i feel a bad moon rising - Castile

[Ivar]

 

I V A R i'll use you as a makeshift gauge of how much to give and how much to take The journey is a long one, but the two old friends fill it with familiar banter and tales of what has transpired since their last meeting. Ivar tells @[Castile] of his ventures across Beqanna, and lets slip mention of Heda and the romance between them. He was careful to avoid naming it love, for while Heda clearly feel it, Ivar is not such a simple creature.   He’s not had an example of romantic love that he can imitate, and so he is fumbling around it. Ivar knows that monarchs often choose a follower to warm their bed – Nayl had done it with Lior, Djinni with Stillwater, and he suspects Amet has done the same with Ciri. It means little, but it has spurred his devotion to the hilly kingdom, doing his best to prove his worth to Heda through whatever avenues he can.   The Army has been an excellent way to do so, and Ivar’s boast of a promotion had not been an empty one. He means to ask Heda for command of the entirty of their forces soon, as weak as they are. Some direction is better than none, and until now he has been training alone. The idea of having Castile beside him, a brother in arms, is an appealing one. The boys had sparred as children are prone to do, and while Ivar hasn’t mocked with Castile as an adult, he suspects that they might have time to do so soon. They’ll need something to occupy them during the winter, and preparation for a potential Gladiator Match seems an attainable goal.   In the west the sun is begining to sink over the mountains. They have crossed into the lowlands of Loess, the rolling hills spreading out in a seemingly endless sprawl around them. Were it not for the multitude of flora and fauna that inhabites the small kingdom Loess might be easily passed over as boring. Ivar though, with his insatiable curiosity, has been attempting to learn everything he can. He looks over at Castile, trying to assess his friends’s reaction to the land, and asks: “Would you like to meet Heda, or…” He trails off, allowing the other stallion to fill in the space if he has preferences of his own.     kelpie mimicry | dragon scales | tactile hypnosis