Deerham Holds The Key To Thy Heart [Mad Cap] [Concluded]

[CableZ]

As they walked toward the clinic together, Mad Cap didn't seem sad, of course she looked worried, but not sad. There were no tears in her eyes, no quivering of lips, just a general look in her eyes of worry and that was it. It was safe to assume that Quip had broken bones before, maybe she was simply used to it? Regardless, she was uncharacteristically quiet, and didn't have that skip in her step that she usually walked with. It was noticeable, in her time with her, Arabesque would immediately notice the difference.

Upon entering the clinic, she looked around for a moment, however this time she was not admiring the scenery as she had done with the previous buildings, no instead she was simply looking for the staff that would help Quip. Seeing the two sat and the main desk, not caring about their surprise at seeing her or Quip. She walked over toward the desk along with Arabesque, keeping quiet most of the time, just because she couldn't help the situation, and now was not the time for needless chatter.

Her eyes turned to the newcomer as he descended the stairs, she raised an eyebrow slightly, it was another stag, and despite her lack of attraction to the species, she had to admit that this one was a little cute. She turned to face the stag, and cracked a very small smile when he signaled them to walk down the corridor with him. As they walked, Mad Cap decided to let her mind wander, specifically to the differences between the hospitals/clinics in Deerham and the ones in Equestia. Being a psycho therapist, psychologist and part time neuro-scientist, Mad Cap spent a lot of time in hospitals during her youth, and because her parents were in the same line of work, she was pretty much raised in medical buildings.

Anyway, When they arrived in the room and Quip was placed on the bed, Mad Cap moved to the side of the bed and sat by it. She looked to the stag with a relieved look, when he said he would help. Frankly Quip didn;t entirely need the help, years of multiple bone breakages had left Quip's bones incredibly strong, so when they broke, they patched together pretty quickly. Still the idea of help and speeding his recovery was very nice, and she smiled in appreciation.

"I am sorry."

Mad Cap looked at Arabesque with a confused look for a moment, then quickly back to Quip, and laughed slightly.

"Oh..no its fine, Quip breaks a bone every month at least...It's rare that he breaks all of them...but its happened before" She gently and lovingly stroke the forehead of his mask. "Sometimes accidents happen" She sighed
"Um, look Arabesque I need to go and use the little Fillie's room, do you mind staying by Quip's side for me? I'd really appreciate it"

Mad Cap had to dash out of the room, she had drunk quite a lot during her meal with Arabesque and had only just realized that she needed to go quite badly. So Arabesque was left with Quip, his bones broken, in hospital, on their own, it helped that Quip was unconscious though.

"Uhhhhh...what...happened"[/color] Came a groan from the totally conscious Quip.

[Ashti Sandburst]

Arabesque felt a little more reassured when Mad Cap explained her that was not the first time, is was even regular. However, the Archivist thought that if the Performer was entered normally in the so precious library. It would not be happened. The Archivist looked to Mad Cap, then Quip, and sighted.

I see… thank you.

Inwardly, she hoped that Quip have learned the lesson and will, the next time, entering like other people. Because is deed has been as stupide than useless- Plus this behaviour made Mad Cap to be worried, aimlessly. But she kept her thought for herself.

"Um, look Arabesque I need to go and use the little Fillie's room, do you mind staying by Quip's side for me? I'd really appreciate it"
Zarûr (of course). I don't move, Anisa Cap.

And she bowed the head when Mad Cap go in the toilette. Glancing ti the masked pony, the forehooves crossed. It room was silent, and one of the clinic guard brought her a drink, water glass that she drunk… and was nearly to choke, when Quip woke up. Making Arabesque to jolt.

Ah!... You… you are awake…

The Archivist don't know if she should find Mad Cap and tell her that he was awake, or if she remain here ? Well, as Mad Cap will probably come back, the mare decided to follow the second option and replied to Quip with a neutral voice, a bit detached.

You… have crashed against… a force field. The medecinedeer is preparing a remedy for your bones.

A sigh of exasperation was heard from Arabesque which shrugged, thinking to Quip's stupid behaviour.

Seriously...?[/color]

[CableZ]

Upon hearing another voice in the room, Quip wake up properly, sitting up at the speed of light in his bed, wondering who it was. Seeing that it was only Arabesque, he giggled slightly and let out a relived sigh. Quip looked around the room, his neck bones cracking into place as he did so. The jester then turned to face Arabesque, as there was no one else in the room to talk to.

"Hey Arabesque...nice weather we're having"[/color] he giggled, stretching out his arms and turning his body to test out his spine at the spine time. The sound of cracking bones fitting into place came, as Quip groaned in relief "Aaaaah nothing like a good stretch" He turned his body side to side another 2 times quickly, just to double test his spine, and it seemed good, no cracking this time.

Normally Quip would simply just hop out of his bed and be on his way, however he had learned to stay put recently, doctors liked to run their tests, and Mad Cap generally liked knowing where Quip was. So he stay sat in the back, resting his back against the soft pillows that lay against the head rest.

"Soooo...do you have forcefields around every building in this city? It'd be nice to know, if that's going to happen every time, my entrances are going to be wholly less dramatic"[/color] He giggled "But my bones will be fine in a few hours...say...Isn't Mad Cap meant to be with you, where'd that kid get off to?"[/color] he asked with a curious chuckle.

[Ashti Sandburst]

Arabesque could not prevent herself in raising an eyebrow to Quip's behaviour. She even crossed her "arms", a little pout. To be fair, Arabesque never really appreciated masked peoples... to her, she thought them more worrying than mysterious. So, she didn't really have confident on Quip.

Of course she was not naive. She know, or guessed, that Quip have his own reasons.... justification, to act like this or wore this... disturbing mask. And she agreed also that he is basically a good pony. Ashti's clairvoyance never detected evil from Quip, and Arabesque's djinn power, never felt maleness in his heart. But she have difficulty to stand for the Performer.

Especially now that she know Mad Cap... yet the archivist thought that Quip was not aware of Mad Cap's feelings. And maybe this one must do reveal her heat to Quip.

"Soooo...do you have forcefields around every building in this city? It'd be nice to know, if that's going to happen every time, my entrances are going to be wholly less dramatic".
Well... maybe...[/color]

Arabesque know that most of the important building have defense devise, but she deliberately remained vague for that quip don't reiterate his action, and remain watchful. It's not they live in the desert and a peaceful place, that they don't have police station, courthouse and jails.

"But my bones will be fine in a few hours...say...Isn't Mad Cap meant to be with you, where'd that kid get off to?"
... She is gone... relieving herself. She will come back when finished.[/color]

Her reply was a bit distant and mechanical, and she took another sip of her drink.

[CableZ]

Quip didn't really know what to say, it was one of those awkward situations where somepony was being painfully untalkative. He sat in bed, making sure his mask was not bent or damaged, and to his relief it wasn't. With a tired sigh, Quip layed back slightly, he was still in quiet a lot of pain, and groaned as he moved backward. Once he rested with has back against the pillows he had set up, he looked to Arabesque for a moment, before looking around once more.

"Mad Cap will probably take awhile you know, she gets a bit weird about hospitals" Quip said with a chuckle.

Sure enough, elsewhere in the building, Mad Cap was wandering around the various wards, inspecting various things and generally getting quite distracted. She couldn't deny this part of herself, it was her childhood. Some fillies got nostalgic over parks, some got nostalgic over their mothers cooking, Mad Cap got nostalgic over hospitals. She wandered around, with some of the doctors and nurses looking at her just due to the fact that she was a pony, although some actually recognized her from journals they had read, but those were few and far between, as Equestrian medical journals were hard to come by.

Meanwhile, Quip and Arabesque were still alone in the room, there was an uneasy silence in the air and Quip hated it. He thought about things to talk about, but frankly he knew nothing about this mare, so it was difficult to think of topics they could talk about. He finally decided to simply ask a question that was more current.

"Sooooo...have you been having fun with Mad Cap on your journey?" He asked with a curious tone

[Ashti Sandburst]

"Mad Cap will probably take awhile you know, she gets a bit weird about hospitals

The Archive moved slightly the head, Questioning. Days ago they had chat about Mad Cap having a job in a hospital. But she was unaware that she liked them really. The Clinic was not "big" as a cosmopolite hospital. There was few staff also: an aușadhiran (medecinedeer/ general practitioner), a pezeškyavru (paediatrician), a ravân'pezeshk (psychiatrist) and the eczaci (pharmacist/apothecary).

They all live around the clinic, and where not present all the time, even if they came if called. Of course they had a couple of sëstra (nurse), but the clinic was never overbooked. Today, only a couple of patients have been admitted, and currently no one was still here, making the place quite empty.

Yet, at least, Mad Cap could still pay a visit to the pharamasist to see how he prepares the remedy for Quip.

Arabesque took another sip of her drink… she would have proposed one to the performer… but he wore a mask so… However she listened to his question, nodding.

"Sooooo...have you been having fun with Mad Cap on your journey?"
We have. To me at least… I am sure Anisa Cap would like to relate it to you. I, personally, really tried to make her having fun… ^^

[CableZ]

Quip smiled at that, he was always happy to hear that some pony was having fun, that fact that it was Mad Cap didn't make him feel better or worse. So he just smiled, and gave a slight chuckle. Quip's trip to the continent had been slightly speedier than the girl's, he had made very good time, getting there in a time that was probably some sort of record, if any pony had been keeping track. Quip's preparations for his journey had gone like this:

When Arabesque had first stopped round at Quip's magical cart, he was busy rushing about the place making sure all the furniture was secure, Quip traveled hard and fast, so he needed to make sure his stuff wouldn't fly about the place. Once it was done, Quip saw that the mare's were gone. He had originally planned to begin his journey the next day, but that meant sitting around the house and not doing anything. Usually he would work, thinking of new tricks or practice his acrobatics. However he had cleared everything in preparation for this trip, so Quip's things were all packed up and nailed to the floor.

After sitting around the house for about an hour, Quip got too bored, he had to get moving. Luckily it wasn't too late, you could always find what you need in Ponyville late at night, which was strange considering it wasn't much of a city at all. Still, Quip managed to hire a team of stallions to pull his cart, and he was away.

The journey was fairly uneventful, which is surprising considering it was Quip who was traveling, but really not much happened. Quip caught a late ferry, and made good time across the ocean thanks to the tide being in his favour. His arrival of course was preceded by the group of antelopes he had hired to pull his cart across the desert, as they had had better ability to traverse the sand.

So now as he sat in this hospital bed, rather awkwardly not knowing what to say. Arabesque seemed perfectly nice but she also was slightly cold, he didn't know how to respond. Quip was a silly pony by nature, but even his buzz could be killed by a cold attitude, at least when he didn't know what it was for. So they sat in silence for a bit, before they hear the door open with a click.

"Quipy! you're awake!" Mad Cap leapt into the air and gave Quip an almighty hug, laughing happily.

"Ah!, Haha hey kid, how you been?" Quip laughed, wrapping his fore legs around the mare as she held herself against him. She then got of him and the bed and smiled t Arabesque happily.

"I'm great, We've been having such a great time" Mad Cap smiled at both Quip and Arabesque, she had her best friend, and the love of her life with her, this was the best day ever.

[Ashti Sandburst]

Arabesque was standing on her seat, without saying words, putting her empty glass on a near table. She was aware she could probably tell him about what will happen next: The audience with the Reis, and other stuffs like this, Yet she thought it was not the moment, especially when Mad Cap broke this awkward silence.

She was alone, not followed by the medicinedeer which was however in the road with the remedy, or soon. The Archivist glanced to the couple with a smile but don't knew if she must let them or stay to share the joy ?

Smiling back to Mad Cap, the mare rose herself, delicately and left the room silently. She was looking for drink to buy and quickly she was outside of the clinic, humming the hot air and felling the dusty streaming missing her exposed mane. Walking towards the bazar, the marketplace.

Some minutes later, maybe ten or more, she was entering in the medical hall, with baskets. Passing thought the corridor, she saw the medecinedeer in her front and she politely bowed the head. Looking to the vial in his hoof, questioning.

Hast eth al-darmân, Tabeeb?
(Is that the remedy, Doctor?)

This one nodded and both entered in the room, the deer a bit surprised to see the patient awoken.

Good afternoon. I am Khafed Ilâj min Nézek, the medecinedeer. [/color]

He glanced to Mad Cap next Arabesque and finally, Quip. Opening the remedy that he poured inside of a little bowl full of a kind of floor and mixed them. Until it became balsam.
It was a honey-colour cream, thin, nearly translucent smelling likes caramel, caramel mixed with something else. But despite the look of the medicament, it would not be wise to taste it.

It is a concoction you have to massage the body with. Legs, ribs, skull and back… no other limbs are concerned.[/color]

He precised it for that they didn't apply to mixture to some… questionable places. Only bones. Of course he could do the massage himself or call a nurse, but he was not naive, he saw that ad Cap was the more worried of the two mares, and the one more concerned about.

You will have to massage until the cream is absorbed by the body, and thus the bones. It will take ten minutes to repair the bones. However, if the cracking would be healed, the bones will not be entirely strong in the next hour(s).

Then he bowed the head, and left the room. The cream will mostly provoke a feeling of slight heat but next there will be no more muscle sore and bone ache. However there was still a side effect, or more of a natural physiology effect of the body whilst will reacting to the warm massage in rigiding every limbs if Quip's body is too sensitive to the treatment.

About this situation he went towards Arabesque and spoke to her with a low voice.

Ind ek-khaas akiid, soma varji rehnay, ana hu khaa'if an. Eme sáyyid sakna hasz ek-şaghnoʻuz ind kuch dá'wa.
(At a certain moment, you will have to leave, I am afraid. This mister could get a physiologic issue in some case.)

Immediately Arabesque blushed to the "şaghnoʻuz " word, understanding. Indeed she know it, and was in such situation a couple of time with Ashti, so she would prefer to let them. To her, it was natural it's Mad Cap which do the massage, she is more intimate with Quip after-all. In Arabesque basket, there were flasks fulfilled with fresh water with cordials vials near, and another with "ice tea", more like cold tea. There were also some fruits like banana, pomegranate and even a little watermelon. And also some sandlandic salted/spicy biscuit (a bit like crisps)

Sáyyid Crack, Anisa Cap… you have certainly to say about your travels. And I would not be of big help. However I have brought you a picnic, if you want to eat or drink…. So ^^, I go. I will not be far; be back later.

She bowed the head and followed the medecinedeer. It was mostly a pretext to let Mad Cap alone with Quip, and explain her travel.

20 minute later, Arabesque returned to the room, another drink in hoof, a coffee, smiling.

So, how it is going ? ^^

[CableZ]

As the doctor...medical...whoever he was, entered the room behind Mad Cap, Quip raised an eyebrow behind his mask as to what the medical guy was carrying. Quip didn't really consider that they might have different medical practices in this country, but it looked harmless enough so Quip didn't make a fuss. As the medecinedeer mixed together his strange concoction and the smell of Caramel filled the air, Quip raised another eyebrow, was he planning on healing Quip or marinating him and cooking him?

Mad Cap however loved the smell of the concoction and smelled the air with a pleasant smile, she made an mmmm sound, she could go for some caramel chocolate right now. If Quip could raise his eyebrow anymore right now, he'd have none left, or at least if he had eyebrows they would be gone. He was skeptical of this sort of treatment, Quip's bones were like regenerative metal or something similar. So he found it hard to believe that a paste like thing could heal his bones any faster, needless to say Quip was skeptical at best. Still it was worth a try, he didn't want to appear rude after all, however he wondered who would apply this treatment at the mention of this word 'massage'

However this question was answered when all eyes seemed to turn toward Mad Cap, Quip just chuckled nervously, it was an odd position to be put it, Mad Cap was like a sister to Quip, and besides...Quip didn't like massages. So the next 20 or so minutes were going to be awkward.

Mad Cap herself was slightly apprehensive at the situation, she knew that Quip wasn't one to be touched, she'd tried before. As much as Arabesque might think that was Mad Cap's big chance to make Quip happy, she knew that it would just make Quip uncomfortable. Still she gave her friend a warm smile as she left the room, leaving her, Quip and the picnic basket alone.

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When Arabesque entered back into the room, Quip was happily drinking some of the water from the flask with a straw, don't worry yourself on how. Mad Cap was sat on a chair next to the bed, and the two were simply enjoying the picnic. Quip's fur was slick with the medicine, so he shined slightly in the light of the room. The two jester's looked to the door as they saw Arabesque enter the room, both giving a little wave and a smile.

Mad Cap hopped of the chair and went to greet her friend, as Quip continued to drink the water, which he had added a lot of cordial too. Mad Cap got close to Arabesque and whispered to her.

"Its fine...but Quip has never liked being touched, or massages, so it was fairly awkward." [/color]She said, making sure Quip couldn't hear.

[Ashti Sandburst]

Deerham's medicine was not the most famous of all, in fact only Sandlanders have heard about. Their medicine art was a mix of Camelu, Cervida and Ibex, using mostly herbs and natural stuff, even if looking a bit like a mix of medicine and alchemy.

But even if not famous, the Deerean concoctions were always really efficient and various and could easily stand against magical method or technology from Equestria. But to be fair, Deerham don't really looked publicity about it, because they were afraid to have to export their remedies and thus lacking of material to cure their citizens.

Another reason was that they use traditional ways for the remedies and don't really wanted to share their recipes. Even if, during the Camelu-Cervidas-Deerham pact, their shared some of their way to cure.

The concoction used for Dream, was a cream which is absorbed by the bones, via the flesh, in a chemical way. it immediately plug the bones' crackles and became, in the hours, part of the bones, merging with in a natural way.

Neither Ashti nor Arabesque have used this remedy, never have bones' issue. However they had to use Deerham's medicine a couple of time, notably for illness. But never had injuries. So, she smiled back to Quip and Mad Cap.

Inwardly, she wondered if the side effect was happened... but she preferred kept her thoughts for herself.

"Its fine...but Quip has never liked being touched, or massages, so it was fairly awkward."
... Hihi ^^. Well... it would have been even more awkward if it was me... and also...[/color]

She glanced to the basket and was happy to see they had picnicked. Normally, at this moment Quip would no more feel any pain, at least from bones, so she thought they can left the clinic... but now, they no more have planned things. The show will be tomorrow in the night, and Arabesque didn't planned that Quip would come so soon.

They will probably have to rehearse their show... but when? Tomorrow during the whole day... if it was the case maybe their could propose them to go in the spa, not for massage but for relaxing in herbal pools.

The hammam (thermae/public bath) were free and used a kind of magical source under the city for that the water is cleaned naturally... it was a really appreciated place for Deeraim, notably by Arabesque which, even if don't knowing how to swim, liked to drink a coffee whilst she is relaxing in the hot pool ) although there is also a cold water pool).

Hm... I was thinking... the travel has been a bit exhausting. Would you like to go in the baths? To relaxing a bit. The water level is not high and the herbal water would maybe help you to slacken before your show tomorrow?

Also, Arabesque don't forget they still have to meet the Reis... tomorrow would be a active day. At least for teh performers

[CableZ]

Mad Cap looked back to Quip for a moment as Arabesque invited them to go to the spa, Mad Cap liked the idea, but she thought she still should ask. After all Quip was as strange pony, he rarely intentionally took time for himself, any adventure he ended up on was purely accidental, Quip preferred to work on a trick, it was hard to think that Quip was such a hard worker. Mad Cap had a feeling that Quip would have something he planned on doing, but you could never know with Quip.

"Quipy, Arabesque has invited us to go to a neaby Spa, do you want to?"[/color] She was hopeful, if not skeptical.

Quip rubbed his chin, making a thinking noise, the fact that he was even considering it was a good sign. However he sighed, and looked to Mad Cap with a sympathetic look beneath his mask.

"I'm sorry Mad Cap, I have a lot of things that need setting up for the show, it is only tomorrow after all"[/color] He genuinely did sound sorry, this was a vacation to Mad Cap, and he didn't want to have to work on on her vacation, but he had no choice. "But by all means, don't let me get in the way of your fun, go ahead and enjoy yourselves" He smiled warmly, and even though you could not see it, Mad Cap knew the smile he had beneath that metal mask.

"Ok Quip, We'll see you later ok?" [/b]She turned to Arabesque, and they began walking from the room, but she stopped and turned back to him "Please try and stay out of trouble, and be careful you silly clown" to which Quip just chuckled and gave the girl a nod.

So Mad Cap once again turned and left the room with Arabesque, when they were outside of the room, she gave a little sad sigh, then looked to Arabesque with a smile.

"So where is this place?" [/color]She asked interested

[Ashti Sandburst]

Arabesque looked a bit disappointed by Quip's answer… she thought that it would have please Mad Cap if he was come with them… and especially that they could have speak about the Reis' audience. But, well, she will have another occasion to… for now; maybe she could leave Quip to perform his practice.

Anyway she waited to both have finished to bow the head in greeting and left the room, and Arabesque gave a gentle tape on the mare's shoulder then walking towards the hammam.
In the corridor they met the medecinedeer and greeted him, then the secretary who asked them politely about Quip's welfare and finally they left the clinic

At the horizon the large face of a building was visible: it was the spa, and the place was not very far from the clinic, and was occasionally used for therapy.
Some citizen entered or left the building whilst the two mares went closer… the steam was visible from behind the building.

Inside a hall was a big one, decorated with plants, sandlandic columns. In the left a little café with tables and chairs, to take a break if needed. And on the right a kind of waiting room with outdated let classy couches and a little library fulfilled with book about welfare, therapy with plant, and their effects. And finally a book of welcoming translated into several languages.

Here we are. This baths have a spa, two baths, one warm another cold, around below 20° if I remember right. There is also a tearoom which does really tasty sandwich and cakes. The place is free, also ^^

The Archivist walked towards the front desk was a deer, a stag, was standing. A cup of water on the desk, he looked to the mare incoming and bowed the head as Arabesque. The mare was willing to know how many people were inside, if it was packed. But apparently no, there were not a lot of citizens at the moments, a dozen. So they entered thought the door a side of the desk.

The place was open-air and huge enough. A long canal of streaming water was visible, a bit green due to the herb used, and a side a bath, certainly the one with cold water. The mare downed the large stair and walked strain forwards. It was allowed to keep the turban but not the outfits. So Arabesque undressed herself, leaving her outfit on one of the wall coat rack, one hundred of and started to the place, smelling. Waiting Mad Cap.

Arabesque can't swim, unlike her husband or father, she never learned because she never thought leaving Deerham, and so Semite was a sandlandic region. Not an island… yet she has no problem with the bath like this one because the water level was not high.

When they walked, Arabesque stared to the place… then to two beings, and a specific one. She smiled genuinely and make sign to the Assisstant to follow her. Backs against bath's wall, two mature individual were chating,separated by a silver plate on which two cups of tuareg tea and a sandlandic teapot were putted. One was a camel, and the other was a pegasus. And both seemed to relax without noticing the mares.

A hoof on her heart, bowing the head respectfully, she started.

Namaskar Sahib Soma'al-Šatyüzekh, AliSahib Alaykum. (My respectful greetings, Sir Your Supremest, Highlord Alaykum.)

The camel glanced to the voice and smiled to the mare, even if a bit surprise, he bowed the head in respect. Yildiz Menad, has been informed of the arrival of the performer… but was surprised to see her accompanied by Arabesque. The pegasus, him, immediately looked to the mare and smiled, happy. Leaving the bath to hug her tenderly.

Welcome back, Arabesque, welcome back.[/color]
Ana hu Bargašt, Pidar ^^ (I am back, Father. ^^)[/b]

Then, the mare glanced to Camel which nodded then the mare.

Anisa Cap, Let me introduce you is His Supremest Sahib Yildiz Menad, our Great-Intendant and therefore Prime Minister. And Sahib Salim al-Jâseh, royal adviser of the Reis, and my father as well. ^^

Arabesque didn't presented Mad Cap because she had to present herself, and it was also an occasion to see if she have memorized the lessons.

[CableZ]

Mad Cap was just as intrigued by the look of the building as she had been with every other building she had seen in this amazing city so far. However there was now much new to the buildings, so there was nothing new to see, however Mad Cap still loved it. When they entered into the Spa, Mad Cap breathed in the air, smelling in the beautiful smell of spices and lotions that just summed up this entire land, there was beauty everywhere.

Mad Cap looked around while listening to Arabesque's descriptions of the spa, and the various aspect of it. She found it odd that there was a cold pool, but she figured that in the heat of the desert that some ponies would want to cool down...if you set up an ice cream sand in this place you'd make so much money. She was brought out of her sweet thoughts when Arabesque introduced her to somepony knew, and she was quite surprised by that to be honest, she just wasn't ready for it.

She looked at the two gentlemen for a moment, smiling nervously, Arabesque's father?! However she immediately knew what she needed to do. Clearing her throat with a cute little *achem*. Placing her hoof onto her hear, she bowed her head to the two gentlemen.

"Namaskar Great-Intendant , Supremest Sahib Yildiz Menad"[/color] she then looked to Arabesque's father and bowed to him also "Namaskar royal adviser of the Reis, Sahib Salim al-Jâseh."[/color] She smiled, secretly hoping that she had gotten it right "I am Mad Cap, may the sun keep you both" She said sweetly as she raised her head once more.

[Ashti Sandburst]

Yildiz and Salim where quite surprised by the presentation of the mare… surprised and pleased: If it was the bases learned in school, for Deeraim, it was surprised that a foreigner knows the Deerham's protocol. Of course they don't mind if there were mistakes done by strangers… after all it's not their culture. But still, it was likeable to see someone showing so much respect. Yes, because it was respectful to try to use Deerean protocol.

The two males bowed the head politely in greetings, Silim was even wondering if it was his daughter which have taught her the protocol. And it was indeed : Arabesque applauded mentally, proud to see that she has been good enough with her explanations.

It is always pleasant to see such display of manners from a foreign young lady. I appreciate your effort Anisa Cap.
Indeed. Welcome to Deerham, Miss Cap.[/color]

Both had a polite voice, even if Salim was warmest. It was mostly because Yildiz, due to his clan's traditional stuff, had kept a serious tone and detached behaviour all the day… even Salim was not sure to have seen this one laughing. Yet Yildiz was really pleased by Mad Cap's manners.

She couldn't know, but it was Yildiz which have hired Mad Cap and Quip, it was his initiative : he thought that, maybe, bringing famous Equestrian in Deerham would do them publicity… of course the main aim was to entertain the dignitaries. For this, he has hired local performers… but the show will mostly be Mad Cap and Quip.

Yildiz however was not unsympathetic and really approved and praised Mad Cap's efforts to use proper protocol stuffs. Then it was silim which spoke with a fatherly voice.

So, I was not expecting Arabesque to come along with you, Miss Cap… how your travel was?

The pegasus accent was not a sandlandic one like Mad Cap could expect, and his allure neither. If fact, "Silim" was equestrian, a magnate from Cloudstales. A rich pegasus which have left Equestria for Deerham 30's ago. Friend of actual Reis, he was chose has his main adviser due to his bond and knowledge about Equestria. Before this, he was one of the previous Reis' members of the court.

Oh, I know… I do not look like a Sandlander. Miss Cap, you can call me Zenith R. Outbreak, Zenith Ray Outbreak if you wish.

Then he looked to Arabesque which gave him a smile before returning the hot water. There was a good opportunity for Arabesque to ask for an audience. So, she tried.

Father… I have thought… maybe can we present Sayyid Crack and Anisa Cap to Our Majesty. Could you organize us an audience ? For tomorrow?
…Hm? … Well…[/color]

Salim glanced to the great intendant which didn't seem really bothered by such request. It was not rare that a citizen ask an audience with the Reis… it was however planned a day before. But Alderamin's agenda was not really overbooked these days, so it was not an impossible request. The two male nodded to each other.

I do not see any issues with this. I am sure Our Majesty will not mind and even be pleased to meet you, Miss Cap. I will prepare this… for now, profit of the relaxing baths. I am sure, your travel must has been exhausting.

Arabesque smiled to the pegasus and thanked him which this one looked to his fellow government's assistant, drinking a cup of tea. The Mare looked to the Performer and then proposed her to choose a baths.

If Deeraim are vulnerable to cold, it was mostly weather bellow 10°. But the fresh pool was 16-17° mostly because some sandlanders, notably the camel and oryx, where fine with those water. Also, Deerham regularly have deers from Cervidas coming in the region, and as non sandlanders, they appreciated the fresh water because no accustomed to high temperature

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Mad Cap gave a huge happy smile at the reaction from the two males at her greeting, it felt good to have gotten it right, and to show to Arabesque that she was more than just a clown. She gave another bow at their welcoming her to their lands, as a little gesture of thanks, still having her big grin. The two guys were very friendly, and it was slightly surreal meeting Arabesque's father. Mad Cap imagined that this is what it would have been like to have had friends when she was growing up, going to a friends house, meeting their parents, having fun. Mad Cap had never really done stuff like that in her youth, her best friend had been a text book, so it was nice to finally get out.

"Oh its been so much fun sir, your daughter is so much fun"^^[/b]

Mad Cap sounded so happy, she hadn't had this much fun in a long time. As Arabesque's father talked about his being a pegasus, and he and his daughter discussed the events that would transpire tomorrow, Mad Cap thought that it was already organized. Still she didn't mind, sounded like things were coming together already.

"Thank you sir, I'm looking forward to it" [/color]She smiled, she wondered where they were heading first, she assumed it would be the pool.