|
Post by blueharbinger on Dec 15, 2012 18:37:24 GMT
The fair haired child gazed upon his mother's guest, eyes wide with awe. Even the scary lady looked to be an impressive warrior of some sort. Patroklos aspired to be a warrior himself some day. The young Grecian boy trained as hard as he could with his wooden sword and shield in an attempt to emulate his mother's style to the best of his abilities. Without a word, Patroklos climbed from his chair but fell in the process.
"Ooow.." the boy said as he lay on the floor face down.
After a few seconds, Patroklos slowly got to his feet, dusted himself off and continued toward the stair case to begin his ascension to retrieve his sword of truthiness.
"I-I can be a hero too!"
|
|
|
Post by Berach Liathain on Dec 16, 2012 3:55:01 GMT
Berach took his cloak off as he entered, waving hello at Patroklos as he goes further inside. As she lead them to the table, he had to try his best to keep from drooling over the delicious display. Perhaps it was stereotypical of him, but he always had a soft spot for meat. Lots of soft, delicious, chewy meat--lamb, in particular. It was the perfect combination of spicy and smooth.
He scooted the chair back and sat in it. Now was a wonderful time to wish he had saved more of the drinks. Ah well. There was still plenty left he could do to repay her. Maybe he could clean afterwards, or help with manual labor. "Thanks for your amazing generosity, Mrs. Alexandra. Will your brother and lovely sister be joining us later, or are they still out and about?" With that, he starts to eat hungrily.
|
|
|
Post by Admin Knight Durante on Dec 16, 2012 13:33:32 GMT
"Thank you for your hospitality, Sophitia."
Sophitia smiled at Durante. 'The pleasure is all mine.'
The men both sat down and soon everyone was enjoying the meal and chatting.
"This is really good. It feels pretty good eating home food after eating out most of the time."
The Holy Warrior blushed at the comment. 'It's nothing, I assure you!' she said warmly.
That was when Patroklos had climbed shakily off of his chair and headed upstairs.
"I-I can be a hero too!"
Sophitia laughed kindly. 'Be careful, Patroklos!' she called.
"Thanks for your amazing generosity, Mrs. Alexandra."
Sophitia nodded. 'You're very welcome. Oh, and please, call me "Sophitia".'
"Will your brother and lovely sister be joining us later, or are they still out and about?"
Sophitia sighed. 'I'm afraid I don't know when they'll be back. Who knows where Voldo could have gotten to? I think they may have even started their search for Pyrrha...'
---
Elysium glared at Sophitia, inwardly seething at the mention of the blind man's name. However now that she was in the Holy Warrior's home she knew she could not object to anything, so she ate in silence.[avatar]http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_memprpRYlj1rab50go1_250.png[/avatar]
|
|
|
Post by Black Knight Durante on Dec 16, 2012 19:12:22 GMT
Durante looked at Elysium curiously due to the fact that she was eating. A soul sword eating human food? That seems rather unusual to him. In fact... what would she "eat" anyways? Soul Edge eats souls, which Soul Calibur clearly does not do... This is starting to hurt his head a bit so he turns his attention to Sophitia.
"Cute kid you got there Sophitia, and I'm sorry to hear you losing your daughter."
He then dips his bread in some oil before eating it. The crispy crust really compliments the soft texture inside. Such magnificent cooking from a baker.
|
|
|
Post by blueharbinger on Dec 16, 2012 22:02:45 GMT
When Patroklos reached his room, the boy wasted no time as he rushed to his small wooden toy chest. From it, he pulled a wooden sword and shield with no defining markings except for the small inscription on the inside that read,"For my little Holy Warrior."
Patroklos smiled fondly as he remembered the day his mother had given the wooden sword and shield to him.
"I'll be strong like mommy!" the little Grecian proclaimed before taking a few wild swings at the air, then raised his wooden sword to the ceiling.
"All evil, fear my sword of truthiness!" the young boy giggled as he continued to play hero in his room.
|
|
|
Post by Admin Knight Durante on Dec 17, 2012 21:58:58 GMT
"Cute kid you got there Sophitia."
Sophitia beamed. 'He's what keeps me strong,' she replied, hearing him playing in his room upstairs.
"I'm sorry to hear you losing your daughter."
Sophitia gave a small, sad smile at Durante's words. 'I just hope she's safe, wherever she is, although I doubt it,' she said, 'the sooner I resume my search the better...'[avatar]http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_memprpRYlj1rab50go1_250.png[/avatar]
|
|
|
Post by Berach Liathain on Dec 19, 2012 1:07:05 GMT
Berach spoke in between bites. "Do you have an idea of where to look next, or where to head for?" Upon hearing Patroklos play in his room, he looks up at the ceiling, listening more.
Heh. He remembered those times well, when all the cares in the world were just the elders of the grove, his practice weapons, and the studies of the world around him. Ah, to be young again.
|
|
|
Post by Admin Knight Durante on Dec 20, 2012 18:26:03 GMT
"Do you have an idea of where to look next, or where to head for?"
Sophitia shook her head. 'Voldo was searching for Pyrrha's captor, Tira, and when we first met in the Shrine earlier this morning I told him what I knew of her last whereabouts in exchange for his help. I had last seen her at Ostrheinsburg, and so I think that's where he was heading... other than that, I am at a loss as to where to begin...'
The Holy Warrior sighed. 'We would have journeyed together tomorrow if it hadn't been for...'
She trailed off, thinking it best not to bring up the rest of today's events. The last thing she wanted was for Elysium to get angry again.[avatar]http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_memprpRYlj1rab50go1_250.png[/avatar]
|
|
|
Post by Black Knight Durante on Dec 21, 2012 0:19:21 GMT
Durante paused as he listened to the conversation. A mother missing her child is a terrible thing. It's a shame that he has no way of helping her nor has any knowledge of any leads. Soon after Durante finished cleaning his plate, he stood up.
"I enjoyed your cooking Sophitia... By the way, can I use your bath?"
Traveling outside for quite some time can make anyone weary or dirty. A bath before sleeping sound pretty good to him... and probably to company as well.
|
|
|
Post by Admin Knight Durante on Dec 22, 2012 13:26:45 GMT
"I enjoyed your cooking Sophitia... By the way, can I use your bath?"
Sophitia nodded. 'Of course!' she said brightly, as she, too had finished eating, 'I'll just go and start running it now, if you'll all excuse me. Oh, and there's some dessert, too, if anyone wants some. Just give me a minute and I'll be back to clear your plates.'
With another smile, she left the room, feeling Elysium's eyes on her as she did so.[avatar]http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_memprpRYlj1rab50go1_250.png[/avatar]
|
|
|
Post by Black Knight Durante on Dec 24, 2012 4:34:41 GMT
"Oh, well I guess I'll wait in the mean time. Thanks again."
He then promptly sits back down as Sophitia leaves. He then turns to Elysium again. Clearly her actions show a bit of... tension.
"Is something wrong?"
|
|
|
Post by Admin Knight Durante on Dec 25, 2012 18:44:13 GMT
"Is something wrong?"
Elysium looked sharply in Durante's direction. 'No,' she said curtly, eyeing him intently, 'why do you ask?'[avatar]http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_memptpKNCn1rab50go1_250.jpg[/avatar]
|
|
|
Post by Black Knight Durante on Dec 26, 2012 1:25:43 GMT
Durante just shrugs at her question, but answers without contempt.
"I'm just asking is all. It seems like something is really bothering you."
He then sits back in his chair trying to relax. Perhaps at least trying to carry a conversation with the spirit sword will get her to open up more.
|
|
|
Post by Berach Liathain on Dec 26, 2012 19:09:10 GMT
Berach continues to eat in silence, enjoying the food. The gushing goodness of spiced meat and the soft crunchiness of warm bread all came together in perfect harmony. There wasn't a single thing about the combination that wasn't pure heaven, and he had blocked out the world. It was one thing to cook. Anyone could cook, of course--it was just as simple as putting a piece of food over an open fire and holding it there until it was heated. But cooking well was an art form of its own, balancing the spices with the food and accentuating the main dish with sides. All of them were done exquisitely, and then there was of course the most important ingredient of all: love. Love for her family, and
Wait. He was still a guest. To ignore the host was just rude.
Berach opened his eyes from his food-gasm to observe the table. Now Sophitia was gone, Durante was finished, and Elysium was looking sullen. He looked down at his plate. He was finished, too, he had just taken the last bite. He looked over at Durante and Elysium--yup, they were finished, too.
Dessert sounded good, but he was interested in Patroklos. He heard him playing upstairs--the boy probably was going under a lot of stress, with his sister being gone and his mother obviously troubled by it. He probably could do with a little bit of support in these times.
"Hm."
First, though, making himself useful! A man always made himself useful. He started clearing the plates and glasses for everybody, using his napkin to wipe the table off, then head off to the kitchen and rested them all in the washing basin. Washing ensued--having a proper basin to do this in was much, much easier than using rivers and lakes for cleaning, and it didn't take much longer before he found himself finished.
"Wonderful." He said to himself, then rested them on the table before heading back in.
|
|
|
Post by Admin Knight Durante on Dec 26, 2012 23:21:10 GMT
"I'm just asking is all. It seems like something is really bothering you."
Elysium raised an eyebrow, but then gave a wan smile to make up for her cold behaviour towards the knight. She had to show some manners. 'Nothing is bothering me, I assure you...'
---
Having started a fire beforehand to heat the water, Sophitia left the circular bath to begin to fill up, laying out a selection of Greek and Roman soaps out on the side, along with a few washcloths and towels. As she made her way back down the stairs she called down the stairs to her guests.
'The bath is filling up now, Durante, it'll be ready in five minutes. I hope I wasn't too long, everybody. Shall I bring some desert? I'll just clear away your pla- oh!'
She stopped in the doorway of the dining area to find the table had already been cleared and had, in fact, been left spotless. She glanced quickly over to the kitchen where the tableware was sitting neatly, having evidently been cleaned, and she smiled, pleasantly surprised.
'Who did this?! It was extremely kind of you, you did not need to go to all the trouble!'[avatar]http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_memptpKNCn1rab50go1_250.jpg[/avatar]
|
|