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[Starfire]

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Tatiana curled up in a small ball and wrapped her arms around her knees. She was so cold. They had taken all her clothes. And that beating. She sobbed a bit softly and tried to feel the more serious wounds. Surely there were a few broken ribs. Tatiana fretted over whatever it was the drow had done to her. She touched the place on her arm and probed it a bit. She would have to be sure to have Ivory check it out. Coughing a bit, she tried to keep herself warm. She thought back over the events and that awful orc. Tatiana had always mistrusted them and this just reinforced it. Her mind drifted back over the tavern night.....It all started when she had picked up the doll to take a look at it. Whatever came over her she would never understand, but it was related to that stupid doll. Tatiana had looked over at where Mr Morio was sitting and had .... well been smitten. It was such an odd feeling because she liked Mr Morio okay but this had been so different. She had remembered being embarrassed but couldn't resist touching him. Her mind had locked on his tails because they would be safe. And they were so soft. Somewhere along the line Mr Morio had kissed her hand and just as suddenly as it had hit, the emotion was gone.
It must have been what tossed her all off kilter. Shivering with the cold, she tried to check the room. All she had were those bolas the orc had used. And Mr Aragothias had gotten so angry when she had struck him with them. Little use they were now. How could things go from being so calm and comfortable to so horrid. At least she had not had to see Mr Darrien. He was so much worse.... She drifted off a bit then shivered and changed positons....remembering the orc. It had chased her to the roof, but her freinds had been there. And all she had done was try to leave. That blasted orc had been so fast...charging up the staircase and snatching her up before she even realized he was there.
And then she was here. She touched her arm again where it had been stabbed. It was hard to see but it looked discolored, bruised even. Coughing again, she ached all over, never in all her time of smithing had her muscles hurt so badly. Tatiana pushed her back against the wall and hugged her knees. No one would even know she was here. Sighing softly and sobbing a bit... more importantly... how many would care. She knew she had freinds.. but they all had their own troubles.
Eyeing the bolas, she thought maybe she had something to try. Tatiana hoped that maybe a bit of activity would help warm her so she gathered up the bolas and went to the door. As quietly as she could she threaded one end through the bars and back out the other side. Testing the leather for strenght, she took the one strand and started to saw. It was a wild chance, but she couldn't sit here idle. Maybe she could weaken the bar enough to worm her way out......
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aka: Tatiana Thorn nee Alexi; Summer Kane; Ivory Skyfire; and others

[Starfire]

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Tatiana had worked on the bars for hours. She was not sure if it had done any good or not but she would find out. Her next objective was to soak the leather strips in water and wrap them around the two bars together. With luck, Tatiana had weakened them enough that when the leather dried and shrank .... hopefully it would crack the bars enough for her to wriggle out. She sat there waiting for the leather to dry and heard doors opening. Tatiana hurried forward to remove the strips of leather. She curled back up at the back of the cell with her pieces of leather and idly rubbed her arm. She hoped that awful drow had not done something awful to her. As she sat there, Tatiana idly toyed with her earrings. And she smacked herself in the forehead. Then groaned when she did. If she wrapped these against the leather the gems might cut through the bars faster. Before she could get very far, a visitor showed up. He was one of those Oblivion folk but he was not so bad. He brought her a robe, a nice, warm robe. With clothing and a plan in mind she felt much better than she had before.
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aka: Tatiana Thorn nee Alexi; Summer Kane; Ivory Skyfire; and others

[Starfire]

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Tatiana jumped with sheer delight. It had worked. She was free of the cell. And out here... lots of things to use as tools to break the next set of doors down. Grabbing one of the axes off the wall, Tatiana went after the next set of doors. It was then she spotted the hot brazier. Good, heat would weaken the bars and her axe could break them more readily. She dumped the hot coals beside the bars and blew on them to heat them up even more. The bars would never be as hot as on her forge but any heat would help. As she was working she heard doors opening. Nearly panicking, she put things to right and hurried back to her cell.
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aka: Tatiana Thorn nee Alexi; Summer Kane; Ivory Skyfire; and others

[Arakad]

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The Lich Lord gave him time to debate his choices. Return as Defender of the Skull and earn the grace of Death Knight over time, perhaps even given the chance a Lich himself. But no ... the belief may still be in him, but the will no longer is. He no longer holds sway over the forces that run in his veins, the want for war has left him. And the cost of his choices now laid asleep at his feet.

Tatiana laid collapsed upon a mound of furs that the old warrior laid out for her, covered in the skins to keep her warm. The man stood there stareing over Tatiana; gently applying the magical ointment to her welts and wounds to increase their healing. Parting the robes supplied by the Ninjas, just enough to get to the skin beneath.

It had been years since he stood above the woman while she slept. Longer still that he had to attempt a coup and rescue her from the clutches of a Lich Lord or other fiend that wished to attack the beauty that rested before him.

"I will always be there" he had whispered those words before, but she then was still bent up over the loss of Beowulf. And as Eternal his word was Fate and his Fate was his word.

Idly he brushed back a blood clotted mound of hair from her face, taking a sponge and washing away the grime and crude that caked her skin. "Physically she'll heal ... but spiritually ... emotionally ... these things are scars that run deeper than even my magic can cure" he whispered to the hooded ninja behind him before the Soke, Bishimi, gave a reassuring gesture and left them be.

And so the night went - the failed warrior once again nursing back a woman that could never know who he truly was. Safe and secure in the Ninja's keep, he would stay with her through the night ... until he himself passed out beside her.

[Starfire]

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Tatiana slowly struggled to wakefulness and nearly screamed. She hurt all over, her muscles ached, her head ached, and the touch of the furs seemed to set her skin on fire. She collapsed back into semi consciousness and the events replayed themselves in her head:
She had managed to break the bars free with lots of work on the cell door. Tatiana remembered the nice drow gentleman bringing her a robe. She had gotten into the outer room and had been trying to work open the outer door when it had opened. She remembered screaming more in frustration than fear. The creature? man? at the door had told her she was always being watched by wraiths. But then he had left. She had hurried out again to try to get that outer door open. And then there were steps. She had to cover up her work and put the bars back in place again. It was the wraith returning.... with Mr Bailos. Tatiana remembered the fear that lanced through her. He had the wraith open the door and demanded she come out. She hid the robe in the corner and came out as she had been left.. naked. And Mr Bailos had said horrible things, like cutting off her hands. And he had done horrible things, striking her over and over with pain wracking spells then healing her up and striking her again and again. Someplace in there she had been allowed to go back into the cell. She had run to the corner and tried to make herself as small as possible. When the man? creature? undead? with Mr Bailos had stood in the door and suddenly slashed out at her with his spear, slicing open her side. Blessedly they had shut the door and left. Tatiana remembered heaving sobs when someone called to her from the door again. She remembered not believing what she saw, out there was Mr Soke Bishimi. She shoved the broken bars out again and crept out of her cell. Staring at them in disbelief, not even sure if she really saw him or was just imagining it. The one with Mr Soke cast a spell and a gate opened. She had stared at it, the sight not quite registering on her mind. When Mr Soke had grabbed her and hauled her over his shoulder and out the gate.
Tatiana struggled to try to remember what was real and what was in her head. She thought she had heard Arakad. But that was not right, he would not be here. And where was here? Her mind drifted off into blessed unconsciousness, her body coughing lightly.
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aka: Tatiana Thorn nee Alexi; Summer Kane; Ivory Skyfire; and others

[Starfire]

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Tatiana woke up screaming. Her skin felt as if it were on fire. She screamed and writhed about on the ground. Her hands started to tug and pull at whatever was covering her. IT HURT. She kept rubbing at her skin, nearly tearing it with her nails. Her mind couldnt focus on much but the pain. The screams rubbing her voice raw, and yet she screamed more. Tatiana was not even sure where she was, only that she hurt all over. Tatiana vaguely recalled Mr Morio coming to visit but he wasn't with Umbra anymore. Her mind couldn't lock down details.... all it knew was pain. Then the pain eased. Tatiana knew she was not in Umbra. Mr Morio, he was here. She knew it. Her kitsune ball was pulsing. She could feel that. Her senses returned slowly, enough for her to know she was laying there naked. Tatiana reached over and dragged the bit of clothing over the top of her and slowly slumped back into restless sleep.
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aka: Tatiana Thorn nee Alexi; Summer Kane; Ivory Skyfire; and others

[Starfire]

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Tatiana couldn't even scream with the pain. Her throat was raw to the point she just simply couldn't. She was not even sure where she was. All she felt was pain rolling over her in endless waves. A wave of coughing overcame Tatiana for a moment. After it subsided, she sobbed softly as her mind shut down and took her to the refuge known as sleep.
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aka: Tatiana Thorn nee Alexi; Summer Kane; Ivory Skyfire; and others