luinae
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Post by luinae on Mar 15, 2011 12:01:56 GMT 10
Title: Chess Rating: PG Word Count: 210 Pairing: Kalasin/Wyldon Fight: 1/C Summary: Kalasin and Wyldon play chess. A series where Wyldon and Kalasin struggle with the idea of duty.
“Have you ever played chess, Kalasin?” Wyldon asks, eyeing the princess who is sipping Maren mint tea in the armchair across from him.
“No, sir,” she says, leaning forward. ‘But I’ve seen my parents- their majesties- play it.”
Wyldon laughs. “You don’t really expect me to think that you call your parents ‘your majesty’ all the time, do you?”
Kalasin chuckles. “Not really, sir. How do you play chess?”
By the time Wyldon is finished explaining, Kalasin’s tea is all gone and her hands are propped on her knees as she surveys the chess board.
“If you were on this chess board, who do you think you would be?” Wyldon asks, curious.
“A pawn,” replies Kalasin promptly. “Mama and Papa are the king and queen, the priests are the head of the temple of the Goddess and the temple of Mithros, the knights are Sir Raoul, commander of the King’s own, and Commander Buri of the Queen’s Riders. The castles are Genlith and Mindelan, the two pillars of the kingdom.”
“Don’t you think you’re more important then a pawn?” Wyldon wants to know.
“Not really,” Kalasin says, using her pawn to capture one of his knights. “But I don’t need to be.” She looks up. “And neither do you, sir.”
QC by: jazzyjess
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Post by Lisa on Mar 15, 2011 13:22:11 GMT 10
Lovely, lovely, lovely. I like that she's reminding him just how powerful a pawn can be. ;D
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luinae
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Post by luinae on Mar 16, 2011 4:05:24 GMT 10
Pawns are seriously underestimated chess pieces.
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Post by sunflower on Mar 16, 2011 7:20:40 GMT 10
^ They can turn into queens.
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Post by jazzyjess on Mar 16, 2011 16:06:27 GMT 10
Excellent! I love the comparison of chess to her life.
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Post by ubiquitous on Mar 17, 2011 14:37:55 GMT 10
Love this!!
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luinae
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Post by luinae on Mar 23, 2011 7:28:43 GMT 10
Thank you- chess works as an analogy for so many things.
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