06-12-2018, 12:45 PM
The world is tense, primed and ready to change, and Brennen is primed along with it. He thrives on quiet family life, and his Brotherhood and his Island were exactly that which he wanted. But he is built for war, and trained for war, and he will not stand by and let someone damage his Kingdom, or his allies, or his family; he will defend them with violence and resume his quiet life later. It doesn’t help that his family itself seems to be scattering, breaking apart at the seams; Jesper in Sylva, one of the twins gone to Sylva, Astarael gone, Khaeli and Alonwy missing, and more recently Mosrael missing as well.
He might not speak to his children every day, but anyone who thinks he doesn’t notice who is around and who isn’t is stupid.
So he is very glad to see her on the shore, Mosrael that is, and strides forward himself with a welcome call of greeting. She looks hale and healthy (in direct contrast to the way that Jesper had returned to them) and that eases many of his worries. She is an adult, after all, who is well able to choose to relocate if she really wants to. Mostly, Brennen had been worried because his daughter hadn’t shown any indication she was unhappy here; in contrast she had seemed to be determined to prove her place as a Kraken of Ischia, so he had been puzzled by her disappearance. Now, as he closes the distance between them, he supposes she must have found something else that caught her fancy. He hopes that it will be fleeting, because he rather liked having her around here instead.
Brennen is prepared to be fully supportive of her choices, her new adventure, but there are several familiar scents on his daughter’s coat when he reaches her and moves to embrace her. The first is that of Tephra, which is not in itself offensive. He himself has recently visited Tephra, and counts Warrick and his people as valuable allies. What causes him to draw back, worry and anger in the back of his eyes, is the scent of Klaudius on Mosrael. Klaudius, who has recently tried to steal from them and found himself banished from Ischia’s shores. “Did he hurt you?” he asks, eyes flashing, and there is no doubt about whom he is speaking. Others would snarl and growl the words, or yell, but Brennen’s voice is his normal drawl, only deadly quiet.
If Klaudius had done anything to Mosrael against her wishes, even the protection of a King who is an ally would not protect him.
He might not speak to his children every day, but anyone who thinks he doesn’t notice who is around and who isn’t is stupid.
So he is very glad to see her on the shore, Mosrael that is, and strides forward himself with a welcome call of greeting. She looks hale and healthy (in direct contrast to the way that Jesper had returned to them) and that eases many of his worries. She is an adult, after all, who is well able to choose to relocate if she really wants to. Mostly, Brennen had been worried because his daughter hadn’t shown any indication she was unhappy here; in contrast she had seemed to be determined to prove her place as a Kraken of Ischia, so he had been puzzled by her disappearance. Now, as he closes the distance between them, he supposes she must have found something else that caught her fancy. He hopes that it will be fleeting, because he rather liked having her around here instead.
Brennen is prepared to be fully supportive of her choices, her new adventure, but there are several familiar scents on his daughter’s coat when he reaches her and moves to embrace her. The first is that of Tephra, which is not in itself offensive. He himself has recently visited Tephra, and counts Warrick and his people as valuable allies. What causes him to draw back, worry and anger in the back of his eyes, is the scent of Klaudius on Mosrael. Klaudius, who has recently tried to steal from them and found himself banished from Ischia’s shores. “Did he hurt you?” he asks, eyes flashing, and there is no doubt about whom he is speaking. Others would snarl and growl the words, or yell, but Brennen’s voice is his normal drawl, only deadly quiet.
If Klaudius had done anything to Mosrael against her wishes, even the protection of a King who is an ally would not protect him.