oh... rondo's face lights up at that, in realization, and very visibly so. what a nice way thing to say... "it was about their younger brother" still ]
Ehehe. [ and then he ducks his head, a little bashful with it. ] That's... a really good point, War. Different strengths, right...?
...I promised Cordelia I'd always protect her when we were kids. It was just the two of us - well, the two of us and our butler - for a long time. And... she was the one who encouraged me to go join the Knights Ardante, even though it meant I would have to leave. She's strong in a lot of ways, I think - it just amazes me all the time.
She'd probably really like to learn it. [ a little smile. it's not like the ravuses couldn't afford her to get a tutor, but... well, responsibility and duty and all that jazz. ] Do you prefer magic, War?
[ they will never speak highly of their brother again. ]
I do. I have spent my life on nothing but the research of a particular type of esoteric magic that is favorable among my clan. My brother preferred loyal brawn not unlike yourself. He follows our faith as well, but not enough to be a zealot.
[ I CANT BELIEVE I DIDNT APP CYRUS WHY ARE THERE SO MANY FUCKING WIZARDS
ANYWAY!!! rondo, who has been praised several times by war and is now inadvertently very attached, brightened up a bit further at that, too! ]
You're both of the faithful...! Haha, it's the same there, too - as a Knight Ardante, I was anointed by the Pontiff into the Order of the Sacred Flame. My sister, not so much! [ tailwag... ] So, then... would you call yourself that? Is your magic of the faith?
[ no, no, we need LESS wizards. also STOP TAKING IT AS PRAISE AND GETTING ATTACHED. ]
No. Absolutely not. Well - some who practice this kind of magic are faith-driven, but my pursuit is not. I refuse to let faith limit me in finding the answers of the universe. Of time.
Of time...? [ i'm the wrong team asano character for time magic. however rondo still thinks it's cool. ] ... That's pretty amazing. And that kind of conviction's pretty admirable, too. That's the only way we learn to master something, right?
[ that's how rondo became a knight, after all. pure solid conviction ]
So - oh, that reminds me! You didn't tell me, what we talked about before! I asked you about what kind of war you think you are.
[ tell me you aren't anna and then use the phrase wiggly tendrils
it is. so blatantly obvious that his eyes track up to the Void. rondo has never been subtle once in his life - but he swallows, after a moment, and pulls them back down to their mask. that's heavy weight, especially with what they say. ]
I see. [ ... ] ... What do you fight for? Someone asked me that once.
rondo is not subtle at all, thank you, but if war is bothered, they don't make any show of it. ]
I am actually not inclined toward war. It isn't something I ever had any real interest in. War, politics. Studying my magic and its limits is what I'm interested in. I am merely caught in war's web.
thanks war you're a bro. and thankfully, he's listening to what they are saying and not paying too much attention to the giant and blaring word traitor on their forehead. ]
Enough so that it's your namesake... Would you prefer something like... "knowledge"? [ that's not a horseman of the apocalypse ] Or... "Time?" Or... [ don't say traitor don't say traitor ] Um...
there's a soft little laugh at that. ] That's definitely true. Back at home, I was spending a lot of time fighting alongside the King and Queen of Edoras and Riven, and the King of Altinia... they had to deal with a huge war just before we all convened together, too. It's a really big problem in Orsterra - everyone's always fighting.
[ literally always this continent sucks so bad ]
Was that the only way to be able to study your magic? There weren't any academies or anything like that that could support you...?
Yes, war is a large problem where I am from as well. Of course it is. [ they shake their head. ] I preferred to study on my own within the confines of our land and city.
Because that was the best way to be able to do your research, right...? A high cost, but one that's worth it.
[ his gaze flicks briefly to the top of their mask again... traitor... before he snaps it away. polite. a nice boy. rondo's quiet for a little while, folding his gloved hands in his lap. ]
Time... [ they pause, as if trying to figure out how to say less because they do not like oversharing. ] It is a fundamental part of the kind of magic I study and use.
It is a large part of where I'm from, a part of our faith. Magic that deals with time. I want to learn all I can about it. How to manipulate it. Speed it up, slow it down. Change it.
Touch it in a way it can be altered to your benefit, or someone else's detriment.
[ this is a little bit over rondo's paygrade, but it sounds really cool... ]
I see... [ ... ] There are a lot of things people could benefit from, with something like that. It might be nice to use to spend a little more time with someone you knew was going to be lost. Or... to win a battle, even... heh, to buy some time. Literally!
I'm sure you'll be able to do all of that and more, War! With that kind of dedication, definitely.
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[ THE ICON NO ]
A shame. She sounds as if she would make a fine mage.
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oh... rondo's face lights up at that, in realization, and very visibly so. what a nice way thing to say... "it was about their younger brother" still ]
Ehehe. [ and then he ducks his head, a little bashful with it. ] That's... a really good point, War. Different strengths, right...?
...I promised Cordelia I'd always protect her when we were kids. It was just the two of us - well, the two of us and our butler - for a long time. And... she was the one who encouraged me to go join the Knights Ardante, even though it meant I would have to leave. She's strong in a lot of ways, I think - it just amazes me all the time.
She'd probably really like to learn it. [ a little smile. it's not like the ravuses couldn't afford her to get a tutor, but... well, responsibility and duty and all that jazz. ] Do you prefer magic, War?
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I do. I have spent my life on nothing but the research of a particular type of esoteric magic that is favorable among my clan. My brother preferred loyal brawn not unlike yourself. He follows our faith as well, but not enough to be a zealot.
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ANYWAY!!! rondo, who has been praised several times by war and is now inadvertently very attached, brightened up a bit further at that, too! ]
You're both of the faithful...! Haha, it's the same there, too - as a Knight Ardante, I was anointed by the Pontiff into the Order of the Sacred Flame. My sister, not so much! [ tailwag... ] So, then... would you call yourself that? Is your magic of the faith?
[ he does not know what esoteric means. ]
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No. Absolutely not. Well - some who practice this kind of magic are faith-driven, but my pursuit is not. I refuse to let faith limit me in finding the answers of the universe. Of time.
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Of time...? [ i'm the wrong team asano character for time magic. however rondo still thinks it's cool. ] ... That's pretty amazing. And that kind of conviction's pretty admirable, too. That's the only way we learn to master something, right?
[ that's how rondo became a knight, after all. pure solid conviction ]
So - oh, that reminds me! You didn't tell me, what we talked about before! I asked you about what kind of war you think you are.
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funny he should say this. he's mostly through the last sentence when wiggly tendrils of a void appear along the front of the helm between the horns.
TRAITOR
maybe not a great thing to have right now, but ok. ]
The kind which cares little for what happens to others so long as it reaches a victory.
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it is. so blatantly obvious that his eyes track up to the Void. rondo has never been subtle once in his life - but he swallows, after a moment, and pulls them back down to their mask. that's heavy weight, especially with what they say. ]
I see. [ ... ] ... What do you fight for? Someone asked me that once.
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rondo is not subtle at all, thank you, but if war is bothered, they don't make any show of it. ]
I am actually not inclined toward war. It isn't something I ever had any real interest in. War, politics. Studying my magic and its limits is what I'm interested in. I am merely caught in war's web.
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thanks war you're a bro. and thankfully, he's listening to what they are saying and not paying too much attention to the giant and blaring word traitor on their forehead. ]
Enough so that it's your namesake... Would you prefer something like... "knowledge"? [ that's not a horseman of the apocalypse ] Or... "Time?" Or... [ don't say traitor don't say traitor ] Um...
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No, War is fine.
[ SAY TRAITOR IT'S FUNNY ]
The higher you rise in the ranks of the public, the more entangled you become in war.
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anyway
there's a soft little laugh at that. ] That's definitely true. Back at home, I was spending a lot of time fighting alongside the King and Queen of Edoras and Riven, and the King of Altinia... they had to deal with a huge war just before we all convened together, too. It's a really big problem in Orsterra - everyone's always fighting.
[ literally always this continent sucks so bad ]
Was that the only way to be able to study your magic? There weren't any academies or anything like that that could support you...?
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Yes, war is a large problem where I am from as well. Of course it is. [ they shake their head. ] I preferred to study on my own within the confines of our land and city.
I worked for our queen in her court.
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Because that was the best way to be able to do your research, right...? A high cost, but one that's worth it.
[ his gaze flicks briefly to the top of their mask again... traitor... before he snaps it away. polite. a nice boy. rondo's quiet for a little while, folding his gloved hands in his lap. ]
... Why time, anyway?
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[ don't look at that. ]
Time... [ they pause, as if trying to figure out how to say less because they do not like oversharing. ] It is a fundamental part of the kind of magic I study and use.
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[ no tell me more... he looks very genuinely curious!!! ]
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Touch it in a way it can be altered to your benefit, or someone else's detriment.
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I see... [ ... ] There are a lot of things people could benefit from, with something like that. It might be nice to use to spend a little more time with someone you knew was going to be lost. Or... to win a battle, even... heh, to buy some time. Literally!
I'm sure you'll be able to do all of that and more, War! With that kind of dedication, definitely.