Recent content by Elise Virak

Rage. Pure unfiltered rage drew through every fiber of her being as the man spoke. Her entire body fuming with the power of the Well of her Ancestors as she nearly turned the man speaking into an amalgamation of flesh and pain. "Yes." She hissed quietly, even through her drunken haze. "I think...

Whatever concoction the bar-tender had put in front of her, Elise was quickly starting to realize it might have been a mistake. It seemed that the man had mistaken the word 'sanitary', for the sentence; 'most alcoholic thing you have available'. Already she could feel her head swimming, the...

Elise took up the tankard of ale, bringing it up to her lips in sign of equal to her companion before she actually sniffed what was within the cup. Her lips curled almost instantly in disgust, the stench overpowering enough that she nearly wretched the contents of her stomach onto the floor...

She wasn't sure or not if the arm was a sarcastic one. Almost offered in jest, only to be pulled away at the last moment so Elise would trip in her step. After a moment however, she took a breath, foul as it was. Her arm hooking into his as they traipsed forward through the tavern. Their steps...

As it turned out, to enjoy the Half Blind Alesman one needed to be fully blind and be bereft of a sense of smell. The tavern Lynus' had chosen stank of stale beer combined with cigarette and cigar smoke. The smell so powerful that one might have guessed it was now permanently stuck to the...

Elise stared down at Lynus with a quiet fury in her eyes. "I would not push it, Dearest Prince." She said, shifting her leg forward ever so slightly to reveal her boots. "I may have foregone the heels for this evening, but as you'll recall I have quite the kick." A lady of her standards could...

”You used to enjoy a surprise.” Elise chided quietly with a click or her tongue, shaking her head and letting a small smile touch upon her lips. A long sigh escaped her as she saw the skepticism so obviously painted on his face. The suspicion inherent within made her stomach turn, though she...

Elise did not press, though Lynus would miss the grin that drew across her lips as he closed his eyes. "Too long, then." She muttered to herself quietly, though did not push him any more. He wasn't ready for that yet. With Lynus falling asleep, Elise busied herself on the journey with a...

The first leg of their journey was blissfully quiet. Though it was sure that rumors would quickly swirl all over high society about the recluse Prince being pried from his cave, it mattered not. Within a short time the carriage had left the city, and with it the contention of rumor and gossip...

”No.” Elise answered bluntly as she reached down and began to tear away the end of her dress. Ripping the soft overlaying fabric one piece at a time as she shortened the length of her skirts. Some of the women around her letting out gasps as she flung the scraps onto the floor. ”And don't use...

Elise scanned the room. The Golden Rose had been an institution in Vel Anir for nearly as long as the city had existed. At one point starting as a simple saloon, as the metropolis had grown, so had the little cafe. Over time it became not just a building, but something of a place of political...

Vel Anir - The Golden Rose "I am truly sorry that you had to be caught up in this, Lady Virak. Your father would be disappointed in my negligence." The man who spoke wore the black coat of a Dreadlord, the two pins on the sides of his lapels marking him as the rank of a First Level. His gaze...

"One can't get too used to servants." Elise said in echo of her father. The Virak children had always gone through lapses of luxury. Both of their parents had always insisted on teaching all of them the cost of wealth. Her father had been cruel in that regard, and her mother painfully honest...

A flicker of a smile was the only answer that Lynus received, the fleeting expression disappearing as he managed to drag himself towards the bathroom. She could have offered any number of barbs or quips. A dozen cutting remarks or even a few complements, but Elise knew that the Prince needed...

She had an objection at every turn of course. His father was simply too busy with events in Vel Anir. Kassandra had lived most of her life away from Aniria itself. Elise could have presented argument after argument as to why it was only Lynus who could accompany her. It was why she had come...