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lavandarlizard2I don't have to say anything do I? That would be thinking... and... well... not today. *sigh* >_>
“Nice work,” Duo murmured. The passage was dark so he sent a fairy light down to illuminate the entrance. Steps began about four feet down and descended into the gloom. “Well, let’s take a walk, shall we?”
Michael beamed and dropped easily down into the hole, Duo right behind.
Duo expanded the fairy light and sent it ahead of them. The passage was fairly regular, not nearly as rough as Duo expected. This was a classy reconstruction; the workers must have been the best available.
“About how far does it go?” Duo asked after a moment. There was a gentle downward slope to the passage and he wondered how deep underground Ctik’s crypt was.
“It’s about a half mile, as near as I can tell. I tried a pedometer, but it didn’t seem to work too well, so I counted my steps and then measured some of them and took an average.”
Oh, yeah; this kid definitely needed watching.
“You ever bring any friends down here?”
“Oh hell no! Ctik’s still a vampire and my friends aren’t mature enough to get past the whole blood thing,” he exclaimed. “Besides… It’s like Ctik’s secret… Not my place to go outing him that way…” He looked up at Duo. “Know what I mean?”
“I do,” he nodded. That offered some comfort; the kid still had his family loyalty toward his ancestor.
It wasn’t a straight-line path, so Duo placed their destination as probably being under the center of the house until they came to a stone wall.
“This is as far as I’ve ever been,” said Michael. “I never could find the trip to this. I know it has to open, but…” He shrugged apologetically.
Duo already knew why Michael couldn’t open it. “It’s spelled for extra protection,” he said thoughtfully. “I’m not a Wizard, so I may not be able to get it to open, but I’ll give it a try.” He had the charms and spells that Heero had made for him; he was almost certain that some of them were magical lock picks.
He plucked the spell case from his other space, very conscious of Michael’s eager eyes, and opened it to rummage through the categories. He drew out a small white pellet.
“This might work. It depends on how complicated Ctik’s spell is.”
“I thought all magic spells were complicated.”
“Oh, no. Some are quite simple. Remember in The Lord of the Rings book, when the travelers were supposed to ‘speak, friend, and enter’ and it took forever for them to get that all they had to do was say the word ‘friend’ for the doors to open. That’s a simple spell. So simple that it’s easily overlooked by the more powerful wizards.”
Michael looked suddenly nervous. “The Lord of the Rings is *true*?!” he blurted out.
Duo snickered. “Of course not. But it seems likely that the author may have encountered some Magical Creatures at some point.” He held the pellet in his palm and touched a finger to it, crumbling it easily and blowing the powder at the wall. “Open please,” he requested.
Nothing happened and Duo sighed. “Okay. Try something else,” he muttered to himself. Back into the case he went.
~ Won’t find one, ~ said someone in his head and he jumped. ~ Sorry. ~
“Nice work,” Duo murmured. The passage was dark so he sent a fairy light down to illuminate the entrance. Steps began about four feet down and descended into the gloom. “Well, let’s take a walk, shall we?”
Michael beamed and dropped easily down into the hole, Duo right behind.
Duo expanded the fairy light and sent it ahead of them. The passage was fairly regular, not nearly as rough as Duo expected. This was a classy reconstruction; the workers must have been the best available.
“About how far does it go?” Duo asked after a moment. There was a gentle downward slope to the passage and he wondered how deep underground Ctik’s crypt was.
“It’s about a half mile, as near as I can tell. I tried a pedometer, but it didn’t seem to work too well, so I counted my steps and then measured some of them and took an average.”
Oh, yeah; this kid definitely needed watching.
“You ever bring any friends down here?”
“Oh hell no! Ctik’s still a vampire and my friends aren’t mature enough to get past the whole blood thing,” he exclaimed. “Besides… It’s like Ctik’s secret… Not my place to go outing him that way…” He looked up at Duo. “Know what I mean?”
“I do,” he nodded. That offered some comfort; the kid still had his family loyalty toward his ancestor.
It wasn’t a straight-line path, so Duo placed their destination as probably being under the center of the house until they came to a stone wall.
“This is as far as I’ve ever been,” said Michael. “I never could find the trip to this. I know it has to open, but…” He shrugged apologetically.
Duo already knew why Michael couldn’t open it. “It’s spelled for extra protection,” he said thoughtfully. “I’m not a Wizard, so I may not be able to get it to open, but I’ll give it a try.” He had the charms and spells that Heero had made for him; he was almost certain that some of them were magical lock picks.
He plucked the spell case from his other space, very conscious of Michael’s eager eyes, and opened it to rummage through the categories. He drew out a small white pellet.
“This might work. It depends on how complicated Ctik’s spell is.”
“I thought all magic spells were complicated.”
“Oh, no. Some are quite simple. Remember in The Lord of the Rings book, when the travelers were supposed to ‘speak, friend, and enter’ and it took forever for them to get that all they had to do was say the word ‘friend’ for the doors to open. That’s a simple spell. So simple that it’s easily overlooked by the more powerful wizards.”
Michael looked suddenly nervous. “The Lord of the Rings is *true*?!” he blurted out.
Duo snickered. “Of course not. But it seems likely that the author may have encountered some Magical Creatures at some point.” He held the pellet in his palm and touched a finger to it, crumbling it easily and blowing the powder at the wall. “Open please,” he requested.
Nothing happened and Duo sighed. “Okay. Try something else,” he muttered to himself. Back into the case he went.
~ Won’t find one, ~ said someone in his head and he jumped. ~ Sorry. ~
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Date: 2008-09-05 06:32 pm (UTC)***
Just like I thought, they will do well to watch this kid. Too darn sharp for his own good. But the fact that he has family loyalty shows promise of a 'proper' head of Ctik's family in the future.
Now who is 'talking' to Duo? Getting nervous here.
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Date: 2008-09-06 12:30 am (UTC)I expect there will be some discussion regarding what to do with Michael... >_>
Nothing that can hurt him. ^___~
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Date: 2008-09-05 11:28 pm (UTC)I get the biggest kick out of the kid freaking out over the LoTRs! ^o^ Worrying about those Orcs coming for him?
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Date: 2008-09-06 12:32 am (UTC)It better, or I'll be picking up a nice tent at the surplus store... >_>
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Date: 2008-09-06 01:52 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-06 02:12 am (UTC)I wish I could go back to school, but I can't go to school without an income. O.o
Another of those "Catch 22" things... =p
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Date: 2008-09-06 02:14 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-06 02:19 am (UTC)I knew I should have bought a shell three years ago... >_> Wonder if Bro would let me pitch a tent in his backyard? O.o
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Date: 2008-09-07 08:16 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-07 09:18 pm (UTC)I hibernate when the weather gets that cold. O.o
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Date: 2008-09-06 04:10 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-06 05:06 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-06 11:21 am (UTC)Interesting to see Duo interacting with a human teenager.
Awwwww Heero made Duo some charms to use. Cute.
Ohhh and what was with the voice. Iiiinteresting. *nodnodnod*
annakas
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Date: 2008-09-06 03:29 pm (UTC)It's a helpful voice. Sort of. ^.o
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Date: 2008-09-06 04:01 pm (UTC)*hugs the dragon*
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Date: 2008-09-06 04:10 pm (UTC)You made it! How was the week? Zombie mode? O.O
(O)(O)(O)(O)(O)
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Date: 2008-09-06 04:45 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-06 11:29 pm (UTC)*offers the zombie-bird brains*
^___^
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Date: 2008-09-06 11:55 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-07 12:04 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-07 01:27 am (UTC)hearing voices in his head?
In a castle with secret passages, hidden crypts, vampire ancestors and untrustworthy heirs !?
*cue spooky music*
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Date: 2008-09-07 01:45 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-07 10:56 pm (UTC)http://www.woollythoughts.com/turns.html
Maybe worth a few moments amusement for you? (sorry, I couldn't find the old hexaflexagon post)
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Date: 2008-09-08 01:37 am (UTC)Ooooooh...! Those are neat! Thanks! Now I definitely need to tackle the garage.... (I have about ten bins of yarn out there) ^_____^