Ten Forward Social Lounge

She could feel the low ache in her belly. Tomorrow. At the latest. She was already starting to feel ****chy, but she knew that was because she was going to have to spend the next three days locked in her quarters with an over protective male. So.... so today would be hers. Today she would drain off some of her power into the land, and work with her plants. She didn't need the dangerous ones for another week, so she'd do those later. And if he was going to be snarly about the fake sun, fine. They could be irritable together. Yes, she knew that even staying in the shade the "sun" would hurt him, drain him. But she was feeling *****ed off enough to not care. He had plenty of blood. He'd be fine. And it was his choice to follow her. She didn't ask him to serve, never accepted him into service. He could go back to their quarters. He could go anywhere else. She refused to feel guilty. Though she did call in the parasol she had made. She handed it to him silently before stalking to the plants she was allowed to keep and tend, to let this thin imitation of the Land sooth her. So much need here, so much she could do to help.


He took the umbrella, wincing already from the pain of the lights. The artificial sun was enough to help the plants... and enough to sap his strength. Pain built behind his eyes as he hurried to construct the shade. It was tall, and he used craft to pass the end through the ground so that it would remain anchored. The canopy was wide enough that he could sit without a bit of him exposed, and still be able to see the Queen. He couldn't lay out, but he could watch her, and that was what mattered. There was still enough "sun" filtering down to make him uncomfortable, but not enough to add to his pain. He called in a goblet of Yabrah, and warmed it over a tongue of witch-fire. the goblet rotated in the air as the wine heated, as he watched her move among the plants, filling the air with the mixed smells of blood, wine, and greenery.

Permissions post
Locked to Trever -

They walked in with Trever, Ailyshia clearly quite grumpy. She settled herself down with the pods that contained some plants that she was only allowed to handle in this lab. She had dried supplies for emergencies, but fresh always worked better. She set the cat down and then touched the domes, putting a sight shield around each, rendering them invisible. Then with one last gold eyed glare at the boys, did the same to herself so she could work without anyone seeing exactly what she was doing.

"So," Theiorn said, "You wanted to know more about us, yes?" he pulled up a stool that put him between the door and the invisible Queen and leaned back.


OTA - For either after Trever leaves or another day.

Theiorn sat on a stool near the door, leaned back and seemingly at ease, though his eyes focused on anyone and everyone who entered.

Ailyshia had been invisible a moment before, but had since reappeared so that she could go fetch something from a high shelf. She couldn't reach it easily, and hesitated... Easy enough to use craft to fetch it down. But her training recommended she ask a male who served her. But that would be admitting he served her... No, actually it wouldn't. But it would still soothe. Did she want to make a gesture towards peace with the fool male, or d for herself?

Against her better judgement she growled, "They put one of my plants up there," she pointed.

His face split into a wide grin as he went over and fetched it down. He wasn't that much taller than her, but his use of craft went unremarked.

Feel free to talk to her while she waits for him, or to talk to him once she's invisible and working again, for he will go to take the guard position again.