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Post by mistic395 on Jan 18, 2016 22:24:20 GMT -5
Dyten blinked a bit, surprised by the offer. Without a word, he held his hand out to her. Part of what surprised him was that someone of nobility, aside from Adara and her family, was trying to take care of him when he was hurt. As he watched her work, he brushed aside a strand of hair from her face, finding that he was growing more fond of her with each passing moment and with each move she made, though he was still bothered by how Adara was, not realizing that the odd feeling was his feelings for Adara finally showing more.
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Post by Kiknessa on Jan 18, 2016 22:29:35 GMT -5
Eleanor smiled, feeling a little bit pleased that he trusted her with his hands and gently wrapped his hand with the cloth before looking up and meeting his eyes "There" she said softly smiling at him "You should really be more careful." she said softly "You could get an infection from the thorns, can't you?" she asked softly "you should probably clean it properly once you're done"
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Post by mistic395 on Jan 18, 2016 23:16:04 GMT -5
"No." He said with a shake of his head. "The thorns on this rose actually have a healing property to them. Crush the vines and thorns with a few others and it makes a really good salve for burns." He said, glancing down at his hand then back at her. "Thanks. Not sure what has me so distracted. Don't usually mess my hands up like that working with plants."
Ivan smiled. "Very well, Adara." He said and pulled her up carefully before letting her take her hand back and lead the way.
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Post by Kiknessa on Jan 18, 2016 23:24:42 GMT -5
"Come on then, Ivan" she smirked, leading him away "The two places I left out at the start are actually my two favourite places in the entire castle" she said. She lead her up the stairway to the grand library where she spent quite a bit of time
"Everyone seemed confused when Princess Adara sat in a different seat" Eleanor said softly, having noticed that "I...i think she left the seat beside you because of me" she said softly
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Post by mistic395 on Jan 18, 2016 23:32:33 GMT -5
Ivan followed after her, looking around.
"It is unusual for her to sit elsewhere." Dyten responded. "It has always been me and her, and I am sure it surprises people that my attention has been focused on someone else and not just on Adara." He responded. "I don't socialize with many outside of the family or those in the military much, unless necessary."
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Post by Kiknessa on Jan 18, 2016 23:43:54 GMT -5
Eleanor nodded "I know" she said softly, letting go of his hand and folding her hands over her stomach "I've noticed people staring." she smiled slightly "To be honest, I'd be staring too if i wasn;t the one you were talking too. I'm still surprised that you've been talking to me"
She lead him into the library and smiled "There are more books that will be added soon" she said softly "I have a scholar friend who has been making copies some books he read from memory so that he can give them for me to read"
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Post by mistic395 on Jan 18, 2016 23:51:36 GMT -5
Dyten raised a brow at her statement about being surprised that he was talking to her. "Why?" He asked, curious as to why it surprised her. He knew many of the rumors related to him, but he was curious about her view on it.
Ivan looked around in amazement. "This is amazing." He said. "I can understand why this would be a favorite place." He smiled softly. "I confess....I don't read much. Always seem to be on the go." He rubbed the back of his head. "I should take more time to read things other then letters and business papers."
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Post by Kiknessa on Jan 19, 2016 0:05:46 GMT -5
"Probably just part of being what you are" Adara smiled "I mean, what's the point of moving so fast when you're going to sit around all day?" she said with a light laugh "Some people are just made to move. There are times when i can spend a day reading, not needing to move at all and then there are times that as much as i want to read i can;t make myself sit still for anything"
"Well.." she said, brushing her hair behind her ear shyly "Everyone knows you don't talk to many people...and you talk to Adara most of all" she said softly looking down at her hands "I'm nothing like Adara. She's strong and confident and brave.... I'm meek and shy and weak."
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Post by mistic395 on Jan 21, 2016 20:25:56 GMT -5
Ivan nodded once. "Perhaps." He said with a smile. "I can still understand why you would enjoy it here thought. It's nice to have a place to be able to escape the worries and concerns of the world." He smiled towards her.
"Everyone has a weakness and everyone has a strength." Dyten responded as he turned back to trimming the roses as he spoke. "Like I tell the soldiers.....knowing where your weakness lay allows you to become stronger because you know what you have to work harder at, or what makes you who you are. Having a weakness is not always a bad thing. It's what makes you who you are." Dyten paused a moment and looked towards Eleanor. "Adara's weakness is her gift just as much as it is her strength. If she were to ever loose it, she would be handicapped due to her reliance on it. Unfortunately, it is not something she can choose to have or not have. My weakness...." He trimmed a red rose and handed it to her. "Is family and those I care about." He responded. "Always has been."
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Post by Kiknessa on Jan 21, 2016 22:15:02 GMT -5
"Hm....my other favourite place in the castle is good for that too" she smiled "To be honest i spend a fair amount of time away from the castle too. Sometimes all the thoughts i hear are overwhelming so I take off for a couple days to get away from so many people"
Eleanor smiled slightly "Thank you" she said softly taking the rose from him "I don't think that's a bad weakness to have though" She said looking at him "Anyone who can't say their family is their weakness obviously doesn;t care enough about their family"
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Post by mistic395 on Jan 21, 2016 22:39:26 GMT -5
Ivan tilted his head slightly. "What other place do you enjoy?" He asked her, curious as to what other spot she enjoyed spending time in. Ivan was enjoying getting to know Adara.
Dyten glanced towards Eleanor then back at what he was doing. "Guess it depends on who you are talking to as to whether that is true or not." He responded. "Matthew, at one point, would have said that family, even though he loved them, was never a weakness, because that is the way he had been trained. Now, he would say differently."
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Post by Kiknessa on Jan 21, 2016 22:50:09 GMT -5
Adara smiled "I'll show you" she said, leading him out of the library
"Well...what i meant was that they can;t say. Not if the won;t say. Because i don't think, no matter what he said, that they were ever not a weakness. Whether you admit it or not, if they can be used against you then they are your weakness, right?" Eleanor asked
"In a way" Adara said stepping out into the garden with Ivan "but in that regard then you can;t just say family and friend's are Dyten's weakness. You could threaten pretty much any woman or child in town to use against him" she said glancing at Dyten "He cares about others." she looked back at Eleanor "But that doesn;t make every one of them his weakness particularly. There's is a deeper more profound reaction and feeling that makes a person into your weakness. Dyten would be upset or angry if you harmed or killed a woman or child. He would be devastated, wrathful and enraged if you harmed or killed any of the people he cared about."
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Post by mistic395 on Jan 21, 2016 22:57:32 GMT -5
"To put it bluntly, the first person that tried to harm Sandra after her and Torrent got married is currently unable to use one leg after I got finished with him." Dyten responded. "And most of it was because he chose to fight back when I went to arrest him." He glanced towards Eleanor, not hiding how he was. It was one of those things that if you couldn't handle how he was, you shouldn't be around him. That was part of who the man was and he wasn't going to hide it.
Ivan blinked a few times at Dyten's bluntness in stating that he had caused a man to have a useless leg. However, at the same time, after seeing Sandra and how trusting she was of her family, he also understood their protectiveness of the child, especially considering what she had been through.
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Post by Kiknessa on Jan 21, 2016 23:17:11 GMT -5
"He's lucky I wasn't there or more than his leg would be useless" Adara muttered. It didn;t show as often but she was just as protective as Dyten. She looked at Eleanor who looked a little shocked "People speaking against or acting against our family gets an instant emotional reaction from Dyten. Not as much from me but i hear all the nasty things they think not just speak so i had to learn to control my emotions a long time ago. Otherwise I would probably have beaten up every single noble that's been here"
Eleanor nodded understanding
Adara looked over at Ivan "This is it, by the way" she said "My other favourite spot in the castle. Dyten planted everything in this garden and I watched him do almost all of it"
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Post by mistic395 on Jan 21, 2016 23:28:29 GMT -5
Dyten reached over to the black roses and cut one free, quickly and precisely freeing it of thorns as he had done with the red rose for Eleanor. He handed it over to Adara, his way of apologizing for his mood earlier at supper. Adara was the only one who received black roses from Dyten. The red being reserved usually for Alera, but he had also chosen to give one to Eleanor. The only other rose he had in his garden was a blue rose that was rare so he usually didn't give those to anyone, choosing to use them for his alchemy only.
"A gardener or an alchemist?" Ivan asked, looking towards Dyten.
"Both." Dyten responded. "Torrent taught me from a young age. I refused to speak until I was about ten. He taught me to speak using the flowers. Each one means something different."
"Red for caring and love." Ivan responded, referring to the red rose Dyten had given to Eleanor. "Black...however. That one surprises me. It is usually referred to as the devoted flower. Though it's more commonly used to mean I will always be there for you."
Dyten raised a brow. "You know the language of flowers?"
Ivan nodded. "In Haven we use flowers to show the meaning of things. Each celebration has a specific flower that represents it. Weddings is usually a mix of white and pink while Black is for those passing because it means that they were devoted even to the end and that they were always there for those they loved."
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