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Vale of the White Horse
Topic Started: 5 Jan 2010, 13:03 (19,257 Views)
Marieke
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She really didn’t know what to say. It was probably best to say nothing at all, and yet the silence felt awkward. The bedroom was large – much larger than her own had ever been, even back in Two Lakes. Essylt briefly wondered whether this was where actually slept, or if it was just a place for when he had a woman over. She didn’t really want to think about all the other girls he had taken on those sheets.
When they were inside, she just stood there. Was she supposed to do something now? Maybe kiss him? That was probably a good idea – after all, she had agreed to this and she needed this to go well. But she couldn’t move.
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Sonja
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'Come come, don't be shy,' Rufus said when he saw that she'd frozen. Nothing he wasn't used to, if the girl was still a virgin. Stupid ass of a Morcant, not even taking advantage of the situation. Ah well, now he'd have all the goodies, and Rufus liked it that way. He put a hand on Essylt's shoulder and steered her towards the bed, pushing her down before moving to the cabinet in the corner and getting out a carafe of wine and two goblets. He filled each to the brim and carried one towards her. Get them drunk, loosen them up. It was simple.

'To our new alliance,' he said with a smirk, taking up his own and sitting down next to her.
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Marieke
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‘Yes,’ she agreed, raising the carafe. ‘May it be fruitful for the both of us.’ The sweet, heavy smell of the wine wafted toward her as she brought it to her lips. The first sip prickled all the way down her throat, the rest was easier. She drained the whole cup, and by the end of it, her hands were no longer shaking so badly. It wasn’t something she was not ready for, after all. And hadn’t it almost happened with him before? And once again, with Morcant? It was a perfectly normal thing for her to do at her age. ‘Do you remember when you told me about true love?’ she said, taking her eyes off the carafe so that she could stare directly at his face. ‘You said you’d show it to me. That you would give me everything I asked for. Well, I’m here now.’
Do it now, a voice in her head said. Make this easier for yourself. Quickly, she put down the cup and leaned forward, gingerly placing her hands on the side of his face. ‘And I’m tired of fighting you.’ Leaning into him, she tilted her head up, brushing her lips against his.
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Sonja
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Well, that went a lot easier than expected. Rufus assumed that their little bout in her room in Two Lakes had possibly made her want more even if she daren't admit it to herself. Still, she was really very careful about it all, and by now his body made it clear that he wasn't about to make this an all too long affair. Rufus put a hand behind her head and kissed her back, a little more forceful than the soft brushing of her lips. Pushing her back on the bed, he put his cup down with his free hand.

'Ah, we won't fight anymore, little one,' he said into her ear. 'I've much more pleasant things in mind, right now.' He couldn't for the life of him remember exactly what he'd said about true love. Possibly one of the trifles he always had on hand like a fisherman always has a hook and fishline with him. Didn't matter, anyway. He kissed her again, on the neck this time.
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Marieke
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Her dress crept up to her thigh. Essylt wrapped her arms around his back, feeling the muscles as he leaned over her. The kisses were hot. But not as hot as Morcant’s kiss had been. Shouldn’t be thinking about him right now, she chastised herself. Or should she? Maybe, if she’d just try to talk to him –
Stop it, Essylt. Stop thinking at all!
She shut her eyes, breathing in Rufus’ scent, and the wine he had been drinking, and let her hands slip from his back to his shoulders. ‘Aren’t you scared anymore?’ she whispered, still keeping her eyes closed. ‘About me hurting you?’
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Sonja
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'But, sweetheart, you wouldn't possibly do that. Who would take care of your little brother, if you did? You couldn't get out of this house if anything happened to me.' That said, yes, he was a little nervous. But there was a reason Rufus engaged in such lucrative pastimes as burglary: the adrenalin kept him on his toes. 'Let's not talk about hurting each other, though, my dear. It's not becoming of the mood.'

Rufus pulled back momentarily to get rid of his upper clothing, but wasn't going to let Essylt wait long enough to get cold. He traced her jaw with his thumb and smiled slickly at her before pressing another kiss on her lips.
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Marieke
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Nobody would take care of Carwyn, that’s who. She opened her lips for his kiss, but pulled back then, tugging at her own robe. His hands on her body brought back that glowing feeling, which she had felt on that first night. Beneath him, she pulled her legs apart. ‘Undress me now.’
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Sonja
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Well, well, well. Rufus couldn't help a smirk as he pulled Essylt's dress off of her without too much ceremony. He noticed that she had some tattoo's of traditional design. Chieftain's daughter, he supposed. 'Just as impatient as your blonde brother was,' he said without thinking, tearing off his smallclothes and pushing his knee between her thighs.
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Marieke
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‘My...my…what?’ she gasped, trying to make sense of his words as she felt his naked body press against hers. Her head was reeling; part of her ready to wrap her legs around him and feel what it meant to be a woman, another part wanting to cover herself in the sheets and run away from the room as fast as she could. Carwyn is dark, he’s not…
All he muscles tensed as the thought hit her. My brother. She hadn’t seen Cuhelyn yet, since they were back. Shouldn’t he have knocked more sense into Morcant by now? Shouldn’t he have come for her, protect her…?
‘You didn’t.’ She put her hands on his chest and pushed him off as hard as she could, sitting up straight, breathing hard. ‘What have you done?’
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Sonja
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Fuck him. Rufus was taken by surprise when Essylt pushed him off of her, but he was quick to get on his feet again. 'What are you talking about,' he said sharply, 'I didn't do anything.' But part of him knew he'd wasted this golden opportunity, and he was pretty pissed off about it. Damnit, man, you never used to screw up like this. That's what you get for thinking with your dick.
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Marieke
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‘Tell – me - what - you - did!’ She found herself shouting from a burst of hot fear. If he’d gotten his hands on Cuhelyn, did that mean he had Morcant as well? How hard for him could it be for to dispatch a few armed men behind her back, after all? He could have done it while she was getting dressed…While they were dining…While she was checking up on Carwyn…What if he is dead? What if he’s being tortured? What if he –
She shot up, closing her hands around his throat and pressing him against the wall where the bed was standing has hard as she could muster. ‘Tell me,’ she said again. ‘You’ll tell me, or I will hurt you beyond imagining!’
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Sonja
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'Oh, please,' he spat, though he'd be lying if he said if he wasn't a little nervous. Most of all, Rufus was angry. Essylt had caught him off guard, but she was no where near as strong as he was. 'You little halfwit quim, what do you know of hurting people?' He ripped her hands away, knowing only all too well what those pale little fingers of hers could do, and shoved her out of the way. There was no salvaging the situation, so he'd just have to kill her as well. Rufus moved to his cabinet, where he kept his knives.

'I've given some very specific orders about what is going to happen to little Carwyn if you kill me. I'm not a fool, Essylt, so I suggest you stop considering me as such. Your friend is dead, but not after telling me all he knew about this Brotherhood of yours. Before spring is done, they will be a thorn in my eye no more.' She didn't need to know the man had died without uttering a word. It might maintain her respect for him.
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Marieke
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She stumbled backwards when he pushed her away, hitting her head against the wall. For a few seconds, she was dazed. There was no way to get past him now, and something shimmered in his hand. A knife.
‘You’ll kill me now?’ she asked, the breath stuck in her throat. He was much stronger than her, if he’d move avoid her hands and stab her, she’d be dead, and then what would he do to Carwyn? Essylt pushed herself to her feet, searching for a way out. ‘If you want me gone, just let me go. I’ll take my brother and leave!’
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Sonja
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'I said, stop taking me for a fool. I didn't get where I am by being sentimental. Too late, sweetheart. I've given you opportunity after opportunity, and you just passed up on the last one. Patience isn't my strongest suit.' Rufus licked his lips and turned the knife around in his hand a couple of times. Stupid girl. He had her right where he wanted her: she was still dangerous, but also a young girl, and pretty weak physically. Without averting his eyes, he poured some wine in his goblet.

'You could've had a nice life, you know,' he said and brought the goblet to his lips. 'I'd have you shipped off to Rome in a few months, but it still would have been better than what you have now.' With a smirk, he tossed his head back and gulped the wine down.
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Marieke
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Maybe I don’t know much about hurting people, Essylt thought. But you have never known how much power I really have. She breathed in deeply, raising her arms like she wanted to fly like the owls. With every breath, she felt it growing inside of her; the force of the Otherworld, Udd Wylls gifts to her. She closed her eyes, thinking about her sister, about the owl man with his gentle hands, about her brother and Morcant. Her hands began to tingle. Cold and streaming, and she knew exactly where to direct it.
‘I can freeze the blood in your veins, Rufus,’ she said, ‘And you are a fool if you think a knife would protect you’ Her fingers curled into fists as she imagined the substance of the wine going down his throat, hardening, becoming more solid. I hope you die.
She gasped for another loud breath and grabbed the dress off the bed, hastily throwing it over herself before she ran past him, out of the room to the chamber she knew Carwyn was. She’d grab him and leave, before Rufus could so much as make a sound.
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Sonja
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Little bitch, what did she know of him? He could throw a knife faster than she could blink. But by that time he'd calmed down enough to decide that he perhaps shouldn't kill her just yet. As such, Rufus didn't realize the wine was solidifying in his throat until it was to late. The goblet fell from his fingers, as did the knife, and he gagged, clawing at his throat.

Something cold that had everything to do with Essylt ran down his spine. This was a ridiculous way to die, this couldn't be! Rufus' knees buckled and he smashed into the ground, gasping for breath. He vaguely realized that Essylt was bolting out of the room, but he was too busy trying to get the ice out of his throat to pay it any heed. Stars appeared in his vision as his chest felt ever tighter. The gurgle he heard coming from his own lips was terrifying. He'd always assumed he'd die of a knife in the gut, or a sword in his chest - but not like this. Not at the hands of a little girl.

With a last kick of his feet, he fell backwards, his eyes rolling back in his head. All was dark.
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Marieke
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She expected people to come out of rooms to grab her any moment. With pounding heart, her whole body still tingling from that one burst of power, she raced down the corridors, reaching the chamber where Carwyn was asleep.
Let him be here, she begged. Don’t let him be moved somewhere else!
To her relief, he was still there, unaware of what happened just now. With no time to be gentle, she yanked him out of the cradle, wrapped him tightly in the covers, then spun around and left. He started to cry.
‘Shh!’ she commanded, though it didn’t seem to matter. If Rufus was dead, they’d find him soon enough. If he was still alive, they’d come for her even sooner. She ran out of the villa, looking this way and that. Where to go now? Was there really any place that was safe to hide?
I must tell him, she realized. Without thinking twice, she made for the Dobunni quarter.
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Sonja
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He felt like a drowned dog, that was the only way to describe it. When he came to, the first thing he did was cough up wine for a good five minutes. The servant girl that had found him was staring at him, wide-eyed and pale, clutching the hem of her skirt. He couldn't speak, too busy taking large gulps of breath in between fits of coughing, but finally she seemed to come to her senses and squeaked something about getting help.

Rufus dragged himself up with some effort, feeling faint, dizzy and nauseous. His chest hurt like the everloving hell, but that was nothing in comparison to the anger he was feeling. Essylt would be sorry. Very sorry. He may not be able to get to her, but he was definitely able to get to everyone she'd ever loved. Starting with that bastard Morcant. But first, he needed to catch his breath.

The chamberlain entered the room quickly after, and suddenly Rufus was surrounded by a lot of people making a lot of fuss. He allowed them, as he knew he needed it.
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Marieke
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She didn’t stop to notice the odd stares people gave her, instead made her with to the roundhouse as fast as she could with a baby in her arms. If Morcant wasn’t here…she couldn’t think about that yet. He had to be there, or else she had to find him very soon. She banged against the door, throwing it open. He hadn’t even barred it? Was he mad?
She saw him at once. He was sitting on the other side of the hut, with the smouldering fireplace between them. Essylt took a deep breath and stepped inside. ‘You need to leave! Now!’
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Sonja
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When the door banged open, he was up and had his fists at the ready. Morcant had expected some of Rufus' lapdogs coming in to try and finish him off, and he was actually looking forward to it. The figure that was standing in the circle of fire, though, was neither dog nor (he thought) here to kill him. Frowning, he moved past her and pulled the door close.

'What are you doing here, Essylt?' he asked, trying to sound gruff and distant. Truth be told, he was surprised and more than a little relieved to see her in the flesh. After their last words...
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Marieke
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‘I’m here to warn you,’ she said, out of breath from her run. His voice send goose bumps down her back. Was he still angry with her? Well, there was no time for that now. ‘Morcant, Rufus killed Cuhelyn. He…he’s dead. And the first he’ll be looking for now is you, and he lives only a stone’s throw from here. You need to come with me to the caer.’ She looked at him, seeking his eyes. ‘Please.’
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Sonja
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Dead? Cuhelyn? Morcant was momentarily thrown off his guard. Then, when the full extent of what Essylt had said hit him, he got really very angry. 'How did you find out?' he demanded to know of her, grabbing her by the shoulder with one hand. 'I know he's after me, I was waiting for him.'
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Marieke
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Clutching Carwyn closer to her, she tried to pull back, but he was holding her hard. ‘Because he let his guard slip, how else? And you’re stupid to wait for him! He will kill you and you’ll die in vain, Morcant. Don’t do that!’
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Sonja
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Morcant really didn't want to think about what it'd take for Rufus to let his guard down. He shook his head and let go of Essylt, turning his back to her with a sneer on his face. 'Everybody dies in vain,' he grunted, 'don't let anyone tell you otherwise. I don't give two shits whether or not I die today or in twenty years. Stop wasting your time here, Essylt, and go the the caer to get your protection.' Though he doubted it'd help in any way against Rufus. The man pretty much had chieftain Tudwrig on a leash.
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Marieke
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What was wrong with him? She took a few steps towards him, then halted. He looked very tense - if he was going to turn around and strike her, he shouldn’t hit Carwyn. ‘I care if you die,’ she said. ‘Does that mean nothing? You’ve protected me for so long…now it’s my turn. I want you to live, Morcant. I want you to stay with me. I…I need you.’ Carefully, she put Carwyn down and closed the gap between them. His arm was tense when she took it. ‘I need you very much.’
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Sonja
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'Oh, really?' He wanted to fling in her face that for someone who cared for him so much, she was quick to leave him alone. But even in this state, Morcant was well aware he was the one who told her to leave. He looked down at her hand on his arm, and had to admit that - no. He had passed the station of wishing for her affections. If she was just going to care for him as a friend and nothing more, well, she might as well not care for him at all. 'Then why run to Rufus, of all people? Eh? Don't make this harder on yourself, Essylt, and get the hell out of my house.'
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Marieke
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‘Your house?’ She pulled her hand away, struggling for something righteous to say. This house belonged to her as much as it was his! She had made it a home when it had been nothing more than a wall with a roof! But every second waisted was another second in which Rufus and his men could close them in. He’d only have to light the roof on fire and trap them…

She squeezed her eyes shut for a moment, then grabbed his hand firmly. ‘Rufus tortured and murdered Cuhelyn and he would have avenged you if he’d have the chance and you know it! So you’re going to come with me and escape his clutches because otherwise everything you and your brotherhood have worked for will be in vain.’ As she spoke, her fingers clutched harder around her hand, until she was squeezing. ‘You’re angry with me, Morcant. I can’t blame you. But I promise you, ever since…Since…’

She was out of breath and paused, staring up into his face. Quickly, before she could reconsider, she slipped her hands on his shoulders and reached up, pressing her lips against his. Don’t hit me, please don’t hit me…
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Sonja
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'Ever since what?' he growled, getting angrier by the minute. But then she kissed him. Slapping him in the face might've had the same effect for how shock still he was standing suddenly. He opened his mouth a couple of times, but it took a few moments before sound came out.
'I don't get you, Essylt. Of everyone you could've gone to, you went to Rufus,' Morcant said hoarsely. 'Rufus! And it's only after you found out that he killed Cuhelyn that you what, realized he's an evil motherfucker? Only then?' He felt incoherent. Thoughts jumbled through his head: on the one hand, he wanted her to stay; on the other - he didn't know, really. Not anymore. He rubbed his face with his hands, taking a step back from her. If he didn't, he felt he might do something he'd regret later.
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Marieke
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He didn’t move at all, only after she withdrew. She felt confused. Wasn’t he still in love with her? She thought he’d be happy that she kissed him. Or…less bitter, at least. Essylt stepped back, her heart racing in her throat. ‘I'm sorry, that was stupid of me. You’re right – you’re right about everything,’ she said, swallowing. ‘I made stupid mistakes, I know that! But I wanted to protect Carwyn. And you! I just can’t let you die because you hate me now, Morcant. Please come with me to the caer. Please. For Cuhelyn.’
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Sonja
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Now what? He could taste her on his lips, but he just wasn't sure what this was about. He'd thought he'd gotten over her, but now he just wasn't sure anymore. And this was seriously messing with his head. Morcant turned around and paced to the other side of the room, frowning deeply. 'Fine,' he said eventually, turning around with his arms crossed. 'I'll come.' But he really didn't think he could forgive Essylt for what she'd done.
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