and some by virtue fall; Elysteria

[Kushiel]

Kushiel wasn’t easily offended. In fact, he couldn’t remember the last time he was offended in the slightest. For all his faults, he could take as well as he gave. Now, however, he could admit a twinge of offense. 


She had, after all, flown away.

Plenty of women had walked away from conversations with Kushiel. One or two had even run away, but none had ever flown away. Perhaps, he just hadn’t had enough opportunities to annoy winged women, but regardless, this was a new position Kushiel found himself in. As a true conisyuour of life, there were few situations Kushiel hadn’t had the opportunity to experience. The novelty alone was enough to get him off his ass and headed towards the Dale.

Luckily, it was not a very long walk. Unfortunately, Kushiel’s habit of idleness meant he was not in peak physical condition. Don’t misunderstand, he looked fantastic, sleek and sinewy, you might think him well conditioned, but you would know better if you saw him pick up a trot and hold on to it for more than a few minutes.

Kushiel wasn’t sure if he simply wasn’t made for manual labor or if he had inhaled too much smoke during his nearly nightly burnings. It was times like this that made him wonder if he should attempt to amend his ways. That thought was quickly dismissed. No, all this would be fine if Elysteria hadn’t flown away. Kushiel shook his head violently. Now a woman was making him question himself.

He really was losing it.

Without much thought for propriety, or for diplomacy, Kushiel stomped into the Dale, not bothering to wait at the border or introduce himself. He didn’t even look around much, though he had never been here before. No, he was a man on a mission. Once he had plainly positioned himself in the middle of her kingdom, Kushiel bawled at the top of his voice, hoping she was lurking somewhere, probably feeling smug about having ditched him. It had taken him a while to muster the energy to come, but now he had, and he managed to dredge up his grievances.

“Elysteria! If you think flying away is enough for me to take the hint, you sorely underestimate me.”  He smirked, a strong hint of the devil in his eye.

“I do know where you live after all.” That right there, was her first mistake, telling him where she lived. Granted, they had met first in the Field when they both attempted to recruit the same mare, and again when she came on a diplomatic visit to his kingdom, which he had done his best to ruin by dragging her away. They were off to a fine start.