my shadow tilts its head at me,
spirits in the dark are waiting.
He doesn’t dislike magic, but in truth, he is probably not that much his father’s son. Except for the lack of diplomat skills. They share that trait, not that Rhonan would know this. He doesn’t even know that the orange ring in his eyes is a gift from his father. But of course, Rhonan never met Covet. The stallion was long dead before the twins were ever born, and honestly, Rhonan has never much cared.
Or so he says, though look at him, living in the Valley just like his dad. Go figure.
What he admits that he doesn’t like is the idea of swearing to the kingdom. He hasn’t decided if he’s willing to go that far, if he loves the Valley enough to wear a damn V on his head. Sorry, flashy just isn’t his style. Hell, he can’t even stand being gold and white, and he walks around with the shadows pulled around him completely, looking like a black horse with something just slightly off about his coat, though it’s hard to tell what. Rhonan is getting pretty good at creating out of the darkness.
So far, he’s simply refused to swear. He turns the shadows into armor and lets the wall burn some of the shadows away as he walks through the fire wall. Really, it’s not as impenetrable as they all think. Honestly, he could be armor-less and just get used to being a little singed. Maybe someday he’d stop being such a stubborn ass about it, but not today.
Today, he is actually inside the kingdom, wandering around. Noah’s ghost follows him, lurking in the corner of his eye until Rhonan spots that girl he met, when he hijacked the conversation and Rhynn to learn about his skill. Oops. Yea, Rhonan is pretty useless when it comes to social graces. He’s vaguely skilled enough in the social department though to think it might be nice of him to go say hi to the girl.
So he does. Sort of. You know, as good as Rhonan can manage in the polite small talk department. “Thorunn, right?” he says, stopping at least a polite distance away. He is reasonably good at not invading personal bubbles.
rhonan.