Thread: Playing the Game [ Chai & Razgriz ]

RE Playing the Game Ariamella Razgriz Ricendithas stood there with her, hands held open as she rested her daintier ones in his own. He could feel her aura, a little smirk creeping onto his lips she was certainly powerful alright. Much of it seemed to originate from that mark upon her wrist previous meetings with her father informed him of what it was, but it honestly was not something he had any background knowledge about. The Mark of Aricia, a symbol of who would become ruler of this world. The only other thing he knew about it was that it only appeared when the current 'King' or 'Queen' was about to reach their natural end. Other than that, it seemed like a tattoo any mortal could get at a parlor. Still, all that aside, Stella had potential. However, she would find that his way of doing magic was more...archaic...than the common sources spouted today. Sure, they were simpler and often bode less stress upon the user. By the same token this implied a level of complacency with magic, and Ric knew from his experience that magic was never to be taken lightly. A fact that spelled the end for more than a few 'normals' attempting to utilize it. All of this played through his mind as Stella recited the words, her power surging forth through him seemingly on instinct, his own magic exploded in light, boosting her own arcane energy through the wards of the house and making quite an impressive amount of progress in patching the cracks. Soon enough, the resonance faded, leaving the cellar dark and foreboding once more. And the warlock couldn't help but chuckle as she steadied herself and showed just how much of a 'proper lady' she was. This girl was starting to shatter his expectations a little. Not much, but a little. You kiss your daddy with that mouth, little lady? he joked after she asked him about the next steps. given who HE was, he had no room to talk. But he knew it, and it was her that needed to show proper restraint after all. Snickering as she tried to usher it along, he replied quite honestly Trust me when I say I was doing you a massive favor you would be near dead on the floor if you attempted this with that kind of output by yourself. When I said 'Say it like you mean it', you really took it to heart. I'm impressed. And honestly, he was. She still had a LONG ways to go to get to his level, but he had no problem showing her the ropes if she was willing to learn. Of course, he planned on keeping some things to himself. A magician never reveals all their secrets...And this warding ritual was child's play compared to what he could really do. In any event, I think it unwise we continue. Besides, we've built a more than solid base to work on the rest of the house. Ric stated next, giving her a gentle poke on the forehead and adding, I'm supposed to be protecting you after all, you ninny. Letting his own energy die down, the warlock grinned and grasped her hand a little more tightly, I say, we call it here and gorge on chow mein and kung pao chicken. And in a flash, they were both whizzing through the ether, traveling to some unknown destination in Colorado. It was a shot in the dark, and honestly it was probably something he shouldn't have done without some warning. But he knew where he was going. Sort of...The slight probe of her mind revealed one of the Chinese restaurants she went to in this town of hers. But it didn't say exactly where. Oh well, what was life without a little risk? They both soon appeared right in front of Jasmine Cafe, surprisingly intact. To be honest, I'm not all that familiar with this place. They had some places like this in Europe, but I've never heard of the 'Jasmine Cafe'. Is it any good? he then asked her rather nonchalantly, his green eye looking to her with a hint of glee and what could only be construed as a 'grinning look', fully expecting her to chew him out for using teleportation magic like that. It wasn't like he knew his way around the American continent, or so he claimed, so he was fully expecting a reprimand from her even if she might have been in no danger to begin with.