Tuesday afternoon found Aely back in Stormwind again, this time – oddly – with little to do and some time to herself. The last week’s shenanigans had lined up well with her two days off from the infirmary, and she didn’t have to report back to scraped knees and speckled throat infections until Wednesday.
A little time spent in the Harbor proved fruitless for any productive thought, as her mind kept rambling its way back to one subject that she knew was probably whiling away in the Mage District.
Aely took a trip past the bakery, grabbing some bread and a little cheese and a thermos of coffee, and started up the stairs to the Stormwind University Library with a packed snack and hopes of meeting up with Arrens.
The voices that met her halfway up suggested that his day had been more eventful.
“What the feck did ye do, ye git?!” the dwarf screamed.
“Brother Theodious, do you honestly believe I would do this to the school library? What purpose would it serve? To what end would any good come from this…this…mess?” Arrens’ voice was stretched thin, his patience audibly fraying.
“Well iff’n ye din’t do it, who the feck did? It’s a feckin’ mess, ye poofter!”
Taking the last few steps two at a time, Aely walked in to find Arrens running a hand across his weary face.
She stared openly. “Th’ hell air ye twa oan ’bout?”
Brother Theo turned and saw the red-haired paladin. “Och! Lass! Yer a shinin’ beacon o’ radiant beauty, ye are! An’ this ol’ dwarf is pleased ta be seein’ ye!” The priest winked at her, a devilish look in his eye.
Arrens sighed. “Greetings, Aely. As you can see,” he motioned towards the books strewn across the room, entire shelves devoid of their contents now lying haphazardly throughout the large library, “we’ve had a bit of a mishap.”
Setting the basket down, she surveyed the damage. “…oi. ‘S truth. Ye’ve still go’ students causin’ trouble? When’d all this happen? An’ … well, I brought ye a snack – seems ye need it more than I thought.”
Theo went to the basket and pulled out a large baguette. Taking a bite off the end, crumbs flying out of his mouth, he said, “Oi! Thank ye, lass! Iff’n an ol’ dwarf like meself can do anythin’ fer ye, an’ I be meanin’ anythin’, ye jus’ tell ol’ Theo, ye hear?”
Arrens looked at the priest with dismay. “Brother Theo, that will be quite enough. Madam Aely is here to see me. If you’ll excuse us, we’ll get back to cleaning this mess up later.”
“Seein’ ye! Feck me runnin’! Why the feck would a lovely lass like her be doin’ seein’ a poofter like ye, ye feckin’ git?!” Turning to Aely, Theo gave her a pat on the rump. “Now then, lass. Iff’n yer wantin’ a
real man…”
Aely was silent for a handful of seconds, a moderately dangerous look growing on her face. “Firs’ – ye c’n keep th’ baguette. Th’ rest ay th’ basket’s f’r Arrens, an’ ye dinna have t’ thank me. Figure it a goin’ away present. Secon’, I’m nae sure wi’ all y’r protestin’ tha’ ye ken wha’ “poofter” means proper.” She draped her arms over Arrens’ shoulders in half an embrace. “An’ third? I dinna want f’r a real man. I’ve already go’ one.”
She kissed Arrens, quite thoroughly.
Arrens was caught wholly off-guard and yet, had anyone been looking at him, Brother Theodious Forgebuilder seemed to have gotten the worst of it. His eyes were the size of saucers and bits of baguette fell half-chewed out of his mouth. “Yer feckin’ kiddin’ me, right? Ye? An’ this…this tosser?! He sleeps wi’ demons, fer feck’s sake! An’ he spent all o’ las’ week’s holidays wi’ little boys an’ girls! The feck’s a poofter, I tell ye! A poofter!” The dwarf was absolutely crestfallen as Arrens and Aely continued their embrace, thoughts of the diminutive voyeur in front of them far removed from the kiss they shared.
She stepped back, albeit reluctantly, after the tirade of profanity coming from behind her finally slowed to a trickle and stopped. “Brother T’eo, I dinna presume t’ ask ye when’s th’ last ye spent time wi’ a lass ye dinna pay air get drunk, bu’ if y’r exploits ay th’ Pig an’ Whistle are anythin’ t’ speak oan, I think ye might find better luck takin’ after th’ Professor, ‘stead ay ridiculin’ him an’ continuin’ t’ make a donkey’s arse ay y’rself. An’ th’ baguette crumbs in y’r beard are most attractive, I assure ye…”
Theo looked down at himself and brushed the crumbs out of his beard and off his robe. “Och! And ta think, lass! Ye coulda had yerself a real treat wi’ me! But don’ ye go worryin’ yer pretty little head. When ye fin’ out ’bout this poofter, ye can come to ol’ Theo. I’ll be waitin’ fer ye.” The dwarf plopped the last bit of baguette into his mouth and walked out of the library, the sounds of his chomping heard down the marbled halls.
Arrens looked at Aely and half smiled. “He’s a handful, to be certain. But he really is one of the best teachers in the school.”
She snorted. “Teacher perhaps, bu’ I dinna think I’ll be headin’ off t’ “ol’ T’eo” anytime soon. ‘S nae worth th’ worryin’ anyroad. Now – ’bout that snack, an’ we’ll see wha’s what in all this mess ay books?”
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SNOGGING IN THE LIBRARY!!
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Yowza.
I’m pretty sure this was all against the rules of the Library.
Aely isn’t very good with rules sometimes… Just ask the people at Northshire Abbey…
I’ll say it again…
Oh my!
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That was awesome. If Shaur had been there (probably a good thing she wasn’t) she’d have been rolling all over the floor laughing.
O.O
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GO AELY!!
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