02-02-2022, 01:10 PM
Fire surveyed the thing with interest. Respectfully. It tipped its head in thought. Respectfully. It rolled the idea around in its mind for a moment - the idea of allowing Vale's throne to be overtaken by another creature was not particularly tempting. And yet, it had switched masters before. Before Vale and Brymstone, there had been his summer queen, and before his queen, there had been Jaehaerys, and before Jaehaerys...
It was easy to assume that Renlys was a turn-cloak, but he was only a follower, and he followed the rules of the crown - no matter the throne or crown that he served. He had been drawn to the Pitt because of his bond to Brymstone but with his bonded lost to the winds, it was only right that he continue to serve the land that he had been accepted into.
"Stormbringer." Was the dragon's answer. It was not an incorrect answer, as it was his given title, but it was one that held little of the same intimacy that his birth name did. "You come with no army, no title, and no banners. Who are you to claim this land?"
To Renlys, this was but a neutral question., but to someone without the experience that he had, it could easily be construed as a challenge...
It was easy to assume that Renlys was a turn-cloak, but he was only a follower, and he followed the rules of the crown - no matter the throne or crown that he served. He had been drawn to the Pitt because of his bond to Brymstone but with his bonded lost to the winds, it was only right that he continue to serve the land that he had been accepted into.
"Stormbringer." Was the dragon's answer. It was not an incorrect answer, as it was his given title, but it was one that held little of the same intimacy that his birth name did. "You come with no army, no title, and no banners. Who are you to claim this land?"
To Renlys, this was but a neutral question., but to someone without the experience that he had, it could easily be construed as a challenge...