[Caim nodded at first, though it was a bit on the slow side. Sometimes he thought a lot about Arioch and Leonard, even knowing that their fates were unhappy ones. Yet Seere had been with him for a time, which meant that if it was possible for Furiae and Seere to deny death, then it was entirely possible that one day he would see Leonard and Arioch again.

Not that they hadn't been in Acheron. Just... things had infinitely been different there.]

The elves acted as a neutral land. I suppose that would make them more diplomatic than people of Caerleon or the other regions. Somehow I am under the impression that books may not always reflect reality appropriately. I imagine your books on faeries were quite a bit different from what I have observed.

[Leonard's faerie had been... Well. A pain in the ass and irritating. About on par with Verdelet, really.

As she continued, he found himself looking over to her. And he nodded once more.] Caerleon's kingdom was led by a great man in my youth. King Gaap. Charismatic, diplomatic, he was able to turn enemies of war into allies. Even arranged the betrothal for Furiae to one of our formerly enemy households. He was everything a king should have been.

[Caim almost wanted to burst with pride. He never talked about his family. But he loved his parents. He idolised his father and wanted to emulate him in every way he could. Yet revenge had taken its toll on the prince and even in the present, he would never become what Gaap had been. All he had left were the memories of father and son, and greedily, those weren't enough.]