ULRIC
Somnus' silence was the first indicator that something truly wasn't right.
Stepping further into the room but leaving a respectful distance between them, Ulric looked briefly towards the fledgling nestled within his friend's folded wings, causing dark brows to furrow curiously. He had seen a handful of those lucky enough to share a bond with another species throughout his travels, but it was still odd to see. When had Somnus acquired the owl, who was clearly quite upset with him, in the first place? Had he really been that caught up in his patrols that it had been that long since speaking with his best friend? The roan frowned as guilt began to pool in his chest.
"Can't say I blame her - I'd be upset, too," he responded with a soft chuckle, because damn did a nap sound delightful, but not before greater matters were tended to.
Without being forced to press, Somnus revealed just what was eating him up, and immediately the Warden understood. Vallen... The Kingdom they had both served faithfully, the Kingdom that had helped build them up to what they were now. The Kingdom which had once stood so mighty, an impenetrable fortress, only to be dismantled and destroyed by a single, conniving traitor. Ulric had been there for Vallen's fall, but Somnus had, and he knew not the horrors which his friend had faced back then nor the demons that continued to haunt him today.
Shaking his head as though to dismiss Somnus' words, his dark lips drew back into a frown. "No," he spoke gently, "It's alright. If you'd like... we can talk about it?" Not that he had ever been terribly good at that, but Ulric was nothing if not stubborn, and he'd be damned if Somnus spent any day lost in emotional turmoil, especially his birthday.
"... You miss him, don't you?" Came the question after a moment of hesitation, golden eyes leveled with the emerald of the Regent's own. "His Majesty, I mean."
Stepping further into the room but leaving a respectful distance between them, Ulric looked briefly towards the fledgling nestled within his friend's folded wings, causing dark brows to furrow curiously. He had seen a handful of those lucky enough to share a bond with another species throughout his travels, but it was still odd to see. When had Somnus acquired the owl, who was clearly quite upset with him, in the first place? Had he really been that caught up in his patrols that it had been that long since speaking with his best friend? The roan frowned as guilt began to pool in his chest.
"Can't say I blame her - I'd be upset, too," he responded with a soft chuckle, because damn did a nap sound delightful, but not before greater matters were tended to.
Without being forced to press, Somnus revealed just what was eating him up, and immediately the Warden understood. Vallen... The Kingdom they had both served faithfully, the Kingdom that had helped build them up to what they were now. The Kingdom which had once stood so mighty, an impenetrable fortress, only to be dismantled and destroyed by a single, conniving traitor. Ulric had been there for Vallen's fall, but Somnus had, and he knew not the horrors which his friend had faced back then nor the demons that continued to haunt him today.
Shaking his head as though to dismiss Somnus' words, his dark lips drew back into a frown. "No," he spoke gently, "It's alright. If you'd like... we can talk about it?" Not that he had ever been terribly good at that, but Ulric was nothing if not stubborn, and he'd be damned if Somnus spent any day lost in emotional turmoil, especially his birthday.
"... You miss him, don't you?" Came the question after a moment of hesitation, golden eyes leveled with the emerald of the Regent's own. "His Majesty, I mean."
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