[Open] December Catch-All

[excalibeam]

Who: Saber and you!
What: December Catch-All. TDM Prompts and Quest Threads. May add more quest prompts as time goes on.
When: December
Where: All around New Camelot, see the prompts
Warnings: None at the moment, will update as needed

(1)Trial and Icy Errors

[ Spotting the message from Merlin, Saber immediately sends a few more messages his way. Mostly along the lines of a demand for him to meet her and explain himself, or just for him to come down so she can give him a good smack (so basically a threat but whatever).

When she is inevitably not given an answer, she decides to take full advantage of this snow...

And then she gets beaned in the back of the head by a snowball, and suddenly "practice" becomes "a battle". ]

Who dares!?

[ Was it you who just beaned her with a snowball? Well then, expect her to immediately retaliate.

If you weren't someone who just instigated the King's competitive side, then you're probably a victim of it, as she's now running around with an all-too-competitive look on her face as she uses wind magic to send a volley of snowballs your way. ]

(2)Fogueria Quest (Combat Quest)

[ After much time, Saber's managed to locate where the Fogueria may be found. As a user of Elemental Magic, she's been told that she would be a good matchup against the fiery beast. While she's mostly practiced with wind, she may as well learn to use water now.

As she marches into the Land of Rot, however, she would definitely appreciate some help. While she may be the King of Knights, this land has most definitely robbed her of the vast majority of her abilities. She's unsure how powerful this beast is, so having anyone to help back her up in slaying this beast will be appreciated.

Perhaps she found you before marching in the direction of the Land of Rot, and you accepted? Either that or she saw you, knew you would be helpful, and dragged you along with her to fight a giant fire lion.

In any case, you are with Saber, and you're both in the territory of the Fogueria now. ]

(3)Foraged and Found (Closed to Rin)

[ Saber's main priority is obtaining knighthood. Even if she is not a King in this land, she is still a Knight... however right now, she is only claiming to be a Knight.

And that simply won't stand, will it?

However, even though this is the case, it seems she's been dragged along to something else entirely. ]

Rin... I understand that having a partner for a quest is certainly important... but surely there are others who could help you better than I?

[ Rin is technically no longer Saber's Master, but still she felt obligated to follow Rin. However, obligation isn't the reason Saber's here. Saber is here, standing in front of an enchanted sleigh, because Rin was oddly insistent about it and dragged Saber here before she could protest.

It hasn't crossed her mind once that this could be anything more than a Quest. Still, here she is, dressed for winter (and not in her armor), about to ride a Sleigh. ]

Comments

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[theonlyrealthing]

[These two met up along the way, in search of the same beast. Jack is a little skeptical of two people going up against something this big, magic or no magic.

So he's trying to think of ways around actually, you know, fighting it.]

You know, if this is a big cat, I might be able to talk to it.

[excalibeam]

[ The prospect hadn't exactly occurred to Saber. She is King Arthur, after all, and has fought beasts much more powerful than lions made of flame.

Mind you, she was much more powerful then, and this realm has severely weakened her abilities. Still, the fact remains that the King of Knights is fearless in this endeavor. ]

Hm... settling the matter peacefully would be ideal. [ Though she does wonder if simply relocating it would be fine when the quest requests that the beast be slain. ] How do you expect to communicate with it?

[theonlyrealthing]

[He "demonstrates" by letting his ears grow up into big, twitching rabbit ears, turning this way and that, listening for any sign of trouble.]

Animal magic. I can talk to animals, even some magic ones. I understand them, and they understand me.

I can do shapechanging, too.

[Obviously.]

[excalibeam]

[ Saber's eyes widen, clearly impressed. ]

Well, while the quest requests that the beast be slain, a peaceful resolution may be for the best. [ She nods. It is just a beast that strayed from it's habitat, and Saber is admittedly fond of lions in the first place. ] If you wish to attempt at communication, by all means.

[theonlyrealthing]

[He looks away from her, face distant, though one ear swivels to stay focused on her.]

Killing is very final. If there's way to resolve this without killing... rather at least try it. Maybe we can convince him to leave, or keep him to burning the same allowed spots that won't bother the brownies.

[He shrugs, ears both flicking back and then forward again, expression going more grim.]

And if all else fails, and he won't negotiate, he's focused on me, so you'll be more free to attack.

[excalibeam]

A sound plan. So long as you are certain, I will allow you to take the lead. I'll be sure to keep my distance, however if he attacks you, do you have any qualms with me retaliating?

[ Truthfully, she does agree with him on this. ]

[theonlyrealthing]

Absolutely none. I have no plans to die today, and getting mauled by a giant flaming cat would probably hurt a lot.

[He pauses, his rabbit-ears picking up something that sounds like crackling fire. Both of them swivel that direction, and he points.]

That way, I think.

[excalibeam]

[ Saber tenses up and readies her sword. However, she moves behind him, intending to start keeping her distance while he takes the lead. She nods at him. ]

Alright, I'll keep my distance. I wish you luck.

[ If she listens closely, she can hear the fire as well. This, of course, means that they're close. ]

[theonlyrealthing]

[The ears shrink back to normal human-shaped ears, and he wishes he'd worked out how to change his eyes into something with better distance vision. He'll just--

--have to follow the smoke, because that sure is some smoke starting up around that bend. As well as a very large lion sprawled in the smoldering grass, licking between its giant fiery toes.

Time to practice his diplomacy. Infused with animal magic. Here goes nothing.]

Good afternoon, my lord lion.

[excalibeam]

[ Saber remains crouched, hidden in the grass, watching them in silence. It's not exactly the most knightly of things to do, but if all is handled peacefully, it will have been worth it. ]