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[arrowonthewind.livejournal.com]

[Anyone out and about this time of night may come across two vaguely familiar figures silently patrolling the halls. They are elves, sure enough, but their eyes are burning red, their hair and skin pallid. Weaponry adorns their black, ornate armor; well-used swords at hips and longbows crafted from bone slung over shoulders. They move with grace and without sound, their fiery eyes nearly unblinking.

Most attempts to flag them down will result in a wary glance and little else, but if any are feeling ambitious, they're more than welcome to try harder.

For the most part, though, they are standing guard outside room 425.

After a time, a voice carries over the journal. It's perhaps a bit familiar, but with a cold echo to it.]

The Dark Lady has not returned yet. Shall we seek her out?

[And another voice, with the same unearthly echo responds.]

Not yet, sister. She will return. Remember -- patience, discipline.

[ooc. loss start!!! vereesa and alleria are now dark rangers. open in person or over the journal!]

Comments

[sworn]

[Head snapping to Cross as well. BOY YOU AIN'T OFF THE HOOK.]

Your words are not helping either, General. [Spitting out that word. YOU SHOULD KNOW BETTER.]

[echivoc.livejournal.com]

[HE DOES KNOW BETTER BUT THIS IS FUN.]

A name riling you so easily? I thought you kept your composure better than this.

[arrowonthewind.livejournal.com]

[Eyes ... narrowing ...]

It is the way you speak of her that I do not like. She is Queen of the Forsaken, not some tawdry little thing you've picked up at a tavern.

[sworn]

[Nodding! She should be spoken of like a LADY, dammit!]

[echivoc.livejournal.com]

[a scoff]

Then you would certainly hate to hear how I do speak to "tawdry little things" at taverns. [which is to say, he speaks the same way, except with more compliments and less snide remarks.]

[arrowonthewind.livejournal.com]

[Eyes still narrowed ... but she lowers her sword.]

Is there a reason you are here, Cross? Or do you only mean to help prolong our suffering?

[sworn]

Or perhaps you wish to share in a bit of suffering?

[Plz go before sister gets impatient. :|]

[echivoc.livejournal.com]

I simply came to see you two in person and greet you properly. What, am I not allowed to travel on the floor Sylvanas resides?

[arrowonthewind.livejournal.com]

[glower] You are free to be wherever you like. But you are not free to be where the Dark Lady does not like.

[sworn]

If she grants you audience, only then will we stand down. Until she speaks such words, however...

[echivoc.livejournal.com]

I never said I wanted an audience with Sylvanas, ladies. Don't tell me your great hearing has deteriorated now?

[arrowonthewind.livejournal.com]

[Eyes narrowing ... but now it's more like "bitch pls" instead of "I might kill you"]

Then why are you here? We have nothing to say to you; you are only wasting your own time by seeking us out.

[sworn]

[With what would have been a huff of annoyance if she'd had breath, Vereesa turns away from the others and resumes her post.]

Let him. I will not waste any more words on this.

[echivoc.livejournal.com]

I am simply walking the floors of the castle. I didn't purposely seek you out. [filthiest lie of life but anyway]

[arrowonthewind.livejournal.com]

[Staring ... so much staring ...]

Fine. We cannot stop you from doing as you will. But you cannot stop us from doing as we will, either.

[Which is to say, mind your manners or you gon get shanked, sir.]

[sworn]

[A slight "Hmph!" as she remains poised at her post but only because it's Vereesa and she can't not say anything.]

[echivoc.livejournal.com]

And I certainly plan to not stop you from doing your job, ladies. [walks past them on purpose ksjdfhg]

Do have a good evening.

[arrowonthewind.livejournal.com]

[THAT'S RIGHT CROSS, GET OUT! GET OUT!!!!!!!

Alleria just stares at him as he leaves, red eyes forever burning ... unblinking ... forever ..................]