Royal Shadow

[RavenMist]

She nods slowly, "What, so I just simply switch off my emotions? Be strong?" She says watching him, "Are you suggesting you're going to take over?" She asks questionably.

 

[Hellfire]

"You could do that, become cold like your father." He said, ignoring her question. "Or you could learn to control your emotions, not let them control you." He walked back to the desk and sat down. He shuffled through some of the papers. "Whatever you do, do it before your faction fall through your fingers like sand."

 

[RavenMist]

Isabella nods slowly and moves to look out of the window, her face becoming blank, "I'd sooner prefer to not feel at all, but I understand." She says softly, wiping her face. She looks back, "Are you okay to finish up here, I need to talk to my father." She murmurs.


(Is it weird that I want her to get hurt physically somehow, push her over the edge to act like she wasn't feeling anything. Ahaha. xD )

 

[Hellfire]

"I have plenty to keep me entertained for a while." Nathan said, not even looking up from his work. "I would advies against speaking with your father, but that is your choice to make." He looked up at her. "Good luck."


(Lol, that is so mean.)

 

[RavenMist]

She nods slowly, heading toward the door, she puts the ear piece back in, "I'll stay in touch, in case, you know, he decides to try and kill me." She mumbles shaking her head and smiling slightly. She holds the data pad in one hand and looks down before leaving the house.


(Just something to twist things a bit, make her worse. Ahaha.)

 

[Hellfire]

"Stay safe." Nathan said to her before she left. He turned back to his work, he had made only a small dent in the pile. He sighed before getting back to work, this would take him some time.

 

[RavenMist]

Isabella walks slowly, picking up her cloak from the railing of the stairs and puts the hood up before leaving the house. She looking into the slums, walking in the direction of where her father was being kept. She picks up some food on the way, a piece of bread. She makes sure to avoid eyecontact with anyone she passes and looks at the floor a lot. Her face was a mess from the smudges of makeup and dirt.

 

[Hellfire]

Isabella's father had fallen asleep, Regardless of the conditions he was kept in. He snored softly, but if there was even a small noise he would wake. He had prepared for when someone returned. Although he wasn't free of his chains, he was sure he could get free without much trouble.

 

[RavenMist]

Isabella remains silent, walking through the streets and entering the building swiftly, the door creaking slightly. She looks at her father and moves closer, sitting down a fair distance from him.

 

[Hellfire]

He opens one eye slightly. When he saw that it was Isabella he moved into a sitting position. He yawned, stretching his arms as far as he could. "Hello Isabella." He said with sarcasm. "I assume things have been going well for you."

 

[RavenMist]

Isabella stares at him, "Nathan is helping me." She says softly, "I'm doing my best." She adds quietly, looking away for a moment, letting silence fill the air before she spoke again, "Did you know? That it was royals behind mother's death?" She says, glancing back up at him.

 

[Hellfire]

"I suspected as much, although I never found out who it was." He frowned slightly. "I doubt that they would be foolish enough to still be in this faction. Hopefully they were one of the other royals assasinated."

 

[RavenMist]

"Why didn't you tell me? I shot a man in his leg early." She muses, shaking her head but continuing to look at him thoughtfully, "I'm trying not to be anything like you and I seem to feel myself falling into the patterns." She says quietly, "I hate it you know, I have to consider that the problem with me leading is that deep down I'm just going to end up like you." She says quietly, "Nathan told me not to be weak, that my emotions were every where and he's right." She explains with a shrug, "Do you even regard me as your daughter anymore?" She questions, a raised eyebrow and a small laugh, "No?"

 

[Hellfire]

He leans back. "You will always be my daughter, even if you ways are.... Different." He says with his eyes closed. "I didn't tell you because I knew it would upset you. It was much easier for you to believe it was someone from the slums."

 

[RavenMist]

"So I'd fear the people outside the walls, even though the real bad guys lived next to us?" She murmurs quietly, "Because it was easier to believe that the rebels would kill my own mother than it was to believe that people that were supposed to be friends with us could do such a thing." She says, shaking her head, "Do you know what the death rate is in the slum. How many of our own people die on average? 69%. How many children are dying, father? How many babies won't wake up tomorrow, simply die. How my children watch their parents die, starve to death because they let the children eat and they had nothing themselves." She murmurs, "Don't tell me you did all of this for me, that you wanted the best for me because that's utter bull shit." She says, "You know how I feel about people dying, the maid in the safe room and mother. Of course I'm going to blame myself for the deaths in the slums." She says, "Because you couldn't do better and I have to live up to the fact I believe I can do better." She shrugs, "Who am I supposed to see as a role model?"

 

[Hellfire]

"There are many ways to rule over others. One is the weaken them, to leave them barely able to stand. I didn't do it just for you, admittedly I did it for myself. Power is the most intoxicating drug." He laid back, seemily without a care. He laughed when she spoke of a role model. "A role model for you, there are so few... Good people left in this world Isabella. Good people have so many weaknesses, they can't survive in a harsh world like the one we live in."

 

[RavenMist]

Isabella frowns, "I'm a good person, I'm trying to be a good person." She murmurs, "This whole region is a mess, the economy is wrecked," she murmurs, "I'm willing to have nothing to know that the people in the region have something." She says quietly.

 

[Hellfire]

"Then you are one of a dying breed." He informed her. "The economy runs strong, there is always money running through. The region perhaps, is a mess."

 

[RavenMist]

"I'm fixing it slowly, it's going to take a lot of time." She murmurs, "I need to know where you stand, you're my father, you know I'd never wish you harm but I can't have people sabatoaging my plans." She murmurs

 

[Hellfire]

"Well obviously I am of no use." He shook his chains. "As for were I stand, My position hasn't changed. My ways will stay the same, although I will not be able to rise to the ruler of this faction once again."

 

[RavenMist]

"Then we'll move you to the prison with the other royals. I can't keep you here, or you'll simply starve to death." She murmurs, "You're my father and I'll always care for you but greed will destroy you." She murmurs, "Things will change, for now you are no better than the people of the slums, no better than the guilds."

 

[Hellfire]

"Then you should go get someone who can hold me." He warned her. "If you try to take me yourself I will break free." He smiled up at her. "I am a monster, or at least in your eyes. I am not afraid to prove you right."

 

[RavenMist]

Isabella stares at him, "You could change, it's not to late to prove something. Prove something to me." She murmurs, "I am your daughter!" She exclaims, pushing yourself to her feet, "Go ahead, prove me right, run off. Be a coward, but if you run, you aren't welcome in this faction." She snaps, turning, "I'll be back with someone to get you later, have fun. I wish things could be different, after everything." She says quietly, "I deserve better than this, you're supposed to care."

 

[Hellfire]

"An old dog can't learn new tricks." He says with a sigh. "I never said I didn't care about you Isabella, I may not agree with you, but I do care about you." He sat up and looked her in the eyes. "You don't know the meaning of coward. A man that runs to fight another day is not a coward, but a wise man."

 

[RavenMist]

"A man that won't support his daughter is even worse." She murmurs, looking down at him, "Age isn't a factor that alters how much you can change, anyone is capable." She murmurs softly.