11-10-2018, 12:08 AM
Shad didn't like the sound of riding a wyvern to the ball. The idea gave him flashes of his arrival to Pharae, staring down a meteor, pelting it with magic on Kalin's pegasus. He looked at Grey on standby. "Tell Maisie to arrange a travel bag. We'll be leaving sooner than I thought." Grey nodded and chased after Maisie. Shad turned to Maria who, again, seemed excited about the idea of flying. He sighed, thinking about how naive she was.
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Shad honestly felt surprised by how the flight was. Perhaps it was due to a more level headed rider, lack of immediate threat, or perhaps wyvern's were just better at flying than pegasi, but this was a better experience than before. He didn't like not having Maria ride with him, but considering Grey everywhere with Maria, it probably wasn't a good idea to toss four people on one wyvern, even if the later two were pint-sized by comparison. When they arrived, Shad hopped off the wyvern and notice the servants take his bags. He began looking around and noticed how grander this mansion was compared to his own hold. It, unfortunately, was typical Bernese design, but it still had an air about it that he felt his own home lacked. Although, considering how long it had been abandoned between Daren's death and Faust seizing it, that probably didn't help any.
When Maria ran over to Shad, he motioned towards where Cecily was with, presumably, Lord Faren. The pair walked over, with Shad offering a bow to the Lord. "Greetings, Lord Faren, I presume? I am Baron Shadrach Hyperion and this is my younger sister..." He looked back at Maria. Shad noticed that she was had put on her coat and scarf. She tilted her head, eyes closed. She pulled the sides of her coat up as she curtsied, revealing her skirt underneath.
"Maria Hyperion." Shad noted how much she enjoyed this. She was way more of a socialite than he was, for sure.
"We're Etrurian. So, my title has about as much worth as you weigh any other Etrurian nobles post-annexation. Considering my family's history of overhyping our title, however you think it is is probably accurate."
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Shad honestly felt surprised by how the flight was. Perhaps it was due to a more level headed rider, lack of immediate threat, or perhaps wyvern's were just better at flying than pegasi, but this was a better experience than before. He didn't like not having Maria ride with him, but considering Grey everywhere with Maria, it probably wasn't a good idea to toss four people on one wyvern, even if the later two were pint-sized by comparison. When they arrived, Shad hopped off the wyvern and notice the servants take his bags. He began looking around and noticed how grander this mansion was compared to his own hold. It, unfortunately, was typical Bernese design, but it still had an air about it that he felt his own home lacked. Although, considering how long it had been abandoned between Daren's death and Faust seizing it, that probably didn't help any.
When Maria ran over to Shad, he motioned towards where Cecily was with, presumably, Lord Faren. The pair walked over, with Shad offering a bow to the Lord. "Greetings, Lord Faren, I presume? I am Baron Shadrach Hyperion and this is my younger sister..." He looked back at Maria. Shad noticed that she was had put on her coat and scarf. She tilted her head, eyes closed. She pulled the sides of her coat up as she curtsied, revealing her skirt underneath.
"Maria Hyperion." Shad noted how much she enjoyed this. She was way more of a socialite than he was, for sure.
"We're Etrurian. So, my title has about as much worth as you weigh any other Etrurian nobles post-annexation. Considering my family's history of overhyping our title, however you think it is is probably accurate."