Tazlure

Now Andolin will have an eternity to plan his world conquest.

Thank you Tanja, and all the others too numerous to name (you know who you are). A grand story was written together. People should feel pride in being a part of one of the finest pbems for the last eight years.

*salute*

Well said Finn. Oh, and thanks for the limerick. Maeve and Syra have been here from the start. Each have tried to carry the game on her back and each have burned out from the effort, as have many others. It is just too big. A game like this has to be a community of good writers and players to work. ...

Sighing as he felt the magic in her fingers, Andolin attempted to relax, so he could benefit more fully from the massage. There was a moment of contentment until the name Ledoc was explained. "Oh, that Ledoc. He is a completely different creature altogether. He is a noble you know. Nobles canno...

Phelissia had gone from an awe-struck political neophyte to something of a confident bargainer. His pride might find that annoying, but he tended to respect only the strong. It seemed that his interest in her had been made plain finally. That made things a bit easier to discuss. Her speech made him ...

OOC~ Just been waiting for the Thorkatla thread to play out more in talking about dark powers. Permit me to delay focusing on that aspect of the conversation while I focus on the others. Her talk about relaxation certainly sounded enticing. "A massage? That would be nice. Do you have as much m...

Seeing some concern expressed over his reference to invasion, Andolin fought a smile. It had served its purpose, and now was the time to allay concerns. "I can assure you, milady, that I have no appetite for invasion. Dragon Keep has a strategic position, but there is little wealth to be gained...

Need to get over it? Lies about his parents? These were not lies about what their favorite foods were, or what color looked best on him. These were lies about his past, something hidden from him by his amnesia. His frown was evident. "I know it may not seem important to you, but my past is impo...

Though he had some ability at reading minds, Andolin had not thought to employ it. He was overly confident in his ability of persuasion without cheating. Perhaps, if the stakes had been greater, he might had tried something like trying to read her surface thoughts. Had he read those thoughts, he wou...

He had heard of Brie, but had never been there, or anywhere in the Western Kingdom as far as he could remember. But then, his amnesia was an impediment to remembering anything before he became a teenager. He nodded as she mentioned the location. The cheese was tasty. On the subject of evil, he manag...

"Xermetria?" The shock on his face was plain to see. "You told me she died long ago in a rising in the Citadel," he uttered with a puzzled look on his face. His father had sent him to Xermetria to study, but found that she had died and Thorkatla took her place as his tutor. There...

A ghost of a smile crept to his lips as she queried whether there was such a thing as too much for him to want. "Having a limitless ambition means that I shall never grow bored," he jested. Only too happy to comply with her request that he hold things for her, Andolin watched as the cheese...

As they walked towards his private dining chamber, the Caesar paused to bow to his people and allow the herald to announce his exit. Ceremony and pageantry was the ally of a ruler. After passing through the plush velvet curtains that marked the border of his throne room, he resumed his conversation ...

He hadn't expected poison, but habits were hard to avoid. After all, that is why they were called habits. "I'd rather have you grow fond of me than the brandy," he admitted. "And, I find myself too fond of you, though I doubt you would find such a state possible," he teased. As s...

Thorkatla had not brought welcome news. But then, she rarely did. Why else would she call upon him? With a worried look he listened to hernarration. There was no reason to feign a neutral look in her presence. She would likely know his mind anyway. His rune medallion against mind readers had been cr...

"Few things would please me more," he flattered as he set her the task of suggesting a flower and researching lotuses. It would give her something to study, that might even benefit her guild somehow. The Caesar of the Empire was a selfish man. There was no argument with that. He was becomi...

For a wary and jaded courtier, Phelissia was a refreshing change. She seemed incapable of deceit in a web of decit. If she was to become one of his wives, she would need to learn better; but for now, it was as welcome as a ray of sunshine on a cloudy day. "Grand stories," Andolin remarked,...

"I just might do that," he jested in response. If he had known of her talent, he would, indeed, give it thought. Rather, he had thought his own talent to be rather extraordinary in that department. "Imperial palaces? I really can't say. I shall ask my Steward to give me an inventory o...

"You tell the Council that, will you?" he laughed at her declaration of his interests taking precedence to the the needs of the Empire. He happened to agree with her but there was little need to voice it. "A pity," he remarked when she confessed to no crime. "Yes, something ...

Honesty was a good thing when one was on the receiving end. Andolin offered the visiting lady an indulgent smile. "No no, do go on," he urged her softly. "I prefer first hand accounts, rather than written reports." "These dragon hunts, I would know more of them. I have heard...

His relationship with Ashari was such that Andolin did not summon her, like he might a mistress without status. Though it might irk her at times, he treated her more like a cat -- independent and waiting to see when it would come to him to be petted and fed before it ventured off again to do what it...

"Taken in sufficient quantity, I am sure they are deadly," he laughed. Though not as deadly as the woman who brought the basket. "Vices merely prove that we are human," he tried to defend. He had but one vice, unless one counted a thirst for power. The truth was that Andolin neve...

"So many things?" he replied with interest. He sat forward to allow the kiss and touch. "Why not start with an exploration of your own garden right here," he laughed, "then we could walk in the royal garden." The tool to till her garden was stiff from a rare abstinence....

She wasn't much to look at; but, it was not her looks that he was seeking. He had beauties aplenty. He wanted control over Dragons Keep, and the Western Kingdom ultimately. She would also serve to dispel rumors that Caesar was a shallow man in marrying only beautiful ladies. Beckoning her to approac...

He had been in with his Steward signing papers, but Andolin's attention was often distracted as he looked out the small window to see the city below. Much had been on his mind. There was the visit from Thorkatla, the parade of princesses that had just started, the negotiations with Dragon Keep to fo...

Phelissia and her escort were announced by the Imperial Herald at the door, and the pair were to march across the length of the throne room to reach the throne upon which sat Caesar Andolin Azarin. As she approached the steps to the throne, Andolin stood to give her formal greeting. "Lady Pheli...