Esylana: Elleinad was relaxed. She felt -better- for a lack of words. She had just come from a private milk bath, her skin felt warm, and soft, and she was now reclining in one of her private chambers, looking over a report from a distant scout over in the Outlands. They were trying to find outlets of reistance fighters and while there weren't any major breakthroughs, there were some minor successes here and there. More importantly, Lorian Castellan was going to bring an end to a very big problem, a major thorn in her side. So when she heard the gentle knock at her door, probably one of her handmaidens, she lifted a hand and wafted it towards the door in a lazy manner. "You may enter."
CrystalOnyx: -Upon hearing the gentle voice of her Empress, Maxine opened the door and soon stepped in. She closed the door quietly and soon took a few steps inside the room. It had been a day since she had returned from Lord Castellan's villa. She soon bowed to the Empress with a unusal small smile on her face.- "My Empress, I have returned from Lord Castellan's villa with new information on him. I hope it will aid you in the investigation of him." -She soon stood and placed her hands in front of her body as she looked in the general direction of the Empress, but not into her eyes or face.-
Esylana: "Ahh, Maxine. Please, come and sit with me," Elleinad set her report aside, and welcomed her hand maiden to her side. Unlike the servants who usually tended to Elleinad's every wish and whim, her hand maidens were somewhat special to her - they rarely did any of the dirty work, and were treated almost better than even her own husband at times. She placed her hands in her lap, the haughty smirk coming easy to her lips as she said, "Well, then, tell me -all- about this impudent Lord my husband insists we have on our Council." She leaned in, as if she were waiting to hear the latest gossip from a dear friend - and this time, it seemed genuine.
CrystalOnyx: -On hearing the request, she quickly walked over and took a seat beside the Empress. She adjusted to get comfortable and then rested her hands in her lap.- "Well, he is very well imformed. Knowing of all the leylines and which one's are activated. He knows a bit on that man you hired. ." -She picked up one hand and held her index finger up as she was thinking.- "Lots of reports for what he did at Darshire, things on that Drow woman." -She chuckled softly and placed her hand back into her lap.- "I'm sorry I know that's not what you'd like to hear. There was this book though. ."
Esylana: It was true. With each item Maxine listed off, Elle's face would grow slightly darker, though it was with disappointment, not necessarily impatience or displeasure in her handmaiden. But at the mention of the book, she sat up again, her interests immediately peaked. "Oh, now do tell me about this book? What was it about, I simply must know."
CrystalOnyx: "The book was so fancy, but it had a feeling of being very old. The title was: Drakon and Maria- Magic to Behold. I tried to ready it, but it was in somekind of crude language. Well mostly, when I got to the chapter of Drakon it was about water magic." -She thought for a moment if she should reveil what she had done with Lorian. If it wasn't the right thing to do, she could be punished for it.-
Esylana: Elleinad frowned. The title was not something she'd ever heard of before. "Drakon and Maria - Magic to Behold"...And you said it was an old book..." She tapped a finger to her chin as she considered this information. "He is skilled in water magic, perhaps it is a familyline trait..." Her eyes turned to gaze into Maxine's - beautiful blue eyes the color of the deepest depths in the sea - and asked. "And was there anything else? Anything...at all?"
CrystalOnyx: "I was well. . I was poisoned by the key that opened the drawer that led me to the book. Please forgive my mistake." -She still mentally kicked herself for that, the key even looked wet for Gods sake.- "When I awoke I was bound to a table in a basement I believe. The Lord was crushing up dark crystals as he questioned me." -She took a piece of her hair and started to twirl it in her fingers.- "Of course I didn't tell him the real reason I was there. Though those deep sapphire eyes caught my gaze so many times." -She began to think about his eyes and let out a sigh. She soon snapped back and continued.- "He wanted to do a ritual with me, you know so they he could also my fire magic. . Forgive me, I let that slip as well."
Esylana: Elleinad furrowed her brow at this, concern filling her. "He performed a ritual with you, and used the Dark Crystals? ...What exactly did he do? For your fire magic? Oh, Maxine, you weren't supposed to tell him...that was a secret." She scowled, and stood, pacing the room now. She was biting her lip, and then she asked, "No sign of the Dark Crystal that I was seeking, however...? The one that was used to gather my blood, and Asarial's?" Asarial, Maxine would know, was another beloved hand maiden - a Blood Mage, like Lorian.
CrystalOnyx: "He touched my magically essence and combined our blood with the dark crystal's. It was very painful. . Now I believe he has my knowledge and my use of fire magic." -She looked down at the scold.- "Please forgive me, he saw the pain in my eyes when I was buring the poison out of my blood." -She soon shook her head.- "No Ma'am I didn't find any trace of -that- crystal. It may be on him or even in his personal chamber." -Her mind went back to when the Lord removed his shirt.- "The skin on that man. . Though scarred it was quite. ." -She stopped herself as she was fantasizing about him again.- "That was all I found out My Lady. I shall look more if he returns anytime soon, unless you would like me to look into his villa while he is away."
Esylana: She was looking at Maxine with a cold, appraising look. But she said nothing, merely sighed. "Well...fool girl that you are...I suppose, yes. We'll have to look into his villa. And while he's away, I think that might. Be. Best." She nodded, as if making up her mind on the spot. She twirled a blonde curl around her fingers, before shrugging. "You are dismissed. See what you can find while he is out on his mission. And Maxine..." she gave her a very somber look. "Please be more careful, dear. For your sake, as well as mine."
CrystalOnyx: -Maxine stood and bowed with another small, but unusal smile.- "Yes Ma'am, I will be more causious. Please forgive my mistakes, I will bring as much information as I can gather." -She soon stood and began for the door.- "Goodnight, My Dear Empress." -She soon opened the door and walked out, closing it softly as she returned to her own chamber. She itched the banage under her sleeve as her mind wondered to the great Lord's eyes once more. Oh how she would like to gaze into them again.-
~Reporting to The Empress~
Esylana: Elleinad was relaxed. She felt -better- for a lack of words. She had just come from a private milk bath, her skin felt warm, and soft, and she was now reclining in one of her private chambers, looking over a report from a distant scout over in the Outlands. They were trying to find outlets of reistance fighters and while there weren't any major breakthroughs, there were some minor successes here and there. More importantly, Lorian Castellan was going to bring an end to a very big problem, a major thorn in her side. So when she heard the gentle knock at her door, probably one of her handmaidens, she lifted a hand and wafted it towards the door in a lazy manner. "You may enter."
CrystalOnyx: -Upon hearing the gentle voice of her Empress, Maxine opened the door and soon stepped in. She closed the door quietly and soon took a few steps inside the room. It had been a day since she had returned from Lord Castellan's villa. She soon bowed to the Empress with a unusal small smile on her face.- "My Empress, I have returned from Lord Castellan's villa with new information on him. I hope it will aid you in the investigation of him." -She soon stood and placed her hands in front of her body as she looked in the general direction of the Empress, but not into her eyes or face.-
Esylana: "Ahh, Maxine. Please, come and sit with me," Elleinad set her report aside, and welcomed her hand maiden to her side. Unlike the servants who usually tended to Elleinad's every wish and whim, her hand maidens were somewhat special to her - they rarely did any of the dirty work, and were treated almost better than even her own husband at times. She placed her hands in her lap, the haughty smirk coming easy to her lips as she said, "Well, then, tell me -all- about this impudent Lord my husband insists we have on our Council." She leaned in, as if she were waiting to hear the latest gossip from a dear friend - and this time, it seemed genuine.
CrystalOnyx: -On hearing the request, she quickly walked over and took a seat beside the Empress. She adjusted to get comfortable and then rested her hands in her lap.- "Well, he is very well imformed. Knowing of all the leylines and which one's are activated. He knows a bit on that man you hired. ." -She picked up one hand and held her index finger up as she was thinking.- "Lots of reports for what he did at Darshire, things on that Drow woman." -She chuckled softly and placed her hand back into her lap.- "I'm sorry I know that's not what you'd like to hear. There was this book though. ."
Esylana: It was true. With each item Maxine listed off, Elle's face would grow slightly darker, though it was with disappointment, not necessarily impatience or displeasure in her handmaiden. But at the mention of the book, she sat up again, her interests immediately peaked. "Oh, now do tell me about this book? What was it about, I simply must know."
CrystalOnyx: "The book was so fancy, but it had a feeling of being very old. The title was: Drakon and Maria- Magic to Behold. I tried to ready it, but it was in somekind of crude language. Well mostly, when I got to the chapter of Drakon it was about water magic." -She thought for a moment if she should reveil what she had done with Lorian. If it wasn't the right thing to do, she could be punished for it.-
Esylana: Elleinad frowned. The title was not something she'd ever heard of before. "Drakon and Maria - Magic to Behold"...And you said it was an old book..." She tapped a finger to her chin as she considered this information. "He is skilled in water magic, perhaps it is a familyline trait..." Her eyes turned to gaze into Maxine's - beautiful blue eyes the color of the deepest depths in the sea - and asked. "And was there anything else? Anything...at all?"
CrystalOnyx: "I was well. . I was poisoned by the key that opened the drawer that led me to the book. Please forgive my mistake." -She still mentally kicked herself for that, the key even looked wet for Gods sake.- "When I awoke I was bound to a table in a basement I believe. The Lord was crushing up dark crystals as he questioned me." -She took a piece of her hair and started to twirl it in her fingers.- "Of course I didn't tell him the real reason I was there. Though those deep sapphire eyes caught my gaze so many times." -She began to think about his eyes and let out a sigh. She soon snapped back and continued.- "He wanted to do a ritual with me, you know so they he could also my fire magic. . Forgive me, I let that slip as well."
Esylana: Elleinad furrowed her brow at this, concern filling her. "He performed a ritual with you, and used the Dark Crystals? ...What exactly did he do? For your fire magic? Oh, Maxine, you weren't supposed to tell him...that was a secret." She scowled, and stood, pacing the room now. She was biting her lip, and then she asked, "No sign of the Dark Crystal that I was seeking, however...? The one that was used to gather my blood, and Asarial's?" Asarial, Maxine would know, was another beloved hand maiden - a Blood Mage, like Lorian.
CrystalOnyx: "He touched my magically essence and combined our blood with the dark crystal's. It was very painful. . Now I believe he has my knowledge and my use of fire magic." -She looked down at the scold.- "Please forgive me, he saw the pain in my eyes when I was buring the poison out of my blood." -She soon shook her head.- "No Ma'am I didn't find any trace of -that- crystal. It may be on him or even in his personal chamber." -Her mind went back to when the Lord removed his shirt.- "The skin on that man. . Though scarred it was quite. ." -She stopped herself as she was fantasizing about him again.- "That was all I found out My Lady. I shall look more if he returns anytime soon, unless you would like me to look into his villa while he is away."
Esylana: She was looking at Maxine with a cold, appraising look. But she said nothing, merely sighed. "Well...fool girl that you are...I suppose, yes. We'll have to look into his villa. And while he's away, I think that might. Be. Best." She nodded, as if making up her mind on the spot. She twirled a blonde curl around her fingers, before shrugging. "You are dismissed. See what you can find while he is out on his mission. And Maxine..." she gave her a very somber look. "Please be more careful, dear. For your sake, as well as mine."
CrystalOnyx: -Maxine stood and bowed with another small, but unusal smile.- "Yes Ma'am, I will be more causious. Please forgive my mistakes, I will bring as much information as I can gather." -She soon stood and began for the door.- "Goodnight, My Dear Empress." -She soon opened the door and walked out, closing it softly as she returned to her own chamber. She itched the banage under her sleeve as her mind wondered to the great Lord's eyes once more. Oh how she would like to gaze into them again.-