The Princess and the Blade
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Soran Nightblade
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Re: The Princess and the Blade
Havi glanced at Laurius as if he hadn't taken a good look at him before. "Yes... I imagine everything seemed extremely bizarre for you." He walked a few moments more, and the conversation seemed about to fizzle out again. "Friendship is not really a priority there. Males are encouraged to have comradery with others in their harems, but it is frowned upon to build up more meaningful relationships. They could interfere or compete with prioritizing one's Yurivis properly."
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Emora Deen
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Re: The Princess and the Blade
Laurius thought for a moment about Havitharon's comment before saying, "Well, no competition here. Even if I wanted to marry Tenara, her parents would hardly allow it, and if they..." Laurius faded off. He most certainly wasn't in the running to marry Tenara, especially now. It had all been a ruse to begin with, just so her parents wouldn't think twice about letting her sail across the sea to Ighten to stay in his home. After this book adventure was over, they would likely go their separate ways. He and Ren would go one way, and Havitharon and Tenara would go the other, having no reason for their paths to cross again... He frowned deeply, only to shake off the sour thought to adopt a forced smile. "So, I guess you are free to make friends, if you like."
Ahead of them, an iron archway lit with a single lantern hanging at its apex framed the entrance of a bridge. A red-orange light burned up from the cavern below, glowing against the stones and calcified trees. Across the iron bridge was a staircase leading into a cave lit by oil sconces, and above them, looking like a shadow-cloaked specter, was the menacing, gothic architecture of the Citadel. Laurius slowed to a stop as they approached the bridge, looking up to the red-black sky, and the pale glow of the sun trying desperately to break through the smog. It was a faint red circle behind the Citadel's tallest peak.
"We're here," he said. "We've beat the sisters thanks to Tenara's vampiric father. So, let's make ourselves at home and wait for them to arrive. If they haven't showed in two weeks, we'll move on to Arroes."
Ahead of them, an iron archway lit with a single lantern hanging at its apex framed the entrance of a bridge. A red-orange light burned up from the cavern below, glowing against the stones and calcified trees. Across the iron bridge was a staircase leading into a cave lit by oil sconces, and above them, looking like a shadow-cloaked specter, was the menacing, gothic architecture of the Citadel. Laurius slowed to a stop as they approached the bridge, looking up to the red-black sky, and the pale glow of the sun trying desperately to break through the smog. It was a faint red circle behind the Citadel's tallest peak.
"We're here," he said. "We've beat the sisters thanks to Tenara's vampiric father. So, let's make ourselves at home and wait for them to arrive. If they haven't showed in two weeks, we'll move on to Arroes."