Haven chuckled slightly at her, seemingly amused. "You need to stop worrying so much about me, Lilith," he told her, giving a smile. "I can take care of myself."

He regretted it a split second later, hoping she wouldn't be offended. He rather liked the way she fussed over him sometimes.

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He wandered in a mist of angsty dreams. All incoherent, all inprobable. Time passed before Keith in his feverish state realised he was awake. He was not aware of where he was and had completely lost track of time.
His hands, arms and even his back were covered with wounds. The burns, on which already white blisters had occured, stung and Keith's mind was only set on cooping with the unbearable pain.
Nauseau overwhelmed him and while rolling over to his side to throw up his leg spasmed. With no strength to crawl further away from the puddle Keith rolled on his back again. He felt hardly alive, he was hardly awake yet not in a liberating sleep either. He was stuck in a nightmare.

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O children, lift up your voice, lift up your voice,
Children, rejoice, rejoice..



It doesn't matter you don't believe in God, He believes in you.

(For Will's sake (and Keith's) lets get this thing started!)

"I'm sure he'll show up." Tomos replied as Waverly left. He didn't think much about it, except that Kieth should return soon. Tomos wasn't sure exactly, but Haven made it sound like they were going to leave soon. Tomos went to pack. He had very little things, so they did not take much room.

[ Lol, you don't have to do anything for my sake

*throws confetti in the air*

Teh Naur is here ]

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O children, lift up your voice, lift up your voice,
Children, rejoice, rejoice..



It doesn't matter you don't believe in God, He believes in you.

(( THANK. GOD. ))

"I hear you're ready to talk."

King Garrin loomed over Keith's broken body, sneering with satisfaction, his arms folded over his chest. "So tell me what you know."

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[ ^^

I've just been watching Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves Morgan Freeman absolutely rocks ]

Voices.. were they talking to him? A figure seemed to hover above him like a vulture. The King. "Morgan.." Keith uttered. "My name is Keith Morgan. I've been living in the forest, for I've been banished from the city..."

[ I have no idea whether Keith should tell or not ]

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O children, lift up your voice, lift up your voice,
Children, rejoice, rejoice..



It doesn't matter you don't believe in God, He believes in you.

Lilith sighed and looked down at her feet, still red in the face from before. Her feet brushed at nothing and she looked up at him returning the smile.

"You men all say that, but if I do not worry about you, who will? With you all's propensity to hide your problems you would get nothing done without me worrying," she teased sticking her tongue out as if she were a child arguing over a toy before continuing on a more serious note: "I know you can take care of yourself, but that still does not allay all of my fears," she finished, unconsciously twisting part of the cloak in her hands nervously.

She took a deep breath preparing for the question that had been on her mind since the argument between he and Keith.

"Do you know when we are to leave, Haven?" She questioned softly, slightly unsure of the response she would get or if she wanted to hear the answer.

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Ronin's version of packing was very much like any other man's; he had thrown almost all of his clothing - it was not much - into a large carpet bag. The man looked about the room trying to decide if there was anything else in the room the he needed; there wasn't. With his 'packing' finished he decided to go ahead a bring Lilith's bad to her room as he had a feeling that she would be preoccupied a bit longer.

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Set 1: Nurr | Set 2: Me

Haven shrugged slightly. "Soon, very soon. We should probably be readying ourselves now, even..."

He looked her in the eye and asked, "Do you think this will work, Lilith? Or is this plan just... madness?"

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The corners of her mouth pulled down at the question, she had not really considered all the possibilities of what could happen - she did not want to in truth, anything could go wrong no matter how much they planned. Her brow furrowed and she stared down at the floor as she seemed to plan out her response to the question.

Finally her head lifted and her eyes locked onto his, but she felt herself falter and they fell to a spot on his shoulder and she answered truthfully, "I do not know, Haven. I do not know. There are just so many things to consider in a situation such as this. I cannot even begin to think of them all, but I do have hope that it shall all go well. Sometimes that is all we need," she responded truthfully.

Her arms crossed and sighed, now that leaving was so near, she was even more certain that she should not want to be separated from her friends. It just did not seem right, but she decided not to broach the subject again lest Haven become distressed. She did not wish to hurt him.

She instead settled on saying, "Go ahead and get something. If it is as you said, I do believe I should start readying my things." The girl smiled and nodded to the man. "I am sorry I could not give you any better advice."

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Set 1: Nurr | Set 2: Me

He gave a lopsided smile. "Thank you, Lilith. I always am greatful for your advice." He faltered slightly, aware of how close he was standing to her, hesitating as though inwardly struggling something. He pulled himself out of his thoughts quickly, inwardly scolding himself. Stop being foolish, Haven. Let it go...

"You're a good friend," he added quickly at last. His mouth felt dry and his heart was drumming. Pull yourself together! He gave her a quick nod and walked off.

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(I think we were on page 29 or 30 when I left 'cause of life.... and now you're on page 32... and it's been a couple of weeks. I'm supprised you're not on page 35 by now. I'm kinda lost.... anyone know where Rose is, and what's going on here? 'cause I'm back and wanting to jump back in here!)

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(}--{)Imagination Inspires Ideas -Zandain(}--{)
Married Cloud Strife 9/17/08

(Rose I think is still inside, and nothing has really happened. We just decided we were going to start moving, so start packing! ^_^)

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Set 1: Nurr | Set 2: Me

"I shall always give it if you ask," she responded in turn and watched as he walked off.

Lilith offered him a return smile even though she was a tad confused by his faltering speech and blunt dismissal. It did not make her angry, but it did catch her off guard, she nodded back.

"Thank you, I guess I shall go and get packed..." she said awkwardly, turning away from him and hurrying back down the hall towards her room.

She smiled at the carpet bag already opened on her bed and mentally noted that she'd have to thank her brother for his foresight. She sighed as the realization that she would probably not see him for a while if the group were to split dawned on her. Her mind vaguely drifted back to Haven and she shook her head and forced herself to focus on packing.

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Set 1: Nurr | Set 2: Me

Waverly leaned against the wall outside Keith's room, clearly distraught. The man hadn't returned yet, and it was getting dark outside.

Slow footfalls entered her ears and she turned to see Haven making his way down the corridor to her. Their gazes shifted away from eachother distractedly, as though neither was willing to be the first to look at the other's face. It was a long awkward moment. For a moment, it almost seemed that Haven would walk right by Waverly without a word, but then their eyes locked and he paused.

Silence.

Haven's bright blue eyes glimmered slightly in the dim light. "I'm sorry," he said at last, the words hurting his pride. He waited out the silence that followed with a shrug of his lightly muscled shoulders.

His cousin seemed to assess his integrity for a moment, then said softly. "I forgive you. But I'm still angry. This is a horrible thing you're doing, sending me away like this."

"It's for your own good."

"You're taking Lilith," she argued. "And don't tell me you need her. There are plenty of healers in the city and you damn well know it." She watched as Haven ducked his gaze slightly. "I haven't been parted from you since the day I was born, Haven Maverick," she said softly. "Do you not think that I feel the same way about you that you feel about her? Don't give me that look, I'm not blind. I know. And I do not want to be parted from you. I want to keep you safe, however I can. Let me come with you...."

"I won't let you put yourself in harm's way." Haven's voice choked a bit.

"Then let me help. Let me do other things, anything...Please..."

The silence was seemingly endless between them before Haven answered with a slight nod of his head. He was going to regret this, he was sure...

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[Since my post was such a shortie it might have been overlooked ]

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O children, lift up your voice, lift up your voice,
Children, rejoice, rejoice..



It doesn't matter you don't believe in God, He believes in you.

(( Oh, why yes! Thanks. ))

The king nodded slowly, evidently pleased. He gave the man in black a nod of approval at his work. "And the Shadin? I know you are with them. Tell me what you know."

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~*~ I am the Patron Saint of Lost Causes. ~*~