10-08-2019, 01:54 AM
"Maria, are you sure you want to stay for the funeral?" Shad asked his sister, who was back to wearing her coat. Shad wasn't sure about leaving her here, but Lord Tyber was here too, so at least she'd be protected. Not like Lord Faren's men didn't know how, it was just that they looked, well, out of practice.
"No, but one of us should be here to represent us. Perhaps we'll earn some favor with Lord Faren by being there to honor his brother," She sighed. She looked at the group leaving with Shad and spoke up once more. "Since you won't let me fight with you at my age, the least I can do is try to get you aid diplomatically. In fact, I think I have a prospect I have to talk too. I hope he didn't leave." Shad was impressed. Maria was groomed for this. He'll have to lean on her intellect more than ever, now that Wolfram's gone missing. "But that's for another time. You're heading back to Pharae, aren't you?"
"Yeah. It's kinda where everything started. It's where I met Paige and Satsume. There were others as well. The pegasus knight Kalin, the mage Neil, and Orica of Tania. You might've liked Neil. I think. Kalin might have amused you. Or she would have given you a migraine. And you probably wouldn't have liked Orica. If only because I feel like she'd enable my reckless behavior. Not that Paige hasn't, now that I think about it. Eh, it's whatever. At least I'll be able to enter Castle Pharae as myself this time."
"You lied to get in?!"
"....no? Wolfram did the talking. I did the...limping. I told you that right?"
"Yes, that part you did tell me about. Not that you used a fake name to get in."
"My hood was up, I shouldn't be recognized."
"Whatever," Maria looked away, trying to feign a lack of concern. "That shirt looks good on you, though. You may want to get some armor while you're there. There isn't any chainmail in it this time." Shad appreciated the concern. Maisie had made the shirt just prior to them leaving for the ball and stowed it away in Shad' pack before they left. It actually felt like years since he worn something made for him instead of a hand-me-down of his father's.
He chuckled, "Duly noted. Till we see each other again," he said goodbye and climbed onto his ride. He looked over to Satsume and noticed him annoying Lord Faren again. He turned back to Maria, as if to say for her to fix that somehow, but they began to take off before hand.
"Take care of my idiot for me!" Maria yelled to the others as she waved goodbye.
"No, but one of us should be here to represent us. Perhaps we'll earn some favor with Lord Faren by being there to honor his brother," She sighed. She looked at the group leaving with Shad and spoke up once more. "Since you won't let me fight with you at my age, the least I can do is try to get you aid diplomatically. In fact, I think I have a prospect I have to talk too. I hope he didn't leave." Shad was impressed. Maria was groomed for this. He'll have to lean on her intellect more than ever, now that Wolfram's gone missing. "But that's for another time. You're heading back to Pharae, aren't you?"
"Yeah. It's kinda where everything started. It's where I met Paige and Satsume. There were others as well. The pegasus knight Kalin, the mage Neil, and Orica of Tania. You might've liked Neil. I think. Kalin might have amused you. Or she would have given you a migraine. And you probably wouldn't have liked Orica. If only because I feel like she'd enable my reckless behavior. Not that Paige hasn't, now that I think about it. Eh, it's whatever. At least I'll be able to enter Castle Pharae as myself this time."
"You lied to get in?!"
"....no? Wolfram did the talking. I did the...limping. I told you that right?"
"Yes, that part you did tell me about. Not that you used a fake name to get in."
"My hood was up, I shouldn't be recognized."
"Whatever," Maria looked away, trying to feign a lack of concern. "That shirt looks good on you, though. You may want to get some armor while you're there. There isn't any chainmail in it this time." Shad appreciated the concern. Maisie had made the shirt just prior to them leaving for the ball and stowed it away in Shad' pack before they left. It actually felt like years since he worn something made for him instead of a hand-me-down of his father's.
He chuckled, "Duly noted. Till we see each other again," he said goodbye and climbed onto his ride. He looked over to Satsume and noticed him annoying Lord Faren again. He turned back to Maria, as if to say for her to fix that somehow, but they began to take off before hand.
"Take care of my idiot for me!" Maria yelled to the others as she waved goodbye.