Ascending Legends

[BookWyrm]

Dayn squeezed Arryn's hand before leaning over to kiss her cheek reassuringly. "I actually have a question Mum." Dayn thought carefully about how to word this. "What do you know of the Thaumaturgists?"

 

[Dragongal]

Lenza thought for a few moments. "Next to nothing. From what I know, they're a mage class, but they could have been in any of the lines, or even not in a line. Just depends on who the gods picked, I suppose, though a Pheonix line member would be a bit more likely...."

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn nodded slightly, though he kept himself from making any expressions. He looked over at Arryn questioningly. I wonder if I should tell her...

 

[Dragongal]

Lenza cleared her throat. "Now, there is one more thing. There is... a form of... prophecy... that shows that the lines will have to rise again. Everyone hopes it is false, but, you should know, just in case." Arryn thought for a moment, then nodded.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn swallowed hard at the thought. Damn prophecies. He smiled shyly to Arryn before looking back at Lenza. "We just found out....well....I don't know how I didn't know until now but...I'm a Thaumaturgist."

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn noted Dayn's shy smile, which let her know he was okay and still open. Lenza thought for a few moments. "Hm. That's interesting.... I hope you would be wise enough to be lenient with you abilities... I don't know what kind of damage it would do to you."

 

[BookWyrm]

"We already found out that I can create life without a pre-existing soul, but it takes a part of my life to do it. I made a butterfly and I put my out for a whole day."

 

[Dragongal]

"You better not ever make life again, lad! That's the gods' job, not yours. And besides, if you and Arryn do marry, I'd like you two to get a long life together."

 

[BookWyrm]

"I don't intend to ever try and replace the gods. Besides, Arryn has already laid down the rules and forbidden me from doing it again, not that I want to anyway." Dayn snuck in a peek at Arryn, his shy smile still on his face as he looked at her. "Actually, there is something we would like to ask you. Arryn, she is your mother, so I'll leave the honor to you."

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn blushed and said, "Mom, we want to get married with a very small, private ceremony. But... we need either a noble who's lived here ten years, was born here, or a priest. You married Da, who was technically a minor noble... so we really have no other option.... Would you please conduct the ceremony...?" Lenza looked quite surprised by this. "Well... I don't know if it would technically, legally, count, since i am your mother...."

 

[BookWyrm]

"Noble law only states that a noble, high or low, must be able to provide witness of the ceremony for it to be legal. My parents were there for my brother when he was married, as well as the parents of the bride, and they were all there as witnesses. If need be I can send for Hamish and he can be here in two days."

 

[Dragongal]

"Exactly. I fear that if I conduct it, then I cannot count as a witness." Arryn looked a bit upset. Then she perked up. "Well, you can conduct it, and Theo is a minor elven noble, he'd be witness. He just can't conduct it. Of course, love, you can have Hamish come if you like."

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn nodded. "In truth I think Theodas is all the witness we will need. Its not that I don't want to involve my family, but I don't want to draw any more attention to Rorich than I have to. Hamish has a hard enough time keeping his mouth shut anyway, the last thing I want is him blabbering to every person he meets and there ending up being a whole mass of people who show up just because they can."

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn nodded. "Agreed." "I wish I didn't have to conduct my daughter's wedding ceremony, but in times of scarcity, we make do."

 

[BookWyrm]

"If people still held to the old ways like they used to we wouldn't have to ask you to do this.", Dayn said with a smile.

 

[Dragongal]

"Well, I would like to see her have a ceremony - however informal and small." "Well you'll get one. A small one. Probably in the forest. But there'll be a ceremony." Lenza smiled. "Well, that fulfills one of the hopes I had in my life, seeing you married in a nice ceremony, to a nice young man." Lenza said the last part while looking at Dayn with a smile.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn was beaming by this point. Having the approval of Lenza, Alistair, Matthias, Kalie, and Theodas meant more to him than any noble honor or knightly title, or far flung lost magical lineage ever could. "Thank you for that, Mum."

 

[Dragongal]

Lenza nodded. "So, is that why you two came? To learn about the Griffin Line and tell me Dayn's a Thaumaturgist?" Arryn looked over to Dayn.

 

[BookWyrm]

"No. We also came to visit some." Dayn chuckled as he shook his head. "I know here recently it seems like every time we show up somewhere its been asking for help. Thank the gods things have managed to calm down."

 

[Dragongal]

After a bit more conversation, Dayn and Arryn returned to their home, the sky outside well darkened. Arryn promptly flopped on the bed immediately after having taken off her jacket.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn took off his own jacket, and his shirt for good measure, before flopping down next to Arryn. "I love your family. Mum, Da, Kalie, Matthias, Theodas, all of them. They are amazing."

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn smiled, snuggling up to Dayn. "I hoped you're like them. I knew they'd like you, especially Mom. They've been really good to me, all of them. We all helped each other out. And now, they'll help you out too, if you ever need it."

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn wrapped his arm around Arryn before kissing her cheek. "It is amazing having a home here, and now that everything has calmed down I have been enjoying the winter, but I am ready to get out and be adventuring again."

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn nuzzled against him before burying her face against his neck. "Well, right now we can't leave - even with the merchant paths, there's still snow and winds and cold." After a few moments, she closed her eyes and sighed. "I worry there is still business I have to do here, but I can't think of anything. You know.. involving... O'Rourke and the whole incident."

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn nuzzled against Arryn quietly as he thought back over everything. "I still want to catch him as well. I'm not sure how we are going to get at him, but I know we will." Dayn stretched out before sinking down into his bed some. "We can worry about that after the ceremony though."