( he is Around, but he doesn't make himself more or less a nuisance following hell. there's still the siege, still the rest who needs must evacuate. the duty of those who bled for alem is not yet done. guarding is as much done easily now because he can react faster, sooner, in the depths of darkened nights or bleary bright days. caravan the rest down to the holy place they'll all need to vacate swiftly enough. never overstay welcomes.
no one's going to thank him for it. no one's paying him either, but that's the reality of tools in royal circles, and he's not unaware. mistakes nothing there but the reality of what it is, and that perhaps the cost of information shared was both what Deimar guessed at, could postulate over, and what he didn't want at all. in a different world. if people were better. in that world, there'd never have been cause.
which is why, at some point, with the man healing and the world still falling apart while they keep to their feet, he dangles a painted feather hanging from a metal clasp on braided leather before his face when his attention is wandering towards exhaustion.
an owl feather.
oh this is a very impressive owl flight feather indeed. )
Haven't heard a response from you in minutes that wasn't mumbled nonsense.
Deimar
no one's going to thank him for it. no one's paying him either, but that's the reality of tools in royal circles, and he's not unaware. mistakes nothing there but the reality of what it is, and that perhaps the cost of information shared was both what Deimar guessed at, could postulate over, and what he didn't want at all. in a different world. if people were better. in that world, there'd never have been cause.
which is why, at some point, with the man healing and the world still falling apart while they keep to their feet, he dangles a painted feather hanging from a metal clasp on braided leather before his face when his attention is wandering towards exhaustion.
an owl feather.
oh this is a very impressive owl flight feather indeed. )
Haven't heard a response from you in minutes that wasn't mumbled nonsense.