1. Lila Lacrimosa

    Open A Weeping Night

    A successful hit by Mathis, the crab reacted from instinct, not a calculation. Lila hoped that meant this were more beast than a being with a mind too great for humans to understand. Those always tended to be the trickiest of kills, and while a challenge could be welcoming, on this night, Lila...
  2. Lila Lacrimosa

    Open A Weeping Night

    "Hey!" Wide eyes and bared teeth, for a moment she struggled in his grip as she held the wooden box all the more tighter against her. "Put me," the crab came into view and suddenly all the breath left her lungs. "Down." Lila whispered, in awe of the size of the creature. One of the crab's...
  3. Lila Lacrimosa

    Open A Weeping Night

    Mathis looked at the box like it might be the problem. Lila was taught that there were times it best to listen to a deva - after all, their instincts were akin to a sixth sense compared to her dull human senses. With the ground shaking beneath her, she didn't doubt that Mathis knew it was better...
  4. Lila Lacrimosa

    Open A Weeping Night

    "If all I find is a dead rat then it's a waste of time." She took the tool offered to her by the deva, jamming the edge of it into a opening. As she tried prying the board loose, wiggling the piece of metal back and forth, Lila grunted as it dug into the soft flesh of her palms, sharp and...
  5. Lila Lacrimosa

    Open A Weeping Night

    Lila looked up as she considered the two questions before her. One of them she didn't want to answer at all. Did he not think she could read, perhaps that literacy was lost on humanity when the grea Devhani empire fell? She looked back at him, glaring at his great horns limned only by the...
  6. Lila Lacrimosa

    Dare Crimson Stain and Silver Courtesy

    His compliment lacked the glow of pride she usually felt when a professor praised her astuteness. Lila thought that it might have been backhanded, the sort of customer service response meant to coddle while secretly effacing their intellect. She bit back the retort, remembering her mother's...
  7. Lila Lacrimosa

    Dare Crimson Stain and Silver Courtesy

    The market reeked of desperation; everyone in it was dilatory as they went from one stall to the next. Merchants hawked their wares as the sun continued to rise high in the sky; the exaggeration of their claims only grew grander as the heat took over. Lila was glad for the dry heat instead of...
  8. Lila Lacrimosa

    Private Taken Like a Leaf in the Wind

    Sulking in the back, Lila was not the first to see Senate-elect Nerovien. Though he was tall, his blonde hair was cut short and close to his scalp, showcasing a small yet complementary bone structure that was well-suited to the size of his head, although not his shoulders. Little curls still...
  9. Lila Lacrimosa

    Private Taken Like a Leaf in the Wind

    “Oh, absolutely,” The Magus said, churlish as ever. The word wasn’t spat out, that was too quick, and instead it was treated more like a blade between his thin lips. One that was crafted for war, not just a single battle. Lila was familiar with this tone from Magus Montefalcon as they followed...
  10. Lila Lacrimosa

    Private Taken Like a Leaf in the Wind

    As the youngest, Lila had the duty of opening the door. Magus Montefalcon and Scriloc stood up as she pulled the door in to reveal Santiago. She looked at the cleric now with a fresh face, no grime beneath her nails, no sweat beading along her hairline. She had pulled her hair back into a tight...
  11. Lila Lacrimosa

    Private Taken Like a Leaf in the Wind

    A low hum of contemplation reverberated at the top of Lila's throat. She wondered what sort of books a fort would have—simply strategy, history, old correspondence, or politicking? She doubted she'd find anything belonging to a guilty pleasure or a secret. Still, the allure was there, glimmering...
  12. Lila Lacrimosa

    Private Taken Like a Leaf in the Wind

    A violet brow raised at the information given so easily. Luckily, many were music to Lila’s ears, such as the state of the public baths. It was a shame that they were actually walking away from the walkway that Santiago had mentioned, but it could be forgiven. There was magitech here. She wanted...
  13. Lila Lacrimosa

    Private Taken Like a Leaf in the Wind

    Another step back was taken, allowing Lila to hear the scoffing Scriloc behind her. Her cheeks felt warm as she tried to ignore the wind carrying fragments of a chuckle. Lila hardly felt at a loss for words, but there was little she could think of saying without alluding to the shame in her...
  14. Lila Lacrimosa

    Open A Weeping Night

    Lila craned her head towards Mathis, too engrossed in her own investigations to realize his own. She strode confidently towards him, taking the book and opening it up halfway as everyone did. She didn't even bother reading the title. "Fables." She assessed, glancing at Mathis. "Stories with...
  15. Lila Lacrimosa

    Private Guilty as Sin

    For a long moment, Lila stared at the dealer, and the dealer stared back. "You should've bet more." The dealer said with a giggle, more than happy to give Zalan his winnings. Lila's were decent, but nowhere near the amount of Zalan's. The dealer was right, and Lila should have bet more. But...
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