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[hectorcantgofast]

...I think that's how it works. Magic sure is a crazy thing.

Hi!

Just a quick question. Am I forgetting to read in between the lines or did I miss something somewhere when I showed up here?

Oh, where are my manners? [Left back in Caelin.]

My name is Lyn and even though things are a little fancy, I'm pretty sure I'm not where I want to be. Then again, I'm not opposed to meeting anyone new so don't think I'm being unwelcoming of whatever hospitality this is.

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[pervy_elf_fancier]

"This is a hospitable prison, but it remains a prison. I fear you have been waylaid, Lady Lyn."

Reflected in the mirror is a woman in the kind of pink dress and dull red bodice that only a noblewoman could afford. The tiara peeking through her tight blond princess curls confirms the woman's Nobility, in birth and demeanor if not in deed.

"I am the Duchess Elstwhere and the Marquise Wulfhammer - or would be, at home. It would be a pleasure to meet you, were it not in a cage."

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[hectorcantgofast]

Please, just call me Lyn. I'm not exactly a Princess or anything of the sort.

[But she's very aware of the noble type.]

But I don't mind called you Duchess if that's okay. And you're saying this place is a cage?

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[pervy_elf_fancier]

"I shall try to remember you prefer to be called Lyn, with no title. Occules and Mysthera alike know that adventureres loathe titles; I am used to it."

The Duchess nods. "This place is another plane of existence, brought forth by the magic of our warden and with a finite boundary. Falwythwr would be fascinated with it's construction..." She shakes her head. "Our captor is the Queen of Hearts, and she has some small power to create and maintain this place. She spirits women away from their homes to this world, for a purpose I do not know."

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[hectorcantgofast]

So we get, what? Most of our needs met in exchange for no freedom. I don't see this ending well at all.

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[pervy_elf_fancier]

"You have the measure of this place, yes." The Duchess' eyes narrow. "I have had enough captivity, physical and social, for one lifetime."

She shakes her head and sighs. "I have responsibilites towards my Duchy and the Marque. I assume you have responsibilies as well."

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[hectorcantgofast]

[Responsibilities, huh? She had given that all away.]

No. I live on my own so I don't have anything I need to look after. That doesn't mean I approve, however.

[tookupthesword]

I... am not sure what you're asking, exactly.

[hectorcantgofast]

Is me being stuck here my fault? That's what I'm trying to say.

[tookupthesword]

Do you consider being a girl to be your fault?

[hectorcantgofast]

No. Why would anyone think that?

[tookupthesword]

Just making sure.

[hectorcantgofast]

...is that an answer?

[tookupthesword]

Yeah, actually, it pretty much is. Only girls are around, and there never seems to be any other reason for it.

[hectorcantgofast]

Just being a girl is good enough to get you put here then. I wonder if we have a pervert at work here.

[tookupthesword]

... Probably not in the way you're thinking of. I think it's a different sort of situation.

[hectorcantgofast]

I'm listening if you want to explain.

[tookupthesword]

Well, it's more that the person in charge is more of a fan of... relationships.

[hectorcantgofast]

....huh?

[tookupthesword]

You know. Close and personal ones.

[hectorcantgofast]

Close and personal relationships, huh. Holding people hostage just for that?

[tookupthesword]

Pretty much. There's more, but that's the main thing.

[hectorcantgofast]

That seems really stupid. How are you even supposed to do something of the sort?

[tookupthesword]

... Uhh, like you would normally?

[hectorcantgofast]

Except this entire situation is far from normal.

[tookupthesword]

That doesn't stop some people. It's natural to band together in certain situations, right?