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The grumpy prince's escort mission
May. 10th, 2021 04:43 pmReyson was tapping his foot impatiently as he waited for Naesala. The raven was entirely insufferable, and he wondered sometimes why he was still willing to call him his friend. If it wasn't one thing it was another, but he had a weakness for his little sister Leanne, and she did ask him to try to get along. So here he was waiting for Naesala to show up as his solitary escort to the Begnion Empress' treaty talks, and wouldn't you know it? Naesala was late.
"Naesala... your excuse had better be good." Reyson's voice was almost a growl before an all too familiar voice spoke up, almost startling him off his feet.
"Really old friend? I'm not more than a minute or two late, and I assure you I did have very good reason!" Naesala was still in the form of a very large raven, and perched on his back was... a woman? Was she an emissary of the Empress? She didn't look like part of the Begnion nobility, or for that matter Begnion at all, but that was more a point in her favor than not with Reyson. It was after all the people of Begnion that slaughtered his people and most of his family, and while Leanne had forgiven them, and he had also forgiven their Empress who begged for forgiveness on behalf of her people... some scars still ran rather deep.
"Naesala, who is this beorc? And why did you bring her here?" Reyson for all his 'charm' had turned his back on Naesala, still a little upset with his friend for being later and for bringing someone without telling him about it.
"Ah! I'm glad you've asked Reyson! Reyson, Lina, Lina Reyson. Reyson, I know I told you I would be escorting you to the treaty talks, that wasn't entirely true. You see there's been a few troubles with the Begnion slavers getting desperate now that the treaty of yours is about to be signed. If you and I were to fly to Begnion together we'd be painting giant targets on our backs for every wyvern rider from here to the capitol. We could go by ship, but we both know how you get sea-sick. We could take an entire platoon of troops, to escort you but the last thing we want is a political incident with armies clashing right before the big treaty talks! So I've come up with a perfect solution for you. Lina Inverse here is the world's greatest sorceress who doesn't even need a tome to use her magic so she can travel beside you incognito. You will be free to travel side by side wherever you please by relying on her fantastic magical prowess, while I attend to the matter of the Begnion senator trials." Reyson opened and closed his mouth several times during Naesala's explanation, wanting to protest on several accounts, but finding very little he could protest! It made sense but he'd never met this Lina before, and he had no way of knowing if he could even trust her outside of Naesala's word which didn't count for very much!
"Naesala... if this meeting weren't so important I would strangle you for just dumping me with her without any forewarning... but what you say does make some sense. Please forgive my rudeness Miss Inverse, I assure you that all of it is meant for Naesala here rather than you." Naesala rubbed the back of his head sheepishly, but Lina could probably catch a hint of a smirk on the crow king's face.
"Naesala... your excuse had better be good." Reyson's voice was almost a growl before an all too familiar voice spoke up, almost startling him off his feet.
"Really old friend? I'm not more than a minute or two late, and I assure you I did have very good reason!" Naesala was still in the form of a very large raven, and perched on his back was... a woman? Was she an emissary of the Empress? She didn't look like part of the Begnion nobility, or for that matter Begnion at all, but that was more a point in her favor than not with Reyson. It was after all the people of Begnion that slaughtered his people and most of his family, and while Leanne had forgiven them, and he had also forgiven their Empress who begged for forgiveness on behalf of her people... some scars still ran rather deep.
"Naesala, who is this beorc? And why did you bring her here?" Reyson for all his 'charm' had turned his back on Naesala, still a little upset with his friend for being later and for bringing someone without telling him about it.
"Ah! I'm glad you've asked Reyson! Reyson, Lina, Lina Reyson. Reyson, I know I told you I would be escorting you to the treaty talks, that wasn't entirely true. You see there's been a few troubles with the Begnion slavers getting desperate now that the treaty of yours is about to be signed. If you and I were to fly to Begnion together we'd be painting giant targets on our backs for every wyvern rider from here to the capitol. We could go by ship, but we both know how you get sea-sick. We could take an entire platoon of troops, to escort you but the last thing we want is a political incident with armies clashing right before the big treaty talks! So I've come up with a perfect solution for you. Lina Inverse here is the world's greatest sorceress who doesn't even need a tome to use her magic so she can travel beside you incognito. You will be free to travel side by side wherever you please by relying on her fantastic magical prowess, while I attend to the matter of the Begnion senator trials." Reyson opened and closed his mouth several times during Naesala's explanation, wanting to protest on several accounts, but finding very little he could protest! It made sense but he'd never met this Lina before, and he had no way of knowing if he could even trust her outside of Naesala's word which didn't count for very much!
"Naesala... if this meeting weren't so important I would strangle you for just dumping me with her without any forewarning... but what you say does make some sense. Please forgive my rudeness Miss Inverse, I assure you that all of it is meant for Naesala here rather than you." Naesala rubbed the back of his head sheepishly, but Lina could probably catch a hint of a smirk on the crow king's face.
