BEATING HEART OF STONE // takeover & meeting

[hana.]

[align=center][div style="borderwidth=0px; width: 55%; text-align: justify;"]넌 불 보듯이 뻔해 ♡ - Well, this was much easier than Nanohana was expecting it to be. Their distrust was excruciatingly apparent, but not unexpected. What was unexpected was their total lack of fight. It was kind of disappointing, really - it left her with no challenge to overcome within the group itself. She - or rather, Miso - could take any of them individually and emerge without a scratch on his thick scales. But there was power in numbers not even a dragon could counter - they knew that, Nanohana knew this, yet there was no struggle. Perhaps it was lack of heart, lack of loyalty to their own group. More likely, however, was the fact it'd be more beneficial for them to simply observe what would happen and see if it would work in their favor. It was clear Prestige would not be making a return (soon, at least, as death had little meaning on this earth) so they might as well hedge their bets with the obnoxious one that stepped forward. Until it stopped benefiting them. Ah, so forcibly taking control of this group would certainly prove more interesting than Nanohana had initially considered.

The first to introduce themselves was Sephiroth. Wow, okay, she adored the name - yet he hardly seemed the villain his name alluded to. A Guard, hm? In hindsight, Nanohana had no fucking idea what the different ranks were below Vizier. Guard sounded relatively important, at the least. And we wanted to accompany her to Tanglewood - wonderful. It meant she couldn't travel by dragonflight, which would make the trip considerably slower, but at least she could get a good feel for those she now called her subordinates. "Wonderful," the Oriental mixbreed spoke her thoughts with a smile, sliding her gaze off of Sephiroth as another voice rose. The next to speak was a raptor, slightly shorter than Miso but not as broad. They did not introduce themselves - they must not have been important, then - but they did bear important information. Nanohana hummed in acknowledgement, earthen head tilting to the side as she listened to the words exchanged. The Typhoon had hosted her, even if only overnight, and Nanohana would not be quick to dismiss that kindness. From what she knew of Tanglewood, however, they were a quiet group. Much more reclusive than their brutal history entailed. It was likely they wouldn't worth her time, either - but she did not want to drop any allies quite yet.

Jiyu and Lucerys spoke similar concerns, one much more heartily than the other. The small calico introduced herself as the Monarch of Warfare, another powerful title that Nanohana enjoyed quite a bit. Monarch, exquisitely feminine with none of the weakness associated with such. Jiyu was also the most genuine out of the bunch, an ironic turn of events given her lack of expression. She did not hide her truth behind candied words - her premise was simple, that Nanohana would have her loyalty if she proved worthy to truly take the title of Pharaoh of the Rosebloods rather than little more than a usurper. Exactly as she had predicted earlier. "I don't intend on harming the Rosebloods, 햇빛," Nanohana affirmed with another lazy wave of her paw, gaze slowly sliding toward Lucerys to address both their statements. "I would say replacing your weak link is protecting you all, is it not?" Lucerys Velaryon, an odd name. He seemed much less keen of her than the others, but that hardly mattered.

With that out of the way, "I'll be going to Tanglewood and the Typhoon with those that volunteered, then. Sephiroth and Jiyu to Tanglewood, and Jiyu, I'm assuming you would like to come with me to the Typhoon as well? It's really hot, but their sands are nice underpaw rather than cooking you. Oh, and they don't have an excessive amount of deadly snakes, so hey, that's nice." Was there something she was forgetting? "Oh, ambassadors - did you guys already have some? Ah, well if so, they're demoted or whatever from that. We'll get someone I find more fit, alongside myself. Kinda hard to plan shit if the highest power isn't involved."

"Cool! Meeting dismissed, I suppose. Jiyu, Sephiroth, you guys ready?"