Cassandra Clare
❛ hey ! i make an honest living—— it's not stealing if you're stealing it from people it didn't belong to begin with. ❜ it makes for a fun challenge, too. a bit of rolling in the mud before appreciating what glitters beyond it. ( although no small part of him prefers the hunt over acquisition. ) it's a game—— a challenge worth puzzling over. by now, well, he'll be able to give the staffordshire hoard a run for its money &. half that treasure wasn't even magical. silver and gold is nice, sure, but enchanted silvers and gold? no contest. ❛ help yourself. it won't be missed, and that one you've been eyeing suits you. although, anything here would. 'sides, i ain't falling for those sticky fingers again. ❜
“ woah, look at all this stuff! ” he's got all kinds of things- things she's never seen before, things she wouldn't consider stealing. she doesn't know where to look first, or what to grab first, take for her own collection. the glint of a gold necklace catches her eye, and she crouches down to get a better look. “ how did you find all of this? do you steal it from people, or do you buy it? ” if it's the latter, he must be rich. / @amcssing ( ♡'d , for brad)
if you write with my canons I’m sorry you’re doomed by my fickle muse because sometimes they speak to me and sometimes; they do not LMAO
she insists——he refuses. it's push and pull. the tug of the waves and the moon 'pon each other where neither truly wins. for a moment, he thinks of his past ... when brandishing his spear would pave the way. when filling these roots with scarlet would make his will absolute. a time when he did not value life nor know their pain. now, however, he does. his curse subjects him to a sense of empathy deeper than mere sensation &. it pains him. a nagging pain only kept at bay with his strength of mind.
he remains obstinate as arms fold behind his back. their gaze sweeps these woods, drinking in the absurdity likely thick within them. it remains him of inodal——his home. a strange place full of secrets and the unknown. maybe a trip back, after this, would soothe the sickness in his heart. one can only hope.
"i answer your question, yet you spurn mine. you wound me deeply, you know?" he clicks his tongue. "i have wandered farther than you can imagine——far from a realm beyond this place. i am far from a human. it's an insult to them to compare them to my ilk. what's the word of this land ... i'm a godling. son of the beast who stalks the higher realms to bathe their eminence in blood." the hunt, the beast: Upione. "not that i expect them to be known here ... peer deeper, seerer. surely there's an answer that will satisfy you among the stars."
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤTRUST NONE, GIRL.
Like something predacious, does he stalk the area, as if looking for OPPORTUNITY ; she would not offer him such. Perched 'pon high, owlish eyes narrow. She could not discern intent, without further prodding ; but she must be cautious — tread with care.
Each and every signal in his body, the changing pitch of his voice ... all of it, a tell. He does not seem to be an aggressive sort, beyond surface expression ; but it was the calm, that held the most wicked of hearts.
❝ ... My vision is not business of yours, outsider. Are you not far from home ? Far from human settlements ? Do you not know, into which you have wandered ? ❞
The DREADWOOD, was no place for man - let alone a man, who dresses unlike all she's ever seen. Perhaps, his continent is across the GREAT SEA, where even she was left in the dark, in regards to their comings and goings.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ❝ It is not too late, to turn back. ❞
What if we were both doctors & shared oranges 🤨
i still have thane brain rot, so sorry, but it's more on battle now after some plotting the other day.
anyways! calvary units played a crucial part in many conflicts pertaining to inodal. for most of the same standard reasons: improvements to mobility, greater height in combat, greater mass, and the general intimidation of horses charging into conflict. in a way, horses were as valuable as gold during battle times.
yeah, so to shorten a long story, thane ruined that. even the most steeled war steed couldn't make itself approach thane. more often than not, they would scatter, leading to chaos amongst the ranks and injuries to their own riders. in an instant, calvary units were more of a detriment to the most critical conflicts in wars of the surrounding kingdoms. lands they prided themselves on horses went from regarding the creature highly to seeing a sharp downturn in their usage.
a few other ways things changed were how strategies differed. with more general warfare standardized again, the lack of horses slowed conflicts more than in years. it did become a gambling game to keep a horse just to catch wind of an ambush since thane can't mask his presence from them. it became a way to locate him.
over time, though, with the manipulation of information, calvary was reintroduced for inodal. since they knew where thane would be, they could put their calvary units out without worrying about them entering a frenzy. it became a one-sided advantage, did not do wonders for enemy morale, and made many skirmishes easy pickings for the soldiers of inodal.
im gonna be fixing up tags, moving info for old ocs and touching up my carrd then i think the voices telling me i can't rest yet will stop. then, maybe some actual writing since i slept good