Who:
supercilious,
swordofthenorth,
yetsleepingWhen: 10/19/11, late night
Where: The lighthouse
Format: Action
What: Priscilla decides to investigate the lighthouse! Arthur and Isley decide not to let her undertake the task alone.
Warnings: None
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Upon the dirt path their footsteps sound off-one, two, three steps, and then four, unsynchronized and discordantly sonorous. )
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[She frowns a little, considering that question.]
...I'm not. Sure. Three swords may be a bit much, but... if it comes to it, there doesn't need to be three.
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Yes, yes, I know, we can't all tear monsters apart with our brute strength.
[ It's probably good for him, to be a small fish in a big pond instead of the other way around, even if the sound of his boots have been the loudest, the most careless. Not because he's stomping - Arthur can tread lightly when he must - but he'll never be as dainty as Priscilla before him, as fleet as Isley behind. ]
[ The reminder has him check his sword is loose in his scabbard, though he came here less to fight than to watch. ]
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[Isley flashes the other man a small smile, then steps closer to Priscilla. He makes no move to rest his hand on his own sword at his waist. He does not feel threatened, and besides, its weight assures him that it is there, secure, and ever ready to be unleashed if he should require its cutting edge.]
At least there is only one way to go: up. We should have a clear view from the top, as well.
[And for a moment his gaze wanders off toward the coast, toward the water's edge. Something is coming. The atmosphere is heavy with hazard. The Natives can sense it, and most, if not all of the Scorched are also aware.]
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[Now she does. That lighthouse, it acts like a warning bell, and something in it chills her.]
...even when the ghost ship came, the lighthouse stayed dark.
[That's one reason, at least. As for the other...]
I'm not even sure who is up there to light it.
[Two years. Two years and she's never gone inside. For the first time, she wonders why not, as she rubs her arms to keep out the imagined chill.]
[Step. Step. She watches the dark rocks under her quiet feet.]
Well! On the upside, this is definitely a good way to spend an anniversary.
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