08-07-2016, 07:23 PM
LET ME IN THE WALL YOU'VE BUILT AROUND.
WE CAN LIGHT A MATCH, AND BURN IT DOWN.
His eyes are watchful, observing the way the smoky male's eyes peer across the barren plain and the way his muscles twitch and roll beneath his skin - body language is everything, but he seems at ease, even within the presence of a King. He cannot conceal the faint tug of a smile that pulls at the corner of his whiskered lips; he was more than a simple title and to see such an easiness settle between them soothes him. He is not a callous King, nor one who prides himself upon the power he possesses - he is a simple being, wielding fire and wisdom to bring forth a kingdom from the long forgotten shadows. A servant of those who seek his knowledge and judgment; a companion to those who seek it.
"Alas, you have exceeded any expectations I may have had, Romek. Your presence is appreciated, and you have done well to set yourself apart from the others," He murmurs, his heavy neck craning to the left to peer out towards the heavily lined pines that trickle off in the distance, separating the jagged mountains from the overtly barren, yet still breathtaking valley. "and it is good to see the kingdom thriving."
Suddenly, the tone of the conversation shifts, with a simple but heavily weighted question. A dark, flashing red eye peers warily at Romek as the name Vanquish lingers between them, and he exhales slowly, his mind rampantly playing the images of blinding light, of the shrill cries and sudden explosion - it had been seen from miles, but only few witnessed the unraveling of the great Deserts King. "Though Vanquish was not taken away with the sea, I regret to inform you that he is no longer with us. After the battling settled, something went .. amiss. The magic, it somehow destroyed Vanquish, and in its prowess, stole away many. Vanished, out of thin air."
A silence settles for a long moment, stirring through the thin, icy air as the weight of his words become the burden of another.
"Vanquish unraveled as if he were woven together, something I have never seen in all of my years. I did not know him, but had I known the result of combat would be his loss of life .. I would have chosen differently." He murmurs honestly, uncertainty lingering on his mind. "and I am not certain as to what happened to Yael and the others. There one moment, and gone in the next. I am sorry for your loss; did you know him well?"
OFFSPRING
THE FIRE AND ICE KING OF THE TUNDRA