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Alice L. Malvin ([personal profile] a_noble_flame) wrote in [community profile] kenoscomm2024-03-03 11:36 am

OTA;

[What comes first through the flung open door of Alice's communion is warmth. To some a warm spring day, to others an inviting hearth banked to a low, slow fire. Or maybe it's a campfire, a ring of bright light against the encroaching darkness. However it is viewed it's inviting, calling for rest and calm.

She's nudged her way into several communions by now but she's never opened herself up at large and it shows. Or maybe it's just that Alice is never one to hide much save the emotions she keeps buried away beyond the light of her fire and warmth.

Alice herself ... well, her image of herself is fuzzy. Ever present fire eats at her heels and in times of passion might silhouette her. She herself though is only as sharp as her mental image of herself and she's obviously not that great at conjuring it up.

At least she still feels warm though? And her tone of voice is the same even if her words are quite business-like.]


I apologize if I'm doing this wrong in some way.

[Apology given, she dives in.]

I would like to find someone to commission a sword from. I wish to be prepared for future fighting and in order to do so I really do need to keep up my training with my other weapons as well. My current weaponry can only offer so much in terms of weight and distance.

[... Should she give an example of what she wants to commission? She's drawn up something by hand, exact specifications given from memory and years of handling this particular weapon of hers.

Amusingly -- or maybe not -- Alice's mental image of the Mähne is much clearer than her mental image of herself. It's a good six foot in length, two longswords butted end to end with grips between them.]


I have saved up some for this and am willing to work off the extra should what I have not cover the cost fully.

[... How do you close these out? Just ... leave it open for communication? There's a sweep of heat as Alice flusters just a touch.]

Th-thank you. I appreciate any assistance that can be offered.
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[personal profile] hauntedking 2024-03-03 10:36 pm (UTC)(link)
It's what I've mainly trained for my whole life.

[ Dimitri offers a low little laugh. ]

Although swords are something I've practice with as well.

[ It's been a long few years for him. War and fighting and death... but he's still glad that he has his skills. ]

I'd be happy to offer some lessons or a sparring session, when we have time.
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[personal profile] hauntedking 2024-03-03 11:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Training with others is a good way to learn, isn't it? And keep yourself sharp for whatever comes next.

[ Dimitri seems quite enthusiastic about that, honestly. ]

I also find it helps you get to know the people you'll be fighting alongside in the future.
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[personal profile] hauntedking 2024-03-04 12:43 am (UTC)(link)
Really? It was always something that was a part of what I trained to do. A king prepares for war... that sort of thing.

[ Still, different people do different things. ]

There's no reason to be particularly ashamed if it's what you're good at, I think. Some people are gifted in different things... and someone has to be the protector. You're well-suited for it, apparently.

[ He's still in his element, quite happy to discuss all of this. ]

...at one point they had me swimming in full armor. I'm not quite sure what the point of that was.
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[personal profile] hauntedking 2024-03-04 03:37 am (UTC)(link)
I suppose there's no harm in that, but I also feel as if...

[ He pauses to consider his words. ]

Whatever expectations others might hold over you, you've chosen your path and... it's not a bad one, so I don't know if the weight of their expectations ought to be something you feel badly about. Although I don't know if I can comment too much...
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[personal profile] hauntedking 2024-03-04 05:33 am (UTC)(link)
While that's certainly true to an extent - a noble or royal should listen to those they are meant to rule - I don't know about expectations. I found it hard to bear those sorts of things in the past, although... I'm doing better now.

[ Long story, really. ]

So I suppose it's not about dismissing outside perspectives and knowing when and where to take them into account.
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[personal profile] hauntedking 2024-03-04 11:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Justice... we all think of it differently, don't we?

[ He sighs softly. ]

Although in the end, we can only be guided by others. We have to find what matters to us personally... and hold onto it as tight as we can.
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[personal profile] hauntedking 2024-03-05 12:28 am (UTC)(link)
...I don't know. That would imply there's some universal form of justice that applies to all of us, wouldn't it?
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[personal profile] hauntedking 2024-03-05 12:44 am (UTC)(link)
[ That's familiar enough. There's an emotion there - understanding. Maybe a little sadness, too. ]

Yes. One can strive towards an ideal, reaching for that perfect world one wishes to build.

It's a beautiful thing.

[ And terrible, in its own way. ]
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[personal profile] hauntedking 2024-03-05 01:52 am (UTC)(link)
Some people strive for them at the cost of all else. There is... purity in that, if not always wisdom.

[ He's lost too many people to really be that romantic about it, though. ]

I hope your ideals are good ones. And that they bring you your own sense of peace.
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[personal profile] hauntedking 2024-03-05 03:00 am (UTC)(link)
To be sure of what you are doing, to know that you are doing right... it's something I think is worthwhile.

[ Although he's seen it go terribly wrong in the past, honestly. ]
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[personal profile] hauntedking 2024-03-05 03:53 am (UTC)(link)
Inadequate? How so?
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[personal profile] hauntedking 2024-03-05 09:57 pm (UTC)(link)
I think I understand. I've... dealt with those trying times myself.

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