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Post by Minajerie on Apr 11, 2010 14:17:45 GMT -5
Peranami felt bad that since she had been spending more time with Rogin she hadn't found much time for her runner Larthy. So she decided to have a picnic and bring him with. A change of scenery would do him good, and he could spend a bit of time with her... and Rogin. There wasn't a day that went by that she didn't see him at least once. He was like her drug, and she was hopelessly addicted.
So on a nice day when the sun was out, she saddled up Larthy with his special saddle with the bells sewn into it, and settled their lunch (Hers, Larthy's and Rogin's) in the saddle packs she had connected to it. It was going to be lovely.
She had brought up the idea several days ago, but had found that the weather had not been agreeable. Thankfully, today was beautiful. She had told Rogin where she would be- in a meadow she had found, not that far into the forest. She loved finding secret meadows like that. They were always the best- looking like a treasure of untouched nature. Which it truly was. She knew Larthy would enjoy eating the flowers, so she thought it a perfect place for their picnic.
It was a peaceful ride to her destination. The rhythmic jingles of Larthy's saddle and bangles multiplied by her ankle bells and bracelets as well. She loved surrounding herself with their chimes. They were soothing in a way.
Once they reached the meadow, Peranami slid down Larthy's side and unhooked her saddle bags. She then unsaddled Larthy and rubbed him down so that he could comfortably graze. After that chore was done, she opened up one of her bags and took out a rather large blanket which she spread out over a nice sunny spot in the meadow. She took out a red fruit as well, and a book to while away the time before Rogin found her.
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Post by mc16neo on Apr 11, 2010 14:32:14 GMT -5
Rogin was getting ready for his date. He had been happier then usual. Today she was in his territory. A place he can show off to her and make her proud of him. Rogin smiled and began to look for her hiding place.
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The only problem with this was she was near his territory. Veran was still healing, but he was well enough to go on walks. He was moving through the forest when he heard the jingling of metal and bells. His hunter nature picked up and followed the noise. He found the clearing and entered slowly.
Veran's eyes found the form of a woman and a grin came to his lips. She was a beauty though not as large in chest as his other girls. What was she doing here? After the attack on the weyr everyone would normally stay clear of the Forest, yet she was close.
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Post by Minajerie on Apr 11, 2010 14:43:33 GMT -5
Peranami ate her fruit in silence, her tongue following the trails of juice down her chin to stop them from dripping on her clothes. Once or twice she laughed at how juicy her bite was and just how much liquid she had to quickly stop from dripping.
Her book was entertaining, and she was deep into it when she saw Larthy fidget away from an area. He wasn't outright spooked just yet... but he didn't like something- which meant it wasn't Rogin.
"Who's there?" She asked. All thoughts on her book forgotten as she laid it on the blanket and slowly got up from it. She squinted into the trees, trying to see who was this unknown intruder. She believed that Rogin could take on anyone who tried to hurt her.... but Rogin wasn't here at the moment, so she was on her own.
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Post by mc16neo on Apr 11, 2010 15:06:42 GMT -5
Veran moved to the girl quickly. he didn't waste time or movements. Though he was injured he covered the open ground with ease. Veran was on her in no time. He had a knife to her throat. "Hello there cutie. What brings you so close to the forest?" Veran grinned. She would be a fun woman to play with.
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Rogin found the Field when he saw someone attacking his woman. Rogin grew angry and he wanted blood from any who scared his woman. Unlike veran Rogin can move unseen even in open ground. It was a skill he developed his whole life.
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Post by Minajerie on Apr 11, 2010 15:44:21 GMT -5
Fright made her silent when the man came quickly upon her. Her hands shook and she stood frozen as the cold metal of the blade pressed against her throat. "Ah-ah...." She swallowed convulsively, trying to swallow the lump of fear lodged there, and a bead of blood ran down her throat as the blade bit her. "I'm.... meeting someone..."
Larthy fidgeted with fear and worry for his rider. He shied away, toward the protective force that had shown up. He had always been fine around Rogin. Surprising for a runner, but he had good character judging skills when it pertained to himself and his rider and... danger. Danger was bad.
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Post by mc16neo on Apr 11, 2010 16:45:14 GMT -5
Rogin came up out of thin air it seemed as he grabbed the man from behind and quickly putting him on the ground. Rogin was about to beat the man into oblivion when he noticed who it was. He growled a bit primal and Veran looked Terrified.
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Veran was more then surprised to see Rogin defending this woman. He looked from him, to her with fear in his eyes. He saw the blood and gulped. He felt like a dead man. "I-I am sorry sir I didn't know. I swear." he said. He looked at Peranami, "I am very sorry for hurting you." he said.
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Post by Minajerie on Apr 11, 2010 17:06:48 GMT -5
She started when Rogin seemed to pop out of nowhere, but her fear slipped away with his presence. She watched with wide eyes as he pinned her attacker to the ground.
Peranami reached up and cupped her neck, it was sticky with cooling blood and stung. But at least it was only a small cut and not something worse. She was a little surprised by Rogin's growl and the way that her attacker seemed to be so afraid of her man.
"R-Rogin..." She couldn't help herself, she had started shaking from the effects of the adrenaline and fear.
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Post by mc16neo on Apr 11, 2010 17:51:58 GMT -5
Rogin looked at her and quickly took his hands off Veran to hold Pera. "I am here my love. No worries. I will keep you safe." he said. Looking at Veran he glared at the man. He held Pera a bit closer to him.
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Veran slowly rose to his feet. He put the knife away and bowed his head. "I will be returning sir. I will await my punishment once you are finished." Veran looked at Pera and then at Rogin. A smile crossed his lips. It was nice to see Rogin finally found someone. Veran turned and began to walk away. The throw to the ground hurt his already aching body. Konta will have words for him too.
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Post by Minajerie on Apr 11, 2010 18:05:11 GMT -5
Peranami fisted her hands in Rogin's shirt, resting her head on his chest. She took a deep breath and shuddered against him. She tried to calm herself down, nothing could harm her when Rogin wrapped his arms around her. She was safe. And yet her body still shook.
"I'm sorry Rogin. I'm really okay... It's just a little cut... I was just... scared. And surprised. And... I'm glad your here." She pulled herself closer to him and felt his warmth through his clothes. "Is... is he gone?"
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Post by mc16neo on Apr 11, 2010 18:44:32 GMT -5
Rogin sighed. "Yes he is gone. He will never touch you again. I am sorry for the way he acted. Normally is he better then this. Since his accident he hasn't been 100%." Rogin kissed her and eased her back to the picnic. "I will not leave your side." he said.
Rogin looked at what she brought with a smile. He took something out and put it to her lips. "Eat my love. Or else I may feel to eat you." he smiled lovingly at her.
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Post by Minajerie on Apr 12, 2010 0:05:44 GMT -5
She finished the bite from the red fruit Rogin had practically force-fed her. She laughed a little and wiped the juices from her chin. "Nono, no eating of my person." She chuckled a bit shakily.
"So... you know him. And he isn't normally like that?" She took another small bite of her fruit. "I'm glad to always have you as my protector. You are so capable of the task." Her voice came a little choked. "I didn't have time to react. He came upon me so fast..."
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Post by mc16neo on Apr 12, 2010 13:22:40 GMT -5
Rogin smiled and looked at her. "Yes I know him. I am his boss." He looked at her and sighed. "I trained him to do what you just saw. I never though he would use it on someone I love." He chuckled and kissed her.
Rogin held her and rubbed her back. He didn't want her afraid. He loved her. She will understand in due time.
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Post by Minajerie on Apr 13, 2010 1:43:26 GMT -5
Peranami looked at her Rogin with fear in her eyes. "You taught that man to come upon unsuspecting women with a knife? To threaten and frighten and... and... kill?" She pushed him slightly away. "How is that funny? How is him doing that to another funny? If it wasn't me, whom you love, it was the love of another. Someone who had loved ones, or a sweetheart... and they probably weren't as lucky. For he is still alive to go about threatening others."
She prodded his chest and gave him a stern look. "Had you not been here. Been but perhaps a few minutes later, you might by clutching at a corpse. Kissing lips gone cold and eyes unseeing. You think about that, Rogin Renegade. Then multiply it by the number of raids you've done, the number of people you've killed. And that is how many people you have hurt as you could have been hurt."
She turned and walked over to Larthy. She buried her face into his neck fur. The runner, unaware of the serious situation, simply picked up his head, nibbled on her hair in greeting, before turning his attention once more to grazing.
"What would you do. What would you have done. Had my life's blood been spilt by the very hands of the people you trained for that purpose?"
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Post by mc16neo on Apr 13, 2010 2:12:51 GMT -5
Rogin was beyond speechless. He felt empty all of the sudden. He didn't know what to say or even if he spoke, would it be the right thing to say. He stood before her defeated.
Rogin never thought about such things. He did what he had to do to live. He had never had a woman he loved as much as he loved Peranami. He felt insulted in the way she spoke to him, but more so worried because she spoke the truth.
Rogin looked at her and sighed. "I didn't teach him to come up to woman. It was so he would be able to fight guards. To fight dragonriders. We do what we must to survive. And now the very thing that has saved my life now ends my life with you. For someone so open minded you only think one way." Rogin felt weak all of the sudden. He didn't want to stand. His perfect date with his beloved woman turned into this poison.
Rogin never was a very good lover. This was just more proof he didn't deserve such a wonderful woman. Rogin turned away from her, not wanting her to see his face. "I understand if you never wish to see me again. I will not come after you, nor will I harm you. I love you too much to think about it. I am such a fool. I am sorry Pera. I never wanted this to happen. I want to stay by your side as your husband."
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Post by Minajerie on Apr 13, 2010 2:35:34 GMT -5
Peranami closed her eyes, took a deep breath and then looked at Rogin's back. "There are many ways to survive. Violence, is not always a part of it. But I can understand the upbringing for a need for violence. A need to forge your way through it. But that is not the way it has to be. Violence begets violence."
She took another deep breath, the intake shaky. "This time, it was your man. Next time, it could be a man out for revenge. A man who found a love so shining only to have her snuffed before her time. Life is cruel, Rogin, that doesn't mean we have to add to it."
She stepped closer to him. Her eyes downcast. "And I think many ways my love. Possibilities are everywhere. An acrobat's eyes see them, her mind interprets them. And then I have the choice to speak them. For what I say is a truth. Whether or not it is your chosen truth, does not take away from the fact that it is so."
She laid a hand firmly on the middle of his back. A reminder of her presence here, with him. "You may be foolish, my Rogin. But a fool only remains so, should he choose not to change himself. And that is a choice that I cannot make for you." She removed her hand from his back, to slide it over his sides and give him a light hug from the back.
"I will always be yours, my love. And I will always wish to see your face, smiling, laughing, tender and sweet. Faces you rarely show in public that I get to see so often." She pet his chest and abdomen. "I will always be here." She rested her hand over his heart. "In here, because when entertainers find a gem, we keep it. And though I wish for you to think on the repercussions of your actions... you are my gem, Rogin. You are."
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Post by mc16neo on Apr 13, 2010 13:18:56 GMT -5
Rogin took a shuddering breath. Everything she said was true. But life wasn't so easy to change. The turns as a renegade marked him in a way he must keep that life. But he wanted to protect Peranami from everything, even himself. And this time was no different. As many times before, only in front of her did a tear escape his eyes.
Rogin looked back at her, his body moving in her arms so he may hold her as well. His arms were gentle around her but as strong as always. "I am sorry Pera. I am sorry for bringing you into this kind of world that i live in. But you are asking me to leave the only family i have ever known before you."
He looked at her eyes sadly. "Must I really make choices like this. I am a Renegade down to my bones. I do not know how to take orders, or be kind to those I care nothing about. My mind only knows violence, unless i am with you. What am I to do?"
Rogin felt a large weight come upon his body. There was just nothing he could think about. He couldn't leave the Family but he WOULDN'T leave Pera for another man to win over. He wanted to stay he man. What could he do?
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Post by Minajerie on Apr 13, 2010 22:54:46 GMT -5
Peranami reached up with both hands and laid them on each side of his face, bringing his face down to her level so she could kiss away his tears.
"I never said you were a gem that didn't need polishing. No, you are a rough gem that needs love and polish before you shine." She lightly kissed his lips before looking into his saddened eyes. "And I will not ask you to leave anything, as you have not asked me. All I ask, is for you to... think... on your actions. For a man such as yourself, for how you have lived, compassion is not an easy thing. But you can love, so much. I want you to... to learn to have a touch of consideration for others. A little bit can go a long way. Just be civil, not threatening, and I will consider it a step in the right direction. Change happens slowly, and can be a painful process, but it all depends on whether or not you believe your goal is worth it."
She hugged him to her, pressing herself close to him. She had been given this man by fate, and she would not let him go. No, no. He was hers, and she would continue to convince him of it, again and again, and again if necessary. "You can apologize all you want, Rogin. I will always forgive you, as long as your heart is in it. And I know it is. Because it is a big heart- it's just hidden and not used to being used."
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Post by mc16neo on Apr 14, 2010 1:54:05 GMT -5
Rogin couldn't help but chuckle a bit. He kissed her back and held her. "Thank you." he said softly. He wanted to keep her and the fact she will give him time was a blessing. "Can we get back to our picnic. I don't want it to be ruined because of this."
Rogin searched the basket for something to eat himself. He found a redfruit and took a juicy bite. His eyes widened at the delicious taste. "how did you find such things?" He leaned close to her with a smile, "It is like the first time I taste you." he said softly and a bit naughtily. Rogin smiled and kissed her.
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Post by Minajerie on Apr 14, 2010 2:45:42 GMT -5
She giggled as she lightly leaned away from his lean. "They are my favorite fruit. But that's not all that is my basket, dearheart. I have some cold-cuts and rolls, a few meatrolls and... a flask of Benden red."
When he kissed her, she enjoyed the taste of the fruit's juice on him, and as he pulled away she licked his lips to get the lingering juices off. "Decadent, aren't they?"
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Post by mc16neo on Apr 14, 2010 2:51:45 GMT -5
Rogin smiled. "I agree." he said. Rogin looked at her with a chuckled. "i do love a Benden Red." Rogin began to set out the rest of the picnic. He would enjoy his time with her even if it killed him.
Rogin smiled and sighed. "I will always enjoy such times together." he said. He moved around her, to sit behind her. He gently pulled her body back so she was laying back against him. Rogin took a meatroll and held it before her. He wanted to feed her and wait on her hand and foot. She was gorgeously his. "I love you."
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