Morilanta's new mystic.|New Morilanta

[tuo]

After a long journey, Etch and Deathvine finally reached Morilanta.

Etch looked around and shook his head. "Where is Meeka? I need to see her."

Deathvine smirked at the man. "Follow me, I will take you to her right now." Ignoring any further questions she led him to the prison and walks down before reaching Meeka's cell.

As soon as Etch sees Meeka in a cell and mistreated, several emotions cross his face, relief he can see her and that she is alive, but anger at how these people have been treating her. "Meeka! I am here.."

[Kender Bard]

"Master Etch!" Meeka gasps, head jerking up in shock before she realizes that she'd called Etch 'master' again even though she had a new master. She cringed and braced herself for a blow from one of the jailers.

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Etch winced as he saw Meeka cringe. "Meeka, don't worry..I will have you out of here soon."

Before he could do or say anything more, a pair of jailers grabbed Etch to restrain him. After a short struggle, ended when Deathvine placed a knife at Etch's neck, they managed to put shackles on him and covered his signs.

Etch glared at the jailers and Deathvine. "I thought your master wanted to see me?"

Deathvine smirked cruelly as she motioned for the jailers to put him in the cell next to Meeka. "He does, but he is busy right now and he will see you when it is convenient for him. As for you woman, I don't know why they haven't broken you yet, but your only master now is Lord Nissar."

[Kender Bard]

"Yes, Lord Nissar is my master," she whispered, but could not bring her eyes to meet Etch's. She kept herself tucked in the position to receive a blow, still, expecting it to come, though she began to loosen up when it did not fall. "There are no others."

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Deathvine smirked and lashed out with a thorn covered vine across Meeka's back the instant she begins to loosen up. "That is correct..thank him for his mercy every day you do not receive a beating."

Etch growls and struggles against his captors but they manage to hit him over the head, stunning him before they finish putting him in his cell and locking it. "Damn you all...you will pay for what you have done to Meeka..."

[Kender Bard]

"It is only Etaf's fate," she whispered, shivering as she waited for the pain to pass. She recalled one of the first things she ever said to Etch. With a melancholy smile to herself, she murmured, barely audible, "Waste no tears on me for my sorry lot in life... none can help me, and I must surely be deserving."

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Etch barely heard what Meeka murmured, but when he heard it his heart seemed to almost break. "..Meeka..please do not speak like that...have you forgotten everything I have shown you..?"

Deathvine cackled before turning around and leaving, letting the jailers continue to keep watch.

[Kender Bard]

"What does it matter?" she sighed, moving so she could face Etch's cell, but not bothering to get off the filthy floor. "What you taught me.. amounted to nothing in the end, did it?"

[tuo]

Etch kept silent for several moments before speaking. "It is meaningless only if you reject what I have taught you.." Etch tried to sit up more easily to get a less uncomfortable position.

[Kender Bard]

"How can we have control of our fates?" she sighed, tiredly, and shut her eyes. The smallest of smiles touched her lips but her voice was so very sad. "I cried out for you, and you did not come. I do not doubt your willingness to aide me in any way, Ma-.. Etch.. But is this not proof that Etaf does not wish you to remain my master? I prayed.. actually prayed.. that our fates would remained twine.. "

She laughed softly, but it came out more as a choking sob. "And so they have! Oh Forces.. they have..."

[tuo]

Etch closed his eyes and tried to control his emotions at the pain in Meeka's voice. "Meeka..not everything is controlled by Etaf..Soahc himself has made sure of that. you and I were separated not by Etaf but by the hands of mortals..and I chose to come with that woman here..to spare you the greater torment if I had refused..I chose, not Etaf."

[Kender Bard]

Meeka opened her eyes again and they swam with tears as she stared at Etch, surprised. "Why?" she whimpered. "Why? Oh Etch, I would never, ever want you to submit yourself to this place. I would endure any agony if it meant you were safe."

[tuo]

Etch opens his eyes and looks back at her. "..Because I know that our paths are already entwined together..you and I will leave this place together. Please..do not abandon everything I have taught you...Meeka...I love you.."

[Kender Bard]

Meeka broke down and cried then. "Oh Etch, I love you too..."

"Silence your blasphemy!" the jailer snarled, and deciding Etch was the source, sent a bolt of lightning at him, and at a close range.

"ETCH!" Meeka shrieked, and the ground around her began to steam.

[tuo]

Etch was taken by surprise and was knocked down as he cried out in pain.

The other jailer grabs hold of the one that attacked Etch and hisses at him in a whisper. "What are you doing?! You know the Imperitor wants to keep the Mystic alive so that girl can keep teaching the fires and earths how to control lava.."