The click of heels echoing through the palace had announced the arrival of the Archmage, and her return from the Hollowed Grounds, where she had travelled to tie up a few loose ends. One didn't disappear suddenly without leaving a few things undone after all. Upon arrival, a few quick and quiet orders were given to send maids scurrying off to prepare rooms for those who had come along with the Launceleyn Family Head. That she had children with her wouldn't be terribly a surprise to anyone, she had not hidden that fact. As for who had fathered them? Well, Beatrix was easy, her parentage no secret. But the young boy with tanned skin, bright green eyes, and soft curls who toddled along at her heels? His father was dead. Plain and simple. That didn't mean he needn't meet one of his few living relatives though. And so it was that Zariah made her way to the place Neron could be found at this hour - his personal room. Far more secure and private than an office after all. She knocked first, waiting to gain entrance. "Neron. It is Zariah." she said, announcing herself, so he wouldn't simply dismiss her for a maid or someone else. zariah If it is danger you seek, come on over. I covet tranquility but beget the tempest storm. |
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12-28-2019, 06:00 PM
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12-28-2019, 09:01 PM
the hailstorm "Come in." As if Neron would deny her. The Warden and the Archmage had a lot to speak about since she had left on her jaunt to the Hollowed Grounds. Rumours, changes in rulership, the appearance of his twin, the whole mageglass debacle... He hadn't even considered the whole children aspect of all of this. As Zariah entered, it would be to the sight of Neron turning from his seat at his desk, where a variety of maps and other reports were spread. It was late and a blizzard was brewing outside - what better time to catch up on some of the things that had escaped him? With that in mind, he had been looking forward to catching up with Zariah for a while, so work could wait. Before he could speak, however, the sight of the boy behind her caught his eye, and words died on his tongue. "Oh." That was all he could muster. the Merciless
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12-29-2019, 10:30 AM
the hailstorm A child that could not be and yet was stood between them, and Neron was silent, at first, in the face of it. Then Zariah nodded to the boy, who promptly toddled over for attention. Neron's jaw tightened a fraction - once upon a time back in Northaven, it had been his intention to gain the head of their family's trust, perhaps even her love. And now? Now a chasm of years stood between them; things had changed for Neron, and Zariah had lived a life both with him and without him. "Hello, Jace," he said politely, leaning down to scoop the boy up and settle him on his knee, turning back to face the desk. "Do you like maps?" So saying, Neron moved one of the larger scrolls across to show the boy; it mapped out Halo in all its known detail, and Neron pointed to the palace nestled deep behind the Citadel. "This is where we are now." Over his shoulder, he addressed Zariah. "I hear you were quite the disruption to the Hollowed Grounds." the Merciless
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12-29-2019, 03:07 PM
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12-29-2019, 09:09 PM
the hailstorm Father was a blade of ice in Neron's chest, the Warden stiffening in his chair and taking a long, deep breath in. "Why would you think that?" he asked. "Your father looks very differently to me, I should think." Neron had changed faces, after all, by falling through the portal into Caido. His mind jumped to the belief that Zariah had been telling the boy things - dangerous things - but he would hear it from the Archmage directly. "That's right," he confirmed as the boy pointed at the locations on the map. "You might remember the Fangs. You came through them to get here." Then, to Zariah, "Loren has been to the Citadel. He spoke with me about it." the Merciless
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12-31-2019, 07:09 AM
the hailstorm ”That is very clever of you, but your father is dead.” Neron spoke not coldly, and yet his logic was nonetheless glacial against the boy’s. ”I have no children, and if I did, they would be taken away from me. So it is very important that you don’t mistake me for your father. Do you understand?” Because this was hardly a game of reluctant daddy, that Neron just needed to meet the boy to love him enough. No, this was life or death. ”Bold? I would say so, given that you disowned him and branded him a traitor. What did my poor little brother do this time, to earn the family’s ire? I had rather hoped that, in such dire times, we would pull together rather than fraying apart.” Neron turned to gaze over his shoulder, meeting Zariah’s eyes. the Merciless
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01-04-2020, 07:50 PM
the hailstorm Neron considered the boy for a moment, smoothing out the map absently with one hand whilst continuing to allow Jace to slouch against him. "I suppose you could say I'm a friend of your father's," he said. "We are related. You can just call me Neron." He shrugged his shoulders, as if it was as simple as that. Why overcomplicate things, after all? "What do you think of Halo so far, Jace? It's a very cold place, isn't it?" Cold, harsh, and the making of them all, if they were bold enough. Turning properly to face Zariah and hear out the latest criticism against Loren, he bowed his head in acknowledgement that his twin was, if nothing more, a fickle creature. "Because he is still my brother," he said. "Because he formerly held a very high position in this family. Because if he is weak, it is because we have failed him. And we have failed him, Zariah. I mean to rectify that." the Merciless
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01-06-2020, 07:27 AM
the hailstorm ”There, perfect.” Neron nodded to Jace, finding the switch more than satisfactory and indulging in a small smile at the boy’s enjoyment of Halo. ”That is good - there is plenty of cold and snow to go around here.” Granted, the likes of Jace would probably be capable of enjoying Halo a lot more than other children his ages. Snowmen instead of guarding the fire; the boy would find himself short of playmates but not of play. Content with the outcome of the conversation with Jace, Neron turned now to give Zariah his full attention. ”Because,” he said simply, ”if you did all of those things for him and he still shied away from the family when he needed them most, something must have been missing.” His smile was sharp. ”And if you want the blunt truth - because he is still a powerful mage and a Launceleyn, and every ally we push away joins the cause against us. He is my twin. He wishes to make amends. I’ve accepted his offer.” And if you don’t like it, you can leave. the Merciless
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01-06-2020, 08:18 PM
the hailstorm Neron nodded at Jace as he toddled off into the hall, mentally having visions of the boy getting lost in the labyrinth-like corridors of the palace. Not that he had long to dwell on that, with Zariah in all her fire and glory coming to the fore. He smiled, the expression somehow colder than the weather outside. "Of course I have considered that - I spent much of our childhood nurturing that void in him," he murmured. "Then in terms of family he is Launceleyn in name only. In terms of Halo he may very well be a powerful magician, and one we can make use of in the years to come." And he is my brother went unsaid. "Is there anything else?" | ||||||
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