[ OPEN ] where the wind blows now

[godshattering]

Who: Claude and open!
When: January
Where: Around Thorne, the Horizon, TBA
What: Catch all
Warnings: None currently, will add/mark as needed


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[gynvael]

Mm. If there's one thing you can trust a monarchy to do, it's to scheme.

[ He is not entirely certain of what lies in the future, either, though he is at least the only one in Thorne. Makes things less complicated than if Ciri had been here, too. He supposes it was sheer luck that did not have her drawn into this side of the kingdom.

As for Yen...he imagines she'll handle herself fine in the Free Cities. Still. He dislikes being apart from his family. And it concerns him, the thought that these nations may not be keen on letting them go where they wish after the dust has cleared.

He considers. ] Ambrose Rhett confessed Thorne targeted specific individuals to summon. I've often suspected others did the same, or at least tried to. I imagine if that's the case...they may want what they consider their rightful property back while hoping to deny their enemies the same.

[ But it remains in question how much more conflict any of the kingdoms can withstand. Much blood has already spilt. ]

[godshattering]

[ A wry smile appears on Claude's face fleetingly, one of understanding considering he's been the schemer just as much as he's been on the other side of it, too. Even then there wasn't the matter of being completely at someone else's whims what with having the resources which came along with being in charge; needless to say, he'd quickly had to learn to adjust to that not being true in Abraxas.

Claude idly taps a finger against his mug in front of him rather than answering immediately as he considers the rest of what Geralt's said when it aligns very closely with his own thoughts. ]

I'd considered the same. I'd be surprised if that didn't end up being one more point of contention to go with all the rest in the supposed peace.

[ That last part might be grumbled ever so slightly into his mug under the cover of finally taking a drink, mostly to muffle it so that it doesn't carry too loudly even if there's plenty of ambient noise in the tavern to cover up their conversation. As fond as he might be of pushing a boundary to test it, that applies far less in Thorne, he's found. If he were here by himself then he'd test more, but not at the risk of the others here. Peace is relative, anyway, since he's also seen the signs of conflict enough to read these for what they are: time to scheme, just as Geralt's said. And - ]

I give it a few more days until one of them accuses the others of orchestrating it since they each brought us in specifically. [ That leads to yet another thought as he studies Geralt for a moment longer. Because while he's felt the shift to a new location enough, that's not the same as arriving somewhere once left permanently. ] Is it strange being back here?