Bittersweet Candy Bowl

(We’re unaware that we’re tracking her. I didn’t see her run off, I simply heard rustling in the woods. Sorry for the confusion.)

(Oh… Then forget my last post.)
Not sure… but she seems to really like me… and I don’t want to see her sad, altough she said she would still be happy if I were with Lieselotte. When I find Lady Lieselotte, I plan to explain it all, but I doubt she will accept it nicely…
He kept following Sean.

Notices Makar and Sean leaving into the forest
Huh I wonder where there off to?
Ah well they I’m sure they’re just hunting together.

…I’ll leave it up to you then. You must have the conviction to stand by your actions. However you must also be prepared to accept the consequences of such actions, even if they were unintentional…

Oh you’re awake!… nope you’re out again. Sigh Why did I have to be picked up by the freaking town drunk?

Notices some nearby deer and takes a shot with his bow…It misses…after two more misses his frustration shows. He then hits it with a fireball, which burns it to a crisp. The smell of burnt flesh is incredibly potent.

….

I really need to improve my archery skills…

Traveling through the the woods the Lord and Sean hear a dripping sound coming from one of the trees. Upon closer inspection, a puddle of blood appears to have formed at the base of the tree, the source somewhere in the branches above.

….Hello, Is someone up there?

Trades bow back for his shield.

Better stay on guard.

Branches snap and crack loudly as a body tumbles out of the tree, falling limply to the ground below. It would appear to be a dead bandit, armed only with a small dagger it is likely he was a scout.
The only wounds on him are two holes in his neck, it would appear Lady Lieselotte had intended to feed on him, but had been interrupted by the two who had left to hunt. The blood still warm, she had been there only moments earlier.

…It would seem we’re not the only ones out on the hunt right now…We should at least see how she is doing…

If she saw Lord Makar and the Princess, this might turn ugly.

Albert starts to smell burning Deer from a distance and groans under his breath
Well it seems that they can’t even hunt dear without getting someone killed.
Heds to Lord Makar and Sean

(tl;dr, what has happened?)

(AlbertxDelilah. MakarxSunday. Lieselotte is angsting and eating people.
Oh and we might make some dragon weps+armour later)

After catching up Albert on the current events, the trio continues tracking Lady Lieselotte.

…Oh and sorry, but I overcooked the Deer a little.

Holds up a blackened limb.

I hope you like your meat extra crispy.

(Why did I think of my mom when you said that? xD)

Stares at the badly burnt limb
Uhh no thanks I think I’ve lost my appetite.
…
Wait did you say that Lucy bit that bandit?
You two remember she’s a Vampire right?
If we don’t cut off his head or something that guy will probably chew on us all in our sleep.
Unless he prefers burnt Deer that is.

…I’m not sure if it works that way, this guys completely drained…No offense, but I’ll leave the beheading to you two. I would still like to eat in the near future.

((He is not drained, it my post above, I mentioned he was still bleeding, as her feeding was interrupted))

Stares blankly at Sean
Completely drained?
Have you even looked at the guy you can still see blood coming out of his neck.
I don’t know about you but I’ve seen a few vampires on my bounty’s and if I’ve leared anything is it’s bad to keep the victims alive.
He walks up to the body and begins slicing at the neck

(Sorry, my bad.)

…The blood is still warm, so she should be fairly close by.

Starts off to find her again.

(Sorry guys, I slept.)
The readied his shield while Albert finishes the bandit suffering and starts looking for the vampire in the other side of the forest.
Lady Lieselotte? Can you hear me?
He was sure she could, but at least wanted to know where she was by the response. He walked deeper into the dark trees, getting a little away from Sean and Albert.

Albert reaches for his sheath to try and grab his blade.
…
Crap I left my Rapier back at the camp.
And my knives are there too.
Well I can only hope Lieselotte will try ripping Lord Makar to shreds first.
Notices that Lord Makar had distanced away from him and Sean
…
Damn.

…I don’t like this…Sorry mate, but I think our asses are about to be handed to us.

Considers giving Albert his kinfe, but decides against it. Keeping his sword sheathed as well.

I don’t want to harm her.

It’s useless to look for her from the ground…
He saw a long tree and started to climp it, hoping to get a better vision from the top. A few branches broke on his way, but he could reach the top. He looked down and noticed that the trees were too close to each other to allow him a vision from above.
I guess I should see if she’s around here before going down…
He started to look around the trees’ top.

She can be seen on a distant treetop, her white fur deeply contrasting the emerald green canopy around her. She doesn’t seem to have noticed Lord Makar watching her, and she remains relatively still. As to what she is doing in the the tree cannot be discovered at this distance.

Makar finally saw the Lady and stalked from tree to tree, getting closer and closer. He climbed to the top of the tree next to the one she was, but he broke a branch on his last step, being easily noticed because of the noise. He tried to get back his shield from under his cape, but he was needing both hands to stay at the top.

Sees Lord Makar rushing throught the tress a distance away
*Sigh* I think we should just head back to the camp.
We’d probably make things worse if we inturupted them.
Just remeber to wake up a white mage and listen in for the screaming.

Right… I think I should try to catch some fish first. That Deer meat won’t do anyone any good.

I hope they can work things out.

Heads off to the stream to fish.

He tried to cilmb the tree a little more to free his hands, but it was too dificult for him. He tried to look to Lieselotte in the eyes.
Lady Lieselotte… it’s not like I’m going to abandon you because I’ll be with the Princess… we can still be good friends, as always…

She wipes away her tears, she has clearly been crying for quite some time now. Looking down at him, her gaze turns from a deep sorrow to an indescribable fury.

You just don’t get it! Your oblivious Makar, even half of these complete strangers we travel with now understand better then you. I don’t need you, I was fine on my own without you, juts go to your princess and have your happy ending, see if I care. This just reaffirms my beliefs of mortals.

She slides off the branch she had been sitting on, falling down to the forest floor. She lands firmly on her feet, cringing only slightly, she begins to walk off.

(No problem.)

((Thanks ))

Lady! Wait!
Makar’s accidentally slips and he starts to fall on meet to the ground, breaking many branches on the way. A slightly silent thump could be heard when he landed. He got up, kinda numb, but could pursue her through the dense forest.
Please, Lieselotte! He tried to shout, but the pain from the landing couldn’t allow such.

(Persecute? You mean “pursue”.)

(That’s pursue, not persecute
Lol, exact same posting times XD )

Heads up to Sean near the stream, watching him try to get some fish
You know I’ve probably got more skill at knife throwing then you do at archery.
Want to make this fishing a little more intresting?

(English course =/= decent)

She turns around, still furious she yells at him.

You have no idea Makar. I thought you were different, I really did. You seem to be letting it slip your mind how the countless times I’ve saved your life. When you returned, the great hero of the Sword of Light, how many people knew that the only reason you were able to return was me? I stayed in the background, I thought that you were a hero, I let you have your fun. It’s obvious what I am to you now, I’m just a thing, a tool that allows you to be a hero. I thought that my helping you was worth something but it obvious is not. I’m not worth a damn thing to you.

I’ll bet that you will beat me, however I could use some practice…First to get 10 fish wins.

That’s not true!! I really care about you! If I really didn’t as you say… why would I even lost my time besides you when I could be with the Princess?!
He jumped and tried tp grab her hand, but failed and faced the ground once more. He slowly got up, with blood coming out of his mouth.
Why would I spend my time conforting you when I could be conforting the Princess? Why would I protect you when I could protect the Princess? Why did I supported you when the villagers wanted you dead if I could simply ignored it and kept going with my damn journey?!
He made a pause to breath, taking off his sword and piercing the ground to use it to keep himself on his feet.
Because… I cared about you… and still care… but it seems that you want to be alone once more… altough I still don’t give up… for a really aparent reason… because I care! I care and I’ll not give up untill I prove it to you! Breathless, he fell on his knees and started his panting. Short while later, he started to cough blood, result from the injuries made by the braches previously.

(( Meanwhile in an alternative dimension…



Backstory is that Lisa bit the dragon turning it into a vampire dragon under her control and Augustus came back as a Lich (he is a dark mage afterall). They both would then proceed to wreck havoc on the rest of the party before kicking Reinhild in the face.

))

Begins tieing a peice of rope to one of his throwing knives
Tell you what lets make it intresting.
I win you try on that nice looking cloak of yours.
You win you get the Necromancer’s necklace.
…
That or I could always put in a good word to the Princess for you after Lieselotte turns Makar into her vampire slave.
Starts throwing the harpoon like dagger at the stream

(You can thank me, Pixel, and Rukral for that little story there )

Your on.

Ties ropes to arrows and begins.

…I don’t think Lady Lieselotte is that bad. From what Lord Makar told us, she sounds pretty reliable…Her disdain towards us comes from experience, and that isn’t something that will dissapear over night…

I might have a chat with her later.

He turns his attention back to fishing… His aim improved considerably, but he loses nonetheless.

Fair is fair, here’s my cloak.

(Nice story.)

She slowly approaches him, staring him directly into his eyes.

You don’t care, nobody cares for my kind. You saved me because you saw me as a tool to aid you in your journey. I’ve watched mortals for centuries, and the story is always the same, I am nothing more then a monster in your world. You don’t care for me, you want me so that you can complete your “quest” and remain the hero people see you as. If you really do care, there is only one way I would believe you now.

Looking down at him now, her focus was entirely on him. Whether she was angry, saddened or both could not be clear.

Holds up his catch ith a smile on his face. He puts on his new cloak and tosses the fish at Sean
Well tell you what.
I won the fish but you can eat it.
And I’ll still put in that good word for you.

Makar quickly grabbed her hand and looked at her eyes, faintly.
I care… I don’t deserve it, but I care… I’m not a hero… I’m not even a knight… I’m just a despicable person… who makes his best friend suffer… y’know… you can hate me… hate me the most you can… maybe then I can finally blind myself from what you really are and hate you as well… then I can finally leave you alone, as you want…
He got up and held back his sword. In pain, he could hardly stand still.
I don’t want to lose our friendship… but if you want it so bad… make me hate you… then you can be happy alone once more… isn’t that what you want?

(Going autoplay now. Keep the tactics the same. Guess I’ll just be at camp sleeping next to Delilah then wake up with a bid smile ^_^. Try and work things out you two )

I don’t want to hate you Makar. I don’t want you to hate me, that is the last of what I want. Why can’t you see this Makar? Everyone else can see it, why can’t you just see it? You need to make a choice here…
If you do care about me, about us you will make sacrifice. I’ve risked my life countless times to save you, I really only ask for one thing in return. If you want to understand me, understand how I feel, and prove to me that I am no more to you then a means to an end, you will share my condition.
She grips his hand tight in hers, looking up at him now that he is standing. Tears begin to form in the corner of her eyes.

(Sorry for taking so long! I spend a lot of time without know what to do. Sorry.)
(Well… the kiss was an accident… the Princess said that she just wanted to feel that at least once and she would still be happy if… I guess I wouldn’t be going out of character by doing such… let’s see&hellip
Lord Makar cleaned a tear from the Lady’s face gently and came closer.
Lady…
He cleaned the other tear and came even closer.
… Lieselotte…
His eyes started to tremble and his next words were clearly predicable.
(I hope I didn’t messed around&hellip