King Isidore

Lord Varek · Number of posts: 26 Registration date: 2008-02-25

Within the study; I placed the scroll down; reread what it said.

Your Majesty; My Brother; My King.

I wish I had time to speak thusly to you; time it seemed; was not on our side.
In the sac you will find; four hundred silver coins; as the new law is in place of if any entering or leaving these lands are to be taxed.
This is for the lands of Warwick's entrouge that had come to my estate and now about to depart.
The four that arrived; as well as those on the ship
As well as Myself; Talia; a servant; and monk.
Word came swift to me; Warwick; has changed the ruling of contract; I will escort the Princess there; if I uphold it; I surely may be king myself soon.
If this does take place; my blood; always; will stay within; to here; but I would have to rule; my own country as much as possible from there.
Fate happens; I had been told I would be the first to wed; then Talia; disappeared; and I thought I would be last.
Never trust in anything my brother; I am sure there is one there for you.

Pulled another scroll set this underneath; did not read it; it had our fathers hand writing

As for my boon my brother; I wish to speak of it in public with ye; but if it does not happen;
I ask Chastity to become free; at some point; the Lady Talia's boon is to set Nimue free.
Talia's requested to speak with I; I have none I trust; for such a thing as I will simply ask of you; brother to brother;
I would like it if Nimue would give a little to watch my lands; I believe she can be trusted with such a task; when I am not here.
It would place Nimue more into Lady station; if all is agreed;

The boons; are to be done at your leisure; or if granted at all.

I do not know when I will be back; the Princess's lands are a months travel away; and to an island great. I am unsure still if I will uphold; and wed her; but honor my brother; keeps me to know most like I will.

Touched it; dripped waxed onto it; then pressed My seal into wax; stamping it; a Post script at the end

In the other sac; you will find monies cheated from the treasury; by Lord McCathery the one that had been tending the lands now mine to the east;
I believe this shall help recover some of what is needed.
Within it would be filled guards; had to carry it in now; three of them placed it down. Turned I did now; leaving my home;
for how long?

Isidore · Number of posts: 35 Age: 26 Registration date: 2008-03-03

~*Isidore recieved the message, reading it over and over several times. His face pinched, tight angry. So Talia would set her erstwhile frien free eh? Had the woman not been there when Nimue placed the collar around her own neck/ Had she not smiled her pleasure at Nimue, at seeing her in the Kings collar? And Varek, seldom one for generosity. What was this about Nimue overseeing his lands. If he upheld the contract, he was no longer a member of Isidores Royal House, sinetad he would become King or Emperor..whatever the title may be, of this Warwick place

If he granted these boons...he would lose both his girls. Nimue would become Duchess of the East..and would likely need to marry quickly to secure her new ranking. And chastity...chastity, free? The girl had been in service to the Line of the Dragons since birth. Freedom would likely kill her. Truly Varek was a cruel man. So..as a parting shot, they both sought to take the only joys in his life from him. Talia might have some excuse, being uneducated and missing God only knew how many years of proper training, but..Varek should know what his request entailed. How to answer these boon requests? He was honor bound to grant them...

Talia had yet to swear fealty, or to offer even something close to the proper obeisance. Thrice damned frail woman. He scowled at Talias name on the missive, glaring at it. Oh yes..Im a slave, Im a slave.. oh wait, Im a princess, Im a princess! HA! and Varek was besotted with the tempramental wench. May Varek prosper with such an inconstant woman

He set quill to parchment and wrote out his own reply*~

Lord Varek,
It is due to remind you that Warwick cannot change the contract without the entire document being rewritten and agreed upon. While We will not presume to issue a command here, We urge you to reconsider your...arrangement with this flake of a Princess. But, if your will is resolute in your intention to wed her, do so. As a reminder, if the two of you are wed and you become King the lands and title granted to you by Our Father will pass back to the Crown. A foreign King may not hold land in Barbarus, as you well know

As for the disposition of your boons, and Talia's boon. We will require Your presence and speech with you both before We can make such a choice. Surely you are both aware of the consequences of your requests. Further, We are once more offended by your betrothed presumption to undo what has been done. She saw Nimue set the collar around her own neck, of her own will, and now betwict the two of you, you seem intent on elevating her
and taking her from the place she chose for herself

Signed by Our Hand,
Isidore D'Aiglemort, King of Barbarus

~*He folds the missive in half, and then pours sealing wax over the document. Impressing his signet, the dragon in flight with jaws gaping into the cooling wax. He hands it to the courier*~
Deliver this to Lord Varek posthaste

~*Turning to the guardsmen*~
Take the coin to Amante

~*The king then moves on, hands clenched tightly at his sides trying to master the growing tide of dread, and fear, and terrible aloneness that surges in his gut*~

Lord Varek · Number of posts: 26 Registration date: 2008-02-25

*The ship that followed the one I was on; taking Talia back to warwick; finally caught up; we was about two weeks out; read it I did; send a reply one back; it would take weeks to get there (and as time will fly, so many days rt time).
My eyes stared at the back of the ship; heading home; escort Talia to her lands I would; with honor**

Lord Varek · Number of posts: 26 Registration date: 2008-02-25

*The scroll had been a simple one of reply; for we had been out to sea; on a ship to bring Talia to her homeland when; your own messenger had caught up finally with us.
I had read the words that was said; of course unknowing your thoughts of how you saw the requests of the boons. For myself; I had perhaps in some way; wished to see you find a way to marry; one of the slaves; you found closer to you; one you was in love with.
Not for political gain; or to form an alliance; and such. It was a sad thing; that you did not see me and Talia; in our last request was for you and you alone; to find some happiness in something so small.
And yet; along with your missive of the boon; was in a way something I saw that went right along with the face slap silent it may have been; of passing over me to have Hawk take charge over the lands while you went to battle. This one more deeper though; as I had spoke to Lord Hawk in asked if I married Talia and her father passed away; if I could rule lands from my estate as well; when I came home.
so now with such given to me to make a choice; my reply was with ease*

First to the boons; if such is to be as that; you may dismiss them; it was in your interest and heart I had and Talia had; wished to help give something to you all; if possible. It seems; though that you still do not like Talia; which I had noted well while she was there; and I thought to return her to her lands.
Now though along with the rest of your words; I will be a foreign king if her father dies and I do wed her; which you had granted to me; to be able to do while I was at home.
It was not enough was it my brother to say I was not good enough to rule the lands while you went off; yet must now want to consider me a foreigner to lands I had shared in growing up with you upon? I had asked Hawk; if I could come to my estate to Your castle after the marriage was sealed; and if king I became; Hawk had said I could.

so with this take the lands back; so that not even my own third child can grow on lands or second child, that I once played upon. Know this; I will not see you as a foreign King; or those I grew up with unless; you wish to contuie on with this notion yourself; to treat me like this.
I will await your word; within Warwick itself; as I cannot it seems come home; if wed Talia; which I will.

*Signed it Duke Prince Varek D'Aiglemort, then handed it to your own carrier to bring it back home to deliver to you; sealed the letter I had with my own signet ring; the last it seemed I may be able to do such; *