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Post by Claw on Sept 2, 2006 5:01:36 GMT -5
Claw walked in through the doors of the Dancing Dove, an unconcious woman carried over his arms. ignoring the stares from some of the patrons he crossed the room and ascended the staircase, not saying a word. When he reached the rooms he found an empty one, fairly quickly and opened the door with his leg, kicking the lock which caused the door to swing away. He walked forward and carefully layed Sapphire down on the bed. With the utmost care he moved her leg to the position it should be in, and began to heal her.
This also had the effect of waking her, and causing a bright glow of amber in the room as her leg slowly knitted itself back together piece by piece. The healing was draining Claw incredibly fast, as he was not a born healer. The only reason he was still standing was because of the bolsters from his twin, now blended perfectly into his own magic. He also worked on her back and where he had kicked her. Several minutes later he sat back, and spoke.
"I am so sorry about injuring you. I'd lost control of everything I did. Unlike those others. Sapphire, they broke your leg, I swear it. It wasn't me. I'd regained some control by then. I flew you out of there. In fact, its a miracle I could heal you, after using so much magic in getting you back. We're in Tortall."
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Post by Sapphire on Sept 3, 2006 8:35:38 GMT -5
Sapphire's eyes fluttered open and she groaned. Her whole body ached and she felt very dizzy. She looked around, disorientated. She couldn't tell where she was. Her whole body shook with pain as she eased herself up, she surveyed her surroundings. She was in a small room. She looked up and saw Claw. She gaped as fresh fear caught in her throat. All of what had happened rushed back to her, Claw being evil........the Emperor dying.......the gaurds........... the searing pain, and then.......nothing. She shut her eyes tight and hoped that she was dreaming, when she opened then again she still saw Claw's face.
"Wh...where am I? Where have you taken me?" She asked, voice quavering, she couldn't see the others, "Where are they? Where is Jazz?" She was scared. Her leg ached and she neck felt like it had been strangled. She glanced at Claw, he looked as sincere and kind. She shook her head, he was the one who had done this to her. He had killed the Emperor. He wasn;t Claw, he was something else. Evil.
"I am so sorry about injuring you. I'd lost control of everything I did. Unlike those others. Sapphire, they broke your leg, I swear it. It wasn't me. I'd regained some control by then. I flew you out of there. In fact, its a miracle I could heal you, after using so much magic in getting you back. We're in Tortall."
She shivvered. It couldn't be true. Jazz would never hurt her. No, never. She looked at Claw and shook her head once more, "You are lying, they would never" She spat out as she glared at him.
Claw might have had plans of corruption and so forth, but Sapphire wasn't going to make it easy for him.
((See Claw? You can;t turn my character evil by that simple explanation! Think of it as a challenge......))
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Post by Claw on Sept 3, 2006 10:49:00 GMT -5
"Wh...where am I? Where have you taken me? Where are they? Where is Jazz? You are lying,
they would never."
Claw smiled, and when he spoke his voice had a note of bitterness to it.
"Just like Jazz would never stab me through my chest. Just like I believed nobody would try anything on the day. God, I was such an idiot. I did not kill the Emperor. I have no reason for wanting to kill the Emperor. Yes, I kicked you hard, and knocked you unconcious. That wasn't me. That was after somebody who had innate knowledge of the Palace managed to free me and lead me to the Captain of the Guard who then tried to kill me. I went insane then. I regained control later, shortly after kicking you,"
His voice was honest, as were his words. And, strangely enough, he spoke the truth. If there was a truthspell in action it would be a bright shining gold.
"Fhire, I never meant to hurt you. After Jazz injured me you healed me, helped me. You didn't start treating me as though I was evil."
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Post by Sapphire on Sept 3, 2006 13:06:02 GMT -5
"Just like Jazz would never stab me through my chest. Just like I believed nobody would try anything on the day. God, I was such an idiot. I did not kill the Emperor. I have no reason for wanting to kill the Emperor. Yes, I kicked you hard, and knocked you unconcious. That wasn't me. That was after somebody who had innate knowledge of the Palace managed to free me and lead me to the Captain of the Guard who then tried to kill me. I went insane then. I regained control later, shortly after kicking you,"
She listened to these words carefully. He looked so truthful , like every thing he said was right and all her thought were wrong. Did she believe him? She wasn't sure, he sounded so innocent, but was he? She bit her lip. She would never believe that Jazz had hurt her, not in a million years. But Claw sounded so sincere, so honest. She shook her head, her eyes filled with tears. Was she honestly going to believe him? She hadn't though that he had killed the Emperor, but he had then turned on her, and Jazz would never hurt her. Right?
"Fhire, I never meant to hurt you. After Jazz injured me you healed me, helped me. You didn't start treating me as though I was evil."
She laughed coldly at this, "That is because I never thought you were evil. Maybe I was wrong." She shook her head and ran over his words. They started to sink in, she didn't believe him, but there was a voice in her mind that said: 'What if?'
She glared at him, "Maybe you are evil./ We don;t know why Jazz was angry with you. And how do I know that you were even stabbed? I just saw her with a sword in her hand and you bleeding. Maybe I jumped to conclutions!" She sounded crazy and she knew it, but she didn't want to, couldn't, believe that Jazz had done this to her.
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Post by Claw on Sept 4, 2006 3:54:24 GMT -5
“That is because I never thought you were evil. Maybe I was wrong. Maybe you are evil. We don’t know why Jazz was angry with you. And how do I know that you were even stabbed?”
Claw smiled sadly.
“You don’t, and nothing I say or do can convince you of the truth. But Fhire, please. Why would I frame the person I love?” A moment later he corrected that sentence. “The person I loved. I’m not a cruel, vindictive person. Your experiences with me have got to prove at least that. And that’s about all I can say to convince you. ”
He spoke quietly for the second half, his face showing honesty again. And he was sad. It was clear that he was unhappy that she couldn’t trust him.
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Post by Sapphire on Sept 4, 2006 12:19:59 GMT -5
“You don’t, and nothing I say or do can convince you of the truth. But Fhire, please. Why would I frame the person I love?” A moment later he corrected that sentence. “The person I loved. I’m not a cruel, vindictive person. Your experiences with me have got to prove at least that. And that’s about all I can say to convince you. ”
She looked at him with tears rolling down her face. She couldn't believe him, but an part of her wanted to.
"No, I can't believe that. I just can't" She shook her head and looked into his sad eyes. "I would, but something doesn't fit. You turned evil Claw" she shiverred, remembering, "You threw me against a wall and injured me, after i had saved your life. You turnedc evil. You are not cruel, but I know your past," she shrugged, "It'll take a little more than sincerity to convince me that you didn't do all of those things."
She looked into his eyes, "I wish i could trust you, but I can't. I just cannot, will not, believe that Jazz did this to me, she didn't and I know it," She tugged at her curls and sighed, "I thank you for healing me." the more she looked into his eyes, the more she felt herself beginning to believe him, but she couldn't.
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Post by Claw on Sept 13, 2006 15:18:21 GMT -5
"No, I can't believe that. I just can't. I would, but something doesn't fit. You turned evil Claw. You threw me against a wall and injured me, after I had saved your life. You turned evil. You are not cruel, but I know your past. It'll take a little more than sincerity to convince me that you didn't do all of those things. I wish i could trust you, but I can't. I just cannot, will not, believe that Jazz did this to me, she didn't and I know it, I thank you for healing me."
Claw smiled unhappily. He was only trying what he believed to be best for her. And then a thought sturck him, and he was amazed he hadn't thought it before. It was so simple, and yet so brilliant. And it would prove he was telling the truth.
"Fhire, cast a truth spell! I won't interfere with any of my magic, and since you're a magic user you can monitor that yourself and it'll show you the truth! Please Fhire. I don't want to lose you to the others. Nobody trusts me anymore. You're one of the few people who might, and even the outside chance that you could... please Fhire. For me. For a friend."
He spoke more softly then ever, and yet with passion. His eyes burned with the desire to prove himself, which was mirrored in his face and voice. Enrgy seemed to pour of him, and yet he controlled it all.
"Please Fhire."
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Post by Sapphire on Sept 18, 2006 12:41:45 GMT -5
"Fhire, cast a truth spell! I won't interfere with any of my magic, and since you're a magic user you can monitor that yourself and it'll show you the truth! Please Fhire. I don't want to lose you to the others. Nobody trusts me anymore. You're one of the few people who might, and even the outside chance that you could... please Fhire. For me. For a friend."
She bit her lip. Truth spells? That could work, but she didn't know if she could even trust herself. She didn't want to believe Claw. She just couldn't think that Jazz would do such a thing. She didn't want to find out if Claw was right, because if he was, her whole world would be tilted on it's axis. Maybe it was better not knowing. But maybe it wasn't.
"Please Fhire."
"I don't know......Maybe I don't want to know." She frowned and started to sing. Slowly she started to build up the truth charm. She looked at hime and closed her eyes. She didn't want to know, but she contiued to sing. Her power built and she slowly opened her eyes. Tears rolled down her face as she waited for the magic to prove whether or not Claw was lying.
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Post by Claw on Sept 18, 2006 14:15:44 GMT -5
"I don't know......Maybe I don't want to know."
He smiled, face sad. And he waited for the spell to take effect, holding his own magic in, and spoke quietly to the magic.
"I am telling the truth."
And slowly, changing colours as if moving through mud, it transformed to the colour gold, which began to shine, illuminating the room. It was the unmistakable truth, and that Claw had not been lying. And Claw smiled slowly, not a cruel smile but one of genuine happiness as looked at Fhire. It proved him to be right, that Fhire now knew the truth.
"You see? I shall say no more. But thank you."
And he bowed to her. A curious action, may perhaps, but it showed the respect he was feeling.
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Post by Sapphire on Sept 19, 2006 13:41:50 GMT -5
"I am telling the truth."
She bit her lip hard and concentrated on the magic in front of her. She watched in horror as the magic turned to gold. The bitter taste of blood filled her mouth as she bit down into her mouth. She shook her head and allowed her tears to fall freely. She looked at Claw in disbelief.
"No, no, it can't be." She looked at the gold magic with eyes wide with horror. She shook her head once again. "I can't believe it, I can't!" She refused to believe that Jazz had harmed her, and yet, the evidence was in front of her. She didn't want to believe it, but how could she not.
"You see? I shall say no more. But thank you."
She looked at him and wiped her eyes. "Okay, if it is true, why? Why would she?"
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Post by Claw on Oct 9, 2006 15:32:13 GMT -5
"Okay, if it is true, why? Why would she?"
"I do not know. But Fhire, I must go now. People will be searching for me, hunting me down. So i must leave. And I do so willingly. But i will return, after time. Possibly a year, maybe more. BUt I will return, I promise. And you will know when."
He smile sadly and bowed to Fhire before standing.
"Goodbye, old friend. I'll miss you."
And he turned and walked from the Dancing Dove, to disappear into the world.
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Post by Sapphire on Oct 12, 2006 14:14:54 GMT -5
"I do not know. But Fhire, I must go now. People will be searching for me, hunting me down. So i must leave. And I do so willingly. But i will return, after time. Possibly a year, maybe more. BUt I will return, I promise. And you will know when."
She sat there in shock. She shook her head. "No, no you can't. You can't leave. You can't just tell me this and then leave me. My whole world has just shattered and you are leaving?. You can't!" She felt her eyes refill with tears. She was still reeling a the revelation of her greatest friend betraying her. And now this. She couldn't handle it. She shook with supressed tears. "No Claw. You didn't do it, can't you prove that? Please don't go." She looked up at him and shook her head.
"Goodbye, old friend. I'll miss you."
She bit her lip, "No, no, no, no, no" She sat and looked up at her old friend. He was Claw. He had alwasy been there. When she had first came to Tortall he had been welcoming. They had become fast friends and she couldn't bear to think of him leaving.
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