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Post by AshLightning on Apr 27, 2023 8:04:12 GMT -5
Jay slowly sat down beside Luna as Valex described his worries. The king shook his head immediately and gently tookmoved closer. "Valex, none of that is going to happen. You were being co trolled by an artifact, that wasn't your actions. You didn't hurt me, in fact you tried your absolute best to restrain the artifact and prevent it from attacking anyone else." He said gently. He then leaned down some more and looked into Valex's eyes, his full of warmth and care. "Valex, do you remember what I said when we first met? And when you joined our family?" He asked, referring to when Jay himself had said that no matter what, Valex was a member of their family. And that no matter the obstacles or factions combating against them, he would always be their son.
Scover had moved into leaning against his mother when she came in and walked over to him. He whimpered softly, clearly afraid for his friend. He then looked up as the elf came in and announced Valex was awake. "He woke up? He's really awake?" He questioned the elf, as if not totally believing him.
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Post by bloodrosepelt on Apr 27, 2023 8:33:06 GMT -5
The elf gave a nod and said, “Yes he is, as of right now the king and queen should be with him. Now I shall go inform the other members of the royal family, please pardon me.” With a polite bow he then walked away to tell the rest of the royal family of what was going on.
Valex hardly looked Jay in the eye and said, “I know what you said, but that doesn’t change what happened. By own Will or not it tried to kill the triplets, the staff, Sir Rye and Diantha, and you.” He started shaking as tears formed in his eyes while asking, “How am I supposed to look any of them in the eye after what I had done, how can I expect to be a part of this family?”
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Post by AshLightning on Apr 27, 2023 9:13:37 GMT -5
Scover seemed to visibly calm down as the elf confirmed his friend had woken up. "I'm glad he's up..." He whispered, glancing up at his mother. "Do you think he'll be okay?" He whispered softly.
Jay watched as Valex seemed to shut down even further and he gently moved to place a hand on Valex's knee. "Valex, none of us blame you." He said, pausing as Diantha voiced her own thoughts as well.
"King Jay is right, Valex. I stepped in to help because I knew you were in pain. I don't hold anything against you." The Elven woman said. "That artifact was evil to begin with. And it had been tampered with to be even more of a danger." She said gently.
Jay nodded softly and looked back to Valex. "And, even though the artifact caused the attack on the triplets' room, they haven't stopped asking about you. I know they've already gone through three Servants after continually bugging them and asking when they could come see you. Garnet especially keeps asking everyone when she can come say hi. They don't blame you either." He said.
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Post by bloodrosepelt on Apr 27, 2023 9:33:21 GMT -5
Valex shook his head as he said , “No it doesn’t matter if any of you blame me or not! I still do, because I wasn’t sting enough to stop myself!” Finally breaking down and crying, “I tried so hard to not attack, to not hurt anyone, but I was to weak.”
Selene looked at her son with concern and said, “Scover I wish I could tell you that he will be perfectly fine, but I don’t know. What he went through was very traumatic and is bound to have left some scars.” With a small smile she hugged him and continued, “However, I am sure that with are family he will make it through this.”
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Post by Hawkeyes258 on Apr 27, 2023 22:39:07 GMT -5
Luna leans over and gives him a tight hug. She hated seeing how upset he was. "Just know that we still love you." She hoped her words would somehow get through to him.
Rye decided to try and lighten the mood just a little. "If it helps, when your family is made up of werewolves and magic users, your life is bound to be in peril at least once!"
"My name is Ser Paul." He answered despite himself. Paul didn't normally go around saying his name but this felt different. "Besides, it's my job to protect every citizen in Hollycrest no matter who they are."
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Post by Junospower on Apr 27, 2023 22:49:11 GMT -5
“Well, it was very nice to meet you, Sir Paul,” her smile widen a tad bit more, “My name is Erin. I don’t have a whole lot I can offer, but if there’s ever anything you need- anything at all- please, don’t hesitate to ask.”
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Post by Hawkeyes258 on Apr 28, 2023 0:40:25 GMT -5
"I will keep that in mind Erin." Paul remarks giving her a slight smile. He quickly realizes what he was doing and turns away to compose himself. "Stay away from trouble now."
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Post by Junospower on Apr 28, 2023 0:44:25 GMT -5
“I will, I promise,” she replied as she departed to her stall. The terrifying ordeal in the alleyway now long forgotten and her heart that was once pounding in fear was now replaced with a gentle flutter of nerves from talking to the kind knight. It was a moment she wasn’t going to forget anytime soon.
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Post by bloodrosepelt on Apr 28, 2023 13:42:19 GMT -5
Valex barely moved as he was brought into the hug by Luna and said, “Why do you say that, I tried to hurt you real children, your husband.”He just started to cry fresh tears as he said, “I just don’t know what to do, I am just so scared. Scared of being forced to do more bad things, of proving the old man right about being worthless.”
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Post by AshLightning on Apr 29, 2023 19:24:49 GMT -5
Jay moved over and also gently hugged Valex close, trying to reassure him. "Valex, like I said before. You are our son too. We won't force you to do anything ever again. If someone tries to control you again, we will stop them. Valex we don't blame you for any of this. And we'll always support you, and stop anyone trying to oppose your growth and happiness." He said softly.
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Post by bloodrosepelt on Apr 29, 2023 23:01:40 GMT -5
Valex just let him be hugged by his new mother and father, just shocked at all they were saying. Honestly he slightly wshed that they would yell at him or something like that. But no they were trying to comfort him and say that what happened was not his fault. With a sniffle he leaned into both of them while softly saying, "Please don't get rid of me mama, papa?"
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Post by AshLightning on Apr 29, 2023 23:57:51 GMT -5
Jay immediately nodded and gently ruffled Valex's hair ever so softly. "We would never, ever dream of it Valex." He responded.
Just as the family was having such a sweet moment, Scover ran in but stopped just after he entered. He scanned the room for a minute before eventually finding Valex. The boy instantly smiled as he saw his friend awake and Scover just waved a little. He wanted to say hi and see how Valex felt but also didn't want to intrude.
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Heterosexual
Fireclaw3
“When there is nothing left to hold onto, hold onto you faith.” #GodisGood
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Post by Fireclaw3 on Apr 30, 2023 3:34:38 GMT -5
Sir William Redfort
After the picnic, William heard what happened to young Valex. The knight flexed his fingers into a fist for a moment. ’This happened to my student, an innocent young child!’ he thought to himself. “Curse that bastard Valker.” He muttered quietly to himself, the name feeling like poison in his mouth. For the next few days, he divided his time between training out on the training grounds, and standing guard at Valex’s door. He wasn’t present when Valex awakened however, he heard that news as he was walking past Scover’s door. He stopped immediately, poking his head into the room. “The lad has awoken?” He inquired, a look of relief on his face.
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Post by bloodrosepelt on Apr 30, 2023 13:22:22 GMT -5
Valex just sort of relaxed for a moment and just leaned into his parents. However, when he heard Scover run into the room he looked that direction. With a sigh he said, "Hello Scover, I am assuming you ran here as soon as you heard of my return to the waking world.
Selene noticed the William as her son ran to go see his now awake friend. With a smile she walked out of the room and stopped next to WIlliam and said, "Yes, me and Scover just heard ourselves."
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Post by AshLightning on Apr 30, 2023 13:39:34 GMT -5
Scover smiled and nodded, walking over and pulling a nearby chair over to sit beside his friend. "Yes I came over as soon as I heard the news. I'm glad you're okay." The boy said.
Jay smiled as Scover came over and he gently patted the boy's shoulder. "Scover here was also super worried about you, Valex. The first day you were asleep He kept trying to barge in here and insist he help. Even though he admitted he probably would just get in the way." The king said, chuckling as Scover's face turned a deep red from embarrassment.
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Post by bloodrosepelt on Apr 30, 2023 14:23:26 GMT -5
Valex chuckled as he looked at Scover and said, “Well it is nice to know that you don’t change during a crisis. And yes you would have only gotten in the way, but thank you for the sentiments.”
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Post by AshLightning on Apr 30, 2023 14:52:33 GMT -5
Scover nodded and smiled appreciatively. "You're welcome Valex. You know I'll always be there for my cousin." He said playfully. He then looked back up to Valex and his uncle and aunt. "Is the burn healing? The nurses said it had been pretty bad." He said more quietly.
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Post by Junospower on Apr 30, 2023 17:44:27 GMT -5
Business was slow at her stall after a while, so wrapped up whatever she had left over and called it for the day. She had enough money to splurge a little and get food at the inn tonight.
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Post by bloodrosepelt on Apr 30, 2023 18:10:17 GMT -5
Valex looked at Scover for a second and said, “Scover, I have no real idea, they have numbed it so I can’t really feel it. But the skin around that area is hard to really move, possible due to the flesh of my neck restricting due to the heat drying it out and frying it.”
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Post by Hawkeyes258 on May 4, 2023 21:15:50 GMT -5
Evalyn was over at the inn serving drinks and chatting up the patrons. While working, she keeps her ear out for anything interesting. People loved to talk after a couple of drinks.
Paul eyes the inn wondering if he should eat there or back at the castle.
Luna watches on happy that Scover and Valex were such good friends. Perhaps, Scover could reach him better than Jay and her could.
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Post by bloodrosepelt on May 5, 2023 0:41:55 GMT -5
Selene looked at William and said, “Oh yes Luna, Jay, and Scover were the most worried out of the lot. Werewolf parents are rather scary when someone hurts one of their pups.” Her eyes suddenly widened as the knight asked her about studying magic. With a tap of her chin, “Yes we have a wide selection of times and books about magic. As for you studying it then I might have a few that could work for you.”
Valex looked slightly at queen Luna and felt something ache inside the boys mind. Shakily he reached a hand towards her shoulder but stopped slight before actually touching her. He stopped cause he could feel the stare of one of the staff that were not to keen on the boy after the events. Honestly he just felt ashamed and like he didn’t deserve to be near her, or anyone really.
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Post by Junospower on May 5, 2023 1:52:38 GMT -5
Erin decided to take the route she knew that would take her to the Quaint Oak’s Inn. It was nicer than the other inns, much less seedy if her assumptions were true. She avoided any and all dead ends, not looking to repeat her terrifying experience again. She was still a bit shaken by it, perhaps she would rent a room for the nice so that she wouldn’t have to walk home alone that night. It didn’t take long for her to eventually make it to the inn and Erin walked in.
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Post by bloodrosepelt on May 7, 2023 20:24:41 GMT -5
Selene shook her head before saying, “No I’m not going to follow Scover. Honestly knowing my sister and her husband they are borderline crowding the boy so I think giving him so space might be good.” With a sigh she stood next time him and said, “what about you, I have heard how often you have gone to check on him?”
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Post by Hawkeyes258 on May 9, 2023 13:33:55 GMT -5
Luna notices Valex's hesitation and allows herself to lean in. "It's okay Valex." She muttered her voice soft. "You aren't going to hurt me."
The inn was semi crowded with people mostly locals, a few travelers and some knights who were all enjoying the food and drinks. Evalyn glances up noticing someone walking in but couldn't quite see who it was.
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Post by bloodrosepelt on May 9, 2023 16:33:54 GMT -5
Valex was a bit jumpy when Luna leaned into him and told him that it was okay. He could still feel the stare of the workers that did not like him boring into him, as if daring him to even try. Reluctantly he did put his hand on her shoulder, a small smile spread on his face. Suddenly that one nurse elf that walked out of when Luna got there came back in with her light pipe and looked at the royal family. With a sigh she looked at Luna and said, “Your Majesty one of the of the soldiers just came by to tell me that the older demon is coming to have a word with you and the King.” Valex knew that she more than likely meant that Valker was coming, which just caused his grip to tighten out of fear.
You thought this was over, nope one last thing of trauma before I finally let the boy rest. Also what do we want to do with the triplets)
Selene looked at William as he asked her if she was able to spend time with him. A slight blush spread across her face as she asked, “I don’t mind spending time with you, what do you have in mind for us to do?”
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Post by bloodrosepelt on May 9, 2023 23:06:55 GMT -5
Selene smirked as she said, “Well I would suggest making a stop by my bed chambers, but I don’t think that is proper at this stage of are relationship.” Sure she might be a tiny bit mean but she just wanted couldn’t help herself. With a smile she said, “We could just walk the castle grounds though.”
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