Aislinn Ua Ruairc rests in the chair on the porch, seemingly asleep. Obsidian was indeed grazing outside the building as well as a packhorse and a white caggy.
Kieran Dwin'mitore quietly notes the new horse and shrugs to himself as he fades into the shadows and creeps quietly toward her still form. Smiling to himself, he shifts in his leather armor once he's a few feet away and pauses again to make sure she still lies sleeping.
Aislinn Ua Ruairc is still indeed asleep. She was strangely wearing dark green garments, the female vest and fitted pants with no shoes. She appeared mostly curled up in the chair. A miniature horse lying at her feet along with a few new additions, a nest and a dirty pot.
Kieran Dwin'mitore hmms to himself softly and slips out of the shadows to creep forward; upon reaching her, he leans forward and brushes his lips against hers in a gentle attempt to wake her.
Aislinn Ua Ruairc slowly opens her eyes and looks to him, smile faintly forming.. "Mmmm... been wondering when you were going to come back.." she snickered softly
Kieran Dwin'mitore smiles and settles down gently in the seat next to her, he smells of that rose again.. One might think he gets that scent on him purposely. "Have I been gone long?" he asks curiously, glancing up at the sky to tell the time. "I suppose I have been.."
Aislinn Ua Ruairc nods slowly, "A bit.. " seeming to purposely remain curled up on the chair, head leaning to rest against him, eyes closing.. "I got something for you.. since you mentioned something about being better on foot then riding while hunting.." she points to the obsidian steed labeled 'KieransSteed' that rests on the floor now infront of him.
Kieran Dwin'mitore peers down at the little horse curiously, tilting his head at it. "It's a bit small, dont' you think? Cute.. but small." He removes his gloves and strokes her hair idly, not at all seeming as if he finds her curling up out of place.
Aislinn Ua Ruairc nods slowly, "It is.. that is why it would be good for you... if you pick it up then drop it on the floor, it will turn into the size of a large horse.. and then condense to a small one to fit in your pocket when you don't want to ride.." she nuzzles into his touch, smiling still as if nothing were wrong.
Kieran Dwin'mitore looks mildly amazed, "Really, now? ...That is quite a gift. You've trumped my perfume, fox." He leans forward to kiss her hair, looking a bit on the touched side now.
Aislinn Ua Ruairc smirks slightly and shrugs, "I guess the best part is that it doesn't need to be fed.. though it can get fairly pricey to get them fixed if they break." After awhile of sitting near to her and the strong scent of that perfume coming from her subsided some, he may pick up the horrid stench, albeit faint, of poison, emenating around her, if his sense of smell were that strong to pick it up.
Kieran Dwin'mitore continues smiling and running his fingers through her hair, he doesn't seem to notice the smell as his nose is not the most sensitive of noses. "What is involved in fixing them?"
Aislinn Ua Ruairc shrugs a bit, "I don't know for sure.. I just know to pay a tinker to do it.."
Kieran Dwin'mitore nods once and kisses her hair again, "So what did you do today, hm?"
Aislinn Ua Ruairc shrugs slightly, "A little bit of this and a little bit of that.. though I suppose the most prominent event of the evening would be my having to shoot down a Jillhani.." she frowns a bit, apparently bothered by the concept.
Kieran Dwin'mitore frowns and tilts his head at her, "Why was that?" He shifts away from her a bit to look at her as she answers.
Aislinn Ua Ruairc sighs a bit, shaking her head slowly as she responds, "After repeated attempts at trying to get him to disarm himself while wandering through our streets he continued to blatantly ignore me and the other that had first confronted him. He went on his way to the castle determined to get inside while me and the other blocked him as he was still armed. So he swung his blades at the other. I couldn't let him take the fall on his own so I jumped in and helped as did Guin when he arrived and saw the commotion. And so with that, he went down. He didn't persue entry into the castle after that though I am unsure where he is now.
Kieran Dwin'mitore 's frown deepens at hearing this, "That is the strangest thing.. I wonder why he wanted to get in. Was anyone hurt?"
Aislinn Ua Ruairc nods a bit, "He is definately a skilled fighter... though the use of poison didn't help us any. Deswin got hurt pretty bad, he fell.. I managed to stay standing but he still did a good job as his weapon slices through armor like cheese. Guin seemed unharmed as he distracted the Jillhani from chasing me.. things were getting rather dark as I started shooting him which finally dropped him, not too sure exactly how I managed to hit him but I did.
Kieran Dwin'mitore tilts his head again, "You were unharmed, then?"
Aislinn Ua Ruairc cants her head slightly to the side, "I was poisoned pretty severely. His sword went right through my armor as if I wasn't even wearing any...
Kieran Dwin'mitore sits upright suddenly, his eyes going wide as saucers. "What?! Have you been treated for it yet?"
Aislinn Ua Ruairc shrugs slightly, "I had a potion to neutralize the poison though the wounds were so well made that I had to cotteurize them to clean them of poison and infection..
Kieran Dwin'mitore just blinks at her a few times stupidly, his eyes seeming as if they just might fall out of his head. "But.. what about.. Why are you sitting? You should be lying down! And.." Not realizing that he's regressing a bit, he stands up and moves to pick her up and take her upstairs.
Aislinn Ua Ruairc eeps softly as she was lifted into his grasp though she wouldn't move from his efforts or fight against him.. ofcourse it was then that he could see the large gash along her midsection, arm and thigh; one of the legs of her pants pulled up to expose it though she was carefully hiding all of it while curled up. The scent of poison and slightly charred flesh easily noticable as she burned herself to seal the wounds from bleeding. Suprisingly enough however, there is no markings to bare truth to the wounds she had a week or two ago, not even a scar.
Kieran Dwin'mitore , too blind to notice at the current moment, moves her upstairs hurriedly, intently trying to move her as quickly as possible without jostling her too much. He bolts downstairs after setting her down in the bed to get a rag and a pail of water. She should hear quite a bit of fumbling and cursing from below.
Aislinn Ua Ruairc narrows her eyes as she is rested upon the bed and she reaches out to try to grab a hold of him before he runs back downstairs though clearly misses, a bit too slow it seems.. she yelled after him however, "Kieran, get back up here would you! And breathe for a few seconds while you're at it!"
Kieran Dwin'mitore pauses while halfway to the lake and turns to walk back upstairs with an empty pail and a small rag, scratching the back of his head. "Yes, dear?"
Aislinn Ua Ruairc leans out from the bed to grab hold on him again to pull him to the bed to sit down, "Sit, would ya?" reaches for the rag to put into the pail before trying to get the pail to put on the floor.. "I didn't want you to hear or see of this incident.. but some things are just inevitable. I'll be fine.. I handled it how I needed to and Guin helped with what he could.. you would help me much more if you'd just be here with me"
Kieran Dwin'mitore blinks at her rather stupidly and does as she instructs, settling down next to her on the bed. "But.. will you be alright? Are you sure? Because I can just.. go get... I think I'll shut up now.."
Aislinn Ua Ruairc reaches a hand up to press single digit to his lips in a 'Shhh' manner before leaning in to kiss him deeply without any second thought. Reaching an arm out to wrap around his chest to pull him back to lay down though determined not to let the kiss be broken as one hand lets fingers run through his hair, the other lightly caressing his cheek and neck.. several minutes would pass before she would regretfully rise to sit up again to peer downward at him, "It will take more than that to do me in.. especially when I have my support to give me the willpower to get better quickly."
Kieran Dwin'mitore frowns a bit and shuts his eyes tightly, shaking his head a few times. "I'm sorry.. This is the second time I've lost my head.." He paused and just sighed then, his eyes still closed.
Aislinn Ua Ruairc nods slowly with a shrug, "All will be well in time... "
Kieran Dwin'mitore shakes his head again, not wanting to look at the wounds. "But they're so bad.."
Aislinn Ua Ruairc nods slowly, "Perhaps.. though I've delt with worse.. "
Kieran Dwin'mitore nods slowly, the crease of frustration on his forehead lessening now as he is soothed by her voice. "Why is it that I have to be taken care of when you are hurt?" he asks of no one in particular, sighing again.
Aislinn Ua Ruairc shrugs a bit, not really knowing.. "Because apparently you are not used to having to deal with a woman like me.. " she grinned a bit and lowered down to kiss him lightly then rose upright again
Kieran Dwin'mitore opens his eyes slowly, being sure not to look at the gashes on her body. "I'm a bit hopeless, aren't I?" After a moment, closes his eyes again. "You'll not be getting out of bed for a while, I hope?"
Aislinn Ua Ruairc smirked a bit at his words, "Perhaps.. though you play a good game or two when you want to.. " referring to the occasional battle of wits that they often partook of, "I've no desire to be bedridden.. "
Kieran Dwin'mitore looks at her sternly, "You shouldn't even be able to walk with those, where do you plan on limping off to?"
Aislinn Ua Ruairc shrugs a bit, "I've already trampled through the barrow downs since I got these.. mostly to let of excess frustration and adrenaline.. "
Kieran Dwin'mitore looks shocked, his mouth dropping open, "But.. how?"
Aislinn Ua Ruairc shrugs, "Determination and stubbornness can go a long way.. they should be gone within the day or two anyway.."
Kieran Dwin'mitore narrows his eyes at her then, his face nearing exhaustion at the range of motions that it has done in the past few minutes. "That's impossible, how could those possibly be gone in two days? Those will take weeks to heal, and much longer to recover from."
Aislinn Ua Ruairc reached a hand out to lightly caress his cheek, neck and chest.. looking about then back to him as she spoke, "There are some things, my love, that can never be explained or understood... it just is."
Kieran Dwin'mitore puts a hand on his forehead before responding, "You're joshing me. There's no way. Look, you still have those cuts from the other.. oh.. my.." He shuts up as he realizes that her scars aren't scars, there isn't a mark along her ribs!
Aislinn Ua Ruairc smiles faintly, enjoying his amazement it seems as she continues with the faint touch to his cheeks and neck, "Cuts from where, did you say?" she grins a bit at that as she toys with him some though not really meaning to hurt him in any way.
Kieran Dwin'mitore just stares, not at all affected by her wounds now, "How.. in Athlendyr's name do you not bear scars from that?"
Aislinn Ua Ruairc nods slowly, "That is precisely how... A pard cannot do his or her job to full capacity if they are not fit and healthy.. It was a trait that my teacher had as well as the amazing sense of awareness... I attribute it to Athlendyr's touch.. a gift I suppose.. so I may continue to serve his will unhindered.. I don't know how it works or why, it just does.. "
Kieran Dwin'mitore shakes his head slowly, blinking to clear his eyes, "That is.. amazing. I have no words.."
Aislinn Ua Ruairc nods slowly, "It took me awhile to get used to it as well.. or to even learn that it was possible.. it wasn't something my teacher couldn't train me to do, it was something I had to learn on my own.. it was when I knew that I didn't need a teacher anymore.. and he knew it too. Several hours of downtime in silent uninterupted meditation seems to manage the smallest of injuries. Though the worse off it is, the longer it takes."
Kieran Dwin'mitore lays his head back down, looking stunned, "So.. I've been even sillier than I originally thought.."
Aislinn Ua Ruairc nods slowly, "A bit.. but how were you to know? Tis not like it is something everyone can do..
Kieran Dwin'mitore makes a face at her, "You could have told me.. You like me reacting like this, don't you?" he asks accusingly.
Aislinn Ua Ruairc shrugged faintly, "Yes and no.. it is amusing I cannot deny.. but you know how I am with men and backbones.. Tis alright though... as the quote I once heard somewhere.. 'This too shall pass..'
Kieran Dwin'mitore grumbles softly under his breath and gets up to circle around the bed, removing the pieces of his armor and leaving them in a messy pile on the floor. Kieran then hops into the bed not wearing much of anything and slips under the covers.
Aislinn Ua Ruairc follows after him to climb into bed the proper way, still wearing the fitted pants and vest that she changed into earlier since nothing else would have worked considering the injuries..
Kieran Dwin'mitore watches her critically, the worry still apparent, but he deals with it silently. After which he promises to her, "I'll be better about this kind of thing.. I really will."
Aislinn Ua Ruairc nods slowly as she turned to face him, laying on her side and nudging up close against him, faint smile noted before she kissed him lightly and lowered her head to the pillow to sleep, "I know.."
Kieran Dwin'mitore lifts his arm to put it across her as gently as he could manage, closing his eyes as well. He manages to utter, just as he drifts off, a soft "I love you.."
Aislinn^Semi grins widely and nuzzles her face into the crook of his neck, whispering softly the same in return before easily drifting off to rest in his embrace.