CASIMIRA
i’m only whatever you make me
She has always liked to consider herself to be a good judge of character, and from the first time that she met Assailant, she had liked him. It was not just because he had approached her to ask for help with bringing back Tephra, although that certainly played a role; she would always be inclined to like someone that had her birthland’s best interest in mind. Instead, it is because there is a genuineness about him that is difficult to find. He did not appear to seek the approval of others through intimidation or fear, which was an uncommon trait amongst so many in this place. They were so afraid of being forgotten that they did not seem to care how they were remembered, so long as they were.
Her smile brightens when he steps alongside of her, grateful for having found someone to pass the time away with. “I’ve been well. Eager to see Tephra again, of course,” she says with a knowing glance. She had little doubt that Assailant would let the quest fail. He did not strike her as the type to give up on things so easily.
She listens as he asks his questions, nodding and considering before responding. “Kingdom life largely depends on who is leading the kingdom, but for the most part, the goal is only to maintain peace and allow the residents to live their lives.” She knows that is not how they all operate, that some rulers have grander plans, and that living within their borders meant you were expected to contribute either your blood or your brains. For as long as she has been alive, though, Tephra had not been one of those kingdoms. “Tephra has always been made up of mostly families. Magnus and Isle, Leliana and Vulgaris, Nightlock and Wonder, Varick and Sabbath…Savior and I,” she adds the final one with a small smile. “I think the best way to serve Tephra is to continue to protect that aspect of it, so that families may return, or new ones can start.
She had considered taking up the crown again, though only if it was a necessity. All she truly cared about was seeing to it that Tephra could thrive, and she did not need to be queen in order to do that. And so, purely out of curiosity, she asks him, “have you ever considered leading a kingdom?”
@assailant