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Aug 6, 2006 14:06:45 GMT -5
Post by Claw on Aug 6, 2006 14:06:45 GMT -5
A sudden rush of anger filled Claw at these words. What kind of scumbag would, or even could do that to a person with a clear conscience? He clenched his fists, but refrained from saying anything for fear of not being able to control his voice. When he had controlled the sudden surge of anger he spoke again.
"I see. And I owe you an explanation. Several. About... the war. About everything."
And with that, he began to talk properly. About the whole death affair, Saraneth raising him from the grave once more, the return of his memories, and the end of the battles. And then he moved onto how Bael had been trapped under the ground in a metal sphere, suspended from his powers. And finally how the strange feeling of unease had kept creeping across him recently.
"...so you see, it is me."
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Aug 6, 2006 14:10:21 GMT -5
Post by Fate on Aug 6, 2006 14:10:21 GMT -5
Nalini was sitting on the bed now, rubbing her daughter's back. She didn't look at Claw, nor anything else as he spoke. Nalini had forever been uneasy around magic, if only because she had no defense from it. The baby started to cry again, and Nalini laid her down on the bed, preparing to change her.
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Aug 11, 2006 2:50:40 GMT -5
Post by Claw on Aug 11, 2006 2:50:40 GMT -5
And now he had finished, Claw sat down, crosslegged, on the floor. It was one of his strange habits. He just felt more secure with his legs folded, sitting on the ground. There was no obvious reason for it. And now he waited for Nalini to reply. It could be anything at all, even just 'Oh.' But he needed the conformation. As he always did when it came to old friends.
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Aug 15, 2006 0:53:42 GMT -5
Post by Fate on Aug 15, 2006 0:53:42 GMT -5
Nalini finsihed changing the child, and whiped her hands with a clean rag. She still didn't meet his eyes, keeping them firmly on the ground. Finally, after a long silence, she spoke.
"Why come to me?"
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Aug 18, 2006 5:34:56 GMT -5
Post by Claw on Aug 18, 2006 5:34:56 GMT -5
"Because I missed you. I needed to explain about everything that happened. Friends are important."
His face was comforting, as it always was when he spoke to reassure someone of the truth. Unless he was fighting them, in which case his face wold be as hard as his voice.
"You're a good friend Nalini. I don't want to lose you."
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Aug 19, 2006 12:36:18 GMT -5
Post by Fate on Aug 19, 2006 12:36:18 GMT -5
Nalini held her child, studying the babies face instead of her own. "I'm not the same person anymore." She warned. It was true, the young theif who had held him as he died in the Islands had died as well, what had been reborn was a woman cowed by society.
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Aug 22, 2006 14:35:09 GMT -5
Post by Claw on Aug 22, 2006 14:35:09 GMT -5
"And I don't care. However much you've changed, you're always going to be Nalini to me."
Claws voice was still soft, and now he spoke simply from the heart. He had missed her dearly for all the time she had been gone. For all he cared, she could have looked completely different, as long as she was still the person who he had grown up with.
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Aug 23, 2006 12:19:14 GMT -5
Post by Fate on Aug 23, 2006 12:19:14 GMT -5
Nalini felt her eyes prickled with tears, but she held them back and looked up. "What do you want from me?" She asked, "I can't be of much use for anything." She manged a slight smile, and a shrug, "I have a baby, responsbility."
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Aug 23, 2006 12:32:35 GMT -5
Post by Claw on Aug 23, 2006 12:32:35 GMT -5
"I just want us to be friends again. Please."
Claws voice had a note of pleading in it.
"I missed you so much."
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Aug 23, 2006 14:56:04 GMT -5
Post by Fate on Aug 23, 2006 14:56:04 GMT -5
Nalini was focused on her child again, though no one could miss the bitter tone in her voice. "What of your betrothed?"
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Aug 24, 2006 3:33:25 GMT -5
Post by Claw on Aug 24, 2006 3:33:25 GMT -5
He smiled sadly.
"The same as ever Nalini," and then a thought struck him... but how to ask? he decided to be blunt."Could I have a focus from you? Something so I can trace you in times of need?"
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Aug 24, 2006 15:53:31 GMT -5
Post by Fate on Aug 24, 2006 15:53:31 GMT -5
Nalini looked up at him, "A focus?" She asked, frowning a bit. A simple street girl, she had no notion on anything magical or gifted.
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Aug 25, 2006 3:47:09 GMT -5
Post by Claw on Aug 25, 2006 3:47:09 GMT -5
"Its something you've had for years. I can find you using it. It can also be used to control people, so don't give focus' to people lightly."
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Aug 26, 2006 4:30:09 GMT -5
Post by Fate on Aug 26, 2006 4:30:09 GMT -5
Nalini frowned, "I've never given one." She mumbled. She stood, walking over to settle her daughter in the bed. When she turned around she held up a lock of red hair. "Will this do?"
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Aug 26, 2006 4:40:02 GMT -5
Post by Claw on Aug 26, 2006 4:40:02 GMT -5
He smiled as he took it.
"It will do perfectly Nalini. Now, I'm afraid I have to go. I'm sorry."
He kissed her on the cheek, and then departed, leaving her to her thoughts.
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