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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2014 20:05:04 GMT -6
"I'm sorry to bother you... but we have an agitated raving elven guest who claims that our Sereph here... is married to him?" She sounded confused and concerned. "I'm afraid he has brought the proof... to take her..." she said quietly. "I dont want to wake her. It seems as though she's been fleeing this arranged marriage... I dont want her to run. If you will just come with me maybe we can solve this without bothering her." Saundry said uneasily. Ike remembered this elven lunatic. Just the memory pissed him off but he had to stay in control. Maybe sundry can fix it. After all sundry ruled over serephs country of birth. She had to be able to do something. She was as crafty and clever a queen as they come.
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Post by Ike on Jan 18, 2014 4:25:49 GMT -6
"Sure, let me get dressed first though." Ike slowly moved Sereph away from him and tried to lay her down without waking her up. "So that maniac followed me and Sereph all the way here?" He asked as he walked over to his clothes, which were still pretty destroyed. He put on his shirt and boots then grabbed his sword, which was standing against the wall, and walked over to Saundry.
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Post by Queen Saundry on Jan 18, 2014 7:26:27 GMT -6
"I guess...?" Saundry said confused. "Though to be honest, i had no idea you two were being... Stalked." She sounded like stalked had not been quite the right word for it. "Are you worried? Marrige contracts, especially between races are hard to break..." She warned him. "Elven contracts are tough, they don't let anything go without a horrific fight..." She exhaled warily. This was obviously the first time she had to get her hands dirty this way. While breaking a marrige contract sounded wrong, wasnt it even more wrong to FORCE someone to marry someone else? How long had she been fleeing this? He had no idea, but he would make sure she would never see this lunatic again. The only one she would be with was him. No elven asshole would take what was his. No one would. After everything they'd been through, how many times she had almost been taken from him in one way or another. No. Never again. He would simply kill whatever tried from now on. He wished he could stab the elf. However sadly, he was in saundry's castle. Maybe though, he saw hope, maybe saundry would either let him beat the shit out of him or leave them alone in the same room for 30 seconds, after all, this thought made him smile, 30 seconds was all it would take to make this lunatic see reason. Sereph-Lyn VanHale was his now. He didn't take kindly to people stealing what was his.
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Post by Ike on Jan 18, 2014 7:57:02 GMT -6
"Well I've met him before in the elven city, when we asked the elves for information. He threw a big scene claiming Sereph was his." Ike sighed, this guy was such a pain in the ass, he wished he could just kill the damn elf. He strapped the sheathe of his sword to his back. "I fought him there but the council stopped the fight. I guess he came for a continuation of him getting his ass kicked. Shall we go and meet him? I don't need any armor for this one." Ike didn't care if they had a contract or not, as long as Sereph told him she loved him, he would fight whatever moron stood in the way of her.
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Post by Queen Saundry on Jan 18, 2014 8:11:43 GMT -6
"The elves just have a sick sense of humor. We are doing this my way." She told him leading him into the hall of court. "I am not going to spill blood on something i might be able to fix." She directed ike to sit on one side of the room on the defendant side. "Why is HE here!? I want my wife! Let me see her! I DEMAND to see her!" Saundry seemed to be expressionless as she took her seat at the grand judge podium. She must have been annoyed though because her vines whipped up pulling the noisy elf down into the persuer chair on the opisite side of the room. A vine also snaked up around his mouth. "Do be quiet..." She looked at the paper. "Mr. Ron." She finished. She placed a large old looking book in front of her and opened it up. "I'm afraid you will not be walking out of here with the girl in question as easily as you hoped." She explained to him as she collected her papers. "Charge Number 00395. Marrige Documentation and right to challenge - Husband VS Lover." She folded her hands and looked at ike and then at ron. She released his mouth. "Keep in mind, elf, that this is MY court room and you will be direct and to the point. Present your proof, and then state your claim." She Told him. He pulled out a certificate. "Her parents chose me and then we did go court once, they signed the certificate and we were married under elven custom! She is my wife and i am the rightful husband chosen by her parents! This muscle head stole her!" He slammed the paper down on the table. "Calm yourself or i will restrain you." She warned. "Ike state your claim, by this i mean tell your story. Short please, if you will." All he had was that they had met and fallen in love. Hopefully that would be enough. "Muscle head stole my wife..." The elf muttered under his breath. It was loud enough for ike to catch it. Muscle head. What a clever name. Not really.
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Post by Ike on Jan 18, 2014 8:20:33 GMT -6
Ike stood up from his chair and took a deep breath. "Long story short, we fell in love while we were on our mission. Sereph and I grew closer as we spent every day together while we faced tremendous challenges." Ike paused for a second to think of the next part, but it was a pleasant pause for those listening. "Eventually we both heard of each other's feelings and we became a couple." Ike didn't know how to put it into words any better but it was the truth.
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Post by Queen Saundry on Jan 18, 2014 8:30:14 GMT -6
Saundry wrote something down and checked a couple papers. She seemed to be planning something. She glanced at him briefly. A sure sign she was trying to find him a hole to get through. She checked one more paper and looked up. "Mr. Ron, are you aware that this girl has become of age and so has gained the right to appeal her parents decision?" Ron paused. "She can't appeal, she's not even here!" Saundry pulled out a certificate of her own. "I'm afraid she doesn't have to be. Her legal proxy is present. "Miss VanHale here has named Mr. Amadame her legal proxy. To be honest," She flipped through a few papers. "He has been named everything BUT her husband. Legal proxy, Health proxy, summary second, profit holder, Profit partner, estate proxy, sole death inheritant." She showed each signed form. Being a heiress she had to choose someone to take control if she couldnt. I am afraid she doesnt have to be here for any legal proceedings of any kind unless she killed someone. Mr. Amadame has the right to appeal on her behalf." She turned to ike. "Do you accept this right to appeal?" She asked. him and gave him a subtle nod. She was guiding him through this confusing legal channel. It was easier just to beat the shit out of him or worse, but this way it would never be a problem again.
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Post by Ike on Jan 18, 2014 8:40:57 GMT -6
"Of course I will appeal." Ike said calmly, as he saw Saundry was hinting him to do so. "I don't want to lose Sereph after all we have been through." Ike sat down as he waited for what was going to happen now.
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Post by Queen Saundry on Jan 18, 2014 8:49:01 GMT -6
"We will start the appeal in a moment. For 15 minutes we shall break for meal. Mr. ron, you will go to the eatting quarters. Ike you will eat in your room and i will eat in my room as well." She glanced at ike with a small smirk. She was eating in their room with him. She obviously had something to tell him. "Convene back in 15 minutes." She left through the judge door. Ike was directed to return to his room where he knew saundry would be waiting. Upon return she was waiting for him and sereph was awake. "What's going on...?" She said as she sat up.
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Post by Ike on Jan 18, 2014 8:52:15 GMT -6
"Well the cray elf is back for you." He said as he closed teh door and unstrapped the sheathe of his sword. "I wanted to beat him up, but Saundry here is doing an amazing job to get him to leave through legal ways." He smiled at Saundry. "Thanks a lot, Saundry. I know you're busy but you're doing all these things for us. Thank you."
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Post by Queen Saundry on Jan 18, 2014 9:18:24 GMT -6
"I'm not as busy as you think." She whispered. "But don't tell my subjects its so easy, they might try to over throw me. In all seriousness it's no problem. i would have stumbled over this eventually so i just expidited the case. In other words i chose to do this one first." She smiled. "Oh no..." Sereph pulled the blanket back over her head. "I do not want to go." She said. "You won't have to. Heres the thing, i found a nice neat hole to get through, but its gotta tricky exit. In the end it's ike's decision that will determine if it works. I never thought of ike as the type but unfortunatly there is no other legal way. If the appeal goes through the man who challenged it must be planning to take the girl as his wife." She paced. "It's not a huge thing really and it barely makes a difference." Sereph poked her head out. "What?" She blinked in confusuion. "Ike has to marry me for ron to be able to leave me?" Saundry nodded. "See thats the trick... it's a man's world with these laws. And only a man can change it. Only ike can free you from him. Sereph stood up and reached her hand out for ikes. "Ike, i don't want to force this on you. If you don't want to i will understand, and i will just keep running away." She placed her hand on his chest over the mark. Immediatly he felt her try to hide what her heart was feeling from him. "Desire. She wanted him. She wanted to be free of that lunatic. She wanted to be married to him even if it was a detail they would ignore. At least they would have something to fall back on, and if anything ever happened to her she would rest in peace knowing ike would inherit her fortune and live comfortably for the rest of his life. She smothered the feeling and pulled her hand back quickly. "Ignore me." She said quietly. "You are the man. It's your choice." Saundry told him. Sereph wandered her way to the bathroom. She no longer wished to be a part of the conversation.
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Post by Ike on Jan 18, 2014 9:26:16 GMT -6
Ike was caught off guard by the question, he was never the type of man that even considered marriage in the first place. He remained silent for a minute, thinking it through. The silence was awkward, but then he realized it was pretty much a no brainer. He wanted to be with Sereph, and he wanted this maniac to piss off. He already made up his mind to be with her so why not? If it solved their problems, why not? Ike walked over to the bathroom and knocked on the bathroom door. "Sereph?" He asked waiting for her to open the door.
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Post by Queen Saundry on Jan 18, 2014 9:31:04 GMT -6
"Yes, Ike?" She said in his mind. The only privet place they could talk, their minds. Her heart radiated with appreciation that he allowed her to commune with him this way. It was much better for her self consciousness.
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Post by Ike on Jan 18, 2014 9:34:44 GMT -6
He closed his eyes and concentrated on talking with her through their minds. "Can you please open the door, I have something to say to you. Something which I'd rather not say before a closed door." She could feel he was nervous about something, though she could not tell what by his feelings alone. She could not tell if it was good or bad.
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Post by Queen Saundry on Jan 18, 2014 9:41:41 GMT -6
"Give me a moment then..." She told him. "I didn't think your desicion would be so quick..." A feeling of doubt swept through her heart before it was shoved away. She came out before him pulling down the cotton dress skirt. "I was going to bathe" She mentioned idly as she straightened the skirt and pulled out her hair from the collar. No flower, no make up, and in someways prettier then normal. Her eyes were flat from missing her heart but he felt the caution her heart was holding caution but hope. She was protecting herself. Clearly she had never considered him marrying her either. Saundry smiled but stood back and said nothing.
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