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мerιda oғ dυnвrocн ([personal profile] notyetlegend) wrote in [community profile] eachdraidh2015-01-02 08:08 am

fourth arrow → VIDEO → both courts

[Merida appears to be outside the manor when her locket flips open, brushing out some of the feathers in Angus' wings since he doesn't seem to know quite how to preen them himself just yet. She's wrapped up for the weather, a warm-looking cloak draped over her shoulders and fur trimmed dress, held together at her breast by a hand carved cloak clasp. She tugs the cloak around her a little more, depositing feathers into a bucket before she turns her attention to the locket.]

When I first got here, I was already familiar with th' terms Seelie an' Unseelie, an' Drabbish is close tae th' language of my people. Seelie means 'lucky' or 'blessed', while Unseelie means 'misfortunate' or 'unholy'. [She shakes her head.] I don't believe there's a difference, personally. In all th' stories I was told as a wee lass, Seelie were known tae tell just as many lies as Unseelie. Th' only difference was, Unseelie were more honest, believe it or not, while th' Seelie's words were like roses. Pretty, but not without their thorns.

[tl;dr - all fae were assholes.]

There's many a tale of both of them lurin' men from their path, or kidnappin' children in exchange for their own young, that sort of thing. There was a man who came into DunBroch claimin' he'd been down a sìth for th' last few hundred years. We even have a demon bear who used tae be a prince that roams th' lands.

[She brushes her hands off, then slips them further into the sleeves of her dress as Angus leans his head down towards his water trough, ear flicking as his wings fold back properly into place now that they've been groomed. Merida pats his neck, then tilts her head as she sits down on a bench in his stall, not caring about the hay or snow littering it. There's two saddlebags near her, both appearing to be carrying as much as she needs. Leaning back against a wall of the stable, she fidgets with her cloak clasp as Angus leans over the stall, nuzzling at another horse.]

I suppose what I'm tryin' tae say is, people are more alike than they care to admit, even those who are too prideful tae say so. [She gives a small sigh, lips twisting into a wry smile as her eyes shine with a bit of guilt.] I'm...a lot more like my mother than I'd ever have thought before I arrived. She'd be Seelie if she were here.

[Merida shakes her head, pushing her hair out from her cloak, the material falling down around her shoulders.]

I'd also like tae apologize tae those of you who I suggested come tae th' manor or those I was goin' tae do things with, but I'll be unavailable. I have some travelin' tae do.

[a.k.a she's getting the hell out of dodge. The redhead opens her mouth to say something else but she's interrupted when one of Angus' wings flick over her head, fluffing her hair up over her head and causing her to fumble and drop the locket, cutting the feed on her next cry.]

Angus!
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[personal profile] athousandcurses 2015-01-01 09:41 pm (UTC)(link)
This is an excellent idea, Merida! Those not used to the fae's wills are more susceptible, I think.

[Grainne's a little unwilling to say she's been distrustful of the monarchs in a public place because of her background, but there's plenty of implication.

After a moment, Grainne manages to fiddle her locket into a private video]


Are you all right, my girl?
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Video, Permaprivate

[personal profile] gordianknots 2015-01-01 10:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Please check in when you can so that I know that you're still out of the way of this mess.
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[personal profile] athousandcurses 2015-01-01 10:17 pm (UTC)(link)
I am sorry to hear there are difficulties... [Grainne seems sad for a moment, before perking up.] What if you came to visit me at the Station if you do not have another destination in mind? I am here to train with my teachers, and there is that proposal I am putting together for Lord Aragorn.

If it is the Lord Hound that has you upset, though... I could speak to Diarmuid.
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[personal profile] gordianknots 2015-01-01 10:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Don't worry about it, I'm about to dive head first into organizing myself.
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[personal profile] gordianknots 2015-01-01 10:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[He smiles, wry.]

Who said I'm assisting my court?
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[personal profile] athousandcurses 2015-01-01 10:44 pm (UTC)(link)
I might at that.

[Grainne tilts her head with a small frown.]

Camping? If you are doing that, remember to make him be on the bottom. The rocks are terrible if you do not prepare first.
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[personal profile] gordianknots 2015-01-01 10:54 pm (UTC)(link)
If you run into any locals trying to get out of dodge, can you send them my way? I'm trying to get people who want out somewhere safe.
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[personal profile] gordianknots 2015-01-01 11:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you. And if you need any sort of spot to rest in yourself, I think head west or south.
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[personal profile] athousandcurses 2015-01-01 11:13 pm (UTC)(link)
I mean for the act of course. If it comes to that.

[Grainne smiles, shaking her head.]

Why would taverns turn you away? Too full?
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[personal profile] gordianknots 2015-01-01 11:22 pm (UTC)(link)
I had that thought too. Plus, depending on the direction of the march, it could well come under fire by accident. [Or intention, he doesn't say, because the idea of it would throw Waver into a rage.] Better to go where it's unlikely to hit.
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[personal profile] gordianknots 2015-01-01 11:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Precisely so. And while non-shardbeaers can't use the rings, any elite teams made of shardbearers alone--

[He isn't finishing that thought. That thought can just stop right now.]

It'll be a problem no matter what.
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[personal profile] gordianknots 2015-01-01 11:42 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm heading over to the Station in a few days. If you want, I can try and catch them.
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[personal profile] gordianknots 2015-01-01 11:55 pm (UTC)(link)
I'll try and talk him down from it. I have a feeling that his skills will be more needed in the future, once everyone's seen what the fighting here is like.

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