Jaderail, I want more

WendyLuvsCatz

Jaderail said:

Totte said:

I though you had unpacked the babelsnail I sent you. Works like a babelfish but you put it on the eye before you starts to read, it will translate whatever you are reading into you natural language. Maybe it was nicked on the post. If anyone sees a mailman reading all kinds of strange magazines in weird languages at work, you know who's got your babelsnail.

"Babelsnail? Babelsnail!" Jaderail hangs his head at the stupidity of his staff. With a thought and a motion of his hand he sends one his unseen servants to the kitchen with a summons for his cook. In short order Elafenia stands before his thrown, bringing with her the smells of fresh baked bread. "You sent for me My Lord?" Jade eye's her with a sly look, "Yes my dear, fear not, for I wish to only know a simple truth. I received a rather large collection of papers in many crates just days ago. Who may I ask checked the delivery?" With much shuffling of feet and her head lowered, hands smoothing wrinkles from her apron, and setting loose a small cloud of flour, "Why I did My Lord." as she looks though her bushy brows to avoid looking Jaderail straight on. "And why might I ask did not Jacom the Captain of my Guard not do so, as he has been instructed to do?" Jade inquires with a slight smile. "Oh, please forgive me My Lord, Jacom was chatting up Lucinda as she cleaned the vegetables for your mid day meal. I saw no reason they should be bothered, he is smitten with the girl I'm thinking My Lord, so I had the pleasant man read his list and I checked each off my very self. All was there, I'm very sure.", Elafenia says as she stands proud and pleased, sure she has done a good job. "Oh, I see. Might I inquire about the Snail, Elafenia? You checked it off and are quite sure it arrived?" "Oh my yes My Lord! Rest easy, on that if it be troubling you. I might not read too good but I know all the food words. The snail did come. Yes I'm very sure of that." Looking into his lap afraid to proceed, "What came of the snail? I've not seen the snail my dear." With a wide grin, "Oh but you have my Lord, It was such a nice plump one with a wondrous shell, I served it to you as your mid day soup. If I recall you were very pleased with your repast." Hand to forehead and not daring to look away from his feet,"Yes, yes I recall the day well now. Thank you Elafenia you my go. Please in your passing have Jacom sent to me, I would like to have a few words with him." " As you please my Lord." Elafenia curtsies and leaves.

With a low growl in his throat Jaderail mumbles, "I know this was your doing Lolth, just one more thing for me to repay you for."

WendyLuvsCatz

Jaderail said:

Jaderail passes his hand over his scrying orb, it dims to a ball of clear crystal. Leaning back in his padded chair he looks into the corner of his sanctum where his apprentice Martin sit's studying a scroll spread before him on a small table. Though Martin appears to be deep in his studies to become a true student of the arts after his long time in the keep Jaderail still suspects him to be a spy sent by the High Lord of Aracica.
"Martin how is it you have studied the control of fire so many times and you have not cast the Fire Ball spell as of yet?" he asks. Turning from the scroll Martin looks to his master,"My Lord, you know I find the weaves just beyond my grasp, that is not why you interrupt my studies. What is it you really wish of me?" Ah, there it is that little bit of veiled disrespect which keep's me from trusting you Martin, Jaderail thinks.
"Your sharp enough to see my reason for the interruption, yet you still fail at the spell. It matters not for now. Put away the scroll, I do have need of another service from you for now." Rolling up the scroll and placing it in a pile on the side of his small work space Martin rises to face Jaderail. "I am at your service Lord Jade, how may I serve you?" He says with a slight bow. There again Jade thinks, just enough respect to keep me from taking him to my chambers above, one day I shall test him my way, High Lords man or not.
"Go seek my spy master Silvious and then retire for now. Tell him I will receive him here. I have a job in mind for him." Jaderail says with a glint in his pale eyes. Alone in his room of secrets Jaderail's mind turns to thoughts of bleeding eyes and other places. Yes, Selvious will bring me the information I seek soon enough, I will know soon if one or all of them should join me above. I will have the Secret and then the Dark Queen will fall before me or I shall perish trying.

WendyLuvsCatz

Jaderail said:

LOL! Very ruff, but then I've not written anything In years. My Editor had some corrections I'll not share at this time. I did get a good enough for off the top of my head and composed in a forum text editor. (Yes, I really had someone look and they do know this stuff better I do.) That said I'm just having fun, and trying to blend the DAZ 3D forums into the Story of Jade has got me thinking about when I do move forward with the real project still in the future.

Deep in thoughts of the Dark Goddess Lolth, she who had him exiled to the upper realms, Jaderail barely notices Silvious pad into his private chamber of power and stand so that he is in the dimmest of all the shadows the chamber has to offer and yet still be seen. "I choose well when he proved himself as the best by killing his predecessor. I'll never regret not having him put to death for that.", Jaderail thinks as a sly grin spreads on what is now a pleased face for a drow. Turning to fully face Silvious he studies his spy master as his gaze lets the other know he was noticed. Silvious is a slight human, not small but nothing to take notice of in a crowd, a little on what some might call pudgy but not heavy either. Jade knows that his speed and strength would surprise most that came against him if things went that way in some dark alley. Dressed in commoners clothing that is not worn too much nor better than any working mans, neither clean or dirtier than those you might meet in any ale hall. Plain describes him as good as anything might.

Silvious eyes the room in a way you know nothing has missed his scrutiny, "You sent your man for me my lord Jaderail?" he says in such away that Jade knows that he sees himself as a equal and not a underling even here in Jades most private place.

"Yes my friend," Jaderail says to place them on proper footing again,"it came to my attention this eve that some, lets say acquaintances, I have might need looking at in that certain way you do so well."

"Ah, I thought that might be so. I've taken the liberty to have my horse prepared for travel this very night, Lord Jade. As you know I prefer to travel under the stars much as you do.", the sly spy master says. "You have the information I require as well as the other delicate matter for the job before my travels start I assume?"

"You will push me too far one day Silvious!" Jaderail says with heat in his voice and fire in his dead mans eyes,"You know full well I have prepared what you need and arranged for all your needs. But know you this friend one of those you will seek is another Bald Wizard with powers and power not unlike my own. If you live to return you will deserve what you demand as pay. Now be gone before I decide you have taken one to many liberties with me!"

WendyLuvsCatz

Jaderail said:

The waiting is starting to weigh on Jaderails mind, it has been two days and still no message from Silvious. In that time the little man has never failed to find a lead on a target or the target itself. "Maybe," he thinks to himself as he leaves this bed and crosses to the window overlooking Misty Morn Lake, the cool breeze off the dark waters cool on his troubled face."I should have instructed him which of the three to seek first." Closing the inner shutters to prevent the mornings light from entering his monk like bed chamber he waves a hand and lights the single blood red candle upon his writing table. Sitting in the plain wooden chair at the simple plank and tree limb table he knows that time is not his friend. Sleep may elude him again this day.

With a sharp elbow, Belgus stirs his companion from the doze he has fallen into after spending a long night on the bank of the lake. "See? I told you I wuz right. Each morn he closes himself in, up dere high in his keep" Eyes hard on the single shuttered window.

Pushing his long knife back to seat, Grob sits forward and peers at the keep less than half a click up the head from their well hidden vantage point. "I think you gots it right Bel, two days now he done the same. His serfs seem to be night folks too, except the farmers that I can tell. Maybe we can get in there in broad day as ya think."

"Yep, I told ya I been watching and learning this place good, just another fat lord waiting for us to relieve him of a bit of wealth." Belgus says as he moves deeper into the scrub on the lakes edge, Grob following behind. "I figure he debauches all night and then sleeps the sun away, we avoid them guards on the walls, they not so sharp it seems to me, and in and out we go. Easy pickins."

Grob pulls his long knife, a ray of early morning sun lucky enough to penetrate through the dense foliage glints from a keen edge,"I say them guards could never finish their rounds, then we gots us more time inside."

Belgus, stops and turns to his fellow cutthroat, a grin showing broken teeth wide across his battered face,"You think I had it any other way in my thinking?"

WendyLuvsCatz

Jaderail said:

Silvious leans back on his corner stool, the wall comforting against his back.

"What has that bloody Jade got me into this time?" He thinks as he studies the dim tavern over the rim of his mug. "All the people here love this Szark wizard, with his lights and helping those that are in need for no return I can seem to find." Looking to the busy night street just beyond the open shutters to his right the thinks, "This is not a place for a man like me, lighted streets at night, even most of the alleys have the blooming things, how am I supposed to lurk about?" Seeing the one he has been waiting for enter the open doors he sets forward again and waves to catch his eye. "Maybe I can convince this one to hire me on, then I might get close enough to Szark to learn something for Lord Jade." He thinks as the Captain of the western guards approaches his table. Early that morn Silvious finds himself being fitted for a guards tunic.

Grob presses himself into the deepest morning shadows in the corner formed by the wall and the buttress of the low wall tower. Foot steps on stone pass above him. From the edge of the forest Belgus motions him up. Now is the time to move, this guard will not see another noon. Picking hand and foot holds he climbs silently upward, his long knife held between his teeth by the back of the blade.

Jaderail starts from is near doze as a chill passes over him and the flame before him flickers in and out. It then grows strong and leans off to the side as if in a steady wind. The tip holding steady toward the west like a arrow in flight.

Anger floods Jade as he rises from his table. "You picked the wrong day to test my defenses whomever you are. I will enjoy my time with you in my play rooms above." Jade thinks, as he moves into the hall. His UnSeen servants moving ahead with commands to wake the Blood guards that slumber below.

Jaderail

Well, I'm all under-whelmed. I see Only Wendy wants it, BUT guess what? I'll do it anyway. Not now but VERY VERY soon.

Szark

oh we don't encourage him. ;- )

SpyroRue

I am happy Jader stood up in the end, I envision him as a hands on kind of guy... This must continue! Its 'game on', cant stop now!! :cheese:

Nicely written, I look forward to more, and love Szark's appearance in the story.

Carola O

Jade darling, I have wanted more since last you wrote.. just didn't want to stress you *smiles*

atticanne

I am ensnared now. Please continue.

kyoto kid

...[delurk] waiting for more [lurk]

Jaderail

Somebody I know got a Birthday. So Happy B'Day to you!. I'll not write it in later. My Texas Star.

Hi Spyro, nice to see ya again bro, hang around a bit more would ya?

Carola O you went and changed so much, Name, Avy the whole Kit and Kaboodle I see.

Hmm.. Still thinking up trouble for the Szark Baldie... Don't need much to poke the Pete, just a good idea.

Will do another Chapter/Page soon... But need my muse to muse me folks...

Szark

Jaderail said:

Hmm.. Still thinking up trouble for the Szark Baldie... Don't need much to poke the Pete, just a good idea.

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I thought that was the idea..to poke Pete, he won't mind.......much. :- )

Carola O

Jaderail said:

Carola O you went and changed so much, Name, Avy the whole Kit and Kaboodle I see.


Will do another Chapter/Page soon... But need my muse to muse me folks...

Yup, decided a change was in order.. and went with it the whole way... even has started to post more in my thread *wink*

Hmm you muse seem to be in need of some good ol' spanking, or perhaps it is some sweet-talking? *smiles*

Jaderail

He rushes down the stairs in leaps and bounds, using the banister to swing himself onto the landing toward his private armory. Coming to a sudden stop, his right hand braced against the cool stone wall, Jade peers ahead at the open door, light spilling upon the landing and down to the floors below.

"What?" he thinks, "None could have gotten into the keep this fast." Moving like the creature of the night he is Jade approaches the open door. His hands moving before him in intricate motions as he weaves a spell of defense ready to release as the distance closes. At the last moment he gets a pinch of dust from the pouch at his waist, ready to use so the spell functions. His other hand full of the dagger that never leaves his side, not even in his sleep. With a cat like growl Jade flows into Tiger Attack as he enters the open door, low and ready to strike or defend.

"Ah! My lord. I see your ready for action." Parthalous chuckles, holding in each hand one of Jades choices of armors. Motioning Jade in with the hand holding a Chain-mail shirt, he says,"Don't just crouch there my Lord. The Blood Guard sent me to prepare you for the battle ahead. Will it be fast and bloody?" He asks, holding the Chain shirt higher, "Or slow and dangerous?", lifting a heavy cloak in the other hand.

With a sigh Jade straightens from his crouch and enters, slipping the dagger into its sheath and the dust back into the pouch. "You have no idea just how close you were to being a very dead blacksmith Partha." Jade motions toward the Chain shirt, "Fast and dirty I think today, as I think speed is needed now. I need to thank the Bloods for thinking faster than I and having you here for me." he says as he steps up to the racks of armor and weapons Partha stands before.

Within mere minutes Jaderail is suited for battle, his body wrapped in armor and weapons, all of them at his ready for easy use. With a simple thank you to Pathalous he sprints from the room and down the last two flights of stairs. There he joins the Blood Guard who await him in full parade, lined up in the entry hall just before the outer doors to the keep. Before him stands his personal guard, those Jade has hand picked to defend him, his home and the secrets it holds. Each and everyone of the twelve men before him the best fighters he has ever seen outside the under realms. All loyal to him because they believe his goal to be just even if others might not agree. Jacom steps forward and salutes, his barded mail armor in blacks and reds catching the torch light on its polished plates.

Returning the salute Jaderail says, "You failed me once just days ago. Today you prove yourself to me again. My magical wards and guards tell me we have at least one visitor upon the western wall near the lake. I want him and any with him alive. I will know who sent them against me or you will die trying to make it so."

Jacom knuckles his forehead in the Drowish salute and bows, saying "As you command Lord Jaderail. I shall not fail you this day."

Carola O

*sits back with a pleased sigh* Here we go, nicely done Jade !

*purrs happily and leans back to patiently await more*

WendyLuvsCatz

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Jaderail

Okay, Fixed the Load Jaderail bit. I'm out in the muse field right now. So more soon...

Carola O

I saw you had fixed it, so edited my own post *hugs Jade* do give that muse of yours a short vacation.. so she comes back fresh.. jsut not a too long one *teases*

Jaderail

...Jacom and the Blood Guard exited the Sunset Keep behind Jaderail, the heavy oaken doors splitting the black iron image of a setting sun cleverly worked into the banding on there outer face, designed to strenghten them should they ever need to withstand the head of a battering ram. Gathering into a tight circle out on the granite portcullis, the band of highly trained fighting men stand with hands upon sword hilts, all eager to go forth and destroy any foe that might challenge their lord, like hounds scenting a fox before loosed to the hunt.
..."Break the men into four groups," Jade says to Jacom. "Send each group along the the inner walls to one of the towers. I do not believe our visitor will move away from the western tower until they feel safe to enter the grounds proper, and to do that I think they intend to kill our men walking the wall patrol."
...The twelve men all turn faces of anger toward Jaderail, proving his worth, Jacom was the only one to break the silence. "That would mean at least one of my house guard has already fallen to the treachery, we have had no alarm sounded. The time it has taken us to gather weighs heavy on my mind my Lord."
...Turning to look toward what he can see of the morning shadowed western keep wall Jade says, "My friend, I believe we have lost more than one man to this foe by now, but if we move quickly no others will die this day. Turning to face the gathered men."I will go with you Jacom, and your pick of men, to the western corner tower we go. The rest of you secure the towers you're assigned. Keep your eyes open and watch for any in the grounds on your way, if you happen to spot anyone remember, I only felt the one, and I want them taken alive. If you need help call out and all hearing that call, go to help subdue the fool or fools that think us easy marks."
...Jacom issues orders in short fast words, speaking more with his hands than any sounds. Soon Jaderail is following the inner wall toward the tower, four deadly men in tow.

Carola O

oohh the plot thickens and the blood has been split, this will be interesting. A angry lord, followed by his angry men.. who want to avenge their fallen comrade.. this will be fun. Well written Jade !

Jaderail

Thank You Carola O. Maybe I can get myself back into proper form and style with a few more posts. It would help if the forums held formatting, but I tricked it as long as folks keep the pages white. And I'm thinking ahead a step or two in this it Started with no plot thing. That helps loads.

SpyroRue

This just keeps getting better :) I sooo wanna know who's sending assassins!

Many great stories began as a warm up exercise without pre-plotting, Its certainly developing quite nicely and I am seeing some interesting personality traits of Jader coming out as this unfolds.

Keep it up man :)

WendyLuvsCatz

Gr8 stuff!

ps. Bald wizard's club, for some odd reason for me conjures up gory images of long haired Gandalf types culling the folliculary challenged ones like baby seals!

atticanne

And...and...and. I don't want to wait.

RCDeschene

Well damn! I had no idea we could write sue fics here! Why didn't anyone tell me!

Maybe someone should start making rendered illustrations... :3

Jaderail

Next Page/Chapter Written. In Re-write mode and is going to open some eyes when posted.

Carola O

Now that do sound interesting, can't wait to lay my eyes on it *smiles warmly*

WendyLuvsCatz

waiting, must remember to breathe

or I will turn Drow blue

Jaderail

Jaderail and his men gather at the base of the western tower, their trip though the Keeps grounds slowed as they weaved around the out buildings and searched through the stables and few open storage sheds on their way. Pressed close to the lower wall of the tower, gathered next to the closed heavy oak and iron banded inner wall door, Jade makes several motions in the air with his hands and fingers as he mumbles words arcane, a bit of glittering dust on the end of one finger, pulled from his pouch ever at his side, vanishes as the words end.

Moments later, "I detect no magic within my powers range," Jaderail whispers.

In a whisper to match Jaderails, Jacom says "That's good to know my Lord. If the intruder is not using the powers or weapons forged with strenghts arcane we will have the advantage with you here to help us."

"It's not as good as you might think, my powers do not reach to the level above. If they are still above, and in the tower passage to the walls, they now have easy access to the weapons the tower holds in its armory. A cross bow and bolts might be a better weapon than they had when they started out to attack our home. All I'm sure of is this, if they are on the ground floor beyond this door they have no magic items to use against us," Jaderail says, he then reachs to the iron handle so he can open the heavy door.

With a low hiss, Jacom plants his left hand firmly in Jaderails chest. "Hold My Lord!, I'll not let you enter before me. I'm paid to keep you alive and you would shame me by denying me my duty?" he asks in a low troubled voice, as he gently edges Jaderail way from the front of the door by straightening his arm. With a nod and knowing look on his face Jaderail backs farther from the door, he motions at the door with his right hand, indicating that Jacom and his men should go before him.

Jacom swaps his sword from his right hand to his left. With his right hand he SPEAKS his plan to the three Blood Guard next to him. In motions he explains that he will enter first and will go deep into the lower chamber, two that he points out are to follow closly behind, one going to the left and one to the right, the last follows and secures the stairs to the upper chamber. They all nod to Jacom. Jacom places his hand on the handle and then they all move like jungle cats, weapons at the ready, as the door is swung wide.

The men rushing to enter the dimly lit chamber before him stirs a memory deep in Jaderails mind, something he has tried to bury deep and leave in his past. Pulling a dagger, with a black blade, from his right sleeve and drawing a short sword, engraved with runes, from his left hip he follows his men into the chamber, the memory playing in his minds eye. So much of this the same in ways but so very different, but the memory pushes into his mind.

Following the last of his house guard through the side court gates, Jaderail, Weapons Master of House Sunder, urges his men forward into the battle already raging in the outer courtyard. The sounds of steel against steel ringing above and mixed in with the screams of men wounded and dieing assault his ears, he scans the confusion before him looking for his older brother Darvaneil, the Sundarian House Army High Commander. Off to his right he spots Darvaneil in a heated exchange of swordplay with two soldiers from House Se'Yagaul, then Jade losses sight of him as the battle surges around and envelopes his brother. Hands full of edged steel Jade begins fighting his way toward the place his brother was last seen. Green Armored Se'Yaguals fall before Jade as he plunges into them, the right hand, and the sword it holds, of one flies off in a bloody spray to his right as another is peirced through to his left with his short sword. Jaderail does not even see them fall as he presses on into the bloody battle before him, his brother his one goal.

Carola O

I.. am loss for words Jad, it's great and it answers a bit of Jade's past, though it triggers even more questions. And now he is lost in his memories, for a brief moment of time or for longer time I guess we will find out next time. I admit I have a feeling which direction this memories is going, but I fully admit I wouldn't be surprised if I am wrong. Because you have truly surprised me with how things has turned more than once my friend *smiles warmly*

Great writing and looking forward for the next chapter *hugs*