Long May She Reign
If you can't beat us, join us
The words nearly makes her hair stand up, a jab at her pride whether intentional or not. It wasn't a choice that she had made, to lose her home...an outcome she didn't expect but none the less she finds herself sitting in the dragon's lair nearly begging him for forgiveness. If only the hound could see her now, she thinks to herself.
She has so many questions, she wonders if his promise is just an empty one...or if the dragon king truly had some sort of plan for her, an outcome that could keep her happy.
Though she doesn't trust Castile fully, she had no choice. Her hunger to have a crown again kept her in line, bowing dowm to the black and white stag with little light at the end of the tunnel.
She refused to be a mouse that the cat plays with, so when she ask's him of his intentions he takes a moment to respond. His body shifts in thought, but finally he responds, and his response was not what she had expected.
Her eyes nearly burst open, but she refrains from showing her shock.
I'm going to place you as the Castes highest ranked.
She lets the words resonate with her, listening as he continues to speak. Starsin is to remain above her, the mare she has heard plenty of, but never the pleasure of meeting. In fact rumor has it she is the exact mare holding Mary's crown. She nearly laughs at the thought, but alas a grin is all that escapes her emotion chamber.
She dips her head ever so slightly, obeying Castile...that is something that she could get behind...but Starsin? That would be much trickier of a task. The dapple mare finds his gaze once again, Thank you for the opportunity, what an honor it is. She knows her diplomatic skills are amongst the best, she had been offered the same position multiple times from multiple kingdoms when she had the crown. It doesn't shock her, as it may anyone else she meets when she offers her new title.
Is there anything specific you want me to do in the time? A diplomatic visit? Training? She cocks her eye, she would have to get acquainted with Loess, to see the potential of the members who live within.
His last question doesn't shock her, though she still hadn't planned out a response to him. Inquiring about Sinner and what she should do if he returns. She remains silent for a moment, her mind whirling with the exact scene she pictured in her head before. What would you like me to do? The words flow from her mouth, now a servant to Castile.
She knows what he wants, to banish him, to announce her allegiance to Castile. It would hurt her to do it, Sinner was more than just the father to her children. The best of friend she ever had, the man who held her heart hostage....but he was also the same man who abandoned her with no hesitation, not returning to meet his newest child. The fire that builds within her is enough to send the hound running should he return...
MARY
@[Castile]
