usir | [open] But I know I'll land here again

Character(s): Alucard + Open
Status: Open
Location(s): Krimnos -> Home in the mountains
Date(s) Start of April -> Einjar Expedition II, Electric Boogaloo
About: General catch all log
Warnings: To be added

Note: Castle is not representative of Usir canon castle, just roll with me on this

[Krimnos is mostly for picking up supplies these days, then departing for home. Alucard's affection for the city has grown slightly, such as it is. Any place that encourages such dedication to technological development has earned that much, just as it has focused it's efforts on exploration and understanding. Einjar was proof of that. But he doesn't linger in the city, not when home is two days away.

Those looking for him there are most likely to find him in market spaces, or else in the part of the city dedicated to invention. He does little but observe in the latter space.

On the road between home and Krimnos, Alucard is all too keenly aware of the world around him. There is, of course, the little hamlet that marks the half-way point between home and the city, and he rests there between his trips. With warmer evenings out, he takes advantage of the one inn that boasts of a patio for evening meals, and can be found there with food remaining on his plate and a glass of probably too-dark wine in hand, barely drunk. For all the world, they look closer to props that let him settle in for a time, taking in the world around him.

Home is still a crumbling castle, whose remaining spire still reaches up towards the heavens. It is aged, save for the new lock on the door that makes it clear that this long thought cursed relic is inhabited by the living.]

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[ Of course she cannot leave Urmyria alone for long, but she urge to have that grounding anchor is something she cannot simply shrug off her shoulders. She feels so weak and small, so broken by something as stupid and small as his approval, but it meant something to her. It was important. He was important, for a brief spark of time.

The dragon nips at her neck and she tenses, just for a second. ]

No. She needs me.

[ To provide food, and warmth, and shelter, and to protect her. Alucard promised not to harm her, but the rest of the world would not be so kind.

Lauralae breathes out gently. ]

I do not have a house. We have a clearing. [ Metaphors are somewhat lost on her, it seems. ] But I will come, if you will have me.

Please get a house.

[Alucard says it with a very weary sigh.]

Some sort of more permanent over hang, at least, so that there's shelter from the elements. I suggested you come here, and it'd be irresponsible of me to remind you of how harsh the winters become once they settle in. You're in the mountains. You'll need shelter from the cold far more than I can express.

[He'll argue more, if need be. But for now.]

You'll follow the road one day north from here. About three quarters of the way, you'll see a spire. Follow it, and you'll find my father's home.

From where?

[ Does he expect her to just magic a house? It's something she could do, she thinks, if she put her mind to it, but it's not her focus right now. Perhaps Daenerys might - ]

I know how to survive a winter. I have lived in the wilderness for more years than most humans would ever hope to achieve. [ But she needs to make sure her horse and her baby are safe, at least, and it's clear that his words have settled on her if nothing else.

Looking the way north for a moment, she nods. ]

Should I send message before I arrive? [ To warn him. ]

Even a cave would do. Something that'll help with the worst of the cold.

[He grew up in a fucking castle. He's aware of how bad a look recommending a cave is.]

If only so I can plan a meal for the appropriate number of guests, yes. I would appreciate that.

I will find something.

[ There must be something in the forest she might be able to claim as her own - Rav'ahm would be good for that. He can scout ahead while she takes care of her horse and her dragon; what a situation she has found herself in.

Her nose wrinkles, just for a moment, though, hand lifting to wipe at her tears absently. ]

You do not have to feed me.

If I recall, there's rockier terrain to the west here. If may serve well.

[Alucard knows the landscape here is less likely to have changed.]

I do. My mother would take issue if I did not.

[No, his mother would start cracking jokes about turning into his father. That's neither here nor there.]

... I will look. Thank you.

[ A mental word to Rav'ahm has him fluttering into the air, to see if he can scout something from the skies. Not so far that it strains their connection, but enough that he has the perfect view.

Lauralae, on the other hand, continues to look uncomfortable. ]

I - It is unnecessary. I - [ She thinks this might be a battle she will not win. ] - I do not eat much.

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Mmm.

[Alucard's head lifts as the great bird departs this...whatever the hell this is now. Reconciliation? Peace talk? Attempt to go around an impasse? He doesn't know. He's tired.]

Fuss at me about it later then.

[ Lauralae bows her head, feeling small and sad and tired, a little broken. She’s exhausted - she doesn’t want to admit how much she needed Alucard’s approval and kindness in this last month of quiet. ]

I will. Thank you, Alucard. [ Then quieter, sadder. ] And Ellis.

[Ellis speaks first. It's a soft huff, and then her head turns back towards civilization. She must say something to Alucard, because he goes still, and murmurs of course he'll be getting worried down at the wolf.

Trevor's barely let the dhampir out of his sight since the pit. It was true even in Einjar, the giant goliath and the far tinier dhampir beside him. Alucard's attention returns to Lauralae.]

This is how things work. They're talked about and discussed. [It's worth hammering home.] There's no need for gratitude when acting like reasonable adults.

[Which! They are!]

I must return to my lodgings. There's another day of travel ahead for me.

I thanked you all the same.

[ How is she meant to know how this works when she’s never experienced it before? There was Myr, but she was so soft and so gentle. Aramas had taken too much from her for her to even consider it. Alucard is saying these things as if she ought to know, as if this is normal, but.

How could she know when it has been decades since she wanted to be close to a person? ]

I will see you.

Be safe until then.

[He turns his back to her, and that too is a sign of trust. Alucard starts walking. Out of the woods, back to civilization, Ellis moving silently beide him. This is...not ideal. It'd be better if there were no dragons. But this is how things have fallen, and it's been made so very clear to Alucard that he is one of the few grounding forces for Lauralae.

Maybe that'll ground this dragon too.]

[open] But I know I'll land here again

i'll cry she'll cry it's perfect

this goblin i can't believe i have to type these words in character

how DARE you challenge her gremlin aesthetic

GOD JUST LIVE IN A CAVE THAT'S A STEP UP!

LET HER BE A FOREST GOBLIN IN PEACE

no she's a parent now she can't just be a goblin there's Responsibility

goblins can be parents!!!!

LOOK IT'LL BE BETTER FOR THE TINY TERROT IN THE LONG RUN

don’t bring sense into this!!!!

too late

growls a lot

Okay I think that's a wrap!