Video ❖ 4 || Private to Guilford 95%

[knightmare_hime]

[Backdated to yesterday, October 9th, after this conversation]

[Her tone is urgent and commanding while her face, now drained completely of color, is blurred on the screen as she moves around her hut, heading for the door.]

Guildford! Tell me your location now.

[It would seem that this sort of message is beginning to become a common occurrence

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[as_you_command]

[ Though the feed comes in with ease, there is the crackle of static on the audio track and the footage is dark.

No, not just dark. Everything is in black and white, and the would-be recipient of the call is asleep... but she might not notice this immediately, for his face is looking back at her, with gold eyes hidden by dark glasses. ]

The hour is late, and your demand is sudden. Is there some urgent need you have, Princess?

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[knightmare_hime]

[She halts just short of the door, a prickle of something unnatural stirring the hairs at the back of her neck, causing her expression to freeze into a mask of surprise.]

P-Princess? [What is he...? It takes her a moment. Her eyes are wide, unblinking, coated with an emotion that is both dark and vulnerable. But it is only for a moment.]

[knightmare_hime]

[The next, she is forcing herself to swallow, forcing her shoulders to relax and she is glaring into the screen. Of course. Val said there had been another Guilford. One that represents his shadow. The glare becomes a deep scowl and she is soon slamming the door to her hut as she moves outside.]

You have no right to call me that! Now where is he?!

[Despite the late evening, her voice is loud and imperious in the darkness. She is already heading next door to his hut, hoping that she will find him asleep and unharmed by this foul creation.]

[as_you_command]

[ The strict expression melts into something with a hint of sadness in it, his brows turning up. ] No right, Princess? [ He's not saying it to get under her skin. Yet. ] I beg to differ.

I took that oath.

I swore my allegiance.

I chose to throw that title away. [ The last bit was almost spat out, the camera shifting to show Guilford sleeping fitfully on the cot, oblivious to the rest of the world. ] Now look at what that has done to me. Why would I not wish to return to the duty I promised to uphold?

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[knightmare_hime]

[Her feet have come to a stop again, as if there has been a disconnect from her brain to her limbs. Oath? Allegiance? And there it is again. Princess. She doesn't want to hear those words. Not from his mouth. Not from that voice. Or that face. It's not him. And he's right! Guilford gladly decided to give up the role as her knight. To support her in all of her endeavors. To stand by her side and protect her. It is no longer a promise. But a bond that has been broken

[knightmare_hime]

[And somewhat regaining her strength, her voice barely wavers now.]

Liar. I refuse to believe your lies. [She is rushing forward again, the door to his hut only two yards away.] His duty is now only to himself!

[as_you_command]

I can speak only the truth. It is how I have come to be -- to show what that truth is and to bring it into the light. [ The way he said "light" made it sound almost sneering, but his face is sincere... what can be seen of it, at any rate. ]

Himself? What has he done but traded one selfish desire for another. How pitiful.