A Cruel Twist of Fate [closed]

[wickedchase]

WHO: Twisted Fate, Nerva, Korrin, Zevran, Beleth, Cyril, Ruby, Sera, Katniss, and special sending crystal guest star, Sina!
WHAT: A companion quest and elven relations all wrapped up in one.
WHEN: Post-Illness plot. The band of merry travelers will be gone from Clouch 23 to Clouchreach 28.
WHERE: Traveling to and from the Serpentine River.
NOTES: The plotting post.

Comments

[eviscerates]

True. It could be worse. Although, I will say for forests that they are great for hiding in when you're on the run.

( A shrug, because she said that very casually and with a bit of a self-mocking grin. )

That's me, yeah. "Ruby" is a little shorter than "rift-closer" though, if you'd rather use that. ( And she holds up her hand, although it's gloved in red leather, so it's a bit pointless. ) Here to help.

[arsebiscuit]

Sera. I'll be the one shooting arrows. In the back.

[ She'd seen the Herald close a bunch, but she'd been a special woman. All these random people? Could only wait and see. But she says it with a smile. ]

What're you off running from?

[eviscerates]

Nice to meet you, Sera. ( So genuine, and so bright and cheery. ) I'm more of an archery girl, too. Swords, so overrated.

( Just gently conspiratorial, there. )

At the time I was helping my friend run away from the Queen. She'd murdered Snow's father and usurped the throne, and was sort of terrorising the whole land. It... was an experience.

[arsebiscuit]

Ha! Rebel woods, were they? Alright, suppose those can do some good. Noble folks don't like getting their boots all muddy either. 'Cept...makes your friend a future Queen, don't it?

[eviscerates]

Definitely bandit hiding woods, at any rate. And Snow's the current Queen, these days, technically. I try not to hold it against her. ( Said with cheery good humour. )

I mean, not all queens are prepared to get their hands dirty and try so hard to protect their people.

[arsebiscuit]

Suppose there might be good ones. Here and there.

[ She sounds deeply doubtful, though]

But all that power and shit puts weird ideas in people's heads.

[eviscerates]

Here and there, ( She agrees. ) I think Snow's a better leader for having lived amongst her people for while though, you know? She really cares. They protected her, and she does everything she can to protect them.

( Ruby huffs a quiet sound that isn't really a laugh, is a little too thoughtful for it. ) She would have given up her claim on the throne to protect them. She did, really, until David talked her 'round.

( Even so: ) But you're right. A lot of people and power... yikes.