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Post by Maid Melody on Jul 21, 2012 12:59:50 GMT -5
(A few weeks ago...) [atrb=background,http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo48/elronia/madelynstable1.png][atrb=width, 498][atrb=height, 298][atrb=style,border:0 black none,b,Table][scrolly:h(225),w(218),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-right:110px;margin-left:10px;margin-top:38px;color: slateblue;)]Madelyn was frustrated. Not only had her husband retracted the reward and thus any hope they had of finding Elayne, but he refused to give her a straight answer regarding where she was. Perhaps he didn't know or perhaps he was purposely trying to keep her from her only daughter, Madelyn didn't know. However there was one good thing that had come out of this, Madelyn had heard rumors about Elayne staying in Forest Castle and if that was true then perhaps she could persuade them to make Elayne come back home. Poor Simeon had certainly waited long enough, mmm maybe they could arrange the wedding if the girl in question would come out of hiding. Besides, Simeon was from a rather well off family and was certainly the best match for Elayne...or at least that was how Madelyn saw it.
Picking up the phone, Madelyn dialed the number to the Rossi residence and waited. Surely there had to be at least someone there...hmm, perhaps if she could talk to her brother-in-law she would be able to get a straight answer finally...[/scrolly] |
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Post by Jay on Jul 21, 2012 13:47:32 GMT -5
[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/rosatable2.png);color:#c93f71;][atrb=height,400][atrb=width,447][atrb=style,border:3 #c93f71 ridge,bTable][scrolly:h(270),w(205),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:65px;margin-left:20px;)]A phone was ringing somewhere in Forest Castle, and though an adult should probably have picked it up, the sounds of running feet that vibrated down the hallway were not that of a full adult's stature. "I'll get it!" Rosalba Rossi called out as she charged down the hallway before turning and appearing in the room where said phone was ringing which also happened to be Feliciano's office. Where the blond man who normally picked up the phone was Rosa didn't know, but she had heard the phone ring several times, and Felis had always been notorious for picking up the phone on the first ring. Thus, when she had heard the second one, she had dropped what she had been doing and went to hunt down the phone.
Though Rosa had no expectations on who in the world might have been calling, she didn't really care. Answering the phone was synonymous with answering the door for her, and truthfully it had become quite a fun game to beat the butlers to the ringer. True she was getting at least a bit older, but Rosa never let up on the idea of games. Nope, they were too much fun, and she wasn't going to stop now!
Upon entering the office, Rosa snatched up the phone and put it to her ear. "Hello?" was the somewhat loud voice that came into the receiver. [/scrolly] |
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Post by Maid Melody on Jul 21, 2012 22:49:18 GMT -5
[atrb=background,http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo48/elronia/madelynstable1.png][atrb=width, 498][atrb=height, 298][atrb=style,border:0 black none,b,Table][scrolly:h(225),w(218),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-right:110px;margin-left:10px;margin-top:38px;color: slateblue;)]This was getting rather irritating...after the first ring someone should have picked up. Ugh...she could have been doing something more productive than waiting for someone to answer the phone. Drumming her fingers impatiently, Madelyn rolled her eyes and waited for someone to pick up. If they made her wait any longer...after the fourth ring someone finally picked up. Madelyn was about to give said someone an earful about making her wait so long when the familiar voice of that angel called Rosa was heard over the phone.
All thoughts of chastising the answerer for the delay vanished as Madelyne smiled,"Hello dear, it's your Aunt Madelyn. Is your dad around?" she asked in a gentle, cheerful sounding voice. Rosa was a sweetheart and reminded Madelyn a little of Elayne when she had been that age. Too bad they couldn't stay that way, Elayne had been so cooperative and understanding then...though she had still spent quite a lot of time outside. Shaking her head slightly, Madelyn returned her attention to the voice on the other end, waiting for some sort of reply.[/scrolly] |
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Post by Jay on Jul 21, 2012 23:05:27 GMT -5
[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/rosatable2.png);color:#c93f71;][atrb=height,400][atrb=width,447][atrb=style,border:3 #c93f71 ridge,bTable][scrolly:h(270),w(205),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:65px;margin-left:20px;)]As the voice on the other side of the line introduced herself, Rosa blinked briefly trying to grasp what had been said. It wasn't particularly hard, but the fact of the matter was that it had been quite some time since Rosa had even seen said Aunt, and hadn't that been before the-...Rosa's thoughts stopped, a habit that she had picked up rather quickly after Forest Castle had burned. Even on the days when she was strong enough to deal with the thoughts and emotions that came with the full realization of all that had happened, Rosa found it hard to take. Her mind still wanted to block it all out, lock it back in the box it belonged in, and never address it ever again. It was a long wish, and some part of Rosa was beginning to wonder if she would ever get it granted- becuase all of her wishes were supposed to be granted cause that's what Felis had said. Maybe she just had to be more patient. That as it wasn't it? She just had to be a good girl for a bit longer, and maybe Santa could make it go away.....
Despite all these thoughts, despite all these wishes, a horrible reality had long since wedged itself into the back of Rosa's mind. She would have to deal with it someday... Just not now. Just not now. She had things to do. She had people to talk to... Not right now. That's right! Auntie was talking to her! Things were fine! Auntie... As the image of Madelyn's face finally came to the forefront of Rosa's mind, she nodded rather quickly to herself. "Hihi, Auntie! Papa's ....somewhere.. I can find him though! Just wait right here and I'll find him!" Rosa reassured before setting the phone down to one side on the table and quickly scampering off to find her father.
Papa Lance was in his own office where the phone should have been though Felis had moved it in the past for obvious reasons. Staring down at a paper, the man read over it several times before sighing and pinching the bridge of his nose in dismay at the words. What was he going to do with Felis? The man was slowly getting on his feet again from that depressive state that had consumed him, but his work was still inadequate. True he hadn't received any of the training that his older brother had, but still after so long of working and still proving to just...ugh... He'd figure it out, though He'd have to work harder on Felis...but also be careful least the man shatter under him. Ada why are our boys so .... Lance didn't even have the word to finish with and just sighed.
"Papa!" Rosa's voice called as the girl skipped down the hallway and made a quick turn into the slightly ajar office. "Auntie's on the phone!" Papa Lance looked up at the girl briefly frowning before offering a smile.
"Alright..." Lance replied before slowly standing. Rosa was quickly on the move again as if she hadn't even stopped once more leading the way down the hallway and to Felis's office. Lance followed without much question before finally coming to the phone and picking it up. "Hello," was the almost flat greeting. [/scrolly] |
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Post by Maid Melody on Jul 23, 2012 2:25:57 GMT -5
[atrb=background,http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo48/elronia/madelynstable1.png][atrb=width, 498][atrb=height, 298][atrb=style,border:0 black none,b,Table][scrolly:h(225),w(218),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-right:110px;margin-left:10px;margin-top:38px;color: slateblue;)]Silence. For a moment Madelyn wondered if Rosa had accidentally hung up the phone but quickly put the thought out of her mind. No, if that was the case she would have heard the dial tone on the phone again. Still, the silence was a little worrisome...Madelyn was about to ask if Rosa was all right when the girl in question spoke up again. At the sound of the girl's voice, Madelyn found herself smiling,"Of course dear~, I'll wait..."she replied back before the pitter patter of Rosa's running feet reached her ears.
The silence stretched on for longer this time as Rosa went to look for her brother-in-law. Soon enough the sounds of feet walking reached Madelyn's ears before the familiar sound of Lance's voice reached her ears."Good afternoon Lance, I trust you're fairing well?"Madelyn asked in a polite tone, hardly giving Lance a chance to speak before moving on. She was not in the mood for long drawn out conversations. Especially after listening to Bernard beat around the bush for days now and never once getting a straight answer from him.
Needless to say, Madelyn's patience had all but run out and her desire to continue the small talk had ended almost as soon as she'd heard Lance's voice. Ugh...if Bernard had just answered her question she wouldn't have had to stoop to this but as it was her husband had left her with no other alternative. Ever since he had gotten back from his alleged business meeting he had taken matters into his own hands and cancelled the reward for Elayne, thus negating whatever slim chance Madelyn had had at finding her daughter again. Bernard had said little more to her other than that he had found out Elayne was safe and there was no need for the reward any longer which only served to further aggravate Madelyn.
"That's nice. You know, I've been hearing some very strange rumors lately about Forest Castle... Is it true that my daughter has been residing there for a while now?"Madelyn asked in the same polite tone as before,"Furthermore if that is the case why haven't I been informed about it?"[/scrolly] |
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Post by Jay on Jul 23, 2012 20:03:10 GMT -5
[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/lance.png);][atrb=width, 505][atrb=height, 295][atrb=style,border:0 black none,b,Table][scrolly:h(247),w(207),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:40px;margin-left:15px;color:#424c50;)]Upon hearing the voice that came from the phone less than a second after he had made the general introduction, Lance mentally sighed. What wonderful timing Madelyn had. As she asked how he was, he thought briefly on what to reply back with only to find that his sister-in-law had skipped ahead and was now getting straight to the point of the matter. That was probably the best for both of them. This thought lasted only a second as the woman brought up a somewhat unsurprising but tiresome question. Lance had long since noted his niece's presence in the castle, and though he had promised to alert her mother if he did find an information on her, there had simply been too much going on to deal with the matter. He was too busy trying to run a country from behind while his somewhat childish son made various mistakes and, sigh.... It was alright. It would be alright. At least Felis seemed willing which was something that a certain older son didn't seem too keen on. Lance would have shook his head had he not been on the phone.
Now that he thought on it, Lance was all too sure that there was going to be nothing but irritation from Madelyn when he did admit that Elayne was indeed in the castle. However, Lance wasn't one to lie, especially to in-laws and wasn't about to start. There was a brief pause giving Maddie a moment to say anything else she wanted to before Lance began to speak. "Elayne is in the castle," was the first cam statement that escaped into the air. "I did not alert you to this fact because I have been too focused on trying to straighten out the dukedom without claiming it back from Feliciano. Not to mention the fact that there is still various political unrest, there has been quite a lot going on. Forgive me for not informing you the moment that I found out, Madelyn." Lance had to fight the urge to sigh thereafter.
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Post by Maid Melody on Jul 24, 2012 1:07:47 GMT -5
[atrb=background,http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo48/elronia/madelynstable1.png][atrb=width, 498][atrb=height, 298][atrb=style,border:0 black none,b,Table][scrolly:h(225),w(218),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-right:110px;margin-left:10px;margin-top:38px;color: slateblue;)]Madelyn drummed her fingers impatiently as she waited for some response from Lance. Honestly, if he was going to give her the run around just like Bernard had been doing Madelyn thought she was going to scream. As it was her patience was wearing rather thin where Elayne was concerned and Simeon had certainly waited long enough, the poor dear...
When Lance finally did speak up after a moment, Madelyn could hardly believe what she was hearing. Inhaling rather sharply, Madelyn was about to yell at Lance for not telling her sooner when he continued on. At his explanation and apology thereafter, Madelyn's initial irritation at being the last one to find out where her daughter was had eased somewhat. She wasn't quite certain if said apology had been sarcastic or not but she'd worry about that later. At least she had finally gotten a straight answer...that was something...
Sighing, Madelyn remained silent for a few moments until she was certain that Lance had finished speaking,"Apology accepted. Do you know how long she's been staying there? I apologize if she's been any trouble, perhaps it'd be best if she came back home. I don't wish her to be an unecessary burden to you any longer," she said in a calm, if curt voice. The way Madelyn saw it, the sooner Elayne came back home the sooner things could go back to the way they should be. At the very least she would have the peace of mind that her daughter was safe and sound.[/scrolly] |
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Post by Jay on Jul 25, 2012 16:21:22 GMT -5
[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/lance.png);][atrb=width, 505][atrb=height, 295][atrb=style,border:0 black none,b,Table][scrolly:h(247),w(207),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:40px;margin-left:15px;color:#424c50;)]The reply was better than what Lance had expected, but that didn't mean there wasn't more trouble to come if he wasn't careful. Then again, that was what Lance was good at when it came down to it. "I don't know exactly how long she has been at the castle," he replied briefly. "However, it appears that she has been residing here for quite some time."
It would be easier to send the girl home, really. That would be one less thing to distract Felis from work, and it would be one less thing in the castle to worry about. Why Felis had insisted having such a large amount of people swarming the castle, Lance knew and understood but found falt with. It would have been easier to put them all in various places preferably farther away from the castle. This was the prestigious Rossi home not some charity. However, he had to keep reminding himself that this was Felis's Dukedom now, sigh. He could take it back, but then there would just be succession issues later, and he was getting old as it was though he hated to admit it.
"If that is what you wish, Madelyn, I shall send her home promptly, or if you wish, you can come retrieve her yourself," he stated after nearly fifteen seconds of silence thereafter.
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Post by Maid Melody on Jul 26, 2012 1:16:43 GMT -5
[atrb=background,http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo48/elronia/madelynstable1.png][atrb=width, 498][atrb=height, 298][atrb=style,border:0 black none,b,Table][scrolly:h(225),w(218),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-right:110px;margin-left:10px;margin-top:38px;color: slateblue;)]Madelyn listened as Lance explained that he didn't know how long Elayne had been at the castle. Of course he didn't...he'd only returned to the castle recently but surely he would at least know something. The response from Lance was certainly not what she had expected. 'Quite some time' could mean anything, 'quite some time' could mean the entire time Elayne had been missing or at the very least a few months...possibly a year. Breathing out quietly, Madelyn tried her best to remain calm and not yell at Lance for not knowing exactly how long she'd been there. This wasn't his fault after all...though it might as well be considering it was probably his son that had kept Elayne hidden from her.
Madelyn had just been about to say something after the silence stretched on when Lance finally spoke up again. When he said that he would send Elayne home, Madelyn smiled. Of course Lance wouldn't be able to see that over the phone but hearing that Elayne would be home soon was certainly a great relief for her. "I trust that you will follow through on your word and send her home. There is no need for me to come out there, besides I can hardly leave the estate just now, there's simply too much to do,"Madelyn replied calmly. Yes it was an excuse but it was certainly true enough and would get her out of trying to be civil to Lance in person.[/scrolly] |
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Post by Jay on Jul 26, 2012 22:41:12 GMT -5
[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/lance.png);][atrb=width, 505][atrb=height, 295][atrb=style,border:0 black none,b,Table][scrolly:h(247),w(207),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:40px;margin-left:15px;color:#424c50;)]"Alright," was the simple reply that Lance gave back. "I will send her home within a few days baring my son doesn't try anything," a sigh escaped from Lance unhabitually and upon realizing it in himself he quickly straightened up, not like Madelyn could really see him, but that didn't matter. "Is there anything else you wished to discuss?" he asked wondering if she would bring up any matters outside of that His instinct told him the answer was no, but the polite thing was to ask anyways. [/scrolly] |
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Post by Maid Melody on Jul 27, 2012 2:40:00 GMT -5
[atrb=background,http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo48/elronia/madelynstable1.png][atrb=width, 498][atrb=height, 298][atrb=style,border:0 black none,b,Table][scrolly:h(225),w(218),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-right:110px;margin-left:10px;margin-top:38px;color: slateblue;)]Madelyn smiled once again at the prompt reply from Lance until he commented about his son. A sigh escaped from her as she rubbed her temple slightly,"I don't see why he would, after all it's been over five years since I've seen Elayne. Surely he wouldn't keep my own daughter from me..."came the curt reply back. If Felis really did try something like that Madelyn wasn't quite sure what she would do. Nevertheless it was enough that Lance had said that he would do his best to send her home. Hearing the next question posed, Madelyn thought for a moment before speaking. "Not at the moment no. Thank you though, it's been a pleasure,"Madelyn replied politely. As far as she was concerned she had accomplished what she'd set out to do, there was no need in talking further. Aside from that she was beginning to get a migraine from the stress (mostly self-induced) of the past few days and talking on the phone certainly wasn't helping.[/scrolly] |
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Post by Jay on Jul 28, 2012 21:46:50 GMT -5
[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/lance.png);][atrb=width, 505][atrb=height, 295][atrb=style,border:0 black none,b,Table][scrolly:h(247),w(207),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:40px;margin-left:15px;color:#424c50;)]As Lance listened to Madelyn's reply, he mentally sighed and agreed with her. There was no reason that Felis should get defensive over such a thing, but the young man was something else at times. Sometimes it was good and sometimes it was bad... At least he was more willing than a certain someone else, but still. "Alright," he replied calmly before closing his eyes briefly and sighing. "Then if that is all good day Madelyn," he stated before waiting for some reply before finally hanging up. Realizing that Rosa had left his side sometime during the phone call, Lance looked around for the girl not finding her still. Sighing aloud, he shook his head briefly before starting to walk out of the room and down the hallway. [/scrolly] |
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Post by Maid Melody on Jul 30, 2012 14:57:50 GMT -5
[atrb=background,http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo48/elronia/madelynstable1.png][atrb=width, 498][atrb=height, 298][atrb=style,border:0 black none,b,Table][scrolly:h(225),w(218),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-right:110px;margin-left:10px;margin-top:38px;color: slateblue;)]Madelyn waited a few moments for Lance to at least say something in reply; this entire phone conversation was tedious to say the least. Besides that, Madelyn was rather looking forward to informing Bernard that she had found out where exactly their daughter was. When Lance did reply, Madelyn nodded, not really caring if Lance could see her or not, "Thank you for your time, good day Lance,"she replied courteously before hanging up the phone shortly afterwards.
No sooner had she hung up the phone that she quickly dialed Simeon's number. No doubt he would be ecstatic to know the whereabouts of Elayne and that she would be coming home soon if everything turned out the way she had hoped. After a short conversation with the man in question, Madelyn hung up the phone and rubbed her temple slightly. Perhaps some knitting would make her forget her worries for the moment...after all it wasn't like Madelyn had anywhere to go for a few hours. Deciding to do just that, Madelyn walked over to her knitting basket and soon lost herself in working on her latest project.[/scrolly] |
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Post by Jay on Aug 3, 2012 10:18:34 GMT -5
[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/lance.png);][atrb=width, 505][atrb=height, 295][atrb=style,border:0 black none,b,Table][scrolly:h(247),w(207),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:40px;margin-left:15px;color:#424c50;)]A few hours passed, and Lance went back to teaching as best he could. It seemed that Feliciano was more interested in wallowing in his newest stress again, but with a firm foot, Lance kicked him back up and to work. Surprisingly enough, it actually worked for the most part, and Felis did do as was asked: something that had been harder to do with a certain other inheritor.
An hour or two passed before a conversation was brought up, and before anyone knew it, shouts on the brinks of screams could be heard from Felis's office one from a much lighter voice and the other keeping a lower tone but increasing in volume regardless. [/scrolly] |
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Post by Maid Melody on Aug 3, 2012 15:17:38 GMT -5
[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/elayneposttable1-1.png);][atrb=width, 497][atrb=height, 297][atrb=style,border:0 black none,b,Table][scrolly:h(215),w(269),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:62px;margin-left:211px;color: #feb859;)]Elayne had been sleeping for the first time in a couple of days when the shouts coming from Felis' office woke her up. Elayne had been taking care of the now numerous residents in the castle for the past few days, not giving herself time to sleep lest something happened during the night. As a result of sleep deprivation Elayne's appetite had decreased and now left her borderline underweight. Haii and Felis finally convinced her to get some sleep despite Elayne's objections to the contrary and had fallen asleep almost the instant her head touched the pillow. Now though, as shouts roused her Elayne wondered what could have happened to cause it. Sure there was arguing occassionally but never like this...
Slowly getting out of bed, Elayne stretched and rubbed her eyes. She was still exhausted and could probably sleep the rest of the day away but right now Elayne was more concerned about the arguing that was only growing worse. Elly wasn't in the room for once...probably out playing with the baby Pokemon or something... Not bothering to change out of her pajamas, Elayne walked down the hall to Felis' office. She couldn't quite make out what was being said but the shouts only seemed to increase in volume making Elayne wince slightly as a result.
Breathing out quietly, Elayne knocked on the door of the office and waited for the shouting to stop before speaking,"Felis...? Is everything all right...?"she asked in a hesitant voice, not quite sure if she should be bothering her cousin right then. Still...Elayne had to try even if she was still tired...Felis mattered more to her than sleep, that's all there was to it.[/scrolly] |
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Post by Jay on Aug 3, 2012 16:09:17 GMT -5
Feliciano thought he had been doing well. True it was hard to meet his father's expectations and near impossible to meet them every minute of every second, but at that moment in time, he couldn't figure out what he could have done to deserve such vicious rebuke of his words from his father of all people.
Lance was in about the same boat though almost exactly the opposite. He thought he had been lowering his expectations. He had reminded himself time and time again that Felis had not been trained to work the dukedom and therefore had been doing the best he could at the time. He thought his own standards were easy to meet as long as one was good with keeping time and knowing when to balance work with play. Just the same but opposite, he didn't think he deserved such a harsh rebuke from his own son.
Together, what had just hours been peaceful workings had turned so terrible as to cause a division in the room in which they were standing. Felis stood with his shoulders back and his eyes threatening something he didn't even quite know himself. On the other side, Papa Lance was staring with a much harsher expression brought on by years of extra practice and extra exhaustion mixed in. "Father I said no, and that is final," Felis spoke his voice ridged with emotion and what resolve he could muster then and there. For all the courage he could work up, he still found himself shaking and threatening to break any moment. He was scared, yet at the same time his resolve was burning in him.
"Feliciano if you would listen to yourself you would hear how childish you are sounding," was the answer that was given back, but despite the calm air the voice had, the face that was connected with it was much to stern to be even remotely peaceful.
These were the last words that were spoken until being interrupted by a knock, and both men fell silent turning to look as the actual heat of their argument happened to walk into the room drawn in by the noise. If he wasn't struggling to keep resolve, Felis might have noted the same thing his father did at that particular moment in time: the irony of it. "Elayne, come in," was the order given from Lance rather than Felis.
The younger blond's head whipped back to his father in an instant. "Actually Elayne everything is fine, please just wait for me out in the backyard if you would. We can garden when I'm do-"
"Silence, Feliciano," was the order given, and despite himself, Felis shut up. "Elayne, come in."
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Post by Maid Melody on Aug 4, 2012 1:10:08 GMT -5
[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/elayneposttable1-1.png);][atrb=width, 497][atrb=height, 297][atrb=style,border:0 black none,b,Table][scrolly:h(215),w(269),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:62px;margin-left:211px;color: #feb859;)]Elayne probably shouldn't have been surprised to see Uncle Lance in the office with Felis but she was... Even with his acceptance of sorts to her living at the castle she was still a little intimidated by him to say the least. And here she was standing at the door to Felis' office in her pajamas...suddenly feeling self-conscious about the entire situation, Elayne wrapped her arms around herself in a vain attempt to hide her choice of attire. Why hadn't she at least grabbed a jacket or something...the answer was simple enough, she had been too worried about Felis to even think about putting one on over her spaghetti strap top.
At the order from Uncle Lance to come in, Elayne hesitated briefly and had just begun to walk inside when Felis' words caused her to stop. Confused now, Elayne looked between her uncle and cousin, wondering exactly what she had walked into. Even when Uncle Lance spoke up and told her to come in again Elayne hesitated, even more confused than before. After a moment when it seemed that neither her uncle nor Felis had anything to add Elayne did as she was told and entered the office. The tension in the room was evident and Elayne almost felt like she had walked right into a trap...what had she just walked into....[/scrolly] |
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Post by Jay on Aug 4, 2012 13:10:42 GMT -5
Feliciano looked again at Elayne as she entered in farther, and for a few seconds, something tired worked its way onto his features for a moment before he forced it away as quickly as he possibly could in order to meet Lance's gaze again. Papa Lance, meanwhile, had the advantage of staring at both Felis and Elayne considering the direction he was standing. "Sit down both of you," was the calm order that was given. Feliciano breathed in sharply before pulling a chair not too far away and making a motion for Elayne to sit down before grabbing his own chair. Papa Lance simply sunk down into another chair not to far from himself. After a few seconds, old blue eyes focused themselves solely on brownish golden ones. "Young lady you have been residing in this castle for quite some time," Lance spoke. Felis made to quickly say something only to be shot down by a menacing expression from Lance. Once more Papa Lance focused on Elayne. "Your mother called and requested you return home immediately."
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Post by Maid Melody on Aug 4, 2012 13:32:21 GMT -5
[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/elayneposttable1-1.png);][atrb=width, 497][atrb=height, 297][atrb=style,border:0 black none,b,Table][scrolly:h(215),w(269),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:62px;margin-left:211px;color: #feb859;)]Elayne looked at Felis when she walked into the room but only saw how tired he looked. That was to be expected, he had been working pretty much non stop since the bombings...it was amazing he hadn't just crashed and burned already really. Then again Uncle Lance was trying to help Felis so maybe that had to be helping some... Elayne didn't have time to contemplate this further however when her uncle told her to sit down and did so with a nod of thanks to Felis as he offered her a chair. Once again Elayne found herself wondering just what she had walked into that made her feel like a defenseless rabbit cornered by two predators.
She didn't need to ask herself this for too long before Uncle Lance began to speak. The moment the words hit the air Elayne knew this wouldn't be good... Fear gripped her heart and wouldn't let go and Elayne found herself gripping the sides of the chair until her knuckles had turned white lest she fall over. Somehow she managed to appear calm for the most part until her uncle said that her mother had called and wanted her to go home. The effect was immediate; Elayne's eyes grew wide with fear and her face drained of color as she began to shake slightly, gripping the sides of the chair even harder to keep herself steady.
Go home....mother wanted her to come home...no...NO she couldn't...Uncle Lance didn't understand what he was asking her to do. Going home meant going back to Simeon and it was this thought that terrified her the most. She could easily avoid her mother but Simeon...no...not again... "....no..."Elayne began quietly, her voice little more than a whisper,"...no please...I can't... Please no..."she continued, trying to explain just why she couldn't go back. Words failed her however and try as she might Elayne simply couldn't get the words out to explain just why she couldn't go back. The fear...no, the sheer terror, that gripped her heart wouldn't let go and had left her little more than a pale, shaking, emotional mess.[/scrolly] |
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Post by Jay on Aug 4, 2012 14:03:04 GMT -5
Feliciano physically flinched as Lance spoke. He didn't understand. He couldn't seem to understand. For as much as Felis had tried to convince the man that Elayne was fine where she was and that she posed no burden to his studies on the country, Lance dismissed each argument. Now there was no way to keep it from Elayne. Now it had been said outright, and all Felis wanted to do was retaliate... but he couldn't do that.
Papa Lance just stared waiting for Elayne to reply. It didn't take long though her reaction was less than admirable. She grew pale quickly and seemed on the bring of running, and keeping his calm expression was all the father could do for a few seconds. After a moment, Lance took in air and sat up taller forcing a proper expression onto his features. "And why not?" he flat out demanded though his tone remained controlled. "Your mother has not seen you in years, and you have been running around the country and living here as if you have no responsibilities. Your are a noble Elayne Laurent, and it's about time you start acting like one."
"Father that's enough!" Felis almost shouted only to feel his voice crack in the midst of it and silence himself quickly until he could recover it. "She is helping around here. There is nothing less noble about it and could be arguably more so because it is Forest Castle." Felis's words all but bled out of him but met the blank slate wall of Lance's gaze.
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