Day Seven - Varin

[and_snow_fell]

Who: Varin, Jadis
Where: just outside the barracks
When: late afternoon/early evening
Rating: PG

Status: Closed/completed
Summary: When Varin finds himself in Riverfell, he is understandably annoyed. After finding his room and the notices within it, he stands outside the barracks to see who or what else he's living with. He is approached by Jadis

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[empressofcharn]

She did not, and it seemed could not, rule this land, and that made Jadis just more than a little grouchy. Her lawn ornament collection was getting larger by the day, and she was growing more and more agitated with the stagnant state of affairs.

Espying someone she had not yet met, Jadis advanced toward the figure, hoping that perhaps it might be someone over whom she could rule.

Perhaps she was grasping at straws.

[and_snow_fell]

Hazel gaze swept toward the approaching figure, and he assessed her as well as he could. He struck her as a pureblooded sort, which meant manners were required, though beyond that, Varin had no other impressions.

Despite the fact he was piqued, and very new here, he offered her a gentlemanly bow once she was close enough. "Good evening," he greeted her softly before lifting his head to study her. Not intently, and not staring, but testing the waters, as it were.

[empressofcharn]

Finally, some respect. Jadis smiled regally at the man.

"Is it?" she asked airily, "I hadn't noticed." She extended a hand, though not so much for him to shake as to kiss worshipfully, something she'd gotten used to in Narnia. "Jadis," she offered, "And you are?"

[and_snow_fell]

He recognized the position of the hand well enough, and he obliged the tradition. Lifting her hand slightly, he bent toward it, brushing his lips across the back of it. "A pleasure," he murmured as he straightened. "I am Varin Dmitrov, and I have recently arrived."

Arrived. That was something of a joke, ha-ha. Summoned. Called. Whichever it was, he didn't much care for his position here. Still, that did not mean he couldn't be perfectly polite to people until he discovered how things worked, and what the pecking order was.