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Edelgard von Hresvelg ([personal profile] unyieldingmarch) wrote in [community profile] middaeg2020-06-07 10:52 pm

[Closed] We work hard, and then we work harder.

Who: Edelgard von Hresvelg & Various
When: Early June
Where: Aefenglom and Dorchacht, and At Sea
What: Edelgard does some quests with her CR
Warnings: Violence, and Edelgard's usual warnings of human experimentation, blood in a vampiric context, and talk of death and war.



At Sea (For Corrin)

It's strange being on a ship, the rolling motions of the waves against the wood not enough to really bother Edelgard, though how much of that was her vampiric body and how much of it was her own fortitude was anyone's guess. Either way, she wasn't in her element and it probably showed in the stance she had adopted, staring stoically out over the moonlit water. The glimmer of silver off the horizon was entrancing, beautiful and distracting...but she couldn't deny that she was any less afraid of the water, no matter how it looked. Maybe it was strange since she didn't exactly need to breathe, but fears weren't easy to let go of.

Either way, she's definitely making waves in the bond, mulling over various things, and likely subconsciously calling out to at least one of her Bondmates.


Below Decks (For Byleth)

During the early hours of evening Edelgard's more active and attempts to be more social, since she can't exactly come out of her vampire-proof room during the daylight hours, or risk bringing people into it. It's simply a bad idea. She's not restless, exactly, but she has a lot of pent up energy. And even the Emperor isn't above pestering her other bondmate during their journey. So, she knocks on the door of Byleth's cabin...hoping to find something to occupy herself this evening. And time with a dear friend certainly is a good way to occupy oneself.


The Silent Forest (For Saber)

Edelgard was happy to take on this particular quest, and even happier to have the opportunity to do so with Saber. She'd seemed capable and competent during their meeting, and so when a pair of Wilder Witches were asking around for guards during this trek, it had seemed as good a time as any to get to know one another better. Fully armored, with Aymr slung over her back, the Emperor was covered in head to toe as the wagon the Wilders had brought rumbled out towards the forest path, the last rays of a fading sun not quite sunk below the horizon yet. An early "morning" for her, but they did need to get going during the daylight hours, and her enchanted clothing was good enough protection until night fell.

"Were you on the original expedition out here?" Edelgard asks of her companion, curious.



[Further prompts will be in the comments. If you want to do something quest related with Edelgard feel free to ping me on Plurk at [plurk.com profile] intercession]
hegemonwings: (ᴍᴇ — Tʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴏ̨ᴜᴇʀᴏʀ ᴏғ ᴛɪᴍᴇ?)

[personal profile] hegemonwings 2020-06-08 04:59 am (UTC)(link)
[ byleth has been keeping odd hours, somewhat by necessity, sleeping in phases. she finds it important to keep appraised of their heading and to be able to pick up things here and there from the galley, but she's not about to move her sleep cycle back out of sync with edelgard's, either. her mostly-nocturnal habits of waking up in the middle of the afternoon are less tenable, here. she's risen for the evening—but only just—when she feels her bondmate by the door, and already standing up when she hears the knock.

she's dressed in a fairly simple chemise when she opens the door, hair still a bit tangled.
]

El. [ byleth smiles, even as she's clearly still a bit tired. she opens the door wider for her to step inside. ] Come in?
hegemonwings: (ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴜs ʙʟɪɴᴅ)

[personal profile] hegemonwings 2020-06-09 04:03 am (UTC)(link)
Well, but not all at once. [ she has some sweets stashed from the galley for edelgard, but those can wait. as her partner goes on, her smile turns a bit sheepish. she hadn't had the chance to look in the mirror yet. ]

I think... I wouldn't mind the help. [ especially not from her. yeah, she can brush her own hair just fine, but...

it sounds nice.
]
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[personal profile] hegemonwings 2020-06-09 01:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[ byleth lets out a soft, pleased sound at the warmth of her touch, leaning her head into edelgard's hand just a bit. ]

Of course.

[ she keeps her eyes on edelgard's for a moment before finally nodding, taking her hand as she steps towards the bed of her cabin and sits down on the edge. this kind of... easy intimacy is still new to her. ]
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[personal profile] hegemonwings 2020-06-10 02:05 am (UTC)(link)
[ a bit of memory rattles loose as edelgard begins—rough hands, her father chuckling as he makes some dry joke to try to get...some... kind of reaction out of the stone-faced girl in front of him as he combed her hair.

byleth keeps her eyes forward, tilting her head slightly.
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I've... tried not to let myself enjoy it too much. This isn't for pleasure, after all. But I think I've found it agreeable. [ she lets out a breath. ] What about you?

[ she knows that edelgard doesn't do well with open water. ]

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[personal profile] arturiarex 2020-06-08 03:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Saber has her own armor, but it's been a bit modified to deal with the fact that she has wings now. She wears only the front breastplate; the back has had to go to make way for said wings. Still, she's as armored as she can be, Excalibur at her side. It's an opportunity to talk to Edelgard a little more in-depth than usual - and to see her in action for the first time. She's honestly pleased to be out here and active again.

They also both share a bond with Byleth and Saber has to quietly wonder if they somehow sense one another through her.

"I believe so - the one to cleanse the initial leylines, correct? It was an... interesting time, right after I had arrived. Is this your first venture beyond the city?"
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[personal profile] arturiarex 2020-06-09 03:24 pm (UTC)(link)
"Ah," Saber replies with a nod. She understands that and opts not to delve too deeply. Her own transformation has been deeply personal, even if she hasn't had to deal with dying. It's not something she likes to discuss either.

"Then you'll know what to expect," she opts for a slight change of subject, "When we were working on the leylines it was... intense. The shades seemed drawn to our work and there were times when it seemed like they might actually overrun us."

She shakes her head, "Hopefully this expedition will be calmer."
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[personal profile] arturiarex 2020-06-09 11:40 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh - you know Felix?" Saber seems a little pleased by that. They've become... something close to friends, she thinks, and he's helped her sort out some of her thoughts regarding her place in the world and how she reacts to her changes.

"I don't think he's mentioned you."

Something else to discuss, even if their attention is on the road and the potential danger around them.

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Good place to wrap, maybe?

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bloodypath: (How will I see to this...)

[personal profile] bloodypath 2020-06-10 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
"I hope you'll forgive me for waking you earlier than usual."

The sun outside was still setting, hardly halfway to dusk. When Edelgard had told him she was ready to meet the rats the night before, an idle thought crossed Hubert's mind. He didn't know what difference it might make, but he was willing to take every step to make this process easier.

He stops outside his bedroom door, glancing at his Bondmate. Even with Edelgard's blessing, Hubert was still largely keeping the little beasts in the lab, but tonight their cage resided in his room. Meeting the rats for the first time underground in the cellar might start this whole affair off on the wrong foot.

"They tend nocturnally, if not as much as wild rats. I thought that, perhaps, it would be more disarming if you first laid eyes on them while they still slept."

Maybe it was a fool's thought. The rats represented something so much greater than a mere fear of the beasts themselves. Whether they were threatening or not may not even be an issue. Regardless, Hubert was willing to try. He was aware how out of his depth he was; emotional support was far from his strengths.

He made no move to open the door. Edelgard would do that when she was well and ready.
bloodypath: (A pitiful display.)

[personal profile] bloodypath 2020-06-11 12:45 am (UTC)(link)
He nodded. Mutely, Hubert raised a hand, tracing a simple design in the air. The few candles he normally used for light flickered to life, and a couple gentle spheres of light manifested to hover about the room.

His bedroom was spartan as always, with only a scares few personal items about; the Arrow of Indra propped up in a stand, a bookcase filled with textbooks and notes, and on the dresser, a tiny felt bat and a couple embroidered flowers. On a small table at the back of the windowless room sat the cage.

It's larger than the one the rats originally came in but not extravagant; just enough room for a couple shelves of varying height for the rats to climb on, a few curious small boxes with levers on them, and a wheel. On the bottom corner beneath one of the shelves, the two rodents had stuffed shreds of clothe into something vaguely resembling a next—they laid half-flopped and curled over each other, nestled into one sleepy ball of grey, white, and brown fur. To sensitive ears, the faint too-fast pitterpatter of tiny hearts could surely be heard.

Hubert almost left it at lighting the room; after a moment of hesitation, he placed a gentle hand on Edelgard's back. I am here. Something grounding, he could only hope.
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[personal profile] bloodypath 2020-06-11 10:00 pm (UTC)(link)
The anxiety grated against his nerves, a sensation no less real despite not being his own, like holding his hand before a fire's uncomfortable heat. Months of being Bonded to Bernadetta, at least, has made him adept at adept at warding off external fear and the like. Projecting at steady calm back was the best he could do in the moment.

Hubert ghosts behind her, watching quietly—the creatures would probably stir if he spoke. As it was, the grey one's ears half-perked at Edelgard's words, little snout and whiskers lazily twitching as she sniffed about with her eyes still closed. Then, the rat tucked her head back down, tail curling about the brown-and-white rat as she cuddled closer to her nestmate.

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[personal profile] betweenduskanddawn 2020-06-11 12:37 am (UTC)(link)
Corrin had never really had a chance to enjoy a voyage at sea before, even one where the ultimate goal was to go and fight some kind of monster. Every boat ride back home had resulted in her fighting people, even her sister one time, which meant she was always much too distracted to actually enjoy the moment.

This time, she's been letting herself experience the trip, which meant spending a lot of time up on the deck, even up in the crows nest a few times, just watching the water, feeling the roll of the waves, asking the sailors far too many questions.

It wasn't a vacation, but she was certainly treating it like one.

She was at the front of the ship when she felt that pull of Edelgard's discomfort. She knew her bondmate didn't exactly enjoy the sea, or water, but this felt a bit worse than the general anxiety she'd been picking up since they'd set out. So Corrin rose from her seat, letting the bond guide her along the ship until her bare feet came to a stop next to the shorter woman.

"Hey," she said as she reached out to catch the woman's gloved hand, giving it a squeeze.
betweenduskanddawn: (Fondly gazing)

[personal profile] betweenduskanddawn 2020-06-11 04:32 am (UTC)(link)
Corrin did have a tendency to project, didn't she? Well, she had long since given up on controlling it, once she'd realized Edelgard didn't mind. The smile from the other earned her one in return, and she gave Edelgard's gloved hand another squeeze before she turned her gaze to shimmering silver water and the distant reflection of the moon. She might have been content to just stand there and watch it, but Edelgard's unease tended to translate into Corrin's anxiety. Which led to talking.

"Did you know this is only my second time on a ship like this?" She said suddenly, half-turning back to the other with a grin that was somewhere between sheepish and happy. She reached up to tuck some of her hair behind her pointed ear as she continued. "I mean, I've been in boats a few times, but anything this big? Just my second time." She laughed softly to herself.
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[personal profile] betweenduskanddawn 2020-06-12 05:51 am (UTC)(link)
"It would be pretty hard to try in all that armor you wear. It hardly look like it floats," Corrin teased, giving the older woman a grin before she turned to look at the view again. "I can't either. Well, I don't think I can. I've never...actually had to."

Huh. That did put all the water into perspective, didn't it. Hm. She drew in a breath to shuffle her thoughts back around.

"But I can't imagine it's very hard, just..." She made a vague flapping gesture with her free hand that clearly indicated she had zero idea how to even begin swimming. At least she'd probably float...

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