[ he lets her dig into her food with a gusto that lucanis knows comes with not eating a solid meal in awhile. he knows the feeling well. the year spent within the ossuary is a blur, and the venatori had fed him only to supplement zara's atrocious experiments... or, maybe he just needed less than usual now that spite shares his body. at any rate, he had nearly cried upon his first sip of real coffee.
when she slows down to share information and tell him about the city, lucanis does as well, giving her his full attention. spite is practically gnawing at the bars, pacing the room at the news neve shares. confirming that the city is steeped in the blood of the innocents who dared to oppose the new venatori regime.
but more importantly than that, is how neve describes it. how the sound of her city is different. he knows the feeling well. coming home to treviso, occupied by antaam and caterina gone... and now the subsequent dragon attack. minrathous, obviously, is much worse off, but something that you should know like the back of your hand being foreign and alien... ]
We will free Minrathous, Neve. [ it's said gently, but no less certain or firm. it will not be pretty, and will take years, but it would be done. ] The Venatori cannot possibly hold captive a city like Minrathous while also spreading their influence to other areas of the North and South... they will crack, as they always do. They are spread too thin.
[ that being said: ]
But we cannot do that without you. [ as he covers the container of what remains of the pasta alla vodka... for leftovers, but also to make room on the table. after all, he had promised dessert. ] I know how -- [ he pauses, thinking through his words for a moment. wanting to be careful about what he wants to say, to avoid seeming too forward. ] I know how it feels to have everything ripped from underneath you. Without choice.
[ he offers her a faint smile. tired, but genuine. ]
You need sleep. [ as did he. as does he, really, but sleep has gotten much better since his agreement with spite. the demon seems to be sated to entertaining himself while allowing lucanis to rest, now, anyway. ] So come to Treviso. Just for the night, to recover. And to tell me what Minrathous needs most, so I can have it delivered swiftly.
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Date: 2025-01-11 09:06 pm (UTC)when she slows down to share information and tell him about the city, lucanis does as well, giving her his full attention. spite is practically gnawing at the bars, pacing the room at the news neve shares. confirming that the city is steeped in the blood of the innocents who dared to oppose the new venatori regime.
but more importantly than that, is how neve describes it. how the sound of her city is different. he knows the feeling well. coming home to treviso, occupied by antaam and caterina gone... and now the subsequent dragon attack. minrathous, obviously, is much worse off, but something that you should know like the back of your hand being foreign and alien... ]
We will free Minrathous, Neve. [ it's said gently, but no less certain or firm. it will not be pretty, and will take years, but it would be done. ] The Venatori cannot possibly hold captive a city like Minrathous while also spreading their influence to other areas of the North and South... they will crack, as they always do. They are spread too thin.
[ that being said: ]
But we cannot do that without you. [ as he covers the container of what remains of the pasta alla vodka... for leftovers, but also to make room on the table. after all, he had promised dessert. ] I know how -- [ he pauses, thinking through his words for a moment. wanting to be careful about what he wants to say, to avoid seeming too forward. ] I know how it feels to have everything ripped from underneath you. Without choice.
[ he offers her a faint smile. tired, but genuine. ]
You need sleep. [ as did he. as does he, really, but sleep has gotten much better since his agreement with spite. the demon seems to be sated to entertaining himself while allowing lucanis to rest, now, anyway. ] So come to Treviso. Just for the night, to recover. And to tell me what Minrathous needs most, so I can have it delivered swiftly.