A Terribly Hot Day (Reserved)

[Luella Vaettir]

(Reserved for Meryl)

“You like her! Admit it!” Elle said, laughing, leaning against the counter, watching her brother sort out colorful vials by feeling for the engraved runes at the bottom. She smirked as her twin blushed, brow furrowing.

“I never said anything like that! I was just glad to see her,” He said.

“Her?”

“H-her dragon. Benny.”

“Ha! You like her dear brother. That’s great!” Elle said happily, clapping her hands together. “It is about time you find someone to invest heart in. Will you make a move?”

“No! I’m hardly the type of man that’d she’d look at twice,” Aerin replied, picking up his cane and he limped to a nearby shelf, stocking it with potions.

“Well, maybe if you wore something less stifling she would. Nuns show more skin than you,” Elle said. She tilted her head, looking thoughtful a moment. “How’s your stamina?”

“What? I can stay up for days working. Why?”

“Not working, I meant intimacy. How long do you think you could last?” Elle said.

“Oh for heaven’s-get out!” Aerin snapped, blushing furiously. Elle giggled and pushed herself away from the counter, striding over to her twin. She gave him a peck on the cheek.

“Remember, it’s how you use it that counts,” she said, and laughed as Aerin pushed her in the direction of the door. She skipped out of the shop, closing the door behind her. She stepped out into the sunshine and sighed, fanning herself against the heat that blasted her. How could Aerin wear all those clothes? She was barely dressed and she felt like catching fire. She wore her short, tight, hunting shorts with her knee high boots, and one of her more simple cotton shirts, sleeveless, with her favorite brown corset. Her cleavage showed nicely, but it usually did in everything, and her flat stomach for once wasn’t showing.

She strolled through the plaza, trying to decide what to do with her day. She was good on money and food for a while, so she didn’t need to go hunting yet. She helped Aerin fill out his ledger this morning, and he didn’t need any more help around the shop. Maybe she’d go swimming in the lake or something. She paused as she reached the fountain, staring at the water for a moment. Yes, she’d go swimming. But she’d get something to eat first. She looked around, eying the few vending carts that sold hot food. She didn’t want anything hot, but there was a lack of chilled food at this time of year. Her eyes landed on a vendor who sold hunks of cooked meat on a thin stick, the meat slathered in some red sauce. Perfect! She made her way towards it, daydreaming about the lake and its cold waters as she did.

[merlinus]

"The wind is my body, watch my movements soar in blurred grace." The chanted as he lept off the roof and a strong swirl of wind carried his body over to the fountain giving all the crowd a good breeze of chilled air, the caster landing on the edge of the fountain reading a large tome filled with bookmarks. "No...no...well maybe...if I channeled the power of wind and water..." He mused to himself before slamming the book closed and looked around at the stares he was getting. He smirked softly deciding to give them a show.

"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WOULD PLEASE BRING YOUR ATTENTION TO ME," He boomed with charisma and elegance a small tune suddenly playing from a minor cantrip type magic, "...BEHOLD ON THE HOT DAY A FEAST FOR YOU ALL TO SEE! Like nothing you've ever seen before! A treat to you all~!" He stepped into the fountain and his body gave a soft glow as he began a small incantation. "Arise oh calm waters, rout this enemy that plagues us this day. Weep now and wash away the heat of the day."

After the chant he smirked and raised his staff and the water shot up from the fountain in a steady stream and like a dance with elegant moves the magus moved and twirled around the fountain the water following him and taking the form of a dragon giving the viewers a cold drizzle to comfort them, but as the dance came close to a finish and the serpent circled the mage it exploded soaking anyone nearby and sent the mage flyingand sliding past the crowd to a nearby food stand.

As he coughed a small drakeling no bigger then ones hand rolled on the mages chest squeeking in a manner that resembled laughter with got an annoyed glare from underneath the Mage's hood. "Shut up squeeker....you know that wasn't supposed to happen." Grumbled Meryl as he began to stand, he had been thrown into just the right place as he stood he saw an enchanting elf. Time to go to work.

He clapped his hands together and wind was expelled from his body drying him off mostly and he strode over to Elle and pulled off his hood taking her hand suddenly. "In all the realms...all the lands...and all the kingdoms I've never seen such a dazzling maiden, you must put this kingdom's princess to shame my dear. I would be honored if you allowed me a kiss to remember this occasion." He chimed shamelessly as he bowed his head as one would to a princess.

[Luella Vaettir]

Elle paused as she heard a booming voice roll to her, attracting her attention. She turned, momentarily forgetting about the vendor with his red coated meat, and blinked. Her blue eyes widened a bit as she saw water lift freely from the fountain, dancing above the heads of a small, gathered crowd, before shaping into a dragon. Elle watched the mage and dragon dance, and it circled the man before water suddenly gushed everywhere, soaking people in the nearby vicinity. Even Elle herself got a little cool mist on her.

The crowd gave a cheer and applauded, though only a few of them really saw where the mage went. Elle included. She watched the mage stand, using wind magic to flick all moisture from him. Then he turned and walked right up to Elle, who blinked in surprise as he took her hand. She tilted her head as he lavished her with compliments. Elle blushed, mostly from surprise than what he said. She hit on so many men in this city and not one really returned her affection, and to suddenly have this handsome fellow walk up and lay it on thick…well it shocked her. She was certain she moved to a city where men didn’t like to touch women.

“Oh, dear,” She said softly, smiling at the mage. “Surely you must be mistaken. I doubt I’m the prettiest girl you’ve come across. You are very kind to say so, though.” She said, trying not to giggle. Prettier than the princess? Well, there was no princess, only a queen, and currently she hoped her twin would get with said queen. Elle wasn’t vain enough to compare herself with other women. Besides, she liked Namari’s green hair. It was very pretty.

Elle watched him bow to her, and it made her feel giddy. Well, he was shameless wasn’t he? Elle was just as equally shameless though. But she’d certainly eat up what she could from this man.

[merlinus]

He raised his head slowly to reply and his eyes focusing onto hers in a deep gaze the only unfortunate part of his plan was the exposing of the red birth mark underneath his right eye. "Mistaken? No, but, in a stunned daze by the radiating beauty you shine. Yes." He cooed to her before leaning to her and pecking her lips in a stolen kiss. Quick yet classy, Meryl was indeed on his best game today. He pulled away with a large smile plastered to his face as if to savor the moment for the rest of his days. "Never in my wildest dreams have I ever thought I'd be this fortunate. I'm Meryl of the Lake. High Magus. And owner of a small land in the middle of a great lake, it is my greatest honor to meet you Madam."

"I must insist that my words are nothing but true. I've traveled to many lands and towns and kingdoms, none have had a girl catch my heart with an arrow like you have." He stated before looking around and noticing the meat then back to her and made a simple guess as to what she was doing before he took her attention away from it. "I would be honored and humbled again if you'd let me treat you to a meal, anything your heart desires." He said with a nod and a smile as he watched to girl with a gentle look gleaming in his eyes.

With that Squeeker slid down his robe and off into the crowd to fetch some coin from a nearby strangers pocket to pay for the meal that his master was offering to the elven lass. Meryl gave her another bow of his head and kept ahold of her hand for a moment longer before letting her go. "I apaologize I know that may have come off a bit...well...strange. I just couldn't hold myself back, like a bandit when I see treasure I have to take all the risks and go for it. And you Miss are a grand gem hidden in the rough."

[Luella Vaettir]

Elle looked at the birthmark curiously. In her experience the only people who usually had natural marks like that were usually demons of sorts. That must have made this man a demon. Interesting. He was a handsome demon. She blinked, gasping slightly when he suddenly leaned forward and stole a little kiss from her. Well, that was surprising. She watched him smile to himself before he introduced himself as Meryl. She could have laughed. He snagged a kiss from her before they even exchanged names. Typical Elle style.

“Nice to meet you Meryl of the Lake. I’m Luella Vaettir, but I prefer Elle,” She replied, placing a hand on her hip. She smiled, amused as he went on about her catching his heart with an arrow. How appropriate, since she was a hunter, using a bow. He offered to treat her to a meal.

“Anything my heart desires?” She echoed, visualizing a few things that were not exactly pure. Oh boy, she could eat this man right up. He was probably enjoying just flirting than running, but she’d enjoy it while it lasted. “Well, how can I say no to such a charmer like you?” She didn’t notice the little creature that slipped from Meryl’s robe and skittered off. Not that it would scare her, quite the opposite, but she never really approved of pick-pocketing. Even less so when they always seemed to target her brother. A blind, crippled elf was an easy target after all. Elle laughed when Meryl spoke again, comparing her to a grand gem.

“Well, I can’t fault you for stroking my ego. Nor can I fault a bandit for taking risks. Who knows? Maybe he’ll get that treasure, if he works hard enough.” She said, stepping up to the cart. The vendor, an older man with thinning hair and a large gut, stared openly at Elle’s chest, despite his wife standing behind him, busy cooking the meat. She eyed the goods for a moment before pointing, selecting the meat she wanted. He handed the stick over, giving her a charming smile which consisted of yellowed teeth, two of which were missing, before he regarded Meryl with his usual glare which he reserved for handsome gentlemen.

[merlinus]

"Elle, a fitting name. Beautiful and vibrant. Long enough to be elegent and just short enough to not be dull!" He cooed once again and stroked his chin as he committed her face and name to his memory. Her words sent him into a visible shiver at the thought that they implied, oh perhaps he would be sticking with this one for longer then he had originally thought. Oho, I think there is more then pilfering her under garments is in the cards for this future. He thought as his mind wandered more at the prize to be gained her.

A smirk played across his features as he watched her. "I promise you the bandit will put in more than enough effort and work into it..." He said with a smile as he let his gaze wander to her bottom in the shorts whilest the vendor took the chest and her back was turned, he dindt want to be caught as the lecher he was quite yet. He noticed the gaze then glare from the vendor which sent him to give a rather serious and threatening look of his own to the fat man, raising his hand letting his fingertips spark lightly as if to challenge the man.

It wasn't long before Squeeker returned with a pouch in his mouth and flew up Meryl's cloak to drop the pouch into his hand and he whipped out the coins that were held within, placing them on the cart to pay for the meat Elle had chosen. As soon as he was within her gaze again he had changed his mask back to that of the gentle flirt he was playing to earn her affections, he had gotten a good enough glance at her hind end to keep him hoping for more.

"You probably shouldn't have told me you couldn't say no to my charms my angelic beauty, I may try feeding you something....unpure I believe it would be called?" He said with a wink having the same thoughts as she about the line. He turned to lean against the cart and face her giving what he believed to be a subtle glance to her chest whilest keeping the innocent smile on his face as his eyes found their way back to her face.

[Luella Vaettir]

Elle looked the hunks of meat over, poking her finger into the sauce and licking her finger clean. The sauce was quite spicy. She liked it. She looked up to thank the vendor, but he seemed rather pale now. She tilted her head before turning back to Meryl, wondering what the fat man’s problem was. Perhaps his wife found out about his staring and he realized he was in trouble when they returned home.

Elle popped some meat into her mouth, chewing and licking her fingers clean, savoring the taste. For a lecherous old man he had damn good food! She’d probably visit the cart again. She looked back to Meryl as he spoke, leaning against the cart. As he gave a casual glance over her assets, she gave a casual glance over his, admiring the shape of his chest under his cloak. She wondered what it looked like bare. Did he have scars? Mages don’t really sport them but he struck her as the type to carry a few.

“Feeding me something impure? Well, I’ll have to be careful then,” She said, eating another bit of meat. She turned, looking around, noting a two women who stood off. One was looking at the mage, clearly finding him attractive, the other seemed to be scolding her. The scolding woman pointed to her eye, indicating where the mark on Meryl was.

“So, who was your little friend?” Elle asked, turning back to Meryl. She may have not noticed the little drakeling when it went off to steal money, but she did notice it when it rolled on his chest laughing at the mage.

[merlinus]

Watching Elle lick her fingers clean brought his thoughts into a more perverse fantasy and his face went a soft shade of crimson. "Well given the way I'd feed you I don't think you wouldn't...well...that talk is best suited when we are alone~." He said offering her a playful grin on his face, his own staring of her kept him from fully noticing the attention her eyes were giving him. He raised his arms up and placed his hands at the back of his head in a relaxed manner still surprised that she had not found a reason to beat him to a pulp yet or rather the fact he had not gotten bored with this elf woman.

He noticed the two girls in the distance and smirked softly at the one whom seemed interested him so he looked to Elle with a wink, "If you're not fast and claim me dearest you may have a challenger." Obviously just a tease to press her into making her own move in their flirtatious game, but, that playfulness seemed to drop when he noticed what the other was doing. Meryl carefully pulled his hood over his head to hide his face. "Well...I guess it was too good to last..." He whispered under his breath before looking to Elle once again.

"Oh, tha was Just Squeeker. Hey Squeeker introduce yourself." Said Meryl with a chuckle as he held out the little drake who walked down his arm on hind legs with its wngs folded behind its back and chin held high like a stuck up prince, he bowed elegantly withing Meryl's palm rather uncommon for the common drakeling pet one would find.  "He is kind of a pest but he is my pest." Said Meryl with a snicker as he got a got a glare and a huff from squeeker. The Drakeling squeeking to Elle as if to hold a conversation and apologize for his masters rudeness.

"Who're you calling unrefined you stuck up lizard!" Said Meryl proceeding to shake Squeeker before holding him out again to Elle. "See? Pest."

[Luella Vaettir]

Elle once more glanced back at the two women. A challenger? Maybe if she managed to escape the clutches of the other woman and introduce herself. Elle sort of felt bad for the girl really. Sure, her brother nagged at her about her habits with men, but he never did anything like that. Never in the open for everyone to see, nor did he ever scold her over what kind of men she pursued. Only the fact that she never waited a respectable amount of time before jumping into bed with them. Elle turned back to Meryl to reply, but was distracted by the fact that he pulled the hood back over his head. Before she could ask, Meryl summoned his little friend.

The drakeling walked out on the mage’s arm and gave a polite bow. Elle stared wide eyed at it as the two had their exchange. After a moment she grinned.

“He is utterly adorable!” She exclaimed, stepping up to look at Squeeker. What a perfect name for him, too! She giggled, looking the little creature over. “You are just the cutest thing!” She said, reaching out the gently pat Squeeker on the head. She popped the last remaining bit of meat in her mouth and tossed the little stick off to the side. She looked to Meryl a moment, eying the hood, and the birthmark, before she reached out and gently touched the mark.

“Are you a demon?” She asked. “The only people I see with marks like this are usually demons of some sort.” She trailed her fingers over the mark before pulling them back. “I think they’re nice. This one time I saw a demon who had markings like that all over her body. They were blue though. I think they add a unique character to one’s face.” She said, before realizing she was babbling. She shut her mouth, blushing. Goodness, she had much better self control than that. Babbling away like some silly girl who was new to the flirting game.

[merlinus]

While she was distracted with squeeker Meryl took the chance let himself feel the scorn he was preparing for by the people once word got around about his bloodline, though he had no clue how this are received his kind most towns and villages got violent when they learned of him. So he had devolped an uncanny stereo type for the rest of civilization. A soft chuckle escaped his lips at the scene of Squeeker being fawned over for being a cute little creature. A small smile on his face this time a bit more sincere then the last ones he had given her glad she hadn't freaked out quite yet but was still prepared for what he thought was the unavoidable outcome.

Squeeker just stared up at her like a child would for not being treated like an adult and began squeeking once again trying to correct her and prancing around like a human noble would as if to demonstrate that he was not cute but a noble beast. This of course wasn't helping his point and Meryl couldn't contain his laughter at his pet. Squeeker sighed and gave up as he received the pat to the head unable to resist the need of affection it brought, the drake clung to her hand and crawled up her arm and to her shoulder then gave a nuzzle to her cheek.

Meryl watched them with a faint smile but when her hand lifted towards his face and towards his mark he squeezed the cart and flinched then braced for an assault to his being, eyes shut tightly waiting for the punch but after a moment and no sting rather the soft touch he opened his left eye to stare at her. "H-Half...on my fathers side..." He choked out still ready for a blow to his face though he found himself leaning into her touch ever so carefully.

"There are other demons here? Heh..nice? That's the first time I've ever heard someone describe a demon like that..." Meryl said with a soft sigh and rubbed the back of his hooded head gently. "And just when you cant get anymore beautiful you go and blush on me like that, adorable." He said with a smirk kisses her cheek gently. "Look I can leave you alone now that you know what I am, I know a lot of people arnt exactly receptive."

[Luella Vaettir]

Elle frowned as Meryl flinched away from her hand at first. Like a beaten dog flinched when one raised their hand. It hurt her heart a little.

“People weren’t very kind to you, were they?” She asked. She knew how hurtful people could be. She watched her brother deal with it throughout their lives. The scorn, the name calling, the teasing, the rock throwing. Mostly from children. The adults were worse. Condescending to him, as if his blindness made him stupid somehow, and the looks of false pity. The whispers, the fact that they could never really look him in the face. Aerin was spared this, but Elle saw.

“Well, I haven’t met another demon here, but on my travels here. There are all kinds of creatures here, all trying to blend in,” She said, tilting her head into Squeekers nuzzling. She smiled a bit as Meryl leaned down to give her a little kiss on the cheek. Two kisses he managed to steal today. She looked surprised as he offered to leave her alone.

“Leave? Why, I thought things were going smoothly,” She said. She reached up and tugged Meryl’s hood back, revealing his face once more. “It’s a good thing I’m not like a lot of people.” She added, glancing over her shoulder to see the two women walking away. “If I was, I’d miss out on a lot of fun and meeting a lot of people.”

[merlinus]

Her question brought up some unpleasant memories, mostly of the beatings and yelling he had received before meeting Vivien before he knew how to hide or surivive alone. The swearing and throwing of stones being subjugated to excorism and burning by holy objects. Horrible days and he could feel his eyes burning with anger as he thought about it. "People are never kind...what they don't understand or don't want to accept they attack. They blame all their problems on other people and attack them for things out of their control. Humans more so then the rest." He said to her glancing away.

"I see. Judging from the reaction by the girl and when you say blending in I'm gonna guess this place is just as kind as the other places..." He said with a sigh looking back to her to see the smile then the surprised look on her face which only caused him to smile softly the first person besides his step mother to not react horribly at the revelation.

He blinked in surprise and blushed himself when his hood was pulled down and he nodded to her quickly. "W-Well of course they were going smoothly I just thought that...you know..." He fell silent at her words and his eyes closed with a smile. "Thank you Elle. You really have no idea how much happiness that brought me. I wish I had met you sooner then I did." He replied opening his eyes to look at her once again with a small smile on his face. "You know if I was braver I'd throw you over this cart make you my woman right here and now then make you my wife and we would take the world by storm!" He said with a smirk.

[Luella Vaettir]

Elle beamed as Meryl thanked her, feeling glad. She liked bringing happiness if she could. It was one of the best feelings, to make someone happy.

“Well, I like to make others happy. I’m just glad we met at all. You seem rather interesting.” She said. She reached up to pat Squeeker again, not forgetting about the cute little drakeling. She paused, looking wide eyed at the mage when he next spoke. After a moment she laughed.

“My, that’s the first time a man has ever hinted at marriage before! You don’t strike me as the type to settle down though.” She said, giggling again. “That’s sweet though, in its own way. I don’t really want to take the world though, just enjoy it.” She glanced over his shoulder. “Besides, I can think of better locations to take me as your woman.” She added, eying the fat vendor, who blatantly stared back.

She stepped to Meryl’s side and took his arm. “Why don’t we take a stroll?” She suggested, mostly wanting to get away from the growing crowd and the cart vendor’s gaze.

[merlinus]

He could only snicker at her words despite the truth in them. He had never had the intent of marrying though perhaps finding a partner or lover but never marriage. "Heh on any normal day you would be right, but, I have never met such a woman like you before. A girl who can make me happy again is worth settling down for. Surprised someone already hasn't taken your heart already." He cooed to the elf as his spirits were back on full and he was back I to the mood of swooning the lass into his bed.

"A stroll to One of these better places I hope." He chuckled before pulling away and picking her up in the bridal fashion and kneeling down carefully, his eyes glowing a soft green which spread to his body. "Hold on tight my beautiful Elle." He said with a smile before letting the incantation pass from his lips, "My body is the wind, watch as I soar with blurred grace and dance across the skies as the falcon." Said the sorcerer as the wind swirled around him, he jumped upward with great force and the wind carried them into the sky and its calm embrace. They floated and flew forward just like a falcon or great bird would.

"This is how I see the world Elle, beautiful and serene without the madness of men and other creatures. It's beautiful and peaceful, truly perfect. Despite that it still is only a fraction of the beauty your eyes show when I peer into them." He said looking to her with a smirk on his face, once again stealing a kiss from her lips. "Three times in one day I think that means I win~"

[Luella Vaettir]

Elle smiled at Meryl’s words before she shrugged. “Well, I guess my heart isn’t as easy to take as my body.” She replied. She wasn’t sure if that was true or not. There weren’t many men who stuck around long enough to have a meaningful relationship. She had few boyfriends over the years, and they weren’t around long. They somehow got scared off. A few even called her a cheating whore, which was entirely untrue. She may be rather promiscuous when single, but she was a very loyal girl. She sometimes wondered if Aerin scared them off, then dismissed the idea. Aerin liked her actually sticking to one man at a time. He hadn’t actually scared off a man since they were fifteen, and those were very different circumstances.

“Eh?” Elle blinked as Meryl suddenly lifted her up, carrying her. She put an arm around his neck when he advised her to hold on, though she wasn’t really sure for what. Her eyes widened a bit when his eyes, then body, began to glow green, a shade that reminded her again of the lake and the heat of the day. Upon reminder, she longed for the lake deeply once more. It was entirely too hot today. The idea of spending it in bed with a man seemed almost intolerable, as attractive as the idea was.

Elle let out a surprised cry as they suddenly were launched high into the air. The ride smoothed out, and they floated on the wind, moving forward with total ease. Elle gazed down at the passing city below, a look of awe on her face. Never had she been flying before! She made no reply as Meryl spoke, too awestruck to speak. She looked at him, facing him in time for him to steal another kiss from her. Damn, he was good at that. Three times, and not one of them had Elle simply let him take. He was just quick.

She let out a laugh, looking downwards again. “I suppose that means you do.” She answered, “This is amazing Meryl! I’ve never been so high up before! So, how many other girls have you pulled this little trick on?” She teased him, the hand that was about his shoulders playing with a lock of his hair.

[merlinus]

Meryl chuckled softly as he made sure to keep a peaceful and calm pace wanting her to enjoy the flight, his eyes cast down to her with a soft look. "Aha you have the cutest little shout Elle." He cooed with a large grin and almost squirmed with delight his grin only turning into a bright smile. "I hope he like. Dont worry I'll win that heart over yet." He said with a nod cradling her against him.

Upon her next question he thought about it and honestly this was the first time he had used this on her, of course he had used magic to impres or shamelessly assualt sexually, but, he never took them up into the sky with him. Actually now that he thought about it there was one other woman who went into the sky with him but under completely different reasons. "Well there was one other but that was just to drop her out of the sky to end her life. It was a very unpleasant battle. You're the first I ever brought up here to just have a romantic moment with~" He said to her with a soft and playful wink.

Meryl placed a hand upon her cheek and stroked the side of her face with a thumb as he felt her play with a lock of his hair. His eyes settling to hers once again and found himself turning a soft shade of read and when he noticed the sudden flare in his cheeks his eyes widened wondering what could have brought this reaction on.

He coughed quickly to regain his composure and smiled once again. "S-So Elle, whats our destination hm?" He asked with a bright tone.

[Luella Vaettir]

Elle raised an eyebrow as Meryl explained that he had taken another woman up into the sky like this…to kill her. She blinked at him a moment before looking back down. She pictured a woman falling, terror or perhaps anger on her face and she plummeted to her death. It made her shiver a bit. She wasn’t sure if she could ever do that. She didn’t really judge others for killing, they all lived in a cut-throat world after all, but she wasn’t sure if she could ever take a life like that. It was odd, since she was a hunter and she made a living off of killing, but it was different when you hunted for food. Well, many killed for survival. She supposed that may not be too far a stretch from what she did. She was never really put in a situation that called for such a response, so she wouldn’t really ever know.

She gazed back up to Meryl as he stroked her cheek gently. She gave him a little smile, noting the blush on his cheeks. It was a bit funny. Charmers never really blushed. Elle being one of them, she would know. But meeting this man…somehow it felt like the game shifted slightly under her and she was trying to reposition herself on the field.

“I think I’d like to go for a nice swim.” Elle replied promptly when asked of their destination. She looked around and then pointed to the lake, which she could see clearly from up here. “I’ve swam there before. It’s nice and cool. Perfect for a hot day like this, I think.”

[merlinus]

Meryl could tell she had gone into thought over what he had just told her and sighed softly with a faint smile showing some regret about his actions. "She was a fellow sorcerer who fell off the wagon and turned evil. She had someone close to me murdered for her own rise to power. I did not agree with her and we got into a fight." Meryl said giving her a little more insight into what had happened though he didn't think revenge would sit well with her he would rather have her know the truth rather then just thinking he kidnapped woman and dropped them out of the sky.

Meryl was glad his redirection had worked away from his sudden flustering, something about her suddenly put him off his normal flirtatious game. Maybe he was liking her just a bit too much, but, he was already in this deep and it would be a waste to just leave it be now. At her request he nodded once again and the wind picked up and they moved a little faster in a burst of speed for their decent, not enough to make her overly panic mind you. He knew flying for the first was a little intimidating and didn't want to ruin the adventure for her.

As they touched the ground the gloweing around him stopped and the air magic dissipated with a sudden burst of air around them, blowing away dust and grass and small rocks. "A swim sounds absolutely brilliant my Dear Elle." He cooed with a smile as he set the girl down on her feet with a fluid and careful motion.

[Luella Vaettir]

Elle grinned as Meryl agreed to the lake, and the wind magic or whatever he was using shifted them off into the direction. She closed her eyes, enjoying the breeze on her hot skin. After a moment she smirked, thinking of how much the elves back home would panic if they saw her now. Aerin included, though her brother didn’t panic. Well, except once when she went out with a man and hadn’t returned home for four days. She felt terrible about that, because when she returned she could tell her twin hadn’t eaten or slept. She took that harsh scolding as best as she could and tried not to repeat the action again.

They began to descend, and she looked down, watching as the ground came closer at a comfortable pace. She looked out at the glimmering water of the lake, eyeing the little island that sat within it. Finally, they landed, and Meryl set her down with all the grace of a prince in a story. She turned to face the lake, clapping her hands in happy excitement.

“Yes! I haven’t been here since that big battle I stumbled upon.” Elle said, bending and unbuttoning her boots, kicking them off in the grass. She unbuckled her belt, which contained her dagger, purse, and what she called her ‘everything pouch’ and dropped that, before working on the corset.

“You care to join?” She asked, looking over her shoulder at the mage before stripping off the corset, dropping her shorts, and pulling off her cotton shirt, leaving her in her underwear and the cloth she wrapped about her chest to help support the weight there. With the task of stripping down to the bare essentials done, she turned and ran for the lake, splashing into the cool water and diving in.

[merlinus]

Meryl beamed as he watched her strip down to almost nothing and he nodded enthusiastically though he took a moment to regain some energy, he had worked himself a little low with all his casting and channeling. It had been a long time since he had used magic for such a duration like that so he was just a little winded. "I will gladly join you! Let me catch myself a moment." He said stretching and regaining his composure.

After a few seconds he finally began stripping off his clothing. First his cloak hit the ground then his gloves, then the upper vestments of his robes, then his belt which left a loud clank from the sword, his boots, and finally his britches. A loose pair of undershorts clung to his waist as his body was exposed and the sight she saw was unlike what was common for mages. Meryl was not built small or looked fragile or sickly or weak. Meryl  was built like an average night he had a well built muscle frame on his body and most of his upper torso had some very painful scars. The worst being the one on his back in the shape of an upside cross.

Meryl run in after her and jumped into the water with a laugh and swam after with a devious grin. This would be the game now where he would accidently strip her nude and collect her underwear when she wasn't looking. You unsuspecting Elle, you'll be mine and so will all your underwear...mine...all mine! Oh holy...I sound crazy.