06-08-2018, 12:06 PM
Despite his worried thoughts and classically solemn demeanor, Leilan’s softly lobbed joke is enough to draw a flash of a smile from Brennen, who lets the expression linger without any other comment for a moment, enjoying the flash of pure amusement as the rarity it is nowadays, before nodding and letting his smile fade back into his stoic outlook when the conversation flows into serious topics - that of Arthas who Brennen does not find threatening at all and Modicum Mortem, the Sylvan whom the bay King does find threatening if only because he believes the self-styled ‘Clown King’ might be truly mad.
Leilan mentions something Brennen himself has been puzzling over - supposedly the roan stallion had been stolen in response to steals made by Ischia, but as far as Brennen has been able to tell they have been unsuccessful in taking anyone or anything from Loess, though not necessarily from lack of trying. Nothing too overt, though, or even a hard press on their part. They had been trading back-and-forth with Sylva, but would two dark Kingdoms be able to stay aligned as tightly as, say, Nerine and Ischia? Or Tephra and Hyaline? What would draw them together in such a a way?
“I do hope Jesper will have more information about Sylva for us. The time of his return is quickly approaching, and we will go to retrieve him if even a single extra day passes.” Nobody in Ischia believes that Jesper is as unharmed as Leilan, though they have had no cause yet to stir up trouble by going to get him early. His mind travels back to some of the other stallion’s first words - the ones about Arthas trying to recruit him - and they linger in his mind. Was Leilan looking to go on a spying mission like Jesper? Certainly he appears unharmed now, but Brennen is uncertain of the value of a Brother in Loess if Arthas is as harmless as Leilan seems to think he probably is - and he’s certainly not going to put the idea in the boy’s head if he hasn’t already had it himself. So instead of asking, Brennen smiles slightly again and says, “Well, we’re quite glad you are home. I have a feeling things are not going to stay as quiet as they have been recently.”
Leilan mentions something Brennen himself has been puzzling over - supposedly the roan stallion had been stolen in response to steals made by Ischia, but as far as Brennen has been able to tell they have been unsuccessful in taking anyone or anything from Loess, though not necessarily from lack of trying. Nothing too overt, though, or even a hard press on their part. They had been trading back-and-forth with Sylva, but would two dark Kingdoms be able to stay aligned as tightly as, say, Nerine and Ischia? Or Tephra and Hyaline? What would draw them together in such a a way?
“I do hope Jesper will have more information about Sylva for us. The time of his return is quickly approaching, and we will go to retrieve him if even a single extra day passes.” Nobody in Ischia believes that Jesper is as unharmed as Leilan, though they have had no cause yet to stir up trouble by going to get him early. His mind travels back to some of the other stallion’s first words - the ones about Arthas trying to recruit him - and they linger in his mind. Was Leilan looking to go on a spying mission like Jesper? Certainly he appears unharmed now, but Brennen is uncertain of the value of a Brother in Loess if Arthas is as harmless as Leilan seems to think he probably is - and he’s certainly not going to put the idea in the boy’s head if he hasn’t already had it himself. So instead of asking, Brennen smiles slightly again and says, “Well, we’re quite glad you are home. I have a feeling things are not going to stay as quiet as they have been recently.”