Rufus stomped his feet and then crossed his arms like he was throwing a fit. "But you have to see her!" he whined. "Please come with me, or I have to make you!"
Mark nodded and dropped back into thought, nodding at Katrina. "I think well be going down to the diner now." He turned, heading back toward the stairs. "Lady Red, a moment if you please," he called after Ruby.
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"Rufus, I'm sorry but I can't. I have to find something and then I have to get back to my son." Regina said looking at him with sympathy but also firm determination. "I'm sorry Rufus." She said. "Please move aside."
Ruby turned and looked up at Mark, "Of course." She said a bit surprised at being called Lady Red. "What can I do for you?" She asked.
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Teal'c resurfaced from his meditation and stood up, the giant and built man blew out the candles and walked out of his room in the apartment complex. He began to walk down the street, wearing a hat to cover his golden symbol on his forehead.
Rufus sighed drastically. "Sorry," he offered right before he leapt at Regina, wings spreading out to shadow across the ground.
"You said your family runs a place we may eat," Mark said, stepping down the stairs after her. "I was wondering at the currency of your meals." He reached into his coat pocket and fished around for a moment before pulling out a perfect gold hoop. An earing. "Would this be sufficient for two meals for my sister and I? I have the other if necessary."
Helen trailed after Mark, glancing out a window as she followed him. She noticed a strange, strongly built man on the street wearing a rather intriguing hat. She wondered if she'd meet him later.
Ruby looked at him with wide eyes, "Yeah, this is good, but you don't need to pay for it. I told you and your sister that I've got you two covered. You guys don't have to pay for rooms or food, I mean it." She said and put the gold earring back in his hand.
Regina gasped and ducked trying to avoid being snatched up by Rufus.
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Teal's turned the corner to the Storybrooke Gym, he owned and ran the place himself. He unlocked the doors and went inside to start turning things on for the day.
"Ah," Mark breathed, closing his hand around the earring, "I misunderstood. I had thought your hospitality only extended to the rooms." He slid one hand into his pocket, presumably returning his earring to it's place. "I am grateful then," he murmured quietly, the closest he'd come to a thank you since they'd met.
Rufus let out a squeal as he rammed a tree head first and fell on the ground. He sat back on his haunches and rubbed his head before leaping at Regina again, seemingly unfazed and this time more focused.
Ruby gave him a small smile, "Yeah you're welcome. And it's okay I probably should have explained it better." She said. "I'm a bit of an airhead at times." She said.
Regina was running as fast as she could in her black stiletto heels, she ducked again as Rufus went flying at her and she was forced to roll down a slope into the woods. As she rolled she hit her head on a rock and when she stopped her vision was darkening and she was loosing consciousness. Her mind settled on one thought, let Henry be okay.
"I'm a prince who has dealings with nobles and haughty ladies on a daily basis. I doubt your expectations of an airhead even come close to mine," he said with a smile. He reached for the door knob like he intended to open the door for her, but he froze with his fingers just centimeters from the knob. He faltered a moment and then closed his hand around the handle, opening the door for her with a smile like nothing had happened.
Rufus landed beside Regina and approached her somewhat cautiously, but he must have known she was out of it for her came forward and poked her once before picking her up, and taking off into the air.
"Is something wrong?" Ruby asked noticing a sudden change in his scent. She was grateful that he opened the door for her and stepped through.
Regina lost consciousness completely when he picked her up. She was bleeding slightly from her head from where she had hit it on the rock, her left stiletto was left behind in the ferns near the rock, and up on the path her purse lay with it's contents spilled out after she had dropped it when trying to dodge Rufus.
OOC: Where do you suppose the Witch's hideout should be?
IC: "Allergies," Mark covered smoothly. The less they knew about him, the better. "The mortal world is prone to triggering them. I have to be careful what I touch, or I could become very sick." As in, I could die type of sick, he thought grimly.
Rufus smiled, maybe a little sadly, as he headed for the witch's lair.
OOC: Some place in the middle of the woods where flying monkey's won't be seen.
"Oh, what are you allergic to?" Ruby asked looking back at him. "If you don't mind me asking of course." She added.
Regina hung limp in Rufus's grip, her hair fluttering in her face as the monkey flew through the sky.
"I do, actually," Mark replied, his steady gaze never leaving her face as he said, seemingly randomly, "Deals and promises work a bit differently with the fey. Making a deal means that two people promise to do something for the other. The only way to be released from your oath is for the contract to be fulfilled. Making a promise, however, means promising someone something without expecting anything in return. The only way for you to be released from your promise is for the one you made the oath to release you from it." He watched her face carefully for a moment, perhaps waiting to see a reaction.
Rufus landed in a cave located somewhere in the middle of the woods, entering through a crevice in the roof. The interior was actually nicely furnished, and he set Regina down on the ground. "I brought her Mistress," he said hopefully, gazing up at the woman standing in front of a fire place.
"Mark, what are you doing!" Helen asked wildly, knowing where he was going with this. It was not like her brother to open up to someone.
Zelena turned, pushing some of her hair out of her face as she smiled. Wickedly, might I add. "Very good, Rufus," she said in a surprisingly sweet voice, walking over to the monkey and patting him on the head. "You actually did something right for once." She gazed down at Regina's limp form, smirking.
"Took you long enough." Gomer said from where he was perched in the corner. "Did you forget that you have wings again Rufus?"
Ruby listened to him and then said, "Well what I'm doing is something called an act of kindness but you can call it whatever you wish, but just know that you don't have to worry about me going back on it." She said looking at him seriously. "Where I'm from people are kind to one another not because of a deal or a promise but because it can bring happiness, hope and love, and they don't expect anything in return, and sometimes a kindness can cause pain on the person preforming the act but it is always worth it."
Mark recoiled from Ruby, staring at her like she'd grown a second head. He was standing beside her normally almost a half-second later, making one wonder if he had really moved or not. "Iron," he said, clearing his throat and looking away from her. "I'm allergic....to iron, technology, progress. Iron is toxic to all fey, except ones who are not, and the abundance of it in the mortal world means I must be careful with what I touch. Being around it will weaken and make you sick. Touching it will burn horribly. Large amounts of it will kill. So yes, I'm allergic to cars, computes, alarm clocks, and sometimes even door knobs." He paused, clearing his throat again and letting his gaze travel to a building. "I had thought to ask you for a promise. That is why I explained, so you would know what you were getting into as I do not wish to force anything upon you you do not want. I would not ask you for a promise now. Your speech.....was nice. I would ask you not to tell anyone though. People in this town do not seem to like us much, and knowledge of our weakness would give them extreme control over us."
"No, I remembered," Rufus said defensively. "And Regina told me I am smart!"
Helen was staring at Mark, thinking something along the lines of, What is going on with you?! She was used to how he moved, but even she couldn't be sure if she'd seen that recoil, or if she'd just imagined it. "I can't believe you just said that..." Helen said numbly, not upset that he'd revealed it, just shocked that he'd opened up.
Zelena raised an eyebrow at the whole first name scheme, but she let it slide. "Now, now, you two. We should be celebrating! We have Regina now! Do you two know what this means?"
"No, you have not explained it to us." Gomer said looking at Zelena, he moved away from his brother and looked down at the unconscious form of the queen.
"You might not ask for it, but I will still promise you that I will not tell anyone about what you have just told me. And so long as I am able to I will do my best to make sure no harm comes to you are your sister, that I swear." Ruby said looking at him and Helen with seriousness in her eyes.
Zelena smiled and laughed a little. "Think about it, Gomer, since you're the one with the brain. The Evil Queen mysteriously goes missing right after two strangers, whom she didn't trust, might I add, show up in town. You know what they say, a house divided cannot stand. They'll tear each other apart for me. Then I will finally have my revenge!" she laughed manically for a moment before composing herself.
"Ruby, you don't need to do that," Helen said slowly, knowing she was making this promise to Mark. "Mark and I can protect ourselves just fine. Mark for sure. I wouldn't want you getting hurt on our behalf," she said, worried Ruby didn't quite understand what this meant.
"She understands, Helen," Mark said, but his gaze never left Ruby's. "Let her promise it. More protection for you. Besides, she isn't making a knight's vow. It isn't as if something will happen to her if something happens to us. She's just promising to assist us in dangerous matters to the best of her ability." He concluded the sentence casually, shoving his hands into his coat pocket as they neared the diner.
"Oh," Rufus said, nodding and grinning like he understood. "I don't get it."