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Post by Ereshkigal on Apr 21, 2008 13:04:16 GMT -6
Ciel's plea strikes Ereshkgial like blow making her wince. She turns toward the two by the hearth and makes her way over. She leans over the succubus and brushes a hand over her cheek.
"Ciel, I'll come home as soon as I am able." The exile's voice breaks as she fights not to cry. "I swear it by the Styx, my love. I will come home." Ereshkigal shuts her eyes and takes a deep breath before looking up and stepping back. She lays a hand on Lysandor's arm and looks from Ciel to him.
"In the mean time, take care of each other."
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Post by Lysandor on Apr 22, 2008 16:35:12 GMT -6
Lysandor makes ready to go through the portal, not looking foreward to it at all, but stops when Ciel calls to Ereshkigal. He turns so the Queen would have an easier time reaching the Devilcat.
He bows his head to Ereshkigal when she tells them to take care of each other.
"I will do all that is in my power, Majesty," he tells her.
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Post by Ciel on Apr 22, 2008 21:30:47 GMT -6
The DevilCat's eyes fill with tired tears as she shuts them, rubbing her face into Erishkegal's hand. She nods and lays her head against Lysandor's chest, sniffling and shifting to make herself more comfortable.
She tries to hide her tears as Erishkegal looks away and she whispers aloud, "I will wait with bated breath for you to return to me. I will count minutes, hours, days and weeks until every bit of lonliness recedes from me. I will make gardens grow in wait for you. I will adorn your rooms with love letters written by my own hand until you can no longer see the walls...I will make it so that everyone who loves and misses you will write epistles and missives and books to you until we can no longer see to write...I will wait, Majesty. Believe me, I will wait."
When she was done speaking, she turned her face into Lysandor's chest again and murmured, "Take me home Lysandor. I am weak."
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Post by Regent on Apr 27, 2008 13:25:07 GMT -6
Regent looks to them all once more as he moves to the open exit. "I am afraid the time for reunion must be postponed as our enemies draw near, we must hurry through the portal master Lysandor for us not to risk detection... Be well, my queen, I will make ready for the time to come two days hence." He turns toward the portal and extends his ghostly hand in an urgent invitation for Lysandor and Ciel to enter the mouth of the hearth.
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Post by Lysandor on Apr 27, 2008 14:01:39 GMT -6
Lysandor bows his head to the exiled Queen again, holding Ciel close to try and comfort her. He turns and makes his way to the hearth, the only sign of his discomfort is the slight narrowing of his eyes.
"Lady Ciel... On the other side, I will have to put you down briefly," he tells her softly, sounding almost embarrassed. "The portal has an... adverse affect on me..."
With that, he walks through the portal, with the Devilcat in his arms.
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Post by Ereshkigal on Apr 28, 2008 14:31:21 GMT -6
Ereshkigal steps back from the portal in the hearth her pain written on her face. She watches Lysandor carry Ciel through the portal with a wry look on her face. She stands stiffly for a moment and then starts slightly.
"oh, Brother! Would you tell Thane I am sorry for not telling him where I am..." she smiles faintly. "And that I'm alright. Be well yourself and do not let the crown sit too heavily on you."
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Post by Regent on Apr 30, 2008 10:16:46 GMT -6
Regent looks to Ereskigal for a moment with a look of curiosity. What would the Rachet have to do with her? Never the less she has made the bid. "By your wish majesty. I'm sure the brooding hound will find your words as a lift to his disjointed mood. He has been at odds since your disappearance, I think in his own way, he blames himself too much for not being able to protect you from all of this." He smiles a worried smile as he takes her hand and gives it a soft kiss. He then turns to the portal and enters the hearth. In a blaze of fire the warming light fills the apartment as he bows to his queen. "The weight of the crown is not mine to bear majesty, I am merely your temporary keeper as I tend your dark garden and wayward flock till her proper keeper may return to her." He turns and leaps through the portal as it swallows him up. The hearth returns to its former size yet the dark fires remain to keep the queen warm and remind her fondly of home.
The void in her mind echoes Regent's voice once more. "Be at peace."
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Post by Ereshkigal on May 1, 2008 20:23:45 GMT -6
She watches the dark flames for a long moment then sighs and turns to the windows, drifting over to gaze out at the snow-covered city.
Ereshkigal stares blankly at the city skyline and as dawn slowly creeps over it and if tears are falling into the void that cloaks her at least no one is around to see.
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