Post by Yeager on Aug 13, 2011 16:23:44 GMT -5
I cannot have you worsening your injuries. I know you're worried about her, but I will feel terrible if you are hurt any further. Trust me--I'll get this worked out just fine.
[Really, he cannot bear the thought of having both his daughters in danger right now. He dabs at Droite's tears, offering the best reassuring smile he can manage.]
I'll be back soon.
[With that, he leaves her in the care of the advisor and runs inside to grab the gald and fake identification he normally uses to cross the border. One of the manor's guards readies his carriage and takes him into Dahngrest, where he switches to a coach that runs an express route to Capua Torim--normally it carries only mail, but a little bribery lands him a seat beside the driver. He takes a ferry across to Nor, staying below deck to avoid the rain, and another coach takes him on a winding route to Zaphias.
It's late at night when he finally arrives, clear-skied and quiet in the upper quarter. He takes long, quick strides to the palace with his trio of guards in tow. Inside, he doesn't bother to shed his coat, just walks straight up to the receptionist]
I believe I have an appointment with the Commandant.
[True to his suspicions, Alexei is expecting him. Accepting the false name Yeager provides--there's a few too many virtuous knights in the place these days for him to go by his own--she gives him directions to Alexei's office. Yeager smiles and thanks her politely, not that he needs the guidance. He takes the stairs, walks down to the room and gives the door a firm knock. He waits with his hands at this sides, features impeccably serene.]
[Really, he cannot bear the thought of having both his daughters in danger right now. He dabs at Droite's tears, offering the best reassuring smile he can manage.]
I'll be back soon.
[With that, he leaves her in the care of the advisor and runs inside to grab the gald and fake identification he normally uses to cross the border. One of the manor's guards readies his carriage and takes him into Dahngrest, where he switches to a coach that runs an express route to Capua Torim--normally it carries only mail, but a little bribery lands him a seat beside the driver. He takes a ferry across to Nor, staying below deck to avoid the rain, and another coach takes him on a winding route to Zaphias.
It's late at night when he finally arrives, clear-skied and quiet in the upper quarter. He takes long, quick strides to the palace with his trio of guards in tow. Inside, he doesn't bother to shed his coat, just walks straight up to the receptionist]
I believe I have an appointment with the Commandant.
[True to his suspicions, Alexei is expecting him. Accepting the false name Yeager provides--there's a few too many virtuous knights in the place these days for him to go by his own--she gives him directions to Alexei's office. Yeager smiles and thanks her politely, not that he needs the guidance. He takes the stairs, walks down to the room and gives the door a firm knock. He waits with his hands at this sides, features impeccably serene.]
