuse for the nudity.
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