Rori wasn't sure whose arm she was holding or whose heartbeat was pounding in her ear, but she knew she felt home and safe sandwiched between her friends. The sound of shouting voices pulled the huddled trio out of their cocoon of shock and joy as Arthur, Mina, and Max came running into the room. Mina gasped as Mason and his sister stepped to the side, revealing Rori’s still sniffling frame. Arthur stepped forward and opened his mouth to speak, but Rori’s whimpered cries cut him off, “it hurts” she cried and as Mason picked her up from the ground, the smell of sizzling flesh caught Max and Arthur’s immediate attention.
“She has Lycan silver on her ankle, and it's burning her fucking skin off… Kristi, did you bring her here?” Arthur finally shouted and Mina shoved her hysterical mate aside as she grabbed her daughter, “Kri
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The moment Rori darted away from Murdok his attention zeroed in on her, and as Mason’s much smaller body shielded her from sight, Murdok began to make an inhuman groaning noise as he neared the pair. Arthur tried to put himself between his comrade and his son, but Murdok simply swept Aruthur’s colossal frame out of the way with one swing of his half shifted arm. Arthur’s body sailed sideways before sliding to a stop and as he pulled himself from the floor, he watched as a wave of purple magic jutted from his daughter to encase Mason, who was now half shifted and screeching in Murdok’s face. Murdok struck the luminescent purple barrier with large scaled claws, and Kristi grunted as she tried to wield her unpredictable magic. Kristi started to pant and cry as Murdok beat his fists against the blockade, causing small cracks a
Arthur stood frozen, watching in horror and awe as Murdoks enormous frame cradled the slight trembling body of the girl he had grown to love as his own while Mina pushed two large tables together and Kristi covered the top with an oversized cloth before motioning toward Murdok to bring Rori over. The large Stoic man looked apprehensive but laid the small figure he held on top of the table anyway, careful not to brush against her leg. Murdok stood over her, watching as the pained expressions and haggard breathing suddenly returned, Rori began her painful whimpers once more while Mina shoved Murdok to the side, so she could draw closer to the marred flesh, “ Let me heal her, your cuff is obviously tainted with bad Luceat, I am strong enough to override the primitive magics here, but I have to touch her to draw the burn out, and you must not interfere.'' Murdok began to growl and move forward, but Rori whimp
Murdok roared in her face, “GET OUT!!!” and as the power of his voice blasted Kristi in the face with heat, he felt the lightest of touches at the center of his spine. Murdok glanced over his shoulder to see Rori’s compact frame tucked into his back as she sobbed and trembled. The large dragon shifter turned and knelt in front of her once more, “she must leave, and you must stay-” Murdok’s voice caught in his throat as Rori’s soft brown eyes lifted to meet his, and she nodded with thick tears streaming down her face. Murdok peered back over his shoulder to see Kristi still standing there with an angry purple haze growing over her head just as Arthur ran up behind his daughter and, wrapping his arms around her upper body, yanked her backwards off her feet. “Dammit, Kristi, you can't come here like that,” Arthur growled as he dragged his screaming daughter back down the corrid
Destiny zipped into the kitchen to place the books she found for Rori in a neat line for her to inspect, and then began to skip down the hall searching for her new housemate. Calder knew when he got the string of frantic messages that Murdok was not happy, but he had no idea just how livid his master was until he floated into focus. Murdok caught sight of Calder and thundered at the top of his lungs, “where is she!” he bellowed and Calder cocked his head, “master, I only took the young miss out to collect some things for our lady Rori, she was--” The spectrul was not allowed to finish his explanation as Murdok roared again, this time shaking the walls of their domicile, “you left Rori ALONE, and she fell through a looking glass.” Calder’s shock and disbelief turned the entire room to ice as he shook his head and lowered himself to the floor, “my apologies master, I will acc
Murdok reached his office with enough speed built up that, as he tried to careen his sailing body through the doorway, he scraped the wall with his claws to keep from crashing into it. Murdok managed to land on his feet and skip a few steps forward to avoid falling but as he reached his desk the sight of almost fire red hair and sea-blue eyes had Murdok standing almost defensively as he stared down his oldest and only friend outside his own mountain, “Arthur” Murdok announced and the almost wayward looking man began to plead with him instantly, “please Murdok, don’t take Rori away from Kristi… I don’t know how she fell into the Siren’s Song, but I swear to you, on my honor as a siren's son and an alpha’s progeny, we had no part in bringing her there… but we do wish to see her, is she alright?” Arthur’s question insulted Murdok, and he snarled at his friend, “ No thanks to your mate she is healed completely… you tell that, witch of yours to stay
Rori glanced toward the door and then shook her head. It felt like someone was watching her, but when she looked it was just the cracked open door. A hovering spectrul pulled Rori’s attention away from the exit and back to the meal she was helping them prepare, “ I was discussing it with the others, miss, and we all agree you should get changed for supper and join the others.” As the spectrul beamed down at her with a welcoming smile, Rori’s heart began to race at the thought of having dinner with Kristi and Mason's family again, this time in Murdok’s home instead of theirs. A cold draft across Rori’s knuckles had her attention snapping back to the spectrul who was still warmly smiling at her “I’m sorry, Mary, I must have zoned out for a moment,” Rori mumbled, and the housemaid only gave a small nod, “ please no apologies miss, let me help you get fixed” Mary offered, but Ro
Murdok watched Rori fidget with her hands and struggled not to smile as he thought about how much she looked like a small flame sitting alone in the dark, waiting for the warmth of a blazing inferno. Arthur sat back in his chair and tried not to notice his wife’s sudden nervous energy, “my friend we are honored you would invite us to your mountain to share a meal, it is not often we visit your estate, and we should really consider doing these things more often,” Arthur watched Murdok snort in amusement but the powerful dragons attention never left the woman at his side. Calder misted into the room and instantly to his master's side, “shall we serve now, great one?” Murdok glared at Calder and noted that the spectrul did not seem in the slightest bit apologetic for the gaudy display. As Murdok started to nod his head, he spotted an empty chair and a lack of orange energy at
Tonight we saw two more of the langureages our leading lady and her dragon speak. FRENCH "Ne me croignez pas petite flamme" Do not fear me little flame This makes one wonder how much Murdok might actually understand about what Rori may or may not be.... RUSSIAN "teper' tebe ne nuzhno naklonyat'sya" Now you dont need to bend over "velikey drakon dzhentl'men" The great dragon is a gentlemen I loved this exchange because not does Rori show Murdok that she does indeed understand him it also seems to be turning into a bit of a game for them to see how many languages the other might know. I'd love everyone's opinons and predictions for the future for our pair... or maybe even a few of the other dinner guests