Faira's mind immeaditly began calculating, fhe flew over to Sheila and introduced herself "Hello I'm Fairalin Midnight, but everyone calls me Faira or Alin, nice to meet you, ummmm.. you look really tired why don't you go to your room? Me and some of the girls will look after Terri, alright?" Sheila smiled gratefly at the fairy and nodded "You know I am kinda sleepy and I was so worried, that's a wonderful idea Alin, thank you" Fairalin smiled and turned "Hank why don't you escort her to her room?" she suggested. Hank looked momentarly panic stricin "What I umm... I'm sure she can make on her own Fairalin" he managed to stutter Fairalin shook her head, "Nonsense! The girl looks like she hasn't had a wink a sleep in ages! Take the dear Theif to her room Hank, it's not like you have anything better to do right?" Well it was the truth, Hank reflected, and he probaly would hurt Sheila's feeling so..... "Why not, your right Faira," he offered his arm Sheila "Shall we?" he asked. Sheila nodded, taking his arm and as she was lead away flashed back an unbelievebly gratfel glance.
Diana hit his forehead in exsapertion "Well why didn't I think of that?" she muttered under her breath. Fairalin smiled "Kryschenn, Zeo, Kimmy," she asked winking "Do you wanna help me watch Terry, I bet her room has a great view of the uummmm...garden" Eric blinked, a little blankly "How do you know that?" he asked Fortunitly Diana elbowed him in the ribs which got him to shut up reativly quickly. After a fwe more not so subtly hits and glares he got the picture "Oh...." he muttered "never mind."
"Baka" Fairalin muttered and barely heard it mirrored by Zeo.
(( Well guys? Spelling mistakes and out-of-charecters-ness abounds but I think it was pretty good don't you? So who next?))
--Previous Message-- : : : : : Kryschenn had felt uncomfortably like a : shepherd making sure there were no strays : from the flock as they approached the : castle. That wasn't to say she thought of : her friends as sheep. She just wanted to : make extra sure they didn't get separated : so the wolves could descend on them again. : Heck with it. She didn't care how the guards : or the townspeople or the Things That Were : Watching Them felt. She drew her sword : and carried it openly until they reached : the castle, finally sheathing it only when : they were within the outer walls. : As they were waiting for the guard to let : them pass into the palace, she heard : Kimmy's excitement about the castle and : the comparison to Sleeping Beauty, with : the dragon under the castle. Kimmy just : may be right about that, she said, sharing : glances with Presto and Faira. Did she : overhear what had been said earelier, or : was it just coincidence? Even Presto : didn't really know for sure if there was : something in the catacombs. : Excitement burst out when some of them had : spotted the Storyteller again. Krys gave a : quick shake of her head towards Iris, who : also seemed to have been upset by her : inability to reach Zeo in time to be of : any help. No, she signaled. Let's not : get distracted again. : Eventually they were escorted in and : introduced to the old Councillor. He : acknowledged them as a group but didn't : really seem to take in their individual : introductions. Nor did he let them : explain the reason for their presence. : They were obviously the companions of : their honored guests, that was enough for : him. : "I apologize that the Princess cannot : receive you herself at the moment," : he said smoothly, interrupting their : efforts to tell why they were here. : "Indeed she was not expecting guests. : But come. I shall see to your comfort : and you shall be presented to Her Majesty : at dinner." : Kryschenn thought about the rules of : hospitality which required her to disarm : almost completely while a guest in : someone's house...technically her sgian : dubh was the only weapon permissible to : carry under someone else's roof. : Screw it. This baby wasn't leaving her side. : Patting her sword hilt lovingly, she : turned to take a quick head count. Aye, : all present. : Now what? She looked at the Young Ones, who : seemed relaxed enough in the councillor's : presence. The group began to follow him, : somewhat unsure of where they were being : led. : They had not gotten ten steps when a familiar : voice called out from the top of a : staircase. "Is that you? What was : out there?" : They all turned, as Bobby called out, : "More people from back home, Sis. : How's Terri?" : Wow. Sheila had certainly turned out lovely. : And graceful, as she descended the stairs : without making a sound. "She's still : the same. I'm sorry, Bobby. I know how : hard this must be, with the way you feel : about her." That last comment was : said with a surreptitious and longing : glance toward Hank, who either did not : notice or, more than likely, pretended not : to. : "These guys from Earth," Bobby : said, "they think that this mental : guy here can maybe reach her mind while : she's asleep." He gestured at Cole : hopefully. : Some turned their eyes to look at Cole : expectantly. Other (mostly female) : glances went back and forth between Sheila : and Hank, and romantic plots began to : form. : : ....And not only in Krys's mind, but in all : the minds of anyone who caught that look. : I glanced at Kimmy, and she'd seen it to. : I was torn between wanting to rush up to : the two of them and focibly bang their : heads together, and maybe, just maybe : asking Faira if she had a love spell that : might work... : My thoughts were drawn away from matchmaking : when Isaw the worried expression on : Bobby's face. It was quite a jolt, seeing : him, albeit in person for the first time : but also five years older. He was maturing : very well, and I knew that, give him a few : years, he'd be a very good looking man. It : was almost like seeing my own brother, who : was permanently six years old in my eyes, : even though he'd turned seventeen last : month. I just knew we had to try something : to help Terri. : : :
