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Post by HorizonsDream on Mar 6, 2022 19:47:53 GMT -8
Caelynn looks at Meine, then down at the letter, then back to Meine. "Because I'm the one that works for her?" She phrases it as a question mostly because she is a little confused.
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Post by GravityEmblem on Mar 7, 2022 5:50:35 GMT -8
Meine grunts, "Yeah, but...nah, never mind. Take the letter, for all I care." She starts along the road, grumbling. "Are you gonna 'scout ahead,' or what? Because that's all you're good for, right?"
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Post by Daos on Mar 7, 2022 14:51:15 GMT -8
"Easy now," Daos says, gently placing a hand on Meine's shoulder. To Caelynn, he adds, "Regardless of who carries it, I wouldn't recommend opening it anyway. Serpentine has many enemies. It could be trapped or full of poison or something. Likely, Serpentine has some kind of special process all of her letters and parcels go through to ensure they are safe before opening, so best to leave that to her."
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Post by GravityEmblem on Mar 7, 2022 16:43:11 GMT -8
"Yeah...yeah, sorry for freaking out," Meine says, pushing Daos' hand off her shoulder. As far as Caelynn can tell, Miss Serpentine has no such special procedure. Several times, in fact, she's torn open a letter without a second thought, had her face blasted with an Exploding Runes spell, and practically walk it off.
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Post by HorizonsDream on Mar 7, 2022 20:23:50 GMT -8
Caelynn tucks the letter away, and chuckles a little bit at Daos. "From what I've seen, she doesn't, but I wasn't going to read it," she says. "If she found out I broke the seal, she would probably be mad, and I'm not really wanting to endure her wrath," she adds. "Anyway, I'll be off." With that said, she moves ahead of the group to scout ahead again, paying no mind to Meine.
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Post by GravityEmblem on Mar 8, 2022 5:49:38 GMT -8
As Caelynn moves ahead, Valerie runs up behind her and says, "Hey, maybe I should follow close and help? Two scouts are better than one, after all." She gives a very visible wink in Meine's direction.
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Post by Daos on Mar 8, 2022 15:42:05 GMT -8
Once Caelynn and Valerie are off ahead, and out of earshot, Daos looks to Meine. "You alright?" he asks.
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Post by GravityEmblem on Mar 8, 2022 16:39:58 GMT -8
"I hate it when people mislead you, and I hate it when people act like they're better than you," Meine explains. "And this 'Caelynn' walks into my life and starts doing both. So, yeah, I'm irritated."
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Post by Daos on Mar 8, 2022 18:10:17 GMT -8
"I appreciate that sentiment," Daos says with a small smile. "Although in truth, I suspect Caelynn is as much a pawn of Serpentine's as we are. Likely even more so."
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Post by HorizonsDream on Mar 8, 2022 20:21:41 GMT -8
Caelyn takes note of the woman's wink, but she doesn't react to it. "I mean, it was pointed out that we didn't really need scouts on a heavily traveled road," she says. "But if you want to."
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Post by GravityEmblem on Mar 9, 2022 6:00:35 GMT -8
Daos:
"Yeah, probably," Meine laughs. "If we're pawns, then what's her gambit?"
Caelynn:
After getting out of earshot, Valerie tells Caelynn, "You, uh, might have noticed...but her majesty doesn't like you very much."
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Post by Daos on Mar 9, 2022 15:36:31 GMT -8
Daos shakes his head slightly. "That, I do not know. I hope whatever they are, they prove to be ultimately benevolent, but I don't know her well enough to guess yet."
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Post by GravityEmblem on Mar 10, 2022 6:09:44 GMT -8
Meine shrugs. "She'll help us keep the Barriers from being broken, all right. But she'll probably trick us into killing a few of her enemies on the way."
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Post by HorizonsDream on Mar 10, 2022 7:05:53 GMT -8
"She hasn't hid that fact," Caelynn says with a shrug. "Ultimately, it probably has to deal with Selena, I assume. It is rare that I find someone that takes their dislike of my employer out on me though."
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Post by GravityEmblem on Mar 10, 2022 7:28:51 GMT -8
"Well, when you met with us, why did you try to join us without telling us Selena sent you?" Valerie asks. "It looked like you were trying to hide that from us, and her majesty hates it when people try to trick her. ...well, that's what she told me, at least."
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