eachdraidh | Video; Dec 3rd; both courts

Good day.

I'm afraid a mistake has been made. As I understand it, it's the Seelie court which should seek my loyalty, and yet I have found myself among the Unseelie. I intend no offence to members of either court, nor disloyalty to the court I have been placed with, yet it is a perplexity. Simply put, I am left to wonder if this was indeed the intent and there has been no confusion, or if my own confusion is sound. It's...troubling, for reasons I apologise for not detailing.

Similarly, I'm looking for a friend, most likely among the Seelie, if present. He's about seventeen, Japanese, and you'll know him for a foolish innocence and investment in justice. Better still, being terribly easily flustered.

[Giving a name would be better, and it does make it apparent this friend is his Master, to anyone in the know, but it is still even just a little bit safer to keep Tatsumi's name secret. He can't jeopardise the boy's safety.]

Ah, one more thing. I'm a doctor, therefore if anyone is ever in need of medical attention, I am always available, particularly for those outside the courts who may not have access to their infirmaries. I should note, however, my practice may not be up-to-date for some. Although I do promise I don't suck. [He laughs lightly.] -That's right, a name would be helpful, wouldn't it? I suppose it's best to continue with Berserker for now, although I am aware there is another by the name. If that name holds meaning to you, I believe it's important we speak. Perhaps more privately.

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[ She's almost tempted to ask why people would seek their life, but she knows that she'd hardly tell a stranger that and it's not something she strictly needs to know so she decides against it. Still, the answer gives her pause, because if that was the commitment then why not put him in Seelie unless there's more too it. ]

That would make you a bodyguard— How far would you take that commitment?

[Well, Tatsumi isn't in the Drabwurld, but Jekyll assumes the boy would be Seelie if he was, whether currently or in the future. It's all built on assumptions.]

The commitment runs even more deeply than that of a bodyguard. I swore an oath, I would do anything for his safety and goals.

[ She'd say something about assuming things but then again, she's not too surprised she's in Seelie herself so— ]

An oath that has no limits. [ Her lips upturn a bit into not quite a full smile but something that betrays just a hint of amusement. ] There's no reason to put you in Seelie if you don't know that some oaths need to have limits. Even if it means breaking them, sometimes it can't be done.

[ She pauses. ] Bodyguards can have deep commitments. At least the proper ones can.

Edited (rewriting sentences ahoy) 2014-12-08 00:12 (UTC)

No, of course there should be exceptions, for example if one were to do something terrible, there would be no reason to follow any longer. In fact it would be all the worse. This boy could never do such a thing, however. He is an entirely good and just person, and so I need not limit my devotion. Nor do I doubt a bodyguard could deeply honour their commitment, or even to form a sort of connection more important still than their employ. Yet my case is not only that but a more physical connection as well.

I meant for what the one under the oath would do for the person they gave the oath to. I'm not doubting whoever you gave an oath to is— a good person. But you did say you'd do anything to protect them.

Ah. That becomes rather more complicated, then, doesn't it. Even so I must hold fast to my words, I would indeed do anything, but to take an innocent life, for he too is too innocent to be abandoned. I would take any horrors upon myself, rather than condemn or thrust the need for monstrous actions upon any innocent party.

And you'd hold yourself to those words no matter what happens?

No matter what, I would. One cannot pick and choose which promises to keep, whether made to another, or oneself.

[But he did attack an innocent child. But then, that was Hyde's doing, not his own. And the knight saved her from him, so he hasn't entirely broken his word, right...?]

[ She pauses, choosing her next words carefully because after hearing that she nearly wonders if maybe he's right, maybe he should have been in Seelie, but at the same time there had to have been a reason why he's not in the court. ]

Promises can be adjusted when they conflict. [ When you think something is the right thing to do. ] It could be that the courts know you better than you know yourself.

A promise that will conflict is almost certainly a lie from the start. There are cases where one could not have known, of course, but largely, at least the possibility of conflict can be foreseen. At least, as I see it.

There's a difference between being able to foresee a conflict and knowing that it'll happen. A lot of things could conflict with something else but that doesn't guarantee they'd happen and cause the conflict.

Certainly that's true. However, if one can foresee the possibility, they would be remiss not to take it into account. It must be a factor in the decision, and better still, should be made clear to all involved, on the off chance.

Sometimes revealing things that might not happen causes more issues than it's worth. You don't want to make someone panic over something that isn't likely to happen.

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