Diplomatic Immunity: Wedding Bells a'Ringing

[Rystil Arden]

"How long before the wedding? Do we not have time to have a little sidetrek adventure Sir Knight? A hunt of our own perhaps?" El asks tipping herself forward to whisper demurely in Orin's ear.

Leaninig back with a laugh she draws a deep breath and fans herself strategically with the magic fan.

Her hair whipping around her face only adds to her otherwordly beauty "Never you mind questioning my stamina Sir Knight" she says with a husky growl "I can keep up with the best of them, and have been known to ride a stallion to near exhaustion"

OOC: At this stage El is more concerned about finding an escort for the wedding. "Afterall, one's social standing at an event on a planet where one has never been is always going to be tied to the man one has draped over one's arm". If it comes to attending a hunt that she has feigned having a great interest in then she can always fake an injury.

"The wedding is tomorrow morning, and I think Ammon wants you at his stag party tonight--I know I'm supposed to be there--so I don't think we have enough time to get to a good hunting spot and complete a hunt. More's the pity."

"Hmm, it sounds like you really enjoy the hunt. Do you like falconing too? I hear that's like hunting for ladies, usually. Thought I must say, the thought of a woman who is as thrilled with that visceral feeling as I am really does start the blood pumping through my veins!" he replies, obviously enticed, though he turns a bit thoughtful, "Though...all that innuendo and the way you move...it kind of reminds me of my mother."

 

[D20Dazza]

"The wedding is tomorrow morning, and I think Ammon wants you at his stag party tonight--I know I'm supposed to be there--so I don't think we have enough time to get to a good hunting spot and complete a hunt. More's the pity."

"Hmm, it sounds like you really enjoy the hunt. Do you like falconing too? I hear that's like hunting for ladies, usually. Thought I must say, the thought of a woman who is as thrilled with that visceral feeling as I am really does start the blood pumping through my veins!" he replies, obviously enticed, though he turns a bit thoughtful, "Though...all that innuendo and the way you move...it kind of reminds me of my mother."

"Of course, my apologies" El says, cooly leaning back away from Orin "All this travel, and moving through various time zones, has me a little confused, and more than a little tired" she stretches and yawns.

"Falconing is not a sport, it's all about owning the best bird. No, the Hunt that is a sport, woman against beast." El drains the last of her drink "Anyway, I need another drink, and I wouldn't want to keep you from your mother, so I'll perhaps see you around" she says as she nods and walks towards the bar.

 

[Rystil Arden]

"Of course, my apologies" El says, cooly leaning back away from Orin "All this travel, and moving through various time zones, has me a little confused, and more than a little tired" she stretches and yawns.

"Falconing is not a sport, it's all about owning the best bird. No, the Hunt that is a sport, woman against beast." El drains the last of her drink "Anyway, I need another drink, and I wouldn't want to keep you from your mother, so I'll perhaps see you around" she says as she nods and walks towards the bar.

"Ah, but she's over there," he cocks his head towards Ferris and the raven-haired beauty who can't be older than her late twenties, "Have a good drink then."

 

[Keia]

Ferris D’Elchant, male Sacra

"Why can't it be both?" she raises an eyebrow invitingly, smiling as his face colours slightly.

"There certainly is no reason why it cannot be both, mi'lady," Ferris concurred with a smile.

 

[unleashed]

Tiberius Lucius Magnus, Male Praetor Warmage

"I don't know. I've just always liked it, I guess. There's so much that's rewarding in the process, and it can result in faithful equine companions, winning racehorses, and even money. Of course, if you screw up or don't know what you're doing, you can lose a huge investment. It's a lot of skill, I guess, and it involves somewhat similar skills on a much simpler level to running a kingdom--perhaps when I was little it was my way of 'playing house' with consequences to practise up for when I grew old enough, but I still love it for what it is."

“Yes, it seems a fine activity, both rewarding and challenging...far less bloody too, than watching gladiators fight for sport. Hmm, you know, I imagine skills similar to those you use to raise and race horses, are required to train a successful stable of gladiators...though of course, the consequences of failure are far greater.”

 

[Bront]

"It's not quite that. Helena is the better catch, politically. And I say this with the caveat that I don't necessarily subscribe to their philosophy, but I'll tell you why they think that. As a trophy wife, her supernatural beauty and connection the angels enhances their status not only with other nobles but with the clergy and the commonfolk as well. As a sex toy, well, that's the shallow part, which admittedly plays in there too. And as a mother, she's likely to produce strong, capable sons like Plydek, and irresistible daughters like herself that can be married away to great political advantage."

"It almost sounds like she'd be better off if she eloped with some commoner." Vasha says. "Who would love her of course, not use her."

 

[Rystil Arden]

"There certainly is no reason why it cannot be both, mi'lady," Ferris concurred with a smile.

"Yes, I agree," Aerope smiles winningly, "It is all so much more fun if there is more balance and change--it keeps things fresh, exciting, and new, don't you think?"

 

[Rystil Arden]

“Yes, it seems a fine activity, both rewarding and challenging...far less bloody too, than watching gladiators fight for sport. Hmm, you know, I imagine skills similar to those you use to raise and race horses, are required to train a successful stable of gladiators...though of course, the consequences of failure are far greater.”

"Yes, I guess it probably would be a fairly similar skill set, but horse racing and training, while exciting, is a relatively victimless sport--true, I am sometimes saddened to lose a good horse to a terrible unhealable fracture, but with Plydek's healing ability, I don't always have to say goodbye to one of my horses the moment its first misadventure befalls it. Gladiatorial combat, on the other hand, involves manipulating sentient beings until they crave bloodlust and the roar of the crowd's applause enough that they will kill their fellows for the amusement of onlookers--I don't think I could ever really get behind that."

 

[Rystil Arden]

"It almost sounds like she'd be better off if she eloped with some commoner." Vasha says. "Who would love her of course, not use her."

"She probably wouldn't have enough in common with a commoner, pardon the pun, to connect with one on such a deep level, but she'd certainly be better off on a personal level with a well-educated and fair-minded minor noble who loves her, assuming she shared the attraction, or even perhaps a non-Rowaini with similar tastes. That's what would be absolutely best for her. But as nobles, and royalty, all of us do have to realise that we were born to great privilege and luxury, but with those things comes a great responsibility as well--we can't always just have what we want, or we become no better than petty tyrants. Commoners may have fewer expensive things, but really they are freer to love and live their day-to-day existence than royalty, and choose whomever they wish to spend their life with. It's inevitable that royalty will not be able to do this for political reasons. If Helena did something like that, it would be like the kidnapping or running away to Amaranthia scenario--we would lose face as a nation and possibly go to war, and she'd likely be hunted down. There are both stories and historical records of ladies and princesses who have done just this and been found, their lover killed, and taken back to be the bride of their captor--usually the man they least wanted to see ever again after he killed their beloved. Now, there are also others who got away too in recent years. I know the families of Celimene Vitale, Aldonza Lorenzo, and Vanessa D'Etoile have all not heard back from their daughters recently. But these are minor nobles whose families were not complicit with the daughter's escape, as far as anyone knows, and who don't seem to have had any major suitors who have the resources to track them down in Wildspace. Helena's suitors have those resources."

 

[Keia]

"Yes, I agree," Aerope smiles winningly, "It is all so much more fun if there is more balance and change--it keeps things fresh, exciting, and new, don't you think?"

"I am usually open to new ideas, mi'lady," Ferris offered, "and if they are fun and exciting, then so much the better, yes?"

"Starting with something completely new to me, and something that seems most definitely fresh and exciting . . . I would be honored if you would tell me something about yourself, mi'lady," Ferris continued.