<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=9845.msg533007#msg533007">Quote from: Swedish Steel on 23-02-2008, 07:23:27</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">"Oh no," Io said, "at least I don't think so. But I expect we'll run into a bridge troll. The bat works pretty well against those too." He sliced through the air a couple of times with the bat, and Lily thought she saw it leave a blue, sparkling trail that hang in the air for a second before dissapearing. The runes and symbols carved into the wood glowed mysteriously in the same blue color.<br/>"The leather in the handle are from a basilisk. I used to have a sword, you know, but I seem to have misplaced it. This will do for now." He put on a Doors t-shirt, and his leather jacket, and laced up his boots. Lily found herself wondering how his hoofs even stayed in place in the boots, they were clearly made for humans.<br/>He squeezed her shoulder. "Don't worry, no high places for you then. And I think you are dressed just fine. Ready to go?"<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>"Pretty..." she said, watching the blue trail, almost hypnotically.  "Do I get a pretty sparkle stick to hit things with too?"<br/><br/>She smiled a little shyly, hoping that he would take her seriously.  After all, this was<em>her</em>life and she wanted to be... well, doing something besides letting things happen to her.  Maybe, if she learned how to do magicks and all that, she wouldn't be so afraid.  Not that she was... much.   Maybe a little.  After all, it<em>was</em>only trolls.  Thing was, trolls in stories weren't as scary as trolls<em>not</em>in stories.  She shuddered, remembering Skuzz, the redcaps... no, this wasn't a story and trolls probably ate girls like her in real life.<br/><br/>"I guess... and Io?"  she leaned forward and kissed him on the cheek, her eyes sparkling and shy.  "Thank you.  For everthing."  Dancing back, before he could return the kiss with one of his own, which she was sure wouldn't be on the cheek!, she nodded.<br/><br/>"Well, what are you waiting for? let's go!"