Inlaws|Naurorod

[Kender Bard]

Charminei never stirred, lost firmly in her dreams.

That night the moonlight streaming through the window was blocked. Without so much noise as a few light taps, the window was worked open and the creature folded its wings and slipped inside. Callista, in a bit more demonic form than when she last met these two advisaries, stood outlined by night light. Oh it would be so easy to do more than what she'd planned... But as her teacher had instructed her, the best satisfaction could be wrought by mindgames. Reaching to her belt she uncoiled a bit of the spiked chain she was so fond of - earlier having cut off this snippet she intended to leave for her guests to find in the morning. Laying it at the foot of the bed, the dark one gave another internal sigh at not doing more, and teleported away, leaving the window open so they would figure out just how vulnerable they'd been.

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Two hours past daybreak, Alexi stirred and found himself tangled in Charminei. He was pressed against her back, a leg between hers, one arm under her neck and the other draped over her waist, hand cupping her stomach.

"I'm getting soft," he muttered, and shifted his leg free, only to pause as he heard a muted rattle from the foot of the bed. He worked his arms away from Charminei's body and propped himself up to take a look at what was there.

"Oh, s--t...."

He could actually feel the blood draining from his face.

It couldn't be!

[Kender Bard]

"Alexi?" Charminei murmured, opening one eye lazily and stretching. Murmuring mid-yawn, she inquires, "What is it?" While stretching her foot bumps against the hard, cold chain and she freezes, shifting just enough to see what it was. She gave a startled yelp and kicked out, knocking it onto the floor with a loud clatter. "What the hell!?"

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"I don't know," Alexi replied through lips that had become stiff and numb. "It can't be her.... can it?" A wave of fear set him to shivering.

[Kender Bard]

Licking lips with a tongue gone suddenly quite dry, Charminei pulled the blankets tighter around herself and leaned over the edge to peer at the thing, as jump as if it had been a snake. "How did she...?" Then she felt a crisp morning breeze from the window and her eyes strayed over to it. Her hand flew to her mouth with a gasp as she pieced together what had happened.

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"We gotta get outta here." Alexi jumped from the bed and hurriedly started dressing. "If it's who I think it is, I am not putting my family in the line of fire."

[Kender Bard]

"Right," Charminei remarked, rolling out of bed - a lot slower than she liked, darn it. "We need to high-tail it to the Clan. We'll be safe there, I promise." She kept talking; it was soothing to her at least. "Not even a field mouse gets within our borders without us knowing it." Once ready, she hurried out of the room.

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Alexi was close behind, carrying their supplies. "Go tack up Lars, would ya? I gotta explain to Ma and Pops," he called after his partner.

[Kender Bard]

"Right!" she called back, pleased to have something to do so she wouldn't get over the fear-numb on her mind at the moment. Oh Forces, please don't let them hold this against us. The next time I see that hell-bitch I'm going to gut her!

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Charmieni was kept waiting an hour, surprisingly. Even Lars was getting edgy when Alexi appeared, looking sheepish. "I'm so sorry, 'Minei."

Before she could ask why, Malcamon, Jeo and Amelia also appeared, all astride tall horses with supplies tied to their saddles. Jeo was leading a very large black gelding.

"I tried to talk them out of it," Alexi explained, boosting Charminei into Lars' saddle. "But they wouldn't hear of it."

[Kender Bard]

Charminei blinked a few times in surprise; then grinned broadly. "Actually I think it's a great idea. They're sure to be safe there, and Charanth is going to be curious about what kind of blood we're introducing to the clan." Realizing how that came out, she blushed and remarked, "Er, sorry to put it so tastelessly though." A thought struck her. "But enough talk, let's move."

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"This's gonna be fun. If that b---h shows up, I'll fry her blood!" Amelia laughed as her son mounted the black gelding. "No one messes with MY family. Sally forth!" She voiced a piercing whistle and the horses shot forward as one, Lars following suit.