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Baylina

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Date Posted: 19:30:06 06/06/05 Mon
In reply to: Craven and Nitasha 's message, "dark demise" on 00:15:47 06/06/05 Mon

Baylina felt reprieved to see that he had believed her, but she did not let the relief wash over her features, as she would have liked. Instead, she kept her fa�ade as masked as she possibly could, although it was difficult since she came from a land where people were read through their body language and facial expressions. With time though, she would come to learn how to decipher the unspoken language the king used, but it did not aid her now.

�I do not think you understand�� she ventured to say, �These weapons are uncommon even among my people. I was the only one to use anything like them�and it took many years for me to even comprehend the principle of using one �not to mention having to train to use two. The weapons are not made for the average man, and it is unlikely your men will ever master them the way you wish.� She was being honest and straight forward, knowing that it would do no good to train his officers without him realizing that it was very likely they would not learn how to properly use the boomerangs. �That,� she began, �is what I meant by �I will see what I can do.��

Her navy eye registered on him as she tried to see what he thought about her statement. He appeared to be in a relatively calm mood, so perhaps her candid words would not set him off. The boomerangs took a certain type of person to wield them. They required someone who could think quickly, calculate depth and time in less than a second, and cast at certain angles. That person had to be agile, perceptive, adroit, and capable of catching a weapon as it sped back to its beholder. However, Baylina did not mention all those factors, secretly hoping she would not have to.

She knew that Nitasha meant little to him; it was obvious, but she also knew that he would not give her away without something in return. That was at least one thing Baylina had learned in Rome �something that had been a rare occurrence among the Sarmatians. She had not come into the throne room without laying down her options first and Baylina was almost certain that Craven was either testing or underestimating her intelligence. Either way, she was not going to fall for a trap or caught up in something that she would be incapable of escaping. Too many times, Baylina had found herself facing situations that she could not quite handle, and many times, she had lost something of great importance. No, she would not allow such things to happen again. It was for that reason that she had left her nomadic lands �so she could find a new life and escape from the pressures of her former ways. Yet, here she was�facing the same challenges as before, so why was she going through with it. Was the child worth that much? Thoughts of doubt crossed through her mind like a roller coaster, but she knew she had to do what was right�and she could not fail yet another person.

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