04-30-2019, 10:42 PM
Shad and Maria(with Grey in tow) got up to leave, with Maria curtsying to Cecily on her way out. Grey led the way and let them in. After the door closed behind them, Maria spoke out. "War? I thought the phrase was politics?" Shad sighed and looked back at the young girl.
"It's inevitable. Paige doesn't want it and Satsume will do what Cecily commands him to. I needed to make sure we're on the same page on this. The Church is doing similar things to what happened at the castle, and it-"
"Very well then. Get working on it," Maria replied, anger seething in her voice at the mention of the similarity. She's not recovering well from the affair. Grey approached her and whispered in her ear. He saw her eyes dancing around and finally closed. She took a deep breath. "Let's get ready." This mood swing was concerning. Something was up. Shad looked down, knowing in his heart it was his fault. If he went straight for the Maria instead of traveling around Lycia with Paige and the others, none of this would have happened. No. It was the Emperor's fault. He forced Shad's hand and made him exile her to Burg Castle out of Lycia's reach. If it wasn't for him, they'd be home now, living a peaceful life. It was his fault. He looked up at Maria, with a bit of the same anger in his eyes that he heard in her voice. Only for Grey to wave him off to go get ready for the ball.
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Shad just stood looking around, taking in the opulence on display. No wonder Hyperion's don't do balls. They're eyesores! He did do his best to make himself presentable though. He attempted to tame his hair, it kinda worked. He was wearing his father's formal...coat? It was his father's normal coat but in white silk and lacking chainmail. He was also wearing his father's cloak, a faded teal cloak that went down to his knees. To finish the ensemble, his father's dark purple boots with white trim. Shad actually really liked the style of the boot. He might consider getting new boots like this. None of this was adequate for combat. With it's age, it was questionable if it was fit for this ball, but thankfully it held up well over the years.
Next to him was Maria, wearing an outfit he hadn't seen before. It must have been something Maisie made for her. A large dark purple bow adorned her head, a dark purple dress came to several points, almost like a lily flower when opened up. She had these sleeves secured at her forearms, with a dark purple and white design to it. It even had a collar, not attached to anything else. They must have had time to think it up. She didn't look any less angry than before, but her bangs always make her look angry. Her eyes sparkled a bit, but she had her restrain her excitement. There was protocol to follow, after all.
"You look like shit. Have you been sleeping?" A familiar voice asked, coming from his left. To their surprise, it was Baron Tyber Fen, Maria's former guardian and future father-in-law. He looked more down to earth than the other nobles here, wearing shades of brown instead of gold, silver, and white. It was his family colors though.
"Lord Tyber, why are you-"
"Lord Faren. My wife's cousins with one of his cousins. I'm here at her request. Trust me, this is all I get out of the relation. An invite to his events, nothing more." He paused, looking around the room. Shad recognized the look as a man wanting to die. He did not want to be there. "My wife always drags me to these things. But I digress. I heard what happened. My condolences. I knew those men were close to your father. They'd lay down their lives for you countless times if needed." The siblings looked down to the ground, both not liking hearing those words. Guilt washed over Shad, while anger became more prominent on Maria's face. Tyber back pedaled a bit at that reaction. "You can talk to me about it later. Mingle with the nobles. We'll need what alliances you can muster." He said before walking off.
Both siblings just stood there, simmering in their thoughts. Maria looked around and saw Grey and left to meet up with her, leaving Shad to go back to blaming himself.
"It's inevitable. Paige doesn't want it and Satsume will do what Cecily commands him to. I needed to make sure we're on the same page on this. The Church is doing similar things to what happened at the castle, and it-"
"Very well then. Get working on it," Maria replied, anger seething in her voice at the mention of the similarity. She's not recovering well from the affair. Grey approached her and whispered in her ear. He saw her eyes dancing around and finally closed. She took a deep breath. "Let's get ready." This mood swing was concerning. Something was up. Shad looked down, knowing in his heart it was his fault. If he went straight for the Maria instead of traveling around Lycia with Paige and the others, none of this would have happened. No. It was the Emperor's fault. He forced Shad's hand and made him exile her to Burg Castle out of Lycia's reach. If it wasn't for him, they'd be home now, living a peaceful life. It was his fault. He looked up at Maria, with a bit of the same anger in his eyes that he heard in her voice. Only for Grey to wave him off to go get ready for the ball.
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Shad just stood looking around, taking in the opulence on display. No wonder Hyperion's don't do balls. They're eyesores! He did do his best to make himself presentable though. He attempted to tame his hair, it kinda worked. He was wearing his father's formal...coat? It was his father's normal coat but in white silk and lacking chainmail. He was also wearing his father's cloak, a faded teal cloak that went down to his knees. To finish the ensemble, his father's dark purple boots with white trim. Shad actually really liked the style of the boot. He might consider getting new boots like this. None of this was adequate for combat. With it's age, it was questionable if it was fit for this ball, but thankfully it held up well over the years.
Next to him was Maria, wearing an outfit he hadn't seen before. It must have been something Maisie made for her. A large dark purple bow adorned her head, a dark purple dress came to several points, almost like a lily flower when opened up. She had these sleeves secured at her forearms, with a dark purple and white design to it. It even had a collar, not attached to anything else. They must have had time to think it up. She didn't look any less angry than before, but her bangs always make her look angry. Her eyes sparkled a bit, but she had her restrain her excitement. There was protocol to follow, after all.
"You look like shit. Have you been sleeping?" A familiar voice asked, coming from his left. To their surprise, it was Baron Tyber Fen, Maria's former guardian and future father-in-law. He looked more down to earth than the other nobles here, wearing shades of brown instead of gold, silver, and white. It was his family colors though.
"Lord Tyber, why are you-"
"Lord Faren. My wife's cousins with one of his cousins. I'm here at her request. Trust me, this is all I get out of the relation. An invite to his events, nothing more." He paused, looking around the room. Shad recognized the look as a man wanting to die. He did not want to be there. "My wife always drags me to these things. But I digress. I heard what happened. My condolences. I knew those men were close to your father. They'd lay down their lives for you countless times if needed." The siblings looked down to the ground, both not liking hearing those words. Guilt washed over Shad, while anger became more prominent on Maria's face. Tyber back pedaled a bit at that reaction. "You can talk to me about it later. Mingle with the nobles. We'll need what alliances you can muster." He said before walking off.
Both siblings just stood there, simmering in their thoughts. Maria looked around and saw Grey and left to meet up with her, leaving Shad to go back to blaming himself.