blood falls

[Moonraiser]

With all the riches secure I smile in glee as I head back to the village to sell my goods when I see some wierd cat in the distance and for some reason I am drawn to him.

[Arke]

name: Arkaik
type: Skunk
rank: Traveling priest/scholar, secretly a necromancer
weapon: Descructive/dark magic. Powerful, but very draining.
gender: male
background: born into royalty. Is the only child and is loved by everyone, and is wanted by the arch enemy
attitude: The epiphany of kindness outwardly, performing 'miracles' in his travels to hide his vicious nature
pic: Working on it
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A lone figure entered the village, obscured by his black travelers cloak, and slowly made his way down the road toward the castle. Anyone passing him would see a black muzzle, striped with white, and a warm smile. Someone looking deeper, however, might see something more sinister approaching.

[Moonraiser]

As I head towards the cat figure I stop. The reason unknown I sniff the air and smell a new creature enter the village and I feel compelled to check it out first. As I sneak into the village I follow the scent and I spot a lone figure obscured by a black travelers cloak. This being smells like something I have ever smelled before and so I decide to follow him, hiding in the shadows.

[Random Knowledge]

Eser wakes up in a cold sweat.  He sits up in bed rubbing his eyes, trying to adjust to the darkness, instead he decides to light the candle next to his bed.  His dream was the same as before, someone he knows, getting tortured and killed, tonight it was Princess Rowan.  But it wasn't just anyone doing it, it was himself.  Every night for the last year he had been witness to his own acts of torture on those he served happily.  'Why do I dream of hurting them?' he thought to himself.  'They have been nothing but kind, and caring.'
Suddenly, a voice, cold and sinister spoke to him, "You dream this because, this is what you want.  You hate them!"  Out of the corner a fox, colored black as night, steps towards him, entering the sphere of light given off by his candle.
"No, I do not hate them!" Eser yelled back standing up from his bed.  "I will not listen to you!"
The demon laughed, sending chills down Eser's spine.  "I only tell you the truth.  I say not what I want, but what you want deep down."
"Screw off!" Eser said stepping towards the man.  "I will not listen to you!"  Eser swatted at the man, and he disappeared like smoke, and the voice was gone.  Eser got dressed and headed up stairs, to check on Princess Rowan, and make sure it was just a dream.
Eser knocked on the door to the princess's room and said, "Princess Rowan, you in there, it's me, Eser."

[Shenzii]

You'll learn to live with it. Rowan smirked at the cat and vanished. She appeared next to Cyrus. "Boo!" Her icy breath fell upon his neck. Her arms snuck around his waist as she held him gently but firmly. She gently kissed that back of his neck and with that, she vanished among the snow.

[Random Knowledge]

Eser knocks more hectically on the princess's door.  "Princess Rowan, are you there?"

[Shenzii]

Rowan appears at the door. "Oh... Hello... and you are?" She asked, her mind drawing a blank.

[Random Knowledge]

"Uh, Rowan, it's me, Eser, we've known each other since we were like seven, I'm the royal musician," Eser said very stunned at the princess's poor memory.

[Shenzii]

"Oh lord... I'm so sorry Eser. I haven't been too keen lately. Come in," She said as she stepped aside letting him pass by her. She smiled and shut her door. "It's been  a while since we've actually spoken." She said sitting on her large chair.

[Random Knowledge]

"Yeah, I know," Eser said looking around and seeing the guard in the room, and the bed sheets moved in such a way to suggest two people had been sleeping in it.  "You know, it'd be really bad if your father saw this," Eser said, "Who is he anyway?"

[Shenzii]

"Yes... I know. But he wont. Will he?" She said looking at him. "He's a guard. He saved my life..." She looked at the bed and walked over to it. She quickly fixed the sheets and sat back down. "So anyway. What brings you to this corridor?" She asked smiling.

[Scautty]

A new day. I had been pondering quite a bit about Eser, proggressively, ever since the day I stumbled upon him through the echoing sonata that had entranced me to find him that fated day. I decided to make my way for the kingdom, after having a good cigar. The huge doors, welcomely opened in such an ironic way, noting the warring time. I had entered them and made my way to the stairwell that led to the practice room - with Eser's absence. Where did he go?! I sat on the piano bench, in deep thought as I blankly stared at the many instruments, uknowingly.

[Random Knowledge]

"You know you can trust me Rowan," Eser said smiling.  "And I just came to make sure you were alright, I had another nightmare, you know the once where I'm torturing people," Eser said shrugging.  "Tonight it was you, and I just wanted to make sure, I didn't, well, you know, sleep walk or something."

[Shenzii]

"No need to worry. What is causing these dreams?" Rowan's ears twitched slightly. "Excuse me for a moment." She stood and walked to the door, vanishing before making it to the doors. She appeared behind the male wolf. She cleared her throat and spoke. "Who are you?" She asked. Her tone was soothing, almost intoxicating.

[Random Knowledge]

Eser watched her disappear, and instead of surprise yawned, and cracked his neck.  "Why does she always do that?" he asked himself out loud.