Moonlight Castle - The early years | Moonlight Everlasting

Moonlight Castle - The early years Jul 21, 2022 16:33:33 GMT -6

Post by Mya on Jul 21, 2022 16:33:33 GMT -6

“Strange gentleman? Oh you must be referring to Nightmare. I’m not sure what his deal is but he’s very kind even if he is scary. You probably won’t see him much. I didn’t even know he was still around. Now that I think about it, it’s a little creepy… maybe he just lurks in the shadows?” Mya watched as Yuko got out of the water. She wasn’t quite ready to leave yet but judging by how her fingers had begun to prune that it wouldn’t be much longer. She continued to read Yuko’s magic writing.

“Deep south? I-I have some distant relatives from somewhere down south. I’ve never been there myself because nobody bothered to give me directions, citing that the road was too dangerous. I can take care of myself though! But I’m glad you got away from whatever it was that made you uncomfortable. It’s pretty isolated out here so I don’t imagine you will have to hide too much. I get what you mean, I feel that this castle is special and I’m not quite sure why. I feel that this is where I am supposed to be… for now anyways. That’s why I’ve stuck around even though I left home to go make friends.”

Mya reached under the water and pulled the plug out of the tub. The water began to drain down as she climbed out. Grabbing a towel she dried herself off and grabbed a second towel to wrap up her hair. “Here, I’ll help you dry off a bit more, or I can get a hair dryer for you if you would prefer…If I had a proper brush I would offer to brush you out so your fur doesn’t mat..” If Yuko allowed her, she helped the wolf finish drying off. Mya wrapped her big towel around her body and gathered up her dirty clothes. “C’mon, lets stop by my room so I can get dressed. Then we can go back down to the kitchen and clean up your muddy foot prints!” Mya patted Yuko gently on top of the head and gave a quick ear scritch.

Cracking the door open, Mya stuck her head into the hallway checking to see if the mysterious castle owner was lurking about. Determining that it was probably safe, she sauntered down the hall with Yuko in tow. They climbed the stairs to one of the upper floors. “I still get a little lost when I wander around here, but at least I can find my room!” Mya led Yuko down a couple more hallways until they reached her bedroom. Mya opened the door and let them both inside.

“Make yourself comfortable! I’ll just quickly get changed!” Mya went to the ancient-looking, wooden armoire and opened the doors. Yuko would be able to see at least one row of clothes with another row tucked behind. Most of them were very plain and average looking human attire. Jeans, skirts, t-shirts, tank tops, etc. One side of the wardrobe had several simple sundresses of various colors hanging. Mya selected a cheerful looking yellow dress with sleeves to her elbows and slipped it over her head. If Yuko paid close attention, she would see glimpses of much finer looking material hanging in the back row. Those were her high society outfits that she hadn’t found the need to wear in many years but couldn’t bear the thought of parting with. They were of her heritage, after all.

“You can sleep up here with me if you wish. I don’t have keys to the other rooms but next time we see Nightmare we can ask if you can have your own room if you’d like…” Mya motioned to the queen size bed in the corner of her room. All the furnishings in her room looked ancient, but the bed appeared to be comfortable. “Alright, lets go finish cleaning the kitchen!”

Moonlight Castle - The early years Jul 24, 2022 3:22:58 GMT -6

Post by Yuko on Jul 24, 2022 3:22:58 GMT -6

"Ahh, so that's what that gentleman's name is. He seemed to be on his way out when he found me." She thought for a moment. Surely the strange man had to have been suppressing his powers or even the strength that he had because he was able to walk up upon her without setting off any alarm bells nor did he even seemed remotely phased to have someone like her just stroll into his territory. She was grateful for the hospitality and wondered what the cost of it was. After all, everything always came with a cost. There was always a string attached. She decided in that moment, if he was going to come and collect that cost from this woman, she would take the burden of it upon her own shoulders. She could relate wanting to get away from things and that it seemed a small price to pay for a friend.

"Nah, I'm fine with being floofy but I appreciate the offer. I'll deal with brushing myself out later." While she was almost dry by the time, she got to toweling her, she none the less appreciated it. Afterall, it was basically just body scritches and she appreciated body scritches. "Someone like you, shouldn't go down there alone. It's easy enough to get to, the problem is leaving. I ended up here because of a feeling as well. I have a feeling more people will show up with time. It seems this place likes to pick up strays. There's quite a bit of magic steeped into this place. I wouldn't be surprised if its changes to what the denizens of the castle need." She had no problems following her and took to heart when she was told to get comfortable."

She just flopped onto the floor and just waited for her to get dressed. That was the plus side about walking around in such a form was that she didn't really need to worry about clothing. Not to mention where she came from, modesty was not really high on their list. It wasn't uncommon to see completely nude folk walking around with just jewelry or even paint adorning their bodies. She did peer towards the armoire and noticed the clothing but didn't think much of it at the moment. Even she had a wide range of outfits from very casual to. Well let's just say you'd want to shield your children's and partners eyes if she was wearing it. "I appreciate the offer."

Communal sleeping was also not uncommon where she was from and did not think it strange to be sleeping in effectively a stranger's bed even if that stranger was fast becoming her friend. She followed her out of the room and walked beside her, this time very much taking in the sights and looking around. As one payed attention, her steps and movements were eerily quiet. Perhaps this big black wolf like creature was just a figment of mya's imagination? Perhaps she had finally lost it and was talking to herself. But once they got down to the kitchen, her pawprints in the kitchen were unmistakable. There was no way a normal wolf could have made them, and they were indeed owned by her.

She just stared at the bucket mya had left behind earlier that day in the kitchen she first discovered her raiding the pantry. "So, your job here. Is to clean? I suppose that mine is to hunt. I'll have to learn to be careful in the future to keep from tracking in mud." She actually liked the idea of having a job, and a purpose. She had one back south, but it wasn't something she had wanted. Her purpose there was just to be a bargaining chip. A way to obtain more power simply because she was a female. She couldn't inherit her family's title. She couldn't obtain a title for herself. Women were viewed as possessions to churn out sons. This was a refreshing moment for her and was actually looking forward to her future here. It was like that moment was the click for her brain to go 'Ah yes, this is a nice place to stay. We are going to stay here for a very long time if we can.'

Mya would have indeed had found the cubbies behind the bar counter located in the common area during her exploring. Each little cubbie had a small hook that obviously held a key but when mya had gotten here, there had only been one key hanging there which had been for her room. But the moment that yuko decided she was staying and realizing what her role was here at the castle, A new key formed in a different cubby. Similar to mya's key, it was unique to its owner. It was made from black metal that was cool to the touch. The head of the key was shaped like a skull, and the blade of it kind of looked like teeth. It hung from the hook by a small red ribbon however there was a difference in the keys between this one and mya's. Someone had taken the liberty of adding a small tag to it with a single paw print on it. Nightmare did not know the wolf could communicate but figured the wolf would appreciate a room none the less as he knew it was an intelligent creature. Surely the small note was to ensure that mya would know that this key was meant for yuko. It was an official employee of the castle now that she had accepted the job, and apart of those perks of being an employee of the castle was having a room free of charge. Neither of them would have noticed this key appear nor would they think of to look for said key. It probably wouldn't be noticed until morning...