The jeweled boy had never been one for punctuality, and his first day of caregiver lessons beneath the tutelage of Camdis Lohir wouldn't change Raglan's habits.
Opalescent hooves clacked against the stone floor of the keep, their echoes muffled by the myriad of tapestries and hangings that adorned the walls. One could tell where the scarlet spattered Regent spent his time by the amount of lush decoration that filled the halls and rooms, for the stallion had a taste for all things comfortable and rich. Rumor had it that the horned beast was an Exiled King from a distant and brutal land, ruled by centuries of incest and magic - not that the winged page gave too much of a damn, Camdis was kind to him and put up with his obviously shady dealings with false frowns and conspiratorial winks.
As far as Raglan was concerned, everyone had their secrets and everyone had their pasts; not all of them were pretty, and very rarely were any of them kind, it was what you did with your time that made anything matter.
As he neared the grand oak doors of the library, the lithe yearling gave an impish smile to the guards on duty and sauntered beneath the stone doorway, his premeditated excuses for his lateness already floating to the forefront of his mind. Strolling through the stacks with their dusty tomes and crackling sconces, the ruby bay followed the scent of jasmine incense until he discovered his tutor and guardian nestled in a pile of swan feather cushions and sipping what he assumed was mint tea. Slowing to a stop before the low mahogany table that Camdis had claimed as his own, the lad watched the flickering fire that had been stoked in the hearth at Camdis' back, relishing in the warmth that encircled the space.
Parting his lips to begin his well-rehearsed monologue of false apologies and flimsy promises, Raglan found that he was interrupted before he could even begin, the Regent's deep baritone cutting him off.
"Save it for those who believe you, boy. Come, sit. We have your formal education to begin."
Opalescent hooves clacked against the stone floor of the keep, their echoes muffled by the myriad of tapestries and hangings that adorned the walls. One could tell where the scarlet spattered Regent spent his time by the amount of lush decoration that filled the halls and rooms, for the stallion had a taste for all things comfortable and rich. Rumor had it that the horned beast was an Exiled King from a distant and brutal land, ruled by centuries of incest and magic - not that the winged page gave too much of a damn, Camdis was kind to him and put up with his obviously shady dealings with false frowns and conspiratorial winks.
As far as Raglan was concerned, everyone had their secrets and everyone had their pasts; not all of them were pretty, and very rarely were any of them kind, it was what you did with your time that made anything matter.
As he neared the grand oak doors of the library, the lithe yearling gave an impish smile to the guards on duty and sauntered beneath the stone doorway, his premeditated excuses for his lateness already floating to the forefront of his mind. Strolling through the stacks with their dusty tomes and crackling sconces, the ruby bay followed the scent of jasmine incense until he discovered his tutor and guardian nestled in a pile of swan feather cushions and sipping what he assumed was mint tea. Slowing to a stop before the low mahogany table that Camdis had claimed as his own, the lad watched the flickering fire that had been stoked in the hearth at Camdis' back, relishing in the warmth that encircled the space.
Parting his lips to begin his well-rehearsed monologue of false apologies and flimsy promises, Raglan found that he was interrupted before he could even begin, the Regent's deep baritone cutting him off.
"Save it for those who believe you, boy. Come, sit. We have your formal education to begin."
HELLO
So since this is a thread between my two characters, I would be thrilled if anyone else wanted to come! Camdis would be happy to teach anyone and he'd be even happier to host a sage or another caretaker who could fill int eh gaps in his knowledge<33
