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Giving the Queen a bow she says, "Thank you your Majesty, for everything. I promise, none of us will speak of this place again once we leave. You have our word." She then prepares to follow Dau.
"What was that for?" Dillon asks.
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She giggles again before shrugging slightly, "I don't know...I just wanted to. You have such a nice one ya know? I'm not allowed to touch now?" She asks with her lips set into a mock pout.
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Derika takes a deep breath and holds onto Vishanti's hand as they follow Dau to the Seer. No matter what they found out, she had what she needed most. Giving Vishanti a smile she leans into her slightly as they walk.
Dillon chuckles and offers his arm to Rajni. "You can but let's wait until we get back from Hadrinn's."
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Dau leads the group towards the rear of the ship. There is not much else in the area besides machinery and one lone house. "Zannu prefers to live apart from everyone else. His 'gifts' have made him very sensitive to others' thoughts and feelings."
Looking up at him as they head towards the restaurant she gives him a half smirk that looks a little pouty, "Oh fine, I'll try to restrain myself until we get home. It's your fault for being so irresistible ya know." She says with a giggle as she stretches up to give him a kiss on the cheek as they walk.
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She nods, "I understand....would it be easier on him if you just took me and Derika in to see him, and the others waited outside? We wouldn't want to cause him any kind of discomfort." She asks while sounding a little nervous. Finally she would know the truth, or at least part of it.
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Giving Vishanti's hand a light squeeze before letting go she says, "Yeah, we wouldn't want to make him feel overwhelmed or anything. If it would be better for just me and Gashka to go in and see him, it's okay with me." She says in agreement with the other half-orc.
"Am not," Dillon says as they arrive at Hadrinn's.
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Dau nods and takes Gashka and Derika up to the door. She knocks and waits. A few seconds later, the door swings open by itself.
"Come in, but wipe your feet," a creaky voice calls out.
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Gashka nods at Derika and they both wipe their feet before entering the house.
Nudging him slightly in the arm as they reach the restaurant she smiles at him, "To me you are."
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"I'll wait out here," Dau says.
Gashka and Derika notice that the house smells of incense as they enter. In the middle of the living room, an old man sits on a blanket cross-legged. His eyes are shut. "What brings you to my home?
You are not from here, I can tell."
Dillon picks out an empty table and pulls out Rajni's chair for her.
Rajni gives him a smile before sitting down in her chair, "Thank you my love."
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Still feeling a little nervous as to what exactly she would find out she looks around for a second before speaking, "You're right...we're not from here. I'm not even sure if Derika and I come from the same world...or if we lived on the same world anyways...it's all so strange and we just met not that long ago....and yet...there are things that are so familiar and similar between us...I was just wondering if it was possible that we were related? Many things have been kept from me while I was growing up, and I just want to know the truth." She says honestly.
"You're welcome," Dillon says as he sits down.
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The man opens his eyes, which are white and without pupils. "Yes, you do look a bit similar."
He begins chanting in some unknown language and rubbing a set of beads between his hands. "You are sisters. I suppose I could have been more dramatic about it, but there's the truth."
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Gashka's mouth falls open as she tries to figure out what to say. After a few minutes she looks at Derika, "Wow...okay...well, thank you for telling us. I'm glad we found out now...it actually eases my mind a little. I guess I shouldn't really be that surprised, they lied to me about everything else...I guess I...well, it doesn't really matter now." She looks at Derika, "So...if it's okay, how old are you?" She looks back at the Seer, "I'm sorry, you told us what we wanted to know. We can talk about other stuff once we're back on our ship. Thank you for your time." She says as she tries to let everything sink in.
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Just as shocked as her....sister? She just stands there stunned for a moment, "It's okay...wow...okay. I'm sorry Gashka, I know this must be a shock...I know it is for me. I didn't know I had any family at all....but we're here now. I guess we should go and let the others know what we found out. For what it's worth....I'm kinda glad I have a sister." She looks at Zannu, "Thank you for clearing this up for us. It really is a relief, at least we know now." She says, unsure if Gashka wanted contact or not.
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Zannu stands up, his body creaking and popping. "You are welcome. Just close the door on your way out."
He then hobbles towards his kitchen.
Hadrinn comes up to Rajni and Dillon's table. "What can I get you to eat?"
"I'll take whatever kind of venison dish you have today with a salad please, and could we have some rolls too? Oh...I'd like some lemonade too if that's okay?" She asks as she thinks about what she wants and the smells from the kitchen entice her.
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She nods, "Yes...thank you. Come on Derika, we better get back to the others. I just...it's not that I don't want another sister...it's just...I don't know what to think yet. I just need some time for this to all sink in okay? I'm sorry if I was a little harsh with you earlier....I tend to get that way when I worry about someone, so you should get used to getting chewed out sometimes if I worry about you." She sighs and gives her a small smile, "Come on, let's go." She says before heading out of the door.
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She nods before Gashka has a chance to leave, "Yeah...I know it's a lot. I understand how you feel, it's gonna take some time to get used to it." She says before following Gashka outside and closing the door quietly behind them.
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Dau leads the sisters back to the group, then they all head to Vaeri's cell. Letting the others handle the elf, they finally head to the ship. After it is untied and the dock doors are opened, the captain sails the ship away from Sanctuary. The rest of the day is quiet as the ship heads toward Valwick at long last.
"That sounds good to me too."
"Alright, that won't be a problem," Hadrinn says, heading to the kitchen. He returns with two tankards and a cold pitcher of lemonade.
"Thanks Hadrinn." She says as she pours some lemonade into each tankard for them before handing one to Dillon.
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As they head back to the ship she puts her hands in her pockets and looks at Anyka and Chris, "She's my sister." She says, confirming what they had all been wondering since they ended up in that strange city.
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As they head back towards the ship she puts an arm around Vishanti before looking around at the others, "She's my sister." She confirms as they all walk back together.
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"And that's all you found out?" Chris asks Gashka.
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"Haha, told ya so, Anton," Eldan laughs.
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"Good on you. What do you want? A medal?"
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"A free ale might be nice once we reach Valwick," Eldan says.
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She nods, "After he told us that...I didn't really know what else to ask and what would the point be? The past is the past, I can't change it so why dwell on it?"
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She shakes her head at her friend's commentary and laughs, "I'll tell you what, after everything we've gone through...I'll buy everyone an ale once we get there."
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"I guess not," Chris says. "Some specifics might have been nice...but that's just me."
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She shrugs, "Even though I was expecting her to be related somehow...I wasn't really expecting her to be my sister. It just sort of caught me off guard and then I...I guess I was just in shock because I couldn't think of a single other thing to ask. I mean...I don't even know how old she is or anything...I don't remember anything about her, so it had to have happened when I was very young...no older than two or three I think...I just...I don't even know if I can really take it all in yet. It's just...it's a lot."
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Once they're back on the ship, Derika just goes to Vishanti and wraps her arms around her love, allowing herself to be comforted by her embrace. She was as much at a loss as to what to think about all this as Gashka was.
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Gashka is quiet the rest of the way to the ship and once on board she just goes and sits down near the edge of the ship where she can watch the water. This on top of everything else she had found out about her life recently was just a bit much and it was starting to feel a little overwhelming...well, it had been feeling overwhelming for a while now and she had no idea how to feel about it.
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Vishanti wraps her arms around her love, rubbing her back comfortingly as she holds her. She could only imagine the turmoil going on inside her, the countless unanswered questions. There would be time for them to talk, to unravel the mystery that led to the separation of the sisters, and the mystery of her love's draconic heritage that Gashka didn't seem to share. But right now, she would provide the safety, comfort and security of her undying love.
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Anyka silently walks over and sits beside Gashka. "And I thought my mom had secrets." she says wryly. Putting an arm around her she shakes her head. "I'm sure there's quite a story behind it, and one way or another we'll get to the bottom of it." she says quietly.
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As she stands there, wrapped in Vishanti's loving embrace, it feels like being wrapped up in warm blanket. Sighing against her she just allows herself to be held, loved, and comforted. Looking up into her one true love's face she says, "I am so grateful for you. You are the best thing that has ever happened to me and I feel so lucky and blessed to have you by my side Vishanti."
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She wipes her face as she nods her head, "Yeah...and just when I thought things couldn't get any weirder. After everything we've been through, after everything she's been through....does the how and the why even matter anymore? Shouldn't we just be happy that we have found some kind of family after all this time? It's obvious that she's a little different from me....but regardless of how this happened....I don't know Anyka....I think we both just need to know that it's okay really. She's obviously never had any real family before....aside from you and Chris in a way...I thought mine was gone forever after getting pulled away like that....and now...now I have another sister...I just...I don't even know really what to think other than we each showed up in each other's life when we were meant to and now we can be here for each other....I think that's how I have to look at it. This doesn't mean that I think of you as any less my sister though. We grew up together, got in and out of trouble together, so you will always be my sister....no matter what." She says, feeling a little better after getting her thoughts off of her chest.
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Anyk leats out a breath she didn't even realize she was holding. Her bond with Gashka was one of the few things she had to hold on to in all this chaos, and knowing that that was still as solid as ever was deeply relieving. "And you're mine. However this happened, given how unlikely the odds of you two ending up in the same place, the only way to look at it is some kind of gift." she answers giving her sister a hug.
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She nods as she returns the hug, though a bit more gently. She looks over where Vishanti stands holding Derika before looking back at Anyka, "Are you sure you're okay? It looked like she zapped you pretty good earlier. I know it seemed like I was pretty rough on her before, but you just can't go around shocking people and mouthing off to Daemons. That kind of $hit could get her killed someday if she's not careful. At the very least it could have ended up getting her a damn good beating....especially if you had been hurt worse." She would always be protective of Anyka, that just came with the territory.
Now she had another sister to look after as well and felt that she would be kept pretty busy doing so.
Now she had another sister to look after as well and felt that she would be kept pretty busy doing so.
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"It still hurts a bit....and I'm not giving her any hugs anytime soon, but if she's your blood....well I can see where the temper comes from." Anyka replies with a grin []"Even though you've got way better control of yours."[/b]