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Lord Tobias Hurst, Duke of Devon (lord_hurst) wrote in toujoursliberer,
@ 2008-08-08 21:41:00

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Lord Hurst: A Ball In His Honour
Item: An invitation sent out by Lord Hurst to many of those in the upper portion of society
Who: Lord Hurst on behalf of Sergius Petrov
Warnings: TBA
Open to: All of the nobility, friends of the Hurst family, those being blackmailed by Sergius, plus Constance, Slater, and Harry.

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social_climber
2008-08-16 03:35 am UTC (link)

Harry had been detained just a few minutes too long but an overly talkative guest, appearing in the corridor at that moment, a sigh of relief leaving him at the sight of Nell. "Are you alright, Nell? Someone said you'd come down here with Petrov and..." He then looked to the man Nell was almost curled around, and although there might have been a momentary flash of jealousy in the pimp's features, that too soon passed, covered instead by relief. "Ah, Demetri. I'm glad my informant was mistaken."

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ex_little_st99
2008-08-16 03:44 am UTC (link)

Nell sat up straight, although he took Demetri's hand in his, as much to take strength from him as to assure the man he wasn't losing affection simply due to Harry's appearance.

"Yes, yes. I'm fine. I simply...Demetri and I need to talk to you." He said quietly, sure Harry would be so angry with him for going off like he'd done. He’d been looking for him, worried about him, and Nell had been here outside enjoying himself with Demetri when he should have found Harry first and told him he was safe. Stupid Nell.

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social_climber
2008-08-16 03:55 am UTC (link)

"Oh." Harry said, jealous rearing it's head again as his attention focused on the boy's hand, fingers fiercely locked with Demetri's. He should have been more strict with their appointments, like he had been with Nell and the French Ambassador. Nell had too much affection for Demetri, maybe had even managed to fall in love, and Harry had not done anything about it, and now it was too late. "Fine. What did you want to tell me?"

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ex_little_st99
2008-08-16 04:08 am UTC (link)

Nell glanced at Demetri quickly, seeing in the other man's face the reassurance he sought.
"Harry. I was with Mr. Petrov...He hurt me, quite badly." He took a deep breath, still ashamed to say the words and not wanting to go into any detail about the encounter. "Demetri found me, brought me out, away from him. We've just been talking. I'm sorry, I should have come and told you I was fine but I didn't know you were looking for me and I thought...I thought you might be angry with me."

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social_climber
2008-08-16 04:16 am UTC (link)

Harry couldn't help but rush to Nell, crouching down and taking the boy by the arms, looking him over carefully. He didn't much care if his movements separated Nell from Demetri- Demetri had no right to touch the frightened boy anyway, he would only make it worse. "You need to sit down for a little while." He said softly, before standing up straight and brushing the boy's hair from his eyes. "I shouldn't have let you wander off by yourself." He muttered, before looking to Demetri. "Thank you for looking after Nell. I'll manage from here." He said, tone less thankful then it aught.

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rogueblake
2008-08-16 08:32 am UTC (link)

Demetri looked up at the sound of Harry's voice. He was suddenly nervous at the sight of him given what he and Nell had been talking about. He nodded at Nell, although the awkwardness he felt was not getting better. "It is alright, I did not mind. Knowing Petrov as I do, I was more than happy to interfere with him."

And when Harry rushed to Nell's side, Demetri pushed away on the bench slightly. Harry seemed angry and he couldn't blame him. They should have found him right away. "I... yes of course. I should go. Goodbye Nell. Good evening Harry," he said as he stood up.

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social_climber
2008-08-16 08:54 am UTC (link)

"There's no need to go, Demetri." Harry said, after he had satisfied himself that the boy hadn't been too badly hurt- nothing was broken, there were no cuts or bleeding wounds. A few day's rest would see to the soreness of the boy's muscles, to all the aches and pains. "I think I will be going to have a word with Mr Petrov myself." He said, more to Demetri then to Nell, and he offered the man a small smile. "Thank you for taking care of him. I shouldn't have been so short with you, but it is difficult to keep an level head in these sorts of situations."

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	ex_little_st99 2008-08-16 09:00 am UTC (link)
	"Harry," Nell said softly, glancing to Demetri again. "You can't go talk to him. Please, just leave it now. Demetri was telling me what he's like....he's had some dealings with him before." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

rogueblake
2008-08-16 09:17 am UTC (link)

Demetri held up and looked at the other two. He nodded and even returned the smile. "Petrov is dangerous, I don't have to tell you. And I fear he is threatening the well-being of our good host, Lord Hurst, if what I have heard is true, and I have no reason to doubt it, especially when I've seen what he can do.... first hand."

He smiled at Nell and then looked back to Harry. "You're welcome. I'm glad I got there when I did. And no worries Harry. This is a difficult and dangerous situation. Of course you'd be most worried about Nell. I do understand."

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