Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-25924729-20160411075838/@comment-25924729-20160607141941

Varna jerked her head aside to dodge the spit, and sneered cruelly at her captive. "Hina (pathetic)." she mocked, and gestured to another guard with a spear. The prisoner was strong, but she was certain just a little more pain and humiliation, would break her. The spearman took aim at Ixina's back again, and thrust...

"Crink!" Instead of her screams, the sound of metal striking metal rang through the temple. Mere inches from Ixina's back, the spear head rested, trapped in the prongs of an ornate trident. Varna glared up it's length, at the armoured woman from earlier.

Aurelia twisted her weapon, snapping the spear shaft. Varna screamed a protest, quickly countered by Aurelia, who had now bent protectively over Ixina. The room was silent, while both women argued vehemently in their own language.

Ultimately, Aurelia slipped her arms underneath Ixina, and picked her up, spear and all in a bridal hold. She turned her back on the crowd and left, spitting back a final, bitter rebuke, in english this time.

"The point stands, she would be dead if you had continued, Varna. This girl is not of your temple's authority, and you clearly have no idea how to handle her. Besides, i'm sure none of our people would wish to see our beloved high preistess soil herself dealing with slaves. I will personally deal with this burden now..."

They walked in silence, Aurelia bearing the girl gently as not to hurt her, while examining her wounds. Her cut wrists had bruised a worrisome purple now, and her shoulder wound, with a spear through it, was still bleeding freely.

Finally, they arrived at a small garden, with a small pool and stone fountain at it's center. Aurelia set Ixina down on a grass lawn by the pool, and cut her free. The knight then removed her helmet, revealling two kind, but tired looking eyes, and a head framed by short raven hair.

Aurelia scooped some water with her helmet, and began washing Ixina's wounds with it. The fountain had a strangely soothing effect, while not only cleaned, but seemed to help seal her wounds too, and left Ixina feeling refreshed and positive.

The knight then handed her a bitter smelling leaf from her bags. "Medicinal herbs, you must eat. It will numb the pain for..." she glanced pitifully at the spear. "I must remove it, and i will not lie, this will hurt you very much."

(Potential massive spoiler for Project ARC again, if you play it right ;))