Of Kings and Queens and tiny little Things

[Tier]

"You are not going to die Nancy!" said Tier. "Not as long as Im by your side. Of course I trust you! Im just a little worried thats all." And he meant every word of it. Tier might be stubborn and sometimes quite vicious but like every other creature in the world, he also gets scared. "I am ready when you are Nancy" he said confidently as he looked deep into her eyes, praying that he would get the chance to see them again.

[.Jossachu.]

Talou wandered back to Tier and Nancy, chewing on a finger. "I could....Make him taller...If he wants." Talou mumbled quietly, "Then there wouldn't be a need for him to hide in a bag..." Talou looked hopeful, trying to get on the sprite's good side. He didn't enjoy being disliked, and was willing to make this mission a success. "It's safe, I promise, but of course...you don't have to if you don't want to..." Talou shifted his weight back and fourth, slightly on edge.

[Tier]

::Tier shook his head in anger. He could honestly not believe what he just heard. The situation was bad enough as it is and Talous comment just made it even worse. Tier turned to Nancy and spoke in her direction but was clearly talking to Talou.::

"Look....Im a Sprite! 6 inches tall at max buddy and proud of it! Lived this way my whole life, 24 in human years. So why dont you just worry about yourself ok? I can handle myself thank you very much and so can Nancy."

Tier kicked a pebble in frustration over this huge delay in their quest. He blurted out random sentences in a mini fit of rage. "Heh....why dont I just jump in he-she-its mouth and get eaten now? Get it over with! Maybe then she could make some progress! For Elders sake, James wouldnt have even taken this long..........James...." He shook his head violently, trying to get his head out of old memories. He began to march forward away from Nancy and Talou as if they werent even there. Drawing both daggers but having no idea where or what he was getting himself into, Tier headed for the exit. "C'mon! Lets do this already!"

[.Jossachu.]

Talou moved backwards away from the sprite. For a little thing, he was quite intimidating. Talou lagged back, not willing to follow someone with such a short fuse, he didn't understand Tier's fierce dislike of him, at all really. (given he's not the brightest fox in the woods.) He sort of hid behind Nancy, keeping out of the way, knowing that if anything else, Tier would most likely kill him before anything else at the moment. Talou hung his head, knowing that his attempts at kindness were foolish and he should have just let things be, the sprite didn't like him, and now that simple dislike was now hatred. He followed half-heartedly, behind Nancy. This was going to be a long trip...

[t3h He[ArT] bLe3dS]

Nancy watched in horror as the fighting began. It was just a simple offer, but poor Tier took it very much in the wrong way. She would be forced to choose between someone she was in love with and someone who could help her save the world. Nancy hated being caught in the middle, but the little voice inside her head kept screaming, "It was your fault in the first place. You got yourself into it." Nancy was in tears by now, so frustrated and upset. She didn't mean to yell, but did accidentally, "Stop it! Both of you! Please! Tier come back and put the daggers away. We will have time. Right now we are losing time because of this war between us. What should I do to make this all stop?" Nancy grabbed her own dagger and pointed it at her heart, ready to pierce if necessary. At least she wouldn't have to go home a failure this way... but she wasn't sure that she could go through with this. Stepping out from in front of Tier, she prayed they would stop fighting and start being civil at the very least. Whatever it took, she would do it.

[.Jossachu.]

"No no no no no!" Talou grabbed firmly onto the blade of Nancy's dagger, cutting open his own hand. He jerked it away from her and tossed it aside, his blood staining the floor. He balled his wounded hand up into a tight fist, and looked up at Nancy, eyes pleading. "There's no reason for any of this, it's okay, really. I just talk too much without thinking." Talou looked at Tier for a moment, then back at Nancy. "You don't have to do anything, it's okay. I don't want to fight with him. Please, I just want to go, now." His tone was soft, the kind of tone a child took when apologizing to their mother and promising that they'd be good. Talou pressed his wounded hand to his chest, the blood staining his robe. "On my blood and honor, I won't argue, your wish is my will."

[Tier]

Great, bloodshed, as if that was a better answer.
"First off, I wanna say this....just because Im shorter than you Talou doesnt mean I dont exist, you can talk to my face if you wanna say something, not to Nancys. ::Tier slide his daggers back into their place.:: And second Talou, this war we're going to be fighting is going to have enough wounded, its too early to be doing things like this...." He shook his head confidently but would not look up to Nancy.

Was it Tiers stubborn attitude that wanted to continue the rant on Talou or was it something more? Perhaps, Tier thought, it was just the memories coming back. A small voice kept whispering the answers inside his ear but he chose not to hear it. Superstition, Fear, and Jealousy clogged the Sprites mind, it was only a matter of time before these words turned into actions. Bit by bit, despite Tiers approval, he was becoming more like his brother. And that would not sit well. ::

[.Jossachu.]

Talou stared at the little sprite, listening to his words carefully so that he may prevent any screwups later. "I'm sorry." He said softly. "I didn't meant to offend, really. I didn't know how badly it would bother you, I just didn't know." He said all of this tentatively, carefully wording himself so that the sprite wouldn't fly off the handle again. "and I'm okay now, I'd really just like to get going." His voice remained quiet. He slowly opened his bloodied hand toward the sprite, the gash gone, and only a thin line in its place.