Fire's Scribe

[Kilian]

Kilian sat on a stone bench near the pond. He listened to the fish swim and Airen pace behind him. Every now and then she would create a ball of fire and then close fingers over it, killing it. She was nervous. Kilian had told her that he was moving to Renor Crysos. Lilis had made him co-bodyguard of Zuki with Constantine. He was hoping that she could get a job around Jotie's castle where she might have some protection of her own and a friend with Bluu.

"Airen, calm down. How will you explain to Jotie the scorch marks in the grass?" He asked her lightly, hoping to alieve some of her fears.

Airen frowned at him. She let him know that she was indignant about his remark. She replied that a fire that razes a forest makes the soil more fertile. Kilian sighed and shook his head.

"I'm sorry Airen, but please try to calm down." Airen sighed too. She apologized to Kilian. "You like scribing don't you? That's what you want to ask for right?"

Airen affirmed that was the position she was asking for. "Okay, we'll just wait and see who comes by. I was surprised that we didn't run into any guards on our way in."

Airen smiled impishly and held a larger ball of flame with both of her hands. She'd been playing with her fire ever since Kilian he had told that he was leaving. She'd seen the guards but they'd gone a different way when they'd seen her holding fire.

[Zuki Tamaro]

One of the guards walked up to them. They wondered why they were in here and one of them was brave enough to walk up to talk to them. "Aiye. My name is Jaques." He was wondering why they were here. "May I ask you two what you are doing here?" He then looked at the grass. "Besides burning things?" He looked back up at Arien and smiled a little.

[Kilian]

Airen scowled at the guard and Kilian smiled. He understood Airen's nervous impatience. Airen and her ball of fire went to the other side of the pond... away from the guard and Kilian.

"Don't mind Airen. She's a little irritable right now." Kilian told him with another smile. "I'm Kilian, by the way. We're kind of here to see Jotie. Airen wants to work as a scribe for him, if he'll take her. No one in town wants her because she's mute and they don't understand the way she communicates with pictures. And she didn't really mean to burn the grass."

[Zuki Tamaro]

The guard chuckled and nodded his head. "That's quite understandable. Well, King Jotie is busy rewriting laws and is just finishing up with the work he lacked." He looked at where Arien had left, then back at Kilian. "Of course, we could make her to be a scribe for King Jotie. But that's not my decision, that's King Jotie's." He thought for a little bit. "Maybe it's time for his break. I'll bring him out." He turned and left them alone.

After a few long minutes, Jotie came out, all pampered and seemingly refreshed. He seemed a little more cheerful. He bowed happily to Kilian. "Vedui, Kilian! What brings you here?" He didn't see Airen at the pond.

[Kilian]

Kilian tilted his head curiously when he heard Jotie's clothes crumple as he
bowed. "Greetings Jotie and it is Airen that brings me here." He replied easily
and waved a hand back towards Airen.

Airen looked up and over at Jotie. Fire smoldered in the recesses of her eyes
and she snapped her fingers to create sparks. She came back to stand behind
Kilian. Airen was feeling just a tad hostile.

"Airen, calm down. I'm sure Jotie doesn't want you burning down his garden."
Kilian told her. Airen just shook her head and patted Kilian's shoulder.
"Airen, you remember Jotie don't you? From the winter banquet?"

Airen nodded and gave Jotie a small smile. She presented Kilian with a picture.
He tilted his head and then smiled.

"Yes Airen. Anyway," Kilian said and turned his head so that he could face
Jotie again. "Airen would like to serve you as a scribe. She has very neat
handwritting and she is a good copiest. She promises to be careful with the
papers and ink because she loves writing and drawing, whichever task you may
need."

[Zuki Tamaro]

Jotie smiled. "Oh! You want to be a scribe, do you? Well then." He started to pace back and fourth, thinking about it. "It isn't an easy job. But I think I might be able to fill you in." He smiled and crossed his arms and wondered a little about her. He only met her once in the banquet, but that's about it. He knew that Bluu was talking about her all day after the banquet, saying how nice she is and how good she was at drawing. "Tell you what, would you two be interested in having a small luncheon with me? We'll discuss more over while we are being filled."

(Okay, can you remind me again... What's a scribe? XD)

[Kilian]

(They copy documents that are in danger of being destroyed because the print is fading or the document itself is falling apart. They also write down new documents, such as: laws, letters for the king to sign, new events (like what happened in the Tournament or something). Just a lot of writing, but some did redraw pictures (if they were good enough). This help?)

Kilian turned his head so that was almost facing Airen and looking up at her (if could see that is). Airen blinked and then shrugged. Kilian smiled and then stood up.

"Thank you Jotie. Airen wants to know if you have any dishes that are cold? She can't eat those." He said with crooked grin, Airen came to stand beside him.

[Zuki Tamaro]

Jotie shrugged. "It's whatever that the cooks bring me. It will be three course meals, so one of them will bound to be warm. Why, does she have something against cold?" He teased with a cheerful smile. He motioned them to get up. "Well, let's get a move on. I'm sure that Bluu will be there. We are going to be eating in the diner, if that doesn't bother anyone."

(Yes, that helped greatly!)

[Kilian]

Airen frowned at Jotie somewhat peevishly. Kilian cleared his throat and Airen tried not to be upset.

"Airen controls fire Jotie. Hot and cold don't go well together. And Airen has a hot temper, apt to flare and boil." He said by way of explaination to Jotie. "We do not mind and it will be good to see Bluu again, we agree on that. Airen says he is nice and funny... and that I will be able to say good-bye."

[Zuki Tamaro]

Jotie nodded. "Aah, so I understand. She's a fire scribe then." He started by walking torwards the castle and entered the side doorway. They walked for a little while through the large hallway, until they entered the banquet room. Instead of seeing five huge long tables, there is only one round one that can fit at least twenty people. Jotie sat down in the biggest chair there is and waited for them to sit down, before talking once again.

[Kilian]

Kilian and Airen sat down on Jotie's right. Airen was looking around the room. It looked very different from when Jotie had the banquet. She didn't really like looking at statues, they never seemed to have enough detail. She prefered tapestries or pictures because they had more detail, they were more complete. But she sat on her hands and looked at Jotie.

[Zuki Tamaro]

One of the servants came and bowed to them. He looked at Jotie and said something to him and Jotie nodded. As soon as the servant left, Jotie said, "Well, there has been a delay in the food. Seems like the merchants that were transporting food has taken longer than expected to come. They will get it finished in five minutes or so."

Jotie then rapped his fingers on the table and thought for a minute. "Well, Airen, I know you can't say anything, so I have to talk to Kilian, okay?" He smiled and faced Kilian and nodded. "Well, we do need a scribe. We haven't really been looking for one, but ever since Airen volenteered, I'm sure she will be the best. But I want some things to make things straight. I would like two copies of every single rule, one in written language, one in pictures. Reason why, is so that maybe we could have a new tapestries for pictures of the laws. It will be a long and hard work, but I don't expect her to finish in one day. She may take her time." He looked at Airen. "Am I giving you too much to do in just one day?"

In the kitchen, there was a loud roar and something sounded like crashing. All of a sudden, what ran into the banquet hall was Bluu. "Jotie! They won't let me have any more food no more! I told them the food is getting scarce, but they won't listen!" Bluu was already getting bigger than he already is. He is finally big enough to pick up Jotie and a small child.

Jotie laughed and said, "Your fine. I saw you ate before you came in here. Now, do you see anyone familiar here?"

Bluu looked at the guests and he whined. "Airen!" He trotted over and nudged her with his nose. "How you doing? Can you draw more pictures for me?"

[Kilian]

Airen smiled and patted Bluu's nose. She pulled out a pad of paper from somewhere as well as a pencil. She looked back at Bluu and tilt her head, as if to What?

Kilian chuckled. "Hello Bluu." He said and then turned back to Jotie. "Airen will have it done soon. She likes to be prompt." He paused and seemed to be listening to something. He laughed softly. "She says she can come up with pictures, but you're still going to have to give her the rules to write down."

[Zuki Tamaro]

Jotie nodded. "Just not right now. First, we eat. Then we are going to do some paperwork."

Bluu smiled happily. "Can you draw me a picture of me and Jotie? You know, him riding on my back while we fly in the air! It will be a neat picture!" Bluu looked over and walked over to the blind sage and nudged him with his nose. "I've gotten bigger! You were right! You said in a few months, I will be big enough for him to ride my back and fly!"

Finally, the food was ready and it was carried down. It was the first serving. A small bowl of salad for them to munch on.

Finally, the

[Kilian]

Airen rolled a shoulder in a shrug. She put her pad aside and help Kilian find his utensils. He frowned and pushed her hands away.

"I'm not an invalid! I got around fine on my own before you, Airen. But thank you anyway." Kilian said testily, picking up his fork and stabbing it through a leafy pile. He didn't eat it though. “Yes Bluu. I know you are bigger. I can hear it in the way you move and talk. I am happy for you. Airen says that the picture you are asking for, she can do, but you can’t be flying while she does it. She says that once she is finished drawing you and Jotie she will add other details to make look as though you were. And, you and Jotie must be able to find some where she will be able to borrow you for an hour or two. She wants to know if you want to be posed flying upright or upside-down, like if you were rolling.”

[Zuki Tamaro]

Bluu whined happily and sat down (on his haunches?). He looked at Airen and smiled. "I would like to pose for you! I would like it to be upright, so that it wouldn't look like that Jotie might fall off!" He said and chortled.

Jotie chuckled and coughed as he began to eat his salad. He picked the tomatoes a little, then decided to eat them anyways. He looked at them and wondered, "Are you guys not going to eat your salads? Should we just move onto the main course?"

[Kilian]

(Where else would he be sitting? His head? *cracks a grin*)

Airen looked at her salad and raised an eyebrow. Kilian shoved a forkful of the greens into his mouth. Airen shook her head and then jumped onto the table. She walked across it so that she was at an angle where she could almost see Bluu and Jotie together, but not quite. Airen turned her pad on its length and began to sketch.

"Airen isn't fond of greens. She likes fruits, nuts, and meats though. And she says that she cannot be bothered with eating just right now." Kilian said, shoving another forkful of... salad into his mouth.

[Zuki Tamaro]

Jotie nodded. "Aah, alright. I'll wait on you then. When you had enough salad, let me know, so then I can get the main course out." He then looked at Airen, who happens to be standing on the table. He chuckled and shook his head as he watched Bluu who was watcing Airen with interest.

[Kilian]

"Don't wait for me." Kilian said, almost with a groan.

Airen finished a quick, base sketch and sat down. She bent over her pad, almost folding herself in half and looking very awkward at the same time. Now it was all a matter of adding detail to what she already had. She glanced up once in a while to see how her subjects compared to what she was drawing. She frowned at Jotie, her brows coming together in an almost audible snap.

Kilian laughed. "Airen wants you to sit still for at least five minutes, please Jotie."

[Zuki Tamaro]

Jotie looked at Airen and chuckled. "Alright. Sorry." He sat very still and spoke out loud. "We are ready for the main course!"

The servants came out, finely dressed in their white tuxedos and red hankerchifs(SP). They put down three plates, one for Jotie, with the fine roasted duck and several fruits on the side, like strawberries and kiwi. One tray was in front of Kilian, well organised. It was made pourposely organised for him to find the food. On the left upper corner were some corn, on the right upper corner was the fine small tomatoes you could just plop into your mouth, on the bottom left corner was a fine lean steak, and on the bottom right is a peach he could finish off.

For Airen was some steamed fish, the bone removed easily, because it was softened so much by the steam. Then there is mangoes and kiwi and strawberries for her on the side, along with the corn.

"Is everyone happy on what you have? Or do you guys need anything changed?" Jotie said with a smile.

[Kilian]

Airen glanced over at her plate and then at Jotie's face. She continued to draw. Kilian leaned over his plate and sniffed. He smiled and sat back.

"I'm fine and Airen says thank you. She says the food looks good and it is also nice you are being still for her. But she also says you may eat now as she has finished your face." Kilian told him with a wry smile as he ate a tomato.

(purposely and handkerchief )

[Zuki Tamaro]

Jotie nodded and ate a leg of the duck. He used his fork and pulled the meat and skin off and ate it with a fork. He didn't use his hands and he did eat it respectfully. He continued eating it with a fork, pulling the meat and then using a knife to help support the ripping. He went on eating and looked at Kilian. "How's the meal you two?"

Bluu smiled and twitched his tail, side to side as he watched Airen.

[Kilian]

"It's good." Kilian said and tilted his head. "Airen hasn't tried hers yet, but she thinks it will be good. She doesn't think you need to have manners. I am blind and therefore will not be upset to see you eating with your fingers and Airen says that she has always disregarded manners... except for special events."

Airen finally sat up and sighed. She looked over her work and then glanced at the subjects again. It wasn't the same really. She hadn't really wanted to alter it so that it would be the way she saw in her mind's eye, but she admitted that it still looked good. Airen stood and walked the rest of the way off of the table and hopped down. She walked around behind Jotie and set her pad down between him and Bluu.

The picture was of Jotie, Bluu, and Kilian. Jotie was looking at Bluu with a somewhat tender face and Kilian had his head turned in Bluu's direction too. Bluu of course was the only one in the picture looking at the artist. The pillars and statues were behind them along with a window. Sunlight fell through the window and everywhere the light had not fallen was shaded darker than the area where the light was. She had the casting of the light on the floor too (or as much of it as you could see beyond three people). Airen left her pad there and went to sit down and eat.

"She wants to know what you think of it." Kilian said softly, with a small and wry smile. Airen had already shown him what it looked like and he'd already told her what he thought.

[Zuki Tamaro]

Jotie stared at the picture for a moment. "My word, she is a fine artist. Look at the detail."

Bluu yipped and smiled happily at Airen. "Yay! I'm in a picture!" Bluu stared at it, admiring every single detail. "I didn't know I was that big. Or did she draw Jotie too small? Same with Kilian."

Jotie only laughed at Bluu's predictions and seeing. He continued eating and said, "Well, I seem to get my manners from my mother. You see, I don't eat much with my hands, unless it is a fruit or something. I don't know, it may be just me."

[Kilian]

Airen finished her food pretty quickly and began to look around the room again. Kilian took more time with his food and was just starting on his corn. Sometimes he could just never figure out how Airen ate so fast, or why for that matter. He sometimes worried that he might make herself sick, but she never did.

"Airen says thank you and that the food was good. And she says that she tried to draw our sizes as accurately as possible while still trying to fit us on the page. She says you or Jotie may keep it if you want." Kilian told them... still working on his corn.