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Post by Lady Ashina Mal'orhe Kansior on Apr 2, 2004 17:21:58 GMT -5
high_queen_of_ulster: *She glances out a large window in the main hall...behind her a harpist plays on his harp. A druid and a man of wisdom as well as a bard that plays on his flute. Though no voice accompanies the sweet melody and has borne her thought to other things. She is not to be let out of doors due to her recent episode that left her ill and bed ridden for a few days. She looks pale and yet so very fragile that it becomes her even more. As if she seems to shimmer and glisten in the warmth radiating from the waning sun. She spots a message boy and motions him over* Send word to the Lady Ashina to meet me. I feel I will have need of her. Tell her that it is urgent as well. <C>
high_queen_of_ulster: *Ashina had been away from the Castle at the time of her Sight and neither of them had seen each other. The boy runs off to do her bidding and she sighs gently...folding into a chair she sighs gently...not feeling quite as ill as she did before...but still feeling a little off* <E>
ashina_kansior: Ashina paced in agitated manner across the expanse of her room. The ivory dress that she wore was more than fitting for court, and yet, now that she had experienced the freedom of life within the confines of the West Wood, she found such things a restriction on her freedom. A soft sigh escaped parted lips and the sound as well as the breath snaked out to mingle with the stuffy air of her room. She moved to a chaise that sat just below her window and silently strummed the massive harp that stood there. She was versed in various forms of musical instruments, some of them used to heal, others for simple pleasure. It was then that she heard the light rap at her door. Not bothering to move, she bade the person enter, and a melancholy picture was presented to whomsoever...<broken>
ashina_kansior: ...invaded her space. Ashina's smiles came rarely now that she had been parted from the company that resided in the West Wood, and if her solitary nature hadn't been such a well-known fact, perhaps then it would be possible to believe that the Druidess was in love. Of course, such a rumor would be quickly squashed by any who knew her. Ashina? In love? Preposterous. Such a joke was not to be born, and so, it was merely assumed that the Druidess had experienced something of a more grave nature than even her detachment could handle. The boy, regarding the Lady with wary eyes, quietly cleared his throat and moved forward, speaking in clear tones of his Queen's wishes, "My Lady Ashina, High Queen Kahlan requests your presence within her confinement room." Ashina nodded, not...<broken>
ashina_kansior: :...bothering with a reply. She would go to Kahlan directly. Since her return the Queen had not yet asked for an audience, and now that she sought out her priestess, Ashina would respond in due haste. That thought in mind, she moved from her previous position and moved through her door and into the hallway. She slowly and purposely made her way to Kahlan's door, and once there, knocked gently lest the Queen be slumbering. <fixed>
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Post by Lady Ashina Mal'orhe Kansior on Apr 2, 2004 17:24:45 GMT -5
high_queen_of_ulster: *She hears the knock at her door and bids the inquirer enter. When she sees that it is Ashina she rises all too quickly and is left to grab for something to steady her...she raises a hand to her head and smiles weakly* Ah, Ashina it has ceen so very rough these last few days. Heard you that I had a Sight while I slept? It came upon me without me having beckoned it. *She says quietly for a few moments before looking to her...* I forget myself. You are like my kinswoman and I have come to just blabbering like a senseless woman. I do not take well to being couped up in the Castle. It is all to confining. *She says and walks to her. It is evident that her steps are measured and look to be slightly faulty. <C>
high_queen_of_ulster: Yet as it always does, her training at Avalon is paying off and to none other but Ashina would know what that means. She smiles warmly to her friend...one she would consider her sister and indeed they were essentially foster sisters...she opens her arms to greet the woman with a hug rather than with a traditional bow of the head...and if Ashina returned the hug she would notice that she was indeed slight of frame as if the days of being bed ridden had indeed taken from her. Or had they, she wasnt nourished it was evident though they bid her eat. Something was wrong indeed* <E>
ashina_kansior: Ashina regarded her Queen in quiet contemplation as she entered, noting the lack of color in her orbs and the essence of sickness that clung to the room caused alarm to stir within her breast. What was going on here? It was then that the Queen addressed the issue of the Sight and a soft sigh escaped Ashina. What had happened to the strong woman she had left here a scant few days ago. She hugged Kahlan gently as the affection was offered and noting the thiness she drew away, looking deeply into Kahlan's eyes, worry evident on the lines of Ashina's face, "Kahlan...what plagues you?" The title of "My Queen" was reserved for the time when they were in the presence of the court, and the personal bards that Kahlan hired were often used to hearing the High Priestess address their...<broken>
ashina_kansior: ...Queen in such fashion. As it was, even if there had been a roomful of guests, it was possible that Ashina would have forgotten them in that moment. She felt selfish suddenly for her own reluctance to return from her brief stay in the Wood, and wondered if perhaps her absence had caused some of the trouble that now plagued Kahlan. Silently, she awaited an answer, although she was sure that if Kahlan were able to explain it, she would have cured herself by now. Something was amiss in Ulster, and if treason was to be expected in any way, shape or form, the wrath of the Druidess would fall upon the head of whichever unlucky soul may have caused it. <fixed>
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Post by Lady Ashina Mal'orhe Kansior on Apr 2, 2004 17:25:11 GMT -5
high_queen_of_ulster: *She shrugs her shoulders and looks into the eyes of the woman before her* I know it not kinswoman...*she says having always taken affection to thinking her as such. For they were closer than the blood of even her own two dear sisters, Thia absolutely hated her it would seem. The youngest always do she thinks wistfully before focusing her eyes on her beloved friend* I took ill after the Sight. It was so terribly powerful and took me unaware. It came to me in my sleep. I was ill prepared for any of it. It was a grave tiding indeed of the death of my father...*a hand presses to her forehead* I saw his body lying dead and mutilated where it lay by blades. He was such a strong man and blessed be that I did not see the death of my father.
high_queen_of_ulster: *She says and looks to the woman..shedding a gentle but weak smile for her soul sister* It is as if the very strength I possessed was taken from me after that. I feel it coming back day by day, but I am so greviously sick in the morning that I can barely think of getting out of bed, and lately I havent the appetite to eat anything. Though when I do I eat like a grazing horse! *She says and sighs* I know I had a fever those first few days, think you it made me seriously ill? *She says with a look of concern falling across her fair features* <E>
ashina_kansior: Ashina smiled then, her pleasure obvious. Perhaps it wasn't the correct way to act when a loved one spoke of a greivous sickness, but Ashina was her own person after all, wasn't she? But, then, even the Druidess had some sort of emotion and this was not even close to the concern that she had expressed but moments before. A sly gleam lit her orbs as she quickly assessed the position of Kahlan. "Kahlan...I would like to do something and see if my assumptions are correct. If so, you will be vastly pleased with this new development." She was being rather mysterious, but such was to be expected. She knew that Kahlan would hardly refuse that she do what needs must be done, and that thought in mind, she began to clear her mind for the upcoming procedure. "If you'll allow, please..<broken>
ashina_kansior: "..return to your place upon that chaise and I will begin." She motioned with her left hand that Kahlan should go where directed and then she turned to address the musicians, "This is a rather private discussion. Please, depart for a minute and I will send for you when we are through." A gentle smile accompanied the words, and the musicians knew something important was occuring, for when was the last time that any had seen the smile of Ashina? That thought in mind, they departed the room, intent upon spreading rumors to boost their own importance in the eyes of the castle folk. <fixed> l high_queen_of_ulster: *She takes her place in the chair once again...letting out a sigh of relief* It is such a tax on my poor body to move about these days. Its so frustrating! *She says with a light vehemence that bears with it the strength she truely has and how it must feel for her to be treated like nothing other than a housewoman...she looks to Ashina and sees the look on her face and peers at her closer* What are you up to Ashina? What is on that mind of yours? *She asks and quirks a slender brow...just for the intelligible talk she has been able to exchange with Ashina she looks all the better for it*
ashina_kansior: Ashina shook her head, that same evasive smile playing about her features. Her secrets were her own and the Queen knew that. In due time, she would reveal the reason for this mystery, but as it was, she would simply remain silent. Slowly, her hands moved to rest against the flat plane of Kahlan's belly, and she smiled. Her lips moved as if she spoke quietly to a person who could not be seen, and perhaps the woman was merely losing her mind. But no, Ashina's emerald eyes gleamed with intelligence of the ages. Slowly, tears slid down her cheeks, even as she continued to smile, and then she moved her hands away, breathing deeply as she turned her back to Kahlan. She was silent, regaining control of herself, before dulcet tones broke free to address Kahlan, her back still...<broken>
ashina_kansior: to the other woman, "Kahlan...your dream. You said you dreamt of death." She paused then, and nodded to herself, "It marks a time of life. Through Death, new life is born. You are carrying the future heir of Ulster even as we speak. Sex is still unknown, but your child will be intelligent and beautiful and perfect in every way, inheriting the fire and power of his mother and nobility and discipline of his father. You are blessed, my dearest friend, to have a child soon." She turned then, moving to kneel before Kahlan, and her hands were laid upon the other's lap. It was a sign of affection that few were afforded. Her happiness for Kahlan gleamed from her eyes and was marked by the expression on her face. A child would be born unto the royal family of Ulster...<broken>
ashina_kansior: The new dawn had arrived. <fixed>
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