remain calm, the end has arrived

He didn't really want to be doing this. Would have much preferred to continue living in the Rainforest under Gauthier's rule, but the universe didn't care about what he wanted. So instead he found himself on the border of the Mire, very much regretting the fact that he was going to call for them because to him it felt like begging. To him, it felt like admitting he had failed and come crawling back. Which he was sure was going to be the response to the series of chuffs he loosed, calling for someone, anyone really, to come and welcome him into the fold. True, he was a Rike as well and therefore by blood more than allowed within the pride's walls, but still. Things had been so good for him under Devorre rule. Oh well, he'd just have to make the best of things here, and claw out a spot for himself among this family as well.

I cannot save you, but enjoy the ride

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Luther appeared at the borders with his usual cold, unyielding stare, his pale gaze sweeping over @Everick as if sizing him up from the very bones outward. There was a flicker of recognition as he regarded the man before him — he remembered Everick well enough, had seen one of his own kin, Grimm, address this very creature during his triumphant challenge. A faint smile, devoid of warmth, touched the pale monarch's lips.

Blood binds you here, does it not? Luther questioned, his voice a low rumble, pleased. My name is Luther Rike, but you must already know that - His lips twisted into a smirk, his words dripping with egotism and self-serving righteousness. And yours? He knew his second name, at least.

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remain calm, the end has arrived

It didn't take long for @Luther ♔ himself to appear, and Everick would be lying if he wasn't at least a little pleased that he garnered the merit of the high sovereign himself. It does, he confirmed. Everick, son of Rainer and brother of Grimm, he elaborated upon Luther's question, for they had never properly been introduced. The other man had always been preoccupied with something, and understandably so. He made no mention of his mother, of her side of the family, having to set that aside for the time being in favor of his father's side, as the Devorre patriarch had vanished from the Rainforest. I've come to bolster the true ruling family of the lands, he said, as though it was that easy to be ushered within their ranks.

Well, maybe it was. That remained to be entirely seen.

I cannot save you, but enjoy the ride

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The snaggle-toothed King's pale gaze swept over the younger man, weighing him the way a butcher might appraise a fresh kill. @Everick, son of Rainer, brother of Grimm. And what happened of the great Rike Jarl? The name alone carried weight, though not enough to impress. Names, after all, were such fleeting things. They were only as valuable as the backs that bore them. Still, the Mire monarch houses Grimm, and the boy has been nothing but loyal and hardworking. He held strength and cunning. If blood ran true, perhaps Everick was not much different than his sibling.

You’ve come to bolster the true ruling family, have you? Luther echoed, his voice low and biting, though amusement flickered at the edges. They say flattery opens all doors, he mused with a growing smirk. I don't take pledges lightly. If you want a place here then you will have to prove your worth. Luther grinned a toothy grin, and began to turn around so he may lead Everick into his new home. If you’re anything like your brother, I might find use for you yet. Come! Everick's deeds from this point onward will dictate if Luther was correct in letting him join the Mire.

exit into EM?

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remain calm, the end has arrived

His jaw set in slight displeasure at @Luther ♔'s question, automatically reading it as a slight, a taunt. Perhaps he isn't far off. But he answers without anger, because he knows better. Busy, I'd guess. Or waiting for the next war to break out to enjoy the chaos. If there was one thing he knew, it was that his father showed for a fight.

The slightest smirk pulled up a corner of his mouth as Luther spoke of flattery. Yes, he supposed that was what it was. It was also the truth, though. I expected nothing less, he replied. He knew he wouldn't be able to waltz in and claim everything. Not like he'd been able to with the Devorre. Here he would have to work for it, and likely doubly as hard as his brother because of his perceived weaknesses. Namely, you know, the sun. But hey, he was being given an in, and so he stepped over the border into his new home in the hopes that it would treat him with at least a modicum of the respect and praise it had heaped onto his brother.

-exit everick-

I cannot save you, but enjoy the ride

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