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Post by Kai on Jan 15, 2008 16:01:53 GMT -5
The throne room is a large hall with a dias on which the Grand Duke sits with his family and guests of dignitary.
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Post by Amarice on Feb 6, 2008 5:47:31 GMT -5
Amarice moved quickly through the large hall attending to her chores. It was her personal duty as personal slave to Lord Kai to oversee affairs regarding the house. She worked with a rather efficient team of girls, who many of which she had grown up with in the slave quarters. She and her mother had belonged to Kai and his family foras long as she could remember.
She wore a simple garment, which she kept clean. It was no good for a servant girl to look dirty in front of guests. Amarice walked over to a table half hidden along the wall, where a fellow servant called Tira had placed a tray of food and a goblet of drink for the master. Apart from the honour of personally serving the great Lord Kai, Amarice liked the fact that she was one of the few girls who often had the chance to speak with him. She personally admired him and thought of him as a great leader of the people. Walking swiftly she went to find Kai.
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Post by Kai on Feb 6, 2008 5:55:44 GMT -5
As Kai wandered through his halls ,as he often, did just thinking he saw Amarice. She was the only person he really opened up to about the things he thought about. The country, his feelings any thing, although he would never admit it to any one else she was his best friend and he felt deep inside himself that she should more to him than this.
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Post by Amarice on Feb 6, 2008 6:10:02 GMT -5
Amarice had been in her own thoughts when she had abruptly run into Kai. Dropping the tray and goblet on the floor, she let out a cry of shock. "Oh, my lord I am so sorry" she said worriedly as she dropped to her knees and started wiping up the spilt drink with the bottom of her dress, as she had forgotten her cleaning cloth. "I'm so sorry my lord ... I should have been watching where I was going ... but you just kinda popped up and scared me ... I'm so sorry and its all my fault" Amarice stammered as she hastened her pace. Inside she was so embarrassed by the incident and she could feel her face going red. Luckily her hair had slipt down to hid her face from Kai's eyes.
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Post by Kai on Feb 6, 2008 8:34:35 GMT -5
After being quickly shocked out of his deep thought. He instinctively bent down to her tidy up the mess, and said "It's fine an accident is an accident, how can punish I you for tripping up?" he looked at her and as she stood up she saw a blush on her face and he gave her one of his rare smiles and said "Your embarrassed, eh? Well I'm embarrassed that one of my favorite servants is wearing a dress covered in wine. Come and see me later in my chambers when your all tidied up I want to talk you about things, that is of course unless you have duties to attend to?" He said all of this with a tone of amusement in his voice and hardly meant what he said about being embarrassed. He smiled and looked longly hoping for some companionship. He was a very lonely man.
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Post by Amarice on Feb 7, 2008 7:04:05 GMT -5
"Thankyou my lord" Amarice said as she picked up the tray and goblet. She looked up to see him smile but quickly averted her gaze. Her hands were slightly shaking and she cursed her inability to respond without embarrassing herself. She looked down at her stained dress and nodded in reply to his question. "If it is as you wish my lord, I shall be there." she said with a smile. She could already imagine what the other slave girls would think when she told them, she knew there would be a few who would hate her through jealously at Kai's offer. She looked at the ground to hide her smile. She turned to leave, but thought of something else which she must ask. Looking back over her shoulder she tucked her hair behind her ears and spoke softly, "Should I bring my lord more food and drink?"
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Post by Kai on Feb 9, 2008 6:06:06 GMT -5
((Sorry I have not been able to post, iv been ill for a couple of days)) Kai gave her a nervous smile at her answer, he had fought his way through a bloody civil war and he was nervous of talking to a servant girl?? He said "Excellent see you there, why don't we make a meal out of it then?" He smiled at her again gave her a wave and moved on.
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Post by Amarice on Feb 9, 2008 6:33:46 GMT -5
(No probs, I hope you're feeling better now ) Smiling softly now she nodded, "Yes, i'll see you there then" Amarice said. As he dismissed her and moved on, she remained where she was. She still held the platter and goblet, and only started to move when she realised how wet her dress was. She had much do do before she was to see Kai later so she hurried about her business.
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Proximo
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Post by Proximo on Mar 2, 2008 11:48:41 GMT -5
(Hope its alright that I enter?)
As the Roman and Illyrian nation had united, Proximo the centurion of Rome had been given orders to stay with Kai. On horse he arrived with 100 000 legionaries, all of them chosen by their strength and skills in battle. They had come to secure the land, in case any rebel would appear. The senate of Rome who still believed the union were dangerous, decided to send troops to make everything better. Under the command of Proximo, the legion would help the Illyrians becoming more civilized and controlled. By their arrival in the far distance, trumpets of their army could be heard approaching. No danger or war they brought, but safety to secure it all. In perfect position they marched into the capital, but stopped outside the palace as Proximo went inside to meet the king. In quick moves he moved forward, greeting him in the Roman way."Greetings o`noble king, I bring words from the senate. I from today am to stay here in Illyria with an army of 100 000 legionaries to secure your kingdom, to help you in case an army of rebels appear."
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Post by Kai on Mar 2, 2008 13:38:34 GMT -5
Kai looked at the red stain of men on his land and shook his head in anger. As the centurion approached he recognized him as the one which had attacked Illyria while he had been abroad. He choked down the urge to order the death of this man and his minions. No where in the discussions had this been mentioned, this was a step less than invasion." Rebels? Hm. I see no rebels, and I think an army of 500,000 men could deal with rebels. Your 'Senate' doesn't trust me, do they? Or would that be Lucuis? The only reason your not dead is because I believe we can work well together, I am outraged at the lack of communication between me and the 'Senate'. Six months i'm out there talking about the conditions and they miss out the very tiny detail I'm going to have a Roman army in my country. What do you have to say to this?" Kai furiously looked at him still resisting the urge to kill him.
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Post by Proximo on Mar 2, 2008 14:02:10 GMT -5
"I and Rome does not mean any harm, we only believe that more men would be good for this land. As you and all other know, the countries outside our borders have always been a great threat to us. We only wishes to secure an invasion from happening, this orders comes from Marius the consul of the Roman Empire. He is sending me and these men, not only to make sure a rebel may come but also to protect the woman you recently married named Felicita. See it, as her and her servant personal body guards. We do not mean any harm, we are here to secure peace not war." Proximo answered the great leader of Illyria, hoping this was not to offending. Cause Rome only wished their propriety safe, nothing more.
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Post by Kai on Mar 2, 2008 17:25:26 GMT -5
Kai listened through all this barely suppressing his rage, he managed to go through Proximo's speech. After he was finished Kai turned and started to move away and he shouted back. " Take your men to the barracks just outside the city they can have the buildings there tell the garrison commander he is moving to the palace." After that he turned and left leaving Proximo behind.
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Post by Proximo on Mar 2, 2008 18:41:39 GMT -5
"As you wish, lord Kai."Proximo answered the Illyrian king, he could understand why he was angered by the sudden arrival of Romans. However necessary it was for all parts, even worried it could make any man. With that said, he slightly bowed as curious he watched Kai leave. The army was allowed to stay in his country, thought Proximo himself were to stay in the palace. Quickly after he left to tell the men the news, ordering them to stay in the barracks outside the city as he ordered another centurion to take command, although Proximo himself who was told to move into the palace did as commanded. Which he believed were good, since personal he would watch and care Felicita that lived there.
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Post by Kai on Mar 3, 2008 12:07:00 GMT -5
Kai sent scouts to watch his new guests they would keep an eye on the Romans until they left. He almost laughed when he thought about what he had done, he had given them a cluster of old farm buildings to use as a barracks. He was going to have them destroyed because they were old and decrepit and had no water supply. Underneath the barracks was at least 100 foot of stone, many times had they tried to put a well in but it had failed every time. A cistern held the water before but it was small and quite leaky, to get water the previous garrison had to walk the 800 meters to the river.
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