Uncertain Circumstances (Jay)

[Maid Melody]

[atrb=background,http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo48/elronia/miguelposttable.png,bTable][atrb=style,border:0 tan none,b,Table][atrb=width, 421][atrb=height, 300][scrolly:h(240),w(218),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-right:105px;margin-left:15px;margin-top:20px;color: darkgoldenrod;)]It was a beautiful spring morning, perfect for sparring which was exactly what Miguel had opted to do. It had been several months since Jayme had first asked him to teach him swordsmanship and Miguel had to admit that since then the boy had grown considerably. "Remember to keep your guard up Jayme,"Miguel said as they locked swords for perhaps the fifth time that morning,"In a real match, your opponent will exploit any opening you grant them." The swords remained lock for a moment longer before Miguel pulled away and lunged at Jayme, purposely leaving himself open to see exactly what the young man would do.[/scrolly]

[Jay]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/jaymejoy.gif);][atrb=width, 495][atrb=height, 310][atrb=style,border:0 black none,b,Table][scrolly:h(245),w(245),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:52px;margin-left:233px;color:#74443c;)]The day was rather peaceful oddly enough. Forest Castle had long since settled herself after welcoming in various new comers -some reoccurring faces some not, but wherein the general air was decent save for a bit of wind that chose to stick fingers into various parts of the garden and inner areas, that didn't deny that there was quite a bit going on here and there. Instead, there appeared to be quite a lot going on here and there. Pokemon and children were on the move; there was much to do, it seemed. One of the more important events at the moment, at least to Jay Joy, was occurring that morning: training. Knock. Knock. Knock. Where there might have been the clinking sounds of metal on metal, instead there was wood on wood vibrating through the air in the gardens of Forest Castle. It was safer that way, to say the least of it, but even still, concentration wasn't dropped. The sliding sounds of feet on the grass whistled here and there as well though in less frequent measure. Two forms knocked into one another both wielding wooden swords before pushing back and then coming forwards again. The shorter of the two, flinched a little as he was pushed back once more, but as freshly cut pink hair settled again, it was clear a smile remained on his features. "I know," the teenager replied to his master's short words not dropping his guard even as he did so. Jay didn't get a chance to say more though as Miguel came forwards again. For a brief moment, pink eyes grew, yet after a moment, they narrowed sharply. Twisting sideways, he avoided the stabbing motion the lunge had produced before twisting his sword sideways and drawing it up just under his master's shoulder keeping with the swing and making to hit him. [/scrolly]

[Maid Melody]

[atrb=background,http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo48/elronia/miguelposttable.png,bTable][atrb=style,border:0 tan none,b,Table][atrb=width, 421][atrb=height, 300][scrolly:h(240),w(218),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-right:105px;margin-left:15px;margin-top:20px;color: darkgoldenrod;)]Miguel smiled slightly as Jayme took the opening he had left him. Feeling the sting of wood on flesh, Miguel grunted before jumping back and swinging his sword once again at Jayme. "Good, you didn't hesitate. Never miss an opportunity to strike else it may be your last,"Miguel said calmly as he swung again, aiming to disarm the young man this time.[/scrolly]

[Jay]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/jaymejoy.gif);][atrb=width, 495][atrb=height, 310][atrb=style,border:0 black none,b,Table][scrolly:h(245),w(245),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:52px;margin-left:233px;color:#74443c;)]He'd... he'd done it! A surprised smile came to Jayme's face if only for a moment as Miguel jumped back and swung. Backing up quickly as possible, Jayme managed to avoid the wooden sword. However, it seemed to allow him to be right open for the swing to his hand- a disarming move he knew well enough from his first lesson but couldn't defend against. Feeling the sting on his knuckles, Jayme felt his own sword leave his fingers and go flying sideways. Jayme froze briefly, and pink eyes flashed at Miguel before the pink haired young man suddenly dove sideways after his blade. As soon as the wooden sword hit the ground, fingers managed to find it again. Adrenaline rushing, Jayme twisted his form quickly making to swing his own sword in an arch to either block some sort of incoming attack or possibly keep Miguel's form at bay. [/scrolly]

[Maid Melody]

[atrb=background,http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo48/elronia/miguelposttable.png,bTable][atrb=style,border:0 tan none,b,Table][atrb=width, 421][atrb=height, 300][scrolly:h(240),w(218),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-right:105px;margin-left:15px;margin-top:20px;color: darkgoldenrod;)]Miguel had lowered his sword slightly, meaning to call it a day when Jayme dove for his sword. Smiling at his apprentice's determination, Miguel spun and swung again only to lock swords with Jayme. "You've certainly improved a lot,"Miguel grunted before he jumped back. He didn't hesitate before once again lunging at Jayme, once again aiming to disarm the young man. In a battle, the easiest way to defeat your opponent was to disarm them. The move certainly wasn't the easiest to defend against but neither was it impossible and Miguel knew that practice helped you learn what books and strategy guides explained a whole lot faster. Knowing the concepts was just fine, but if you couldn't put them into practice, the knowledge you had gained was useless.[/scrolly]

[Jay]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/jaymejoy.gif);][atrb=width, 495][atrb=height, 310][atrb=style,border:0 black none,b,Table][scrolly:h(245),w(245),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:52px;margin-left:233px;color:#74443c;)]Jayme didn't have time to get to his feet, but he managed to force one knee up. However, when Miguel used the disarming move again, not only was the pink haired young man's blade knocked out of his hand, but his entire form went flying sideways. Hitting the ground, Jayme flinched a little before slowly sitting up and cupping his wrist with his hand. "Ow..." he mumbled quietly before weakly smiling. "Heh..." a quiet laugh escaped from him before becoming a bit louder. After a moment, he broke off and just flashed a smile. "I never thought I'd be able to do any of this..." he said aloud looking up at Miguel and smiling a bit more. "But... I guess I really am improving..... thank you, Master," The words that rolled off his tongue still tasted funny even after months of training, but they were said regardless. [/scrolly]

[Maid Melody]

[atrb=background,http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo48/elronia/miguelposttable.png,bTable][atrb=style,border:0 tan none,b,Table][atrb=width, 421][atrb=height, 300][scrolly:h(240),w(218),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-right:105px;margin-left:15px;margin-top:20px;color: darkgoldenrod;)]Miguel lowered his sword the moment Jayme hit the ground and walked over to ensure that he was all right. When it seemed that Jayme hadn't been seriously hurt Miguel smiled and chuckled softly at his words before slowly shaking his head,"As I have said before, Miguel is perfectly fine,"he replied before offering Jayme a hand to stand up. "I still remember the shy young lad who could barely hold a sword...yes, you have improved a great deal since that time,"Miguel said in a kind voice before smiling,"Care to call it a day? We can work on how to defend yourself from a disarming attack tomorrow if you wish."[/scrolly]

[Jay]

Jayme flashed a quiet smile taking the hand and slowly rising. "I'd like that," was the reply followed by a nod. After a moment of standing there, Jayme slowly stretched and looked off towards the castle. "I think I'll go see what Elayne is up to..." he said after a moment before looking back towards Miguel. "Then I'll probably head home." The pink haired young man would have said more if not for a sudden light catching Jayme's eye. This light appearing behind Miguel formed itself into two beings, a red haired man and a Gardevoir. Blinking and backing up, Jayme stared. "M-Master..." he started before resisting the urge to point.

Nathan breathed in briefly. "Very good timing, Amina... thank you," Nathan said quietly before looking carefully at Miguel. "Sorry, were we interrupting something?" was the calm question posed.

[Maid Melody]

[atrb=background,http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo48/elronia/miguelposttable.png,bTable][atrb=style,border:0 tan none,b,Table][atrb=width, 421][atrb=height, 300][scrolly:h(240),w(218),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-right:105px;margin-left:15px;margin-top:20px;color: darkgoldenrod;)]Miguel nodded at Jayme's words and smiled,"Knowing her she's probably taking the opportunity to draw on such a nice day as this one...either that or helping take care of our guests,"he replied easily before seeing the flash of light about the same time Jayme had and whirled around, sword already in hand. Upon seeing Nathan and Amina standing there, Miguel sighed and sheathed his sword before nodding in greeting,"My apologies Lord Atra...I didn't expect anyone to appear so...suddenly,"he replied, bowing slightly as he spoke before standing straight once again. "As to answer your question, the answer is no. Jayme and I had just finished sparring for the day,"Miguel explained before smiling at Jayme and giving his hair a friendly, if playful ruffle.[/scrolly]

[Jay]

The hair ruffle was met with a blush but something more caught between embarrassment and enjoyment than anything. A quiet laugh escaped from the pink haired boy, and after a moment, he had relaxed completely. Ah, so Miguel knew the man at least. Then it was alright, wasn't it? After a moment, Jayme's pink eyes found themselves settling on the Gardevoir that had appeared with the red haired man. Wow....so pretty. He'd seen Isa more than several times, but each time he saw a psychic like that....

Feeling the eyes on herself, Amina looked at Jayme and found herself very aware of his thoughts. A quiet smile came to her, but she didn't speak nor made any sign to show that she knew what was on the boy's mind, at the moment at least.

Nathan, meanwhile, was addressing Miguel, solely. "Sorry for the surprise," the redhead sighed briefly before smiling a little. "But a matter has come to my attention that needed to be addressed while I am in the area," he explained before slowly looking at Jayme.

Feeling the man's eyes, Jayme's quickly pulled away from Amina's form and stared at Nathan who stared back at him. A brief blush came to the pink haired young man's face, but he wasn't quite sure why he was being stared at. "Uh..."

After a moment, Nathan simply looked back towards Miguel. "Seeing as this concerns your adopted sister, Sir Castillo, I'll allow you to decide whether you wish to talk of it in private or not," Nathan said after a moment.

[Maid Melody]

[atrb=background,http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo48/elronia/miguelposttable.png,bTable][atrb=style,border:0 tan none,b,Table][atrb=width, 421][atrb=height, 300][scrolly:h(240),w(218),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-right:105px;margin-left:15px;margin-top:20px;color: darkgoldenrod;)]Miguel turned his attention back to Nathan upon hearing why he had come and dropped his hand to his side. Seeing Nathan's gaze fall to Jayme, Miguel raised an eyebrow but said nothing. He trusted Jayme and saw no reason why anything that Nathan had to say couldn't be said in front of him. When Miguel heard what the reason for Nathan's surprise visit was he stiffened considerably, hand tightening around the handle of his sword almost indiscernably. "What is it...is she hurt...?"Miguel asked without hesitation as he fought off the impulse to run off and find her right then and there.[/scrolly]

[Jay]

The reply that was given argued that Miguel didn't mind talking where he was, and thus, Nathan found himself fine with this.... despite the fact that he would have enjoyed some tea if it wasn't a pressing matter. "Justice Castillo is wandering Era... mostly in the East, it would seem," Nathan stated frankly. "Though she has quite a lot of pokemon, it seems, and though she is sixteen, I found it my responsibility to at least notify you of her whereabouts. It seems she is coming here to visit you," Nathan paused a moment before continuing. "I would probably have gone to her parents directly if not for the fact that you happened to be closer at the moment and happen to be the object of her direction."

Jayme blinked in surprise at the thought of Miguel having a sister. As Nathan continued, the pink haired boy found his face twitching and heating up a little. Pink eyes flashed to Miguel before looking back at Nathan again. He had a sister around Jayme's age, and Miguel never thought.. to say anything? Then again why would he say something. That... was silly. He was being silly. Jayme found himself fighting back the urge to ask the series of questions that were coming to him and managed to do so rather well if only for the moment.

[Maid Melody]

[atrb=background,http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo48/elronia/miguelposttable.png,bTable][atrb=style,border:0 tan none,b,Table][atrb=width, 421][atrb=height, 300][scrolly:h(240),w(218),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-right:105px;margin-left:15px;margin-top:20px;color: darkgoldenrod;)]Miguel's expression retained it's calm, if serious appearance as Nathan explained what Justice was doing. In reality, Miguel was battling an increasing anxiety at the thought of his young sister travelling Era alone despite the fact that she had quite a few Pokemon now. It was dangerous to be travelling Era alone especially given the incident in the commercial district not too long ago...what was Justice thinking... Miguel hadn't allowed himself to worry about Justice simply because he believed her to be still at school...surely he would have gotten notice if she had graduated...of course the invitation could have simply gotten lost in the mail. Pushing the thoughts aside for the time being, Miguel waited until Nathan was finished speaking before nodding, forgetting that Jayme was there for the time being. "Thank you for telling me of this..."Miguel replied calmly despite his rising concern,"It was my understanding that she was still at school which is why I haven't been concerned for her safety. As for my parents I have little doubt that they wouldn't raise a finger to assist her..."he sighed, raising a hand to rub his temple,"I take it you saw her at some point...? Where did you see her last..."[/scrolly]

[Jay]

Nathan was quiet at the reply and seemed to look thoughtful for one reason or another. His parents would lift a finger to help her? Well that was some family strife if he had ever seen such. Then again, he wasn't one to judge the actions of parents since he was not a parent himself. Amina, who became aware of this thought sighed openly and shook her head quietly wishing that she was human for the twenty billlionth time. Deciding to shift gears, she looked more towards Miguel for a moment. 'She's a strong woman...' she mentally reassured him once more as she felt the worry radiating off of him.

After a moment more, Nathan finally stood up a bit taller. "Jordrikir," Nathan replied after a moment. "She seems to be sticking to the East, at the very least," he continued. Looking sideways at Amina before looking back towards Miguel, Nathan didn't say any more.

Jayme, meanwhile, was dead silent just taking the information in. He had heard of that city but hadn't gone there, really.

[Maid Melody]

[atrb=background,http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo48/elronia/miguelposttable.png,bTable][atrb=style,border:0 tan none,b,Table][atrb=width, 421][atrb=height, 300][scrolly:h(240),w(218),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-right:105px;margin-left:15px;margin-top:20px;color: darkgoldenrod;)]Miguel stopped when he heard Amina and looked at her before dropping his hand, a faint smile playing at his features. 'Thank you...'he thought back before returning his attention to Nathan and crossing his arms."Well it gives us a place to start at least..."Miguel sighed, already going through the towns and areas surrounding Jordrikir,"Thank you for alerting me to this Lord Atra..."he continued, bowing slightly as he spoke. "If there's anything I can do to repay this kindness please don't hesitate to ask,"Miguel stated calmly before turning as if to leave, motioning for Jayme to follow.[/scrolly]

[Jay]

Nathan smiled a little. "Just take care of Duke Rossi," he replied. In the end, the redhead did care a good deal for the blond haired young man that had succeeded his father not only because he now controlled the East but also because he proved to be a good man. After a moment, Nathan reached sideways and took hold of Amina's hand. The Gardevoir hummed quietly before teleporting them both away rather quickly.

Jayme watched as Nathan and Ami disappeared before turning to follow after Miguel rather quickly. "Master, you never mentioned you had a sister..." Jayme said quietly looking sideways at Miguel before looking back again wondering if Nathan and Ami were really gone. He had teleported only a few times, and he didn't know the range of teleportation.

[Maid Melody]

[atrb=background,http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo48/elronia/miguelposttable.png,bTable][atrb=style,border:0 tan none,b,Table][atrb=width, 421][atrb=height, 300][scrolly:h(240),w(218),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-right:105px;margin-left:15px;margin-top:20px;color: darkgoldenrod;)]Miguel stopped and turned around at Nathan's words and nodded, smiling,"Of course..."he replied in turn before both Nathan and Amina teleported away. Resuming walking again, Miguel's mind spun with the information he had just been given and was in the middle of formulating a plan to narrow down where they should look when Jayme spoke up. Looking down at him, Miguel smiled,"You've never asked,"he replied in an almost mischievous voice despite his worry,"I never had reason to mention my family before today... To be honest I wasn't expecting Justice to take it upon herself to come to the castle. I had originally planned to surprise her by showing up at the school..."he continued before half laughing at the irony of the situation,"It seems she had the same idea..." Falling silent, Miguel's smile faded, replaced with the same calm mask as before.[/scrolly]

[Jay]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/jaymejoy.gif);][atrb=width, 495][atrb=height, 310][atrb=style,border:0 black none,b,Table][scrolly:h(245),w(245),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:52px;margin-left:233px;color:#74443c;)]Jayme was quiet as Miguel replied back, and though he tried to keep himself from frowning, he felt his face fall a little at the response. Waiting until he was sure that the sword master had finished speaking, he slowly nodded his head wondering what other things he had never asked before. It seemed silly, but when Jayme thought about it, he didn't know that much about Miguel when it came down to it. That... he needed to fix that, he guessed. "I guess," he replied more to Miguel's last statement than all of what he had said. "What's she like?" he asked looking sideways again at Miguel trying to fathom some sort of relation-- but wait, Lord Atra had said that she was adopted, right? She could look like anything then. [/scrolly]

[Maid Melody]

[atrb=background,http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo48/elronia/miguelposttable.png,bTable][atrb=style,border:0 tan none,b,Table][atrb=width, 421][atrb=height, 300][scrolly:h(240),w(218),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-right:105px;margin-left:15px;margin-top:20px;color: darkgoldenrod;)]Miguel smiled at the question Jayme posed and looked briefly at him as they continued to walk. "Justice is very...special to me..."Miguel began quietly,"She's like the sun itself, the way she lights up a room whenever she walks in it. Justice is a kind, compassionate, and intelligent young lady whom I have the pleasure of calling my sister. She has a heart of gold and seeks to help those in need around her though this aspect of her makes her a little naive... I've sorely missed being able to see her as often as I had been able to before I arrived here but neither do I regret my decision in becoming a knight under Felis," he explained, voice growing softer as he spoke of his sister. Falling silent for a few moments as they entered the castle, Miguel's thoughts once again returned to where the best place would be to look for Justice. He knew very little of the town Nathan had mentioned but if he could just find a map then he might be able to narrow down where she could be... Perhaps the library would be the best place to start...[/scrolly]

[Jay]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/jaymejoy.gif);][atrb=width, 495][atrb=height, 310][atrb=style,border:0 black none,b,Table][scrolly:h(245),w(245),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:52px;margin-left:233px;color:#74443c;)]The words out of Miguel were startling to Jayme. He hadn't heard Miguel speak so highly of someone, but then again, when he reflected a bit more he was more often training with Miguel rather than just listening to what he said on some matters. A foggy sort of expression set itself on Jayme's features, but he remained as attentive as he could on the matter. "I see..." he mumbled quietly if only to give a response to the words that had been spoken. "I can't wait to meet her then," he said slowly pulling himself away from other thoughts and looking back towards Miguel. "D-do you need help looking for her? I can postpone meeting up with Elayne..." Jayme said briefly. [/scrolly]