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Post by Vex on Jun 4, 2016 16:46:11 GMT
Dacey was all " " for a moment as her eyes followed the arrow in its flight to the Land of Lost Things, because this was beyond ridiculous. With her free hand, she unclasped her faded red cloak and let it fall to the ground before taking back the bow and lining up another shot.
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Post by The Gambler on Jun 4, 2016 16:51:58 GMT
It seemed annoyance was her secret to success, as the arrow struck true, near where the prince's first had. He unbuttoned his doublet and tossed it in a crumpled heap on the ground. It was likely worth more than the clothes of everyone present combined.
"Good, I was afraid you were going to make this too easy," he remarked, knocking another arrow. He released too early as be brought the bow to bear, the arrow burying in the dirt a few feet in front of his foot.
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Post by Vex on Jun 4, 2016 17:03:59 GMT
"As a rule, I don't," she replied, notching another arrow and wondering whether Bloodraven was currently turning in his grave. He probably was, she decided.
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Post by The Gambler on Jun 4, 2016 17:10:44 GMT
"Good, because if you were so eager to lose your clothes before me, there were easier ways to go about it," he smirked, but grimaced as she sunk another in the dummy's face. At this rate, it would look like a pincushion before long. The prince kicked off his shoes
The prince shot again and the prince missed again, cursing a bit under his breath.
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Post by Ethan Flatrivers on Jun 4, 2016 17:16:55 GMT
"Need some loaded arrows," Nyles quipped as he kept missing.
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Post by Vex on Jun 5, 2016 14:22:08 GMT
Dacey smiled at Nyles' joke, but since it was dark, it probably went unnoticed. She didn't reply to the prince this time, lining up another arrow instead.
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Post by The Gambler on Jun 5, 2016 17:05:55 GMT
She makes yet another, the prince throwing off his tunic so he was naked from the waist up, cursing and favoring Nyles with a dark look. He snatched the bow and shot again, hitting it in the forehead. He gave a cheer of celebration, before regaining his composure.
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Post by Vex on Jun 5, 2016 17:26:51 GMT
Dacey thought for a moment, trying to figure out which articles of clothing would be easier to put back on another two rounds from now, when the prince was inevitably going to be running around in his birthday suit. It occurred to her that this challenge was somehow even sillier than it had first seemed, if that was possible.
She loosened the three clasps on her chest holding the leather tunic together and swiftly lifted it over her shoulders with one arm, dropping it on her cloak. The shirt she wore under the tunic was plain and off-white in colour.
"Alright," she said as she took Brynden's bow from the prince for the fifth time this evening to aim another arrow at the strawman. "Any last words?"
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Post by The Gambler on Jun 5, 2016 17:37:05 GMT
"If Blackfyres surrendered at the first sign of inevitable crushing defeat, you'd still be at that rotten gate of yours," Blackfyre remarked, with bravado that did not falter as she landed yet another shot. He unlaced his breeches and tossed them aside, so he was just in his silk braies. It was winter, so it was unlikely that he was incredibly comfortable at the moment, but he put on a brave face. Apparently performing better unhindered by clothing, he put an arrow on target again, seeming as surprised as anyone.
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Post by Vex on Jun 5, 2016 18:36:42 GMT
"Most likely," she agreed with half a smile. She'd liked that rotten gate.
She kicked off her boots, finding the cold grass oddly soothing. This feeling would probably not last long, though. She notched her final arrow.
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Post by The Gambler on Jun 5, 2016 18:39:33 GMT
Her shot went wide, the prince giving a sigh of relief.
"Forearms getting tired already?" he asked, with more confidence than a man in only his briefs likely should have felt. That confidence did not translate to his shooting, as he missed again with a curse.
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Post by Vex on Jun 5, 2016 18:43:50 GMT
"Could go on all night," she said with a side glance at him, looking somewhat amused. "Not gettin' cold, are ye?" she asked, raising her bow once more.
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Post by The Gambler on Jun 5, 2016 18:54:49 GMT
"Not in the slightest. Fire in the veins."
She hit the dummy in the crotch, making Daemon grimace. He missed again. Then she missed again. Then he missed again. Then she missed again. Contrary to both of their claims, the heavy draw weight of the bow was clearly taking its toll. There was a reason most archers aimed for center mass. At this rate they would run out of arrows before anyone was naked. When he hit the head, it actually took a moment to register one of them had not missed again.
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Post by Vex on Jun 5, 2016 19:06:15 GMT
Dacey looked over her shoulder to see if Yoren and Nyles had fallen asleep yet.
With a sigh, she removed her bracers quite reluctantly and threw them to the pile. She couldn't have removed her shirt without first removing those, anyway, and she didn't particularly care if the young prince protested. She turned to see if there were even any arrows left.
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Post by The Gambler on Jun 5, 2016 19:11:27 GMT
If he thought it was unsporting, he did not protest.
They both missed two more rounds in a row. When she made the third shot, he did not seem overly forlorn, sliding his braies off and tossing them in the pile, naked as his name day in the pale moonlight. He put his hands on his hips, standing proudly, with no apparent sense of shame despite the goosepimple and shiver. If Nyles and Yoren were still present, they might as well have been furniture for all he seemed to care.
"Victory is yours, my lady," he said, with a cocksure grin, sounding impressed for certain. There were few woman that could shoot a longbow. "I do hope you'll at least be sporting enough to give me the chance at a rebuttal?"
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