Recent content by Byanka Valkas

Byanka gave Julian a weak smile when he spoke. She was silent a moment as she considered what to say, before Julian's eyes were back on her once more, and he offered to forfeit the round if she wanted him to. Guilt overwhelmed her and she shook her head quickly. "No, you don't need to give up...

Byanka was just starting to weave peace to ease Saskia's pain when her fellow dusker shook her head. Byanka paused, lifting her hand from Saskia's shoulder and turning to the man on the ground. She moved a little closer, slowly extending her left hand. He looked on the verge of death, and pain...

Byanka gave Saskia a smile as her fellow knight came to her side. Her own basket was filling quickly with beautiful flowers of varying shades and shapes as she added the violets and hyacinths to her basket. Byanka nodded to Amelia's and Saskia's exclamations of extending the search for...

The peace that was beginning to creep over Byanka was suddenly lost as Gruki stood, announcing she would fetch tea. "I'd like some," she replied softly to Gruki as the she-orc offered. Then she was gone, and she thought she heard her name being spoken by Arbok. She turned to the she-bear...

The three knights worked together, magic aiding magic aiding magic, and after much effort on all of their parts, it was done. Saskia dropped to her knees, as did the man-turned monster-turned man once more. Byanka stumbled at the sudden release of the magic, moving towards Saskia. She too fell...

A week. She had a week to make this life-changing decision, and she felt as if it were both too much time and not enough. She was silent for a moment as she considered what she would do for a week; how she would decide. The trio stopped at a fountain in the center of the garden. She remembered...

Byanka grit her teeth against the pain in her chest. Every breath she took expanded bruised lungs which expanded broken ribs. Her head still hurt as well, but it was more of an echo. A reminder. She let Saskia help her stand, managing to limit her exclamation of pain to a faint gasp. She could...

Byanka was truly glad Monroe and Faramund had come along. This journey would have been downright awful if she had been by herself. She turned to Faramund as he spoke, showing her a petal he had caught. There were others like it floating on the breeze, and the scent of flowers drifted with...

Byanka was good and fucked. She really ought to learn how to say no. On her way into the area the festivities were being held, an attendant had asked her if she'd like to volunteer for the carry event. Naturally, Byanka had said yes, and now she was paying for it. She met Julian's eyes across...

Byanka tried not to groan (or make any noise at all) when Julian made his "offer". She didn't know enough about the witches before her to know if they would even take such an offer, but it felt rather... "unknightly", as Nacht had put it. Two wrongs did not make a right, and if that was how the...

Terrible nightmares. Visions of doom. Monsters infesting our dreams. Byanka was all too familiar with such things. Your own mind could play horrid tricks on you and you would be none the wiser. It was why she dedicated herself so much to her studies and practices of the Loch. Dreams were her...

Byanka felt as if she had interrupted something when she rejoined her fellow knights in the hall. She paused a moment before answering Faramund's question. "I don't know what to do," she said softly. It was the truth. She thought once more about her options- she could take her father's place...

Byanka was quiet as others gathered, laying out their own blankets. She tried to keep a pleasant expression on her face, but when Gruki scooted closer, Byanka wondered if Gruki had noticed her distress. It only warmed her to she-orc more. Arbok approached and sat with their group. This time...

A silence stretched between father and daughter. His hand was still firm around her wrist, his eyes beseeching her forgiveness. She didn't know what to make of his words- he had loved her mother? Byanka hadn't thought that was the case but then she had been a child, oblivious to adult matters...

Byanka could hear (and feel) Gruki's rage from outside the shack, but she forced herself to focus on the task at hand. Saskia needed her. This... monster needed her. Despite her efforts, the creature still had the wherewithal to focus on Saskia and approach, albeit slowly. It forced Saskia to...