Recent content by Mendicus

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    Fable - Ask A Northern Kingdom

    Elentiya He could swear the shadows were crawling. Whatever it was, if it was going to kill him, he only hoped it got over with quickly. Nothing long and drawn out, please. The less time he had to reflect on his life choices, the better. "And what shall I offer them in exchange for their...
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    Fable - Ask A Northern Kingdom

    Elentiya Morholt fidgeted, and the carriage hit a bump in the road and jostled, because of course it did. "It's only the chill, your majesty." One of his patented and perfected half-truths. Morholt attempted to square his shoulders and sit up a little more straightly. "I am a loyal servant...
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    Fable - Ask A Northern Kingdom

    Elentiya Morholt politely nodded his assent and very quickly took his own seat in the carriage, across from her majesty, the queen herself. This would normally be a very grave breach of courtly etiquette, but between the exile, the assassination attempts, etcetera… Her majesty was very likely...
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    Fable - Ask A Northern Kingdom

    ----- The night passed as expected: work and restless sleep. At the appointed time the proceeding morning, Morholt found himself waiting just outside the castle gates by the prepared carriage. Damp and bitterly cold, just like everyone and everything else in Camelon. He breathed shakily...
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    Fable - Ask A Northern Kingdom

    Elentiya A carriage trip north to the marcher lords. Great. Morholt was finding it difficult to decide whether to shudder in anticipation or terror. He ultimately elected to just cleared his throat and say, "Yes, at once, your majesty." Morholt bowed politely. He then quickly, quietly, sidled...
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    Fable - Ask A Northern Kingdom

    Elentiya Morholt thinned his lips. Swallowed audibly. He could feel the wind on his face, see the cold, tumultuous sea rising to meet him... "I would... Suggest, with all due respect and... Deference to your most august self," he began, electing to purchase himself some time with a few extra...
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    Fable - Ask A Northern Kingdom

    Elentiya She looked at him for a long, painful moment and he did his very best to not look back. This was it. This was the moment she finally threw him over the balcony. Would the fall kill him, he wondered, or would he have to wait until he drowned? Maybe, if he could angle himself properly...
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    Fable - Ask A Northern Kingdom

    Elentiya Morholt had found, through rigorous experimentation, that he could successfully resist the urge to shiver against the chill on this balcony if he stood a certain way: feet planted, hands clasped firmly like chains in front of him. This procedure similarly required the full clenching...
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