Bittersweet Candy Bowl

“Well….. they might be very good… but they don’t really enjoy that sort of game…” Lily flinching a bit, really hoping Jasmine would be over here soon to do something about this bleeding shoulder of hers. “Your game hurts my dear….. a lot in fact. You really shouldn’t start a game unless you’re sure people want to play hm? Isn’t any fun for us other wise….”

Yeah…. this was getting more difficult. The fighting was over, and the wounds she had were starting to sting. The hedgehog woman giving Jasmine (Who I’m pretty sure is auto-ing right now) a wave, hopefully the white mage being brave enough to step close.

She gave a sigh shaking her head at Albert’s outburst “She’s talking about the doll Sir Albert..”

Makar nodded nervously at Konar, still without taking his eyes out of the necromancer. He silently took his blade out of the ground, which stopped shining already, and rested it under his cape. He turned back to walked towards Lieselotte, hoping that she’s not blaming herself for what she done.

She stares up at Amaja, slowly surfacing from her thoughts. Her lip quivers and she trembles as she hugs the silent tabby tight and starts to cry.
I knew what was happening, b-but I…there was nothing I could do. I tried to fight it, it was just…I was scared, scared like I’ve never been before.
She chokes on her words as she continues to sob, grateful for Amaja’s presence alone. No words were needed as she simply sobbed into the Tabby’s chest, not even caring of what the others may think of her for it.

Albert brushes Paulson off his shoulder and whisper back at him, with a little spite in his tone
She was happy when this all happened do you really think it would make a difference if she’s mad instead?
Instead os cowering and going mad like you were earlier I’m actually trying to do something and find out exactly who she is.
He then turns to Lily as she says Mr Ardanious is a dool
What you must be joking.
Either she’s a mad girl with a fancy toy or theres something wrong with that doll.

Paulson grabbed Albert by the shoulder and pulled him close. And you have obviously never dealt with a little sister before! Let me handle, I have experience with stopping tantrums like the one you’re about to cause if you’re not careful.

He pushes the knight away a bit harshly and turns to Mollith with a smile.

Mollith looked at Albert confused, but her attention was drawn to Lily. “But it’s always fun to play!” She looked at the ground “Grown ups don’t like to play on their own… If I don’t make them, then no one ever has any fun…” She balled one of her hands into a fist, the air becoming thick and heavy. “I’m the only one who ever wants play…” As Lily refers to the doll, the foreboding atmosphere clears and she looks up again. “Oh yes! Mr. Ardanious is my bestest friend ever!” She gives a cute smile and leavers her shoulder up a little, making the doll more noticeable.

He came closer to where the sobs were coming from and found Lieselotte crying on the tabby’s chest. He rubbed the back of his head, ashamed, and sat down beside her.
Sorry, Lieselotte… I would have arrived sooner, but I feared to be slaughtered by that necromancer while turning back…
He sweetly caressed her head.

Paulson looks interested as Mollith talks about grown ups never wanting to play and nods in sympathy. When she starts talking about her “Bestest Friend” He looks extremely interested and leans down to her level. Really? That very cool. What can Mr. Ardanious do exactly?

As Jasmine started to make the wounds on Lily’s shoulder vanish she stood up glancing away from the young girl and pointing towards the weeping vampire hoping there was some way they could nail the idea into the kids head.

“Do they look like they had fun my dear? Your game made them -very- upset.”

If worse comes to worse they could fight her….But they still had their ordeal at ‘the resting place’ to deal with. As far as Lily was concerned… that took priority….had to get through to this kid -without- more blood shed.

Amaja looked down at the sobbing white cat. It was different for her to be on the other side, but it was reassuring at the same time. She closed her eyes embracing the cat into her chest and softly pet the back of her head; she hummed a lullaby she had heard when she was young that always stuck out to her, singing audibly enough for only Lieselotte to hear.

“Os iusti meditabitur sapientiam,
Et lingua eius loquetur indicium.

Beatus vir qui suffert tentationem,
Quoniqm cum probates fuerit accipient coronam vitae.

Kyrie, fons bonitatis.
Kyrie, ignis divine, eleison.

O quam sancta, quam serena,
Quam benigma, quam amoena esse Virgo creditur.
O quam sancta, quam serena,
Quam benigma, quam amoena,
O castitatis lilium.”

She looks down to the white cat, smiling lightly down at her hoping she was feeling more comforted with her song.

Albert pulls up Paulson and grabs him by the should similar to how he had just grabbed Albert
Listen this isn’t a little girl having a tantrum.
This is the vessel of a girl who has powerful dark magic skills and is being controlled by a doll who gets her to ‘play games, when we both know what kind of games she’s playing.
He kneels down a bit as he winces in pain from not yet tending to the scars on his chest
Quit acting like a big brother and start acting like someone who wants to keep this group safe.

She pulls away from Makar, and sinks her face further into Amaja’s chest.
Just go Makar. I’m a monster, you’ve been seeing me as one and after all that…I lost control. Just go I don’t want you to see me now.
She hugs Amaja tight, her ears flicking to the soft lullaby.

Paulson turned around and glared at Albert and whispers harshly.

Keeping her happy and entertained with out having to play anymore of her “games” might very well be the only thing that could keep this group safe. I say we get on her good side and play nice. And how do you know so much about what she is?

Mollith smiles wide at Paulen. “He can do all sorts of things!” Before she could get any more specific than that, Lily’s words drew her attention. The young girl looked over at where Lieselotte sat weeping. She tilted her head to the side, like she didn’t understand what was going on. “But… It’s just a game…” She murmured quietly.

Suddenly her ears twitched a little, her head sitting upright. “She’s like my friends!” She announced excitedly. She smiled happily. “I wondered who joined the game with us” She looked back to Lily, confusion returning to her face. “Why would she cry?”

She looks like a girl who doesn’t have anyone looking after her.
She doesn’t have any real friends expect for this ‘doll’, or whatever it really is.
Apart from the fact she’s had a smile on her face this whole time she’s had a pretty similar childhood to me.
He winces in pain once again and lies down into the dirt, closing his eyes as he smells the blood begging to stale and dry up, as his breathing begins to slow down
nnngh- but this is your choice.
All I want to do right now is sleep.
I feel so tired.

The knight felt really saddened when he heard Lieselotte’s words. he stood on his knees.
Please, Lieselotte! You promised to don’t do that because of how I saw you before! It is gone now! It was just my fear and tiredness playing with my mind!!
crestfallen, he turned back, but still beside her.
I don’t want to leave you, Lieselotte… I will not… sorry, but…
He turned back to the vampiress.
… I can’t leave you again!

“Cause it’s not nice to control people like that, kiddo.” Theresa had managed to get close enough to Mollith without drawing much attention.

He rolls his eyes in annoyance at Albert and drags his body over to a rock and leans him up against it. Getting Jasmina’s attention he motions for her to heal him after she is done with Lily. He walks back towards Mollith and leans down.

She is crying because she doesn’t like be told what to do. Do you like it when people order you around?

She snarls angrily at Makar, baring her fangs at the Lord.
Just Go! I don’t want to talk to you now Makar, I can’t… Please, just leave me.

Another Sigh from Lily giving the little girl a pitying looking “Because what you do isn’t a game my dear…” she stretched her shoulder now wounds thankfully mended. “You might think that.., but it isn’t true…” A cautious Jasmina steeping back now that her job was done.

Lily took a step forward again, kneeling down and tapping the little sore on the girls cheek, no doubt making her flinch “Because when one of us play it they feel -that- all over, but a whole tons worse.”

(Ehnnn dull post is dull haha. Oh well I try ;p)

Amaja leaned her head back in surprise when Lieselotte snarls and shows the vampirism in her to Makar. She shot a glance over to Makar of irritation at his persistence. She looked back to the girl in her arms and turned her head away from the ignorant blue cat and held her close again. She faces Makar again and jerks her head at him trying to convey he needs to leave now.

The knight stands back after seeing Lieselotte’s fangs. He clearly wasn’t going to confort her, so he got up.
…
Unable to say something, he walked away, saddened. He couldn’t even think on words anymore. he closed his hands into fists and gritted teeth as he got closer to the others. He stared at Mollith for a brief moment, enraged. He sat down under a tree and kept looking to where Lieselotte and Amaja were at.

Susanna watches Makar’s display of control. She is less than impressed.

Konar only hear the talking between the group and the girl Mollith,he notice that Makar have returned from his talk with Liesolette and notice by Makar’s expression that it was not a good talk,he returns his atention to the group
So,what should we do now about her?In a way she’s dangerous,but in other way she’s just a lonely girl that just wanted to play,well not in a right way but we can’t leave her alone too.

Mollith seems lost at people’s attempts to explain the situation to her, until Lily touches her graze mark, making the girl flinch slightly, and tries to impress upon her the seriousness of her actions. Slowly, her hand rises to the sore and touches it, again flinching at the tinge of pain. “But…” She murmurs quietly, grasping desperately at the idea, her whole perception of the last few years of her life coming into question.

“It’s Mr. Ardanious’s game…” She muttered. “He was the only one who cared… He showed me how to have fun…” Tears began to well in her eyes. “He can’t be wrong… He can’t be…” She pulls the doll from her shoulder and hugged it tight to her chest. “He can’t be…”

Ask her Mollith… The resting place… Ask her about it…

Mollith slowly looks up at Lily. “Wh-what are you doing… With the resting place…” She looked confused. Maybe even a little scared. She clutched the doll to her chest with all her might.

All Mr. Ardanious’s game…? Paulson though to himself.

Maybe Albert is right about the doll, except it isn’t controling her, only suggesting… He continues to think about this as he turns up to lily and waits for her to reply.

Lily was quick to suspect the same as our team archer there. Maybe this little puppet was the source of their troubles….but still….

She gave Mollith a curious look, one hand digging through her robes pockets as she spoke. “The Resting place? Oh… and what does Mr. Ardanious know about ‘The Resting place’? Now… us? We aren’t doing anything to it, but from what we’ve heard there’s a gang of very nasty people who plan to use it for themselves. I don’t suppose you know anything about that my dear?”

Mollith looks down at the doll held with such ferocity. She nods slowly before looking back at Lily. “He says that the nasty people are trying to bring back the souls of some even nastier people… Mr. Ardanious seems scared of them…” She looks really worried. “Mr. Ardanious is never scared of anyone…” Her ears twitch a little as she looks at the doll again. “He wants me to help you… He says that our game is alright… I just need to play it with the right people…”

This thought seems to calm her down a little. Though it wasn’t really noticeable before due to it’s slow build, the air seems to thin drastically, almost like everyone just grew lighter. It seemed that the more upset, confused or distraught she got, the more oppressive the atmosphere literally became.

Paulson leaned over to the little girl. You want to come with us? He asked with a worried glance towards Lily.

Well I don’t care if you do but some of the others might…He looked to Makar and then back to Mollith. Hey I have an idea! Why don’t we go play a game why they sit here and talk about boring grown up stuff, like what to do next. We can go sing some songs while we wait!

Theresa is eager to avoid Mollith from becoming bored for obvious reasons… “I’ll come with you!”

The knight sighed after listening to Paulson and Theresa, finally turning his gaze away from where Lieselotte and Amaja were at.
I can’t even breath normally around here any longer.
He got up and arranged his cape, still serious. He looked at Paulson and nodded.
Good luck.
The Lord rested his back on the tree and kept looking at Mollith. The anger in his face now turning into concern.

Paulson nodded thanks in return to Makar and held his hand out to Mollith with a smile. What do you say, hmm?

Lily patiently listened to the girls works “… Resurrection magic is it…? *Sigh* and of course it’s some ancient evil they’re bringing back… It can’t ever be the pure or good can it…. I don’t suppose Mr. Ardanious knows what these ancient nasty people are called?” The hedgehog stands up straight again straightening out her robe and nodding to Paulson’s comment. “… Yes that’s a wonderful idea. If you could keep the poor girl entertained for a bit…..”

[Much as I’d hate to admit I’m going to need to go on Auto soon. Places to go.]

Mollith tilts her head a little before speaking. “The Others” She says plainly, not really sure what that means herself. She doesn’t wait for Lily’s reaction however, as she stands up and takes hold of her scythe, holding it up and tapping the base against the ground, causing the large weapon to turn into a small pendant. around her neck. She then skips over to Paulen and Theresa, reaching her arms out so that they can link their arms with hers “What game do you want to play?” She asked enthusiastically, not really thinking about the reaction that phrase was likely to create.

Paulson smiles with out showing how nervous he is links arms with her.

Well let’s play one of our games. He answers quickly. Like Ispy, or um any suggestions Theresa?

((I see what you did there Commie, that’s a clever one hahahaha))

Theresa is unfortunately fresh out of ideas. “I got nothing. Sorry.”

Suddenly, a thought comes to mind. “I know!” She leans over to Mollith. “Do you like Hide and Seek?”

((Fuuuuu- Playing hide and seek with Mollith is terrifying to me in real life.))

Paulson smiled brightly. Yeah there’s a fun game!

The knight gulped after listening to Mollith’s question and panicked because of Theresa’s answer.
She would likely turn a “hide and seek” into a “hide and hunt”.
He slowly guided a hand under his cape, without taking it out.
Err… why not a logical game instead? Like… guessing?

“How about Paulson seeks, and we’ll hide!” No way am I gonna risk that kid “seeking”…

(am I the only one thinking playing a game with the girl who has killed dozens before being told they wanted to play a game with her is just a tad bit of a bad idea?)

(I’m thinking the same, thanks for asking.)

(It’s a dreadful idea. But it is very Paulo- er, Paulson)

(She likes playing games, we’re going to play games with her to keep her happy. As long as we play our kind of games we should be fine. Probably.)

That sounds good to me! Paulson agreed. I’ll count to 50 while you girls go hide.

This could possibly be the worse Idea I have ever had.

(Which is why I chose a game where she’d just hide quietly waiting for us to find her. A lot less likely for stabbings.)

The whole time McCardell has been cautiously half watching Molith, afraid, yes, afraid to near her. He figures after the actions of last night it would be much, much better to become a shadow and watch for now

( oh Toasty Christ I missed alot what with fighting my computer the finally playing Starcraft 2, which I will be doing for awhile anyways so ok consider me stuck in auto for awhile)

Mollith lights up happily. “Oh I love that game! I’m a great seeker! No one is ever able to hid from me for long!” Theresa’s suggestion has her look puzzled for a moment. “Hmmm… I’ve never been the one hiding before…” She seems to turn the idea over in her head before smiling widely. “Ok! I’ll try hiding with you!” She turns to Paulson and waves a finger at him. “But no peeking~”

I wouldn’t dream of peeking. Paulson said honestly as he turned towards a tree and began counting out loud.

Alright, this should give the party enough time to discuss what to do next while we play games with her. I hope they decided what to do quick.

Sighing in relief, Makar called Lily closer. He wispered.
That child wasn’t in the plans! Also, she’s deadly!! The plan is going to stay the same?! I’m not going to sleep aknowledged she’ll be among us.

(( Well… I’m going to try and get whatever small amount of sleep I can before Uni today. Will probably be back and posting in about an hour or so, possibly intermitantly at lunch etc.

For now, Mollith will play with Paulson & Theresa. Afterwards she’ll follow Lily, Paulson, Theresa or Lieselotte around. Whoever seems less terrified of her. ))