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- Joined
- May 26, 2014
At this point in her lasting trip to Melia, and her interactions with David, Morrigan simply wanted to focus on befriending the new king. It seemed a faster, more efficient, and smoother way to align their interests and gather information. She didn't want to treat him as an enemy, not unless she had to. Perhaps fond memories of them drinking on the veranda were what he needed to keep his armies from her kingdom. The wine was certainly having its effect on both of them. Especially once they had cracked into the second bottle, the servant quickly retreating out through the door to leave the royals to their private conversation. She was grateful for them knowing not to butt in at crucial periods.
"I am sorry to hear it. I hope you were not terribly close to them. Such things can escalate faster than one can prepare for." She said this in a lower tone, attempting to show some amount of sorrow but not sure how much was appropriate, since he said it had been at a young age. Reaching up and brushing her hair aside from her shoulder, she continued. "Yes, but Lord Edmont is such...such a character. Something about that old man is strangely endearing. I like him." She laughed a little, her emerald eyes meeting his and glinting with the playful light of the moon's reflection.
"You should keep him around. I'm sure his gung-ho attitude spurs the rest of your council along. You might not like the council having such an active hand in how you rule your kingdom, but you would soon learn to enjoy multiple perspectives." She seemed to suggest this, taking another slow sip of the wine as he asked her about a significant other.
"Ha! I wouldn't be so quick to call me lovely if I were you. But I do appreciate the compliment. You are quite handsome yourself." Morrigan smiled, setting down her glass and deciding she had quite had enough. Any more and she might make a fool of herself. The warmth of the alcohol sat in her belly and spread to her extremities, pleasant and relaxing.
"I do not have a husband or a lover, if I may be so frank. Staying holed up in one's study for many hours a day tends to inhibit one's social life." Pausing as if finding this amusing and smiling, the sorceress continued. "It is not so important that the throne be passed among members of the same lineage, from mother or father to son or daughter, but to the one most worthy of it. The council elects the most capable person in the kingdom. It just so happens my mother raised a strong candidate, and I was chosen."
The sorceress gathered herself, holding her staff in hand and turning to David. "You mentioned something of...a special window in your room? That you are able to see the stars through? If it might not be too rude to ask, I would like to see it for myself." She smiled, beginning to walk towards the door and waving her hand dismissively, the door opening of its own accord. "Would you lead on?"
"I am sorry to hear it. I hope you were not terribly close to them. Such things can escalate faster than one can prepare for." She said this in a lower tone, attempting to show some amount of sorrow but not sure how much was appropriate, since he said it had been at a young age. Reaching up and brushing her hair aside from her shoulder, she continued. "Yes, but Lord Edmont is such...such a character. Something about that old man is strangely endearing. I like him." She laughed a little, her emerald eyes meeting his and glinting with the playful light of the moon's reflection.
"You should keep him around. I'm sure his gung-ho attitude spurs the rest of your council along. You might not like the council having such an active hand in how you rule your kingdom, but you would soon learn to enjoy multiple perspectives." She seemed to suggest this, taking another slow sip of the wine as he asked her about a significant other.
"Ha! I wouldn't be so quick to call me lovely if I were you. But I do appreciate the compliment. You are quite handsome yourself." Morrigan smiled, setting down her glass and deciding she had quite had enough. Any more and she might make a fool of herself. The warmth of the alcohol sat in her belly and spread to her extremities, pleasant and relaxing.
"I do not have a husband or a lover, if I may be so frank. Staying holed up in one's study for many hours a day tends to inhibit one's social life." Pausing as if finding this amusing and smiling, the sorceress continued. "It is not so important that the throne be passed among members of the same lineage, from mother or father to son or daughter, but to the one most worthy of it. The council elects the most capable person in the kingdom. It just so happens my mother raised a strong candidate, and I was chosen."
The sorceress gathered herself, holding her staff in hand and turning to David. "You mentioned something of...a special window in your room? That you are able to see the stars through? If it might not be too rude to ask, I would like to see it for myself." She smiled, beginning to walk towards the door and waving her hand dismissively, the door opening of its own accord. "Would you lead on?"