━┓°• Here Be Dragons - The Beginning (IC) •°┏━

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character sheets
out of character

Royals:
(Queen) Ida Cresthill (formerly: Ida Aine)
(Queen) Calliope Cresthill
(Prince/Student) Kurai Cresthill/Blackthorn + Eresu

Riders:
(Headmaster) Aven Barlowe + Nimbus
(Headmaster) Akilah Maysa + Sarya
(Student) Aonani Canzona + Saphira
(Student) Chenoah Mendes + Libra


Other:

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༺ Queen Ida ༻

The riders had arrived late last night, the night air filled with wingbeats and the calling of wyverns. Truly, Ida had yet to get used it. This evening, the start of a few great feasts were being held. One to commemorate the latest battle won, the tribes on the sea had been creeping closer and eventually a war broke out on one of the shores. The tribes were defeated, at the loss of a junior rider, but they had not came near the shores again. The next 3 days, the next three feasts, were to pay honour to the history of Draig. To the first wyverns and their riders, the Silver Winged Queens, to the Queens and Kings come before Ida and her wife and to the wyverns themselves, shaping this world so beautifully.

Ida sighed lightly, fingers wound around the stem of her wine cup. The three Headmasters, 2 on her right and one on her left. Her wife, to the left. Nobles, riders, everyone in between flooded throughout the Great Hall. Wyverns perched in the Keep, on the castle, flying overhead as they kept watch. Not every rider and wyvern was here of course, nesting wyverns and those on patrol would be away unless they were called in. The patrols would switch every so often but most riders would stay, including all of the Headmasters. Unless, of course, Akilah managed to injure herself again.

Stifling a sudden laugh, Ida gazed over the people below her again. The main course would need to be brought in soon enough, perhaps she ought to get someone to take the message down to the kitchens.

༺ Queen Ida ༻

The chatter beside her, a pause before both Calliope and the lord dipped back into a louder argument, and then the headmaster's to her other side was comfortable and light.

After about 10 minutes the argument ceased and am almost silent but rather happy and content sigh made Ida turn, reaching a hand out. "Well? Did my darling wife win the oh so ferocious argument?" Ida teased lightly, setting the wine down. A server bent to refill it and she squeezed Calliope's hand, turning to speak to the server quickly before her attention focused back on her wife.

"The main course should be here soon enough. That, then a small break to let everyone settle before dessert." Her gaze went back towards the room, brow ever so slightly furrowed. "If it all goes to plan, of course."


⊱ Akilah ⊰

Barely two seats away, Akilah is attempting to balance a knife on its point. A lord next to her continues on with his senseless argument and they sigh, letting the knife fall. "But haven't you considered..." most voices fade away into the chatter and barely minutes later, Akilah laughs at the lord, easily victorious. Sarya pushes at the bond, checking on her rider. The storm wyvern and a few others have gathered around the windows of the Great Hall, half fights to see their riders and pushes to do something interesting.

As Aki laughs, Sarya snaps her tail and lets a playful grumble fill the air, drowned out by the natural noises and humans speaking below them. Talons scraping against the stone she flies back, twisting in the air to swoop at another wyvern in play.

✧ Kurai Blackthorn ✧

With a giant SLAM, the messy-haired prince broke into the room. He had never been this late to anything before! How could he have done this?!? His shoes clattered against the floor as he finally skidded to a halt when he reached an appropriate place and took a second to hunch over himself to regain his lost breath.

When he finally gained his breath he took a normal stance and cleared his throat. "I'M HERE! I'm... here. Sorry. I was outside with the other riders and the occasion slipped my mind." It was quite unusual for him to forget something as big as this, though to be fair he wasn't quite 'there' today. He quickly gave his moms a hug, meaning he most likely interrupted something else. Normally aloof, he was anything but towards his adoptive family. Unsure where to go from here, he just began to stand there awkwardly.

༺ Queen Ida ༻

The raven haired queen startled at the loud slam, watching in amusement as her son broke into the room. The soft music stopped but with a wave they continued again. The riders below laughed and greeted the prince but he rushed to Ida and Calliope.

Pressing a kiss to her son's cheek, Ida smiled up at him. "Glad you made it. I trust the flight here was safe?" The other riders filed in, a less startling appearance. They had come from the coast she believed, the Queensguard had been sent to relieve them of their post to ensure they were able to attend at least a few feasts of the three main.

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⊱ Akilah ⊰

The slam startled Akilah as well, fingers wrapping around the dagger handle in a more secure grip before they relaxed, grinning and calling to the Prince as he rushed in. The rest of his group, those guarding the coast closest to the castle, came along soon enough. Why they were so late would need to be discussed later and Akilah sent a glance to Aven, eyes widened in a quiet remark before relaxing in her seat.

Waving a hand dismissively she looked over the hall once more. "It's better than last time, for sure. These cloaks though..." A tug at the furred collar and a small laugh. "So very gorgeous, with our wyvernscale woven in, but by the Gods these are so stifling. I'd certainly rather a training cloak over this any day."

In the skies above, Sarya screeched at Nimbus, the playful activity of the group - truly just play, no need to hunt or do more than showoff - was already starting to stir up a storm. A force of almost forty wyverns, even if not all were storm, affected the lands around them. Most riders were here, spare another ten or so who were still on patrol or even overseas.

Similar to Kurai's entrance, Eresu had arrived with a loud screech and was soon followed by the other three wyverns of his group. Sarya spared a glance but returned to the mock battle between herself and Nimbus soon enough.

♎︎ Chenoah Mendes and Libra ♎︎