[ lucanis knew, of course, of the tiered system in tevinter when it came to magic. mages were highly prized currency, but even amongst them, class and blood mattered most. unlike antiva, what you were born as truly mattered. anyone could become the first talon, in theory. even lucanis, the heir of one of the oldest and wealthiest houses in antiva, now had no real family left to his name. anyone could be killed, and at the end of the day, money did not protect you from a knife between the ribs.
and now, there was no first talon. something lucanis knows he has to deal with, eventually. but the contract took precedence. the last thing caterina wanted him to do took precedence. and truthfully, he was not suited to the job. not like this, a half-demon entity who had allowed his house crumble before him. maybe viago would want to take up the mantle.
all irrelevant, given the woman in front of him, who is shrugging off the fact that he is some twisted half-demonic entity. the compliment does not escape spite's notice, a delighted croon from the corner, which lucanis steadily ignores. he and the demon were on the same page, now, but that didn't mean lucanis had to pay mind to spite's intrusions. ]
Aggravating the Imperium seems to put you in good company. [ amused, squeezing her fingers gently. he wants to lean forward, he realizes, and kiss her. slide his fingers into her hair and pull her closer. it's a horrible idea. whatever this was. neve deserved better than whatever lucanis could provide her, but he didn't move. he also didn't lean forward. ] But all the same.
[ and he covers her hand with his, patting it gently before gingerly letting go. reluctantly. entertaining this was foolish; letting himself get attached is beyond foolish. besides, he had brought her here to rest, not... whatever was lingering in his mind.
coward. a hiss in the back of his mind as spite lingers next to lucanis, turning its piercing gaze onto neve for a long moment, a deep frown setting into place on the demon's stolen visage. lucanis doesn't necessarily disagree. ]
You need sleep. [ gently, as he gets ready to get back up. ] I can check to see if there are any pajamas in the drawers; Teia often pre-packs this particular suite with different luxuries.
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Date: 2025-02-16 12:41 am (UTC)and now, there was no first talon. something lucanis knows he has to deal with, eventually. but the contract took precedence. the last thing caterina wanted him to do took precedence. and truthfully, he was not suited to the job. not like this, a half-demon entity who had allowed his house crumble before him. maybe viago would want to take up the mantle.
all irrelevant, given the woman in front of him, who is shrugging off the fact that he is some twisted half-demonic entity. the compliment does not escape spite's notice, a delighted croon from the corner, which lucanis steadily ignores. he and the demon were on the same page, now, but that didn't mean lucanis had to pay mind to spite's intrusions. ]
Aggravating the Imperium seems to put you in good company. [ amused, squeezing her fingers gently. he wants to lean forward, he realizes, and kiss her. slide his fingers into her hair and pull her closer. it's a horrible idea. whatever this was. neve deserved better than whatever lucanis could provide her, but he didn't move. he also didn't lean forward. ] But all the same.
[ and he covers her hand with his, patting it gently before gingerly letting go. reluctantly. entertaining this was foolish; letting himself get attached is beyond foolish. besides, he had brought her here to rest, not... whatever was lingering in his mind.
coward. a hiss in the back of his mind as spite lingers next to lucanis, turning its piercing gaze onto neve for a long moment, a deep frown setting into place on the demon's stolen visage. lucanis doesn't necessarily disagree. ]
You need sleep. [ gently, as he gets ready to get back up. ] I can check to see if there are any pajamas in the drawers; Teia often pre-packs this particular suite with different luxuries.
[ which. typical. ]
You should be comfortable.