Going to see Willow...

~she looked up at him~

"Of all the people...Well am waiting for my good for nothing father...I was to close to him at the tavern and he was getting the effects of me drinking so i had to leave the city. ~she was making faces about her father.~ Oh and top things off he seems to have a thing for that glass shop lady and is probably going at her right now...stupid cheater..." ~she takes another drink~

"You here on business maybe a little pleasure afterward. You know it bugs my father that we keep meeting." ~she chuckled~

~she smiled at him and ran her hands thru his hair.~

"I would do anything for you.." ~she kisses him and then looks at him as she unbuttons his shirt and pulls it off and kisses across his chest as she looked up at him.~

~He was just starting to wonder if he could knock some of his pent up frustration out on the girl as she asked the question herself. It was interesting information about her father though. Maybe he could work out more frustration - in a different way - on him.~

"So, he's here in the city? Which glass shop is this?"
~He hadn't been around here much recently, so hadn't seen a new shop opening.~

"And it's business. For now." ~he kept his face in that taut, no-nonsense expression that he had pefected over the years.~

"Fallous is injured, so it looks like I'll be stuck in the city overnight though."

~He also had no idea that Artimus was annoyed about him and Jade. He was actually surprised she told him. His expression didn't change the whole time he spoke, he still looked like a trainer talking to one of his recruits.~

Artimus lay back on the couch as she started to undress him, letting her do all the work, then he stopped.

Wait.. stop a moment. Not here. Not in the shop. There are too many breakables around. Did you - or her - mention a bed upstairs? He winked at her, because she also mentioned something else upstairs.

~she looked at the horse~

"What did you do to the poor horse." ~she walked over to it and pet the horse as she moved closer to tib~

"Now why would I tell you the shop...Cause if I know you...and how you feel towards my father...you would bust in there and try to go a few rounds with him. "

~she clearly checked him out seeing him his guard uniform. and could help but bite her lower lip looking at him~

"That uniform sure looks good on you. I can just imagine how it would look on the floor of a room." ~she softly smiled... did I really just say that...~

~she smiled and slowly got up off him grabbing his hand.~

"Follow us."

~she lead him upstairs to her room up there. and sat him on the bed and leaned down and kissed him pushing him back on the bed and leading his hands to the bed posts where she looks at him after the kiss breaks as she manacles on wrist to the post. and then grins at him. As she leads the other one up tries to manacle that one to the bed too.~

~He stood motionless, apart from his eyes tracking her movement. His arms were folded across his chest.~

"The horse is just pissed off at having to come all the way over here on an errand any bloody page boy could have performed. And maybe I just wanted to say hello to your father."

~He watched her looking at him, his expression still not changing.~

"I'm a member of the Aegis Royal Military, and this uniform is tailor made for me. Of course it looks good on me. And imagining it on the floor is all you'll have to do, because you won't be seeing it on the floor at all."

~His voice remained flat, unemotional, although there was the smallest hint of a playful edge to it, if she caught his other meaning of the statement.~

~she moved to stand right in front of him she still had on one of her fathers shirts so the shirt was a bit big for her and she hadn't buttoned it very well and she had on a pair of skin tight leather pants.~

"Maybe it was just fate throwing us together again to piss off my father. But I still don't completely trust you. I did kick the door in at the place cause it looked like she was forcing herself onto him... but then when I broke it off...Green eyes and she looked like my age. I still don't get why he picked mother when she doesn't even have green eyes she has blue."

~she made eye contact with tib~

"Sorry babbling again. I am on my second bottle of whiskey. I should let you get back to your duty. I should probably get back into the city before they close the gate for the night. I have no idea how long he will be. Perhaps the fates will have us meet again." ~she was fighting herself she wanted to jump into his strong arms and kiss him. he was so close to him she wanted to reach out and grab him.~

~He nodded to her as she told him all about her father, and when he did speak, his voice had changed very slightly.~

"You can't help who - or what - you fall in love with." ~He shrugged~ "Or so they tell me. I wouldn't know. Never happens to me."

~He paused, and his voice returned to his usual guard voice.~

"You know, perhaps you better tell me where you'll be staying. I might have some questions to ask you later. "

Artimus was lead upstairs, this strange woman - or rather familiar woman in a strange body - knowing the way, and allowed her to tie him to the bed. He gave a mock struggle, but it was only for show. He trusted Indis totally, and would only let someone he totally trusted do this to him.

Oh no, how will I get out of this now? He said, smiling at her.

You've caught me, and I suppose you want me to tell you everything. But I won't. You can do whatever you want to me, but i won't say anything!

Maybe it was the effects of the alcohol from his daughter, but he was grinning like a schoolboy.

~she looked at him and tilted her head side ways.~

" I have heard that about love...but I have no idea."

~she ran a hand thru her wind blown hair.~

"You know as far as I knew it we were just stopping here to pick up things and then go...." ~she quickly looked at the ground...why the hell did she always almost spill the beans with him.~

"But it seems the shop keep has her hands all over him. So I should probably find a room. I have a feeling am not leaving right away."

~He watched her tilt her head. He knew about love, but never cared for it himself. It just got in the way of other things. The nearest he ever felt was lust, and he could control that easily enough - if you knew the right people. And he did. He kept his expression as she told him about their plans. It seems he'd never need to torture her for information. She seemed willing to give plenty even when not asked. An investigators dream.~

"Well I have to deliver a message up at the barracks at the palace. I don't want to see you following me. Understand?"

~His tone was very delibrate, and the word "Understand" was said in a very odd tone. He stared at her, waiting to see if she did understand.~

~she grinned up at him and slowly ran her hand down his chest. she was glad he had taken off his shirt on the way up cause it be a shame to have to leave it on. she ran her hands down his sides and moved her way down and pulled off his trousers and boots. she kicked off her boots but kept the robe on and pulled it up as she went to sit on top of him looking down at him smiling.~

"hmmm...what to do with you..." ~she leaned down and kissed him then kissed her way down his neck and down to his chest and she playfully bit his chest.~

He lay back on the soft bed, enjoying the warm feeling of her next to him. He wiggled his arms slightly, seeing how much play he had, which wasn't much. He put his head back, closing his eyes briefly as she spoke. His mind picturing many things she could do to him.

He gave a small moan of pleasure.

Anything you want, Magey.

He suddenly stopped and opened his eyes, swallowing loudly. What had he just said?

~she nodded and smiled softly as she stepped back to the rock and grabbed her whiskey bottle.~

"On your way, Sir." ~she winked back at him then walked back into the city.... did i just wink at him... god am hopeless sometimes. she slid the bottle into her bag around her. and continued to walk and stopped at a shop to admire a red shirt.. as she watched him go up to the castle. she got the shirt and changed into it.~

~she stopped and leaned back still sitting on him. inside willows head... willow and Indis were talking.~

I: "Did he just call us magey?
W: "Yes he does seem to have a thing for mages. I still can't believe we are doing this not that am complaining. I kinda have a thing for him.
I: "Yeah I did notice that and its fine that you do. If something happens to me I would like him to be with someone like you.
W: "It would be an honor."
I: "Want to play with him alittle."
W: " What do you have in mind."
I: "Just follow my lead."

~Willow's head drop for a moment.~

~she misted back into the room next to the bed.~

"Did you just call us Magey?"

~she raised an eyebrow at him. and crossed her arms and sat on the bed and turned towards him sitting next to willow.~

Artimus sat up a little straighter on the bed - well as up as he could, eyes wide as Indis appeared alongside the other woman. He felt his cheeks redden as he squirmed on the bed, being totally naked in front of the strange woman. He looked back to Indis.

No, I... It was just a slip of the tongue.. I wasn't thinking of... Can you get her out of here!

He tried to roll his body away from her view, but there wasn't much room to move.

~she looked at willow~

"Could you give us a moment please."

~she nodded and got up from art she blushed and walked downstairs.~

~she raised an eyebrow at art~

"Ok she is gone."

~she leaned across his mid section and placed her hand on the bed other side propping herself up.~

~He saw the wink, but didn't return it. He was a guard not some love sick teenager. He left her feeling she did understand him after all, and started off towards the palace. He glanced back on the way, spotting her looking at a shop. He continued up through the gates and glanced back once more. No sign of her. That was a good sign.~

~He walked through the palace, taking a circular route in the way he loved doing, taking in as menay features as he could, before finally arriving at the barracks and going to the quartermasters office. He presented the sealed letter. Why it was sealed he had no idea. It was only a report on the latest recuits at the Acadamy in Grorr, and how well they were advancing. Which wasn't very well in his opinion.~

~He walked back through and out to the training grounds, standing watching for a moment as he remembered the times he'd beaten people up here. Then he turned and headed back through the palace grounds and out to the city once again.~

~Now, where was she? His eyes looked around as he walked, looking for her in that overlarge shirt and tight leather that showed all the right curves.~

~she had tied up that red shirt showing her middrift off as she walked out of the shop and looked around. She saw him walking back from the castle but she just acted like she didn't see him and walked into a tavern across the road. She stood up at the bar leaning against it waiting for the barkeep as he was busy with other people.~

The humour was gone from his eyes.

Can you take these things off? He was saying it, but parts of him were showing he might not want that. It's one thing for you to see me like this - to DO this to me. Something else for a shopkeeper I've only just met to do so!

he shook his head a bit. He was still feeling drunk, and also some desire too. What the? What was Jade doing? No.. he didn't want to know...

~His eyes spotted a flash of red, which attracted his attention. Ah, very good. She had changed tops. He saw where she went - a tavern; so predictable - and headed over there. This wasn't one of his usual haunts, he prefered places without sawdust on the floor, but he pushed the door open and stood in the open doorframe for a moment, letting his eyes get accustomed to the darkness within. He knew he must look an imposting figure; his large frame silhouted against the daylight outside, then he walked in and headed for the bar, standing next to Jade, but not looking at her.~

"Nice trick, Girl. Your father teach you that one? Next time, try and pick a less obvious colour. You kind of caught my eye in that one."