Come dance away the night with me~

[thequestgiver]

Characters: Any and all!
Open? Yes!
Where: Castle grounds by the East Bridge
When: Evening of the 9th of Rebirth's Height
What: The Height Moon celebration


The field between the castle and the East bridge has been decked out, tall poles with flowing bright colored cloth, tables full of food and drink, a stage where performers play cheerful and mostly on key tunes that can be almost heard over the din of so many voices talking and laughing. There's a large area full of dancing couples, whirling skirts and brightly colored jackets mingling freely.

Any empty hands will be either pulled in to dance or given a large flagon of ale to join in the revelry. Come, eat, drink, dance and forget the cares of the world outside the town's walls!

Comments

the fact that he has an entourage...

[loyalbeyonddeath]

Having been waiting for this chance all night, Fakir wastes no time deciding a course of action. He stomps toward the gaggle of chattering girls and muscles past them, glowering at Mytho the whole time.

"I knew you'd show eventually."

[schrien_die_raben]

Rue was close behind him, having figured there was only one person who could make Fakir stalk off so quickly. She only wished she was able to get passed the angry girls as efficiently as he was.

"Get back, you parasites," she snapped. "You're crowding my husband."

[me_and_only_me]

A soft chuckle. "Where else would I be? This is where the dance is, is it not?" he asked, arms spreading wide to gesture to the crowd.

The girl closest to Rue gave an offended huff, pushing back.

[loyalbeyonddeath]

"Wherever you can take advantage of people," Fakir said. He gestured to the girls. "Though I suppose this is the most convenient place. How many hearts do you plan to take?"

[schrien_die_raben]

Rue nearly hushed Fakir at that, for it was far too much of an embarrassing thing for him to say aloud. But looking at the faces of the young girls after he said it, she smiled, thinking better of it.

"You really ought to be ashamed of yourself," she said loudly. "Lying to these poor girls when you have a wife already."

[me_and_only_me]

A sly, cruel smile spread on the Prince's face. "So mad with jealousy that you're already claiming to have married me? I didn't think even you were that desperate, Rue..."

[schrien_die_raben]

"I'm not," she said, holding out her left hand, on which sat a delicate golden ring inlaid with a heart-shaped ruby. "This is proof of your vows to me. Whether you choose to betray them by going after these fools is of no consequence."

[me_and_only_me]

The Prince raised up his own, unadorned hand. "I wear no such ring... And why would I give a girl such as yourself that sort of promise? I only want a girl with a pure heart... not one as tainted as ugly as yours...."

FUCK YOOOOOOOOOOU

[loyalbeyonddeath]

Without even realizing it, Fakir moved to stand between Rue and the prince. "Stop this and come back with us," he commanded. "I don't want to have to take you back."

[schrien_die_raben]

Rue glared at Fakir's back. He had no right to interfere in this.

"Your heart as it is now is uglier," she shot back at the prince. "Only monsters desire pure hearts. You want what you yourself cannot have."

[me_and_only_me]

"If my heart is ugly, all the more reason for me to wash away the stains you so graciously gave it with the purity of these maidens...." the Prince gestured to the crowd around him who answered with an appropriately fangirlish cry. "I will be slave to neither of you any longer...."

[loyalbeyonddeath]

"You weren't a slave to anyone," Fakir spat, advancing on him. He wouldn't let him slip away.

[schrien_die_raben]

"Slaves are obedient," Rue muttered as she crept around to the other side of him, eying the surrounding trees. She didn't see any crows, but that didn't mean they weren't there.

[me_and_only_me]

"Which is how you'd have me be again, isn't it? Your precious little doll to fight over..." The Prince moved back a step, eying them both. "Doing only what you said, saying only what you wanted me to say..." he looked over at Fakir. "Reading only what you told me to read, 'Stay here, Mytho,'" he mocked, before looking back at Rue. "'Tell me you love me, Mytho.'" His eyes glinted as he moved back again, back hunching up slightly as his arms raised. "But you wouldn't give me your hearts, would you? You only took, never gave..."

[schrien_die_raben]

Rue knew she should not be listening to him. She knew that she should just call down the crows now, have them distract everyone else long enough for Fakir to grab Mytho. But that word, took was so hateful to her now, in light of what she had given for him, in that time that now almost felt like it was another life...

"You wouldn't have taken it," she said quietly, stepping toward him. "If I offered it to you right now, you would throw it back in my face, wouldn't you? Like everything else I've given you..."

[loyalbeyonddeath]

"Don't even suggest that," Fakir said, stepping between them again. He spoke from bitter experience.

[me_and_only_me]

"Do you really think your ugly little heart would be worth anything?" the Prince's voice was low and quiet, eyes glittering. "Now, when I can get any heart that I want, as many as I want... why would I want you now, Kraehe?"

[schrien_die_raben]

"Then why hold it against me for not giving it to you?" Rue said, not taking her eyes off him. "What do you want from me, Mytho?"

[me_and_only_me]

"I wonder..." the Prince smiled. "You've already given me this freedom, this new life as I am now... What more can you even give me?"

[loyalbeyonddeath]

Fakir's hand suddenly lashed out and clamped onto Mytho's arm. "Enough of this," he hissed. "Come on, we're going back."

[schrien_die_raben]

Silently, Rue called out to all the ravens she could, commanding them to descend upon the crowd of girls. For once, they obeyed instantly, a flock of a dozen at least diving wildly at the group. A few of them may have hit a bystander or two, but what did she care?

[me_and_only_me]

"Let go of me!" the prince snarled, yanking to free his arm. "Get out of here!" he snapped, waving his free arm to try and scatter the ravens. Those were his girls, his hearts, he wouldn't give any of them to the Raven! Only his!

[loyalbeyonddeath]

"Damn it, Rue!" Fakir snapped, moving to grab Mytho's other arm. He should have chased her off the minute she started following him, he knew it.

[schrien_die_raben]

"And what would you have done to get those girls away?" Rue said, sending birds to chase off any stragglers who remained to watch the drama unfold. "This doesn't exactly make you look good, you know."