Eddywilson2 2116 Popular Post Share Posted February 1, 2023 The Fate of the Second Sons 11th Sigismund’s End, 1909 ~The Sons and Daughters setting up camp for the exiles of Petra~ The raspy hack of coughs and moans of the dying rang through the camp between the claps of thunder. The sharp cry of a babe pierced the camp as the Sons and Daughters of Petra cursed between scoops of mud. Holes, holes for their waste, holes for their dead, holes in their hearts for the loss of their homeland. "How did we get here?” Constanz said to his longtime friend Sir Louis d’Azor. “How did this happen?” His comrade had no response. He was deep in thought. All of the Petrans were. While they had brought all they could carry, it was not enough to fill the void that their lost loved ones and their land had once filled. "Im not going anywhere Constanz. I will follow you wherever you take us.” Sir Emir d’Abbassia said to a room full of Petrans. The Round Table had called a town hall to discuss their current situation. "I'm with Emir! We will forge a new future. As long as we have each other!” said the Mayor Eryane Rhodon de Rosius. The woman had gone from a relative stranger to a great friend since her successful election. She had done wonders for the people of Petra and gave hope when there was little to be found. It was all any leader could ask for as Constanz smiled sadly as his companions. However, their words of hope would not solve their predicament. “They’ll hunt us while I draw breath. It would not matter how far we go. We would never be safe.”"Then we’ll kill them all!” said the brave Sir Wings von Hahn “We will have each other’s backs, just as we always have!” "This is no longer your fight, my fellow countrymen. Use this to create a new start, a future for our people. This is our chance to create a life for our children and our children’s children.” responded the disgraced Archduke. "B-B-But Papa! Th-Th-Th-They’ll kill you!” said his eldest son Albert. The young boy had the markings of a leader, if he could overcome his challenges. Constanz smiled at the boy, but there was a deep sadness behind his eyes. He would never be able to witness his son grow to be a man. Later that dark night, a rider galloped away from the camp with a letter in hand. "To Marius Audemar, You owe me a debt. In a single stroke of carelessness, you tore apart both a family and a nation with your adolescent decisions. For the past year, I have been waging a war of survival against the likes of you and your rogues. You have turned my wife paranoid not just against me, but against the people of Petra as a whole. On that fateful day when Renilde learned of my knowledge of your unholy deeds, she fled to you instead of to her countrymen to which you waged war. A war sanctioned on women and children, on innocent diplomats, and on all Petrans alike. On the day that I learned that Renilde preferred the company of other men than the company of her people, I was shocked that she would stain the legacy of Petra and risk its security by trading whispered words with another nation’s royalty. That same nation that now occupies our homes. But never, never, did I plot to seize her crown. I made no move in any sort of fashion, not as much of a thought of it, instead finding that she had attempted to seize the people’s funds with force through a fit of paranoia. She then fled to Haense where I became apprised that she was raising men to seize the city with Haeseni and Ferrymen forces. I have seen firsthand what sort of wanton destruction the Ferrymen can cause, and many honorable Petrans such as Sir Arthur de Lyons, Sir Brandt Berhal, and Dame Livia d’Anpalais, died at the hands of their blades or worse, at the hands of darkspawn from within your ranks. I rallied the people of Petra to the keep for safety, and yet they still came. Only by the Grace of GOD did we survive that day. But I know my people will find no justice at the hands of your governments, and I know you will keep hunting them for crimes they did not commit so I leave my fate to GOD. I, Constantine Antonius Novellen, challenge you to a duel to the death.” Spoiler Time: Friday, 2/3, at 6:00 PM EST Location: The Haeseni Tourney Grounds 73 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mio 3771 Popular Post Share Posted February 1, 2023 Marius Audemar sat on the edge of the bed, and stared down absently at the scabbarded Raevsblade Svjetlast across his lap. That blade had cut through swathes of Petrans to secure Valfleur for the loyalist cause, and it hadn't faltered once during the battle. He stared at the grooves of the scabbard's leather, his eyes unseeing as the words of Constanz's challenge reverberated in his head. Marius had little respect for the man, and certainly no love. And yet ... I took so much from you,he thought wistfully as he ran a gentle hand along the length of the scabbarded sword. The least I can give you is a worthy death. 74 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harald 2465 Share Posted February 1, 2023 Sir Gwendel Vilac would have heard of the news somehow.. looking up at the sun as he spoke "Until the sun settles for the last time..." He placed his hammer to the ground looking forward "Ave, Constanz the truthful" a hood was then pulled over his head, his trusted hammer left behind as he vanished into the livily place before him 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6xdestroyer 1605 Share Posted February 1, 2023 1 minute ago, Mio said: Marius Audemar sat on the edge of the bed, and stared down absently at the scabbarded Raevsblade Svjetlast across his lap. That blade had cut through swathes of Petrans to secure Valfleur for the loyalist cause, and it hadn't faltered once during the battle. He stared at the grooves of the scabbard's leather, his eyes unseeing as the words of Constanz's challenge reverberated in his head. Marius had little respect for the man, and certainly no love. And yet ... I took so much from you,he thought wistfully as he ran a gentle hand along the length of the scabbarded sword. The least I can give you is a worthy death. Greg has nightmares of his abandonment during the battle. (Not that he remembers it, of course.) 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greehn 1828 Share Posted February 1, 2023 Wolfgang de Vilain thought it was quite peculiar that Constantine only NOW decided that he wanted to duel Marius to the death, only after he lost. He simply chuckled, sneaking a piece of bread from his wife's bakery. 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibiou 1555 Share Posted February 1, 2023 2 minutes ago, Greehn said: Wolfgang de Vilain thought it was quite peculiar that Constantine only NOW decided that he wanted to duel Marius to the death, only after he lost. He simply chuckled, sneaking a piece of bread from his wife's bakery. Anne, the wife in mention, had recently moved in Vafleur's bakery. The little birch sign that read 'Little Acre' swung in the Petran winds as the smell of sourdough bread trailed by. "He's got some nerve, that's for sure..." The redhead muttered. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tilly 3647 Share Posted February 1, 2023 Renilde's brows drew together as she read the missive, her face contorting from anger, to humor, to sadness and back again while she absorbed the information - most of which being new information she'd never known about herself, otherwise known as lies. She looked to Marius, her discovered paramour, then back to the missive before crumpling it up in a rage. "He should have proposed a duel originally, not after he disgraced himself and those dumb enough to follow him! No, no, no, you aren't fighting him. We've already defeated the man once - well, three times, actually. Enough is enough!" 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoebe202 638 Share Posted February 1, 2023 Laetitia Henrietta, though purely neutral in the matter, would have heard the news by accident through her familial ties to Constanz's Round Table -- as she was staying at camp in hopes of finding adventure (in other words, jewelry and other trinkets to purchase.) The former seamstress, who moments before had been peacefully feeding leftover scraps of meat and fish to the many stray cats present in the area; would gasp and look up in response to the words uttered. "May the best man win." Was all she had to say, shaking her head as she tossed a final scrap of tuna to the cats. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
annabanana1014 1631 Share Posted February 1, 2023 Elowyn of Petra, daughter of Constanz, continued to cry and cry in her Pa's arms. To learn that he may leave her... It broke her heart. The deaths she has seen in such short time of her life. She ever wonders if age eight will be as tough as her life as been... the loss of a Mother, and perhaps the loss of a Father. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exogens 934 Share Posted February 1, 2023 "Constanz... Are you out of your mind? We have lost everything! We don't want you to lose your head too! It's enough, Constanz! Let us just start a new page!" Ser Emir called out to him as he kept a hold of him, as if he was fearful for his life more than his own. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da_Emperors 1986 Share Posted February 1, 2023 Louis Valencour d’Azor would look to his best friend as the silence continued for moments longer. He observed the finished letter before before they as head finally spoke, “Where did it all go wrong?” He asked back. Louis stood to his feet as he swifter to pour two glasses of wine before the pair. “Regardless. We shall drink tonight, and tomorrow I shall follow you my brother. “ 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
subatomic 1095 Share Posted February 1, 2023 Ser Lucien Ashford de Rouen watched Conquest, the boom-steel blade King Frederick once wielded in battle. The wear and tear of the weapon was immense due to the civil war. He then looked over to his father, Edmond of Blackwald and handed him the missive. "Read over it father, I'm going to show the missive to the Novellen children." Said Lucien as he exited the fort, a copy of the missive in his hand. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xarkly 12585 Share Posted February 1, 2023 Vanhart the Carrot enjoyed a rare moment of silence as he sat on the riverbanks of the Staal Eada - which fed into the Petra further south - as the setting sun bathed Reinmar in sharp shadows and burnt gold. It was a fitting penance for both men. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andustar 2116 Share Posted February 1, 2023 Spoiler He could not muster another word, hand trembling as Constanz made his intentions known to the council. War had descended upon Albert without warning, tearing at the boy's life and destroying all chance he had at a peaceful childhood. And so, in the time it had taken for men to draw their swords, the young lord had taken pen to paper, chastising those he believed had abandoned the Commonwealth. Who left him and his siblings to be preyed upon by the mercenaries and brigands who let Valfleur's streets run red with blood. The temptation... No, the need to do something! Anything in the face of it all! It oft' swept away the juvenile's apprehension, bringing forth on rare occasions the eloquence he had lacked for so many years. But though his heart burned with the fires of his new-found confidence, nothing could replace the childish innocence that had been cast to the void. Men whispered in Albert's ear, telling him what they thought he wanted to hear. He heeded their counsel, but could never truly open himself up in return. The young lord of the Petra was all but alone. He had already lost his Mother... Would he also lose his Father? 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arygon 133 Share Posted February 1, 2023 Malnourished Savoyard stopped during his journey as the word reached him, he cackled in a demeanor befitting a man of pure insanity. "A songworthy battle; a duel for the ages." He uttered before trotting forward, resuming the path he had undertaken. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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