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<blockquote data-quote="Zerith" data-source="post: 5472413" data-attributes="member: 99953"><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Alexander just looked at the two with an amused look on his face, his grin was back, and growing with all hast. </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: Indigo">“You are over reaching.”</span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"> He chuckled, he took back what he thought about commoners only being smart when they were against him, and they had just denounced any apparent intellect they had with that notion.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: Indigo">“Unless one of you happens to hold the rank of general, which you clearly don’t, you are not of adequate rank to order me; you can make recommendations of what I should do, but I can also refuse them at my <span style="font-family: 'Arial'">pleasure</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: Indigo">.”</span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"> He began smugly; it was times like this he would always capitalize on his nobility without a second thought of it. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: Indigo">“I’ve even discussed this at length with the camp’s commanding officer, so you can either try arguing with the CO….”</span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"> he cackled with vigor, the only thing the duo had over him was that he was not compiling with a very simple regulation, one that he was already fallowing after they pointed it out, and the short one pointing out that Jaxs was huge was about as intimidating to Alexander as them being armed, and given they were Pesh solders that made them being armed a joking matter in terms of threatening him: he could have either of them, even both of them, <em>hanged</em> if they were stupid enough to honestly strike him, or simply thrown in a stockade if they tried to ‘abduct him’, he knew it and they would have to be deficient to not know it as well. <span style="color: Indigo">“…or you can brake rank…”</span> Alexander continued, still bellowing out no small amount of amusement at the short ones foolishness <span style="color: Indigo">“… and go to someone of rank beyond the camp’s highest officer, and them tell them why I should work as a stable boy while you also try explaining why you left your post!”</span> He continued laughingly at them.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: Indigo"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: Indigo">“I’m the soul hair to a countship, and anyone with authority over me knows that!”</span> he cackled, he could not help himself at thing point, it was just to much. “<span style="color: Indigo">And yo-you think that…”</span> he stuttered with a laugh he could not hold back any longer before simply bellowing out at them for a moment. As he held his gut and almost kneeled over. <span style="color: Indigo">“you think they would risk making the next count of The Raven’s River belligerent towards theme for the sake of a guard’s Ego!? I presently have no enemies, only potential allies who want to get on my good side before my father’s paranoia is finally justified! I Could have been, nay, <u>can be</u> your sergeant if I ask!”</span> he laughed onwards; he was holding back on the urge to point and bellow out at them. So he just bellowed at them and saved the pointing for latter.</span></span> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">His laugh developed into a half chocked squeak by the time he recovered enough to look at them with a semi straight face. <span style="color: Indigo">“So, do either of you have any real recommendations of what I should do or should I just ask your commander for a favor and then just reward him down the road after watching the two of you clean up after my friend here!”</span> Alexander ranted onwards while petting his horse; his day was positively made, the rest of it could be horridly boring and his mood would still be in the clouds. He had to wonder if it could get any better. <span style="color: Purple">‘Nah…’</span> he thought with a mental chuckle as he continued to giggle at the duo. <span style="color: Indigo">“Well? what was your real recommendation? I do recall saying you could ask me to do something. Now, give the egotistical noble something he thinks of worthy of his time before he watches you two do stable duty…”</span> He seemingly ended before adding <span style="color: Indigo">“…Say, I did not seem to hear his name Jaxs; I really don’t think it’s fair that he is risking your free time but not his own with his antics.”</span> Alexander finally stopped talking long enough for someone to interject, he was looking towards Jaxs’ face and pointing at the shorter solder. Grinning as if he planned to hop onto his high horse and then ride off, get a new order for Jaxs and friend, and then ride back and watch them work with shoves and buckets until the dirt was cleaner then polished marble; after all, he had nothing better to do, and it was <em>their</em> idea!</span></span> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">But honestly, he had no intention of going that far, that implied he would have to take out a political loan for a trifling manner, that had just made his day no less, and then latter pay it back with something that would most likely not be trifling. However, they had no need to know that… and if they did decide to push their luck he would likely just go to the CO’s tent, and have tea, possibly discuss planes for the future, just small talk really; afterward he would walk out with a wide smile, and if one of them was watching to see the outcome, he would give a manic grin and be on his was. Sometimes a sense of impending doom was worth so much more than a simple punishment… and that just made him grin and sinker all the louder.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">[sblock=OoC] Rich noble clean up after horses? he has never had to clean up his own room, why would he clean a horse's room?!? that is what commoners are for! and there are two able bodies who are also doing nothing right in front of him! XD [/sblock]</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Zerith, post: 5472413, member: 99953"] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]Alexander just looked at the two with an amused look on his face, his grin was back, and growing with all hast. [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=Indigo]“You are over reaching.”[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2] He chuckled, he took back what he thought about commoners only being smart when they were against him, and they had just denounced any apparent intellect they had with that notion. [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=Indigo]“Unless one of you happens to hold the rank of general, which you clearly don’t, you are not of adequate rank to order me; you can make recommendations of what I should do, but I can also refuse them at my [FONT=Arial]pleasure[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=Indigo].”[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2] He began smugly; it was times like this he would always capitalize on his nobility without a second thought of it. [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=Indigo]“I’ve even discussed this at length with the camp’s commanding officer, so you can either try arguing with the CO….”[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2] he cackled with vigor, the only thing the duo had over him was that he was not compiling with a very simple regulation, one that he was already fallowing after they pointed it out, and the short one pointing out that Jaxs was huge was about as intimidating to Alexander as them being armed, and given they were Pesh solders that made them being armed a joking matter in terms of threatening him: he could have either of them, even both of them, [I]hanged[/I] if they were stupid enough to honestly strike him, or simply thrown in a stockade if they tried to ‘abduct him’, he knew it and they would have to be deficient to not know it as well. [COLOR=Indigo]“…or you can brake rank…”[/COLOR] Alexander continued, still bellowing out no small amount of amusement at the short ones foolishness [COLOR=Indigo]“… and go to someone of rank beyond the camp’s highest officer, and them tell them why I should work as a stable boy while you also try explaining why you left your post!”[/COLOR] He continued laughingly at them. [COLOR=Indigo] “I’m the soul hair to a countship, and anyone with authority over me knows that!”[/COLOR] he cackled, he could not help himself at thing point, it was just to much. “[COLOR=Indigo]And yo-you think that…”[/COLOR] he stuttered with a laugh he could not hold back any longer before simply bellowing out at them for a moment. As he held his gut and almost kneeled over. [COLOR=Indigo]“you think they would risk making the next count of The Raven’s River belligerent towards theme for the sake of a guard’s Ego!? I presently have no enemies, only potential allies who want to get on my good side before my father’s paranoia is finally justified! I Could have been, nay, [U]can be[/U] your sergeant if I ask!”[/COLOR] he laughed onwards; he was holding back on the urge to point and bellow out at them. So he just bellowed at them and saved the pointing for latter.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2] His laugh developed into a half chocked squeak by the time he recovered enough to look at them with a semi straight face. [COLOR=Indigo]“So, do either of you have any real recommendations of what I should do or should I just ask your commander for a favor and then just reward him down the road after watching the two of you clean up after my friend here!”[/COLOR] Alexander ranted onwards while petting his horse; his day was positively made, the rest of it could be horridly boring and his mood would still be in the clouds. He had to wonder if it could get any better. [COLOR=Purple]‘Nah…’[/COLOR] he thought with a mental chuckle as he continued to giggle at the duo. [COLOR=Indigo]“Well? what was your real recommendation? I do recall saying you could ask me to do something. Now, give the egotistical noble something he thinks of worthy of his time before he watches you two do stable duty…”[/COLOR] He seemingly ended before adding [COLOR=Indigo]“…Say, I did not seem to hear his name Jaxs; I really don’t think it’s fair that he is risking your free time but not his own with his antics.”[/COLOR] Alexander finally stopped talking long enough for someone to interject, he was looking towards Jaxs’ face and pointing at the shorter solder. Grinning as if he planned to hop onto his high horse and then ride off, get a new order for Jaxs and friend, and then ride back and watch them work with shoves and buckets until the dirt was cleaner then polished marble; after all, he had nothing better to do, and it was [I]their[/I] idea![/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2] But honestly, he had no intention of going that far, that implied he would have to take out a political loan for a trifling manner, that had just made his day no less, and then latter pay it back with something that would most likely not be trifling. However, they had no need to know that… and if they did decide to push their luck he would likely just go to the CO’s tent, and have tea, possibly discuss planes for the future, just small talk really; afterward he would walk out with a wide smile, and if one of them was watching to see the outcome, he would give a manic grin and be on his was. Sometimes a sense of impending doom was worth so much more than a simple punishment… and that just made him grin and sinker all the louder. [sblock=OoC] Rich noble clean up after horses? he has never had to clean up his own room, why would he clean a horse's room?!? that is what commoners are for! and there are two able bodies who are also doing nothing right in front of him! XD [/sblock] [/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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