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Together with Zeke, Selene, Raziel, Azariel, and Cassiel, the five of you soar through the sky, and eventually, Vithriel and a very wobbly Dariel follow, as the sun finishes it's arc across the sky.

Suddenly, there was a strange screeching from above the clouds... and Neiriel dives downward, wings folded, punching a hole through the clouds as she dives directly toward Vithriel, angrily, talons at bear. You know that if she was truly angry, she'd be using magic, but luckily, they only collide at a great speed, sending green and blue feathers flying.

"Don't worry about it." Zeke said to Selene. "They do that sort of thing all the time."
"I figured!" She called back, and giggled.
Suddenly, The Soul activates, and you feel Kaliel wake up, panicked- some sort of nightmare, you think.

>>21180096
<Kal? What's wrong?>

<Kal? What's wrong?> You ask, over the ring, as you fly a bit away from the group for privacy.
<Just... just a bad dream.> Kaliel said, her heart pounding. <But I'm awake now. Everything's fine. How are you?>

>>21180180
<We're all flying. It's fun.>

>>21180180
<I'm out flying right now.>

>>21180180
<We're out flying, and Lewin's sister is with us. You should join in, too!>

>>21180180
<Good, we're out flying right now if you'd like to join us. Get those nightmares off your mind.>

<We're all out flying right now.> you say. <It's fun. Lewin's sister is with us. You should join in, too!>
<... Yeah, I should.> She said, finally. <I've been studying too much anyway. It's starting to get into my head.>

As you watch, one of the windows in the castle below open, and a red robed kalak woman leapt out, wings spread, and she started beating them, making her way up to catch up to you.

"Hello!" Selene called, as Kaliel approached.
"Hello!" Kaliel responded, and gave her a grin.

>>21180275
Make with the introductions.

>>21180275
Give her the flying Kalak equivalent of a hug. Wing touching maybe?

"Kaliel, meet Selene, Lewin's sister. Selene this is my girlfriend Kaliel.

>>21180275
>a red robed kalak woman
Like, she's wearing a red robe? Or she's just a red kalak wearing a robe? Because wearing a robe that matches your plumage just doesn't look good.

Edging toward Kaliel, you gently brush the tip of your wing against hers.
"Kaliel, this is Selene, Lewin's sister." You say, and turn to Selene. "Selene, meet, Kaliel, my girlfriend."
"Nice to meet you." Kaliel said- her eyes were a glowing amber, now, you notice.
"You too." She said.

Far below, you see Vithriel and Neiriel collide with the ground, then spring to their feet, wrestling. Vithriel takes off again, soaring upward, and Neiriel clenched her fist up at him... and he held out another long, blue feather, cackling.

>>21180383
"Oh dear. If he keeps taking her feathers like that, she's going to end up crestless."

>>21180383
Call down to him. "Keep it up, Vithriel, and maybe I'll pluck some of YOUR crestfeathers!"

>>21180441
Oh god, that's a sex thing, isn't it

>>21180450
Stealing crest feathers is the kalak version of a panty raid.

"Oh dear." You say. "If he keeps taking her feathers like that, she's going to end up crestless."
"There's a low level healing spell which regrows hair and plumage." Kaliel said. "I wouldn't put it past him if he keeps taking the same feather every time. Every time he gets time off from being a lizardman mother, he does things like this as a way of winding down."
"Keep it up, Vithriel, and maybe I'll pluck some of *your* crestfeathers!" You cry.
"You're just jealous you don't have anything long enough to pluck!" He responded.
"Erm, what exactly do crests, well, mean? To kalak, I mean." Selene asked.

>>21180462
"Long crest feathers are considered very feminine and beautiful. My crest is actually quite masculine."

>>21180462
It's similar to hair on a human, I suppose, longer is more feminine, and shorter is more masculine, with a few exceptions

Rolled 32

>>21180462
Divebomb Vithriel mischievously. Try and get the longest bit of his plumage, steal it and incorporate it into our own! They're clearly the source of his power!

Rolled 50

>>21180528
This sounds good, let me try to help

>>21180481
"You see how Neiriel's are really long compared to mine? Yeah, that means she's like your stepmother."

"Long crest feathers are considered very feminine and beautiful." You say. "My crest is actually quite masculine."
"She's still very beautiful, though." Kaliel said, and you feel her gently brush your wingtip with hers.
"Oh, okay. So, like... hair."
"You see how Neiriel's are really long compared to mine? Yeah, that means she's like your stepmother."
"So it's more like a bust." She said, and giggled.

"One second." You say, and you suddenly fold up your wings. You fall out of the sky, shifting your weight until you were falling headfirst, and then you hone in toward Vithriel, as stealthily as possible. He chuckles, and then whirls around as you collide into him, your talons reaching for his crest. He suddenly extends one of his wings, and the two of you go spinning, until you were on the bottom- and with a feeling like someone taking out a rather small hunk of your hair, Vithriel chuckled mischievously, and darted away, a white feather in his hand. You spread your wings and try to follow him, but he's faster, and more used to the form than you are.

Rolled 1

>>21180596
It wouldn't be fair to use magic, so just use some of that gosh darn determination.

Rolled 85

>>21180596
"Neiriel, go around that way!"
Pincer attack! Get that crest!

Rolled 93

>>21180596
When in doubt, cheat. Teleport above him to catch up and snatch it back, along with one of his! The git!

Rolled 89

>>21180617
>>21180618
>>21180619
The dice are cruel.
PURE SKILLZ take a feather.

>>21180617
You're not very determined, anon. Do you even want that feather?

>>21180639
Clearly he doesn't.
Luckily, all of them
>>21180618
>>21180619
>>21180627
Do.

>>21180596
"He plucked the royal feathers! Off with his head!"

Rolled 99

>>21180617
Put down the dice, anon.

Rolled 93

>>21180671
Clearly the dice have made their request known, and I shall do so.

Rolled 76

Quick! We're in the nat100 sweet spot! Someone roll for some spells!

Rolled 41

>>21180707
No.
Enchant the feather and all of Ishelda's bodyparts to be Returning and unaging.

No cheating. No spells.

What's going on with the dice? I'm scared.

You grit your beak, determined, and it clicks loudly as you push yourself. Your wings spread, and you slowly, carefully start making your way upward, ever so upward. Eventually, your wings claw a hole into the clouds, and then you close your eyes... and focus, before diving back down, tearing out of the sky.

Vithriel doesn't even see you coming. You land on his back, pinning his wings with a single arm, and then you pry your own feather out of his hand, and then pluck one of his. He squeaks, and then you push him further downward, boosting off of his back as you spread your wings, flying back up to Kaliel and Selene again, holding a very dark green feather in one hand, and a white one in the other.
Kaliel started giggling.
"Hey, can I have your crestfeather?" She asked. "As a keepsake?"

>>21180736
"Well, I don't think I can put it back, so yes, you can have it. Maybe I'll make Vith's into a quill."

>>21180736
"Sure."
She's totally building a shrine to use, and a crest feather is the last missing piece she needs to complete it.

Rolled 23

>>21180736
"Of course, m-lady." Blow it over to her on a soft magical wind so that it lands in her hair (if kalak have hair.)

>>21180762
They have feathers. The closest thing to hair they have is a crest.

>>21180736
"Sure. But what do we do with Vithriel's?"

>>21180759
she needs it so she can complete Ishelda's phylactery.

>>21180798
Implying the phylactery isn't the ultimate shrine.

"Of course, m'lady." You say, and hand it to her. For a moment, both of you have to tuck a wing in so that you can reach one another without colliding, and then she gives it a kiss with the tip of her beak and slips it into her robes. "But what do we do with Vithriel's?"
"Make it into a quill." She said. "Obviously. That's what you do with purloined feathers- except for Gehenna, because he's insane and plucks his own feathers out to make into quills."

>>21180827
"Is quill-picking some sort of tradition amongst Kalak? What's so crazy about using one's own feathers as quills? That seems rather efficient to me."

>>21180846
I imagine it's a bit like panty raiding.

>>21180875
Except ripping off a piece of someone and not stealing an article of clothing.

>>21180892
It's about as personal. And instead of fapping with it like panties, you can preen yourself with the sharp end.

>>21180827
"Why didn't you tell me stealing feathers was acceptable before Dariel lost all his fluff?"

Rolled 71

>>21180875
So...

Gehenna wears panties?

>>21180899
Didn't think of that... hmmm.

"Is quill-picking some sort of tradition amongst Kalak? What's so crazy about using one's own feathers as quills? That seems rather efficient to me."
"That's what Gehenna says." Kaliel said. "I mean, it's the best way to brag about something like that. You just pull out your spellbook, write a few things with Vith's quill, and then give him a gloating look. That's how it's supposed to work when you make fun of someone."
"Why didn't you tell me stealing feathers was acceptable before Dariel lost all his fluff?"
"Because stealing fluff is, well, kinda creepy." She said. "And it's not always acceptable. If you do it to someone that isn't a friend they're probably going to get seriously upset. But see, Vith isn't."
You look down, and you see Vithriel laughing, waving up at you.

>>21180943
Wave his feather back at him, then stick it in our inventory.

Hmm, Aeriel's not here. Isn't he the one who came up with this flight idea? And it looks like he failed to persuade Sardriel, so we don't get to see his kalak form.

>>21181034
We were just talking to Sardriel. He's resting.

You wave the feather back at him, before slipping it into your inventory. While you're there, you see that you still have the sacrificial knife from Azariel's tower inside the pocket of space just behind your head.

Vithriel chuckles again.
<I'm impressed, my apprentice!> He called, and dove to the ground again.

>>21181048
And so the student becomes the master

>>21180943
"I see. And what about Neiriel? I can't tell if they hate each other or if they're fooling around and like each other in some weird vitriol-filled love/hate dynamic."

"I see." You say. "And what about Neiriel? I can't tell if they hate eachother or if they're fooling around and like eachother in some weird vitriol-filled love-hate dynamic." You say, and she giggles.
"You'd know more than I do." She says. "I'm bad with those sort of things. I think Neiriel hates him, but Vith doesn't seem to hate anyone when he has time off. He's just rather mischievous."

>>21181124
"Hey Dariel, you're looking kind of wobbly there."

>>21181124
"Well, that's a shame. Vithriel doesn't seem so bad. But he could stand to ease up on Neiriel a bit."

Rolled 85

>>21181124
"It seems that way, doesn't it? That reminds me, that I wanted to spend some more time with Neiriel, I would like to get to know her better, but haven't really had the chance to do so since she came to New Arcturus"

"Well, that's a shame." You say. "Vithriel doesn't seem so bad. But he could stand to ease up on Neiriel a bit."
"Probably." She said.
"That reminds me, that I wanted to spend some more time with Neiriel. I would like to get to know her better, but I haven't really had the chance to do so since she came to New Arcturus."
"Well, she's down there." Kaliel said, and gave you a kalak grin. "We can go talk to her now."

>>21181243
Dive down there.

>>21181243
Dive dive dive!

You give her a grin, and dive, Kaliel and you both dive downward, wings folding up as you fell headfirst, spreading your wings at the last moment, you and Kaliel skid to a stop, landing fully on the ground. Neiriel was grumbling to herself, staring up at Dariel. Dariel already seemed to be sobering up, it looked.
She sighed, audibly. "Done flying for now?" She asked you.
"Yeah, for now." Kaliel said.

>>21181243
"Let's head down then. Do you think she would appreciate getting Vith's feather, or would that be too cheap for her?"

>>21181330
"I'm surprised he can even fly on swamp brew."

"I'm not sure about the custom involved, but would it be a faux pas to offer you this?"
Pull out Vith's feather and show it to her.

>>21181356
It's not the same. You can't gloat over having it if you didn't earn it. We must instead teach her our bouncing ways.

"I'm surprised he can even fly on swamp brew." You say, catching her eyes.
"Tch, vithriel." She grumbled. "But yes, Dariel's always been very good at flying. It comes natural to him. He was even able to fly before he moulted. He spends almost his entire life in the air. He'd sleep floating, if he could."

>>21181404
"Sleep floating huh? I know who can help with that! But it can wait for now."

>>21181404
"I have a friend who sleeps floating."

>>21181404
"Why, exactly, do you and Vithriel give each other such a hard time?"

"Sleep floating, huh? I know who can help with that! But it can wait for now." You say. "Why, exactly, do you and Vithriel give each other such a hard time?"
"It's been like that ever since we first grew up together." She said, and shrugged. "We hatched within a year of one another."

>>21181540
"Well, you'd think you two would be close, then."

>>21181540

"And it's still like that, even though Vith spends most of his time as a Mother? And here I was thinking absence made the heart grow fonder."

"Well, you'd think you two would be close, then." You say.
"Not precisely." She said. "He's always been aggrivating, and he always thinks it's fun to tease me. It's like we're thirty again every time he shows up. Uriel was less annoying when he hatched."
"I thought Uriel was always kind of a jerk." Kaliel said.
"Oh, yes, he was a jerk." Neiriel said. "But he was still less annoying."
"And it's still like that, even though Vith spends most of his time as a Mother? And here I was thinking absence made the heart grow fonder."
"That's a saying?" Kaliel asked.
"Yeah, it is." Neiriel said. "Every four or five years we do this reunion, and every time he comes by he reminds me how angry he makes me get."

>>21181679
"How many of your crest feathers do you think he has by now?"

>>21181679
"Have you considered just not taking him so seriously?"

>>21181679
"Have you tried not getting angry? Seems like he's just doing it because he enjoys your reactions."

>>21181679
"It's an Arcturan saying Kaliel, I did not know that it is not used around here.
But why do you get so angry about his antics? I'm sure you know as well that this is why he thinks it's so much fun."

<It's an arcturian saying, Kaliel. I didn't know that it isn't used around here.>
<It's a good saying, though.> She said. <It explains our reaction after you came with me on my... adventure to find Mala.>
"How many of your crest feathers do you think he has by now?"
"Just one! The same one! Copies of it!" Neiriel said, almost cried it out. She sighed.
"Have you tried not getting angry? Seems like he's just doing it because he enjoys your reactions."
"I know that's why he does it." She said. "It's easier said than done. Much easier."

>>21181817
"Well. I managed to give him a little taste of his own medicine. And, well... I could give him another taste. Or a dozen."

How about some invisibility cloak shenanigans? He'll never see us coming! Literally!

>>21181817
"Maybe Sardriel could help? He could make a pendant or something that calms you down when you activate it..."

>>21181872
That seems like a good proposition

>>21181817
"Kal guessed that he keeps picking the same one."

"Maybe Sardriel could help? He could make a pendant or something that calms you down when you activate it..."
"I really don't want anything messing with my emotions. Vith just gets his jollies from making me angry. I'll just... ignore him, and he'll stop, eventually."
"Well, I managed to give him a little taste of his own medicine." You say. "And, well, I could give him another taste. Or dozen."
"No need to stoop to his level." She said. "And he found it funny, of all things."

>>21181953
"It is funny. How's your egg been, by the way?"

>>21181953
"It was funny."

>>21181953
"Hmm. What if you plainly, evenly stated that you would like him to stop? No anger, just a calm request? The only answers seem to be to play his game and beat him at it, or forfeit the game. Since he seems incapable of being bothered by anything, I don't think he can be beaten."

"It is funny." You say. "How's your egg been, by the way?"
"I had Cassiel ward him.. or her, and they've been safe. Trembling, a bit, which means they could hatch anytime now." She said. She took the small satchel off of her hip, and examined it. You see a rather pleased, calm look on her face as she put it back.
"What if you plainly, evenly stated that you would like him to stop? No anger, just a calm request? The only answers seem to be to play his game and beat him at it, or forfeit the game. Since he seems incapable of being bothered by anything, I don't think he can be beaten."
"That'd be too easy." She grumbled. "If he stops after that I'll be even more upset."

>>21182052
"What do newborn Kalak look like? And how do you feed them?"

>>21182052
The fluffy is coming...

Try not to squee.

>>21182052
well, problem solved! every one gets what they want!

"What do newborn kalak look like? And how do you feed them?"
"I remember when Kaliel was newborn." Neiriel said, giving Kaliel a look. "I could show you if you want... But mostly, just feed them mashed up fruits and insects."
She looked down to the egg again. "I don't think they'll hatch for a few years, at least." She said. "Even though they can..."
She gently pressed the soft pads on her palm against the egg, feeling it.
"But it's about the magic. All about the magic."

>>21182151
"What do you mean?"

>>21182151
"I heard about that. If they develop in a magic rich environment, they're more likely to be extraordinary in some way, right?"

>>21182151
Yesss, Kaliel's family showing us the embarrassing baby pictures. What took so long?

Rolled 68

>>21182151
Magic? I'm good at magic.

Make an air elemental.

>>21182189
YESSS! WE MUST SEE!

"I heard about that." You say. "If they develop in a magic rich environment, they're more likely to be extraordinary in some way, right?"
"Not exactly." She said. "But essentially, yes. They spend time hiding inside of their egg, as their magical power develops. I could hatch him- or her- now, but... that would cripple them for life, magically."
She sighed, then gave Kaliel another glance.
"You want me to show you when Kaliel was little? Like, really little?"
"... Neiriel..." Kal said, pleading.
Neiriel gave her a grin, put the egg away, and then closed her eyes.
"Yesss." You respond. "I must see!"

Neiriel closed her eyes...

You see a very tiny kalak, her feathers damp and soggy, shivering, and then you see Azariel chuckling as he wraps her up in Azariel's old robe, turning it into a blanket of sorts. Lil' Kali squeaked unhappily as she tried to struggle out of the robe, but Azariel just kept pouring more and more robe around her.
"If I recall." Neiriel said. "I think this was the time she played in the cistern underneath the tower. I think she was... ten at the time? Maybe fifteen?"
"Nooooo." Kaliel responded. The Lil' Kali image squeaked again, in the same *exact* tone of voice, frustrated.

>>21182290
The time for giggling is past. Now is the time for proper unqueenly laughter.

>>21182290
Squee
"You're adorable! We can go ask my dad to share some of his memories of me later, Kal."

Rolled 8

>>21182290
Argh, so cute....

Give her a hug.

"this it priceless, do you have any more?"

Affix this in our memory permanently

Rolled 6

>>21182372
You forgot to do it in three different angles.

Rolled 52

>>21182372
>>21182387
You both forgot to do it with the dice gods' blessings

>>21182290
"If being in a magic-rich environment helps the development, we could set up a... hatchery of sorts in a field of Galadriel's light, where the eggs could develop more quickly. Would that help?"

You start to giggle... and then you snort, and break into laughter. You pull Kaliel into a hug.
"So cute." You say, laughing. "This is priceless, do you have any more?"
"I do." Neiriel said, as Kaliel tried to struggle out of your embrace, talons pointed toward Neiriel. "But here's my own personal favorite."

The image changed. There was a small, beaked puffball, curled up on an enormous pile of pillows, softly snoozing. Suddenly, the small puffball squeaked loudly and sat up, suddenly, and started tweeting over and over and over in a high pitched voice... and then collapsed again, back to snoozing. There was no delay between 'awake' and 'asleep', she simply collapsed, and curled back into a red puffball.

Neiriel put her hand to her beak, and started giggling.

>>21182435
"D'aww. When was that? And was she saying anything?"

Rolled 81

Haha, what?

She doesn't do that anymore.

"D'aww." You say. "When was that? And was she saying anything?"
"What did you show heeeer?" Kaliel asked, still trying to escape your clutches.
"She was only six or so at the time. Still a hatchling." Neiriel said, and giggled. "She barely knew how to talk, and just called out about something really pretty that keeps hiding from her, in her dreams."
"I... don't remember that." Kaliel said.

Rolled 45

>>21182545
"Do you want to? Maybe Sardy can try to bring the memory back up for you. Or I can *magic* it..if you want of course."

>>21182545
"Well it was half a century ago. I've usually forgotten my dreams by lunch time."

Rolled 17

>>21182545
Skritch kaliels crest, then let her free.

"Clearly you had visions of me!"
<maybe it was one of those squiggly things.>

"Well, it was half a century ago." You say. "I've usually forgotten my dreams by lunch time."
You give Kaliel a grin, and then you scratch her crest.
"Clearly, you had visions of me." You say, confidently.
"Clearly." She responded, and pressed the side of her beak against yours.
<Maybe it was one of those squiggly things.>
<I didn't see those squiggly things until after I worked on my specialty.> She said. <Like, ten years ago, I think.>

>>21182625
<Then it was probably nothing important.>
"Fair's fair, so Raz could probably pull something up from my childhood, or we could go ask my dad for something."

Rolled 58

>>21182625
<then I guess it will forever remain a mystery.>

Thankyou niriel, for showing me fluffy kaliel being cute. I owe you a favor. But now I have to go and be nice to kal. If you'll excuse us.

>>21182625
<Now I'm curious as to what it was.>

"So Neiriel, I know you've been here only short time, but how you liking the city so far?"

<Then it was probably nothing important.> You say.

"Thank you, Neiriel, for showing me Kaliel being both fluffy and cute."
"No problem." She responded.
"So, Neiriel, I know you've been here only a short time, but how are you liking the city so far?"
"It's very... welcoming." She said. "Surprisingly so. It makes you feel safe. Not just the castle, but the actual people are friendly. I did see a bit of tension between an orc and an ogre the other day while I was shopping, but other than that, everything is wonderful."

>>21182721
"That's good to hear. We've been working on that... tension, but it probably won't disappear anytime soon."

>>21182721
"I'm glad. That's how it's meant to be."

>>21182721
"Good good. That tension will take time to sort itself out. Most I, or the guard, can do is make sure is that tension doesn't boil over into violence.

Now, I should take Kal to speak with my father let him tell some stories. After all, fair is fair, no?"

>>21182721
"I'm glad you like it, that was the feeling we were going for with the city, as a safe haven for everyone who would like to come.
You mentioned that a magic-rich environment would help the development of Kalak children, I was thinking, maybe we could set up a hatchery in a field of Galadriel's Light to speed up the growth of Kalak children?"

"I'm glad, that's how it's meant to be. We've been working on that... tension, but it probably won't disappear anytime soon." You say. "You mentioned that a magic-rich environment would help the development of Kalak children. I was thinking, maybe we could set up a hatchery in a field of Galadriel's Light to speed up the growth of kalak children?"
"I'm... not so sure." Neiriel said. "Thank you for the offer, but... I'd like my child to be naturally hatched. Perhaps eventually there might be a use for something like that, but not for me."

"Fair enough." You say. "Now, I should take Kal to speak with my father let him tell some stories. After all, fair is fair, no?"
"It is." Neiriel said.
"Ooh, so I get to see little-girl Ishelda?" Kaliel asked, grinning. "I want to see how cute you were."

Rolled 2

>>21182791
That's a bit targetted... Why dont we just offer her a house looking over the gladriels light fields?

Rolled 40

>>21182866
Can we pull up us sleeping on Grayson on our first night here? We would have been pretty cute, sleeping on a bear.

>>21182866
"Probably. I think he could use his sorcery if I hold his magic energy together for him."

>>21182866
"Fair warning: I was a lot less fluffy when I was small than you were, so there is probably 98% percent less cute in my father's memories of myself than in Neiriel's. But let's go and find him, so you can see for yourself. If we are lucky, you will even see what Grayson looked like, before he became a bear."

>>21182888
How do we know what we looked like when we were sleeping?

>>21182934
We don't, but I'd assume necromantic sorcery probably could emulate Raz's mirror. I'd guess we'd need a better roll than that though.

"Here's a fair warning." You say. "I was a lot less fluffy when I was small than you were, so I'm probably ninety-eight percent less cute in my father's memories of myself than in Neiriel's. But let's go and find him, so you can see for yourself. If we're lucky, you will even see what Grayson looked like, before he became a bear."

"Of course not." She said. "Of course you were adorable."

Together, you and Kaliel make your way into the courtyard, where Marigold is sitting in Kell's lap, talking to your father.
"Ishelda, Kaliel." Marigold said. "Did you two have fun flying?"
"It was more like wrestling, I think." Kaliel said. "Her and Vith, I mean."
"... right." She responded.

>>21182997
"I got one of his crest feathers!"
Show feather.
"I also got Neiriel to show me some memories of Kali when she was little. Father, we were wondering if you could show us some from when I was little? I think you could probably cast if I held your magic together."

>>21182997
"It was great. Vithriel stole one of my feathers but I got him back. Then Neiriel showed me her memories of Kaliel being tiny and adorable."

>>21182997
It was flying, flying-fighting! Flighting!

>>21182997
"Well he wasn't going to give me that feather willingly, so I had to apply some ... persuasion. But that's not why we are here, Neiriel was so kind to show some of her memories of Kaliel's childhood, so I would like to return the favour. Dad, could I ask you to share some of your memories of when I was young with us? Maybe the time I destroyed the tapestry, or tried to find out what it's like to be a knight?"

"It was great. Vithriel stole one of my feathers, but I got him back. Then Neiriel showed me her memories of Kaliel being tiny and adorable."
"Father, we were wondering if you could show us some from when I was little? I think you could probably cast if I held your magic together."
"Well.. I'm not sure if I can, dove." He said, and scratched his chin. "But sorcery does strange things compared to wizardry, I'm told, so we can try it."

He shrugged, and held out his hands. Just as tall as he in your kalak form, you place your hands in his.
"Now, I'm not exactly sure how to do this," He said. "But I suppose we just have to will it."

>Roll 1d100
>Taking the median of first three rolls!

Rolled 53

>>21183076

Rolled 78

>>21183076

Rolled 53

>>21183076

Rolled 35

3rd roll

>>21183091
>>21183092
>>21183094
>Median is called for
>2 53's
really /tg/-dice?

>>21183117
Median's 53. Two identical numbers doesn't change that particular mathematical function.

Rolled 84

>>21183121
That's silly, obviously he should take the higher number. Because of magic.

>>21183117
>Yeah because of that I'm taking the 78 instead. Screw the median.

Your father closes his eyes, and you feel the magic inside of him yawning for power, reaching for something he can't truly contain. Closing your own eyes, you well up your own power, and give it to him freely. He absorbs the power, soaking it up like a dried sponge, and images flash by.

You see yourself, nearly six years old, running haywire, sneaking up on two of the knights. Carefully, you creep up on the two, and then you breathe inward, closing your eyes. "Bwaaah!" You say, pretending to breathe fire. Sparks of flame shoot from your mouth. You hear Kaliel start giggling as you run.

The image blurs, and when it comes to again, you're creeping up behind Ser Franklin, two years older. Carefully, ever so carefully, you stand tip-toe.. and you can barely reach his shoulders. Frowning, you look to the viewer- to your father no doubt. He crept closer, and lifted you off of your feet, so you could reach the knight's helmet. Snatching it quickly, you place it on your own head, and bolt off.

Ser Franklin turns around.
"Erm, your majesty..." He said, rather confused
"Hm?" Abel asked. "Oh, I didn't see you there, Ser Franklin. Is anything the matter?"
"Ah, well, my helmet..."
"Oh, no worries, I don't mind if you forgot some of your uniform. Just make sure to remember it next time, eh?"
"... Right, your majesty." He said, nodding. Abel struggles not to chuckle.

>>21183121
I am well aware of that, I just think it's funny that the dice would decide that the lowest number should be the same as the median.

>>21183165
Well that's hilarious!

Thanks for not showing anything too embarrassing.

>>21183165
Give him a hug.

"Whenever I was scared or lonely here I would think back to those times.

Thanks for not showing her that rebellious period I had when I was twelve. When I wore all black and said I was going to conquer the entire world underneath my iron fist."

>>21183165
"I'm amazed I didn't set more tapestries alight. A five year old with magic is a little scary, huh?"

>>21183165
"Hooray, it's working! Little children should not be given sorcerous powers. I'll remember that."

>Screw the median.
Exabyte x Median, add it to the shipping chart.

"Thanks for not showing anything *too* embarrassing."
"Oh, you want something embarassing?" Your father asked.
"Yes please." Kaliel said.
"As you wish." Your father said.

The next image was of a large ball, adults and nobles dancing. Somewhere, you see a young Marigold, dancing with her father, and there was a small, white cat, drinking from a bowl of what looked like fruit juice.
"Ooh! there's me!" Marigold said.
"And there's a cat..." Kaliel said.

"Y-Your highness, P-Princess Ishelda, may I have this dance?" A rather nervous boy said, dressed up in the finery of a noble.

You, sitting in a corner of the hall, trying not to draw any attention, looked up... And you stared.
The boy stared back.
You stared back at him, your face completely neutral.
He suddenly turned and ran away.
Kaliel and Marigold both started giggling, and your father pulled his hands away.

>>21183238
Daaaaaaaaad!

That's mean.

>>21183238
"It turns out that the cat was Grayson. Weird, I know.

Poor kid, he probably spent all night working up the courage for that. I wouldn't really dance with anyone other than you or your knights."

>>21183238
"I should have danced with people. He's probably dead now."

Rolled 29

>>21183290
Bad Ishelda. No killing the mood.

>>21183298
B-but Ishelda never gets to kill stuff. It's not fair.

>>21183307
We killed stuff last time we went out. Remember that elven fuckhead who we squished by casting brick on him? He literally turned to pulp.

>>21183290
we could summon his ghost and dance with him.

>>21183307
We already hit the "killing4fun" limit when we Brick-kun 2: Electric Boogaloo'd that bloody elf. It took a while to get more epic than Eidolon's skull x Brick, but we did it.

>>21183290
Seconded

>>21183340
But neither of those killings were for fun. They were horrible.

"Daaad, that's mean." You say. "Poor kid, he probably spent all night working up the courage for that. I wouldn't really dance with anyone other than you or your knights."
"Not at the balls." He said. "I made you come to every ball, but you refused to dance, and hid in a corner most of the time."
"And what was with that cat?" Kaliel asked. "Seemed a bit... out of place."
"It turns out that the cat was Grayson." You say. "Weird, I know."
"He used to follow her around." Abel said. "Stood on her shoulder as she did her lessons. Like a sentinel, I suppose. She got obsessed with him when they first met. Started crying out 'fluffy!'. I think she was three at the time."

You... have no recollection of this.

Kaliel started giggling. "She hasn't changed!" She said.

>>21183339
We don't even know his name I doubt we have a totem lying around.

>>21183369
What was the kid's name?

I make no excuses for the fluffy.

>>21183369
"I'm 16 and run my own country and I'll still cry out 'fluffy'.

I dance at balls now, I even organize and officiate them."

"I'm sixteen and run my own country and I'll still cry out 'fluffy'." You say. "I dance at balls now. I even organize and officiate them."
"That makes me curious." Your father said. "Do kalak have their own dances?"
"Um, well, I don't know." Kaliel said. "Azariel was never a.... dancing person, and there's never been any in the history books he brought with him."

>>21183472
There's no kalak around aside from Kaliel, right?

"There's always this dance"

Wiggle our backside.

Rolled 64

It is about time we spied on the kalak world, try to find someone dancing.

>>21183483
That only works if we're male. Do it anyways.

>>21183472
"Oh? I remember talking about a kalak dance before..."

>>21183472
We could find out when we go and visit your homeworld, with the lifespan of the Kalak, they should hopefully still remember their dances from before the demons came.

>>21183483
>>21183490
It works either way. I'm more curious about how daddy will react since he fancies Raizel.

>>21183472
"We'll find out when we go to the Kalak world, then I guess."

"Well, there's always this dance." You say, and wiggle your backside- where your tailfeathers would be, were you male.
"No, Ishelda, no." Kaliel said, covering her beak as she blushed. "That doesn't work unless you have tailfeathers."
"I uh, seem to be missing something." Your father said.
"... I don't." Marigold said, giving you a grin. "You know what peacocks do to catch mates, right?"
"... Right. Okay. Say no more." Your father said. "I, uh, really don't need to hear any more."

>>21183546
Vicious, Marigold-esque grin
"Oh? But I thought you were interested in Raziel?"

Rolled 58

>>21183546
Tailfeathers, got it. Would an elaborate dress be an adequate substitute?

We could stich something up... Rolling for it.

>>21183546
"Are you sure? You have nice tailfeathers, I'm sure Raziel would be impressed."

>>21183546
"Father if you want to impress a certain lady you're going to want to know these things."

"Are you sure?" You ask, emulating Marigold's vicious grin. "You have nice tailfeathers. If you want to impress a certain lady, you're going to want to know these things."
"... W-what? What have you heard?" He asked, and then covered his face for a moment. "I was, er, that is, drunk. It, well, um, seemed like a good idea at first."

>>21183628
So something did happen?

Oh my, oh my.

>>21183628
"Ooh, what happened?"

>>21183628
"I knew nothing, I didn't even hear anything. But I suspected quite a bit.

Details, now. Don't make me break out the tea set of interrogation."

>>21183628
"Ohoh? Raz wouldn't tell me what exactly happened."

>>21183628
"I didn't hear a thing. Emphasis on didn't. So what happen?"

>>21183628
"Well, I hadn't heard anything, but you've confirmed my suspicions."

"Ohoh? Raz wouldn't tell me exactly what happened."
"I, uh... I think she seduced me." He said. He shook his head. "And that's, uh, *ahem* all you need to know."
Marigold started grinning widely.
"Shhh, tell no one." He told her.
"Oh?" She asked. "And why would I need to do that?"
Your father raised an eyebrow, and Marigold's grin vanished.
"... Yes sir." She said.

>>21183750
"...How did you do that? I can't ever stop Marigold."

>>21183750
"You'll need to teach me that trick."

>>21183750
"Took you long enough. I wonder wondering if I was going to have to chain you to the same bed and lock the door.

I'm happy for you."

"... How did you do that? I can't ever stop Marigold. You'll need to teach me that trick."
Marigold grumbled something under her breath, and your father gave her another glance, and she went silent.
"Took you long enough." You say. "I was wondering if I was going to have to chain you to the same bed and lock the door. I'm happy for you."
He frowned.
Suddenly, Kaliel made a 'snrk' noise.
<Ishelda, I dare you to call Raz 'mom'.> She said, giggling.

>>21183843
<Ok Auntie.>

>>21183843
I think we should leave this here. It's getting a bit wierd.

>>21183843
<I already told her I wasn't going to. Maybe next time I tease her. And that would put you in a weird position wouldn't it?>

Rolled 71

>>21183847
>>21183850
>>21183868
Wincest is best.

>>21183890
We are also her "magical" sister

<I already told her I wasn't going to. Maybe next time I tease her. And that would put you in a weird position, wouldn't it?> You say.
<Yeah, it would.> She said, after a moment. She shrugged, and touched her wing to yours for a moment.
"Oh! I almost forgot!" Marigold said, suddenly. "It turns out that my magic is stronger when the sun's out! Kell, give me a hand, will you?" You ask.

The troll nodded the little bulge between his shoulders that served as a head, and he clasped his hands on Marigold's shoulder. She closed her eyes, twisted her hands into the spell for light, and slowly said the word. A small, flickering sphere of light appeared in her palms.

Kaliel started clapping.

>>21183935
Clap along.
"That's great!"

>>21183935
"Nicely done.

I wonder why it works better in the sun. It's not like you ever lack raw magical power, you've got the magical equivalent of a sun inside of you."

"That's great!" You say, and start clapping. Your father joins in, and you see Kell start to clap before he realizes he still needs to help Marigold. "I wonder why it works better in the sun. It's not like you ever lack raw magical power, you've got a sun inside of you."
"... Maybe the sun inside of me is a metaphor?" She asked, as the light sphere suddenly turned into sparks and shot outwards. "Aw."
"Don't worry." Kaliel said. "Everyone starts out with their light spells screwing up. You've only been practicing for what, a week? A few days? That's pretty fast to learn to cast."

>>21184033
"Mine exploded first time I tried."

>I don't remember if it did. If it didn't, it should have.

>>21184033
"I screwed them up a fair bit, and that's with innate control of magic and magical arms.

Wizardry is tough. There's so many rules and procedures to follow, you can't just wave your arms and make things happen."

>>21184033
Zeke said the genderswap spell is harmless if miscast, right? If so, then
"Hey Mar, try this spell."
Flip our book open to that spell.

>>21184087
This. Assuming it's actually harmless if she messes up.

Rolled 45

>>21184086
I'll second this, but only if we wave our arms around and make things happen.

Rolled 11

>>21184105
You make a good point. Just random magical effects going everywhere.

>>21184105
And cast it on dear old dad

"I screwed them up a fair bit, and that's with innate control of magic and magical arms." You say. "Wizardry is tough."
"I know." She said. "Apparently the only spells I can do well is healing and enchantment. I even have trouble with 'universal' spells.
"Hey, Mar, try this spell." You say, and flip through a few pages, before showing it to her.
"What kind of spell is it?" She asked.
"Zeke said it's harmless if it's miscast, so I'm curious..." You say.

"Well, I can try..." She said. She stuck her tongue out, focusing, and then slowly she read over the word twice, and spent quite some time enunciating it.

There was a poof of smoke, and then there was a rather short young man, his blonde hair sticking out every which way.
"Well, I don't feel any- eep!" He said, his voice rather high pitched. He covered his mouth, and his eyebrows met. He glared at you. "This is that- that one spell!"

>>21184148
Nod. "Yeah, I was curious what you'd look like."

>>21184148
Success!

>>21184148
Bust out laughing, "Yes! You're quite handsome in that dress."

>>21184148
squee giggle hug

>>21184148
"Yes, yes it is. And it's your fault for trusting me."

>>21184148
"So dad, uh, can you teach me that stare now?"

You start laughing. "Yes! you're quite handsome in that dress."
He glared at you.
"It's your fault for trusting me."
His glare grew.
"... He is a rather handsome young man, isn't he?" Your father said, and started laughing.
Marigold's glare looked like he was about to set you on fire with his mind any second now.

>>21184243
Give him the Ice Princess stare. The one we used to scare everyone who tried to dance with us.

>>21184243
Still giggling, reach out and break the spell.

>>21184243
"Oh relax, it can be taken off at any time. I'll do it right now if you really want me to - but don't you want to have fun with it first?"

>>21184243
Oh come on Marigold, it'll wear off in a few hours.

And for that time you'll be a bit stronger and taller.

Maybe you can challenge kristoph to a duel.

>>21184243
>Marigold's glare looked like he was about to set you on fire with his mind any second now.
Luckily only we can do that.

>>21184243
"Handsome yes, but not to my exact tastes. I prefer taller men most of the time."

Rolled 68

>>21184243
Turn ourself into Marigold form. Switch our clothes while we're at it, so no one sees Mar's tits.
"We can go mess with people! Except Kristoph, since he'll probably cancel the spell."

"Handsome, yes, but not to my exact tastes. I prefer taller men, most of the time."
"I happen to know that Dame Glenwell has a peculiar favoring for short young men." Your father said.
Her glare grew, and the grass beneath your talons started poking and prickling at you, angrily.
"Oh relax, it can be taken off at any time. I'll do it right now if you really want me to - but don't you want to have fun with it first?"
"I'd like you to take it off, please." Marigold said, still glaring.
Kaliel giggled, and touched his shoulder. His form twisted, and he turned once again into a woman.
"Thank you, Kaliel." She said, and 'hmph'd.'

>>21184257
Yes. staring contest. Lets see how long she can last.

>>21184328
Ishelda's really annoying people this thread...

Who's left?

I don't think we've seen Grayson all day.

>>21184328
Go hug her, "I'm sorry, Mar."

Can we cast the gender change spell on other people? What happens if we cast it on Kell?

>>21184328
"Oh, come on Mar, it was all in good fun. It's not like you were in any danger. And it was a difficult spell!"

>>21184328
"Look on the bright side, you cast a rather difficult spell.

So, how are you and Kristoph doing?"

"Look at the bright side, you cast a rather difficult spell." You say. "So, how are you and Kristoph doing?"
"We're having dinner down in Triune's Gift together." She said. "At sunset! In less than an hour!"
She frowned, and then you knelt down and gave her a hug.
"I'm sorry, Mar."
"I mean, what if the spell stuck? I couldn't go have dinner with Kris unless I... I don't know, stuffed my dress and wore a wig or something."

>>21184406
"If none of us could have gotten rid of it, I'm sure Kristoph could have."

>>21184406
I'd make a comment along the lines of 'he should like you anyway', but this IS kristoph...

>>21184406
"Even if you somehow turned the spell permanent Kal could still undo it."

>>21184406
"... Marigold, you're in New Arcturus. We have more master wizards in this one city than most countries, I'm a Sorceress, and we have an anti-magic knight. You have nothing to worry about."

"Even if you somehow turned the spell permanent, Kal could still undo it."
"I know." She grumbled. "Maybe we can play with that spell later, but for now, I have to go.. go fret over my appearance or something." She said, and returned your hug, before getting to her feet.
"Bye, Kaliel. Farewell, sir."
"You too, Marigold." Your father said. Marigold ran off, Kell laying on his back, still covered in dried mud.
"I've never seen her like that before." Kaliel said. "All... worried and stressing. I've seen you and Redglare training, and you lose an *arm* and she just sighs and gets to work healing you."

>>21184493
"The healing is easy for her. But she's been trying to get Kristoph for quite awhile now, so it makes sense that she's nervous."

>>21184493
"She has been going after Kristoph for a while, and she thought we just ruined her first date.
I hope it goes well, he doesn't have the best track record with women."

>>21184493
"She's in love and she's fretting. She's worried about messing this up.

She's probably spent ages dreaming of a classic courtly romance."

>>21184493
"She's nervous about her date... Y'know what's funny? I could make Kristoph her personal knight instead of a knight of Arcturus proper."

>>21184565
That's probably not a good idea.

"She's in love and she's fretting." You say. "She's been going after Kristoph for a while, and she thought we just ruined her first date. I hope it goes well. He doesn't have the best track record with women."
"... Come to think about it, we've never had a date." Kaliel said. "Unless you count the dragon thing. You want to go eat dinner with me? And even if you do count the dragon thing, we should still go on another date." She said, giving you a smile, and grabbing your talon. "I'm forcing myself to take a day off of research and study."

>>21184585
Probably not. It'd be pretty funny though.

Rolled 35

>>21184587
"I was going to force you to take a day off anyways."
Show her what she looked like when we ran down there.

>>21184587
Did you see how I modified the dragon to breathe fire? It's awesome.

Thankyou so much for that crystal Kal, it's the best gift I've ever recieved.

We should go exploring, I'm sure there's some hidden corner of New Arcturus that has a nice view. We can bring along some picnic snacks in a basket.

>>21184587
"It's not dinner for you, it's breakfast. You really overworked yourself there."

>>21184587
How about a simply "Yes, I would love to." Then go have the date.

"It's not dinner for you, it's breakfast." You say. "You really overworked yourself, there."
"I know." She said. "I'm sorry I've been so busy. I've been trying to spend enough time with you, but I'm not." She said, and took a deep breath, before pushing her beak up against yours.

"... This form makes it impossible to kiss someone when you need to." Kaliel said, and frowned. She closed her eyes, and then became human again, and kissed the tip of your beak.
"There." She said, and tightened her hand around your talon.

"Yes, I'd love to." You say. Then you scoop her up into your arms, and spread your wings, and look to the sky. You can think of the perfect place for a good view...
Now alone, save for the troll, Abel, once king of Arcturus, scratched his chin.
"... You think she'd come if I asked her?" Abel asked the troll.
It grawwed back.
"... good enough." He said, and wandered off to go find Raziel.

>End of thread!
>My twitter is @futureexabyte

>>21184719
Genius. Everyone should ask Kell for romantic advice.

>>21184737
all you need is graww

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>>21184719
Thank you, Exabyte!

>>21183628
>"Are you sure?" You ask, emulating Marigold's vicious grin.
How do you even grin with a beak? Did we lick our lips afterwards?

>>21185476
Ishelda is so used to kalak facial expressions, and her sorcery grants her proficiency with the form, that when she tries to make human expressions, her form does the kalak version of those same expressions. Grinning and smiling and such is usually indicated by large tufts of feathers on the sides of the beak, while blushing is the tufts of feathers above that. Since most of this is written from Ishelda's perspective, then she feels herself emulating Marigold's grin, despite the way her kalak face does bird-thing expressions.

>>21185553
So Abel and Marigold probably didn't even notice? Aww.

>>21185689
They heard the tone of your voice (Which is perfectly identical to your voice in human form.) They noticed. Hell, even Kell noticed.

>>21185725
Mawigraw grawn!