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[hok_ton]

Lord Karakael!
[The boy smiles, pushing a puppet towards the camera.]
What do you think of this one? Is she-
-pretty?
The puppet the child holds, no longer a puppet but rather a young woman with rose colored hair and emerald eyes, twitches and then glances up coyly.
Does she please you, my love?
She's exquisite. Where did you find this one,

Comments

[bonywings]

...You think of strange things at times.

[hok_ton]

Ah...that posted, didn't it? I'm sorry you had to see that, Kanna.

[bonywings]

It's all right. I can handle it.

[hok_ton]

Well, yes. But I'm sure there are more pleasant memories to wander into than mine.

[bonywings]

It's always reassuring to hear from you when you're not being particularly foolish.

[hok_ton]

[A laugh] Well, I suppose I could try to be a bit less foolish in general.

[bonywings]

Good! That will be much simpler for me.

[hok_ton]

Would you like to know anything more? Or shall we forget this whole incident?

[bonywings]

Do you want to say anything more?

[hok_ton]

I suppose not. The memories she brings are...painful for me.

[But that doesn't stop another daydream from posting, for as he speaks to Kanna his mind drifts back to ancient times.
There is a screen partition in front of him, blocking from view a flickering form.]
I've come to give you an invitation.
A voice speaks from behind the curtain. Its hesitant and wavers, but is unmistakably the voice of Ynoldeh. Oh? Why have you come all the way here, then? Could you not have given it to one of my servants?
I...I had hoped to give it to you in person.
Silence, then a sad, lonely chuckle.You are too kind, Kaaree. But I am growing tired of your games. Leave me out of this one.
[He places a hand against the screen.] You will not want to miss this one. I promise.
Are you asking my assistance? Or are you asking help from The Queen of Daggers?
A pause, and the hand clenches. You wish me to beg? Then I, Hohk'Ton Karakael, request assistance from the Queen of Daggers to bring war to the Inquest. Is that good enough?
A pained laugh. The Inquest Falls

[bonywings]

I don't understand most of these, however.

[hok_ton]

Ah - sorry again. That was the last time I saw her before her death.

[bonywings]

I'm the one who's sorry.

[hok_ton]

It happens to us all. She chose her death, just as I chose mine a hundred years later. Still, I wish...I wish I had been able to speak to her again.

[bonywings]

I can imagine. ...Perhaps that's what Ryuuya-dono felt about me after I died.

[hok_ton]

I can imagine. Do you know what happened to him?