Aislinn Connelly (Mar 20, 2011 10:34:16 PM)
(This user has entered Ireland: Planes, Trains, an Automobiles) (IP = 76.114.25.65)

Alex Steele (Mar 20, 2011 10:34:26 PM)
(This user has entered Ireland: Planes, Trains, an Automobiles) (IP = 68.53.135.79)

Dempsy Winson (Mar 20, 2011 10:34:28 PM)
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Aislinn Connelly (Mar 20, 2011 10:44:29 PM)
::it was a -long- day.... such a long fucking day. It was a few miles out of a little town, a tavern, a few other little buildings, and a tiny post office, and Ais drove through. The day was cloudy, and chilly, Ais was wearing what she had been, adding boots, a scarf, and gloves. As they seemed to cross an invisible barrier, she sighed out softly, leaning back in her chair as she relaxed, any tension in her body was instantly relieved as she smiled softly to herself. They came over a ridge, and they got a view of a rustic cottage, part of a small compound, and she headed for it. Another old truck was already there, a red-headed man lifting his hand in greeting.::

Alex Steele (Mar 20, 2011 10:46:59 PM)
*as they cross the ridge, Alex feels the change in the very air he is breathing. Alex lets out a breath he hadn't even realized he was holding, and that aura he gives off flickers and damn near dies on the spot. with a slightly trembling hand he reaches up to adjust his dark blue necktie with the subtle pentacle tie pin. He sits up straight, and goes from being a relaxed tourist to an honorguard at ease.*

Dempsy Winson (Mar 20, 2011 10:47:01 PM)
*He watched out the car window seeming to be a little more at peace with the difference of it all. Seeming to be more grounded then he has been since the pair had known him the eyes shifting one gold one green now as he set himself in the duality of it all. The double sidedness of it as he looked forward to the upcoming events *

Aislinn Connelly (Mar 20, 2011 10:47:03 PM)
::the cottage was rustic with a few improvements done. It appeared to have electricity and running water, but with the number of chimneys on the cottage and the little plumes of smoke rising from them, it was likely that it had no heat, save fire. A pen nearby held quite a few sheep, downwind from the cottage and far enough away. A large garden, tangled and wild was nearby, plenty of trees surrounding it, and the view was breathtakingly green, verdantly green. As she pulled up and doors were opened, it was damn chilly, but they could hear the playful sound of running water. The roads were entirely gravel, and behind the sheep's pen, a horse pen was also there, a little barn nearby::

Alex Steele (Mar 20, 2011 10:48:49 PM)
*when the car stopped, he moves quikly out of the vehicle to get the door for Aislinn as a sign of respect. offering her a hand out of the car, and a gentlemanly arm to escort her. his eyes are locked forward, and it is very serious that he takes this duty very seriously. He even left the tourist camera in the car on the dash*

Dempsy Winson (Mar 20, 2011 10:50:01 PM)
*Dempsy got out of the car slowly looking around eyes calm as he did so looking to the ground and crouched down to place his fingers in the earth slowly closing his eyes communing a long moment*

Alex Steele (Mar 20, 2011 10:52:36 PM)
*Alex's black jacket is unbuttoned, and the daggers are belted on at the front of his hips instead of behind him as he usually has them. His every move is tightly controlled and the respect he has for Aislinn is very literaly reverberating through every fiber of his being. He gives the Horizon a quick sanning glance, knowing that Aislinn doesn't need him to find dangers, she would know about htem long before he did, but as with many things in this life, ritual is important*

Aislinn Connelly (Mar 20, 2011 10:52:36 PM)
::she smiles to him and slips her hand into his, and she slips her hand against his arm, squeezing it. She breathed in, long and deep, before she squeezed his hand, and moved towards the man who was waiting casually by the old truck. She smiled and approached him familiarly:: Hello, Colin! ::grinning, the man reached and hugged her and she hugged him back:: I wasn't sure you'd be able to make it, I gave you no notice. ::the man eyed the two men that came with Ais, but he grinned:: Ach, lookit our wee red-headed banshee... ye knew that I wouldna fail ye. Yer all stocked up, lass. ::glancing to the others, he nodded:: Colin McNeil... ::raising his fingertips to tip his hat politely::

Dempsy Winson (Mar 20, 2011 10:53:49 PM)
*He slowly rose after touching the earth and bowed his head to Colin letting Aislinn take the lead about introductions as it was not his lands. His dual colored eyes looking curiously over Colin long and slowly*

Alex Steele (Mar 20, 2011 10:54:23 PM)
*Alex accepts her gentle touch and returns it as much as duty and honor will allow him to, which is to say not much. He watches the intereaction between Aislinn and the stranger, and gives teh man a respectful bow* Alex Steele, from America, sir. It is my great honor to assist Aislinn with her travels for this ocaision.

Aislinn Connelly (Mar 20, 2011 10:59:41 PM)
::she gestures to the two with her, in turn, introducing them:: This is Alex, and Dempsy, my friends from America. They wanted to see my home... and it was time to get home. I was worried I was going to be late.... it was... close. ::she grins to him, and the other man smiles:: I wasna worried, lass. ::he nods to the others with a friendly grin:: Welcome te Ireland, lads. Any friend of the wee lass is a friend to us here... c'mon down te tha tavern one night. We'll gitcha a pint, and tell ye embarrassing stories of the wee banshee. ::he grins to them and tips his hat. Ais, colors pink, but she hugs him and starts to head for the house, as Colin climbs into the truck::

Dempsy Winson (Mar 20, 2011 11:00:14 PM)
*He shifted his position to behind the pair in the proper place hands clasped before himself offering a half smile* I will definately take you up on the pint and the stories...

Alex Steele (Mar 20, 2011 11:01:29 PM)
The second round will be on me, Sir. *he breaks a little smile inspite of himself., and as Aislinn heads to the house, he moves in lock step with her, reaching for the door to open it for her. While the Princess can open doors for herself, she shouldn't have to. He bows his head to her as he holds the door for her*

Dempsy Winson (Mar 20, 2011 11:02:22 PM)
*Once the pair go he followed behind and paused near the door* May I take a stone?

Aislinn Connelly (Mar 20, 2011 11:05:01 PM)
::Colin grins to Alex and Demps both:: Ach, I like these lads ye be bringing home... they knae what te say... send 'em my way later, lass. ::he winked and got in the truck, rattling down the road again, it was just the sound of nature around them. Ais breathed out, she appeared to be the absolute picture of health and vibrancy, and she paused, looking to Demps, and she nods, gesturing to a small pile of stones nearby. Moss grown over them a bit, and she smiled to Alex a bit, leaning up to kiss his cheek:: You can relax... we'll be left alone tonight. ::and she dipped inside::

Dempsy Winson (Mar 20, 2011 11:08:13 PM)
*He walked over to the stones and picked one up and started to wander the lands just feeling the place looking at the spirits here....leaving the pair to their devices for a time. Feeling the spirit and the deep roots here...trying to wrap his brain around that sensation and not run screaming as he ambled walking with sure feet and wide eyes. The concepts were very foreign to him and he was slowly letting the spirit of the place encase him and fill him so that he could understand it better. Slowly it started to click into place a little more that even if she was away this was still her hearth and home.*

Alex Steele (Mar 20, 2011 11:09:16 PM)
Alone? *his voice almost breaks like a pubescent boy. He blushes getnly at teh kiss on his cheek and moves in to follow her, forcing himself from at ease, to an actually relaxed posture.* Your home is as beautiful as you remember it, Aislinn. It's... very welcoming. And I want to make sure that I can show anyone who may have questions that my feelings for you won't get in the way of my duties to you and our tradition. I want to do this -right.- *As he makes his way inside, he takes a seat in a comfortably rustic chair and leans down to untie his dress shoes*

Aislinn Connelly (Mar 20, 2011 11:13:53 PM)
::she looks to Dempsy and smiles softly:: Try taking your shoes off... and there's a creek, with a small waterfall out back. The water will be chilly... ::she looks to Alex and she grins, blushing a bit, as she speaks softly:: The others will let me settle a bit, and ... ::pausing for a moment as she thinks, seeming to seek something out:: and my mentor isn't here. ::said with a little bit of relief, as she relaxed, and she bent down, taking off her boots:: I know, Laoch, but it's okay. Tonight you can take your ease... nothing will interfere with this.

Dempsy Winson (Mar 20, 2011 11:14:22 PM)
*He got a text and half smiled responded to the text and continued on his way feeling the place a ease and comfort coming over him*

Alex Steele (Mar 20, 2011 11:16:04 PM)
*he slips his shoes off, unacustomed to the lack of support offered by dress shoes and peels of the thin black socks he had to wear letting his feet breathe a bit*. Well, in that case, what do we want to do with our first night here in your lovely home Banphorinsa? *he grins jsut a little* Perhaps you could show me your room?

Dempsy Winson (Mar 20, 2011 11:16:27 PM)
*loud laugh outside*

Aislinn Connelly (Mar 20, 2011 11:16:53 PM)
::the house was indeed rustic, but very homey, comforting. Fires roared in a -huge- stone fireplace in the front room. The floors were wooden, and lightly polished, thick rugs down on the floor. It smelled lightly of smoke, herbs, slightly medicinal, and flowers, the place was spotlessly clean. No TV, no internet... no phone. The stove in the kitchen was gas, and there appeared to be electricity only in the kitchen and main room. 3 bedrooms, one bathroom with a giant claw-footed tub. One workroom, and one dark.... dark basement::

Aislinn Connelly (Mar 20, 2011 11:18:02 PM)
::she looked to Alex and she grinned:: Mine? Or the one we'll be sleeping in? ::she winks to him, and she slips her hand into his, starting to take him on the tour::

Alex Steele (Mar 20, 2011 11:20:43 PM)
*alex pads on bare feet across the room, the cool floors soothing his cramped feet as he reaches out to her, taking her hand with a squeeze* Both, all of them. If I am to be your Laoch, then I will need to know the lands that I will be walking in your name and honor, Banphorinsa. *he cants his head to the side* If I am yours, and on this land, does that give you the same knowledge of me as it does of the other things here? *he is unconcerned by this, simply curious*

Dempsy Winson (Mar 20, 2011 11:22:03 PM)
*He simply laughs and puts the phone away going to walk once more finiding the water and then slowly returning to the house after a time.*

Dempsy Winson (Mar 20, 2011 11:28:50 PM)
*He slipped his shoes off at the door and crouched down in his long robes by the fire to warm his hands chuckling to himself a little bit with a cat like grin*

Aislinn Connelly (Mar 20, 2011 11:30:56 PM)
::she smiles and moves towards a smaller bedroom. It's got a smaller bed, a neatly done quilt, that appeared to be handmade and thick and warm. There was a fire in here, just starting to warm the little room. There were a few stichings here and there, it was rather sparse, mostly cleaned out, but it had the feeling of her. A few drawings on a desk, from what a small child would draw, up through likely adolescence. Dried herbs were all over the house, and it smelled fresh, despite likely being empty since she was here 3 months ago::

Dempsy Winson (Mar 20, 2011 11:31:39 PM)
*He slowly sat down on the floor still laughing to himself rubbing his hands together and dug things out of his pocket*

Aislinn Connelly (Mar 20, 2011 11:32:29 PM)
::she called to Dempsy, with a grin:: Did you want to sleep in my old bedroom? or the guest bedroom?

Dempsy Winson (Mar 20, 2011 11:33:32 PM)
*From the living room* Wherever you want to put me is fine...as much distance between rooms so I don't hear the passionate screams thanks.

Aislinn Connelly (Mar 20, 2011 11:33:54 PM)
The barn then.... that will work. ::said with a grin::

Dempsy Winson (Mar 20, 2011 11:34:11 PM)
Works for me I've never had anything quite like a sheep! *he chuckled a little more*

Alex Steele (Mar 20, 2011 11:34:43 PM)
*Alex moves inside slowly, reaching out with his hands and his senses, caressing things that were once hers, remembering the smiple rustic life he lead once upon a time* I... am never ever gonna live that down even a little am I? *he is beet red but still very happy*

Aislinn Connelly (Mar 20, 2011 11:36:02 PM)
Horses too... ::she grins to Alex:: I wouldn't worry about it. We'll have enough fodder to get back soon enough... ::she winks and looks to him:: The bed is small, but we can be here or the guest room... no one sleeps in Nana's room. ::said with soft finality::

Dempsy Winson (Mar 20, 2011 11:36:58 PM)
*He got a copper brazier out of his pocket and put some herbs in it lighting them and letting the inscense burn bowing his head over the burning herbs and fanning the smoke over himself now eyes half closed*

Alex Steele (Mar 20, 2011 11:38:34 PM)
*he nods* I understand fully. And I would not ask that of you. And... if this is your room, I think I would like to stay here. Where you used to stay. *he scrunches up his face* If dempsy chases down a horse, can we ... leave him. Not here, nescisarily, but like... if he doesn't make it on the plane, I won't cry.

Dempsy Winson (Mar 20, 2011 11:42:56 PM)
*quietly mumured* Nana...I thank you for allowing me to traverse these lands I come to do nor harm nor ill...I see to understand how one grows such deep roots...for I am uprooted in the world and seek to repair this imbalance.

Aislinn Connelly (Mar 20, 2011 11:44:36 PM)
::she smiles to him and eyes her, and then him:: It's... going to be a tight squeeze... but okay. We can always move to the floor if we need more room... ::she winks to him, and she laughs:: I'm not letting him violate one of the horses... or the sheep. They can be mean little things sometimes... ::she leans up, and kisses him softly::

Dempsy Winson (Mar 20, 2011 11:46:49 PM)
*He listens to the spirits gaining wisdom from them*

Alex Steele (Mar 20, 2011 11:47:13 PM)
*he returns her gentle kisses, wraping his arms around her. He lets out a deep breath and she can feel him reaching into the floorboards, the walls, the earth, the sky, as if he were probing to see if he fits in here, if after all his wanderings, lost in the dark shadow of war if he can find a place to lay his blades on a mantle and know peace* After all the work ou put in to giving him a meat and two veg, it would be a shame if a sheep bit it off.

Aislinn Connelly (Mar 20, 2011 11:50:27 PM)
::she grins:: As I said, they're mean little things. ::the essence of this place, it feels like -home-. For any welcome here, this is a -home-, and he can find his place here. Extreme peace, protection, and love can be felt here, centuries of family and togetherness, occasionally the dark came to visit, but primarily, a place to call home.::

Dempsy Winson (Mar 20, 2011 11:52:17 PM)
*He simply bowed his head listening to the generations speak his eyes half closed sort of meditating and finding calm here. Completely relaxed now as the incense burn out he slowly curls up next to the fire and like a house cat starts to drift lazily between waking and sleeping still touching the spirit realm*

Alex Steele (Mar 20, 2011 11:52:51 PM)
*Alex feels the tears rolling down his cheeks and the weight of his daggers on his belt seems to be a hundred flod what they were a moment ago. Almost enough to drag him to his knees inspite of his strength. such a feeling of love and family unity like he had never known, he rests his head on Aislinn's shoulder gently* Thank you for bringing me, my love.

Aislinn Connelly (Mar 20, 2011 11:58:57 PM)
::she smiles and she uses her thumbs to lightly caress away the tears, and she kisses his lips softly:: You're welcome. This is why I so love to come home. ::said softly, as she hugs Alex, whispering softly:: Did you want to explore outside, or go and get Dempsy and get something to eat at the pub... ?