Chip Off The Old Angry Block|Flux

[Kender Bard]

It had been a couple days after the attack out in Flux. Had Dreamwarp not heard that the men responsible been taken care of, she would have made it a personal mission to try and hunt them down to skin alive herself. As it was, she took it out on some of the other Fluxian civilians, going out with whip and lashing out at anyone she found, until her anger had vented and she returned back. By then the boys and Kura had been tended to by the healers with strict instruction to be looked after and get plenty of rest. They dosed Drake's medicines with poppy and other sedatives and foisted him off on Dreamwarp while Adam was bundled off to the Generous who made it their personal mission to pamper and coo over him for the next two days.

After the fussing had come to a conclusion, Dreamwarp gathered them both up in her room to cuddle and talk and simply enjoy their presence. She had Drake cuddled under one arm even as she leaned up against Adam comfortably. "So it sounds like your little girl put up a surprising fight," Dreamwarp remarked to Adam. "Can't say I'm THAT surprised, though. As a street child, she had to know a little fighting. Still, most children would have run off or found a hole to hide in, not turn around and go off like a wild cat on her attackers." She ruffled Drake's hair, turning her face towards him and musing, "Perhaps you should take her by the Wrathful. See if she takes to them. We might find a place in our big, happy priesthood for her after all. The sooner she finds her place, either way, the better."

[tuo]

Drake shrugged. "Perhaps I will. Though I think I saw some gluttons watch her eat..probably planning to snag her away from us." He didn't make it quite clear what he meant by us however.

"Well whatever path she chooses I'm sure she'll be a credit to that path." Adam said as he snuggled into Dreamwarp's side and kissed her. "How has she been doing lately? The generous were very good at keeping me distracted with all that pampering past couple days."

[Kender Bard]

"Huh, I'm not sure," Dreamwarp mused, a thoughtful look on her face. "I've been busy here with Drake. I haven't had the time to check in on her. I'm sure they're taking care of her. Either of you two feel like checking on her?"

[tuo]

"I'll go!" Adam says with a grin as he squirms out of bed and throws on a robe.

"Oh whatever..fine I'll go too." Drake gets out more reluctantly and dresses in a robe as well.

[Kender Bard]

Dreamwarp sprawled out on the suddenly empty bed, pouting at them, but only briefly before she, too, grabbed a robe to throw on, though didn't bother cinching it much as she slung an arm around both their waists and headed with them to the servants' quarters...

... where Kura wasn't to be found.

Instantly snapping to attention, she grabbed one of the servants and shoved him against a wall. "Where's my daughter?!"

"Your daughter was being v-violent," the servant stammered, clearly terrified of Dreamwarp. "We gave her to the W-wrathful! To keep her away from the other children!"

[tuo]

Adam smiles and claps his hands. "Excellent, this saves us a step. To the wrathful!" Adam takes Dreamwarp's hand in his own and marches in the direction of the wrathful followed by an amused Drake.

[Kender Bard]

"You're not in the least bit concerned?" Dreamwarp grumbled, heading with them to the Wrathful hall.

While the place was usually chaotic enough to make finding someone difficult at times, it didn't take long to locate Kura. She'd been trussed up and hung off one of the hooks generally reserved for holding a punching bag. The girl squirmed and growled and snarled curses at the Wrathful nearby, who grinned and jeered and mostly enjoyed watching her frustration. Except for one Wrathful with a black eye and someone sitting on him. That one kept glaring at Kura and flexing his fists but didn't struggle much to shove the Wrathful girl on his lap off.

Kura wasn't in any real trouble, pain, or danger. Just a little humiliation.

[tuo]

Adam blinks at the sight. "Huh..maybe I should have been a little more concerned.." He remarks before walking over to help Kura free. "How did this happen Kura?"

Drake can't help but smirk a little bit as well as he walks over to the woman sitting on the wrath with the black eye. "Hey, what happened here?"

[Kender Bard]

"The little hell cat was brought to us for fighting with the servant children," the wrathful woman explained. "We nearly kicked her out and punched in the face of the servant for treating us like the damn Generous or something but she was putting up a good fight with the guy holding her so we took her into the room. Well, he did." She gestured to the man she was sitting on. "Anyway she kept demanding to be let go and making all sorts of racket. He tried to hush her up and she displayed her displeasure by running off. Not liking to be defied, I imagine, he grabbed her and she popped him a beautiful right hook right in the face. It was great. Of course he was going to strangle her neck but we didn't want that to happen so we pulled him off and put her up there where she couldn't cause any more mischief. I imagine she's spitting mad now, ha ha."

"I hate you all!" Kura shouted at them as she squirmed out of the bindings as Adam and Dreamwarp untied her and clung onto Adam tightly. "Why didn't you come back?! You left me!"

Dreamwarp frowned down at Kura. "He was resting from that fight, child."

"He left," Kura protested, growing louder and more angry sounding. She abruptly let go of Adam. "You're a liar, you said you wouldn't go."

Dreamwarp frowned, grabbed Kura by the arm, whipped her around, and gave her a firm smack along the backside, earning a yelp. Before Kura could swing back, she grabbed both girl's wrists and held her up to her tiptoes and let her thrash about like that a bit. "Apologize. Your father saved your life and nearly at the cost of his, you little ingrate."

Kura continued to trash and squirm until tiring herself out and then, sullenly, muttered, "Sorry. Missed you..."

[tuo]

Adam flinched at her accusations and lowered his head. "Please stop Dreamwarp..she's right, I should have gone to her or at least asked one of the Generous to fetch her as soon as possible...I'm sorry Kura for being negligent with my promise...please forgive me."

Drake shakes his head at Adam's apology before gesturing to the wrath with the black eye and spoke to the woman. "Mind letting him up so we can take some anger out on each other?"

[Kender Bard]

"Sure," the woman replied. "Here sugar, beat on the mean little girl's daddy a bit."

With a snarl, the man leapt up and lunged at Drake.

"Oh Drake," Dreamwarp sighed, shaking her head. She let go of Kura who hugged Adam tightly. "So you didn't like it here, Kura?"

"Hmph," Kura answered and burrowed into Adam's arms. In actuality, when she was stuck up there with nothing to do but fume and watch, she had at first been a little startled at how.. violent everyone was. But seeing people get hurt without dying, and not THAT hurt (usually) she noticed a lot of them were having fun, in a way. It seemed... interesting. "It wasn't... that bad I guess," she admitted.

[tuo]

Adam held Kura snugly and kissed the top of her head. "Well, did you want me to help teach you more about the different path's or would you like to go to the dining hall again or play some games?"

Drake let out a bark of a laugh as the man lunged at him, taking advantage of the fact he started on the floor to brace self and tries to headbutt him.

[Kender Bard]

Dreamwarp glanced over and decided to let Drake stay and submerse himself back in his path and element.

"Uh, can you teach me while I eat?" she asked hopefully.

[tuo]

Adam smiled and nodded. This girl definitely had Glutton potential along with Wrath. "Of course. I can carry you if you like." He secures his grip on her in a supportive way as he begins to walk out of the room.

[Kender Bard]

As Kura walked along, she glanced over her shoulder back at Drake, frowning, then looked between Dreamwarp and Adam.

"You're my daddy now right?" Kura asked, looking at Adam.

"Aye," Dreamwarp answered for him.

"And you're my... mommy," Kura hazarded, giving Dreamwarp a sideways glance. It still felt a little strange.

"Sure," Dreamwarp agreed with a small shrug.

"What's Drake then?" Kura asked.