Count Devrin Blake
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 269 
Age: 28
Physical Description: Standing a little over 6 feet tall, Blake is tall for an air marine. He has rugged features, a light stubble, and straight brown hair. His single remaining eye is brown in color. He is in excellent shape being a military man.
Clothes and Equipment: Standard air marine captain's uniform, and a cutlass.
Registered: Mar 9, 2016 15:41:30 GMT -8
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Post by Count Devrin Blake on Mar 16, 2016 16:08:06 GMT -8
Captain Blake's Home.
(Exterior.)
The rather large home of Count Devrin Blake . As a captain of the Royal Air Force he draws a fair salary, but his home is provided by the state. Since he rarely uses it, it is frequented by his extended family. The good captain is the eldest of twelve children, and the best off. His parents live here, and manage the household. Day to day no fewer than three of his siblings, and their children will stop by. So though the master of the house is rarely in, it has a very lived in feeling. This location has been heavily warded, since becoming the place of residence of the Princess Camilla. The wards provide protection against magical attack, divination, and more subtle ways of infiltration.
(Entrance.)
(Master Bedroom.)
(Living Room.)
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Countess Camilla Blake
Dedicated
Princess of Medan
Roleplay posts: 496 
Age: 29
Physical Description: Race: Human
Hair: Red-gold
Eyes: Gold
Build: Athletic-slender
Clothes and Equipment: Hand crafted leather armor
Fur lined, brown cloak
Fur lined boots
Soft, white tunic and leggings
Compound Bow
Deer Antler Bow
Hand crafted arrows in a quiver
Two daggers
Formal described by post
Player's online availability : Unsure for now
Registered: Jan 13, 2015 13:21:30 GMT -8
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Post by Countess Camilla Blake on Dec 1, 2020 18:30:46 GMT -8
Camilla awoke with a start, gasping for breath after another nightmare tore through her. Sweat dribbled freely down her face as she tried to banish the memory of the bad dream. Wiping a hand over her face, she took a deep breath and eased out of the bed she shared with her husband. She was careful not to wake Blake as she moved from the bed to the window, wrapping her arms around herself. Her night rail billowed slightly around her bare legs as she padded across the room. She stared out into the vast darkness of the night, haunted by the memory of being frozen in time; helpless and unable to move when she had been used as a pawn in the war.
But the war had been over for some time...
It didn't seem to matter to her dream world though.
She took in a deep breath through her nose as her forehead leaned against the pane of the window, fog steaming up the glass. She lifted a hand and wiped gently at the condensation there.
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Count Devrin Blake
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 269
Age: 28
Physical Description: Standing a little over 6 feet tall, Blake is tall for an air marine. He has rugged features, a light stubble, and straight brown hair. His single remaining eye is brown in color. He is in excellent shape being a military man.
Clothes and Equipment: Standard air marine captain's uniform, and a cutlass.
Registered: Mar 9, 2016 15:41:30 GMT -8
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Post by Count Devrin Blake on Dec 1, 2020 18:42:22 GMT -8
At some point, Devrin Blake had been forced to accept that his darling wife would never think of him by his first name. The curse of a military man whose last name was easier to say than his first he supposed. He was alright awake when she stirred, he was sensitive to her stresses and when she'd started to murmur in her sleep he knew the nightmares were plaguing her again. Sliding out of the head he comes up behind her and wraps his arms around her waist letting his hands rest on her stomach.
He couldn't blame her, life had been a near-constant war for her. Even Gauldin hadn't been entirely immune. A brief civil war had spread like wildfire through the land but it too had passed. More than four years had gone by without too much conflict and things were finally settling into peace but there was always the worry of something in the distance.
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Countess Camilla Blake
Dedicated
Princess of Medan
Roleplay posts: 496
Age: 29
Physical Description: Race: Human
Hair: Red-gold
Eyes: Gold
Build: Athletic-slender
Clothes and Equipment: Hand crafted leather armor
Fur lined, brown cloak
Fur lined boots
Soft, white tunic and leggings
Compound Bow
Deer Antler Bow
Hand crafted arrows in a quiver
Two daggers
Formal described by post
Player's online availability : Unsure for now
Registered: Jan 13, 2015 13:21:30 GMT -8
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Post by Countess Camilla Blake on Dec 1, 2020 18:52:31 GMT -8
"I didn't mean to wake you," she said and touched her hand to his over her belly. She was quiet for a moment or two in reflection as she forced the nightmare back into the back of her mind. Her lips curved into a half smile and she turned in his arms. She didn't need to tell him her dream, it was one she'd had over and over again. Her head dropped to his shoulder and she gave a weary sigh, contemplating a sleeping potion but not wanting to be stuck in her dreams.
Her eyes met his and she lifted a hand to touch his beloved face. "It was that same dream again... I have to remind myself that it is only a dream now. It's been over for a long time."
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Count Devrin Blake
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 269
Age: 28
Physical Description: Standing a little over 6 feet tall, Blake is tall for an air marine. He has rugged features, a light stubble, and straight brown hair. His single remaining eye is brown in color. He is in excellent shape being a military man.
Clothes and Equipment: Standard air marine captain's uniform, and a cutlass.
Registered: Mar 9, 2016 15:41:30 GMT -8
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Post by Count Devrin Blake on Dec 1, 2020 19:06:43 GMT -8
"I'd be a poor husband if you didn't." He says with a soft chuckle as she turns in his grip. He presses his lips to her forehead and wishes he could do more to help than simply provide support. But the things that haunted her dreams were beyond his power. He runs his hand up and down her back slowly, easing out some of the tension that he finds there as she strokes his face. "It has." He agrees. "But some things stay with us."
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Countess Camilla Blake
Dedicated
Princess of Medan
Roleplay posts: 496
Age: 29
Physical Description: Race: Human
Hair: Red-gold
Eyes: Gold
Build: Athletic-slender
Clothes and Equipment: Hand crafted leather armor
Fur lined, brown cloak
Fur lined boots
Soft, white tunic and leggings
Compound Bow
Deer Antler Bow
Hand crafted arrows in a quiver
Two daggers
Formal described by post
Player's online availability : Unsure for now
Registered: Jan 13, 2015 13:21:30 GMT -8
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Post by Countess Camilla Blake on Dec 1, 2020 19:24:49 GMT -8
"You're right," she murmured softly and then pressed her lips to his briefly. "I love you, Devrin," she used the rarely used first name just because she wanted to, dimpling at him. She was glad for his presence, and that was good enough to calm the former princess down.
"I think I am ready to see the world again, though. I know I rarely say that, but we can't keep hiding forever can we?" It was true, she rarely ever left anymore because of the past, but with peace again and things happening in her old part of the world, she felt like she was missing out on the action. Perhaps it was the warrior in her that itched to go on adventures again. Adventures she wanted to share with Blake and the children. "What do you think?"
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Count Devrin Blake
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 269
Age: 28
Physical Description: Standing a little over 6 feet tall, Blake is tall for an air marine. He has rugged features, a light stubble, and straight brown hair. His single remaining eye is brown in color. He is in excellent shape being a military man.
Clothes and Equipment: Standard air marine captain's uniform, and a cutlass.
Registered: Mar 9, 2016 15:41:30 GMT -8
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Post by Count Devrin Blake on Dec 2, 2020 15:51:17 GMT -8
"Well, I am a count now because of you."
He says with a soft chuckle. Marrying a Medanese princess had earned him a promotion from the king all those years ago. Admittedly, he probably should have been raised to Duke but King Renaux had chosen wisely by giving him a rank high enough to only mildly offend all sides. Not that there was enough of Medan to truly be offended by any of this.
"So I can now travel freely rather than solely at the king's direction. And I'll admit, I miss the air." He looks up into the sky and sighs a bit wistfully, he enjoyed his life now. His wife and his children. Ambre was an absolutely delight and the boys treated him like he was their father in truth, not just the man who'd married their mother. But sometimes he missed being the dashing captain of a scout ship, narrowly avoiding danger as he investigated the wide world for his king and country.
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Countess Camilla Blake
Dedicated
Princess of Medan
Roleplay posts: 496
Age: 29
Physical Description: Race: Human
Hair: Red-gold
Eyes: Gold
Build: Athletic-slender
Clothes and Equipment: Hand crafted leather armor
Fur lined, brown cloak
Fur lined boots
Soft, white tunic and leggings
Compound Bow
Deer Antler Bow
Hand crafted arrows in a quiver
Two daggers
Formal described by post
Player's online availability : Unsure for now
Registered: Jan 13, 2015 13:21:30 GMT -8
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Post by Countess Camilla Blake on Dec 2, 2020 17:35:51 GMT -8
She chuckled as well and replied, "And you wear the title well, my love." She didn't ever care who her marriage offended. She'd loved her first husband, but fate had ripped him away from her and she couldn't help the things that followed. If the rest of the world wanted to hate that she moved on quickly, then so be it. Blake was her heart and that mattered to her.
"It would be good for you to feel the wind in your hair. That is, after all, how I remember first meeting you... your hair all windswept and you, the dashing hero." She was teasing him now, giving him a cheeky grin.
"What say we take the children and fly?" She wrapped her arms around the back of his neck, looking into his good eye while smiling. "Perhaps we could even go to the Usque when it is coronation time. They have chosen Tana the Tonguetied as queen and she is to take the throne soon." She had learned this during a brief visit to an inn situated somewhere in the Usque, when she had met up with Jun and even ran into people she hadn't been ready to face.
Now she was ready. "And we can go elsewhere too, of course, perhaps slay a dragon while we are at it." That last part was said in jest.
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Count Devrin Blake
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 269
Age: 28
Physical Description: Standing a little over 6 feet tall, Blake is tall for an air marine. He has rugged features, a light stubble, and straight brown hair. His single remaining eye is brown in color. He is in excellent shape being a military man.
Clothes and Equipment: Standard air marine captain's uniform, and a cutlass.
Registered: Mar 9, 2016 15:41:30 GMT -8
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Post by Count Devrin Blake on Dec 2, 2020 18:07:27 GMT -8
"Well, I see no problem with any of that. Except the slaying of the dragon, even if we got away with it the boys would never stop talking about it. I don't think the deed is worth the tax on our sanity."
He says with a soft chuckle as he grins down at her. There had been quite a bit of talk when they'd first married about how it had been too soon. But those who gossiped didn't know the full story, didn't know that she'd not had her memory when he'd found her alone and pregnant on that island. They didn't know that she'd only gotten it back after he'd won her heart. They were for each other now and while he'd never met her first husband he didn't begrudge the man for still having a place in her heart. It was part of what he loved about her.
"However."
He says kissing her brow again.
"I do think that we can wait until morning eh?"
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Countess Camilla Blake
Dedicated
Princess of Medan
Roleplay posts: 496
Age: 29
Physical Description: Race: Human
Hair: Red-gold
Eyes: Gold
Build: Athletic-slender
Clothes and Equipment: Hand crafted leather armor
Fur lined, brown cloak
Fur lined boots
Soft, white tunic and leggings
Compound Bow
Deer Antler Bow
Hand crafted arrows in a quiver
Two daggers
Formal described by post
Player's online availability : Unsure for now
Registered: Jan 13, 2015 13:21:30 GMT -8
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Post by Countess Camilla Blake on Dec 3, 2020 13:19:35 GMT -8
"Oh, the boys would love it." she agreed merrily. Her mouth curled upward into a smile. "Aww, but night time is the best time," she said as if disappointed, but the sparkle in her eyes said otherwise. She leaned in and gave him a kiss and then turned back around to look out the window.
"I just miss it... the grand sense of adventure." She sighed and leaned into him. "Tomorrow, though."
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Count Devrin Blake
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 269
Age: 28
Physical Description: Standing a little over 6 feet tall, Blake is tall for an air marine. He has rugged features, a light stubble, and straight brown hair. His single remaining eye is brown in color. He is in excellent shape being a military man.
Clothes and Equipment: Standard air marine captain's uniform, and a cutlass.
Registered: Mar 9, 2016 15:41:30 GMT -8
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Post by Count Devrin Blake on Dec 3, 2020 16:59:42 GMT -8
"I think the children might disagree if we woke them up. And I sure as hell don't want to raise them to be nocturnal."
That sounded like a living hell in his opinion, Ambre had only just started sleeping soundly through the whole night after all.
"Tomorrow morning we will talk to the children and see if there is anything they want to do. But for now Love, let's go back to bed."
He tugs her back to their large canopy bed settling in and drawing her into his arms to head back to sleep.
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Countess Camilla Blake
Dedicated
Princess of Medan
Roleplay posts: 496
Age: 29
Physical Description: Race: Human
Hair: Red-gold
Eyes: Gold
Build: Athletic-slender
Clothes and Equipment: Hand crafted leather armor
Fur lined, brown cloak
Fur lined boots
Soft, white tunic and leggings
Compound Bow
Deer Antler Bow
Hand crafted arrows in a quiver
Two daggers
Formal described by post
Player's online availability : Unsure for now
Registered: Jan 13, 2015 13:21:30 GMT -8
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Post by Countess Camilla Blake on Dec 6, 2020 14:49:48 GMT -8
"You're right," she chuckled. "To bed," she murmured and climbed into bed next to him. Her eyes soon closed and she drifted off in his arms. The nightmare did not return thanks to the comfort Blake gave her.
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Count Devrin Blake
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 269
Age: 28
Physical Description: Standing a little over 6 feet tall, Blake is tall for an air marine. He has rugged features, a light stubble, and straight brown hair. His single remaining eye is brown in color. He is in excellent shape being a military man.
Clothes and Equipment: Standard air marine captain's uniform, and a cutlass.
Registered: Mar 9, 2016 15:41:30 GMT -8
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Post by Count Devrin Blake on Dec 7, 2020 8:00:06 GMT -8
The following morning the subject of taking a trip is broached with the children. They seem quite enthused by the idea, apparently, they saw the airships whenever the small family travelled to Travere and they were quite keen on flying themselves. The only real question was where to go, something Blake decided they should discuss as a family.
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Countess Camilla Blake
Dedicated
Princess of Medan
Roleplay posts: 496
Age: 29
Physical Description: Race: Human
Hair: Red-gold
Eyes: Gold
Build: Athletic-slender
Clothes and Equipment: Hand crafted leather armor
Fur lined, brown cloak
Fur lined boots
Soft, white tunic and leggings
Compound Bow
Deer Antler Bow
Hand crafted arrows in a quiver
Two daggers
Formal described by post
Player's online availability : Unsure for now
Registered: Jan 13, 2015 13:21:30 GMT -8
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Post by Countess Camilla Blake on Dec 7, 2020 9:00:59 GMT -8
She was glad the children were excited, especially the boys who were both so excited that they began to rough house as boys would. "There's enough of that, boys," she said laughingly before pulling the two apart.
"There are a lot of places we could see. Is there any place you would like to visit?" They all began to rattle off different place names and Cami looked at Blake with a smile. "What do you think, my love?"
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Count Devrin Blake
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 269
Age: 28
Physical Description: Standing a little over 6 feet tall, Blake is tall for an air marine. He has rugged features, a light stubble, and straight brown hair. His single remaining eye is brown in color. He is in excellent shape being a military man.
Clothes and Equipment: Standard air marine captain's uniform, and a cutlass.
Registered: Mar 9, 2016 15:41:30 GMT -8
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Post by Count Devrin Blake on Dec 7, 2020 9:48:18 GMT -8
"Well, I think that we should test the waters first. One quick trip somewhere close but interesting, figure out the logistics of travelling and making sure the children know proper safety precautions aboard an airship." Such as the heavy jackets they would wear to defend against the cold, which also had feather fall enchantments woven in for extra safety.
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Countess Camilla Blake
Dedicated
Princess of Medan
Roleplay posts: 496
Age: 29
Physical Description: Race: Human
Hair: Red-gold
Eyes: Gold
Build: Athletic-slender
Clothes and Equipment: Hand crafted leather armor
Fur lined, brown cloak
Fur lined boots
Soft, white tunic and leggings
Compound Bow
Deer Antler Bow
Hand crafted arrows in a quiver
Two daggers
Formal described by post
Player's online availability : Unsure for now
Registered: Jan 13, 2015 13:21:30 GMT -8
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Post by Countess Camilla Blake on Dec 7, 2020 12:29:33 GMT -8
"I agree. The children need to learn how to be passengers on an airship." She smiled lightly and gathered Ambre into her lap. She snuggled her face into their daughter's hair, which smelled of some fruity scented soap. Ambre was content to be hugged by Cami, while the boys, in their excitement, started getting a little hyper. "Settle down now, I know you're excited but this is serious. You all have to be very well behaved on any ship, but especially when we're way high up in the air and there is no water to break our falls."
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Count Devrin Blake
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 269
Age: 28
Physical Description: Standing a little over 6 feet tall, Blake is tall for an air marine. He has rugged features, a light stubble, and straight brown hair. His single remaining eye is brown in color. He is in excellent shape being a military man.
Clothes and Equipment: Standard air marine captain's uniform, and a cutlass.
Registered: Mar 9, 2016 15:41:30 GMT -8
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Post by Count Devrin Blake on Dec 7, 2020 14:05:23 GMT -8
"You certainly don't want to fall. Even with the jacket, it is not a pleasant experience I assure you." The feather fall safety jackets slowed your descent quite a bit but the impact was still not unlike falling out of a tree. You wouldn't die but you'd be sore in the morning. This caution did nothing to settle the boys down, indeed, they now wanted a story about him falling off of his airship which Devrin laughs and waves aside for the moment.
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Countess Camilla Blake
Dedicated
Princess of Medan
Roleplay posts: 496
Age: 29
Physical Description: Race: Human
Hair: Red-gold
Eyes: Gold
Build: Athletic-slender
Clothes and Equipment: Hand crafted leather armor
Fur lined, brown cloak
Fur lined boots
Soft, white tunic and leggings
Compound Bow
Deer Antler Bow
Hand crafted arrows in a quiver
Two daggers
Formal described by post
Player's online availability : Unsure for now
Registered: Jan 13, 2015 13:21:30 GMT -8
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Post by Countess Camilla Blake on Dec 8, 2020 15:17:03 GMT -8
"Settle down, boys," she said in a soft command. The boys reluctantly slowed down and then sat on the floor, looking up eagerly at their dad. Ambre said, "Papa, tell us a story!" Camilla gave a chuckle and said, "There will be time for stories later. We must decide where we are to go in the world."
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Count Devrin Blake
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 269
Age: 28
Physical Description: Standing a little over 6 feet tall, Blake is tall for an air marine. He has rugged features, a light stubble, and straight brown hair. His single remaining eye is brown in color. He is in excellent shape being a military man.
Clothes and Equipment: Standard air marine captain's uniform, and a cutlass.
Registered: Mar 9, 2016 15:41:30 GMT -8
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Post by Count Devrin Blake on Dec 8, 2020 16:55:50 GMT -8
"That's right darling." He says reaching over and taking the girl lifting her up and bringing her close, pressing a kiss to both her cheeks before letting her settle in his lap. "If the goal is merely to get them accustomed to flying first we could simply take a quick trip to Travere." He suggests since that seemed quite practical in his view.
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Countess Camilla Blake
Dedicated
Princess of Medan
Roleplay posts: 496
Age: 29
Physical Description: Race: Human
Hair: Red-gold
Eyes: Gold
Build: Athletic-slender
Clothes and Equipment: Hand crafted leather armor
Fur lined, brown cloak
Fur lined boots
Soft, white tunic and leggings
Compound Bow
Deer Antler Bow
Hand crafted arrows in a quiver
Two daggers
Formal described by post
Player's online availability : Unsure for now
Registered: Jan 13, 2015 13:21:30 GMT -8
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Post by Countess Camilla Blake on Dec 8, 2020 18:19:46 GMT -8
Ambre preened when he pulled her into his lap. The boys looked at each other in disappointment at not getting a story, but then they both perked up at the thought of going to Travere. "I think that is a grand idea," said Camilla.
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