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September 14, 2022, 01:43:18 PM
(Continued from this thread: Stardust)

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Lily was alone in her room.

This was not an uncommon occurrence, of course. Her mother's insistent worrying after her health meant that she spent quite a bit of time alone in her room, overall.

It was, however, the first time she'd been locked in.

"Jorris, please!" She pressed both palms flat to the door, pleading desperately. She didn't even know if her brother was still on the other side, but she hadn't heard him walk away after turning the key. "Please, listen to me, I'm not a mage. I promise, I'm not, please, just--please."

"I--"

Her brother's voice choked off. She heard a soft thump, and then his voice was closer, as though he was pressing his brow to the door. "I'm sorry, Lily," he murmured. "I know--I know it's not your fault. But you're dangerous. We--we need to get you help."

"No!" She reeled back, tears gathering as she began to pant, looking around wildly. As if there would be some sort of new escape presented to her. "No no no no no, you're wrong, I'm not a mage, I don't have magic, I don't have magic!"

With a scream, what had previously been a slightly overcast but ultimately pleasant enough day abruptly changed to a raging storm. All the partially-open windows of the Hartnets' townhouse were blown inward in the sudden gale, rain and wind ripping into the house as Lily wailed. Servants cried out, running for cover, Jorris and Lily's younger siblings shrieked and ran for the interior library, and Lady Hartnet--who had not moved from her bed since Jorris had sent for the authorities that morning--began to sob.

Lord Hartnet had been moving to answer their front door, expression grave and shoulders bent, when the sudden storm blew the door open and nearly knocked him ass over teakettle. He just barely managed to catch the edge of it, squinting out into the abruptly driving rain to see who had been sent to deal with their unknown, unregistered daughter.

visualspice

#1
September 30, 2022, 02:14:17 PM
It hadn't even been a week since the inauguration ball. He has assumed the church would take the time to make a new assignment plan for the templars, so Kentamin Dhelsbar was shocked when he was pulled aside and informed he'd be staying within the city to aid in a private matter at one of the homes of a well to do, noble home.

He was told he had to work with the utmost discretion and was to perform the lesser known but very potent power of Divine Retribution. Apparently a child of the family was a mage, and the family feared for her safety as well as others. The mordecai, it was said, was not a sustainable solution, and while most of the templars were still in the city, options were fortunately opened for the family and Kentamin was selected to perform the ritual.

Ritual.. if one could call it that. Trust, indeed, as even this lightly seasoned war veteran was still becoming comfortable with this skill. He had performed it few times before, and was the only one available to aid this unfortunate family. Unfortunate,  indeed.

Kentamin swallowed the lump in his throat, recalling the first time he performed this blessing and he felt his hands clenched and sweat.

The one he 'cured' hadn't made it. And thr scars of the mangled death he inflicted had haunted him ever since.  Sure, there had been successes after.. but very little and it was still a scaring treatment all the same- for both the templar and mage alike.

His heart was racing, he needed to calm down. So he drew in a long, deep breath and slowly exhaled before stepping out from his carriage and into the rain.
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#2
September 30, 2022, 02:55:40 PM
Lord Hartnet was waiting for him in the open door--not a position the portly gentleman was used to occupying, as it was typically a steward's job to welcome and escort guests. But seeing as there were extenuating circumstances...

"Thank you for coming so quickly, Ser," he called, raising his voice to be heard over the wind--wind that sounded eerily like a woman wailing. "We--we don't know what to do. She's been a sickly thing ever since she was a girl, but this...we just had no idea. Can you help her?"

It was clear that the man was genuinely worried for his daughter, or at least believed he was--though the way he kept glancing at Kentamin's carriage and back and forth down the street may lead one to think he was more than a little concerned for the family's reputation as well. Shaking himself abruptly, he ushered the younger man inside and added, "Forgive me, my manners are lax, it--it's been a trying day. A proper introduction: I am Carlton Hartnet. I'm afraid Lydia, my wife, is...indisposed. Please, come in, come in."

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#3
December 25, 2022, 06:05:24 PM
Kentamin frowned as the lord of the house immediately was upon him. He nearly regretted coming here, but held his tongue and nodded as the man guided them both into the house and from the rain.

He was thankful to bed out of the rain, the brief time the pair were standing in it, he was certain his boots were soaked and anything else of poor make. He should have taken the time to have them fixed. But duty called.

The pair arood near a fire,  which Kentamin was grateful, and as he stood there a moment gathering himself, he peered around the house to see. It was well cared for,  not the richest noble he's seen, but they knew their worth. He had to wonder.. how old was this poor child he had to 'cleanse'?
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DragonSong

#4
December 25, 2022, 09:09:22 PM
"Would you—might I offer you refreshment of any kind?" Lord Hartnet offered awkwardly, as though there wasn't an untrained, unmarked mage crying out from her locked room at the top of the stairs, her magic intent to bring the whole manor down around their heads.

Jorris appeared in the doorway to the hall, looking haggard. He blinked when he saw Kentamin, as though not quite able to process what was in front of him.

"Ah, my eldest," Lord Hartnet said quickly, beckoning his son over. "He was just—just checking on his—on our..."

As he trailed off, Jorris seemed to snap back to himself. He crossed quickly to Kentamin and made a move as though to grab his arm, then seemed to think better of it and let his hand drop to his side.

"Can you help her?"

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#5
December 25, 2022, 09:25:49 PM
Upon hearing the commotion upstairs, Kentamin turned, brows furrowed as he was reminded of the urgency of hid request. He regarded the young man but nodded stiffly at his question before bowing.

"I am here to do our God's work. It is with his blessing that I can heal your loved one. But it seems time is of the essence. Please, what is the status here and may I see her?"
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#6
December 26, 2022, 02:43:04 PM
"Yes. Yes, of course, please, ser, this way--"

"I can show him," Jorris cut across his father. "Her room is on the second floor. This way."

He turned and strode from the receiving room, leading Kentamin up the main flight of stairs and down a hall to the locked door. His steps faltered at the last, bringing him up just short of Lily's room.

His sister had gone quiet, only muffled sobbing occasionally audible over the rain driving against the windows. At least the thunder and ripping winds seemed to have died down.

Jorris hesitated a moment longer, then turned and thrust a hand out toward Kentamin. "Here," he said, not meeting his eyes. "The key. She--I can't--" He swallowed thickly. "Just...help her. Please." He all but shoved the key into the other man's hand before turning to put his back to the door, shoulders hunched and head bowed.

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#7
December 26, 2022, 08:03:18 PM
How long ago had it been that he was the child receiving support? Many years now yet still it felt at times he were still the child. Maybe he'd become more humble due to the war, but it still felt strange at times that he was the adult. He was the one you ran to for help, to pray to when no one else could help.

Kentamin placed a hand on the young man's shoulder.
"Your sister is in Ansgar's hands now. Trust him through me. I will help her get through this."
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#8
December 27, 2022, 06:17:01 AM
Jorris tensed under the touch, then let out a long, low breath and nodded. "I have faith," he murmured to the ground. "Just... Please. Help her. I can't—"

His voice broke and he cleared his throat quickly, looking away. "I cannot see her like this."


Huddled in the corner of her room, knees drawn up to her chest and her arms wrapped tight around them, Lily couldn't even hear the muffled conversation happening just outside her door. She felt...lost.

This couldn't be true. It couldn't be real. She was sickly, she had a weak constitution, she wasn't...she didn't...

But she could feel it in her. The power. A song that no one else could hear, echoing out into the storm and reverberating back to the center of her chest. The truth of it was undeniable, like something she had always known but never acknowledged.

"I'm not a mage," she whispered into her skirts, tasting the lie like ash on her tongue. "I'm not a mage, I'm not a mage, I'm not a mage..."

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#9
December 27, 2022, 10:09:54 AM
Was what befell this man's sister so terrible? What has awakened from the new mage that had this young man so distraught.  Or was it that he knew the fate that befell most Mages, be they noble or other wise?

Kentamin's expression was grim as he watched the young man turn away, before he turned with key in hand and approached the locked door.

He inserted it into the lock, but hesitated, recalling it was still a woman's room, so he knocked gently and asked through the door, "I am a servant of the church, knight Templar and warrior to our God. Do I have your permission to enter, my lady?"

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#10
December 27, 2022, 10:17:31 AM
In her current state, Lily could barely hear the words, much less process them. It took longer than it should have for her to understand what was happening.

A...servant of the church? Who...?

And...was that voice...familiar?

"I—yes," she managed to croak out, barely audible over the wind and rain. "You...have my permission..."

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#11
December 27, 2022, 10:33:53 AM
It took some time but when she finally replied his heart went out to the poor girl. But he wasn't helping anyone as he lingered,  so he slipped the key inside, and went in, closing the door behind him.

The rains made the outside dim, the inside- even darker, but the real grimness emanated off of the poor woman, who Kentamin was giving proper spacing.  He bowed his head, blond, wet locks dipping over his eyes.

"Forgive me my lady, but I am here to help. There is no need for alarm," he spoke softly, voice carrying just over the rains.
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#12
December 27, 2022, 10:44:38 AM
Lily lifted her head slowly, blearily. For just a moment, the storm outside began to die down as her attention was suddenly focused on the young man before her.

Her eyes widened. She likely would have been more surprised, if there was room in her heart for any greater emotion than the grief and betrayal that had set her magic loose and resulted in their current torrential downpour.

"I...I know you..."

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#13
December 27, 2022, 11:36:39 AM
The lighting was dim,but the white of his attire appeared to glow. He was not quite as focused as he'd have so her statement just took him mildly off guard.

But he also couldn't see her. He was too busy preparing himself to dissociate from the woman that he immediately had a dismissal,  "I must have one of those faces," and he turned to look nearer towards her fireplace, which the fire kindled low. He grabbed a poker and began to poke it to life.

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#14
December 27, 2022, 11:49:17 AM
Lily flinched back from the firelight, but there was really nowhere for her to go. As the glow spread, it lit on the edges of her skirts—a simple if well-made walking dress, not u common attire for a woman of her station to wear about the home, though the fabric had been torn at the hem and the caps of the sleeves from the wind that occasionally gusted through the small space with no discernible source.

She looked away from him, biting her lip, not wanting to see. Maybe she was wrong. Maybe...

"...What are you going to do with me?"

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#15
December 27, 2022, 12:09:26 PM
Kentamin cast a smile in her direction, but he didn't allow his eyes to focus on her form.

"Don't worry, I'm not here to hurt you. My mission statement is simple."

He moved and began to rummage through his bags.

"Are you a believer, my lady?" He asked as he slipped a leather carved book from a worn, black velvet sack. He moved to turn towards her, holy book in hand.
"I feel reading from the book-"

But as he approached, words caught in his throat. He didn't know why or how or even when he allowed enough of himself to finally see the girl, but all words and thoughts stopped as he found himself sputtering,  "Lily?"
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#16
December 27, 2022, 12:47:14 PM
Ah.

She did know him.

If she'd had the presence of mind to be so, she thought she might have been embarrassed--here she was, curled on the floor, dress tattered at the edges and obvious tear tracks down her face, with a storm that she had somehow conjured and had no idea how to dismiss roiling just outside the window.

"...Hello," she offered quietly, with the barest attempt at a small, wan smile. "I--I must admit, I had hoped to see you again, Ser. Just...perhaps not in these circumstances."

She blinked, a few more tears winding their way down her cheeks, and dropped her eyes. She couldn't bare to meet his gaze, the shame of her now thoroughly undeniable magic and fear of what came next freezing her heart in her chest. "I...I will also admit, I am...finding it difficult to be a believer, just now."

Ansgar was supposed to protect his people, wasn't he? But she had had these "fits" since she was a girl, as long as she could remember--what could she possibly have done to anger God--any god--so much? She'd been eight, or younger, when the first "fainting spell" happened!

She hid her face in her skirts, a new wave of sobs wracking her shoulders. "I didn't know," she moaned quietly. "I didn't know, I don't--I don't understand what I've done, why I'm...why I'm..."

A mage.

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#17
December 27, 2022, 12:56:56 PM
A cold, icy chill filled his belly. The reality unfolding before them wasn't a kind one, and her truth only helped make reality feel more barbed. He had been ignoring a lot walking in here, keeping a flat mask, a professional facade but....


He knew her. Perhaps not well, like kin, but he honestly could say he enjoyed this young woman's company.  And now....

"Life isn't always about fairness,  I'm afraid."

He felt awful the moment the words left his lips.  Who was he to talk? He wielded the judgment, the key... and poor Lily would be struck by it.

Finally he noted the way she was dressed and moved to grab a nearby blanket, opening it out in offering to her.
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#18
December 27, 2022, 01:04:20 PM
A broken, shaky laugh bubbles up from her throat. "No. I suppose it isn't."

She stared at the blanket he was holding out to her for a long moment before she seemed to realize what he was offering.

"...Thank you." She held it tight around her shoulders, but it occurred to her in a vague, distant way that she didn't actually feel very cold. She honestly couldn't tell if that was some aspect of her magic, or just shock.

"How—" Her voice croaked and she cleared her throat. "How does this...work?"

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#19
December 27, 2022, 06:53:39 PM
Kentamin helped secure the blanket around her and simply replied,  voice as soothing as he could, "Shhh, let's just get you comfortable. I'll go feed the fire,  okay?"
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