-Men have said that when She arrives you might as well collect your belongings and kiss your wife and children goodbye. Men have said that when this hypnotic, funereal visage greets them, Velvet hats and cloaked figures, it is the Hooded Claw come too early. It is a Black Heart Procession. A cortege to your All Hallows Eve where your relatives dine in the fog-infested moors with you and Death is not just the wine of choice, but the greatest currency.
Coaxing the velvet coat-tails of her long trailed jacket behind her, she hints her body towards the Manor, from the velvet confines of her coach, her moon vehicle, rumoured to be sprinkled with luck from Witches Tears. And the winds blow and she is there at One's doorstep, this doorstep, this time 'round, Breelin Manor.
With two firm knocks she steps back and gathers her coats about her, six men close tight, weaponless, seemingly. And her heavy lidded gaze penetrates the door, sensing...
When, and if, the door opens, that sharp gaze, but a slit, a hint, from behind her fascinator webbed veil across her eyes and the lowered tip of her wide brimmed velvet hat, probes you for weakness. And then, with a flash of a ease, those pursed red lips, permanently frozen, seemingly, curl into the most charming grin to paint a face. And she has you. Pinning your soul in place. Pins that silence you. But don't sting. And she wonders, eyes quickly perusing the scene for Dalamar. No sign. And this stings her. Her lips tilt into a faint smile now, as a delicate wrist extends forth from the diaphanous pull of her sleeves to take your own. She has a firm grip. Cool. She waits for response, an invitation. Her bodyguards close in. Watching from their shadow-tempered cloaks. All eyes are on the Prize. Kristia..-
Coaxing the velvet coat-tails of her long trailed jacket behind her, she hints her body towards the Manor, from the velvet confines of her coach, her moon vehicle, rumoured to be sprinkled with luck from Witches Tears. And the winds blow and she is there at One's doorstep, this doorstep, this time 'round, Breelin Manor.
With two firm knocks she steps back and gathers her coats about her, six men close tight, weaponless, seemingly. And her heavy lidded gaze penetrates the door, sensing...
When, and if, the door opens, that sharp gaze, but a slit, a hint, from behind her fascinator webbed veil across her eyes and the lowered tip of her wide brimmed velvet hat, probes you for weakness. And then, with a flash of a ease, those pursed red lips, permanently frozen, seemingly, curl into the most charming grin to paint a face. And she has you. Pinning your soul in place. Pins that silence you. But don't sting. And she wonders, eyes quickly perusing the scene for Dalamar. No sign. And this stings her. Her lips tilt into a faint smile now, as a delicate wrist extends forth from the diaphanous pull of her sleeves to take your own. She has a firm grip. Cool. She waits for response, an invitation. Her bodyguards close in. Watching from their shadow-tempered cloaks. All eyes are on the Prize. Kristia..-