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Arden · Joined: 10 Apr 2008 Posts: 720 Location: Oklahoma

She shakes her head against his shoulder. "What if I don' wanna wait? I made us wait long enough." She sighs and wraps her arms back around him. "I... I'm scared, Wyatt. For me, for us, for this place. Fer everythin'. I knew in an abstract way bad things were happen' all over Shadow, but they weren't ever supposed to happen here. I don want ta go. Ain't no reason I can't stay fer a few days an' catch up with the others. Demon can find 'em, or they can call me when they get there. Don' know why Dad's card ain't workin'; Kade used the damn things ta call Finn after we got here..."

Rebecca shakes her head and lifts her it from his shoulder to look into his eyes. "I don' wanna go. I'm terrified ta my toes of what I'd find when I finally got back. I reckon I'd fall apart if I ever lost ya, Wyatt. I can't remember a day o' my life without ya bein' a part of it. Even when I was in Amber, I knew ya were only a couple days away. I want ta stay. I want ta try an' talk ya inta comin' with me this time." She smiles, faint and sad. "But I know ya won't. Not now."

She caresses his scared cheek. "I wanta grab everythin' I can right now."

Nihilistic Mind · Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 3:36 pm Post subject:

Wyatt tries to comfort her, holding her close and caressing her neck. "I'm not 'bout ta turn down tha chance ta spend more time with ya, Sweetheart. I can't promise I'll let you go if ya give me half a chance to convince ya ta stay. And ya know me, I'd come with ya in a heartbeat if there was nothin' I could get done here... But these.. things, need ta be dealt with."

After a pause, he asks, "What is it that yer all are suppos'd ta do out there, ya know, ta get thangs fix'd?"
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Arden · Joined: 10 Apr 2008 Posts: 720 Location: Oklahoma

"I don' even know," is her frustrated reply. "We're headin' fer a Shadow Dad thinks needs investigatin'. It's more diplomacy an' fact findin' then an'thin' else. Things I ain't 'specially good at. If he'd jest point at som'thin' and say 'shoot that', I'd be all fer it. But this? I got no idea why I'm even goin', 'cept as the King o' Amber's daughter."

She leans back without letting him go and arches an eyebrow at him. "Ya do realize what kinda barginin' chip that makes me, right?"

Nihilistic Mind · Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 3:57 pm Post subject:

"Whaddya mean?"
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Arden · Joined: 10 Apr 2008 Posts: 720 Location: Oklahoma

She scrunches her face up briefly and then pushes her hat back to drop between her shoulder blades. "If Eric wants an alliance with 'em bad enough, he can offer up his unmarried daughter ta secure it." She touches a finger to the side of her nose. "I been payin' more attention in Court then my Aunt Flora believes."

"Now, don' be thinkin' that's why I wanna marry ya now, 'cause it ain't. I don' think he'll do that, 'cause it ain't in his plans - at least tha ones I know 'bout. But ya might want ta give it some thinkin'."

Nihilistic Mind · Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 8:35 pm Post subject:

Wyatt makes a disgusted face, "That ain't right, ya know. He can't ask ya ta do that, can he? Make you marry some other noble to gain advantage? How can he expect ya ta go thru with somethin' like that if it comes up?" He looks down, his brow furrowing, "I guess if it means endin' all the bad stuff happenin' everywhere... But still..."
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"Kings an' Leaders, they don' think like regular folks," Rebecca shrugs. "They look at the big picture down tha road. I don' think this place he's int'rested in would end tha war, so it ain't that important, but I've been watchin' an' listenin' - when Flora weren't jabbering in my ear - to tha goin's on at Court, an' they do this stuff. I owe Fealty ta Amber, an' he certainly can ask me ta do it, an' Finn'ld back him up."

"It ain't the reason I don' want ta wait, but it's a good'un ta keep in mind." She cocks her head and pokes his chest with her finger. "An' if yer insistin' on waitin, ya better have an engagement ring on my finger 'fore I ride outta here, mister. If ya ask T nicely, I bet he has a couple ya can pick from."

Rebecca tsks and shakes her head, stepping back and turning to look towards the supplies. "I can't believe after all this time, yer tha one with cold feet."

Nihilistic Mind · Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 10:11 pm Post subject:

Wyatt grabs Rebecca by the hips and turns her around to face him, not letting go of her, "Cold feet? I ain't got cold feet, Rebecca. I want ta marry ya now more than ever before. Don't play games with me. If ya marry me tonight, ya won't have Eric's blessin' and I rightly don't care. I'll let ya leave when the others get ta wherever it is they need ta get, and I ain't much fer poetry but I will cross worlds to come get ya if ya skip on me or if somethin' happens to you..."
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Laughing, she steadies herself with her hands on his chest. "Darlin', Eric gave his blessin' already, remember?" Rebecca smiles crookedly. "We're just skippin' all that silly courtin' nonesense. Bit too late fer that anyway, considerin' what we've gotten up ta fer years."

Then she leans in and kisses him. "You should know I ain't gonna skip. I'll always come back ta ya. Sometimes I jest don' know when."

Nihilistic Mind · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 12:03 am Post subject:

Wyatt seems to relax a bit. His mouth still against hers, Wyatt says, "Yeah, and ya wonder why I worry about ya." He sighs, "I hope Finn thought about supplying us with some spirits fer tha guests... We kinda ran outta booze a while back and I quit drinkin' ever since." He chuckles at his own joke.

"I s'ppose we should start goin' through what Finn hid 'round here..."
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"I got a flask in my pocket ya can have if he didn'," she smiles. "Though we might want ta save it fer after the weddin' fer a toast." A brief kiss and she steps away so they can dig through the stash. "He mighta put it in the medical supplies."

Nihilistic Mind · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 12:34 am Post subject:

Wyatt chuckles, looking for the stash as well, "Yer right, as usual. If worse comes ta worse, we always got McGregor's moonshine. The poor sap's ranch was destroyed and all 'e saved was his daughters and a kegful of his stash... Disgustin' stuff, I tell ya."

Rebecca can sense the change, the supply basement that she's never known about before. Two dusty old crates full of stuff needs to be moved before the opening can be reached, but she knows it's there.
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"Over here, Wyatt!" she calls to him. Rebecca leans down and puts her shoulder into moving one of the crates to the side, stirring up hay dust and sending a barn cat scampering off.

"SO, what was it ya were wantin' ta show Finn?" she asks as she dusts off her hands and goes to help Wyatt with the other crate.

Nihilistic Mind · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 7:07 pm Post subject:

Wyatt begins helping right away with pushing the crates. "Nothin' really, just wanted to ask 'im 'bout tha mark s'more... Zach has a weird thing on his stomach... It's not quite what he describ'd but Doc Dee can't figure out what it is either," he says grunting.
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Rebecca freezes, but only for a second. She gives the second crate a harder then necessary shove while debating the merits of telling him they should probably just inject an air bubble in Zach's veins if he was wearing the mark of whoever it was that was passing them out.

"We'll fetch him after we're done here," she finally decides while kicking hay away from the trap door. "Or his sister. They've both seen 'em."

She wraps her hands in metal ring of the door and pulls. "Reckon we're gonna need light down here. Fetch those lamps off tha wall, would ya?"