Post by mistrali on Apr 13, 2013 18:36:43 GMT 10
Title: Not of One Feather
Rating: PG-13 for limited violence
Summary: Kally finds out a little about Ozorne and Kaddar's relationship.
Fight: 1/A
Word Count: 288
Pairing: Kaddar/Kalasin
Warnings: None
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Not of One Feather
The colours were fresh on the scroll, belying a date of some thousand years previous. Kally had to admire the oils and spellwork that had made the image last so long. She didn't know much about painting, but from what Kaddar had told her, mages had to be careful that the magic used to preserve a painting would not harm it. The bird was perched with its wings half-spread, settling into a resting position.
"It's a crimson-winged finch, I believe," said Kaddar, who was curled in his chair like a cat. She looked at him, surprised and reminded more than a little of Lianne, who knew tidbits about everything from all the reading she did.
"My uncle loved birds, especially his finches," explained Kaddar. "He used to make me memorise everything about the creatures - names, plumage, mating and feeding habits. He treated them like his children."
"I didn't know you were close to your uncle," she said. She'd heard stories of Ozorne from Alanna and her father, and read about the Immortals War in history books, and Kaddar didn't strike her as the grasping type. By all accounts Ozorne had been clever but cruel.
"We weren't close, though I had a healthy respect for him," he said abruptly. "It didn't take a fool to see he was capable of being ruthless: he had two of my cousins killed for treason, which is not pleasant when you're in the line of succession. So I trod carefully around him. The one time we seriously disagreed about policy was... memorable," he said, laughing, but there was a twist to his mouth that made her wonder just how much he had disliked Ozorne, or feared him.
Rating: PG-13 for limited violence
Summary: Kally finds out a little about Ozorne and Kaddar's relationship.
Fight: 1/A
Word Count: 288
Pairing: Kaddar/Kalasin
Warnings: None
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Not of One Feather
The colours were fresh on the scroll, belying a date of some thousand years previous. Kally had to admire the oils and spellwork that had made the image last so long. She didn't know much about painting, but from what Kaddar had told her, mages had to be careful that the magic used to preserve a painting would not harm it. The bird was perched with its wings half-spread, settling into a resting position.
"It's a crimson-winged finch, I believe," said Kaddar, who was curled in his chair like a cat. She looked at him, surprised and reminded more than a little of Lianne, who knew tidbits about everything from all the reading she did.
"My uncle loved birds, especially his finches," explained Kaddar. "He used to make me memorise everything about the creatures - names, plumage, mating and feeding habits. He treated them like his children."
"I didn't know you were close to your uncle," she said. She'd heard stories of Ozorne from Alanna and her father, and read about the Immortals War in history books, and Kaddar didn't strike her as the grasping type. By all accounts Ozorne had been clever but cruel.
"We weren't close, though I had a healthy respect for him," he said abruptly. "It didn't take a fool to see he was capable of being ruthless: he had two of my cousins killed for treason, which is not pleasant when you're in the line of succession. So I trod carefully around him. The one time we seriously disagreed about policy was... memorable," he said, laughing, but there was a twist to his mouth that made her wonder just how much he had disliked Ozorne, or feared him.