Like a Thorn to the Holy Ones
There was much that goes upspoken between them, or at least it may seem that somewhere along the way they missed the mark. Nymphetamine would never take the job his lead did as a job, or assume it was one such way or another. No, he knew the toll of a king, or any other form of ruler. He knew the personal sacrafice, the need to be “always on” to be what your people needed you to be. He understood, and he respected that. He joked around, and poked fun, but he respected the task of leadership and especially that of ruling. It had been a dream once, to lead to follow after Killdare and take Chamber further still. The reckoning changed all that. Obviously the blood bay had no clue if he would have ascended to kingship, but there had been signs he was a contender and he was honored for it.
Now, he just another face, and maybe that was fine, maybe he needed to just be. Magnus needed to trust him, fully, and figure out that he did indeed take him seriously. That would take time, first and foremost. Nymphetamine knew all those things, but that didn’t take the sting out of hearing the phrase “head of peace” followed by another's name. It shouldn’t have been a surprise, nor was it surprising that Tephra had moved on without him. That didn’t make the sound any less painful. Nymph held his features still a, and simply nodded his agreement, not trusting any joke to not come across as a curt judgment. Though there was a corny joke about talking hands in there somewhere, it seemed that Magnus had not quite liked his earlier jest, but the rolling of his shoulders he seemed to do when he need not speak said enough. ”I will go find Lucrezia then, I’ll trust her to report to you the decision, chain of command and all that jazz. Unless you need something else from me first…?”
He flicked a smile at Magnus, through all the history it would be nice to finally work on the same side, or more so be able to. It wasn’t often things ended up like this, but he was glad that they had smoothed things over. It would have been a shame to have to leave Tephra, considering he was one of the originals who helped make obtain the volcanic lands. This wasn’t how he had imagined it would go, but life rarely is what we think it will be. Might as well make the best of it.
NYMPHETAMINE
Magnus' Personal Thorn, Once Governor of Chamber