Magnus knew that greed had been part of some who had clambered to find a home, but he preferred to think it had been something else—something purer. When he and Offspring had braved the mountainside, he had not done so to try and put another notch next to his name. Both he and the behemoth had already worn crowns and held titles. They had not hungered for such power again. They had simply bore the weight of responsibility, of hungry mouths and scared eyes, of those who looked to them for answers.
They could not simply turn them away and wish for the best. They had needed to find a home.
Magnus watched calmly as the stallion approached them, his gaze steady and measured. He had been on enough diplomatic ventures to know procedure and he was unruffled by the proceedings. He simply dipped his head as Ruan introduced himself, although his attention was quickly diverted by the child who bounded toward them. His expression warmed (he had always loved children) and his smile grew without thought. For a second he tilted his head in confusion, questions on his expression at the resemblance between her and Offspring, but he wiped it away quickly. It was certainly not his placed to question her paternity, and she had clearly called upon Ruan as her father. He wasn’t here to stir any proverbial pot.
He remained silent still, as Longear introduced herself (his heart warmed at how poised she was and as Aranea remained collected and enigmatic by his side. He remained silent as Reagan approached and plucked his name from his mind, or history, or both, although his eyes did flicker momentarily. Finally, once all the voices had died down, he gave a crooked smile. “Hello, to you all. It is a pleasure to meet you.” Measured words, practiced diplomacy. He had not been born a wordsmith or a politician, but enough years, enough training could teach even the stubbornest of Princes to watch his tongue. “My name is Magnus.”
His smile grew a little mischievous as he glanced toward Reagan. “It is a pleasure to see you again, Reagan. It has been a while." It had indeed been a long time since the two had crossed paths in the meadow, when the new world had been born forth and confusion had settled thickly in the air. “We are from Tephra, a nearby land. We are beginning to establish ourselves, and we simply wished to make a peaceful visit, to establish formally introduce ourselves and see for ourselves how the other lands are doing now that the dust has settled.”
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EDITED! magnus would have remembered reagan. excuse my poor memory. D:
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