Everflame: The Shard

[Grace.E]

Aria stared, her eyes then narrowed as she went back into the room and looked through the chest, she found a huge tunic and gave it too him, finding a pair of socks that belonged to a worker about Talin's size and an extra pair of boots that were also huge. she threw those at him too, she decided not to tell him what a 'one night stand' is, for his mind was now too innocent for ten years of being in prison. she punt those on for him, they fit perfectly. good she signed.

[KittKat chunky~]

Yenchi listened to Meredith, watching her describe her brother with curiosity. When it finally seemed the girl could not describe him any farther Yenchi stood up and glanced around. There seemed to be no-one nearby except Vin who sat beside the hole, chirping victoriously. Yenchi looked from the bird to the newly disturbed earth around it but thought nothing of it, twisting one of his braids around his middle finger, thinking for a moment.

With a smile down at Meredith he pointed towards the path up to the theater and said "Why don't we go try and find your brother? I'm sure you can't have wandered far." Vin chirped in annoyance as he realized no-one was paying him attention, and so fluttered up onto Meredith's shoulder, hopping and displaying his vibrant blue plumage. With a smirk Yenchi glanced at the bird "Don't mind him, he's a just a bit of a showoff."

[Asia Kali Yusufzai]

"This my home," Little-Hands said, then stepped back toward the giant feral lizard. "Who are you, you came from sky and smell like fire." She reached under her tunic and gripped the hilt of her knife as the serval brought himself to full attention.





Dim Lane bowed low. "Yes yes, ofcourse. Only one God, ofcourse. Faithful to the Seeker, ofcourse." His sickening grin was plastered on his face. "I have a few problems with that theory though." Then, as he spoke, the swan screamed and wailed on stage. He gave a quick look from her back to Entaru. "So... who's Nero?"





The robed Chosen leant down the thrashing swan, who quickly calmed. Her wings fell back to the ground and her screams dimmed to the soft breaths of sleep. The Chosen stood back up and moved to the Queens side. It whispered into her ear and she nodded. The n she beckoned someone over from the left of stage, a canine member of the security. She whispered into his ear and he gave a salute before marching off stage. The Queen then stepped forward.
"Ladies and gentlemen, if I may have quiet here. Everything is under control and I would appreciate it if you all remained seated while we sort out this issue." While she spoke, guards trickled through the crowd. A pair of cats stepped up behind Entaru.
"Excuse me sir, the Queen requests you come with us." The same was happening to Aman, who stood tall over his canine guards and gave a pleasant smile and open arms. He walked with them without fuss, heading out and around the theatre to the rear entrance.




Deep below the ground, a goat guard marched through the corridors, moving deep into the complex, until a large stone door sat in front of him. He pulled out some keys that echoed as the clattered together while he opened the three locks.  The door slid away and within the room a large cage was empty. There was only the shreds of ropes and daylight streaming down through a hole in the ceiling.
"Oh hell." He ran back to the surface.

[Self-sain]

Meredith's eyes widened as she looked at the bird, the eloquent bird's color gleaming in the sun light.
  "Wow such a pretty bird. He isn't anything like the live stock we have on the farm, do you eat him?" her child hood innocence making light of the matter.  Wasting no time Meredith grabbed Yenchi's hand and tugged at it. "Come on mister I want to show my brother your pretty bird."
   
Siyan took a brief moment to listen to the Queen, only taking in half of what she said due to his mind being occupied else where. As the crowd began to sit down, Siyan deiced he head for the outer rim again hoping he could see the small fox from a far. Running to the clearest pass Siyan tried to run past Aman, but when he tried to side step around him he lost his footing slamming head first into the behemoth. Siayn's body mass not even close to the giant the bat falls flat on his rear; peering up at Aman.

[Chrono Blackwyng]

Talin smiled, making a few test steps before stomping the ground. "They definitely feel good. So, what are you going to do when you get out of Tina City?" He his sword back on so the tunic wouldn't get in the way of a fast draw. "Oh, and don't be surprised if guards come after us or one of the Chosen... I'm supposed to be locked up after all."

[Grace.E]

Fantastic... she signed, she looked around, the path to the back gate was through the suburban area, but if they left quickly, they could escape very very quickly. but there were people near the hole. Blast.... then she looked up and smiled. before she turned and signed I seriously hope you know how to climb before she hopped through the window and began to climb up the building.

[Chrono Blackwyng]

Talin barely fit through the window a he leaped in a similar fashion, and matched Aria's climbing, slowing down so he didn't pass her. "Don't worry about the guards or the Chosen if we do manage to run into them though. I can hold them off, and they're likely to chase me than you."

[Grace.E]

Aria rolled her eyes as she reached the roof, she looked around and saw no sign of trouble as she mentioned for him to follow. she hopped across the roof tops, she was a little new at this but manage not to fall to her death. the gate was insight but was still a ways to go.

[Chrono Blackwyng]

Talin made it look easy as he kept pace with Aria, stopping her before she jumped to the next roof. His tone seemed harsh, even though he held his hand out in assistance while getting on one knee. "Get on my back, your pacing is slowing us both down."

[Grace.E]

well excuse me for not being so quick she though as she climbed onto his back. holding on but not tightly.

[Entaru]

At the mention of Nero, Entaru only replied with a smirk and turned to the cats behind him.  Nodding with a smile at their request, he glanced back at the raven behind him.  "You'll have to excuse me sir...it seems that the Queen is in need of my assistance.  I bid you good fortune in your...research...maybe we will get to talk at a later date."  The smugness was clear in his voice as he walked away, letting the cats lead him away from the pesky raven.  "May the Shard watch over you...."

As he walked, his staff thudded heavily against the ground, sending a chill of unease through those he walkd by.  He seemed like a walking mound of cloth the way he blended into his robe and only the green of his eyes indicated that he was indeed a living being and not some sort of construct.

[Chrono Blackwyng]

He got to a running start, clearing the next gap easily and landing on the next roof for two seconds at the most before heading to the next roof. Aria could feel the wind rush past them, and the gate coming closer at an equally faster pace.

[KittKat chunky~]

With a growing smile Yenchi allowed the youngster to lead him off towards the theater, holding her small hand carefully in his own white-furred palm. As they walked he stole glances down at Meredith as Vin fluttered around them giddily in swooping circles. It was her smile he realized, that childish innocence and the pureness of the smile that twinkled in her wide eyes.

It was infectious and as they walked he couldn't help but grin too. "So..." He glanced down at her again, watching as Vin fluttered in front of her, keeping apace with them as he flew backwards using his four beating wings "You said you live on a farm. Do you have parents there?"

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Imshi turned away from the stage, her mind back on the immediate problem. She wrung her hands fervently and paced back and forth between the jostling crowds. It was only when an old fox clasped her shoulder with a worried look that she came out of the trance-like state of concentration, in time to hear him say "Are you alright, girl?"
She blinked and flicked her tail with in impatient swish. "Yes, quite fine thank you old man."

The fox gave a croaking laugh at this and let go of her shoulder, a single tear in his eye. "My you are feisty aren't you. Don't mind me though, you just go back to your pacing and thinking." Imshi eyed him suspiciously and walked silently away through the crowds towards the exit. She needed space to think, away from the pressing bodies and the noise. Behind her the old fox shook his head slowly, still smiling as he watched her leave.

[Grace.E]

Aria was beginning to feel unsure, but the thrill of escaping the city overwhelmed her doubt. make sure to thank him later...

[tangletail]

The feline begins to grow a little worried by the woman's short and simple questions, it felt almost as if she was demanding something from him. He began to draw his feet together, and push himself away from the the woman's voice as he responded in a slight stammer to the unknown threat “My name is Leo...” His ear flicked slightly as he quickly took notice of the presence of another being, or perhaps an animal by the sounds it was creating.

His hand would slowly slide to the back of his hip, searching for his gun. His fingers danced around the empty holster, the lack of any metallic structure causing a slight panic to the feline. Instead of pulling his hand back he paused for a moment; he was quite sure the woman could see him just fine, so he decided to play it off as if he was reaching for something else. “I didn't quite fall from the sky,” he stated as his fingers unbuckled a metallic flashlight and grasped it tightly. He brought it in front of himself and fliped it in his hand to adjust the flashlight so it was upside down in his grasp. His thumb would depress the button on the handle for a brief moment before quickly releasing it, and sending a beam of light through the tunnel, and over the girl, the general and the lizard.