Lore: The ravages of summer

Vairah · Post by **Vairah** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 2:40 pm

"Marvelous. Truly marvelous," Vairah said - which was about as effusive as she ever got. But even the delightful prospect of rooms full of books could only distract her for so long. An'thinal was so personable that it was suspicious in itself. If she wanted something from Vairah, though, wouldn't she have used the mind control skill she'd admitted so freely to possessing? Or were other magic users immune?

She met the other woman's eyes and got directly back to her point. "Is your violin inherently magical or does the power come from you? Would you be able to do workings on another instrument? ...If you don't mind. I only ask because the creation of illusions is a fairly time-consuming process and I'm looking into magical artifacts to refine my abilities."

Mizuki · Post by **Mizuki** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 9:51 am

An'thinal's eyes glowed with pride over her books.

"Is your violin inherently magical or does the power come from you? Would you be able to do workings on another instrument? ...If you don't mind. I only ask because the creation of illusions is a fairly time-consuming process and I'm looking into magical artifacts to refine my abilities." The woman asked. An'thinal thought for a moment, trying to figure out the best way to explain her ablities to Elanda.

"The power comes from me, But it is honned by the cords on the violin really." She explained while picking one of her many comfy chairs to sit in. She gestured for Elanda to sit down in front of her as well. "The cords are made from a special flower known to Dark Magic, the Black Rose, only its rare and only grows in the Border."

Vairah · Post by **Vairah** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 11:18 am

Vairah seated herself in a chair facing An'thinal, peering intently at the other woman over steepled fingers. "The Black Rose, hm? I have heard rumors of its existence - I suppose they're true, then. Does it have any other uses?"

Mizuki · Post by **Mizuki** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:13 am

"Tons." An'thinal remarked. "By just having its scent upon your fingers can make a person violently halucinate. The Black Rose's scent is very powerful, even being near a person who had come in contact with the pure source causes halucinations." The Black Rose's powers always fascinated An'thinal, but she was only ever able to get one if she needed new strings...

Vairah · Post by **Vairah** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:27 am

"Hallucinations?" Vairah was interested now, sitting forward in her chair with an eagerness she would've thought unbecoming if she'd noticed it. Illusion was much like the inspiration of controlled mass hallucinations, or at least ought to be - she wanted badly to do some research into the connection. Regaining a modicum of self-control, she said slowly, "And you say it only grows on the Border?"

Mizuki · Post by **Mizuki** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 10:28 am

An'thinal nodded, catching her companion's excitment and interest. "There's books written on the flower, I have some if you would like to them them...?"

Vairah · Post by **Vairah** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 8:38 pm

((Sorry about the delay and craptacularly short post... Full IB courseload is a bitch and it is slowly draining all my precious brain matter away.))

"I would indeed be interested," Vairah said carefully, "but I must warn you that if you intend to continue this discussion, it would be best not to let me examine them yet. I can be rather... single-minded."

Mizuki · Post by **Mizuki** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 3:37 pm

OOC: But.... I like your brain. *sniff*

An'thinal smiled crookedly. "Single-minded?" she questioned.

Vairah · Post by **Vairah** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 8:10 pm

"Indeed. If I start reading now, I'll not be easily distracted. If I find it interesting enough, you may also have difficulties convincing me to leave." Vairah gave her hostess a wry smile. "I could steal your books, of course, but it seems a shame to deplete a respectable collection."

Mizuki · Post by **Mizuki** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 8:13 pm

An'thinal giggled a tad stiffly. When it came to her books... she was a bit protective.

"Even if you tried I bet you wouldn't get past the front door." she said, a bit of an untouched challenge in her voice but she clapped her hands together. "Since you are so interested in knowledge, my library is open to you whenever you please." An'thinal more than welcomed her into her library, she welcomed her into her home pratically. Not that she knew that herself.

Vairah · Post by **Vairah** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 7:28 pm

Vairah smiled suddenly, and her teeth shone a bit too white against her dark skin. "Of course, of course," she said evenly, "I meant no offense. Although..." She tapped a finger to her lips. "I hadn't planned on staying in the area long - too bloody hot - but if your library is open and you aren't merely saying that to be polite, I may need to adjust those plans." She seemed to give no consideration whatever to the fact that An'thinal hadn't offered her a place to stay, presuming that arrangements would be made to that effect straightaway. She was tactful enough (barely) not to say so outright, of course.

Mizuki · Post by **Mizuki** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 7:47 pm

An'thinal smiled a somewhat twisted smile. This woman was deffinatly someone with a clever mind and should be handeled with the utmost care. The last thing she wanted was one of her precious books stolen.

There was a thud from upstairs and her eyes flicked to the stairs in a snap. She frowned and stood up warily. Maybe one of her books just fell? No, she wasn't that careless to put them away so they'd fall off a shelf. Someone was up there... That didn't make her too happy.

An'thinal was swift to get to the stairs. "Pardon, but peculiar sounds come from my library upstairs." her voice was dangerously low, but pleasant enough not to alarm her guest.

Vairah · Post by **Vairah** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 8:07 pm

Vairah nodded briskly. "By all means, see to it." The sardonic, vaguely predatorial smile resurfaced. "I'll try to keep my hands to myself until it's taken care of." She ever-so-conspicuously laced her fingers together primly in her lap.

Mizuki · Post by **Mizuki** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 4:01 pm

An'thinal nodded then began acsending the stairs swiftly. Who could be in her house? She kept it secure with all kinds of spells and...

WOOSH!

A dark form ran past her tumbling down the stairs and out the door in a flash. In a panic, An'thinal yelled.

Vairah · Post by **Vairah** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 10:06 pm

Vairah was on her feet in an instant. "What was that?" she demanded. From An'thinal's yell, she assumed the other woman didn't know, but she certainly wasn't going to go chase after it unless she'd first gathered as much information as possible.

But probably not then, either.