Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)
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				Title: <strong>Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>11-10-2013, 18:06:25</strong>
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				While many people believe in the happily ever afters, few pause to consider what ever after really means. No ever after is purely happy, and what of after the ever after? Well of course the next generation must be prepared for their journeys to their ever afters, happy or not. Everyone was in agreement of this point, good and evil, and so were placed two foundations. <br>The first, the Shining academy's school for heroes and maidens, surrounded by emerald green hills, sparkling rivers and built of the whitest marble with golden towers, spiralling up into the ever blue sky. The heroes of old became the masters, the good witches the teachers and all sorts of cute little creatures were all there to aid the students on their journey to greatness. <br><br>The other school...Heathen's school for despicable Villainy, rested on the other side of the kingdom's boarders. It's spiky dark turrets pierced the heavens, a constant swirling of thunderous clouds and vile green lightning. It was set upon the middle of a rocky outcrop, surrounded by a death fall into who knows what. It's stones were dark and caked in black moss and grime, the only way in and out was a narrow land bridge, it's sides crumbling into the pits below. The staff were those who had been cast into the roles of evil witches, warlocks, big bad werewolves and monsters from swamps, woods and the shadows. If this did not send ice down one's spine they were either the world's biggest idiot or the bravest of men. It looked more like a fortress than a school, no animal inside it's walls could be seen as cute or fluffy. Tiny goblins were the best you could hope for inside.<br><br>For hundreds of years the schools had done their utmost to one up the other, though the students were not encouraged to engage in anything more violent than sports, when they left all rules meant nothing. Over the years and indeed centuries the favour swayed one way or another but never for very long. <br><br>A popular phrase amongst many is, time is change, so we start our story just as things do indeed change, but for better or worse?<br><br>___________________________________________________________________________________<br><br>Ruby Baker was very excited when she kissed her father goodbye and ran up to the big black carriage that would take her to her new school. She'd been desperate to get into Shining academy's school for heroes and maidens, she'd sent off her application at the beginning of the year and got a reply just the week before. She was a bit confused at first as it had come in a black envelope, her father thought that something had happened to one of the family but was relieved beyond words when it said that his little girl was accepted into one of the best schools in the kingdom. He scraped what little savings he could to get the books and uniform from the list and packed with his, well she wasn't so little any more, girl. <br><br>Being fifteen she had grown from the tiny thing she used to be to a, well it was the awkward stage between girl and woman. Mr baker waved off the carriage and wiped away a tear on his apron when it rolled out of sight. <br><br>It took so much longer than Ruby expected and it looked like she was heading towards a storm, but the clouds only looked to be circling something. Leaning out of the window to the driver. "Excuse me sir but, is this the Shining academy's school for heroes and maidens?" She asked timidly, she gasped when the driver leaned towards her only to find he had no head. "Oh! Goodness?!" Dark chuckling seemed to echo inside the empty body and he held out his hand to point to the fortress they were now approaching. <br><br>"No, this girl is Heathen's school for despicable Villainy. I believe you got your letter?" <br><br>Ruby quickly checked in the pocket of her skirt and gasped at the emblem on the back of it. "Oh! Picnic baskets.." Something had gone very wrong here, how did she end up getting accepted to this school?
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				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>11-10-2013, 18:39:35</strong>
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				Wald stood at the back of the Great Hall watching as the new students streamed into the ancient building. Despite the buzz and enthusiasm of the new recruits – or students as he was supposed to call them – Heathen’s still felt cold and dark. This is how he liked it. A school shouldn’t feel like home.<br><br>The first of the students to catch his attention was tall and blond.&nbsp; He wore simple but expensive breaches and a dark tunic decorated with pagan symbols. This would be Rankin. Rankin was the first male in a family of witches to show any magical talent. Wald had already heard the rumours; Rankin didn’t just show magic talent, the young man was supposed to ooze with ability.<br><br>It was odd to see Geheim, the satyr, lurking around by the entrance.&nbsp; The caretaker wasn’t usually up this early, as he normally had a hangover to sleep off, a maiden to busy himself with or both. Wald shrugged; a gesture he enjoyed doing while in his human form and walked over to talk to the satyr.<br><br>“Expecting anyone interesting?” Wald asked as he approached the caretaker, making sure to avoid a green skinned boy dressed in simple leathers and clutching a pile of books.<br><br>“What?” Geheim almost jumped in surprise, turning to look at the werewolf teacher, “No. Not at all? Why would you say that?” The satyr shook his head, “Just wanted to see the pretty faces.”<br><br>Chuckling, Wald peered out of the grand double doors at the front of the school as the last of the students arrived. “Okay, if you say so. It’s just odd to see you up so early.”<br><br>“Meh,” grumped the satyr, “You’re right. Back to bed,” and with that he trotted off, his cloven hooves clapping on the dark stone floor of the hall.<br><br>There was still one more carriage to arrive. Wald watched as the Headless Horseman drew the carriage up to a halt. That would suggest a special student. Perhaps someone as promising as Rankin?<br><br>Curious and impatient, Wald didn’t wait for the Headless Horseman to get his act together and open the carriage doors. Instead he marched over to the magically protected vehicle and flung open the side door himself.<br><br>“GREETINGS!” boomed the teacher with his square black cap perched on the side of his head.<br><br>Wald blinked. There was no powerful witch inside. No shapeshifter. No demon. There wasn’t even the dark prince of the fae. Inside the carriage was a girl. She looked normal. She certainly didn’t look evil, useful or powerful at all.<br><br>“Who the HELL are you?” he demanded even as he noticed the girl held an official invite to the school. <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>11-10-2013, 19:05:39</strong>
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				Ruby was just pulling her trunk to the door when it was wrenched open and she was knocked back by the surprise and fell over her trunk, clutching her letter to her chest and staring wide eyed at the man who had bellowed his greetings at her and flinched when he demanded to know who she was. With a trembling hand she held out her letter of acceptance to him for him to take while she gathered her things up again and stood up again. "R-R-Ruby Baker sir..I got my letter last week..I..I thought I'd sent my application t-to uh Shining...but that's what came back...I'm here to learn..sir." She looked terrified out of her wits, she fidgeted with her glimmering red hair with one hand and tried bravely to keep eye contact with, she assumed, the teacher. <br><br>It seemed his bellow had caught the attention of a few students loitering about the steps into the entrance hall, they began crowding around the carriage to get a look at the student who was still inside. The tallest of them at the back craned their necks and once they caught sight of the very ordinary looking girl hissed with distaste and left, others remained, getting more curious about her. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>11-10-2013, 19:44:00</strong>
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				Wald read the invite. It was the real thing, he could sense the magic and that was next to impossible to fake. <br><br>Her name was Ruby Baker. The name was familiar. Frowning, Wald tossed the invite back at the girl, watching to see whether she had the dexterity to catch it, and checked his notes. <br><br>Her name was on his notes. This girl was in his class along with 12 others. <br><br>Some of his students already had notes. He knew that "Jack" was the son of Spring Heeled Jack. He knew that the raven haired girl beside him, one of the growing number of students peering into the carriage, was a witch, a daughter of a Succubus and also in his class. Wald had no such insight on this girl, no notes, just the name "Ruby Baker". <br><br>He couldn't speak to the headmaster about it. No one had spoken to the headmaster in years. He would file a request with the Headmaster's Office, though.<br><br>"Great," he said, not sure whether he meant it or not, "I'm Mr Wald. I'll be your class master." <br><br>Even the ancient crows that nestled in the school's crumbling attic had an apparent interest in the new girl. The circled overhead in the twilight, cawing insults at one another. <br><br>"Let's get you inside," Wald waved away some of the students, including a young troll. "Are you lodging with another student or do you have a private room?" <br><br>He offered Ruby a hand down from the carriage. <br><br>"Hmmm.... She can lodge with me," purred the raven haired witch, hunger and mischief in her voice. <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>11-10-2013, 20:21:54</strong>
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				Ruby nodded and stepped off the carriage, hauling her trunk with her, trying to ignore the stares she was getting from the other students. "I'm n-not sure, the letter didn't say if I was-" She was cut off by the girl with black hair saying Ruby could share a room with her. That was awfully nice of her, Ruby thought naively. "Thank you." She tried to smile at the girl but was soon being bustled forward with the rest of the students as they entered the castle. She felt a very very unpleasant tingle down her spine as she passed through the entrance hall, the dark magic rolling off the building in waves felt like slimy ice water to her. Barely suppressing a shudder she followed the throng into the great hall, looking at all the round tables, with every head turning her way, including several heads from what she could not name, but if having a guess she'd have to guess it was some sort of hydra humanoid. <br><br>Ruby nearly jumped out of her skin when four tiny spiky goblins took her trunk from her and began scuttling away to place it in her room. A gentle cough caught her attention from somewhere to her left and she followed, sitting beside the raven haired girl from earlier. She tried to sink down in her chair to hide from all the staring and looked up at the staff table, wondering just what was going to happen now, she assumed an orientation of some sort. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>11-10-2013, 21:44:17</strong>
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				It took just a few minutes for the room to fill up. Wald sat at the staff table between Miss Darkenfell, the magic tutor, and the hooded Mr Skilton who would teach the students the important arts of kidnapping and ransom. <br><br>"It's a poor crop," complained Skilton as he regarded the students. <br><br>Darkenfell favoured him with a grin, "I don't know. I think I could use some of them as ingredients in potions. I'd chop most of them up... But might enjoy 'milking' a few of the studs." <br><br>Their conversation was cut short as the Ouija board in the middle of their table rumbled into life, the finger bone spinner coming to a halt and pointing at Wald. <br><br>Damn. In the Headmaster's absence he had been picked to address the students. What a pain. <br><br>Wald got to his feet and looked our over the gathering. It was a mixed group. He could see killers, blackmailers, tyrants and monsters in the making. This was good. He could also see the cheerful face of Ruby Baker. <br><br>"You may be evil," began Wald, "but you're not yet villains. Do you know what a villain is? A villain brings change. The goodygoodies represent stasis and stagnation. They want nothing to change. They want the 'forever after'. We abhor that. A villain demands change. A villain will do whatever it takes to secure change. "<br><br>Almost all of the students were quiet. At the back two young highway men were whispering to each other. <br><br>Wald nodded to Darkenfell and then to the whispering pair. <br><br>There was a whoosh, then a scream as both highway men vanished through a trapdoor that had magically opened below them. <br><br>"Your friends are in trouble," explained Wald to the stunned students. "They were whispering to each other when they should have listening to me. Now they're in the deep dungeons. They'll be confined there for the first term. They may not survive. If they do they'll be changed forever. There are creatures in the deep dungeon with powerful lusts and hungers. "<br><br>"We meet here every morning for assembly and to witness punishment." Wald was pleased that the students were paying proper attention. <br><br>"Next, go to your rooms and meet your roommates. You'll also find out which house you're in and discover who among you will be house leads. You have until noon. By noon you will be in your seats for the first lesson of the day. You will not be late. Dismissed. "<br><br>As Wald said 'dismissed' the students erupted into conversation again. <br><br>The raven haired witch beside Ruby shivered in delight, "That was fun. I wonder what's in the deep dungeons? I'm Silk by the way. You're Ruby, right? I heard Ruby. You must be a witch too?" <br><br>Silk didn't wait for an answer, rising to her feet with a feline grace and smoothing her skirt in such a way that caught the interest of a pumpkin headed scarecrow behind her. "I'll show you our room." <br><br>The witch led the way through the chilly gloom of the school. "My big sis is here, I know the way around pretty well." The route from the assembly hall to the dorm rooms wasn't a long one. It went past a locked library, a number of classrooms and a display case of taxidermy pixies before winding down a twisted flight of stairs. <br><br>With each step down the temperature increased. "Phew," breathed Silk, unfastening the top button of her blouse, exposing a little bit more of her moonlight perfect flesh and fanning herself with a hand. <br><br>By the time the witch had led the way to the dorm room door she had unfastened two more buttons. "Here we are," <br><br>The wooden door creaked open to reveal and incredibly spartan room. It was a dungeon cell. Two simple beds hung from chains on either side of the room. Above each bed dangled a pair of manacles. Next to each bed was a simple wooden desk and between those stood a single wardrobe. The small room was baking hot. <br><br>"I'll let you pick sides if you tell me which spells you're going to prepare for the first class, " Silk gave Ruby another pearly white smile. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>12-10-2013, 09:54:31</strong>
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				<em>"You may be evil," began Wald, "but you're not yet villains. Do you know what a villain is? A villain brings change. The goodygoodies represent stasis and stagnation. They want nothing to change. They want the 'forever after'. We abhor that. A villain demands change. A villain will do whatever it takes to secure change. "</em><br><br>Ruby had certainly never thought about things that way before, it made sense in it's own twisted sort of way. While she had been pondering this announcement she heard the creak and whoosh of the trap door and looked over at where two boys had been standing and visibly paled and gulped. Looking back at Mister Wald as he continued on, telling the students what would be happening to the boys. She felt quite nauseous at the prospect of being punished like them and was determined to not get herself into trouble. <br><br>When they were all dismissed she followed the raven haired girl closely, holding her arms about herself for security as they traipsed down into the bowls of the castle. She too noticed the increase in temperature but it wasn't too bad, she preferred being warm to cold anyway. The girl introduced herself as silk, making Ruby smile. Silk sounded like a perfectly nice name, not very evil at all. HA! Silk asked Ruby if she was a witch to, to which she had no answer, she waited till they were in their room before speaking and took in the cell once they were inside. "Oh dear.." It looked, well awful, but maybe it wasn't too bad? The beds looked alright. "I..well I'm not a witch..I think, I've never done magic before." She answered the girl, then moved over to the left of the room and found her trunk, beginning to put her things away before they were called to class. <br><br>She had very few clothes to put away and so took up very little space in the wardrobe. Besides the skirt and blouse she was wearing then she had a summer dress in plain floral pattern, some warmer winter clothing, pyjamas with clouds on the pants and shirt, and a coat for wearing outside. Her under things were left in her trunk, out of the way. <br><br>"Do I need to be a witch to learn here?" She asked, suddenly worried she'd be failing before she even started lessons. "Or would there be other things I can focus on?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>12-10-2013, 11:59:57</strong>
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				"Not a witch? My, my..." mused Silk as she started to put away her own things into the shared wardrobe. Unlike Ruby, Silk seemed to have brought many items to wear although only a few were as decent and as covering as the flimsy blouse and tight dress she currently wore. The Succubus's daughter put away micro bikinis, collars and chokers, gossamer gowns, tight leather trouser suits, hot pants and a host of costumes. <br><br>"You don’t need to be a witch. Any villainous talented will do. I like to think I inherited a few from my mum. " That done the witch flopped gracefully down on the bed, sitting cross legged, not on her bed on the right but on Ruby's bed on the left. <br><br>"Let's find out all about you," and Silk patted a spot on the bed right beside her, encouraging the out of place girl to sit down and favoured Ruby with a seductive smile. "Roommates need to be close. There's a lot of backstabbing and betrayal in this place. Now, you also said your name is Baker. Ooo! Do you cook people? Do you eat them? Teehee. I eat people to... just not in that way." <br><br>Perhaps it was a look on Ruby's face or perhaps it was a witch's intuition because Silk guessed, "Oh? You're not a cannibal either? Okay don't you tell me what you want to do? There are other things you can focus on. What's your favourite way to get what you want?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>12-10-2013, 12:12:30</strong>
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				Ruby looked at the clothes Silk was putting away with a mix of shock and curiosity, surely those stings didn't count as clothes did they? This was all very confusing. When Silk moved over to the bed and patted it Ruby followed, sitting on the other side of the bed and also crossing her legs, barely getting a word in when Silk began asking questions. At the thought of cooking and eating people she paled even further, making her milky white skin look almost like thin paper. "N-no I don't eat people, what a horrid thing to do!" She shut up and just listened to the next question, a little confused by&nbsp; it. "Uh..I usually just ask or pay for it with my pocket money. If I can't et it I usually save up for it or get something else." <br><br>She had a sinking feeling that she probably wasn't going to do very well in this school. "As for what I want to do..I'm not really sure, my big brother, well half brother..I think he teaches sports at the local elementary school. He's a really good runner and dad's quite proud of him..I think my dad was hoping I'd take over when he retires from bakery. I enjoy it and all but I'm not sure if that's what I want to do, I want to try other things first before I make a decision like that." She smiled at her new friend and then began asking questions herself. <br><br>"So what do you want to be when you leave school? You've got some amazing clothes, I bet you could open up a boutique with no problems." She smiled, hoping that was the right thing to say.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>12-10-2013, 16:38:58</strong>
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				"That's delightful," purred Silk as she reached out to brush her fingertips on Ruby's arm, "I love that you have a half brother too. He should visit. It would be cosy in this little room with the three of us. Think of the fun we could have!" <br><br>Wicked delight shone in Silk's eyes as she lingered on the half brother suggestion and rose to her feet. <br><br>"... And what do I want?" mused the witch, "Imagine me balanced regally on a pitch black, obsidian throne. It's shaped like a hand, fingers for the back and open palm for the seat. I would be the dark queen of the land. The supreme ruler." <br><br>As the Succubus's daughter spoke the shadows in the tiny, hot, dungeon cell seemed to respond to her speech, growing darker and moving closer to the raven haired beauty. "I would be a firm but fair queen. My people would be shown how to enjoy themselves and they would love me for it. Imagine me with the Royal Beastmen Guard standing behind the throne. Imagine my crown. Imagine me with a prince naked and on all fours by my side, a dog collar around his neck and his chain in my hand. "<br><br>As Silk spoke it seemed as if the cell walls were leaning closer, the shadows rising up around her and with a static charge in the air. "No, change that.. Imagine two princes! Twins!" The ambitious witch was starting to get carried away, "One princess and one king!" <br><br>Laughter erupted from Silk, a mixture of villainous megalomania and joy at her own vision for her future. <br><br>"Aah hahaha... " *knock* *knock*<br><br>A sudden knocking on the door interrupted the witch's laughter before it turned into cackling. <br><br>Cut off mid-laugh, Silk turned to face the door, the shadows in the room returned to normal, and she stood with one perfectly manicured hand on a hip. <br><br>The door opened and a tall blond stepped in. He was dressed simply but pagan runes covered his tunic. "Good morning. I'm Rankin. I'm here to tell you that you both, Ruby and Silk, have been assigned to House Shade. I have been appointed Junior House Meister for Shade and as such you two will be working with me on House projects." <br><br>Silk fluttered her perfect eyelashes and drifted up close to Rankin, snuggling on his left arm as he carried a clipboard on the right, "More than that... You're also the first boy in our room." <br><br>Rankin kept a neutral, if slightly grim look, even as Silk brushed his cheek with her fingers, making sure his captured arm was held tightly against her chest. "I am not easily... distracted," he warned. <br><br>The seductive witch pouted and backed off, giving Rankin some space. "I think we'll be close friends..." she murmured sweetly as she sat back down close to Ruby. <br><br>Rankin turned his gaze and attention to Ruby Baker. Every single one of the students in House Shade had challenged him in some way. The sex witch had tried to seduce him, albeit only a little. Others had tried to hypnotise him, trick him, blackmail him and one had even tried to kill him. Already. But not Ruby Baker. This normal looking girl had tried nothing. Or had he missed her trick? <br><br>"Hi," he said to Ruby, giving her a nod and a half smile. She was a mystery. <br><br>Rankin looked down to his clipboard and continued, "After this you are to go to room 5S, that's beside the ground floor library, for your first class with Master Wald. First you must pick your optional courses. I'm going to read some pairs from this clipboard and you must pick one or the other from the pair. When we get to the end you'll have picked your five first term's elective courses. For example, the first pair is Swimming or Climbing and that means you would pick either swimming or climbing."<br><br>The warlock continued, reading the choices Silk and Ruby would need to make;<br><br>"Swimming or Climbing"<br>"Trap making or Weapon smithing"<br>"Minion management or Headquarters administration"<br>"Costumes and Disguise or Escape route planning"<br>"Riddles and enigmas or Puzzle boxes and clues"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>12-10-2013, 18:10:53</strong>
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				Ruby began pulling her knees to her chest as Silk described her ideal future and the room seemed to grow darker as she went on. She was quite relieved when the knock on the door interrupted that particular vision. The tall blonde boy that walked in had Ruby swivelling around, her legs hanging over the edge of the bed, trying to look somewhat presentable. Bloody hell this school was going to kill her. She cringed inwardly seeing Silk dangling on his arm while he explained what house they were to be in. <br><br>She gave Silk a confused glance when she came back to the bed and listened to Rankin announce he was here for them to pick their lessons. she listened to the choices and had trouble picking some over others but she listened patiently as he announced all of them then began to answer. "Uhm I think uh...trap making...minion management? oh and I'd love to do costumes and riddles." She smiled, they didn't sound too bad, though she wasn't sure about the trap making part. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>12-10-2013, 19:19:14</strong>
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				“Thank you ladies,” Rankin said politely as he wrote down choices.&nbsp; “I think you’ll both suit ‘minion management’ too. Now, I’ve one more room to visit so will join you in Master Wald’s class in just a minute. I suggest you head on up without me.”<br><br>Silk muttered, “Don’t want to be late for that class” and reached for Ruby’s hand to help guide her back upstairs.<br><br>Silk’s handhold is a strange but not unpleasant experience. Even though her hold is firm, her touch is gentle and her skin feels like – well, like silk. Just a few minutes holding hands with the Succubus’s daughter is enough to give someone a warm tingling in their body, a gentle buzz, like the afterglow of a really good massage. <br><br>Up the twisting staircase, out of the overly hot student cells and back into the gloomy chill of Heathen’s School, Silk led. Past the taxidermy pixies in the case and back past the locked library the witch guided Ruby along to room 5S. Other students passed in the corridor stopped in wonder. Who is that strange girl? Most of the in-training villains openly boggled at Ruby, puzzled and confused, except for a pumpkin headed scarecrow who once again slyly positioned himself to enjoy the sight of Silk’s pert backside as she hurried down the corridor.<br><br>“You’ll do great,” Silk whispers to Ruby, her lips brushing an earlobe even as she let go with her hand. “That’s your name there so that’s where you sit.” <br><br>True enough, written in green sparkles in the air over a desk was the name “Ruby”.&nbsp; It was a desk big enough for two and sitting there already was a young man in a bowler hat. <br><br>“Hi,” said the student making room for Ruby to sit on the two-person wide bench beside him. “My name is Jack.” The name above his half of the desk, also written in green sparkles, was Jack.<br><br>The room only housed six of these double-desks and as the students came in and stat down the names written in sparkles would flicker and change.&nbsp; Silk found her desk at the back of the room and by the time the 13th student arrived, a short lizardman with a long tail, there were no more desks available. Looking worried and out of place, the young lizardman lurked in a corner at the back of the room.<br><br>Mr Wald arrived and closed the door. “Good afternoon class.&nbsp; We will cover three things in this lesson. Firstly; how grades and seating arrangements work. Secondly; appropriate presentation for the school. Lastly; your first assignment.”<br><br>With the sound of heavy gears turning, creaking and groaning, a large flagstone at the front of the classroom slid away and a bedraggled set of prison stocks rose into view. This was a contraption usually reserved for locking prisoners and convicts in place in town squares. It stood about half the height of a person and had three holes in it; two the size for wrists on either side of a hole large enough for&nbsp; a neck. <br><br>“There are 13 of you in this class. There are only seats for 12 of you. There are six desks and you always share.&nbsp; Some of you may have had the notion of grades but you can forget that. We don’t use anything as pathetic as grades here at Heathen’s School for Despicable Villainy. If you did worst out of the last assignment then you spend the next assignment in the stocks. Punishment. If you did the best out of the last assignment you get a reward.”<br><br>Wald jabbed a finger at the guilty looking lizardman still trying to hide at the back of the class. “So, Tsaar. You got to class late. You were told not to be late. Come here.”<br><br>Tsaar did as instructed, he slowly stalked forward, his tail dragging along the cold stone floor and approached the stocks. <br><br>Wald opened the restraints, motioning for the young lizardman to place his wrists and neck in the grooves and locked Tsaar in place.<br><br>“There,” announced the teacher. “He’ll have a good view of you. You’ll have a good view of him. Remember; whoever does least well in today’s assignment will be where Tsaar is tomorrow.&nbsp; However, if you do well then you’ll win the power to control the temperature in your dorm cell. In fact, the way to a lovely room is to do well in class. Understood?”<br><br>Beside Ruby, Jack glanced at the unfortunate lizardman, back to Mr Wald and echoed “Understood!” for the teacher. Other students in the class joined in, “We understand Master Wald.”<br><br>Wald looked pleased. “Good. Now onto issue number 2 – appropriate presentation for the school. Watch me.”<br><br>Standing in front of the class Wald began to change. He tilted his head up and raised his arms as his clothes began to tear, his body growing in bulk and muscles, fur sprouting from his skin. Wald’s face extended and changed, huge teeth grew into his mouth.<br><br>Before the new students, Wald transformed into a half-man half-wolf werewolf. Tattered clothes clung to his powerful body. A growl escaped his throat before he found the willpower to try and speak normally, “This is my form. This is good for this school.”<br><br>The werewolf began to prowl the room. He could smell the fear on the trapped lizardboy Tsaar. He could smell the magic some of the students, but not all, had. He could sense the smallest movement in the room.<br><br>Wald stopped first at a boy who looked normal except for his green skin. “No,” growled the werewolf, “This is not you. Show me you!”<br><br>The young man seemed to understand. Without saying a word the green skinned youth also began to change. His legs transformed first, growing longer, wider and more muscular. Goat like horns erupted from his forehead and his hair grew shaggier. The green student’s arms grew much larger, claws appeared where he once had fingers.<br><br>This wasn’t another werewolf. This was something else. The sparkling green letters hovering over the shapeshifter’s desk read “Bale” and by the time the transformation had finished the young student had changed into an anthropomorphic cross between a large bear and a man except with touches of goat and even dragon like scales below his eyes.<br><br>The class was impressed. “He’s a bogeyman,” Jack whispered to Ruby.<br><br>Wald was less impressed, “Good but you can do be better. You’re still looking for a form that suits you, eh? Very well Bale. You’ll find that form, your true form, here at Heathens or you’ll fail and be vanished into the deep dungeons!”<br><br>Werewolf Wald still wasn’t finished. He turned and spun towards Ruby.<br><br>“You!” he growled at Ruby.&nbsp; This girl was a mystery to him. He had lectured the students on the importance of change, of being different and avoid stasis when they arrived at the school. In an odd way this girl, this Ruby Baker, was the only different one in the entire class. He had seen all the others before, even the rare Bogeyman. <br><br>The werewolf Wald lowered his mighty muzzle to near Ruby’s face and sniffed. She smelt innocent and young, fresh and clean. <br><br>Wald’s own aroma was powerful too. In his werewolf form he gave off a strong animal musk, a primal scent laced with testosterone&nbsp; that was uniquely him. <br><br>“You will not come to class dressed like this again,” warned the werewolf, “This is a school for despicable villainy. You will dress the part!”<br><br>He did not wait for an answer, turned and marched back to the front of the classroom. It was harder to speak and teach in werewolf form but it was best to carry on for now.<br><br>“On your desks you will see four hand prints. Two for you. Two for your partner for today’s assignment. These are magical. You activate the assignment by placing both your hands on the prints. Wait until you hear the assignment before you do so.”<br><br>Beside Ruby, Jack studied the hand prints carefully, making sure not to touch them before turning his attention back to the werewolf teacher.<br><br>“Today’s assignment is this,” snarled Wald in his werewolf form, “You must stop a courier bringing a letter to a sheriff who resides in a woodland village. The letter contains evidence that proves a man is innocent of a crime he will otherwise be found guilty for. There is only one path through the woods to the village and the courier will have to use it. The village has a wooden wall, a well, three large taverns and several thousand people. The sheriff’s court is a wooden building in the middle of the village. Take five minutes to discuss with your partner where you want to start, then say that location out aloud and then place your hands on the prints on the desk.”<br><br>Jack asks, “I think we should start by the town gate so we can follow the courier. What do you think?” He looks expediently at Ruby for a suggestion. <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>12-10-2013, 20:07:27</strong>
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				Ruby wasn't sure why but walking, or rather jogging, along while holding Silk's hand had a wonderful calming effect on her, erasing some of the nerves from this morning. However they would soon be back in full force. She noticed the green sparks and slid into the seat next to Jack. She smiled back at him "Hello." She greeted warmly, when she heard Mr. Wald walking in she quickly brought her attention to him, watching his progress through the rows up to the front. <br>Now the nerves hit her like a wrecking ball. she tried to keep as still as possible when he locked the poor lizard boy into the stocks and frowned sympathetically at him. <br><br>As they went over what they would be doing today she felt quite uneasy, she watched as he transformed into the half wolf and was gripping the edge of her seat till her knuckles turned white. He looked terrifying, he then moved about the room and forced the boy that had been at their room earlier to change his shape, she desperate tried not to flinch in fear as the boy became some monstrous abomination of animal parts. <br><br>When he rounded on her Ruby let out a very tiny squeak and flinched when he was almost nose to nose with her, apparently her choice of clothing was not school policy, but she had very little else to dress in. "y-yessir.." she managed to say before he stalked back to the front to give them their assignment. She bent her head over the desk, willing herself not to cry in front of the whole class, she was relieved when Jack got her attention to talk about what they had to do, the assignment itself sounded perfectly awful. <br><br>"The gate?" She thought for a moment, that seemed the logical approach so she nodded to him. "Yeah I think that would be a good idea..how close to the village do you think he is though?" She asked, looking at the paper in front of her, examining the hand prints for a moment.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>12-10-2013, 20:22:03</strong>
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				“I don’t think he’ll be too near to the village gate,” Jack said with a grin. “I mean he’ll have to make his way through the woods first.&nbsp; We have time to build a trap or too. That’s what I do; by the way, I’m an inventor.”<br><br>He took his bowler cap off, spun it around to show a pair of goggles set in the top of it, and put it back on his head, “Not traps as such but all sorts of mechanical devices.&nbsp; We’ll want a way we can quietly ambush the courier, ideally without been seen, and get the letter off him.”<br><br>Jack looked up as Mr Wald’s werewolf shape stalked passed again, the animal smell of a hunter still clearly visible. Around the room the students were putting their hands on the prints on the desk and falling into trances. Silk and her partner, a young troll, had already accepted the assignment. So had Rankin and the coffee skinned assassin girl he sat beside.<br><br>“What do you think Ruby, if we go to the gate can you help me collect – steal, most likely – enough bits and pieces for a trap. We’ll be looking for netting, rope, poles, cloth and that sort of thing.” Jack edged his fingers towards the handprints on his desk, “Ready?”<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>12-10-2013, 20:37:17</strong>
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				Here's where she disagreed, perhaps they could come up with something different to get the letter away from the courier. She looked around and saw the students had not actually gone anywhere and looked just sort of like they were daydreaming. She turned back to Jack as he showed her his goggles, making her smile a bit. She nodded then pulled the paper forwards, careful not to attract the attention of Mr Wald. One more look at Jack and she placed her hand over the prints and felt the most bizarre sensation take hold of her, it felt like something had tugged her head through warm water then through ice before it felt normal again. <br><br>The village was just as Mr Wald had described to them, mostly made of wood and thatch, with a large wall and gate. She found Jack beside her and began looking around. The things he was looking for didn't seem to be present out here, so maybe there would be things inside. "Where should we begin?" She asked, looking into the village from behind the gate and watching as people milled about, this looked like way too many people for one place. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>12-10-2013, 20:45:59</strong>
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				The village was busy. There was some sort of local festival or celebration on and the muddy streets swarmed with people. It was night and the full moon shone proudly overhead.<br><br>“Oh, this is wonderful,” grinned Jack. “I love villages. Cities would be better. I don’t think we can run across the rooftops here but I bet there are some alleyways to explore”.<br><br>Jack’s study boots did well in the muddy roads of the village. His plain cloth trousers and simple brown shirt with suit jacket gave him the air of one of the richer of the villagers even if he did look a little young. Only his be-goggled bowler hat stood out as different at all.<br><br>“So, let’s say the courier will come through this gate in about five minutes. Hmm. Oh, I know, there’s the stables and adjacent blacksmith just over there. We can go steal from there. They’ll have ropes and some springs for sure.” <br><br>He turned to walk off in that direction before looking back to Ruby, “Which do you want to do? Distract the stable boy or steal the stuff?” <br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>12-10-2013, 22:04:13</strong>
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				Ruby reluctantly followed Jack and looked around anxiously, clearly out of her depth here. When he asked her what job she wanted she looked around at the people and frowned. "I don't really want to steal so I'll talk to the stable hand I think..we can give the things back afterwards right?" She asked, a little hopefully as she caught up with him, her flat shoes not really the best things for walking through mud. <br><br>Once they got to the stables she looked around for a sign of movement and knocked gently on the door. "Hello? Uh..I was wondering if you could help me, I'm looking for uh.." She looked back at Jack then towards the boy who was now looking over one of the haystacks at her. "Uhm hi, I was wondering if you could help me, I'm looking for ah, a mister...Swan?" She asked him, trying not to look too shifty while the boy approached her, giving her a very curious look. <br><br>"Mister Swan huh? Never heard of no Swan, maybe yer looking fer a Smith?" He asked, he seemed quite dull, more so than she'd first thought, was this done on purpose? <br>"I yes I meant Smith yes..do you know him?"<br>He scratched his chin while staring at her, then smiled and puffed out his chest a bit. "As a matter of fact I do. Now why would a young lass like you be looking for old Smith eh? He's next door, not very friendly though."<br><br>She drew a blank and hoped Jack was getting all the equipment he needed. "I uhh... uhm..well erm..." 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>12-10-2013, 22:17:46</strong>
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				Jack liked to do things differently from the other villains. That’s why he had decided to like Ruby. She may be a little… normal but she was helpful, pretty and smart. It was strange that she didn’t want to steal though. She had some odd notions about property.<br><br>He snuck into the back of the stables while Ruby approached via the main doors that overlooked the busy streets. He wasn’t supernatural so the horses wouldn’t mind him. Straight away he spotted some items worth looting; a length of rope, two horse shoes, some chain and a brush meant for horses that had lost all of its bristles. Better yet he found an old bag to hide the swag in.<br><br>Peeking out from the back, Jack could see the stable boy puff out his chest as he talked to Ruby. Jack knew what this meant; the stable boy was about to hit on his villainous partner. In this respect female villains had all the luck.<br><br>Still. Jack was sure Ruby could handle herself. Hadn’t she chosen to share a room with the Succubus witch Silk? Jack thought so. If that was the case he wouldn’t be surprised if Ruby distracted the stable boy with a roll the hay. Oh well. Jack liked to think girls picked men based on their intelligence but knew it wasn’t really true.<br><br>He just needed to find some metal parts, something to jury rig a launch mechanism from or a trigger and he was good. He’d have another look around the stables and then try and sneak into the blacksmiths. Go on, Ruby, he thought… keep them distracted. <br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>12-10-2013, 22:29:32</strong>
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				After a few bad attempts at carrying a conversation she asked the boy to walk with her to the blacksmiths. The old smithy wasn't glad of the company and just answered Ruby's questions with dull grunts. She was not very good at this, she inquired about the different tools he had for sale, trying to look fascinated. He was getting quite impatient with her which in turn was making her quite jumpy, and the stable boy was just trying to make himself look bigger than the blacksmith. An impossible task as the smithy looked like a grizzly bear with watermelons for biceps. <br><br>eventually the smithy threw the two time wasters out and slammed the door on Ruby's face. The boy tried to make sure she was alright but she headed straight back to the gate calling out her goodbye quite quickly. She waited outside and leaned against the wall. "This is getting way too weird." 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>12-10-2013, 22:38:28</strong>
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				“Success!” Jack announced proudly as he appeared from around the corner of a nearby building. “Well. I wish you’d bought me more time but I’ve cobbled together a tripwire.”<br><br>The young inventor walked towards Ruby showing off his contraption, “Of course, it’s more than just a tripwire. We hide nearby, pull this lever and an iron peg will shoot out – quite fast too – pulling a strong wire behind it. When the courier starts to tumble, we flick the lever again which will release the other end of the wire on another metal spike and this magnet system will draw it to the first. In other words; in just a few minutes I came up with a system that’ll wrap around his ankles.”<br><br>Jack held out the tangle of wires for Ruby to inspect. “Are you impressed?”<br><br>“Hmm, also. It’ll be better if we can ensure the courier doesn’t take the main road when he gets inside the village. If he takes a quieter road it’ll be easier for us.”&nbsp; &nbsp;
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>12-10-2013, 22:49:08</strong>
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				Ruby nearly jumped out of her skin, she seemed to be doing that an awful lot lately. She clutched her chest as she listened to Jack explain his trap, well at least it wouldn't hurt the man she thought, it could be much worse. "Oh it's brilliant..but doesn't the main road lead here anyway? I didn't see another gate." She asked, then looked back around to see if she was mistaken. Seeing that she was not she looked back at Jack. "Can I help you set it up?" She needed something to do otherwise she'd be spending the next half hour or so fretting about the plan and probably loose her mind in doing so. <br><br>Once the trap was set she crouched down in the bushes to wait with Jack, no one seemed to notice them, which she took as a good sign and just waited until they could hear the sound of footsteps on the gravel path coming towards them. She peered under the leaves to watch his boots as he walked right towards the trip wire. She looked at Jack again then just waited for the trap to be sprung.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>12-10-2013, 22:54:50</strong>
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				One pair of boots looks pretty much like another. Jack sprung the trap anyway. The first peg shot out, pulling the wire taught in front of the boots and then, just as predicted, the victim started to fall Jack hit the lever again and the wire wrapped around.<br><br>Up close to Ruby, Jack turned his head so that his nose almost touched hers and flashed a grin. “Yeah!” he announced before leaping out of the bushes.<br><br>“It’s the courier! It’s the courier!” bouncing excitedly from one foot to another, Jack celebrated with a little dance over the courier’s prone form. <br><br>“Let’s find the letter!”<br><br>“Heeelp!” shouted the courier. “Heeelp!”<br><br>“Oh yeah,” mused Jack. “We forgot about that. Should have made a gag too!” 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>12-10-2013, 23:18:24</strong>
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				Ruby put a bit of space between them when Jack apparently got excited at his trap working. She looked over seeing the poor man wriggling on the floor and her compassionate nature took over. She ignored Jack and helped the man up onto his feet. "Sorry sir we were just testing out our new trap, you're not hurt are you?" <br>The man calmed down almost instantly as he looked down at Ruby then flushed with embarrassment. "Well..that was very irresponsible of you, someone could have gotten hurt young lady." She looked quite abashed and looked down then looked back up at him, her hands held in front of her. <br>"Sorry, we really didn't mean anything by it. You are alright aren't you?"<br>&nbsp;He seemed floored by this and checked himself, moving his satchel to his back then looked back at her. "I'm fine miss...I've got a job to do so if you would-"<br>"Oh no no I think you should sit down for a bit, that was quite a fall. Please?" She put her hands on his arm and lead him a bit further back up the road and let him sit on a fallen log. He didn't put up much of a fight, in fact he seemed rather confused. She checked his forehead then stood back to smile at him. "If you've a letter to deliver I could take it."<br>"You would?" At her nod he seemed pacified and looked through his satchel and handed over a scroll. "Thanks miss, you be careful now and no more traps."<br>"No sir, again sorry about that." Knowing a dismissal when she heard one Ruby walked back to the gate and showed Jake the scroll as she walked towards him. "Well? How did I do?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>12-10-2013, 23:24:15</strong>
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				“What? Eh?” Jack scratched his head, puzzled. <br><br>He watched as Ruby sat the courier down, made him comfortable and then took the scroll off him. “Oh, I see!” when Ruby got closer, he whispered, “Good move. That calmed him down nicely. Let’s get out of sight, destroy the scroll and then we’re done.”<br><br>Jack set about gathering up his wires, pegs and the rest of his magnetic trip wire. He might not use it again but competitors were always happy to study his designs and learn from his technique. It took him just a few seconds to pack up.<br><br>A mighty cheer rose up from the celebrating village. “Sounds like they’re having a good time.” He grinned at Ruby. “Or perhaps that cheer was for us.” 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>13-10-2013, 17:07:37</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"Destroy it?" Ruby looked at the scroll with a frown ten looked into the village while Jack was packing up the trap he'd made. She could make out a crowd forming around a platform and wondered what was going on. She opened the scroll to read it, eyes scanning the neat cursive and slowly it dawned on her. "Oh no, wait here." She bolted from the gate into the crowd, looking around for the executioner. He was walking up the steps to the platform with a man walking behind him in manacles. <br>"WAIT!"&nbsp; She shouted, blushing furiously when everyone turned to her, she cleared her throat and walked to the platform, handing up the scroll to the executioner. The burly man read the scroll and growled, throwing his axe down on the ground and storming off, leaving the man who was chained up to faint with relief. A few people whispered and looked at the girl with confusion. She just smiled back at them and felt another tug in her head, like she'd felt when she entered this mock world. "Uh oh..Jack?!" she tried looking around for him but everything dissolved before her eyes and she landed back in the classroom with a jolt. <br><br>She looked at the other students who each wore some sort of satisfied smirk, a few looked disappointed or even quite angry. Did the assignment not go so well for them?
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>13-10-2013, 19:24:07</strong>
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				Wald had reverted to human format. Even though it meant finishing the rest of the class in the torn remains of his clothes, nothing but scraps of cloth left for his shirt, it was better than being in werewolf form and getting angry at any cockups. <br><br>"Let's review some cases, " he already knew what had happened but the students didn't. "Rankin and Orani; tell us your solution." <br><br>It was Rankin who spoke, "Took us just a few seconds. I had a spell that swapped the letter the courier was carrying for a fake. No one will know what happened." <br><br>"Good, " agreed Wald, "That was an effective solution as it put no one at risk. However, they will discover something happened when the judge who wrote the letter asks the sheriff why the execution still happened." <br><br>The teacher scanned the room. Out of the six pairs only one had failed to stop the letter however nearly half the students had fought each other and fallen out during the assignment. This was always a big challenge when teaching villains and why he already had them working in pairs. <br><br>He asked, "Who was successful without using magic?" At the back of the room two hands shot up as White Eye the young bandit prince and Kali the tiger girl tried to answer. "Not you two. You simply mugged the courier in the woods and cut his throat. Practical, I grant you, but any thug could have done that." The murderous pair slowly lowered their hands and glowered at each other. <br><br>"Silk and Grok, why don't you let us know what you did."<br><br>The young troll grumbled, "Grok did nothing. Just hid and watched." <br><br>Silk giggled, "Ooh, you watched..." as she spoke she gracefully slid one of slender legs from behind her desk and ran her fingers up her thigh. "We distracted the courier in the woods. Made him a very happy and tired man. Turns out his wife is very boring in bed. Now he's my little slave, didn't deliver the letter and will do whatever I ask of him." <br><br>Wald noticed the jealous look on some of the students' faces, including the dangerous Kali, "Your solution relied on no one hearing his moans. However, it was a good solution because your assignments will sometimes return to a setting, you'll meet the same people, keep any allies or enemies you've made and run the risk of encountering the consequences of your actions. "<br><br>This was an important point. He remained silent so that the students had time to think about what he had said. Those students who weren't still daydreaming about whatever Silk had done to the courier. Wald didn't need to imagine. The magic classroom had shown him. There were some perks to being a teacher after all. <br><br>Finally he turned his attention to Jack and Ruby, "As I warned; the student who does worse in any assignment will spend the next lesson in the class stocks. So why don't you tell me what happened with your assignment." 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>13-10-2013, 19:45:09</strong>
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				Ruby looked apologetically to Jack and turned to listen as the class discussed their success rates, answering Wald's questions or listening to his feedback. She could almost feel what was coming as he went through every pair for their answers. When Silk vaguely explained what she'd done, ruby couldn't help feeling a bit out of the loop, how did she make the guy very happy? Not sure if she wanted to know she tried to look away but Mister Wald rounded on her next, making her squeak. The rest of the class chuckled at her nervousness but were quickly silenced. <br><br>Ruby felt like dissolving into the floor but no such mercy would occur. She swallowed then looked down at the desk. "Well..Jack came up with a really really god trap..the courier got caught in it..so..so I helped him up and offered to take the letter for him.." she paused, glancing at the class that were now eagerly awaiting to find out what she did after she got the scroll.<br><br>"I re-read the scroll and...well I couldn't just let the man die so I..t-took it t-to the executioner." She sank lower in her chair, looking like she was trying to make herself as small as possible. Most of the class burst out laughing while some slapped their hands to their faces and groaned. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>13-10-2013, 20:22:21</strong>
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				Jack said nothing. He didn't want to throw Ruby to the wolves, so to speak and was sure the girl had some special reason for her odd behaviour. It was good that she liked his trap but he didn't want to be bottom of the class. <br><br>Wald folded his arms over his chest, resting on his torn shirt and stood before Ruby in his shredded trousers. Perhaps the girl had been sent to test him. <br><br>"So, " rumbled Wald, feeling a growl developing in his throat. "After almost succeeding you sabotaged your own assignment by delivering the letter yourself!" <br><br>He could smell the innocence on the young woman. There didn't seem to be anything villainous about her at all. Wald wrestled with the sinking feeling that Ruby was more a victim than a villain. No. That was impossible. She had a black invitation to the school with her name on it. <br><br>"We only had to stop the courier," - someone had spoken. <br><br>Wald turned on his heel to see who had dared to say that. Around him the students whispered to one an other, surprised at the brave student and curious to see what happens next. <br><br>It was the bogeyman. Bale faced Wald from his chair, "That was the assignment, right?" <br><br>Wald knew this was a question and not a challenge. Freshly summoned bogeymen were often very curious. This was a great relief. He'd hate to make an example of a student on day one. Besides, Bale had a point... <br><br>Wald stroked his unshaven chin. "Hmmm. This is true. As it happens all good villains need to know how to avoid obeying the spirit of an agreement or contract by following the exact letter of an agreement. This is a skill common among demons and genies." <br><br>He regarded Ruby Baker again. She looked nothing like a demon or a genie. <br><br>"Very well," he announced the results to the class, "Neither Ruby nor Jack will be punished for disobedience. However, Ruby achieved the lowest score in today's assignment. For class tomorrow, Miss Baker, you will wear clothes appropriate for a villain and report to the class stocks." <br><br>At the front of the classroom, Tsaar the lizardman looked no worse the wear for his time in stocks but let out a happy hiss that we would be able to rejoin the lessons. <br><br>Wald had another surprise for his students, "It may feel like minutes but you've been in this room for hours. This is a side effect of the magic assignment emulator. You are dismissed. I recommend you explore the common area of the school, find dinner, make some allies, plan against your enemies and go to bed early. "<br><br>As the students started to talk and stand, Jack turned to Ruby; "I'm going to have to work extra hard tomorrow to catch up. Are you okay?" 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>13-10-2013, 20:40:34</strong>
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				Ruby shuddered at the telling off and was surprised to hear someone else defending her actions. She leaned to the side to see Bale also looking at Mister Wald. She was quietly grateful to the bogeyman and sat back when Wald turned to face her again. When he told her how she would be spending the next lesson she merely nodded and looked down. Once dismissed to explore the castle she looked at Jack and smiled a little. "I'm fine..I'm sorry for messing up the assignment." <br><br>Not wanting to annoy anyone else today she began walking towards the great hall, hoping it would be time for dinner by the time she got there. Others jostled her about in the corridors but otherwise ignored her. The feeling of dread that had been hanging over her since the day began was now weighing so heavily in her chest she wondered if she wouldn't collapse from it. <br><br>Finding a few students were also piling into the great hall she followed and found an empty table out of the way, a goblin appeared on the table top making her jump for what felt like the hundredth time that day. "Eh! Young miss is wanting dinner yes?" He wheezed, looking up at her from under his heavy brow. <br>"Uhm y-yes please." He looked stunned and just stared blankly at her for a moment, scratching his head before vanishing. She wondered if she had offended him in some way but was answered when he popped back with a plate and a glass of water. "Thank you." He looked at her again like she'd personally insulted him and watched him vanish again. <br><br>The food looked, well odd, she wasn't sure if she wanted to know what was in it and just tried a bite while not looking at it. She almost choked when she felt something moving in it but swallowed quickly then pushed her plate away, drinking her water instead. Perhaps she should speak with the headmaster about transferring schools, this clearly was not the place for her to be.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>13-10-2013, 21:01:15</strong>
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				Silk draped her arms around Ruby's shoulders from behind, leaning her ample breasts against Ruby's back, "Found you!" she whispered playfully. <br><br>Sliding gracefully into a seat beside Ruby, Silk grinned. "Did you corrupt Mr Wald's lesson? That's wonderful. Bet it took some guts. Now you're going to get to spend tomorrow morning in the stocks. You should definitely ask to face away from the tables so the whole class gets to spend the lesson looking at your tush! You'll be most popular girl in no time!" This all seemed like good news to raven haired girl. <br><br>The sex witch showed no interest in the food either, "What do you want to do next? There is a student social up on the second floor library but I think it'll be pretty tame. If we're lucky we'll get lucky. You also need clothes that won't annoy Wald. I can help. I've clothing adjusting magic - very handy - so why not let me design your new look?"<br><br>Silk's gaze travelled up and down Ruby, pausing for a long time on her boobs, "I've some costume ideas for you already." Her eyes glistened with lavishness. <br><br>"Or we can go see Jack. He's a little upset but said something about you helping to test one of his experiments as a way to cheer him up."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>13-10-2013, 21:23:41</strong>
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				This had to be the first time today that Ruby didn't jump and she just sighed and dropped her head onto the table when Ruby expressed her delight in how Ruby had done for the first lesson then flushed at the thought of people staring at her rear all lesson. "I'd rather not show my backside to everyone Silk, I don't like being stared at..." She answered, slightly muffled by her folded arms. <br><br>Though when the witch mentioned she could help with clothing she brought her head up to look at her. "I'd really appreciate your help, my papa doesn't have much money to get clothes for me all the time...Jack was still upset?" She asked, sitting upright now and feelign more guilty for bringing down his score on the assignment. Though if he was looking for some help she would be happy too, if he wanted that was. <br><br>"Do you know where we can find him?" She didn't much fancy being in a crowded room for something social, here the word social made it sound like a sinister gathering, which was probably the case anyway. Ignoring her hardly eaten food she stood up and waited for Silk to join her before they went in search of Jack.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>13-10-2013, 21:51:24</strong>
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				Silk considered for a second or two, surprised that any girl would resist being the centre of attention, before standing up. She wiggled a goodbye finger wave to a highway man and Mr Hyde who had been watching her and set off with Ruby. <br><br>"Don't worry about the clothes, no money needed, just a sense of style and an open mind."<br><br>The Succubus's daughter tugged on Ruby's arm, "This way; he's in one of the old trap making classrooms that are out of commission this term. <br><br>It took a little while to to get to the old classrooms towards the back of the school. A detour was needed to avoid a pair of trolls who had set themselves up at an end of a popular corridor where they had started to frisk smaller students for money. "Watch out for that lot," Silk had whispered, "House Bone. Always causing trouble." <br><br>Guiding Ruby by the arm, Silk pushed open a battered wooden door that had had its glass plane boarded over and announced; "Jack! Good news! Help is here!" <br><br>Jack had turned the old classroom into a chaotic collection of machine parts, cogs, gears and assorted engineering. He still wore his bowler hat but had stripped off his jacket vest to roll up his shirt sleeves. Among all the mess hey looked every ounce the mad inventor. <br><br>"Hello! Hello!" he didn't seem sulky at all, or perhaps he had found happiness in his makeshift lab or had perked up when Silk and Ruby arrived. <br><br>The tinkerer held up a collection of wires and leather straps and announced; "I need you to put this on". 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>14-10-2013, 10:27:55</strong>
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				<em>"Don't worry about the clothes, no money needed, just a sense of style and an open mind."</em><br><br>"Oh alright, thanks." Ruby smiled and followed the witch through the many corridors of the school, wondering just how big it actually was. When they moved around the trolls she felt bad for the poor kid who was having to empty his pockets to pass them. "So how many houses are there?" She asked, watching where they were going so she didn't trip over anything. <br><br>When they reached the classroom her jaw dropped at all the gadgets whirring and roaring from all over the place. "Hey Jack. Uhm oh ok.." She took the leather straps and looked at him then Silk before trying to figure out how to put the straps on. It fit almost like a vest, she made sure it was on the right way before looking at Jack expectantly. "What does it do?"<br><br>____________________________<br><br>In the staff room, most of the teachers were recounting their first lessons with the new students, some were cackling madly others were just brooding quietly. The magic teacher Miss West leaned over to talk to Mister Wald. "How's that new girl doing? Has she shown any affinity for magic? Or any Evil really?" she grinned already knowing the answer, news always travelled fast around the school but she did enjoy tormenting the wolf about his lessons.<br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>14-10-2013, 17:21:36</strong>
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				“What does it do?” Jack thrilled by the question bounded from one desk to another, clutching at spare parts and power cells.<br>&nbsp;<br>“Many things!” he said happily, “It’s an electric stimulator harness. You could use it for training minions, blackmail, punishment…” but Silk cut him off.<br>&nbsp;<br>The half-succubus stepped up close to Ruby, toes touching toes, as she fastened the strange vest’s collar buckle around Ruby’s throat. “Jack, shush. You’ve all the intelligence necessary to make these wonderful inventions but none of the imagination necessary to use them. You’ll worry Ruby when she doesn’t need to be worried.”<br>&nbsp;<br>Spending an unnecessary minute or two, staying up close and personal, playing with the wires and leather straps of the harness, apparently making sure it fitted Ruby comfortably, Silk explained; “I consider this prototype uniform for my most loyal friends - for when I’m dark queen. It’s a reward. There’s not enough power cells in the little pouch on the back to give you a harmful shock. No, instead I’ve used my special talents to put the setting on an… interesting level. “ The harness’ wrist bands fitted nicely on Ruby and the vest fastened around the waist as well.<br>&nbsp;<br>Once again the Succubus’s daughter gave Ruby a dangerously hungry smile and explained, “Jack will flick the switch in just a second. When he does you’ll like the results. Whenever anyone touches you the harness will deliver a little shock to that part of your body. It won’t really hurt… I’m good at finding the level that people like.&nbsp; I think you’ll get a thrill. It’ll… hmm, stimulate.”<br>&nbsp;<br>And with that news shared, Silk stepped back and Jack flicked the switch.<br>&nbsp;<br><div align="center">---+++---</div> <br>Wald didn’t bother getting up from his chair as West leaned over. Instead he took another sip of the school’s awful coffee and let his eyes drift up from the magic teacher’s open blouse buttons to the soft flesh of her throat.<br>&nbsp;<br>The werewolf in man form finally raised his eyes to look at the witch, “She’s an interesting one. You’re right. I don’t detect any evil yet but she did manage to corrupt her very first lesson. She followed the letter of the assignment but not the spirit.”<br>&nbsp;<br>Miss West took a step back, in part because she sensed teasing a hungry werewolf by being too close to him was a bit risky and also because she was surprised.<br>&nbsp;<br>“Like a demon tricking their summoning wizard?” she asked, trying to imagine that Ruby might be a demon in disguise.<br>&nbsp;<br>“Yes, exactly that. Ruby Baker isn’t a demon though. If you’re here to ask me whether she’s a dud that’ll flop out of class before the end of term – it’s too early to tell.&nbsp; She’s naive and innocent but not stupid.&nbsp; Of all my 13 students she is the most different.&nbsp; She may challenge us all.”<br>&nbsp;<br>Wald wasn’t entirely sure why he was defending Ruby. He’d only just met her. Perhaps it was something about the girl. Perhaps he didn’t want Miss West to get too smug.<br>&nbsp;<br>West wasn’t about to give up easily, though. She noted, “But you don’t sense any evil in here. No evil and she’s in this school.”<br>&nbsp;<br>Wald shrugged, took another sip of coffee before deciding it was too horrible to drink any more. “I don’t sense any evil from Bertha. She’s an orc in Ruby’s class. All I get from Bertha are the primal emotions – lots of anger – that you’d expect from an orc. That doesn’t mean Bertha doesn’t belong here. Does it?”<br>&nbsp;<br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>14-10-2013, 18:35:57</strong>
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				Ruby was getting quite nervous again, listening to Jack describe the item then Silk adjusting it around her person. Although Silk assured her this would not be painful she still had her doubts about it. She stepped back from Silk once she'd finished with the cuffs and waited for Jack to flip the switch. She winced hearing the echo of the lever then opened one eye to look down at herself. She didn't feel much different, her hair felt like it was standing on end but really nothing more than that. "Uh..was something supposed to happen?" She asked, wondering if she was wearing it wrong. <br><br>____________________<br><br>Miss West was intrigued, this could be either good news for the school or very bad, if they could indeed corrupt an innocent goodie goodie into an evil..well they would have to see what. So far Miss Baker showed no signs of magic so enchantress was out, perhaps just simply an evil ruler, if she showed any leadership skills. However if their efforts were for naught it would discourage future evil doers from applying after hearing they couldn't teach one girl.<br><br>"You're right, too soon to really tell. I suggest we all keep a close eye on her. At the first sign of any latent evil abilities we can figure out just where she belongs. Otherwise if she is not, we'll have to dispose of her, can't have one of those shiny lot getting a hold of her now can we?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>14-10-2013, 19:33:33</strong>
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				"It works, it works," Jack exclaimed happily, checking gauges before bounding over to a third desk to read more measurements. <br><br>Silk stood before Ruby, wiggling her fingers mischievously. "I hope you can properly incorporate this technology in to my uniform designs. Ruby looks all sexy and bound up in this prototype but she's wearing far too many items of clothes to be a lieutenant in my army. Besides, Jack dear, you're yet to test the most important part... "<br><br>Given the reminder Jack put down his guage and walked over to Ruby. Slowly, deliberately, he extended just a pinkie finger towards the baker's shoulder. Carefully and gently the inventor gave Ruby the briefest of touches on the shoulder. <br><br>The effect was immediate. <br><br>The electrical harness, all wires and straps, gave a tiny little hum and emitted it's charge. <br><br>A bolt of stimulation shot through Ruby. Silk, as promised, had used her skills wonderfully and found the perfect setting. There was a touch of pain. There was a buzz of pleasure. <br><br>The strange vest mixed a little jolt of pain with a dose of delight. The warm glow centred on Ruby's shoulder and leaked out in a circle. <br><br>Silk was thrilled. She stood and watched Ruby feel the electrical stimulation and squirmed in delight when it fired. It was as if the half-Succubus had experienced a little of what Ruby felt. I <br><br>"Oooo," breathed Silk, "Touch her... again." <br><br><div align="center">---+++---</div><br>Wald hadn't noticed the satyr in the staff room at all. After Miss West suggested disposing of Ruby, Geheim jumped in. <br><br>"Nah, just give her to me. "<br><br>Wald could see why the caretaker would want the girl. It was odd that he should ask. Normally the randy goat just took whichever failed students he fancied. The werewolf had found one of them in the kitchens once, naked, bruises on her knees and cum all over breasts. She had begged to please her master, to suck cock and obey, but the satyr had grown bored of her quickly. <br><br>He looked up at West, "Fancy that as an alternative?" 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>15-10-2013, 13:06:12</strong>
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				Ruby was shaking by the time Jack approached, terrified of just what it was going to do when he did touch her. The rush of sensations were a bit too much for the girl, having experienced nothing of the sort before, her eyes widened then she doubled over and fell forwards between her two friends and shuddered. It wasn't quite pain so she felt no compulsion to exclaim at all but it was unlike anything she'd felt before and it did make her squeak like a frightened mouse. <br><br><em>"Oooo," breathed Silk, "Touch her... again."</em><br><br>At this Ruby tensed up then sat up, trying to pull the harness off herself. "N-no no I think that's quite enough. I'd rather not do that again any time soon thank you." Even angry she didn't sound very frightening or even truly upset with them. She managed to pull the harness off and handed it back to whoever was closest while she stood up. <br><br>_____________<br><br>West clicked her tongue at the caretaker and huffed. "I suppose that's one way, but let's see what we can do first." She swept from the room, pulling on her hat from the hat stand as she left. Usually that meant she had thinking to do and when she put her mind to something it meant trouble for the object of her thoughts. <br><br>The rest of the staff snickered and began making up plans to try and get the girl to do something evil by the end of the first term.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>15-10-2013, 15:22:03</strong>
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				Jack stepped forward to make sure Ruby was alright and to collect the harness, "Didn't it work?" His previous enthusiasm drained away at the rejection of his invention. <br><br>Silk too seemed confused, at least for a second as she scrunched up her lips thoughtfully, "Hey, no biggie. People don't get to pick what they enjoy. They just enjoy what they enjoy. One of my favourite expressions is 'How can it be bad when it feels so good?'" <br><br>Reaching out to Ruby, the thoughtful half-Succubus inquired, "You hanging in there Miss Baker? We'll do something fun to make up. Ice cream! Ice cream, whipped cream and strawberries." The idea flashed through Silk's devilish mind and her naughty smile returned to her face, "I know lots of fun things you can do with whipped cream." <br><br>"Good luck finding anything tasty in this school, " grumbled Jack, "Too many goblin cooks! I wonder if I could event a meal machine." 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>15-10-2013, 15:58:53</strong>
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				Ruby was not looking forward to finding out what Silk's idea of fun with whipped cream was, but didn't have the heart to say so out loud. "I think it worked the way you wanted it to, just..it was weird..sorry." She stood back up then remembered the poor dinner she'd tried to eat. "I can cook..I just need some ingredients and somewhere to cook them. My papa taught me all sorts of recipes, and my mum left a recipe book for me when I was little." She offered, looking happy that there was something at least that she could do that didn't require being evil. She smiled at Jack and then had another idea. "Do you think you could build a makeshift kitchen if me and Silk go look for ingredients? We could have meals here then in secret." She wondered how it would look if too many students started coming into this room for meals, would that be bad? She didn't' want to find out just yet, so this small group would probably be for the best for now.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>15-10-2013, 16:34:47</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Preening, Jack claimed "I can build pretty much anything. Um. Don't know how long we'll have this room for though. Doesn't the caretaker and his staff check in on empty rooms?" <br><br>"Sounds like a yes to me," Silk cut in before adding, "This is a fantastic idea too Ruby." <br><br>Thoughts of wicked fun with whipped cream apparently fading from her mind Silk adopted a cautious tone, "You have to promise me never to explore the Head Chef's office nor the supply room adjacent to it though. You're not ready for it. If you're an obedient friend and let me help and nurture you this year we might be able to think about it later." <br><br>The Succubus's daughter reached one of her slender hands towards Ruby, perhaps a little cautious now given the experience of touching her body and Ruby's reaction to the harness, "Promise?" <br><br>Jack had put the stimulation vest away, "I'm so hungry I could eat a cow. I reckon I could whisk up a stove in ten minutes or so. Maybe you could rummage around the stables. Don't take the gryphon food but sometimes they leave deliveries for the kitchen out back until after dinner and the goblin cooks have time to collect it all. "
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>15-10-2013, 17:09:06</strong>
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				Ruby smiled back at the others feeling much better now after that odd little episode. Though when Silk warned her off from the chief's office she couldn't help but feel properly deterred. Ruby wondered about the rooms though, compared to the rest of the school how bad would it be? Then Jack chipped in with an idea of where they could get some food from, so her smile re-appeared. "Sure, we'll find something." <br><br>She took Silk's hand without hesitation and let the girl lead her around to the stables. She was pretty sure she could remember the directions as they continued through the school, she wondered how long it would take before she knew her way around the whole school. Her thoughts then turned to just what exactly she could prepare for the three of them, she figured something sweet wouldn't go amiss, especially for Silk. Jack looked the type to enjoy something rich, fish perhaps? in white herb sauce. For herself, she knew all her favourites so she'd just see what was available. She grinned when they reached the stables, she'd never seen a griffon before so she couldn't help but stare a little. "Whoa, I didn't realize griffon were so huge!" 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>15-10-2013, 19:07:18</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				The trip through the school was largely uneventful. On the way to the stables that there were signs that something had happened. One or two teachers prowled the corridors.&nbsp; The two trolls from House Bone were no longer insight.<br><br>Silk felt a little different too. Her gentle fingers curled gracefully around Ruby’s hand and that relaxing feel but a perceptive person might notice there was a little less charge than last time, less energy or buzz.<br><br>The sex witch showed no sign of being tired, at the stables she regarded the griffons with a smile, “They’re majestic beasts aren’t they? Later on I think we have the option for signing up to riding classes.”<br><br>“Oh look,” the half-Succubus had noticed something, “Is that what Jack meant?” Sure enough, propped up by a backdoor were a number of dirty old sacks that seemed to contain assorted fruit and vegetables. No meat, though, not even fish. “I think that door leads into the kitchens.”<br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>15-10-2013, 19:30:58</strong>
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				Ruby nodded in agreement then looked over at the sacks. Not what she expected but a few would do. "Do you think they'd mind us taking a little something from the kitchens?" Though even as she asked she figured that no one would really care either way. She pushed the door open just a bit to look inside, it seemed completely empty so she moved further into the room. The smells were not quite appetizing so she dreaded to look around longer than she needed to. She found some sort of meat but decided to leave it well alone. She did find fresh eggs, some flour and sugar. Who would have thought? <br><br>Once she had a good armful of fresher food, and even finding some fresh cod wrapped in paper she gestured to Silk to start heading back to Jack's workshop. She took some of the fruits as well and a bottle of milk. She doubted anyone would notice really, considering what the goblins had tried to serve at dinner. <br><br>Once they were safely back inside their new room Ruby began preparing things right away, showing ten times the confidence she'd had in their first lesson. She had to slap Jack's hand away from the cream cakes she'd whipped up while waiting for their main meal to be ready. Simple battered fish and chips. She used the paper to serve the meal on and placed them on one of the desks and smiled at her new friends with a hopeful look. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>15-10-2013, 19:46:08</strong>
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				Jack put down the ‘cream cake theft device’ he had started to work on, a clever extending arm with a sensitive hand end that hopefully wouldn’t squash any cakes and grinned at his food.<br><br>“This smells wonderful,” he said greedily, eyeing the food with the same hungry gaze as Silk sometimes used on people who had caught her interests.&nbsp; “Also, I made these…”<br><br>The mad inventor handed around some basic knives and forks that he had cut out of metal parts. Then, without further ado, Jack tucked into his food. “Hmm! Yum!”<br><br>Silk giggled as the young man happily wolfed down his food. She picked up a fork and with rather more grace and airs helped herself to a bit of fish. “My my Ruby, you’re full of surprises. This is lovely. I think I said something about you becoming a super popular girl at this school… I think I was right.”<br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>15-10-2013, 19:59:55</strong>
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				Ruby felt quite pleased that they were enjoying the food and tucked in herself. Not bad, perhaps she could try something else some time soon. She smiled at Silk as she mentioned Ruby becoming popular, though she couldn't really see that happening any time soon. "I prefer hanging out with you guys if I'm honest. I've never been too comfortable with a crowd..I'm sure you've noticed." When they had all finished she disposed of the paper then handed everyone a cake each and sat back down, smiling at Jack then Silk before taking a bite of the creamy cake. "Mmm, before I forget, can we send letters home?" She asked, thinking of her poor papa, wanting to let him know about the mix up but that she was alright here and had made friends. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>15-10-2013, 20:08:33</strong>
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				As ever, it was Jack who spoke up; “Letters. Yeah, you can. I think they collect them at the end of the week and send them out. I wouldn’t write anything secret in them though.”<br><br>He looked at his cream cake thoughtfully and made a decision. The inventor reached for his&nbsp; ‘cream cake theft device’, stepped away from the table and then activated it. Quite quickly the mechanic arm zoomed out towards the cake, scooped it up and raced back to Jack. It was then that Jack realised he had both hands full operating the cake-theft device! He scrambled, dropped the mechanical arm but managed to catch the cake before it fell.<br><br>“Phew!” he said, ramming it into his mouth before anything could happen to it.<br><br>Silk cut another bite of fish for herself, “You’re always welcome to hang with me Ruby. You need to know that – well – If I’m going to be dark queen, and I will, then I’ll need to be quite popular.” Trust a half-Succubus to say that, “People will come to me. Don’t worry, I think you’ll cope. When you come out of your shell a little bit more then you’ll even enjoy it. In the meantime we’ll help you fit in.”<br><br>Jack again, cream cake on his lips, “Talking about fitting in and coming out of shells – did you two girls see the fight when you were out scouting for food. I heard two trolls got beat up.”
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>16-10-2013, 15:33:08</strong>
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				That cheered her up somewhat, and she smiled, thinking about what she should write about to her papa. When the hand shot out to grab the cake she just giggled and watched Jack drop the contraption before catching the cake. Her attention then switched back to Silk as she spoke about being a queen again. She still hadn't quite understood that part. <br><br>She didn't' have time to ask her question when Jack interjected about the trolls getting into a fight. "What? how awful! Who did it?" She asked, concerned for both the trolls and whoever had done the fighting. "We saw the trolls tollign one corridor but nothing on the way back..what happened? If you know that is.."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>16-10-2013, 19:16:38</strong>
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				Mopping up the cast of his cake crumbs, Jack shrugged and explained, "I don't really know as I was in here the whole time. I only found out about the fight after some kobold tried to hide in here to escape the teachers. I had to throw him out to protect the kitchen."<br><br>The room wasn't much of a kitchen yet. Jack had improvised up a basic stove and system for adding wooden chips to the fire that fueled it automatically from a larger bucket of wood chips.<br><br>"I think there are fights all the time," he added, "Given the nature of the school it makes sense. There are some bruisers in here who'll want to climb the pile."<br><br>Silk looked bored, "Don't worry about the fights Ruby. Most of the time fights are between people who want to fight. Those of us who use our charms or our brains don't need to fight to show off."<br><br>The half-Succubus shot Jack a meaningful look. "That's right, nothing to worry about" Jack added reassuringly, "Besides, I'll look after you.&nbsp; I know a few melee tricks you know. Er, I mean, Silk and I will look after you. "<br><br>The inventor continued, "Look, I know you didn't have fun testing my electric vest - even though you were supposed to enjoy the setting - but why don't you become my 'official' assistant? You help me with stuff, I help this secret kitchen and people learn that you're under my protection?"<br><br>Silk said nothing, apparently interested by Jack's suggestion and curious as to what Ruby might say. Although she did find time to glare sweetly at the mad scientist when he mentioned the vest's setting.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>16-10-2013, 21:01:28</strong>
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				Well that put her mind at ease a bit, at least she didn't have to worry about fighting, she'd never really had one before but the boys around her home were always tousling when they had a disagreement. Her father had tutted and told her "That's no way to solve problems. A cup of tea and a long chat will settle most arguments. that and knowing what you're talking about." She smiled fondly, her father had quite a gift of knowing what to say most of the time. <br><br>She glanced up, apparently she'd been daydreaming while Jack was talking quite excitedly. "Oh uhm..sure I'd love to help you, I'm not sure how good I'll be though I've not really any knowledge about building things. Especially such brilliant machines like yours." He seemed to puff out his chest at that. <br>The three talked about many things until some time near curfew with a promise to meet here for breakfast, not wanting to chance the school's menu. Ruby was going to wake up early with Silk to get some things for breakfast, show up to meet Jack then head off to lessons before anyone caught on that they were missing, though they would have to turn up in the hall for their time tables so none of them would get lost. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>16-10-2013, 21:48:03</strong>
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				Tsaar the young lizardman who had been last to class and first to spend the lesson in the stocks was waiting. He was lurking in the heat at the bottom of the spiral steps. <br><br>"There you are... " he hissed, rubbing clawed hands nervously together. "I was worried about you. Trouble with House Bone!" <br><br>Silk tilted her head curiously, casually the popping open the first few buttons of her blouse in reaction to the heat. "What sort of trouble?" <br><br>"Nasty, nasty trolls of Bone were fleecing small students for money. Students like me," Tsaar looked uncomfortable, his scaly lips twitching, and "Then Rankin turned up. Said to trolls that only he could take money from House Shade students. Told them to go." <br><br>Silk guessed the rest, "The trolls didn't back down. He beat them back? Now House Bone is 'at war' with House Shade." <br><br>Tsaar's tail swished awkwardly, "Took only seconds. Just one spell. Knocked out both trolls." <br><br>"Good to know, " mused Silk, apparently unaware or uncaring that the lizardman was caught between the discomfort of being involved with the showdown with the trolls and the joy of generous view her open buttons gave him. "Maybe Rankin is as powerful as they say." <br><br>Tugging on Ruby's arm, Silk added, "Come on you. We still need to design your new villain appropriate outfit. Style can't be rushed." <br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>17-10-2013, 02:00:24</strong>
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				Ruby jumped seeing the lizard man at the bottom of their stairs and felt a pull on her heart strings as he recounted what happened with the trolls. She was one breath away from going to comfort the boy when silk dragged her down towards their room and gave an apologetic smile to the boy and waved goodbye as Silk put her into their room. This makeover was either going to be the death of her or one of the better things that had happened. <br><br>After several changes and looks Ruby put her foot down and refused to wear anything too revealing and settled for a full body leather suit, it was figure hugging but at least she was covered. She thanked Silk for her help and was about ready to flop onto her bed for a good night's sleep. However she grabbed some paper and began penning a recount of her first day at this school, leaving out her as much of her nervousness as she could and hoping that her father wouldn't panic at her being in this school 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>17-10-2013, 16:51:01</strong>
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				Silk seemed to greatly enjoy the makeover process. The half-Succubus may have pushed for the more daring and revealing outfits but her reasoning was always about finding clothes worthy of 'your inner potential'. And she never nagged or pestered. Her favourite was a bikini inspired leather outfit that she wanted to mix with an impressive red cloak. It was "barbarian chick meets Red Riding Hood" according to Silk,&nbsp; and sexy as hell.<br><br>By lights out Silk stripped naked and climbed into bed. The witch had inherited her mother's body; that's to say a figure crafted from the combined sexual desires of dreaming men and women. She wasn't modest or shy but it was also very hot in the cell/shared room. As Mr Wald had explained a student would need to come top in an assignment in order to earn control of the temperature control.<br><br>Morning came as it always does in a boarding school - too&nbsp; early.<br><br>"There's showers down the hall," The witch explained once Ruby was awake,&nbsp; "Single sex, though. No fun." <br><br>For a good few minutes Silk seemed intent on wandering out of the dorm room and walking to the showers naked. In the end she settled for a silky robe that barely covered her bum and wasn't large enough to&nbsp; completely close over her abundant chest.<br><br>It was new clothes for Silk today too. "I call this my Arabian Slave girl look," She explained, modelling a pair of colourful, baggy but oh-so-very thin trousers and sporting a wrap-around top made from the same fabric, that covered her breasts but nothing else. Cute little slippers covered her feet.<br><br>"I hear Rankin wants to speak&nbsp; to all&nbsp; us new starts in House Shade over breakfast. What do you think he's going to mention?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>18-10-2013, 18:52:31</strong>
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				Ruby woke to Silk directing her to the showers, yawning and stretching out until all her stiff joints popped Ruby slowly came around. Good thing it was quite early she could get a quiet shower, find some breakfast and meet Jack in their kitchen before going to 'breakfast' for their announcements. She rolled off the bed, landing on the floor quite ungracefully, not a morning person by nature. She pulled together some clothes and a towel from her trunk and followed Silk tot he showers.<br><br>The hot water was scorching but Ruby didn't mind too much, once she felt clean and refreshed she dried and put on the body suit with a little difficulty, falling over at least six times before begging Silk for help getting into it. They snook down to the kitchens again and grabbed the first few items they could get their hands on.<br><br>It was quite a breakfast, bacon and eggs on pikelets, (Small pancakes) Ruby had just finished serving up the three plates while they waited for Jack to turn up.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>20-10-2013, 00:05:20</strong>
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				Jack wasn't late. He trotted in looking dishevelled and unkempt.<br><br>"Girls, girls, good morning," he favoured both with a grin, "You're looking good this morning. My, especially you Ruby, is that your armour to protect against Mr Wald? I think it looks great. Did you have a debate about where to put the zip? Front or back?"<br><br>The inventor sat down next to the food and immediately began to fiddle around with some wiring and cooper tubing, trying to wind the wire around the tube as he chatted. "So, turns out that Rankin didn't like House Bone picking on anyone in House Shade. He beat up two trolls who went after that weird little lizardman in our class. House Bone can't let the insult lie. The word in the street is that they're going to come after us. To be honest, not sure what to believe but if it's true I know the teachers and masters won't be of any help."<br><br>Silk didn't seem to mind all this chat of fights between school Houses. "Men will be men. They need to let off some testosterone.&nbsp; I'd prefer it if they came to me for help in that department but if they want to be pig-headed and silly about it, meh, that's their own fault. Besides; we have pancakes!"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>21-10-2013, 18:43:45</strong>
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				"Morning Jack. Silk twisted my arm to have the zip in the back, which is still more of a hindrance." She shot at Silk playfully, not truly angry with her, she did look good in it. She sat between her friends to eat her breakfast and listened as Jack explained what happened yesterday. "Great..would it be so bad to just try and talk to them?" <br><br>She cleared away their plates and things and wrapped her arms around Jack and Silk's shoulders as they walked to the great hall for the morning's announcements. She felt so much better today than yesterday, more relaxed and at home, and it showed. Many heads turned as the trio walked to the remaining table and sat awaiting the announcements. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>21-10-2013, 23:52:50</strong>
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				The various members of House Shade, those in Mr Wald’s class, shifted over to the table – joining the table that already had the most of their housemates. They joined Ruby, Silk and Jack. Only the stern looking fairy twins; Fionn and Fiona sat elsewhere but Rankin ushered them over, ignoring the Unseelie frosty glares.<br><br>“Listen,” Rankin addressed Ruby and the others. “It’s the first week of school. A pecking order is being established. I don’t care about winning. I just don’t want to lose. You don’t want to lose. The House that gets beat up the most, picked on the most, teased the most and bullied the most will be the whipping boy for all the other Houses for the rest of the year. I don’t want that. You don’t want that.”<br><br>As Rankin spoke, dressed again in his ruin covered Jack, Tsaar cringed and looked sheepish. He had been the one who needed rescuing.<br><br>“House Bone reckon we’re the ones to bet. In other words; they think we can win. That means we have to be the ones they crush in order to win.”<br><br>The warlock, the male witch, looked around the table – aware that the teachers for Heathen's Shool for Despicable Villainy were starting to gather at their table. All around his fellow students seemed to understand the significance of his little speech.<br><br>“If it gets bad we can go to the senior students in House Shade for help. I want to avoid that if possible but look to your left and you’ll see them. Find the table with the huge ogre and that’s the one.”&nbsp; Sure enough, Rankin was telling the truth. A few tables a long a smaller group of students, slightly older, were chatting and laughing; one looked like a cross between a dog and&nbsp; man, another was the ogre – bigger than any troll – Rankin had mentioned, two pretty witches and the last looked like a silhouette of living shadow. <br><br>The warlock continued; “Things to avoid are trying to talk or reason with them. That’s what they want. Right now I’d suggest you avoid being alone in the school corridors. I want to give it a week for things to cool off. If that doesn’t work then we need to arrange another House to end up in conflict with them. The very last resort is firing back at them. That’ll escalate the tension and I don’t want that. We don’t want that.”<br><br>“Does anyone have any questions?” Rankin asked.<br><br>The royal looking Fiona spoke up. She was dressed in a midnight blue gown, held regally with golden pins while her hair was up in a blonde bun; “If we fought; we would crush them.” Her accent spoke of hours and hours of dictation training.<br><br>“Yes,” agreed Rankin, “But I’ve said we don’t want to fight.”<br><br>“Are they mainly trolls?” It was the shapeshifting bogeyman who asked the next question. Bale waited politely for a reply.<br><br>“They are,” agreed Rankin, “A half dozen trolls. They’ve a leprechaun who, I think, is the brains. They’ve a gorgon, a witch, some sort of woodland sprite and at least two more I’ve not identified yet.”<br><br>There were no more questions – as one of the teachers had stood up and was ready to speak.<br><br>Morning assembly and breakfast was a short lived affair. One student was flung into the deep dungeons for trying to leave campus grounds without permission. Sports day was announced for one month time. <br><br>Before everyone could vanish to morning classes Rankin turned to face Ruby and Silk. “Are you okay?” he asked before elaborating; “Are you doing what you need to do to replenish your energy? You look weak.”<br><br>Silk flirted, “Are you worried about me? That’s so gentlemanly. You know, a girl likes a personal interest like that… are you offering to help out?”<br><br>Once again Rankin gave the half-succubus a pokerface response. “Just make sure you don’t get too weak. Now is not the time for games.”<br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>22-10-2013, 19:05:19</strong>
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				So much for her good mood, Ruby sighed as she listened to Rankin and frowned as he outlined what was going on between the houses, it sounded brutal and cruel to do this sort of thing to each other. She felt quite out of her depth once again in this school. She didn't show much of her anxiety and tried to look at least a little determined to survive here. She'd have to try and stay out of trouble as much as possible for a few weeks, she just hoped she could continue her daily kitchen raids with Silk and meet up with Jack in the mornings. <br><br>She was snapped out of her musings when Rankin asked how they were. She let Silk answer first and smiled at the flirtatious witch. "We're fine, we have each other to rely on." She offered, then looked up at the staff table, trying to gauge the teacher's moods. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>22-10-2013, 19:45:41</strong>
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				Silk whispered, "Should we tell him about the morning food club? Just so he can keep half an eye on things?"<br><br>The sex witch didn't seem to mind Rankin's warnings of House conflict, if anything Silk was grinning at the idea the warlock had come close to telling her off, or expressing concern, or both. <br><br>All around students and teachers were starting to head off out of the breakfast hall and to class. Many of the students leaving their attempts at finding a palatable breakfast abandoned as failed experiments. Goblin kitchen staff were coming out of doors, looking confused by the abundance of uneaten food, tasting a bit and apparently loving the leftovers. <br><br>Mister Wald was still at his table, chatting to some ancient looking man dressed in thick brown robes and sporting only a ring of hair around his otherwise bald head. The elderly monk was clearly trying not to laugh but doing very bad at it. Every now and then he'd shake as if trying to surprise a chuckle.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>22-10-2013, 20:08:32</strong>
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				"Maybe..but not in front of too many people." She replied, looking at the goblins trying the food and looking like they enjoyed it, perhaps she could convince them to make better food for the students and cook for themselves the food they liked, but how she'd do that she wasn't sure. She didn't want to get anyone else in trouble so perhaps she'd do a solo trip to the kitchens this lunch time. Getting up she followed Silk and Jack to their first lesson, wondering what it would be today? She hoped it would be something a little easier than yesterday. <br><br>"Do you guys know who that monk was? He doesn't look very uhm..well like the other teachers."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>22-10-2013, 20:18:30</strong>
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				Silk winked at a pumpkin headed scarecrow just as she stepped into class, "What monk?" she asked.<br><br>Jack shrugged, equally unaware and then scanned the desks, looking at the sparkling green writing that hovered in the air and revealed where people would be sitting. "Hmm. I'm paired with Orani for this class. She's an assassin, right?"<br><br>He got a reply from an unexpected source. A thick Indian accent and very feminine sounded from right behind Jack, "In training, anyway." Orani's pearl white teeth showed clearly in her pleasant smile, a contrast to her coffee skin.<br><br>Jack looked embarrassed, "Training maybe... but good enough to sneak up behind me!"<br><br>And with that Orani, Silk and then Jack burst into laughter.<br><br>Meanwhile the name "Ruby" floated over the class stocks, the wooden restraints that stood at the front of the class. Master Wald had said it would be Ruby in the stocks today. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>22-10-2013, 20:52:55</strong>
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				Ruby frowned, she hadn't imagined him she knew that much, maybe he was just late for the morning? She shrugged then jumped at the voice behind them and giggled at Jack's flushed face. When everyone began taking their seats she walked up to the stocks and waited for Mister Wald to come in and place her in them for the remainder of the lesson, she was starting to regret letting Silk put her in the leather suit she was in today. She gave a weak smile to Silk and Jack to show them she'd be alright, she hoped she would be anyway. She wondered what everyone's assignment would be today? Another trapping lesson? Or perhaps something else?
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>23-10-2013, 00:38:08</strong>
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				Master Wald marched into the classroom. He was not rushing, he did not appear to be angry but as he entered the students settled down, keeping their heads respectfully bowed. <br><br>“Today we will explore coping with weaknesses. Those of you with magical abilities will not use them to solve this challenge. Those of you who are fighters first and foremost may not use physical force to solve this challenge. Those of you who are thinkers and plotters may still think and plot to solve today’s challenge.” The werewolf teacher seemed to start his class without dealing with Ruby by the stocks.<br><br>“Can you tell me while I am making intellect an exception?” Wald asked the class and Fionn, the male half of the Unseelie fairy twins raised an elegant hand in response. He was dressed in a midnight blue suit that matched the colour of his sister’s gown. His cufflink was a golden swan.<br><br>Fionn answered correctly, “Your enemy may steal your strength or your magic but they very rarely can harm your intelligence.”<br><br>“Good,” Wald nodded.<br><br>It was then he turned sharply to face Ruby.<br><br>The teacher approached his student, pale eyes taking in the new leather suit. He seemed to like what he could see. “Also good, Ruby. I expect you to look the part at all times. Keep that in mind while you spend today’s lesson in the stocks.”<br><br>Wald reached the heavy wooden stocks and lifted the top half. “You know how these work. You’ve seen Tsaar in here. Place your head here and your wrists there.”<br><br>The class was silent. <br><br>Wald waited for Ruby to bend forward and place herself in the restraint.<br><br>Once she had done so, Wald closed the wooden bar across her neck and fastened the bolt lock. The weight of the heavy wooden bar could be felt but it didn’t press too heavily on Ruby’s neck. The stocks felt firm, secure and solid.<br><br>The werewolf placed his right hand, palm down, on Ruby’s back. His fingers spread open on the leather, straddling the zipper.<br><br>“Listen to your assignment class.&nbsp; When you place your hands on your desk you will find yourself outside the town of Kirkad. It is an affluent town with a well paid and well trained guard. It has many rich merchants and a number of noble families. The most influential family are the Websoths.&nbsp; Lady Websoth is in her mid-thirties, in a political marriage, considered very attractive and most importantly for your assignment Lady Websoth is the owner of a decorative amulet that looks like three intertwined snakes. She does not know it but this is a magical amulet. She does believe the amulet is expensive. Your assignment is to get that amulet.”<br><br>Once Wald had finished speaking there was some chatter among the students – which he allowed – before each of the pupils placed their hands in the magical spots on their desks, closed their eyes and fell into a trance.<br><br>Wald walked behind Ruby. He was out of sight but close. His shadow seemed to suggest he stood just behind the student in the stocks, up close to where she was bent forward and vulnerable.<br><br>“Do not think you have nothing to do in this lesson,” Wald’s voice carried a rumbled warning. “I believe in you Ruby. I think you could surprise yourself and do very well. You might teach us all something about Villainy.”<br><br>Then Wald started to walk again, completing his lap around his hostage student, bent over in her tight leather suit in the sturdy stocks. He stopped by Ruby’s head. The height of the restraints was so that his crotch was right by Ruby’s face. <br><br>“You will watch and learn from your fellow students,” Wald lectured Ruby as he stood up close to her. You will witness one pair in their attempt to complete this assignment. Tell me which pair you will watch and tell me what you hope to learn from watching.”<br><br>He continued, “Is that understood? The pairs you can watch are Kali and Fionn, Orani and Jack, Fiona and Grok, Silk and Tsaar, White Eye and Bale – and the final pair Bertha the orc partnered with Rankin.”<br><br>Kali was the humanoid tiger, an anthropomorphic assassin from the same part of the world as Orani, young Grok the troll who had partnered with Silk on the first assignment and White Eye a bandit prince from the North. <br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>23-10-2013, 00:59:59</strong>
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				Ruby waited for Mister Wald to put her in the stocks and listened to his questions and the student who answered. After that she calmly did as instructed and placed her head and wrists in the slots and gulped when she felt them close. She watched the students talk for a few minutes then go into the trance like state, it was very very odd to see. When Wald put his hand on her back she froze, trying not to shake too much as he wandered around her. She could feel sweat rolling down her temples when he came to stop in front of her and she cast her eyes down so as to not stare right at his crotch, strange man. When he laid out what she'd be doing for the lesson she let out a breath she hadn't realized she'd been holding and looked at the pairs in the class. <br><br>"Uhhm.." She'd already seen Jack in action and she wasn't sure if she wanted to know how Silk did things, she'd been getting good at figuring out just what the girl was up to. "Uh Kali and Fionn?" She asked, trying to look up but not able to see past his chest from her doubled over position with very little neck movement. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>23-10-2013, 12:51:43</strong>
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				Wald returned his left hand to Ruby's leather suit and placed his right hand on the back of her head,&nbsp; pushing slightly,&nbsp; forcing his student to drop her gaze to the floor. <br><br>"I'm pleased that you're showing an interest in classmates outside those you have already befriended but you will have to decide whether you truly accept Silk or not." It was as if he knew her concerns. <br><br>... And with that the magic consumed Ruby. <br><br>There was a weird and slightly thrilling feeling of air rushing past,&nbsp; the smell of vanilla and when the sea of colours dissolved Ruby could see Kali and Fionn. <br><br>What happened next came in a montage of visions,&nbsp; audio and sensations. Time was disjointed, there was the feeling that this had taken Fionn the winter fairy knight and the predator Kali many days even if it only took Ruby a few hours to experience. <br><br>... <br><br>Kali, dressed in her usual baggy trousers and satin top,&nbsp; tracked through the Woodlands,&nbsp; following footprints until her prey came into sight.&nbsp; <br><br>Randolph Websoth, the youngest and favourite brother of the amulet owning noble lady, came into view.&nbsp; He started to run,&nbsp; trying to flee but Kali was too fast.&nbsp; <br><br>She pounced and caught the young man. The anthro-tiger,&nbsp; a creature from the myths and legends of her people,&nbsp; could have ripped the young noble limb from limb but Wald had banned her from fighting.&nbsp; Kali pushed the brother up against a tree and trapped him in a fierce kiss.&nbsp; Her lips locked with his,&nbsp; her tongue pushed into his mouth and she ripped open and shredded his shirt. <br><br>... <br><br>Randolph,&nbsp; his clothes ruined,&nbsp; was back in the town and surrounded by guards and townsfolk. He was telling a different story. <br><br>The proud noble was claiming that he had confronted a wild,&nbsp; tiger-like monster,&nbsp; in the woods.&nbsp; He claimed that he had fought with it and chased it off. A dangerous beast forced to leave the town alone. <br><br>The townspeople cheered,&nbsp; called him a hero and lifted him into the air. <br><br>... <br><br>In a cabin on the far side of the fields,&nbsp; miles away from the woods,&nbsp; Kali was helping to dye Fionn's beautiful white hair black. "I never thought I'd use these disguise techniques. There's no way I could look human." <br><br>"Urg, " Fionn moaned. "I can't say I'm looking forward to playing this role." <br><br>... <br><br>"I'm not afraid to return to the woods at all," bragged Randolph over a dinner with his sister. <br><br>... <br><br>Kali had tracked down Randolph again, the bravado noble had returned to the woods alone.&nbsp; After all, he knew the truth of what had really had happened. <br><br>The tiger girl have Randolph a seductive look,&nbsp; swaying her hips and beckoning him to come to her.&nbsp; He did,&nbsp; the eager noble willingly approached the predator. <br><br>... <br><br>Kali had a shirtless Randolph bound and gagged in the back of the secret cabin.&nbsp; <br><br>"Wald won't mind, " Kali explained to Fionn. "I didn't need to lift a finger. No fighting. He let me tie him up." <br><br>... <br><br>A black haired Fionn walked through the streets of the town. He still looked as beautiful and as regal as ever but in his disguise he looked human. <br><br>"I'm the investigator the Emperor has sent to track down the missing Websoth." The Unseelie knight introduced himself with such noble conviction at the door to the Websoth estate that the servants rushed to introduce him as an Official Envoy. <br><br>... <br><br>Fionn presented Lady Websoth with a gift, an exotic and slightly raunchy statuette that he claimed was incredibly rare and from a distant land.&nbsp; "It's beauty pales in contrast to yours, my Lady." <br><br>Lady Websoth giggled,&nbsp; unsure how to deal with this flirting noble investigator that the Emperor had sent. Or so she thought. <br><br>"It seems your brother fought with a fierce creature in the woods. They are known as Hantu Belia and, I'm afraid, are part of a curse. Randolph wasn't a random choice; he was targeted. There is a real risk that you or someone else in your family will be next."<br><br>Fionn comforted the distressed noble lady,&nbsp; promising not only to protect her but to rescue her brother if he was still alive. <br><br>... <br><br>A bored Kali was training her pet captive noble. He was cleaning the secret cabin in exchange for earning some time without the gag in his mouth. <br><br>... <br><br>Kali was training Randolph again,&nbsp; rewarding the noble with some extra food. <br><br>... <br><br>Kali was punishing the noble. She had him on his knees,&nbsp; shirt off,&nbsp; hands tightly bound behind his back. "You will not move. You will sit there and look pretty until I say otherwise."&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <br>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<br>... <br><br>Fionn and Kali were rowing. They kept&nbsp; their voices down so that Randolph could not overhear&nbsp; but it was clear Fionn had discovered the tiger warrior had been 'training' her captive and was not happy about it. <br><br>"I can and I will," growled Kali. "I'm stuck in here all day, in hiding, with nothing else to do. Besides remember what Wald said on Day 1 - allies and enemies you make in these missions you get to keep. If I can turn this arrogant young noble into a willing and submissive ally then that benefits us both. "<br><br>Fionn could see the logic and yet he didn't want to give in too easily, "Pah,&nbsp; that first lesson was just about stopping a courier." <br><br>The penny dropped at the same time as both Kali and Fionn recognised their mistake. "Lady Websoth wrote to the Emperor for help. I'm pretending to be the help he sent,"&nbsp; said Fionn. "The Emperor will write back to the Websoths, though..." <br><br>"We need to stop /that/ courier, " agreed Kali. <br><br>... <br><br>Using the same tactic as Ruby and Jack had used in their first assignment, a cloaked Kali used a tripwire to take down the royal courier. While the messenger got back to his feet,&nbsp; a lightening fast Kali pounced, grabbed his entire message bag and vanished with it into the woods. <br><br>There had been no fighting, she hadn't touched him. <br><br>... <br><br>Fionn was helping the Websoth servants look for something in the house. <br><br>"No,&nbsp; that's not it!" he shouted at one while a nervous Lady Websoth looked on. "Listen,&nbsp; I fought my way into the gypsy camp and exposed myself to great danger to learn about this curse and I did it to protect our beautiful Lady. Look for something with snakes on it." <br><br>"Sir,&nbsp; is this it?" a servant asked holding up the very amulet that Kali and Fionn had been tasked to steal. <br><br>Lady Websoth squealed, "It's horrid! Take it away!" <br><br>Fionn pretended to study it, "Lady Websoth; I believe this may be the cursed item that has caused you all this trouble.&nbsp; With your permission I will take it and use it to confront the Hantu. If all goes well then I will return with your brother. If I do not return then you must accept my apologies now as it means I have been killed by the beast. "<br><br>The speech earned him a kiss on the cheek from the married noble lady,&nbsp; "You are my champion," she gushed. <br><br>... <br><br>"Got it, " a happy Fionn said as he returned to the cabin. <br><br>Kali was stretched out on the floor,&nbsp; laying on her stomach with her shirt off while Randolph straddled her back and gave the dangerous tiger warrior a massage. <br><br>She purred, "Do you hear that my pet? You will get to go home today." <br><br>"Yes mistress, " a new, far less arrogant Randolph replied, "I will return home as instructed and await my next orders from you." <br><br>... <br><br>"This would have taken minutes rather than days if I had been allowed to use magic, " Fionn said to Kali. <br><br>"Or I could have just stormed in there and taken the damn thing if I'd been allowed to fight," agreed Kali. <br><br>"We better not be last, " warned Fionn. "If we are it won't be my fault so you'll end up in the stocks. If you shame me like that then I'Il get my revenge by having a good feel of your athletic backside while you are locked up." <br><br>"Touch my butt and I'll kill you," Kali growled a warning although it was hard to tell how serious the predator was being. <br><br>While the two bickered the magic of their assignment finished and they woke up in the classroom. <br><br>So did Ruby. <br><br>"What did you learn?" asked Wald. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>23-10-2013, 18:43:13</strong>
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				Ruby remained as neutral about what she saw as much as possible, she was glad she didn't see too much of Kali's time with the nobleman and was thinking about their techniques for getting what they needed. It was certainly a very odd feeling and when she was back in the classroom she shook her head (only as much as the stocks allowed) before focusing on the class again, seeing a few coming around. "Uh..you don't need to hurt anyone to get what you, want? A gentle touch can be just as effective as a spell or brute force?" She hoped that was enough to satisfy the wolf man, she really didn't want to do this again next lesson. She looked down again not wanting to look at Mister Wald and shut up, she had a very bad feeling about her answers. <br><br>(sorry it's a bit short)
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				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>23-10-2013, 20:00:01</strong>
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				Wald said nothing, not at first. <br><br>He walked around Ruby again, his hand slipping down to the small of her back. <br><br>"If that's what you took <br>&nbsp;from the lesson then that's what you've you've learned," the werewolf spoke calmly. <br><br>Appearing beside her again, watching while the remaining students started to reawaken, he said; "You're a smart girl Ruby. I think you'll teach us all something. I want you to take extra lessons with me, though. Everyday except the weekend, before lunch and starting with physical exercise. Did you see how quick Kali was? I want to go running with you and I want you to wear your new leather suit. Yes, you'll get sweaty, yes, you'll probably have to shower again but two things will happen. "<br><br>"Firstly," he continued, "You'll get very used to wearing that suit. Secondly you'll be in training for Sports Day. I want you to do well there. Think about it while I address the class." <br><br>Wald turned his attention to his students. <br><br>"Well done. You all got the amulet. It took one pair nearly a month to do it. Another did it in less than a day. "<br><br>The werewolf teacher, calm and in human form, walked up to White Eye's desk. The young bandit Prince didn't wear an eye mask, he wore his milky white blind eye that he had from with pride. "Do you know why you came last and will be replacing Ruby in the stocks?" <br><br>White Eye sighed, beside him Bale looked sympathetic, "I used force and as a fighter I wasn't supposed to." <br><br>"Good, " said Wald, "This can happen class: Bale and White Eye were partners, White Eye will go to the stocks while Bale is our top performer and now has the ability to control the heat in his cell room. Tell the class how you got the amulet in just one day without magic or melee. "<br><br>Bale spoke in his oddly accented voice, "I paid some local thieves to steal it for me." <br><br>The rest of the class groaned. An obvious work around that might have saved them all some effort. <br><br>Wald returned to Ruby and the stocks. He unfastened the bolt and lifted the wooden restraints. "Remember class it is always better to be the power in the shadows than the risk taker up close to danger." <br><br>One powerful arm was offered to Ruby to help her ease up from the stocks. <br><br>"Important announcement class. From tomorrow the heat in your cells will start to rise. Consider this incentive to come top in an assignment and take control of the settings. If you can't come top it'll get very hot for you and you might have to make deals with your fellow classmates. Some of you have free beds. "<br><br>Wald turned back to Ruby, "Do you accept the extra training with me?" It clearly wasn't a question. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>23-10-2013, 20:15:53</strong>
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				The relief was almost tangible for Ruby, so he wasn't angry with her for her answers. She became tense again when he asked her to train with him, great, she didn't exactly dislike him but she felt an unfamiliar unease with him, especially when he invaded her personal space. Why did it feel like she had no say in the matter? She listened to the students and the announcement that the rooms would keep getting hotter. She thought about that, maybe Jack would be able to find a way to help keep them cool, she wouldn't put it past him to already have a plan in mind. She then wondered if he could do the same with her suit. <br><br>Once she was let up she felt her stiff joints pop as she straightened up and looked up at Mister Wald.<br><br><em>"Do you accept the extra training with me?"</em><br><br>"Yes sir."<br><br>__________________<br><br>"There goes our lunch meetings. Think you can manage a food run on your own Silk? Or both of you could make a go of it." She smiled at her friends as they walked to their next lesson, minion management. "I can jot down some recipes for you so you can continue without me for a while. I'm not sure how long I'll be having these lessons."<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>23-10-2013, 20:39:40</strong>
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				Silk pondered, "I think so. I can get the food. It'll be easier if I had some help and I think it'll be down to luck what we find. It's going to be a bit random. I need you to cook, though, I can't do it." <br><br>The half-Succubus curled her arm around Ruby's, pulling her close and enjoying a bit of a snuggle as they walked. "Wald wants you for... running, eh?... in the period before lunch, not during lunch. If you finish quickly you'll be able to get to our secret kitchen for the start of the break. You'll be shattered but you can do it." <br><br>"QUICK!" an urgent sounding Jack threw open the nearest door and bundled the two girls inside. <br><br>Whispering now, the inventor explained, "Everyone else had gotten ahead of us and I saw the House Bone trolls rounding the corner." <br><br>Giggling from the corner she had been squished into, Silk playfully teased, "Sure Jack, sure. That's what you say but really you just wanted to cram yourself into a supply cupboard with Ruby and I!" <br><br>Jack turned away from the door and seemed to notice for the first time the small cupboard he was in with Ruby and the witch. In fact, he was pressed awfully close to Ruby. <br><br>"Um, trolls... " he insisted, not quite sure how seriously to take Silk. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>23-10-2013, 21:05:16</strong>
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				That made a bit more sense, though she wasn't sure just how knackered she would be, she was by no means an athlete. "Sure I can make it back for lunch..what a nightmare." She sighed then yelped as they were pulled into the closet. It was quite cramped and she was pretty sure any closer would be highly inappropriate. "Uhm..surely they wont attack girls right? Me and Silk can get around them and if you're with us it shouldn't' be a problem, besides I don't fancy any more stock time so can we please get a move on and get to class?" She asked, not really annoyed but with some underlying urgency.<br><br>______________________________<br><br>Minion management was a strange class, they had been given a small group of Goblins each and was left with the project of training them within the year to do whatever task they were trained to do. Ruby was quite excited by this and was already trying to talk to her goblins to teach them how to cook properly. They seemed reluctant at first and didn't want to listen to her. She picked up the smallest one who was kicking and garbling at her. "Shh, what's the matter? Don't you feel a little upset that people aren't enjoying the food you make? I can help if you just let me." <br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>23-10-2013, 21:25:39</strong>
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				The goblins were slow to learn and didn't seem to care if any one enjoyed their food or not, at least this bunch didn't. <br><br>They quickly betrayed their true motivation, though; whether it was being allowed to sample some of the food they had cooked, some of the ingredients or a scratch behind a pointy ear. It might be possible to teach them after all. <br><br>After class Jack met Ruby and Silk, he wasn't alone. "Look..." the steam and metal inventor said stubbornly, "House Bone trolls might go after girls. They're House Bone. They're trolls! They will go after me!"<br><br>Bale stood next to him. The green furred bogeyman had transformed a little, he still had goat like horns and powerful, almost bear like limbs but his face was far more feline now. <br><br>"I've asked Bale to help keep you both safe, " Jack insisted, "He and I are in far more of your classes than I am alone. He said yes very quickly when I asked him." <br><br>Bale offered Ruby and Silk a friendly smile, "I did. I'm still making friends and allies." The shapeshifter nodded to Ruby and added, "I'm in your next class: costumes and disguises." <br><br>Silk eyed Bale confidently, "You look... Big and Strong." <br><br>"I am," Bale said as a mater of fact. He addressed Ruby next, "Do you mind?" 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>23-10-2013, 21:58:15</strong>
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				Ruby quickly learned how to get the goblin's confidence and praised them for trying out her techniques for simple sandwiches, and seemed to enjoy having any scraps of leftovers for themselves. She quite liked them after a while and was quite loath to leave them when class ended. She had to go back to Mister Wald's class to start training with him, she just hoped it wouldn't be over taxing. <br><br>"Hey Bale, Jack" She smiled at them and listened as they offered assistance for getting safely between classes. "I don't mind, it's very kind of you to offer to escort us, but I need to go to Wald's class before lunch. I'll see you after in Costumes and disguises. What will you guys do till then?" she asked, mostly to Silk and Jack but she figured they'd trust Bale to go to their kitchen.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>23-10-2013, 22:23:34</strong>
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				Bale nodded, his shaggy green fur sliding in front of his eyes - also green, like a cat - and forcing him to brush his fringe away with a paw. <br><br>"I understand. I'd like to walk you to his class room then. House Bone are active and aggressive. I've already had to face off with one of their trolls." The bogeyman (whatever that was) seemed disappointed more than anything as he made that revelation. <br><br>"Besides I imagine Mr Wald will pay attention to decisions like this. What would he think of you walking around by yourself?" Bale seemed to have an interesting opinion of the werewolf. <br><br>Silk snuck up behind Ruby, wrapped her arms around her neck and pressed herself up against the baker's back. It seemed to be one of the half-Succubus' favourite positions, "Jack be and I will be fine. I agree with the green furball here.." her lips moved just beside Ruby's ear, her breathe pleasant and warm, "Let him bodyguard you." 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>23-10-2013, 22:38:39</strong>
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				"He'd probably put me in the stocks again."&nbsp; She answered then jumped when Silk draped her arms around her, her face turning beet red in seconds as Silk whispered in her ear. Dammit how did that girl know how to push Ruby right out of her comfort zone. It suddenly felt far too hot in her suit, and her stomach clenched in a strange fashion that she wasn't sure she liked.&nbsp; "Yes ok fine. can you let me go now?" She sighed when Silk did let go and slinked around the corner, pulling back to look at Bale to see if he was coming. <br><br>Outside Wald's door Ruby sighed, trying to gather herself before going inside. Remembering she had company she looked to Bale. "Thanks for coming with me."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>23-10-2013, 23:00:02</strong>
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				"It was my pleasure," replied Bale with an honest smile. "I can see why Silk and Jack like you." <br><br>He paused before adding something else, "I saw you last night. I was visiting the griffons last night when I saw Silk and you sneak into the kitchen. Don't worry; I won't say anything. In fact, I've brought you some canned tuna." <br><br>Bale guessed, "I know I can't give it to you now but I think that if you are willing to trust me you'll tell me how to deliver the cans to Jack." <br><br><div align="center">--+--</div><br>Wald was waiting inside his office. It seemed he wouldn't be running in his teacher clothes and had already changed shoes, into shorts and a vest."<br><br>His voice rumbled, "Good, you're not late. We'll be running in the woods at the back at the school. It's fairly safe but do <em>everything</em> I say. Okay?" <br><br><em>--+--</em><br><br>Outside Wald started running. He set a fairly brisk pace, challenging Ruby but not making it impossible. <br><br>"Stay level with me," he instructed at times, "Push a head and run in front," he ordered at other times. <br><br>The woods out back started off thin and green but after just a few minutes of running the trees were getting larger and more tightly packed. <br><br>The halfway mark was a pile of skulls around a ghostly white tree. "We turn back here," said Wald. <br><br>It was on the way back, running beside Ruby that Wald started to talk more, "I want you to develop a routine and concentrate hard on class. I think this is the best way for you to do well this term. Focus on the routine, on repeating the routine every day and before you know it we'll be at sports day." <br><br>He didn't even seem to be sweating. The werewolf was clearly used to running, "Now Ruby, run ahead of me and tell me what you're routine will be. Tell me what your reward for sticking to it will be and what your forfeit will be for failing to follow it." <br><br>Somewhere behind him, in the distance, a wolf howled. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>23-10-2013, 23:40:54</strong>
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				Ruby was surprised Bale knew about their filching from the kitchens and smiled when he had some things to offer. She explained where they hid out, the kitchen made from an old inventing classroom and how to get there. "He'll be happy I think to have another guy there, and a fellow food lover." She smiled and entered the classroom, expecting a very tiring time of it. <br><br>__________<br><br>Even having expected this ruby was still surprised at how unfit she really was. Not ten minutes into the run and she could feel her chest tightening with the strain of trying to breathe while she kept running, adjusting her pace whenever Wald told her to run ahead or pull back. It was bloody difficult work. At the halfway point they turned around to run back. When he told her it was important to stick to the schedule and asked her to recite her own she had a bit of a problem with it, she was going to be doing things she didn't want the teachers to know about, suppose a few minutes here and there wouldn't be noticed. "Uh..at..at Dawn I wake up with silk, shower, dress go to breakfast." She panted and then continued. "After breakfast, I go to first class, from then go to second class..before lunch I train with you." More panting as she tried to get enough oxygen in her head to think. "During lunch, meet up with Jack and Silk, go over homework, go to lunch too.." She figured she'd write this all down once she got back. "After lunch go to my afternoon classes, after class meet up again with Silk and Jack to continue our homework, then to bed before curfew..maybe a shower again before going to bed." <br><br>She looked over at him, wondering how he didn't even looked phased by all this running, her legs ached now even more, using muscles she'd never used before. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>23-10-2013, 23:56:09</strong>
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				"Good," said Wald not sounding out of breath at all. <br><br>"It can be hard to think, talk and run if you're not used to it so let me offer you some advice. Firstly, don't name names. I'm sure Jack and Silk will make time for you but you can't be sure their routine will always match yours. You will make new friends. You will row with friends too. It happens. It's normal. " <br><br>The werewolf quickened his pace, pushing ahead of Ruby and looking back to make sure she was keeping up. <br><br>"Secondly, you still have to tell me your reward fur success and punishment for failure. This is your deal with me. You must pick a reward and forfeit that you're confident I'll accept. "<br><br>--+--<br><br>From the parapets of one of the school's many balcony Geheim watched the training. <br><br>What was that wolf up to? Why the interest in the girl? <br><br>The satyr enjoyed the view, wishing he had a looking glass through which to better inspect the new leather outfit. Hmm, perhaps he should use his pipes on the girl? <br><br>The runners were only out of sight for a short time. Too short for the werewolf to have done anything to the girl. Perhaps no need for the pipes. Yet. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>24-10-2013, 00:10:44</strong>
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				She hoped the three of them didn't argue, she figured that their schedule's might conflict at times but she hoped to never fight with them, or at least not for very long. "oh..right.." She forgot about that last part, probably because he was right when he said concentrating on thinking and running was difficult. "Uhm...I can't think of anything." She didn't want to name her reward because there wasn't anything that she wanted in particular, and for punishment she really didn't want to imagine what sort of punishments could be met out. "Uh Punishment..an extra lap of running?" It would be harsh but also beneficial, a reward in disguise as it were. The only thing she could think of that she would like to get out of a successful schedule keeping is not having so much to worry about, but what that was exactly she couldn't tell. <br><br>As they got back to the castle she tripped and landed face down in the dust, she groaned and lifted her head to rub her nose, looking at her hand she frowned at the red streak it left and sighed. She got up again and began walking in circles to cool down. Her dad had told her that you should never just stop otherwise you could cramp up which was quite painful. she kept her hand on her nose hoping it would stop bleeding soon. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>24-10-2013, 15:58:32</strong>
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				The run slowed as Wald approached the school gates,&nbsp; giving muscles time to relax and cool down. <br><br>"Come here,"&nbsp; he said as he reached for Ruby's hand to pull her over.&nbsp; "There's a knack to it - and that doesn't work we can visit the school nurse. We have a school doctor too but he isn't so popular." <br><br>Apparently happy to physically move Ruby into position, Wald lined her up so he stood behind&nbsp; her,&nbsp; eased her head back so it rested against his chest and the pinched her nose with his forefinger and thumb. <br><br>"Once you know where the blood gathers in the nose you can pinch it,&nbsp; closing the space, slowing the floor and giving it more time to congeal and stop bleeding. "<br><br>As he held Ruby the technique seemed to start to work and the awkwardly ticklish sensation began to ease. <br><br>While he held her,&nbsp; Wald added, "An extra lap won't do&nbsp; as a forfeit. By Sports Day we'll be running much further than this. At this school we don't do anything for merit. The world does not work like that. Only irresponsible goodie-goodies teach like that. In the real world bad stuff happens if you are not successful. Good stuff happens if you are. "<br><br>He continued, "Here's what we'll do.&nbsp; If you're successful you get a room upgrade. Silk comes too if you want. If you're unsuccessful you have to take care of the kelpie and clean his tank for a month." <br><br>Satisfied that the nosebleed had been defeated the werewolf let Ruby go. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>25-10-2013, 05:24:20</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Looking back on this&nbsp; Ruby would decide that yes it was very very strange, but not unpleasant. She followed Wald and let him shift her so her back was to him, normally this would make her extremely nervous. At least he wasn't being rough with her and she could feel her nose stop throbbing. Once it had stopped she agreed to the terms of her schedule keeping and made her way to the kitchen room, however given her state she doubled back to take a shower first. <br><br>_________<br><br>About halfway through lunch Ruby pretty much fell into the kitchen and collapsed into the nearest chair. "Hey guys." She'd freshened up as best she could (She still looked knackered and was still shaking a bit, not to mention light bruising on the bridge of her nose) but had trouble getting the leather suit back on and had to ask another girl to help. She wasn't sure but she thought the girl had given her a very peculiar look afterwards. "What I miss?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>25-10-2013, 16:17:33</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Silk greeted Ruby with sorry puppy dog eyes, “I’ll do better next time…” she promised. There was not much food to be seen.<br><br>“There’s no kitchen delivery today,” explained Jack, his head popping up from behind a collection of metal pieces he was screwing together. “However, Bale brought us some canned tuna. Then he left – alone – and I think he’s due back soon.”<br><br>Ruby’s timing, or Bale’s, had been perfect. Almost as soon as Jack had finished speaking the door to the illicit kitchen cracked open a little and a green fuzzy face peered through. Although the figure no longer looked as Bale did in the morning, he was still clearly Bale; same eyes, same face.<br><br>The shapechanger had morphed again. Gone were the two mighty horns along with much of the height and body mass. The Bale that entered the room was far more graceful and feline. He even had a long tail that whisked around behind him. He was still green. Always green. <br><br>Perking her interest up and cheered by the basket of food Bale carried, Silk tried to guess, “Ooh... lots of cat in today’s form Bale. I like it. I see some ferret too. I mean; look at how bushy your paws are!”<br><br>Bale grinned happily, “Hiya Ruby, Silk and Jack”. He stalked into the room and put his basket of breads, cheese, meat, milk and mushrooms down before holding up his paws for Ruby to inspect. Silk was right; Bale’s paws were far too large for his current body, softly padded despite having the tips of retractable claws visible and simply covered with puffy green fur. <br><br>Silk slid from the tabletop she had been sitting on and snaked over to stand next to Ruby and Bale. “You’ve brought us food and you’ve transformed into a massage monster!”<br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>25-10-2013, 20:10:30</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby smiled at Silk, she wasn't mad with her, and well as Jack explained it would have been harder today through lack of deliveries. Too tired to get up from the desk she tried to think of an easy meal they could pull together. When the door opened Ruby went to turn but seized up. "Ow..Hey Bale." She leaned on the desk again and sighed, when he came into sight she got a look at the basket and smiled. "Thank you Bale, that looks good." Re thinking she&nbsp; figured a Tuna steak melt with mushrooms sounded just as good as anything else she could make. <br><br>Ruby brought her attention back to Bale as Silk examined his paws, making her smile. "They are quite cute and fluffy. Give me a minute and I'll whip something up for the four of us ow!" She winced as her calf cramped up, this was not fun, was she really that out of shape?
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>25-10-2013, 23:31:07</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Bale helped hand out the food from the basket, "Not a massage monster," he said said a grin, "but if that was a hint then you can certainly have one. These paws, my current form, was simply an attempt to enhance my stealth." <br><br>As Jack stepped back from a set of wires that began began spark and dance, he asked, "Did it work?" <br><br>"Not as well as I hoped," admitted Bale "I'm not used to controlling a tale like this." Even as he handed the last of the mushrooms his green feline tail swished against Ruby's ankles. <br><br>Silk bounded over, "Don't distract him. I believe he was saying something about a massage." <br><br>Bale flexed his new paws, "I believe I have the stamina to massage each of you at each lunch although I already feel the urge to change forms again. This me is not the real me." <br><br>The green bogeyman turned to Ruby, "What you? Do you think you can run with the wolf then feed the hungry every lunch? If you did not also have to cook right now surely you would be first in line for a massage?" <br><br>"I could do your feet!" chirped Silk. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>25-10-2013, 23:42:49</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby giggled at silk and tried to ease the tense muscles in her legs while Bale spoke to her. "I'm sure we'll have time for it, and yes I think I can do this." She got up but was not doing very well at hiding her aches as she sifted through the food items and began cooking, she was shaking some but when it came to making food she would not accept failure. While the meat was searing in the pan she hollowed out some of the rolls and made a creamy sauce with the crumbs, milk and a few herbs they had left over. She added the cheese into the sauce too. After a while she had the meals served in their own hollowed rolls. Only after they had been served did she sink back into her seat and let her body tremble for a few minutes. <br><br>"Maybe a massage isn't such a bad idea, I'm not used to so much activity all in one day." she smiled at Silk, and Bale. She'd have to find a way to thank them for helping her out today, maybe she could ask her papa to send some of his famous goodies. His gingerbread men were his crowning glory, the muffins were perfection and other sweet cakes would be very welcomed she thought. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>26-10-2013, 21:32:14</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				A massage it was.<br><br>Bale accepted a position behind Ruby on her chair, his huge paws wrapping over her shoulders and beginning to knead.&nbsp; Silk, with a devilish grin on her face, kicked off her own slippers, sat cross legged and began to take care of Ruby’s feat.<br><br>“I am dressed the part,” Silk pointed out, still wearing her silky baggy trousers and wrap around top that exposed her taught stomach, “What did I call this costume? Arabian slave?” <br><br>Jack, still fighting with the wires that insisted on sparking electricity and dancing around the metal casing he was trying to secure them into, remarked, “Two on one? Is that really necessary for a message?” He was teasing.&nbsp; “I should invent a massage machine… I’ve been hankering to build some nifty gadgets into a chair and Ruby has agreed to be my assistant!”<br><br>Silk, having rescued Ruby’s toes from shoes, shook her head, “There’s a time and a place for chair based fun but right now Ruby needs her friends”. Having a half-Succubus sex witch as a foot masseuse is quite an experience. Somehow Silk’s fingers seemed to find all the right spots – and then some more – on Ruby’s feet.<br><br>“Enjoying yourself?” asked Bale, with a touch of a feline purr entering his accent. The bogeyman stood behind Ruby, looking down from above and over her shoulder. “I can only half see Silk because of your… ah, your shapely… ah, because of the careful tailoring of your leather suit. Do let me know if she misbehaves.”<br><br>The battle won with the dangerous wires, Jack leaned over the desk to regard the group massage.&nbsp; “Four weeks of this won’t be so bad, eh?” He said to Ruby. <br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>26-10-2013, 22:17:44</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				The next few weeks were pretty much the same thing, day in day out. Ruby took her schedule seriously and kept working with Wald. after the first week the training was starting to pay off and she didn't cramp up so much after that. The massages helped too, but Ruby still felt embarrassed whenever she got that much attention. On the third Friday her Papa had sent her two baskets of his home made treats, one large one to share with her friends and one smaller one for Mister Wald. She managed to sneak it into his classroom very early one morning and left a thank you note with it. <br><br>With just two days to go before the big sports day (Saturday) Ruby was examining the effects of her training in her room with Silk. "I didn't realise how much could change in just a few weeks, Should we take the basket up tot he kitchen?" She asked, turning around to pull on her suit, which wasn't hugging her so much around the stomach any more but still showed off her limbs and chest. She'd managed to get the hang of putting it on by herself but Silk seemed to enjoy helping her anyway so she let the witch zip her up. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>26-10-2013, 22:25:04</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				“I don’t think so,” said Silk as she spent a minute to helpfully flatten sort out a wrinkle on the back of Ruby’s leather suit, stroking it flat with her open palm before moving to fight a similar battle with a wrinkle that somehow appeared by her hip.<br><br>“I think we should insist that we’ve no idea where the kitchen is. In fact, I’m going to act surprised if anyone even hints at the possibility of their being a kitchen&nbsp; in this school.” With a grin, she added, “I know we’ve got no space here but I’m sure I can magic up a transformation of the basket. Look at all that weaving. I bet that can be transformed into something else.”<br><br>Finally, she stepped away from Ruby. “You better give me a spin so I can make sure all those wrinkles are really gone. While you’re doing so why don’t tell me which of the Sports Day events you’ve signed up for. You know how it works, right? You pick one. You get randomly assigned one. It’s all compulsory with the usual prizes for the winners and forfeits for the losers. I’m going to be pick wrestling even though Bertha told me they’re keeping the males and the females separate this year.”<br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>26-10-2013, 22:35:12</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby smiled at her friend and turned around, wrinkle free and playfully swatted Silk's wandering hands away. "But I want to share this with you Jack and Bale, they'll be waiting for us. besides Jack made that new locking system only we know how to open. I'd like to get our homework done before Monday." She picked up the basket then put it back down. "Think you could disguise this before we go?" She asked as she pulled her boots towards her and began tying up the laces. "I'm not sure, I don't think I know all the events, I think I could do the track or relay race..do they do that?" She still had a lot to learn about this school but she was getting better at figuring things out. <br><br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>26-10-2013, 22:58:26</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Silk wiggled her fingers and the basket vanished in a puff of smoke. It had been replaced a series of leather straps, buckles, and the occasional little ball threaded onto a smooth piece of string that reached between the leather straps.<br><br>The Half-succubus wiped the wicked grin from her face and said, “Just got magic to disguise it appropriate to the spell already on your leather outfit.”<br><br>Quickly, she moved onto the next topic; “Oh? You don’t know any of the sports day events? I only know some. There’s swimming and running and they come in different flavours. For example, four legged villains are in a difference race than two legged and aquatic monsters swim in a different race than the rest of us. There’s climbing, wrestling, fencing, archery, knife throwing, weightlifting, boxing, dodge-ball, jumping and some combined events for the hardcore – you know, triathlons that include a swim, a run and then finish with fencing. The good news is that those multi-event combos are optional only.”<br><br>“I hear Wald is one of the judges this year…” she teased playfully. <br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>26-10-2013, 23:10:27</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				The disguised basket made Ruby giggle as she finished tying her boots and looked up at Silk as she explained the events. "Well I can't swim so that's out. I don't know if I'd be any good at climbing I've only been running with Mister Wald." She blushed as Silk mentioned that he'd be a judge this year. "Oh well uh..good I guess. stop that." She snapped playfully and got up to pick up the bundle of rope and leather, holding it under one arm. "I wouldn't mind trying Archery though, maybe have a go at the races." She smiled and offered her arm for silk before they left to find the boys.<br><br>The kitchen indeed had a new locking system in place and Ruby twisted the handle three times to the right, half a turn left then pushed it down to open it and slip inside with Silk, placing the basket on one of the desks so they could get into the treats throughout the day. Their homework lay on one of the other desks ready for them to begin working on it. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>26-10-2013, 23:30:58</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Bale arrived first. He was still green and apparently unable to change colour. For the last few days the shapeshifter had been large; a 7-foot talls creature that might have been something like an anthropomorphic bison at its core, with two twisted horns, cloven feet, powerful muscles and shaggy, short fur, but Bale also had claws, a short tail and feline eyes. <br><br>He had had no more trouble from aggressive House Bone trolls. They got out of his way.<br><br>Jack, wisely, followed in behind his powerful friend. Jack was dressed as usual except for his gauntlet. Over the last little while he had been working on a leather glove that was covered in a host of inventions. In class he had demonstrated its ability to shoot a bolas and bring down someone trying to run away.<br><br>Both of the guys had managed to “win” an assignment and taken control of the heating in their room. Bale had won a second and earned an upgrade in size. With more space he had started experimenting with growing into larger shapes.<br><br>Silk had won a class assignment too, thankfully not after too many delays, and although that had given Ruby and her control of the heat in their cell like room the witch still insisted it was too warm and continued to wear very little, if anything, at night.<br><br>Only Tsaar had struggled but as a lizardman he had coped with the heat. He had ended up moving in with Grok, paying the troll with his lunch in return until just under a week ago when Wald had set a swamp adventure as an assignment and the lizardman had excelled. Silk had hated the swamp, coming last and spending her first day in the stocks and had dressed especially for it in especially small hot pants. <br><br>“My favourite two girls,” rumbled Bale, his voice a deep growl in his current from. “We’ve brought supplies. Jack pointed out that goblins couldn’t count so when they were expecting a delivery of a dozen chickens to roast we helped them carry all 12 inside.” He put the chicken down on the table.<br><br>“It’s a shame there’s no food based events at the Sports Day. Not sure what I’m going to pick. Swimming? I hear Orani might go for swimming too. I wonder what she’ll wear?”<br><br>Always quick, Silk offered, “I’ve a micro bikini I can try and talk her into wearing. I bet you’d like that. Ruby and I could give her the magic costume picking experience as we’ve not done that since the start of term. Hmm, yes, lots of possibilities there…”<br><br>Jack looked eager. <br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>26-10-2013, 23:41:51</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Looking at the door Ruby smiled and ran over to greet the boys, giving them a hug in turn. "Oh sweet, thanks bale." She went to prepare the chicken and let it slow cook until later. She listened to the conversation behind her and washed her hands before joining them again. She loved how the four of them got on and was just taking a moment to appreciate it before she gave Silk a small smile and gestured to their hidden basket of goodies. "Well we may as well get started on our papers then we can have all of tomorrow to prepare for sports day, and give Silk some time to convince Orani to swim in he bikini." she gave Bale a knowing look and settled herself down in front of her homework ready to get on with it. she had to meet with Wald before lunch again and was sure she'd be back in time for lunch with everyone. <br>"What are you planning on adding to your glove Jack?"
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>26-10-2013, 23:51:45</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Bale stroked his shaggy chin and grinned back at Ruby, “I suspect you’ve already ruled out swimming for yourself? I’d be happy to teach you if you like…”<br><br>Silk jumped in again, “You’re right, I don’t think our Ruby is too keen. Good news: I also have another bikini which is excellent for learning to swim in.”<br><br>“Hey, wait! You two planned that!” protested Jack playfully while he sat on his desk, ignoring any homework he had and fiddled with his glove. <br><br>In response to Ruby, he said, “Not sure. I kind of need a problem to solve before I can think of an invention. I think I need a leash. Something to help manage your standard kidnap situation.”<br><br>“Too small to simply throw someone over your shoulder and run off, eh?” teased Bale, making the most of his giant form. “Maybe you should invent a sword for sports day and enter fencing.”<br><br>Jack turned back to Ruby, “What do you think? A good idea?”<br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>27-10-2013, 00:08:54</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby giggled at Jack's expression and shook her head. "I'm good, I'm not too keen on swimming anyway, I'll stick to running and maybe have a go at the archery. I'll need to practice a little though." She offered and began making a few notes on her work sheet before writing on some fresh paper. "I think you'd be good at the fencing you're pretty quick on your feet, and if you are allowed your own sword why not make your own? What events will you be doing Bale?" She asked curiously, shifting in her chair to face him. <br><br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>28-10-2013, 21:14:04</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"I think I'd do pretty well and stuff like climbing and running. I don't want to come last but still want to find out I can and can't do. Tempting to sign up for either the long or high jump." <br><br>The shaggy bogeyman looked thoughtful, "I often use an animal as the basis for my shapeshift. What would I use if I was going jumping and how would I modify it? Don't often shift right... but there's no harm in trying." <br><br>Silk was curious, "What have you tried to shift into Bale? A person? I mean; could you make yourself look like Jack? Can you make yourself giant. Ooo. Could you make one specific part of yourself really big... Like, er, like your finger?" <br><br>Bale laughed again, apparently getting at what Silk was hinting at. "Never tried. So could I shift into a green version of Ruby that filled her leathers as well as she does? Simply don't know." <br><br>Jack drooled, "Two Rubies, imagine that!" 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>29-10-2013, 19:31:29</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby smiled then giggled when Jack got excited at there being two of her and then pulled another piece of paper towards her. "Bale why not try this shape?" She made some doodles and turned it around to show him a kangaroo, a messy one but the shape was about right. "They can jump very far and very fast, plus they have a pouch so you can hold stuff there like a pocket. Or maybe.." She doodled again showing a cheetah. "These guys are super fast." She tried picturing what the two animals would look like together. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>29-10-2013, 20:38:08</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Bale studied Ruby's sketching. "Oh, I see. Hurm... I'll think about it over morning class."<br><br>Jack slept to his feet, "Crap. Morning class! I'd forgotten all about that. Grok's in the stocks today after he knocked out that guard yesterday while Wald was running one of those&nbsp; 'no violence' tests. He's convinced Tsaar is going to steal from his desk. I promised to watch the lizardman and reassure Grok he was behaving."<br><br>Silk shook her head, "I don't even want to know what Grok might have that's worth stealing. I heard that Rankin now has three room apartment and even a laundry service because he's come top of the class so often. Now that's incentive."<br><br>Jack grinned, "He still doesn't have a private shower. Has to bathe with the rest of us commoners."<br><br>"Before you distract Silk with mental images," teased Bale, "Are you saying you need to get to class a little early today?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>29-10-2013, 21:07:12</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby was giggling even more before she packed her things away, gave one more look at the basket and grabbed a muffin from it, eating quickly before following her friends to class. She felt pretty confident today,s he'd been doing ok in class, at least she wasn't coming last all the time but she also wasn't quite being as evil as her teachers wanted, she got the feeling they were trying their hardest to get her to do something really evil. <br><br>Which they were, in the staff room bets had been placed to see who could get her to commit the most evil before term ended, some had bets on how she'd do in sports day or how often she'd be in the stocks. But what she didn't know wouldn't hurt her, not much anyway. Once the four of them reached class they were relieved to find they weren't the last to arrive and found their seats. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>29-10-2013, 22:14:15</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				“This will be interesting” rumbled Bale, “Look at today’s pairings. Ruby, you’ll have to squeeze onto the bench beside me… should I make myself smaller?”<br><br>The shapeshifting bogeyman, still in his huge 7 foot plus form, was right. The sparkling green writing that denoted who should sit wear had Bale and Ruby together. Silk was partnered with Tsaar, again. Jack found himself with Fiona; Fionn’s twin sister.<br><br>Jack shrugged as he sat down, “It’ll be easy for me. Fiona will want to issue about a hundred and one instructions. I think she’s a queen in training or something.”<br><br>Silk sashayed over to her desk, “I think she and Fionn are royal knights at the Unseelie place. They may have even more noble parents, I suppose. I wonder why Wald teams me up with Tsaar so often? Oh well, he’s cute in his own way and very eager to please.”<br><br>Other students started to arrive and take their desks. Grok, the class troll, was waiting by the stocks by the time Mister Wald arrived and humbly squeezed himself down into the restraints when ordered to do so.&nbsp; <br><br>The werewolf teacher began, “One thing to note before we begin today’s assignment. Before you leave here for your lunch break you’ll tell me which ONE Sports Day event you wish to participate in. I shall tell you which ONE Sports Day event you have been assigned. If you wish to do more than these two you need to report to Mistress Benedicte’s office before Lights Out at curfew.”<br><br>“Today’s assignment is this: A baron has been taxing his people to fund a war being fought far away. His people are hungry, starving and dying. A group of rebels have started to fight back, stopping the tax collectors from removing food supplies from the villages and stealing back gold tax. These rebels have learned of a large wagon, filled with money, that will heading from the village of Targ to the town of Chestersford. They plan to stop it, capture the money and redistribute it to the villages.&nbsp; The problem? It’s a trap. The wagon with the gold chest is far more well-guarded than they believe.&nbsp; For a passing mark you will ensure that none of the leaders of the rebels are captured or killed going after this wagon. For a pass with credit you’ll help secure the war chest full of gold for the rebels.”<br><br>One by one classmates started to place their hands on the magical print marks on the desks in front of them. Eyes closed as they travelled through whatever magic made the assignments possible. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>30-10-2013, 11:25:30</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Now this sounded like an assignment she could do, it wasn't particularly evil so she wouldn't feel too guilty about aiding the rebels. Ruby managed to sit by Bale without too much squishing, however before she placed her hands on the paper she gave mister Wald a brief look, wondering if he'd gotten the basket she left him, it wasn't on the desk so perhaps he had? She gave Bale an encouraging smile then placed her hand on the desk, immediately falling into the world they would be occupying for their assignment. <br><br>When she found bale she went over to him and began hashing out ideas with him. They could scare the tax collectors away from their weapon, Ruby could create a story that there was a monster on the path that they were taking, it didn't matter if they believed her or not they'd soon find out for themselves, but until then she would offer help to bale into becoming the biggest, scariest monster they could think of. <br><br>Not wanting to waste too much time she asked bale to follow her to the rebels under a hood as a boy, it wasn't too difficult to gain their trust, especially when she used a few tricks silk taught her. Simpering and almost crying seemed to win them over and they agreed to postpone their plans to attack the weapon until the night after the original plan. That gave them a small window to get ahead on the road and have Bale terrify the guards and disable the weapon if he had to. It would be difficult to know what it would do, but she trusted bale would be ok. <br><br>Ruby waited for the weapon to arrive on the road, she'd had a sparring session with the rebels and looked quite thoroughly beaten up, she was fine, just bruising that she knew wouldn't follow her back to the classroom though they might ache a bit. She bolted from the trees and ran into one of the guards and began babbling a mile a minute about a huge beast. Some laughed, others looked concerned, others thought she was crazy, the one holding her had a very odd look, stuck between shock, smugness that he had her in his arms and confusion at her garbled words. Behind her back she flashed a small mirror to signal Bale. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>01-11-2013, 02:02:03</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Bale knew had made a mistake as soon as he burst forth into view. It took him a few more strides until he understood what that mistake was. <br><br>Size. <br><br>He had always found size fascinating and had been concentrating on going large and terrifying quickly in order to achieve the mission goal of scaring people away from the wagon. <br><br>He started off as a huge three dog headed gorilla creature but found himself growing rapidly with each stride towards Ruby and the target. Soon he towered over the trees. <br><br>Tendrils burst from his furry body. He'd never had tendrils before and was barely able to regulate all the basic body functions, like his heart, at this colossus size to devote much attention to trying two control them. <br><br>The tendrils whipped out towards the guards, the wagon and Ruby. Some guards were tossed away, the mighty Bale creature easily flinging them into trees and bushes, and others fled. <br><br>A tendril wrapped around Ruby's waist, pulling her into the air - a rescue from the wagon guard, perhaps - and waved her around. <br><br>Another toppled the wagon over. <br><br><br>--+-+--<br><br><br>In the classroom Wald squinted at the basket that had been left for him. He had been sure it was a trick, a trap, until he had picked up Ruby's scent on it. <br><br>It was a kind gesture. He was always hungry. He was a wolf. Ruby was showing some promise too but still seemed to be resisting the responsibilities that came with being a catalyst for change. She would need to learn to take tough decisions and accept that to change the world for the many you sometimes had to inconvenience the few. <br><br>He would thank her on the run and when he was sure the satyr wasn't spying. He was also going to add a rope climb up a wooden wall to the run as it was time to workers on her arm muscles. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>01-11-2013, 06:26:41</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby's eyes widened at the size of bale and was terrified, frozen to the spot until she was hoisted off the ground by the tendril wrapped around her middle. She yelped in surprise at being tossed around like an old rag doll. The guards all fled and the rebels were already gathering what they could from the weapon before also high tailing it back to the trees. Ruby felt like she was going to pass out if she experience any more g-force. "BALE STOP!" She&nbsp; tugged at the tendril trying to get free but ended up falling from his grip. <br><br>________<br><br>Ruby shot backwards and landed on the desk behind her, drenched in sweat and about ready to up chuck. Seeing the classroom when she opened her eyes she swallowed back the bile then dropped back into her seat and dropped her head on the desk, going over what had just happened and hoping she hadn't failed miserably at this assignment. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>02-11-2013, 00:02:26</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Wald was waiting. "Would you recognise the symbol that was painted on the wagon? The white eagle?" He listened to Ruby's answer before returning too his desk. <br><br>Two by two the students woke. He could tell how unsettled Bale was after losing control. <br><br>The werewolf teacher knew he could nearly divide his entire class into two. He had stars like Rankin, Fionn and Fiona - even Silk if she put her mind to it. He also had those which still faced a challenge - Tsaar, Bale, Bertha and Ruby. <br><br>"Sounded easy?" he addressed the class, "But some on how failed the assignment. Well done to Fiona for coming top. Simply put she ordered the rebels what to do and they did it. Silk; you might have come top... had in not been for your little 'party'." <br><br>His eyes scanned the room, watching the reaction of students who thought they had underperformed. White Eye wasn't happy - but he had done very well; just not as well as had hoped here would do. Bale and Ruby looked uneasy, especially Bale. <br><br>"Bertha. You came last. You fought with the rebels to get them to obey you. You left them tied up. If you had bothered to check you would have discovered you killed two of them! Since you left them tied up they were found by the village guards. A disaster. "<br><br>The orc stamped her fist on the table. I wasn't quite a challenge to Wald's authority, its was anger and frustration. The werewolf knew a challenge was coming, though. Bertha was struggling to be a villain that caused change rather than just a wild orc who gave in to her violent urges. She needed to be a leader and not a henchman. <br><br>"I've more news. You've all finally gained control of the temperature in your room. Great. I'm taking that right away; from all or you. I don't care if you're still in the little cell assigned to you when you arrived or have worked up to a small suite, I don't care if you have a roommate of not. We're starting again. This time if you don't come top in the assignment then the temperature in yourself room will drop. It'll get very cold after too many average performances."<br><br>Tsaar, the lizardman who could cope with the heat, looked terrified. Fionn and Fiona from the Winter Fairy Courts locked pleased. Walden wondered whether the second half of the first term would kill any of his students. <br><br>"It's nearly lunch break. I want you all to file past my desk and tell me which ONE sports day event you'll offer to do. I'll tell you which extra ONE the teacher committee will also have you do. "
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>02-11-2013, 13:05:15</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Once back in her seat ruby let her head drop onto the desk and waited while Wald spoke but felt Bale shaking next to her. She put her hand on his and gave him a brief smile to re-assure him. They hadn't come last which was good, but with Wald resetting the temperatures of the rooms that seemed to make everyone's hopes drop a little. Well almost everyone's, she noted looking at some of the expressions on people's faces, poor Tsaar, maybe she could sneak him some extra blankets? <br><br>While everyone went up to give their choices for sports day she waited until last so she could see if he got the basket, she hoped he liked it. But that wasn't the reason she wanted to wait till everyone else had left, well that's what she told herself anyway. "Sir? I was hoping to maybe do one of the races unless that's what I've been picked to do, if that's the case then I was thinking of trying out the archery." 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>05-11-2013, 19:21:38</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Wald look pleased, “I’m relieved Ruby. After all our running together I think I would have been offended if you had not made one of the running races your first choice. Let’s put you in for the 200 metres. That’ll do you well.”<br><br>The werewolf checked his notes before carrying on, “Also, you’ll be pleased to know, that this means the event the school is asking you do is the archery. Seems like we’re starting to think along the same lines now. Good.”<br><br>He put his head down and returned his attention to the notes on the desk before apparently remembering one last thing, “Oh, and thank you for the basket. I know you’re not attempting to earn extra favour with your teachers with the gesture. You should, though, this school fully experts students to try and bribe, blackmail and cheat their way to success.”<br><br>To be honest, he wasn’t entirely sure of Ruby’s intentions with the basket. Was she just being nice? If so; why him? A thank you for the extra running? <br><br>“This will be your last run with me before Sports Day. It’ll be your first with a rope and wall climb as I’m adding that to the mid-point in the run. That’s out by the tree marked with the carved demon faces. You’ll want to bring gloves.”<br><br>He couldn't work out why he had just tipped her off to the gloves. His mouth worked faster than his brain at times.<br><br>“Don’t be late.”<br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>05-11-2013, 21:44:34</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Well that was convenient she thought. She was about to leave it at that when he thanked her for the basket, making her positively beam with joy. "You're welcome sir, I'm glad you like it. You're right it's not a bribe, more a thank you for helping me." Once he then informed her of a change to their usual routine she nodded. "No sir, I'll be there. See you later." She then left to catch up with the others and linked her arm through Silk's and smiled. "Hey, do you happen to have any gloves to match the suit?" She asked, still smiling a toothy grin. <br><br>_____________<br><br>After the morning's lessons Ruby was out waiting for Wald and stretching as usual so she wouldn't pull anything while they did their run. She'd just finished by the time he got there and just smiled at him before taking off at a dead run. she'd certainly improved since the first time and was quite a ways ahead of him, giggling to herself thinking it would almost look like he was chasing her for a few minutes, though it was likely he'd tell her to slow down and keep pace, not that she planned on doing that today. She wasn't sure why but the thought of going as fast as she was able was appealing. <br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>06-11-2013, 20:02:10</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Wald didn't mind chasing Ruby through the woods and up to the wall climb. He hadn't insisted on her running in the tight villain suit just for the times he was behind her; it was important that she could run, leap, fight and climb in it. It was important she could swim comfortably too and that was another challenge. <br><br>Besides, he was running slowly. Even in this form he could overtake her with ease. It wasn't a fair race. He was a werewolf. Hunting down people in the woods was what he did. <br><br>The climbing wall loomed into sight. Wald knew it would dampen Ruby's spirits. Silk would no doubt expend a little of her precious energy in cheering Ruby up afterwards. The half-Succubus was living on a virtual starvation diet. Wald wasn't sure why the witch had made that choice but he had discovered she sometimes used this very time to quickly top up. The stablehand was completely in her thrall. <br><br>Moss and grime covered the wooden climbing wall but Wald had left the handouts and tiny ledges in. Ruby would need to use them wisely. There was also two thick ropes to use. This would be a formidable challenge for the human. She would fall in the in the mud many times but would she have either the upper body strength and determination to get over the wall. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>07-11-2013, 11:05:45</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby was in too good a mood to be brought down by the wall, (at first) She wasn't very good at climbing by the looks of things and the amount of times she ended up on her back on the ground covered in mud. However being the tenacious little red head she always jumped back up, caught her breath and tried again, sometimes with the rope sometimes without, but a different way each time, when she got to the places she knew she'd fallen she'd pause to think. <br>It was well into lunch when she finally got to the top, checked the time and yelped, of course falling back off the wall but hit the ground running. "Sorry sir I'll try harder tomorrow bye." She called back, and shot off much faster than when she began the run just to get to the showers and change before lunch ended. <br><br>When Ruby tumbled into the kitchen room to meet her friends, hair still dripping wet and wearing her plain shirt and pants, gasping for air as she pulled herself into a seat. "Sorry guys..the run took much longer today. What I miss?" She asked, smiling at them and pulling one of the muffins out of the basket she'd left there, good thing really she had no time left to start making anything from scratch. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>07-11-2013, 23:30:24</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"Just chatting about Sports Day," said Jack from behind a pike of cables and wires. He was working on his personal rapier. <br><br>Bale sounded puzzled, "They've put me into climbing. I don't understand. I can easily adapt my body to do that really well. What are they thinking?" <br><br>Silk had her legs tucked under her seat, "Maybe they want to see you climb?" <br><br>The half-Succubus turned her smile to Ruby, "Did you avoid swimming?" 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>08-11-2013, 01:19:28</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby nodded at that, finishing her muffin and tried to think why they would make Bale climb when Silk asked if she avoided swimming. "Yah, I'm running and doing the archery anyway. Turns out that's what they put me down for. Careful with the climbing Bale I think that they might have some tricks in store for the event. Just a hunch." She smiled and stretched herself out to ease her muscles. "What class do we have next?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>08-11-2013, 17:18:59</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"We're together in Minion Management," said Silk as she slid to her feet. "I'm so tired I just want to sleep so I'm going to task my stupid goblins with ensuring I'm not disturbed." <br><br>Jack and Bale both laughed. "After class we're going to practice a little for Sports Day. Join us if you want or we'll see you at the event?" <br><br>Jack added, "I really really need to get my sword finished! Secret weapons need to be ready before they're any good." <br><br>The steampunk kitchen had slowly been transformed into a weird combination of chemistry lab meets kitchen with engineering lab meets mechanics workbench. Jack had even managed to rig up a lock for the door that made it seem the door was jammed if the old key was used. The most recent addition to the room had a been made by Silk. She had found a pile of soft pillows from somewhere and stashed them in the corner for catnaps and snoozes. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>09-11-2013, 14:46:50</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby nodded and was eager to get in some archery practise before sports day. "Sure I'll join you two, there is an archery range somewhere right?" She asked, hopefully there was so she could give it a go. She smiled at Silk, she seemed to be getting tired much quicker these days and she wondered why, perhaps she could help if she only knew but had no idea how to ask the girl why. <br><br>She offered to help Jack with his sword for the remainder of lunch break then headed to the minion management class with silk and took her small group of goblins to the kitchens and went over kitchen hygiene with them. She had to bribe them a little with a few cakes she'd showed them how to make and watched as they cleaned up everything in the room and helped reach the places their little arms couldn't get. They were getting much better with their cooking, she actually enjoyed breakfast that morning. She praised them all for their work and learned all their names which seemed to make them puff out their little chests with delight. It was quite adorable really. <br><br>Once class was over she quickly scribbled down her progress report and left it on the teacher's desk, being just vague enough so no one would know what she was doing until she revealed it later in the year, she had noticed some students discussing the improved food lately and was feeling quite smug. <br><br>After class she joined the boys for practise on the sports grounds and began looking through the equipment for a bow and arrow to use. She found it in a large box of stuff and a few good arrows to use. She went back outside to join the boys and looked for a target, thinking they'd already be outside.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>10-11-2013, 18:49:35</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				It was busy in the sports area outside; many pupils at Heathen’s School for Despicable Villainy had been roped into Sports Day and it seemed none of them wanted to come last in their events.<br><br>At the archery range there was no sign of Bale or Jack. A tall, slender, green haired girl stood at the far end of the courtyard with a compound bow in her hands. She held it well, with expertise and practise and her back was perfectly straight.<br><br>Dog headed lizard-like humanoids were running back and forth for her. She shot down the range, pinning the straw man target with a black arrow and one of the little kobolds sprinted down, examined where the arrow had struck and shouted out a correction. “Left!” squeaked one of them; she shot again – only just when the kobold had gotten out of the way – an inch to the left. If the straw man had had a heart then he would have had an arrow through it.<br><br>“I wouldn’t bother them,” whispered a voice near Ruby’s ear.&nbsp; The speaker was only just visible in the light; a shimming whisp of ectoplasm that floated nearby.<br><br>House Spectre was one of the more mysterious Houses in the School. Silk had once talked about a House made entirely up of ghosts and shades. If this whisperer was one of them then he sounded fairly friendly it a little concerned.&nbsp; <br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>11-11-2013, 22:57:58</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby almost leapt out of her skin and fell over when someone suddenly whispered in her ear, she looked about for the source and spotted the strange spectre floating around above her and tried to calm herself down. "Oh..ok than..do you know another place I can practice this?" She held up the bow to show what she meant as she got herself back on her feet. She looked over to where the other girl was still firing, just missing the kobolds by inches as they scurried to get out of the way, she felt sorry for the poor things and looked away, not wanting to see one get shot. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>14-11-2013, 22:30:59</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				The whisp was hard to see; perhaps even harder when looked at directly. It's voice - was it male? hard to tell - was soft and somewhat musical. "I've never been outside the grounds of the school... but perhaps the woods?"<br><br>There was a pause and then another warning; "But now is not the time to go out alone. The Houses will want to win. They will take their chance to remove competitors and athletes of the other Houses from the games."<br><br>At that moment the green haired girl let out a shout of joy. She'd managed to put three arrows in a row straight into the bullseye. As she celebrated the little kobolds joined in with a happy dance of their own, sharing in the delight. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>16-11-2013, 07:27:52</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Well that put a damper on things, but she wouldn't be alone if she asked the wisp to come with her. "Well...I've been outside a few times, would you like to come with me? If anything happens one of us can get help, I should really practice before sports day otherwise I'll be at quite a disadvantage." She checked the progress of the other girl who seemed to be something of a crack shot with her weapon of choice. She sighed not liking her chances, at least she could try to not come last that's all she would dare hope for, running she could do, climbing maybe but archery she had not done before, save maybe one or two tries with a child's small set of wooden arrows and a paper target. <br><br>Picking herself up ruby lead the way to the woods, staying on the edge and then picking a tree to use as a target, using an odd shaped knot at the bullseye she spent the next few hours getting used to the bow. <br><br>___________<br><br>On the day of sports day classes had been cancelled while everyone gathered outside for their events. Ruby stuck to Silk like glue, not wanting to get lost in the crowd of people. She had her bow and quiver on her back but would be leaving them with Silk for the running portion of the day. She'd given good luck's to Jack and Bale at breakfast and to a few other classmates she'd gotten to speak to in other classes. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>16-11-2013, 20:58:16</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Silk was happy and glowing by the end of the day, showing more energy and smiles than she had in weeks.<br><br>The half-Succubus had made it three rounds in the wrestling, this was the event she had entered, and had won the first by simply whispering something into the ear of the girl she was tangled around that her opponent yelped, blushed and ran off. Silk had one the second round by being far more flexible and dexterous than the she-troll she had been pitted against, able to squeeze out of any lock and eventually trick her opponent into staggering out of the ring.&nbsp; Her rival in the third round had been a large and equally dexterous anthro-griffon who had used her wings to great effect but effectively pinned Silk to the ground with her body, using the full weight of her chest to keep Silk’s head to the floor for a count of ten.<br><br>“I lost to boobs,” Silk had chirped, sounding&nbsp; content. “It was worth it.”<br><br>The sex witch’s second event had been swimming. It was a popular one with the spectators, crowds of young men and women watching from the stands or with scrying orbs.&nbsp; Silk hadn’t finished in the top three in her first race and was out straight away. She’d exited the change and shower rooms much later, announcing that she had made friends with a mermaid called Aqualine and wanted to do more swimming now. <br><br><br>Jack had done fairly well. He passed the first round of sword fighting (rapier class). His modified rapier somehow managing to hideaway so many springs, secret blades and contraptions in the simple hilt that he took a Dark Elf noble out. The Dark Elf, one of the popular names in House Gore had been tipped to win the fencing championship and Jack’s victory had caused quite a stir. <br><br>The mad inventor went out in the second round to an agile werepanther who went on to win the tournament. He had seen Jack’s modified sword and wasn’t ambushed by the sudden storm of blades it could eject. Jack was very thankful that Umbraclaw was also in House Gore and had gone on to win. <br><br>Like Silk, Jack had gone out in the first round of the event the school had forced him to do. In this case it was long jump. “They’re only making me do this because of father,” he grumbled, “but father had his spring-heeled boots.&nbsp; Maybe I should have worked on those rather than my sword? No. I like my sword!”<br><br>Bale, on the other hand, had done very well. The shapeshifting bogeyman was neither happy nor unhappy about his victories – just confused.&nbsp; <br><br>He had become a multi-limbed cat creature for the climbing, reaching the top a good ten seconds before his nearest rival – a lizardman from House Venom – did.&nbsp; He had followed some of Ruby’s advice for the high jump, becoming a kangaroo like creature with powerful hind legs but adding a twisty, spring like tail of his own to assist with the launch.<br><br>All three – and perhaps a whisp too, it was hard to see at times – were in the crowds by the time Ruby was directed to her 200 metre track race. The lineup looked tough; another werepanther, two elegant looking human-sized faeries that appeared to be similar to Fionn and Fiona, a pirate, two bandits and a half-orc with wild black hair. All female, as per the gender and size/type segregation of the day.<br><br>The referee for the race was one of the school’s teachers – a tall ebony black woman with a body covered in glowing tattoos. “The first to the finishing line wins.”<br><br>“Go!” and the glowing woman dropped her flag. <br><br>The half-orc grabbed a spear from where she had hidden it by the side of the track and immediately dived at the werepanther. The race – part fight – was on!<br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>17-11-2013, 03:48:05</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby was quite happy to cheer on her friends and hugged every one of them when they came back from their event, weather they won or lost. She giggled at Silk's quite calm acceptance of defeat and just gave her an extra hug.&nbsp; She was very happy for Bale and was excitedly complimenting his transformation skills. When it came her turn for the running she had no idea it was part fight and was terrified by the orc girl grabbing a spear and bolted from the starting line like a greyhound with it's tail on fire. <br><br>She'd won the race long before the others had stopped fighting and ducked when one of the panther's had made a dive for her after they caught up and giggled at the cat for landing on her face. She dared not say anything and just helped up her competitor who looked so confused that she just wandered off the track. <br><br>The Archery wasn't too long after the races, Ruby had come at least top three in each of them, and fourth in the last one having gone back to help the orc who'd been limping since the third race. She got many strange looks for it but ignored them.<br><br>Taking her place on the line of archers she looked around wondering where the targets were, there were other archers about thirty yards opposite them looking equally nervous. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>22-11-2013, 20:57:37</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Among the people watching the archery was the friendly little whisp of a spirit that had first spoken to Ruby out here in the archery range. "I hope no one dies today..." it said sadly.<br><br>"Mine you, if someone dies again - I'll probably get my first friend. Hopefully. Unless the spirit goes to join the ranks of the banshees. I wouldn't like that." The whisp seemed easier to see here than anywhere else in or near the school. In fact, during Ruby's quick archery practise in the woods just by the school the whisp was barely visible and spoke in a tiny whisper.<br><br>The targets appeared at the other end of the range. Each one was a relatively small bullseye; four tight rings and an even smaller target in the centre. Each of the targets were carried out to the far end of the range by school students.<br><br>Surprisingly, rather than hang the targets up or put them down, each of the students held the target aloft - just above their head. It was clear to see that some of the students were scared. Tsaar was among them, the little lizardman had had a rubbish sports day, coming last in both his events - beaten by larger, alpha lizardmen on both occasions. <br><br>It all happened so quickly. The first five archers stepped forward, took aim and fired. Four hit their targets. One missed and winged the student holding it. The crowd let out a murmur - interested to see how badly she had been wounded. Medics rushed to tend her&nbsp; - well, a goblin shaman did while two other goblins dragged her off the range.<br><br>"Next!" the school teacher judging the competition shouted, he was a fierce looking barbarian with animal teeth in his ears and as a necklace.<br><br>"Miss Ruby; it's your turn.." the whisp said nervously. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>11-12-2013, 19:16:07</strong>
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				The sound of the disembodied voice made Ruby jump, again, and she looked over at the wisp then back to the student targets and swallowed. "Again? Student's have died here before?" She asked, she could feel cold sweat rolling down her temples and lowered her bow, pointing the arrow at the ground. She couldn't do this, she couldn't risk harming another student or worse. She felt dizzy and nauseous, so she fired the arrow at the ground between her feet then dropped the bow, turning to leave the field. "I can't do this no way.." She spoke to no one in particular, unless the wisp was listening. <br><br>The crowd watched Ruby walk away from the line with wide eyed expressions, some chuckled darkly knowing what happened to those who refused to do their event. A few werewolves howled and cat-called at her but she took no notice.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>13-12-2013, 19:47:14</strong>
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				A teacher dressed in the blacks of the Sports Day Judges met Ruby as she reached the sidelines.<br><br>"Poor show. Poor," the pale faced witch sounded annoyed. "Everyone else was taking part but you decided you were above the games. Immediate detention for you, young girl, all your merits from the last month will be stripped and a mention of this in your official files. As this is Sports Day you have no right to appeal. "<br><br>The witch folded her arms under her heavy chest, an evil looking wand clutched in her thin fingers as she scowled disapprovingly at Ruby.<br><br>"Your punishment starts now. Report immediately to the&nbsp; Janitorial office at the back of the school. Tell them you are a Sports Day drop out and tell them you are not to be fed until they decide you've worked hard enough."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>13-12-2013, 19:58:08</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby mimicked the witch, folding her own arms across her chest, not looking at all pleased by this. "Fine." She scowled then turned and left the sports field and back into the castle positively fuming as she wandered the corridors until she found the janitor's office. She knocked and waited patiently though still agitated by the last event. She wondered if Silk, Jack and Bale were worried, that calmed her agitation somewhat, the room would get much colder now and she knew Silk didn't much care for the cold. Perhaps it would have been wise to aim too high and miss the students completely that way. Maybe not, she could still have hit them and she wouldn't have forgiven herself if she did. When the door opened she didn't look up and just repeated the instructions the witch gave her. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>16-12-2013, 21:24:34</strong>
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				The voice that spoke was as deep as thunder and rolled like boulders crushing a path down a mossy hillside. Ruby might have been mistaken for thinking some tree had come alive and was addressing her based on the accent alone but the assistant head janitor was clearly a being of flesh and blood.<br><br>The man was at least seven feet in height and a rippling collection of muscles and might. His skin was almost pale enough to be white and clear to see as he wore no shirt. His chest huge and broad; a plateau of strength and power that would make any body builder jealous. The man wore trousers; black leather trousers, with tall boots and two braces that arched up from his huge waist band, looped over his giant shoulders and fastened behind his back. The tag; “Name: Kline. Position: Assistant Head Janitor.”<br><br>“Very well,” boomed the deep voice. His eyes did not look human – as if any mere mortal man could attain such a huge, muscle bound shaped – but were deep black pools. His head completely bald.<br><br>“You are mine until I hear otherwise.”<br><br>The room he stood in was small at one end, barely enough to contain his size, and had two dirty wooden desks of which he stood in front of.&nbsp; Further down, though, the long room opened out and became broader. There stood a number of lockers, bins that contained various shovels, brooms, mops and other cleaning apparatus. Working overhauls; trousers with braces like Kline’s hung from pegs in the same area. A supply of dirty rubber boots hid in the corner.<br><br>“Get changed and go muck out the griffon pens. It didn’t happen this morning because of Sports Day so you’ll have plenty of shovelling to do!”<br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>16-12-2013, 21:41:06</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby nearly leapt back in surprise but refrained from doing so, she'd gotten good at not flinching when someone appeared but it did happen on occasion. She paled as she took in this hulking man and gulped when he ordered her through to the back room. She looked at all the gear then nodded submissively when given her job. She took a broom, changed into the work boots and pulled over some coveralls before heading to the stables with broom and shovel over her shoulders. She could still hear the events going on but was quite glad to be away from them. The mucking out wasn't too bad, it was heavy work but the griffins were used to her coming through so weren't inclined to bite her or harass her for moving around in their home. <br><br>It took hours to clean up everything, she even changed over their hay for fresh bales before heading back tot he janitor's office. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>16-12-2013, 22:38:47</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Kline picked Ruby up as she stepped back into the janitor’s office. It was easy for the albino muscled hulk; he simply picked Ruby up by the straps of the coveralls and raised one arm so his black eyes could look directly into hers.<br><br>“Stooopid girl,” his voice was like treacle but despite the insult he sounded more concerned than angry; perhaps a little annoyed. “I said change your clothes. I did not say put over your clothes. Now you stink. You stink of griffin shit. You pick; go back to your dorm when you’ve finished working and smell of shit or change into more overalls when you’ve finished working and go back to your dorm in them.”<br><br>With that said he put Ruby down, “Not finished working yet.&nbsp; Geheim out for a few days but will probably be back before you finish working punishment. He’ll check log book, though, will want to see that you worked hard. He likes to work the pretty ones hard.”<br><br>The man mountain thrust a mop towards Ruby, “Pool 7 has been drained and needs cleaned. When you go to the West Wing of the School to access the pools do not go through any other door; not even your head for a listen – otherwise the mermaids or kelpies will get you before Geheim does. That’ll anger him. You understand? Pool 7.”<br><br>He turned, leather creaking as his trousers tried to contain his mass and plodded back to his desk, “Go already. Clean.”<br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>16-12-2013, 22:59:43</strong>
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				Ruby squeaked when he picked her up and insulted her, she flinched away and backed up when he put her down and handed her the mop. She sighed and went away to change. Why was everything going so wrong today? She frowned as she got into her old clothes, placing the suit into the wash basket and put cleaner overalls on. She did as she was told and went to pool seven through the doors she was told to use. For the rest of the day she tried to follow instructions to the letter and did everything thoroughly to avoid being told to do it over again. She was exhausted and entirely wrung out when curfew came around. She handed over all the tools she'd used and put the overalls in a wash basket then once she'd had a long shower and dressed for bed she all but passed out face down on her pillows. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>16-12-2013, 23:23:10</strong>
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				It was some time just before Dawn when Silk’s delicate fingers and midly electric touch found Ruby’s shoulders and eased her awake with a gentle nudge.<br><br>“You can go back to sleep in just a little bit, darling,” the half-Succubus said with worry in her voice. It was hard to see what she was wearing in the half-light but it didn’t seem to be very much; just straps of clothing.<br><br>She continued, “I’ve just been, um, talking to a friend of mine in the stables who saw you work for hours with the griffins.&nbsp; You poor dear. Just to let you know my sla-er-friend will be more than happy to do that work for you in the future. If you get that task again, just find the stable boy, tell him Silk said so and he’ll do it for you.”<br><br>The nearly naked sex witch leant forward, planted a gentle kiss on Ruby’s forehead and whispered; “Sleep now”.<br><br>… and sleep came again. Just like magic. Ruby had no chance to reply or resist; not unless she could find enough power and magic to resist this special charm from her demonic friend.&nbsp; Sleep came and certain dreams that slipped from memory just as Ruby awoke in the morning.<br><br><div align="center">--+--</div><br>Rankin knocked on the door and opened it in the morning. The warlock didn’t seem to mind that he might be entering a room with two naked girls.<br><br>“Ruby,” he said sternly, “I’m told you’re to miss class today and report again to the janitors. You’re to bring breakfast with you.”<br><br>If he was disappointed in Ruby he didn’t show it. Equally, if he was sympathetic; he didn’t show it.<br><br>Mind you, Rankin may have been trying to ignore Silk. The half-succubus was largely under her covers when the male witch had barged in with official school business but she had allowed a naked leg to slide free, exposing itself for all to see, a teasing flash of her perfect flesh.<br><br>Rankin turned promptly once he had delivered the message he had been ordered to carry, exited the room and closed the door behind him.<br><br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>16-12-2013, 23:35:22</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby slowly blinked her eyes open, but not able to see much other than Silk's face. Too tired to argue that she'd never make someone else do her punishment for her as she was put right back to sleep. She'd have to thank Silk for that, she couldn't remember having a better sleep. In the morning she fell out of bed thinking someone was trying to attack and groaned when she saw it was only Rankin. "Fine fine I'm up.." She grumbled, pulling on clean clothes and pulling her hair into a ponytail so it wouldn't get in the way while she worked. "I'm going to the kitchen I'll leave breakfast for you Bale and Jack." She told her friend and smiled at the witch. "And thanks, for last night by the way." She left quickly after that. <br><br>__________________<br><br>Breakfast was very simple, a few rounds of toast with sausages was all she had at the moment and took two slices of toast and two sausages with her in a napkin on her way back to the Janitor's office, nibbling on a corner just to keep her stomach from growling too loud. She knocked then waited for her instructions. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>16-12-2013, 23:44:12</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Kline was waiting. He was dressed the same as before; apparently naked except a pair of boots and his large black leather trousers. They needed to be large given the incredible mass of the man.<br><br>“MORNING!” he boomed as he rose to greet Ruby. Apparently Day Two of detention deserves hugs as the hulking brute showed surprising grace by scooping Ruby up again – this time he didn’t stare his black eyes into hers, he pressed her tiny, in comparison, frame to his chest.<br><br>“GOOD&nbsp; to see you. Some students try and quit after first day. I dislike that. Punishment gets nasty.” It seems that hug time is over, “For you today you must change into overalls; not cover clothes, put on big gloves and boots you’ll find over there. All morning you must carry firewood from the forest gate to the kitchen.&nbsp; If you can carry one thousand chopped bits of logs before lunch you may have lunch. Only speak to goblins and kitchen staff. You are being punished for ruining Sports Day. This is not chat to friend time.”<br><br>His black eyes looked down at Ruby, “Understand?”<br><br>It seemed the physical punishment would keep on coming. <br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>16-12-2013, 23:51:42</strong>
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				Ruby squeaked again, not used to being handled so, being scooped up at least was better than hoisted up by her shirt. "Yessir." She whimpered and when he put her back down she decided she didn't want any more breakfast and left it on his desk if he chose to eat it. She changed this time properly and made herself scarce so she could get on with the work. Her stamina was much improved since the start of the year and her upper body strength had been a little better since Mr Wald made her climb the wall. She happily spoke with the goblins on her way in and out of the kitchen with the logs and offered cooking tips if they asked, seemed they all began to enjoy learning about it so she was happy to oblige them. The number of logs outside looked quite diminished by lunch and she checked with the goblins who counted just over a thousand log pieces. She grinned but kept going till the logs outside were now all inside then went back to the office bearing two plates of lunch. Courtesy of the goblins. She tapped the door with her foot then peered inside. "Sir? I moved the logs and the staff gave me these, I thought I'd bring some back for you." She put the plates on his desk then hoped he wouldn't tell her off again, she did not fancy that today. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>17-12-2013, 00:11:26</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Kline did not seem angry. Once again the towering figure rose from his desk like a Titan rising from the woods. <br><br>"DISTURBING reports," His foghorn like voice intoned, "They say you friendly with the goblins. They say you did more work than necessary." <br><br>His huge fingers clutched a scrunched up sheet of paper, "I have note here from werewolf teacher that suggests, slyly, not to punish you too hard. I shall say that that no problem. Problem is to make you pay punishment price for your behaviour." <br><br>It was then the muscled figure notice the extra plate of lunch. "For me? Thank you, strange girl, thank you." <br><br>The nimble but hugely powerful man took the plate from Ruby fingers. Leather creaked as he moved and as he set the extra lunch down.<br><br>"When you have finished your lunch you have new task. The swamp pool by the forest gate has become clogged with too much stinkweed. You must clear it all out by midnight. You'll need to wade into the very centre to finish this task. I have tall rubber boots only and a pitchfork to offer you. You have to decide what else to wear but be warned cloth will get heavy and hard to move in. Also know that the Twilight Eels that live in the pool will respond to your body. They will slide around you, they like your heat but they will not bite. Probably."<br><br>Pitch black eyes watched Ruby, waiting for the first complaint. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>17-12-2013, 00:40:01</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby felt her insides drop and expected a punishment but none came. Who the hell was watching her and how did mister Wald know what she was doing? She pushed that aside and smiled when the janitor took his meal, she joined him in eating and listened to what her next task would be. She didn't like the idea but well she was being punished for breaking school rules so she just dropped her head and accepted her fate gracefully without complaints. "Yes Sir." She'd thought about what to wear, maybe a leather top to keep the water off her. The rest wouldn't matter so much. <br><br>__________<br><br>After a late lunch she got changed and took her pitchfork and made her way to the pool outside in the grounds. The water was freezing and had goose flesh rise all over her. She sighed and waded out into the swamp, feeling for the blockage in the drain with her feet. When she found it and felt how big it all was she felt disheartened but got to work fishing out the muck and weeds and tossing it all into a pile on the nearest bank so it was out of the way. <br><br>It was merely minutes to midnight when she felt around the drains and felt it was all clear, she climbed out of the pool but never made it back to her bed. She had passed out somewhere in the corridors, flat on her side and as still as the dead. Had it not been for a few strands of hair moving as she breathed she may just have been. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>17-12-2013, 01:15:34</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Bale had been given very strict instructions not to help Ruby in her punishment. Mr Wald had been very clear about not making it worse for the human girl. <br><br>It just so happened that an all green and very strong kobold found Ruby where she had collapsed in the corridor. Rather than groping, or worse, the helpless girl this strange kobold picked her up carefully and carried her directly to the room she shared with Silk, wrapped on the door and then scurried off before anyone could answer. <br><br>Silk answered the door to find a soggy, stinking and abandoned Ruby left outside. She tried at first to lift her roommate but wasn't strong enough. After a minute or two of concentration she reached out to the stable lad she had under her power - sigh, only the one so far - and summoned him to her. <br><br>While Ruby was lost in the sleep of the exhausted the barely dressed young man snuck into the student dorms to help Silk. He got on his knees, kissed the sex witch's feet before obeying his instructions to help carry Ruby to the showers. <br><br>"Good boy," coo'd Silk once the task was done. "I know you'd like to stay with us girls once the hot water flows and the soap bubbles come but dear heart Ruby isn't ready for that yet." <br><br>The half-Succubus reached to her slave, wrapped her fingers around his cock through the slim fabric of his night shorts, "It's a shame because we could have fun together. Let us wait for now..." and with a kiss that implanted a night of wild sex dreams he sent him back to his room. <br><br>Silk stripped naked herself and got the water running pleasant and warm before carefully easing the ruined janitor clothes off Ruby, "My dear... All this trouble because you wouldn't shot an arrow. Whatever happens next you must finish your chores before the satyr returns. I can sense the intensity of his desire. If he gets to you he will break you. You'll become a doll used for pleasure."<br><br>She sushed herself, not yet ready to have Ruby wake and hear any of this - and as the shower washed recovery water over her room mate's sleeping but swamp water soaked body there was every chance Ruby would. The half-Succubus took a handful of soap and started to wash Ruby clean. Shame about having to send Harold back to his room alone, she sighed, her mind drifting dangerously towards her favourite thoughts. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>17-12-2013, 01:45:36</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Somewhere between the hall and now someone had moved her, Ruby couldn't remember any of it but could smell fresh sheets and soap floating around her. So whoever it was had showered her too, she was glad and too tired to be bothered by that fact, if anything she figured silk would have helped her shower but maybe not move her. Either way she was in her bed, she knew and let out a soft groan as she settled into her sheets and curled up on her side, falling back into the black abyss of dreams. <br><br>In the morning she felt sore all over and stiff as all hell. Not in her best of moods she chose to keep quiet and sneak out to get breakfast ready and eat before going to the janitor's office again, yawning and stretching till all her joints popped and loosened up a little. She was hoping the work load today would be a little less intense, but she doubted it. She knocked on the door and nearly fell back asleep as she rested against the wall. She had the feeling she was forgetting something, like someone had spoken to her about something important but couldn't quite remember.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>19-12-2013, 09:20:07</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Kline threw open the janitorial office door, scooped up Ruby and with all his incredible strength placed her gently in the corner of the room beside his desk. <br><br>"Good news, little girl. Boss man is on the way back. Hope you are still on detention when he gets here. He appreciates stamina. You got that."<br><br>The towering muscleman picked up a folder from his desk and read from it. "Work today is a request. Laundry needs help to get through Sports Day washing. Listen up; any complaints from the Laundry and you fail today, it won't count and you have to do whole new detention day." <br><br>Kline leant back on the stool he used to perch on when at his desk and continued reading. Each movement causing his leather trousers to creak and groan as if threatening to burst open and fall apart. <br><br>"Laundry is run by hob-goblin brothers Ian-Smyth and Iain-Smith. No one runs the Laundry as well as them but I don't think they are right in the head. They will want to give you random shoulder rubs throughout the day. You must let them or they complain. They will pat and pinch your bottom too. You must let them or they will complain. If they like you and there is a chance they won't complain then towards the end of your shift they will ask you to wear a fancy dress. Normally this is some big, impressive dress from history with lots of ruffles, layers, skirts, buttons and so on. Sometimes even a corset. You must or they will complain. This be hard as Laundry very hot, lots of steam and Ian-Smyth and Iain-Smith only wear cut off shorts themselves."<br><br>Whether the half naked brute of a man with all his ripped but strangely white flesh of his top was aware of the irony of describing half dressed and quirky School staff was not clear. Kline kept a straight face. "To get to Laundry go all the way back to where your dorms are but don't go down your steps, keep going passed the punishment rooms, public armoury and then go down the steps painted red. The brothers will give you lunch. Eat it or they will complain." <br><br>He checked, "Got it? Good. Go. Don't be late or they will complain." 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>19-12-2013, 09:45:07</strong>
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				Too tired to even be surprised Ruby let the brute pick her up and place her like some life sized doll and listened to her instructions, she half smiled that today would be the last day of her detention and with only one task to do she felt quite cheerful, the shoulder rubs didn't sound too bad, considering how she felt at the moment. The pinching, she'd deal with it, besides anything that kept her awake. Laundry, she was used to doing that at home. The dress? With Silk for a room-mate she thought that it wouldn't be a problem at all. Once she'd gotten the directions tot he laundry room and dismissed she made her way back to the dungeons, taking the rout he'd given her. <br><br>True to his word the laundry room was full of steam and smelled like soap flakes. The pleasant aroma and warmth of the room felt soothing and comforting but that wasn't why she was here. She found the brothers and introduced herself and waited for them to give her the first task she'd be doing for the day. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>20-12-2013, 22:02:56</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Hob-goblins come in all shapes and sizes but Ian-Smyth and Iain-Smith were roughly human in size even if they did have rather lanky limbs and long fingers. Both had red skin, each with touches of scale visible but the perceptive student would notice that Ian-Smyth had green eyes with blue spots and pointy ears whereas Iain-Smith had blue eyes with green spots and pointy teeth.<br><br>Both hob-goblins showed a lot of their red, scaly skin and each dressed only in cheap looking sandals and cut off denim shorts; even less clothes than the muscle bound Kline. The reason for the hob-goblin’s attire quickly becomes evident as gouts of steam would shoot out from pipes and washing machines in the laundry every-so-often turning the warm room into a hot room. When many bursts of steam came in quick succession the laundry would linger in a sauna like temperature for quarter of an hour or so and neither hob-goblin would slow down.<br><br>Also, Ian-Smyth and Iain-Smith seemed to like to slap each other on the back or at the top of their lanky arms; apparently enjoying the sound and the impact equally.<br><br>“Task the one, task the one!” Ian-Smyth giggled as he bounded over to greet Ruby, wiggling his long fingers and immediately insisting on giving his student worker a quick shoulder rub. The hob-goblin, despite his fragile looking frame, is clearly rather strong.<br><br>“Task the one is to wash all the clothes. First; sort by colour. Second; place each barrel of coloured clothes into a swirly wash tub. Third; keep the water levels of the tub above the blue line and make sure no clothes get caught in the blades!” Ian-Smyth seemed delighted by his own strategy. Giving Ruby a spank on the backside to help nudge her towards one horrid looking pile of sports clothes, he then bounded off to re-join Iain-Smith stirring two huge tubs filled with what looks like teacher robes and bubbly water. <br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>20-12-2013, 22:55:28</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby, even though she expected the rubs and slaps, still jumped but made no remark about it and went about her task, she wrinkled her nose at the clothing and began separating lights from darks first, then individual colour piles which made the one enormous pile much more manageable. Once the clothes were in the barrels she filled up one of the machines and put in the clothes and a generous amount of soap flakes and then moved onto the next. She walked up and down the line of machines to make sure the blades didn't snag any clothes. While she was waiting to change loads she went between sorting out the next pile of clothing and emptying the finished washing to put in a dryer. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>23-12-2013, 21:59:18</strong>
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				The hard work wasn't enough. Ian-Smyth and Iain-Smith demanded more and more. The school was huge and it seemed there was an almost limitless amount of laundry. Just as soon as one pile was sorted and in the washing tubs there was another pile to sort. The challenge got harder and harder because Ruby had to keep an eye on the chugging blades of each tub or the old design really would start to churn clothes. <br><br>The only way to keep up was to run. To carry huge washing loads and to run with them. <br><br>The leaky pipes that squirted steam everywhere should have been something that the hob-goblins could fix. The steam quickly added to the heat and it was clear why the quirky twins only swore shorts and sandals. <br><br>After a few hours of incredible hard work, in the heat and with lots of slaps and massages the crazy hob-goblins' system started to make sense. The sauna effect of the steam and all the massages kept muscles loose and ready - avoiding cramps and stitches that might otherwise have set in. <br><br>It was an incredible amount of work but it was only taking a few people to do it. No one got in each other's way in the laundry either as there was enough space. Perhaps this was why the school could afford to do everyone's washing each week. <br><br>"Good girl, good girl," said the hob-goblin with the pointy teeth. "Now you must put on a dress. Must! It's a hundred years old and was once worn by a princess at a grand ball. It has many layers, lots of lovely buttons and plenty of lace. It has a corset but it is easy to put on as we have magic'd it to be self lacing! So clever. "<br><br>The hob-goblin with pointy ears continued, "You must wear this for us with the shoes and tell us how much you like clean sheets. We want to listen to you tell us a story of how you cleaned the sheets, made them aaaaall dirty and then cleaned them again!" <br><br>"Yes, yes... but then, bad girl, " pointy teeth picked the instructions giving up, " Then bad girl must go to lunch and class! We have been told by Kline that one of your teachers thinks you may be using this detention to avoid your extra running lessons. Sneaky. Naughty. Kline agreed that you hadn't been complaining. Suspicious!" <br><br>The other twin took over, "Is shame. Sometimes Mr Satyr let's us clean up after he punishes his girls. Very messy. You might like that too. But no, this will be the last of your detention skiving. Do your last chore for us, wear the Princess dress because we like you, then go report to Mr Wald after your foods. "<br><br>The hob-goblins rewarded each other with a little dance then turned expectantly at Ruby. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>24-12-2013, 08:17:35</strong>
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				What a nightmare, Ruby wanted to grumble but refrained, finally putting the last load of folded clothes into the delivery cart and jumped when the brothers gave her her final set of instructions, between ramblings that she wasn't sure she understood. When they requested she put on the dress she nodded and took it behind one of the large drying vats and changed. True to their word the corset laced itself about her. She pulled her hair back and came out and gave the brothers a twirl and smiled brightly. "I love it, it's gorgeous." She stated, then took a seat on the edge of one of the wash basins while she thought how best to tell a story about washing. She gave it her best, playing the roll of a poor princess forced into work, cleaning sheets, watching messy mucky students muck them all up again then cleaning them once more, cleaning them so brightly that students became blinded by the brilliance of the material and never dirtied them again. she hoped it met their approval. When it was time to go she changed back again gave each of the brothers a kiss on the cheek and wished them a nice day before running off to the kitchen to make up a quick lunch for everyone. <br><br>She didn't want to keep mister Wald waiting so she made sandwiches, said a quick hello and goodbye to her friends just as they arrived and left in a hurry to get to his office, still finishing off her lunch when she skidded to a halt in front of his door. Once she swallowed she knocked softly and waited. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>24-12-2013, 23:33:35</strong>
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				Wald was marking paperwork when he smelt Ruby approach. He still hadn’t decided what to tell her. Despite the good work of the school she was still far too innocent, too naive and unaware. Lately he had been wondering if that what Silk, her half-Succubus roommate was doing. Was the sex witch all but starving herself in order to cultivate her friend? Would Ruby blossom into something extraordinary?<br><br>The werewolf sighed and failed the student he had just been marketing. The idiot hadn’t recognised the written work was entirely in cypher. <br><br>“Come”, he barked, knowing that Ruby would be prompt.<br><br>“Sit”, he snapped again, still cross at her for the whole archery nonsense. It was hard to stay very cross at her, though. Oddly.<br><br>“I don’t imagine you found detention very pleasant,” he stated turning to look directly at his mystery student. “I suspect you found it very hard work. The first thing I’d like you to consider is that a lot of what you had to do was just that. Hard work. It was physical stuff. Stuff that you wished someone else would do. Right? That’s the difference between a villain and a henchman. You’ve been invited to this school – a rare honour – to become a villain. Do not embarrass us all by acting the henchman.”<br><br>He kept a straight face and watched Ruby closely. How would she react? Tears? Would she stubbornly defend her position? Had she moderated her opinions at all?&nbsp; Time would tell.<br><br>“Secondly, I can tell you know that your… work in detention would have got far harder, far less pleasant and although you’re a hard worker there are some tasks you’re not yet equipped to deal with. I don’t think you would have made it through the week.”<br><br>This was the dangerous bit. What he had just said was true – but awfully simplified. Now he had to trust Ruby with a bit of the truth.<br><br>“You owe me a favour. You must also keep this between you and I. Understood? A secret.” He waited for a sign from Ruby before containing.<br><br>“I made up a scenario in which you had got yourself detention on purpose in order to skip class. In particular; I suggested that you wanted out of your extra running classes with me. I suggested to the teaching staff of this year that you should not be allowed to do that. I suggested we revoke your detention and put you back to work. You may consider all of that wrong. I don’t know what your reasons on the archery range were but you must now accept this story.”<br><br>Wald took another breath and continued, “The way this school works is that there is a trading of favours and stakes.&nbsp; To move you out of detention and to put the focus on your running, on your athletic ability, I had to do a deal with Miss West. The deal – consider it a bet made on your behalf – is this. By your 16th birthday you will be fit enough to complete and finish in the top three of the Woodland Triathlon. If you fail that then you move to Miss West’s class.&nbsp; The Triathlon is qualification round for a far greater challenge – the Moonlight Decathlon. It is said that any student who can complete the Decathlon will go on to become a villain who can change the world.”<br><br>He rose from his chair to walk over to Ruby. One hand placed on her shoulder – despite all her training she was still human, he could feel how fragile she was. “Ruby, you’ll not be pleased with what I have to say. As you know the triathlon is an event of three parts. I won’t make you guess what they are. One is running – this is about your running. One is swimming&nbsp; - Miss West has determined you dislike swimming and so swimming became the second event. The last – archery, of course. “<br><br>The monster teacher looked down at his human student and awaited a response. <br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>25-12-2013, 20:20:03</strong>
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				The slight elation she'd been feeling at seeing Mister Wald was quickly punctured and buried at the barked order, why she felt happy to see him she wasn't sure. Perhaps it was simply the familiarity. Brushing those thoughts aside to deal with later Ruby entered the room and sat down as ordered and kept her mouth shut, flinching slightly at his words and looking down at the floor. This wasn't her fault, exactly, she was sure she'd sent her application to the hero's school, but she didn't dare say that to her teacher just now while he appeared to be angry with her.<br><br>She hadn't had anyone angry with her before so she honestly didn't know how to react, it didn't feel pleasant and she certainly didn't want it to happen again. So she kept as much of a neutral expression as she could but she was never good at hiding things, so her anxiety was showing somewhat. She listened, not quite sure what Wald was getting at, what wasn't she equipped for? Surly they didn't do much worse to the students here? She wanted to kick herself, reminding herself that she was in a school for villains, the teachers were villains and most very well known for their acts of cruelty. It seemed that fact really hit home and she flinched and almost curled in on herself, only just catching herself and looking anywhere but at him. <br><br>It surprised her that he would lie for her, to get her out of her punishment in return for, most likely, taking on more running sessions. When she felt his hand on her shoulder she looked up at him, giving a brief nod to show she understood the importance of making that lie seem true. When he went on to tell her about the bet and what she'd have to do to stay in his class her eyes widened and she swallowed the lump in her throat. Swimming she could probably manage, if he taught her how, and as for the archery well.." I didn't want to hit another student by accident. I don't like hurting people." If there was ever a time for cuss words she figured now would be the time, even if only in her head. She lowered her face again and sighed. "I don't even know how I got into the school.."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>11-01-2014, 20:39:34</strong>
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				Wald took a breath, he wasn’t sure how his human student was handling it – but no matter how she reacted to him here and now she was in a better position than the detention spiral that lead inexplicably towards the satyr.<br><br>“You got into this school because the Headmaster invited you. You could try and ask the Headmaster about it yourself but no one I know has spoken to him, or her, in a generation. The same is true for the hero school.”<br><br>The werewolf wasn’t keen on the implied differences between the two schools, either. Was he “bad” just because he was a werewolf? “The first thing they learn in hero school is how to hurt people. If you’re not able to hurt people then you can make hard decisions. Being hero is being about being able to make hard decisions. Being a villain is about being able to drive change.”<br><br>He looked down at Ruby again; she’d certainly changed in her months at the school – his physical lessons had been paying off. “No one asked you to hurt anyone at the Sports Day. They asked you to take the chance but they also asked you to be confident in your own skills. Archery practise will be with normal targets but expect twists and complications for tests and exams. You now have to get good.”<br><br>“I have a feeling that you will excel at all these tasks if you set your mind to it, Ruby. I do.” He believed this, “If you are determined to run well – you’ve already shown this – you run well. The same applies to swimming and archery.”<br><br>“Are you going to rise to the challenge Ruby? Are you going to get so good at running, swimming and archery that you’ll have nothing to fear from Sports Day?”<br><br>Wald knew this was an important question for Ruby.&nbsp; <br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>13-01-2014, 15:52:03</strong>
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				<em>“You got into this school because the Headmaster invited you."</em><br><br>This brought little comfort to the girl, in her head, even if she was not aware, villains were terrifying and brutal and she still couldn't quite understand their ways. Wald was different, or she thought he was, and this was causing a miasma of conflicting emotions and thoughts. She was pulled back to herself when he asked her if she was ready to step up her game, and get better at these events. She wasn't so sure and she didn't dare answer him, he probably would guess from her hesitation anyway. Was it too late to leave? Probably. "I will try sir. I can promise nothing else." She finally answered, looking up at him, she felt pathetic, and weak. Almost everyone else was already so much better than her at these events, she didn't stand a chance, all she could do was try, but she'd need all the help available to her. <br><br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>13-01-2014, 21:20:51</strong>
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				Wald suppressed are sigh. Ruby was strong willed, normally this was a good thing but not when thrown back at him. <br><br>"You will achieve enough to finish in the tip three. Why? Because you must. "<br><br>The werewolf turned away from his human student and returned to his desk. "Your training starts next Monday. I suggest you go back to your room, tell your friends and prepare them for what comes next. The need too know. You'll be at class tomorrow morning too as I won't have your academic skills fall behind." <br><br>He sat down on his handmade wooden seat, "Is there anything you want to ask me?" <br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>13-01-2014, 21:59:10</strong>
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				It seemed neither would be moved in this conversation, Ruby didn't think she had it in her but she would do as she promised, he had saved her hide after all. She nodded in understanding and went to get up and leave when he asked if she had anything else to say. "No sir.." She left quickly before being scolded for anything else, she found her way as quickly as possible to the kitchen and looked around the old room. It had only been a few days but she had missed coming here for meals with her friends and wondered if they'd be here today? She busied herself with cleaning everything before they could arrive and sat waiting, examining the knots in the table top with idle fascination. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>15-01-2014, 22:49:59</strong>
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				The tackle hug came from behind, happy arms wrapping around Ruby for a snuggle. <br><br>Without looking the baker's daughter could guess who it was - Silk. Of all the friends only Silk had lavish boobs she could contentedly press against Ruby's back and only Silk was that silent, sneaky and good at stealing hugs from behind. <br><br>"You're back!" it was Silk and she sounded happy. <br><br>At that moment Bale opened the steampunk kitchen door and peered in. It was probably Bale. The creature was the same green that Bale always was. Today the shapeshifter was a 7 foot tall and scaled like a snake. He had legs but also a fat tail, again similar, to a snake, as well as the body of a man, arms and two curled black horns from his brow. <br><br>"Someone has been practising warrior forms while you were on detention and talking about fighting a way to the janitors to rescue you, " whispered Silk. <br><br>Bale didn't seem to hear, he just saw Silk leaning in close with her lips brushing Ruby's ear. "Good to see you back, Ruby" said the snakeman warrior Bale,&nbsp; "I'm not... Interrupting?" <br><br>Silk was quick, "Nope! Now come here for a group hug!" 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>16-01-2014, 18:56:21</strong>
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				Ruby broke into a wide grin and turned to hug her friend back, the fleeting shiver she felt at the girl whispering in her ear forgotten when Bale stepped into the room. "Hey Bale It's so good to see you." She pulled the big snake man into a tight hug with Silk included. "Where's Jack?" She asked, looking around bale to see if he'd been following him or if he was waiting out in the corridor. <br><br>"I've missed you guys so much. Well would you like something to eat before we head back?" She asked, looking up at her friends, unable to keep the smile off her face.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>17-01-2014, 04:33:34</strong>
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				Jack came running in a few minutes later, dressed in cloth trousers, a leather jacket and a top hat that had a pair of goggles attached. <br><br>"I've just heard; they're letting Ruby go today but are assigning her archery forever!"<br><br>It was then the inventor noticed who was in the room, "Ruby! Hello!" <br><br>"Good timing," grinned Bale, "Ruby was just about to whisk us up a snack. You can't beat Ruby in the kitchen." <br><br>Silk purred, "Maybe. Do we need to test Ruby in certain 'other rooms' too?" She fluttered eyelashes at the snake man warrior. <br><br>"You might be right - My instinct is that our Ruby has all sorts of talents," Bale replied, giving Ruby a wide smile and a flicker of a forked tongue.<br><br>Giving Ruby a hug, Jack asked, "Is it true you're going to enter the Woodland Triathlon? With the goal of the Decathlon in mind?" 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>17-01-2014, 19:28:53</strong>
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				Ruby grinned at Jack's ramblings and pulled him into a hug too and turned back to the other two. "If you are done teasing I believe I promised something special. Yes I'm going to compete in the woodland triathlon. I need to come in the top three to have a hope in hell of taking on the decathlon..but I'm going to be run into the ground training for it." She frowned at that and started pulling things out from the cupboards and started making a special meal for her friends. Something tasty and savoury followed by something sweet and creamy. <br>"I'm not sure what talents you're referring to, I only know of the one..two maybe if you count running now." She smiled over her shoulder and began serving up the meal and placed the plates on the table before taking a seat. "I'll need to learn how to swim too..Silk do you think you could teach me? You were brilliant at sports day."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>22-01-2014, 03:12:16</strong>
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				Geheim was furious about missing the chance to grab Ruby. Had it not been for that utterly worthless trip away from the school he would have had the young woman under his control. <br><br>The only comfort he had was that no one else in the school seemed to understand what she represented. <br><br>He settled comfortably in the big leather chair in his room and sipped from a glass on brandy. At least he had been able to use his pipes and lure home two young women of his own. He had dressed them in leather suits that reminded him of Ruby and used a little magic to colour and their their hair like hers. <br><br>The two copycat leather suits lay on a pile on the ground beside his feet. Both the young woman knelt before him taking turns to lick and suckle on his long, satyr cock. Their lips met and kissed around his shaft. Fingers cupped his balls. <br><br>When he came both girls gobbled greedily at him, their pretty faces smeared with his cum. <br><br>"Bend your sister over my desk," he ordered the elder of the two, "And hold her down while I fuck her from behind." <br><br><div align="center">--+--</div><br>"I can totally teach you how to swim, " agreed Silk. "I'll even be your swim manager if you need and be responsible for your costume design, hair care treatment and swim training regime." <br><br>Snake warrior Bale offered, "I could train with you.. Perhaps as an otterman or a squidman." <br><br>Jack laughed, "You just want to spent time with the girls in their swimsuits." <br><br>Bale flashed a grin back, "That's only a side effect of helping out with the training." <br><br>"Oo, you can do tentacles....? " Silk sounded thoughtful. <br><br>Jack spoke up again, "Maybe I could invent some enhancements to the standard compound bow. Ruby, do you use a compound bow or a short bow? Something else?" 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>22-01-2014, 07:45:09</strong>
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				"Aww thanks Silk, and Bale you'd make an adorable otter." She grinned up at him and rolled her eyes when Jack mentioned that Bale only wanted to see girls in swimming costumes. "Alright alright eat up. Have I missed any homework since I've been in detention?" <br>"I think I use a compact, I'm not sure...but practise I really need, think we could set up targets in here?" She asked, enjoying her friend's company that she'd missed dearly. <br><br>__________________________________________<br><br>Back to her routine and attending all her classes once again she worked harder than ever to stay on top of all her assignments, though adding her own twist to them, her acts were not truly evil but they got the job done. She'd asked Mister Wald about cutting their running to two sessions a week so she could learn to swim and practice her archery too so she would be in top form for the triathlon. <br><br>Swimming was a hell of a laugh for the first lesson, Ruby was clinging to Silk as if letting go would make her sink to the bottom of the pool and never re-surface. The second lesson went a little better, with Ruby half doggy paddling while holding on to a floating bale, acting as a swimming aid for her. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>22-01-2014, 15:28:37</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Swimming, archery and running practise continued for a few more days before the start of one class began with Mr Wald saying, “Come see me afterwards, Ruby.”<br><br>The class assignment returned to the baron who had been heavily taxing his civilians in order to raise money for some war in a foreign country.&nbsp; Ruby had gone up against this baron before, stopping one of his carts until things went wrong, Bale lost control of his transformation and the soldiers wearing the baron’s white eagle coat of arms had fled in terror. <br><br>For this lesson Ruby had been partnered with Orani, the assassin with a skin tone like milked coffee. There was no wagon to stop this time but dozens of runners, each carrying a bag or two of the baron’s high tax returns. The assassin had proven to be very good at tracking the runners through the towns and surprisingly amiable to the idea of not killing them. Stopping the couriers without Jack and his ability to create traps out of whatever he found nearby and in very little time was a challenge, though.<br><br>“Nice working with you,” Orani had said in her Indian accent,&nbsp; flashing Ruby a pearl white grin at the end of class before Mr Wald came over at the end of class.<br><br>One the other students had left the room – Jack and Silk both lingering at the door, shooting Ruby worried glances before another teacher moved them on – Wald spoke.<br><br>“Good work in today’s assignment Ruby,” Wald allowed. He had the habit of complementing good work just as he punished bad. “Last night the teachers of this year’s new students completed a ritual to summon some of the school’s Guidance Councillors. There’s not enough energy for every student to speak to them but given all the extra work you have to do; the running, swimming and of course your challenge with the archery, I think we should go see one together. I would like to hear what the Guidance is.”<br><br>It wasn’t a question, “Come with me.”<br><br>Wald led Ruby out of the classes and into a part of Heathen’s she had yet to explore. Hard to imagine; but this wing of the labyrinthine building was even darker and more cold than elsewhere.&nbsp; <br><br>The werewolf teacher led his student past a thick set of black wood, double doors that marked the entrance to House Spectre’s dormitory, past a class room in which everything seemed to be made of crystal and up a flight of narrow steps.<br><br>It was quite a long walk. It seemed the Guidance Councillors had their rooms in a distant part of the school. Finally, Wald opened the door to a small room and waved Ruby inside.<br><br>“Take a seat,” he said, “The rules are I need to fasten those restraints”. <br><br>It was a strange room; barely larger than a walk in wardrobe. There was a large, heavy and closed curtain on one side and the Guidance Councillor presumably was on the other side as he or she was nowhere in sight.<br><br>The chair that Wald wanted Ruby to sit in was old, sturdy and strange. It had a headrest that would force whoever was sitting in the chair to look straight forward. It also had two straps on the arms that looked like they were supposed to secure the chair’s occupant in place. <br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>22-01-2014, 18:41:54</strong>
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				Ruby was still in a haze of disbelief coming out of her assignment, they'd done so well so quickly that she was barely registering that mister Wald was already leading her somewhere. Once her mind caught up to what they were doing she ran a few steps to catch up, guidance councillor? She didn't think she'd see one till much later in the year if at all, she wasn't sure what she was going to do with herself after school, coming here had been a strange accident of fate so she had no idea what graduating would do for her. <br><br>When they reached the small room she looked at the chair and felt uneasy but not wanting to irritate Mister Wald she moved over to it and sat, placing her arms in place ready to be strapped in and gave mister Wald a questioning look, hoping he'd explain why this was necessary. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>22-01-2014, 21:52:32</strong>
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				Wald strapped Ruby into the chair, a stern look on his face as he remained silent.<br><br>He stood behind and slightly to the side of the chair, reaching down to place a hand on his young student’s shoulder. Still, he said nothing.<br><br>It was dark and cold in the small room. There was nothing to look at except the heavy and red curtain.&nbsp; All of a sudden the curtain flung itself open to reveal a grand and dusty mirror.<br><br>To begin with the mirror only reflected what was in the room; Ruby and Wald. Then, as Wald’s fingers tightened on Ruby’s shoulder, a third face appeared. A woman with pale skin and dark hair, huge gold hoops for earrings and long hair decorated in a colourful scarf could be seen reflected apparently standing at other side of the chair from Wald.<br><br>Was she there? The chair that Ruby had been strapped into prevented its occupant from looking to the left. There was, however, the feeling that someone else was standing beside the chair. Perhaps that was just a trick of the mind? If someone else had entered the room then perhaps she looked nothing like the kindly visage like the fortune teller that appeared in the mirror.<br><br>“You must not speak. You must listen.” In the small room it was not clear from where the female voice was coming from.<br><br>“You are on a path, Ruby. You are on a path and your values, ethics and concerns drive you forward. You are yet to waken your destiny. You are yet to reach the crossroads on your path. I cannot help you decide which route to take but I can make sure you get there safely.”<br><br>Whatever the “Guidance Councillor” had meant might not be clear but a perceptive Ruby might notice a faint small, a faint look of relief, on Wald’s face.<br><br>“You must train,” the voice of the strange councillor continued. “Come high winds, storm rain or danger you MUST run in the woods on the first three days of the week. The next two days you must practise your archery. The last two days you must practise your swimming. You must become the envy of the hunters, the ranger of the woodlands and the avenger of the lakes. Then you can decide your fate.”<br><br>Then she was gone. The mirror only reflected Wald and Ruby again.<br><br>The werewolf teacher, the man who Ruby had only seen outside human form once, unstrapped her from the chair. “What do you think?” he asked. <br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>22-01-2014, 22:25:15</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby tensed up seeing the ghostly figure in the mirror and tried not to yelp, settling for clenching her hands into fists and listening carefully to the woman's advice. It really didn't sound like anything Wald hadn't already said to her so she was confused when he asked her what she thought while letting her out of the chair. "You already told me all of this..why did I need to hear it again from someone else?" She asked, trying not to sound impudent and ungrateful she was very grateful to Wald for everything he did for her. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>22-01-2014, 22:42:23</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Wald stepped back to give Ruby some space, opening the door to the dark little room. “I gave you advice as best I could. What we’ve just heard is guidance from someone with far more wisdom and insight from me. I can be wrong. I’ve not known the Guidance Councillor to be wrong – not ever; although sometimes their advice can be misunderstood.”<br><br>The tall teacher gave a shrug, “It didn’t sound as if she was being too cryptic but we’ll have to consider her words carefully. It seems that your training routine cannot have any flexibility in it at all. This is a concern in case you get ill or hurt yourself. She’s said you must run on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. This means you must, even if you’ve twisted your ankle, or her prophecy of you safely reaching these crossroads safely won’t come true. The crossroads are bound to be metaphoric but her notion of safety won’t be.”<br><br>Wald stroked his chin, thinking again on what the mystical figure has said, “I will have to think about what the hunter, ranger and avenger comment was about.”&nbsp; <br><br>“Does that help? You’re very good at doing something when you set your mind to it. Will you set your mind to following that guidance session as explicitly as you can?”<br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>22-01-2014, 22:56:16</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby followed Wald and stepped out of the room and looked up at him as he tried to explain, she wasn't sure about the hunter, the ranger and the avenger either. "I will certainly try sir. I'll do the best I can..." Even if not for myself. She continued in her head and said her goodbyes and leaving to think about what just happened and wondering if she should talk to Silk about it. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>22-01-2014, 23:12:57</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				“What happened to you!” Silk asked back in the shared room.<br><br>“I saw Wald drag you off and now… now…” the sex with scooted closer to Ruby and narrowed her eyes, “I can almost see some sort of aura around you. Magic? Wald took you off for a ritual?”<br><br>Today Silk was dressed in what could only be described as a ball gown. The dress was entirely made of white lace, very many layers, looked like it would cost a small fortune and was entirely inappropriate for the school and equally impractical. As usual, the half-Succubus didn’t care. She had spent much of the morning doing practise spins and striking regal poses. Now she was taking up lots of space in the small room. <br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>23-01-2014, 10:45:36</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby leapt out of her skin when Silk cornered her and she took a moment to make sure she was still breathing. "We uh went to see the guidance councillor..what do you mean aura?"&nbsp; She looked Silk up and down and smiled. "You look ready for a wedding, who's the poor guy?" She teased.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>23-01-2014, 20:45:44</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Silk tried to sit down in the fluffy skirt, "Really Ruby," she pretended to pout and said, "I really should have been married once or twice by now. I rock weddings!" <br><br>That said the half-Succubus turned her attention back to her human friend, "My sister saw one of those Guidance lot. She had to come top in her class for three years in a row for that honour. She says some ugly crone demon gave her a prophecy but she won't tell me what it is. Bah. Sisters." <br><br>"Oh... Did you get a prophecy? They're serious mojo, you know. I wonder what you did that Wald would use some of the summoning energy on you. Do you have to go to special place, collect a special thing and do a special quest? That's what most prophecies seem to say. "
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>23-01-2014, 20:50:07</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby sat on her own bed facing her best friend. "Well they didn't really tell me anything more than what Wald told me, but he made me promise to do my best in my training and come top in every event...he said something about not knowing what my purpose was..." She furrowed her brows, looking for anything that would give her a hint. "He also said I should avoid detentions something about the satyr and if he gets a hold of me I'd not want to know what would happen if he did" She offered, hoping Silk would explain. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>23-01-2014, 21:32:54</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Silk grinned, wiggling her long fingers at Ruby in a way that threatened a tickle pounce. <br><br>"You don't have tell me," she said warmly, "Prophecies are personal things but I hope you remember it better than that. Each word is important. People spend entire life times studying a single prophecy. Do you know how special you are to have one?" <br><br>The sex-witch lent back in her bed and was now apparently fed up of her gorgeous but impractical dress as it started to slowly, very slowly, dissolve around her as little tufts of lace drifted from it like snowflakes. <br><br>"I know a little about satyrs too. Just the basics. They're horny goat men. Full of lust energy. I think of them as batteries. If one of them got his hands on you then you'd... " and here Ruby's friend paused to consider her words, "... likely wind up a sex slave. While he was still interested in you you'd probably get physically fit due to the demands and wonderful depravity he would inflict on you. That said, I fear most human girls start to suffer mentally after a while and once they loose their sparkle their satyr master tend to loose interest. "<br><br>There was now a little snowfall of ex-lace dress in the room as Silk's creation continued to slowly disintegrate. "The trick with satyr is to keep them submissive. My sister has two." <br><br>"Um.. Does that help?"
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>24-01-2014, 14:41:27</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby giggled at Silk's playfulness and listened to her advice, though as she explained what satyrs did she paled and suddenly felt very very queasy. What the hell kind of school was this?! There was no way she'd ever want to meet a satyr after this, and detention was suddenly much less desirable, not that it was desirable to begin with. Though when Silk spoke again about keeping them submissive her heart sank, she had no chance of doing that to anyone let alone a sex crazed goat man. She was well and truly screwed. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>24-01-2014, 20:23:49</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Perhaps sensing Ruby’s sinking emotions, Silk rose from her bed and this caused even more little snowy tufts of her formerly impressive ball gown to flutter around the room. <br><br>With a single emotion the witch dived across the room and onto Ruby’s bed. A typical disregard for personal space and this time a move that even more puffs of dissolving dress into the air. By flinging herself onto Ruby’s bed Silk had managed to create an artificial snow storm in the room and was giggling by the time she landed with a bounce.<br><br>“Ooph!” she giggled happily, watching bits of white lace swirl around where she had been, “Don’t worry about goat men. Don’t worry about men. I’m here to look after you and only a fool would discount Jack and Bale. Rankin is tasked with looking after us all and whether you know it or not Tsaar adores you and just today Orani was speaking well of you.”<br><br>Silk didn’t seem to mind that she was on the wrong bed and reached up to trace fingertips over the set of manacles which hung from the stonewall over the bed. They’d been there from day one, of course.<br><br>“You didn’t say the satyr is in the prophecy, after all. Okay; two thoughts. First thought - we talk about what the guidance councillor said and work out a plan together. Second thought – we forget about it and go see if anyone we know is in our secret kitchen and you can see if make anything out of the new steam cooker contraption Jack’s made.<br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>24-01-2014, 22:28:36</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby rolled back at the sudden pounce and faced silk with wide eyes. Though she did feel calmer as she explained no one would let the goat man hurt her so she smiled a little. "Well.." She explained what she'd heard from the councillor as best she could, trying to use the exact words. When she came to the end she looked over her friend. "Should we go see if the boys are waiting for us? We can think over it and discuss when we come back."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>24-01-2014, 22:37:56</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Her dress now a sensible white skirt and top, Silk bobbed her head and got to her feet. "Yeah, that's a good idea. I think you should just stress how important your training is to boys and don't worry about anything else." She flicked her ravenblack hair over a shoulder, "Although consider you're supposed to run - and Wald is your running instructor. You're supposed to swim - and I'm teaching you to swim. Does that mean we're in this prophecy with you?"<br><br>It seemed the witch had talked about prophecies for along enough because she flung open the door, ran out, looked over her shoulder and checked, "Are you coming?"<br><br>Silk led the way to the kitchen and pushed open the door, "Oh, hello. Both of you."<br><br>She turned back to Ruby, "They're both in here. I think they've been stealing biscuits!"<br><br>"We've not been stealing biscuits!" Bale shouted playfully through the door. "We're just sampling the supplies to make sure they're okay. Is Ruby there? We've got a biscuit for her!"
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>24-01-2014, 23:21:18</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				She hadn't thought about that, had she brought them all into this mess with her. For a brief but dark moment she wondered if she could leave the school completely, run and keep going till there was no risk of causing anyone else hardship. Then Silk took off and Ruby followed, forgetting her thoughts in hopes of seeing her friends. She smiled as she walked into the kitchen passed Silk and sat with the boys. "Thanks, I don't have much time to make anything I need to meet Mister Wald for our running lessons soon. I can maybe throw together some sandwiches before I go?" she offered, taking a bite out of the biscuit. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>24-01-2014, 23:34:47</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				“There’s always time for a biscuit!”&nbsp; said Bale with a grin. Bale was still in his snake-man warrior form. Green scales, a tail, muscled arms and a loin cloth and sleeveless jacket. He held the biscuit tin in one large hand, clawed fingers and all, and offered some to Silk too.<br><br>Jack, for some reason, looked grumpy. “Don’t you try bribing these two.&nbsp; You know Silk will take your side and Ruby will take my side. It’s pointless.”<br><br>Beside Jack there was a bow. This wasn’t a bow like that school gave out for archery practise but one made from gears, balances and wire. It had several optical devices fitted on the side too.&nbsp; <br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>25-01-2014, 00:06:39</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby giggled and set about making a few quick sandwiched for the boys and Silk and placed the plate on the table before filching the offered biscuit and taking a bite. "I'll see you all later, I don't want to be late or Wald will kill me..Silk could you fill the boys in on what's going on? I would myself but I'm a bit short on time. Jack I'm loving the bow I'll try it out as soon as I get back." She promised then darted out the door, her cookie in her mouth as she raced down the corridor to Wald's classroom. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>25-01-2014, 00:12:12</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				The man who closed the classroom door behind Ruby wasn’t Wald.<br><br>“So!” Geheim&nbsp; said, crossing his arms over his bare chest, “I heard you were the student who escaped detention while I was away. Assigning detention has been my personal privilege for the last 50 years.&nbsp; Are you better than the rest? Should you be exempt?”<br><br>The goat man, the satyr, who wore no clothes but who was thankfully obscured by his thick furry legs – although anyone behind him could still see little tail – stalked towards Ruby, making sure to keep himself in front of the door, the only escape.<br><br>“I think you should come back to detention and show the school you don’t consider yourself a spoiled princess. That you don’t think you’re better than everyone else.&nbsp; Don’t you?”<br><br>The satyr was very close now. <br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>25-01-2014, 00:38:31</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				When Ruby saw the satyr it was like the entire world had suddenly frozen, she stood stock still and stared at him while the colour completely drained from her face. Everything Silk had said about satyrs came rushing to the forefront of her mind and she managed half a step back before being paralysed with fear once again. As he stepped closer she felt a shiver race up her spine as a cold sweat broke out over her skin. <br><br><em>“I think you should come back to detention and show the school you don’t consider yourself a spoiled princess. That you don’t think you’re better than everyone else.&nbsp; Don’t you?”</em><br><br>She didn't think she was better than anyone else, but she didn't choose to leave, Wald got her out, or didn't the Satyr know that? She hoped not. She swallowed the lump in her throat, wishing she had the courage to say something, anything, or at least turn and run. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>25-01-2014, 01:05:37</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"I believe Mr Hexsmith works with students who volunteer to do extra remedial work for the school,"... The voice was Wald's. The tall teacher had perfect timing, stepping into his class room with a frown. <br><br>He pointed out,&nbsp; &nbsp;"No one can volunteer for detention. It's not detention if the student volunteers. Now we've established that and my room looks like it has been suitability cleaned by the janitorial staff perhaps you'll understand if my student and I finish this talk. We've a lot to do. "<br><br>Before Geheim could say anything, Wald added,&nbsp; "I believe there was a spill in one of the alchemy labs that require your personal attention." <br><br>The satyr said nothing. The look he gave Ruby was one full of frustrated hunger. He turned and chopped out of the class room on his hooves. <br><br>Wald turned his attention back to Ruby. With a much warmer smile, the stern look from his face gone, he said.&nbsp; "Wasn't that fun. Ready for a run? You've got the rope climb to complete at the quarter, halfway and three quarter mark." 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>25-01-2014, 01:15:34</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby thanked whoever would listen in her head for Wald's timing and let out the breath she'd been holding since she'd been cornered by Geheim and ran into Mister Wald and wrapped her arms around him, shaking quite a bit from her close encounter. "Thank you..lets go.." She stepped back and waited for him to set the pace and ran ahead, keeping close enough to him through the track and forced herself to complete the ropes in half her normal time. She was not going to be caught short again. Even if it killed her she would not freeze like that again. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>25-01-2014, 15:40:42</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				The forest run ended with the best time ever – not with times cut in half, but with a decent chunk taken out of the previous record.<br><br>“Good run,” said Wald – who wasn’t even out of breath but who never bothered with the ropes himself, preferring just to run and watch.&nbsp; “Let’s try and do that tomorrow too. If you can average this time over the next ten runs then I’ll be pleased. “<br><br>And so the routine continued. Class, running, swimming and archery. Time to feed and relax with friends.&nbsp; <br><br>Jack continued to add to the kitchen, helped to tweak the bow he had built for Ruby and hold his own in class. <br><br>Silk was happy but seemed to be getting sleepy again, her energy apparently running lower after the temporary boost Sports Day and provided. She always found time for Ruby or flirt with anyone who took her fancy. <br><br>Bale experimented with forms; some weird and extreme, some basic and simple. For a while Bale tried to look like Jack – albeit a green skinned Jack – much to Silk’s amusement and Jack’s annoyance.&nbsp; <br><br>It was the night before Ruby’s birthday when Wald spoke to her with a wrapped parcel in his hands, “It’ll be a pain, I know, but you’ll have to do running training tomorrow night even though it’s your birthday. What’s worse; I can’t run with you. It’ll be a full moon and there’s an alignment of planets.”<br><br>He waited to see if Ruby recognised the problem he was alluding too.<br><br>“That’s right,” he said, “I won’t have enough control. Had situations been different I would suggest you avoid the forest completely tomorrow night, especially since it’s your birthday, but we can’t risk it. It’s a Monday. You have to train.”<br><br>That said he handed over the baldy wrapped parcel to Ruby. “I’d like you to take what’s inside with you when you train tomorrow night. If it’s an emergency – and I mean an absolute emergency – you can use it to call me. It’ll work on tomorrow night and nights like it when I’m nearby.&nbsp; It won’t really be ‘me you know’ that you call, though, it’ll be ‘me you don’t know’”. <br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>26-01-2014, 01:28:38</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby was sat in her's and Silk's room, toying with the wrapping on Wald's gift, wondering what was in it. She'd kept a hold of it all day and was hesitant to open it for some reason. Perhaps it was just strange to get a gift from a teacher, her friends had gotten her little things that she absolutely adored. Jack upgraded her bow, which he'd been doing nearly every week since he made it. Bale had made a card with all sorts of paw prints on it, she had put that on the wall beside her bed. Then Silk, being Silk, got her a dress that she promised to wear during one of the school dances, if they got round to organising one. <br><br>While she stared at her unopened gift she thought about what Wald said, she'd done one or two runs without him but since running into Geheim she'd been extra paranoid about going anywhere alone. Unable to take the curiosity she opened the box to look at what it was inside. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>26-01-2014, 16:32:18</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				A whistle. <br><br>The box had been wrapped by someone unused to sending gifts but due care and attention had been given to keeping the contents safe. The contents were wrapped with layers of packing tissue. <br><br>Snuggled carefully in tissue was a long iron whistle. The bronze coloured metal had been cast with wolf designs. It looked Viking in design, straight lines and dramatic twists that must have taken a master artisan. <br><br>The iron whistle was about the length of a man's middle finger and a little thinner. It was attached to a jewellery chain so that it could be worn around the neck. <br><br>Wald had said only to use it in extreme emergencies but it looked like a whistle that wanted to be blown. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>26-01-2014, 22:52:25</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				It was a beautiful thing, really and it's purpose was very clear. She refrained from using it but placed it around her neck and tucked it away so she wouldn't loose it. Throughout the day she kept touching it to make sure it was there. She did well in her classes, and finally revealed her work with the goblins to her minion management instructor, explaining why all the food at the school had become not only more edible but tasty and well prepared. She got plenty of bonus points for work on such a large scale so she was allowed to leave early. She spent that time putting together snacks in the kitchen for her friends to find while she did her run later on. <br><br>Once it was time to begin she did a few minutes warm up before going around the course as always, still keeping to her best time if not shaving seconds off of it. As she approached the first rope she felt a presence nearby, something she'd gotten quite good at with Silk as a room-mate. She wondered if it was just the wisp again, she sometimes came to see ruby on her solo runs. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>27-01-2014, 00:26:33</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				The crack of a twig came from not far away. Wisps didn't have feet to crunch the forest floor with and this snap sounded very much like a hoof breaking a stick. <br><br>It sounded like the noise came from behind the very tall wooden wall that the rope climb dangled from. The wooden beams took some practice to scramble up and were often slippery. <br><br>The training run didn't have to go this way, though. At this point in the forest Wald would sometimes order a right turn down a narrow path through the trees. Such a path would avoid the source of the sound ahead but would take Ruby deeper into the forest and it would mean crossing the narrow rope bridge at Skeleton Gorge. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>27-01-2014, 00:40:43</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Not having much time to think ruby took a sharp turn and put on the speed as she charged down the path to the right. Full on sprinting and having to jump to clear some fallen logs and ducking low hanging branches. She wasn't sure what the sound was but she didn't want to take any chances. She could see the bridge and wanted nothing more than to get tot he other side of it as quickly as possible. As soon as her foot hit the first plank she could feel the bridge moving but didn't slow down for a second, better to be clear of it quickly than slow down and have it collapse. <br><br>Her chest was burning, and it hadn't done that in a long time, not since she began her training in fact, and now she was terrified that if she stopped that the results would be unpleasant to say the least. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>27-01-2014, 05:20:08</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				The bridge gave way at the worst possible time. <br><br>The ancient ropes and timber of the bridge were known to be rotten. This was one of the main reasons this path was rarely taken. The other reason was superstition around Skelton Gorge. <br><br>The gorge was a deep crack of a valley that ran through the heart of a rocky hill. Like the rest of the forest the gorge was covered in trees although the sides of the steep drop simply had exposed tree roots sticking out like spears. <br><br>It was said there was dozens of bodies in the gorge. Climbers, travellers who had fallen and died, the bodies of merchants ambushed by bandits and who had been thrown in as well as the corpses of those foolish enough to wander the forest at night and get lost. <br><br>Ruby fell. <br><br>Destiny gave her no chance. As the bridge broke the support ropes whisked back away from her. The crumbling wooden planks splintered. <br><br>Ruby fell towards the rock covered bottom of the gorge and as she sailed through the air she only had seconds left. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>28-01-2014, 01:26:05</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"SHIT!" Ruby never cursed normally but now seemed a good a time as any to use one, as she saw the cliffs whizzing passed her she spun in the air so she wouldn't see the ground rushing up to meet her when the whistle dislodged itself from her shirt. She took hold of it and blew into it as hard as her lungs would let her. When she became dizzy she closed her eyes tight and waited, hopefully she wouldn't' feel any pain if she hit the ground. Accepting her fate things seemed to slow down, like she was sinking through water.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>28-01-2014, 07:07:49</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				The Woodland Wolf looked up from its kill. The body of the large deer was folded in half at his blood covered feet. The shrill sound echoed out through the forest and he knew he had to investigate. <br><br>The wolf was strong tonight. He could feel the energy in the air. The Man-thoughts that usually troubled him, today at least, felt distant. <br><br>The hidden entrance to the gorge was easy to find. The wolf world not have believed anyone who had claimed even experienced trackers sometimes failed to find the cave mouth that led through the rocks. So many bones. Much death had happened here. <br><br>There was a body. <br><br>The Woodland Wolf prowled forward, cautious of a trap. He had eaten well already tonight and had left nearly half a deer to investigate this but... the smell here was compelling.<br><br>A girl. A girl who had landed and bashed her head. The wolf could hear her swallow breathing. She wasn't dead yet but would be very soon. <br><br>... Wait? Pack? <br><br>The Woodland Wolf shuffled closer. The wolf instincts were uncomplicated. Sometimes you fought. Sometimes you fought to defend the Pack. Was this girl Pack? <br><br>He sniffed the dying girl. Pack. He had to fight to save her. <br><br>It was instinct more than anything else. On a night like this the curse would spread. All it would take was a bite and the Wolf spirit would find a home in this one too. The Wolf spirit did not die from falls or rocks. <br><br>The Woodland Wolf, the werewolf called Wald, bit Ruby's right hand. Teeth sunk into flesh. <br><br>--+--<br><br>The world had gone black. Memory for Ruby was fuzzy, she had blown the whistle and... The rest was not clear. <br><br>The sensation of healing was a strange one. Flesh knitting together. A wolfish voice whispering in her head and growing larger. <br><br>Wald's bite saved her life. <br><br>But the changes did not stop at fixing Ruby's injuries. Tonight, under the full moon, during an alignment of stars and planets, Ruby began to transform. Against her will; Ruby's body morphed into the tall hybrid form between Wolf and Woman. <br><br>Clothes ripped, falling away in torn fragments, muscles knitted together and bone thickened. The Wolf spirit was fresh and young but weak and disorientated. <br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>28-01-2014, 20:02:50</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				It was a good thing Ruby was unconscious, not only had the fall done quite a lot of damage but the bite and accelerated healing hurt like hell, not to mention the agonizing transformation. Inside her head she felt like having a panic attack, she couldn't move, it was like riding a wild horse and not knowing what it was going to do next, only this wasn't a horse, it was much more frightening. IT was strange having a wolf inside her head, not that she'd never thought about wolves before but this was like a wolf's mind trying to take over hers, it was all very complicated to explain. <br><br>When Ruby opened her eyes it was to a very different world, she could smell almost everything in the air, including a familiar masculine scent, and torn leather. She watched helplessly as the wolf moved her body, turning over onto her belly and standing on shaky legs. The muscle was well formed but unused so it took a few minutes of getting used to. She turned around and around in circles, looking at her own body, a sleek reddish brown colour with a silver muzzle and belly. Unusual for a wolf, it was more like a foxes colour, but there was no doubting what she was. Ruby couldn't react to this, she had no idea what to think.<br><br>When the wolf had finished turning about she spun on the spot trying to catch her tail until she came nose to nose with Wald. She paused then immediately crouched down, tucking her tail between her legs and looking up at him curiously, her tongue starting to poke out of her mouth in playful submission. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>29-01-2014, 06:25:31</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				The werewolf Wald was the colour of dark soil and had a silver streak from head to tail. He stood a full foot and a half taller than the transformed Ruby werewolf and towered above the foliage in the gorge. He was one the forest's most dangerous predators. <br><br>The Wolf spirit - and animalistic entity - was of the Pack. Life was in the Pack. Life was filtered through four basic lenses; to Fight or to Flee, to Feast or to Fuck. Other emotions and drives like hubris, compassion, ambition, jealousy, revenge, avarice and the gauntlet of human responses was alien to it. Human biologists might understand the four Fs of normal wolf behaviour but the werewolf was a more complicated creature, with better senses, mystical senses and the presence of a human will even if that latter aspect was all but invisible on nights such as this. <br><br>The werewolf watched the girl transform from something that offered no threat, from something that would have been food to Feast on had she not been Pack, to something that could Fight.<br><br>The reaction of the other werewolf in the gorge was instinct perfect. The&nbsp; fox coloured female didn't issue a fight challenge. She lowered herself and avoided eye contact. Wald knew he wouldn't need to kill this one as a rival. She was Pack and accepted her place in the Pack. Besides, she smelt amazing... <br><br>Inside Ruby the Wolf spirit grew. It recognised the taller male werewolf as Pack. <br><br>Movement began to full the gorge. All around the bones of the gorge's victims began to rise. Skeleton fighters arming themselves with clubs of wood and rocks surrounded the two werewolves. <br><br>The Wolf spirit in Ruby could sense the magic in the air. It knew these skeletons offered no food, no feast... only danger. To fight? To flee? Which? <br><br>The black male werewolf attacked. Wald threw himself at the nearest of the undead and tore it to pieces. Even through the stench of necromancy he could smell the She-Wolf. He wanted her. He had to fight first. <br><br>The start of the combat triggered a primal response in the Wolf spirit in Ruby. The Pack had chosen to Fight. <br><br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>29-01-2014, 15:41:20</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby was watching what was happening, as if from behind a screen. As the scent of the male hit her nose she got a dizzying sensation that she couldn't' explain, it was very unusual. She felt her ears twitch and heard the clickety-clack of bones moving around them. She couldn't identify the new smell, if pushed to describe it it would be decay and burning. <br><br>When Wald launched himself into the old bones she rose up, the urge to charge in after him was highly compelling. The wolf seemed to agree and pounced at the skeletons, jaws crushing skulls and tearing limbs. Large yet slender paws tore open rib cages and swatted what was left away so she could move onto the next. The clubs did very little other than give her a headache which made her attacks all that more aggressive. Ruby should have been terrified by the sight of all this strange happenings but the wolf was bloody enjoying herself, this was a game to her. <br><br>When there were no bones left to fight, the fox coloured wolf picked up an unbroken femur and trotted over to Wald, tail wagging as she lowered her upper body to the ground and nudging the bone towards him. Ruby wanted to laugh at the picture, Silk would never believe this. Oh! Bugger Silk and the others would be waiting! sensing Ruby's urgency the wolf whined and hopped to the side, bouncing around Wald like a damn puppy. "Not what I meant you silly wolf!" The wolf snickered at her, making her jaw drop, at least it did in her head. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>29-01-2014, 17:27:19</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				It was easy. The skeletons put up no resistance and the Woodland Wolf shapeshifted several times in the skirmish. Wald went from wolf to monstrously large Wolf and to the hybrid wolf-man form. While the full moon shone he could transform no closer to man-form, the Wolf spirit was too active. Neither he nor the female werewolf could revert to human shape until morning. <br><br>The wolf-man form, head of a wolf with a fur covered body and tail but which stoop on two legs and had clawed hands at the end of long arms was the best for slaying the skeleton foes. The last two he finished by smashing together in a mighty blow. <br><br>As the last skeleton crumbled at his feet he turned back together claim his prize. She smelt amazing. <br><br>In hybrid wolf-man form Wald stalked towards Ruby. Rightly or wrongly he expected this new werewolf to reciprocate forms. They would mate here and now. Pack. Alpha male with female. They would celebrate victory in combat with their bodies. <br><br>His scent oozed his intent. His body language did so as well. <br><br>He had never before encountered a She-Wolf that smelt this good. This oddly coloured werewolf was special. Her scent was driving him mad. He needed her now. <br><br>He reached to grab Ruby by the furry scruff of her neck. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>30-01-2014, 01:44:22</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby sat back and watched as Wald got closer, she wasn't sure how but her wolf shifted to match his form. However his scent obviously meant something, the wolf was going crazy for it but she wasn't' about to let things happen this way. "No!" She forced herself to go back into the body but very little happened other than hesitation for the she-wolf's movements. She stood up, keeping her head lower than his and exposing the back of her neck, her tail sweeping side to side. <br>Ruby was in full panic mode and was fighting against the wolf's mind to try and make her back away, she thought she'd done it but she only made the she-wolf back up enough to bend lower, looking up at Wald expectantly. "No no no don't do this!" the wolf was getting annoyed with her and there was a backlash that had her completely in the dark, not able to feel or see anything. <br><br>The wolf was happy to be accepted as part of the pack and since it seemed to be only the two of them that meant one thing. The Alphas and mates, how exciting!<br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>30-01-2014, 09:55:40</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				The Woodland Wolf saw the correct and proper response from the She-Wolf with the amazing scent and was pleased. His cock was fully erect now, desperate and ready for use. <br><br>The hybrid from of the red werewolf wasn't pleasing as well. Thick, healthy and perfect fur. Good teeth, posture and with shapely curves. <br><br>He pulled her towards him, grabbing her arm and and yanking her body forward until of pressed against his. He could feel her breasts squash against his chest. He could feel the thick shaft of his dick press against her. The wolf inhaled deeply. How's could any werewolf smell this good? <br><br>Wald span his soon-to-be-mate around, showing her the rocky battlefield of the gorge for second before bending her forward and over the comfortable moss covering of a nearby boulder. <br><br>He pushed her tail aside, exposing her sex and angled his dick towards it. The tip of his cock nudged into the werewolf's pussy while the bright light of the full moon shone down through the trees. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>30-01-2014, 17:56:00</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				His scent was driving her quite insane, this was all a completely new experience so her scent grew strong very quickly. When pressed against him she practically vibrated with anticipation, her nose pressed to his while he had her in his arms, and a cheeky flick of her tongue across his muzzle before he turned her around. She happily obliged and raised her tail for him, holding onto the boulder, her claws digging into the rock. <br>She adjusted her stance a little and pushed herself back into him, whimpering softly, wanting him inside her right now.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>30-01-2014, 21:46:14</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				With one mighty paw grasping Ruby She-Wolf's shoulder for support, Wald pushed himself deep inside her body. <br><br>He could feel her hybrid form react to his thrust, feel her muscles as his cock slid deeper and he could feel her whole body respond under his grasp. This was a young wolf in good health. <br><br>Wald pushed deeper, edging his hips forward until he brushed up against her tail and backside. He slid his feet further apart, adjusting his position slightly as he withdrew his wolfycock from the youngsters body. <br><br>That first thrust was the slowest. Once he had her, once the She-Wolf with the amazing scent, had submitted to him below the moon, the Woodland Werewolf let himself ride. <br><br>The werewolf thrust and bucked against his mate, building his speed until he was slamming into her, his supernatural stamina and regeneration allowing him to fight his climax until he was ready. <br><br>Wald pushed Ruby's head back down, insisting on a submissive position while he funked her from behind. <br><br>He wasn't finished. The alpha werewolf forced a change of position, scooping Ruby up from the boulder she had been bent over and laying her flat on the ground, on her back. Wald spread Ruby's legs wide and slid in between. <br><br>The near black werewolf began to thrust again, holding Ruby's legs up and open with his large paws while he pounded into her. <br><br>It was animalistic love making. Wald's vigorous, wild and eager thrusting enough to rock Ruby's body with each stroke, wobbling her breasts as he filled her. <br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>31-01-2014, 05:26:36</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby howled as she felt him start to really pound himself into her, between howls she would pant and whimper and growl, forcing herself back into him, revelling in the pure wildness of their fucking. She gladly let him move her, and looked up at him with bright amber eyes, tongue just peeking from her mouth till he began ramming into her again. Her head was thrown back as another mighty howl came from her throat. <br><br>Inside her head, human Ruby was trying to ignore everything that was going on, despite being locked away by the wolf some feeling was getting through, she didn't want her first time to be this way. Sods law she guessed. <br><br>The she-wolf clenched her inner muscles and yipped, leaning up to softly bite at Wald's neck, her whimpers became muffled and with one last, violent shudder she released around him, her scent mixed with the coppery tang of blood filling their noses and she lay back down, still rolling her hips up to meet his while she panted harder. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>31-01-2014, 19:46:44</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				The urge, the desire, to mate with the She-Wolf was insatiable. The werewolf did not want to stop. <br><br>By midnight, with the planetary alignment at it's apex and the full moon unobscured by clouds, Wald had Ruby pressed back against a tree, her legs hiked up and around his waist. As the small hours of the night approached the werewolf had moved her into doggy style. <br><br>The impressive regeneration power that had kept Wald alive through so many battles served to refuel his body. Normal men might tire after a climatic orgasim but the werewolf did not. <br><br>As the moon began to move towards the horizon, the planetary alignment long past, Wald had the smaller werewolf on his lap, lifting her up and down to impale Ruby on his cock. <br><br>The sky began to lighten as the night started to draw to a close. Soon the Wolf spirits would rescind control... 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>31-01-2014, 22:02:09</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				The night of wild and sometimes brutal mating was taxing on the newly transformed wolf, so by the time the moon had dipped below it's peek she had&nbsp; stopped responding to the male, letting him finish then curling up at his side, closing her eyes ready to sleep. So by morning light, a very naked and bruised ruby was left with her back against Wald's chest. The cold was starting to get to her, so she began shivering but being tired and sore she wanted to remain asleep. There was something warm behind her so she as thinking she was back in her bed, perhaps Bale had found her again or the lizard boy? She reached to pull her quilt over her and was disappointed when only an arm went around her. Hold on. "EK!" She leapt, or rather half jumped, ending up only a foot and a half away onto the pile of bones, wincing as she received a few cuts on her palms and backside. She didn't want to look up to see who it was beside her but it was almsot impossible to look anywhere else. The colour all but drained from her face seeing her teacher there and sat, slack jawed in shock. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>31-01-2014, 22:19:12</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"Hmmmm..." Wald murmured as he was woken up, "... smells amazing..." <br><br>He got no further. As his eyes opened the view of the gorge and of a naked, scratched, scared Ruby came into focus. <br><br>"Uh... oh," the more experienced werewolf cast his memory back into the fog of the wolf state and remembered. <br><br>His next words were chosen carefully, "I'm not going to hurt you." An interesting comment from a naked man surrounded by the dead. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>31-01-2014, 22:26:12</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby was clearly on the verge of a full blown panic attack. She barely heared his attempt at soothing words and was taking in all the bones and then looked up to see the remains of the broken bridge swaying in the slight breeze. The night came flooding back and she made a noise that sounded like a strangled sob. She curled up, pulling her knees to her chest in an attempt to hide herself from Wald's sight and shuddered, trying not to cry but failing quit miserably.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>31-01-2014, 22:29:59</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Wald slowly rose to his feet, making no sudden movement. "I know where we are and I've hidden some clothes nearby." <br><br>He reached out towards Ruby's shoulders, offering a comforting hand but unsure whether to touch the crying girl. <br><br>"Clothes and then a talk. I can help," he sounded sincere. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>31-01-2014, 22:50:01</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby looked up, wiping her eyes with her wrist and then reaching to take his hand, pausing seeing the silvery scars on her right hand where he'd bitten the night before. She couldn't remember that part, she only remembered the fall and waking up in another body. She took his hand then stood, keeping one arm around her breasts and wincing as they walked to where he kept his stash. Her legs felt like jelly, and sore as if chaffed badly, and there was a throbbing ache right between that she couldn't and didn't want to explain. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>31-01-2014, 22:58:03</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				The walk out of the gorge, through the cave and to where Wald had buried some clothes was mercifully short. That was the good news. <br><br>The bad news was that Wald had only stashed one set of clothes in a little leather bag by the foot of a towering tree. <br><br>He offered Ruby his shirt. It was large enough to reach down to her knees if it was put on. <br><br>"You nearly died last night. I only had one chance to save you and I took it. I had to turn you into a werewolf."<br><br>He pulled on his own trousers. "And it's changed you; you smell like nothing I've smelt before." 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>31-01-2014, 23:07:09</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby was glad for any clothing and pulled on the shirt, buttoning up the top&nbsp; so it covered as much of her chest as possible. As he spoke she took it in and tried to deal with it internally. The expression on her face was well and truly broken, but she was at least alive and so she had to thank him for that. "Thank you... I don't really want to think about what would have happened had you not..helped...so what will happen now?" She tried to ignore his comment about how she smelled, she could smell him now too, amongst many many other things but her untrained nose couldn't identify anything specific in the mix.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>31-01-2014, 23:19:10</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				This was not the time for half truths, lies or patronising talk. Ruby had earned more than that. <br><br>"And we had sex."<br><br>He continued, only leaving a brief second for that statement to settle in. <br><br>"It was a rare night, when the Wolf can take over even someone like me. It could have been spent killing. That's why I couldn't train with you. We didn't do that although I think we fought something unnatural. Instead we spent the night together."<br><br>Wald looked Ruby in the eyes, waiting for the reaction. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>31-01-2014, 23:25:48</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				What little colour was left in her face quickly disappeared followed by a dead faint. There was just no way she could deal with it at this moment while under so much stress, two transformations, coming so close to a fatality and learning that she'd had sex with her teacher was just too much to handle all at once. <br><br>________________<br>&nbsp;
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>31-01-2014, 23:35:38</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Wald watched Ruby faint. He moved to catch her but made no immediate attempt to wake her up. He had to think. <br><br>She smelt like a She-Wolf, yes, but unlike any She-Wolf he had ever encountered. She smelt like nature. Like life. <br><br>Had she just been a human? How come the Change had had this effect. <br><br>The teacher moved to waken his student. He knew what to do, taking some blue berries from the bush just to the left and crushing them in his hand. The scent that poured out was strong enough to waken any werewolf, like smelling salts under the nose of a young human woman. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>01-02-2014, 03:23:53</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby coughed then pulled her head away from the smell of the crushed berries. "What are those?" She covered her nose and looked up at Wald through watery eyes. Whatever they were they had a strong smell to them that was quite overbearing. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>01-02-2014, 20:35:45</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Wald was relieved to see Ruby come back to him. "These are Winter Rain Berries. They smell strongly to wolves but human noses don't detect a thing." <br><br>It was make or break time for Ruby, "You're a lycanthrope now. You need to be strong. All lycanthropes alive today are strong." Wald didn't want to frighten Ruby but he was determined to be one and honest with her. <br><br>He knew he had to get Ruby to accept the Wolf spirit. If she couldn't accept her new life he would loose her forever. First question, "How do you feel?"
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>01-02-2014, 21:18:56</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				She sat up on her own and rubbed her nose, eyeing the berries warily. "O feel...sore mostly but I'm not hurt." She wondered what being a werewolf would do to her other than the obvious, she supposed it was good it was Wald that turned her, he would help her right? She hoped he would anyway. "Should we go back now? I don't want to get another detention for missing lessons." she frowned up at him, she'd promised to keep out of trouble, and well here she was up to her eyeballs in it. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>01-02-2014, 22:44:13</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Wald shook his head, "No, not now, not yet. Don't worry about detention right now." <br><br>Be placed a reassuring had on her shoulder, trying to ignore Ruby's intoxicating scent. <br><br>"The first thing you need to do is come to terms that you are one person. You're not Ruby with a Wolf inside you. You're not a Wolf with Ruby inside you. Two aspects but one person. That's true even if it sometimes feels there's a voice inside your head or that you're locked out and looking in. "<br><br>He gave Ruby's shoulder a squeeze, "For example, you can be happy and sad at the same time - like when a friend moves away but to a better life. You can be short and cute at the same time or tall and cute. You can be scared and excited at the same time. You are Wolf and Human at the same time. Does that seem believable to you? "
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>01-02-2014, 23:29:20</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				She looked worried all the same but nodded and listened to him. She thought she understood what he was saying, but last night it really felt like that wasn't her in her body, perhaps she'd get used to it and she wont feel so distant from herself any more. "I think so..after everything else that's happened it isn't so far-fetched." She paused and looked up at him, also trying to ignore his scent, finally able to separate it from everything else. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>01-02-2014, 23:54:29</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"Good," he said, relieved that Ruby's knack of catching on quickly was still in place. <br><br>He offered her another smile, "The Wolf aspect has four main ways of making decisions. You've studied biology so you'll know what these are. The first if the Flight or Fight response. The second is Feast or Fuck." <br><br>He was worried. This wasn't the time to be sugar coating for Ruby, that wouldn't paint a fair picture, but she still had a lot of world experience to gather. <br><br>"Some new lycanthropes don't want to wrestle with those urges all the time so they surrender to the wild, live in nature and spend all their time as a wolf. They find it easier. If you don't want to do that. If you want to go back to school then you have to be ready to view the world in a whole new way. You might not like it. "
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>02-02-2014, 05:17:49</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				The first three were fairly simple but she flinched at that last one. That would probably be the most difficult to deal with. "Will I be able to transform at will like you do? Or will that come later?" She asked, she was still worried about missing classes and her work out routines. She would have to deal with it because she wouldn't just up and leave her friends to go live in the woods. Oh hell! What was she going to tell her Papa? "I want..no I need to go back, I made a promise. This doesn't change anything." She resolved herself, she would not be beaten by this. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>02-02-2014, 12:14:21</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"Eventually you'll be able to change like me," said Wald. "I think. You don't smell like any werewolf I've ever met before. You smell wonderful." <br>He took a breath and paused. Wald wanted to make sure Ruby wasn't trying to hide from the night of wild sex they had had. That sort of encounter couldn't be suppressed without it messing with her husband mind. Try as he might the only way he could be sure she couldn't try and avoid coming too terms with her new urges was to sleep with her again. Here and now. <br><br>The problem? Wald wasn't entirely sure the incredibly intoxicating scent from Ruby wasn't responsible for his mind coming to this idea. Did he trust himself with her? <br><br>"This must have been what the Guidance Councilor had foreseen. Yesterday was a very special night and because of your routine you were out in the woods. Otherwise I would have certainly insisted you stayed in school. You still have the triathlon to run something we can't stopped your training but I think we can change it. We'll have to. You need to learn control. At the very least we can't have your Wolf spirit making all the decisions for you. At the most we can hope to give you some shifting control. "<br><br>Wald rubbed his chin, "I don't want you to try and deny your nature. It'll be a change of character for you Ruby - but do you accept your new Wolf spirit or are you fighting it? Look inside and tell me what you see." 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>02-02-2014, 22:08:54</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby was zoning in and out of Wald's little speech, becoming increasingly distracted by his strong scent. Colour was returning to her cheeks and when he asked her a direct question she flushed bright red, thinking she'd been caught. "What? Oh uh.." Look inside, sounded simple enough, she looked away from him trying to find the wolf that had come out the night before, but she frowned when she found it and looked up at Wald with a very confused expression. "She'as laughing at me but not doing anything else...is that normal?" 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>03-02-2014, 22:52:10</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Wald shook his head, "There is very little that's usual about any Change. You must remember that it will feel like there is a you and her. At times you may feel that someone else is looking out through your eyes or making you do things. They won't be. It'll just be you. You must not loose your sense of self. "<br><br>Ideally had Ruby been selected for the Curse she would have had months of training; if not years. Most lycanthropes failed and went mad. They became monsters. He would have to work hard to save Ruby. <br><br>"Take off the shirt," he said. It was time to deal with the fact they had mated. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>04-02-2014, 02:21:43</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				True it did feel like the wolf was a separate entity inside her head, and as she tried to focus on this wolf she tried to find what similarities paired them together, what made them alike. She almost missed the order and looked up at walk with a look of shock. "What?!" His scent hit her like a wall, she didn't need to ask what he wanted and her wolf was rearing it's head interested. "No!"
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>05-02-2014, 18:08:29</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				&nbsp;Wald did not react. He couldn’t. This had to be about Ruby, not him. <br><br>He was worried. The body language Ruby was giving off seemed to be very different from what she was saying. There was every sign she was struggling to reconcile her Wolf spirit and her Human will. <br><br>He could push it. He could insist. He didn’t want to. He owed Ruby that much – even though respecting her words meant taking a risk with her mental health.<br><br>“Very well,” he said finally. “Let’s get back to the school where you can get into your own clothes and enjoy some hot food. I’ll open a side door as to reduce the chances of anyone spotting you come in. Don’t worry about classes today. Get some rest instead.” <br><br>He started off towards Heathen’s, looking over his shoulder to see if the new lycanthrope was following. <br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>05-02-2014, 18:38:27</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby relaxed but was feeling suddenly depraved. She wasn't sure how to deal with it so for now ignored it, and the whining wolf. She followed, keeping as downwind as possible from Wald, thinking that the less she could smell him the easier it would be to not act on the sudden impulses she felt. She remained silent on the walk into the school, nodding when he said she should rest for today. She felt exhausted, and walking in bare feet, though not bothering her too much it was still a worry of stepping on something sharp. <br><br>Once she had safely made it to her room she changed, ran back to the showers to try and scrub the smells off of her, then as she came back to her room she fell face first onto the bed and screamed in frustration into her pillow. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>07-02-2014, 21:52:29</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Classes had started. Most of the students would be attending and the dormitory area was empty. <br><br>The room was familiar even though together Silk and Ruby had earned some upgrades to it through good classwork and Wald's discretion. <br><br>... and yet it was different. <br><br>It smelt different. Silk's smell was familiar but much stronger. The wolf spirit found it unsettling and seemed to consider it a portent for a Fight. <br><br>Even though the pillow Ruby became aware of sounds. In the distance there was a hiss and gurgle that suggested someone was in the girl's showers. On the other side of the dorm area where the boys had some sports storage lockers there was an occasional thump or bash as if something was knocking against a sheet of metal. <br><br><div align="center">--+--</div><br>Wald searched through the school records again. What had Ruby turned into? <br><br>She was a werewolf, sure. She smelt different, though, almost intoxicating. <br><br>Where had those skeletons come from? They had almost smelt like Ruby herself. <br><br>Had the alignment of planets been extra special or was there something in her background. Time to investigate her family. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>07-02-2014, 22:51:16</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Inside the records Ruby's folder was quite slim compared to other students, who's families had long histories of villains and branches from all over the world. Ruby seemed to have sprung up from nowhere, literally. Her father and half brother were her only relatives. Mister baker, or as he was known in his youth, 'the muffin man' had never married. His first son was in fact a creation of his come to life, the ginger bread man, or Carl as he preferred to be called these days. Carl was the sports instructor at the Hero's school, while Mister baker was mostly working from home. <br><br>________________________________________<br><br>Ruby was getting irritated, every little noise and smell was amplified beyond her usual tolerance. She covered her head with the pillows, turned and paced the room to find the quietest and smell free spot but everything either smelled like herself of Silk, the odd whiff of an unknown male. She gave up trying to rest in her room so she grabbed a pillow and headed out to the secret kitchen, kicking the door shut behind her and taking a deep breath. The smell of food was much better to deal with and the room was far enough out of the way for the background noise to become bearable. <br><br>She tossed the pillow on top of a teacher's desk that lay in one corner then crawled up on top and let herself rest in the relative peace and quiet. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>09-02-2014, 03:01:01</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"I'm sure she's okay. Ruby's really resourceful," it was Bale 's voice as the door to the secret kitchen pushed open a few minutes into the afternoon break. <br><br>Bale, Jack and Silk walked into the room together, discussing Ruby only to find her asleep on the desk. <br><br>The wolf spirit reacted, suddenly finding itself in a corner, interrupted and out numbered. There was a pause... Pack. These people were Pack. They were allowed in this den. <br><br>The wolf spirit considered Bale first. It saw the large snake warrior the shape shifter currently appeared as and mulled his scent. Pack and Fight. This Pack member was a Fighter, the Wolf spirit concluded, pack hierarchy with this one would be determined in a fight. Except this was a strong fighter; a candidate for beta male and a candidate for someone who might challenge the alpha male in time. <br><br>Jack next. Food. This male was physically weak but accepted by the Pack. He wasn't a wolf so would be food otherwise. <br><br>Silk's scent was familiar from the first sleeping den. The She-Wolf was also a fight... but the Wolf spirit studied Silk a little longer and the assessment it shared with Ruby changed. This was a Pack member who would only establish Pack hierarchy through sex. The Fight threat the Wolf spirit once associated with Silk vanished, converting into a strong Fuck recommendation. <br><br>"RUBY!" Jack started forward, as if to give Ruby a welcome back hug. Silk caught his arm and stopped him. <br><br>"Not right now, " she said quietly. "I think Ruby might need some space." <br><br>Bale sniffed at the air, his snake tongue flickering as he sampled the scent trail. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>09-02-2014, 03:59:25</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby heared them long before they reached the door but was being held down by the wolf, she wanted to wake up and greet them all but it seemed the wolf was taking her time sussing out who her friends were. Silk's scent was driving her mad and the urge to get off the table grew the longer she stayed still. Eventually both the wolf and Ruby turned at once, paused to stare at all three of them then pounced on top of Silk, arms outstretched in what would have been a hug had Ruby not growled as she leapt over Jack and Bale. When they landed and ruby realised she was now nuzzling silk's breasts, nice as they were she shouldn't have done that. "Sorry!" She sat up though couldn't move much more than that and remained sitting astride the other girl. "Uhm..."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>09-02-2014, 13:08:34</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"My, my..." purred Silk from the ground, "I can see you had quite the eventful night. Should I be jealous?" The Succubus was using the playful tone of voice she sometimes used when she liked what she saw. <br><br>From behind and out of sight, Bale ' s voice rumbled, "You smell different Ruby. Very different." <br><br>The Wolf spirit started to react to Bale's comment, sensing something in it that required a response... until Silk raised a hand to stroke the inside of Ruby's parted thigh. All concerns the Wolf spirit had over Bale evaporated as, once again, Silk became centre of focus. The wolf spirit was partly sure Silk was powerful and therefore a threat. To fight? To flee? It was concerned what might happen if Silk was allowed up. Silk didn't seem trapped though, the Wolf spirit sensed no submission in her, and the sexual urge just grew stronger with each tick of the clock. <br><br>Jack next; "Um... Ruby... What are you wearing?" 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>09-02-2014, 17:52:42</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby stared down at Silk and without taking her eyes off of the witch she listened to Bale but chose to ignore his comment, or rather the wolf ignored him. "Uh, my nightgown I guess." She answered Jack, her head twitching to one side, so she could keep an eye on Silk but made it look like she was trying to face Jack. "The bedroom was uhm noisy I guess.." That sounded stupid even in her own head but it was the only answer she had. Silk's comment about being jealous was confusing, why should she be jealous? The sexual urge was grating on ruby's nerves, but the wolf was getting it far worse and was already pining for her mate. With as much willpower as she could muster Ruby pulled herself off the witch and backed herself up to a desk, rubbing one hand over her face in an attempt at a small relief from the scents in the room. "What time is it?"<br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>12-02-2014, 17:48:23</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				It was Jack who supplied the time, checking a device he kept strapped to his wrist; "It's just after 12:30. Lunch time." He seemed a little shocked but fiddling with the timekeeping device was apparently already distracting him, helping him to get back to Jack-as-Usual. <br><br>Bale, on the other hand, was not at ease. The green shifter moved to put his warrior body between Ruby and his friends. His snake tongue flicked the air again. "Is it even you? Ruby?" <br><br>"Of course it's Ruby," replied Silk stepping out from Bali 's protective cover in time to watch his forked tongue taste the air. "And unless you plan to use that - will you put it away, please. There's only so much teasing we can take." <br><br>The Wolf spirit was wary. These people were pack but the hierarchy was unclear. <br><br>"Do you need some alone time Ruby. Quiet time. Recovery time?", asked Silk. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>12-02-2014, 20:32:13</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby backed away from Bale, frowning at him. It hurt that he'd think it wasn't her, luckily Silk seemed to believe her so she stepped closer to her. The wolf was not happy with backing down but let Ruby deal with it her way for the moment. "I'm fine..I think uh..I guess I should probably tell you what happened last night." Or parts of it she thought, there was no way they needed to know everything that happened. <br><br>"Well on my run I took a different route to go over the bridge, i heard something by the rope walls and didn't fancy meeting whoever it was. But the bridge broke halfway across.." She paused, moving to sit on the desk she'd just been sleeping on. "By all accounts I probably should have died but Mister Wald was there...he bit me to keep me alive." She left it there, she didn't remember too accurately to recount the rest and the morning after was way too awkward to discuss. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>12-02-2014, 22:01:53</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Bale looked confused at first, then thoughtful until a weight lifted from his shoulders. He had clearly decided to believe his friend. <br><br>"So you're a werewolf then."&nbsp; It wasn't a question. "I didn't smell that on you. Wald's the only werewolf I know. I sense something very different from you." Bale explained. <br><br>"She's a girl," explained Silk. <br><br>Bale nodded, his scaly head bobbing up and down, "Yes, that must be it... You feel very female." <br><br>Jack grinned, "I'm so pleased your safe Ruby. Are you okay being a werewolf? Are you a werewolf? Can you change for us?" <br><br>"Then she'd be naked," added Bale. <br><br>This time Silk didn't help, "Can you change for us?" 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>12-02-2014, 22:06:52</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"Yes I am a werewolf I suppose.." She looked between them as they asked her to change forms, and frowned. "I'm not sure I can do it at will like Wald can..that and I don't have much control over the form yet so I'd rather not try just now.." She looked at them a bit apologetically. "You guys hungry I can make something now if you like?" She offered, trying to change the subject, the wolf on the other hand was upset at not getting to come out and play, pack bonding was important after all and this human was having none of it. So the wolf sulked in a corner of her mind, though occasionally sniffed while Ruby prepared a light lunch for them all. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>12-02-2014, 23:27:19</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Silk helped out, mainly with moving plates from out of the little cupboard they'd been stored in and once stepping in to stop a tap spraying Ruby and her nightgown with cool water. <br><br>"Jack still needs to fix that," she explained with a smile, "I figure a wet nightgown would be the last thing you need." <br><br>Jack spoke up, "Erm... Bale says he wants to experiment with wolf forms next." He sounded cautious, "Is that cool, Ruby?" <br><br>Bale just looked confused at Jack. The bogeyman never had found a form he wanted to wear for more than a few days. He too was a shapeshifter coming to terms with his body. <br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>12-02-2014, 23:34:25</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby smiled at Silk's help and served up the simple stew she'd made, pausing with her spoon part way to her mouth when Silk asked about bale using a wolf shape. "Uh I guess so, why wouldn't I be?" She asked, not sure what Silk was getting at. "Why ask me? bale can use any form he wants right?" She looked up at him then back to silk. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>12-02-2014, 23:45:55</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"Thanks Ruby," said Bale, his smile showing a wide snake mouth. Jack just shrugged and turned back to fiddly with his current gadget. <br><br>Silk was enjoying the stew, "Still got the cooking skills, Ruby dear." <br><br>Bake slid his scaled hands around a bowl, "I figure you got rest of the day off, huh Ruby? It's a rare day at class. The unseelie fae Fiona is in the stocks. She rarely comes last in lessons." <br><br>Silk grinned, "I approve of her tactic though. That's a lovely little dress she's wearing. The guys can't take their eyes off her boobs. Ain't that right Jack!" <br><br>The inventor coloured at the teasing, "She's being sexy on purpose! Besides, I did take my eyes off her boobs!" <br><br>"Only to look at her butt!" teased Bale. <br><br>Silk laughed, always a fan of this sort of joking, "She's allowed to be sexy on purpose. Besides Jack, are you sure no one checked your butt while you were in the stocks? Orani maybe?" 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>12-02-2014, 23:59:15</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby giggled at her friend's antics and being filled in on what happened in class was a good thing she supposed. She did give Jack a grin when they started embarrassing him for looking at a girl's butt. "Really Orani's got a thing for Jack? Go figure." She smiled finishing what was left of her lunch and drink. "I do get the rest of the day off but I don't know what I'm supposed to do with myself, I haven't missed a day of classes before except for detention..." she frowned remembering bumping into the satyr outside Wald's office. He was just so creepy. She shuddered, and her inner wolf bristled at the thought of the creepy goat man getting a bit too close to her. She hadn't realised she had growled out loud.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>13-02-2014, 00:18:19</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"Actually," grinned Silk, "I think Orani's a bit divided. I'm sure she likes Jack... perhaps a little," she just had to tease, "But I've seen her looking at everyone in this room. Mind you, might be because she's lonely. She's not made many friends." <br><br>Bale had noticed Ruby's growl, "That was cool. A sound from one form expressed in another! Why hadn't I thought of that?" <br><br>"Because you're a lunkhead," chirped Jack with a grin, giving as good as he got. <br><br>"Am not!"<br><br>"Are too!"<br><br>Bale made a playful lunge at Jack only to receive a surprise jolt of electricity from the device on Jack's arm. <br><br>"That was cool too! "grinned Bale, apparently not hurt at all. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>13-02-2014, 02:19:24</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby blinked then covered her mouth with one hand, then watched the boys tussle, though Bale came out on his ass. She smiled and tried to ignore the wolf wanting to join in and wrestle, in her current state of dress she was not about to ruin her only sleeping clothes just to change and most likely hurt Bale and Jack, Silk she didn't think she could hurt, in fact her wolf almost seemed curious more towards her than the boys.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>16-02-2014, 02:49:31</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				It was Silk who pointed out the obvious after a while, "The rest of us have to get back to class. You going to be okay Ruby?" <br><br>Bale added, finishing off the last of his secret lunch, "Not sure how quiet the corridor outside will be when the minion classes start up this afternoon. We rather ruined your chance to sleep." <br><br>"No one uses the gym at this time of the day, " suggested Jack. <br><br>Silk grinned wisely, "Dear Jack, I'll think you'll find some students do sneak into the gym at this time of day and if Ruby turned up in this nightgown she'd appear to fit right in. Why not try back in the dorm, honey?" 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>16-02-2014, 03:21:23</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"I'll be fine." She hoped. After they all cleaned up she took her pillow and sheet back to the dorm, she could still hear the students a few floors up but it didn't seem so bad. With a sigh she collapsed onto the bed and finally got a little sleep. <br><br>The wolf grew bored of simply sleeping and wanted to get out and explore this new place. So she forced a shift, with Ruby still asleep in the back of her mind the she-wolf began roaming the halls, a few students took notice, some were surprised by her appearance but she was by no means the oddest creature within the castle walls. The students posed no threat and the littler ones were fun to chase for a little while but that grew boring too when the older ones got in the way. <br><br>The wolf found the scent of her mate and began following it right to his office. Nudging the door open she looked inside and began sniffing around the desk. She whined and started to scratch at the walls, thinking he was hiding somewhere, since his scent seemed strongest here. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>18-02-2014, 00:17:49</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Wald was annoyed when his class was interrupted. He was with his second years, one on of the floors of the School that was magically locked to those who had not passed the first year exams, and was surrounded by pentagrams and students.<br><br>The note was clear enough. “A wolf has been bothering students and is now in your office. It’s a were creature”. It had been signed by Professor Exodus.<br><br>“Baum; take over stewardship of the class. Keep everyone here until the ritual is finished and correct. Only then can you let them go.” The harpy was happy to oblige. She licked her beak in anticipation and flew to the rafters to watch the rest of the class.<br><br>Wald made his way to his office all too aware of whom he would find. <br><br>He let himself in, locked the door and pulled the blind behind him. In human form he extended a hand towards the wolf; giving her fair chance to come up, initiate touch contact and behave. A master of body language; he gave nothing away as to what he was thinking. <br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>18-02-2014, 00:30:19</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Hearing the door open and close Ruby turned and smiled, well as well as she could in her wolf form and bounded right over, leaving her scratching of the wall and sniffed at the offered hand then up at Wald. He looked funny like this, she much preferred him as a wolf too but at least he was here. Her tail was wagging quickly behind her knocking a few things off the desk, she pressed her nose into his chest and whined softly, giving him the puppy dog look. <br><br>She'd missed him and her human had been boring, aside from her friends but they had to go too. Her paw nudged the material of Wald's trousers, intrigued and irritated that they were in the way. Humans were silly, putting things over them, even if they did have so little fur. Her nose nudged his belly again but his lack of response had her huffing and then laid down waiting for a command. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>19-02-2014, 17:07:29</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Wald knew he had to talk to Ruby and while she was like this she wouldn’t understand his voice. He had no choice but to shift.<br><br>The teacher had a spare set of clothes in the draw behind the other werewolf but they would be needed for Ruby should she transform back into human form. He preferred just to let his clothes rip and shred whenever he transformed, it felt more appropriate like a sacrificial reminder to the more civilised form he was leaving, but on this occasion he’d need to preserve what he was wearing. <br><br>Wald stripped naked in front of Ruby, folding his clothes and putting them up and out of reach on the side of a nearby cabinet. He reached down, ruffled Ruby’s wolf head and then transformed himself.<br><br>Hairs grew from below his skin, his teeth changed and his bones warped. It was as if Wald was hunching over but rather than curling into a ball by doing so he become the large, dark brown-black, wolf.<br><br>“Hello,” he said – although if anyone else had been listening it would have sounded like a canine chuffing sound. <br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>19-02-2014, 21:00:04</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby watched as her mate took off those silly things and then rolled onto her back, looking at him upside down as he changed, her upper lips sliding back revealing a set of pristine fangs. When he spoke her tail wagged rapidly across the floor like a hyperactive sweep. She wasn't sure if she could talk back but she understood him well enough. "'llo." She rolled over again and crawled forwards so she could reach him, and nuzzling at his chest and neck, flicking her tongue over his muzzle. She'd missed him, despite it being less than 24 hours since she last saw him. She started playfully nipping at his ears trying to engage him in play. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>19-02-2014, 21:43:22</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				“Is the door locked?” asked the woodland wolf.<br><br>Before Ruby had a chance to answer he had tapped her forepaws with his, nudged her back to trigger a game of chase and bounded on top of one of the nearby desks.<br><br>Briefly, just briefly, he grinned down at Ruby from above and then leaped onto another desk – sending paperwork flying – before jumping to another. <br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>19-02-2014, 22:51:26</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				She didn't answer, not too worried about it being locked, she'd heard him lock it anyway. When he nudged her back she grinned and watched him jump on the desks then followed him. Trying to pounce across the room at him, just missing each time. Of course it wouldn't be too much fun for the game to end right away. <br><br>The game got more intense the faster they chased each other, swapping roles when one managed to tap the other. Ruby bounced off the wall and tackled Wald, laying on his belly and licking at his muzzle with much affection, though from their position she could feel his sheath jutting up against her own sex. Her tongue lolled out of her mouth and she shivered pleasantly then grinning with mischief. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>19-02-2014, 23:25:46</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				“You know what else you could use that tongue for…” wolf-Wald said to Ruby, in an echo of Silk’s earlier teasing of Bale, from his position on his back.<br><br>He didn’t move, content to pant and recover his breath after the short but frantic game of chase. Above his head was the class chalkboard; the morning's lesson still written on it. <br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>19-02-2014, 23:41:37</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby closed her mouth and tilted her head, not getting his meaning, still quite innocent even in her transformed state. Though she picked up his tone and that gave her a clue. Her tail wagged with excitement and she caught on properly, smiling again she turned around, stepping on his stomach and presenting him her rear end, tail in the air. She nudged his sheath with her nose before taking an experimental slide of her tongue over the opening of the furry sheath. The taste wasn't unpleasant and only added to her excitement about being with her mate again, if he wanted her tongue there she would gladly do so for him. She began licking more frequently trying different angles so she could tease him out of his sheath, while her scent began filling the room as she was brought into heat, whimpering with need that only her mate would satisfy. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>20-02-2014, 22:52:36</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Once again her scent was driving him mad. She was irresistible. <br><br>Wald scrambled this feet. He needed to unload into her and needed to do it now. The fact that she had never mated with a werewolf in wolf form or even a wolf wasn't even a secondary issue. Ruby might be surprised at the biology but he planned to fuck her often, in many forms and across the forms. She would learn. <br><br>He spun around to study her. He wanted to see her offering her body up. He wanted to see her ready for him. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>20-02-2014, 23:01:12</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				When he moved so fast she jumped up, following him as he moved around her, she could smell how ready he was and her instinct kicked in, lowering her body to the ground and keeping her rump in the air, claws scratching over the floor in preparation for their most likely energetic mating. Her tail wafted her scent around her more and more as it waved in the air, her whole form shivering in anticipation. Human Ruby was still very much dormant, oblivious to what was going on around her, almost like she was a separate entity from the wolf. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>20-02-2014, 23:30:28</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Wald mounted Ruby from behind. His forepaws stretched over her furry back and his cock slipped into her. <br><br>Once inside Wald's wolf dick swiftly inflated, growing to full size only now and the knot at the base of his shaft growing. <br><br>He was locked in place and wouldn't be able to uncoupled until he was sated. Wald began to rock, his hips shot back and forth as he pumped his dick hard and fast into his student. Her smell. He needed to cum. His body demanded it. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>21-02-2014, 03:56:29</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby pushed back into his thrusts, feeling complete once again. She growled softly as he rocked into her, her tight channel constricting around him, squeezing and determined to pull him deeper inside her. She could feel his knot bouncing off of her opening and was determined to push it inside her as she forced herself back harder and harder, her muscles clenching and pulsing with her accelerating heartbeat. <br><br>As she became more and more slick and hot she could feel his knot starting to slip inside her and popping back out, but it wasn't enough. She howled with pleasure and forced herself back as hard as possible, taking that delicious knot into her cunny, and backing up just a little to keep him locked in place, whimpering as she felt herself tremble around him with her first orgasm. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>25-02-2014, 09:24:05</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Locked on place, his animal dick wedged firmly in the young werewolf, Wald surrendered to his impulses. He bucked, thrust and scrambled to piston back and forth. <br><br>Wolf mounted wolf, his weight pushing down as he pinned the smaller animal below him. Her scent was intoxicating. Thee classroom tables and chairs surrounded the supernatural lovers, an artificial forest of wood and metal. <br><br>Eventually his orgasm blasted through his body. His seed gushed out, streaming forth to flood into Ruby. He came and came while his knotted cock slowly reduced in size. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>25-02-2014, 10:31:13</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				The wolf Ruby's second orgasm came in the wake of Wald's , flooding her whole body with satisfaction. As he began to deflate she relaxed her stance, back legs sliding till she lay flat on the floor, panting softly and her tail partially wagging wedged between them. Satisfied at being with her mate again she felt no need to remain in her form, but the sleeping human would probably not like being woken up so she remained as she was for a little while longer. When he'd fully withdrawn she stretched and turned around to nuzzle at his chest, licking at his face affectionately till she couldn't hold her shape any longer. Soon Ruby&nbsp; was sat at Wald's feet, eyes closed and head leaning against his chest. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>27-02-2014, 22:44:40</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				This was why he had saved the spare set of clothes hidden away in his desk. <br><br>What he wanted to do was fuck her again. He wanted to mount her from behind, wrap his furry legs around her slender waist and slide his dick inside her. Her scent reassured him that that's what her body wanted. <br><br>Wald knew better. Ruby was not yet aligned to her own needs. Instead he transformed back. For a short while he cradled her on the floor, just enjoying her presence. Her scent lingered. He imagined what it would be like to have her bob her head in his lap, suckling on his cock. <br><br>It was time to move. Carefully Wald got up, fetched the extra clothes and wrapped his big shirt around Ruby. He got dressed. <br><br>The knocking on the door alarmed him. Classes weren't due yet. He recognised the smell though - even over Ruby's unique aroma - it was Silk at the door. <br><br>"Ruby," he said, just once, to see if she'd wake. He would decide what to do based on that. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>28-02-2014, 12:37:36</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby seemed on the verge of waking as Wald dressed her again, she turned to hold onto him, not really wanting to go anywhere. She groaned and slowly pulled her eyes open, her pupils shifting rapidly before focusing on Wald, then at the door, back to Wald with a highly confused look on her face. For a few seconds the silence was tense, then she squeaked and&nbsp; sat bolt upright, covering herself as much as possible with his shirt and looking like she had no idea where she was. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>01-03-2014, 01:01:38</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"Hello Ruby," smiled Wald, "You're in the classroom. You let the wolf part of you out while you slept." <br><br>He reached down to offer his young lover a hand up, "You'll learn balance in time. But for now we've Silk knocking on the door. She must be worried about you. Shall we let her in?" <br><br>The tables and chairs in the classroom were in disarray. It was as if students had been wrestling in the third row. The clock above the blackboard suggested classes were due to start within 10 minutes. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>01-03-2014, 11:05:44</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby looked around the classroom and the disarray of desks with a look of shock while she took his hand. The scratches on the wall looked like they'd been made by a huge beast, which of course she was a few minutes ago. She heard silk at the door and nodded to Wald to let her in while she tried to tidy up the desks quickly. she could do nothing about the scratches on the wall so she left them alone for now, maybe the students would think Wald had done it and think nothing more of it. When Silk entered the room she ran to her friend and wrapped her arms around her tightly, unable to say anything or think of anything to say for that matter, she was just happy to see her friend. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>02-03-2014, 17:37:19</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Silk returned the hug, a proper boobs on boobs embrace, she snuggled into Ruby’s neck, planted a kiss before snuggling around to eye Wald.<br><br>“This is complex situation,” said the sex-Witch.<br><br>Wald nodded, “I know. I carry a lot of the responsibility too. Better this than we lose Ruby to the other side of the curtain, though.”<br><br>Silk turned back to Ruby, another hug, “I’m glad you’re okay honey. I really am. We need to find a way to help you find balance, though.”<br><br>“I’m worried about her too,” admitted Wald, “I’m happy to hear any suggestions you two may have but there’s no getting away from the fact that Ruby needs some time to adjust. Time. You can’t rush time.”<br><br>“Oh Ruby,” Silk worried, “You’re delicious, even more so now; but dangerously innocent.”<br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>02-03-2014, 17:43:30</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby didn't care that this was awkward, she was just glad her friend was here and seemed to take the situation in her stride. She listened to her and Wald as they spoke about what to do to help her but the statement that made her pull back and blink confused at her friend was. "Dangerously innocent? What do you mean?" She looked up at Wald hoping he'd have the answer, he usually seemed to. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>02-03-2014, 17:59:18</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				“It’s normal to have tension between your wolf-half and your human-half,” explained Wald. “The challenge is to keep hold of the whole-you. You don’t really have a wolf inside of you. You have wolf instincts. It’s you.”<br><br>Silk snuggled her arms around Ruby, slinking behind her in a cuddle.<br><br>“But Ruby…” Wald continued, “The life you’ve led so far, despite being in this school, has left you naïve and innocent. This is a dangerous contrast to your wolf instincts. It’ll make it very hard for you to balance your instincts and find your true nature.”<br><br>Silk whispered softly to Ruby, “Have you even fucked in human form yet?”<br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>02-03-2014, 18:24:57</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				He'd said that before, that the wolf wasn't separate but it sure felt like it at the moment. She smiled feeling Silk holding her again, but jumped a mile when she asked so blatantly if she'd fucked in human form. "What? No certainly not!" She knew her friend had some, ok a lot of experience in that area but she'd left Ruby out of such conversations for the most part. She wasn't sure how she felt about needing to loose her innocence, not that she had much left right now but she'd always been that way, why did she have to change for this school? She caught herself growling at Silk, hearing it this time she slapped her hand over her mouth and looked at Wald knowing he'd pretty much say 'I told you so.' 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>12-03-2014, 12:54:57</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Wald looked as if he might say something… but was cut off by Silk.<br><br>Still standing behind Ruby, Silk growled back; a rumble building in her throat. The half-succubus moved one hand down to touch Ruby’s stomach and lifted the other up to brush her neck. “Do you want to growl at me?” She didn’t raise her voice much.<br><br>Watching the two girls, Wald raised an eyebrow. He recognised the importance of females establishing their own pack hierarchy. He also knew the human-minded Ruby didn’t mean to challenge Silk, knew that Silk would look after her too but did wonder how these primal instincts would find a balance. <br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>12-03-2014, 19:02:02</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				The wolf knew a challenge when she heared one and the speed that Ruby moved in was phenomenal, She had Silk on the floor before anyone could so much as blink. She held onto the witch's shirt and seemed almost ready to snap. However Ruby being Ruby fought her urges and backed off, falling on her backside looking horrified. "Silk I'm so sorry I... I don't know what came over me." She buried her face in her hands, holding back her tears, she had never attacked anyone before and hoped that she hadn't hurt her friend. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>12-03-2014, 23:08:01</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Silk pounced. She clearly wasn’t hurt at all or willing to call the tussle over despite Ruby’s honest tears. <br><br>Given the advantage she had, how Ruby had backed off like a loyal friend, this time Silk was able to get the upper hand and pin her werewolf friend to the floor. The half-succubus straddled Ruby, knees to either side of her. <br><br>“I know what came over you,” Silk said – but she was smiling, despite the strange rumble, she seemed to be enjoying herself and had made sure Ruby hadn’t been hurt when she was knocked to the floor. “Your wolf-self came over you.”<br><br>With more control than the new werewolf, Silk made an attempt to grab Ruby’s wrists to further pin her to the floor. “Is that a good or a bad thing?”<br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>13-03-2014, 00:37:19</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby squeaked as she was pounced on and pinned to the floor. Despite Silk's friendly manner she couldn't help the adrenaline rush and she switched again and rolled them over with newfound strength, knowing the wolf wouldn't hurt anyone unnecessarily she lowered her head so she and Silk were nose to nose, growling playfully as she positioned her limbs in an attempt at keeping the witch still. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>14-03-2014, 17:43:09</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Silk stole a kiss. It was easy for the witch to do; she just raised her head a fraction and brought her lips to Ruby’s. She did it again, longer this time and held contact until a tingle shuddered its way through Ruby’s body. Touching Silk’s skin had always created a tingle but the kiss did more and perhaps the half-succubus was holding less back.<br><br>Ruby could begin to feel some of the strength and resistance begin to evaporate from her body. It was a pleasant sensation. As lovely as lipping into a warm bath. <br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>14-03-2014, 18:18:42</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				The first kiss shocked Ruby to the point of freezing her in place, the second, seemed to spread warmth through her and sap her strength. It didn't take too long to twig what Silk was doing, so she pulled back and sat on the witches stomach and folder her arms, looking nowhere near as cross with her friend as she was trying to. "You're an odd duck you know Silk?" She looked back over at Wald, he'd been quiet for some time, was it weird that she was kissed by Silk in front of him? Were they really mated? Well the evidence between her legs was impossible to ignore but she was sure she'd not 'fucked' as Silk called it in her human form. She was a bit at a loss for what to do right now, she couldn't tell her father or he'd die on the spot with horror. Silk she trusted but would rather not go into details with, so the only person left was Wald, and she figured he'd be a bit biased about what she should do. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>14-03-2014, 18:31:18</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				“Cute little duckling, maybe” said Silk with a grin. The sex-witch apparently hadn’t finished and an eerie green glow oozed out of her mouth, surrounded Ruby and began to lift her from the half-succubus’ stomach. The magic was strong enough to move Ruby with ease.<br><br>But that was when Wald stepped in.<br><br>“Class is due. Let each other go.” His tone of voice was calm but he was clearly not allowing any debate or delay.<br><br>The teacher continued, “You two should remain friends but you clearly need to work things out. Whatever you do is okay with me. Understood?”<br><br>He turned his attention to Ruby, happier now that Silk’s magic had retracted and Ruby was safely kneeling on the floor beside the witch and no longer wrapped in the green glow. “You were supposed to be resting. Resting before tonight and the second full moon. I can see now that that’s not going to happen so why don’t we let Silk make her next class and we’ll retire to somewhere private and have a talk.”<br>&nbsp;<br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>14-03-2014, 18:58:14</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby looked back at Silk wondering just what she was doing but as Wald asked them to stop she was plopped back on the floor. She got herself up, her cheeks flushing and looking at the ground. As Silk left the room blowing Ruby a kiss on her way out, Ruby waited for a moment or two then looked up at Wald. "Sorry...I thought I'd gone back to the dorms to sleep..I don't remember coming back out."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>14-03-2014, 19:19:35</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Wald picked up the remaining spare clothes, having previously wrapped Ruby in the large spare shirt and was about to hand them to her. “There’s no way these trousers will fit you anyway. Your choice, though. We can either quickly rush through the corridors before they’re filled with students as you are or we can delay and you can try and tie these up so they fit you.”<br><br>While he waited, the werewolf teacher explained, “I’m sure you went back to your dorm. I imagine your wolf nature took over. That tells me you’re human nature is still fighting to control it. We need to help you find a balance. The nature of the GiftCurse is that you don’t always have control; your animal nature will take over – but it shouldn’t during the day if you’re found balance.”<br><br>With a grin, he added, “I received reports of a wolf chasing people down the corridors. Funny; but in this school your wolf needs to be careful. Even among first year students there are those who could take on a werewolf. Silk, for example.”<br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>14-03-2014, 19:54:05</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby looked down again, what wasn't she getting? If the wolf was going to take over anyway weather she thought or not she tried to keep it suppressed. She looked at the offered pants and almost giggled were it not for the somewhat serious situation they were in. "I'll keep the shirt for now..sorry I seem to keep taking them." She offered a small smile but it didn't quite reach her eyes and faded just as quick as it came. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>14-03-2014, 20:07:38</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Wald offered a hand, “Come with me then,”<br><br>Swiftly, he lead Ruby out of the classroom – leaving it in something of a messy state – and paced quickly down the corridors of the huge Heathen’s School for Despicable Villainy.<br><br>He led her up a flight of stairs that was off limits to first year students like Ruby, along a hallway of closed doors with third year classes written on each; the sounds of pain crying out from one, and pleasure from another. The teacher led his nearly naked students towards the centre of the building, towards the staff quarters, up another narrow flight of stairs, past a series of dungeon rooms and a line of cells which held captive wood nymphs, and around a spiral staircase.<br><br>It took just a few minutes but not a single other student was seen. Finally, the werewolf in human form opened a door marked “Mr Wald” and led Ruby in to his private quarters.<br><br>“You must have question,” he said releasing her hand, “But you might also be hungry. Do you want a drink; tea, coffee, vodka? Food? I’ve everything from biscuits to raw steaks.”<br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>14-03-2014, 20:54:30</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby was getting more anxious the further into the school they went,&nbsp; as they passed the captive nymphs she couldn't help looking at them and flushed bright red when one gave her a very sultry look. She only just kept up with Wald and when they reached his rooms she felt like she'd been thrown in the deep end without a float. <br><br>She looked around the rooms with interest till Wald called her attention again. The raw steaks definitely caught her interest, why probably because the wolf liked the sound of it, she usually preferred her steaks medium rare or medium well. She politely declined for the moment, much to her own annoyance. She wasn't sure if she should sit or stand, not really knowing what to do with herself at all if she was honest. "I uh..how.." she huffed in annoyance but not with Wald, this was a just a bit much for her to comprehend. "How do you cope with your wolf? You seem one and the same, but me..I feel like the wolf is entirely separate, she just sits there in my head watching what I do. Was it ever like that for you?"
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>15-03-2014, 00:13:02</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Wald’s chambers were an area of two halves. It was an open plan living area with a spotless kitchen and bedroom on one side. On the other, however, he had a work area that was a sea of open books, notes and even some barbells for lifting.&nbsp; Between the clean half and messy half was a small table with seats.<br><br>“Take a seat,” he said with a smile and pulled out a chair for Ruby before sitting down.<br><br>He folded his hands on his lap, “For a while. I was happy to let my wolf run wild and it was my human instincts that vanished into the shadows. It will feel like there are two of you. You’ll have conflicting emotions but you’ve always have had conflicting feelings. Have you never been scared but excited at the same time?”<br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>15-03-2014, 00:41:47</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby did as he asked and sat down, listening to him explaining how it would be. “I think so, not really till I got here. I was scared because it was the wrong school but excited to see how different it was.”She fiddled with the buttons on Wald's shirt thinking about what felt different than before being bitten.<br><br>“I don't feel much different. How did you get a balance? I don't feel like I'm fighting against the wolf, she's just kinda there.”
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>15-03-2014, 02:35:22</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"I know you might not be able to answer this and that's okay... but if you had to guess how do you think the wolf feels?" <br><br>Wald leaned closer, interested in the answer, looking closely at Ruby for any sign of uncertainty in her eyes. He seemed nothing like the Wald that Ruby's Wolf spirit might recognise. He was calm and collected, very much like a teacher encouraging his students to learn by working problems through rather than repeating from text books. <br><br>Wald knew he wanted to help Ruby. Whatever the situation he would help a fellow lyncanthrope. The fact that he had turned her only added to that desire to help. But she smelt gorgeous. Even in human form he could detect the seductive aroma from her. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>15-03-2014, 02:42:52</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby furrowed her brows for a moment in thought, almost as if listening to or for something. It was difficult focusing when Wald looked at her like that, not to mention being close enough to smell not only his musk but smelling herself on him, now that was distracting.<br><br>Her wolf seemed just as calm as Wald, she figured she was just glad to be near him. “I'd have to say content...I think. Sleepy if anything else.” Sheoffered, looking back up at her teacher.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>15-03-2014, 03:25:21</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"Good," said Wald with a wolfish grin. "That sounds about right. So how do you feel? Calm and sleepy?" <br><br>He had plenty of energy. The full moon was a favourite time of the lunar calendar for him. Sure it meant very little sleep as he still had teaching duties but running wild through the woods was refreshing. Here in the villain school there was none of the prejudice that the hero school had. What might happen wasn't a problem. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>15-03-2014, 16:43:00</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"I suppose so. Sleepy but I don't want to sleep just yet. I'm scared that the wolf will come out again." Right then her stomach chose to make a grumbling sound and she tried to cover it up by coughing into her hand. "Uhm. Is there a specific way I can try and get the two of us, my wolf and I I mean to co-operate properly?" She asked, hoping it would be something like meditation or&nbsp; practising transforming. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ko</strong> on <strong>22-03-2014, 21:44:29</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Wald nodded thoughtfully as he listened, "You're asking all the right questions. The answer is yes; there are things you can do that'll help. Practise, for example."<br><br>Concerned, he scratched the back of his hand and asked; "Do you want to cooperate though? I mean; do you want the wolf to behave as you want?"
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heathen's school for despicable Villainy (KO)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malgriff</strong> on <strong>22-03-2014, 23:55:28</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Ruby relaxed just a little, thinking over her predicament. "I'd be happy if she just behaved." She looked at Wald again and she could almost feel the rise of interest, making her eyes gleam just a little but she shook herself out of it. She had no intention of thinking about her teacher like that. "So how do I practice?"
			</dd>
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