"Yeah a modified version of the same technique...he made a tactical error. He was bound to my own blood. which made him vulnerable to the same laws." He carefully listened to the sound of her breathing and her heart beating. "You know...I always fancied that red hair of yours." He kissed her deeply.
She rolled her eyes then kissed back. As always, she was his for the night. Anya came in the next evening to check on them. “Nos? How are you.”
He looked at his wife, Anya. "I couldn't put you or Conrad in danger. I would have failed as a Father." He said to Anya and Velera calmly. "Ive defeated our enemy...he won't be a burden to us any longer at least while I yet live." He was tired after the long ordeal.
He'd suffered a number of really terrible seizures during the battle with Skotadi but he'd pulled out a victory somehow...he was quite resilient.
"I would like to return to duty as an advisor to you Anya. I am certain you've been doing well in active leadership anyway." It was always his intent to put women in charged of things...
Men were fueled by greed and desire for power.
He didn't want that for his people.
"How is our son, Anya?" He felt more at peace without Skotadi's damned voice every few minutes causing him headaches and migraines.
He'd suffered a number of really terrible seizures during the battle with Skotadi but he'd pulled out a victory somehow...he was quite resilient.
"I would like to return to duty as an advisor to you Anya. I am certain you've been doing well in active leadership anyway." It was always his intent to put women in charged of things...
Men were fueled by greed and desire for power.
He didn't want that for his people.
"How is our son, Anya?" He felt more at peace without Skotadi's damned voice every few minutes causing him headaches and migraines.
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She hugged him closely. “No Nosdyn. You need to take your command back. I simply don’t hold the authority you do, not with you as Lord.”
“He’s just fine. A real troublemaker he is.” She said shaking her head affectionately
He listened to her words.
"Aye maybe he takes after me in that..." He was referring to a certain rebellion in the mines.
"But yeah I will assume command again as long as I have your help." He wanted to include them in all of his decision making.
"He once said I was weak for wanting to share power with you two. I think that makes me a strong leader." Nosdyn said calmly. He got up with Velera at that point. He wanted to do something other than worry about his sanity being stolen from him. "Let's all take a break and head upstairs again we've all earned a little bit of peace and quiet."
"Aye maybe he takes after me in that..." He was referring to a certain rebellion in the mines.
"But yeah I will assume command again as long as I have your help." He wanted to include them in all of his decision making.
"He once said I was weak for wanting to share power with you two. I think that makes me a strong leader." Nosdyn said calmly. He got up with Velera at that point. He wanted to do something other than worry about his sanity being stolen from him. "Let's all take a break and head upstairs again we've all earned a little bit of peace and quiet."
Not that particular time...he really just wanted to return to his home with the people he loved.
When they returned back young Conrad rushed to his father's side and hugged him closely.
The women Tia and the others had taken good care of their son, they would be rewarded. He noticed Mayor Xella was also present she'd assisted. Mayor Xella walked over to Nosdyn and hugged him. "You were missed My Lord." She said calmly. "Your son is a handful I wonder who he takes that from...?" She chuckled knowing the answer damned well.
Nosdyn grinned he looked at Velera and Anya. "I owe you all an apology. I had to step down to face a difficult battle alone. Velera was with me the whole time. In the end we won together...You all became my reason to fight." He held Conrad against himself in a warm embrace. "I will be certain to not let personal things remove me from duty for so long ever again." Months had passed since he went down into the dungeon to battle Skotadi.
When they returned back young Conrad rushed to his father's side and hugged him closely.
The women Tia and the others had taken good care of their son, they would be rewarded. He noticed Mayor Xella was also present she'd assisted. Mayor Xella walked over to Nosdyn and hugged him. "You were missed My Lord." She said calmly. "Your son is a handful I wonder who he takes that from...?" She chuckled knowing the answer damned well.
Nosdyn grinned he looked at Velera and Anya. "I owe you all an apology. I had to step down to face a difficult battle alone. Velera was with me the whole time. In the end we won together...You all became my reason to fight." He held Conrad against himself in a warm embrace. "I will be certain to not let personal things remove me from duty for so long ever again." Months had passed since he went down into the dungeon to battle Skotadi.
Conrad, now seven years old, was Beyond happy to see his good ol dad. All the women there closed in for a hug. All of them had missed him dearly. “It’s good to see you again Nos,” Tia said tearfully.
He looked at Tia and the gathered.
He gently wiped a tear from her face. "Don't cry...I prefer you happy anyway." He said calmly. And he took a look at his companions still holding his son. "Hes getting so big." He noticed the blue orc features of his son, he was proud of that fact...his people had an heir.
He sat down at his desk after a moment. He looked at Anya and Velera. "What's our next move?" Nosdyn asked carefully.
He gently wiped a tear from her face. "Don't cry...I prefer you happy anyway." He said calmly. And he took a look at his companions still holding his son. "Hes getting so big." He noticed the blue orc features of his son, he was proud of that fact...his people had an heir.
He sat down at his desk after a moment. He looked at Anya and Velera. "What's our next move?" Nosdyn asked carefully.
"What of Lady Morgana's offering then?" He knew Anya spoke of The Empire...he'd been a fool to trust someone from The Empire.
A part of him hoped beyond hope that there could have been a peace...but Anya mentioned the front and she could only have meant The Empire.
"So her offering was a lie then." He had a pained expression on his face...he had wanted a peace between their people.
A part of him hoped beyond hope that there could have been a peace...but Anya mentioned the front and she could only have meant The Empire.
"So her offering was a lie then." He had a pained expression on his face...he had wanted a peace between their people.
Her crying was quiet. She kept it low, she didn’t want her captors to see her as weak. She was wearing a tattered robe, nothing else. She looked up at Nosdyn, and wiping her eyes she said, “why are you here?”
She looked away, “why should I believe this? Your wife has done a great deal to make sure that my prison life is as uncomfortable as possible. And that’s putting t mildly. And why would you believe me innocent? What reason do you have?”
"Your people came after me and my people in the mines long ago...when this first started. I tried to surrender to the slavers once." He explained. "They refused to accept my offer. There was no choice but to go to war...I didn't want that neither did my people. We were just were defending myself. I come with an offer for you." He was the Vampire Lord. at that point, his word would be law.
"If you want freedom from this cell....join me...unconditionally." He said calmly. He had to believe that Morgana had been an innocent caught up in their war.
"If you want freedom from this cell....join me...unconditionally." He said calmly. He had to believe that Morgana had been an innocent caught up in their war.
She listened to the story she already knew, and listened well. Then he offered her freedom, if she were to belong to him and his faction, “then I have nothing to offer you, I’ve already been given to you. I have nothing to give you, you already have it.”
"I believe you...A Vampire's word is their honour." He said to her and hugged her close.
"I wish for you to stay in the castle with us you likely won't be viewed kindly by your people at this point. For what it's worth I am sorry they have done this to you...The Empire." He ran his hand through her hair. "All I ever wanted of you was you." He said truthfully believing her words.
"I will set you in a personal chambers for myself and you...give my wife Anya some space between you and herself. She may not agree with my decision here. I am prepared to deal with her rage." He said calmly extending his hand to her. "Please come with me." He asked of her.
"I wish for you to stay in the castle with us you likely won't be viewed kindly by your people at this point. For what it's worth I am sorry they have done this to you...The Empire." He ran his hand through her hair. "All I ever wanted of you was you." He said truthfully believing her words.
"I will set you in a personal chambers for myself and you...give my wife Anya some space between you and herself. She may not agree with my decision here. I am prepared to deal with her rage." He said calmly extending his hand to her. "Please come with me." He asked of her.
Anya sighed. “I was concerned that she’d be a spy. Did that not cross your mind? That the empire is preying on your soft heart? She is a risk, one we cannot afford to overlook. At the very least keep her on a tight leash.”
"No." He suddenly said.
"She was offered to us as a chance for our people to maybe have gained a peace with our houses. She is not a slave but a friend. An ally." He understood Anya's concerns but he believed Morgana whole heartedly.
If she was a spy that's something they would deal with later on...but from what Morgana said to him she didn't have the demeanor of a spy.
"I know you might not yet understand why...but I have decided to spare her." He sighed. "You can take your anger out on me...but not on her. I forbid it." It was the first time he'd ever used that term with Anya. And he hoped it would be the last.
"She was offered to us as a chance for our people to maybe have gained a peace with our houses. She is not a slave but a friend. An ally." He understood Anya's concerns but he believed Morgana whole heartedly.
If she was a spy that's something they would deal with later on...but from what Morgana said to him she didn't have the demeanor of a spy.
"I know you might not yet understand why...but I have decided to spare her." He sighed. "You can take your anger out on me...but not on her. I forbid it." It was the first time he'd ever used that term with Anya. And he hoped it would be the last.
She shook her head with a sigh. “I’m not angry, Nos, I’m just concerned. Worried that this isn’t a big mistake.”
He nodded calmly.
"I spoke to her earlier...she's sincere. She was dragged into this mess and left out on a limb for the whole situation. The Empire probably sent her because she was from a smaller house..." He sighed. "Listen I will keep a close eye on the situation Anya I promise. On that you can rest assured. We have to calculate our losses so far on their renewed front line effort." He said calmly.
He had sincerely wanted peace...
"I spoke to her earlier...she's sincere. She was dragged into this mess and left out on a limb for the whole situation. The Empire probably sent her because she was from a smaller house..." He sighed. "Listen I will keep a close eye on the situation Anya I promise. On that you can rest assured. We have to calculate our losses so far on their renewed front line effort." He said calmly.
He had sincerely wanted peace...