Elide
Before interrupting their discussions, Elide listened to the last bit of it with intrigue, catching them in the midst of their conversation. She took note of the papers that scattered across the table as she neared, eyeing some of the scrawlings before she finally strode forth to introduce herself.
Elide lacks in the predatory prowess the general and his swordswoman navigate with. She finds it to be simultaneously unsettling and thrilling. She thinks herself to be more akin to a stone figure. Steady, unreadable. The aptitude of her strengths would likely be missed in this first impression. Though it did not quite show yet, she yearns to prove herself to them, dares them to test her should they have doubts.
She settles her excitement, however, as Deimos queries her declaration and the woman beside him welcomes her to the barracks with a charming smirk. Elide's brow quirks at this but, she dips her head in thanks. She steps back to address the both of them, her hands clasping behind her back, her eyes hovering back and forth - slowly, not nervously.
Lifting her chin, she squares her jaw as a plethora of answers sweep across her tongue. If she must pick one, perhaps it should be honest. "I seek to kill the dragon that took my brother's life - and I will not stop at that." The words leave her with clarity and she resolves against any skepticism she may receive with a flex of her jawline, "I understand what you must think. Do not mistake me for naïve. I realize that, among many other things, I will need training to do so. A great deal of it. That is what inspires me to join."
She pauses to allow them a moment to let this information sink in. No, perhaps it is not exactly the words they want to hear from a potential recruit. Words that she thought might appease to their sense of duty, she could've quite easily said. However, that would do none of them any favors in the long run.
"However, I will give all that I am to your cause - regardless of my own desires. You will have my undying loyalty."
Elide lacks in the predatory prowess the general and his swordswoman navigate with. She finds it to be simultaneously unsettling and thrilling. She thinks herself to be more akin to a stone figure. Steady, unreadable. The aptitude of her strengths would likely be missed in this first impression. Though it did not quite show yet, she yearns to prove herself to them, dares them to test her should they have doubts.
She settles her excitement, however, as Deimos queries her declaration and the woman beside him welcomes her to the barracks with a charming smirk. Elide's brow quirks at this but, she dips her head in thanks. She steps back to address the both of them, her hands clasping behind her back, her eyes hovering back and forth - slowly, not nervously.
Lifting her chin, she squares her jaw as a plethora of answers sweep across her tongue. If she must pick one, perhaps it should be honest. "I seek to kill the dragon that took my brother's life - and I will not stop at that." The words leave her with clarity and she resolves against any skepticism she may receive with a flex of her jawline, "I understand what you must think. Do not mistake me for naïve. I realize that, among many other things, I will need training to do so. A great deal of it. That is what inspires me to join."
She pauses to allow them a moment to let this information sink in. No, perhaps it is not exactly the words they want to hear from a potential recruit. Words that she thought might appease to their sense of duty, she could've quite easily said. However, that would do none of them any favors in the long run.
"However, I will give all that I am to your cause - regardless of my own desires. You will have my undying loyalty."
never before had the song of war
been the song of hope ascending
been the song of hope ascending
