02-09-2019, 01:34 AM
"Oh...poor thing," Maria replied to Cecily.
Before Shad could really say anything along that train of thought, Cecily called him out. "Ah-...um. Well. Eh..." This was really awkward for him. He's used to being called 'Pup' when he says/does something stupid or reckless. But this, well. This was almost the equivalent of a parent calling you by your full name. And from someone who he doesn't really know that much about, it felt weird. He didn't really know what to say to it. It took him a second or two to internalize the 'steady your tongue' part of the comment. And while Cecily was right on that, Shad felt that he was justified in his words. He gave him the same amount of respect as he was dealt. But on the other hand, Shad and the group needed Bern's help with Lycia far more than Bern needs a reckless, impetuous 'pup' with claims to conquered lands. He just looked down at the floor, defeated.
"That's why you surround yourself with smarter people. Like me," Maria teased, enjoying his embarrassment. He couldn't even refute it, as Maria skipped past him to sit at the table. He took solace in the fact she said 'smarter' people. If only she knew that she inherited their mother's brains. The rest of the family were either like himself or meatheads. No real middle-ground. He slowly approached a chair and sat down in it, looking at the table. Even the guest table looked better than their table back home. Although, now that he thought about it, Lennox put their cousin Faustus through the original table, so it only made sense. He didn't really have anything to ask Goldhardt and Lita. They helped save Maria and that's all he needed to know
((OOC: Shad's father is Daren. Tyber raised Maria after they were orphaned, but Shad was already living in Ostia at the time. Also, this isn't the same Tyber that met Cecily. It's his brother who suffered identity amnesia and believed himself to be Tyber and himself to be his 'dead' brother. That's why Tyber left to become Urai, who met Cecily in And a Toast to Our Victors. You don't have to change it. I've been wondering if her meeting the original Tyber would ever come up. Shad never really got around to explaining much about his childhood.))
Before Shad could really say anything along that train of thought, Cecily called him out. "Ah-...um. Well. Eh..." This was really awkward for him. He's used to being called 'Pup' when he says/does something stupid or reckless. But this, well. This was almost the equivalent of a parent calling you by your full name. And from someone who he doesn't really know that much about, it felt weird. He didn't really know what to say to it. It took him a second or two to internalize the 'steady your tongue' part of the comment. And while Cecily was right on that, Shad felt that he was justified in his words. He gave him the same amount of respect as he was dealt. But on the other hand, Shad and the group needed Bern's help with Lycia far more than Bern needs a reckless, impetuous 'pup' with claims to conquered lands. He just looked down at the floor, defeated.
"That's why you surround yourself with smarter people. Like me," Maria teased, enjoying his embarrassment. He couldn't even refute it, as Maria skipped past him to sit at the table. He took solace in the fact she said 'smarter' people. If only she knew that she inherited their mother's brains. The rest of the family were either like himself or meatheads. No real middle-ground. He slowly approached a chair and sat down in it, looking at the table. Even the guest table looked better than their table back home. Although, now that he thought about it, Lennox put their cousin Faustus through the original table, so it only made sense. He didn't really have anything to ask Goldhardt and Lita. They helped save Maria and that's all he needed to know
((OOC: Shad's father is Daren. Tyber raised Maria after they were orphaned, but Shad was already living in Ostia at the time. Also, this isn't the same Tyber that met Cecily. It's his brother who suffered identity amnesia and believed himself to be Tyber and himself to be his 'dead' brother. That's why Tyber left to become Urai, who met Cecily in And a Toast to Our Victors. You don't have to change it. I've been wondering if her meeting the original Tyber would ever come up. Shad never really got around to explaining much about his childhood.))
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