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 Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 9:34 am
Val put on a sympathetic expression when Valin described the progress of her quest, but took care to contine to evince no more than the requisite amount of interest, lest the next question to follow be...
"Are you currently engaged in any quests?"
Inwardly he groaned. He was intelligent enough not to let his feelings show though, and spent a few moments forming a very careful response to the drowess's question. He didn't want to give offense, but he also did not want to give the impression that he was interested in joining her on her quest. It seemed like a vendetta, and those were always messy affairs. He knew that very well.
"Unfortunately, I am bound to my House, and although my matron was generous enough to give me leave to travel, I am not in a position to pursue any quests on my own behalf. Besides, there's no reason for a being as lowly as I in the Goddess's scheme to go questing unless it be on the behalf of someone more worthy. I am provided for by my House and my family and so I want for nothing."
The last bit wasn't quite true, but what he wanted wasn't something he was likely to get anytime soon. He wanted Shrisin to return from Gallidurth so that they could be together again, if that was what she wished. Even if she lost interest in him, which seemed unlikely given the nature of a few letters she'd sent him, he still wanted her home. He liked to know that she was safe, and the only time he felt even a little assured of her safety was when she was with him, although he would be the first to acknowledge that he was not perfect.
"Where did you learn to control mists, if I may ask. I have a cousin who is a mage, but I've never seen her demonstrate any ability for conjuring or manipulating mists."
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Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 10:12 am
Valin blinked, unsure of how to take his reaction. Well, if he had no quests then it didn't seem likely that he would leave anytime soon. "Okay," she said, unable to think up another reply for his answer. It appeared that he had had to think it through, too, which meant that maybe he was on a quest but was unable to say what that quest might be?
Another blink followed the first when he asked about her mists. She didn't know how others learned their magic outside of the schools, or really care as it seemed like they simply used it instead of connecting with it, so she didn't know how she should explain her use of it.
"I learned by myself," she said finally, "I went to learn the basics of control for that which I had an affinity towards and after that I experimented with my power until I found a way to use it that suited me." She didn't know if there were other Mist Mages, or others who used their Elemental Power in the same way she did. So she could only hope her story wasn't unduely odd, "I am an Elemental Mage." Adding in the last part to try and see if that would be sort of like an explain-all, she tried to think of another question for Valyrr before he could ask too much more about her mists.
"Why did you choose the path of Warrior?" she asked, mainly curious because her mother had been a Warrior and Valin was still planning on taking up that profession after she found her sword.
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Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 1:04 pm
Val's question about Valin's mists hadn't been one that he'd asked because he was actually interested in the answer, so much as to make conversation. Although their conversation had not been stunning in its wit or content, nor even particularly stimulating, if he was to be completely honest, it was something to do, and there were worse ways to pass time. And besides, he wasn't really clever enough to keep up in a conversation on a higher level. Some people were. His friends from the academy, for instance, were very quick-witted, and he often found himself at a loss when their conversations became too rapid-fire. Listening to them was almost like hearing music. There was a cadence to their speech which was pleasant to listen to, even if he couldn't keep up intellectually. Zar told him he was a deep thinker, rather than a fast thinker, but it often seemed to Val that it would be more useful in his world to be a fast thinker.
"I don't know what sort of mage my cousin is. My House produces very few mages. My cousin is unusual for my family." He considered adding that she was also fat, but that wasn't really fair. Her size had nothing to do with her magical abilities, as far as he knew. Well. She was the only mage in the family, and she was also the only fat member of the family, but he had met enough magic-users to know that the majority of them were slender, like any other drow.
"I don't know much about magecraft beyond what is necessary for a warrior to understand. Some battle magic, a few protection spells." He shrugged, making little of his learning. He was very aware that he would be out-classed by anyone with real magical ability, as opposed to the merely innate talents possessed by all drow.
"Which is probably part of the reason I've chosen to be a warrior. Also, I have a little sister who has an amazing talent for finding trouble, and I am better equipped to protect her this way."
Well. That answer left a lot out. Like the fact that he and his sister had been lovers, and that she was going to be the Matron of their House, and that she had plans to make him the captain of her guard. He left that out because incest was not something which went over well in the minds of many and because he was conscious that Shri's mind could change and she might decide that he wasn't the best-qualified for the position. Also, it just wasn't worth mentioning that his sister was going to be a Matriarch. It would sound like he was bragging, and although he was always happy to tout Shri's good points and make little of her flaws, this would be an inappropriate time to do so, since Valin's House was significantly lower in the city hierarchy than Baen'duis.
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