Ghyreian cursed as the scene unfolded before her. This was disastrous. Damn Edwin to the Abyss!

Panting slightly from the run, she drew level with Edwin and bowed to Lord Ariakas. "My lord Ariakas. I have brought you the dragonorb, as you requested."

Ariakas's face registered pleasant surprise. "And so you have, Nightsong. Indirectly, but you have served your purpose in the end." He snatched the dragonorb from Edwin's grasp.

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Edwin looked at Ghyreian with a piercing, but understanding gaze.

"Well I am happy that I served your cause there Ghyreian... but I think that you would like to have another coloured robe on me, if I am to serve you?"

Ariakas looked quickly at Edwin being annoyed by the interruption.

"Yes, yes Ghyreian see to it that this man here gets his new cloths and is assigned somewhere he can be useful at least..."

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Let him curse my name
On these blood stained pages of misery
Let him call me a tyrant so cruel
Let him curse my name, but remember the truth!

Ghyreian bowed again and ventured with great temerity, "It has been a most trying experience, my lord."

Lord Ariakas's booming laughter echoed, sending the servants scurrying. In excellent humor he patted the dragonorb. "Rulership of Silvanesti is a bit superflous, but I think I can have something arranged. Now be off with you!"

In the corridors and well out of earshot, Ghyreian hissed, "Do you have any idea what you've just done?"

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Edwin looked at her with an odd smile.

"What would have I done?"

Edwin asked with an innocent voice.

"Me, poor and innocent Edwin..."

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Let him curse my name
On these blood stained pages of misery
Let him call me a tyrant so cruel
Let him curse my name, but remember the truth!

Ghyreian's snorted her disdain. "I betray you, and you lose all remnants of reason? How sentimental would you have to be?"

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"Well not all remnants of reason, you see that wasn`t exactly the real dragonorb just a copy that will soon be exposed and then it`s magic will be released in other words a booby trap dear Ghyreian..."

Edwin smiled as he drew out a white pearl out of his pocket.

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Let him curse my name
On these blood stained pages of misery
Let him call me a tyrant so cruel
Let him curse my name, but remember the truth!

Ghyreian gaped as she saw her entire future flash before her. "You've - you've - " She regained her composure and abruptly changed their course. Passing a few drunken draconians, she forced a smile that looked more like a grimace. "Congratulations, Edwin, you've managed to bring Ariakas's wrath on me. An act truly deserving of a Black Robe!"

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"Well the act didn`t originally come from me or the plan, thank our all mighty archmage Par Salian for it..."

Edwin smiled as the dragonorb largened, he quickly said few words and grabbed her arm to teleport them. They were soon thrown again by the dragonorb`s power, Edwin couldn`t take it anymore using it`s power and he ended up sitting on the floor as they arrived before Par Salian whom sat in his chair with an expecting face.

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Let him curse my name
On these blood stained pages of misery
Let him call me a tyrant so cruel
Let him curse my name, but remember the truth!

Ghyreian wrenched free of Edwin's grasp just as the world stopped spinning around her. She lifted her chin rubbed her arm as if his touch had burned her. She decided to initiate the attack before Par-Salian could question her.

"I suppose you discussed this with Ladonna, sir White Robe?" she snapped with much temerity.

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"But I already have Ghyreian, quite selfish of you to try to deliver the orb to Ariakas... to rule a land of nightmares, but I guess that would have brought you cold satisfaction of somesort?"

Par Salian retorted raising his eyebrown, Edwin cough as he stepped forwards with the dragonorb in his hand.

"I guess I have earned my place in the council?"

"Most definately you have Edwin, the dragonorb shouldn`t be used by anyone I think... not in this war going on by neither sides all tough it would truly benefit the other. It needs to disappear because once the rest would know where it would be they would all claim it as theirs or at least try..."

Edwin turned at Ghyreian with a faint smile.

"Sorry for using you, but I guess it was time to return the favour..."

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Let him curse my name
On these blood stained pages of misery
Let him call me a tyrant so cruel
Let him curse my name, but remember the truth!

Ghyreian returned the smile with markedly less sincerity. "No harm done. We were friends once, were we not?" She could always kill him later.

Par-Salian reached for the dragonorb. "I have another mission for you...."

[any thoughts on where this could take us?]

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"We would still be, if you hadn`t turned on me, but you are what you are and I can`t blame you for that..."

Edwin said with a bitter tone and was cut by Par Salian before he could continue, Edwin turned to Par Salian with a faint smile, but still held the orb firmly in his hands.

"What sort of mission?"

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Let him curse my name
On these blood stained pages of misery
Let him call me a tyrant so cruel
Let him curse my name, but remember the truth!

Par-Salian chuckled. "At a later time, after supper perhaps? I know you two must be famished."

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Edwin looked at him silently.

"Perhaps...."

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Let him curse my name
On these blood stained pages of misery
Let him call me a tyrant so cruel
Let him curse my name, but remember the truth!

[don't you think it's about time Edwin got his new robes lol?]

Ghyreian picked at her lettuce and studied Par-Salian from her peripheral vision. She, Par-Salian, and Edwin were the only ones at the table.

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(hmph)

Edwin leaned back after putting the dragonob in his pocket in smaller size safe keeping, Edwin took an apple and looked at it in his hand.

"So... what is this mission about?"

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Let him curse my name
On these blood stained pages of misery
Let him call me a tyrant so cruel
Let him curse my name, but remember the truth!