Wandering the Manor

Talon ignored the slap, he'd been slapped by more women, more times than there were stars in the sky.. "what exactly makes you think i'm playing with you frail" he sneered.. he slowly leaned over her a little more, he'd had to pressure people many times before and was quite good at intimidation.

"I asked you once already.. where did you get this, and this is the last time i'm going to ask politely" he said once again, his voice just above a growl..
he let the pendant drop from his hand.

Where and when I got my necklace is none of your business. Now get out of my face before I make you. Her words were low and level, steady and it was obvious she was serious. She set her jaw. 'Let him lean over me like that.. it only makes him off balance and easier to take down. Damn cocky bastard.' she fumed to herself.

His patience near it's end Talon looked up and into her eyes.. the idea of this pendant being stolen from Elise caused his vision to tint red.. 'this welp could never have taken it from Elise....unless'
With a growling roar he grabbed Amberelle by the throat with one hand, the other hand pushing her midsection against the closed door behind her and lifted her off of her feet to his eye level. his face contorted with rage "tell me how you got this" he growled, his voice low and gutteral..



((OOC; with amberelles permission ))

Amberelle didn't have a chance to react before he was on her, grabbing her and she paniced for a split second.. Squirming and wiggling didn't help, she could feel his huge hand around her neck, seemingly ready to squeeze and snap her delicate neck. Her eyes were wide, the bundle under her arms fell to the floor with a thud, forgotten, as she reached up with both hands to grab at his wrist. She tried in vain to kick her legs out at him but she was completely pinned. Her pulse raced and a faint sweat broke out on her lip. It seemed like hours but really was only seconds that she struggled, before she went still as she realized she was good and stuck.

Questions raced through her mind. 'Obviously this charm means something to him. Should I tell him the truth? What does he know about grand-mere? Why is he so upset?' She looked him in the eyes, hers golden and shimmering with anger and fear now.

It was a gift from my.. that was all she got out before Louis leapt from a nearby table onto Talon's back with a growling hiss, determined to aid his mistress. Her eyes grew wide as she feared for her pet.

Louis, NON!

'Damn cat' he thought and swatted at the creature, one hand still wrapped around her throat holdin her up against the door..

with a roar and a swat he finally got the creature's claws out of his back and away.. he then turned back to amberelle, some sense finally pieceing through the blood haze in his mind.. 'what am I doing? shes Anantya.. still! why does she have Elise's token?!' these thought flashed across his mind.. his eyes unfocused while these thoughts played out in his head.

Amberelle watched Louis intently until she was sure Talon's casual toss hadn't done the cat any harm. Relieved to see he was heeding her order and wasn't going to attempt a second assault, she turned her attention back to Talon. He still had a grip on her neck and now that her torso was free she was having to hold onto his wrists to keep her weight off of it.

She toyed briefly with planting her feet on the door behind her to try and push him backwards and off balance but she doubted that she could overpower him. 'Well, it IS a classic.. but do I really want him even madder?' she asked herself then decided it was the only way. She took a deep breath and steeled herself.

Put me down, NOW.. Taking her hands from his wrist she cupped them and went to quickly box his ears.

((OOC your call.. he can;t stop them both without dropping her =p And did you people really think she'd try and kick him there? She's not suicidal... ))

He saw her movement before she had completed it and dropped her. removing his grip from her throat, he then took a step back from her slightly cocked his head to the side. the look of rage that had contorted his features was fading, leaving his eyes cold and indifferent, his face went calm and relaxed, neutral.. all emotion drained from him.

In an even and clear voice he said "I'm asking you for the very last time, where did you get Elise's pendant, and if you don't tell me i'm going to break both of your arms and work my way down to your fingers, until you answer me, and if any harm has befallen Madamoiselle Elise I will remove your heart from your chest" his voice was as cold as a tomb.

Amby landed on her feet, and rubbed her throat glaring at him at first, until his words sunk in. Looking suprised she giggled and shook her head at him.

Your fierce protectiveness of her is.. interesting. If you actually know Elise then you know there is nothing I could possibly have done to her, unless she allowed it. Amberelle chuckled softly, still amused and looked back at Talon, head tilted to the side. Nothing has happened to Madame Elise that I know of.. A flicker of uncertainty in her eyes as she worried about what Gustav may have done to her grand-mere as punishment for her leaving. She couldn't think about that now and she shook her head to clear it. She is safely in Europe, at her husband's German estate, on holiday.

And what I said before was the truth. I found it, placed in my things by her.. it was a gift. The relationship between Elise and I is none of your business unless you can explain why it would be, or why you are so interested.

her laughter did little to help the situation.. 'arrogant whelp, i could tear your throat out before you could stop me' he thought to himself.. the only thing the prevent him from slapping her, just to stop her laughter was the little voice in his head 'Anantya...Anantya'

then a flash, he remebered a night, years ago he was sitting with Elise in Cafe DuMonde, she was sipping that nasty cofee those creole's love so much
"The time has come for you to stop trying to protect me"
"that day will never come Elise, You are my friend, and I owe you my life.. case closed"
"Ahh.. but this case is not closed my old friend, I am asking you as my friend to do this for me, My grand children need your protection far more than I" she said softly.
"Grandchildren? ...how is that-"
"It's a long story, not one for a night such as this, suffice to say it is fact" she said cutting him off, he noticed the finality in her tone..
"My life debt is to you.. no one else" he said, with an air of a chieftan pronouncing judgement.
"Please.." her tone and the look in her eyes cut him to the bone, his friend, this Grand Damme whom he loved like a sister, was deeply troubled.
"Are they in danger?"
"not yet, but actions recently have made me fear more and more for them.. and the one whom I fear, knows of you and fears you ..so if they are under your protection he would not dare inspire your wrath as well as my....makers"
"simply tell me who this dog is and I will deliver his head to you and all this shall be settled"
"it's not that simple .. it never is, please just do as I bid you"
he looked down into his hot choclate, he had never heard this tone in her voice, she was practically begging him, which angered him that someone could push her this far to force her to do this just to protect her ....grandchildren..
"As you wish my friend, but dont think this removes my debt from you, i simply expand it to include your..grandchildren, but how will I know them? i've never knowingly laid eyes upon them"
"You will know" was all she would say, though he sensed the tension in her easing.

Talon snapped back to the here and now.. "Your one of Elise's Great Children arn't you?" he said, unbeknownst to her, any answer besides Yes would be her last, Anantya or not.

Her brow furrowed. How could he know.. 'Unless he does know grand-mere, perhaps she mentioned us? Then what took him so long to figure it out..? Well he is rather thick headed, it would seem' she mused, looking him up and down.

Oui.. she raised me as her petite-fille along with my siblings and cousins.

She crossed her arms, and glared at him. How do you know her? You are not the type of person I could see her being allowed to associate with.. Anantya or not. And what care of yours is this charm?

upon hearing this the emotions returned to his face and his eyes once again took on thier inner light..
"She must care very deeply for you.. to give you that charm, taken from around her very neck I would guess" he mused on this a few moments.. 'so this is Elise's greatchild, she looks nothing like her.. well maybe in the eyes.. somewhat'
"she also must think your going to need help on whatever it is your here doing.. as to mine and her's relationship, i'll politely tell you that its none of your buisness" he said matter-of-factly.
'great now I have a pup to watch out for, here of all places, right in the lions mouth' he walked over tword the fire place and turned off the gas feeding the hearth and picked up his bag from where he dropped it and turned twords the door.

Amberelle looked perplexed at Talon's words, her brow furrowing and she pursed her lips slightly. She watched him move around the room, quietly thinking.

'I thought it was a goodbye gift from her, a way for her to tell me she approved of me leaving. How could it be to give me aid?' She rubbed the charm between her thumb and forefinger without really being aware of what she did, lost in thoughts. As he swung his bag up and turned back towards her she snapped out of her thoughts.

Perhaps.. perhaps you could explain to me why she would give this to me, to aid me? I'm sure she knew my leaving New Orleans would place me in danger, oui, but how could having this help me?

Amberelle stared up at him and waited for his answer, her golden eyes darkened but still shimmering in the room's faint light.

"Perhaps if you had answered my questions without a fight I would be answering yours now.." he said flatly.

"now step aside, i have to find a better room, i think there more suitable closer to the dojo" he said.

he stood waiting for her to move so he could open the door.

Her jaw dropped at his words and she stared at him, incredulous.

Sacrebleu! If I had answered with out a fight? Merde! Ugh! You are the one who came at ME! As she spoke her voice became louder, and she moved more directly in front of him. Amby glared at him, eyes wide, anger coloring her cheeks.

If you don't want to say, then fine! But don't you dare say I started that little confontation! Maybe if you knew how to talk to someone without trying to insult them or intimidate them, you would have gotten a more civil response.

She glared up at him, jaw clenched, nostrils flaring wide as she fumed.

he grinned at her display of anger, slightly cocked his head to the side and waited for her to finish. looked down into her eyes and picked her up by her upper arms and lifted her off the ground, turned and set her out of his way and opened the door.

((ooc: she can dodge his hands or not, up to you.. either way shes out of the path of the door :P ))

Shaking her head at the sheer audacity of this.. man-beast.. all Amberelle could do was watch him, dumbfounded at his casual dismissal as he sauntered out the door.

She wasn't even aware of how she was growling as she stomped over and snatched up her bundled swords, snapped her fingers at Louis to follow and went out the door behind Talon, spinning on one heel smartly, away from the dojo and him. Her footsteps were loud smacks on the hard floor as she angrily stormed away from him, stewing at his dismissal.

'He acts like he's going to kill me then ignores me like a small child. Who the hell does the enculé think he is?'

She flung open the door into her rooms and Louis scampered in behind her with barely enough time to snap his tail upwards out of the way before she was slamming it shut behind her.

She walked directly into her bedroom, tossed the bundle into a chair and flung herself down on the bed, pulled a pillow over her face and let loose a piercing scream of sheer frustration.

((OOC heh.. Amby out?))

Talon wandered down the hall until he found the exit tpo the Dojo 'must be near here' he thought to himself as he bagan to search the rooms nearby. stopping outside of the each door and taking a moment to catch the secnt to see if it was occupied. Finally he found one right next to the back stairs and the armrory 'heh.. Murder central..cool' he thought to himself and turned the handle.
The interior of the room was sparse, it appeard that people had pulled much of the furniture out, probably to furninsh other rooms, inside was a table, with 2 chairs, a large high back lounge chair, a bed and most importantly A Large Fireplace.. "Perfect" he muttered to himself. and proceeded to settle in.

((OOC : Talon Out))