audio | un: mansbane (dated before deimar, after caitlyn's posts)

[bravelyrunsaway]

Afternoon, loves, this is for the lot of us chaotic companions heading eastward, ever east.

( he claps his hands. )

The good king Deimar is so thoroughly certain of everyone's inevitable death, his in particular, that we had a nice, terrible conversation about his elder brother. One Haiva, you know him?

( a pause, waiting for people to take that name in. )

I'll make it short. Unpoetic. Haiva fell in lust with a siren, murdered her when her people's cure was not conveniently provided at his whim, framed Rathakku for it, and convinced his uncle, cousin, and a number of paladins to declare a holy war on the sirens. They're demons, you know. Who've largely been slaughtered. The remainder are, apparently, summoning the creature that has killed those who look like him. These Reaper murders.

Those who care for Emilia or Caitlyn, keep them from Haiva's gaze after Alem falls. If you don't understand why Deimar's hands are tied after having covered twice for his brother, I'm not the one to break down politics for you. They're poor bedmates.