Introduction
There are not many trees or flowers in Linthe. There are about three small gardens located throughout the city, but other than that, it is just stone.
The streets are kept clean and tidy to uphold the reputation of the rich. Rich is clean, fancy and tidy. Poor is dirty, simple and messy. The people of above Linthe can be classed as snobby and close-minded. They will not accept anyone from the outside unless they are of high status or wealth. It just shows the ugliness of people, doesn't it?
The palace, which holds the royal family is made from black and white marble with many gold statuettes surrounding the palace. The palace is sitting on top of the small mountain that overlooks the city. The royal family like to honour themselves as gods and so, are treated like gods but without the real generosity of them. The royal family mainly consist of ten family members, at least two of them obviously being a male. The King, and however many sons. If they are to be all male, then they would marry a princess of a neighboring country. If not, they would marry a sister, unless otherwise.
The palace has their own bodyguard system. The Roses. They are the royal guard which protect the palace and the city. They are easily sighted because of their suits. They wear a different colour to their rank. Red being the lowest, black being the highest. They also have a rose tattoo somewhere on their body along with the colour. The colour is also changed when they move up a rank. They are specially trained and would make mince meat out of anyone. In direct conflict of course. The only class possible of escaping from them are bandits and magic users which know the ability to teleport.
Now, the below city is a series of aqueducts which course underneath the city and hold the poorer civilians. Even the middle class, but they live in a better built and lavished section which is closer to the above city. They own many of the shops in the city which sell food, materials and what not to the richer civilians.
The aqueducts are tunnels which block the sunlight and lie infested with rats and other dirty creatures. The aqueducts are also the sewer line and water line, but are better contained.
The poorer civilians of Linthe have built houses in the aqueducts out of mere wood that they were given from the mining town of Borko. They feed on the rats that roam the 'underworld' as they call it, and harvest the plants Nirno, and Floceed that they sell to the richer people which is then made into medicine for a higher price.
Bandits come from Lower Linthe, and since they can blend with the people, they're hard to catch if they're able to go down into the aqueducts.
NATNAT is Linthe's neighbouring city and it's rival. NATNAT is more advanced, but is a smaller city. It lies just north of Linthe, past the active volcano which makes it hard to attack if there ever was a war. The city is made up of tall buildings and the lower city which people can get to through various tunnels that run through the city. The streets are narrow and full of shops which sell basically everything. There is hussle and bussle, people getting to where they want or need to be. The Count's house is the largest and tallest building in the city, literally covering the whole of the city, and he resides up at the top along with his wife and children.
They designed the first sea ship many, many years ago, and are now starting to develop something called an airship using magic. The King of Linthe want's his hands on it after it has been built. He claims that it would be a good trading vessel for the future of Linthe...
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She was suddenly aware of the feeling of tiredness and she closed her eyes briefly. She needed to get home and get some rest. But she didn't want to, not now. Forcing her eyes open, she nodded once to Miles. "I...I should probably, um, head off." Erin didn't know what else to say. What else could she say? She should just leave. He didn't care. He wasn't bothered. She was just another Rose. No-one really cared if she was perfectly honest. What did it matter? Everything came into question suddenly and she frowned deeply.
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"You at least have to bind it...to stop the blood flow," Miles reminded her, not even harshly enough to be considered a light scold. Then, he gripped her arm and began to bind it himself. He tried to be gentle, but from the looks of it, the wound was going to hurt like the dickens anyway. He didn't even ask, which he supposed might have been rude, but Miles wasn't a man of many words anyway. He finished fairly quickly, tying the makeshift bandage off with practiced efficiency. Once he was done with that, Miles carefully met her eyes.
"My name is Miles, a mint green rose," he introduced briskly, "May I help you to where you need to go?"
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"So, I know you didn't want to talk about it, but what happened to you?" She asked, attempting to make conversation, though it was obviously a strained attempt and the only thing that she could think of. "If you think I'm being nosy then just tell me to get lost!" She said quickly, smiling properly for a change, a beautiful smile, one that lit up her whole face, though it was quick to fade. She was embarrassed and now she knew why...She'd always been a focused person, one who never let her concentration slip and this Rose had seen her steady focus crumble around her, even if it was only for a few mere seconds. Erin was ashamed that she'd allowed her defensives to drop, resulting in her injury...
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Without a second thought, he took a wide berth around the duo and entered the more obscure streets of the Upper City. He wound through the streets, which were slightly narrower than their main counterparts, but not too small for a person to walk through. He walked as quickly, barely noticing as he got closer and closer to the middle-class area of the city.
Will rounded a sharp corner, and stopped in his tracks. Just a few yards in front of him, there were two more Roses. Just back away slowly, he thought as he tried to make as little noise as possible. Unfortunately, fate was not on his side that day. Will heard a loud crunch as he put his foot down. He had trodden an a shard of glass, left behind by a litterer. He once again froze in place, hoping the two agents didn't hear him.
((In case it wasn't clear, the Roses he just encountered were Miles and Erin.))
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After her little extra bit of speech, hoping she had managed to strike a nerve she struck again, this time lunging in and going into a complicated and rather long routine that was pretty much entirely offensive, Targeting his arms and hands mostly, and a few times at his neck and chest. Although there was always room to improvise and change it into something she could block with. She fleetingly wished she had enough time to look around for whatever animal he was using to see, it was probably within sight considering he managed to dodge most of the opening attack, unfortunately if she looked away he would probably get the chance to kill or severely injure her.
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"Can I help you, sir?" Miles asked gruffly, his voice betraying no suspicion whatsoever. In fact, he tried to sound as friendly as possible, though he wasn't generally a very friendly person in the first place.
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"Or perhaps you want to train your own little band of renegade mages." Egan smirked, this weed did have some brains on her, there was a reason magic was kept to the upper classes. That would be the king's worst nightmare 5 or 6 Egans. Egan let out a gasp when he realized she succeeded in distracting him, she was on him! He saw her coming with Onyx's eyes, but a it was all to late, she made for his hand that held onto the kite's string, and he barely had time to spin around and protect it with his shoulder, which received a deep cut. He would have lost his arm if he were not in the middle of casting his spell, right as the blade entered his flesh, he sent her back with a gust of wind. The adrenaline was pumping through his veins, his heart was pounding, now it was he who went on the offensive. "You confuse the cause with the effect! So long as innocence is killed at the whims of a tyrant there will be rebellion!" He yelled furiously at the same as he sicked the whirlwind on her, it blew some books this way and that, as it rampaged towards her.
Egan ran across through the long corridors of books, fast as he could, he almost tripped on a thick volume which had been left on the floor. He concentrated on the tornado that chased the rose, making certain that it was keeping it's pursuit, as he put as much distance between himself and the rose. His heart sank when he heard the double doors of the library open, who ever was at the entrance was prudent, they did not come in loudly, he was lucky to have the soft creek of the door. Egan waited patiently for the figure to come into Onyx's view. He wasn't surprised to see it was another rose, this one was a muscular figure. What you'd expect a rose to look like, as oppose to the slender hellcat he was currently battling. He was starting to get nervous he was wounded after all but he was much relieved to note that this wasn't a black rose, though he couldn't tell what rank he was specifically as owl eyes saw color in a different manner then humans, Egan could never make the full distinction and in fact had made the dire mistake of confusing a black rose for a purple one once, as both their clothes are darker then the others.. He feared for Onyx now, it was time to leave, he had neared the backroom exit of the library and Onyx's current perch, it didn't escape his notice that he was by the advanced wind section of the library, but he'd have to go without even a superficial search for "Ventus Core". He began summoning his figure 8 column of air back towards him to form a protective circle, in preparation for his escape, and the chase he'll undoubtedly have to endure.
((I am of course talking about Kenneth))
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Finaly arriving at the exit, hopefully kenneth in tow behind her, she did not actually look as she was not aware he was there. She saw egan making his escape, just as he finished the figure eight shield of air surrounding him. This time she stayed silent, simply looking at and around him him for whatever object he was using to see, she would be able to catch up after he decided to actually leave the library. She then stared at him, responding to his words before. "Oh really, I think it is you who confuses a cause and effect. You start a rebellion good at disappearing into the woodworks, the king gets desperate and starts killing innocents. It was hardly a whim, yours was the first rebellion in a thousand years to get that bad, and believe me, there have not been that many. Is the king a tyrant? Perhaps, that being said dynasties change, within a century there will be a good and benevolent king. All a rebellion will succeed in doing is put yet another tyrant on the throne. That is what rebellions do, they overthrow the current government to set up their own, their government invariably ends up to be just as flawed or worse then the one they set out to destroy." She then did something that some would probably consider foolish considering who Egan was, she laughed at him, a musical mocking laugh that rang throughout the library, echoing off the walls. she then continued. "Even if you succeed, in the end you will find that you have failed." She stated simply, a mocking smile still on her face as she watched him, still looking for his sight vessel. That figure eight shield looked like it might be a good idea to stay away for a bit
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It seemed as though Erin was an evil person, but it was more the fact that she had trust issues. She trusted no-one. It had always been that way. She had no reason to trust. And this one looked more than slightly guilty. She wouldn't hesitate to take him down if she needed, if he was a threat to anyone. Her injured arm throbbed painfully, but that wouldn't stop her in a fight. Her eyes narrowed as she watched....
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"No, I'm fine, sir," he said as confidently as he could, which wasn't very much at all. "I just took a wrong turn."
((Sorry for the long wait))
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His plan to get Onyx safely near him was finally in place he wasn't going to waste a single precious second, then she spoke once again. "Oh really, I think it is you who confuses a cause and effect. You start a rebellion good at disappearing into the woodworks, the king gets desperate and starts killing innocents. It was hardly a whim, yours was the first rebellion in a thousand years to get that bad, and believe me, there have not been that many. Is the king a tyrant? Perhaps, that being said dynasties change, within a century there will be a good and benevolent king." It was at this point that Egan stopped listening to what she was saying he was furious for the personal statements, but also a little shocked at her utter detachment from reality so much so, that it even overpowered his anger. He couldn't help but to give out a loud chuckle at her commentary, he then piped in but was not foolish to drop his guard this time around. "Do you really believe these lies or are you just trying to sell me some snake oil? There was no rebellion before mine? I've got to be honest with you...mam," he said the word mam with a mocking tone. "I don't know how you made it to black rose. Every night there is a rebellion, bandits hit up shops daily, the aqueducts survives on the underground economy they provide. Linthe has had to increase it's number of roses, and not to mention triple the regular guard, this put a strain on the taxpayers, this city is slowly crumbling. I know it's not neatly rapped up under the banner rebellion, but I would think you didn't need everything pointed out for you, by a low class rebel." He tensed his grip on the kite string, he never lost his focus on Onyx's vision, nor did he miss a single sound, he feared that last comment was enough to make her strike. "As for governments you can't even begin to imagine...You keep your mind narrowed on a sole governing king who is above the laws he makes, I agree that's a recipe for a tyrant, bet you've never heard of such a thing as a king being subject to his own laws, nor a kingdom being co-ruled by body chosen by the people, a parliament in other words? There are ideas crazier still, democracies, republics! Nah but they don't have books like that here in Linthe do they?" He was shocked with himself this wasn't the time nor the place to talk of politics, and this information would be better absorbed by the walls then roses he figured. He took advantage of the distraction his speech provided and blew out the torch with what became a tornado once again. They were shrouded in darkness. "Onyx!" he called out, while extending his circle towards them, it hit them with a blast of wind. This afforded the owl cover to land safely on his shoulder. He opened the back door and ran out into the city.
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"Are you sure?" he pushed gently, not quite managing a smile, "You seemed...well, nervous. Is somebody following you? Do you think you are in any danger?" Miles glanced sideways at Erin. He was pretty sure that if anything happened, she would be the first to jump, and he hoped it wasn't necessary, on both their parts. An injured person need not exert themselves, and Miles, himself, didn't want to come to any combat. After that last battle , he wasn't really in the mood for it, not that anyone could ever be in the mood to just go and beat people, sometimes kill them.
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"Well, there was a crowd in the library plaza when I passed by. Something might have happened there," Will said, hoping the Rose wouldn't pry further.
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"Are there any Roses there?" Miles asked, eying the boy with exasperation. He had just wanted to visit his old home and stay out of the action for the day, but he'd already fallen into two conflicts, and he may have to go seek out a third. Today was turning out to be an awful day.
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"Um...What are we waiting for?" Erin asked, as soon as Miles spoke to the boy again. "Let's go and check it out." Despite her injury, she was ready to go. "It's our duty to at least check." She started off towards the library without another word. Once she drew level with the boy, she stopped, regarding him coolly, before making a quick decision. "He can come with us. That way if he's lying, well we can deal with him." Her voice was as cold as her eyes. With her uninjured arm, she placed her hand firmly on his shoulder, turning him and steering him towards the library. It wasn't likely that the boy would attempt to over power her and if he did, she was confident that he wouldn't get very far. She still had one useful arm and she'd put it to good use. She glanced back at Miles to see if he was going to come with her....
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within about 10 seconds she had caught up despite how fast he was running, not attacking him this time, she simply ran a few feet behind him. She then spoke in a rather interested tone. "I will have to find out about these other types of governments, you are correct in saying I have never heard of them. A more stable form of government would be good for Linthe, if there is indeed a way to do so. A correction however, I simply said that your rebellion was the worst in about a thousand years, I never said there had not been other rebellions." She could keep up this pace, but her back was still aching a bit, as was her chest from where the wind blast had hit her. Miriel really hoped this chase would be over soon.
((If he play's his cards right Egan might get a spy. Or at the very least an ally. :p She has no sense of loyalty other then her chosen cause, and thats Linthe. Of course that is only if he can see past his hatred of the roses and recommend a good place to find a book with the information she wants. Either that or take the time to explain them a bit. Might take a long while though.))
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"If we arrive and there is any danger, I want you to stay out of it as much as possible," he called forward, just loud enough to where he knew she would hear. He may not be her commanding officer, but he was a higher ranking Rose, and he had no qualms about pulling rank to make his warning an order if necessary, and he made that much obvious in his tone of voice when he spoke.
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It wasn't long before they stepped out into the library plaza. The crowd was still there, the same size if not larger. "See? I wasn't-" Will was cut off by several screams from the crowd. Looking up, he saw that the mage had burst out of the building, closely followed by the Bladk Rose. "...lying," he finished, distracted by the events taking place.
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An icy decisiveness fell over Egan. He began to subconsciously slow down, he could already tell by his brief encounter with this rose that she was not one to give up, and no matter how much he ran she would catch up to him with ease. There were only two options it seemed teleportation or elimination, unfortunately Egan had yet to master the latter, he'd rather not attempt it in the heat of battle. She was behind him once again as he knew she would be. He clenched the Kite string tightly and expected her to dash towards him, for his part he was ready to put a merciless funnel between them the likes that could rip chunks off of the thick marvel buildings. "I will have to find out about these other types of governments, you are correct in saying I have never heard of them. A more stable form of government would be good for Linthe-" "Wh-What?" Egan nearly drooped his kite from the shock, was she actually asking him for more information? He spun around to face her on impulse even if he couldn't actually see her face. She was still speaking though he listened more to her tone then her actual words now, she seemed to be genuinely interested.
The whole situation was surreal if his wounds weren't sending him a constant stream of pain, he would have thought he were dreaming. This seemed as unlikely as the king inviting him over for tea! He was still very much alert, and filled with resentment and distrust but still he spoke. "You mean you really don't know?" He let out a cynical laugh. "Who would have guessed, even the roses aren't as free as they thought, yet you fight to keep everyone in their cage even yourselves!" As Egan was ranting, he had spoken without thinking, as a consequence his words hit him, with as much impact as they might have been hitting the rose. Did this mean roses were in a strange sense victims too? He loathed the thought of feeling sympathy for people notorious for sending a child to prison for so much as stealing, a jar of jam. Yet still a part of him beckoned him to continue. "I didn't hide out in the woods ever," that was a lie but it seemed prudent to throw them off, as he intended to keep his hide out. "I traveled the world, there are books outside of Linthe that would blow your mind! Natnat has a library full of them, some of them are just ideas, others were the system ancient nations once used, they grew rich and powerful there were hardly any beggars, and very little crime. Until one jackass takes it over and it becomes like Linthe and you know what happens after that? They fall and they fall hard! Oh yeah and one more thing the King's filthy inbred line is not descended from the gods! They'll pay dearly for that, one way or another..." Now Egan was being entirely honest of what he had learned in his travels. However he was also coming back down to reality, he remained in place ready to fight as he gauged the rose's reaction. He could not stay there any longer the boy had probably warned the authorities, and she would soon have more back up then he cared to deal with.
((SO SORRY IT TOOK SO LONG!!! My internet connection was down for a few days, I hope the enthusiasm hasn't grown cold for you guys, this is one of the more interesting RPs I've seen on this site, and I don't want to see it die cause of me. :( @ elenial I would very much love the irony of Miriel and Egan becoming friends. :D I hope he played his hand well...He seems a little to impulsive to be a good poker player though. :P))
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Just as they rounded the corner, Will began to talk, but cut off suddenly. Erin's gaze followed his and her mouth fell open in surprise. She tightened her grip of Will, as though he was the reason for the Mage's appearance, as though he had caused it. Glancing back at Miles, she shrugged, her hand falling from the boy's shoulder. "What was that about me keeping out of it?" She drew her sword with her uninjured arm, glancing up at the mage. "I don't think we have a choice."
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((nice short post hehe, I do wonder if my walls of text are irritating to some people sometimes))
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