PLAYER PLOT ★ STORM THE CASTLE

[futurologists]

THE CASTLE ( NOV 7 ) Our resident warrior princess, Kidagakash Nedakh, has formulated a plan to investigate the castle and speak with the royals. (The OOC plotting post can be found here.) Now, it's time to put it into action. The castle itself is huge. From the outside, you can see a beautiful garden, a pond, and a statue commemorating Odette. You can also see several guards, some more invested in their job than others. A few are stony-faced, menacing men with looks that could kill. A couple just look like they'd appreciate a pretty girl or interesting guy to liven up their boring day. On the inside, all the halls look different, yet the same — different pieces of art, different wall fixtures, but everything else is identical. There's many portraits of the king and his late wife on the walls, sparkling chandeliers, and servants scurrying around. Odette's pale, smiling face and cascading blonde locks look somewhat familiar, but that might just be because of all the statues of her likeness around the city. The castle has pretty much every room you'd expect a castle to have. A library, a wine cellar, a dining hall, etc. Within them, characters can expect to find various things of interest — there are many books, fancy stationery, even some valuable coins if you look hard enough. There's also many letters to be found detailing the situation in Chantes; of course, there's also plenty of letters on far less official business. Some of them have quite steamy imagery. There are plenty of servants milling about inside the castle and out in the gardens. In the dining hall and their chambers are several of Chantes' most important nobles. And then, of course, there's you.

Comments

[alphatar]

[A brief blink in surprise is all Korra needs to remember that no one knows about her anymore than she does about them. It's enough to sharpen her smile as she continues to heal Pearl's injury.]

Yeah, he's a good friend of mine. I've known him for a few years now, we've been through a lot together.

[Naga pacing off in the distance is a bit of a sign, but Korra's determined to at least get rid of Pearl's pain for now.]

And I'll make sure you'll get to see him again, on both your feet. [That alone makes her concentrate harder on mending her ankle. After being in a wheelchair for years, trapped really, Korra has much more of an appreciation for being fully physically capable.]

[beyourrock]

[The pain slowly ebbs away, much to Pearl's amazement. She catches sight of Naga, another surprise to the Gem, but the lack of pain in her ankle draws her attention back once more.

She rolls her ankle experimentally, flexing the joint before she smiles brightly, amazed.]

That's incredible! I can't believe you can do that with just... water!

[alphatar]

Yup, sure can. Bending's pretty cool, huh?

[Even she allows herself a little time for the pat on the back. That and Korra finds Pearl's enthusiasm rather cute.]

Think you can run on it, or do you want to ride out instead? [Naga's watchful pace is getting closer to them and she knows that means time is of the essence.

Still, she's not going to push her new patient when there's alternatives.]

[beyourrock]

[Pearl lifts her head to see Naga approaching. She reminded her of a certain pink lion back home. And seeing her powerful front legs, it looks like she can run at some serious speeds.

The Gem looks over to Korra, almost bashful.]

I wouldn't want to risk hurting it again, and waste all the work you put in. A ride out might be the best option.

[alphatar]

All right. Let me help you get on Naga. Don't worry, she's friendly.

[Korra offers her arm for support, nothing to sneeze at since the young woman's stronger than she looks.]

Just hold on to the saddle. We'll make sure you stay on.

[She's following suit as soon as she can, keeping an eye out to see if they need to haul it just yet.]