Who:
aestheticemblem and You!
When: [Forward Dating a Little] 11/18/2011
What: Impromptu jousting? Seriously, Marth is training horseback. And generally just showing what makes him such a capable leader.
Where: The Stadium
Warnings: AND THEN HE FOUND ALL THE BODIES OH NO No.
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Look back at him, then me, then him, then me. I'm on a horse. )
He watched Marth practice, more impressed by the prince's control over the horse than by the use of weapons. It had been a long time since Jeff had ridden a horse, but he recalled enjoying the experience nonetheless. Truly an activity for the upper class. Jeff did notice the second horse, but didn't want to interrupt Marth's training just yet.
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"You should have said something," he began kindly. "I would not have made you wait."
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"You're..." he paused, searching for the right words, "very skilled at this." Jeff motioned vaguely with his hands, but whether he meant the horses or the weapons or the set-up stadium as a whole, it was difficult to tell. "I presume this sort of training is common where you come from." Marth was nobility, after all.
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Marth sheathed his sword and brought his horse closer to Jeff before pausing beside the blond. "Where I come from, we cannot be too prepared for what we may face in the future. My home was wrecked by war more than once. Although I am away from it, my people could only benefit more from my training. It is mostly for their sake, and the occasional times here."
By which he meant the most recent murder. They couldn't be too safe, after all.
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Slowly, Jeff raised his hand and started petting the horse. A voice in the back of his mind reminded him that he probably should've asked Marth first. But said voice was quickly ignored as he gently stroked the elegant animal.
"Being prepared for any situation is always a good plan. Though there may not be as many wars here, you never know what kind of crazy thing will happen next."
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"I suppose it is cause for concern. Though the reaction from people here was a bit... naive, I suppose. True, I'm sure plenty of them have never seen a dead body before, but it'd be foolish of them to think such things never happened. Maybe not so close to the school grounds, but still."
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"I do not think," he began thoughtfully, "that it is not that they do not expect it to ever happen, but rather that it should not happen here. Perhaps you have been here far more than I, but I can admit that in my time here while back and forth periodically, I have not personally witnessed such happenings. I am accustomed to it in my own right, but it is a bit shocking."
But then he offered the slightest shrug of the shoulders, not dismissive by any means, but rather that it was difficult to play the Devil's advocate. "Interpretation is everything. We have many younger ones here. It would not surprise me in the least that they should be the slightest concerned."
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