Roleplay

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"I...you know it's just a cave, right?" Eli asked, unaccustomed to that kind of excitement over a cave. He and Eve, sure, they loved simple things like that; beauty was simplicity, to both of them. But royalty? "I'll take you there whenever you'd like to go." He would take her anywhere she wanted to go, if for no other reason than it was his duty to escort her during her stay.
"Nothing stupid," he agreed to Zeza, dipping his head as she took the crate. He could hear his sister banging around inside already, the unmistakable sound of a mallet being used on a scalding hot sword. "But nothing stupid from you either; that is my sister," he tacked on, only partially joking.

Eve rested her cheek against his shoulder, one arm around his neck and the other around his back, closing her eyes. She was so frustrated and happy with the situation, all at once; how was that possible? Rolin was hers and not hers, they were together and not together, at the same time.
She let out a breath, wondering how long that could last.

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Zeza chuckled. "I make no promises!" She then disappeared inside Chels' shop.

Lynne shook her head at her sister. "Can we go see the cave now?"
She loved to explore and find caves and such. If this had been a normal stay for them she'd be out exploring right now, but they had to play the part of royals so she couldn't.

Rolin had his arms wrapped around her waist, one hand moved up and started rubbing her back gently.

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Chels didn't look up from the sword she was working on, eyeing the curved end of it; it still wasn't sharp enough, no matter all of the shaping she'd done. She ran her gloved hand along the edge, almost touching the blade but not quite, a metal-scraping sound filling her shop as she forced the hot metal into the shape she wanted. Her gloves were her own design, a thin metal plate in the middle of her palm giving her a surface to shape swords against.
"Stubborn thing," she muttered under her breath, before hearing the unmistakable sound of metal clanging. She dropped her hand into a nearby water bucket, just enough to get the warmed plate into the water to cool it back down. "Hello?"

"I-sure," Eli said, more than a little caught off guard by her excitement; she appeared even happier than Eve had. "Your sister is set, right? Doesn't need anything else?"

"Too bad we can't just stay here," Eve mumbled into his tunic, absentmindedly playing with the hair at the base of his neck. Where no one could judge or observe or comment or anything and they could just...be themselves. Together. "You and your darned royal bloodlines, unable to consort with the commoners," she commented jokingly, grinning slightly.

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Zeza smiled. "Hi. Finish what you're doing, I can wait." she said, watching what Chels was doing. Her father had taught her a lot about smithing and she was actually most comfortable in a place like this. It reminded her so much of her younger days. It made her happy.

"If she needs anything she can get it herself. She's perfectly capable of doing that."Lynne said, seemingly bouncing in her spot. She was excited to go explore.

Rolin chuckled softly. "I know, but hopefully it won't matter soon and we'll be able to be together. and not in secret."

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Chels raised an eyebrow in slight surprise; she hadn't actually expected Zeza to return. Or look at her with such a big smile on her face. She absentmindedly wondered what was making her so happy as she returned to the blade she was forcing to bend to her will, working its end into a sharp tip. "Ethan's sword is always the one I have the most problems with," she mumbled to herself, not really expecting Zeza to answer.

"Alrighty then," Eli returned, letting the door to his sister's shop swing shut between Lynne and her sister. "Right this way, it's a bit out of town so we'll stop by the palace first, grab my horse to get to it. Unless you'd rather have your own," he tacked on quickly, not wanting to make it sound like he was making ant sort of pass at her.

Eve smiled at the sound of Rolin's chuckle, something he rarely did back in the palace; he usually settled for a sort of vaguely amused smirk. "I hate to be the...bearer of bad news, but...what if that can't happen?" Images from her confrontation with his father filled her head. She knew that he'd be willing to do absolutely anything to keep his son away from her.

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Zeza had heard her and raised an eyebrow. "What kind of metal is it made out of?" she asked.

Lynne blinked a few times and nodded slowly. "I...If you don't mind me riding with you I'd prefer that. I'm not very good at riding horses...They tend to throw me..." She said, clearly un-easy at the thought of riding a horse by herself. She never really needed to ride a horse as she usually rode in a wagon or walked.

Rolin let out a heavy sigh. "Well....I don't know...I guess we'll just have to live with it." He hadn't really thought about that and didn't want to.

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"Silver-coated iron," Chels sighed, shaking the water from her glove. "He's a self-centered sort and, while I recommended a steel or all-iron sword, he had to be an idiot and coat the iron in a finicky metal that gets damaged by too much heat and-" She broke off, noticing the beginning of a rant. "-sorry," she instead said, cheeks coloring slightly. "People not listening to my metal recommendations really gets under my skin; I may not know much, but I know metal. Better than they do. And I'm often disregarded."

Eli partially grinned, nodding his head once; he'd somewhat wanted expected her to choose to ride with him. And he wouldn't take his usual stallion, no. "Don't worry, River has enough room for the both of us." His mare was patient and slow, which seemed like it'd suit Lynne much better.

Eve chewed on her lower lip, unsure what to say to that. There wouldn't be a way to live with it; either he'd be with her, or he'd have to choose another queen because he would have to have heirs. And she could tell that Rolin hadn't thought about it and didn't want to, but practicality dictated that they needed to plan for the worst.
"We should get going," is all she said, keeping her head tilted to hide her expressions behind her hair, knowing she was acting odd because of all of the thoughts bouncing around in her mind.

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Zeza chuckled softly. "No, you're alright. Silver isn't meant to be used as a weapon. It's meant for jewelry. The only time we coat swords in silver is if it's ceremonial or an offering to the Gods. Silver is too fine to use in battle and a pain to work with. My father used to tell me to leave the silver for the jewelry smiths."

Lynne nodded, smiling. "That's a pretty name for a horse." she said as she walked with him.

Rolin nodded slowly and lifted her chin. "We'll get it figured out, alright? One step at a time."

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"Yeah, well..." Chels let out another irritated sigh, slamming the door to her furnace shut; she wouldn't be doing any metal working while Zeza was there. Unless she was into that kind of thing, then she'd probably be down for showing off a bit. "Ethan himself will be used for jewelry for being stupid enough to coat his sword in silver. I don't know...royalty, I guess. He's one of the king's upper guards and I'm pretty sure it gets to his head."

Eli gave her a slightly incredulous look. "Why, Lynne, are you giving me a compliment of sorts? On my ability to name horses?" He smiled to show he was joking as they approached the stables. "She's really calm, and has these dark blue eyes that remind me of where we're going, actually."

Eve didn't struggle much as he tilted her chin back up toward him; he looked certain, and that calmed her nerves a touch. "Okay," she accepted softly.

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Zeza rolled her eyes,disgusted. "I will never understand why royalty does such a thing. They're given a fancy title that they didn't even work for and suddenly everyone is bowing to them!" She shook her head. "You can keep working. I don't mind watching...I'm actually used to watching. This was always Lynne's expertise. I just know how to use weapons."

Lynne blushed and giggled. "Maybe." she followed him. "She sounds beautiful. Has she always been yours?"

Rolin smiled and gently kissed her. He held the kiss for a moment before pulling back and smiling.